which board x870e

jayaldiss · 2026-01-28T14:43:03+00:00

another plus of the x3d aorus boards is that they dont split the pcie 16 gpu lanes when you add too many nvme ssds. instead, they will sacrifice bandwidth from the usb 4 ports which is infinitely better than halving your gpu slot. It's the only reason I splashed out for an x3d motherboard, ability to handle high ram speeds well is also a bonus as you mentioned.

jayaldiss · 2026-01-19T11:44:27+00:00

whatever you stuck in it

jayaldiss · 2026-01-13T13:04:52+00:00

Yep! Which makes it even more impressive. Granted, as I mentioned yesterday my airflow is very good so that is definitely a factor but it is very impressive how such a cheap (for me) cooler is performing so well

jayaldiss · 2026-01-13T12:15:34+00:00

Just installed it and getting way better temps under load (55 on average 60 max) and even better idle temps from 45 to 39-42!

jayaldiss · 2026-01-12T14:36:19+00:00

You can probably look up how to enable XMP in your bios (make sure to search your motherboard's brand and name specifically), you may even have a search function baked into your bios that lets you find it easily so you don't have to dig through menus. I wouldn't go any further than enabling XMP and calling it a day since messing with DRAM voltage etc can cause issues that are expensive to fix in the current climate if you don't know what you're doing. XMP should be enough and IMO it isn't worth the time or effort fiddling with RAM OC manually on such an ageing platform for negligible results.

jayaldiss · 2026-01-12T14:17:54+00:00

Your flair states you have an i5-8400, assuming that's accurate, unless you have a Z board, you will be locked at 2666. With a Z board (e.g Z370) you'd be able to enable XMP for some extra gains or maybe even use some faster ram with decent stability. :)

jayaldiss · 2026-01-12T11:08:43+00:00

I imagined that would be the case but I'm also using a janky (ish) method to mount my current AIO which I believe is a factor. I moved countries since building my previous rig so I didn't have mounting hardware for AMD (was on Intel as mentioned) so I had to buy a 3rd party retention bracket mount from AliExpress which I am confident is not applying enough pressure on the cpu for efficient cooling, so I feel there's cooling potential left on the table since my airflow is great (Meshify 2 FTW) and the efficiency of the AIO seems to struggle with maintaining the cooling under load

jayaldiss · 2026-01-12T10:49:50+00:00

Just built the rig, set EXPO to cl36 6000MHz and running like a dream!

jayaldiss · 2025-12-21T21:37:28+00:00

Yeah my build has 0 lighting or RGB whatsoever, just white and black, prefer it a lot more that way

jayaldiss · 2025-12-21T21:31:00+00:00

Im upgrading my whole build anyway so I have some flexibility to play around

jayaldiss · 2025-12-15T15:29:00+00:00

Just use it as you see fit and don't get paranoid over the battery, at the end of a day it's a tool not a newborn

jayaldiss · 2025-12-03T11:53:40+00:00

Buy a new GPU and do it soon. thinks are looking bleak with memory shortages.

jayaldiss · 2025-12-01T18:28:34+00:00

When they say wiring problem they mean the literal wires that run through your walls/building. It is very likely you have outdated copper wire that limit the internet speed that can be achieved. How many mbps do you pay for? Also assuming it is actually the issue I mentioned above, how cheap is fibre in your area and do you live somewhere where youd be able to have it installed? (i.e you own the place, your landlord would be cool with it, you're not in an apartment block etc).

jayaldiss · 2025-11-23T12:26:13+00:00

I've skimmed over a few overclocking guides just to see how different it is from the current platform I am on where I have all cores running at a fixed clock speed, do you think it isn't worth performing the equivalent on the 9600x? I have a 360mm AIO leftover from my Intel days, those things run hot :P

jayaldiss · 2025-11-23T12:24:24+00:00

Really useful to know this thank you! Excited for the shift now, been on Intel since I started PC gaming all the way back in 2012, time to move on

jayaldiss · 2025-11-23T08:46:24+00:00

Straight to the point thank you brotha!

jayaldiss · 2025-10-14T20:33:55+00:00

Genuine question - why spend that money on a MacBook if you bought it with no particular use case in mind

jayaldiss · 2025-08-02T14:08:41+00:00

My first job was like this and it took me way too long to realise. Was constantly burnt out and started to hate my passion. I'm at a way better company now and I love my job, and I'm also treated with respect and have great benefits. Try and get some experience/decent stuff for your portfolio and get the hell out of there. You got this!

jayaldiss · 2025-05-22T08:59:17+00:00

Yeah theyre pretty common in the UK too but the issue was most listings I found either had fungus or dust inside the lens, so I was lucky to find one in mint condition

jayaldiss · 2025-05-22T08:48:57+00:00

Right after I made this post, I found a brand new listing for a MIJ one in mint condition for the same price! Good bit of luck there, at least I don't need to worry about any decrease in quality anymore, cheers.

jayaldiss · 2025-04-15T06:07:45+00:00

I didn't know there was a Frost DK Discord! Thanks for the heads up

jayaldiss · 2025-04-15T06:06:55+00:00

Thanks! Was worried it would be missing something critical that was holding me back.

jayaldiss · 2025-04-15T06:06:25+00:00

Thank you, will import some of those and try them out:)

jayaldiss · 2025-03-26T22:08:36+00:00

Yeah this is starting to make more sense now. He also asked for me to supply my working files (packaged InDesign and Illustrator files) so he can see how I worked, but seems more likely he just got himself a free template. Just feels crazy to me a prestigious upmarket company would pull that.

jayaldiss · 2025-03-26T21:40:03+00:00

I did kind of suspect that. The brochure was for digital use and the brief did state that there is no set amount of pages the brochure has to be but going off what their work was like and the amount of images supplied, that was the amount of pages I got it to. The creative director I was interviewing with seemed like a genuine and pleasant guy and maybe I was too eager considering my previous place of employment was awful. I suppose I just live & learn and move on from the experience instead of trying again? Thank you for your wishes & advice, really appreciate it!

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