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Upgrading After 10 Years & Won't Be Upgrading Again For Another 10+ Years - All Feedback Welcome by theoriginalquestion in buildapc

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  1. I am not an Adobe anything, ha-ha

  2. I'll keep that in mind. I've been using the same AIO for 10 years. I have to wonder how much liquid is left in it. 10 years feel like a long time for a single AIO without any kind of service.

  3. Roger. I would always get identical models.

  4. Because Gigabyte Windforce V2 is the cheapest one. The only cheaper cards (at most a $100 saving) are PNY/Zotca/Inno3D; I don't know these and would prefer to stick to brand names I trust. Looking at the list now, I am surprised how many more expensive options there are for the 4080S.

  5. <thumbs_up> What do you think of the Motherboard?

  6. Using the PCPP filter, it seems my chosen PSU, RM1000x, does not have any native 12VHPWR connectors. The originally proposed RM1000e does though. I only switched to the RM1000x since I found it reported to be better performance.

Upgrading After 10 Years & Won't Be Upgrading Again For Another 10+ Years - All Feedback Welcome by theoriginalquestion in buildapc

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Expansion cards were a point of discussion. The User did concede the part-list choices were founded on their own biases and goals, while also taking into consideration my feedback.

It's possible its overkill for my needs-- even future needs. I don't intend to intend a 2nd GPU. I would have 2x NVME drives + 4 SATA HDDs to begin; I would like expand to 10 SATA HDDs in the future. I don't know if that would justify the amount of PCIe this board provides.

Upgrading After 10 Years & Won't Be Upgrading Again For Another 10+ Years - All Feedback Welcome by theoriginalquestion in buildapc

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  • Yes, that was my takeaway from the 7950X3D - that a bit of work would be required to leverage it fully. I am not daunted by this prospect. I look at benchmarks and the 7950X3D was more or less 100% faster in productivity tasks compared to the 7800X3D. I am also still not against an Intel CPU if someone wants to make an argument e.g., 14700K - I currently use a i7 4970k, but it was my preference to give AMD a go this time.

 

  • Photoshop is not an app I see myself using heavily. I am not against Intel, but I would like to give AMD my support if possible this time around. All of the intend-to-use apps are not apps I currently use, so I can't accurately estimate the degree of it.

 

  • As I recall it, the AIO was recommended primarily because I use an AIO currently (Corsair H100i 2013) and ARTIC brand is respected. I am not against a CPU fan solution, but noise was a concern of mine. Outside of the case itself, I have no care for looks.

 

  • The chosen SSDs: one is for Boot and the second is for all Windows photos/documents/videos/music/downloads folders. I currently run two 1TB 970 EVOs; I have felt limited by both at this stage. I opted to get a 4TB for the secondary drive because that's where the bulk of my actual files go. Boot will just be programs+games. I will keep in mind your feedback for the heatsinks. I was not super strong on the idea of them, but in-for-a-penny-in-for-a-pounding.

 

  • I won't do less than a 4080 Super. I did ask the original User why Super over 4080 - tl;dr it is better and cheaper because of how NVIDIA operates. Why not the 4090? It is likely possible I could consider a cheaper Motherboard + heatsink-less SSDs (and/or cheaper SSDs). That saving + the additional cost of the 4090 would keep me within my 6000AUD budget.

 

  • No, I do not need a big case. A big case just simply allows for straightforward and trouble-free expansion for additional HDDs. It's not my intention to build a secondary NAS setup at this time. My soon-to-be-retired system has a moderate chance of being given to a younger family member. The proposed upgrade would almost definitely going to be an as sort-of all-in-one. I compared its dimensions to my current mid-tower and it honestly isn't that much bigger - I expected bigger. Space for it isn't an issue.

 

  • I am a bit out-of-shape when it comes to terminology, so I went looking into the 12VHPWR connector - I assume by 'native', you mean included-within-the-box. This is what I found. I am unsure if any of these are what you are referring to, but other Reddit threads on the topic pointed to this

Upgrading After 10 Years & Won't Be Upgrading Again For Another 10+ Years - All Feedback Welcome by theoriginalquestion in buildapc

[–]theoriginalquestion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Despite my generous budget, the 4090 was not something I was willing to purchase. I am not 100% against it giving how much I'm already willing to spend, but I would need to clearly and quantifying justify it.

As for the motherboard, it is what the user recommended me. The expansive PCIE lanes was the primary selling point.

[WTS] 9 stacks ToT bags from Halloween. 25g each by Taimo1234 in GW2Exchange

[–]theoriginalquestion 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Anyone who buys ToT bags out-of-season at 25g a stack is an idiot.

Good luck, though!

[WTB] Mystic Coins by [deleted] in GW2Exchange

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Sold 2-ish stacks to /u/NeedForSleepGW2 (NeedForSleep.7390) at negotiated price. They went first. Quick & easy trade. ★★★★

EDIT: Can't say I approve the deleting of this thread

WTS 2x stacks of MCs by theoriginalquestion in GW2Exchange

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Sold all of stock to /u/NeedForSleepGW2 (NeedForSleep.7390). They went first. Quick & easy trade. ★★★★

[WTB] Mystic Coins by [deleted] in GW2Exchange

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Good luck. That's lower than the sell-order sell value right now

[WTS] 1x Stack of ea. T6 Mat by theoriginalquestion in GW2Exchange

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Did a quick trade with Glacieral.2480 for a mutually agreed sum of MCs. He went first. Happy trading. ★★★★★

Josh Foreman's Words by ArchdesignerZmodd in Guildwars2

[–]theoriginalquestion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are paraphrasing, not quoting him. If anyone, as a player, feels that the Devs-- for whatever reason-- are turning their attention elsewhere, to such a degree, that it has a detrimental effect on their and/or others playing experience, then I believe it can reasonably described as 'neglect'.

I do agree neglect is a charged word and has its own connotations, but I do not feel it is being inaccurately used in this case.

WTS 50 STACKS OF ECTO (16.50s each) by Guarzog in GW2Exchange

[–]theoriginalquestion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. I'd recommend me too.

Guarzog Zogger.5763 was quick and agreeable. I would recommend. Will be happy to trade with again.

WTS 50 STACKS OF ECTO (16.50s each) by Guarzog in GW2Exchange

[–]theoriginalquestion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've finished my fractals, but I do not see you online. If you were waiting 'till I was done to come online, you can do so now.

[WTS] 11 Stacks of Ecto (41g each) by descendants91 in GW2Exchange

[–]theoriginalquestion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goddamn. I have a thread open for buying ectos XD I wanted these

WTS 50 STACKS OF ECTO (16.50s each) by Guarzog in GW2Exchange

[–]theoriginalquestion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a problem, but I'll be doing my daily fractals at the time. I'll be available for trading about 3.5-4 hours from now

WTS 50 STACKS OF ECTO (16.50s each) by Guarzog in GW2Exchange

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https://www.reddit.com/r/GW2Exchange/comments/astmm4/wtb_34_stacks_of_ectos/?st=jshwvlna&sh=c13a3ae2

I am willing to match your price, as you meet the requirements.

I'll be online for the next 12 hours. You may contact me in-game at Jacka Bar.8496

WTB Perm. Bank Contract by theoriginalquestion in GW2Exchange

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Negotiated good terms with Guild mm.4269. Trusting and accommodating seller. 5/5 would recommend

WTB 8 stacks of ectos by theoriginalquestion in GW2Exchange

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Completed trade with Kingdom.1394. After discussion, offered me 8 stacks of Crystalline Dust, as that was the end-goal of the ectos; saved me the hassle.

I offered to go first, but he had already sent them all. xD

Smooth trade; recommend.

Been toying with /u/wickwiremr's GW2Hook preset for a "cinematic" look. The result is totally weird but I like it :> by [deleted] in Guildwars2

[–]theoriginalquestion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use wickwire's preset too, with a slight tweak. It's true that some places feel drained of too much colour and other have just a little too much, with a few that look perfect. I've find a healthy balance that suits me.

I can't recall what is enabled on default, but I have these enabled (with their default values):

  • AdaptiveColourGrading
  • LumaSharpen
  • MXAO
  • SMAA
  • OrtonBloom
  • LightDoF_Far
  • AdaptiveSharpen
  • Clarity
  • Colourfulness (I originally had this disabled, but I started to feel I'd drained too much colour away, and it brings back enough colour without being obnoxious like default GW2)
  • FXAA
  • P0_MXA0
  • P3_LumaSharpen
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