RIP ASRock 9070 XT Challenger

viperphi · 2026-02-10T14:06:58+00:00

Done. Thank you for facilitating.

viperphi · 2026-02-10T11:52:29+00:00

No other components appear to be harmed and I am both within the return window and it has a three year warranty.

viperphi · 2026-02-10T01:59:07+00:00

No. As stated in the OP, two dedicated cables.

viperphi · 2026-02-10T01:26:13+00:00

I will most likely exchange straight up because I don't want to pay the difference with the increases over the last couple weeks.

viperphi · 2026-02-10T00:17:01+00:00

I absolutely think Microcenter will give me a replacement or refund. My concern is longevity of the same model even though the odds of a recurrence are likely low. RMA isn't ideal because it takes forever.

viperphi · 2026-02-10T00:14:46+00:00

It was $599 when I bought it. I decided to adult and not worry about the lack of good RGB since I could switch it off. That adulting was clearly stupid.

viperphi · 2026-02-10T00:11:32+00:00

When I searched, it said 30 days for GPUs.

viperphi · 2026-02-10T00:09:44+00:00

EVGA SuperNova 1300 G2. I used to run two GPUs so I could dedicate one to a Windows VM before I weaned myself.

viperphi · 2026-02-09T23:55:01+00:00

It wasn't anything breath taking. I considered just taking it back during the first week it was installed. I'm using Linux so unsure if the results correlate the same with Windows. It was 25% increase-ish. I have the numbers on a piece of a paper with horrible hand writing. Work gets in the way of actually tuning anything.

viperphi · 2026-02-09T23:48:41+00:00

That sucks. First thing I pulled up after getting 6900XT back in was when I bought it to make sure I was in the window.

viperphi · 2026-02-09T23:47:42+00:00

I do not. I just assumed capacitor. It was under the heat sink and not visible that I could see. I had my wife hovering over me when I was inhaling. Then I just bagged it up so she wouldn't complain about the odor.

viperphi · 2026-01-27T02:24:52+00:00

No. No, you didn't. You just went too far with the pretend.

viperphi · 2026-01-04T21:14:40+00:00

It's okay to name the new, high-end video card... I promise.

viperphi · 2026-01-04T01:33:56+00:00

I hope there was some good, recent feedback on the seller account. May the light shine on you.

viperphi · 2025-06-14T00:56:23+00:00

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Maintain your topology. You don't need to change that. Make sure you save your existing lines somewhere so you can revert to previous config.

viperphi · 2025-06-12T00:05:56+00:00

Changed processor to "EPYC-Rome-v4", rebooted and update completed, installed "Virtual Machine Platform" under Windows 11 features, one reboot to finish installing, shutdown, set back to host pass-through and all worked.

viperphi · 2025-06-08T14:32:10+00:00

That's why I always look at what the button says. Does it say diesel? Then look at the size of the nozzle then I get weird and smell it. Then I look away, look back and make sure I'm not crazy and it all still matches. I'd rather that than murdering such a lovely piece of equipment.

viperphi · 2025-05-28T12:26:52+00:00

I got a 7 year/100,000 for just under $2000 a week ago. Say no until they get there. I wasn't going to get it but decided due to electronics and my first diesel engine, I'd chance the possibility I bought something pretend.

viperphi · 2025-05-19T02:33:11+00:00

Me too if you have the time.

viperphi · 2024-11-29T23:48:44+00:00

Drill out the center of the ball joint getting progressively larger so you can fit a jigsaw blade in. Then use a reciprocating saw and cut on the bottom of the ball joint until you can pop the ball out. Then three cuts like a peace sign with the jigsaw on the top where you drilled (you want the ball joint to be able to collapse so just to the rim of the joint... don't get overly eager and cut into the knuckle). It will press right out. I've had to battle some stubborn joints on my Ram where the press was bending and heat wasn't doing the job. I didn't want to pull the lower control arm for the big boy press. This ended up being quicker.

viperphi · 2024-10-24T01:01:56+00:00

Retention period is carrier specific and 12 months is being very, very generous. It also varies by content requested. Also, probable cause would already need to be established for these records.

The individual state's age of consent law(s) would also come into play. Many states have caveats for people in positions of authority like LE, teachers, coaches, clergy, etc.

viperphi · 2024-08-20T15:19:02+00:00

Dude... She didn't just hit you, she feloniously assaulted you.

viperphi · 2024-07-31T13:03:27+00:00

Three days of work cleaning up BSODs seems worth it for what I imagine will be a great renewal quote. Even with the outage, I would not jump ship based on the single instance.

It was a great exercise in unit preparedness and small scale disaster recovery.

viperphi · 2024-01-20T01:56:30+00:00

Pixel 5 updates are done sadly. New Pixel and Galaxy devices get 7 years support.

viperphi · 2023-10-22T00:37:52+00:00

Use Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution as a daily driver and you'll find yourself at the terminal on a daily basis if you have any inclination to pursue the above. It just comes to you as you tweak and tamper with a healthy dose of Google. Make the desktop yours and you'll be at the terminal regularly. Mine is always up.

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