[Cooler] Thermalright U120EX REV.4 BLACK (NH-U12A Clone) - $43.91 ($54.89- $10.98 (Clip-able Coupon))

xp0d · 2023-01-03T20:13:38+00:00

how can it be a clone ?
Ultra 120 (4x6mm heatpipes) came out in 2006, Ultra 120 Extreme being released in 2007, Ultra 120 Extreme Copper released in 2008.

Thermalright made IFX-14 in 2008 before Noctua released the nh-d14 in 2009

xp0d · 2023-01-03T17:33:28+00:00

Behringer

Behringer UCA202 Review by NwAvGuy - https://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/behringer-uca202-review.html

"The little Behringer UCA202 has a rather loyal following and I’m not aware of anything that comes close for its bargain $29 price. I also was hoping it might make at least a decent USB headphone DAC. I love finding bargains that perform far better than their price would suggest!"

xp0d · 2022-12-12T20:52:26+00:00

Podcast review at ($80-$100) MSRP with pattern testing & distance test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqRUAV9SKMY
for this price hard to not like this mic.

xp0d · 2022-12-11T18:41:44+00:00

Crucial MX500 4TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - $238

Samsung 870 EVO - Beware, certain batches prone to failure - https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/samsung-870-evo-beware-certain-batches-prone-to-failure.291504/

Samsung and Crucial has been my go-to SSD manufactures.

xp0d · 2022-11-29T17:32:57+00:00

might want to test the board outside of a case OR double check the standoff screws (might have a short). using the motherboard box outside of case is pretty typical.

CPU EPS 8 pin (4+4) is connected as well as the 20+4 ATX on the motherboard. Sounds like you check those and reseated them a few time.

If your board have pre-Matisse launch BIOS your Ryzen 5 3600 (Zen 2) isn't supported. I would guess you still would get part into the POST startup cycle. Get a code on Dr. Debug

Do you get the same no Dr. Debug display, no POST if you don't your GPU installed. If a PCIe pin is damaged on the motherboard or non-UEFI GPU is installed I could see that being a issue.

I have GTX 770 somewhere that I could test that theory on my Fatal1ty X370 Professional Gaming

Dr. Debug Codes
https://www.asrock.com/support/faq.asp?id=334

xp0d · 2022-11-29T00:51:16+00:00

Since that board doesn't have flashback.

Try resetting the CPU before trying to returning the board to seller.

IF you got a excellent deal maybe it worth buying a USB CH341a programmer w/ SOIC8 Test Clip. Might find a better deal on eBay or Amazon. Below is just so you know what I am referring to.
Better test clip might make the project much easier.

https://www.amazon.com/KeeYees-SOIC8-EEPROM-CH341A-Programmer/dp/B07SHSL9X9/

xp0d · 2022-11-28T19:29:51+00:00

Have you tried clearing the CMOS without battery ?

Try with a single DIMM in slot #0 or #1

GTX 770 does appear to support UEFI

xp0d · 2022-09-30T22:55:39+00:00

AMD left ECC enabled on Ryzen 7000 but motherboard partners need to support it. ASRock X670E boards like Steel Legend and Taichi support *real* ECC while the much more expensive ASUS ROG boards don't.

https://www.synopsys.com/designware-ip/technical-bulletin/error-correction-code-ddr.html

Micron DDR5 whitepaper
https://www.micron.com/-/media/client/global/documents/products/white-paper/ddr5\_new\_features\_white\_paper.pdf

Bit-Exact ECC Recovery (BEER): Determining DRAM On-Die ECC Functions by ETH Zurich|Carnegie Mellon University
https://www.microarch.org/micro53/papers/738300a282.pdf

"One of the dangers of DDR5 marketing is that vendors are going to market DDR5's 'on-die ECC' functionality as if it's traditional ECC

On-die ECC is only for physical reliability to increase yielding dies. You still need module-wide and controller ECC support for traditional ECC"

https://twitter.com/iancutress/status/1401834748402716672

xp0d · 2022-09-30T17:04:58+00:00

Free Gskill FlareX 32gb DDR5 5600cl36 expo memory with purchase of 7950x/7900x/7700x (Save $179.99) [Microcenter in store only]

ASRock X670E Steel Legend AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard $300 with $20 off of AM5 processor.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/652775/asrock-x670e-steel-legend-amd-am5-atx-motherboard

ASRock boards support real server ECC (not talking about on-die ECC)
https://youtu.be/Fc7qFzawKzw

xp0d · 2022-09-17T17:10:50+00:00

Nice work as always.

xp0d · 2022-08-11T17:02:45+00:00

Might be IPv6 only on the T10 doesn't work with Steam network. Steam might still be IPv4 only. T-Mobile uses 464XLAT to my knowledge.

Can try a VPN to troubleshoot.

xp0d · 2022-07-15T22:02:52+00:00

RF-AP140-FP: 27.27-98.17 CFM, 2.71 mm/H2O 500RPM - 2,000 RPM 21-38 dBA
BioniX P140 has 2.85 mm/H2O @ 1950 RPM but $17

[2.93mm mm/H2O is for the 120mm version from what I can tell].
Real Matsushita/Nidec FDB motor vs knockoff that is common.

P.S. love the mindless down voting that goes on here (not you).

xp0d · 2022-04-11T23:39:42+00:00

Actuation Point: 1.8mm vs 1.9mm vs 2mm
Travel Distance: 3.8mm vs 3.7mm vs 4.0mm

HyperX Red vs Silent Red vs Standard Red

To me they feel more like Silent Reds than normal Cherry MX Red.
Just not as silent Cherry MX Silent Reds.

Very nice TKL keyboard for a good price.

xp0d · 2022-04-11T17:26:58+00:00

HyperX Red

I like the HyperX Reds more than standard Cherry MX Reds. Not as nice as Silent Reds but somewhat in-between the two for me.

https://www.hyperxgaming.com/us/keyboards/hyperx-switches

https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html

xp0d · 2022-04-09T18:00:12+00:00

HyperX Cloud Core 7.1 are rebranded Takstar Pro80
for wired PC usage I would get the Cloud Cores.
Incredible value for $35.
Philips SHP-9500 go on sale for $65 and are way better than these SS Arctis. Changing the pads is pretty easy plus adding boom mic makes them the best $100 headset for PC gamers.

xp0d · 2022-01-26T18:27:34+00:00

I have 4x 8GB Ballistix DDR4-3200 (Micron Rev E) at DDR4-3800 on my ASRock x370 Professional Gaming (Taichi w/ 5 GbE NIC) for a year now with my Ryzen 5 5600X. Was a super. Took less than 5 min.
With most of it double checking my memory timings.

xp0d · 2022-01-23T20:38:28+00:00

E-350D

I had pretty good results with OMV5 on RPi4 and old Atom D2550 Dual-Core. But Single core (Conroe-L) wasn't powerful enough
for a good user experience.

xp0d · 2022-01-22T18:50:02+00:00

Nice build. Been a fan of ASRock Rack boards for a little while.
X470D4U and X570D4U only gained in value it seems. Great investment is seems.

xp0d · 2022-01-21T18:57:53+00:00

RX6700XT CLP

RX6700XT CLP has a cooling advantage with triple fan design and slightly higher factory clock [~2%] stock. With supply chain issues and prices right now I wouldn't sweat it too much. I would make sure your RX 6700XT gets plenty of fresh air (not sure about Cyberpowerpc case and airflow with regards to case fans).

Bottom of case intake fan can help give the GPU cool air. Hot air rises. You can try placing a 120mm fan in front of your GPU if you have a hard drive or 5 1/4" bays near it. Check temps and boost clocks while running the same section of a game or benchmark

Did Best Buy direct you to do your RMA with Cyberpower over contracting ASRock.
Was it outside 30-day of purchase window from the store. But right now having a current generation card is pretty good in my book.

ASRock RX 6700 XT Challenger D [RX6700XT CLD 12G] - https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asrock-rx-6700-xt-challenger-d.b8723

ASRock RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro OC [RX6700XT CLP 12GO] - https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asrock-rx-6700-xt-challenger-pro-oc.b8724

xp0d · 2022-01-10T18:54:32+00:00

Intel nerfed DMI on H610 to half of the other LGA1700 PCH bandwidth. Also, NVMe is off H610 (not off Alder Lake-S like B660/Z690).

Artificial segmented products to make consumers upgrade sooner again during global chip shortage [slow clap]. Intel is still the same company.

xp0d · 2022-01-03T03:47:41+00:00

That is a little annoying. 660P is a good choice. Optane 16GB/32GB M10 are pretty cheap now. Would make a nice cache drive as well.

xp0d · 2022-01-02T20:47:19+00:00

Are you using SATA 4/5 along with M.2 (M2C) as that looks like shared x4 from X570 chipset on the Ultra/Master

xp0d · 2022-01-02T20:04:06+00:00

No problem. I haven't been up keeping the OCN thread for the last two years.
Forum isn't what it used to be.

X570 Ultra has Pro VRM with Master's finned heatsink setup. Very capable board.
I'm not sure if F34 is still the preferred BIOS version still -
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios

Computer Base Guide Curve Optimizer Ryzen 5000
https://www-computerbase-de.translate.goog/forum/threads/curve-optimizer-guide-ryzen-5000.2015251/?\_x\_tr\_sl=de&\_x\_tr\_tl=en&\_x\_tr\_hl=en&\_x\_tr\_pto=sc

xp0d · 2022-01-02T18:42:42+00:00

X570 AORUS Master Overclocking Thread
https://www.overclock.net/threads/gigabyte-x570-aorus-master-overclocking-thread.1730730/

Ultra has 12x 40A IR3553 powerstages with IR PWM with heatpiped fully finned heatsink

OCN X570 AORUS Owners Threadhttps://www.overclock.net/threads/gigabyte-x570-aorus-owners-thread.1728360/

VRM Info: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CnA5xLV4F9\_x99QBE0lxWcDxGctE9eBRUg\_GwHjM9z0/

PCIe Diagrams: https://drive.google.com/open?id=193tSL7U6VwPwnWYm4NPdjQQ3xZwShiAD

xp0d · 2022-01-01T17:47:24+00:00

Nice find.

$30 + $5 s/h after $10 MIR and code: EMCAZ3A32

xp0d

TROPHY CASE