Jump to content

iamdarkyoshi

Retired Staff
  • Posts

    12,696
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Reputation Activity

  1. Like
    iamdarkyoshi reacted to alepouna in PC shuts off while hardcore gaming, requires PSU switch to recycle   
    Just tried limiting the voltage by 5% on AMD Adrenaline and underclocking by 2% and on MSFS I haven't crashed yet, so I guess I am reaching the PSU limits.. Thanks for the links! 
  2. Agree
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from Needfuldoer in Vintage tv issue. It is an admiral 14yp3c and I finished recapping and went back over but only get this.   
    What was it doing before the recap? Hard to tell from the photo but it looks like vertical linearity is way off
  3. Agree
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from thekingofmonks in Lightning strike took out my PC - Need help planning replacement build   
    Unfortunately, UPSs aren't gonna do much in the event of a lightning strike. The most they could do in that case is surge supression, something a surge suppressor power strip will do just as well. 
     
    I'd also personally steer clear of APC, at least the consumer stuff. I've seen reports of them using aluminium wire instead of copper in the transformers and not even crimping the wires to terminals, instead trying (and failing) to solder to the aluminium wire which doesn't work. I took apart one a friend gave me and sure enough it has aluminium windings with no proper connection to the wire.
     
    As for the old machine, @JMak00 is there anything working still? What troubleshooting has been done on it? You may be able to reuse parts from the old build, such as the case at the very least. You could probably also sell the old machine on the classifieds here as a "for parts" machine.
  4. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from JMak00 in Lightning strike took out my PC - Need help planning replacement build   
    Yeah that's real unfortunate, sorry to hear that 😕
     
    The surge into the ethernet jack very likely took out the motherboard, how far it went after that is anyone's guess. GPU/storage may work still, or it could have trashed nearly everything in the machine. Depends on where it stopped and how sensitive each part is to transients.
     
    Case fans (if connected to the motherboard) may not be getting powered up since the board's control to them is likely toast.
     
    An ethernet surge supressor may help in the future, but unfortunately there's not much that can stop a direct lightning strike. If it can travel through the atmosphere, it's gonna travel through whatever electronics are in its way too. When I redid my house's telecom wiring, I installed a big chunky coaxial grounding block for my internet and my TV antenna as close to the grounded electrical supply as possible. If lightning hits the cable feeding it, it's pretty much game over, though it may not travel as far down the chain of electronics. But if it strikes nearby and induces transients, that grounding block plus a surge supressor may save what comes after. I've not lost anything to lightning yet, but unfortunately it's a real possibility that it'll happen sometime.
     
    As for your PCPP links, both builds look pretty solid. I've got a 13600K and I've been impressed by it, I went with a last gen board to keep some of the costs down though as it was kinda an impulse purchase.
     
    I'm only running a rather ancient gen 3 SSD though. Can't really feel the need for much faster.
     
  5. Like
    iamdarkyoshi reacted to ImWilly in Lightning strike took out my PC - Need help planning replacement build   
    Thanks for the sharing, I really appreciate it 👍
     
    Assuming you're going for Intel built, I would suggest to stay on Arctic instead of AORUS, because it's cheaper and performs better, here's der8aurer's performance and price comparison as reference
    Especially seeing the PSU is 1300W and z790 mobo, it means you're positively will overclock, which leads to need better CPU cooler (example of 360 variant, it's rare to find 240 variant, but the comparison should be still applicable)

     
    Nice built
    Here's suggestion for AMD built if you're going for cut some corner to meet max USD3500
    7800X3D is not demanding CPU, and doesn't really need to be overclock other than factory offset 0.2GHz from AMD app, and even in gaming, a good enough Tower style air cooler is enough (at really max temp while gaming is 62C on my built with air cooler). But on my list below, I will try to keep it AIO
    For mobo, you can go as low as B650 AORUS, because it has more copper layer for cooling, more USB slots and faster booting
    And for PSU, if you're willing to cut some corner, Corsair is a compelling one and well-accepted PSU, even if it only has rating 80+ Gold

     
    No prob, thanks for clearing that up
    Here's my a bit suggestion, it's just USD207 reduction, could you also share which part of your last built that is salvageable?
     
     
    PCPartPicker Part List
    CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ Amazon) 
    CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.98 @ Amazon) 
    Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
    Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
    Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Adorama) 
    Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Adorama) 
    Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 310 Black Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($969.99 @ Amazon) 
    Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($164.75 @ Amazon) 
    Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
    Monitor: Gigabyte ‎M34WQ 34.0" 3440 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($449.99 @ Best Buy) 
    Monitor: Gigabyte ‎M34WQ 34.0" 3440 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($449.99 @ Best Buy) 
    Monitor: Gigabyte ‎M34WQ 34.0" 3440 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($449.99 @ Best Buy) 
    Total: $3649.64
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-09-26 03:51 EDT-0400
     
  6. Like
    iamdarkyoshi reacted to JMak00 in Lightning strike took out my PC - Need help planning replacement build   
    Yeah, it appears that the lightning surge, in part, came into the house via a coax line and into the modem to the router to my PC. The ethernet port on the mobo i/o was burnt.  
     
    Right after the lightning strike I attempted to power on the PC and while 2 of the 3 GPU fans spun up, nothing else in the case turned on, for example, the case fans didnt even start spinning. I purchased the same PSU, swapped it out and fired it up, but nothing turned on.  I quit after that.
     
    Appreciate the suggestion on the for parts sale.
  7. Informative
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from ImWilly in Lightning strike took out my PC - Need help planning replacement build   
    Unfortunately, UPSs aren't gonna do much in the event of a lightning strike. The most they could do in that case is surge supression, something a surge suppressor power strip will do just as well. 
     
    I'd also personally steer clear of APC, at least the consumer stuff. I've seen reports of them using aluminium wire instead of copper in the transformers and not even crimping the wires to terminals, instead trying (and failing) to solder to the aluminium wire which doesn't work. I took apart one a friend gave me and sure enough it has aluminium windings with no proper connection to the wire.
     
    As for the old machine, @JMak00 is there anything working still? What troubleshooting has been done on it? You may be able to reuse parts from the old build, such as the case at the very least. You could probably also sell the old machine on the classifieds here as a "for parts" machine.
  8. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from JMak00 in Lightning strike took out my PC - Need help planning replacement build   
    Unfortunately, UPSs aren't gonna do much in the event of a lightning strike. The most they could do in that case is surge supression, something a surge suppressor power strip will do just as well. 
     
    I'd also personally steer clear of APC, at least the consumer stuff. I've seen reports of them using aluminium wire instead of copper in the transformers and not even crimping the wires to terminals, instead trying (and failing) to solder to the aluminium wire which doesn't work. I took apart one a friend gave me and sure enough it has aluminium windings with no proper connection to the wire.
     
    As for the old machine, @JMak00 is there anything working still? What troubleshooting has been done on it? You may be able to reuse parts from the old build, such as the case at the very least. You could probably also sell the old machine on the classifieds here as a "for parts" machine.
  9. Agree
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from LloydLynx in BEWARE Of HP Laptops That Use The "Blue Tip" Chargers!   
    Don't complain about image quality, you get the picture...

     
    Why should you avoid laptops with these chargers?
    The DC jack has three contacts. The outside of the connector is negative, the inside is positive, and the pin is a sense line that tells the laptop what wattage the charger is.
     
    So whats the issue?
    All connectors wear out. But when these things wear out, the sense line has a nasty habit of touching the positive connection, and the board isn't supposed to have 19v, here, so it completely kills the board.
     
    I've had not one, but TWO laptops with this issue in the last WEEK. They needed a whole new motherboard, and laptop boards ain't cheap.
     
    So try to avoid these things...
     
    (actually, avoid HP in general lol)
  10. Agree
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from kokosnh in Securely Erasing NVMe SSD (Any reason not to zero-fill aside from lifespan impact?)   
    I've heard zeroing a solid state drive can actually leave traces behind.
     
    As for secure erase, it actually tells the drive's controller to erase everything off the drive, and it does so in a way the manufacturer programs it. It also doesn't have to throw data across the PCIE bus, which is why it is a lot faster.
     
    I've secure erased SSDs and hit them with utilities like Easeus data recovery and they always come up empty. Unless the buyer is taking it to a drive recovery place and spending obscene amounts of money, there's basically no chance of recovering anything after secure erase. Not sure there'd even be a chance at a data recovery center either
  11. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    About 200 for the used videocards, 125 for the used PSU, and about 125 for the 6 core xeon, motherboard, rams, and case
  12. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    Laughing at
     
    Seriously I don't know why I bought three GTX 480s and a 6 core xeon board plus a 1KW PSU other than to laugh at it, I have much better options lol
  13. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    Power bill was over 30 bucks lul
     
    Would have been well over 50 had I used the triple GTX 480 machine
  14. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    Ehh they only run at about 95C
     
    Thats 10C away from throttling
  15. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    Oooooh you guys better watch out!

     
    I could unleash three GTX 480's too!
     
     
    I'm higher than 2K PPD, just waiting for the average to... average.
     
  16. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    And then there's my testbench folding rig

  17. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    Well, bad news.
     
    My PFSense router stopped responding to pings and nothing had internet, so I rebooted it, and was greeted with this lovely message:

     
    Only issue is...
     
    This machine is located in my parents' bedroom closet, and they're not night owls like I am.
     
    After an entire hour of getting pissed off and about 10 different trips through their bedroom, trying not to wake them up, I just threw an Abraham Linksys in the closet for routing for now.
     
    Folding clients back online.
     
    I guess I need a new flash drive to install pfsense to.
  18. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    After adding obscene amount of fan to the phenom II X6 rig, I was able to get CPU folding to a whopping 10K PPD
     
    In case you've never seen it before, this is VRM thermal throttling

  19. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    So I tried CPU folding on my phenom II X6 on a board that doesn't have any heatsinks on the voltage regulators
     
    Bad idea
  20. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    Give it a couple hours to get its bearings. One of my clients estimated 1 million PPD and settled down to 250k
  21. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    My 1080Ti is telling me 1mil PPD and the rest of the combined machines, another 1mil
     
    But for some reason that doesn't seem to be happening
  22. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    I was only getting around 75K PPD on the 3d printer PC, now its down to about 50k
  23. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    Its also really pathetic. I'm getting less than 75% of what a 750Ti manages on a good CPU.
  24. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    Well I originally planned on letting my brother's vega64 rig also run my 3d printer PC's 750Ti, but the damn card wouldn't fold with an nvidia card installed. So I've brought out my crappiest motherboard, the asrock E350M1/USB3.
     

     
    This machine's power draw is only 80w. I'm hoping this awful laptop CPU doesn't bottleneck the card too much...
  25. Like
    iamdarkyoshi got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Folding Community Board   
    I was unable to get this awful software to work with both cards installed, had to remove the 750Ti
×