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rummykan

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  • Location
    Australia
  • Interests
    Design, hardware, fabrication
  • Occupation
    Student

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  • CPU
    Intel Core i7 5820k @ 4.2GHz
  • Motherboard
    Asus X99-Deluxe
  • RAM
    16GB G.Skill Ripjaws 4 2400MHz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 980 Ti 6G
  • Case
    NZXT H440
  • Storage
    Samsung 850 evo + 840 evo
  • PSU
    EVGA Supernova 850W G2
  • Display(s)
    BenQ BL3200PT + AOC i2757fh
  • Cooling
    be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3
  • Keyboard
    Ducky Shine 3 White Edition with Cherry Blue
  • Mouse
    R.A.T. 9
  • Sound
    Audio Technica ATH-M50
  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Pro

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  1. rummykan
    I'm not sure how some people are getting scores near 20k with the 980 ti, the most I've gotten is 17K with the core at 1440Mhz. With its factory overclock (MSI 6G) the scores are right at 16K. I think those higher scores may be due to the CPU, most of the 20K scores I've seen have been with a 5960X. Those extra 2 cores must give a significant bump in the physics test, not that it matters for anything other than 3DMark. Edit: My mistake, I was thinking of total scores. My graphics score is 20K, definitely seems like something is off.
  2. rummykan
    If you're wanting to watercool with a custom PCB the MSI Gaming, Gigabyte G1 or Asus Strix are currently the best bet. EK are developing blocks for these cards whereas the Classified is TBD. link: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/394849-ekwb-water-block-for-gigabyte-gtx-980-ti-g1-gaming/?p=5367582 I went with the MSI and think it's great but I don't think you'll go wrong with any of these options, especially if you put a waterblock on.
  3. rummykan
    I had a small issue with the audio on my laptop when going from Windows 7 to 10. I managed to fix it by installing the Windows 8 audio driver from the laptop manufacturer. I could be wrong but it seems that the windows 8 driver had better compatibility with windows 10 than the driver for 7. Might be worth a try if there's a windows 8 driver available for your device.
  4. rummykan
    Fair enough if the focus is on machines you can afford to own yourself, though filament prints can perform under compressive loads. Shapeways is still very much a consumer service and host to one of the largest online 3D market places, and you can often find local enthusiasts / businesses with SLS machines through sites such as 3D Hubs. The majority of printing I've done has been in SLS due to the limitations of FDM, it's far from an enterprise only tech. The service I've used is just some local guys really keen on 3D printing running the business from their garage.
  5. rummykan
    Techradar seems to think that it will be timezone specific - http://www.techradar.com/au/news/software/operating-systems/windows-10-launch-live-blog--1300327 I suppose we will find out very soon.
  6. rummykan
    True, those types of cases are very specialised. That being said additive manufacturing has been around for decades and is still much larger in the industry than the consumer sector. On the consumer side SLS is still very affordable and quite strong, and a very common method of 3D printing. The primary limitation is that the printers are much more expensive so usually you will have to outsource the printing. Examples of load bearing designs:
  7. rummykan
    Very in depth guide! While the focus seems to be on affordable 3D printers (i.e. filament) SLS and SLA methods would be worth a mention. They greatly expand the possibilities in regard to complexity, accuracy and surface finish, and are quite affordable through companies such as Shapeways. This is somewhat inaccurate. While filament prints are poor in tensile applications they can function quite well under compressive loads. SLS printing can produce parts with high structural strength when designed well and can even compare to injection moulded parts. On a more extreme end of the scale parts can be printed in metal at an exorbitant cost. Koenigsegg manufactures their custom turbos by printing them from titanium.
  8. rummykan
    Could be a silly question but have you got two 8 pin power connectors plugged in? The MSI is non reference and uses 8+8 not 8+6 like the base 980 Ti.
  9. rummykan
    Unless you package the motherboard in its box the same as it originally came I don't think this would be a good idea. Currently the CPU is the only thing protecting those fragile pins and without it they would be very exposed. I wouldn't trust the plastic socket cover to protect the pins if the motherboard is left installed in the case. You could put the motherboard back in its box but even then I don't see any need to take the CPU out since it already does a good job of covering the pins and the locking mechanism is quite sturdy.
  10. rummykan
    This could be entirely different, but there is a certain method of scamming via paypal. A couple of years ago I was selling a car and someone contacted me with an offer way higher than I was asking for. It smelt strongly of a scam however they insisted to use paypal, which was a little odd as I couldn't imagine how it would be possible to scam using paypal. Did a google search and it turned out to be a very common scam. To cut it short the way it works is they use a payment method that fails after some time, if I recall correctly it was something like maxxed / pending cancellation credit cards. Before it fails they get something from you in return (in the car scam they get you to pay a 'shipping fee'). After some time the paypal payment fails and the scammed person is left with nothing after giving something to the scammer (a significant amount of cash in the car scam, sounds like skins in this scam). If you haven't given anything there should be little risk, however I wouldn't get too excited about that money coming through.
  11. rummykan
    Didn't realise that, good to know before the upgrade is available.
  12. rummykan
    There was a news topic on this a little while ago, it varies between the windows 10 versions. Windows 10 Pro allows you to choose when to install updates (same as 7 & 8) however windows 10 home will automatically download and install updates when available.
  13. rummykan
    My RAT 9, while comfortable, can be quite glitchy and frustrating at times. A wired mouse would be nice and simple.
  14. rummykan
    This sounds amazing, please do a build log! Would love to see
  15. rummykan
    Double check the warranty in your country - just google "gigabyte / evga warranty norway" to see what each company is like. I know that EVGA is praised for their warranty in the US but here in Australia it's actually significantly worse than other companies like gigabyte. They don't have a local customer service centre so any evga RMAs have to be sent overseas and take a long time, but it could be entirely different in your country. Personally I went for the Gigabyte G1, seemed very quiet to me in JayZ's review. Noise test at 7:20 in his video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2-gCXscH04
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