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Sernyhough

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    Sernyhough reacted to Torand in New SFF-ish monochrome build   
    My latest SFF-ish build! Love the H210 and amazed that its all metal construction. Really, really solid case - just that glass side panel that difficult to get off.
     
    I spent ages on the cable management and really enjoyed building a SFF-ish form factor. I've been really wanting to do a compact-ish build for a long time and finally I saved enough, and with COVID there seemed to be no better time.
     
    My previous build was a full tower LGA-2011 build with a 6850K in a Corsair 750D, which, although lovely - was just too big. I sold all that off over a year ago, moved down to London with my partner and after over a year of no PC gaming I couldn't do it anymore and built my dream machine.
     
    I had a really strange issue where I got a VGA POST code and had to use an old 660Ti to boot from initially. The 980Ti worked fine in the OS and after putting it back after one successful boot with the 660Ti, but the issue came back after updating the BIOS to the latest 1407 build. Turns out there was a not well publicised firmware patch for nVidia cards back in 2018 that my card required to run on DP1.3/1.4 (which is the default on my monitor). This information was burried in the backend of a ROG forum post, a quick google will reveal the FW patch and it only takes a few seconds. After that, the BIOS splashed correctly and even resolution matched which was nice!
     
    Update: Unfortunately, I've had to RMA the Asus ROG Strix X570-I board after just a few days thanks to the lovely magic smoke popping out and it appears the RGB controller has died. Luckily it didn't take anything with it, the system still works fine, just without any RGB on the board or Aura. I don't make use of any RGB strips or anything, was just going to leave them white. But as of tomorrow, its in the post and I assume its going to be a few long weeks until a replacement arrives (as I am within 14 days of purchase).
     
    Specs:
    - Ryzen 5 3600 (waiting for the 4700X to drop)
    - Crucial Ballistix 32GB (16GB x 2) DDR4 3600MHz CAS18 White
    - Asus ROG Strix X570-I
    - Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black
    - Noctua NA-HC2 chromax.white
    - EVGA FTW GTX 980Ti (from a previous build)
    - NZXT H210 White
    - Samsung 850 Pro 512GB (from a previous build)
    - Samsung 850 EVO 120GB (from a previous build)
    - Corsair 860i (from a previous build)
    - LG 27UL850-W (use mainly with my MacBook Pro over USB-C, but now shares)
    - CM Storm QuickFire TK (MX Browns, from a previous build)
    - Mionix Naos 8200 (MX Browns, from a previous build)
     
    Let's hope that board gets RMA'd quickly!
     

     
    The completed build!
     

     
    The satisfying cable management.
     

     
    After the magic smoke
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    Sernyhough got a reaction from Lou_Hernandez in Razer Sabertooth Controller   
    Pointless features for higher price :angry:
    The features just don't seem nessasary and you're paying more for them,
    I couldn't justify it myself.
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    Sernyhough got a reaction from canadianultra in project cars keyboard steer?   
    If you don't want a wheel, i'd get a gamepad.
    Keyboard steering sucks in all racing games.
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    Sernyhough reacted to LemonSpice in Ubisoft renames company 'Holes' after digging too much   
    ubisoft i have a message for you 
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    Sernyhough reacted to FluffiestPond in Can it run?   
    "
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    Sernyhough got a reaction from Speedbird in Is sentey a good PSU company? If not, which companies are the best?   
    Never heard of them.
    Good ones are:
     
    Cooler Master
    Corsair
    Silverstone
    Be Quiet!
    And EVGA.
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    Sernyhough reacted to Oshino Shinobu in 780 ti or 970?   
    780Ti will outperform the 970 in pretty much every situation. 
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    Sernyhough reacted to -MOBIUS- in Need To Get Something Off My Chest   
    I suggest you introduce him to the GLORIOUS WORLD OF PC GAMING 
     
     
    #PC MASTER RACE
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    Sernyhough reacted to CowsGoRoar in Need To Get Something Off My Chest   
    Much pity 5 u m8.
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    Sernyhough got a reaction from davidvu396 in Talk me out of buying a Macbook Air!   
    I'm a PC guy through and though. Would choose windows any day over something such as an iMac or a Mac Pro.
     
    But, i wouldn't give my Macbook Air up for ANY windows laptop.
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    Sernyhough got a reaction from TheSLSAMG in Friend is building a Z77 gaming pc should he be put off by this NIC   
    Ah, The Z77 days i was rocking a 4170. :D
    Never got the pleasure to use any of Asrocks older boards.
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    Sernyhough reacted to Enderman in Acrylic Tubing   
    Buy a D5 pump top with G1/4" threads to use your own acrylic compression fittings.
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    Sernyhough reacted to connorpiper in CPU for thin devices   
    I know. But in a laptop. That someone with the level of tech knowledge has. No way.  
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    Sernyhough reacted to Praksis in Motherboard heatsink Plasti Dip painting   
    Okay. I think i'm going to paint the heatsinks before installing the CPU, and i'm going to use the H100 so changing the thermal paste on there, isn't going to be a problem. 
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    Sernyhough reacted to ZetZet in Lenovo G505   
    No it can't. E1 is just beyond awful.
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    Sernyhough reacted to eLucid in What does Nvidia offer?   
    All you need bro.
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    Sernyhough reacted to BallGum in Google Invests $500 Million Into Augmented Reality comapny "Magic leap"   
    "Cinematic reality"!?
    Probably 24fps.
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    Sernyhough reacted to Lord Pantaloons in math help   
    42
     
     
    The answer is always 42
     
     
     
     
    Always
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    Sernyhough reacted to Peter Vaughan Truslow in Talk me out of buying a Macbook Air!   
    honestly I wish I could. I used to hate on apple, but now I see the validity even though I can't swallow the high price tag
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    Sernyhough reacted to TheSLSAMG in Talk me out of buying a Macbook Air!   
    I can't talk you out of it. I am using one right now, and it is fantastic. One of the best computers that I have ever used. The only downside is the TN panel, which is not bad at all, but pales in comparison to an IPS.
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    Sernyhough got a reaction from Polyvalent in Good Gaming Pc?   
    Z97 w/ a locked CPU?
     
    wot
     
    jk
     
    Get unlocked version of that cpu
    Get Samsung 850 if the price is similar (i have no idea of 850 price) 
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    Sernyhough got a reaction from 13CA350 in After mapping ocean floor, crews renew search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370   
    is this still a thing, like seriously...
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    Sernyhough reacted to killcomic in Windows won't install   
    That's a shame.
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    Sernyhough reacted to alpenwasser in Blackice SR1 360 didn't come with mounting screws for fixing to case?   
    My SR-1 560's didn't come with any short screws either, just long ones. And neither
    did my SR-1 240's. Seems to be the default maybe?
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    Sernyhough reacted to MattP123 in Res & Pump Combo Mounting Options In Fractal R4   
    Yes it should work, and I assume you mount the res to the plate on the bottom, then the back piece to the rad.
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