Crunchy Dragon

Also double post time, goodies came in:
 
NF-A14 iPPC 3000 PWMs, 5 of these lads:


Replacing these stock fans:

 
Phanteks fan controller that turned out to be magnetic, which is fucking dope because this is a steel case:

 
And 2 of these gorgeous anodized aluminum GPU support braces, that are perfect as fit and finish goes, defo impressive for the $11 or so price tag:

B-But muh aesthetics...

I'm totally not planning to overspend on red/black custom length @CableMod cables with the aluminum combs once I get the measurements down, purely because they look pretty and it'll let me take my cable management to 13/10 ?

Get a bendy boi SLI bridge and give me your money.

It wouldn't match up with my 780s, sadly. There's no way for any FE card to line up with these boyes in an SLI config:


They're rather wide...

Even if SSD's are no more reliable than HDD's, there is no denying they are WAY faster. Both in sequential and random access speeds. Besides, how many people bought SSD because it was suppose to be "more reliable"? Plus, they have other benefits like less heat (I remember how much cooler my ACER Aspire One was with Intel's 80GB SSD than with regular HDD that it came with). And there are also other reliability benefits like immunity to mechanical shocks which is super useful for laptops.
 
Just run Crystal Disk Info as resident app so it monitors SSD or HDD at all times and chance of having drive just dying on you out of the blue becomes tiny. I've been on SSDs for years, almost from its beginnings with those Intel 80GB drives that were one of first best performing SATA drives after all the JMicro failures. Then I had 128GB M4 drive in my other laptop, then 256GB SSD in next laptop and now I'm again on 3rd laptop with SSD. Desktop has been running Samsung 850 Pro 2TB for several years now. There is no way I'll ever be going back to HDD. I did buy a HDD recently, but for bulk storage only. It's a 5400 RPM Barracuda 8TB. Coz I wanted it to be super quiet and it is. And all it stores are big files like videos, backup ISOs and stuff like that. That they are still useful for. Everything else, SSD all the way.

hoooo boy X58 lad be gettin chonky:
 
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RX4Yf9
CPU: Intel Core i7-970 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For $16.25)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $79.95)
Motherboard: EVGA 170-BL-E762-A1 XL ATX LGA1366 Motherboard  (Purchased For $248.95)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $30.00)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $30.00)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $64.95)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3 GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (Purchased For $90.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3 GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (Purchased For $90.00)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $149.99)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA T2 1600 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $179.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  (Purchased For $27.95)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  (Purchased For $27.95)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  (Purchased For $27.95)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  (Purchased For $27.95)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  (Purchased For $27.95)
Custom: EVGA PowerLink, Revolutionized Cable Management! 600-PL-2816-LR  (Purchased For $13.99)
Custom: EVGA PowerLink, Revolutionized Cable Management! 600-PL-2816-LR  (Purchased For $13.99)
Custom: FSLabs Graphics Card GPU Brace Support, Video Card Sag Holder Bracket, Anodized Aerospace Aluminum (Upgraded Version Black)  (Purchased For $11.99)
Custom: FSLabs Graphics Card GPU Brace Support, Video Card Sag Holder Bracket, Anodized Aerospace Aluminum (Upgraded Version Black)  (Purchased For $11.99)
Custom: Phanteks Universal Fan Controller, PH-PWHUB_02 - Low profile design,  (Purchased For $20.99)
Total: $1192.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-01 14:07 EST-0500

Fans and the stuff under the custom parts section should get here today, I will need to use the stock T2 cables till I can get a cablekit and probs some other stuff (like an SLI bridge) to bring the aesthetics to 11/10. Here's a test fit pic with a different PSU:


 
EDIT: Oh also forgot to note, the 970 is just a placeholder for my X5670 lol, I may use that, a W3670, or an X5675. PCPP doesn't actually have the Xeons listed so I had to make do lol.

Yeah. If this somehow doesn't work out, I can snag a Z77 setup from another guy I know featuring an i5-3570K.

Well, the auction didn't work out. What I'll probably end up doing is snagging a board and CPU from a buddy of mine until I decide to shell out for another X99 board...
 
It's not a terrible setup, Z390-E and an i7-8700. Should still be plenty of power for a while.

No harm in keeping up on what's going on in the used market

You should be able to run up to a rx 580,  but i wouldn't look at overclocking much of anything with a 450 watt unit.  I am currently running a gtx 1060 6gb with a cx450 on my kids rig.

I looked for an EVGA board, but they were all $300+

? Highkey would be shipping you my other X99 board rn if I hadn't already promised it to Damascus (who also needs a main rig lmao) *insert pepehands emoji*

GTX 970 isn't that much better than a 1050Ti, you wouldn't be gaining a whole lot.

This one's interesting.
 
 

B-But HiGhEr CloCks ?

If the X99-E has what you need, is cheaper, and you figure you can live with only a 3.6-3.7Ghz uncore (I haven't died yet with my EVGA board doing that), then defo get that lol. 

I was calling the platform un-fun lol. I ran it too at one point and I like to think I have fun with my PCs ?. Lowkey ree-ing at it being pitched on my precious HEDT thread too though, to be fair. 

I don't even know what AGP is lol, my experience is limited to X58, X79, X99, Z370, X370/B450/X470, and before that I had some Core 2 Quad stuff but not on an OCable chipset (Acer OEM board lol, with a Q6600 running Windows Vista). So my actual having fun with hardware experience only extends as far back as X58, so 2009. Thus why I compared my experience with X470 to X58, because that's the platform I've mained for the longest, and also the platform I moved to Ryzen from. 
 
Most seem to go for around $40, some outliers at $55, and paired sets at around $100. So yee the X5680 does sit closer to the X5690 than the X5675 on the pricing spectrum. 
 
I'd go for the X99-A, depends on what features you want from the board though. The A has the OC socket, meaning you should be able to get past the 3.6-3.7Ghz wall on the uncore, likely push around 4-4.4 depending on bin and what voltages you're comfortable with on a daily. 

Noice.
 

It's because your CPU has a GPU built in, that needs memory too:

 
I think you can change how much is reserved in Ryzen Master or your BIOS. Can't remember which.
Maybe you can simply turn off the iGPU in BIOS too? Since you're running a separate GPU

This one's interesting.
 
 

I tried everything I can with what I have.

I'm usually not a big fan of buying used, but in this case he can see it in action at his friend's place, and it's about 26.5% faster than a 1650 Super that would cost him about $185 after tax. So with a price like that and low chance of getting burned this one seems like a no-brainer. I wish I had a friend offering a 1070 for $160. ?

Definitely.
 
You'd be incredibly hard-pressed to find a better card for $160.

You choose which adapter to run off of.
One at a time.
 
If you need better internet connection, get a better wifi card, ethernet, or an AP
 
-Moved to Networking-