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WaterlooDude

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    WaterlooDude reacted to vanished in Ways to retrieve an NCIX Invoice   
    Partly joking and partly serious... it's probably floating around on the sketchy areas of the internet and you could get it that way.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Ahaber in Ways to retrieve an NCIX Invoice   
    I am afraid you may be out of luck. Unless you buy one of NCIX's old servers. https://www.tweaktown.com/news/63283/ncix-servers-sold-craigslist-15-years-user-data/index.html
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    WaterlooDude reacted to d3adc3II in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    Same here man, Lian Li and Silverstone always have the place in my heart. I owned Lian-Li v1000, QB-08, Silverstone TJ07 , TJ09, FT02, FT03 lolz
     
    When Lian Li , Sliverstone making premium cases 10 years ago :
     
    - Corsair Obsidian didn't exist 
    - NZXT is making budget casing
    - Cooler Master Cosmos didn't exist
    - Phanteks, Fractal Design does not exist
     
    To me, I always want to see Silverstone/Lian-Li lead the premium market one more time.
    Back to the topic, compare those two casing:
     
    - Evolv X built quality is better ( full aluminium) 
    - Both have great airflow
    - PC-O11 Dynamic is better for custom loop ( there are so many options for rad placement)
    - Evolv X if you want alot of storages / 2-in-1 setup with ITX/ATX combo
    - PC-O11 if you want to show up ur RGB setup lolz
     
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    WaterlooDude got a reaction from Psittac in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    Man, that's an incredible loop and system!
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    WaterlooDude got a reaction from Psittac in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    Indeed, simply looking at these two beautiful cases gives me the sensation of constructing two custom loops for them.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to meenmeen1103 in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    hence "as pictured". It has 3 air cooled GPU's (one pressed up against the side panel), and a downfiring air cooler on main board, with a 120mm AIO for itx being the only AIO lol. while doable, not a suitable implementation of dual systems in one case imo, where it would all have to be nightmarishly routed for custom loop and still not a lot of airflow (presumably, due to mostly covered panels) to dissipate ~700W+ estimated. For a single system, it looks to be very capable, and does look nice.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Psittac in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    Good freaking question.  I have the Evolve ATX TG right now and absolutely love it.  The first and only time I have wanted another case was when the Lian-Li dynamic came out and I am in love with that case! To the point that I have had to convince myself that I don't need another machine (custom loop in phanteks case, to much work to redo it).  But with seeing the evolv x, I started thinking that a rework of my hardline would be worth it.  I love both cases but lian-li has a special place in my heart as my first custom build was in a lian case 15 years ago.  In the end my reservoir, which was a nightmare to fit in the original evolve due to being a huge reservoir, will keep me from upgrading to the evolv x.  If there ever was a reason to build a new machine it would be for that lian-li dynamic!!!!
     
    edit: my current rig
     
     

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    WaterlooDude reacted to dizmo in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    I'd wait to see the Gamers Nexus review of the Phanteks, then make your decision based on their two reviews.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Crazycatman in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    Don't forget that the Evo X can hold 2 Mobos, and 9 SSD's on the back too! Has PCI-e riser too, so you can fit a EATX and a ITX

    I personally don't like the O11, just as it has too much room to fill, and is pretty plain for my taste.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Suika in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    It very well could be greatly improved, but considering the baseline is the Evolv, it's still likely below the airflow potential of the O11. At least by the looks of the Evolv X, front intake still appears extremely restricted in comparison to any location of intake on the O11. That's all without mentioning, if you would like a vertical GPU mount, the Evolv X's is pressed against the glass, destroying the cooling potential of any air cooled card, unlike the O11 which presses it closer to the motherboard than the glass panel.
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    WaterlooDude got a reaction from Psittac in Lianli PC-O11 Dynamic VS Phanteks Evolv X   
    I thought the airflow has been greatly improved on the Evolv X...
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    WaterlooDude reacted to genexis_x in HP Spectre X360 vs Dell XPS 13   
    If you like 360 degree hinge, be sure to take a look at Lenovo Yoga 720 15 inch, well-built and powerful 2 in 1 ultrabook
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    WaterlooDude got a reaction from genexis_x in HP Spectre X360 vs Dell XPS 13   
    That makes a lot of sense. I think I am going to return the i7 8550u xps to get a more practical model with i5 because they basically performs to the same degree. The 360 degree hinge is a big selling point for me. 
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    WaterlooDude reacted to genexis_x in HP Spectre X360 vs Dell XPS 13   
    25W isn't enough for 4GHz all cores. Even the 45W TDP rated 7700HQ CPU sometimes uses more than 45W in order to have all cores 3.5GHz boost. (those HK mobile CPUs can reach 60W at 4GHz)

    The 4GHz can only be achieved in single thread load. Also ultrabook don't have much room left to cool higher TDP CPU (more heat output)
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    WaterlooDude reacted to genexis_x in HP Spectre X360 vs Dell XPS 13   
    This is because it has 15W TDP limitation (unlike those HQ CPUs which has 45W TDP) which will throttle the CPU to 2.2-2.4GHz under heavy, all core load

    Both XPS 13 and Spectre x360 are great options. Not much different except for looks and x360 has a 360 degree hinge

    Edit: In ULV CPUs, i5 and i7 don't make much difference due to TDP limitation
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    WaterlooDude got a reaction from W-L in Thermaltake Pacific CPU block with EK fittings and tubing?   
    Indeed I will use the TT fans if I go with their pacific line. Otherwise, it's going to be EK and NZXT Aer.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to zberry7 in Thermaltake Pacific CPU block with EK fittings and tubing?   
    Personally, I wouldn't sacrifice performance for RGB. But I also don't know how their Thermaltakes blocks perform. But you should be fine, pretty much anything you buy will have G1/4 threading so you don't have to worry about compatibility.
     
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    WaterlooDude reacted to W-L in Thermaltake Pacific CPU block with EK fittings and tubing?   
    It's up to you really, they do have a unique design for their block with a three part design to save on manufacturing costs from the looks of things but it is all nickle plated copper which is alright. 
     
    As for RGB blocks Phanteks makes some nice one which are aura compatible if you need that. 
    http://www.phanteks.com/PH-C350i.html
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    WaterlooDude got a reaction from Tech22 in EK or Thermaltake for custom loop?   
    @Lurick
    I checked their products and I am impressed as always. 
    The clean plexi/nickel blocks certainly implements my plan of "blue and white aesthetics" well.
    Gonna try double loop with blue and white coolant. 
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Coaxialgamer in Does 8700k have enough PCIE lanes?   
    The chipset actually provides 20 extra pcie 3.0 lanes , but they do have a bit more latency . You should be fine , if you plan on running your m.2 drives and other peripherals on those instead.Otherwise 2*8 pcie lanes if enough for even a 1080ti sli build. Even 4x wouldn't be an issue, but nvidia doesn't support that.
     
    Any source on that ? I'm not calling you a liar , i'm just interested in reading about it.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Mira Yurizaki in Does 8700k have enough PCIE lanes?   
    No. For a couple of reasons
    M.2 PCIe lanes for LGA 115x boards come from the chipset, not the CPU Graphics cards still don't get an appreciable loss of performance until you go below PCIe 1.1 x16 / PCIe 2.0 x8 / PCIe 3.0 x4 (and even then sometimes it takes going down to PCIe 1.1 x4 before it really shows)
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    WaterlooDude reacted to just_dave in Does 8700k have enough PCIE lanes?   
    Well, the leaks were pointing to the Q1 2018.
    AMD said they know what to improve and how to do it. They can afford higher clocks while maintaining the good power efficiency when moving on slightly smaller process.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Streetguru in Does 8700k have enough PCIE lanes?   
    You probably don't need a 2nd 1080ti for that I'd think, but whatever. It'll be fine the 8700K will be the fastest for gaming.

    Your only other options are X299 which is a bit of a joke, and X399 which is slower in gaming but gives you all the PCI-e in the world that you don't really need for gaming.

    Your current CPU is going to be perfectly fine for gaming.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Bananasplit_00 in EK or Thermaltake for custom loop?   
    Thermaltake and liquid cooling? NOPE
     
    EKWB
    Watercool
    Primochill
    XSPC
    Bitspower / Barrow depending on how much money you have  
    Alphacool if you can deal with them being a bit of an ashole with some things
    Mayhems
     
    those are the ones that come to my mind in no perticular order of quality. id trust all of them. Watercool and Alphacool make the best blocks, EK havent launched anything remotely close to inovative when it comes to blocks in years while everyone else has moved on and inovated lol. Byski could be added if you feel like trusting a chinese brand.
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    WaterlooDude reacted to Lurick in EK or Thermaltake for custom loop?   
    Yah, that's one mistake I made when I started
    The tolerances between manufacturers can be different and cause lots of issues.
    You can definitely buy rads from elsewhere though, just make sure to not buy any aluminum parts.
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