strat guy

Last but not least, the font and assembly of the switch
 

 
When everything was dry, it was time for the assembly and the final photos. 
 

 
Specs:
 
Intel i5 8400
G.Skill 16gb Trident Z 3400 ram
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
ASUS ROG Strix B360 I-Gaming
Seasonic Focus SGX-750
Intel Arc 770 16gb
Alphacool Eisbear Aurora Solo
Alphacool Eiszapfen 16/10
Alphacool NexXxos XT55 Full Copper 140mm
Alphacool 16/10 soft tube
 
It's not an overkill setup but it's enough for MWIII... 
 
Feel free to leave me feedback, I want to improve and raise my work to a higher level than before, another project is planned but the worklog will not be added until 2024.
 
Until then, thanks for reading!
 
 

Forum user discovers the existence of server hardware

Sounds like something is rubbing on one of the fans.
Stop the fans one by one with your finger ( its safe, won't hurt too much ) and see what fan might cause this issue.
Could also be the AIO pump.

Lian Li Galahad 360 CLC/AIO
 
Lian Li Lancool 216 "Air Flow Focus" case 
 
Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX 
 
Gigabyte 16x4 Aorus RAM
 
CM 800 watt something PSU
 
Samsung 980pro OS and a couple of 4 and 6 TB mechanical
 
1440p res @ 144hz monitor, LG something running free sync.

Starting building decoration to case... As I play Company of Heroes 2 etc... I will paint and assemble TigerII aka Kingtiger :)

Hello friends and welcome to this year's first PC mod/build.    "Green Prime" is started. It is a modification of the Asus AP201 case with a glass side. In addition to the idea of filling this little one with strong hardware and cooling, the idea is that instead of the current horizontal position of this case, I will make changes so that it stands vertically and give everything my own style and design.   Thank you for following my work again, stay tuned!       Hardware:   Intel i7 13700k Asus Prime AP201 Asus ROG Strix z790i Gaming WiFi Asus ROG Strix RX 6900XT Patriot Viper Extreme 5 2x 16Gb DDR5 8000Mhz Patriot Viper VP4300 2Tb Cooler Master SFX 850w CableMod custom PSU cables EKWB 2x Surface P360 radiators BLACK edition EKWB all LC HDC parts  

I'm so happy with this build , I wanted to upgrade so bad for the longest time , this was my old PC 
i5 4440
16gb DDR3 1666mhz
GTX 1050ti
Corsair CX 650m
WD green 1tb hdd
WD blue 2.5 ssd
Corsair spec alpha carbide case
 
 
This is the new pc build
 
Ryzen 5 7600X Deepcool Assassin IV(Black) Gigabyte B650m gaming X AX  GSkill trident z5 neo rgb ddr5 cl30 (2x16gb) 32gb ,6000mhz (AMD expo) Gigabyte windforce oc RTX 4070 MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 ATX 3.0 PSU Wd Black m.2 1TB (it's gen 4 , I think) WD blue 1tb 2.5 SSD (carried over) NZXT H5 Flow RGB   
Hope you all provide your input on it , would really appreciate it 😄

A pretty epic victory for the intrusive thoughts if i say so my self, probably one of the biggest warcrimes commited against the luthier community, but the end result is kinda cool, not gonna lie. It turned out way better than ive ever hoped it would, looks cool, does guitar stuff and it also plays games, unlimited games, but the question remains... will this guitar run or play crisis?

I want to build a gaming PC and i wanted to know if i am missing something, there is my partlist https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fWLxbL, i want to keep most of the parts but need to know if they fit (for example if the AIO fits next to the ram, if the ram fits inside the motherboard or if the fans and ARGB stuff have the right Controller). i also have some accessories that i want to have (I know that many if not everyone of these is useless):
 
RGB Phanteks Neon Digital RGB LED Strip Combo Set PC-LED Strips 400 mm RGB PH-NELEDKT_CMBO 2 x 400 mm : Amazon.de: Lighting 30$
 
Velcro (for cable management) GripZz Velcro Cable Ties with Velcro Fastener - 10/15/20 cm - Pack of 60 Reusable Velcro Cable Ties - Cable Velcro for Office, Data Centres & Home Office (Black) : Amazon.de: DIY & Tools 5$
 
Kablechannels (for the wall) Amazon.com: Kabelabdeckungs-Set, 398,8 cm Kabelabdeckungskanal, lackierbares Kabel-Abdecksystem, Kabeldrähte, versteckt Wandhalterung, TV-Netzkabel im Heimbüro, 25,4 x 40,2 x 2,4 x 1,3 cm, Weiß : Elektronik & Foto 15$
 
Glow cable (makes pc faster...) Sirlyr RGB Power Supply Cable, ARGB Motherboard Power Supply Cable, 24 Pin, 2 x 8 Pin, Synchronized (White Plug Strip Style) : Amazon.de: Computer & Accessories 60$
 
Headphone stands (to hold my headphones) New Bee Universal Headphone Stand for Over-Ear Headphones, Gaming Headset and Headphone Display, Aluminium + TPU + ABS: Amazon.de: Electronics & Photo  10$
 
Pc cleaner (to keep the pc clean) Compressed Air Spray Electric Dust Blower 3-Speed 91000 rpm, Air Spray Electric Duster with 9000 mAh, Keyboard Cleaning with Cleaning Brush and USB Quick Charge for PC, Laptop, Car, Office Equipment, : Amazon.de: Stationery & Office Supplies 50$
 
Clock/watch (to look what time it is when i play fullscreen) Vastarry Nixie Tube Clock Glow Tube Clock IPS Colour Screen Digital Clock DIY Analogue Digital Tube WiFi Time Desktop Digital Clock Decoration Gift (401) : Amazon.de: Home & Kitchen 100$
 
ARGB Gpu holder (makes the GPU 10 times faster...) upHere RGB LED Graphics Card GPU Brace Support Video Card Tendon Holder / Holster Holder, GPU Holder, Single Plug-in Cards, G276ARGB: Amazon.de: Computer & Accessories 15$
 
RGB motherboard “holder” (makes the motherboard 10 times faster...) AsiaHorse ARGB Motherboard Light Strip, 28 Independently Addressable RGB, 5V 3 Pin Motherboard Aura Sync, Lightsaber-X LED PC Parts Kit, Compatible with ATX: Amazon.de: Computer & Accessories 10$
 
All the prices are in Euro/US Dollar, so i need anything (from a important component to a missing cable to a small RGB thing that looks good)
 

Hey everyone!   This is my most recent build.  I tried going for a black and silver theme and I feel like it turned out nice.  I painted the cable management bar and the 3D printed cover for the unifans to try and match the cablemod black and silver cables.
 
PC specs are:
Ryzen 7 7800X3D NZXT Kraken elite 360 (with the LCD screen) Asus ROG Strix X670e-f 32gb Gskill DDR5 6000 CL30 Gigabyte Windforce OC RTX 4080 4TB NVME gen4 storage (Crucial P5 plus as main and WD black sn770 as game drive). 10 Lian Li unifan SL 120 Infinity.  

You still have to enable them to run at XMP in the bios, and some will/some won't, particularly on Ryzen 1st & 2nd gen. The Trident Z Neo I have worked out of the box, once XMP was enabled in bios at 3600 CL16 on a 2700X. Sure, I might eventually tweak the timings etc down to CL15, maybe 14 if possible and some of the other timings, but tbh, it's running stable rock solid on the XMP profile and isn't doing anything super latency dependent so I'm not bothered at the min.

Awesome, glad it worked out \m/

You're the first one to mention anything about ram, so i looked into it more and i had just set the ram to 3200mhz not an XMP profile (first time i'm using DDR4 so wasn't sure how to do it correctly) so i reset bios settings and did that and it's been over a week now without it getting stuck, thanks man!

In 2015 I saw a 4k demo running on a 4k monitor that was surrounded by 1080p monitors running 1080p demos. The difference was night and day. On an impulse I bought one and it changed my life.
 
Before the 4k monitor I was always happy to buy lower end GPUs. I had a GTX 407, 507, 607 and 970. After I bought the monitor it was 980, 980 ti, 1080, 1080 ti and 2080 ti. It is only when I got to the 1080 ti that I could play all my games at 4k.
 
I have not seen a 4k monitor running a 4k demo since then. My advice to you that if you glimpse one, evert your eyes and run away.  If you don't It may cost you thousands. 

Remember when the i7-7700k was the bees knees?
Pepperidge farms remembers.

The 7700k was quickly left for dead the second the 300 series boards came out.
(cries)

Stores don't usually showcase PC monitor in the same way as TVs, so if you don't buy one or know someone with one, it's normal.
Overall.. It's really just a monitor with a higher resolution.
 
I'd suggest going to 1440p with a high refresh rate if you want a new monitor. Skip 4k for now. (Coming from someone with a 4k monitor who is downsampling it to 1440p... because 4k just doesn't run as well)
Also, yes, usually, higher resolution does remove the need for AA. Depending on how big the monitor is and how far you're sitting from it.

That depends on how big the monitor is...
That's a subjective metric, some people don't care at all about graphical quality. Personally I prefer a higher resolution over some barely noticeable filters like ambient occlusion. I also don't particularly care about going over 60hz, it's smooth enough for me. There are also other things you can do with a monitor that aren't just playing games...
 
Of course this also depends on the size of the monitor.
Again, entirely subjective. There's no reason you can't play on a 15" 720p 50Hz TN monitor at the lowest settings so long as you can tell what's going on in the game...
 
If jagged edges and visible pixels bother you, get a higher resolution display. If they don't, don't. If the game feels choppy get a higher refresh rate monitor. If it doesn't, don't.

I would say for most people 1440p 144hz makes more sense than 4k 60.
I have played on both, and while my display is the 4k one, the extra smoothness of 144hz is a bigger factor, in gaming there is not a lot of difference between 1440 and 4k.

wow, those underwater city blocks look cool AF.
 
check this guy out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb2b9f9LAWw

I would love to do something like this:
And I already got the kit for this:
 

I've been doing amateur gunsmithing for a couple years now. Been working on an AK-47 for the last month and just picked up an AR-15 yesterday I'm going to be doing some mods on.

I finished my Super Star Destroyer kit yesterday, already ordered a Y-Wing. I've had some extra cash as the insurance on my totalled car came through and they paid out what I wanted which was £500 more than what the replacement car has cost me... and I still have another £350 to come back. Given that the replacement car has only cost me £240 in immediate maintenance as I was able to transfer a load of parts from the old car to upgrade the new one. (same car, even the same colour, but a year newer and 25% fewer miles on it and cost £300 less to buy than the old one did 9 months ago).  So the value of the new one is about £1000 more.  Thankfully I got it from another Honda enthusiast who's looked after it.
 
So I've used some of that extra money to buy these, and I still have another £150 in birthday money to blow on toys and I'm gonna combine that with any money I get for xmas to buy a butt load more kits in the new year. I feel like having an X-Wing, B-Wing, Snow Speeder, Tie Fighter and perhaps the Tantive IV or a regular Star Destroyer.
 
I'm gonna need more shelves in my office.

It's grammar nazis.
 
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Anyway, a couple of degrees will usually not make much of a difference.  Yes, a CPU or GPU that runs cool will last longer than that same part would last if it were hotter, but it doesn't matter because you will almost always be upgrading long before it breaks anyway. 

I'm not really sure that I agree with this, but in terms of AAA titles I would say this is mostly true. When you look at gaming as a whole including indies and AA games, this is not very prominent. When you look at Portal, Rust, Civilization ect, it evens out. I would call it an attribute of mainstream AAA titles, CoD, CS:GO, but not an issue.
 
I don't really see this as a big issue. If you look at any other form of media, there are a crap ton of stereotyped characters being created compared to unique personalities. Personally, I think this stems from the amount of effort needed to make a person instead of a stereotype. Generally, its also a safe play for big companies which is why you see this in bigger titles.
 
I don't get this at all. I don't play a game because it doesn't marginalize me. I play a game because it is fun or has a good story. This isn't even an issue until academics get involved. Then, the shit hits the fan 
 
Rust. It's toxic. But it's meant to be toxic. The fact that your character is randomized is a large part of the game. People that have never been harassed for the color of their skin, have to experience it first hand because of some RNG decision. These players that have never been harassed, learn a valuable life lesson and take that to other games. I would check out this video:
 
Extra Credits is a wonderful source of information on any gaming topic from the view point of players and devs.
 
I would call BS on that research. They look at AAA because the entirety of gaming is too big a data set. AAA reflects the majority so it makes a lot of sense to study them. However, AAA game makers have become more conservative and stick to stereotypes to minimize risk. Good play on their part. Good research on the scientists part. Does it represent gaming as a whole? I would say no.
 
Not at all. Games are about gameplay and stories. Not about the color of the characters skin, nor their gender. For example, I spent a good 10 hours in Portal and Portal 2 before I realized I was playing a female. Trust me, you don't notice it. It's not really something you notice unless the developers shove it in your face with heavily sexualized characters for no purpose. If they are sexualized for the story and because that's who they are, I'm all for it. But generally, in AAA games, it has no point besides sex sells. 
 
My personal stance is that there isn't really an issue, besides certain games. *cough* Dead or Alive *cough*
It's made out to be a bigger thing than reality and the vast majority of people who argue and care about this, are not gamers.
 
I play games for their merits, not because they have a female protagonist. 
I read books for their merits, not because the main character is black.
I watch a movie anyway, even if the main character is white.
 
Race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and others are not really issues. They are not the reason we play games. Games are fun so we play games.
 
Please quote me if I was unclear or if you have any questions. I'm half passed out right now, so most of this will not make any sense. Peace, I gotta finish "Emily Is Away Too."

Well, the fact that anyone gets offended because of someone's gender or colour is damn hilarious to me honestly.
I just simply can't understand why would someone think that way about others.
 
Maybe because I'm more open than those people or the fact that I know a lot of different people from around the web but it's still saddening to see when someone gets offended by nothing.
 
I probably used the word ˙people˙ too much but, again my English skills are limited