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    Kitsan reacted to AnonymousGuy in 9900KF IMC Weak?   
    The IMC is only officially guaranteed to support 2666.  My 9900KF runs at 3600 but not the XMP 3866 of my memory kit.  I didn't care because RAM speed doesn't really matter and hasn't mattered for the last several years since DDR3-2133.
     
    Also, memory support comes down to the BIOS (what sort of training is it doing on cold boot?), the motherboard (trace layout / isolation), and the kit.  It may not just be limited by the IMC.
     
    Have you tried tweaking VCCIO and VCCSA to get a bit more stability?
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    Kitsan reacted to Pharr Carnell in nVidia 1080Ti screws?   
    are the other 2 screws visible in your pic, are the capable of being screwed into the missing threaded holes? If so, the gauge the proximity of those screws to the ones that are missing, and try a local Wholesale Merchant of hardware. I mean a commercial type supplier, not your Mum and Dad style Hardware Store, they're likely to be able to match the missing screws, tho they do look slightly smaller than the 2 screws still fitted, but that may help you figure out what thread they are...tho very likely to  be a Metric thread, say an M3? Now that I wrote that...does a screw from mounting a hard drive or the smaller screw from securing an optical drive...do they thread into the holes you're trying to fill? Just a thought or 2...
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    Kitsan reacted to W-L in Sleeving cables/changing connectors?   
    Here I have a resource that goes over the General information regarding terminals, connectors and sleeving. Pin removal tools, terminal crimp tools and pins would be the first thing to look at for getting started. 
     
     
     
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    Kitsan reacted to Juular in 9900KF direct die cooling   
    Yep, that should do it lol. Okay, do it, delid it and OC the shit out of it, just don't break it
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    Kitsan reacted to Juular in 9900KF direct die cooling   
    It's still rather easy to delid after some heating-up. Like, run it at 90° C in stress-test for 30 minutes beforehand.
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    Kitsan got a reaction from minibois in DREVO Excalibur Cherry MX Red - which custom keys?   
    awesome, thanks for taking the time to explain!
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    Kitsan reacted to minibois in DREVO Excalibur Cherry MX Red - which custom keys?   
    That keyboard's layout is generally known as a 75% layout, so look for full sets in that layout.
    Mostly that means you have a standard layout, with some keys being different. Namely:
    - Right Alt (1u instead of 1.25)
    - FN-key (1u instead of 1.25)
    - Right Ctrl (1u instead of 1.25)
    - Right shift (1.75u (I think) instead of 2.75)
     
    All the other keys have the same sizing as a 'normal' keyboard.
     
    KBDFans has some 75% keycap sets. But you can also get a normal keycap set, get some alternative caps for the non-matching keys (the keys mentioned above) and some seperate caps for WASD and that sort of stuff.
     
    Again, this keyboard uses Cherry MX-style stalks, so any Cherry MX keycap will fit on here too.
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    Kitsan reacted to ka_re_t in Content creation, essestials for good (not pro) production?   
    Late, but DaVinci Resolve does it for me.  The only difference between free vs. paid Resolve that I ever noticed is that you're stuck with CPU rendering if you don't pay.  Annoying, but not a deal breaker.  OpenShot is usable if you don't want to be overwhelmed with features.  Definitely don't touch Blender, for any reason.  It has a steep learning curve, and barely works for me.  
     
    A used mirrorless or DSLR with an external microphone jack, plus a Rode VideoMicro is budget friendly.  ($300 + $50 mic)
    Make sure you have a prime lens if you want the most light for the lowest cost, a "Nifty 50" is the right place to start.  ($75 used, $150 new)
    GorillaPod 1k is fine for a tripod, as long as you don't need height. ($30)
    Cheap Amazon LED lights are fine, Neewer has lots of good options (also for microphones). ($40 light + $25 mic)
     
    You can do this for under $500 if you get the camera and lens used ($300 camera + $75 lens) 
    A Sony RX100 mk1 could work for the camera, but the prices listed above will change.  I don't think it supports external microphones, for example, and you don't need a lens for it.
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    Kitsan got a reaction from PixelPol in Content creation, essestials for good (not pro) production?   
    Thanks guys for taking the time to post all this information!
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    Kitsan reacted to PixelPol in Content creation, essestials for good (not pro) production?   
    Is rare that I fully agree with 2 consecutive posts of two different people... but is  the case.   
     
    @Cebrano Yes, the Affinity suite (3 apps) for a lot of people does the deal of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. It is true that does not have (yet) all the features, that has corners to polish, and that being the company staff and money & resources of Serif, what, like 20 or 1000 times smaller than Adobe's, the progress is very slow (some features addition can take years since the moment of considering the possibility of adding them..like happens in open source (low, money, small teams)), as an INCREDIBLY SMALL for endeavors like those, is actually producing 3 HUGE apps in functionality for no less than 3 platforms (Windows, iOS, Mac OS) , and noope, is not "copy-pasting code" as some like to insinuate and oversimplify. 

    There are things you can't do, like in Designer, auto-trace (which can be done in Inkscape quite well), or wrap-deform, which is more of a serious lack. There are some issues also when converting lines to shapes/contours, there are some issues there. The auto -trace is not that much of a show stopper, at least for real pros in design.  The other two are more of a prob, but what people do is mixed workflows with Inkscape. Why not do all in inkscape then, which is free ? Well, because a) some can't stand the UI, has happens with a bunch of open source software, and more importantly b) because for stuff as important and complex as all the print business, are severely lacking compared to Serif's Affinity Designer. Inkscape does not even have a proper CMYK system and CMYK color profiles handling. That's even today a huge portion of commercial projects made impossible.

    In Photo, well, is quite a complex app, in which most can do all what they'll ever need...There are some lacks (imo, less than in designer compared to Illustrator) for a pro use, like color separation, which is kind of an old way of preparing stuff for print (some resort to use Corel Draw instead, among those not willing to use the Adobe cloud) , that is still used for very specific workflows, although not a majority of what is printed today, not even close to that. Most of the market today is PDF/X based workflows, in both CMYK or RGB. The other important lack is for digital painters, and in general, for all, their precision for input devices like tablets. Is not as good as it should be, and you need to activate certain experimental feature in preferences in orden to get a more standard level of accuracy.   Reason why most people don't use it yet for painting as many digital painters do with Photoshop. And reason why I recommend to draw and paint with the cheap Clip Studio Paint, Paint Tool SAI, the free version of Autodesk SketchBook Pro, or Art Rage, all in affordable prices, and then import the art in Affinity Photo (or PhotoLine, which is very good, and from another company, another Photoshop-like tool)  to prepare the file or fine tune it in many ways. This all does not really affects video. Although for retouch (ie, retouching stills, title screens, etc), I highly recommended to activate the "high precision for tablets" feature in "preferences", as it does not only affect painting. Publisher is yet very young. It still needs to "grow", but I'm hearing really good things from people that are much more into publishing than I am. Still, quite far from InDesign and QuarkXPress, but lets not forget the huge price difference, and how cool and functional is the app already.
     
     
    @bmichaels556 I agree... I have indeed edited videos at a company, the oficial profesional demos, interviews, making effects, etc, only using virtualdub ...which, back then, it'd allow doing little more than cutting and moving parts of the movie (even a cross fade was a form of art, as it did only had ONE track and no filter for that... ), and things like that all linear workflow... and Photoshop + a batch editor/converter of ranges of frames, with occasional help of transcoding and encoding tools, among many other utilities. Video stuff can always be done, no matter what....
     
    I still remember the times we handled physical scrubbing and mixer devices, those huge things, with those two disks, and all was a about  traditional magnetic tapes, no "digital" handling. But I was never a video pro, just someone that had to deal with it. Is up to how you put names to things, anyway...  
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    Kitsan reacted to bmichaels556 in Content creation, essestials for good (not pro) production?   
    It really depends what kind of videos you're trying to make. 
     
    But like others said, a decent phone camera on a chair and sitting outside or having a few lamps around is MORE than enough for a decent-looking video.
     
    The microphone obviously depends. If it's you talking at a computer desk behind a camera, in that situation, a mic will really improve audio quality. It just depends what's viable. Otherwise your phone camera may be sufficient enough.
     
    As for editing, I've used Sony Vegas since the beginning. Well, almost. I think it's great, but not free. DaVinci Resolve maybe? I know many use it and again, that should work out just fine. And again, it depends how simple (or not) the editing is. Hell, many of the videos I've made could have been done with Windows Movie Maker if I tried hard enough. Not that I'd recommend doing that. Ever. But I COULD have.
     
    Point is, don't think you need all this awesome epic equipment and software to start things. You don't!
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    Kitsan reacted to Cebrano in Content creation, essestials for good (not pro) production?   
    Considering software i really like the Affinity Products (Photo, Designer, Publisher) which you can get for 50€ each.
    I dont really miss any,Photoshop Features. But that might be because of my workflow...
     
    The way Designer and Photo are working with Publisher is quite comfortable from my perspective.
     
    @PixelPol I dont have anything to add XD Well written.
     
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    Kitsan reacted to PixelPol in Content creation, essestials for good (not pro) production?   
    At blender.org are very good ones. Is where I'd start if I was beginning at it now. (and of course, the download of the app is there, too)
    But IMO, is great for 3D (is my tool for work, for all my 3D), and while has a video editor inside, quite capable, my (2c) recommendations would be (of course, you can use Blender video editor/composer if you find that you prefer it to the below, but please try everything at start, to decide. Davinci seems to me very professional in everything)  :
     
    Davinci Resolve as a video editor. And Davinci Fusion as an app that makes stuff of the kind that After Effects produces (FX and motion graphics). Resolve comes with a kind of Fusion inside, but more limited. I believe is 300$ each,  but the FREE version is quite powerful, you can start with it and be some time getting used to it, and when you have more budget, finally purchase it. Is VERY good. It works better with an at least average-low GPU, a gamer card would be enough, and a game PC, too, without meaning an enthusiast machine, nor enthusiast card, just a regular average will do. Is not like Premiere, where the GPU affects (specially some stuff in the playback), but is mostly all CPU based. Premiere gets great benefit with powerful CPUs and fast clocks. Davinci wouldn't do with a weak CPU either, but an ok machine + nice card is a great combination for it (that is... an average gamer machine). Of course, non of this for super pro level (I'd be saying a 2080) , but you specified is not your case... yet.   
     
    The Davinci solution is not based on subscriptions. So, that's a huge advantage (in my book).
    If you want something simple to handle, yet kind of powerful (imo Davinci is more advanced) you could get Sony Vegas. For this one there's no free version, but I used it during 7 years at my last company. Is very easy and solid. I recommend Davinci better, tho, is better for the long run. Mostly if you end up pairing it with their "Fusion", for effects and motion graphics. if you only have an intel old integrated gpu (like those office low machines, or an old laptop), then I'd say, don't get Davinci, get Sony vegas. But if y you have at least a 1050 or 1060, I'd totally go for Davinci.
     
    (scroll a lot in the pages linked below (well, in your shoes, I'd read all that info and stuff...) till the bottom to find the download of the free version besides the purchase link for teh day you will decide to buy it).
     
    https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/
     
    https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/fusion
     
    https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-movie-studio/product-comparison/#productMenu
     
    Edit: Sony Vegas is called now Vegas Movie Studio. it's been like 6 years since last time I used it, lol. They have now a Vegas Pro solution, seems an NLE editor in a more professional line. The vegas movie studio starts at 50$ in the more limited version, then a 60& and a 100$ version. I just hope you know what is really important, and what "features" or packs are very irrelevant, as so you will save money purchasing the version that you really need.  The vegas Pro starts at 200, then 300$ (this is the price of Davinci, be it resolve or fusion), and has one of 400. It also has a subscription option of 11 or 12$ per month, but I can't stand subscriptions.
     
    IMO, for 300$, or even 200$ is worth it for me to go instead for Davinci Resolve, better.  But wont harm (even having BOTH! ) to get the vega Movie Studio at 50 or bit higher depending on your needs (I have not checked what they streamed currently from the cheap versions , in the features comparison lists). But you don't seem to know what features you'll need for editing. So, in that way, maybe Davinci is better for you, not only better per se, as it has it all, it has no 3 different versions, no premium or LTE. The freeware version of Davinci is limited, but not so much for the work to do when you are starting.
     
    All that said, you can use more tools. I've edited things with Blender NLE, VirtualDub, made weird things with ffmpeg, several transcoders, etc.  I found that having one big main editing tool, but also several utilities around always is super helpful.
     
    Blender can be great also to generate all sort of FX (particles, physics,etc)  and well, 3D media. At some time I've been asked to make 3D logo intros for Youtube channels.   A lot of people just using 2D for that, motion graphics  (what you do in Davinci Fusion, or After Effects, or even just in Adobe Animate CC (Flash) and  export. There's a free 2D vector animation tool, called Synfig ( synfig.org ) is totally free, open source and cross platform. 
     
    Handling all this gives a ton of freedom (trust me). Anyway, as you are starting, I'd take one app, after testing all trials, the one seeming a better bet , so to not get saturated, and learn video editing with it. before that, download several trials and put a lot of patient to each one, as you need to guess which fits you better. Remember some of the best ones (like Blender) can be hard in its UI and complexity at start, but often are really worth the effort later, and even more, years later.
     
    blender.org
    synfig.org
     
    And to me, for doing content, you DO need some image/graphics editor at least (you might end up even needing a vector editor, like Illustrator or Affinity Designer). I recommend Affinity Photo or Photoline for that (again, am not fan of subscriptions, would have said "Adobe suite" and be done with it...and I know that one deeply). If you got short of money at this point, as you are not really printing stuff (in Gimp is not as strong as in Photoshop or Affinity photo for that) ,... then Gimp, if can stand the UI, will do well.
     
    Affinity Photo : https://www.serif.com
    Photoline : https://www.pl32.com
    Gimp : https://www.gimp.org
     
    If you are left with no money after purchasing the camara, hardware, etc... IMO you could do for some time as you are starting with : Davinci Resolve and Fusion FREE versions. Gimp for some image manipulation for images for the video, the thumbnails, etc. Blender in case you need something 3D, or FX ,  even if using effectively Fusion for that. I'd have too XnView Mp (also as image browser... or irfanview) and  their Konvert, for batch converting frames in case you need it one day. You can go purchasing apps as you go needing higher level of stuff.
     
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    Kitsan got a reaction from TVwazhere in Lan type atx cases   
    Thanks for the informative reply, I think the most I would be willing to spend tops out with the Cerberus X at $265
     
    I forgot about be quiet! I think the PURE BASE 500 fits the bill nicely too
     
     
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    Kitsan reacted to TVwazhere in Lan type atx cases   
    Most cases I know of that have thicker metal frames or panels also have glass and are above $200...
     
    Most cases (that I know of at least) are not designed to be "tough" and "durable". There are cases like the Silverstone MM01 that are built to be super dust and water resistant (and by extension very tough) but it's $500 and nowhere near "lan" sized.
     
    If you're just looking for a small ATX case with a solid side panel that wont fall over just by looking at it, the two cases you have are probably your best bet, maybe a be quiet! Pure Base 600 could be added to that short list
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    Kitsan reacted to 1van in Decoding CPU stepping (9900K)   
    Google the SRELS code that it written on the CPU.
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    Kitsan reacted to LogicWeasel in Which ATX motherboard for 3900x?   
    Seems self defeating to go that route.  Assuming US pricing, that's the price-point of the non-extreme X570 boards.  If you are thinking to get a good board for around $170 you'd best go with X570 just for the better features/more support anyway.
     
    Assuming you just want a board that works and are not planning to push heavily into overclocking, you would get best value with a nice MAX-series (means upgraded BIOS that supports all 3rd gen natively out of the box, no having to q-flash or boot-kit, and the ROM chip is bigger so full-fat bios images fit, unlike older non-X570 boards) like this for right-at $115:
    https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jcYQzy/msi-b450-tomahawk-max-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-tomahawk-max

    If you don't care to save the money and just want a little fancier, I'd pick this board over the Gaming Pro Carbon, and the bonus is that it's a value-priced Asus TUF series for $165: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/whMTwP/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-x570-plus
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    Kitsan reacted to LogicWeasel in Which ATX motherboard for 3900x?   
    Really depends on the X570 you're looking at, it's not that nuts considering you just recommended he get an older generation, $210 motherboard that isn't even guaranteed to boot with a Ryzen 3000-series CPU out of the box.
    I mentioned a B450 board that costs $115 , you call a $210 board a fair price (that's the price of most higher-end X570 btw, wth).  The B450 and X570 boards I mentioned both cost less than the one you mention, and they have essentially the same level of "connectivity" to be packed with. 
    Your logic is flawed yo.
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    Kitsan reacted to SliceT in Which ATX motherboard for 3900x?   
    You are right not needing a X570, it's nut's the prices on the X570 line when you compare the same  price on older gen mobo features / Quality.
    That said, get yourself one of the best AM4 mobos, the Taichi X470 can EASILY handle all the new CPUs as well it's packed with connectivity for a fair price.
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    Kitsan reacted to Jurrunio in Which ATX motherboard for 3900x?   
    The power draw tho means non-X570 boards good for handling the 3900X is somewhat limited in number
    and they are rarely at a good price.
     
    even older boards could be capable in memory overclocking.
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    Kitsan reacted to Firewrath9 in Which ATX motherboard for 3900x?   
    I'd reccommend the ASUS X570 TUF, like mentioned before. You're buying a 500$ proc, I wouldn't cheap out on a motherboard.
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    Kitsan reacted to Princess Luna in Which ATX motherboard for 3900x?   
    Are you sure the i7 8700K can't satisfy? it might be behind the 3900X but it's not exactly a sloth.
     
    That said,
    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Asus-Crosshair-Vi-Hero-Motherboard-CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO/866065651?irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_1yNQHs0zcxyOT89wUx0Mo3IyUknwtJyX6zEdzE0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_79301&clickid=1yNQHs0zcxyOT89wUx0Mo3IyUknwtJyX6zEdzE0
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    Kitsan reacted to Dedayog in 8700k vs idk   
    It's not stupid.  It's dependent on what you are doing.
     
    You're as badly biased and prejudiced as the OP.  Don't be.
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    Kitsan got a reaction from Polakki in Is 9700K worth 150 USD more than 3700X?   
    You dont need a 2080ti but you do need a 1080ti/2080/2070 super...etc
     
    Calling someone dumb because they're an enthusiast is just rude.
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    Kitsan got a reaction from Bearmann in Ryzen review release date/time?   
    Im a bit confused I thought the release date for the CPUs was today, is there a specific time when the official reviews will be allowed to be uploaded?
     
    I havent seen diddly squat
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