AhmedIlyas

I couldn't care less. What I mean is: Good for them. Support them. Happy for them. I only care about the content and value they bring as after all, that is what it is all about. About their individuality is another thing and a bonus but we are not "entitled" to as such, like them explaining their story/reasonings behind it or looking for any form of approval/validation. yes, I missed their content. They are fantastic and hilarious but entertaining too and provide such valuable content to us! Whatever works for them and whatever makes them happy, why are we to judge them?

One of the companies that Linus sponsored a short while ago was VRLA Tech. I just placed an order for a custom system... let's see how good they are The customer service response has been good so far. I had a few exchanges with them via email about what I am looking for and specific components. They have been very responsive. My own build will be the following: CPU- Intel Core i9-13900K CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-D15 Premium CPU Cooler Motherboard - Asus Z790 ProArt Creator wifi Memory - 128GB DDR5 RAM (Crucial brand or better) Storage – 4x 2TB Samsung Pro 990 with heatsink m.2 NVMe Graphics Card - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Air cooled) Power Supply - EVGA PSU: 80+ Titanium 1600 Case - Fractal Design Define R7 XL case (Black) Case Fans - Noctua High Performance Cooling Fans Now, this is not a gaming machine but more of a HEDT workhorse system. I thought I'd post here and give an honest view and opinion of the sponsor too.

Hi all. So, Twitch is not something I am looking for here but I am looking fo something easier. Basically I want to do a podcast that allows me to "accept" joinee's into the call (similar to meetings like Zoom for example) and be able to stream to different platforms like youtube, facebook etc... What do you recommend for software to do this? Ideally want to make it easy for non-tech savvy people.

Thanks! Not budget but just have 2 other PCIe cards I NEED to use and I want to be as much energy efficient as possible and lower my electric bill without the modern cards... lol.

Hmm. They seem pretty low on the spectrum of things these days LOL.

Thanks! I am OK with even up to a 200w-250w card just as long as it's not going to draw so much power. Thoughts on the 20 series? Worth it? Not worth it?

I am not really into gaming. I hate how downhill Nvidia have gone with no care about power consumption or slot consumption... What older Nvidia cards would you recommend that have 4 HDMI outputs or a combo of DVI and HDMI? (must have 4 outputs though). I am looking for a card that: - consumes 1-1.5x slot space (NO water/liquid cooling) - used for daily work but also the odd game like Rainbow Six, Flight sim (not the recent ones but if it can play the new one, that would be great), Delta force - does not consume high power! This is for a new system I will be building with latest components around for a 13th Gen Intel. Not that the CPU matters in this case for me. Thank you.

Just saw this - thanks for the responses. yeah, its been a long time since I built a PC and Asus defo has been solid for me. I was aware of the recent issues of the Asus mobo where the capacitors were placed backwards on some of the boards. What would be a solid heavy duty motherboard these days then? That's what I am struggling to find in general... quality does not exist now.

*sigh* can't keep waiting. Waiting damn too long for something decent to come out... lol

I have had excellent luck with Asus board. Even the one I am running today from literally 10 years ago, on virtually 24/7... no issues. Rock solid. Trust and reliability.

Thanks all! I feel very informed

Thanks!

@-rascal- - thanks. Well yes, I do want the HEDT but Intel no longer does the extreme editions... and don't want to do Xeon either.

I am coming into the new era of computers. I used to build them 10+ years ago. Things have changed. I now see, and have done a lot, about "timings" in memory. What the heck is this stuff? And why is it needed? I don't care about overclocking as long as perf is fast. Is this more specific to overclocking or should I pay attention to it? What configuration do you recommend for an Intel i9? Educate me

This will be for the Intel i9 13th Gen. I am looking for support of: 128GB DDR4/DDR5 mem (probably DDR4) 6 SATA connections at least 4 PCIe slots (includes 1x, 16x) What is the solid premium board (cost does not matter) from the Asus line? I am not a gamer so I don't care much for RGB (yes, I hear you cry....). Looking for solid robust hardware of premium quality here. ROG Strix Z790-F is disappointing as it is expensive but only has 2 PCIe's!