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Grabhanem

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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Nik schaad in Upgrade vs Upgrade   
    What kind of games do you play, and do you do anything else performance-intensive with your PC?
     
    If you play a lot of high-FPS competitive shooters or do a lot of video editing/3D modeling/code compiling/other productivity tasks, the CPU upgrade probably will be better. (Although I'd avoid the Q300L for its poor airflow performance, and choose a lower-wattage PSU with better internals instead of a 750W white.) If you play a lot of sightseeing games at high resolutions/settings, the GPU upgrade will help you more, although I don't know how well your current PSU would handle it.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Robbo89 in Response to Linus' Terrible Non-Apology About RAID Sponsorship   
    Response to the Response to the Response:
     
    People arguing about every tiny thing LMG does is more annoying than anything LMG does.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Kilrah in Powering fans and drives without a PSU and Mobo   
    If you don't mind having a second PSU, you can get the second board out of the equation by either using a PSU jumper tool (available pretty cheaply) or jamming a paper clip between the green and black wires on your PSU.
     
    The real problem is that server boards like this are designed to be used in proprietary chassis where fan mounts, drive bays, etc are all built into the case/backplanes, so they often are missing those features in the way you'd see them on a consumer board.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Slizzo in PSA: Do NOT use daisy chain power cables for 3000 series (One cable per 8 pin GPU power connection)   
    The reason daisy-chain connectors exist is that PCIe power is massively underspecced. The physical connector is the same Molex Minifit that's used for CPU power, and can take something like 300-400W physically, the PCI SIG just rates it at 150W on the card side.
     
    So if you're running your FTW3 or whatever with 3 8-pins daisy-chaining off 2 8-pins at the PSU, you have around 600-800W of available power from the PSU connectors, not the 300W of your reasoning.
     
    Single connectors are still definitely preferable for transient response & cable heat reasons, but daisy-chain is not objectively a problem by any stretch.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from curiousmind34 in Antec High current Gamer 650w power supply price to good to be true?   
    $65 off, $67 shipping.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from lboolaka_33 in Do laptops use ATX? If not, what do they use instead?   
    Laptops don't use any particular form factor; instead, each motherboard is custom-designed for each laptop model.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Cool_Evlo in Do laptops use ATX? If not, what do they use instead?   
    Laptops don't use any particular form factor; instead, each motherboard is custom-designed for each laptop model.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from WhitetailAni in Do laptops use ATX? If not, what do they use instead?   
    Laptops don't use any particular form factor; instead, each motherboard is custom-designed for each laptop model.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Freakwise in Dave 2D: 32core GPU in new Macbook Pro like RTX 3070, using only 40watts.   
    If an RTX 3070 is only using 90W, your benchmark is definitely not using it to its full potential.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from WhitetailAni in Dave 2D: 32core GPU in new Macbook Pro like RTX 3070, using only 40watts.   
    If an RTX 3070 is only using 90W, your benchmark is definitely not using it to its full potential.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Helpful Tech Witch in Dave 2D: 32core GPU in new Macbook Pro like RTX 3070, using only 40watts.   
    If an RTX 3070 is only using 90W, your benchmark is definitely not using it to its full potential.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Meltech465 in Which one? Ballistix or Trident Z neo?   
    The entire question depends on the exact memory you're looking at.
     
    This is not necessarily true. Performance of memory is entirely based on the timings & speed, and both Corsair and other manufacturers offer a wide range from very low-performing to very high-performing kits.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from WhitetailAni in Memory Question / Quad Channel   
    Quad channel works pretty much like dual channel on consumer platforms, but the performance hit is not nearly as large - I wouldn't worry about living with dual channel for budget/upgrade reasons for a bit.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Nukkejelti in Asus Z590-F vs Asus Z590-E   
    I'd pick the Z590-F of those two mainly because it's cheaper - both are very overkill for the 10600K.
     
    Unless you have a reason for those particular boards, I'd recommend the Z490-A Pro or similar over either one for less than half the price - you don't need a board that high-end for a 10600K, and the A Pro will handle even a 10900K or 11900K fairly well.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Nukkejelti in Asus Z590-F vs Asus Z590-E   
    The A Pro isn't a cheapo board by any stretch. At the temperatures these boards will be running, they will all far outlast the usefulness of any of the components in terms of thermal degradation, and other forms of failure aren't mitigated by buying a more expensive board.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Goldilock in Have $200, need suggestion for new hobby   
    Model rocketry is a good middle-of-nowhere hobby if you like crafty things - inexpensive, and you can get pretty far down the rabbit hole if you want.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from BriscoBones in Re-Using Factory GPU in New Build?   
    It should work fine - I'm running an HP 1070 in my system.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Jurrunio in MSI x570-a pro worth it?   
    The B550-A Strix is vastly better than the X570-A Pro - MSI's own B450 boards are better than their entry-level X570 boards even at half the price.
     
    If you want a good value board, I'd go with the MSI B550-A pro- it's similar in power delivery to a lot of the other midrange B550s and fairly inexpensive, and better than most if not all cheaper X570s.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from WhitetailAni in CPU Speed Capped   
    When the CPU isn't under load, it'll idle down to save power- that's normal.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Jurrunio in 3600MHz DDR4 ECC-UDIMMs?   
    As far as I know, no 3600 MHz ECC memory exists. It's not a JEDEC bin, so it wouldn't be considered stable for most enterprise applications. Even 3200 CL22 is just barely starting to hit the server space.
     
    Honestly, if you're not running clients' webservers off your personal machine, it's probably not worth getting ECC. You're very very unlikely to see ECC-correctable errors interrupting your workflow on even a high-end workstation, and the combination of the cost increase and major speed & latency downgrade make non-ECC look a lot better.
     
    Honestly, if you want to improve your reliability, ditch the watercooling. That will prevent more problems than ECC would ever solve.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Zando_ in Can the GTX 980 Ti handle 1440p gaming?   
    With older games like the ones you've listed, it should handle it fine. The 980ti was marketed as a 4K gaming card when most of those games came out.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Electronics Wizardy in 3600MHz DDR4 ECC-UDIMMs?   
    As far as I know, no 3600 MHz ECC memory exists. It's not a JEDEC bin, so it wouldn't be considered stable for most enterprise applications. Even 3200 CL22 is just barely starting to hit the server space.
     
    Honestly, if you're not running clients' webservers off your personal machine, it's probably not worth getting ECC. You're very very unlikely to see ECC-correctable errors interrupting your workflow on even a high-end workstation, and the combination of the cost increase and major speed & latency downgrade make non-ECC look a lot better.
     
    Honestly, if you want to improve your reliability, ditch the watercooling. That will prevent more problems than ECC would ever solve.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Electronics Wizardy in Can the GTX 980 Ti handle 1440p gaming?   
    With older games like the ones you've listed, it should handle it fine. The 980ti was marketed as a 4K gaming card when most of those games came out.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Fasauceome in Will ryzen 3 1200 or 1300x need a bios update on rog b450 f-gaming Motherboard?   
    It won't need a BIOS update, but it's not a particularly great board either. Something like a B450-A Pro would be much better for the money.
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    Grabhanem got a reaction from Tan3l6 in Witch motherboard is the best choice?   
    If you get the 3300X, the B450i gaming plus max should still be marginally better than the B550m/itx - however, it doesn't support PCIe 4.0 so it's up to you which tradeoff you want to make.

    I'd also consider a different cooler - air cooling is typically a lot cheaper than AIO and will perform as well or better, as well as improving airflow around the motherboard which can be a major factor on these dense boards. A lot of people are recommending the Fuma 2 and Noctua C14S for that case, so I would go with something along those lines.
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