PCPartPicker Part List
Type
Item
Price
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
$299.63 @ Walmart
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard
$219.00 @ B&H
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory
$159.99 @ Newegg
Storage
Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card
EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card
$663.98 @ Newegg
Case
NZXT H210 Mini ITX Tower Case
$79.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply
Fractal Design Ion SFX-L 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply
$98.58 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)
$1701.15
Mail-in rebates
-$30.00
Total
$1671.15
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-02 06:16 EST-0500
Still in budget, good enough GPU too for gaming and everything (perhaps overkill if you don't play that much).
You can go with a lower GPU (1660S for example) and a 3900/3950x instead.
This is also the best mITX motherboard there is for AMD.
It's old hardware. Considering how you are using it: use it till it breaks. (or if you can replace it for free/almost free)
My gf uses my old pc, an AMD Athlon X2 4200+, as a media pc. She also intends to use it till it breaks. (and is sattisfied with the performance btw, and happy with the stability and all vs her laptop)
It seems that those phenom CPU's are soldered/glued on. Risk of damaging your CPU is really high, especially for a novice. I wouldn't bother.
Also make sure the airflow inside the case is good, and that it can escape from the case. Nice CPU cooler is nice, but if it has no place to exhaust the hot air...
My son has the same board and honestly I don't know how to use the dual BIOS feature or if I did it I did it without knowing. I am going to go check that pc right now. Anyway I guess me and the OP have some reading to do. LOL
The Enthoo Pro is great.
Other options include the Define R4 or Arc Midi R2:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcaarcr2bl
... Okay, so I actually made a small remix over the last few hours. Fast enough? ;P
MP3: http://goo.gl/ooNhes
FLAC: http://goo.gl/F6GBq2
I'm in a GMT+0 area, so it's almost 6:20AM for me here. X_X
EDIT: Mirror uploads in the case of the GDrive links not working:
MP3: http://workupload.com/file/DVV8gpaQ
FLAC: http://workupload.com/file/ji53PVMP
I do currently own a 280X Toxic(that will change soon tho ), the only thing I don't like about it is that the fans are a little bit loud at full load but that's nothing you can't fix with a good fan curve. Default fan curve is just too aggressive for my taste. Other than that it's pretty good imo, mine can push itself to 1200Core/1750Memory without giving artifacts. Which is pretty good IMO.
Toxic definitely! Its the fastest factory 280X and its just badass. Might be a little bit louder than the wf3 under full load tho. Also the toxic has a backplate and ''status leds''
The SSP-550RT would be better if you don't need modularity: http://en.ksp.co.il/?uin=18382
Otherwise, the HCG 620M is just an improved M12ii: http://en.ksp.co.il/?uin=17395
The difference between the 80 PLUS gold/platinum is the efficiency. It's more just marketing gimmickry to make you buy it, but I'll let this video decide for you.
Watch all of it too because I think people really don't understand how different power supplies are different.
Silverstone, Corsair, Cooler master and Fractal Design all get my nod. If
money isn't really an issue than 750-850 watts is more than enough for what
you're running. Each of those brands should have a gold rated power supply
in your budget just pick which ever one you like. Obviously the cheaper you
go within these four brands the better you'll be because you'll be able to
put that money toward a CPU, Motherboard and ram upgrade in the future.
Just to add you don't need the highest watt power supply but if that's
what you've budgeted then that's what you've budgeted, an 850 will carry
you over to your next build in the future, a 650 may not. Don't spend for
the sake of spending but get good value for you money when you can.
Good luck.
[Rumour] Nvidia Maxwell GM200 GPU Specs
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: BiG StroOnZ
Source 2: wccftech.com
Leaked by PCTuining Die Size: 551mm^2
SMMs/CUDA Cores: 20-22/ 2560-2816
Memory Bus: 384 Bit
Performance: ~50% Boost over GTX Titan Black
Launch: Q4 2014
Should be out within two months.
This core will have double the performance per watt of the GK110 core
K|NGP|N and TiN hit 2103Hz on the GTX980 (LN2)
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: MEC-777
Source 2: techpowerup.com
EVGA X99 FTW Motherboard
1600W power supplies
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Core: 2103MHz Mem: 1753MHz
Fire Strike = 19040
Fire Strike Extreme = 9191
Overclock attributed to low power consumption.
Both Paul and Kyle leave Newegg in quest to be more like Linus
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Sexy Vanilla Freshness
Source 2: youtube.com (Paul)
Source 3: youtube.com (Kyle)
Paul is still contracting with Newegg on a weekly basis
Kyle may still do some video work for Newegg once a week
both urge everyone to continue extending support to Newegg
Paul is focusing a lot more time and effort on his personal channel, Paul’s Hardware
Kyle is helping his grandparents in their old age and focusing on his personal channel, Awesomesauce Network
Paul: “Biggest reason why I wanted to make this change… is all of you folks out there. Thanks for watching and thanks for all of your feedback.”
#BendGate
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: LarsReviews (Good thread)
Source 2: techcrunch.com (Newer article suggested)
Source 3: bgr.com
Link 1: youtube.com 1:58 (uBreakiFixCo)
On Thursday Apple told CNBC that only nine customers had so far been affected.
Apple: “new iPhones feature steel/titanium inserts to reinforce stress locations and use the strongest glass in the industry.”
During normal use bends are extremely rare according to Apple.
When compared to the Note 3 the iPhone 6 Plus does not jump back to it’s original shape after bending but bends less. This is because it is made of aluminum not plastic.
Video in Link 1 shows the two bend tests. Jump to 0:50.
(HTC) Nexus 9 expected in Q3
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Ethnod
Source 2: reuters.com
Source 3: theverge.com
HTC hasn’t made a tablet since 2011.
Announced at Google I/O in June
Expected Q3 2014, Tegra K1.
May be more high end than the Nexus 7. (Suggested by the K1)
The Verge has also confirmed its imminent release.
Will be unveiled alongside the Andriod L update.
EVGA 970 ACX uses a cooler initially designed for different GPUs
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: DeViLzzz
Source 2: eteknix.com
Picture in source 2. Cooler looks to be taken from a different GPU.
Comment from EVGA: “The way the EVGA GTX 970 ACX heat sink was designed is based on the GTX 970 wattage plus an additional 40% cooling headroom on top of it. (Giving 200W) There are 3 heat pipes on the heatsink – 2 x 8mm major heat pipes to distribute the majority of the heat from the GPU to the heatsink, and a 3rd 6mm heatpipe is used as a supplement to the design to reduce another 2-3 degrees Celsius. Also we would like to mention that the cooler passed NVIDIA Greenlight specifications. Due to the GPU small die size, we intended for the GPU to contact two major heat pipes with direct touch to make the best heat dissipation without any other material in between.We all know the Maxwell GPU is an extremely power efficient GPU, our SC cooler was overbuilt for it and allowed us to provide cards with boost clocks at over 1300MHz. EVGA also has an “FTW” version for those users who want even higher clocks. Regarding fan noise, we understand that some have expressed concerns over the fan noise on the EVGA GTX 970 cards, this is not a fan noise issue but it is more of an aggressive fan curve set by the default BIOS. The fan curve can be easily adjusted in EVGA PrecisionX or any other overclocking software. Regardless, we have heard the concerns and will provide a BIOS update to reduce the fan noise during idle.”
The reference GTX 970 cooler has a 250W TDP. The EVGA’s GTX 970 ACX cooler has a 200W TDP.
The 3rd heatpipe (allegedly) isn’t even sealed off.
Watch Dogs turning into a franchise
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: dlf
Source 2: computerandvideogames.com
Ubisoft Montreal's vice president of creative, Lionel Raynaud says that although the game has its flaws, he feels that it succeeds in establishing "a brand and promise" for the future.
8 million copies shipped
“There are flaws, obviously. We absolutely want to tackle these flaws and surprise players, and the way to tackle some of those flaws is going to be quite radical. There are parts of the game that will need to change."
"We need to be careful not to change the things that most players liked, just because the ones who didn't like those things are the most vocal.”
Compare’s the success of Watchdog to the success of Assassin’s Creed (1) - “Not perfect but the commercial reception was good”.
“Corsair Gaming” Peripherals and Branding
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: cesrai (Good thread)
Source 2: kotaku.com
Source 3: change.org logo petition
huge negative uproar about the new logo
references to tribal tattoos and tramp stamps
if you haven’t seen our Corsair Gaming logo replacement guide, head over to the channel to watch it after the show
over 7000 signatures on “keep the old logo” petition
YellowBeard from Corsair responds on thier forum (2nd post) http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=132520&page=13
ISIS (Jihadist group) used GTA5 for recruitment video
Source 1: gamespot.com
video was supposedly meant “to train children and youth how to battle the west and to strike terror into the hearts of those who oppose the Islamic State.”
“characters dressed like civilians are seen shooting military and police characters. It also recreates real footage we often see in the news of improvised explosive devices detonated as a convoy of vehicles drives by.”
“The video opens with a message written in slightly broken English: ‘Your games which are producing from you, we do the same actions in the battlefields!!’”
this isn’t the first time they have shown their penchant for technology
the group has a large online presence with a significant focus on social media
Intel to spend 6 billion USD on 10nm manufacturing plant in Israel
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Jerakl
Source 2: kitguru.net
Israeli government has approved a plan submitted by Intel Corp. to upgrade its fab in Kiryat Gat.
plan to significantly modernize its semiconductor manufacturing facility
goal of manufacturing chips using 10nm process
total spend is up to 6 billion USD
Israeli government is giving them a grant of 300 million USD over 5 years in subsidies
Intel will be eligible to pay a corporate rate of only 5 percent for 10 years according to Reuters
Yair Lapid, finance minister of Israle, calls this plan “a strategic asset for Israel’s industry. This is the biggest investment by a foreign company ever in Israel and is further proof that Israel is at the forefront of technology and innovation.”
IPhone 6 beats competition in benchmarks
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: RedRound2
Source 2: anandtech.com
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus performed well in most benchmarks
top score (lowest time) in Sunspider 1.0.2 browser benchmark
both were only beaten by Shield Tablet in the 3DMark 1.2 Unlimited - Graphics benchmark
poor score in the 3DMark Physics benchmark (outclassed by almost every other flagship)
both placed in top five for Web Browsing Battery Life (WiFi)
6 Plus scored 13.7 hours for Web Browsing Battery Life (WiFi), 6 scored 11.5 hours
AMD India unveils FirePro W8100, W9100 and R9 285 Graphics Cards
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: MEC-777
Source 2: gizbot.com
teased “big announcement” September 25
many people thought it was 390 launch, turns out to be much less exciting
AMD India, at an event today, unveiled as many as three new graphics cards that aim to deliver GPU compute power for future-ready 4K workstation workflows and personal supercomputing. The three new graphic cards from AMD being: AMD FirePro W8100, AMD FirePro W9100 and GCN-powered AMD Radeon R9 285.
AMD FirePro W8100 also features 8GB of GDDR5
AMD FirePro W9100, offers 16GB of GDDR5 memory, and workstation users can multi-task efficiently across up to six 4K displays
DisplayPort will work through USB Type C
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: GoodBytes
Source 2: techpowerup.com
Using the DisplayPort Alt Mode, a USB Type-C connector and cable can deliver full DisplayPort audio/video (A/V) performance, driving monitor resolutions of 4K and beyond, SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.1) data and up to 100 watts of power--over a single cable. The DisplayPort Alt Mode can also drive adaptors that support the huge installed base of existing DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI, and VGA displays.
Allows the new USB Type-C connector at both ends while using the DisplayPort Standard over USB Type-C to transmit high-resolution A/V along with USB data and power.
DisplayPort over USB C carries up 8.1 Gbps per lane. USB 3.1 carries 10Gbps.
Early implementations of DisplayPort Alt Mode USB Type-C devices will likely use existing DisplayPort 1.2a capabilities that support up to 5.4 Gbps per lane which will support up to 4K display resolutions at a 60Hz frame rate with up to 30-bit color.
DisplayPort Alt Mode can choose to transmit on just one or two of the four available lanes, so that the other two lanes can be used for SuperSpeed USB data at the same time.
When using all four lanes for DisplayPort Alt Mode, which could drive a monitor with up to 5K (5120 x 2880) resolution
EKWB GTX980 Waterblocks released
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: VSG
Source 2: ekwb.com
EKWB first to market with their waterblocks.
Directly cools the GPU, RAM as well as VRM (voltage regulation module) as water flows directly over them.
Check compatibility at coolingconfigurator.com.
Australian Government now has unlimited ability to monitor, access and control any computer as well as jail whistleblowers and more
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Keudn
Source 2: smh.com AUTOPLAY VIDEO
new bill “allows ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organization) to seek just one warrant to access a limitless number of computers on a computer network when attempting to monitor a target, which lawyers, rights groups, academics and Australian media organisations have condemned”
“would effectively allow the entire internet to be monitored, as it is a "network of networks" and the bill does not specifically define what a computer network is”
ASIO will also be able to copy, delete, or modify the data held on any of the computers it has a warrant to monitor
allows ASIO to disrupt target computers, use innocent third-party computers not targeted in order to access a target computer
“Anyone - including journalists, whistleblowers and bloggers - who "recklessly" discloses "information ... [that] relates to a special intelligence operation" faces up to 10 years' jail”
Those who identify ASIO agents could also face a decade in prison under the new bill, a tenfold increase on the existing maximum penalty.
After concerns were raised by Labor and Senator Leyonhjelm, the government agreed to amend the legislation to specifically rule out ASIO using torture.
"ASIO cannot, does not and has never engaged in torture," Senator Brandis said.
The Australian Greens, through Senator Scott Ludlam, put forward an amendment that would limit the number of computers ASIO could access with one warrant to 20 but it failed to gain support from Labor or the government.
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon and Liberal Democratic Senator David Leyonhjelm also put forward amendments that would protect whistleblowers but these did not gain enough support either.
One of the amendments put forward by Senator Xenophon would have required ASIO's watchdog, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, to report publicly each year on how many devices ASIO accessed.
But Labor and the government voted against it, with Senator Brandis saying it "would not be appropriate" to report figures as it would reveal information about ASIO's capabilities. apparently Senator Brandis is the one behind the bill
many fear its disclosure offences go too far, with the Australian Lawyers Alliance saying they would have "not just a chilling effect but a freezing effect" on national security reporting
this bill has passed through the senate - still has to go through the house of representatives
passage through the house of representatives is “all but guaranteed
Shellshock Bug
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: AlexGoesHigh
Source 2: arstechnica.com
Affects all machines using Bash (most unix based systems)
The input: env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' would cause a response of: vulnerable
You could for example wipe someone’s hard drives.
The vulnerability affects versions 1.14 through 4.3 of GNU Bash.
Fixes already available in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (versions 4 through 7) and the Fedora distribution, CentOS (versions 5 through 7), Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS, and 14.04 LTS, Debian.
Kai Kloepfer (17) mods fingerprint scanner onto gun.
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Ethnod
Source 2: techcrunch.com
Colorado has a history of gun violence
Kloepfer won 50,000 USD from the “Smart Tech for Firearms Challenge” to develop his smart gun prototype
a total of 15 innovators will receive a part of the million dollar total prize offered by the challenge
Kloepfer is the first to get the award
gun works by creating a user ID and locking in the fingerprint of each user allowed to use the gun
gun will only unlock with the unique fingerprint of those who have permission to access the gun
all user data is kept on the gun, nothing is uploaded
difficult to hack, makes it potentially ideal for military use
the initial prototype cost $3000 to put together
Kloepfer’s parents helped him with the original investment
some of the 50k has been used to purchase a 3D printer to create parts for his prototype
plans to use the rest toward the integration of a fingerprint scanner
according to the Center for Injury and Research Policy 1500 kids die each year from a gun in the US, many more are seriously injured
Kloepfer hopes his gun will help reduce accidental deaths and injuries from firearms
Blizzard cancels its next-gen MMO Titan after seven years
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: dlf
Source 2: polygon.com
last year it was made known that Blizzard was “going back to the drawing board” with the project
Titan was never officially announced, though Blizzard was not afraid to talk about it
in a recent interview with Polygon, Co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime said “We had created World of Warcraft, and we felt really confident that we knew how to make MMOs. So we set out to make the most ambitious thing that you could possibly imagine. And it didn't come together. We didn't find the fun. We didn't find the passion. We talked about how we put it through a reevaluation period, and actually, what we reevaluated is whether that's the game we really wanted to be making. The answer is no.”
Chris Metzen, Blizzard Senior VP of story and franchise development called the decision “excruciating”
Mike Morhaime continued “It's always really, really hard to make those kind of decisions. It was hard when we canceled Warcraft Adventures. It was hard when we canceled StarCraft Ghost. But it has always resulted in better-quality work.”
Metzen and Morhaime suggested that the recent trend of smaller-scale Blizzard releases like Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm has played a part in the company moving away from Titan
suggesting they may not have to make big blockbusters to continue being successful
Rapid Fire
[Rumour] 12” Macbook Air may have a USB type C port
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: snowComet
Source 2: 9to5mac.com
Arriving in 2015
Sleeping Dogs sequel Triad Wars is PC exclusive
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Dietrichw
Source 2: polygon.com
taking place in the city of Hong Kong
Players take on the role of the criminal kingpin of the Triad underworld, battling against rivals, hacking, extorting and money laundering their way to success
You can register for beta here: https://www.triadwars.com/beta-registration
LED SLI Bridges released
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: GoodBytes
Source 2: anandtech.com
the bridges used in the Mod24 rigs are available for sale (by the way, head over to teespring.com/mod24 to check out our shirt!)
2-way, 2-way spaced, and 3-way models available
2-way models are 29.99 USD, 3-way are 39.99 USD
LED can be controlled with GeForce experience 1.7 or later
works with any NVIDIA card but is designed to match the reference look of GeForce GTX 770, GTX 780, GTX 780 Ti, GTX TITAN, GTX TITAN Black, GTX 970 and GTX 980
Nintendo’s Quasquicentennial (125th) Anniversary
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: algoat
Source 2: gamespot.com
“born” on September 23, 1889
turned 125 on Tuesday
for most of its life it produced cards, toys, other random ventures
transitioned to video games in the 1970s
Microsoft’s Wireless Display adapter
Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: GoodBytes
Source 2: blogs.windows.com
Share content from a Miracast enabled device. (Most things running 8.1 including phones)
You need to plug it into your watching device via HDMI and USB.
A great tool for use at work – in a conference room – and not just at home.
$60USD online.
I think an awesome idea would be to make cup heaters from the cpu heat to keep your coffee warm while you pull all-nighters.
And if we're going that far then maybe even run it through the floor to make it warm in the winter
To take it even further you could make it join in one spot and make a water fountain above it using a different loop.
Maybe you could even use your toilet as a water reserve!
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