🌐│pc_gear

[solid harness]

My budget is 200 or the less

I wanted to buy fiio ft1 but then I saw it response consistency on rating.com that is says I will lose alot of base with glasses thats why im asking for other options

[quasi field]

Most closed backs will have more significant bass drops when seal is broken since they rely on the seal for the bass response in the first place

[round lagoon]

maybe you can try an IEM, it deliver the sound directly to your earcanal

[solid harness]

I prefer using headphones since i feel more comfortable on them

Does it really that bad using fiio ft1 with glasses?

Does it really destroy whole experience?

[crude talon]

it happens on most headphones if you wear glasses, does it ruin the bass for you right now?

fiio ft1 should be a pretty good option, if you don't like them you could probably return them

[gray shuttle]

Definitely find a vendor that accepts returns, first of all

[quasi field]

FT1 shows a drop of upwards to 8 dB in bass when wearing glasses

[tidal otter]

Ive seen many recommend the Wallhack SP-005/004, can anyone confirm these are good options? Or perhaps a different option? Hope im in the right channel for this question

[gray shuttle]

You are indeed

[tidal otter]

Sweet! Just ordered a wooting keyboard and saw this link so i thought why not join

[crude talon]

if you want a glass pad I think they're pretty good, I haven't tried super many though
I prefer cloth personally

[gray shuttle]

Welcome and good buy!

If you check your wooting hub and sync your discord you'll be pink too!

[tidal otter]

I currently use a cloth one too!

[tidal otter]

Meant to reply oops

[gray shuttle]

I prefer a cloth personalky

[tidal otter]

Cant wait for it to arrive

[gray shuttle]

I hate sweaty glass, but. I don't need agility, so

[tidal otter]

Well its either a new cloth mousepad or a glass pad for me rn

First of all i need to get a new mouse tho

[gray shuttle]

Wallhack is generally considered goodz yes

[crude talon]

I only bought my 3 glasspads for the designs but I just use cloth normally

[gray shuttle]

But I like cloth so I have an Artisan, but that wasn't your question haha

[elfin kayak]

imo only get glass if you're certain you wanna wear a sleeve everytime you play

[crude talon]

I never wear a sleeve

[gray shuttle]

Stwap

[tidal otter]

Well what ive been told is that glass does bring a comp advantage, this could also just be a myth tho

[crude talon]

I mean sometimes I have a sleeved shirt but a lot of times I don't

[gray shuttle]

My desk is like the ikea glass and I hate it

[gray shuttle]

Advantage, eh

It won't make you better, it'll more...help you?

Like, it won't line up shots for you

[gray shuttle]

You'll just feel slightly less encumbered

Which in itself takes time to adjust to

[crude talon]

glass can be good for tracking heavy games

[tidal otter]

Thats quite obvious

[gray shuttle]

Sorry. I didn't mean to imply you didn't know that

It will not make up for flaws, I mean

[tidal otter]

Just feels like theres a higher skill ceiling when using glass, if that makes sense?

Is this the case?

[gray shuttle]

Just like the wooting box says

[tidal otter]

Or allows for more accuracy, i should say

[gray shuttle]

Hmmm, I personally didn't use it long enough to get used to the different like mobility

You do need a good light mouse imo

To use glass properly

[tidal otter]

I was gonna buy the Logitech Pro X Superlight 2

I think that should be quite good for it no?

[crude talon]

beware that you'll have to replace the mouse skates pretty often if you use a glass mousepad

[tidal otter]

How often are we talking? Weekly? Monthly? Every other month? Yearly?

[bitter sapphire]

Around half a year

[crude talon]

weekly or every other week maybe
depends on the material and how much you play

[bitter sapphire]

My skates getting worse and worse

[crude talon]

regular ptfe starts feeling pretty bad after a couple weeks or so for me

[tidal otter]

Well these are 2 very different answers

[bitter sapphire]

Im still on default EGG op1w v2 skates soo

[gray shuttle]

Luckily

The superlight is bulk buyable on aliexpress xp

The skates

[bitter sapphire]

And im using my glasspad since 2025 april

Tbh i never even changed my skates in my life LOL

[hazy fiber]

Full size skates are bad on glass. If you don't want to constantly feel dust and want more durable skates, use hardened PTFE dot skates like Obsidian air or Cyclone Pros

[keen jay]

Everyone is telling me to buy a glass mousepad. Are they worth?

[wet coral]

depends on what you play

[keen jay]

I mostly play story games but im pretty good at Fortnite and i've been trying to get into apex legends

[wet coral]

idk if its good for fortnite but itll definitely be a consideration if you wanna get deeper into apex

[keen jay]

It is a major difference like a game changer for aim

[wet coral]

but some people still prefer control over glass’s speed for tracking

of course theres control glass pads but its still going to be faster than cloth

[viscid bison]

fwiw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t-_wbYm7Mk

[wet coral]

imo, yes its a major change but wether its a game changer is really up to personal preference

[abstract warren]

Imagine you’re playing on an air hockey rink

There’s very little if any friction, it takes some adjustment to get used to

It’s probably better for tracking vs tacfps, but you could use it for tacfps with enough training but going from cloth to glass has a decently steep learning curve to adjust to

[wet coral]

i play on and off my glasspad

it really just depends how im feeling

[abstract warren]

Real

I haven’t used Kazemi in a while, it’s also so fucking cold in the winter time esp this year

[obtuse dove]

Rip

[bitter sapphire]

Whats the best way to clean Glossy OLED screens ?

[proper vector]

Distilled water on microfiber cloth

Chemicals can destroy coatings

[bitter sapphire]

Time to buy 1 liter of distilled water and a few soft microfiber clothes

[proper vector]

That's how I clean all my monitors

[bitter sapphire]

i don’t need 5 LITER of distilled water

[patent patrol]

😬

I could probably have bought a mouse from money i spend on skates

[crude talon]

my friend wants me stock up and buy a huge amount of skates for him when I visit japan

[silver topaz]

Totally not sketchy

[patent patrol]

i mean

[abstract warren]

It’ll arrive, YunExpress is just the final boss of slow delivery

[patent patrol]

Nahh

they goated

[bitter sapphire]

YunExpress has a fine delivery time

Why do i wanna give another chance to Open-back headphones

[deep hawk]

But do you need a litre of cola?

https://tenor.com/view/super-troopers-farva-cola-gif-20934487

[bitter sapphire]

If it has no sugar yes

[round lagoon]

yesss

[obtuse dove]

I use a screen cleaner and its fine

iirc it's the same stuff that the apple store uses to clean the display units

https://www.amazon.com/WHOOSH-Electronic-Cleaning-designed-Eco-Friendly/dp/B0CTJ731VB?th=1 this stuff

expensive but worth it, distilled water in my experience just spreads the oils around rather than actually remove it

[heady zenith]

why buy when you can make

[heady zenith]

those cleaning sprays usually are distilled water, some ipa and some surfactant

[bitter sapphire]

But u gonna be disappointed in me bc i plan using it without any EQ

[obtuse dove]

if you look at the SDS of this specifically it's like 0.125% benzalkonium chloride and 0.2% Chlorine Dioxide

[surreal vigil]

if you are gonna buy a glass pad you should stock up on chinese dot skates

[obtuse dove]

and the rest is water

[heady zenith]

ah its an alcohol free one

[obtuse dove]

yes, thats why I got it

because it contains just surfactant and bleach

[heady zenith]

ngl i never got why they started making those

[obtuse dove]

alcohol is a strong solvent and destroys screen coatings

water is technically a solvent as wel

[heady zenith]

cant say i have had that happen ever

[obtuse dove]

but its nowhere near as strong

[heady zenith]

not like you gonna have 70% alcohol in there

[obtuse dove]

I've seen it destroy macbook coatings

lemme find a pic

this is why you dont clean your screens with alcohol

[heady zenith]

the only things i know definitely will destroy stuff is when people are dumb enough to use acetone containing ones

the image you sent literally looks like acetone damage to the coating

[obtuse dove]

achohol isnt as strong as acetone but its still a relatively strong solvent compared to pure water

[bitter sapphire]

I just used Window Cleaner to clean my screen

[obtuse dove]

idk what windex contains, need to look at the SDS for that thing

[heady zenith]

i mean given most cleaning sprays have like .5% or so ethanol/ipa in them... i dont think itll destroy anything anytime soon

[round lagoon]

Me too

I dont eq my hd490 cause it's my perfect headphone

[heady zenith]

btw bleach also destroys coatings

just so youre aware

goes for both oleophobic and antiglare/matte coatings

[obtuse dove]

fair, but I havent had issues with the 0.2% concentration in this formulation

[heady zenith]

yeah thats why im saying the alcohol ones arent really worse. they also dont contain even a percent of alcohol from the ones i usually buy

and its not like i buy the same. just the cheapest one at my local store

[obtuse dove]

although thats just to act as a disinfectant iirc

the benzalkonium chloride is whats actually removing the oils

[heady zenith]

ye same for the alcohol. you could in theory just do distilled water and like a surfactant of your choice

the general rules are just:

• dont apply directly to the screen unless you have a spray mister so it doesnt bead/run on the screen
• dont use high concentrations of any chemical really
• best to use a damp microfiber cloth with the cleaning solution of your choice

[obtuse dove]

I know some bar soaps contain benzalkonium chloride

but its like a super low concentration as well

usually 0.1-0.13%

[heady zenith]

yeah most sprays will be basically 99% distilled water

or more

[obtuse dove]

yeah but it makes sense

benzalkonium chloride is a super strong surfactant

[bitter sapphire]

i might be able to buy Clin MultiShine and clean my monitor with it as buying Destilled Water is a pain

[obtuse dove]

really!?

distilled water is easy to get where I am

[heady zenith]

meanwhile i just go to the next drugstore and can buy liters of it

[obtuse dove]

mainly for personal humidifiers though

but you can use it for whatever you want

[bitter sapphire]

I don’t wanna order 5 liters for 2 euro

The cloosest thing that i found for distilled water is de-ionized water

[obtuse dove]

DI water is fine

[wispy blaze]

My oleds user manual says to spray a microfiber with 70% iso to clean it

[silver topaz]

Its coming from la and I'm in Cali myself so it shouldnt be long

[abstract warren]

That’s a decent bit better than waiting for the 7 day circling around the China airport and then arriving for the usual 10-15 day shipping time from China for Aliexpress things 😅

[silver topaz]

Fr, stupid tofu redux took like a month to get here lol

[mental spade]

Never had an issue with 70-75% alcohol wipes even apple support gives it the ok

And I've cleaned a lot of laptop screens

[heady zenith]

id not trust the average joe with that

[mental spade]

Fair wouldn't give it a blanket recommendation just because some screens are going to have coatings

[rigid dagger]

generally it should be fine to use tap water, but I'm not sure about 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen QD-OLEDs

4th gen Primary RGB Stripe QD-OLED should be better since it has a stronger coating

[silver topaz]

Yeah you'd want distilled water for those ones

It's the fact that tap water has excess minerals that can leave a film or mark on the screen

[obtuse dove]

if it says its ok then its ok

[kindred shore]

mine did not say that so my coating is a bit scuffed

[obtuse dove]

bruh

https://tenor.com/view/my-disappointment-is-immeasurable-and-gif-20080022

[quasi field]

https://youtu.be/LRkDQZo_Anw

I find the ShortCircuit reviews really lacking. He's being really vague at times like when talking about the power needed to drive them

LTT content in general really suffers from having people that are clearly not experts in their field do the reviews

[bitter sapphire]

Since the old crew left most of the content fron LTT is lacking

[kindred shore]

yeah has been lacking for years at this point

[vital gorge]

Short circuit is an unboxing and first reactions channel.

Personally I would not bother with it.

Incomplete and inaccurate too often

[quasi field]

They measured the frequency response but it was otherwise a bit vague and lacking. Especially the power part

[white jackal]

i feel like they try to appeal to a broad audience so they try to dumb it down (sometimes to a fault)

[mental spade]

Pretty much, the Wooting video they made basically played off rapid trigger as something niche only racing games would benefit from like it wasn't the number 1 selling point of the keyboard

[bitter sapphire]

its not even that bad

and its cost the same as the HD560s that i would buy in my country xd

[quasi field]

Depending on where you live there's also VAT

[blissful gust]

Can recommend

[bitter sapphire]

idk how much i would need to pay for Tax/vat tho

[blissful gust]

Haha ye that part sucked

Massdrop don't even fully declare it meaning I was charged a £10 admin fee on top

[crude talon]

won’t be very difficult to calculate if you know how much vat your country has

[bitter sapphire]

27%

so i would pay around 275$

[crude talon]

272 plus any fees charged by your carrier

[bitter sapphire]

thats not really a thing in Hungary and even if that happens i pay it with the Tax/VAT

[half elk]

just got a new mouse! (pulsar x2 crazylight). is turbo mode worth turning on?

[tacit linden]

Gooner mouse

[kindred shore]

that counts as gooner? damn

[quasi field]

Gooner is a pointless overused word now

[kindred shore]

yeah seems that way, i mean this is like the most clothed anime girl i have seen in a while

[plain schooner]

Bro Blue Archive is like king gooner mode

[kindred shore]

i mean eh ive likely seen worse

[hazy karma]

Triple 420mm rad build slowly getting there

[round lagoon]

Middle of the road more like

[plain schooner]

https://tenor.com/view/shiroko-slap-blue-archive-gif-10450375495577652132

[bitter ore]

yea nah, imma just 3d print a mount to hang my mic upside down lol

my setup is way to hard to get any clamp mount on

[obtuse dove]

holy goon mouse, but also no, dont turn on turbo mode

it kills your battery for no reason

[half elk]

ohhhhh thank you!

[tidal otter]

I ordered an artisan ninja fx zero (soft, xxl) and a Logitech X Pro Superlight 2, do these work well together?

Might be a dumb question idk

@rain turret atleast answer if u gon laugh at me🙏🏻

[plain schooner]

Yeah they work

Work at getting second place, should have gone for the Viper V3 Pro

[abstract warren]

It’s a mouse and mousepad so it will work fine, on soft and XS artisan pads if you use dots sometimes it gets stuck (sensor skipping) where it doesn’t track as accurately, but if you’re using stock full skates should be fine

[tidal otter]

Ill probably stick to the stock ones, thank you!

[silver topaz]

Fucking malware software

[silver topaz]

I have the 99 mid and the same mouse, works great. I changed out the skates for some ice v2's though, but works great

[plain schooner]

Me if i was uneducated

[jolly pulsar]

There's a websoftware for razer nowadays

You dont even have to install it anymore

[wet coral]

only for their keyboard iirc

[blissful gust]

Holy

[blissful gust]

And specific boards

Definitely going in the right direction though

[patent patrol]

https://x.com/VideoCardz/status/2019124417704456195?s=20

VideoCardz.com (@VideoCardz)

ASUS updates ROG Strix XG27UCG Gen2 monitor specs to 4K 162Hz and 1080p 485Hz modes
https://t.co/wDV14nvSbv

X · Feb 4, 2026, 7:02 PM

what are these refresh rates 😭

[astral musk]

Sounds like 144hz panels with overclocking.

Uh.... more than that I guess, given the 1080P max 😄

[silver topaz]

Didn't Phillips release a 1khz monitor lmao

[heady zenith]

well first would be telling people what you got rn

[proper vector]

Woop, lemme clean that, we already talked about it on #🔌│tech message

[rich depot]

any good headset for around 100usd?

[silver topaz]

Headset with mic attachmened, audiofile headset, iems, what we looking for In terms of headset

[rich depot]

tbh iems or a headset with mic prob a headset with mic tho i havent tried iems before

[wet coral]

you can get a pretty good iem+standalone mic combo for around 100

truthear x crinicle zero:blue2 + fifine am8

[rich depot]

how is iems tho i have never tried them i currently have a razer blackshark v2x

[wet coral]

i personally prefer them over headphones

i hate headbands and how warm my ears get with headphones

im used to using airpods or a long time so i dont mind something going inside the ear

[rich depot]

i hate that it cooks the hair haha but i was more like thinking how the sound is is it bad decent or good?

[wet coral]

oh, for the price those are pretty good, of course you can go higher over time and develop what sound signature you prefer

[rich depot]

with those u recommend can u hear footsteps and things clearly tho? cause rn i cant hear things ngl

[wet coral]

i would say theyre clear enough

[rich depot]

hmm what should the price be for them tho so ik im not overpaying

[wet coral]

around 65ish

[rich depot]

ye 68usd here

[silver topaz]

The moondrop rays aren't terrible for the price based on everyone's reviews, I don't believe they've released yet if your looking for iems though

[rich depot]

and what about the mic?

[wet coral]

im currently using that mic

[rich depot]

hmm tbh i have no clue bro i never tried iems but i would like to try em

[rich depot]

how much u paid for it?

[silver topaz]

Oh yeah if you've never used them, go with the blue 2's

[wet coral]

i bought it with the mic arm so im not sure how much it is on its own but it should be around 55-70?

[gray shuttle]

I'd try something intro if you've never had any before

Moondrop chu 2 maybe?

You might hate the feeling of iems, dunno

[silver topaz]

I mean you could do the truthear gate if you want something dirt cheap to experience iems

[gray shuttle]

I personally prefer chu over the gate myself, hence my mention :p

[rich depot]

hmm i need something decent thats better then my headset but idk about iems i got 0 clue

[silver topaz]

Oh yeah I've never tried the chu, I've used my buddies gates before

[gray shuttle]

I mean, chu 2 pays for itself with the cable alone imo

I use chu 2 for gaming still

[rich depot]

hmm i could try that

[gray shuttle]

https://moondroplab.com/en/products/chu-ii

It's really good price-quality

[rich depot]

with an mic but again i got noclue about mics aswell i would like to have a mic thats not on the desk maybe above the monitor

[gray shuttle]

Idk I just hung a yeti on a random arm myself

[rich depot]

ye thats nice

[silver topaz]

If you have a Best buy near you check their open deals because usually they can have some pretty good stuff I don't know if that would include Mic arm or not

[gray shuttle]

The arm was maybe 10 bucks and the connector bit was 7

[rich depot]

ye im from denmark so no best buy haha

[gray shuttle]

The mic was unfortunately stolen from my husband, so idk how much that is

But arm + universal connector is cheap on aliexpress

[viscid bison]

maybe something like these by Apos or similar. Sub $85 but they're still working on improving the mic afaik. And it comes with a built-in neck beard

[quasi field]

What is your budget in DKK

[rich depot]

600dkk

[rich depot]

Ye idk

[silver topaz]

Oooo they released a green version of the astrals

[stuck cradle]

is a razer deathadder v3 pro still good to get? ive been looking for new mice and was wondering if i should get something else instead

[wet coral]

theres a v4 now but im not sure what the difference is

[patent patrol]

need

[wet coral]

this isnt even one of the chinese zodiac animals

rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig

[elfin kayak]

the superstrike is called gpw5 snow leopard in china

[wet coral]

whats with the gpw5 naming

[elfin kayak]

starting from the first, like the dex was gpw4

[wet coral]

o

[patent patrol]

but snow leopard peak

https://tenor.com/view/snow-leopard-camera-snow-leopard-pawing-at-you-snow-leopard-gif-6318485674189177505

[wet coral]

g pro superlight
gpx superlight
gpx superlight 2
gpx dex

[wet coral]

arctic fox even more peak

[patent patrol]

gets diffed by

https://tenor.com/view/avoiding-fennec-fast-gif-26563821

[wet coral]

https://tenor.com/view/ferret-bounce-white-ferret-bounce-on-snow-cute-gif-903076447890796317

[patent patrol]

it dont look real 😭

[wet coral]

too cute for earth type shi

[rich depot]

Whats some good iems to buy and a mic aswell for 100usd?

[wispy blaze]

Idk how good the mic is, but zero blue 2 has a cable with a mic

If you want a standalone mic for cheap, fifine prob the way to go

[obtuse dove]

makes more sense when you translate it to chinese

[rich depot]

I cant find any tests on the mic

[elfin kayak]

it's a $5 add on mic, it's just gonna be usable

[rich depot]

Damn is it the best iems for the price tho?

[elfin kayak]

take your pick of the red/blue2, and the pure/hexa

[rich depot]

Hexa better then red or blue2? Im completely new to iems

[elfin kayak]

pure/hexa are priced a bit higher

[obtuse dove]

Subjective

[gray shuttle]

Me on saturdays

[crude talon]

Optical scroll wheel

[silver topaz]

honestly my dude, spend 20 bucks on a cheap pair of iems just so you know if you like them or not, then just save up a bit more and buy a nicer set/ mic

[crude talon]

if you shop on amazon you could just get nice ones and return them if you don’t like them

[quasi field]

Any of them could be your favourite, brormand. No way to know without trying though. They're all fairly solid and will not sound weird even though they don't sound identical

[bitter ore]

i have it

its alright

both the fifine and mic'd zero blue2s

the latter is more usuable unless you are using a clamped boom arm (with the fifine)

[crude talon]

the latter? I don't use a boom arm for my iems

[bitter ore]

latter means the 2nd thing

[viscid bison]

@zenith heron probably better to do it here; gpu size compatibility as per config:
Classic Config: 359mm long, 148mm tall, 4-Slots
Flipped Config: 359mm long, 148mm tall, 4-Slots
VGPU Config: 359mm long, 175mm tall, 4-Slots

[bitter ore]

in this case the mic on the zero blues 2

boom arm is needed for fifine

not the iem

thus i would use the iems mic if ur not getting the boom arm and fifine together

[bitter ore]

is what i mean with this

mb for the confusion

[zenith heron]

Ohh I see

For the level 7 build, since I'm using a 280 mm AIO, how many fans do you think I'll need?

I don't plan to change the stock fans on the radiator since they seem to do their job just fine

[crude talon]

na mb for misunderstanding

[viscid bison]

at least one 240/280mm intake from the bottom, and it looks like you can have one more on the side: https://ncased.com/blogs/m2-builds/m2-build-level7

[zenith heron]

Because so far my PC components are:

RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Gigabyte B650I Aorus Ultra
G.Skill Flare X5
Samsung 990 Pro
Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280
Corsair SF750

[zenith heron]

So two? I'm honestly kinda annoyed how they didn't specify how many fans you'll need for the level 7 build and from the picture I can only see one fan which is like behind the GPU

[viscid bison]

yeah their manuals are so bad, so much has been left out. I use only 1 intake on the bottom for a 9800x3d and 9070xt. No issues with thermals, so your setup should be fine if you only want 1 intake fan

[zenith heron]

So just one Noctua fan is enough?

And uh, does the fan squeezed behind the GPU on top actually works?

[viscid bison]

maybe for a massive -1c, hard to tell without testing it, but I doubt it's worth having one there

[zenith heron]

Well, how about the radiator of the AIO? Do I install it on the bottom or on the side panel?

Hard to tell from the picture

[viscid bison]

up to you, either way is fine

[zenith heron]

By the looks of it I think it goes by the side panel since the case comes with these radiator brackets...?

Wait, you can actually install them on top or bottom too

Wait I'm a bit confused

Do I need this bracket for installing fans on the bottom or is this bracket only for the side panels?

@viscid bison

Sorry for the ping

Like is this bracket mandatory in order to install fans or a radiator on either the side panels or bottom

[viscid bison]

that's an optional bracket for side-mounted aio. If you didn't order it, try aio up top and gpu at the bottom. The only problem with this config, is that the included feet are so small. And barely raises the case to allow more air coming from the bottom

[heady crystal]

https://youtu.be/H43wnV-v7V0

[quasi field]

Does he have any or is it clickbait

[zenith heron]

Oh right, I have heard of that issue. I'm kinda confused why they made the feet so tiny

Also, the flatpack case seems to include 1 pc of those radiator brackets

I don't have to order it separately

[viscid bison]

I had to buy these feet which were made for speakers lol, not mine but similar enough https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/167181566978555904/1450362483108741326/Screenshot_2025-12-16_163533.png?ex=69857f52&is=69842dd2&hm=62d9ca7ba44d7ac66f7eb0189624dec4afbb10924150d906cc3e871a3101630b&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=582&height=672

[zenith heron]

Ohh I see. Do you think the case feet NCASE is selling is good enough or are they just replacements?

[crude talon]

woah the usb port is back in stock on their website

first time I've seen it in stock

[viscid bison]

the included bracket only works when the aio is mounted up top, side mounting only allows for fans to be mounted as intakes. Confusing af lol: https://ncased.com/pages/manual-m2-20246

[viscid bison]

you can 3d print your own feet but the included ones are so sad. It really cheapens the case imo

oh and don't freak out when you see the side panels with a concave, their designed that way to prevent rattling; which I think is kinda goofy lol

[tribal shadow]

that aio orientation is very stupid

[viscid bison]

it's a stupid case imo and one I would never recommend, not at its price point and build quality

[zenith heron]

Wait really? It's concaved instead of completely flat?

[viscid bison]

it's a slight bend but once it's fitted you'd never know it existed

[zenith heron]

I'm still learning so sorry if this is a stupid question but both the GPU and PSU fans are intake right? How about the AIO? Are the fans on the radiator set to intake or exhaust?

[zenith heron]

Ohh I see

[viscid bison]

gpu and psu are intake and pretty sure aio is exhaust, at least mine is with top mounting

[zenith heron]

I feel like I'll just need to experiment with the build

I'll try doing a side mounted AIO with two 140 mm Noctua fans at the bottom and vice versa and check the temps

[viscid bison]

aio is intake when it's sidemounted

[zenith heron]

I can definitely install two 140 mm fans on the fan bracket on the side panel with an AIO right?

Since compared to a tower CPU cooler you don't have enough space for a 2nd fan?

[zenith heron]

Also, does this really help? I saw Optimum add two fans on top of the GPU fans and isn't that just a waste of fans?

[viscid bison]

it'd help with powerful gpu's, and Optimum loves beef

[viscid bison]

side-mounting 140mm fans is meant for air cooler afaik

[zenith heron]

Nvm, in the video the GPU is on top of the case and the two fans are at the bottom set to exhaust I think? And for the side mount he adds one more fan set to exhaust

[zenith heron]

Oh not for AIOs then?

Oh wait no, I'm dumb

Obviously you side mount the AIO

[viscid bison]

there's quite a few M2 builds on Youtube that would probably makes things a lot clearer. Don't sweat it too much though, it's fairly easy to build in

[zenith heron]

I'll check them out. I just wished NCASE themselves made a tutorial and not just level 9

[viscid bison]

[zenith heron]

@viscid bison oh, I just found this video

https://youtu.be/69SlMLlxoNc?si=_rAHhFIyIwHDtR3D

For level 7

I skipped most of the video and wanted to see how he does the AIO and fans

[viscid bison]

perfect, his videos are pretty good for sff builds imo

[zenith heron]

He side mounted the AIO and then I think he has two fans underneath...? He didn't show it properly lol

First one is the side mounted AIO and the second pic looks like he installed two fans underneath?

[zenith heron]

Really?

[viscid bison]

so I was wrong, the included bracket does work side-mounting the aio and not just for top mount. So that's good, obviously

[viscid bison]

two fans at the bottom for sure and yeah, he kinda teleported that part but you can't miss it lol

[heady crystal]

There is some burn in but not noticeable in any normal usage

[zenith heron]

I think it works for top, bottom and side panels, just not front and rear obviously

[zenith heron]

Yeah but I just wanted to make sure

[viscid bison]

yeea, I think you're pretty much set. Just take your time and definitely get better feet for the case. I also went with custom length cables but not necessary, just makes building easier and looks neater

[half elk]

upgraded my amp and got the free engraving

[thin zodiac]

My monitor this morning said: I'm fed up. And all I could see were stripes. So I bought a Gigabyte AORUS F032U2. For just over €660.

[heady zenith]

inb4 its the gpu

[round lagoon]

think positively, it means that he can justify getting a new GPU

[tribal shadow]

idk why but that engraving made me think of the no fear of time cover

[torn fulcrum]

do u guys use the wooting stock usb cable or do u use a coiled or 8k split?

[wet coral]

you can use the cable it comes with, different cables are purely just for aesthetics

[astral musk]

What on earth is an "8k split"?

[tacit linden]

Got myself the 1600W Thor 3, no way I would pay retail price but on sale why not, I have nowhere to put it so just gonna sit in the box for now.

[heady zenith]

for what

what would this power

[tacit linden]

Don't question it, it has an OLED screen ok?

That I can't see

[torn fulcrum]

https://torontokeyboardman.ca/products/keyboardman-x-winshop-split-dual-8k-gaming-cable

[astral musk]

Aha.

[kindred shore]

which will burn in lol

[tacit linden]

Mega overkill, even for 9950X3D + 5090 setup but it looks cool and it was a good deal.

[tacit linden]

Like my 2 previous monitors then 🙂

[heady zenith]

was it more than 120eur

[kindred shore]

i have proof its not bad but still

[tacit linden]

400, normal price is 800.

[heady zenith]

so you could have invested 280eur into smth else by just buying a 1000w psu

got it

[kindred shore]

i mean the thor series is not that badly priced considering you get decent cablemod cables etc

[tacit linden]

This one matches my color scheme!

[heady zenith]

isnt it black

like most psus

[tacit linden]

It's silver/black

[kindred shore]

i just needed a psu and the thor 850 was on sale

im happy with it , its made by seasonic so

[wispy blaze]

Sounds like it still wasnt worth it😭

Bro got sucked in by the 50% off

[tacit linden]

It was a return unit but unused

Cheapest it has ever been on a regular sale is 670 euro

[kindred shore]

a seasonic costs about the same so imo a good deal

[tacit linden]

Regular Seasonic 1600W is 500 so yeah, and that's a 3.0 model not 3.1 so doesn't have the new cable.

The Seasonic Noctua is 600, that's the model I orginally wanted but it is what it is, I'd rather pay 200 less for this one.

[naive comet]

Anyone going to get the Logitech X2 Superstrike or whatever its called

[atomic lark]

I like my superlight 2, so I went and pre-ordered it because of the fun paint job

[frigid ivy]

https://x.com/i/status/2019440986061955354

R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer)

Mark your calendar. Pre-orders for the Razer Boomslang 20th Anniversary Edition begin February 10 at 8AM PT.

Only 1,337 serialized collector sets will ever be made—each priced at $1,337. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Claim your place in Razer history: https://t.co/c1Ivynj3sX

X · Feb 5, 2026, 4:00 PM

$1,337

[crude talon]

a 20 year old mouse for gamers by gamers

[languid ridge]

I'll prob get it

bc I had the first boomslang + diamondback

[astral musk]

Erik made an UwU box like this for himself a while back.

[silver topaz]

Did he? That's actually kind of sick lol

[patent patrol]

preordered it

[naive comet]

awesome, was gonna get it but decided on wooting v2 instead

let me know how it feels when u get it!

[patent patrol]

will

probably share my thoughts here

bro having one split spacebar on enter is evil for discord

[crude talon]

your keybinds will looks schizo as hell with jump on enter

[patent patrol]

what do yall use for like fps games

[naive comet]

tyty

when does it ship?

[patent patrol]

10

[wet coral]

[proper vector]

Ah yeah, fake plastic leather buttons, so not only your fingers sweat like crazy, but also it will peel from sweat after several weeks

[kindred shore]

100% pu leather and skin dont mix

[silver topaz]

I was debating on it but I think my desk would cause it you have false inputs, because it's basically a he mouse right?

[patent patrol]

idk

how sensitive inductive is

[viscid bison]

fck that, I'm not assembling the mouse every time I want to use it. Still want one though

[viscid bison]

when you're deprived of any original ideas: go anime

[wet coral]

whats wrong with wuwa

they already did a collab with hsr

[tacit linden]

I have 6 of the original remakes they made that is made out of metal, it sucks so bad.

One is opened rest is sealed, they were 3 euro each and not worth 3 euro it is the worst ergonomic design of all time.

[quasi field]

I'm buying the 1200 watt Be Quiet! Dark Power 14 for mine

[tacit linden]

I did look at that one, it's like 350, I've just had bad experiences with them in the past where 3 of the same PSU broken in like 2 years.

PC would just randomly shut down during load, 2nd one killed my 2nd GTX 670 as well.

NZXT C1500 was also on the table.

[viscid bison]

anime belongs on the big screen... and classic Porsche only

[kindred shore]

surprised that rwb doesnt have a name

[quasi field]

Why is there such a big crossover between anime and earbuds?
Any why are earbuds so popular in countries like Singapore, China etc.

[viscid bison]

the Astro boy x Rwb x Porsche collab?

[kindred shore]

yeah most are named as in the name is on the side, like rotana, shingen, akiba, or pandora 1 and 2

[rich depot]

yoo im searching for iems never tried them before i got told zero blue 2 are decent but are there some others to keep in mind aswell around that price range

[kindred shore]

most likely its just called astro boy tbh

[wet coral]

asian market go heavy on gacha dont ask me why

[silver topaz]

Zero blue 2 man, or moondrop chu 2, you aren't going to get much better than that for introductory iems

[quasi field]

Or in general

[rich depot]

alright ima try to get them

[stuck cradle]

razer viper v3 pro or deathadder v3 🧐

[abstract warren]

Should be VV3 pro vs DAV4

But to answer your question, it’s going to be dependent on your hand size

[stuck cradle]

i guess yeah but its the price thats stopping me from getting the v4

[stuck cradle]

alright thanks 🙏

[elfin kayak]

amzn warehouse has one for a bit less

[abstract warren]

They retail for pretty much the same but you’ll just get more discounts since Viper is older

[stuck cradle]

hopefully the used aint shit 😭

[elfin kayak]

i got a few, these usually have intact warranties

mostly go for 'like new'

[abstract warren]

Between the V3s I’d go for viper (DAV3 clicks are muddy/okay compared to modern releases), viper is crisper, but if you have larger hands I’d go V4

[elfin kayak]

for the vv3p, new is a good price

historical lows now

[stuck cradle]

here are the prices i found rq:
viper - 100-120 (depends on polling)
v3 -100
v4-130 (refurbished)
ngl im the opposite of an expert at this

[elfin kayak]

i have a dav3p and vv3p, more comfortable on the viper with my 19.5cm hands

dave a bit too big for longer sessions

[abstract warren]

I’d go viper v3 and call it a day if you just want a solid performer for a decent price

I wouldn’t buy a 4 year old mouse in big 26 tho

Will be a more versatile choice unless you need ergo for larger hands

[stuck cradle]

what would u consider large hands

[elfin kayak]

20cm plus

[stuck cradle]

just measured 19cm - so go with the viper

alright ty a lot

[silver topaz]

I need my paycheck to go in so I can buy something

I don't know what yet

But I need something

[wet coral]

my gambling addiction

[round lagoon]

food

[silver topaz]

I live off coffees and sugarfree redbulls

Who needs food

[round lagoon]

okay..

[silver topaz]

"lumen died on February 5th of severe starvation and no one ever knew"

[tepid burrow]

plane ticket to russia to fight a bear

[silver topaz]

I'm debating on some 490's, but I need to wait for the sketchy Chinese eartips to get here so I can decide if I like iems or not lol

[silver topaz]

I like the way you think

[tepid burrow]

its what i do

[rich depot]

Anybody who has experience with glass mousepads?

Im considering buying one

Just bought iems and keyboard

[gray shuttle]

What will this do to me?

[silver topaz]

bear powers

[quasi field]

https://www.rtings.com/headphones/learn/research/distortion-audibility-listening-tests

Rtings did headphone distortion listening tests

[quasi field]

Sony WF-1000XM6 coming soon. The REAL endgame earbuds

[round lagoon]

Yay

[patent patrol]

they still making earbuds?

[quasi field]

Looking at the XM5 it's too muddy for me but otherwise looks good

[silver topaz]

REALLY? YAY SOMETHING NEW FOR ME TO BUY

[quasi field]

Yes it's on the same generation as the WH over-ear line

[silver topaz]

I love my xm5's lol

I have the xm6 over ears as well lol

[patent patrol]

When they dropping new iem

[quasi field]

WH-XM6 seems to have been a decent improvement over 5 so maybe WF-XM6 will be too

[silver topaz]

I've owned the last three generations of their earbuds lol

[bitter ore]

Im never buying earbuds again lol

i just looked at my registered samsung products, and like 80% of it are earbuds that ive lost

[silver topaz]

Lmaooo

[crude talon]

are the new ones more trackable
I've never lost my earbuds but it was hard to find the samsung ones if you left them in the case or just left the case somewhere

airpods are so easy to track down, both as earbuds and the case on its own

I usually keep mine tied to my pocket though

[tepid burrow]

https://tenor.com/view/fghb-gif-26446277

[thin zodiac]

I'm still looking into the new monitor. There are so many different opinions. My head is starting to spin. If you see a plume of smoke over Dortmund: it's NOT a volcanic eruption. It's my head.

[elfin kayak]

just go thru rtings lists and pick one near the top

[crude talon]

I just got the cheapest one I could find with the specs I wanted
I wish I could get that one almost square lg monitor but I don't think they sell them anymore 😭

[winged pewter]

What do people recommend over sony inzone h9 2s for headsets?

I dont want openback due to gaming in the same room as my gf. So noise cancelling is nice, not mandatory, also cba with a seperate mic

[sonic halo]

what are some mousepads yall wld recommend

[crude talon]

artisans pads

zero soft

[hazy fiber]

If anyone's using Pulsar Crazylight series mice, they released new firmware which fixes the DPI downshift and some other sensor bugs so update your mouse firmware

[abstract warren]

Downloading it rn

[glossy shale]

sp005

[tepid burrow]

ty for this

[crude talon]

I don't think I have an available fw update unless it's beta only

[hazy fiber]

You need to download beta from their site

https://www.pulsar.gg/pages/download

[lunar holly]

well such good timing to check a different channel other than keyboard modding

and i now then remember how much i hate trying to download this bs

[hazy fiber]

It's not that bad. Download beta update tool and update dongle, then mouse

[lunar holly]

beta update tool?

oh i need to download the whole software since i wiped my pc the other week

[hazy fiber]

yeah, choose X2 > X2 Crazylight mini > Firmware and download beta

[hazy fiber]

you don't need to download software, there's web software

[lunar holly]

ok i finished updating

[lunar holly]

THERE IS?

[hazy fiber]

yea

[lunar holly]

all this time

[hazy fiber]

https://bbb.pulsar.gg/

[lunar holly]

love u bro thanks

i've been saved from zipping

[hazy fiber]

what's your firmware versions? should be 4.07 and 4.00

[lunar holly]

uh where to hceck

ooh

im blind

4.07

and 4.00 yeah

[hazy fiber]

[lunar holly]

what polling you use?

i have mine at 4k rn

[hazy fiber]

2k most of the time, battery life is horrible with 4k

[lunar holly]

oof

can't imagine with 8k then

[hazy fiber]

yea it has tiny battery

[lunar holly]

that's true..

[abstract warren]

He’s using a new 16k polling rate alpha since he saved all of pulsar

[hazy fiber]

[lunar holly]

woah what the hell Mouse rotation calibration

turbo mode??

is this part of the new update or some shi

[abstract warren]

https://tenor.com/view/kitty-cat-driving-car-cute-gif-16109266

[hazy fiber]

previous firmware I think

kills battery, not worth it

[lunar holly]

the turbo?

i figured

[hazy fiber]

yea

[lunar holly]

hmmmm

anything else i should know about

[hazy fiber]

that's it I think

[lunar holly]

aight thanks shafie

i have still yet to get new skates

and i forgot which ones to get

i lost my list with the pc wipe

[hazy fiber]

cyclone pros

[lunar holly]

oh yessss

thosee

[rain turret]

They have a Micro Bungee ES that seemed really interesting

[lunar holly]

how interesting

[hazy fiber]

they're good, it has poron layer so less noise and glide is smoother

[rain turret]

It's low profile, attaches to bottom of the monitor, quite nice and modern, rotates aswell.

Probably gonna upgrade my on desk one to that next month.

[lunar holly]

eeee bet

i got wallhack's silent ptfe

they aint that great

is it like a balanced skate in term of speed?

i'dlike something balanced to fast

these wh silent ptfe eating itself up too quick, scratchy, not so silent for me

[hazy fiber]

yea

[lament siren]

@abstract warren did you receive your burple beast yet ?

[abstract warren]

I’ve had my max for a while why

[lament siren]

just gonna ask how you like it

next mouse i get i gotta use that 15% discount code 🔥

[dim wraith]

anyone familiar with the annepro 2?

[obtuse dove]

@quasi field looks like sharur is cooking up a new target curve

its a work in progress target curve but it looks to be doing very well

basically what they did is that they revamped the personalized EQ listening test and then just took the top 50 results with the lowest standard deviations and then aggregated them together to make the new target curve

its interesting

[quasi field]

I'll try it later

How similar is it to PEQdB Ultra

[obtuse dove]

not sure because the exact squig is not published yet (like I said the target is still a work in progress) but if I were to guess its probably not too far off.

[patent patrol]

not that guy...

[obtuse dove]

I wouldnt be surprised if they refine it again in like a week lmao

[obtuse dove]

he has a horrible personality and has almost zero humility but he is at least competent and smart and actually knows what he actually talking about

tbh average college student behavior lmao

[patent patrol]

is he still reviewing iems by eqing his current to them

[quasi field]

Not like making a perfect for everyone target is possible. Refinement has to stop somewhere

[quasi field]

This is technically valid if done correctly which he didn't

[patent patrol]

cant forget the moondrop variations is terrible to best iem ever to terrible (and so on) saga

that was fun

[quasi field]

https://tenor.com/view/kemono-friends-arai-san-common-raccoon-fennec-gif-2991786452504154334

Månedropp variasjonar var dei beste øyrepluggane eg åtte

[round lagoon]

I rather use jm 1

[obtuse dove]

I personally dislike JM1

but that's just me

[round lagoon]

The only thing i need to eq from jm1 is to straighten the treble

Peqdb ultra is too much on both part (bass and treble) for me

[obtuse dove]

interesting

[quasi field]

I have not tried it for in-ears

[round lagoon]

We'll see how it is after it's done I guess. Though i be skeptical cause benchmark like this ruins AI, wouldn't be surprised if it's the case here too.

[quasi field]

There's a new RME ADI dac/amp coming next month, a successor to the ADI-2 FS which was easily the best dac/amp for functionality

[glossy shale]

Whats with the kiwi ears astral glaze? Are they all that

they cost almost the same as blessing 3

[wet coral]

id say so

[glossy shale]

compared to what

[wet coral]

ive been loving it since i got them back in nov

recently came back from vacation to them and its like experiencing it for the first time again

[glossy shale]

thats wild

Only issue with iems is that the aria were so bad I got a negative bias now

[wet coral]

well as of recent, ive been using airpods pro gen1s for a month and started using astrals again 3 weeks ago

[wet coral]

i cant really put into words about how its better since im not really that big on audio

i like how much punchier it is compared to what i had before (crinicle zero:red)

[glossy shale]

I see

[wet coral]

the overall tuning is similar from what i remember which is what i enjoyed

[glossy shale]

hows imaging in competitive games?

[wet coral]

well that kinda depends on the game

if its valorant, directional audio and footstep material is pretty clear imo

if its apex, good fucking luck cause the audio is booty in that game

[glossy shale]

right I guess that depends on the game now

might get them at some point, I want a brigther sound than what the fiio ft1s have

I just hope i wont have that uneven ear pressure problem that the arias had

[wet coral]

can always get different size tips tho good ones are usually expensive

[wet coral]

id buy it off amazon if they go for around 250 which shouldnt be too hard to come by

[quasi field]

For good imaging you want a good balanced frequency response. That's all. So it should be pretty good at it

[fiery surge]

Hi everyone, just after some recommendations or help on some audio related things im struggling on. Im planning on buying Kiwi Ears Aether and Fifine AM8, im also planning on buying an XLR for the Fifine as well.

Now, im unsure of what DAC/AMP I should be purchasing. I dont even know how to adjust EQs but I would like to learn how to since i will be playing games like Fortnite and Valorant so I would need to adjust accordingly for best sound hearing.

What are some dac/amps recommendations? Kiwi ears aether are $299 AUD and the Fifine is like around 80ish? So my budget for the dac amp would probably be around 150-200 aud

I was considering the Kiwi Ears Astral - however the only online store i found selling it does not accept afterpay. They do accept PayPals pay in 4, but i cannot find my max limit so im worried that the price of the kiwi ears astral (usually around $400+ AUD) will be too expensive for me to go through PayPal.

I am also open to other microphone recommendations for around the budget of 200 AUD max? Primary use is for gaming, it wont be used too often as I tend to mic up once or twice a week.

[round lagoon]

motherboard/laptop's 3.5mm jack should do fine, it doesn't take much to drive an IEM.

[fiery surge]

Just to confirm is that on the physical motherboard or is the one on the pc case just as fine?

Stupid question i know but my pc knowledge has dwindled aha

[round lagoon]

either as long as it's aux/line out.

[fiery surge]

Yeah thats fine. Ive got some budget iems so ive always plugged it into the pc

They dont feel that nice to wear tho so hoping a mid range iems can fix that

[round lagoon]

that's more on the shape rather than build quality/material

[fiery surge]

Ah i see. I have to wear glasses. Sometimes it feels like the iem around my left ear and the glasses have to fight each other to sit right constantly

But yeah, if i dont need a dac amp thats money being saved

How about for the microphone?

[round lagoon]

microphone seems fine

[fiery surge]

I was considering the hyperx solocast2 earlier, but idk. Im worried it might pick up a lot of background noise

[round lagoon]

Just go with the fifine, I use fifine myself and it has been going strong for like 3-4 years now

[fiery surge]

Sweet - ty for your help

[fiery surge]

Sorry just a quick follow up - would you recommend an xlr cable for the fifine mic? Which microphone are you using at the moment

[crude talon]

if the mic has usb and xlr the usb is fine
if you go xlr you’ll have to spend like ~$100 on an interface and you probably won’t notice a difference

there’s probably people who have done comparisons

[round lagoon]

k683 iirc. I just use the USB, it's the most convenient

[quasi field]

No real reason to explicitly aim for XLR mics just for Discord and such imo

[fiery surge]

Ok, noted. Thank you for your help

[exotic bough]

Almost ready to build

And I have number 121 out of a 1000 for the x edition

[tidal otter]

is this one worth buying or are there better alternatives?

[tidal otter]

in case anyone even knows lol

[crude talon]

better at what

Does an air cooler for a fifth of the price count as better

[tidal otter]

im getting myself lian li fans and an aio

i was just wondering if there would be a better option for price/quality

[patent patrol]

for aios this one was one of the best i think

[tidal otter]

alright thank you!

[silver topaz]

In what world would you possibly need the godlike edition for lol

[rain turret]

I like your taste Good Sir.

[exotic bough]

Lol the overally out of this world pc build world

[rain turret]

And ofcourse the bravery of the PSU choice!

[exotic bough]

Im probably the first to even put liquid metal on that motherboard

[exotic bough]

Yea i mostly only buy evga gold rated or platinum psu

Need a next 1600 watt

[quasi field]

Insane price for a motherboard. What does one even get out of it

[round lagoon]

oh damn, dual PC

[quasi field]

Compared to something like a Carbon which is still high end

[exotic bough]

Yea but stuff like the carbon isnt collectors item

[exotic bough]

Not to mention more memory slots and better VRM cooler

[exotic bough]

Yea

[rain turret]

I respect the collector notion, i do it myself so i can relate.
But don't be too surprised not many others can.

[exotic bough]

Yea i know

[rain turret]

Some of this EVGA gear will be antiquity soon.

[bitter sapphire]

That mobo cost as much as my monthly income

[silver topaz]

1100 dollar mobo lol

[bitter sapphire]

Tbh ddr5 is already a collectors item

[twilit flame]

Like holding pokemon cards

[silver topaz]

You'd need like 4 sticks of 48gb to even take full advantage of that board lmao

[proper vector]

Not even that
You need 2 GPUs or more

[rain turret]

The problem is, you are taking more than full advantage of the IMC at that point too 🥴

[bitter sapphire]

Or just to have a MangoHE switch

[rain turret]

Aesthetically, 4 Royals do be looking better than 2 however

[twilit flame]

This one knows ball

[silver topaz]

One set of 96 would be the same price as that board lmaooo

[proper vector]

B850 and carry on

[silver topaz]

Valid

I want to build myself a little fractal terra rn in the green

[proper vector]

[quasi field]

I'm in the process of going from SFF to regular size

[proper vector]

it's coot

[silver topaz]

Soria you need to die

[quasi field]

https://tenor.com/view/kemono-friends-humboldt-penguin-emperor-penguin-gif-13166893377832464475

[silver topaz]

Like instant agonizing death

[crude talon]

It would be better looking without the wood in that color, kinda clashes

[rain turret]

In game, he means in game

[crude talon]

the case color would match my kb though

[proper vector]

Why you kick me

[bitter sapphire]

Single stick of 16gb with everything is 700ish euro

[quasi field]

The only real case:

[silver topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/helldivers-helldivers-2-automatons-freedom-liber-tea-gif-4704290022450713731

That case literally is

[rain turret]

Yeah but hungarian retail is ass to begin with, not the best or most accurate presentation of global prices

[proper vector]

You need SG13P

[silver topaz]

Let's see what my ram is worth now lol

[bitter sapphire]

But i would spare soo little euro if i would get it from Germany soo whats the point ?

[rain turret]

Thats where you are wrong ^^

[proper vector]

[patent patrol]

no

[silver topaz]

What I bought it for and what it's at now

[exotic bough]

Lol regular godlike is 1.1k x edition is 1.3k

[silver topaz]

Is it really lmao

[patent patrol]

we all buying the mcprue Apollo X

[proper vector]

I bought it for a 1/4 of the price

[rain turret]

What is that?

[exotic bough]

Yes

My ram went from $660 to $1875

48 gb CL26 cant even find it retailers except just Ebay

[rain turret]

Decent value increase

[quasi field]

It's the bestest

[rain turret]

But i suspect it's in use

[patent patrol]

nuh uh

pc cases kinda ugly anyways

[rain turret]

Not a whole lot of innovation lately, just fish tank #937246574

[quasi field]

It looks fine to me. Doesn't command any attention

[patent patrol]

i should do the linus tech tips pc thing

have in a rack in another room

[proper vector]

On a balcony, slavic way

[bitter sapphire]

Soo even with other parts i would save around 15k HUF LMAO

[rain turret]

Sure, in this specific case.
It's much more if you compare other hardware and in normal circumstances. Also adds up.
But if you can't even value 15k, theres not much to say.

I've been doing it for years, i wouldn't mention it if there was no point to it, i don't like to waste my time.

[bitter sapphire]

Okay sure saving 15k huf is huge at this point but still overall not that much

[exotic bough]

This a the only real case lol

[obtuse dove]

9000D?

[exotic bough]

Yep

Thats a real case lol

[quasi field]

Way too many fans that probably only have a 0,05 degree benefit

[obtuse dove]

yeah ik

its nice because its spacious inside

makes doing custom loops super easy

only issue is that its big

[bitter sapphire]

I would pick this Thermaltake case

[exotic bough]

U dont need to use all 32 fans capability lol u not need to run push and pull config

[exotic bough]

Big aint a issue lol small is

[quasi field]

2 front intake fans + 1 exhaust
Yep, it's gaming time

[obtuse dove]

desk space

[exotic bough]

Man that case doesnt need to be on a diet

[bitter sapphire]

Yes

[exotic bough]

Eh i never place my pc on the desk lol. Even if it was mid tower . Rather build a little stand on the ground

[exotic bough]

I rather thermaltake view 71 tb

[rain turret]

Ohh really?

[exotic bough]

(Tbh

[rain turret]

I prefer it on the desk at all times

[obtuse dove]

Fair

[patent patrol]

real pc

[exotic bough]

Nah think is with my 6'7 self my arms are really long so just annoys me having space taken up for something that can go on the ground

[exotic bough]

I rather use the andruino controller on my drone as a pc than be seen using that

[rain turret]

Can't say i tried with arms like that, but maybe thats fair.
FOr me i would rather get a bigger desk than ever putting PCs on the floor again.

[exotic bough]

Im building a custom desk too

[rain turret]

Bery nice

[exotic bough]

But still wouldnt put it

[patent patrol]

cant wait for the day we get 5090 performance in mac studio size

[exotic bough]

78 x38

[rain turret]

Can't say i understand it fully, but respectable ^^

[quasi field]

It's perfect

[rain turret]

If everything goes well i'll have a 200 x 80 standing desk later this year

[patent patrol]

i can always trust in you

[exotic bough]

Lol im american so 78x38 in inches

[patent patrol]

these pink names dont know shit

[rain turret]

This 140 x 75 currently fits the PC case on the right edge, while i have ample space for everything else on it aswell.
The reason for the width increase will be to not having to use separate thingies for the router/Ont device and spacing out everything slightly more.

[exotic bough]

Lol why would i get something thats the size of a mac studio with 5090 power when by then there will be something better ?

Ahhh i see

[rain turret]

Yeah that was clear, mine is in millimeters

It's more dominant here when measuring these

[patent patrol]

there will be a point where its enough

[exotic bough]

1981 X 965 in militmeters lol

I was saying 200 inches is huge lol

[rain turret]

Not bad, thats plenty

[patent patrol]

lowkey need a smaller desk

[exotic bough]

Not for someone like me lol

[rain turret]

Even for a big dude, that should fit everything spaciously

[exotic bough]

Yea

[rain turret]

I'm kinda taking full advantage of this wall space in my new home, so i don't have to do L extensions and separate desks and trolleys and sh1t

Technically the 180 x 80 could be enough

[exotic bough]

Putting some nice desky seat stand legs and 9 power outputs

I never did L extension

Thats the only way a pc will be on a table for me

[rain turret]

I never liked it, it's always wasted space in corners

[exotic bough]

🤣

[patent patrol]

gotta put two steel beams into the wall and a piece of wood on top

so you dont need legs

[rain turret]

BUt i do have a small extra desk on my left right now, except pulled out from the corner

cause the space i don't have i needed to do something with

[round lagoon]

waow

how dare you

[exotic bough]

Nah i need legs lol

[patent patrol]

I said what i said

[exotic bough]

Blue guys dont no anything lol

[patent patrol]

dont yes

[exotic bough]

They just make cookie cutter builds

[rain turret]

What do you mean with the legs?

[exotic bough]

Lol

He mean the leg frame

[rain turret]

Ohh i didn't read what he said, just what you said

okay

well no, fck that. Not ruining these walls, desks with their own frame will be it.

[exotic bough]

Good luck fimding a stud here

[rain turret]

To be precise, one desk ^^

[exotic bough]

Not even my stud finder works here

[quasi field]

My updated build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p93sck

[patent patrol]

interesting

too lazy to discuss

[quasi field]

Build goal: complete silence

I already have several of the parts there from my current build. So this is not a list of things I'm going to buy

[bitter sapphire]

Time for passive cooling

[round lagoon]

makes me want to make my pc silent too (with a new case). Planning to make it constantly running so that I can remote it through my macbook

[quasi field]

I know the 9800X3D is rated as being possible to run with the passive Noctua cooler on their website but I'm unsure if that would work in my case. And frankly I don't need the build to be passive, I'll just run fans slow enough to be inaudible

[patent patrol]

you can get close to silent easily with normal cooling anyway

[quasi field]

I can probably run the Noctua fans at at least 30% speed while still being inaudible in the build

[twilit flame]

noctua gpu

[quasi field]

I always configure them to stay at the exact same speed regardless of temperature

[patent patrol]

same

[quasi field]

I hate listening to fans ramp up

[proper vector]

Noctua GPU
Mobo more expensive than CPU

[patent patrol]

yep expensive ahh mobo

[quasi field]

CPU is more expensive. Prices on pcpartpicker are just uselsss nonsense for any non-American builder

[proper vector]

[exotic bough]

Eh its 2026 we still going with intel cpus

[patent patrol]

[round lagoon]

fr, actually wish I got US prices in South East Asia, alas I have to dely on personal research in this region

at least I can get 5700x3d for $200 though, still going strong naow

[rain turret]

I'm going with whatever is better at the time when i'm building, wether it's Intel or AMD don't matter.

[quasi field]

It's the one I want because I want MSI bios (Mostly because I hear the most good things about it) + at least 3 NVME slots + good looks (this is the hardest one) and so that board is what I ended up with

[exotic bough]

True but for the longest AMD has held that crown

[patent patrol]

hmm good looks

[rain turret]

Not that long

[patent patrol]

ye my pc just under the desk so

[rain turret]

Also subjective

[exotic bough]

And dont forget longer support

[quasi field]

It looks good to me

[exotic bough]

X670 isnt bad at all

Still got some premium treatment

[patent patrol]

looks normal ig

[quasi field]

Best would be one of those motherboards where the plugs are on the backside but you need a specialised case for that afaik

[exotic bough]

I really brought the godlike also because i like the dragon

Its just something about msi boards

And i agree the start up screen and bios is the icy too

[patent patrol]

i think my case supports it but the amount of mobos that have it is small

and paying premium for that

idk

[winged pewter]

I like the boards which dont explode your 9800x3d

[quasi field]

Same, so no Assrock

[patent patrol]

even the asrock rates are realistically low af

[quasi field]

You get a GPU with it?

[rain turret]

Bery nice, although i do prefer 2 dimmers myself

[exotic bough]

Asrock always been low end shit

[quasi field]

Having happened to me once is an instant disqualify

[patent patrol]

nahh

[winged pewter]

thats cope

its been high end shit for low end prices

[rain turret]

AssC0ck*

[quasi field]

I'm still using the very motherboard that killed my CPU lol

[patent patrol]

last gen asrock was great

[proper vector]

No one makes such fire boards though

[exotic bough]

It comes with a M.2 expansion slot lol not gpu

[winged pewter]

jayztwocents is just completely over estimating the numbers from what I read

[exotic bough]

Nah its low end

[winged pewter]

?

[quasi field]

This looks hard to integrate

[winged pewter]

With what components?

[patent patrol]

they beat high end asus so

at half the price

[exotic bough]

Show me a board made my asrock that people actually think its worth it

[quasi field]

Oh also another important thing is error LEDs. Not having that gave me pains last time

[winged pewter]

asrock nova

[exotic bough]

I just dont think they compare to msi

[winged pewter]

better specs than 90% of the market

ok so u dont actually know what ur talking about xD

u just brand slaving

[patent patrol]

who bringing up msi 😭

[winged pewter]

if u look at the hardware implementation of all boards asrock gives high end performance for low prices

[rain turret]

@exotic bough a few years back i really enjoyed the looks of this and wanted to put it in a build, but was pretty hard to procure here in EU, but i ended up with the Dark instead, i still use it today.

[exotic bough]

Idk i rather a aorus

[winged pewter]

🙂

me when I just follow brands blindly

[exotic bough]

Its not brand slaving . Lol i care about power phrases, VRM cooling, ports

And also pcie thickness

*pcb

[patent patrol]

the things asrock is good at?

[winged pewter]

then you should know asrock offers the highest amount of VRMs if u dont look at godlikes

he must be ragebaiting

[patent patrol]

probably

😭

[exotic bough]

Nah

[proper vector]

VRM cooling

r/pcmr stuff leaking there I see

[exotic bough]

I just dont pay them much attention but then again my first mb was a asrock from cyberpower

[rain turret]

Idk what YOU are doing if he is ragebaiting, AssC0ck is really a suboptimal choice right now, even if some of your points make sense in the case of some of their boards and components.

[quasi field]

Isn't that the thing that doesn't really matter?

[proper vector]

It doesn't matter at all

[patent patrol]

finding a board that has problems cooling vrm on amd cpu is actually pretty hard

[rain turret]

Thats more brandslaving in itself

[exotic bough]

Not to normal pc users lol but i delid cpus and liquid metal everything as possible lol so i pay extra if the vrm cooling is better than normal

[proper vector]

You need to pull like 400W to CPU to start having problems with VRMs

[exotic bough]

If u are just puttingna fan cooler or Aio it dont really matter

[patent patrol]

i mean if you delid you can worry less

[exotic bough]

Lol delid 2 r9 9950x3d

Lol chuckles i have a problem

[winged pewter]

??

[patent patrol]

yep so with good cooling the vrms can chill more

[exotic bough]

Yep

[rain turret]

Do you also OC Thunder?

[exotic bough]

Yea

[patent patrol]

we water cooling ram lowkey

[rain turret]

casual or a bit more serious?

[exotic bough]

More serious

[rain turret]

i see

[exotic bough]

Like thinking of nitrogen serious

External cooling serious lol

[exotic bough]

Yep doing that too

[rain turret]

Just was wondering cause i didn't see you around before, but there are quite a big gap between some servers and OC circles. No worries.

[exotic bough]

Lol i know

These guys more chill with their builds lol

[rain turret]

Or you prefer to stay private about it, quite alot of peeps never post or show anything about their endevours.