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[sweet phoenix]

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[frigid stag]

?

[sweet phoenix]

Felix knows more about it than I do

[frigid stag]

why is mobile discord so trash

[dense locust]

To be fair it’s black screening all gpus

Not just 50 series

[sweet phoenix]

I think its 30/40/50

Maybe other gens too but thats just what I've seen it affect

[frigid stag]

well im not updating drivers again

though my card has dual bios so

im sure itll be fine if the first gets bricked

still dont want it happening

[devout forum]

Bacca I need advice

Fractal Ridge or Corsair 2000D

[earnest ferry]

The confidence in nVidia drivers is inspiring…

[frigid stag]

idk. they work fine for me so far. heard many complaints about nvidia app though

[sweet phoenix]

Uhh

[frigid stag]

a lot of people also find it confusing. apparently they cant get to gfe app instead of nvidia

[sweet phoenix]

Idk anything about the ridge

[frigid stag]

1000d better

[sweet phoenix]

2000d is pretty solid

[devout forum]

2000D is bigger but takes a 360 AIO no problem (even an LF3)
While the Ridge is TINY but limited to a 70mm cooler and just BAAAAAAAAAAAARELY able to fit a 4090

[dense locust]

I hear their wallets are good but too expensive

[devout forum]

the Ridge is beautiful though...

Cooling would likely be pain but you CAN make an UV 9800X3D work fairly well

[frigid stag]

they sponsor every other techtuber xd

theyre a bit overrated imo

[dense locust]

A bit?

They make wallets they are very overrated

[frigid stag]

id rather have a classic wallet

leather>

[dense locust]

$50 wallets sold for $100+

[frigid stag]

100??

i thought they were like 30-40

[velvet summit]

i dont like ridge wallet because it cant hold coins

and it's meh for bills

[frigid stag]

i dont like it because i cant put pictures inside

or notes

[velvet summit]

also digging for your id also seems like a pain

[devout forum]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRY7MAF_HoU&t=332s

[velvet summit]

i use a regular ass wallet

[waxen spruce]

gm

[earnest ferry]

What kind of coins are you carrying around? Guessing you aren’t from the U.S? Our coins are worth nothing 🙂 they are the ornament equivalent of money.

[velvet summit]

need coins for shopping carts

[frigid stag]

arent you from the us though?

[earnest ferry]

Ahh, ok

[velvet summit]

im in canada

[frigid stag]

oh

[devout forum]

4090 Fractal Ridge build is real

[velvet summit]

also usually vending machines are like 25 cents cheaper to use with cash (though i rarely use vending machines)

[lavish stag]

i just downloaded windows 11 through installation media but I was playing games while i was doing it. Do all these files look correct?

[frigid stag]

🤷‍♀️

[dense locust]

[earnest ferry]

Yes

[dense locust]

Run it and see

[lavish stag]

thanks

[devout forum]

Though I might need this if I go with the Ridge

[earnest ferry]

If you like that, then you’ll love a full on macro pad. Example: https://www.amazon.com/Keyboard-Programmable-Customized-Mechanical-Macropad/dp/B0DCP4CVNL/ref=asc_df_B0DCP4CVNL?mcid=558ef19578e231f8851bf350d4cd79e7&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=716172354454&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4934787450521321211&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003174&hvtargid=pla-2366189922862&psc=1

[devout forum]

You can't map a macro pad to turn your PC on tho

I just feel like I absolutely need to have a reset switch

[earnest ferry]

No. But once the PC is on you can map it to whatever you want.

[devout forum]

y'know it's one of those things that you rarely need but when you need it you REALLY EFFING NEED IT

[earnest ferry]

I know that feeling

[fresh timber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h6kUNlC6cs

[velvet summit]

i mean, you dont need a reset switch
it just makes it faster to hard shutdown and restart
back in my day we just held the power button till it shutoff and pressed it once more to turn it back on

[fresh timber]

gamemax psu review

it failed

kek

[devout forum]

I mean that is fair

It's just super handy IMO

[fresh timber]

LMFA LMG Had a 23% failular rate

lmfao they had a few norma psus die t o

[devout forum]

Then again that is an option

[fresh timber]

good psus

they exeed their efficency

they ar really just platnium

umm

dont buy core reactor

[frigid stag]

I’ll just buy ax1600i then

[sinful blade]

@ivory schooner hi

[fresh timber]

L

[frigid stag]

I’d probably just look at the psu tier list

[sweet phoenix]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6PsV3C/enermax-revolution-df-2-1200-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ers1200ewt

[rough zinc]

Reset button? Nah just flip the switch on your PSU

[fresh timber]

750w one good

I’m suprised core reactor sucks

[frigid stag]

Crazy how no one can match corsair’s best from like 6 years ago

Ax1600i still ranking top tier

[rancid juniper]

I feel like installing Linux onto my flash drive today, what's a good distro for beginners?

[worn wave]

I've used Mint on a flashdrive for troubleshooting if an issue was my PC or windows. It's very easy, same/similar UI as windows

[frigid stag]

Ive been told conflicting information but I heard mint is good

Don’t quote me on that

[rancid juniper]

Ok I'll keep that on my list

[rancid juniper]

[wise wigeon]

The Costco people can’t keep getting away with this

[fresh timber]

Arch

[sweet phoenix]

Ibuyproblems

[wise wigeon]

Wdym it’s fine

[devout forum]

That's worth getting just for the GPU NGL

[wise wigeon]

At that price it’s pretty worth troubleshooting

[rancid juniper]

Arch Linux for beginners?

💀

[devout forum]

you can resell the rest for ~300 bucks or more and have a 500 dollar 4070

[wise wigeon]

Super

[opaque sedge]

My costco doesn’t treat me like this…

[fresh timber]

it failed

[devout forum]

Even better lol

[wise wigeon]

Crazy

[fresh timber]

i started with ubuntu, had problems with POP and another i forgot the kernal wasnt updated to support a 7700xt

[fresh timber]

core reactor II failed to

[lone mango]

Nobara

[rancid juniper]

Ah, Ubuntu is also on my list

[wise wigeon]

This seems like a you problem man

[rancid juniper]

https://tenor.com/view/mommy-jjk-gif-23790355

[wise wigeon]

Those are good psus

[lone mango]

Nah they are compromised

[fresh timber]

if u have a 9070xt i do not recomend

[lone mango]

[rancid juniper]

What?

[fresh timber]

irrc rn only arch has the updated kernal for the 9070xt lmfaoo

[rancid juniper]

Lol

[lone mango]

Nobara and cachyos are nice

I would try nobara

[rancid juniper]

What about bazzite? It's trending a bit

[fresh timber]

I LOVE BAZZITE

ITS SO NICE

[lone mango]

Yeah its gonna take a bit

[fresh timber]

i used it on my legion go, i wanna use it on my desktop

[rancid juniper]

The gamer distro

[fresh timber]

if u install the desktop verson and dont have it boot into steam os its very nice for a desktop

very friendly for normal use

[opaque sedge]

Trending and seems to be pretty well supported as well the rx9000 series are alr getting support

https://youtu.be/p1nj-ASY-Q8?si=MleNkpgnNEkqFFgq

[fresh timber]

if i get a non mac laptop I wil install bazzite on it

i dont see the need for windows on my laptops

until college classres require mf windows

[wise wigeon]

Honestly

Depends on the major

[fresh timber]

im hoping to do digtial media... i may be stuck in windows world

[rancid juniper]

I mostly hear that AMD runs well on Linux

[wise wigeon]

Or Mac

[lone mango]

Correct

[fresh timber]

yeah

i would rather have a ai max cpu over a mac book ngl

[wise wigeon]

And unfortunately a MacBook is pretty unprecedented value

[lone mango]

You just turn it on and it works

[fresh timber]

HOY MUCH ARE THEY

HOW MUCH

[wise wigeon]

Thing is like 2k minimum

[rancid juniper]

Aight, I'll try mint for a bit to learn the ropes and then switch over to a gaming distro to try out some games

[fresh timber]

i want a apu so i can play fortnite at like all low 144fps,

kek

well thats a low

cause the z1 extreme can do that easily

[rancid juniper]

I think the 780m can do that

[fresh timber]

it can

z1 extreme does it

[lone mango]

Imo you can just go to nobara immediately. It is also really user friendly

[fresh timber]

just not very well at 1440p

[lone mango]

I daily drive it

[rancid juniper]

Ok

[lone mango]

Its like fedora but with some preinstalled stuff and more gui things

[fresh timber]

NOOOOOOO

[wise wigeon]

Since you’re a tech person MacBook is prob no go since you like to tinker

[fresh timber]

IMA BE STUCK TO MAC

[rancid juniper]

tips hat

[fresh timber]

IM NOT spending mf $3000 on a damn laptop

[wise wigeon]

If you were any other person I would rec a MacBook

[lone mango]

So its really good for beginners and experienced users

[fresh timber]

id rather a gaming laptop over the aai max

[lone mango]

[twin laurel]

are klevv ssds good

[wise wigeon]

New m4 air is 850 at Microcenter

[fresh timber]

yeahhh

ima go bac k to my orignal plan of m4 mbp

and 2nd pc for remote gaming

[wise wigeon]

Why is a pro necessary

[fresh timber]

because

ima buy a nice laptop

+120hz

[wise wigeon]

Gonna hit it hard?

[fresh timber]

no i just want 120hz

[wise wigeon]

Right pro has “fluid motion”

[fresh timber]

im not buying no damn 60hz laptop for $800

i could just go buy a gaming one and prob get 240hz at that price

[rancid juniper]

Sudo

[wise wigeon]

lol no

[fresh timber]

if they made a mb air with 120hz id buy that instead ngl

[wise wigeon]

Passive cooling is great for sound

[fresh timber]

i just did

[wise wigeon]

You got a 800 dollar gaming laptop with a 240 screen

New?

[fresh timber]

idk

its on amazon

and i just found a bestbuy one for $799

[wise wigeon]

Scam for sure

240hz?

[fresh timber]

i put 240hz in the search

[wise wigeon]

Is the screen good?

[fresh timber]

ima looking

define good

good to me is diffrent to you

[wise wigeon]

Not crap

[fresh timber]

i like refreshrate

idk

im not qualfiied

BESTBUY LIED TO ME ITS 144hz

[wise wigeon]

Yeah but having a low nit laptop is just bad for viewing angles in different lighting

[fresh timber]

im ngl

im fine with lower nit

just. turn the lights off

or sit somewhere els

[wise wigeon]

Except you know you can’t turn the lights off in lecture

[fresh timber]

i wish their was more 14 inch laptops

[fresh timber]

pick a better seat

[frigid stag]

Cheap

[wise wigeon]

You ever been in a college before?

[fresh timber]

durring my spring break i get a meeting with people who will give me money just to give me money

[fresh timber]

I have visited the college, you can indeed just find a better seat with less glare

iv sat in durirng a lecture

[frigid stag]

This is true

[sweet phoenix]

Lowkey

[wise wigeon]

Eh of the three I’ve been to the lighting has always been meh

[sweet phoenix]

Id much rather a tablet than a laptop for note taking

[fresh timber]

i lowkey prefer keyboard for typing

[sweet phoenix]

Also if you're planning to game on it, go a bit above spec of what you think you'll need

[frigid stag]

ATP I’d just use paper

[wise wigeon]

I’d have a iPad Pro over a laptop if I could

[sweet phoenix]

My hand writing is dog ass

[frigid stag]

I’ve had both. Laptop is better

[frigid stag]

How is iPad any different tho

[fresh timber]

wanna know the fun part, these AI max laptops are faster than my damn 2nd pc in gaming and cpu...

[wise wigeon]

I run both rn

[fresh timber]

im pretty sure these ai max cpus are faster thasn my damn 13600kf

[frigid stag]

You still use the pencil

[wise wigeon]

In a gpu maybe

[frigid stag]

Some of them are misleading my 10 core laptop turned out to be 8 e cores

Was a gift though so

[wise wigeon]

Isn’t the gpu just as fast as a gutted 4060?

[fresh timber]

the ai max prob beats a 5500+rx6600
idk about a 13600kf+7700xt

[frigid stag]

Igpu beats 6600?

[fresh timber]

yes

[wise wigeon]

Yeah except that’s a gpu beating a gutted laptop 4060

[fresh timber]

they are like a 6700 in gpu performance

[wise wigeon]

Not a full fledged 4060

[dense locust]

While costing 2x-3x more

[fresh timber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo9T8SlBUaI

[frigid stag]

Oh wow that’s thin

[fresh timber]

Hes already geting more fps than my rx6600 in gta enchanced.. and i run a lower res

[dense locust]

It’s nice but the price isn’t

[fresh timber]

please, i jsut want a $1500 ai max laptop at 14 inches

[frigid stag]

I kinda want a macbook

[dense locust]

Air?

[frigid stag]

Pro

[dense locust]

For?

[fresh timber]

if i cant get a ai max for the same price as a base model mbp i will go for mbp

[frigid stag]

Everything pretty much

[fresh timber]

why did u get a 5080

cause u can

[dense locust]

Because I had a 1070

[fresh timber]

u didnt need a 5080

you could have went 3060

[dense locust]

[fresh timber]

but u picked 5080

why?

[frigid stag]

I use my laptop for everything you can think of pretty much

[fresh timber]

because U CAN

[frigid stag]

It’s very versatile

[wise wigeon]

Ugh this guy doesnt show the res https://youtu.be/gb8_PxSiOW0?si=p-bE12mVAul7DF1O

[fresh timber]

if i had AI max Id lowkey just plug it into my 1440p display and game on it when im not near a pc

its fast enough to play everything i want 240fps in at 240fps

[fresh timber]

i dont have many benchmarking games sooo gta it is

[frigid stag]

Could always go for gaming laptop

They might be cheaper

[dense locust]

It what i could get

[fresh timber]

i dont wanna deal with gaming laptops anymore im ngl

[wise wigeon]

Already are cheaper

[fresh timber]

the battery life on my last one was horrible, got hot, cpu was trash

[wise wigeon]

But gaming laptops for school are a bit of a pain

[fresh timber]

i dont feel like plugging in every other hour

[dense locust]

I have a Samsung laptop

No dedicated gpu

[frigid stag]

I’ve been through like 4 or 5 laptops so far in the past 10 years

[fresh timber]

and if im doing anything vide editing and such.. well then im really cooked on battery life

[wise wigeon]

Issue is you have to tweak settings and uninstall monitoring software or else it’ll constantly use the dgpu

[frigid stag]

1 just stopped working after barely a year

Got it replaced thankfully

[fresh timber]

excatly why they suck

why cant they do that out of box

[wise wigeon]

Right

[frigid stag]

Pretty sure there’s a setting for it

In the power plan especially

[fresh timber]

my old laptop got a good 2-5 hours depending on the day off the IGPU

[sweet phoenix]

My laptop is supposed to have a mux switch but it doesn't actually work

[wise wigeon]

Well you installing Msi afterburner is not their fault

[fresh timber]

why would i install msi afterburner kek

i don even install it on my desktops

[wise wigeon]

Any monitoring software really

[fresh timber]

i use capframe x and hwinfo for that stuff

[wise wigeon]

Because it’s gonna constantly ping the dgpu to get info

[fresh timber]

they dont excatly run 24/7

im copying his settings

[wise wigeon]

Mux switches swap gpus but monitoring softwares ping the dgpu for values so it’s like if the dgpu is never off

[frigid stag]

I have HAGS turned off

[fresh timber]

wanna see my options if i cant get a max or mbp

[frigid stag]

And no monitoring software either

[wise wigeon]

You can’t also disable turbo by tweaking power management

Can*

[fresh timber]

illill pick up one of these, and hope i get a good price on the 32gb model

[frigid stag]

I’d rather get previous gen pro than air ngl

[fresh timber]

im fine with 16gb ram on a mac.. not on a windows machine

[frigid stag]

120hz makes a difference

[wise wigeon]

When do you need it though

[frigid stag]

I could’ve been balling so hard on a 360hz gaming laptop

[wise wigeon]

Isn’t 50 series launching in may?

[fresh timber]

im hopping prices of everything stablelize next month, and im hoping i get my money next month

[frigid stag]

12900hx and 3080ti or whatever

Imagine not having the Touch Bar smh

Newer gen pros don’t have it either 😦

[wise wigeon]

Touch Bar is banned from my program

[frigid stag]

?

[wise wigeon]

We take exams on our laptops

[frigid stag]

Oh

[wise wigeon]

I mean my friend had to buy an iPad for his program

They take exams on iPads

[frigid stag]

Also can’t stand this notch

[fresh timber]

How good are they at detecting VMs

Cause I can make a pretty good vm that not even riot can’t detect

[wise wigeon]

I’m on a m1 air rn

So like nah

[fresh timber]

I will buy a separate laptop just for lockdown browser and what ever

I’m not putting that bloat on my compufer

[frigid stag]

Oh so you got a pretty decent laptop

[fresh timber]

I will littelry bring a $100 Chromebook I found just for test

[dense locust]

Chat is thus cpu any good I found it in userbenchmark’s trashcan

[wise wigeon]

I had a nice gaming one but I swapped with my brother since we had different needs

[fresh timber]

No, give it to me

[fresh timber]

If you traveled to two homes, you have a small pc that’s capable to game, would you buy a Mac and just use remote gaming to play on it, or a gaming laptop and the gaming pc

[wise wigeon]

I commute an hour lol

It’s just more convenient for group work if I have a quiet light power efficient laptop

[fresh timber]

Mhhh

You know video editing and in the back of the class you just hear my laptops fan go off would be kinda annoying

[wise wigeon]

That’s why air is nice

[fresh timber]

Then again I would rether just remote into my desktop at home to do it

[wise wigeon]

No fans do be kind of nice

[fresh timber]

Ugh I think I’m going windows just for convience

Don’t feel like dealing with Mac OS trash gaming support

[wise wigeon]

Hmm I think you can get m2 airs for cheaper

[devout forum]

NGL

[frigid stag]

Same I might just get a gaming laptop at this point and hope it’s not too loud

[devout forum]

Fractal Ridge is kind of incredible

[wise wigeon]

Since the m4 came out

[frigid stag]

I can’t stand the notch on newer macbooks

[wise wigeon]

Still big at

[wise wigeon]

Hah

[devout forum]

It's crazy that you can stuff a 4090 into it and not have terrible temps

[wise wigeon]

That’s a lot of cases

[devout forum]

It's tall yes

But the desk footprint is basically nothing

[fresh timber]

Just make a good $1500 ryzen ai laptop cry

[frigid stag]

Tbf gaming laptops have gotten a lot better

[devout forum]

Which is important to me considering my tiny-ass desk

[wise wigeon]

Ik I built in one recently

[frigid stag]

Too expensive

Trying to keep it more lowkey

[devout forum]

Oh cool, what rig went into it?

If you wanna talk about it

[frigid stag]

Like 1200 and below type shi

[fresh timber]

thats my budget im setting for my self, i want something good enough for like 5 years ngl

[devout forum]

I'm quite heavily eyeing the thought

[misty sparrow]

touchbar was a great concept badly executed

[wise wigeon]

It was my brothers build the one I sold the 3080 for cheap

[frigid stag]

I think it was fine

[fresh timber]

every time i buy a gaming laptop they last like 3 years

:/

[devout forum]

Ah I guess a 3080 then?

[frigid stag]

It’s just people didn’t know how to use it

[wise wigeon]

Yes that’s what I said

[devout forum]

That's valid

CPU, cooler and mobo?

[fresh timber]

LMFAO i get less fps than the new ai max cpus :p

[devout forum]

Probs not watercooled cuz there ain't no way to make a rad fit there with a 3080

[frigid stag]

It’s quite thin actually

Wow I can see the pixels

[fresh timber]

i just want a 14 inch laptop,. perfect size

15 inches feel too big and bulky to me

hows the 890m these days, whats their desktop equal

[icy ore]

[frigid stag]

U couldn’t tell this is a gaming laptop

And this is from like 5 years ago

[fresh timber]

damn 890m is still a 1080p chip

[frigid stag]

There are even thinner ones now

[fresh timber]

bummer

[devout forum]

Tbf something like a Zephyrus G18 isn't awful

[wise wigeon]

7600, think the lf12s, and a pg lightning a620

[devout forum]

It's not amazing but it's actually making a desktop replacement portable

[fresh timber]

you think they will release lower end

AMD Ryzen™ Al Max+ 395 that are closer to like 4060 and such

[devout forum]

That's a really sweet setup NGL

[wise wigeon]

I mean it’s deceiving because it’s still heavy as balls

It’s just things are more dense

[fresh timber]

Ryzen AI 9 Hx Pro 375

is this good

nope just a 890m

bummer

AMD MAKE MORE AI MAX

[devout forum]

Now imagine it with a 4090 and a 9800X3D

4090s are basically bricks

That's my endgame

[devout forum]

Though I'm a wee bit worried cuz I'd upgrade it several times

[fresh timber]

theirs hope

[devout forum]

Like incrementally

[fresh timber]

do we know what the AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 385 performance is like

hopefully their good gamers

[wise wigeon]

It’s got half the cores man

[devout forum]

Start with a 7700, 32gb 6000CL30 and a 3080
Then go up to a 9800X3D, 48gb 6000CL30 and a 4090

[fresh timber]

the gpu part atleast

[wise wigeon]

Aren’t you like broke

[fresh timber]

the 850s might not be bad ngl

[devout forum]

For the time being

Things are happening at least

Slowly but surely

Hence starting with a 3080 and a 7700

[wise wigeon]

You just lost 20% of the cores

[devout forum]

It's gonna be a process
But it's gonna work out eventually

[fresh timber]

hopefuly for $500 less 😢

[frigid stag]

3080 and 7700 is broke tier now wow. TIL as the Reddit people say

[wise wigeon]

lol no

[devout forum]

On either an ASRock B650E PG or an Asus X670E-I Wifi (the one with the external DAC)

[fresh timber]

please jsut give us a $1500 laptop with 32gb ram and a good apu 😦

[frigid stag]

MacBook Pro 🕶️

[fresh timber]

that can play videogames

[frigid stag]

They can sorta

[fresh timber]

sorta

[frigid stag]

Depends on the game

[fresh timber]

apple really wants my money right now

oof

[frigid stag]

You used to be able to play fortnite on Macs before the lawsuit

[fresh timber]

like honestly

[misty sparrow]

pretty sure that Epic block from the app store expired

[fresh timber]

linux is looking appealing on these things

[frigid stag]

It wasn’t in App Store, you could play it through epic games

On Mac at least

Now it’s windows only afaik

You could load it onto Mac but you’d be in chapter 3

[misty sparrow]

people in the EU can get the epic games store on their iphones

so i'd imagine it's similar with macs

[fresh timber]

m ngl aint bad

it beats 6650m

[frigid stag]

I’d have to try

[fresh timber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLfqdekNebg

it cna run this game

welp my eyes are set for the 8050s and 8060s depending on price difrfence

[wise wigeon]

Prep to be disappointed

[fresh timber]

if its more than $1500 im just going to upgrade my desktop kek

[wise wigeon]

Buddy the cheapest 8060s was 2200

[fresh timber]

yeah

[wise wigeon]

Even at -500 it’s 1700

[fresh timber]

WHY do laptops make it painful just to get mf 32gb ram

[fresh timber]

IM ngl, id be happy with that

[wise wigeon]

https://tenor.com/view/skeptical-futurama-fry-hmmm-i-got-my-eyes-on-you-gif-17101711

[fresh timber]

unless i have like $5000 im not spending more than $1700 kek

[wise wigeon]

Let’s be real you’re more likely to pay 80% of the cost

[fresh timber]

wdym

[wise wigeon]

Asus tries to bleed people dry

[fresh timber]

yeah i wont be buyin a asus kek

if all fails ill look at the gaming laptops and cope with a dgpu

[wise wigeon]

I mean you can get 4070 laptops under 1k

But those are usually dgpu only

[fresh timber]

id happily take a 4070 laptop with a decent apu in it so i can just turn it off for 90% of the itme

okay yeah

i just realised, the dgpu doesnt matter if u get good igpu in it

just disable it

and mux switch

[wise wigeon]

Literally rn

[fresh timber]

yeah ill just get a gaming lappy with mux and 🙂

[wise wigeon]

There is also a 7700s laptop at $750

[fresh timber]

WHy is 32gb so damn expensive in these things holy

do they even have 780m laptops with upgradable ram

[wise wigeon]

Lots of thinner stuff is soldered now

[fresh timber]

yeah

just sodder damn 32gb 😢

[fresh timber]

what site is that

[wise wigeon]

I’d get the 4070 laptop if I was looking for a gaming laptop

[wise wigeon]

It’s Jarrod’s

[fresh timber]

yeah you put me on ngl, you made me realise u can disable them

[frigid stag]

Sucks for repairability

[fresh timber]

yeah

[wise wigeon]

https://gaminglaptop.deals

[fresh timber]

i have a feeling that video editing on 16gb wont be exatly.. fun

and it will age like milk

[frigid stag]

On Windows 11 for sure

[wise wigeon]

Pretty sure that laptop has no igpu

[frigid stag]

8gb idle usage for me

[fresh timber]

LAPTOP WITH NO IGPU??

[frigid stag]

On 16gb

[fresh timber]

same for my other rig

theirs a reason i get 32gb for main

[proud jackal]

ooo my hook magnets come in today

[fresh timber]

im not even.. doing much

average day for me

ok wtf i my gpu doing

[frigid stag]

Ye mines like that too

Lot of tabs

[wise wigeon]

But uh yeah use that site for gaming laptop deals

[fresh timber]

im using 3d?

[wise wigeon]

Pretty sure Jarrod updates it daily

[fresh timber]

holy

100mbps streaming is no joke

1440p 120hz 100mbps is fun

[frigid stag]

I got to 30% without any streaming

[fresh timber]

id littrely be fine with this but with 32gb ram 😢

[frigid stag]

Just many tabs and a couple programs open

[fresh timber]

its alwyas the ones thats embarasing to walk into school with that have 32gb

im hopping i getthe money next month smh

[frigid stag]

With rgb off it doesn’t look that bad

[fresh timber]

I’m ngl I’m a fan of Lenovo

Just give me a 780m and 4060/4070 and I’m chill

I’m tempted to get a oled display erm

[wise wigeon]

That’s why Lenovo is goat

[fresh timber]

I like how it looks gamer while not looking gamer

[wise wigeon]

Generally the least gamer gaming laptops

[fresh timber]

It’s down to the weight for me now

[frigid stag]

thinkpads?

[fresh timber]

Iv coped with the fact I don’t be getting a 14 inch laptop

[wise wigeon]

Slims are pretty light but

16” laptops still gonna be 5 lbs

[fresh timber]

I want the slim

Give me 32gb ram and 512gb ssd sense I have a nas anyways

[wise wigeon]

My cousin has one it’s rather nice

Well slims I’m pretty sure still have 1 slot replaceable

[fresh timber]

one ram slot?

[wise wigeon]

Yeh

[fresh timber]

im fine with half being dual channel ngl

im familar with "flex" as intel calls it

[wise wigeon]

Loq def has it available

[fresh timber]

16 inch is still in my price range but too big kek

BRO

its treplacable sodim tho for the 16 inch

do i wanna save for a 16 inch just for the better IO

disgusting soddered

gosh laptops make it painful to get 32gb

[worn wave]

soddered 💀

[fresh timber]

yeah

im not spelling it right

[wise wigeon]

Looks like the 2023 slim has both not soldered

[fresh timber]

interesting

my list right now is the 16 inch i will cope with a massive laptop and then ill wait for 50 series to see if theirs good ones with 32gb ram

[wise wigeon]

Better idea

[fresh timber]

if i save up enough before may ill just buy what ever i can find

[frigid stag]

price cuts to 40 series too

[fresh timber]

excatly

[wise wigeon]

Plus clearance sales to get rid of 40 series

[fresh timber]

Im luckily not in a rush to buy a new laptop, but i will need it before school starts next year

[frigid stag]

people meme about the rop thing even though it affects less a tiny % of gpus

even less on laptops

[wise wigeon]

Lenovo usually has a Presidents’ Day sale

[fresh timber]

i just want.. to play at 1440p kek, have good battery life doing anything els, and have the horse power to do random stuff i throw at it

i wonder how painful it would be to make it so i can dock a laptop at my pc setup

[wise wigeon]

Not that hard

[fresh timber]

yeah.. what sucks is everything i can find that lets you swap ur displays between devices dont do DP

i kinda need DP to get the most out of my screens ;/

o lord these kvms get expensive

o lord

i guess ill just have my files sync between computers kek

damn

now im just looking at these for fun

seems 32gb g laptops can go for aorund $1500 but they a bit thick

[frigid stag]

No non gaming laptops with 32gb ?

[fresh timber]

not sure, they apus kinad weak

[frigid stag]

Ah

[fresh timber]

NOW

I could go for an apu laptop if it has usb4/thunderbolt and just use a gpu

[frigid stag]

Ye those are high end features

[fresh timber]

my old laptop had thunderbolt

i wouldnt mind a 780m laptop and a external 4060 or something similar

all decisions ill make when ige tmoney

[misty sparrow]

I was about to bring up Framework laptops then I looked at the price of what getting the graphics expansion card was

somehow more expensive than this

and i also saw this on their website....what?

[fresh timber]

IM ngl

if they made like a 4060 board

id buy it

framework just be lackin in the GPU for me

i wonder how the b580 in a igpu performs cause that would lowke be fire

[misty sparrow]

every desktop comes with one of those ryzen AI max processors

never heard of them

[fresh timber]

if i had oney to waste id get one

NGL

would mke a nice HTPC

[misty sparrow]

what's an HTPC?

[frigid stag]

home theater pc

[misty sparrow]

ogh

it would be pretty good for plex, yeah

it is $1000 for base model though

[idle nexus]

it is so annoying to keep this stupid crap off

[misty sparrow]

Windows is Windows

[lavish stag]

Do i need to plugin in both cpu ports here

Are pcie and cpu cables interchangeable?

[wise wigeon]

no

[wise wigeon]

and no

[lavish stag]

Okay so just the 8pin right

[wise wigeon]

if they were what would be the point to even distinguish between then

[wise wigeon]

yeah that works

[idle nexus]

nooo

oh sorry that's been addressed

4+4s are for CPU. 6+2s are for PCIe

[frigid stag]

Idk how people come to these questions

They’re labelled for a reason

[dusk knot]

yes

[idle nexus]

some PSUs let you plug-in PCIe & CPU to the same connection points on the PSU but the cables are never interchangeable

which reminds me... I should really accept it & throw these two SSDs away

make sure you don't use SATA cables from different brand PSUs kids

Enermax & Thermaltake SATA cables may look identical but apparently the pinouts are different

I think I've ranted about this before so I'll stop

[frigid stag]

Noted

[verbal minnow]

Is this a good psu

Js in general for a 7800 xt

[frigid stag]

Get the x

[acoustic palm]

1 kinda overpriced
2 unless you Alr bought the gpu I’d try to get smth else other than a 7800xt

[sweet phoenix]

It's good but a bit expensive

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bTdG3C/cooler-master-mwe-gold-850-v3-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpx-8503-afag-2buv

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XTBFf7/lian-li-edge-gold-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-eg0850g-black

[fresh timber]

IM not going to lie guys

i was doing some thinking.. why do i need a gaming laptop

because i wanna go to my dads house.. i have a MF 2nd RIG THATS SMALL AND FITS IN A SUITCASE

IM STUPID

[lavish stag]

Or use 2 separate cables

Should i use this for gpu

[sweet phoenix]

What gpu is it?

Ideally two separate ones but for a lower power gpu it won't matter much

[verbal minnow]

Wht do you suggest for that price range

[sweet phoenix]

I'm using two on the same cable for my 2080 ti

[acoustic palm]

What’s your gpu budget

And I’m guessing you live in USA right

[sweet phoenix]

.

Two cheaper psu choices that are just as good

[acoustic palm]

For gpu

[fresh timber]

hey bacca, i came to my common sense

[acoustic palm]

We’re talking abt gpu

[acoustic palm]

Gg

[sweet phoenix]

Mb

[fresh timber]

bro https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vivobook-s14-14-wuxga-oled-laptop-copilot-pc-amd-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-with-32gb-memory-1tb-ssd-neutral-black/6622099.p?skuId=6622099 look at this

[acoustic palm]

I’m about to throw up this busses suspension is terrible

[fresh timber]

i can easily save up for this

[verbal minnow]

My gpu was a 7800 xt w a 7600 (no X CPU)

[sweet phoenix]

Can you just link the pcp list

[verbal minnow]

Ion got it lwk

[acoustic palm]

The list?

[verbal minnow]

Yeah

[acoustic palm]

You click the copy link button

[verbal minnow]

Wym

Nvm I’ll js make the list rq

[acoustic palm]

Nah it’s fine I can make one

What’s your budget

[sweet phoenix]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HT2rt3

[fresh timber]

hujhjgjhgsjghsjgs

[frigid stag]

Gl finding one for that price

[sweet phoenix]

Could go for an eagle ax if you want an atx board

[sweet phoenix]

Yes

[acoustic palm]

Where are you getting a 9070xt for 600

[sweet phoenix]

It's a place holder

[frigid stag]

Sending him on an egg hunt

[acoustic palm]

I mean I found one for 670

Yesterday

[sweet phoenix]

There might be a restock Monday but yeah I doubt under $650

[acoustic palm]

Anyways is this fire

[fresh timber]

o the asus vivobook is an amazing price too

welp im getting a vivobook

oo and a webcam, my last laptop didnt have one of those

[sweet phoenix]

Psu is surprisingly decent

[acoustic palm]

Yeah it’s gonna be fire

[fresh timber]

im jealous of quok

i used to have a better pc than him 😦

[acoustic palm]

Why that mobo

[acoustic palm]

You still do

[fresh timber]

your gpu is better

[sweet phoenix]

Cheapest with good vrms and wifi

[acoustic palm]

Is the uh

Ax v2 from mc decent

[sweet phoenix]

Eagle ax for $20 more for a few more ports and such

[sweet phoenix]

Yeah

[acoustic palm]

Ight

I’m getting that with 9700x

[fresh timber]

@acoustic palm i was going to buy a 9070xt but i need to save for laptop instead ;/ i cant go to college with out one

[acoustic palm]

Haha

I have my insane spec MacBook

[fresh timber]

its a intel mac

sush

[frigid stag]

Still good

[acoustic palm]

64gb ram 4tb of storage

[frigid stag]

Holy shi

[fresh timber]

smh

[frigid stag]

I9?

[fresh timber]

his daddy gave him it

[acoustic palm]

Idk

[fresh timber]

:/

rich ass

[frigid stag]

Lol

[acoustic palm]

And he gave me a 6tb hdd

[fresh timber]

quok, show them your car

and the fact ur what? 16

[frigid stag]

Yes show

[fresh timber]

he has a NICE car

[frigid stag]

Oh my

[fresh timber]

BRO HAS A AUDI

U CANT MAKE THIS UP

[frigid stag]

That’s a nice ass car

[acoustic palm]

16 in 2 days

[frigid stag]

I had one too from the 90s

[acoustic palm]

It is

Leather seats and logo light on ground

[sweet phoenix]

I love my car

[frigid stag]

Ye mine had none of that

[sweet phoenix]

$6000 Cadillac srx4 2012

[acoustic palm]

Nice

[verbal minnow]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KfNyQd @sweet phoenix @acoustic palm

[acoustic palm]

Not that psu

No no no no

😭

[fresh timber]

gufhajfajhf VIVOBOOK PRICES ARE SO GOOD

[sweet phoenix]

Corsair ram also sucks

Only brand that consistently has mixed dies

And locks a certain voltage

[fresh timber]

dont bully my corsair ram

[frigid stag]

🗿

[acoustic palm]

Mines 3200

[fresh timber]

same

i overclocked it

[acoustic palm]

Dang

I’ll be getting 6000 soon

🙂

[fresh timber]

smh

[sweet phoenix]

G.skill?

[fresh timber]

NGL i would haev no problem spending $1500 on a vivobook

[acoustic palm]

Yeah

[sweet phoenix]

The 6000c32 kit is gauranteed hynix, you can have a lot of fun tuning that

[acoustic palm]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ybMVb2

[frigid stag]

Idk if it was trash ram or if it was a skill issue

[acoustic palm]

Ima be honest idk what that means

[frigid stag]

It might’ve been low end bdie

[sweet phoenix]

Good ram, overclocks well

[acoustic palm]

Oh nice

[sweet phoenix]

Either hynix A die or M die

[frigid stag]

Are you buying amd

[acoustic palm]

Me?

[fresh timber]

HOLY shoot

[frigid stag]

Ye

[acoustic palm]

Yeah

[frigid stag]

Ye it should be good then

[fresh timber]

I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THAT WHEN i HAD $500

[acoustic palm]

This is what I’m getting / alr have

[frigid stag]

6400c32 is optimal for you on amd

[fresh timber]

whats intels 13/14th gen optmial

[rancid juniper]

damn 5 huned

would be great for my school work

[fresh timber]

GOOD ass laptop for $500

[frigid stag]

Uh as high as it can go

The max varies

[acoustic palm]

I’m getting mc bundle

[fresh timber]

if u look at the more expensive vivobooks, they are VERY PRIce efficent

[acoustic palm]

So no real option

[rancid juniper]

Core ultra refresh coming soon

ig

[frigid stag]

Some intel CPU’s can run 8600mts

[verbal minnow]

Where am I finding a 9070xt for msrp 😭

[acoustic palm]

That’s mine

[verbal minnow]

Oh

[acoustic palm]

I found it on newegg lmao

[verbal minnow]

Nvm

[fresh timber]

ngl id buy this, but not for the 3050

the 3050 is just their

[acoustic palm]

🔥

[rancid juniper]

Meanwhile the workers and their CPU designs:

[verbal minnow]

Anyways

[frigid stag]

Look up intel 300 million

[verbal minnow]

Is this good?

[fresh timber]

so a 69million salary

[rancid juniper]

😂

[frigid stag]

Ye if you know you know xD

[acoustic palm]

Lemme fix your list

[rancid juniper]

they be lining up CEOs pockets instead of the investing into the company

a tale as old as time in the U.S

[verbal minnow]

Ight

[fresh timber]

they dont want a lazy ceo

if i was being paid 69mil in a year id try my damn hardest

[rancid juniper]

my guy he just JOINED INTEL

[frigid stag]

They did pat dirty

[verbal minnow]

Lwk I could see a 7700 instead

[rancid juniper]

why they paying him already?

lmfao

[verbal minnow]

7600 is bad

[fresh timber]

so he works extra hard

idk

[rancid juniper]

well we'll see what he does during his reign

[sweet phoenix]

7600 and 7700 (assuming you mean cpu) perform within a couple % of eachother in most games

[frigid stag]

If you’re running the game with everything else closed

On a clean Windows install

[acoustic palm]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hG7Cgn should be good

[frigid stag]

Just having a browser with multiple tabs and a couple other programs open uses like 30% of my cpu

[sweet phoenix]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rXTrt3

[verbal minnow]

This kinda the same lwk

But ye it’s good

I think it’s cheaper too

[frigid stag]

Well ye different gpu

[sweet phoenix]

For the xt pro you'll want some extra fans

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JmfnTW/thermalright-tl-c12c-x3-6617-cfm-120-mm-fans-3-pack-tl-c12c-x3-d6

Fine case though

[frigid stag]

Can put in whatever case you want as long as it’s not some garbage like the h510

[verbal minnow]

Ain’t case fans enough

[sweet phoenix]

It only comes with one

[verbal minnow]

Oh

[frigid stag]

Other than basic level airflow just pick whatever you like

[verbal minnow]

Nvm

[frigid stag]

It’s personal preference

[sweet phoenix]

The sama 3509 comes with 3 or 4

Performance/cooling wise they'll be basically the same

Sama is a company owned by lian li btw

[verbal minnow]

Ts idk about tho

If I could get a 9070xt for 600 then ye

[sweet phoenix]

Gpu is mainly a place holder but I wouldnt pay $580 for a 7800xt

Id wait till Monday, i believe therell be some restocks

[verbal minnow]

What other card for 580 is good

[frigid stag]

Don’t they make Lian li like knock offs

[sweet phoenix]

Also if you're fine with refurb/open box options i can lyk when some pop up, i check pretty often

[verbal minnow]

this ain’t msrp tho right

[sweet phoenix]

9070 should be around 600

[verbal minnow]

N will the price continue to go up

[fresh timber]

would u rather a Ultra 9 285H or Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

[verbal minnow]

Or go down

[frigid stag]

Can save 100 bucks and get a used 6900xt

[sweet phoenix]

I doubt they'll keep going up, in a few months id imagine prices will normalize

[frigid stag]

For under 500

You basically get a 3090/ti *with some asterisks

[sweet phoenix]

Used is my goto suggestion atm

[verbal minnow]

Is it as good?

[sweet phoenix]

Better

Except in rtx

[frigid stag]

Ye

[sweet phoenix]

6900xt is closer to 7900 gre than the 7800xt

[frigid stag]

Xtxh gaps the gre

[sweet phoenix]

Maybe with ocing

Pretty sure stock the gre is a tiny bit better

[verbal minnow]

Wait wym isn’t that the 6950xt

[sweet phoenix]

There's 6900xts that have a better chip (i think, maybe it's vram) that are basically 6950s

[fresh timber]

IM trying to find the vivoboko specs, its fun not getting the right rsults

usb4.0?

[misty sparrow]

i don't think that exists

never seen usb4.0

[velvet summit]

amogus

also usb 4 is real

[verbal minnow]

Yooo this isn’t crazy

[misty sparrow]

it's real?

[velvet summit]

usb 4 is basically the open source version of thunderbolt 3

i think

well, it doesnt support all the features of thunderbolt 3

and it doesnt require certification to be called thunderbolt 4 afaik? or maybe it's less stringent

but you can connect to some thunderbolt devices with usb 4

speaking of usb 4 though

asus said they were going to enable support for it on my laptop years ago

(since amd 6000 series was the first amd cpu to support it)

but they still havent done it like 2 years later

https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1049059/

also the article says that it's updated in 2024 but the last update we had was back in like 2023

[sweet phoenix]

Aliexpress is a good option for cpu

[fresh timber]

the only dowside to the laptop is its 60hz oled but its still fire

[sweet phoenix]

7500f is also a good choice around $130

[fresh timber]

pluginto a display and ur chiling

[balmy solstice]

https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-afterburner-patch-unlocks-gddr7-memory-overclocking-up-to-36-gbps-on-rtx-5080 yall see dis 😮

[sweet phoenix]

Its an igpuless 7600

[fresh timber]

my mc server is lagging.. wtf is xfiity doing

[misty sparrow]

-... .-. --- ... / ... . .-. ...- . .-. / .. ... / .-. ..- -. -. .. -. --. / .. -. / -- --- .-. ... .

[acoustic palm]

Damn that’s crazy

I got like 900/30

[fresh timber]

which would you rather

slower cpu less ram less storage but 120hz

[sweet phoenix]

@verbal minnow
https://www.ebay.com/itm/116460006995?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=afYn7nlBQpS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[fresh timber]

fire

[velvet summit]

i'd rather have a 60hz oled over a 400hz lcd tbh

[fresh timber]

yeah

[acoustic palm]

@sweet phoenix btw is it true you can undervolt the 9070xt for 4080 performance

[fresh timber]

im looking at the ai 9 365 specs rn

[sweet phoenix]

Probably

[fresh timber]

4 ze 5 cores, and 6 zen5c cores mhh

[sweet phoenix]

I'm not sure, felix has one if you want to ask him

I think he does anyways

[acoustic palm]

Ah

I saw a video on it

[sweet phoenix]

With an undervolt and overclock I'm sure it outperforms the 4080

[fresh timber]

oooo these new apus have those amd E cores

[sweet phoenix]

Considering it's a tiny bit worse than the xtx, which is a bit better than the 4080

[acoustic palm]

Damn

[acoustic palm]

Damn I can almost fully beat my friends pc

For a fraction of the cost

[sweet phoenix]

I'm really happy with the 9070xt honestly, I just wish stock was better

[fresh timber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC4rZtxVlP4

mhhh

[frigid stag]

Same thing pretty much, just a binned version

[acoustic palm]

I’m really happy I got it for 10% over msrp

[sweet phoenix]

I was hoping 50 series would be aimed at wattage efficiency while being cost effective

Thats what the 9070xt accomplished tho

[fresh timber]

ooooo

880m slightly aster

damn

[acoustic palm]

Yeah

Apparently they’re releasing 9060 and 9050s too

[sweet phoenix]

6800 performance for like $300 would be great

I'm not sure what the 9070 compares to

7800xt?

[frigid stag]

Wasn’t that what the 7700xt was

[sweet phoenix]

7900 gre?

[sweet phoenix]

It was $400

On sale it got down to $360 I think

[acoustic palm]

5070 idk what it comes to for amd tho

[frigid stag]

Amd cards always drop below msrp

Nice thing about them

[sweet phoenix]

5070 is a tiny bit worse than the 4070 super

Which matches the gre

[frigid stag]

It’s not worse

[sweet phoenix]

The benches i saw had it like 1-3% worse

Maybe I'm imagining things

[frigid stag]

It might in some games

Depends on the model too. Some clock higher

[acoustic palm]

That’s just sad tbh

[frigid stag]

On average it’s a tiny bit better but nothing to write home about

[undone fulcrum]

I just built a PC but the case fans aren’t turning on

[fresh timber]

gose

i found the laptop im saving for, im just deciding between two models both with difrfent pros and cons

would u rather a 3k 120hz display with slightly worst cpu gpu and ram, or 1080p 60hz display with a better cpu gpu and ram

im lowkey funna do the 3k 120hz cause its convinetrly cheaper and within lik 10% of the better specs besides ram

[hoary zodiac]

Ryzen 9000 moment eh?

[lavish stag]

Hi i just built a pc. It works but case fans dont turn on

Here's the hub

[frigid stag]

Pretty much

[sweet phoenix]

Happy birthday

[frigid stag]

Probably 120hz

[hoary zodiac]

Thanks

[lavish stag]

Motherboard pics. Am i missing a connection?!?

[balmy solstice]

gigabyte mob

[lavish stag]

Yes

[balmy solstice]

you should plug your fan cables into the ports that say system fan

[fresh timber]

im thinking same thing too, 24gb ram should be fine for what i need it to do

[frigid stag]

Ye it’s good

[balmy solstice]

like this empty plug that says system fan

[lavish stag]

So unplug from the hub on rhe back?

Unplug these into system fan? Which ones do i unplug?

The fans r connected here

[sweet phoenix]

The hub should plug into a system fan connector

[fresh timber]

ima enjoy watcing 4k content ❤️ when i can afford it

[balmy solstice]

^

[lavish stag]

I think i have hub in system fan 1 lemme try agaib

[frigid stag]

🙏

[fresh timber]

o i foudn a even cheaper model

[frigid stag]

Nice

[fresh timber]

its the ryzen ai 7 350

hows the 860m these days

[misty sparrow]

@hoary zodiac happy birthday

[wise wigeon]

got a reaper huh?

[lavish stag]

Which of these cables is the hub connector to the motherboard?

[balmy solstice]

whats the case

[fresh timber]

im not going to lie the 860m is performant

[lavish stag]

This is plugged in as system fan rn

[icy ore]

https://tenor.com/view/ryanprescott-happy-birthday-loser-facecake-gif-19510394

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Its a montech 903 airmax

[wise wigeon]

my brother has one

well not the max the non rgb one

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Ic

[verbal minnow]

Feeling a lil insulted a pre built is stronger than my meticulously crafted pc

But it’s ight

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Do i need this? Aaaaaa

[wise wigeon]

the one that you plug in should have been bundled up with the other cables

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Wym

[wise wigeon]

not unless you plan on using a sata drive

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Not using sata

[wise wigeon]

then keep it in the box

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Okay

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?

[wise wigeon]

generally as to not confused the user the case fans and argb are already plugged into the hub

the hub's cable was probably bundled up with your other case cables

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Gotcha

Okay

[wise wigeon]

is this the one plugged into the mobo?

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Which?

This is plugged in