building-and-recc-chat

[rain carbon]

You'll be fine with whatever then

[mossy venture]

£95 for a k2 v2 is a bit much no?

[rain carbon]

A bit but he likes Amazon

[mossy venture]

Idk keyboards much

[loud shuttle]

bet ill get this one

[rain carbon]

It's not too too bad

Like id say around 85 would be better

[loud shuttle]

i just wanna get it as fast as possible and get to working

ill make the expenses back once im working

so thats my rationale

[rain carbon]

Fair enough

[loud shuttle]

alright yeah will order now

what happened on jan 17th haha

[rain carbon]

A lot

We've been dealing with miserable prices due to greedivias miserable launch

And then tariffs here impact everything

Even outside the us

And then deepseek crashed nvidia stocks

[loud shuttle]

damn

[loud shuttle]

yea i saw that

crazy

[wet sand]

The only reason I chose these parts is because they were good prices that I found posted in the Tech deals chat. They are better then what I was originally speccing out the upgrades

[mossy venture]

Unless it's a bundle in the combo up savings, please don't buy that cpu/mobo/ram

[loud shuttle]

@mossy venture looks good?

[rain carbon]

Uhh whats steelseries pokin his head out for

[wet sand]

Oh really? What is the issue with those? Are they just not good together, or just not great choices in general? My hardware knowledge is severely lacking.. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[loud shuttle]

oh yeah headset

[rain carbon]

Like i said arctis are pretty bad 😭

[loud shuttle]

cloud 3 then?

[rain carbon]

I would rather that yeah

[loud shuttle]

ok ill change

[rain carbon]

I still dont like the cloud iii but for the price its good

Whats it cost there?

Here its 65usd

[loud shuttle]

£94

for wireless

[rain carbon]

🥹

[loud shuttle]

like 68 wired i think

so +25% ish

and u have usd

85 bucks or something wired

[rain carbon]

Is that wireless worth it to you? Dont forget the sound quality gets worse too with it

[loud shuttle]

does it really

even if its the same hesdset

if thats the case ill buy wired

just thought itd be more convenient

[rain carbon]

I mean do you have a reason for it to be bluetooth?

Other than like slightly annoying cord

[loud shuttle]

just less annoying cord

[rain carbon]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audio-Technica-ATH-M40X-Professional-Headphones-Black/dp/B00HVLUR54?crid=1KNPDHBETZ9SQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zwjP8XofDi65SjUnzorwEN2Nocs4Rlix2lre11RbOCf-Sa6CPLM1rdUWQJ9Y5ZRBEA0fwS4ETNrZwXOeRcCE_-zbuyhgTaUhJvCPVfKtw0rxXhaNagCKWTE0zWbKuV8kHKh_WYXkhkVxq85J4DbXBwf9LGoci1YHETCJ1Gwiw3Wp6ZveFynIzQvpLzn9efgmwyO6nMI_LYHgKeiNQYB5tQ.ApVOs3J9ZHVsLFtqDz75Fwafm_j5VOKWPyTST0Mbje4&dib_tag=se&keywords=m40x+headphones&qid=1740176722&sprefix=m40x%2Caps%2C386&sr=8-3

If you dont care about mic

[analog hearth]

nice URL

[rain carbon]

Shush

[loud shuttle]

i have to check if cord is long enough, need 2m

[rain carbon]

One i just listed has 3m

Also note these headphones are closedback too

These are also really nice
https://amzn.eu/d/g3fnwFw

Although thats a lot of impedence

Might not wanna use those headphones on your phone, not sure if itd be loud enough without enough power

@loud shuttle what price is this for you? This is a really damn good deal for the price
https://amzn.eu/d/6KjZHLW

Ends in an hour and a half too

😭

Although that isnt at all worth it at 150

[loud shuttle]

it’s discounted for me too

80

but i want a headset and mic in one for ease🤣

otherwise id buy one of ur options forsure

[mossy venture]

Not good choices in general

Whats the budget for the pc, and what's it being used for?

[rain carbon]

You could get a cheap attachable mic, nice headphones really do wonders

[mossy venture]

Looks good, might be better mice options but I also know next to nothing abt mice

[rain carbon]

Mices are expensive for uk

[loud shuttle]

do you think i can buy some sort of extension for my arctis 3 so i can use that exclusively for gaming?

its 3.5mm

i tried my turtlebeach extension and it didnt work

[rain carbon]

Extension as in

[loud shuttle]

rn i jusr connect to my controller right

for pc id need a long cord that connects to pc

it doesnt come in box

is this possible for headphones

[rain carbon]

Lol yeah

[loud shuttle]

then id buy good headphones and use my arctis for gaming only

[rain carbon]

You can always just get new cords too

Unless arctis has the cord stuck to the headphones

[loud shuttle]

forgot about ethernet and hdmi too, will add that

[rain carbon]

Then you can buy extensions

[loud shuttle]

its plug in

[rain carbon]

Get dp if your monitor supports it

[rain carbon]

Then you can just get a new cord. Check if its 2.5mm or 3.5mm

[loud shuttle]

3.5

[rain carbon]

I have never seen that other type before lmao

At least i cant tell what that is

Send me your exact headphone model

[stoic island]

might just be a bad angle?

[rain carbon]

Might be

[loud shuttle]

no dp unfortunately

[loud shuttle]

steelseries arctis 3

its quite a goofy port

[stoic island]

oh uh that looks proprietary

[stoic island]

thought it could've been micro usb but doesn't look like it

[rain carbon]

Looked it up

It's its own thing

8 pin connector

[loud shuttle]

L

[rain carbon]

Mcbazel Replacement Audio Headset Cable for SteelSeries Arctis 7/Arctis 5/Arctis 3/Arctis Pro Gaming Headset Nylon Audio Cable - 2M(Black)
https://amzn.eu/d/8QPgvtz

Nope looks shoddy

[wet sand]

It is going to be used for gaming. Right now I only have an old gtx 970, but its good enough for LoL. I will be upgrading the GPU later down the line, unless I find a good deal that convinces me. Something that can run STALKER2 or similar games (currently streaming GforceNow this game on my laptop). My CPU is quite old and can't even run videos in 1440p, let alone stream a game. Since I'm looking for just a CPU, Mobo, RAM I want to keep it under $400

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Zqdkjn

[rain carbon]

UGREEN 3.5mm Extension Cable 6.6FT Braided 4-Pole Mic Stereo Audio TRRS Headphone Aux Mini Jack Male to Female Extender for Laptop iPhone iPad TV Speaker PS4 PS5 Xbox Soundbar Gaming Headset MP3 (2M)
https://amzn.eu/d/1u0w4ja

Insane name lmao

But that should do better

[mossy venture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8JXndb

Either is fine

[loud shuttle]

male to female extender

[mossy venture]

7600 is better and gives you an upgrade path

[rain carbon]

Unfortunately thats normal phrasing

[loud shuttle]

i asssume pc has 3.5 then

or will i need usba

[rain carbon]

Pc should have 3.5

[loud shuttle]

bet

[rain carbon]

Actually it should have multiple

[wet sand]

Thanks for both options, I was totally gonna ask. Seeing how I haven't upgraded in 10 years, I should probably consider future proofing where I can.

[rain carbon]

Dont "future proof" just buy whats worth it now, "future proofing" is a joke

I mean other than like

Stick to am5 if you can afford it

And dont buy parts that are crusty and break after a month

[mossy venture]

The ddr5/amd list gives you a bit better performance and you can drop a cpu upgrade in without changing mobo/ram as well

Or you can get these three, 9600x, b650m gaming wifi and 32gb corsair ddr5 for $400, and the cpu comes with a free 1tb ssd

The motherboard is worse, but it can still handle an upgrade. 9600x is 3-5% better than the 7600

[wet sand]

hmm, I honestly don't think I'll be able to tell the performance difference of 5%. Makes me lean towards the better deal

[mossy venture]

The 9600x bundle is the better deal tbf, since it comes with a free 1tb ssd

It's also $10 less than 7600, b850m pro rs wifi and 32gb ddr5

[wet sand]

Are there some decent GPUs that can be found around $300/400?

[mossy venture]

Only downside is the cpu doesn't come with a cooler, and the mobo is slightly worse

[mossy venture]

Now is a really rough time for gpus, if you're fine with waiting I would

Otherwise id mainly suggest used for that price point

[wet sand]

Yea, I didn't realize those bundles were actually good. I always figured it was too good to be true kinda thing.

[wet sand]

That's kinda what I have been seeing while looking into it... ಥ_ಥ Sounds like marginal performance boost for huge prices

[mossy venture]

You could grab a 7600 for $250-260, which is a large upgrade from a 970

Or if you find a b580 around the same price

But otherwise that price point is really rough

[brittle tinsel]

which of these 2 are better for gaming? im not quite sure what the download and upload numbers are meant to be Mbps or Kbps or what?

[mossy venture]

You could get a 1080/ti used for $100-150ish

Or a 5700xt

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115718705323?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=I8ORr0BxSt6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Oh this seller has some good deals, $160 7600
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126120428861?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=I8ORr0BxSt6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The bundles still prob better tho

[wet sand]

That would be a nice placeholder upgrade if its under $200.. I am just being cheap lol.. I even got my 970 as a handmedown

Whats the price of decent GPU these days?

[mossy venture]

Well there was a $400 7700xt

But now it's oos everywhere

$300-330 6700xt is now $380+

[mossy venture]

Id say either buy used or wait, 1080/ti is still pretty relevant

970 matches a 1050 ti if I remember right

1050 ti is a bit worse than a 1650, 1070 matches the 1660 ti, 1080 matches the 2060 super and 1080 ti matches the 2070 super

5700xt, 1080 ti and 2070s are all abt equal

[inner flame]

I need help with my pc

When i turn on my psu it shows no sings of life

I did the paper clip test with the psu

Does that mean that the mobo is doa?

[wet sand]

Thank you so much, my hero! I'll probably go with the bundle and get some used GPU (not sure which yet)

[mossy venture]

Sounds good!

[analog hearth]

Did the power supply turn on?

[mossy venture]

I found a 1080 ti and 5700xt for $90 recently, but id say 100-140 is a good range to aim for

[inner flame]

The fan did yes

[analog hearth]

Reseat the cables on your motherboard

[inner flame]

Nothing happened

[analog hearth]

If it still doesn't turn on with the power button, try again with a flathead screwdriver (connect the two power pins together so that they make contact and turn the system on)

[inner flame]

That is the only way I tired booting

With a screwdriver

[analog hearth]

Does it turn on?

[inner flame]

Nothing happens

[analog hearth]

motherboard might be broken

[inner flame]

Ima kms

I thought so this is they 5th pc I built btw

The same thing happend with my first

From gigabyte

Do I just return it to newegg?

I don't even know the process on that

[wet sand]

honestly the 1080ti is looking like the best deal for a quick and easy boost. i also get to buy used and save the earth a bit

[mossy venture]

1080 ti is a great gpu still

[analog hearth]

Either RMA it or return it and get another one

[inner flame]

I need to mail it back right?

To new egg

[analog hearth]

yeah

[serene onyx]

I just got a 700w psu for 30$ with a low end Gpu for my test bench 😏

[mossy venture]

Nice, it isn't a thermaltake smart white is it?

[serene onyx]

No

It’s a Corsair I believe

Half modular

[cyan ravine]

Sounds like cx700m

Hope it's not an orange label one

Those are cheap for a reason

Not terrible but like they're $30 on purpose

Lol

[hallow dune]

@stoic island Sill having trouble with the aio, help?

[stoic island]

What's happening with it?

[hallow dune]

how can i tell if its being detected by L-3 connect?

[stoic island]

L-3...?

Is that what the lian li software is called?

[hallow dune]

lian li software for their fans

and pumps

[stoic island]

My guess is the fans won't be since the fans are plugged into the block, if you've got the software installed, you should have control for the pump

[violet nexus]

Genuinely tweaking, I just got a new motherboard, new processor core, new SSD and I’ve got everything plugged in and it just won’t turn on. Do I need a new PSU to run everything? Or is something else wrong. Here’s my parts CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600x series 6 core 12 thread processor
Gpu: AMD Radeon RX 6600 Core 8GB
SSD: INLAND 2TB platinum
Ram: Corsair DDR5 vengeance 32GB
Psu: EVGA 700 BR
Motherboard: MSI B650-P pro WiFi
SATA: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

[hallow dune]

Is this it?

[stoic island]

Seems like it? I'm not familiar with the lian li software

[hallow dune]

So the pump is working but I'm stumped about the fans

[stoic island]

(btw temps in fahrenheit is kinda cursed for PC parts)

[stoic island]

Looks like the fans are getting picked up here..?

[hallow dune]

I know I changed it and almost had a heart attack and pull the psu plug in a panik

[stoic island]

What exactly is it doing? That board has debug LEDs, any turn on?

[hallow dune]

It's showing this in software but know reality they are off

No nothing

[stoic island]

Double check the cable for the 4 pin is fully plugged in then

[hallow dune]

Looks good?

Or are you talking about the one in the lian li fan hub?

[stoic island]

The 4 pin from the radiator fans into the 3 way splitter

My suspicion is mainly surrounding everything being plugged in with the 3 way splitter

[violet nexus]

No nothing turned on

[violet nexus]

It won’t power on

[hallow dune]

This guys?

[stoic island]

Yea, if everything seems good with it and it still won't work, try plugging the 4 pin from the fan directly into the mobo instead of the splitter to test it

[hallow dune]

I might as well change it for a new one too

Is that ok?

Cus now that i look at it looks kinda f-up

[stoic island]

Just narrow down points of failure and figure out what's going on first

[stoic island]

Triple check that the 24pin is fully in and the eps12v 8 pin is fully in, try changing wall sockets and making sure the switch on the back of the PSU is on, if still nothing at all, no lights no fan spinning, blame the PSU

[violet nexus]

Okay thank you I’ll will check back in 💀💀

[stoic island]

The 24pin is very stubborn, it takes a relatively significant amount of force to be fully inserted and you need to look close at it to make sure

[stoic island]

Cable management comes last, get everything working and then go from there :p

[hallow dune]

What about the other rgb 3pin connector? Leave it plugged into the lian li hub?

Or plug it into mobo too?

[stoic island]

Leave it plugged into the hub for now, dunno if your mobo has enough argb headers, usually not that many argb headers.

[stoic island]

Good stuff

[hallow dune]

The 4pin was broken

[stoic island]

Well that would do it

[hallow dune]

Thanks!!!

[stoic island]

You can probably ask Lian li support for a replacement

[hallow dune]

Idk it think I did that

[stoic island]

Doesn't hurt to ask lol

[hallow dune]

Fair enough

👀

Again thanks!

[stoic island]

You're welcome

[violet nexus]

Looks in there 💀

[stoic island]

Try to get a look at the other side and check the eps12v/CPU power

That side looks fine

[severe hull]

With the set up quoted to me yesterday , can it run 3 monitors for sim racing ?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BGNhv4

[stoic island]

Also double check the PSU side of the cable too if you can

[violet nexus]

CPU seems good

[stoic island]

At a glance it should be doable, GPU is out of stock though

[stoic island]

Uh double check your manual on which eps12v 8 pin your mobo wants, some older boards only need 1, newer boards generally want you to plug both in

[violet nexus]

It was originally in the 1st one but still didn’t turn on

It does say it needs to be in the 1st 8 pin cpu

[mossy venture]

https://www.zotacstore.com/us/zt-a30800k-10plhr-r

GO GO GO

https://www.zotacstore.com/us/zt-a30700e-10plhr-r

[violet nexus]

The second one is typically better to overclock the MoBo but I don’t plan on doing that

[severe hull]

You got my to love amd now you want to switch me 😭😭

[stoic island]

Typically yea but double check the manual and plug it in if you're able to

[mossy venture]

Gpu prices suck rn

$370 3080 is great

Grab while it's in stock

[mossy venture]

The 10gb vram isn't fantastic, but again, $370

[weary galleon]

@long rock you have another chance

#tech-deals message

[violet nexus]

My PSU only has the one CPU plug

[weary galleon]

You're probably fine with just the 1. What cpu is in there? 5600? 7600?

[long rock]

I’ll have a look at it after I get done with this delivery

[mossy venture]

You only need two for heavy overclocking, you're good

[violet nexus]

AMD RYZEN 5 7600x 7000 series 6core 12 thread processor

[weary galleon]

Yeah you'll be totally fine with the 1

[violet nexus]

Sweet

But I still don’t understand why it isn’t turning on

[mossy venture]

is it not showing any signs of life whatsoever?

[violet nexus]

None

[loud shuttle]

model o or g305 (mice)?

[mossy venture]

did you connect the power sw cable right?

[mossy venture]

#peripherals-and-displays idk much abt mice

[violet nexus]

No lights on the MOBO to indicate anything, no fans running nothing

I believe so

[mossy venture]

id use google to verify

i thought my build was dead for 3 days because i didnt connect it right

[mossy venture]

otherwise id very all connections on both ends, make sure ram is slotted in fully

yeah thats right

[violet nexus]

Hmm

Do you think it’s my poor PSU?

[mossy venture]

what psu is it?

[violet nexus]

EVGA 700 Br

[mossy venture]

it's decent

it could be DOA, but that's a risk with literally any piece of tech

[violet nexus]

DOA?

[stoic island]

Looking at the manual I'm really leaning towards both eps12v connectors being needed for boot

[mossy venture]

dead on arrival

[violet nexus]

Shoot

[stoic island]

There's nothing about one being optional or plugging one in before the other, all mentions say plug 1-2 and apply to plugging both in

[mossy venture]

or maybe try swapping which one is plugged in

[stoic island]

But yea PSU or Mobo being DOA are possible

[violet nexus]

Shoot ugh

[mossy venture]

yeah you have it plugged into the 2nd cpu power, that could be it

try putting it in the first one

[violet nexus]

It’s late here so I’d have to return The MoBo and new PSU tomorrow

It was originally in the first slot and nothing

[mossy venture]

id try just psu first, and probably get one with both cpu power cables like mr1111 was saying

[mossy venture]

but id still try this, and verifying all connections/ram first

[violet nexus]

I definitely will try that

Everything looks to be in place

Plugged it in to the wall, turned on PSU, and changed CPU port and nothing

[mossy venture]

are the locks on the ram slot up fully?

theyd be even with the empty slots

[violet nexus]

Yes

[mossy venture]

oof

[vocal hare]

My oh test out of the case?

You*

[mossy venture]

he was probably right abt needing both cpu power cables, I've never seen that before

im typing from my pc with 1 cpu 4pin

[violet nexus]

It’s in the tower lol

[vocal hare]

I mean some people only use 4 pins

[vocal hare]

I meant before

[mossy venture]

shh im stupid

[vocal hare]

It’s just a good precaution

[violet nexus]

Nah it was in there I was ready to power it on and get all my stuff on there but it didn’t turn on

Now we’re are here

[vocal hare]

Unlucky

I mean before you return things

[mossy venture]

a good way to check if psu is dead is the paperclip test

youtube can help w that

[vocal hare]

You’re taking it out anyway

So test it out of the case

[violet nexus]

My old MOBO only has only one CPU 8 pin port

[vocal hare]

I mean it depends on the board

[violet nexus]

So the new one having two is different

[vocal hare]

A620 chipset still has 1 8 pin

Because they don’t support the chonkier cpus

[stoic island]

Generally with 8+4 the 4 is almost always optional, 8+8 it's more 50/50

Sometimes it just takes one, sometimes it takes both

[vocal hare]

8+4 was mostly for overclockers in the past right?

[violet nexus]

I’m gonna give it a rest for now but I’ll try seeing if the PSU died when changing cus that one is still my old one

[vocal hare]

Don’t snip that

[violet nexus]

It worked just fine when I was on the pc this morning I had to change parts for a better MOBO

[stoic island]

The +4 was barely ever used and was never really necessary outside of xoc yea

[violet nexus]

My pc was on and running this morning until I change my parts

[vocal hare]

I mean there is always a chance of doa

It’s unlucky but it happens

I mean my gpu works but either ups dropkicking it or factory screwups cause it’s io shield to be bent and mangle my DP ports

[long rock]

Damn is that thing gone already? I didn’t see a 3080 on the site lol

That link wont even load for me lol

[vocal hare]

Unlucky

[mossy venture]

just went oos

[long rock]

Its a busy night thankfully so whenever I do go to buy one ill be set on cash lol

Hopefully in a few days when I get paid

[serene onyx]

I have 3 gpus now

[cyan ravine]

Damn

660

3050(?)

6800 XT(/6900XT)

[lone flame]

god the 6000 xfx cards look so good

[serene onyx]

I know I love it

[serene onyx]

5600 XT

[lone flame]

What is it

Like 6800 XT? 6900 XT?

Your pictures don’t show the side

[serene onyx]

6800XT

[cyan ravine]

The eagle?

Really?

[cyan ravine]

I learned something new

[serene onyx]

Yessir

[serene onyx]

I thought it was a RTX card too

I was surprised as well

[cyan ravine]

I learned something new

I thought eagle was a 2020 design

Turns out amd did it earlier

Neat

[lone flame]

😎

With the way the gpu market is going I’m so glad I made the impulse buy of my 6950 lol

[serene onyx]

The case you have

What is it

[lone flame]

H6 Flow from NZXT

[serene onyx]

I’ve been wanting to upgrade my case to a dual chamber one recently

[lone flame]

It was before their controversy

[serene onyx]

Ah

Makes sense

I found similar

One*

But not exactly like that one

[lone flame]

I mean there are probably hundreds of dual chambers by now

[serene onyx]

There is but there’s a specific one I’m looking for

[lone flame]

I just loved how the h6 had the angled intake and the flush bottom intake

[serene onyx]

I just don’t know the name

[lone flame]

Describe it

[serene onyx]

Me too it’s looks absolutely gorgeous

I have a video with it

Hold on

But idk the name

[lone flame]

Idk if I’d know it but someone else here might

[serene onyx]

https://youtube.com/shorts/BW-LGuc1pI4?si=fboSDJ8R9Ul-vg8m

Skip to around halfway

That’s the case

I’ve been wanting it

But idk what it’s called

It’s so nice

[lone flame]

I think it’s called the H9

Also from NZXT

[serene onyx]

OK NICE THANKS IM LOOKING FOR IT NOW

[lone flame]

https://nzxt.com/collection/h9

^

I think

[serene onyx]

You are a legend

[lone flame]

If you look in that video there’s a faint NZXT logo on the front glass at the bottom

[serene onyx]

It is

Thank you

I found the one he has

It’s the same one but in black

It comes with no RGB sadly

But I don’t mind

[lone flame]

NZXT fans suck also don’t get theirs

They look nice but I heard they don’t perform well

[serene onyx]

Oh, yeah i know, they are terrible

I already found the ones I want

[fair raven]

Ok so, hi team 🙂 I'm back with more issues and I'm hoping someone can help lol. I had issues with my PSU dying before, replaced it, no more crashes or anything.

But now I have another issue where programs will randomly stop responding a few times in a row, RARELY a program might crash with the hanging. Even typing this, discord was freezing and randomly closed lol.

I don't think it's temp issues at all, the hottest anything got was 68c (cpu) under load and it was 35c idle. And I included a screenshot of how my task manager looks when it's occuring. Event viewer/Reliability history doesn't have any big errors or anything. I really have no idea. Is there any way to find out what the issue is?

Also, I notice it tends to happen more with discord/epic games open. The BAD stuttering happened when I launched epic games, but it's been happening a lot even with epic games closed & discord open. I was in a call last night playing a game and everything would start lagging and I'd stop hearing anything in the call, then it'd suddenly start back lol

[teal dome]

What gpu

[fair raven]

4070

[teal dome]

Might be because of new drivers, happened to me when I updates drivers too

[fair raven]

oh really?

[teal dome]

I have 3070

[teal dome]

Yes, that's what I heard from someone when I asked for the same problem

[teal dome]

When did u update drivers and when did it start happening

[fair raven]

Honestly, it very well could be drivers. I think I updated my drivers after replacing my psu a few weeks ago, around the same time it started happening

[teal dome]

Yeah either update fully to new drivers or go back to older, try out updating to newest drivers and see if it helps

[fair raven]

Okay. I'll do that right now.

Is it complicated to downgrade drivers at all? I've never really had issues with drivers so I never messed with it

[teal dome]

For me it kinda stopped after I got the newest which was released Feb 13 and haven't installed new ones since

[teal dome]

Idk much about it sorry, you might need to ask someone who knows about it more, don't wanna give wrong directions and maybe lead to a bricked pc

[fair raven]

Okay, thank you 🙂

I'll look into it. I'll try like right now lol and see

[mossy venture]

@severe hull
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

[fair raven]

I think it fixed, thank you.

The ironic thing is, I think the other day I updated and it didn't help. But just now it seemed to solve the issues,

[zenith cargo]

is there going to be a highend 9000 series cards or just the 9070/60?

[stoic island]

AMD is not doing high end yet this gen

[tawny violet]

that looks pretty good actually

[fair raven]

Yeah I have no idea, it didn't fix it lmao. I joined a discord call and it started buggin again.

[summer island]

anyone know much about the Corsair 6500x case?

[cyan ravine]

It was voted as the worst case of 2024

I remember that much

Corsair had a really bad run with those _500X cases

The frame cases are good

Also the previous _000D airflow cases

If you specifically want corsair

[cyan ravine]

These had really bad manufacturing quality

And strange ideas

Like power cables through hdd brackets (this made sense to someone???)

[summer island]

really??

[cyan ravine]

Or plastic frames that fall out to hold the filter mesh

Really thin metal

Yeah man those cases are quite bad relative to their usual fare

[summer island]

what da fuq

[cyan ravine]

Lol

[summer island]

XD

[cyan ravine]

If you want a 6500X type case

....

[summer island]

I like the aesthetics of the case tho

[cyan ravine]

Hmmm

Have you checked out the phanteks xt view

[summer island]

but im picky asf n corsair has always been my safety

I haven’t, no

[cyan ravine]

Or antec c8

Those two are nice alternatives

The c8 has a wood version too

It's a direct competitor for less

Better quality as well

Full fan set and controller

Kinda nice af tbh

[summer island]

hmm

[summer island]

Wdym by frame cases

Like the base metal ones?

[cyan ravine]

Corsair frame 4000D

Go check it out

It's a brand new 2025 case

Very very good

[summer island]

ooh

it looks solid asf

[cyan ravine]

If you specifically want corsair I will specifically suggest that one and only that one

[summer island]

but I am autistic and love allll glass cases

[cyan ravine]

All glass

Ok

What about lian li o11 vision compact

Or maybe

Lian li sup01

[summer island]

I’ve never bought from Lian Li

Are they good?

I’ve heard some decent stuff

[lone flame]

rq before I hop off whats a good 240mm white aio

im assuming thermalright i just dont know which one

they have so many

[cyan ravine]

Hit or miss

[cyan ravine]

Thermalright cheapest one

[cyan ravine]

Their cases and often psus are amazing

For the most part anyway

But other stuff like their strimers

Fans

They're not bad quality but crazy expensive for poor performance

Lots of gimmicks

[lone flame]

do pumps in the tubes rather than on the block matter do you think

[cyan ravine]

Thermalright has always in the block

[lone flame]

not this one

[cyan ravine]

Oh

I learned a thing

[summer island]

how tf do I get a screen like this in my case

[cyan ravine]

Ok notte I didn't know did that ngl lmao

[lone flame]

buy one

you can find screens like that just by themselves

[summer island]

where tf?

[cyan ravine]

I've used a couple but I didn't know the notte was pump in tubes

[cyan ravine]

I like to use old phones for this

[lone flame]

is tube pump better or worse do you think

[summer island]

it’s crazy how diff things r, been like 8 years since I’ve been in the market

[cyan ravine]

Likely actually ideal as long as the tubes aren't highest

[lone flame]

wdym by highest

[cyan ravine]

Highest point

[lone flame]

so this?

thats what the build would end up looking like btw pretty sure thats the case id be using

[cyan ravine]

Ye like that

[summer island]

damn why does looking 4 a case have to be so hard lol

[cyan ravine]

I have an alternative suggestion

Call me odd

Lian li dan a3 wood

You can get a glass side panel

Immensely popular case

Very compact too

[summer island]

very unique case

but wood is definitely a acquired desire for a pc case

[cyan ravine]

It's the new big thing lol

[summer island]

im old

[cyan ravine]

How about montech king95

[summer island]

honestly not bad, getting a lot warmer

I like the h9 case by nzxt but im a corsair and asus combo guy through and through

[flint sapphire]

I’m out here with my fractal north people who come over always compliment the case

[summer island]

it’s very clean

new age asf, unique

[cyan ravine]

The north started the wood trend

[cyan ravine]

Nv5?

[flint sapphire]

Clean wood accent with silver inlays

[summer island]

????

lol

[cyan ravine]

Oop

[summer island]

570x case is the Corsair case I have in my current pc

it’s super clean, lots of view

idk why they blocked that but XD

[cyan ravine]

8 years ago this was a wise idea, nowadays tho by and large avoided

Asus has a lot of warranty complications

[summer island]

avoid wh0

[cyan ravine]

Meanwhile corsair tends to be ok but expensive

[summer island]

I love my asus tho, they make kick ass products

[cyan ravine]

Used to

Not anymore

Is sad

[flint sapphire]

Rip evga

[summer island]

idk I feel like they still make top tier mobos, kbm

idk about much else tho

[cyan ravine]

Mobos kinda with the 2 dimmers

But really not anything else

[summer island]

I have a mouse n keyboard from em

love it smmm

[cyan ravine]

I vaguely remember this case lol

[summer island]

got a kick ass deal

[cyan ravine]

Is this that obsidian one

[summer island]

I don’t think anyone can buy it anymore wahahaha

[cyan ravine]

All glass

[summer island]

Yep

[cyan ravine]

Yeah closest nice case to that in 2025 is o11 vision

[summer island]

heavier than frick

[cyan ravine]

Nzxt elite cases look similar but perform horribly and are expensive af

O11 vision is the closest you'll get

[summer island]

yeaaah and idk if id ever want to get any nzxt

[cyan ravine]

See that thought through lol

O11 vision would be my suggestion for all glass

[summer island]

Ty homie

[cyan ravine]

The compact is a better price

Same basic thing tbh

[flint sapphire]

Too be fair nzxt did start the whole all the front panel connectors in one cable…

[cyan ravine]

You can work to some nice spec with thermalright cooler

Then probably teamgroup ram

A nice klevv c910 ssd

A reasonable sub 200 mobo

Sub 100 psu and a gpu of choice

More or less the basic idea for a decent build

You won't break the bank that way for decent aesthetics either

I can vouch for most of the things I just suggested as good quality and performance

Even compared to like corsair

Lol

Still selling off my buttload of old corsair stuff

[cyan ravine]

A friend yesterday can be an enemy today

[vocal hare]

because its competative

[cyan ravine]

No touchie da nzxt

[vocal hare]

some are good

[summer island]

true, and ima picky ass ho3

[vocal hare]

same

[summer island]

Wahaha hell yeah

[vocal hare]

i mean you seen the new frame 4000d?

[cyan ravine]

Haha

I mentioned that one

[vocal hare]

unlucky

what are you prefs

[cyan ravine]

He like the glass

[summer island]

i just got the 9800x3d, a asus psu, some ssds. slowly building towards a computer that is newer xdd

[cyan ravine]

O11 vision

[vocal hare]

oh dualchamber?

[cyan ravine]

Yeah

[vocal hare]

what about o11 min?

[summer island]

dual chamber is different

[vocal hare]

lil more compact

[cyan ravine]

O11 mini is a decent idea

[cyan ravine]

Which asus psu btw and how much

Those strix and thor ones are expensive af

[vocal hare]

asus kinda overpriced

[cyan ravine]

And not great by any stretch for the price

Yeah

[vocal hare]

i know they have a tuf now

but dunno its quality

[cyan ravine]

The tufs are ok-ish

Depends on which

[summer island]

got it on sale for 100$ and used a gift card I got for free lul it’s a kw

[cyan ravine]

Oh ok

Oooo

[summer island]

tuffs look so ugly

[cyan ravine]

Ok I dig that

$100

[vocal hare]

than thats pretty good

[cyan ravine]

Alr we ball

[vocal hare]

because thors are what like 250 for a 1000w

[summer island]

im like ballin on being cheap

[cyan ravine]

Yeah

Crazy price

[summer island]

like price matching, doing google surveys, college surveys, credit cards

im a get this pc no matter what it takes

[cyan ravine]

My kinda guy

[vocal hare]

my brother bought a loki for his sff build

[cyan ravine]

Lol

[summer island]

lololol

[vocal hare]

told him i'd give him 20 bucks if he wanted the corsair

but the loki is fine

[cyan ravine]

Those seem to be common denominators for 50 series problems

[summer island]

https://a.co/d/eZlTYLC

Not the craziest psu but it’ll be plenty

[cyan ravine]

Yeah 100 for that is good

[summer island]

slay ok good

[cyan ravine]

Well done

[summer island]

yay

[cyan ravine]

💀

[summer island]

I got 10tb of nvme for 190$

[cyan ravine]

Jfc

[summer island]

im literally smoking crack

[cyan ravine]

[flint sapphire]

Huh

[cyan ravine]

He's cooking

[summer island]

staples goes hard

lol

[vocal hare]

[cyan ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/woody-woody-toy-story-sora-kh3-kh-gif-27223516

[flint sapphire]

The frick did staples do

[summer island]

they have too many things they don’t expect people to double up on

im a fr make them bankrupt lol

[cyan ravine]

Figured I'd say something before "YESSS 5080 YESSS" and then "NOOO. IT MELTED. NOOO"

[vocal hare]

i did not enhoy that the loki only has 1 8pin to 6+2

[summer island]

0-o

[vocal hare]

and then a 16 pin to 2x 6+2

no hes using my old 3080

[cyan ravine]

I'm right behind it man damn

10tb is insane

[summer island]

also is intel dead yet btw? or are they still kicking with their single core perf

[vocal hare]

they're not good but ok

[cyan ravine]

Gaming?

[flint sapphire]

How many of those nvmes are the same make and storage capacity

[summer island]

yeah gamin

[vocal hare]

oh no not gaming

[cyan ravine]

Ryzen x3d the new meta

[flint sapphire]

I ain’t saying raid 0; but it would be funny

[vocal hare]

against non x3d its ok

[cyan ravine]

X3D in a class of its own

[vocal hare]

but x3d is so dominant

its like all the slots of the top 5

[summer island]

Two 4tb base Samsung 990 plus and 1 2TB 990 pro with heat sink

[flint sapphire]

Lol the 5800x3d is still in the like top 10 charts

[summer island]

im glad

[cyan ravine]

Just so we're clear btw, you only need 8 cores for games @summer island

[summer island]

my first build has a a series apu

[cyan ravine]

So like

[vocal hare]

should be fine for the 3080 though i think?

[cyan ravine]

9800X3D, 7800X3D, 7600X3D

[summer island]

I mean I did buy the 9800x3d last week, I did some digging n wtf

[cyan ravine]

Ye is fine

[cyan ravine]

Nice

How many coupons

💀

[flint sapphire]

Eh those are plenty fast without raid 0 and your cpu would probably hate you…

[vocal hare]

only thing i'm worried about is that 2 pcie cables come from a single 16 pin

[summer island]

Only 2 plus a gift card so I only spent 80$

[cyan ravine]

Wtf

[vocal hare]

but that seems like its becoming more common now

[cyan ravine]

DUDE THIS GUY KNOWS THINGS

[summer island]

while getting it for retail

[cyan ravine]

THE OLD IS WISE

[summer island]

The only think im gonna have troubles with is a GPU

[vocal hare]

i tried getting cashback from rakuten

[summer island]

no way am I getting a nvidia card

[vocal hare]

they never detected the order

ripperoni

[summer island]

tf how

I want amd card

[vocal hare]

https://tenor.com/view/i-don't-know-idk-idk-about-that-gif-7336250873949261946

[summer island]

but like bro there is no stock of anything anywhere

[cyan ravine]

How much is the rest of your budget

[vocal hare]

get hotstock

[summer island]

I could wait in line for the new ones coming out next month.

[vocal hare]

there is so many 7900xtx

[flint sapphire]

Eh the 7900xtx is still floating around

[summer island]

but I heard they aren’t going to be flagship

[cyan ravine]

Also waiting like a month or two for things to quiet down is worth it

[summer island]

are they?

[vocal hare]

look

[summer island]

what is that

[vocal hare]

app

[cyan ravine]

Stock that is hot

Oh

App

Nvm

[vocal hare]

sends you notifs

[cyan ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/george-michael-sad-walk-walk-of-shame-gif-4674796

[vocal hare]

you click it brings you to the app and product

[summer island]

no idea, wherever my 4 credit cards take me

[vocal hare]

technically there is an autobuy feature but i think thats paid

[summer island]

so I have 4 setup spend 2000$ get 1000$ back

[cyan ravine]

Dude's pumpin ac/dc while he scans the 300 coupons lmao

I love this

[vocal hare]

but realistically

[summer island]

im not even kidding u bro its so bad

i just downloaded the app

[cyan ravine]

He's gonna come back next week and spent like $3 and got his pc, a car and 30 donuts

[vocal hare]

i dont see the 9070xt being worth it unless msrp is like 650

[cyan ravine]

Lmfao

[summer island]

do they restock the asus 9800xtx

[vocal hare]

the tuf?

not really

[summer island]

I love donuts

[cyan ravine]

I'd just aim for the cheapest nice ones

Not reference

Not challenger

Not msi classic

The rest are good

[vocal hare]

the xtx mag air has been going on bestbuy but uh if you get it pick up in store

[cyan ravine]

Oh not asrock fanless

But that should be obvious

[summer island]

I did get new Logitech speakers (retail 200) for 40, a new keyboard and mouse that is from asus (retail 260 for keyboard and 120 for mouse) for 80

[cyan ravine]

Lol

[summer island]

slowly getting a new setup

[vocal hare]

flubba can tell you why you pick it up in store for bestbuy

[summer island]

hmm

[cyan ravine]

Lol

[vocal hare]

https://tenor.com/view/anime-anime-boy-cute-brown-hair-blue-eyes-gif-15850855279855034379

[cyan ravine]

He had a back delivery guy

[summer island]

is sapphire good?

[cyan ravine]

Sapphire rocks dude

Best amd aib

[vocal hare]

generallt the favor one yes

[summer island]

they look kinda poopy tho but if they work well then idrc

[vocal hare]

that saphire on wegg rn is glitched

its not in stock

[summer island]

what about microcenter!

[cyan ravine]

Asrock pg is also good

[summer island]

it says there’s 10 at one 1h away

[vocal hare]

i mean you wann drive an hour?

[summer island]

Asrock a asus subsidiary

[vocal hare]

go ahead

make a trip of it

[summer island]

my hoe live there

[vocal hare]

LMAOOOOO

[summer island]

drive that far all the time

[cyan ravine]

They became better after the last 8 years

[summer island]

LOL

[summer island]

proud of them

[vocal hare]

i was not expecting that response

[cyan ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-phillips-boat-hijack-im-the-captain-now-barkhad-look-at-me-gif-4242563

[summer island]

lolol

so here’s my gay ass list

[vocal hare]

the pulse is fine

[vocal hare]

the nitro plus is the premium model everyone and their mom creams their pants over

[cyan ravine]

Mmmm not the board cooler or ram

I can show you better for a fraction

A TIDBIT

Of that price

[summer island]

gskill og so good

[vocal hare]

yeah asus pricing is uh

doodo

[summer island]

scalped?

[vocal hare]

?

i mean it comes back on amazon

[summer island]

--

[cyan ravine]

We can still rock g.skill, or teamgroup which basically uses g.skill software anyway so same thing

Lmao

[summer island]

Does it?

[cyan ravine]

In terms of value it is

[vocal hare]

i get so many notifications

[summer island]

I might just try for that then

[summer island]

:00 okii

[cyan ravine]

Oh wait

[cyan ravine]

Ignore me

The nitro is the one everyone likes yeah

[summer island]

How about this gpu guys? Maybe it’ll run doom at 30?

[cyan ravine]

It's beefy but pulse is solid and asrock pg is basically the same for less

[vocal hare]

has a fat fgb bar too

rgb*

[summer island]

I like beefy

[cyan ravine]

@summer island you want white or black colour for the pc mate

[summer island]

oooh

[vocal hare]

merc was in stock at amazon 4 times today

[summer island]

black always. white too bright

[cyan ravine]

Alr

Gimme a min

[vocal hare]

but tis like 1100 rn

[summer island]

what’s merc?

[vocal hare]

high end xfx model

me and flubba have it

but i'm returning mine

because uh

mangled display ports

[summer island]

XD how tf

[vocal hare]

UPS drop kicked it too hard

[summer island]

LOL

damn ass ups

[vocal hare]

honestly it could have been manu error

but them drop kicking my box didnt help things

[summer island]

Lololol

[summer island]

O Jesus

[cyan ravine]

@summer island https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FpG9wY

XTX rough price guide inside (ANY MODEL)

[vocal hare]

just set it around 1k

because realistically thats the price rn

[cyan ravine]

Also here's a 570x successor case (o11 vision chrome)

[vocal hare]

its 1k give or take 30-60 bucks

[cyan ravine]

You won't need more than what's in the list

[vocal hare]

aint no way pulse is dropping back down to that

not in this climate

not while amd has to sell the 9070 xt

[cyan ravine]

This is good @summer island

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3BQcCJ/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-7900-xt-20-gb-video-card-11323-02-20g

$720

[obsidian wigeon]

chrome case

[cyan ravine]

For 16% less

[vocal hare]

good 1440p card

[cyan ravine]

Anyway couple ideas from me

[summer island]

Thank u smmm

[vocal hare]

honestly debated going to the xt instead

[cyan ravine]

That's how much I'd spend for that type of build

If you have leftover m.2....

Well

[summer island]

im getting censored

[cyan ravine]

I'd just find another pc tbh

Lmao

[summer island]

LOL

Dude

[cyan ravine]

Whatever you can fit in that B650 will be a LOT

Lolol

[summer island]

I have never used a nvme before til last month

wow

it’s crazy fast

[cyan ravine]

LMAO

[vocal hare]

huh?

[summer island]

im old man, its crazy how fast tech has come

[vocal hare]

no gifs in build chat sadge

[summer island]

F

Bro my cat just farted in my face

[vocal hare]

the heck is happening

[cyan ravine]

This is the funniest guy I've met in a hot minute

Lmfao

[summer island]

I’m brain dead

and broke

[vocal hare]

meanwhile in general we dealt with the most infuriating person

[summer island]

how was that

[cyan ravine]

Yet next week you'll come back saying you traded up from 7 copper coins to that whole list and I won't be even mildly surprised

[vocal hare]

uh something

[summer island]

I’m on that grind bro

[vocal hare]

remember mr crypto i have 1700 dollars in wegg cash

[summer island]

I have been broke my whole life

and still am

I find my ways

I’m not even kidding u

[cyan ravine]

You got the good stuff?

[summer island]

I’ve done 315 surveys in the past 52 weeks

[cyan ravine]

Omg

He really grindin!

[summer island]

I get 1-5$ a survey

[cyan ravine]

Yooooo

[summer island]

Amazon

[vocal hare]

you sound like my brothers playing trash mobile games to eventually get a csgo knife

[summer island]

And I just spam click that sh-

[summer island]

Hell good stuff

[cyan ravine]

Lol

[summer island]

LOL

I used to do stuff like that when I didn’t have a job

anything it takes to get something

look at my small game collection

this is like half of it

I just put it on the shelf yesterday

[vocal hare]

we really are building up a xtx army in here flubba

[summer island]

from crack head deals, to hillbilly flea markets.

ahh bro I can’t wait to build this sexc ass pc

[plucky timber]

wtf

can I have those dvds

[summer island]

maybe

[cyan ravine]

Whoaaaaa

ENDLESS OCEAN!?

[summer island]

dude I have an insane collection of video games

I have every Nintendo, Sony, and Sega console ever made

Some crazy CRTs

[cyan ravine]

Whoaaa

[summer island]

Its by the grace of god that I get laid

[vocal hare]

this dude trades

[summer island]

dude so much

I just finished my Nintendo collection (console wise) last week

[vocal hare]

most i did trading was csgo and warframe lol

[plucky timber]

you should make a youtube channel

[summer island]

Got this dude

[plucky timber]

YO

[vocal hare]

how

[plucky timber]

WTF

HOW

[summer island]

im boring

[vocal hare]

likterally how

[plucky timber]

HOW DO YOU HAVE A VIRTUAL BOY

[summer island]

ahahaha

I drove 2 hours for it

[cyan ravine]

Whoa

[summer island]

old people love giving stuff away for cheap

[plucky timber]

with a game too

wtf wtf wtf

[summer island]

I got multiple games

[vocal hare]

man is the most interesting random in discord

[plucky timber]

how many other consoles do you have

[summer island]

I got Mario tennis, Wario Land, Baseball, Teleroboxer, and Red Alarm

[cyan ravine]

Ah no I gotta go make dinner

Noooo

[summer island]

idk atleast over 50

[cyan ravine]

This was such an interesting guy

[vocal hare]

smh aussies

[summer island]

And I have like 10 retro pcs

[plucky timber]

would be really funny if you had the famicom with the disk drive

[summer island]

OH

[cyan ravine]

[summer island]

and I have the first Sony Walkman ever made lol

[plucky timber]

WHAT

[summer island]

And some sick old Sony CRTs

[cyan ravine]

@summer island one more thing. Pc fans. Thermalright c12c's

[plucky timber]

you can literally open a museum and charge people money

[summer island]

I do, and I have a N64DD

[vocal hare]

https://tenor.com/view/sxv-wtf-gif-23560064

[cyan ravine]

Did I ever link a thermalright cooler lemme check rq

[plucky timber]

bro has the N64DD

👀

[summer island]

:00 Okoki

I have too many collections man

[plucky timber]

your collection is worth a fortune

[summer island]

I have it in my price charting

not good

I need help

[plucky timber]

I mean

it's worth quite a lot of money what you have

it'll only keep going up