Storage :) How much do you need? What's your game plan for it? How are you going to do backups? Chances are you can get away with just an M.2 PCIe SSD for everything but archival storage and an 'only spinning during backup' SATA HDD for the latter. I haven't seen any reviews for the motherboard by ...

I'm currently running on fumes with a 14 year-old desktop. I planned to upgrade several times but either didn't have the money (laid off twice during that time) or didn't like the processor choices). I did come close one year when Haswell came out. I think this is the year I finally do it. I have th...

Platinum. Specifically 750-px.

If the PRIME has tighter voltage regulation, would this mean it could handle transient spikes better?

Does anyone know what exactly is the difference between the FOCUS and PRIME PSUs by Seasonic? Would the PRIME units have better capacitors, etc?

Also, is Corsair on par with Seasonic in terms of quality, or a little less?

Abula, did you ever get and test the Thermalright Peerless Assassin?

Interesting new concept in cooling design: a solid state, fanless, silent, cooling drive, from a Silicon Valley startup called Frore Systems. It can only cool 28W of heat so far, but it seems like it might have potential.

https://youtu.be/YGxTnGEAx3E

This was really interesting, and confirmed my suspicions. https://youtu.be/VtVowYykviM The 7900 with PBO turns out to be essentially the same thing as the stock 7900x, in terms of performance, thermals, and power draw.. An exception is Adobe Premier, where the 7900x still performs a bit better than ...

Thanks. Yeah, I just skimmed some early reviews. It will be interesting to see whether it would be worth getting a non X and boosting it a little, versus getting an X and stepping it down a little with eco-mode. The non-X might be better value.

Thanks. The TPU review is for the Ti version. I tend to prefer 2 fans, but maybe with 3 fans at lower RPM it might be quieter, not sure. That's definitely the price point I'm looking for ($500 - $600 CDN). I'm still deciding whether to get a 3060 Ti or a 3060 with more memory. Or wait to see what th...

Thanks, I had only been looking at 3060 and 3070 cards so far. 3080 cards still seem pretty expensive.

Just curious, as I haven't come across any.

Absolutely ridiculous pricing. $50 for a fan? Not worth it.

Would rather go with Noctua, Arctic, or e-loops.

Fractal has just released a new boutique line of stylish cases. Fractal seems to be pitching it to gamers for some reason, but I think they look more right at home in an office / living room environment. The cases come in different colors and finishes, with tempered glass and mesh options. https://w...

Yep. I looked at the 5900X pricing, and granted there were tight supplies last year, but it appears there was a price dip for the Nov/Dec time frame, then it went back up until March, then dove. So, short term, the 7900X pricing is maybe as good as it gets. My 6 mo rule is more of a: - buy at launc...

I assume any issues with motherboards are also going to be firmware issues (BIOS updates, drivers, etc.). If I'm going to wait for motherboard issues to settle out, I can also wait for any CPU issues to do the same.. But yeah, you never know where the pricing is going to go. If Ryzen releases more Z...

...sort of. New CPU releases generally come out with a new motherboard chipset. So, if you are waiting for the mobo firmware to settle out, you are by default waiting for any initial BIOS/driver issues associated with the CPU to settle out. These days, AMD and Intel are doing staggered releases, br...

Steve, I remember you saying that one should wait at least 6 months before buying a motherboard on a new platform in order to allow time for mobo manufacturers to work out most of the initial bugs.

Just wondering if this would apply to CPUs as well?

Thanks.

I haven't seen any technical reviews for this: https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-3060-Ti-GAMING-X-8G-LHR Was just wondering if you think this would be quieter and cooler than the Founders Edition (which was surprisingly pretty cool and quiet) ? https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-g...

The next gen Silent Wings Pro fan is now out. Initial reviews indicate a performance leap over Silent Wings 3, but not quite up the level of Phanteks T-30 or Noctua NF- A12x25 Silent Wings Pro 4 website: https://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/3705 Reviews: https://www.hwcooling.net/en/silent-wings-pro-...

After doing some research, I found out that in Zen 3 there were two CCDs on the higher end 5900x and 5950x CPUs, and now also in Zen 4 with the 7900x and the 7950x. When the heat load is spread out over two CCDs, apparently temps don't get quite as hot. When there is only one CCD, temps are higher, ...

I have a couple of questions about thermals and performance comparing Zen 3 and 4. In Zen 3, the 8-core 5800x ran hotter than the other Ryzen 7's and even Ryzen 9's. This was apparently because of the CCD, for technical reasons I don't quite understand. So, at the time, when I was contemplating gett...

New 2022 Pop series cases from Fractal. https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/pop-silent/black-tg-clear/ The Pop series includes the Pop Silent and Pop Air (i.e. air flow). They come in a standard ATX mid tower, as well as full tower and mini size. https://youtu.be/fs6gHAKw70s Tom's Hard...

Jay didn't talk about the noise at all, so we'll have to wait for other reviews. It might be possible to swap in better fans. Anyway, I thought this was interesting: https://youtu.be/I1R8G1Kopx0 A bit too pricey for my blood. May be worth it to others here. It's available with a couple of Ryzen 9 CP...

AZZA Cast 808M Mid-Tower case with folding panels.

https://www.newegg.com/p/287-0024-00002 ... -_-Product

https://youtu.be/M-RMV5pFrNc

Amazing open access for building in. But no dust filers and the price would seem to be deal breakers.

It's not clear what fan speed that GPU torture test is done at.

Fractal has fixed the fan hub problem. They've sent out a replacement kits to all customers. I've been slowly accumulating parts for another build. I bought a Phanteks P600s case last year. It has a front door. But looking at this Fractal Torrent case is making me reconsider a solid front. Thermals ...

Just saw the new CPU cooler test round up on Tech Buyer Guru:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHw4_jiJQO8

Apparently the Arctic Liquid Freezer II beat the high end Noctuas and Fuma for temp and noise.

Seasonic's first case is dedicated to its revised 'Connect' PSU. https://seasonic.com/syncro/ Kit Guru review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDiIZM4Amk Pros: - Nidec fans - Improved cable management - Good airflow - Quality construction Cons: - No sound damping material - Somewhat noisy with stoc...

UPDATE:

Seasonic has followed up their Connect PSU with a new version. Linus just did an unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APb_DGj0PFI

Seasonic also released their first case to go with the new Syncro PSU. It looks pretty nifty. https://seasonic.com/syncro/

Would a good exhaust fan have different characteristics from an intake fan? Yes, but exactly what characteristics you want from the exhaust fan depends on the total setup. * If the exhaust fan is to provide all airflow, with no intake fans present, then it should be (relatively) high flow. * If you...