Recent content by lDreaml

Any word on if the 3090 will break motherboards in half? That thing hanging off sideways does not look too appealing...

Thank you so much for this incredibly informative post. In regards to a mobo choice, do brands essentially stay true as far as user-friendlyness and reliability on both fronts? I guess what I'm trying to ask is would a Asus ROG board provide the same perks (ease of use and low wattage...

Updated the op. Have no budget limit for this build but also am not looking for crazy prices. Looking to future proof for a couple years so definitely going pcie 4.0 or I'd go with the 10900k. Definitely going to be waiting for zen3 and some rumors say it might even be this month so I guess we...

I have not done an amd cpu ever in my life and am incredibly weary on giving this a go as I usually build one rig a decade. Though given intel's recent failures and the new gpus essentially requiring pcie 4.0 to run at full, I'm left with no choice. So I'm giving into the hype and going AMD...

And with Zen3 just about to release what is intel going to do to recover? I'm thinking of scrapping all my plans and just going amd at this point. Personally have never delved into anything amd cpu-wise because back in the day that was essentially a waste of money. Even now with all the good...

Not to revive an aged thread but now with the new gpus announced and all are aiming for pcie 4.0, what exactly should one do if aiming for Intel? Are we just left out?

Pretty much this. I'll wait until September to see what the gpu situation is going to be like and keep an eye on the whole refresh situation but it's definitely looking like I'll be going Asus. Just to clarify though. You think I should go with Asus over Evga in terms of reliability and ease of...

Yeah I feel like I'm nitpicking at this point. Trying to minimize heat output as I ignored that the last time and without air on the computer room turns into a furnace, that's why I've decided to write off Gigabyte, but yeah.. Of the 3, MSI, Asus or Evga which would you personally go with if say...

Thank you so much for that clarification. Yeah I really don't see myself in particular noticing those slowdowns. It's all for leisure and nothing too incredibly demanding. I think my ignorance played a role in my vagueness if I am being 100% honest. This is why I have always resorted to this...

Are these refreshes routine. Any idea on when possibly? Now this I did not know. Had no idea that I'd lose some speed if I were to use more than 1 nvme drive. Initially I was going to start off with one as the boot and storage drive, but soon after add a second. How would that effect the speed...

Never saw page 2. The more I think about it you're right. I have a gigabyte board in my current 10 year old build and their "future proofing" in the way of being ssd ready is god awful. The sata 6 ports don't work as intended at all. Okay so forget gigabyte. How does MSI stand up to Evga and...

Thank you, I believe at this point I'm just going to either have to learn how to decrease the default voltage on the gigabyte board or go with the asus or evga. The evga's warranty and name alone demands respect, and judging by what I see from how it's dealing with voltage heat to the cpu makes...

I apologize for the late response. I suppose just future proofing. That if it's at the cost of insane voltage settings by default, stuff I am not comfortable messing with, then I can't justify one over the other.

All the boards have what I need essentially with only the aorus being possibly futureproof.

So what I've gathered is the Evga Dark is king. The Aorus may be able to utilize next gen intel chips, but lacks the UI usability and baseline volt stuff of Asus. Asus also is top-notch as far as UI goes according to you guys. Meanwhile the Z490 Meg Ace is also a top pick. I know I am...