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  1. Supercharged_Z06

    Fittings

    Yep, slap in new o-rings and go. I also personally eschew quick-release/compression/speciality fittings… they may look nice, but they cost more and from what I’ve seen, are less reliable then simple tried and true barb fittings using quality tubing and hose clamps. I’ve never had a leak in 20+...
  2. Supercharged_Z06

    Bluetti 1kw battery pack for $380~

    In a pinch, you could use it as a UPS, but then it isn’t really designed for this sort of application. That’s why UPS devices exist. There’s a saying, “The right tool for the job” and it definitely applies in this case. For what it is designed for, it rocks, but don’t go trying to shoe-horn it...
  3. Supercharged_Z06

    Bluetti 1kw battery pack for $380~

    Good price, but I’d wait for Prime day coming up next week as they might go even lower or some of their competitors might. I went with the Anker Solix C1000 last year which is very similar, but a bit more feature rich (built-in adjustable light and more AC plugs). Can’t really go wrong with...
  4. Supercharged_Z06

    What problems do you have with your Nvidia GPU?

    In summary, you're just a bit [H]arder than I am. :D
  5. Supercharged_Z06

    What problems do you have with your Nvidia GPU?

    Doubt I'd see that large a jump in that my 4090 is also waterblocked and solidly overclocked. Would also have to buy a new waterblock to keep a 5090 in my loop, so there's that hassle and the added $250+ on top as well as potential power cable issues, not to mention all the driver problems that...
  6. Supercharged_Z06

    What problems do you have with your Nvidia GPU?

    4090FE with zero issues. The only real problem I have with Nvidia GPUs is not being able to pop over to Best Buy and pick up a 5090 FE for $1999.99. No way am I paying $3000+ for an OEM 5090 model just to get a ~20% bump in performance over my 4090.
  7. Supercharged_Z06

    Beelink EQ12 Intel Alder Lake N100 Mini PC-!!SOLD!!

    Keep in mind that the N150 is basically identical when it comes to chip architecture over the N100 - it is just clocked slightly higher so it runs hotter and draws more power, all for a VERY negligible performance gain: CPU Mark Score: N100 = 5,404 (CPU turbo clocked at 3.4Mhz) N150 = 5,552...
  8. Supercharged_Z06

    Star Citizen - media blowout, Chris Robert's new game

    Definitely a wake up and smell the coffee moment... Real easy to sell a dream and then keep cashing in on it over and over again while eventually dribbling out some nice looking but completely hollow half-baked demos to keep the dream alive. Now this shift into "pay to play" land after...
  9. Supercharged_Z06

    Star Citizen - media blowout, Chris Robert's new game

    So, it now looks like customers can not only pledge (i.e. pre-buy) Star Citizen ship(s), it appears that Roberts Space Industries is now going to allow you to pledge (i.e. "buy") all of your desired ship components/gear as well... Open your wallets folks, you now get the unique opportunity to...
  10. Supercharged_Z06

    Starfield

    I'm looking forward to games fully incorporating AI/General Intelligence into the games overall core design - to assess everything going on and to interact more meaningfully when it comes to choices/consequences and the story itself driven dynamically in an open world game setting. Rather then...
  11. Supercharged_Z06

    Is the Asus PG32UQX still the king of Mini-LED displays?

    I sit about 28" away from my 42" LG C2 OLED. Has been working great for me as my primary desktop monitor for almost 3 years now. I could never go back to a smaller 4K display. I don't think 43" is too large for desktop use so long as you don't have it sitting on a tiny desk. I'd say 43"...
  12. Supercharged_Z06

    Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile Review

    Pretty much can guarantee that they will not. They’ll command at least $500-800 more coin for the “5000” series tax. Seems a 4090 based laptop will be a much better deal (especially if discounted due to be an older GPU gen) given the rather marginal performance differences and the larger power...
  13. Supercharged_Z06

    RTX 5070 Founders Edition Review & Benchmarks

    You can only smear so much lipstick on a pig... And Nvidia tried to cover the whole pig with lipstick marketing and pretend it has the performance chops of a 4090. At best, it is just ever so slightly better than a 4070 super, but just under that of a 4070 Ti. In other words, the 5070...
  14. Supercharged_Z06

    Game of Thrones: Kingsroad

    Just reminds me what a travisty those last two seasons were... especially that last season... ugh!
  15. Supercharged_Z06

    Would a 3rd 420mm rad benefit a 9800x3d + 4090?

    I have a 360 and a 480 rad setup in push/pull config on my rig. More than enough to effectively cool a 9800X3D and a 4090. They are also all exhausting air from the case, so great air circulation/flow across all the internals. I doubt adding a 3rd rad would add any real cooling benefit. Yes...
  16. Supercharged_Z06

    How much memory are you guys running?

    It still benefits from more RAM - the argument was that there weren't any games that would. QED.
  17. Supercharged_Z06

    How much memory are you guys running?

    Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has been shown to benefit from more than 32GB of memory. Seems it even likes up to 96GB for very best performance. Microsoft even states that 64GB of RAM is their specified ideal spec for system RAM. 32GB is no longer the recommended "norm" for some games...
  18. Supercharged_Z06

    Old timers thread. How long have you been in the game?

    First computer was a TI99/4a in high school circa 1981. Had a 300baud modem by 1982 and pretty active with BBS forums. First PC was a 286 back in 1983… lots and lots of computers ever since then.
  19. Supercharged_Z06

    How much memory are you guys running?

    64Gb here. Sort of feels like this is eventually going to be the new "normal" for what is considered a good/generous amount of system RAM, where it used to be 32Gb. 96-128Gb seems like complete overkill for the average user/gamer.
  20. Supercharged_Z06

    5090 competitor?

    They just need to bring something to the table in the upper mid-range (at least 4070Ti tier or above) with at least 16Gb of VRAM that comes in at $650 or less. They would clean house given how over-inflated Nvidia’s pricing has become, not to mention the total lack of availability.
  21. Supercharged_Z06

    Resolved.

    No, this is [H]. :D You’ll love the 9800X3D. I downgraded a little when it came to multi-core performance (from a 9950x), but single core/gaming performance jumped up quite nicely, by a solid 20-25%. (Going from DDR4 to DDR5 also helped.)
  22. Supercharged_Z06

    $2,500 RTX-5090 ( 60% faster than 4090 )

    Some folks actually think the two are comparable… mobile GPU versions sporting the same model number as their standalone full card cousins. Mobile GPU’s are quite stripped down variants when it comes to GPU core counts/ram/memory bandwidth as well as GPU speeds, not to mention heavily power...
  23. Supercharged_Z06

    Home network setup recommendations?

    Thanks for the inputs. Yup, I have a couple of good UPS units already, one covering the cable modem/router/switch and the other the NAS and home automation PC (N100). I'll definitely go CAT7 on the cabling and ensure lots of inter-room connectivity. While 10GbE would be nice, it seems like a...
  24. Supercharged_Z06

    THE KEEP (1983) 4K Vinegar Syndrome remaster!!!!!!

    From what I remember, this movie was really, REALLY good for the first half… but then went off the rails due to the Hollywood corporate types hacking things up in order to rush it to release, thus completely ruining the latter half of the film. I do recall how creepy and well done the first...
  25. Supercharged_Z06

    Resolved.

    For my 9800X3D / 4090 setup, I have my rad loop (combined 360 and 480) mounted outside of my case. Still nice and quiet as all the fans are on controllers and typically running at ~1000 rpm. Temps as you can imagine are really low. Nothing gets above 65C, even at sustained max loads when...
  26. Supercharged_Z06

    Button pusher for pc

    My daughter has her Tower PC mounted under her desk, out of the way in a stand-alone PC cage on wheels. Needed the same thing, a remote power switch. Got this one off of Amazon for $7. Works perfectly, just wired it to the MB’s power button via the included splitter. Also its switch is more...
  27. Supercharged_Z06

    Home network setup recommendations?

    So, I’m going to be building and moving to a new house later this year (2 story, fairly modest ~2000sqft) and I’d like to wire it up so that it’s properly networked for home automation/sensors, use of a NAS, internet, home security cameras, etc. As to current equipment in use/on hand: 2 PCs...
  28. Supercharged_Z06

    RTX 5090 FE Molten 12VHPWR

    Who says they have to be mounted coming straight out of the top of the card? There are many options…
  29. Supercharged_Z06

    RTX 5090 FE Molten 12VHPWR

    With all the drama that single power connector plugs have garnered (12VHPWR) on current and last gen cards, I really hope Nvidia decides to go back to a multiple plug connector approach for the 6000 series. (I’d be fine with a 4x plug solution.) While it might not look as aesthetically...
  30. Supercharged_Z06

    Everquest 3 2028

    Exactly. Especially the community and making lifelong friends. In game leveling took time and a lot of effort… months of determined work to get to the upper levels. Getting killed in game also had major consequences, losing significant experience and having to go find and reclaim all of your...
  31. Supercharged_Z06

    More DLSS...

    Sort of proves that Nvidia saying that the 5070 is going to be the “equivalent” of a 4090 is complete horse hockey. The latency hit to produce those “better” frame rates, even with the 5080, sort of shows that this comes at a big cost… might be fine for a strategy or slower game, but it is...
  32. Supercharged_Z06

    Worlds First RTX 5090 FE Water Block - der8auer

    Not really, it does just fine with the 4090. But extra power/capability is always a plus in that it raises where minimum frame rates tend to hit during dense/render heavy scenes, prevents frame drops and the occasional dip/slide in refresh rates.
  33. Supercharged_Z06

    Worlds First RTX 5090 FE Water Block - der8auer

    That looks like it will be pricey when/if it is turned into a commercial offering… guessing it would be well North of $400. And taking that FE apart doesn’t look like much fun. The Gigabyte Auros Xtreme Waterforce seems a much better option for a waterblocked 5090 if I were to go that route…...
  34. Supercharged_Z06

    Closed.

    Earlier pic is from a good 3 years ago - that top rad shroud used to be a box I cobbled together from cut up Home Depot rulers and black gorilla tape. :). Was somewhat ghetto, so last year when one of my top fans started failing/making noises and I went in to replace it, I stripped the shroud...
  35. Supercharged_Z06

    Closed.

    Heh, thanks. I went [H]ard quite some time ago when it came to my case and watercooling solution. Wanted something where the case HW internals remained easy to access in order to make upgrading easier. Also went push/pull config on both rads to maximize their cooling performance… hard to do...
  36. Supercharged_Z06

    $2,500 RTX-5090 ( 60% faster than 4090 )

    OP should really consider now renaming the thread title to “$2,500 RTX-5090 ( 25% faster than 4090 )”
  37. Supercharged_Z06

    Who is camping out for the 5090?

    I typically always jump on the latest bright shiny and new top-of-the-line Nvidia GPU when one hits, but the 5000 series launch this time around really does seem like a poorly run circus side show. It started with the crappy way Nvidia tried to hide the miserable raster performance gains via...
  38. Supercharged_Z06

    Closed.

    Go external on the radiator. Backside of the case like I did. Problem solved. :D
  39. Supercharged_Z06

    Who is camping out for the 5090?

    There will be lots of 5080s available… most will settle for one of those I suspect. At least they won’t suffer much camping this evening as it is only dropping down to 30F as a low. That’s quite warm for MN this time of year.
  40. Supercharged_Z06

    Who is camping out for the 5090?

    Here’s the pic… line reaches past Burlington Coat factory, which is next door to Microcenter.
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