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I didn't realize it took AA batteries. Unfortunately it remains difficult for me to find it on sale where I live. I might pick it up next time I visit the US. It seems quite a bit cheaper there than here.

Thanks for all the feedback so far! So, first impressions of the G502 X. The good: Light weight, good silicone cable (lots of people moaning it's not braided, but I actually prefer silicone over braid - easy to clean and doesn't fray). Excellent button placements and feel. Really love the...

I ordered the G502 X last night. It should arrive today. What sold me were the two additional left mouse buttons that I can bind to skills, etc. A close second was the Razer Basilisk V3. The G604 looks great too. I might order this if I don't take to the 502 X. I definitely prefer its softer...

Just like for many, the Logitech MX518 was my favorite mouse. Unfortunately, mine no longer works. It was just the right size for me. I can't seem to find the reincarnation in my country either. I replaced it with the Mionix NAOS 7000, which was okay but unfortunately stopped working. I've...

Thanks for the tip on the software, I'll check it out. Also thanks for reminding me to relisten to that album. Yeah, I noticed this with my photos. In the end I used camera model and date, down to the second to ensure uniqueness (in the case of burst photography, I reckon some were lost, but...

For my and similar use cases where energy is a significant factor, the 4080's value proposition over it's lifetime is actually in line with the rest of the lineup and better value than the 30 series. It's only when you exclude efficiency or your energy is negligibly cheap that it stands out as a...

Yes, price/performance/efficiency with 16 GB+ of VRAM points to the 4080/4090. The issue is they cost a quarter black-market kidney. I'm hoping things look better in 6 - 12 months, though I may eat my words if humanity decides to collectively burn a mid-sized country's annual energy budget...

Like usual, I made a quick spreadsheet to estimate costs. A delta of 200 watts is worth around 200 euros per year, assuming 4 hours of intensive use, 5 days per week, 52 weeks per year. This is on the high side of usage. In reality, my intensive usage might be half that. Over the life of of a...

Over the past two decades I've taken on the task of backing up data from family devices as they we're rotated out or were showing signs of failure. My, my parents and my sister's data mostly. They are all as close to computer illiterate as modern knowledge workers can be. I was not very...

Thanks! I think I'll go with the Powercolor. The smaller form factor means I can build it into a smaller computer eventually and I kinda like the bare-bones no-frills look. Almost antithetical to most cards.

Thanks for the quick response. I think the differences are mainly esthetic: The ASRock is 7cm longer with more plastic and a backplate. The Powercolor looks super basic, with no bells or whistles.

I would like to buy one of the following cards to hold me over for the next 6-12 months. I want to upgrade from my GTX 970, but don't like any of the 16GB VRAM cards at current prices and want to put off buying one until later this year. They are both 220 euros, which in my market seems to be...

Hi, With the rather lackluster specs of the 4070 and 4070ti (VRAM specifically), I'm considering buying a 4080 instead. I may wait until AMD releases a few newer cards, however the 7900XT and XTX are not suitable, due to their high power consumption to performance ratios. I'm also considering a...

I Just ordered two of the 140 slims. Fingers crossed.

The 8 pin is squeezed pretty hard. Even if I grind down the VRM to make some space, I'm not happy with that. Maybe a slim 140 and normal 140 would work too. I'm not afraid of some rewiring... I have the tools and experience. But, returning the 280 and buying the 240 might be the most sane...

I just had a thought and want to check if it's sane. I think if I replaced the 140mm fan that is over the VRM with a 120mm fan, the 280 would fit. Would the 120-140mm 280 be better than a 240mm cooler?

So I saw a reddit post that had an Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 in an AP201 and I went ahead and ordered the same combination. However, with the B650M Aorus Elite AX it doesn't fit. The top VRM is 3-4mm too tall and the CPU power cables get squished really severely. With a dremel or drill, I...

A molex to sata adapter would not include the 'orange' 3.3v signal? Edit: I see that molex has 4 wires and the sata cables 5, so I see that an adapter cannot transfer a signal that doesn't exist. One of the supplied cables with the be quiet! 12M has a mix of sata and molex connectors. I will...

I'm having trouble finding a datasheet or technical diagram. Is there a way to tell visually? The drives are HGST P/N 0F27505 Ultrastar HE10 with build date April 2018. That might be the reason they power up when using the external hdd case, but not the PSU's cable. However, all the cables of...

The HC4 comes with a single USB 2.0 port, that I use for a keyboard. Not sure at what speeds or with what reliability I could split that port to add an NVMe dongle. I'm looking into new HDDs, since the HC4 comes with two slots for 3.5 inch drives. I could clone/recover the data from the two...

Thanks for the tip Okatis. I will watch the video and read a bit. I'm not sure to what extent I might be limited by the hardware of the Odroid-HC4, but I will look into this option! One hiccup is that the only other SATA drives I have, that could be connected to the SBC are all less than 1TB...

Hello, I recently built a new desktop computer (AMD5, windows 10) and wanted to connect two 8TB HGST Ultrastar He10 drives. Unfortunately, they are not recognized in Windows nor in the Bios. The drives do not make any noise or vibrate at all on startup while connected to the PSU and SATA...

A quick update on my end. The new rig is built and Kenshi runs much much smoother, even with the GTX970. Loading times are down significantly as are the stutters I had. So I was definitely CPU bound with that title. I haven't yet tested any other games, but I'm happy I didn't settle for a weaker...

I ended up going for the be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W. The shop I ordered from had a sale on the Ryzen 9 7900... and was cheapest for many of the other components on my list... so I caved. Looks like I'll be building a new mATX rig this week. Final component list: Asus AP201 mATX case...

I hadn't considered ITX, but took a look. They seem like a lot of work and unnecessary compromises for me. Dongles, fewer slots, that sort of thing. The Gigabyte Z790M Aorus Elite AX looks like a decent 1700 board similar to the Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX in my list, but it isn't available...

Yes, thanks. It's much appreciated. When you first posted, I tried to build around a 13700k, but struggled to find an equivalent mATX setup in my market. I'll look again today. I've decided to go with the smaller from factor for a few reasons too boring to list here, so that limits case and Mobo...

Something in my current desktop stopped working. I'm getting some lights on the Z170-A, but nothing happens when I use the power button or short the pins. The computer just turned off in the middle of listening to a podcast, no heavy usage. I'm taking this as a sign from RNGesus to finally put...

I don't think it's a question of hours per week in my case. My work and life make it so I may or may not have time to use my personal computer due to professional projects or travel. I can be using it for 80 hours a week intensively or not at all for 2-3 months straight. Like I wrote in my OP...

Thank you both. I will try to find some pictures of the connectors to see if they match at least visually. Otherwise, I'll get an adapter.

So, I still haven't pulled the trigger and will likely wait until June 2023 when AMD releases some of its more reasonable GPUs in terms of power efficiency. However, I update my hypothetical builds fairly regularly. If I had to buy something right now, I reckon I'd go with the 7900 (non-X)...

Hi, Bit of a first world problem here and I think I know the answer, but I just wanted to double check. Can I connect the Front Panel USB-C Gen 2x1 (10gbps) of a case like the H7 Flow to a USB-C Gen 2x2 (20gbps) header like on the Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX or MSI Pro X670-P WIFI? I...

I think I spent too much time reading reviews and watching techtubes. I was worried about dram, tlc vs qlc, etc. Thanks!

Alright, perhaps I'm overthinking it. What about the Kingston NV2? It's only 120, but I'm struggling to find out details about it.

I would like to replace the 256 Gb MZVLW256HEHP (Samsung 960 Evo) in my partner's laptop with a 2TB PCIe-3.0 drive. It's for her Lenovo Yoga 730-15IKB (81CU0036MH), which she likes and doesn't want to replace. I don't want to overspend but I also don't want to unnecessarily throttle her PC. I'm...

I think it's all subjective really. I've been running 4k/60Hz with my setup for many years now. Yes, for most games I need to scale down the settings and run them at 2k. But I use my computer for much more than just games. For those other tasks, 4k is a must. I haven't played any of the most...

How did you decide on the sapphire's in both cases?

I checked rough prices briefly in the Dutch and German markets, since I have similar access to both. For each card, I then took a rough average of the 3 lowest AiB prices. I also checked some benchmarks from Passmark and Tom's Hardware. I have no idea if these are good metrics to go by, but they...

Mostly office suite, BI tools, python. However my serious hobbies include photography, videography and designing diy stuff before building in fusion360. Most importantly, I'm lazy about closing software when not actively in use and alt-tab split screen a lot. I mostly play strategy games and...

Thanks for the input. I shopped around a bit both secondhand and new GPUs. Secondhand prices aren't much lower than new in my area (20%), so I'm thinking of going new. I'm honing in on either a 6600, 6650 xt, 6700 or 6700xt. I still need to research the AiBs for those and then do a quick...

Hi all, so a few weeks have passed and I've spent tens of hours reviewing components and checking prices and now consider myself to be a bit more savvy than when I first started this post. It's been great reading through all of your input a second time, now that I know more. I've come up with...