Sir Beregond

I don't know. I'm supposed to think linear are "garbage" by the mech keyboard folks, but I like them for reasons you described. I still think I want to find a tactile but I'm not worried about it right now until the car is fixed lol. Got a few to look into though. As I am learning more about keyboards and switches, I realized I hated the Pandas because they felt great as a tactile, but they were so loud and clacky it was very annoying to my ears. Something more low pitched would be better for me. So far linear are quieter than any of the tactile I've seen.

Looks like 45g actuation linear so probably similar to a Red. Though you say feels like a rubber dome? Wonder if it's a silent switch with dampening in the switch. I tried a couple silent switches at Micro Center and they felt like rubber domes when they bottomed out. $60 keyboard that features hot swap is kinda cool. Looks like you can replace the switches if you wanted to.

Spam bots posting crap like this, duplicates of real posts, or just ads have been on OCN for years now. That place has fallen far from the graces it once enjoyed prior to the sale to VS.

Yeah I put a DEL, PRT SCR, NUM Lock on my 75% board because all of those buttons ae useful. Some games for example use the num lock to toggle auto run for example, so its useful even though the board doesn't actually have a num pad.

Last GN video on the matter seemed to suggest there was possible defects in manufacturing too which if true, this wouldn't fix. Will be interested to hear what happens with that. As for the voltage, will be interested to hear by how much they are modifying it. If the parts no longer can boost to previously advertised speeds as a result of the update, that will be problematic. I know @Mr. Fox and @RageSet have been pushing their 13th and 14th gen i9's pretty hard from some Discord talks. Would be interested to hear if either of you have had degradation issues.

Yeah to be fair, the Arc build was more for the meme than a serious submission, though guess it could be applicable if you really wanted to. I wouldn't do it though.

9800X3D looks like a good upgrade for my 5900X, but we'll see how things go this year. Might just hold out another gen for Zen 6 since I haven't been gaming much lately.

Was definitely interesting seeing the different configs and strategies all around. 1. Fluxmaven - 7800X3D and 7900 GRE combo with great aesthetics. A build that gets cool aesthetics without sacrificing budget for RGB and other things to get top tier gaming CPU/platform and a solid GPU. 2. Damric - 7700 and 7800 XT is a good combo, rest of build looks solid if you are into that "gamer girl" aesthetic. That said, definitely some money went into the looks hence the 7700 vs getting a 7800X3D. 3. Slaughtahouse - 7600X and 4070 Super combo is a good combo. Definitely shows the price of entry for RGB though since the CPU/GPU is definitely a tier below say Flux's build. Still, solid foundation.

Yep, started today. Honestly more important to just have a submission then to have some super high score sub. Having one vs not having one matters way more.

Yeah, those do not have the watercooling support I am looking for at all and I have to question some of these case designs considerably. I mean where are those bottom fans even getting air from lol.

Evo XL supports up to 3 radiators. Not sure what case you looked at.

Yeah the original O11 Dynamic. I have a few complaints with this case though, so will probably swap it out for either a newer Evo XL, or something similar.

Probably not useful for gaming. You'll take a hit accessing slower VRAM. People like to call the GTX 970 the "3.5GB" card, but it did in fact have 4GB. It's just that the last 0.5GB was super slow compared to the rest.

My spaghetti mess is nicely hidden by a large bar in the back.

Love the charts. Agreed, the presentation is great. Too pricey though. I'll really have to talk to you guys more about how to work with my 13900KS.

OK, cool, then I really wouldn't worry about it as long as you've made sure the plug is in all the way and there is no tension pulling on it, then should be good to go. Hey thanks for that info @Slaughtahouse - was not aware they had that much room to work with. Still seems a lot for one cable with tiny pins, but I m not an electrical engineer.

I guess if you were really nervous about it, are you really gaining much running 670W vs 450W on the 4090? Lack of power was never really the 4090's problem like it was with the 30-series. Hell 350W is basically within 5% of the performance of the card at 450W, so I have to imagine 670W is highly diminished returns. It's not 0, there are gains, but for an extra 220W seems minimal. Now I'm not sure the difference in folding PPD vs gaming FPS, but something to think about if it really makes you worried. All I know is the beefiest 12VHPWR cables are rated up to 600W, so you're probably maxing that out (and then some maybe) plus power draw from the PCIe slot. That's gotta be taxing the hell out of the PSU. If Nvidia sticks with this power connector, they really ought to put two of them on these higher wattage cards like the Kingpin or HOF cards did. EDIT: Wrote this too early, didn't realize the 670W was @J7SC_Orion and peak power. What kind of normal power draw are you getting @neurotix? I thought you ran a 660W BIOS or something, but would be interested to hear.

Banning cooling types for an overclocking effort doesn't make much sense. I think having different categories by cooling types is a feasible workaround.

Yeah, especially with AMD giving up the high end. That just makes Intel primed to take more of AMD's market share if they play their cards right.

Same issue on Safari and a Mac.

Here you go: Build link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2Vp9gB

Agreed I mainly was trying to look for a balance. I think it's easier to swap out RAM or a video card down the line than it is to clone drives and fiddles with M.2 storage. But that's just me.

So most of your post is about speeds, and I am talking more the underlying technology, for example the drive having DRAM cache or not, and TLC vs QLC. Personally I'd never install my OS on a QLC drive. The difference between QLC and TLC is quality, longevity, reliability of the drive. As for DRAM cache, you want that if you do any decent amount of workloads that do writes to the drive. Admittedly, strictly gaming, maybe not as important a feature, but again single drive system, rather put in the good drive. But that's just me. Also, timing of this contest. Why would I buy a high end GPU now when next gen is right around the corner. Personally I think my config makes perfect sense for a $1500 1080p/1440p rig that with a single GPU upgrade in 6-12 months can easily be a very good 1440p/4k rig, sell the 7800 XT to offset some of the costs. Anyway, different strokes different folks. That's just my thinking. I was looking for how best I could balance it without having to resort to the cheapest of the cheap for storage, motherboard, RAM, etc.

Slightly different strategy here. Video cards are easily upgraded down the line. With this, have the great gaming CPU/platform, but I think you do it a disservice opting for cheap QLC storage, so this at least has a 2TB TLC with DRAM cache drive. For additional storage drives? Sure go cheap. Just saying if I was actually trying to build a system for $1500, there are certain baselines I want and for a single drive (for now) system, better start with a good drive. Better video card down the line? Easy to do. For now? 7800 XT is only single digit FPS slower than a 7900 GRE. Case comes with 3 fans. EDIT: RAM also not quite as good as some of the other entries here at 48 CAS vs 30, but again, easy to upgrade down the line if really needed. Probably can tune it if inclined. Doubt it really matters all that much for an X3D based platform. Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Rmv8VW EDIT 2: So not for the contest, but just saying if you do have a Micro Center semi-close to you, nice deals....