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[Avacado]

  On 12/08/2022 at 14:41, Sir Beregond said:

Sorry, didn't know anyone was looking. 

 

What's the competition?

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HWBOT Team CUP 2022 @ HWBOT

HWBOT.ORG

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Level 2 OC-ESPORTS competition running from 8/15/22 12:00 PM till 10/15/22 12:00 PM.

I do realize that we don't have the members for this and I also realize that not everyone has the components required as they span a WIDE range of generations. For instance, below is just the requirement for the NVidia category. Requires a DDR2 capable chipset for at least one round. 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2022 by Avacado

[tictoc]

  On 09/08/2022 at 22:27, tictoc said:

Not my latest, but definitely the most anticipated.  Delivered today, sitting on my front deck waiting for me to get home.

 

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No games played yet, but I have tinkered around with the OS, which is the main reason why I bought it.

[bonami2]

  On 12/08/2022 at 11:18, Avacado said:

Wish I would have known. I just got a 560Ti Classy. Trying to purchase what I need for the team competition (nvidia category). Whether ill have time to do it all is another story.

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Got a engt440 here wohoo 

Edited August 12, 2022 by bonami2

[Sir Beregond]

  On 12/08/2022 at 14:51, Avacado said:

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HWBOT Team CUP 2022 @ HWBOT

HWBOT.ORG

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Level 2 OC-ESPORTS competition running from 8/15/22 12:00 PM till 10/15/22 12:00 PM.

I do realize that we don't have the members for this and I also realize that not everyone has the components required as they span a WIDE range of generations. For instance, below is just the requirement for the NVidia category. Requires a DDR2 capable chipset for at least one round. 

 

 

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Ah, looks interesting. Have fun! I've got an EVGA GTX 570 HD, maybe I'll keep this around for when I eventually get a house and can have a proper workshop area and do weird builds.

 

  On 12/08/2022 at 16:45, tictoc said:

 

No games played yet, but I have tinkered around with the OS, which is the main reason why I bought it.

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Kinda reminds me of my wife's Switch. She got some controllers to replace the stock ones on the side and now it handles more like a controller.

[Fluxmaven]

  On 12/08/2022 at 11:18, Avacado said:

I just got a 560Ti Classy.

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Kinda wish I would have held onto mine. One of the best Craigslist deals I ever made was straight trading my Radeon HD 5770 for a 560ti Classy. Dude just wanted to use Eyefinity. I assume his parents bought the classy because I don't know anyone who would have made that trade lol. 

[EHW Ai]

not necessarily tech related, but i did order a new hat rack today:

 

 

for my git-r-done caps, of course.

Edited August 15, 2022 by iamjanco

[schuck6566]

bought some games off Humble,

Horror bundle for minimum donation of $30.00 contains:

Resident Evil HD REMASTER

Resident Evil Revelations

Resident Evil 6

Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition

Resident Evil 0 HD REMASTER

Resident Evil Revelations 2 Deluxe Edition

Resident Evil 3

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

Resident Evil 4 (NOT the new remake!)

Coupon for 50% of Village in THEIR store (makes it $10 cheaper than steams sale price)

 

 

[Sir Beregond]

Ordered this to use as a benchmarking kit. Appears to be a b-die kit for pretty cheap ($89+tax). Hoping can help me with SuperPI 32M as my G.Skill Hynix kit just couldn't be tuned much.

 

Edited August 21, 2022 by Sir Beregond

[Sir Beregond]

MMM got Mayhems Inhibitor+ back in stock and was on sale for a couple bucks off. Needed some Aquacomputer adapters anyway for my flow meter to connect to the Octo, so put in an order for both of those.

[Avacado]

A 780 classy waterblock from Mercari....  Momma always told me it's what is on the inside that counts....

 

The exterior was pristine. 

 

@pioneerisloud

 

Edited August 23, 2022 by Avacado

[Sir Beregond]

  On 23/08/2022 at 13:39, Avacado said:

A 780 classy waterblock from Mercari....  Momma always told me it's what is on the inside that counts....

 

The exterior was pristine. 

 

@pioneerisloud

 

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EK block. I just had a feeling...

[Avacado]

  On 23/08/2022 at 14:25, Sir Beregond said:

EK block. I just had a feeling...

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He most likely put it in his garage after taking it out of his loop with NO stop fittings installed for a few years. It's the only way THAT much damage/oxidation could happen. There is Ni flaking going on, but that vast majority of what you see is rust. And if it isn't, it's the worst oxidation I have ever seen in person. 

Edited August 23, 2022 by Avacado

[Sir Beregond]

  On 23/08/2022 at 14:47, Avacado said:

He most likely put it in his garage after taking it out of his loop with NO stop fittings installed for a few years. It's the only way THAT much damage/oxidation could happen. There is Ni flaking going on, but that vast majority of what you see is rust. And if it isn't, it's the worst oxidation I have ever seen in person. 

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Oh 100%, I agree there is user negligence here on the part of the seller. At the very least, I put my blocks in a plastic ziplock if I have no stop fittings. But usually can get some cheaper stop fittings out there for just this sort of use.

 

I'm going to see if I still have my 980 Strix block around and see what it looks like on the inside. 

Edited August 23, 2022 by Sir Beregond
work laptop loves to auto-INcorrect

[pio]

  On 23/08/2022 at 13:39, Avacado said:

A 780 classy waterblock from Mercari....  Momma always told me it's what is on the inside that counts....

 

The exterior was pristine. 

 

@pioneerisloud

 

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Dude that sucks. -_-  The pictures in the listing, it looked like it was half decent.

[Sir Beregond]

I don't know anything about this shop, but they had 1 in stock, so wish me luck. Yes I spent too much on it. Do note this is CAD though, US dollars I think that's more like $98. Still, a bit overpriced, but hey supposedly in stock.

 

Anyone had any dealings with Dazmode?

 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2022 by Sir Beregond

[Avacado]

  On 29/08/2022 at 17:30, Sir Beregond said:

I don't know anything about this shop, but they had 1 in stock, so wish me luck. Yes I spent too much on it. Do note this is CAD though, US dollars I think that's more like $98. Still, a bit overpriced, but hey supposedly in stock.

 

Anyone had any dealings with Dazmode?

 

 

 

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Yea man, wow. Thats really expensive. Could probably order it direct from AQ for less. Glad you got one though. You will love it. 

 

https://shop.aquacomputer.de/product_info.php?products_id=3953&language=en

 

$67 Euro. I doubt shipping would cost more than $25. 

 

*Edit NVM, it does cost a lot to ship. LOL a rip off all around. 

Edited August 29, 2022 by Avacado

[Sir Beregond]

  On 29/08/2022 at 17:37, Avacado said:

Yea man, wow. Thats really expensive. Could probably order it direct from AQ for less. Glad you got one though. You will love it. 

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I actually did look at Aquacomputer directly and it was same cost (part plus shipping converted from Euro to USD) but shipping from Germany.

 

Anyway, I'll just be glad to get data I can feed into Aquasuite and the Octo.

Edited August 29, 2022 by Sir Beregond

[Andrew]

[Fluxmaven]

I'm too cheap to overpay for a high fllow NEXT. I bought a D5 NEXT right when they first came out and its neat but I never look at the little screen.

 

I just picked up a high flow 2 instead. Also still have the original high flow sensor which has been running great for years.

 

Also swung by Microcenter to pick up some cheap open box finds that I reserved the the other day.  I had been keeping my eye on the 6900xt block for a while as the price had been dropping the past few weeks. Ended up snagging it for $18.28 after tax. The 16mm hardline fittings were about a dollar a pop but I had gotten an email that they were out of stock after I put in an online reservation. To my surprise they handed me the bag of fittings and only charged me my updated order total which was for just the block. So I guess after they had already altered the order they found the fittings and just gave them to me since they were already OOS in their system. 

[Avacado]

  On 02/09/2022 at 23:41, Fluxmaven said:

I'm too cheap to overpay for a high fllow NEXT. I bought a D5 NEXT right when they first came out and its neat but I never look at the little screen.

 

I just picked up a high flow 2 instead. Also still have the original high flow sensor which has been running great for years.

 

Also swung by Microcenter to pick up some cheap open box finds that I reserved the the other day.  I had been keeping my eye on the 6900xt block for a while as the price had been dropping the past few weeks. Ended up snagging it for $18.28 after tax. The 16mm hardline fittings were about a dollar a pop but I had gotten an email that they were out of stock after I put in an online reservation. To my surprise they handed me the bag of fittings and only charged me my updated order total which was for just the block. So I guess after they had already altered the order they found the fittings and just gave them to me since they were already OOS in their system. 

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Damn. Hell of a steal Flux. 

[Fluxmaven]

  On 02/09/2022 at 23:51, Avacado said:

Damn. Hell of a steal Flux. 

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Lol it makes up for the  parking ticket I got while I was out of town. I forgot that they run the street sweeper first Thursday every month and I left my car in front of the house 

 

Now I just need to snag a reference 6900XT. 

[Sir Beregond]

  On 02/09/2022 at 23:41, Fluxmaven said:

I'm too cheap to overpay for a high fllow NEXT. I bought a D5 NEXT right when they first came out and its neat but I never look at the little screen.

 

I just picked up a high flow 2 instead. Also still have the original high flow sensor which has been running great for years.

 

Also swung by Microcenter to pick up some cheap open box finds that I reserved the the other day.  I had been keeping my eye on the 6900xt block for a while as the price had been dropping the past few weeks. Ended up snagging it for $18.28 after tax. The 16mm hardline fittings were about a dollar a pop but I had gotten an email that they were out of stock after I put in an online reservation. To my surprise they handed me the bag of fittings and only charged me my updated order total which was for just the block. So I guess after they had already altered the order they found the fittings and just gave them to me since they were already OOS in their system. 

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Fantastic block price!

 

Yeah I feel a bit bad for paying as much as I did for the Highflow Next, but I do actually make use of the screen when I am in the middle of gaming or what have you. Helps me to gauge how my fan profiles are doing, or just a quick data point at a glance without opening software. It was a feature I wanted.

 

It arrived yesterday, but now need to gather the will to actually drain the system and install, which will also necessitate me cutting a longer hard line tube run from the GPU (easiest way to go with it as it is a straight piece). Not sure I'll get to that this weekend. I am starting to take a look at the Cooler Master fans I got in Monday for a review.

[tictoc]

Docking station for the deck. 

 

 

Downloading from my SteamCache at about 600 Mb/s is a workout for that little CPU.  Load is roughly 90% and temps are at 90°C.  Not sure where the bottleneck is, but 600Mb/s beats the heck out of my 40Mb/s internet service.

 

[EHW Ai]

More items coming in for my menagerie. First up follows:

 

 

...because everyone should own at least one thing made by a butt company. I'll be giving this NOS item my steampunk treatment.

 

Note: it's actually a New England Butt Company cast iron rope machine gear cover. You can read more about that here.

 

More coming soon.

 

 

Edited September 8, 2022 by iamjanco

[Sir Beregond]

Butt company huh?