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[Avacado]

  On 26/04/2023 at 04:05, Simmons said:

 

Partially because the usb-hdmi adapters keep overheating and dropping signal, and partially because this GPU is really stupid and I have to have it.

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But PCI-e 1x Tho. How is that not a 16x card with 4xHDMI outs?

[Simmons]

  On 26/04/2023 at 11:02, Avacado said:

But PCI-e 1x Tho. How is that not a 16x card with 4xHDMI outs?

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That's exactly why I have to have it.  This thing doesn't make any sense and I want to get a close look at the PCB to see what's going on here before I install it.

[EHW Ai]

Odds and ends (from WatarCool):

[The Pook]

  On 27/04/2023 at 20:39, iamjanco said:

Odds and ends (from WatarCool):

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and presumably a 4090 too

[kaliz]

got a Intel Arc A750!! just for the looks !

 

and a Mega Fastro MS250 1GB ssd for just 39 i thought why not it has very high IOPS. So installed it. Without EKWB heatsink... because the backside has 2 offcentered chips the thermal pad didnt fit. 

 

I tranfered a large map with videofiles to the SSD at decent speeds and i could play them from the ssd, no problem so far. But after 4 reboots the SSD shines a bright red light it has a trouble LED on the pcb, never seen it)  and mobo wouldnt go into bios. It hangs on the startscreen. I should have just read some reviews of this piece of trash , everybody who buys it has problems never seen so many negative reviews on a product!

 

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[StrunkenCap]

Got bunch of DDR3 Still need Z87/Z97 Board to bin them though

[kaliz]

 

 

[damric]

  On 28/04/2023 at 21:54, kaliz said:

 

 

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Yummy copper!

[kaliz]

unfortunately the ARC A750 has a massive coilwhine, its just unbearable specially in game under load. I have tried to undervolt it from 1,14v to 850mv and underclock it to 2000MHz and still a terrible coilwhine in MW2 and BF2042. This is going back to seller  I got the GTX1080 for just 99 euro shipped with the inno3d cooler unused and a nice looking EKWB block. Thats a bargain. Gonna make a all white mATX build with it in combination with this case: Zalman Z1 Iceberg 

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i have so many white radiators fans PSU etc. Only the mobo heatsinks and backplate i need to paint but it will be completely white  

[kaliz]

 

i saw this online for sale for 30 euro. ASUS P6T, i7 920 and 3x2GB OCZ DDR3! I think you can bclk OC with it

Edited May 5, 2023 by kaliz

[kaliz]

  

 

couple CPU's for benching

[kaliz]

[Sir Beregond]

  On 07/05/2023 at 19:14, kaliz said:

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Nice, I picked up this one:

 

[J7SC_Orion]

260X for a dev database server

 

 

 

[kaliz]

[damric]

  On 07/05/2023 at 19:14, kaliz said:

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What is that?

  On 07/05/2023 at 19:42, Sir Beregond said:

Nice, I picked up this one:

 

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Nice! I had the awful Sapphire version and I really wanted that MSI cyclone one you got. With Afterburner and extra voltage I pushed it beyond 1GHz though.

[kaliz]

a VTX3D HD6850 1GB

 

Edited May 11, 2023 by kaliz

[damric]

[neurotix]

Nice dude. When that came out it was very expensive. Pretty cool to see

[damric]

  On 13/05/2023 at 18:10, neurotix said:

Nice dude. When that came out it was very expensive. Pretty cool to see

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About to try some very ghetto water cooling on it

[Sir Beregond]

Been needing a new chair for like 2 years now. Finally decided to pull the trigger with Crandall's 10% off sale to get a proper chair. God knows I need it now that I work from home 100% of the time (though sometimes I go work at other places just to get out).

 

[Snakecharmed]

  On 30/05/2023 at 02:29, Sir Beregond said:

Been needing a new chair for like 2 years now. Finally decided to pull the trigger with Crandall's 10% off sale to get a proper chair. God knows I need it now that I work from home 100% of the time (though sometimes I go work at other places just to get out).

 

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I've had mine for 8 months now and it's the most underrated quality of life purchase I've made in the last few years.

 

I was not very familiar with office chairs despite working in an office for years, largely because most of them had second-hand Aerons in varying conditions at best, or some random POS chairs at worst. I had never sat in a Steelcase chair until I got my Leap V2. The lumbar support on it is exceptional and the extra thick seat pad makes bottoming out practically impossible.

 

I did end up jerry-rigging an Engineered Now H3 headrest for the Aeron to my Leap. Even though it's jerry-rigged, it's pretty solid and I didn't cause any damage the chair to void the warranty. I also learned to use the headrest as a neckrest for optimal posture. It also stretches out my neck and upper back that way.

 

I bought a new chair mat to upgrade from a polycarbonate mat that's been picking up more and more cracks lately. I like polycarbonate mats much more than PVC mats, but once you pick up one crack in them, they start going south quickly. The first polycarbonate mat I had for 7 years, and the most recent one made it to 4.5 years. I seriously considered a tempered glass mat, but for the size I want, they're heavy, cumbersome, expensive, and a bit fear-inducing because you still need to take some precautions with them even though shattering is generally very unlikely to happen.

 

I ended up going with this Anji Mountain bamboo chair mat. Wayfair currently has the best price on these, which is something I don't say very often.

 

Edited May 30, 2023 by Snakecharmed

[Sir Beregond]

  On 30/05/2023 at 04:43, Snakecharmed said:

I've had mine for 8 months now and it's the most underrated quality of life purchase I've made in the last few years.

 

I was not very familiar with office chairs despite working in an office for years, largely because most of them had second-hand Aerons in varying conditions at best, or some random POS chairs at worst. I had never sat in a Steelcase chair until I got my Leap V2. The lumbar support on it is exceptional and the extra thick seat pad makes bottoming out practically impossible.

 

I did end up jerry-rigging an Engineered Now H3 headrest for the Aeron to my Leap. Even though it's jerry-rigged, it's pretty solid and I didn't cause any damage the chair to void the warranty. I also learned to use the headrest as a neckrest for optimal posture. It also stretches out my neck and upper back that way.

 

I bought a new chair mat to upgrade from a polycarbonate mat that's been picking up more and more cracks lately. I like polycarbonate mats much more than PVC mats, but they're still only good for 3-4 years at best. I seriously considered a tempered glass mat, but for the size I want, they're heavy, cumbersome, expensive, and a bit fear-inducing because you still need to take some precautions with them even though shattering is generally very unlikely to happen.

 

I ended up going with this Anji Mountain bamboo chair mat. Wayfair currently has the best price on these, which is something I don't say very often.

 

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100% agree. I've used the Leap at 2 offices now which is how I knew it was what I wanted when the time came. Likewise have used quite a few from POS generic chairs, to the Aeron (not my favorite personally), and the absolute worst chair I've ever had the displeasure to use, the Knoll Generation at one job which I would describe as the worst job ever.

 

Your post reminds me that I need to look for a new carpet chair mat. My last one, the edges kept curling up so I sent it back.

[Snakecharmed]

  On 30/05/2023 at 05:10, Sir Beregond said:

100% agree. I've used the Leap at 2 offices now which is how I knew it was what I wanted when the time came. Likewise have used quite a few from POS generic chairs, to the Aeron (not my favorite personally), and the absolute worst chair I've ever had the displeasure to use, the Knoll Generation at one job which I would describe as the worst job ever.

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I found the Aeron generally unremarkable. All the ones I've ever sat in were fine unless they were damaged or broken, but I never could get them dialed in perfectly.

 

I just looked up the Knoll Generation. Looks like a love it or hate it proposition. The shape of the back is pretty insane. I also have concerns about the completely foldable upper back. It looks like if it doesn't conform to your body (or more accurately, the other way around) perfectly, it's not going to be a comfortable fit at all. Some people have said the armrests are the worst part of the chair, which is a nonstarter for me when the armrests on the Leap are so good.

 

No adjustable lumbar support on the Generation either, but it'll adjust your kidneys for you!

Edited May 30, 2023 by Snakecharmed

[Sir Beregond]

  On 30/05/2023 at 05:26, Snakecharmed said:

 

I just looked up the Knoll Generation. Looks like a love it or hate it proposition. The shape of the back is pretty insane. I also have concerns about the completely foldable upper back. It looks like if it doesn't conform to your body (or more accurately, the other way around) perfectly, it's not going to be a comfortable fit at all. It seems the armrests are the worst part of the chair, which is a nonstarter for me when the armrests on the Leap are so good.

 

No adjustable lumbar support on the Generation either, but it'll adjust your kidneys for you!

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You pretty much hit all the right points for why that chair sucks.

 

Yeah I agree, the Leap armrests are top tier.