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I know, just didn't think that it was since the extra delay wasn't that long (~8-10s) Was set to Auto before, but it clearly was never being enabled (or it might have been when EXPO was not enabled)

Figured it out. Had to set "Memory Context Restore" to Enabled rather than Auto. Didn't think it was memory training related since the extra delay was only ~8-10s (vs the 30s+ that everyone seems to talk about), but I guess ASUS' really screwed the pooch with their AM5 offerings (lots of reports...

I'd say late 90s / early 2000s. 31 flavors of mobos, video cards, sound cards, heck super I/O cards, etc. Now you have Jensen and his cousin :P

B650M Aorus Elite AX represent! Whatever, still on BIOS F3c from last Nov with VSOC behaving itself. Will wait a couple of months / releases before updating (and revalidating the PBO undervolt + underwatt) Never fear, I is here...

Forgot to add that we were a Lenovo shop for laptops, but Dell for desktops (very limited number). It is indeed quite something to see up-to-date Spectre/Meltdown fixes for old (790, 7010, 7020, etc.) OptiPlexes!

Getting flashbacks to the latest Pentium chips, and Angelina Jolie's b00bies Employer was acquired about a year ago. We used to be a Lenovo shop. New company (rightly or wrongly) refuses to use them due to potential security risks; only Dells are allowed

That's what I keep several Dell 2007FPs around for (4:3 1600x1200 IPS)

On the todo list. That setup was created in a hurry (long story - replaced the core 5900X components chasing a random reboot issue, turned out to be a defective Seasonic Focus GM PSU of all things) Wasn't going to rip the 7900X out, and reinstall the 5900X, so what the heck, let's call it an...

Haven't had the time to mess around with both setups, but figured I could get away with 1.25VSOC since I'm only running 6000-CL30 Am familiar with the initial RAM training on AM5, but this delay is on every cold boot for the ASUS. Seems to be a common complaint on ASUS AM5 mobos (that and the...

Extra datapoints : 1) Been running the 7900X setup in my sig since last Nov, still on the early Gigabyte F3c BIOS that I flashed then. No issues with EXPO on, VSOC behaves itself (<= 1.3V, usually ~1.29V max under various loads) 2) Recently built another 7900X setup (the MC combo, so ASUS...

Easy. In a gold rush, it is probably more prudent to sell shovels

Still on Logitech G19s and G15s for daily use

Nothing exotic. Just a cheap (~$35) Thermalright Silver Soul 135 (setup A) and Peerless Assassin SE (setup B), with MX4 TIM I know this is [ H ], but a huge 360mm AIO + Kryonaut seems unnecessary

Not that much if you tune the PBO curve and PPT limit a little Have two 7900Xs that only sip ~138W, and hit ~70C under full load with 135 PPT limit and -30 curve offset

No problems. As far as I can tell, typical Lian Li build quality (good) Cable management was not too troublesome, though it does help that the eVGA 3060 Ti only needs a single 8-pin. A PSU with less depth than mine (eVGA G3) would definitely have been nice, and definitely recommend something...

https://www.microcenter.com/product/638089/lian-li-lancool-170m-tempered-glass-microatx-mid-tower-computer-case-black Think this is still a current product, as it keeps getting restocked regularly (qty on the site fluctuates, always a few present in store (Dallas), etc.) Was not happy with the...

OP's use case is like mine - wanted more than a single expansion slot

I like the Lian Li Lancool 170M, but it seems to be a MicroCenter exclusive model (doesn't appear anywhere on Lian Li's site) Here's a PDF of the manual that I scanned Fairly compact, and very cheap (~$40 IIRC)

Actual / measured, or just via software? Guess I must be lucky. Have been running 2x 7900X + Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX setups (see sig) since last Nov with no issues. Still on the (now defunct) F3c BIOS, and VSOC has always behaved itself with EXPO on (< 1.3V, usually 1.29V whether idle, or...

No one is making the claim that a 4770K is the equivalent of RocketLake or Zen4 However, it is also not exactly like trying to run Crysis on a Z80 (maybe a 68060?) Definitely agree that something like a 5600X would be more appropriate, but beyond the money, it is also the time/trouble of...

A 3060 is a nothingburger, and would be around a 1080 performance-wise, which is perfectly appropriate to pair with a 4770K My trusty old 4770K @ 4.6GHz w/ 1080Ti is still working perfectly fine as a secondary rig (upgraded to a 7900X / 3060 Ti last Nov)

Nah, these were (are?) where it's at!

Dayum! My peasant self over here with only a MT32-Pi :(

Still have a dozen pairs of the old / original design Klipsch 2.1s in service (for over 15+ years) Only repairs have been : - (1x) replace speaker terminal block (clips fell apart spontaneously) - (1x) replace control pod (went bad) - (?x) deoxit treatment on the volume / sub pots

The 90s called, they want their Quantum Bigfoots back (and they can keep them!)

Sprung : Blast Grabbag on that bad boy!

One factor (perhaps overly paranoid on my part) of flash vs rust Boggles my mind that millennials / zoomers are apparently lacking in tech savvy (eg. not knowing basic filesystem concepts, etc.)

Meh, ChatGPT is just the 2023 version of what we had in the 90s (tongue in cheek of course)

That's an interesting point (regarding USB PD), hadn't thought about it (still stuck in the non-PD mindset, heck barely have any USB-C systems and devices) While I can understand why no one is investing in mechanical 2.5" development, I would still like something, anything larger than 4TB that...

2.5" drives are more shock resistant, and don't require external power ;)

A small ITX system with a 4090Ti would be like a midget with a 16" dong

Yes, then the overclock goes horribly wrong and you get this...

Easiest to break USB down like this : [Connector] A goes at one end, B the other. C goes anywhere. [Protocol] Right hand numbers for the major version (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, etc.), and speed variants within that [Power Protocol] PD - only one name

Absolutely correct, forgot about NVMe. Then again, with the stacks of 120-240GB SATA SSDs I have, I just use one of those as the boot device/volume

Yup. And while I can see some use cases, personally I do not have any boot volumes / devices that are larger than 2TB, so BIOS/CMS + MBR boot is just dandy.

Maybe I'm getting old and cynical, but all this security stuff seems to be meant for securing our computers against us rather than for us DRM, walled gardens, telemetry, corporate profits, and all that 1984 jazz Let us peek and poke in peace

I vote for the 780 Ti Still have one in service, albeit paired with a 5GHz 2600K The 6970 and 680 are not retro enough (comparatively)

Just need one of these babies to run it + 4090

Excellent! I could have targeted higher than stock ST/MT performance (higher PPT limit), but was absolutely happy with +1-2% at 138W / 74C Especially considering that I'm using a small-ish (~21L) case and inexpensive (~$35) HSF