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    Frankenstein build proposal

    Hey y'all, been looking at that Geeek A1 case, the upcoming ASRock X570 Phantom ITX TB3, and this neat little PCIe to M.2 eGPU adapter: http://www.adt.link/product/R43SG.html I would wind up having the boot SSD running over TB3 from the rear I/O on the motherboard. Here's the case...I would...
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    Z370 ITX choices

    Hey yall, Currently deliberating between all of the Z370 ITX options on the market, and I'm having trouble deciding on one or the other. Asrock has that cool TB connector, that I doubt I will use (without building an eGPU rig), single m.2. MSI seems to have excellent power efficiency and...
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    RVZ03 Cooling Advice

    I'm definitely going w/either the FTZ01 or RVZ03...They're a little big for ITX cases but I like the layout. The fortress definitely seems like it would have better cooling based on the case material. Currently I'm planning on building an i3-8100 and a modest GPU in the case, and I'll get to...
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    RVZ03 Cooling Advice

    Any chance you could ballpark how much clearance you had for the fans next to the GPU? The 1080 Ti I have picked is 55mm wide, like ~15 wider than a standard dual-slot GPU. My ideal build would have three ML120 corsair fans in all the available mounts. That link is super helpful, gives me an...
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    RVZ03 Cooling Advice

    Thanks for the reply! Yeah, the ML07 looks basically identical to the RVZ03...and the FTZ01. There might be differences, but I don't see anything too obvious. I've talked to a few different people online, and they've managed to put some neat AIOs in it, including the older model Corsair...
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    RVZ03 Cooling Advice

    Hey, yall...trying to get a better understanding of cooling the RVZ03 for my next build. I've received different numbers for the CPU cooler clearance: Official specs put it at 83mm, while people online have had success putting AIO coolers around 85mm into it. I'm unsure if it would be better...
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    SG13 Cooler

    I do think the M1 is a beautiful case, but I'm not prepared to pay almost $400 CAD after tax, shipping and customs for a case. Found some good data over at xtremesystems regarding radiator sandwiching...I think I'll take some time to pore over this, and maybe go with a dual AIO in the front...
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    SG13 Cooler

    You've definitely given me some pause. I was concerned that thermal performance on the CPU wouldn't be ideal. I may shop around for a different case, but I really love my SG05 and the SG13 seems like a step in the right direction. You have an opinion about running a dual radiator on the front...
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    SG13 Cooler

    Hey all, speccing out a next build and I'm gonna use the SG13 for it. Going to be running an EVGA 1080 Hybrid on the front intake, so putting the CPU on air. My understanding is that the SG13 has the same CPU heatsink clearance as the SG05 if you use an SFX PSU. Have my eye on the bequiet...
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    New SG13 Build

    Hey all, looking for some feedback and information on my next build...going to be picking up a pair of Nidec Gentlephoons for push/pull on the GPU rad as well. Originally I was planning on using the AXP-100 with the Silverstone 700w SFX PSU, but i've been wondering about using a larger CPU...
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    CPU or MoBo fault?

    Good call, I'll check this over the weekend too. Got some steps to run on it anyway. ;)
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    CPU or MoBo fault?

    Hey, sorry for the late reply. I saw those over the weekend but I was otherwise occupied. Reseating the cooler sounds like a great idea, I'll try to get around to that if I have a quiet hour or so anytime soon. I've basically shelved this project until I can get a motherboard for it, but...
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    VT-d VT-x Ultrabook w/ USB-C Thunderbolt 3

    I'm just an enthusiast that needs a hyper-secure mobile rig, been on computers all my life. My understanding is that the secure way to pass a PCI device through to a VM is to assign it. You would end up with one VM (Windows in this case) having 100% usage of the external GPU, and Qubes using...
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    VT-d VT-x Ultrabook w/ USB-C Thunderbolt 3

    Excellent question, I have no idea if it's possible to do dedicated PCI passthrough to a VM using an external GPU. I'm not even sure where to start on that problem unfortunately. :( Let me know if you figure it out! This is my ideal rig I'm dreaming about, something deadly secure that can...
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    CPU or MoBo fault?

    The problem with installing software to check the event logs is that the system will crash constantly when it's told to do anything. I've been doing hardware isolation to troubleshoot as a result. Next step is to buy a new motherboard, I think I'll try to find an ITX Z77 board and swap it out...
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    CPU or MoBo fault?

    CPU was never OC'd, it's a 3770 non-K (for virtualization), had it on an AIO cooler since I bought it. I tested the PSU last night, it still bluescreens. Just gonna replace the MoBo next, there's only a couple parts it could be at this point. Thanks for the advice yall. GiGaBiTe: I guess...
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    CPU or MoBo fault?

    That's interesting, I never would've suspected the power supply. I have a few spares laying around, I'm gonna kick myself if that's the root cause. It is a relatively new PSU I picked up as a replacement for the original, but that doesn't mean it didn't fail. I figured CPUs are generally "all...
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    CPU or MoBo fault?

    Have a machine that blue screens when it's doing *anything*, it's stable if you just leave it alone. I've reinstalled Windows, swapped out the GPU to a known good GPU, booted to Linux using a USB drive, swapped out the memory. Only parts I haven't cycled out of the machine are the CPU, PSU...
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    VT-d VT-x Ultrabook w/ USB-C Thunderbolt 3

    Thanks for the reply, but it does need to be a mobile rig. I have a 3770 non-K ITX rig that already supports virtualization. I called a local B&M and one of their techs poked their head into the BIOS for an ASUS UX305CA and it supports VT-d. Amusingly, ASUS finally got back to me about the...
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    VT-d VT-x Ultrabook

    Thank you much! I do like the look of those systems, they're definitely on the forefront for my next rig now. :D
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    VT-d VT-x Ultrabook

    Thanks a ton for the HCL for Qubes, guessing you peeked at my other thread for the Qubes tidbit, that's exactly what I'm using it for. Didn't actually occur to me that there would be such a list, even if the machines are older it gives me an idea of manufacturer trends in enabling VT-d...
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    VT-d VT-x Ultrabook

    Trying to find a lightweight (2.7lb or so) ultrabook that supports VT-d and VT-x. Intel Ark pages for all of the mobile processors that I've checked (m3, m5, m7) all indicate they're supported by the CPU but that the manufacturer has to support it. I've contacted Razer regarding their Blade...
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    VT-d VT-x Ultrabook w/ USB-C Thunderbolt 3

    Hey, trying to find a new portable rig right now. It need VT-d and VT-x because I want to run Qubes hosting Whonix, and it needs USB-C+Thunderbolt 3 because I'm going to run a totally separate (also encrypted) series of partitions running Windows, and I have dreams of hooking it up to an...
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    256GB Samsung SM951 and Native Command Queuing.

    Yeah, after looking through some stuff it seems likely that SSDs this fast are being bottlenecked host side, and need a local queue to make sure they have enough stuff to do. Still, 50% performance increase from flipping a switch seems like a big thing. Is this something that needs to be...
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    256GB Samsung SM951 and Native Command Queuing.

    Ran into something strange today. I'm running a 256GB SM951 on an ASUS Impact VII, 4790K. Ran CrystalDiskMark 3.0.4 and received sequential reads at ~1600MB/s. This is in line with basically every review site that has a CDM benchmark for the drive. Legit Reviews has a CDM 4 (beta) benchmark...
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    Bricked Firmware on HDD?

    Definitely food for thought. I'm going to read over this a couple times, ruminate on it, wait to see if anyone else has anything else to offer. I'll probably follow through with this and get a USB to RS232 adapter though. Thank you very much! E: This part at the end of the guide concerns...
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    Bricked Firmware on HDD?

    Hey all, trying to do some data recovery for an irl friend right now. I'm experienced system builder/tech, but I've never attempted HDD repair until now. Have a mechanical HDD that was originally in a USB external caddy, isn't recognized by Windows/Linux (although linux does assign it a...
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    EVGA Z87 Stinger?

    I was curious about this myself after you asked. I knew that the Impact VI wouldn't be able to fully utilize an M.2 drive, but wasn't sure how it's performance actually compared to a high-end SATA3 drive. Found a mini review which includes a MyDigitalSSD 128GB M.2 on the Impact VI, and here's...
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    EVGA Z87 Stinger?

    If your laptop is getting you by/keeping you happy, I would wait for Broadwell-D to hit market. Some speculation that DDR4 is going to be there (maybe only for servers at first), 1GB/s M.2 connectors. The new processors will be pin-compatible with 1150, but will require a 9-series chipset to...
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    EVGA Z87 Stinger?

    Yeah, I almost made the jump to from a Z77E-ITX to an Impact VI, but then I heard about the M.2 connector only having ~500MB/s bandwidth (silly considering the specs of the new drives), and the audio popping (even with the newest circa 2014 bios update). The Z87 is a nice board from everything...
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    EVGA Z87 Stinger?

    That's weird, I thought the consensus was that [it was] a great OC ITX board. The problem I heard was that it competes with the Impact VI, which has far more features packed into the same sort of price. The Z77 Stinger was plagued with firmware issues from launch, not sure if they were ever...
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    [YourNewCase] SUGO ... 5! GO!

    Yeah, sorry. I noticed your rad was on the outside; I was just blithering about my own plans. :D Did you mod your H80i for looks, performance, or both? My guess is that the pump can't handle the extra fluid and you're getting a pressure drop. I've never had a custom loop though, just a...
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    [YourNewCase] SUGO ... 5! GO!

    790 has been getting a lot of flak everywhere I read about it, but if it's the most powerful single PCIE graphics solution I'll grab one. I have zero experience with SLI, or dual-gpu cards (still just SLI), so I'm a little nervous about driver issues, and performance being on a per application...
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    [YourNewCase] SUGO ... 5! GO!

    Great mod Cennis, nice to see your little baby comin' along. I might follow in your footsteps if the 790 comes out in March. How's that PSU for noise under load? I seem to recall reading somewhere that it was loud, but I can't seem to find the review anywhere. Thinking about picking one up...
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    NVIDIA to launch GeForce GTX TITAN Black Edition and GeForce GTX 790

    Vaguely promising rumors so far. It's about the right time for them to release dual GPU Kepler, and the peoples have been clamoring for a 6GB 780 Ti for awhile now.
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    NVIDIA to launch GeForce GTX TITAN Black Edition and GeForce GTX 790

    I'm in a similar boat, want to snag a GTX 790 to cram into an SG05. Waiting until March sounds awful though. :(
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    Trying to find 64GB (internal) Samsung phones in Canada

    The best I've seen so far is the 64GB (internal) GS3, unlocked, 2 year squaretrade coverage, on ebay. The phone's internals are kinda dated at this point, but it would serve as an excellent media player, and it would have some capacity for gaming. I may just wait and see if I can get the phone...
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    Trying to find 64GB (internal) Samsung phones in Canada

    Exact use case would be storing large quantities of flac files, operating as host for DAC/Amp, browsing the web, playing android games. I will almost definitely be rooting it and installing cyanogen. I haven't looked into using a powered USB hub as of yet, but the phone's micro USB slot would...
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    Trying to find 64GB (internal) Samsung phones in Canada

    Hey, been looking at phones for a long time trying to find the right one. Basically going to be using it as a music source for DAC/Amp, looking for 64GB internal with 64GB MicroSD card. Seems like the list is: Note 3 > GS4 > Note 2 > GS3 Anyone have any idea where to find an unlocked...
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    Silverstone throws its hat in the ring for a Steambox style mITX case

    Didn't they (LanGear) do something amazingly sketchy and move to France awhile back? That case looks nice and all, but I can't find any information on thermals, apparently it's limited to 140mm ATX PSUs (without modding, not sure what the max is), and it's only slightly smaller than the SG05...
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