Brand new in box MSI Z690 Carbon Wifi for sale. Never used. I got it as part of a combo deal from Newegg for DDR5 but I already have an Asus motherboard for my alder lake build.
Discounted to move quickly. $300 plus shipping to wherever you are. (board alone retails for $400)
Paypal accepted...
I was also interested in this board or the Asus Z690 ITX option. My wife wants me to build a smaller rig than what I have now (see sig) but I don't want to skimp on features too much. What CPU are you going with?
Asus Maximus Extreme or Extreme Glacial for me because I haven't built a new rig in over 10 years, i want the best, I have the money burning a hole in my bank account and even if the logic is flawed, I'd like this new rig to potentially last another 10 years.
Current "maxed out" X58 owner here. To answer your question, the NVIDIA gpus seem to have better compatibility on the platform versus AMD. When I was sourcing parts to "refresh" my x58 system to extend its life just a bit longer I bought a 5700xt which wouldnt boot into windows. Returned...
GLWS, nice piece of kit/history, I'd even use it today to replace my existing (and still working) vanilla Rampage III Extreme. Hoping I get a decent chunk of my money back too when it comes time to finally part out my current system.
I'll be one of the boring (and jealous) ones who is keeping what they have for now.
Congrats to those of you who were able to snag something on launch day. I was excited to read/watch all the Zen 3 reviews and they didn't disappoint. It's good to see AMD in top form again and I'm looking...
Still using my X58 system which I recently gave a slightly longer lease on life with a RAM (6 to 12gb), GPU (R9 290 to 1080ti) and CPU (i7 930 to Xeon) upgrade. I think Zen 3 and x570 will finally allow me to retire this rig after 10 solid years of service....and hopefully get 10 years out of...
Great information! Thanks for pulling up the ArcGIS Pro hardware info regarding cores and GPU processing (now I wonder if the software can take advantage of an Nvidia SLI setup on a desktop for Spatial Analysis duties).
Concerning the upgrade, I wanted to factor in the gains that software...
Really appreciate the feedback everyone, it felt like a dumb series of oft repeated questions/hypotheticals but I'm glad I put it out there to see what others thought. Makes me glad to see these forums alive and well still after being away so long.
But after even MORE debating (some parts...
I switched gears and started a 3300x build after seeing their performance per dollar and taking my current monitor setup into account. I'm beginning to realize I'm not the hardcore gamer I used to be with the bankroll and desire to back up a high end build anymore and that the hardware scene...
I've been out of the game for awhile (checkout my signature for my current rig) and holy s**t a lot has changed. HardOCP only lives on in forum form and the last AMD CPU I owned was a Clawhammer FX-53 that I cooled with a Koolance Exos (remember those?). So I find myself back in HardForum to...
Final numbers on this driver and afterburner beta 17 build. Could probably use more voltage to hit 1200+
Using stock Asus 290 bios.
+100mv
+50 power target
Temp:
Low idle @ 35c
highest temp after uniengine valley for 1 hour @ 50c
Core Clock: 1175mhz
Mem clock: 1550.
Anomaly to note:
Had...
Underwater with a EK acetal nickel block. 55C highest under furmark, 50c under regular gaming.
Cant get past 1100 without artifacts after a few minutes. Using the beta 17 afterburner file with +100mv and +50 power limit. :(
Testing the memory speed now. Currently at 1350..
Just a heads up to anyone looking to buy one.
Looks like Newegg had some more 290 non x's on sale from sapphire and one or two other vendors as of 10am PST this morning.
so YOU guys are the ones that snagged all the EK blocks in the world. My 290 will be stuck on reference for a little while longer while EK builds more.
got 1075/1375 out of it though so far.
(2) Galaxy 480 GTX cards that have been under water since day 1. They will come with original boxes and accessories along with the stock heatsinks.
(2) EK Nickel Acetal Waterblocks that are mounted on the cards. Both will have the original packaging and accessories as well.
(2) EK Backplates...
Resurrecting an old Core 2 Duo desktop i had mothballed in my closet to give to my nephew for use as his school computer. I'll be doing some searches on the boards as well.
I figured I may as well look here for the following items instead of buying them brand new (all items going into an EVGA...
if it hasnt been suggested already, Lord of the Rings Online. Its just recently become Free 2 play so should garner quite a bit more attention. not to mention it aint so bad on the eyes either
this with HT on or off?
My new 930 replacment is at 4.2ghz @ 1.3125v and its running around 87-89c at full load on prime blend after 25min.
stock fans, max speed.
EDIT: also need to mention i just reapplied as5 only a day ago so it hasnt had the requisite 200 hours to break in.
until you get that third card, you can run the second gpu on the third slot for better cooling and x16/x16. Thats probably gonna give u a little difference on your setup considering your monitors lol. Sounds like your three 480s will be watercooled by the time you get all that in .
had my G700 for a little over a week now.Thoughts:
Battery runs out quicker than i expected, ill have to test my other NiMH batteries that i use in my photo equipment to see if it might be a battery issue. I did recondition the eneloop that came with the mouse on a maha charger before i used...
lol ill get to that tomorrow afternoon. Its late and i had to advanced RMA my rampage III because of a hyperthreading issue that apparently wasnt the CPU's fault as i thought it would be. So once the replacement comes in and i need to tear everything out, ill get that for you.
If i understood your question correctly...the distance between the backplate of the card to the first fitting on the EK waterblock is about 5" to 5 1/4".
Also, as far as the EK blocks, it doesnt matter, you can run your inputs and outputs any way you want. Also, if your thinking of using the...
sweet! yeah a little dremel work never hurt anyone (unless u were me and decided to try grinding without eye protection on, dumb idea) Put up some pics when your done!