Brahma
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Mist
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I will never buy these shitty brands anymore. I've got 3 different drives in my PC right now where I can't update their firmware because these companies suck ass at software.
It's not worth saving the 10 bucks.
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Khane
Got something right about marriage
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Okay time to build a new computer. Quick questions
Still AMD over Intel? and Ryzen 9 if AMD?
Which MOBO companies are the best to buy from these days?
EVGA still the go to for GPU?
Are there any issues with reusing my Corsair liquid CPU cooler? I currently have a first gen Ryzen 7 CPU
Biggest one, I've had shit luck with onboard sound, I want another option. Card or USB?
Still AMD over Intel? and Ryzen 9 if AMD?
Which MOBO companies are the best to buy from these days?
EVGA still the go to for GPU?
Are there any issues with reusing my Corsair liquid CPU cooler? I currently have a first gen Ryzen 7 CPU
Biggest one, I've had shit luck with onboard sound, I want another option. Card or USB?
Palum
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Lmao bro it's all backwards now
Amd is ok Intel is still the value buy in many price ranges which is the opposite of historic place (expensive shit is and v3d procs, threadrippers (again), and dumb 900 series Intel if you must)
I still use Asus, people love/hate every company but it's really a value proposition because mainboard prices are insane right now. Gigabyte seems fine too.
EVGA doesn't make GPUs anymore
You should generally retire sealed AIO coolers as they slowly allow coolant to permeate over time. I think like 5-6 yr lifespan.
You can spend as much as you want, I recently dropped my USB DAC because the most recent higher end Realtek chips are basically just as good if you spend the extra 50 on a mobo for other reasons. IMO, not worth worrying just get the nicer board with alc1220 or better equiv OR go full hog with tube amp and DAC.
Xexx
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Nothing wrong with XPG at all XPG is not a shitty brand either - XPG drive on a 1:1 scale(same gen/spec) generally beat samsung like a step child - I have never had an XPG drive failed but ive had 4 Samsung drives fail within a year. I believe i uploaded my benchmarks for Samsung/XPG/WD a couple years back as well.
Mist
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Out of 3 XPG drives I've bought, 2 have been DOA. The one I have won't take a firmware update. The firmware updater for my 2 Sabrent drives doesn't work because that company is fucked too.
I could hack a bunch of bullshit to make it work, but I'd rather just have something out of the box that updates properly.
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ASUS Unleashes The Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI Motherboard: 36 Phase VRM, Threadripper 7000 OC & 1 TB DDR5 Support
ASUS has unleashed its flagship Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI motherboard which features an insane 36-phase VRM for AMD Threadripper 7000 CPUs.
Offering support for AMD's recently announced Ryzen Threadripper 7000 & Threadripper PRO 7000 CPUs, the ASUS WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI is a monstrous motherboard with tons of features to talk about.
Starting off with the specifications, we have the CEB form factor which features the AMD SP6 (LGA 4844) socket.
This socket is powered by 36 power stages which are juiced up by dual 8-pin plugs & are cooled by a large VRM cooling solution that features several aluminum fins and a large heat-pipe array. The socket is surrounded by four DDR5 DIMM slots which support up to 1 TB of ECC R-DIMM (1DPC) memory.
AMD SP6 socket supports up to 96-core CPUs:
Ready for AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 7000 Series Processors and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series Processors.
CPU and memory overclocking:
Support for up to 1TB ECC R-DIMM DDR5 memory modules (1DPC)
Robust power and thermal design:
36 power stages with two 8-pin power connectors for the CPU, massive VRM cooling, chipset M.2 heatsinks, and M.2 thermal pad.
Ultrafast connectivity:
three PCIe® 5.0 x16 slots, 10 Gb & 2.5 Gb LAN ports, three M.2 slots, front and rear USB 20Gbps Type-C® and SlimSAS NVMe support.
Server-grade IPMI remote management:
hardware and software support for ASUS IPMI expansion cards, plus ASUS Control Center Express software for real-time monitoring and management
Trusted stability:
Validated for extensive compatibility with the latest technologies, an expansive QVL list, and tested for 24/7 operation
Other features of the ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI motherboard include full overclocking for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 CPUs and also the memory modules.
Connectivity is also strong and the motherboard gets five PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, & three M.2 Gen 5.0 x4 slots & rich I/O such as 10GbE and 2.5 GbE LAN Ports.
You will also find front and rear USB Type-C 20 Gbps ports along with Slim-NAS connectors.
To power the large amount of PCIe lanes, the motherboard comes with two more power plugs, an 8-pin and a 6-pin next to the four SATA III ports. Overall, this motherboard is just insane and the pricing should reflect that.
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Jovec
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Extremely unlikely. Modern desktops are actually very power efficient. The issue is that Intel, AMD, and Nvidia are running everything at max power trying for that extra +100 MHz, and that is inefficient. And even that only comes up in benchmarks and full CPU/GPU situations. Gaming on a 7800X3D is only 60-70 watts for the CPU. I can cap my 7950X at 105w and it beats my uncapped 200w+ 5950X at ST and MT. You can undervolt a wide core GPU like a 4080/90 and 7900XT(X) and those will only pull 200-300 watts running modern games while getting about 90% of max performance.
I'd still want to upgrade to that Threadripper board/system though. Consumer platforms are still too limited on PCIe lanes (by design).
Palum
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Daidraco
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Yea. Really wish they would find some middle ground so we could take advantage of all of the cores, all of the time.
Khane
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Alright let me know if you folks see anything stupid/incompatible in this build (or bad product brands). Already have a case I like and will be re-using. Plan on formatting and re-using my nVME SSDs.
This is meant to be a mid tier (but higher end of mid tier) build. I don't need the cutting edge current gen tech these days.
This is meant to be a mid tier (but higher end of mid tier) build. I don't need the cutting edge current gen tech these days.
Palum
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Trident Neo is Expo which is AMD. You want the one with XMP for Intel.
Graphics card is eh only bad choices but agree 4060 anything doesn't really inspire me though I know prices are not favorable to jump up.