Tech Gaming Hardware discussion (& Hardware Sales) thread

[Tigger]

Easiest solution would be to place the two default fans sent with the case as intake fronts. While setting them at 100% for they only operate at 50cfm 1200RPM max. Adjust your two exhaust be quiet! fans to always operate at 40% across all temperatures.

Current issue is that a negative airflow is occurring in the case.

Everything I've watched (Gamers Nexus specifically) said the case is designed to work with negative airflow.

I'll try and put those two original fans in the front and see what happens.

 

[KaNesDeath]

Everything I've watched (Gamers Nexus specifically) said the case is designed to work with negative airflow.

Case is designed for a 240mm AIO at the front in a pull configuration. Reason youre seeing high CPU temps is because your heatsink and rear/top exhaust is pulling air primarily off your GPU.

Installing those two intakes will help push your GPU exhaust to the back of the case while supplying fresh room temperature air to the heatsink.

 

[Tigger]

Case is designed for a 240mm AIO at the front in a pull configuration. Reason youre seeing high CPU temps is because your heatsink and rear/top exhaust is pulling air primarily off your GPU.

Installing those two intakes will help push your GPU exhaust to the back of the case while supplying fresh room temperature air to the heatsink.

Interesting. Like I said a lot of the reading I did said it was designed for negative pressure so I assumed it would work best that way. I'll repurpose those two original fans to the front tomorrow and see what I get.

 

[Slobodan]

Oh shit an unexpected redemption arc! Lol

 

[KaNesDeath]

My new headphones:

Astonished how much i was missing in the sound spectrum with music and the absolute clarity of mundane game sounds. Sitting here listening to Beethoven by the Chicago Symphony nearly in tears.

 

[Madmick]

My new headphones:

Astonished how much i was missing in the sound spectrum with music and the absolute clarity of mundane game sounds. Sitting here listening to Beethoven by the Chicago Symphony nearly in tears.

They are on another planet.

The HD600 (or the HD650's now) have been my primary listening headphones for over 20 years, now. I went through a Sennheiser restoration and a second pair of the former.

 

[rob mafia]

Astonished how much i was missing in the sound spectrum with music and the absolute clarity of mundane game sounds. Sitting here listening to Beethoven by the Chicago Symphony nearly in tears.

+1 for sennheiser.

but i have good speakers so i ~never use them. i kinda worry that by the time i go to use them, the foam's going to be shot.

if you were that surprised, you might want to invest in better speakers, too.

 

[TheJewBear]

Trying to decide whether or not to sell my Switch + games/hardware. I have one extra joycon (lost another one), a carrying case for the console and Mario Kart 8 + Mario Party. I haven't *really* played in almost a year but not sure if the $$ will be worth not having the chance to play it again on a rainy day.

 

[PEB]

Intel CEO Pat being a speech at a mobility expo but covers topics related to computing an manufacturing of chips.

 

[jefferz]

My new headphones:

Astonished how much i was missing in the sound spectrum with music and the absolute clarity of mundane game sounds. Sitting here listening to Beethoven by the Chicago Symphony nearly in tears.

What are you using for a microphone now?

 

[KaNesDeath]

What are you using for a microphone now?

Blue Snowball iCE i bought in early 2019. Previous headphones were 558's that i purchased in 2015. Prior mic i used was some ten dollar USB one i got from CompUSA nearly two decades ago....lol

 

[Madmick]

Intel is updating their stock coolers for non-K processors:
https://wccftech.com/intel-next-gen...ar-12th-gen-alder-lake-desktop-cpus-pictured/

From the looks of things, the coolers will come in three segments, the base RS1 for Pentium and Celeron chips, the mainstream RM1 for Core i7/Core i5/Core i3 chips, and the higher-end RH1 for Core i9 chips. Starting with the higher-end Laminar RH1 boxed CPU cooler, we are looking at a tall air-cooler that features several aluminum fins connecting to a base plate which might feature the copper base design.

The cooler has a fan in the middle and also comes with RGB LEDs surrounding it. The mounting mechanism has also been updated for the higher-end variant which features a screw design rather than the simple twist and lock design. This design will still be used on the two entry-level designs, the RS1, and the RM1. These two coolers are very much similar to one another but we can spot a few changes here and there.

The RM1 features more aluminum fins and a beefier internal heatsink with a small LED strip surrounding the fan while the base 'RS1' cooler features no LED and seems to have a smaller circular heatsink without the larger aluminum fins. The fins connecting to the base heatsink are actually made of plastic and just for design.

It looks like these coolers will only be available with non-K Alder Lake Desktop CPUs while the K-series SKUs will come without any coolers just like current-generation chips. Intel will recommend higher-end 3rd party Air/Liquid coolers to those buying their Alder Lake unlocked chips for overclocking or just for standard use since those are rated at 125W at the base TDP.

 

[jefferz]

Intel is updating their stock coolers for non-K processors:
https://wccftech.com/intel-next-gen...ar-12th-gen-alder-lake-desktop-cpus-pictured/

Are fans spinning counter clockwise?

 

[Madmick]

What would it matter? They're downdraft.

 

[jefferz]

What would it matter? They're downdraft.

Nothing wrong with it, just an observation.

 

[PEB]

Well early pricing news for Nvidia next generation GPUs not good.

"Expectations are high for the Lovelace GeForce RTX 40 series of graphics cards from Nvidia, and it seems price predictions are similarly high. There have been a few suggestions that the top-end GeForce RTX 4090 card could end up being stuck with an MSRP of US$2,999, leaving it likely out of reach for the majority of gamers."

"
RTX 4090 US$2,999
RTX 4080 Ti US$1,999
RTX 4080 US$1,199
RTX 4070 US$799
RTX 4060 Ti US$499
RTX 4060 US$399
RTX 4050 Ti US$329
RTX 4050 US$279
"

However, asking prices for RTX 30 series cards from Nvidia and Radeon RX 6000 cards from AMD have been reportedly falling as of late, and Intel should soon be entering the fray with its DG2 offering that should make the market more competitive for buyers. So the figures from Graphically Challenged may be too pessimistic, with US$1,999 to US$2,500 arguably being a more likely price range for the GeForce RTX 4090.

Official prices for the RTX 40 series cards won’t be decided by Nvidia until the very last moment as the graphics card market is certainly volatile and Team Green will want to price its products accordingly. However, it is rumored that the Lovelace GPU-based RTX 40 series could offer twice the performance of current Ampere RTX 30 parts – so maybe twice the price for the flagship RTX 4090 model isn't as improbable as it first seems."

https://www.notebookcheck.net/RTX-4...0-series-price-predictions-list.560778.0.html

 

[WhiteMousse]

Samsung 980 Pro SSD 2TB down from $429.99 to $342.25.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08RK2SR23/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

I have a 1TB version of this, seriously considering this. I can personally vouch for this piece of hardware. It's fast as fuck, and it's almost $90.00 off

 

[WhiteMousse]

Well early pricing news for Nvidia next generation GPUs not good.

"Expectations are high for the Lovelace GeForce RTX 40 series of graphics cards from Nvidia, and it seems price predictions are similarly high. There have been a few suggestions that the top-end GeForce RTX 4090 card could end up being stuck with an MSRP of US$2,999, leaving it likely out of reach for the majority of gamers."

"
RTX 4090 US$2,999
RTX 4080 Ti US$1,999
RTX 4080 US$1,199
RTX 4070 US$799
RTX 4060 Ti US$499
RTX 4060 US$399
RTX 4050 Ti US$329
RTX 4050 US$279
"

However, asking prices for RTX 30 series cards from Nvidia and Radeon RX 6000 cards from AMD have been reportedly falling as of late, and Intel should soon be entering the fray with its DG2 offering that should make the market more competitive for buyers. So the figures from Graphically Challenged may be too pessimistic, with US$1,999 to US$2,500 arguably being a more likely price range for the GeForce RTX 4090.

Official prices for the RTX 40 series cards won’t be decided by Nvidia until the very last moment as the graphics card market is certainly volatile and Team Green will want to price its products accordingly. However, it is rumored that the Lovelace GPU-based RTX 40 series could offer twice the performance of current Ampere RTX 30 parts – so maybe twice the price for the flagship RTX 4090 model isn't as improbable as it first seems."

https://www.notebookcheck.net/RTX-4...0-series-price-predictions-list.560778.0.html

I fucking knew this would happen. Fuck these guys

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

Well early pricing news for Nvidia next generation GPUs not good.

"Expectations are high for the Lovelace GeForce RTX 40 series of graphics cards from Nvidia, and it seems price predictions are similarly high. There have been a few suggestions that the top-end GeForce RTX 4090 card could end up being stuck with an MSRP of US$2,999, leaving it likely out of reach for the majority of gamers."

"
RTX 4090 US$2,999
RTX 4080 Ti US$1,999
RTX 4080 US$1,199
RTX 4070 US$799
RTX 4060 Ti US$499
RTX 4060 US$399
RTX 4050 Ti US$329
RTX 4050 US$279
"

However, asking prices for RTX 30 series cards from Nvidia and Radeon RX 6000 cards from AMD have been reportedly falling as of late, and Intel should soon be entering the fray with its DG2 offering that should make the market more competitive for buyers. So the figures from Graphically Challenged may be too pessimistic, with US$1,999 to US$2,500 arguably being a more likely price range for the GeForce RTX 4090.

Official prices for the RTX 40 series cards won’t be decided by Nvidia until the very last moment as the graphics card market is certainly volatile and Team Green will want to price its products accordingly. However, it is rumored that the Lovelace GPU-based RTX 40 series could offer twice the performance of current Ampere RTX 30 parts – so maybe twice the price for the flagship RTX 4090 model isn't as improbable as it first seems."

https://www.notebookcheck.net/RTX-4...0-series-price-predictions-list.560778.0.html

I’m skeptical about those prices, and even more skeptical of those performance claims.

I mean wouldn’t the 40 series be like a year away anyway? So how either be known at this point?

 

[PEB]

I’m skeptical about those prices, and even more skeptical of those performance claims.

I mean wouldn’t the 40 series be like a year away anyway? So how either be known at this point?

Jen made a comment about how much will change when they move to a 5nm part they are switching from Samsung 8nm to TSMC 5nm technology. Apparently as Apple moves to 3nm that leaves a space open for 5nm GPU's maybe Samsung 5nm is ready?


Ether way the core count alone will nearly double based on early information.
"
Source: 3DCenter via Videocardz
Lovelace AD102 Ampere GA102 Turing TU102
Process Samsung 5nm (?) Samung 8 nm TSMC 12 nm
Graphics Processing Clusters 12 7 6
Texture Processing Clusters 72 42 36
Streaming Multiprocessors 144 84 72
CUDA Cores 18,432 10,752 4,608
FP32 at 1.8 GHz 66.4 TFLOPs 38.7 TFLOPs 16.6 TFLOPs
Memory Bus 384-bit (?) 384-bit 384-bit
Memory Type GDDR6X (?) GDDR6X GDDR6"\
"


https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDI...y-66-TFLOPs-of-FP32-performance.512254.0.html