Recent content by Atterus

Thanks! I'm US. I don't have a budget aside from avoiding "stupidly expensive". I typically buy either straight from the manufacturer, Amazon, Newegg, or Best Buy, the usual suspects. Good to know on ASUS. I'll probably avoid messing with BIOS issues. So that probably leaves MSI vs Gigabyte...

Hello all! I'm looking to upgrade from my 5950x build to a 9950x3D. Both for gaming and work. (If I can get one before the scalpers sweep the stocks). I'm struggling to decide between all of the motherboard options since there doesn't seem a "clear winner" when it comes to X870e motherboards...

Hello! Quick* question about looking at upgrading from a 3090 to either a 4090 or 4080S. My CPU is a which I am aware will bottleneck the 4090 in particular in some applications, like 2k 90+fps gaming, but not by a ton. I'm not a "maximize performance" type of guy by any means, but whether it...

Perfect. That's the confidence boost I needed :) That's what it sounded like, but I didn't want to add to my "someday I'll use it" collection!

Will second the unstable power supply issue. It won't necessarily have to do with temperature, but your Mobo is protecting the components from power spikes that could eventually damage things. That may not reflect as general heat, but can result in a blast mark on the motherboard eventually (ie...

Hello all! I see a ton of information about various issues regarding using a M.2 on a PCIe riser (I'm veteran enough not to be scared of BIOS settings). But not a whole lot on whether it is a good idea to put an OS on a expansion slot. I'm running a 5950x on a Dark Hero with a 3090. I have a...

I cannot. I do not have the parts yet (this is part of the planning process) and the case is a very non-standard design I cannot display (it's a larger assembly of a number of integrated instruments... if that helps explain why I cannot show it :/ ). I guess the best way to think about it is...

Close, but I'm also looking for about 200mm to move the card off the board entirely.

Hello all! I'm looking for a male PCIe 16x to female PCIe 4x riser cable if that is such a thing. I find plenty of 16x - 16x cables, but less cables intended to mate a smaller card with the normal large slot. The application is a Mini-ITX build with a huge PCIe 4x card that is going to not have...

Thanks, I'll probably try this since I can more easily find those than T models.

That helps. I figured it was some special order part since I could never find them at the usual suspects. Seems to be in short supply, may try looking for older generations if I go that route. Thanks! How much work is involved in doing that? I'm not afraid of the BIOS, but I'm looking at...

Hello all! I can't for the life of me find a good source of "T" intel processors. I'm looking to get something like a 12500T or 12700T. I need something that generates as little heat as possible, so the "T" fits that bill nicely. Problem is that it seems like a pain to find them beyond the...

Video capture and a instrument controller are the PCI expansions, but the computer needs to be tiny. Certainly not free floating cards, but worried about the actual cable connection.

Hello All! I'm working on finding a rather niche motherboard. The application is going to be putting it on a vehicle that won't have a ton of wiggle room and components would need to be pretty tough. Won't need a ton of processing power, but not "nothing". A mini-ITX or mini-DTX are about as...

Makes sense not to fret over $50... but as odd as it sounds I don't want to spend $50 if it doesn't net me anything XD That said, I could use the extra features... I had heard that the DDR5 wouldn't really be a thing for a while, good to have that confirmed. I haven't seen any issues on my...