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[QwerkyPengwen]

Just got my 1TB NVME.
Finally getting SSD storage for games.
Have been using a 7200rpm drive this whole time (250GB SSD for boot). don't get me wrong, the HDD is perfectly fine and suitable for most games, but this drive is gonna be for newer AAA titles that'll take advantage of it like CP2077, and I'm gonna put all my VR games on it as well.

Got it cyber Monday in discount for $100

 

[Barty1884]

Got the chance to pick up a 3070 Strix OC for MSRP - ~$900 CAD / $700 USD.
Size comparison (2070 Super XC Ultra!)

Some difficulties fitting into my Meshify C.... had to remove the intake fan (pic was while trying it outside the chassis, but the front panel won't close:

Also picked up some 4133MHz RAM (CL19) that I'm going to work on bringing down to ~3600 CL14-15.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Where did you get that Tom's Hardware sticker? Never seen one like that before I don't think.

 

[Zerk2012]

Looks like a 15mm fan would fit.

 

[Zerk2012]

https://imgur.com/IHdk5FV

View: https://m.imgur.com/IHdk5FV

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Might have to get a slim fan. Maybe remove it

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Got a FX PC off of eBay and stole some parts out of it.
16gb (2x8gb) Corsair Vengence DDR3 @2400mhz CL11
EVGA GTX970 Fallout Edition
Some random 2tb HDD (I need more storage)
A bunch of Antec LED case fans.

I'm keeping this GPU since it seems to be quite uncommon. I see a couple forum posts from people that had them but cannot seem to find any on ebay.
Best Buy: EVGA Fallout 4 Edition NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card Black 04G-P4-3979-KF

 

[Barty1884]

Where did you get that Tom's Hardware sticker? Never seen one like that before I don't think.

It was on the merch store that was up for a while.... T-Shirts and the like? End of 2019, maybe? I don't remember.

EDIT it was Teespring:
https://teespring.com/toms-hardware-logo2?tsmac=store&tsmic=toms-hardware-apparel&pid=794&cid=103544

Looks like a 15mm fan would fit.

Might have to get a slim fan. Maybe remove it

Yeah, thinking of waiting for the slim Noctua's that were supposed to be out this year & have been pushed to 2021. That being said, even without the front fan, the card barely tops out at 70'C in a ~20'C ambient.

There was a keyring... thing in the box with the 3070 - and it was a ruler! 😂 Bet it's so you could measure your case, but by the time you already have it in hand??

I do have a potential offer for a 3070 FE + cash to make up the difference in MSRPs. I'm tempted. I like the look of the FE, but the performance/cooling isn't phenomenal.

 

[Barty1884]

Looks like a 15mm fan would fit.

It'll be tight, but yup...

 

[Zerk2012]

It'll be tight, but yup...

That's why I looking to buy the EVGA FTW 3070, 3080 both just 300mm should fit right in.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Just got my new PSU upgrade.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Just got my new PSU upgrade.

Considering the current state of the PSU world (and hardware in general), where did you get it and what did it cost?

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Considering the current state of the PSU world (and hardware in general), where did you get it and what did it cost?

Amazon for $120 $130 after tax.
Newegg sells it for $116 (that includes the $6 shipping) and a $15 mail in rebate for it if interested

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Now to see if I still get the crashing issue I've been having.
Although I've been looking into it, and I'm thinking something just got borked in Windows and I need to do a clean install..... God such a pain to do that though.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Amazon for $120 $130 after tax.
Newegg sells it for $116 (that includes the $6 shipping) and a $15 mail in rebate for it if interested

Thats not bad. Still more than it should be, but at least reasonable.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Thats not bad. Still more than it should be, but at least reasonable.

it helps that my G-Ma sent me a $100 prepaid debit gift card that I then used to add balance to my Amazon gift card wallet, then only paid the $30 out of pocket and got it with next day delivery for free (cuz prime)

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

maybe now I can maintain a slightly higher overclock on the GPU as well since I shouldn't be hitting power limit like I was with my 600w PSU lolol

 

[NightHawkRMX]

CX600 would be a good Christmas gift for someone you don't like.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

CX600 would be a good Christmas gift for someone you don't like.

I have said this before and I will say it again, my specific unit ended up being one of the good ones.
Don't know what to tell you, it lived through a 1050 Ti, 1070, and current 1080 Ti along with 3rd, 4th, and current 6th gen intel K skus with overclocking on CPU and GPU.
My CX600M is my lucky PSU that I will hold on to in order to use it as a backup if something goes wrong with the new one.

 

[Nicolas_C]

I haven't upgraded in quite a while. But here's a picture of my pc

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Is it an Idaho potato, or an Irish one?

I haven't upgraded in quite a while. But here's a picture of my pc

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I have said this before and I will say it again, my specific unit ended up being one of the good ones.
Don't know what to tell you, it lived through a 1050 Ti, 1070, and current 1080 Ti along with 3rd, 4th, and current 6th gen intel K skus with overclocking on CPU and GPU.
My CX600M is my lucky PSU that I will hold on to in order to use it as a backup if something goes wrong with the new one.

And my CX600 was DOA because the ultra garbage 85c CapXon cap Corsair used bit the dust. Luck varies I guess is the lesson.

 

[Nicolas_C]

Is it an Idaho potato, or an Irish one?

I'm honestly no potato expert... So I'd just say its an edible potato 😂

 

[Wolfshadw]

Is it an Idaho potato, or an Irish one?

I'm honestly no potato expert... So I'd just say its an edible potato 😂

Clearly, that's a Yukon.

-Wolf sends

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

And my CX600 was DOA because the ultra garbage 85c CapXon cap Corsair used bit the dust. Luck varies I guess is the lesson.

ok, well let's clarify, you are talking about the CX rather than the CXM series?
The CX series was absolute trash, the CXM green label series was different, had an issue with a lot of them just failing on people, but some were ok (mine obviously was)