NVidia GeForce RTX 50x0 cards - 70% performance increase, but AI > you

darkmiasma

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Ok, so I’ll go with the 9800x3D.

what’s the consensus on the cooler for it, and how many case fans do I actually need for the O11?

sorry if this seems basic, I’ve been out of the loop for too long.
 

Janx

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Ok, so I’ll go with the 9800x3D.

what’s the consensus on the cooler for it, and how many case fans do I actually need for the O11?

sorry if this seems basic, I’ve been out of the loop for too long.
My 011 was pretty narrow due to psu being behind the mb tray. If you do an air cooler be sure it will fit.
 

darkmiasma

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My 011 was pretty narrow due to psu being behind the mb tray. If you do an air cooler be sure it will fit.

I could do air or spring for the AIO, I’ve just never used one before so I don’t know about maintenance for it.
 

rhinohelix

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I could do air or spring for the AIO, I’ve just never used one before so I don’t know about maintenance for it.
They are almost all (or used to be) completely maintenance free, since they are closed loop. Some of them I think have added some stuff where they can be user topped off but I have never in what? 15 years of doing AIO coolers ever "maintained" mine. I would go for Arctic Cooling but MC seems to be permanently out of the AC 360s at least in Houston. If you are having them do a custom build for you, you can bring in your own parts, so you can buy one from Amazon and include it in your assembly.

I bought a bunch of fans for my O1, like 6, 1 but be sure you power it up in the store to hear it before taking it home. Mine was much louder than I expected.

Shame about Deep Cool selling stuff to the Russians.
 

darkmiasma

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They are almost all (or used to be) completely maintenance free, since they are closed loop. Some of them I think have added some stuff where they can be user topped off but I have never in what? 15 years of doing AIO coolers ever "maintained" mine. I would go for Arctic Cooling but MC seems to be permanently out of the AC 360s at least in Houston. If you are having them do a custom build for you, you can bring in your own parts, so you can buy one from Amazon and include it in your assembly.

I bought a bunch of fans for my O1, like 6, 1 but be sure you power it up in the store to hear it before taking it home. Mine was much louder than I expected.

Shame about Deep Cool selling stuff to the Russians.

I didn't know you could bring your own parts - I've never been to the Microcenter since it's about an hour away, but I'll take the drive and go hang out at a diner while they build it for 4 hours.

Do you have to buy an OS from them, or will they take your own CD Key?
 

rhinohelix

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IIRC they will give you a trial version you can convert to Windows 11 Pro via key IIRC. Always call and ask, though. What they do here in Houston isn't what they might do elsewhere, and I tend to stop in and talk to the guys when I go in so I don't know what they will do for other people. Actually the guy who did mine last time wasn't the greatest, so maybe they do give me *the special* ;)
 
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Leadsalad

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$600 MSRP card :honkler:

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Kajiimagi

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I built a PC with a then new 3950X AMD processor (sold it here on FoH to one of the memebers) I bought a 3700 until I could find one in stock at retail, that was pre-covid. It was also the last time I was able to get high demand PC parts at retail. Sad sad state of affairs.
 

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someone is gonna nail xfx soon

whats the diff between the xfx and asus pics?

yea asus looks like a video card componet

xfx is proping the 9070 to look like a computer system

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Axiel

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someone is gonna nail xfx soon

whats the diff between the xfx and asus pics?

yea asus looks like a video card componet

xfx is proping the 9070 to look like a computer system

The box itself is oriented to to stand vertically, they just arranged the picture to fit the square better. Prices are inline with other XTs right now, not scam pricing just taking advantage of GPU shortages.

Until the AI fad goes the way of shitcoin mining; we're likely stuck with high GPU pricing, again.
 
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