Official Computer Talk Thread

[FooBird]

Well crap. Wonder if it's a DDR4 2400 problem. There are BIOS updates that I need to get. There's info out there that the advertised features aren't necessarily working and you need to update the BIOS (latest from 4/14). I'm going to try to flash that but I'm not sure that'll work since it still fails POST. Plan of attack for tomorrow night, I guess.

 

[bootyluvr]

 

[FooBird]

Well. Still trying. Getting some Crucial 2133 RAM tomorrow. So far, nothing's worked. Can't flash the BIOS without it going through POST.

 

[FooBird]

It's ALIVE!!

 

[FooBird]

Hmmmm. RAID0 of my two M.2 drives. Enter ludicrous speed.

 

[FooBird]

Returns are processed, labels are printed, gotta run to UPS store and return the extra stuff it took to diagnose this stupid thing.

 

[FooBird]

 

[webby]

99th percentile. nicely done

 

[bootyluvr]

Crucial RAM FTW!

 

[Br3TT]

It's ALIVE!!

View attachment 55636

that x wing though

 

[FooBird]

I said I wouldn't overclock it. Well, that didn't last long...

Only a mild shot to 4 GHz (Turbo: 4.6 GHz) because of the air cooling and the small case.

 

[bootyluvr]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDuVQHhTU1g&feature=youtu.be

 

[FooBird]

Uhh...Get a life?

 

[bootyluvr]

http://www.pcgamer.com/intels-tells...source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_pcgamerfb

 

[FooBird]

My i5-7600k overclocked to 4.6 GHz on air cooling only gets to the mid-60s under load in a tiny case. I'm not that aggressive though.

 

[webby]

http://www.pcgamer.com/intels-tells...source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_pcgamerfb

More good news for amd as I see it.

 

[bootyluvr]

More good news for amd as I see it.

See AMD's stock dropped a good bit?

 

[webby]

See AMD's stock dropped a good bit?

It's all projections, but analysts wrote negative things about amd stock prices which hurt it a bit.

The analyst said AMD shares are still "priced for perfection" at 33 times his 2019 estimated earnings per share, and he "recommends investors stay cautious."

 

[FooBird]

Okay. Got the RAM part of my computer build figured out and fixed: 16GB of Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3000.

Amazon and Newegg processed the returns for the other RAM and motherboard. Woot! System is up and running, stable, and fast as hell.

PS - Newegg returns are rough. It was nice that they had no tax but their restocking fees and other all the other hoops you've got to jump through to get a part fixed is a pain in the butt.

 

[bootyluvr]

Glad you got the RAM part straightened out! Crucial FTW