Calling on you gamers

[popcorn_skollie]

If initial benchmark leaks of the next AMD CPUs are to be believed, would a Threadripper be worth it?

 

Not that I'll be upgrading any time soon anyway, my Ryzen 5 3600 will be more than enough for my purposes for a few years to come.

 

Honestly these leaks are driving me nuts. Every other day something else is 'leaked' and quite frankly it seems the purpose is just to yield more media traffic. Most times various sources are just recycling the same information which further reinforces the assumption that specs are likely accurate. I mean its nice to get a glimpse of what's to come and indulge in the hype. But refrain from making any  decisions regarding your upgrade.

 

Here's my advice. When ever new tech is pending and you're thinking about upgrading. Wait for official release. 3rd party testing regarding stability and performance is a far more reliable source of data to make an informed decision. And once products drop there will be no shortage thereof for reference. 

 

Its worth noting that from a value perspective you could and should keep an eye on existing prices prior to launches. More often than most, especially if you're a few years behind the curve. The value sweetspot of upgrading your rig from a price to performance perspective wont lie with adopting new tech once its launched. But in upgrading to something just shy of the latest and greatest. It all hinges on what type of setup you have currently. But quite often, you could benefit from a significant performance bump at a much lower cost by going this route.

 

For those who absolutely must have the latest and greatest. And by this I don't necessarily mean those who have more money than sense. I'm talking about users who absolutely benefit from a productivity perspective of being on the cutting edge of performance. Users who benefit from a stream of income based on their machines and relative specs. Often the value prospect here can go both ways. Where machines a year or so old are often sold to help fund a better machine which is new and expensive yes. But would provide a greater degree of efficiency for productivity. Making early adoption more viable. 

[The Bull Shark]

If initial benchmark leaks of the next AMD CPUs are to be believed, would a Threadripper be worth it?

 

Not that I'll be upgrading any time soon anyway, my Ryzen 5 3600 will be more than enough for my purposes for a few years to come.

 

Threadripper is more about the amount of PCI lanes you get than it is about the core count, although that too is the attraction. And off course you must remember it has quad channel memory access, where Ryzen only has dual channel.

Edited October 6, 2020 by Moridin

[Cois]

My little machine

 

[popcorn_skollie]

My little machine

 

 

Gamdias case fans?

[Cois]

Gamdias case fans?

correct.

 

Was the cheapest at the time.

[popcorn_skollie]

correct.

 

Was the cheapest at the time.

 

I have a question. I'm aware of all the options regarding integration with various rgb software. So I know they could sync up with the rest inside the case. But I'm more interested in its degree of functionality. Is Gamdias limited to aesthetic choices? Or can I use my board software to change lighting based on temps? I'd probably have a fairly muted scheme which isn't too distracting. But I would love the option of the case displaying an overall change in colour as temps go up. Ideally everything would be white on idle and slowly ramp to red when things get toasty. Is this possible?

[Cois]

I have a question. I'm aware of all the options regarding integration with various rgb software. So I know they could sync up with the rest inside the case. But I'm more interested in its degree of functionality. Is Gamdias limited to aesthetic choices? Or can I use my board software to change lighting based on temps? I'd probably have a fairly muted scheme which isn't too distracting. But I would love the option of the case displaying an overall change in colour as temps go up. Ideally everything would be white on idle and slowly ramp to red when things get toasty. Is this possible?

The gamdias came with a remote to control the RGB. There are a bunch of effects you can choose.

I would NOT recommend them at all though! I have a MSI with Mystic Light effects, and the controller is not compatible with MB even though they said that it supports the board.

The case , mouse and RAM I can adjust via software, but not the Gamdias Fans.

The MB does not control their speed either. You have to do that via the remote. And it is a huge pain in my arse. My PC ran at 100CPU utilization for three weeks, and the fans was spinning at the lowest setting (I was not at work and could not change it)

I am looking for fans that supports my motherboard. I have the fans on white most of the time or off if I work next to it. Just switch it on when clients come by to see the AMD fan boy [emoji2957]

[popcorn_skollie]

The gamdias came with a remote to control the RGB. There are a bunch of effects you can choose.

I would NOT recommend them at all though! I have a MSI with Mystic Light effects, and the controller is not compatible with MB even though they said that it supports the board.

The case , mouse and RAM I can adjust via software, but not the Gamdias Fans.

The MB does not control their speed either. You have to do that via the remote. And it is a huge pain in my arse. My PC ran at 100CPU utilization for three weeks, and the fans was spinning at the lowest setting (I was not at work and could not change it)

I am looking for fans that supports my motherboard. I have the fans on white most of the time or off if I work next to it. Just switch it on when clients come by to see the AMD fan boy [emoji2957]

 

Good to know. Guess I saved R700. Everything else is super pricey though

[The Bull Shark]

I see there is currently a push back agaist RGB. More and more Blackout components are becoming available. Manufacturers has gone too far with this I believe. I am still trying to get my ASUS Aura Sync not to crash the Lightning Service when I open the app. I have tried everything. And my Corsair iCUE keeps on crashing on Windows shutdown. It's a complete joke.

[Cois]

Good to know. Guess I saved R700. Everything else is super pricey though

rather get the piggy bank out and save a bit for the better products.

Maybe check Carbonite for 2nd hand fans. At this stage I am thinking of getting rid of the Gamdias fans to go with normal non RGB fans.

[popcorn_skollie]

I see there is currently a push back agaist RGB. More and more Blackout components are becoming available. Manufacturers has gone too far with this I believe. I am still trying to get my ASUS Aura Sync not to crash the Lightning Service when I open the app. I have tried everything. And my Corsair iCUE keeps on crashing on Windows shutdown. It's a complete joke.

 

I'm not against it at all. Everyone has different tastes. I'd rather have the option because I could always turn it off. I've seen setups where lighting and rpm could be synced to thermals automatically. That's pretty useful. But I guess it narrows down compatibility options. As sleek as murdered out setups are a degree of case illumination is still useful. But you're right. They definitely went too far. They wont stop because people keep buying it. I see there are rgb chairs now too. And Razor just dropped some credit card that also illuminates.

 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

I see there is currently a push back agaist RGB. More and more Blackout components are becoming available. Manufacturers has gone too far with this I believe. I am still trying to get my ASUS Aura Sync not to crash the Lightning Service when I open the app. I have tried everything. And my Corsair iCUE keeps on crashing on Windows shutdown. It's a complete joke.

I think there's a pushback against "distasteful" RGB where it seems as if a Unicorn on psychedelics just threw up in a box and applied a charge to it. 

 

Rainbow effects, different tones between manufacturers, bad implementation, not ENOUGH LED's (so it seems like it's a bunch of fireflies together in a jar) and so on. 

 

I prefer RGB because it lets me choose the aesthetic that works for me. My keyboard (before it got coffee all over it and died) was RGB and I had it on a soft phasing regime, which was very pleasing. My current KB has the same red as VW's instrumentation in the 2000's, which is, frankly, atrocious. I'd love to be able to switch to a blue / purple / white, but I can't. That means I'll be shelling out more for an RGB kboard when it's replaced. 

 

Ashiq's temp-linked RGB implementation sounds like the kinda thing I'd be able to get along with nicely. But I think that the push back to monochrome is because of this shoddy RGB Unicorn vom we saw recently, when EVERYONE had it, and it had to look like the inside of a caleidoscope. 

[The Bull Shark]

I'm not against it at all. Everyone has different tastes. I'd rather have the option because I could always turn it off. I've seen setups where lighting and rpm could be synced to thermals automatically. That's pretty useful. But I guess it narrows down compatibility options. As sleek as murdered out setups are a degree of case illumination is still useful. But you're right. They definitely went too far. They wont stop because people keep buying it. I see there are rgb chairs now too. And Razor just dropped some credit card that also illuminates.

 

 

I use it moderately, when it actually works. For my Corsair K70 keyboard, the feature is very usefull. My PC is build around the Tron Legacy theme, if only I can get that ASUS Auro Sync to work so that the Mobo and memory RGB play ball to support the theme.

[popcorn_skollie]

https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/news/154125-how-to-watch-the-amd-zen-3-reveal-on-8-october

 

https://youtu.be/iuiO6rqYV4o

 

Intel investors are gonna be like those podium sitters watching Minnaar do his run.

Ryzen's new launch go's live later.

Edited October 8, 2020 by popcorn_skollie

[popcorn_skollie]

I think there's a pushback against "distasteful" RGB where it seems as if a Unicorn on psychedelics just threw up in a box and applied a charge to it. 

 

Rainbow effects, different tones between manufacturers, bad implementation, not ENOUGH LED's (so it seems like it's a bunch of fireflies together in a jar) and so on. 

 

I prefer RGB because it lets me choose the aesthetic that works for me. My keyboard (before it got coffee all over it and died) was RGB and I had it on a soft phasing regime, which was very pleasing. My current KB has the same red as VW's instrumentation in the 2000's, which is, frankly, atrocious. I'd love to be able to switch to a blue / purple / white, but I can't. That means I'll be shelling out more for an RGB kboard when it's replaced. 

 

Ashiq's temp-linked RGB implementation sounds like the kinda thing I'd be able to get along with nicely. But I think that the push back to monochrome is because of this shoddy RGB Unicorn vom we saw recently, when EVERYONE had it, and it had to look like the inside of a caleidoscope. 

When I cleaned my laaitie's blue lit keyboard it had this brown glow from all the flings and maries. 

[The Bull Shark]

When I cleaned my laaitie's blue lit keyboard it had this brown glow from all the flings and maries. 

 

You don't want to know what I had to do to get my son's Corsair K95 working. He dumped a cup of hot chocolate over it, besides all the bits of chips and cookies to found around the keys. He plays just about only League Of Legends.