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What hardware to get? & other stuff
🕑 Added 2017-01-30 07:06:46 +0000 UTC Ok so since you guys are the ones funding this stuff directly I figured I'd ask for some of your input on what to get next.Currently I'm still waiting on getting an i7 7700K because of some hold up with one of my sources. But I shouldn't have to buy one just need to wait.
On the other hand the following things look like they will have to be bought by me:
MSI RX 480 Gaming: I might be able to ask for one but MSI is kinda giving up on the whole overclocking scene because it hasn't really been worth it for them. I'm thinking of getting the 4GB version since I already had several 8GB cards
Sapphire RX 480 Nitro: Defo not getting one of these for free as I have no way to reliably contact Sapphire. Thinking of getting the 4GB version for reason above.
2x8GB kit of Samsung B-die: So the reason for this is that since ASUS sent me the Maximus IX Apex I don't have a RAM kit "worthy" of being used on that board. My current best kit is a really dodgy GEiL 4x4GB 3400 16-18-18-39 kit that can do 3400 13-18-17-24-1T on ~1.9V and 3500 at 14-18-18-28-1T. The average B-die kit however can do 3950Mhz 12-12-12-28-1T on 1.95V. The only issue is that B-die is expensive it will probably cost 165GBP or more and as such would put an almost GPU sized dent in the budget while not being a GPU. There is a small chance that G.skill or maybe even Corsair will provide a kit if I ask.
2x4GB kit of Samsung E-die: This is the alternative to getting the Samsung B-die. An E-die kit will cost about a third of what the B-die will but will only do about 3900 12-18-18-28-1T on 1.9V. So it's much slower and way less stressful on motherboards so would be slightly worse for trying to compare mobo RAM OC capabilities compared to the B-die kit. Again there is a small chance that G.skill or maybe even Corsair will provide a kit if I ask.
Water chiller parts: I'm pretty sure if the channel gets a little bigger I'll be able to ask EK to cover the pumps, blocks and rads. I already have some weak crappy TECs and will upgrade to stronger ones when I feel like it. Also this is a pretty big project for me that I'm not sure how I would go about executing(do I stream the build? do I make a video...) so I feel pretty happy with delaying it some more(as much as that may annoy some of you).
That pretty much covers all my immediate concerns as far as buying stuff goes.
As far as upcoming content goes I have some pretty cool stuff coming. However I have to start going to Uni again since my holidays are now over so there might be some slow downs in terms of content. Anyway the cool stuff that is coming is the following.
I finally got over the "death" of that Fury X so I'm trying to resurrect it. Regradless of if I manage that I will be doing that 4 way run with what will now be know as the Fiji Fleet which is currently an XFX Fury, Sapphire Fury Tri-X and the 2 still working Fury Xs. So before that attempt there will be stream where I will prep all the cards. That means the Fury Tri-X and the Fury X will lose their crappy volt mods(modding Furys is hard and not worth it). The cap banks will be attached properly(my soldering has improved a little) on the Fury Xs and the Furys will get them. All the cards will get tested individually on overclocking as well as get custom BIOSs and since I will be doing all the testing on the X99 system I might go and break all my old high scores with the cards excluding Unigine Heaven. This probably be too much for one stream so should cover several weekends of content unless I go insane and decide to try streaming several times a week.
Other than that I've also recently aquired a HD7990 so expect a PCB breakdown on the card and probably a stream(I really should stream more often or I'll never manage to stream everything or I guess I could delay this stream until I have some content down time).
Even more. The RX 480 Strix will get an Aircooled bench session on it since ASUS asked for one. During that I will fix the BIOS. This will be happening super soon since I need to return the card soon.
I know I still didn't LN2 the RX 480 GTR. It's gonna happen. Before the streams I listed above excluding the STRIX since the STRIX is time limited.
Comments
Jonas Peplau
I'm excited for the Content about the Chiller. I'd like to see a short Post about what you have planned to do with it and how you want to integrate it into the Cooling Loop. And Fiji Fleet also sounds fun!
Pavel Moroz
Do what I did I'm running 3333 32 gb with 2 Stiks @ 3200mhz and with 2 3600mhz one side oced and other downcocked it's fun gives better memory training and easier to relax timings for overclocking mixed xmp man and I'm ocing my 1700x my temps 100 c on ram 32 gigs is heavy on the processor
