Recent content by TemjinGold

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    750W Gold Rated Raidmax PSU - Does It Exist?

    I actually stopped selling on Ebay for a while now. It used to be great to unload used pc parts when upgrading but it really left a bad taste when I sold a brand new sealed box keyboard and made the mistake of baking the shipping into the price (as ebay would advise when listing to get more...
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    How to burn a CD with a capacity of 791MB?

    Why not just rebuy them on Steam? CDs will always degrade and you'll need to do this exercise again in a few years.
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    Is my iPhone 6S in need of a new battery?

    My 6S is right around 2 years old from new. I remember in the past, a full charge would last me pretty long (several days sometimes) because I have very light use. These days though, if I leave 100% charge in the morning sitting on my desk and don't use it, it'll use 30%+ charge by that same...
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    No Spare PCI-E Cable, Need to Power an 8-Pin GPU

    Why not power the 4th card through that separate PSU?
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    1700 oc 3.9 vs 4

    OP: If you're asking the question, the answer is no.
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    ASRock: Coffee Lake CPUs not compatible with 200 series motherboards

    Wwwhhaaat? I distinctly remember some people were 99% certain it would work!
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    Position of a 6700k in current market and after six months?

    HIGHLY doubt that. If you had a Z270, MAYBE but a Z170? No way.
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    How fast is really a PCIe M.2 (NVMe) SSD?

    Have you actually used one before? I went from the exact SSD in your signature to my current drive and there is absolutely a difference. Not an earthshattering one but it's there.
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    How fast is really a PCIe M.2 (NVMe) SSD?

    OP: If you are wondering whether it's worth the extra cash, it's probably not. It IS faster but you always pay a premium for the best and that premium is generally more than the added benefit you get.
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    Sound card died (I promise this is a Mobo question though)

    Thanks. Would love the Essence STX II (my brother has that with his Paradigm Signature bookshelves) but that card can't take the 3x 3.5mm from my Z5500s. I ended up getting the Strix RAID DLX since it's around the same price range and I don't need to wait a month for the AE-5 to launch.
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    Sound card died (I promise this is a Mobo question though)

    Yeah me neither. I hate paying more for something so it can have pointless bling. But if it's otherwise a good card, I might consider it.
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    Sound card died (I promise this is a Mobo question though)

    Thanks, all great info. SBZ is what I have right now. It's decent but not all that great, so if I buy something to replace it, I'm hoping for something better. Does it compare well to ALC1220? Also, any thoughts on the upcoming Sound BlasterX AE-5? I hate that they only have an LED version...
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    Sound card died (I promise this is a Mobo question though)

    Out of curiosity, I could also go the other way and just buy a new sound card. My brother has an Essence STX II but I can't use them since it doesn't have the 3.5mm outs I need for my Z5500 (unless someone here knows how I can get around that). I don't know that I really want another creative...
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    X299 features and RAM

    Is cost a consideration? While X299 should be faster, if cost is something you value, a Ryzen system would be much better bang for the buck for what you're doing.