2017 Hardware Thread

solarstarshines said:

I'm saying how high RGB fan prices are Addram showed me similar Thermaltake RGB three pack for $136.00

$100+ for fans are going to be a standard that is why i say prices are going through the roof lol

AddRAM said:

I think the price on every part of a PC is outrageous, and we only have ourselves to blame because we keep buying said parts.

I mean we will gladly throw down $150 to $250 for a PSU, $800 for a GPU, and $500 to $1000 for a CPU without thinking twice about it. :)

I'm actually considering getting a $1200 monitor, that's insane

essenbe said:

BUT....But...But, if they are charging that much for those 2 fans, that makes the case real cheap. They haven't come out with replacement fans yet. If the replacements are too expensive you could always use the 200mm MegaFlow fans, which I think are about $14 (COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP Case Fan - Newegg.com). Don't hate the case because of the fans. It's a good looking case.

solarstarshines said:

Been there done that twice

The old saying when I was a young soldier, and drinking alot: Go ugly early!
Noctua are still some of the best fans out there for cooling.
They just don't have the bling(whose software use resources anyway when benching & gaming).
And their top of the line ones are still cheap compared to those Thermaltake ones.
just paint them.

They come in Black now.

essenbe said:

They come in Black now.

I just did a search after I saw your post Steve, and they look good!

Noctua

Intel ARK now has the Intel® Core™ i9-7980XE Extreme Edition Processor posted: Intel Coreâ„¢ i9-7980XE Extreme Edition Processor (24.75M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz) Product Specifications

Also at Intel: Intel® Core™ i9-7980XE Extreme Edition Processor

Cliff S said:

Intel ARK now has the Intel® Core™ i9-7980XE Extreme Edition Processor posted: Intel Coreâ„¢ i9-7980XE Extreme Edition Processor (24.75M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz) Product Specifications

Also at Intel: Intel® Core™ i9-7980XE Extreme Edition Processor

Very interesting CPU, except for the price. Even got 44 PCIe lanes. :)

Thanks for sharing!

slicendice said:

Very interesting CPU, except for the price. Even got 44 PCIe lanes. :)

Thanks for sharing!

You're welcome.
Jay at JayzTwoCents got 5.1GHz(@16:47) with it on water, while testing how many watts from the wall his system uses when OCing it.
Oddly though, 5.0GHz wouldn't boot

I got the 7900X, that`s way more than I`ll ever need.

Intel Coreâ„¢ i9-7900X X-series Processor (13.75M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz) Product Specifications

And here's the link for all of them.

Intel® Core™ X-Series Processors

As far as fans go, I just stick to the cheaper Corsair SP120 and SP140 LED fans. I`m about to put my red ones back in, I`m kinda bored with the whites ones.

Air Series SP120 LED Red High Static Pressure 120mm Fan Twin Pack

Air Series SP140 LED White High Static Pressure 140mm Fan Twin Pack

I working on a red version of my Aida64 sensor panel:

Cliff S said:

You're welcome.
Jay at JayzTwoCents got 5.1GHz(@16:47) with it on water, while testing how many watts from the wall his system uses when OCing it.
Oddly though, 5.0GHz wouldn't boot

Hahhah, nice overclocking! Insane power draw. :)

Cliff S said:

I working on a red version of my Aida64 sensor panel:

Looking really great!