Hyperstrike

The difference between low-latency DDR3200 and DDR4000 was only about $60. I don't plan on overclocking on a $4000 rig. At least not immediately. But I'm planning for the future.

1: Yeah. 2: For a display unit, cool. Great. Fine. But when I'm working, I don't need all the flashing and throbbing and...wow that just sounds WRONG!

Look for Aeron Repair places.

Well, had an emergency dental bill fall from orbit and hit me DIRECTLY in the danglies... So my build bling got revised. Not going custom loop. Pared down to a 420mm "AIO". Technically it's an AIO. But it's built of stock Alphacool components and is totally expandable. It's got a quick disconnect setup to allow you to add components. And if I want, I can convert it to standard fittings and turn everything into regular soft-tubing and quick disconnects or go hard tube. But just dropped $3600 today. And should have everything in my posession by mid-month. If you want a 5950x CPU and can use a new 27" gaming monitor, the deal I took is pretty good. https://www.antonline.com/Lenovo/Computers/Computer_Displays/Monitors/1424182 I don't need the monitor. So I'm giving it to my bosses. If I needed it, the markup over MSRP for both things is only about $80. Link is still good as this post goes live at 11PM Central 04/08/21.

Welp. Due to some emergency dental bills (some very big ones) my free cash for the build got cut in half. So, here's what $3600 will buy you. Case: Thermaltake Core X9 CPU: Ryzen 5950X Cooler: Alphacool Icebaer modular/refillable AIO GPU: RTX 2060 (recycled fro my current build because new GPUs just aren't available and NVIDIA's actually turning out new 2060s!) Memory: 64GB Trident Neo Z DDR4000 (Not happy about the LED, but I can turn it off.) Motherboard: ASROCK X750 Taichi RAZER (Not happy about the LED, but I can turn it off.) PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-1000 Fan Replacements: Noctua NF-P14S (The gray "Redux") fans with anti-vibration pads and anti-vibration mounts for case fans. SSD: 3x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB HDD: 4x WD Gold 10TB I wasn't able to just directly buy a 5950X..Trying to pick the component up by itself is akin to beating yourself across the crotch with a running chainsaw and a saltwater firehose... I bought it as a bundle with a 27" monitor. CPU: $799 MSRP Monitor: $300 MSRP Bundle: $1180 ($1280 after tax and shipping). So I'm gonna gift my boss with a new monitor I don't need. Rather than try to resell the damn thing. If anyone is TRYING to get this CPU and needs a new monitor: https://www.antonline.com/Lenovo/Computers/Computer_Displays/Monitors/1424182 Deal now out of stock as of 04/10/21. The markup over MSRP, when factoring both the chip and the monitor is only about $80. Which is TOTALLY in reason. Note: I'd PLANNED on going custom (or dual loop) water cooling. My sudden expenses put the kibosh on that. Thus I went the next best thing. An "all in one" unit that's actually just individual regular watercooling parts assembled to look like a regular AIO. This way I can add on a GPU cooler if/when they start becoming available again. And then, down the road, I can transition into a custom loop for better performance.

I'll Ro-sham-bo you for it!

To those talking about nerfing my beloved Super Strength? FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!!

Might I suggest Invuln/SS? Incarnate Soft-Capped to everything but Psi on Typed Defenses. Hard-Capped to everything but Tox/Psi (but still fairly hefty) for Resists. OUTSIDE OF RUNE. Turn Rune on, and you're hard-capped to EVERYTHING.

Lucky! Out here they still go for near-new prices. I had the seat snap on my previous chair. Was given the option to replace the seat for like $400 or simply trade it in for a new chair for $600. My momma didn't raise no dummy! NEW CHAIR!

Yeah. That's something a lot of builders forget to do in the hurry to farm to 50. Sometimes it isn't about tweaking the build. Sometimes the improvements they want can be gotten via accolades. Endurance woes? Portal Jockey, Atlas Medallion. BOOYAH!

What's this "growing up" stuff? It sounds TOTALLY, SUCKTASTICALLY unpleasant!

It won't. But that's cool. You can STILL be a Billy Badass, relatively safe, and output PHENOMENAL damage!

Wail wail for doom and dread! Arise! Arise! THE NECRO-THREAD! Just FYI, I was about to respond to it too...

Alaska and Siberia. I'm told you get special consideration if you're in Antarctica.

Now, with access to a base and the Shadow zones, and you can get Entrusted at Level 1.

Is it possible you're fat-fingering your account info? Maybe try resetting your password?

Having a bit of an issue with Aquatuning right now. It's supposed to be $500 = free shipping. But My order's over $600 and it's telling me $125 in shipping. Now, compared to buying stuff off Amazon or Newegg, that's STILL cheap. But if they're telling me "free shipping"? DAMMIT! I WANT FREE SHIPPING!

*Poops in WanderingAries' cornflakes*

No, Invulnerability is so damn powerful, that the GMs had to include a self-suicide feature just to make other armor sets less sandy about how SUCK they actually are...

Don't feed them after midnight. Radiator space? Let me SHOW you radiator space!

*I* am a giant, throbbing "Meh" on this.