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I've been doing some memory overclocking lately and it can be very finnicky. Changing a value by 1 out of the 50 or so different timings and voltages can cause the RAM to go from perfectly stable to not bootable.

Now as to why your system is not setting the proper default values, which should work, is a head scratcher.

Matching sticks of RAM is definitely the best, because there are about 5-6 different memory chips that are prevalent and they all require different secondary timings to be stable. Even Corsair will use chips from different vendors under the same "brand" name. It seems unlikely that your system is setting a proper value for the G.skill but not for any of the Corsairs... but I guess it could be possible. Dual rank sticks do require different subtimings than single rank sticks, and if you run all 4 sticks that also activates two more subtimings that need to be configured properly.

Or if your testing is just a result of random instability:

If it's a failing memory controller, you could try setting your Corsair sticks to default timings and speed. Then set your SoC voltage to 1.1V and your VDDG-IOD to 1.2V and see what happens, as these should be the highest safe values for 24/7 usage while the default values should be 1V and 0.9V. I think this is a place to start, and if these voltages don't work then somehow your board is setting incorrect timings.... or you CPU is going bad.

@Spork3245

Oh and did you clear CMOS before installing the brand new Corsair sticks?

Nice, who's next?

Yeah on Newegg's 7800x3d page just scroll down to the combo up section.

Build & Save with AMD Bundle Combos | Newegg

7800x3D + Asus Tuf Gaming X670E-Plus Wifi + G.Skill Flare X5 will save you $60. Motherboard is better, RAM is slightly worse.

You could use the savings to pick up a 4TB drive, some decent ones are around $200 right now.

I don't know if the deal is still going on, but Newgg had a combo deal for similar mobo, RAM, and CPU for like $50 off on Saturday.

This should be fine as long as it means Dave spends less time writing his crazy ideas by himself. 

Also hope he never hires the people who wrote the Obi-Wan show either.

47 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

I have orders in for these two (plan on returning one, just wanted to get the orders in while the prices are dropped). Upside of the JBL is it comes with the subwoofer, but having to buy the subwoofer and rear speakers separately for the Sony isn't a huge deal since I have Amex credits that reset in January that I'd use to buy them. Downside of the JBL is from brief Googling it apparently can't do 120 Hz VRR and 4K at the same time, but I'm probably at least a couple of years out from getting a new TV so it seems maybe not worth worrying about trying to future-proof the soundbar purchase on that front when it's only gonna be $300 out of pocket anyhow.

 

Sony HT-A7000 - Sound bar - for home theater - 7.1.2-channel - wireless - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - 500 Watt | Dell USA

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Discover a whole new level of immersion. The HT-A7000 envelops you in authentic 7.1.2-channel surround sound with multiple speakers, S-Force PRO Front Surround and Vertical Surround Engine. Feel the action happening above and all around you.

 

JBL Bar 1300X - Sound bar system - for home theater - 11.1.4-channel - wireless - Bluetooth - black | Dell USA

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You've never heard anything like the JBL BAR 1300X - in your living room or anywhere else. More than just a great soundbar, it's a full sound system. It features MultiBeam and six up-firing drivers - four in the bar and two in the detachable battery-powered surround speakers - that deliver massive Dolby Atmos and DTS: X 3D surround...

 

Either should be good options when you plug your device directly into them.

The picture (120hz, VRR, etc) features aren't much of a big deal. When you get a new TV with eARC, you can just plug your devices into the TV which will then pass Atmos to the sound bar.

Definitely possible, my cheapish Vizio Atmos bar has two HDMI (in and out) for such a thing. But as usual, look up the specs and/or manual for what you're buying to verify.

The best thing to be thankful for - random good luck.

9 minutes ago, UpvoteShittyTakesOnly said:

trading one poor data set for another poor data set isnt great though

 

fortunately there are lots of great large data sets that make the case for the net positive in society to getting the shot even if some individual outcomes are bad

My point was death and long covid symptoms aren't a poor data set (although still incomplete), which is what you can experience with the actual virus, not my personal experience which was provided for contrast to his personal experience.

8 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

I agree completely - I'm just curious what happens to multiple generations now (Gen Z and now Gen Alpha) fed a lot of their information is learned this way. Every generation has its problems to contend with so this may not be unique to Gen Z and Gen Alpha but it's certainly a new problem. It doesn't feel like the same complaints like: "our children are learning everything from their TV!" worries that used to happen. Covid certainly didn't help. But it does seem to some degree that Gen Z is going through some kind of idiocracy of their on.

I think we can pinpoint the idiocracy (never actually seen it despite its reputation) moment to the engagement "For You" algorithms.

35 minutes ago, nublood said:

 

 

 

I wouldn't say I'm an anti vaxxer but...

 

 

My wife and I got the Covid vax in 2020 and within a year, both of our appendix ruptured. We both were hospitalized within 3 months of each other.

 

My dad got the vax and 2 weeks later, his arm turned purple and swelled nearly 3 times it's normal size and lasted for about 5 freakin weeks.

 

My sister got the vax and now has swollen lymph nodes under both her arms. She went back and got boosted and now has perpetual migraines. I told her she's an idiot lol.

 

We all got the Pfizer shot. But yea, I hate to be that guy with anecdotal stuff yada yada.

A better way to look at it would be what if all of you had gotten the actual virus (which is mostly guaranteed to happen), which fucks up the body even more. My brother didn't get the shot and was in the hospital for a week. I got the shot and while my O2 levels dipped when I got the actual virus, my pneumonia never developed past some light shortness of breath.

On 11/16/2023 at 12:35 PM, UpvoteShittyTakesOnly said:

Osama bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ Goes Viral 21 Years Later — on TikTok

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Osama bin Laden's 'Letter to America,' published a year after 9/11, found a new fandom on TikTok and got removed from The Guardian's website.

people on tiktok agreeing with a bin laden doc in which he explicitly hates on gays and jews was not amongst the things i expected to see today

 

you really dont have to hand it to the guy for saying some true things in an otherwise hate filled justification of mass murder

6 hours ago, Spork3245 said:

 

I was watching something explaining why so many "young people" are pro-Hamas (not, just pro-Palestine, but literally pro-Hamas) and it seemed to directly correlate with their using social media, namely TikTok, as a source of news and distrusting actual news outlets.

3 hours ago, Greatoneshere said:

My two younger brothers are doctors and they said they get so many patients now who get their medical information from TikTok, and something like 80% of medical information on TikTok is wrong. So unfortunately TikTok doesn't just affect politics or this issue, but everything. It's turning kids' brains to mush since they think they are getting real info in 30 second clips from non-professionals online. Hopefully they learn with age but given Gen Z's struggles in the work force who knows.

I saw a few of the clips and nobody even attempted to analyze - or even summarize - the Letter to America. It was entirely "OMG, he was [totally] right". Some were just videos of seemingly genuine personal surprise [that the U.S. sucks], while others were clearly videos made with the sole purpose of delivering a zinger to maintain engagement. 

One way to quickly fight against this is to teach the youth that social media is not information. It's primary purpose is commercialization. The purpose of the vast majority of clips is to earn money and/or reputation, just like those ads on your favorite TV/streaming service. 

But, as scams and mass manipulation has existed for the entire history of civilization, it's not going to be easy to implement the ideal solution of scientific skepticism.

4 hours ago, TUFKAK said:

It’s also a reflection of our completely broken political discourse as Americans. You’re either one side or the other now, there’s no room for grey area. This is just a way to virtue signal and gate keep for most Americans.

 

Which is what I keep trying to tell my Israeli and Jewish friends who are horrified watching the, what to them, is a pro Hamas perspective as opposed to what it is to most Americans, rooting for your team.

A distillation of practices used by Fox News et al.

But his brother didn't write him a check for laundered money.

Checkmate libs.

A statement that officially says they get to grade their own homework 

I've never really had a smooth experience with the PSN remote play even on my local network with a wired connection.

I'm pretty sure 1%-5% is the acceptable defect rate, but I'm sure it depends on the market since I'd bet TVs have a higher rate than 5%, and some certain mechanical drives are definitely failure prone.  

It would be nice to ballpark an actual figure, but I don't think we have any idea of the true failure rate since it's just that one repair shop reporting their numbers. How many shops are doing that many? What is the sweet spot, in terms of length of usage before failure, for the typical 4090? At some point the rate will go down as manufacturers put the revised connector on their cards.

4 hours ago, Spork3245 said:

Thanks for the tag?  

 

It should be noted that the wiggle issue is plug-dependent (but everyone should check to see how much their adapter/plug moves). Some are more prone to wiggle than others. For example: cable mod’s original right-angle adapter could move a ridiculous amount while being latched due to the design of the latch on their adapter (it could basically do a full pivot up until the rest of the plug would be stopped on the sidewall of the port), meanwhile their EVGA PSU adapter (straight, not angled) can barely move once clicked in (I checked mine immediately once the issues of their right angle adapter came out).

4 hours ago, Spork3245 said:

It’s worth putting into perspective that in one month nVidia sold over 160k 4090s (November 2022). Let’s say the avg is 100k units sold per month (I’d assume it’s actually higher but there’s no concrete sales data I can find beyond the first month of sales), 100 defective units per month out of that is 0.1%.

I’m not trying to discredit the issue, but to put into perspective the sensationalism of that article.  

I knew you'd lurk anyway... plus I've lost track who's upgraded.  Probably missing @Ominous and a few others with a 4090?

This does seem to be a problem bigger than it should be, as the shop should be able to compare how many 3090s have melted. Also some 4080s that have melted. Would definitely be prudent to get a full range of stats to get an idea about the rate of melted connectors for 400W+ cards new and old.

@stepee @Mr.Vic20

4090 owners, might want to inspect your card and make sure the connector is good. Even properly latched connections with the OG design are still melting, because the pin design\tolerances are absolute shit.

Hundreds of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs Still Prone To "12VHPWR" Connector Issues, Says Repair Shop Owner

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Owners of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs are still prone to "12VHPWR" connector issues which include melting and burns, reports NorthridgeFix.

Not only do you have to make sure the clip latches, but the connection should be squared up. A very light wiggle could make sure the metal contacts inside the plastic have a proper connection, because one other theory to the issue is a lax manufacturing tolerance leading to poor connections.

The 12vhpwr connector is just so badly designed that it will soon be replaced with a new version.

New 12V-2x6 PSU Connector Tested: Keeps Cool, Even When Improperly Inserted | Tom's Hardware

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Thermals on the new connector are significantly lower compared to its 12VHPWR predecessor, even in worst-case scenarios.

54 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

It’s because the 4070 Ti was originally the “12gb 4080”

4070 Ti Super 16gb Ultra SE

A Ti Super card. What's next - AMD going to come out with an XTX Pro?

For all the nonsense that happened in the other episodes I actually liked this finale. The other episodes simply exist for content and entertainment and fakeouts with sprinkles of storytelling because this finale was the only one that actually matters and has consequence. 

Also Tom Hiddleston is charasmatically goated. Finale couldn't have hit hard without him.

1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said:

One thing bugs me though: why is Loki time slipping in the first place, and why only him? Additionally, why does Sylvie remember everything and have a tempad when no one else does? Other than these two things I felt the season has been pretty solid on the timey-wimey front.

Shhhhhhhh, you're not supposed to think about such things!

Personally my favorite episode was the last one because I found it to be comedy gold in how it killed, pruned, and spaghettified all of the built-up stories. Was I laughing like a mad man whose brain was broken? Sure, but at least I was laughing.

This season has gone meta at the expense of tight writing. Sylvie can seemingly do anything she wants, so why does she choose a McD's life? Well obviously even a god can't escape the oppressive force of capitalistic exploitation which convinces the masses that life is dully working a 9-5.

@LMN8R 

On 10/23/2023 at 2:25 AM, Moa said:

In classic Flanagan fashion, he manages to stick the landing. It still wasn't my favorite of his series, but I liked it well enough.

 

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Among the many things I like about Flanagan's work, he understands that endings should be built up to. It's far worse to have a twist that betrays the story than to have a predicable but good ending.

 

Pym deserved better.

 

This was such a faithful interpretation. Brick laying is analogous to Poe's method of writing; you don't build a wall just to break it down in the end.

2 hours ago, Reputator said:

 

If that actually happens that would be insanely stupid. As it is, it seems like they're building up to some Deus Ex Machina ending where someone or something swoops in and reverses it all, which is also stupid. So admittedly there aren't a lot of story solutions that won't be off-putting, and the chances are slim they come up with something satisfying that doesn't throw away everything they've built toward but also isn't a pointless cop-out.

If everyone turns out to not have been spaghettified... well I don't know what our characters are going to do. I only know that everything they've been trying to do so far is thrown out the window. Doctor Strange appearance? Wanda?