Any PC Builders Out There?

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I like Fractal cases but I do feel like they get way too much credit for their cases now. Lots of stuff Li Lian and Corsair have brought to market recently is IMHO better in terms of cable management and value per dollar than Fractal. That being said with Fractals cheaper stuff you can't go wrong.

 

10th gen Intel Desktop CPU details and pricing. Top of the range is the i9-10900k 10 core/20 thread with speeds of up to 5.3GHz for $488. You will need a new motherboard and its power hungry. Tech sites should be posting content on the new CPUs later this week.

https://videocardz.com/newz/exclusi...e-comet-lake-s-final-specs-and-pricing-leaked

 

Oh wow this is a monster...

 

...and its replacement is coming later this year, at least it will use the same socket

 

Not really. Early leaks give the 10900K the same per core performance as the 9900K and the expected roughly 20% boost in multicore. The problem is that this all comes at the cost of almost 300 watts of power draw when a load is placed across all cores .

 

If I was a team blue fan I'd skip Comet Lake-S and wait for Rocket Lake. Actually scratch that, just wait for Alder Lake or whatever Intel calls their first 7 nm desktop chip. None of these 14 nm designs are worth it over the 8700K or 9900K for gaming or the Ryzen lineup for multipurpose work.

 

Still on a 5930k, I'll upgrade in 2-3 years when DDR5 goes mainstream.

 

I'm on a Ryzen 3950X, and I upgrade often because hobby, but I'll also wait now until the DDR5 chips drop. AMD is hinting at DDR5 being possible late next year on their mainstream lineup similar to how they brought PCI-E 4.0 quickly to market after implementing it on their Epyc chips.

 

What about wifi 7
https://www.tomsguide.com/special-report/wi-fi-7-explained

 

This is the first I'm learning about WiFi 5/6/7 etc... If you asked me about WiFi 5，I would replied with wtf is that?

Tell me about wireless AC/AX/BE and I'll know what you're talking about.

 

At least it's not usb

 

Well one of the first issues with going pre built was discovered recently. The cheap power supply sounds like a jet and is making some other weird noise so I’m not taking any chances. PSU’s are slim pickings with the current situation, so I went with a Corsair rmx 850 watt. It’ll last me a long time and the price was not inflated.

 

Wifi 6 has been deployed for a while. 6E is the new just approved standard. My Galaxy Note 10 and LG C9 TV both take advantage of the much higher bandwidth and more efficient MIMO implementation. I've been a big fan of my

$593 Asus GT-AX11000 - Tri-Band 10 Gigabit, 1.8GHz Quad-Core CPU, WTFast, 2.5G Port, AiMesh Compatible, Included Lifetime Internet Security, AURA RGB

Asus GT-AX11000 especially since WiFi 6 allows full bandwidth to WiFi 6 devices while allowing other devices access at their native speeds.

 

The nice thing about the new naming scheme is that most devices will display what mode they're in without going into the settings. This is my Note 10 outside about 60 feet from the router still getting 2-3/4 bars.

 

This is probably a dumb question. I’m replacing the case fans with either noctua or be quiet 140mm fans. The issue is that I only have 1 fan header on the motherboard. How would I connect 3-4 case fans since I can’t have that many on one fan header? I think the current 3 pin fans are using a Molex connection

 

You need a PWM fan hub. I'd try to get one that takes a PWM signal from the fan header you have to signal the fans speed but powers the fans from a SATA connector. I know Silverstone makes a hub like that.

 

Used them in a few builds now. the Silverstone one) Cheap and havent had one fail so far

$22 SilverStone Technology Silverstone 8-Port PWM Fan Hub/Splitter for 4-Pin & 3-Pin Fans* in Black SST-CPF04-USA (Newest Version)

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N3HP8S5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

I know my phone is connected to "WiFi 5", but that doesn't mean much to me. With channel bonding/frequency variances the speed could vary a lot depending on the capabilities of the phone or router.