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Last year I bought a Nikon D300 with only 8400k shutter releases, I wanted a pro body for my Laowa macro lens. Because my Nikon D5300 doesn't recognize my fully manual lens, I'm not saying I can't use it but issue I have with it is that 1 I can't use my external flash and 2 it doesn't recognize my lens there fore I need to use the histogram and the Lcd screen to get a feedback of how the picture is exposed... but after a while I got used to it. But in a pro body ( like the D300 ) I don't have these issues because it recognises the manual aperture ( the lens mount is for nikon f mount ) and can get a somewhat good exposure feedback. As for the sensor... the d5300 sensor is better than the d300 but.... to be honest I don't really care, If I want more dynamic range I'd put the camera on a tripod and do HDR pics. Although the main reason I like the D300 more than the d5300 is because it has 12 mpx ( ironically ) because I want to perfectionate my stacking photography technique and 24mpx vs 12mpx.... It kills my pc with 50 picture stack my pc freezes and I got 16GB of ddr4 ram, It show me that it needs 20+ ram for 50 pics ( 12 mpx )... so that is why I use a 12 mpx sensor. Now.... I bought two lenses the sigma 70-200 f2.8 and the sigma 24-70 f2.8 ( the D300 and these two lenses was my childhood dream setup ).
The issues :
pfff the 70-200 f2.8 works good my D300, mostly getting the focus ok..... but sometimes it doesn't.... But I am used to focus manually ( I got used to it while doing macro pics.. again, my macro lens is fully manually )
The autofocus DOEN'T WORK ON THE D5300.... I mean I don't understand the logic why...
The 24-70 f2.8 on the d300... well it has autofocus, but I don't really know if I have a issue with lens of it is in conflict with the D300 but... it hunts allot and doesn't get the focus right ( if it even gets the focus right ) and for that reason I use it on manual focus ( the barrel distortion is terrible at 24mm (34 in aps-c)
The autofocus DOEN'T WORK ON THE D5300.... Again I don't understand the logic why...
So mostly I manually focus my shots, and in these scene I just did that. And I missed, The scene was beautiful but I missed the focus... oh well. But in every bad thing there is a good. and I imagine this pic as more a painterly-photo rather than.... well it is what it is the scene was beautiful. I must do it again someday. Thanks for the visit and have a nice day 😊
I generally don't get too excited about the computer I use but this is the exception. For Christmas, my computer techno-savvy son built me a new computer from the ground up and that's it, on the left. The case sides are glass panels, one I've opened to cut down on the reflection and better show the components. I posted a shot of the video card and here it is in operation. The end game is this runs/processes much faster than my current laptop, has sufficient storage and really does look cool, IMO!! BTW: That's his cat Mouse in my Photostream.
This is a good stopping point for most but some may care to read further for the technical details:
The main issue with my current laptop is that it only has 256KB of solid state (SSD) storage for the programs which is maxed out and 1TB of hard drive storage that holds a half a year of photos, the rest of the 8 TB library, resides on an external hard drive. In addition, Photoshop uses the external drive for scratch work and that slows things down especially the rendering of focus stacked images. This machine has 3 X 1TB SSD drives and a built in 18TB SATA hard drive that I can keep the complete library on. Photoshop runs exclusively on the solid state drives and is processed through the 8GB GeForce RTX 2070 Super Graphics Card. The main processor is a AMD Ryzen 7 3800x 8-core Processor @ 3.90 Ghz cooled with a NZXT liquid intercooler. Supporting the processor is G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 SRAM. The main power comes from a Corsair SF 600 Power Supply. All in all I'm very happy with the specs and in the end, my son was right, I did need a new computer!
My current Build. GPU already pending upgrade, or perhaps an entirely new (possibly AMD) machine is on the way?
CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K
Mobo: MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Edge Wifi
RAM: 16 GB DDR4-3200
GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 SUPER - EVGA XC
PSU: 900w 80 PLUS gold
AIO: 240mm Liquid Cooling System
Primary Hard Drive: 1 TB Intel 665P Series M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Secondary Hard Drive: 1 TB WD Blue Hard Drive 7200RPM
- i7 9700k Intel processor
- 32GB (2x16) DDR4 2666Mhz HyperX Fury RGB RAM memory
- 240GB HyperX Fury RGB SSD
- 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
- EVGA RTX 2070 Super graphics card
- 850w 80+Gold Riotoro Enigma semi-modular PSU
- Aero One Aerocool PC case
- Symphony TR240 DarkFlash watercooler
- CF11 Pro DarkFlash fans
- Mag z390 Tomahawk Msi motherboard
- Skiller SGK3 Sharkoon mechanical keyboard
- Krom Kammo gaming mouse
- GMS-WT-5 gaming mouse pad
- HP gaming headset H150
- Kryonaut Ultra Performance Thermal Grease
- 29" Ultrawide LG gaming monitor
- Thermalright ARGB M2 2280 heatsink
- Netac 1TB M2 NVMe SSD
Corner, tiny desk
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
512GB SSD
3.7 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5
40 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 RAM
Radeon Pro 580X 8GB Graphics Card
First snapshot on ASUS ROG Strix GA15DH_G15DH
Some specs:
AMD RYZEN 5 3600X 6-Core Processor
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (8GB)
RAM 16 Gb DDR4 3200 MHz (2 x 8 Gb)
1 Tb M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
Did some upgrades today:
- MSI GeForce GTX 1060 was donated by a friend who upgraded his machine with a new GPU. I got his old one. In desktop mode the fans switch off and it's silent!
- The bottom slot contains an Asus PCE-AC68 802.11ac adapter for 1300Mbps on 5GHz.
- I moved the mechanical drive to a NAS.
Chassis: Fractal Design - Define S
PSU: Seasonic Platinum 520w Fanless
M/B: ASRock Z170 Extreme6+
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.2GHz quad-core with hyper-threading
Heatsink: Thermalright True Spirit 140 Power
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport, DDR4, 32GB, 2400MHz
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X
Network: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11ac AC1900
SSD: Samsung SM951 (AHCI) 256GB (M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4)
Fans: be quiet! SilentWings 2, 140mm
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home x64
Lumion 10 Realistic Night Visualization + Tutorial
Nvidia 2080 Ti | i9 9900 k | 32 DDR4 | Noctic 450 |850 ps SKetchup + Lumion 10 + PSD CC Render time 5 minute at 3840x2160
Learn How to do the Night rendering youtu.be/pqrLlol02W4
Thank you for support and your feedback will be appreciated.
Neither G.Skill nor ASRock would fess up to my problems, mis-leading me to spend time & money returning my motherboard, which, if you are cynical, requires the extra precaution of proving your CPU socket pins were not bent. Because sometimes motherboard warranters refuse to repair the problem because it is user error. So I got to use my USB microscope that my sister got me from my wishlist for Christmas for an actual live-administrative purpose: Documenting that my pins were not, in fact, bent.
But it turns out the problem was the motherboard has requiresments for RAM configuration that neither G.Skill nor ASrock new. Neither manufacturer new! I'm incredibly unimpressed with both, and will go out of my way -- even paying more money -- to not buy products from ASRock or G.Skill ever again. And that's why I'm tagging the RAM even though it's not actually in the picture -- because it's part of the story here.
ASRock X99 WS motherboard, CPU LGA 2011 socket, CPU socket pins, GSkill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 RAM.
USB microscope cam. close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 19, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's± computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...
Built a custom gaming pc for my son for Christmas. AMD Ryzen 5 2600. 8GB Vengence LPX 2400 DDR4, Zotac GTX 1060, 120GB Sandsik SSD, 1TB WD HDD
I've heard all the requests. And despite them, I'll share pretty much the same view I have everyday. At least when I'm not working on a box.
Let's mosey around, basically from the left onward.
First up, my trusty Deejo "letter opener" plus a damascus Japanese folder for back up. You know, just in case. They're laying on a very nice leather organizer from Orvis.
Above them, many remotes, for the tee vee machine, Blu-ray player and the ceiling lights and fan (not shown, stop looking!).
Big ass Samsung curved monitor, flanked by Bose desktop speakers. Mandatory yelo pad (scribble scribble), tiny grumpy Buddha I've had forever, and some Claw Hammer brand Hot Cinnamon mints for sustenance.
That little keyboard is a RecZone Password safe, on account of I'm old. And I don't wanna hear about no automatic password rememberer doo hick on my computer, 'cause I got that too. On account of.... oh, you know...
Now that big flashy keyboard, that's an Azio Retro Classic, which advertises it self (right there, look, on the label) as "Elegantly Classic". I would have to agree. It's real easy for me to type with and it's satisfyingly noisy.
Let's see, then there's an oversized mouse pad, with a round Jellows wrist rest. More comfortable for me than the standard poof wrist rest, and it's always cool to the touch
Above that is part of an ancient aircraft's altitude indicator which sat upon my drawing board and held my X-acto knife, Rapid-o-graphs and non-reproducing blue pencils when I was working as a commercial artist, doin' the old cut and paste way before computers took over the graphics business. Now it handles a couple of pens and, yes, dammit, a yellow duckie mechanical pencil.
Over there on the edge, the remote for my Edifier speakers for when I wish for bigger sound and the unsung workhorse, a tiny but mucho powerful Intel NUC8i3BEK Mini PC/HTPC, Intel Dual-Core i3-8109U Upto 3.6GHz, 32GB DDR4, 1TB m.2 SSD, WiFi, Bluetooth, Thunderbolt 3, 4k Support, Dual Monit (Computers & Accessories).
I copied and pasted that last part. On a computer.
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) Core i5-7600 3.5GHz, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, 6GB spinning array, 8GB Time Machine backup, and HP LP2065 LCD on the side.
( Windows 10 Pro 64 gaming PC to the right -- i7-6700K 4.3GHz, GTX 1080Ti )
Just some quick shots of the work in progress that will become my main computer. Close up of the CPU (Intel i9 7980EX 18 core). Above and below are the 128GB GSkill Ripjaws DDR4 ram and to the left (under the silver cover) is the boot disc a Samsung 960PRO 2TB NVNe M.2 SSD. Waiting on some cable before I install the CPU cooler. All housed in a Silverstone Raven RV01 case.
Neither G.Skill nor ASRock would fess up to my problems, mis-leading me to spend time & money returning my motherboard, which, if you are cynical, requires the extra precaution of proving your CPU socket pins were not bent. Because sometimes motherboard warranters refuse to repair the problem because it is user error. So I got to use my USB microscope that my sister got me from my wishlist for Christmas for an actual live-administrative purpose: Documenting that my pins were not, in fact, bent.
But it turns out the problem was the motherboard has requiresments for RAM configuration that neither G.Skill nor ASrock new. Neither manufacturer new! I'm incredibly unimpressed with both, and will go out of my way -- even paying more money -- to not buy products from ASRock or G.Skill ever again. And that's why I'm tagging the RAM even though it's not actually in the picture -- because it's part of the story here.
ASRock X99 WS motherboard, CPU LGA 2011 socket, CPU socket pins, GSkill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 RAM.
USB microscope cam. close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 19, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's± computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...
- Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
- SuperMicro LGA2011 SNK-P0048AP4 Heatsink Cooler
- SuperMicro X10SRM-TF-O
- Samsung M393A4K40BB1 64GB DDR4-2400 Rgistered ECC
- SanDisk z400s M.2 2280 128GB
- SanDisk z410 480GB x4
- ICY DOCK ToughArmor MB994SP-4S
- Arctic F8 80mm Fans x2
- Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W PSU
- iStarUSA D-213-MATX 2U Rackmount Chassis
I've had a couple people ask about my PC in SL so here it is...
Ryzen 7 1700 overclocked to 3.8ghz
Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 AIO CPU cooler
Asus ROG Strix X370 Gaming-F Motherboard
G.Skill Trident Z 16GB DDR4 3200mhz RGB RAM
Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070
Crucial MX300 525GB M.2 SSD boot drive
1 WD Black 1TB hard drive, 2 1TB WD Blue hard drives
EVGA SuperNOVA 750w Bronze power supply
MasterCase Pro 5 Mid-Tower Case
Cooler Master Accessory: Light Grey Tinted Tempered Glass Side Panel
HP DVD Drive
Neither G.Skill nor ASRock would fess up to my problems, mis-leading me to spend time & money returning my motherboard, which, if you are cynical, requires the extra precaution of proving your CPU socket pins were not bent. Because sometimes motherboard warranters refuse to repair the problem because it is user error. So I got to use my USB microscope that my sister got me from my wishlist for Christmas for an actual live-administrative purpose: Documenting that my pins were not, in fact, bent.
But it turns out the problem was the motherboard has requiresments for RAM configuration that neither G.Skill nor ASrock new. Neither manufacturer new! I'm incredibly unimpressed with both, and will go out of my way -- even paying more money -- to not buy products from ASRock or G.Skill ever again. And that's why I'm tagging the RAM even though it's not actually in the picture -- because it's part of the story here.
ASRock X99 WS motherboard, CPU LGA 2011 socket, CPU socket pins, GSkill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 RAM.
USB microscope cam. close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 19, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's± computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...
- Intel i3-6100 3.7GHz (Skylake)
- 8GB Crucial DDR4 2133MHz Ram
- MSI H1101 Pro AC Socket 1151
- Adata SP550 240GB SSD
- Seagate ST500LT012 500GB HD
- Antec Mini-ITX Case ISK110-VESA
- Intel i3-6100 3.7GHz (Skylake)
- 8GB Crucial DDR4 2133MHz Ram
- MSI H1101 Pro AC Socket 1151
- Adata SP550 240GB SSD
- Seagate ST500LT012 500GB HD
- Antec Mini-ITX Case ISK110-VESA
Clint really liked this pattern that was on part of the box, so he cropped it out for later use.
building computer.
Intel Core i7 5820K CPU, box, inlay.
Thailog. desktop background. trippy. windows background.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 12, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...
- Intel i3-6100 3.7GHz (Skylake)
- 8GB Crucial DDR4 2133MHz Ram
- MSI H1101 Pro AC Socket 1151
- Adata SP550 240GB SSD
- Seagate ST500LT012 500GB HD
- Antec Mini-ITX Case ISK110-VESA
Built a custom gaming pc for my son for Christmas. AMD Ryzen 5 2600. 8GB Vengence LPX 2400 DDR4, Zotac GTX 1060, 120GB Sandsik SSD, 1TB WD HDD
NXV PRODEX E1 Gaming Laptop
OS: Windows 10
CPU: i7-7700 Desktop-Class
RAM: DDR4 16GB
GPU: GTX 1080 Max-Q
Screen: 14" 1080p 120hz G-sync or 15" 1440p 120hz (Both are IPS)
Webcam: 720P 30hz Generic webcam
Storage: SSD 256GB/512GB or HDD 1TB
I/O: 2* USB 3.0, 1* USB 3.1, 1* USB 3.0 Type-C, Gigabit Ethernet, AUX, HDMI 2.0B, Power Port
Texts on Keyboard were made by Zack: www.flickr.com/photos/61665880@N03/
Other Texts were added with photoshop.
Some workloads without a heatsink on the cpu. Managing this test was not as easy as the older AMD Ryzen Renoir APU Tests, because the Rocketlake design is not very well optimized for such low power consumption. In Multithreading workloads it was pretty hard to prevent the system from a emergency shutdowns. At stock settings the chip was not able to run for a longer time without any cooler. With reduced VCCSA (Offset -200mV), lower memory clocks, disabled Hyperthreading, AVX, and iGPU, the cpu was able to run single thread workloads with dynamic clocks for an undetermined time. :-)
With fixed clocks at 800MHz it was also possible to run multithreaded workloads. The problem was the homogeneous heat emission at 800Mhz so there was no glow for the core visible. Intel's opaque silicon complicated these tests...
ASRock Z590 Phantom Gaming 4 (Biosversion 1.30)
Intel Core i5-11400
-Hyperthreading off
-iGPU off
-AVX off
-VCCSA offset -0.200mV
-DDR4 1333 (dualchannel)
00:00:26 # core position via thermal cam
00:01:07 # Cinebench R15 (running singlebench)
00:01:45 # Cinebench R15 (results)
00:02:23 # bonus
Music:
King Porter Stomp - Joel Cummins
Neither G.Skill nor ASRock would fess up to my problems, mis-leading me to spend time & money returning my motherboard, which, if you are cynical, requires the extra precaution of proving your CPU socket pins were not bent. Because sometimes motherboard warranters refuse to repair the problem because it is user error. So I got to use my USB microscope that my sister got me from my wishlist for Christmas for an actual live-administrative purpose: Documenting that my pins were not, in fact, bent.
But it turns out the problem was the motherboard has requiresments for RAM configuration that neither G.Skill nor ASrock new. Neither manufacturer new! I'm incredibly unimpressed with both, and will go out of my way -- even paying more money -- to not buy products from ASRock or G.Skill ever again. And that's why I'm tagging the RAM even though it's not actually in the picture -- because it's part of the story here.
ASRock X99 WS motherboard, CPU LGA 2011 socket, CPU socket pins, GSkill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 RAM.
USB microscope cam. close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 19, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's± computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...
Intel i9-9900x
64GB DDR4 RAM 3200 MHz
Dual MSI nVidia GeForce 2080 Ti GPUs
1 TB SATA III SSD drive
Quick shot of the interior of one of my custom PCs with the Nikkor z 24-70 F/2.8s.
Acer Aspire Nitro Black Edition i7 6700, 16GB DDR4, GeForce GTX 960m, 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD
Surface Pro 3 i5 256GB
Note 5 32GB
Asus Nexus 7 16GB
Bose SoundTrue Earbuds
Mpow Wolverine Bluetooth Earbuds
Microsoft Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse
PNY 128GB Flash Drive
SD Cards 32GB/64GB
USB 3.0 Hub with Ethernet
Chargers, mousepad, Square Card Reader, Pen, Screwdriver
- Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
- SuperMicro LGA2011 SNK-P0048AP4 Heatsink Cooler
- SuperMicro X10SRM-TF-O
- Samsung M393A4K40BB1 64GB DDR4-2400 Rgistered ECC
- SanDisk z400s M.2 2280 128GB
- SanDisk z410 480GB x4
- ICY DOCK ToughArmor MB994SP-4S
- Arctic F8 80mm Fans x2
- Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W PSU
- iStarUSA D-213-MATX 2U Rackmount Chassis
current rig-
i7 7700k @4.8Ghz
Zotac 2080Ti Amp extreme
16GB DDR4 ram @3200Mhz
KeyBoard: Corsair K95 platinum RGB
Mouse: Razer Deathadder Elite
Monitor: Asus PG279Q 165Hz 1440p monitor
Asus PG348Q 100Hz Ultrawide monitor
Neither G.Skill nor ASRock would fess up to my problems, mis-leading me to spend time & money returning my motherboard, which, if you are cynical, requires the extra precaution of proving your CPU socket pins were not bent. Because sometimes motherboard warranters refuse to repair the problem because it is user error. So I got to use my USB microscope that my sister got me from my wishlist for Christmas for an actual live-administrative purpose: Documenting that my pins were not, in fact, bent.
But it turns out the problem was the motherboard has requiresments for RAM configuration that neither G.Skill nor ASrock new. Neither manufacturer new! I'm incredibly unimpressed with both, and will go out of my way -- even paying more money -- to not buy products from ASRock or G.Skill ever again. And that's why I'm tagging the RAM even though it's not actually in the picture -- because it's part of the story here.
ASRock X99 WS motherboard, CPU LGA 2011 socket, CPU socket pins, GSkill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 RAM.
close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 19, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...
OS: Android 9.0 Pie
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU: Adreno 630
RAM: DDR4 8GB
Display: 6.2" 1440*2880 (519ppi) P-OLED, 100% DCI-P3 Color Gamut
Camera (Rear): 12.2 MP, f/1.8, OIS, Dual Pixel PDAF
Camera (Front 1): 8 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
Camera (Front 2): 8 MP, f/2.2, no AF
Battery: Li-Ion 3650mAh
Storage: 256GB, 512GB
etc: USB 3.0 Type-C, Stereo speaker, IP68 Water&Dust Resistant, Bluetooth 5.0, Rear Fingerprint Sensor
HEADPHONE JACK: Y E S
the '3' on the screen and the rear google logo were added with photoshop.
- Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
- SuperMicro LGA2011 SNK-P0048AP4 Heatsink Cooler
- SuperMicro X10SRM-TF-O
- Samsung M393A4K40BB1 64GB DDR4-2400 Rgistered ECC
- SanDisk z400s M.2 2280 128GB
- SanDisk z410 480GB x4
- ICY DOCK ToughArmor MB994SP-4S
- Arctic F8 80mm Fans x2
- Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W PSU
- iStarUSA D-213-MATX 2U Rackmount Chassis
Neither G.Skill nor ASRock would fess up to my problems, mis-leading me to spend time & money returning my motherboard, which, if you are cynical, requires the extra precaution of proving your CPU socket pins were not bent. Because sometimes motherboard warranters refuse to repair the problem because it is user error. So I got to use my USB microscope that my sister got me from my wishlist for Christmas for an actual live-administrative purpose: Documenting that my pins were not, in fact, bent.
But it turns out the problem was the motherboard has requiresments for RAM configuration that neither G.Skill nor ASrock new. Neither manufacturer new! I'm incredibly unimpressed with both, and will go out of my way -- even paying more money -- to not buy products from ASRock or G.Skill ever again. And that's why I'm tagging the RAM even though it's not actually in the picture -- because it's part of the story here.
ASRock X99 WS motherboard, CPU LGA 2011 socket, CPU socket pins, GSkill Ripjaws 4 DDR4 RAM.
USB microscope cam. close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 19, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Building my new computer! We decided to name it Thailog. Thailog ("Goliath" spelled backwards) is the evil twin of Goliath from the cartoon Gargoyles. Carolyn's computer is named after Goliath, so it just makes sense that Clint's computer is the evil twin of Carolyn's± computer. A quick summary of the computer's specs is: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz with an Arctic Freezer I30 cooler on a ASRock X99 WS EATX motherboard with 24G of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400mHz RAM, a Radeon R9 270 video card, and a Crucial M500 240GB M.2 SSD...all inside a massive NZXT Phantom 820 case. It was a $1560 build, summarized on my blog at clintjcl.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/journal-hardware-purcha...
So I'm finally settled in Sydney and ready to start uploading again!
Here is my new PC that I built a few days ago, I'm seriously head over heels in love with it. The specs for anyone interested are:
NZXT Noctis 450
Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
CRYORIG H7
Asus STRIX H270F
Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB DDR4-3000 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD
2 x Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card
Corsair RMx 650W
Microsoft Windows 10 Home
5 x be quiet! SilentWings 3 40mm Fan
Corsair STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Logitech Z333 40W 2.1ch Speakers
NZXT Hue+ RGB Lighting Kit
NZXT Griv+ V2
I haven't installed the NZXT Hue+ yet as I don't have enough internal USB 2.0 ports and need to get an adapter first. I haven't really done anything labor intensive yet but the few tasks I have done, it has handled it so much faster and easier than my old PC.
Once I get some days off from work I will edit and upload some of my shots from around Sydney.
It took me years to have enough money to assemble most of the things I want as well as some tools and hacks to create the gaming space I like.
PC Specs:
Intel 5820K
Asus X99 Deluxe
16GB 2133mhz DDR4
Gigabyte Geforce GTX970 G1
Coolermaster Nepton 280L (swapped out the default fans with 4 Noctua 140mm fans)
Soundblaster Z PCI-e soundcard
Samsung 840 EVO 128GB
WD 1TB Black
WD 1TB Green
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe case.
Peripherals:
2x Viewsonic VA2223 22" monitors
1x Dell Ultrasharp 2412M
Logitech Z623 2.1 Speakers
Logitech G13 Gameboard
Logitech G700 wireless mouse
Leopold Cherry Blue mechanical keyboard
Audio Technica A700x with Antlion Modmic
Stinky Footboard Controller
Xbox 360 wired controller
T.U.F Project / Black Carbon Luxe
- Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Black
- ASUS Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
- Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5 GHz (Skylake)
- Avexir Core Series DDR4-2666 CL15 - 16 GB (4x4)
- MSI GTX960 Gaming 4G (SLI 970 prévu plus tard)
- RAIJINTEK Triton 240mm
- Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition / SP120 High Performance x2 (radiateur)
- SSD Samsung Serie 850 EVO - 250 Go
- Seagate HDD 2To (Barracuda 7200.14 series)
- Samsung HD103SJ 1To 7200 series
- Cooler Master V850 full modular
- CableMod CM-Series VS (Noir/Rouge + Peignes)
This is my 2015 Skylake machine and it still ran fine except for Lightroom Classic's 'Enhance' / denoise feature or the masking functions. Topaz PhotoAI, -Gigapixel and -VideoAI also ran slow.
I wanted to build a new machine and have been eyeing new components for months but the prices of the CPU and MB just won't come down. Then they release this 180W RTX 5060 Ti 16GB with an 8-pin connector which would be a 1:1 swap with my old GTX 1060. Mnnnnn... lets try this!
Performance now? Beautiful. Lightroom and Topaz run like a dream. RTX Super Resolution on Chrome and MPC-HC. Ultra quiet. I can run this machine for a couple more years.
Chassis: Fractal Design - Define S
PSU: Seasonic Platinum 520w Fanless
M/B: ASRock Z170 Extreme6+
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.2GHz quad-core with hyper-threading
Heatsink: Thermalright True Spirit 140 Power
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport, DDR4, 32GB, 2400MHz
GPU: ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC
Network: TP-Link Archer TX3000E WIFI 6 AX
SSD1: Samsung SM951 (AHCI) 256GB (M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4)
SSD2: Samsung 870 QVO 4TB (SATA)
Fans: be quiet! SilentWings 2, 140mm
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
It's official.... just ordered and paid everything.....pfffff
Exciting times.....
My trusty and fast MacPro is going to be replaced by something we decided to call.... Project Goliath (key heavy metal music riff).
Now this doesn't mean I'm MacFanBoy Off.... love their products. But in all honesty I'm afraid I won't be able to afford the MacPro that I need when/if Apple is going to release it.
Also the machine like I build it now (going to build) is easily upgradable and not even at full capacity. So you probably want to know what we got right?
Well we will also show everything in our vlog, but here are some keyelements.
Asus X99-Rog mainboard with USB-c
Intel i7 8 core 6900 CPU 4Ghz
32GB Corsair memory DDR4 Vengeance
Plextor SSD 512GB promising 2300/1300 read write.
Asus GTX1080 Turbo video
HX1200i Pro Platinum powersupply Corsair
Corsair tower with airflow
Keyboard will be the Mac keyboard and the magic touchpad from Apple with custom drivers which promise to work great, so I'm curious to see this.
I will be using Paragons HFS+ to keep full compatibility with the rest of the Macs here and .... well the rest we will see.
By the way... don't you just love this case :D