If anyone was wondering how far you can bend an AS...
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Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 1:26 PMIf anyone was wondering how far you can bend an ASRock motherboard before it breaks, the answer is greater than 60°.
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Daniel Madsen
03/22/2024, 1:39 PMJust for future reference. Does it matter which way you bend it? components inward or outwards.
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Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 1:39 PMGood point, I was bending components inward.
Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 1:39 PMIt is also hammer resistant.
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Jeff Riechers
03/22/2024, 2:34 PMThat's a security feature. Full encryption now. No malicious code can be run on that.
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Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 2:35 PMIt'll likely be the last Intel-based board and CPU I ever own.
Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 2:36 PMFor now, it can enjoy the farm.
Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 2:36 PM...which closely resembles a garbage can.
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Jeff Riechers
03/22/2024, 2:37 PMYou just need to find a hardware vendor with very flexible return policies. 😉 I have to rebuild my main machine, and still fighting between AMD or Intel. It's going to have an ADA Nvidia card for sure though.
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Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 2:38 PMlol, if I bought this at Costco, I'm sure they'd have accepted it with their insane return policies.
Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 2:39 PMMy current desktop has a Ryzen 9 5900X, and I couldn't imagine ever switching. These things just scream.
Nick Panaccio
03/22/2024, 2:40 PMOn an ASUS TUF Gaming X570 Pro board, which I'm also happy with now. Had some issues with the NIC early on, but driver updates resolved them.
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c4rm0
03/22/2024, 3:16 PM🤘 1
c4rm0
03/22/2024, 3:16 PMryzen 9 5900x is indeed a great cpu 🙂
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Jon Bucud
03/27/2024, 4:01 PMMissed this thread last week. I just retired my 5950x/3080 in favor of a 7800x3D/4090 this month. 🎮
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Nick Panaccio
03/27/2024, 5:06 PMI'm an XSX gamer, so this PC isn't used for that purpose.
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