Well the hardware is getting to be too much time to give back to the community, help us decide what we will giveaway next. Please comment if you have other ideas or if you would prefer a specific device that fits into the poll groups

Thanks as always and have a Epic day

Recently we took a long hard look at the Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB and walked away very impressed with what that new LED enabled RAM series is capable of. Suffice to say that new series is the first time in recent memory we actually could see a use for LED enabled RAM in any system build. However, not everyone wants, needs, or even desires their RAM to be able to light up. While yes you can turn off the LEDS paying for something you will never use does seem… counter-intuitive. Counteracting this of course is the desire of many to create a unique looking system with DDR4 RAM modules that do not – and can not under any circumstances – take away for the overall look of a custom ‘showcase’ system. This is where today’s review on the all new Ballistix Sport AT gaming memory series comes into the equation.

Ballistix is fully aware that not everyone wants LEDs, but many want a kit of DDR4 that is not only good looking but will actually enhance a system build. Equally important is that they are fully aware that function can never take a back seat to form – so any new offering/addition to their existing lineup has to be as potent as it is powerful. The first entry into this new design approach is the Ballistix Sport AT series, which was designed with numerous insights and opinions from ASUS’ TUF Gaming Alliance. Today we will be putting the $400 (USD) Ballistix Sport AT DDR4-3000 (4x8GB) kit under the microscope.

For the looks of this new addition to the venerable SPORT series Ballistix has been able to mix in many of the design aesthetics that make a TUF motherboard standout from the competition. This includes custom designed heatsinks as well as color accents that – unlike most RAM kits – which does not just blend with an ASUS TUF motherboard’s color scheme but actually enhances it. This alone is sure to make the Ballistix Sport AT series high on many am ASUS TUF motherboard owner’s wish list. Equally important is while they are designed to seamlessly integrate with ASUS TUF motherboard (they are guaranteed to work on any new TUF branded motherboard) Ballistix has taken a more understated approach that allows the Ballistix Sport AT to also not stick out like a sore thumb on non-TUF motherboards – something that TeamGroup and their VULCAN TUF line has already failed at.

Backstopping this innovative integration is the fact that Ballistix has not just paired this custom heatsink with any old RAM IC’s and rather they have paired it with some pretty darn good ones – single row Micron IC’s in our case – and then factory certified them for up to DDR4-3000 speeds. Of course, as price has to be taken into account – as is part of Ballistix’s value orientated SPORT lineup – they are ‘only’ CL 17 rated and require 1.35v to hit this level… but this is still pretty decent for a 32GB DDR4-3000 kit.

Today we will not only be showing the Ballistix Sport AT 32GB DDR4-3000 kit installed on a variety of systems but actually testing them on multiple systems as well. Specifically we are going to be testing them on three different systems, including both AMD and Intel based options, to see how this kit melds with a variety of color schemes as well as what their (if any) over-clocking abilities really are… and answer one burning question that we have had since hearing about this new line: are they really a worthy addition to Ballistix’s SPORT lineup or they simply a one trick ‘look at me’ pony that will be here today and gone tomorrow.

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Asus ROG Strix Scar Edition - Almost Epic! – 08:31
— Real Hardware Reviews

The Asus ROG Strix GL703V Scar Edition is a great all-around system with a few minor issues to us but major to others.
Amazing Screen, fast cpu, gpu and ssd but loud fans and thermal throttling maybe an issue to some.

The 120Hz screen makes for epic gameplay and limited to nonexistent stutter, as well as a blazing fast SSD meaning you will be in the game within seconds of hitting the power button.

Key Features are:
-7th-generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ quad-core 2.8GHz (Turbo to 3.8GHz) with discrete GeForce GTX 1060 6GB graphics. Dual-fan thermal design.
-Slim 0.9” profile and lightweight 6.45 lbs body with 17.3” Full HD Wideview Panel, 72% NTSC.
-256GB SATA SSD + 1TB 7200RPM HDD for an ideal balance of fastest OS-drive speeds and large storage space
-Aura RGB lighting keyboard with 4 isolated hotkeys, 1.8mm key travel, and anti-ghosting technology. 4 zones of lighting control. 20-million keystroke durability.
-802.11ac 2x2 WiFi (up to 6x faster than traditional BGN); Bluetooth 4.1, 3x USB 3.0, 1x USB 3.1 (Type C), 1x USB 2.0, 1x HDMI, 1x Mini DisplayPort, 1x headphone/Mic jack, and 1x RJ45 LAN port

Though it may not be running the new 8th gen CPU it powers through almost anything you throw at it on max settings. Games like the Witcher 3 and other more demanding games will still run very fluidly with medium to high settings. making this a great option for gamers on the go.

All tests were done with newest Geforce drivers, windows fully up to date and all bios/application updates completed.

Taking a closer look at the Asus Rog Strix GL703V we see it has a stunning RGB keyboard

A decent but not perfect keyboard layout but with that a must have mic mute button that all keyboards should have

Sexy ROG logo lit with a nice reddish orange backlight

Enough ports to keep almost any gamer happy

Thinner than a standard stick of ram

Other than a crap AV not a ton of Bloatware

Though it packs a punch it does get hot and loud and with only pushing the CPU throttling is expected with Vsync off

Though the intense SSD and not half bad hard drive speeds make up for a lot of this

With that short overview and the video itself, I can confidently say the Scar edition of the Asus ROG Strix GL703V is a good laptop for a gamer on the go who wants a 17" screen but not a massive backbreaker or wallet destroyer but it has its issues that cannot be overlooked. Though this may sound like hate it is stating fact and due to this fact, it sounds like Asus has corrected many of these complaints with the Scar II and Strix II edition laptops.

Maybe not epic but a win never the less.

Thanks for the topic. It is very important for me.

Thanks Guys, you won't be disappointed yzfraven. ASUS did a nice job

@Midget:

Hi! This is mbdoom, the recipient of this amazing computer, I would really like to thank Soullessone21 for putting in the time and effort into making this machine so that I can connect with friends who are scattered across the country as a result of the Fort McMurray fire.
This means so much to me, at home I used to play on Steam with my friends regularly and this is something I thought would be lost due to the fire. I never thought I would have a chance to play on the PC again until I was able to save up to buy a new system (My dad made me buy and build my first PC, except for the Power Supply and Video card, he said this was so that if I got grounded he could just take away his power supply) or when we finally get to go back home hoping my PC survived the fire.
My friends were able to make it out of the city with their gaming laptops so they have already been able to start playing games again and it is great that because of you I am able to join them. I did ask my Mom to rescue my computer but she felt that my sister was more important, and though I agree I think she could have had my sister carry the computer.
So again thank you to Soullessone21, photographic_mammory, and everyone else who has helped build this computer or just provided support to Fort Mac evacuees in general, every little thing helps.
mbdoom

how was the weekend with the rig did it work well for you or was it not enough power for your intended use and is the headset comfortable at all?

@oktober:

I'm brand new here so please take it all with a grain of salt as i may just be feeling my way around yet but at first glance it's a lot to take in.

So many different subforms and sub topics it's a lot to look at at first glance and can be a bit intimidating.

As for a solution to make it a little better.

I'd have to think a little bit more before i can give a concrete answer but def. slimming stuff down a bit and maybe merging some topics and such.

Let me have a good look at the site today I'm sure we can clean it all up

Thanks for the insight

Sounds good!

just over 2 hours https://player.twitch.tv/?volume=0.5&muted&channel=NVIDIA

I have no experience with smart watches, other than keeping an eye out for when they will meet what I want them to do before buying (for me the battery life is the critical thing I want better before buying). That said, given you have kept the last one almost 3 years, I wouldn’t suggest bothering with a watch you don’t like the looks of now (aka cheapish). That feeling is only going to get stronger over time and I would suspect lead to purchase regret.

Been on a hunt for some time to build a better audio setup.
For a few months I was using a Yeti but it had grabbed drivers from a old mic I no longer own. Odd part was it sounded awesome.
Since my reload is sounds like trash and I cannot force drivers to it. So enough is enough and I want to upgrade to pro audio.

Top of my list is this combo

and this mic

also thinking of adding a lava mic to the combo so I can do multi sourcing

All the items are in my Amazon wishlist and I have lots of other hardware in there and would love peoples recommendations
http://a.co/cXHGugu

Thanks guys

Unfortunately I can't, will just have to wait and see eventually or eventually forget about it.

IF you checked out my out thread I've been able to get it to work, had to fiddle around with several different things/function calls but it seems to work now.

It's a ton of fun though. Once you go that cold nothing else is the same after that. Trust me I have good days and bad. That one wasn't great but I didn't kill anything that I know of so it's a win in my books.

Send us the model I'll get you a guide to remove the keyboard. I would use isopropyl alcohol 99 on it removed from the laptop and remove the battery if you can.

If the battery is removable you can pop the keyboard and clean under it with a super soft toothbrush and alcohol and it may still be ok.

Hope that helps

My current rig is Nvidia with 1070Ti and 980 on Ryzen 1600X. The planned is going to be an R9 Fury unlocked to 4096 shaders and an RX 580. For the platform that's not really too important ,correct? Some old 775 would work? Unless it would be worth mining on a 5960X
Yes I have my own wallet through electrum

@upcoast:

Unfortunately, cryptocurrency mining is not supported by VisionTek warranty services. VisionTek does not support or advertise the usage of our products for cryptocurrency mining. Cryptocurrency mining is considered a misuse of the product due to the overtaxing of the graphics cards life cycle. Please refer to our warranty information here for more information: https://www.visiontek.com/support/warranty-information.html

This ^ is what I got from Visiontek trying to rma an R9 280 3GB for dead hdmi and locking up / freezing screen on nicehash or Furmark and the odd game.

It's more of an info post than a help me, I've already conceded that I lost.

Thanks for sharing send me the info anyways next month I can give it a shot in the middle of moving so right now little time I have

specs?

https://youtu.be/qd0W-1H67aU
I had to start my own channel and this is a NFSHP ingame sequence.

https://www.nzxt.com/product-overview/h700-nuka-cola

Very Nukatastic too bad they did not go with a BOS logo and design roughed out silver and grey look epic.

Live and learn I guess

My Battlenet id is Soullessone#1861 I am on hearth stone all the time if anyone wants to play

New rims for my 2012! They are 2017 Mustang GT Track Pack rims. 255/40/19 on 19x9 up front and 275/40/19 on 19x9.5 on the rear. Was previously running a 255/40/19 square setup on my stock 19x9 brembo package rims.

Now I just need to get my black 5.0 badges on, and black out or remove the faux gas cap badge on the trunk. I did not really want a black car, especially one that spends it's life on Highway 40, but that is the way this seems to be going so I may as well roll with it.

Delayed response but I have to say, at least running it on wireless I am not impressed with kodi on my Raspberry Pi 2. The only way I've been able to get it to 'work' is having to setup a mysql library with my server in order for it to not have to take several weeks to scrap all the data from my server into it.

Even then, it seems like the mysql disconnects periodically, causing me to have to restart the pi. I haven't gotten around to writing a script so that it reconnects if disconnected. Yes I know people say I could have my server stream all the content, but the point is for it to decode on the fly, not have to worry about streaming buffering crap.

They're likely the same as the ones on my Strix 1080Ti, I snapped a blade off one and really have no idea how. I think I hit it with a power cable?? Either way very fragile

It'll have to be by this afternoon because that's when the inlaws (plus sister and uncle) show up for the next few days visiting.

There are more than 7 billion people on the planet, after all. Surely there are enough users to go around!

Looking to buy a DAC & amp, something like a schiit stack (what I would prefer the most), jds labs element, odac & o2, schiit fulla 2, monoprice usb dac etc. Something that sounds great and will power 300 ohm headphones PM me if you have something!

Thanks for the heads up. Game added to the steam library.

Yea that's what I figured , but wanted to make sure. Thanks

I decided that the 27" was just not working for me, plus the 1070 is already struggling with just the 3440x1440 resolution, so I pulled it and my monitor arm.

I wouldn't touch OVH, personal experience.

You have Amazon AWS, Google and DigitalOcean which are the big boys.

Depending on your needs, I could host your server. PM me for more details.

@lpfan4ever The solution message John for a better case for a review, but then again if you fail to review it in a timely matter then Cino will make you his b@#$h haha

I would highly doubt this is something that would be easily repaired at home sadly.

Thanks, It's far more full now haha

Better gpu then I have to

Carbide spec-alpha.

Memx has on clearance for $45 Cuz they said it was missing the hdd mounts and screws. But they were stuck under the front and top plates hahahhaha
It was new so their loss my gain

Crepes that is all haha

So whats your take on the wismec reuleaux rx200 vs sigelei 213?

I know the rx200 is three 18650s and the sig is two… but that to me doesnt matter.

Go with the more mature model or go for the new and shiny?

@MARSTG:

Maybe you could start a partnership with Wild rose brewery to ship that beer to customers across Canada, why keep it just in the west?

Wild Rose wants to start supplying the country, but they have found huge barriers getting outside of the west.