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 did a deep dive into the Zotac GeForce GTX 170Ti Mini and walked away extremely impressed with what that small form-factor video card could do. So much so, and as we made note in that review, that it has dramatically improved our opinion on small form-factor high performance cards. This does however beg the question on what other manufactures can do in this corner of the market and if they can measure up to the awfully high bar that Zotac has set. Today we will be taking a close look at the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Aero ITX OC.

As the name suggests this particular card has been created with ‘shoe box’ sized ITX cases in mind; however, this incredibly small (for a GTX 1070) card is not clocked like a ‘Founders Edition’ GTX 1070. Instead MSI has not only created one of the smallest GTX 1070’s ever, it comes factory overclocked to 1531MHz with a boost of 1721MHz (instead of 1506/1683). That is indeed impressive consider this pixel crushing performance comes in a in a package that is only 175mm by 129mm by 39mm. Compared to the Zotac GTX 1070Ti Mini’s size of 211x125x41 that is nearly an overall reduction of 17 percent!

In order to offer buyers both a small form-factor and a relatively high factory overclock MSI did have to create an entirely new custom heatsink. To this end they took their larger ‘ZeroFrozr’ design and started trimming the dimensions… and trimming… and trimming. The obvious downside to making this card so small is that along with a much, much less capable heatsink is that it only has room for one 100mm fan compared to the two (albeit smaller) fans that Zotac uses on their Mini model.
Does this decrease in cooling potential in both the heatsink size and cubic feet of air movement per minute translate into noticeably decreased performance? Or like Zotac’s design simply mean that any loss in potential performance will never be noticed by the average consumer? This is the benchmark we will be using to judge the MSI GTX 1070 Aero ITX OC. Without giving too much away this is benchmark that the Aero fails to live up to expectations… in more ways than one.

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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.

@Johan45:

Link to http://www.overclockers.com/samsung-t5-1tb-portable-ssd-review/

If you want you are more than welcome to post the review here. heck we will even host it for ya in the future. just drop soulessone21 a line and we will set you up as a guest reviewer 

@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!

Definetly noticeable. Tried a few games and maxed all graphics without issue. Immediately made a custom fan profile though, since the factory profile favours noise over cooling...not that it is loud at all now, but the fans are actually spinning more than a few hundred rpm.

Haven’t done any real fps testing. Some games aren’t running though, so I may need a reinstall of them after the gpu swap.

On the hunt for a monitor upgrade now and still debating in my head if I do 1440 or 4K. I honestly think I will go 4K ips 27” and just accept no AA and some reduced settings in demanding games. I am having a hard time justifying the same cost for a 1440p screen. My arm could still be twisted though pending opinions and sales.

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.

Got a lot of upgrades on the way but currently.
Focusrite scarlet solo 212 with all gold xlr cables
Mx770 condenser mic
Cheap boom arm
Upgrading to new mixer and adding a new xlr shotgun mic when my blackmagic pocket 4k shows up

Headset is just a revolver s will go to audiophile high end some day hahaha

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

Thanks for the info. What payment speed do you typically use? I will check out newegg as well...I am thinking I may go for a new monitor with my bit of btc. We will see.

Anyone else use copay/coincards together? Seems good to just have gift cards. I didn’t realise newegg was still taking payment in btc though.

@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

@bond007 said in Will be back around more now:

Thanks. Already on that fun list. If the lineup is long it has to be good...right? Good old NS healthcare.

Yeah....we'll go with that one...

@soullessone21 said in Will be back around more now:

Welcome back to Canada, I should make my way East one of these years , hear you have good lobster there.

Happy everything made it safe and hope you are treated well at your new job.

Look forward to chatting with you more on the forum

What's this, the early planning stages of an RHR East Coast Meetup?!

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

@soullessone21 said in General Raves Section:

@arinoth said in General Raves Section:

Sewer Lateral was done yesterday, the piping looked great, one small section that is older then the rest but still looks in great condition. If anyone wants to see the video of my sewer line you're welcome to!

Oh and the sold sign is going on the house at the least this morning. Now to wait for our closing/move in date of the 26th of October. Who wants to come and help me move?!

Great to hear, On the help side I believe some famous person said it best with "Do it your Goddamn self!!" not sure what one but pretty sure it was said before

Those people probably didn't have any friends to trick convince to help with promise of beer and pizza.

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

Only the MSI X470 remains, just a bump for information

added to library. Thanks! may have to give this one a shot

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.