mgeffre
Just got notified today 😊

Bigdub8427
Why are people who signed up after me getting their notification to get a 30 series

jehoffman1
One more question:
 
When you have multiple 4-pin sockets on a MB, are they separately controlled, or do they all slow down and speed up at the same time? I expect that they are controlled as a group, because I doubt MB's measure temperature in different parts of the case and, even if they did, they have no way of knowing which fan is where in the case.
 
One complaint I have: The instructions on most of the parts one buys to assemble a computer are pretty skimpy and seem to assume the purchaser is already knowledgeable. The one exception is the MB. Both the Gigabyte MB I just bought and the Asrock I bought 5 years ago have pretty well done manuals. It seems that the makers have difficulty finding people who can write clear instructions.
 
My all-time favorite nonsensical instruction came with a printing calculator I bought years ago. The instructions for inserting the ribbon said:
 
"You may insert the ribbon as in Diagram A or you may insert the ribbon as in Diagram B. However, please do not insert the ribbon as in Diagram B because it will not work."

adam19
Anyone has a guess when I could get notified for a 3070/3080? I was thinking maybe sometime this year but given how slow it's been moving I don't even know anymore 💀 

LaracWas looking at the power supplies.

They go from 99W to 133W on the 12volt rail.
1200 to 1600 W total.

Bigdub8427
Here is my queue. Still don't understand this queue system

Bigdub8427
Here is my queue. Still don't understand this queue system

jehoffman1
One more question:
 
When you have multiple 4-pin sockets on a MB, are they separately controlled, or do they all slow down and speed up at the same time? I expect that they are controlled as a group, because I doubt MB's measure temperature in different parts of the case and, even if they did, they have no way of knowing which fan is where in the case.
 
One complaint I have: The instructions on most of the parts one buys to assemble a computer are pretty skimpy and seem to assume the purchaser is already knowledgeable. The one exception is the MB. Both the Gigabyte MB I just bought and the Asrock I bought 5 years ago have pretty well done manuals. It seems that the makers have difficulty finding people who can write clear instructions.
 
My all-time favorite nonsensical instruction came with a printing calculator I bought years ago. The instructions for inserting the ribbon said:
 
"You may insert the ribbon as in Diagram A or you may insert the ribbon as in Diagram B. However, please do not insert the ribbon as in Diagram B because it will not work."

Bigdub8427
Where do you find this info out at

jehoffman1
I started assembling my new computer while I wait, and wait, and wait, for a GPU.
 
I got everything installed onto the motherboard, installed it into the case, and started attaching cables when I got a big surprise.
 
The 3 fans pre-installed in the case have 3-pin non-PWM connectors. All of the fan sockets on the MB are 4-pin. The case does have a header with a 4-pin lead one can connect to the MB, and sockets for 3-pin connectores, so the situation is workable. But would have been much easier to connect the fans directly onto the MB than it is to plug them into the case's header.
 
The case is a Fractal Design 7 XL which just came onto the market in 2020. The MB is a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master, which came onto the market not too much earlier than the case.
 
My question is WHY would Fractal Design put 3-pin fans into a brand new design case at a time when new MBs have 4-pin sockets? And, it's not like Fractal Design was caught by surprise. The Asrock MB in my 5 year old computer has only 4-pin fan sockets; and the fans that came in the Coolermaster case I bought for that computer 5 years ago have 4-pin connectors.
 
Fractal Design has a good reputation for its cases. I assume that it had a good reason for installing 3-pin fans. Anyone know what might have influenced that choice?????
 
My other problem, which I would have had whatever case I bought, is that those tiny connectors for the power switch, power LED, reset button, etc., are an insurmountable challenge to my arthritic old fingers. I will have to find someone with more dexterity to attach those for me. Fractal Design kindly provides a "G-coonector" into which one can plug the wires and then plug the whole connector to the MB. Unfortunately, plugging the tiny wires into the G-connector isn't any easier for me than plugging the wires directly into the MB.
 
Getting old is the pits, but it beats the alternative.

evgaboyd

gametheory
Been checking the forum now and then, not sure about this but has the 3898 been dried up for a while?

Hopefully, so they can use those chips to make 3897 

EnigmicAzn

gametheory
Been checking the forum now and then, not sure about this but has the 3898 been dried up for a while?

Last drop was last week. Some stragglers went out on friday.

I asked Jacob the other day if there were any 3898s this week or next week. He hasnt answered so I assume we wont see any 3898s for awhile.

actek23

gametheory
Been checking the forum now and then, not sure about this but has the 3898 been dried up for a while?

Its been a week, i was the last 3898 that got a notify on Wednesday, March 3rd.