Cardlessness: A Rebuild
by Oscar M Posted on: 1/22/2024
Build Description
I've been in a long wait with MSI while they process a RMA replacement for my primary graphics card, a MSI SUPRIM 3090 Ti. During this downtime, I got impatient and decided to use the opportunity of not having a giant brick of a graphics card to work around. I ended up upgrading most of my system: new motherboard (MSI z790 Ace), new cpu (Intel i5 24600k), and new kit of ddr5 (32gb of G.Skill TridentZ 6400). In the current state of cardlessness, everything is running great as far as a general use desktop PC. Just waiting on MSI to get the card back in and resume gaming.
Favorite Feature
The audio features built in to on the MSI z790 ace motherboard is the new feature I've been appreciating most so far. In the past I've frequently bought the Gigabyte Aorus Master line of motherboards because they feature a dedicated DAC for direct audioput to the front panel headphone connection. MSI is now doing this as well, and the ESS DAC they use in the z790 Ace is quite a bit newer than the DAC being used in the Aorus Master motherboards.
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Anidees AI Crystal
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