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A space turtle from '93: one of the rarest pieces in my collection
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A space turtle from '93: one of the rarest pieces in my collection

One of the most unusual and rarest pieces in my collection — Uzu Keobukseon (Space Turtle Ship). Released exclusively in South Korea in 1993, it was produced by Samsung to support the company's officially-licensed rebadging of the hardware, the Super Aladdin Boy. The game itself is a pure vertical shmup with a heavy Toaplan arcade vibe, where you pilot a space battle cruiser shaped like the legendary Korean turtle ship, complete with sails, oars, and a dragon head!

u/WeirdSalad1980 — 1 day ago
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Just finished a fun build featuring the legendary space heater: AMD FX-9590

Hi everyone!

This build was conceived as a tribute to one of AMD’s most iconic (if controversial) processors, as I’ve been a huge fan of Team Red since 2001. I was just really eager to piece together and benchmark these legendary components.

System Specs:

  • CPU: AMD FX-9590
  • CPU Cooler: Thermalright Archon Rev A (Air)
  • Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX rev 2.0
  • RAM: 32GB (4x8GB) Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR3 @ 1600 MHz
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooling
  • PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 1000W Titanium
  • Case: Cougar FV270 RGB

Cooling & Thermals: I made a point of keeping the CPU on air cooling using the Thermalright Archon Rev A. However, under heavy load, the original TY-150 fan couldn't quite handle the heat, so I swapped it out for the insanely fast orange TY-143. I didn't throw out the TY-150, though—I mounted it as a top exhaust fan, plugged it into CPU_OPT, and ran it in parallel with the CPU cooler fan. The rest of the airflow is handled by three stock case fans (two intake, one rear exhaust).

After a 30-minute OCCT stress test, the CPU topped out at 64°C, with VRM 1 and 2 sitting comfortably at 72°C and 55°C.

I also tried running a push-pull setup by adding a second TY-143 to the cooler tower, but it only dropped CPU temps by 1°C and shaved off a couple of degrees on the VRMs thanks to the extra airflow. Ultimately, I decided it wasn't worth the extra noise and took it off.

Power Draw: Checking through the PSU's built-in software shows total system power consumption hovering around 550–580 Watts while gaming.

It might not break any modern benchmark records, but it definitely keeps the room warm! What was your favorite "hot and loud" era hardware?

u/WeirdSalad1980 — 12 hours ago