End of Year PC Build

Just go to the BIOS and check to see if you have those options. Given how recent your motherboard is, it should have them.

Discrete TPM can fail as well.

So either way, you need to save and back up your recovery key.

I don't think the reparability matters. Because if you replace the TPM, you need the recovery key to access your encrypted drive.

If your motherboard dies and you move your discrete TPM to a new motherboard, you still need the recovery key regardless.

I think what they should have installed on all cases that can connect to the header on any motherboard,  instead is a fingerprint reader.  I have one on my HP Elitebook 8570W from 2012, and it works great.  The laptop will power up, but it won't start Windows unless I rub my finger.  And if I fail 3x with the wrong finger, the laptop shuts off, keeping the OS intact. 

Why they can't put that same biometric tech onto PC cases and have it connected to a header on the motherboard is beyond me.

I cant see Jedi Survivor slogging with a 2080 Super FTW3 Ultra esoecially if a 2070 is Recommended....But Ive been curious: Would the socket on my Z490 Aorus Master motherboard even fit a 30 or 40 series gpu if I ever wanted to upgrade?

OR am I stuck with the 20 series until a new build is needed?

Because I really like all my parts, Im just curious about incremental upgrades for better performance in newer TBD games like Dragon Age Dread Wolf, Jedi Survivor etc

As to your 4090 question:

All motherboards PCI slots can hold it -though reinforced would definitely be preferable.
Its all about the case not the card so just make sure case is big enough.
Especially if the only support is the bracket, brace and the slot and its hanging by thread.
I would recommend that if you go with the 4090 to just lay the case down like this:


If your case is not big enough though that may mean one of three things if you go for the 4090:
1. Cut out a portion of the case so the card will fit.
2. Use a M.2 to PCI -Express card and put the GPU literally outside the system.
3. Get a new case.

TPM is security theater, CMV.

You won't, because it is.

...

Anyways, unless we are talking about work computers, why does a gaming PC need drive encryption?

People need a better understanding of how the internet works, myself included. Most people's shitty basic ISP-provided router protects them from most vectors OOTB. By default, WAN-facing ports are closed unless you open them. People aren't hacking into your home LAN without doing a lot of work... and at that point, any of us would have become suspicious of "something weird" going on. So, again, security theater because yes for corporate environments that are targets for attacks, this matters. For the average consumer, more meaningless shit to unnecessarily worry yourself about and potentially create new and stupider headaches for yourself in the process.

The love/hate with technology... The battle of evermore.

ETA - www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/08/defeating-microsofts-trusted-platform-module.html

Relevant quote from a commenter -

"The funny thing is, that without the TPM, the laptop would have been secure. Another brilliant example of the fact that security is not composable."

Apparently, I am far from the first person to call this security theater.

^^^

The above post was worth the visit! I love the lack of awareness, followed at the end by complete self-awareness and an empty bucket of fucks to give

The spoilered photos... holy moly. The last one has great air-cooling potential, but when it does get hot may sound like a helicopter. I would definitely want to swap out the stock fans for something quieter there. Then, walk with it on a long extension cord and jump with it into a full tub of water so we can die together.

I think dremel tool is the way to go, rewindbutton was correct

[checks the bucket] Yup, it sure is empty.
TBH, once I saw how short the PCB on a 4090 is, I thought it might be possible to modify the cooler to make it shorter. But, as always, caution is adviced.

But, who is in control, if the bear is shitting in the woods and you're not there to see it?

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/how-to-go-from-stolen-pc-to-network-intrusion-in-30-minutes/amp/

It is theater, because "control" doesn't matter if you don't have it, and is actually a lie wrapped in marketing speak because growth is necessary and line must go up.

There are benefits, and downsides. It is theater to me because it was hackable and will remain hackable, even if it requires a "dirty maid" to do it.

Well, TPM is recommended by the NSA, so what could go wrong?

It is indeed. And by control, I mean keeping tabs on individuals.
Security has always meant something rather different than recommended settings.

First off that isn't small -that is an overhaul. Second sorry for reducing picture size. Browser is having a fit with anything larger than the browsers' in screen view. I like magnifiers but its ridiculous magnification. Again on my end not on yours -just adjusted to be able to see. 

That said RGB is over rated glad to see you come up from the deep. Still you can't loose with Noctua or even the IceGales' -though the latter does give a bit of over fan head room. I digress... I like the way that case is laying on the table... I see the fans pointing down. Is it possible to turn those fans to use on the front grill plate instead of the side? If so then if I combine the Thor V2 side panel with that case... maybe I wouldn't need to lug this 50+Lb case around. Can you give info on this?