Recent content by cats_Paw

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    Review MSI Titan 18 HX review: A wallet-crushing performer, with all the fixings

    While I like super crazy laptops, the fact that one-two years from now you will be able to buy something better for cheaper kinda makes this dumb. You can get a 4080 laptop and with the cash you will save you can get a 5080 laptop (most likely). Of course if you have * you money who cares, right?
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    Game-changing gifts: these sub-$100 PC upgrades improved my everyday life.

    I mean... the site did write "just buy it" to the worst GPU release generation. Not of the last decade, just the worst (price to performance). It's been years of this :D.
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    Question What is wrong with my monitor?

    Not without opening up the monitor which is not very safe due to voltages. I would see if a electronic repair shop is close by. They can probably check it rather cheap. Even if you know waht you are looking for you might not find it without the right equipment.
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    Question What is wrong with my monitor?

    There is a chance that one of the cables inside the monitor is damaged.
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    Question Should i worry about Task Bar Burn-in on LG 27GR95QE Oled Monitor ?

    Y E S. Hide the damn task bar. an OLED monitor is still an OLED ant it WILL burn in over time. When? How much? will it be visible? that is the subjective part. But the fact that it will burn in is a guarantee. 4 good practices to avoid it: 1. FULL black background. No icons, no nothing. 2...
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    News Intel's New Application Optimizer Yields Up to 31% Higher Frame Rates On i9-14900K

    Interesting stuff. I wonder if there is any reason for AMD to not do the same thing.
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    News Alan Wake 2 Requires Mesh Shaders, Excluding Most Older GPUs

    While I can understand trying to push better graphics, a quick glance at steam hardware surveys shows that over 20% of the users would not be able to play this game. In my case, i am still using a 1080 (my laptop has a 6800m thou). I loved Alan Wake 1, but in my case I have a backlog of probably...
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    News Radeon RX 7900 Golden Rabbit Edition 16GB GPU Reportedly Launches On July 28

    I think the problem is that they do not want to cannibalize the sales of the 7900XT and XTX in non-china markets. To be fair, its not like it is the first time people have a problem with GPUs and their prices. We just went thou the crypto boom and I think people learned some patience (and even...
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    News 2nm Chips to Cost 10x More Than Today's Mainstream Chips: Rapidus

    Can't wait for the time when we get to 0 nm and they dissapear.
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    Review Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Review: Truly Mainstream at $299

    This is not mainstream. This is LOW END.
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    Question Pretty sure I messed up my GPU

    Check all cable connections first. There is a chance it is a cable connection issue (probably not, but fingers crossed). Check all cable connections, including PSU to motherboard. When my PC starts acting UP (its happened 3 times in 20 years or so) I always unplug and plug everything back in...
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    Question Need advice for lowering GPU temperature.

    I dont use the AMD software, so I cant talk about that.
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    Question Need advice for lowering GPU temperature.

    100C is almost certainly a cooler mounting issue. Normally you would hit around 89 C if airflow is poor and the throttle would manage the rest. Here is what I would check for: Download MSI afterburner and while playing a game and having MSI afterburner running (youtube how to set it up, you...
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    Best Gaming Chairs

    Office chairs. Nothing else. Office chairs are designed for year of use, designed to avoid causing problems to your back (as that is a potential lawsuit in more than just the US of A) and are expected to give good value for money or another brand will push you out of the market. Gaming chairs...