Recent content by CelicaGT

Probably due to prebuilts, and internet cafes, just like the 1060, and 3060 before it.

Never consider Frame Gen or even DLSS/Upscaling in any of your purchase decisions. It does not function correctly all the time and its implementation varies in quality in different games. In some games it works great, in others, it's so completely broken that it cannot be used. Base decisions on...

According to Nintendo ONLY Express cards will work. https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68425/~/microsd-card-and-microsd-express-card-compatibility-with-nintendo-switch%26nbsp%3B2

I went from a slightly better version of your sons Air, to the M3 version from last year. It is absolutely worth it. From being several times more powerful, to multi day battery life. During my last and final term of school this was my primary machine, being used for video conferencing and...

The Switch 2 implementation will mainstream the Express standard which will drive prices down. This is a good thing.

A desktop 4070Ti is more than twice as fast as the mobile 4070. With 3000ish more CUDA cores and probably 25% more clock speed it better be. Also, all the mobile 40 series are, with the exception of the 80 and 90 tiers, VERY power constrained. Parts marked 140W will rarely ever hit that output...

Just like Amazon, if it's not sold by Newegg but a third party seller I consider it a potential scam. Always enable the "Sold by Newegg" switch on the top left to filter results. Then ensure it's actually sold be Newegg, shipped by Newegg on the right below the pricing information.

I expect that one will get a price adjustment in time.

If only they had a reference board I could buy at MSRP...

It will not all pump out, and surprisingly little is required for good thermal conductivity. I install similar compounds on large industrial motor drives. There is some initial "pump out" of excessive compound after some heat cycles. Over time (years, typically) the carrier liquid will dry out...

Pump out (a little) is normal, as is the quick drop in thermal conductivity. It should level off after a bit of heat cycling. As for the CPU hitting 100°C that is fairly normal. FWIW tjmax is 105°C but throttling should begin before that. For gaming, you should rarely have all 6 cores pegged, so...

First of all, you aren't helping matters by running constant stress tests, you can actually do physical damage with some so be wary. Second, too much/thick thermal paste can be as bad as not enough. Third, ensure you are tightening the thermal solution screws in the proper order, HP should have...

What CPU/GPU? Also, every laptop throttles, there is just is not enough cooling capacity. The published wattage and clockspeeds are for burst workloads, not sustained.

FWIW I have over the years, fixed so many weird, unexplained problems on dozens of PC's by turning Fast Boot off. It is my default first move on every new build and laptop setup.

So now people can enjoy fuzzy, smeared and crawling visuals on their phones too! (A little sarcasm, but just a little. Upscaling quality varies as much by the upscaler as it does by the implementation.)