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    Question Question about any benefit to mini pc with both intel iris xe card and nvidia rtx 2060

    Oh, no worries. I do a lot of video editing and deal with large files transferring to external hdd backup. I'm talking multiple terabytes of copying at a time. I finally broke down and bought a TB 3 external drive to test out on my mac and - wow. The difference was pretty extreme. So now...
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    Question Question about any benefit to mini pc with both intel iris xe card and nvidia rtx 2060

    The title pretty much says it all. I'm in need of a relatively powerful mini pc that also has thunderbolt - which is not as simple to find as you might think! I've settled on the Intel NUC 11 Enthusiast Kit NUC11PHKi7C Mini Desktop (Barebone System), Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-1165G7, with...
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    [SOLVED] Upgrade older computer

    I hear you, but I already have newer, more powerful systems. I'm actually building a "future proof" machine this summer. I just want to get the most of of this particular PC, and even if I can't get it up to 1080p gaming-capable, I intend to continue using it for batch video conversion...
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    Question RAM experiment on older system

    Understood, and thanks much. I'll just give it a go and see what happens. Agreed on the PSU and I plan to upgrade along with the GPU. Thanks again.
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    [SOLVED] Upgrade older computer

    Hey, thanks very much. Well, the 1660 is a good price point for me, but I'm curious about the difference between DDR 5 and 6. I notice the 1650 Super is DDR6, and I read an interesting article about the 1650 Super that really gave it glowing reviews. I also recently read an explanation on...
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    Question RAM experiment on older system

    I really like keeping my older systems useful, and in this vein am currently focused on a 2011 HP Pavilion Elite HPE 590-t, and want to see if I can turn it into a 1080p capable gaming rig. This will rely entirely on the GPU options/capabilities, as I'm maxed out on the processor and RAM for...
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    [SOLVED] Upgrade older computer

    I really like keeping my older systems useful, and in this vein am currently focused on a 2011 HP Pavilion Elite HPE 590-t, and want to see if I can turn it into a 1080p capable gaming rig. This would rely entirely on the GPU options/capabilities, as I'm maxed out on the processor and RAM for...