Recent content by GDS191

That's a good point. ATM they will not be making the 3070 variant with an AMD CPU. I was assuming that the 3060 + ryzen 4800 would be better all around than the 3070 with the i7 intel. However, I could be wrong about that. It's a shame there is no 3070 model with the ryzen though. I'm sure there...

Thank you for the reply. I was leaning toward the same assumption. The price difference of $900 seems to be too steep for what I would imagine is small increase in performance. If it was a beefier laptop, it might be different. I agree with the other contributor here and I wish that they had the...

Hi all, I am debating a value proposition here between two configurations of the same laptop. Specifically the laptop is the Max-17 from Eluktronics. https://www.eluktronics.com/MAX-17. The Question here is whether or not to pay the $900 premium for the RTX3080 (max-q I assume although it does...

Hello all, Edit: Seeing my first response, I think I need to explain my definition of rugged. By rugged, I mean a cable-attached, drop resistant, preferably at least IP54/55. Thanks again. Original Post Below I am in search of a rugged external USB powered HDD setup that can house a 5TB 2.5"...

Hello all, I am having a frustrating problem with a new rig I just put together. The computer functions perfectly, but then when inactivity hits 30 minutes (when I have it set to turn the monitor off and go to sleep), the monitor goes dark, but the computer makes the sound of hardware being...