Recent content by guraldunix

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    News RTX 5090 is allegedly 39% faster than RTX 4090 in 3DMark benchmarks — beats RX 7900 XTX by 93%

    Nvidia touting DLSS so much this gen should tell you something. Raster performance and value for money will likely disappoint. I'll wait for real reviews.
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    News Thunderbolt 5 dock comes with built-in PCIe 4.0 SSD and four TB5 ports — pricing starts at $399

    I agree, $200 is the sweet spot for something like this for home use. A lot of people are going to use something like this to hook up a laptop or mobile gaming device like a Lenovo Legion Go. At the current price point it doesn't make sense for that use-case. I'll just get a Thunderbolt 4...
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    Change this Windows setting right away -- especially if you have children or pets

    This is probably the toughest to change, but you guys should really move to a CMS that auto-saves as you type. There's no reason to use an enterprise application that doesn't have a fully functioning auto-save feature in this day and age.
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    News AMD Z1 Extreme beats Intel Core Ultra 7 258V in DX12 gaming benchmark — Zen 4 chip offers over 90% higher performance

    As most of the comments mentioned, there's a huge pixel difference between 2880x1800 and 1920x1080. 1920x1080 is about 2.1 million rendered pixels on screen and 2880x1800 is about 5.2 million rendered pixels (both numbers rounded to the nearest 100,000). That's a huge difference in the number...
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    Discussion ABS Eurus Aqua gaming pc with Gigabyte z790 ud ac crashing and BSOD

    I'm reaching out to their support now. There's now an F11 BIOS from Gigabyte that supposedly has optimizations for the 14900KS, but I wouldn't be surprised if it also has optimizations for other 14900 variants as well.
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    Discussion ABS Eurus Aqua gaming pc with Gigabyte z790 ud ac crashing and BSOD

    Did ABS resolve this issue? I have the same board from them and am running into the same issue.
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    News Mouse Jiggler Guide: Apps, Dongles and Macros to Keep Your PC Awake

    If you need one of these apps, then something went wrong. This is a very hacky/clunky way to keep a computer awake or simulate activity. To be in a scenario where you need this, either you have the wrong policies, the wrong problem you're trying to solve (you created a script or software that...
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    News Don't Worry If You Lost Your CPU Sticker, Intel Will Send You One For Free

    The act of putting unnecessary ugly advertising stickers on electronics is, quite frankly, a disgusting practice.
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    High End GPU with Low End CPU... Good or Bad?

    I find myself thinking "the GPU is all that matters for gaming." While that statement is technically incorrect, the sentiment is essentially correct. While there are various components in your system that may become a bottleneck under certain circumstances, the GPU is vastly more important for...
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    Upgrades from AMD Phenom X4 9850BE

    The latest BIOS for your motherboard is 81BF1P08, so that's the one you should flash. The board is DDR2 and not DDR3. My suggestion is, if you want to upgrade both CPU and RAM, you really should just get a new motherboard.
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    Upgrades from AMD Phenom X4 9850BE

    The CPU upgrade could work if you've updated to the latest BIOS and your board supports 125 watt CPUs, but no guarantees. Phenom II 955 is not on Foxconn's list of supported CPUs for that board. As an alternative, you can find a new AM3+ motherboard priced around $40, if you're in the U.S.