Recent content by ohio_buckeye

Just saying I don’t want to hear now about how great nvidia drivers are and how bad AMD supposedly is. Realistically these types of issues do happen, and nvidia will get it fixed, but when you’re an end user waiting for a fix you’re not having a lot of fun sometimes.

I can tell you we purchased a surface pro x with a snapdragon cpu a few months ago because he had an older surface pro and liked the form factor. Software compatibility was terrible. We ended up returning it and purchased a Dell latitude, it may have been the 7350 detachable. But was basically...

It basically means things should slowly start improving, but it still may take a while. I think as supply gets better people who couldn’t get them before will be trying to buy. Hopefully we will get to a point where there’s not a mad rush. I would say if you are trying to get one, just wait...

I think you’ll be pleased with it. Let us know how you like the new rig.

I would say in the current market get whichever of the cards that is available. I believe from what I read that the 5070ti will be just a little faster than the other options. But I likely wouldn’t turn my nose up at those cards either depending what gpus are available since even finding gpus...

Remove cpu and inspect for any bent pins.

They’re likely about as good as anyone else. They have been making hardware for decades and are a known brand. Each brand will have a dud card from time to time.

Ray tracing is nice but a lot of fps hit. The rx 6800 will do some ray tracing but not as well as the 3070ti. On the other hand when many modern cards are coming with 12 or 16gb except the entry level cards, the 6800 may last you longer.

Almost any cpu you upgrade to from that i5 to a ryzen 5 or ryzen 7 will seem amazing. You mentioned the ryzen 7600, you could also look at the 7500f, which is about the same cpu but with no integrated gpu. Sometimes can be found for less. On a budget I say select one of those, or you can go...

Current market is crazy now. Best bet if staying at 1080p is platform upgrade then you are ready to grab a faster gpu and nicer monitor if the market begins to even out.

To add to that, any of those for a relatively reasonable price you can find, especially near msrp, jump on it because the way the market is now who knows how long before you get another chance. I also wouldn’t turn my nose up at a reasonably priced 9070 non xt or perhaps even a 7900 xt or a...

I live near a Microcenter and even they can be hit and miss unless you catch the deal just right.

I would say any of those are viable options. The 5070ti is the one you want for ray tracing, upscaling etc. 9070xt is slightly behind it. The 7900xtx is kind of like an old muscle car. Not as strong with frame generation or upscaling, though there are rumors fsr4 may get to the 7000...

Anyone ever see the terminator movies? Just saying.

That sounds like a sexist remark. Did someone wrong you in a past life?