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    Question CPU upgrade doesn't work. Am I missing something? Xeon E5-2603 v4 -> Xeon E5-2637 v4

    Any update? On a Socket 2011 v3/v4, the pins are on the motherboard, so it is unlikely it's a bent pen issue. Updating the BIOS would be a good step. I love these Xeon processors. E5-2637 v4 processors are $5 on fleabay right now. (Really 5/$25.)
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    Discussion Why do GPUs (especially older high end ones) have more VRAM than they realistically will be able to utilize?

    How much VRAM should be matched with what processor depends on your applications. I need more VRAM for running LLMs, and I have a NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24GB card sitting next to me, waiting for my new PC to arrive tomorrow. I will probably need a second one, but I want to see if I can distribute...
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    News Computing at the Speed of Light: Lightmatter Mars SoC Bends Light to Process Data

    I disagree. Real electrical wires are not ideal conductors or even ideal resistors. They also have some capacitance. That makes the circuit an RC circuit, also called a RC delay circuit. It takes time to charge the capacitor.
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    Maker Uses Raspberry Pi to "Unbrick" $2000 Stationary Bike

    I can imagine the conversation... CFO: Are we going to brick a $2,000 internet connected bike? People would have to be stupid not to sue us. CEO: Well, they did buy a $2,000 stationary bike. CFO: You're saying they're all stupid. CEO: If the bike fits...
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    News Trump Flip-Flops on Huawei Once Again

    They will never retract. These rabid anti-american scum hate Trump more than you can imagine. They hate a sitting US president so much they are sabotaging his foreign affairs!?!? Do you remember when Jim Acosta sabotaged up the US/North Korea nuclear talks?
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    News Trump Flip-Flops on Huawei Once Again

    You know as well as I do that President Trump's actions are good negotiation tactics dealing with the Chinese. Your dishonest criticism of his tactics makes it harder for him to help our economy. I guess you want the US to surrender what little economy we have left to the Chinese. PERSONAL...