Recent content by ScottAD

yes, 4.0 is backwards compatible

100% right forgot about that! Thank you!

Games don't saturate the PCI lanes enough to see real world performance gains. Now, that may change when games start optimizing using Amperes RTX IO architecture that allows direct decompression of game data to the card instead of routing it through the CPU...but that is still a long ways off...

Assuming you have DDR4 RAM, get an AMD 3400G will out perform Intel IGPU. Buy a used 3400G and a B350 motherboard with updated BIOS. What are the reasons your friends say get Intel? Renoir has been proven to be the winner.

What resolution are you playing at? That matters. Current resolutions don't push enough data through pcie 3.0 to saturate it. Storage is the only place you're gonna see pcie 4.0 make a difference right now. Even with the Ampere cards. Don't buy in to the marketing hype. Ryzen 3950x will be...

Fixed Wireless is a growing concept that has been really fantastic for the carrier I work for. In the last year we've hit 1k subs. We are a small rural provider but there are limitations, as stated most companies will not provide DMZ or port forwarding. The port forwarding has been the largest...

Yes 'ROG tax' means you're paying for the brand name. Not necessarily the bang for buck. Same for things from Apple. Does it REALLY cost that much for a laptop? No, but you pay to carry that brand for others to see.

Really great price!

System is this; Ryzen 5 1600 NZXT Kraken X61 AIO MSI B350 Tomahawk 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15) XFX RX480 GTR Black Edition 8GB GPU 128 GB BPX NVME MLC SSD 1 TB WL 7200 RPM HDD Phanteks Eclipse P400 Matte Black ATX The M.2 does not...

Thanks but I am asking specifically about Ryzen, not Intel. I am moving from a 2500k to something newer and AMD has my interest currently.

I plan on buying the components in the next two weeks is possible. Most of it is here https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VRQHLD I would be swapping out the CPU to Ryzen 5 1600 since it is launching. Ultimately I want to know if I am missing something that can perform better. I have the case...

So I bought this from Offer Up a few months ago and decided I didn't like it. Sold it on EBay and shipped to Hawaii. It somehow was damaged in transit and now it's back in my possession. Originally cost me $500. Now I am wondering if it is worth repairing. The model is a Yoga 3 20DM008UUS...