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My actual position is that I personally would be fine with owning a 5060 Ti if it weren't overpriced and were something I could afford, and that a B580 would also be a fine upgrade—but I'm not looking to replace my GPU at the moment and can't afford to anyway. My actual position is that the...

Like I said, for now I'm totally okay with my 1660 Super. Plus, I'm poor, and the US government isn't handing out stimulus checks like candy anymore like they were when I first built my PC and later when I bought the GPU. 🤷‍♂️ Maybe if its price comes down in a few years.

If I ever buy a new graphics card, it'll probably be one made by Intel, assuming they're still making them by then and still represent as good of a value proposition as they do now (theoretically, at MSRP). I prefer not to buy used components, and a 1080 Ti also is too power-hungry and doesn't...

I don't have any interest in DLSS or frame generation, and only have interest in ray-tracing insofar as it does not come at the cost of smooth gameplay or pristine image quality. So I wouldn't mind having an 8 GB 5060 Ti. Would be a nice upgrade to my 1660 Super. But it's too expensive for me.

I haven't had that problem, but I've been repeatedly pausing updates so as not to get 24H2 since I have heard questionable things about it. In fact, I haven't encountered any nag screens or suggestions in Windows on my desktop for a long time. I suppose I must have turned them all off right away.

Tom's Hardware should not be hawking illegitimately obtained Windows keys. Cheap grey market keys are not legitimate. It's piracy you're paying for. Huh? The Xbox OS is way worse than Windows. On Windows, any potential annoyances can invariably be disabled or worked around. With the Xbox OS...

Well, that varies based on the game and one's opinion. Turning shadows off entirely can look pretty bad, for example.

Soooooo, don't set textures to very high? Problem solved, eh? For the price it costs, it absolutely should have more VRAM. But this is cherry-picking workloads that maximize the amount of VRAM needed in order to make 8 GB look bad.

You can use integer scaling for 1:1 pixel mapping, but there will be large black borders on all sides. Who manufactured your PC's graphics? Intel, AMD, or NVIDIA? NVIDIA at least definitely has an integer scaling option in its control panel, and I'm pretty sure Intel does too. I would be...

Check that your computer's set output resolution matches the resolution of your monitor. It should be outputting at 1440 x 900, which is the native resolution of your monitor. If you are using Windows 10 or 11, you can check this by right-clicking an empty space on your desktop, selecting...

Can't you also just use Meta Quest Air Link to do the same? Or is Virtual Desktop better? I used Virtual Desktop back when I was using my Oculus Go.

This depends on the headset, but generally speaking, they'll connect directly to your GPU via a DisplayPort cable. Valve's Index headset also requires a USB 3.0 cable connection for some reason. And it appears, if I'm understanding their website right, that the Meta Quest 3 PC Link works with...

This part's confusing to me. Do you mean the i7 is factory downclocked or something and that that cannot be adjusted? The 4.90 GHz is its maximum boost speed, which you would likely only witness during a heavy single-threaded workload. 2.50 GHz is its base frequency. If you just want to...

If you take out the battery but keep it plugged in, does it turn on?

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