Recent content by zipspyder

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    News Windows 12 will be launched with a raft of AI PCs in June 2024, according to Taiwan’s Commercial Times

    Who knows. I'd like to know as well. It's one of those buzzwords big wig nonengineers like to throw around.
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    News Open-Source Windows Project Working to Integrate DirectX Support

    All the people supporting this with "reasons" fail to comprehend we are going to be old and gone before ReactOS will be viable for any useful purpose.
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    News Open-Source Windows Project Working to Integrate DirectX Support

    ReactOS is a pointless venture that seemed cool 15-20 years ago. That's all I got
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    News GlobalFoundries Criticizes German Subsidies to Rival TSMC

    GF should try doing some current R&D before crying for more subsidies.
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    Google Chrome won't run

    Reports of Windows updates breaking Chrome. https://www.techspot.com/news/99084-latest-windows-update-breaking-chrome-users.html
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    News Zen 4 CPU Powers 4x4 Mini-PC With up to 64GB DDR5, 16TB Storage

    That is pricey as FUQ with minimum specs. At least for the higher end NUC.
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    News Diablo IV PC Performance: We're Testing a Bunch of GPUs

    Just an FYI. I was playing the beta's on an intel laptop with UHD630 igpu and it ran fine at low and a couple medium settings. I don't know the fps but it was smooth enough to enjoy the game,.
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    News AMD K6 and FX-8350 Re-Visited Against Modern CPUs: Ryzen up to 910X Faster

    Looking at his video quickly it turns out that he over clocked the crap out of the 8350 and used those benchmark numbers. Like the 8350 all cores at 4.80Ghz @ 1.51v and 2000MHz memory. Yeah that is not going to be stable or sustainable long term. Nor is it indicative of a normal default AMD...
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    News SSDs in Laptops and Desktops Cost Too Damn Much

    Except if that is an upgrade, i.e., the 512GB is already included in the cost of the laptop you are basically paying $100 to add 490GB and not in addition too.
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    News Intel's Xeon W9-3495X Can Draw 1,900W of Power

    I wonder if this cpu could actually max out Microsoft Flight Simulator. 😁
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    News AMD Shares First Official Ryzen 7 7800X3D Gaming Benchmarks vs Core i9-13900K, Up To 24% Faster

    First few post look like complete AMD thread crapping...:LOL: Its going to match the 13900 or beat it in gaming while it sips power compared to Intel.
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    News Windows 11 Watermark Showing Up On Unsupported Systems

    "Forced obsolescence". The fix is to downgrade...MS and the circle of confusion.
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    Question Are DRAM-less SATA SSDs worth it ?

    You'll be just fine with that SSD in the link.
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    Question Is it worth upgrading my AM4 Ryzen 5 1600 to a Ryzen 7 5800x or upgrade to AM5 Ryzen 5 7600x ?

    The 5000 series is supported on you motherboard from rev. 1 and on so you should be good. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320M-S2H-rev-1x/support#support-cpu
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    Question Is it worth upgrading my AM4 Ryzen 5 1600 to a Ryzen 7 5800x or upgrade to AM5 Ryzen 5 7600x ?

    Even more performance for the 3060 Ti? I doubt it unless you upgrade the graphics card. But "worth it" is all relative to your own personal expectations and cost considerations. That first generation Zen jump to the 5K series cpu in terms of IPC is pretty significant vs. the 5K series to 7K. The...