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Downloading some random .exe or .msi from some obscure corner of the internet with absolutely no attempt at any form of security whatsoever is actually one of the points I find backwards regarding Windows. When it comes to MacOS, there's at least two different methods to install software, with...

I don't agree. As someone that's used Linux for a very long time, as someone that still works on Windows based systems, in many ways I find the Windows way of doing things somewhat backwards in comparison to Linux. People should feel free to use whatever suits their use case, Windows is not the...

The question isn't how many people run Windows, the question is the number of people voicing their opinion regarding their degrading Windows experience - This very thread is evidence that people run Windows, but they're not one bit happy with it's apparent direction. You prefer Windows, and my...

Running LTS releases here and I experience no problems. Furthermore, the KDE 6 UI looks and behaves better than the Windows 11 UI IMO.

No it most certainly is not. This very thread is evidence of that.

Linux isn't hard to use, it's simply not a drop in Windows replacement - Nor should it be. I've stated it time and time again, I use Linux every single day as a desktop OS, and I don't sit there thinking of the fact I'm running Linux as opposed to Windows. The OS stays out of my way while I get...

And yet, the fact remains that it's still not the OS doing the spying, and AOSP still exists. https://microg.org/

The problem is people are paying $40.00 for a Windows license online, and claiming it's somehow 'legit'.

And yet it was still worth trying.

I wanted to install an updated ISO on the official retail USB stick. I had it, why not use it? You can still buy OEM copies of Windows on disc.

Except they can if you connect online when installing Windows, when connected online the OOBE part of the installer is downloaded direct from MS servers upon install.

Bearing in mind, that considering Microsoft's rolling release model, LTSC is essentially frozen in time which can result in compatibility issues regarding certain software - With games being the biggest issue in this regard. I tried to overwrite that USB stick, you can't do it, it's locked.

Funnily enough, an individual by the same username trolls the r/linux_gaming subreddit, sprinkling his Microsoft fairy dust at every opportunity. You'd almost think he was a bot or something. As far as trolls go, this guy is next level.

Technically speaking, the OS (Android) isn't doing the spying - It's Gapps (Google proprietary software) that's doing the spying.

Because reading this post, you're a hypocrite:

Yes, fast/tight profiles are not guaranteed to work depending on your IMC as well as a number of other factors - Such is the nature of XMP profiles, not too sure just what you're trying to argue here. See above. Linpack and Prime are not enough, you need specialized tools to check for...

Your 13900KS is an overclocked processor out of the box, constantly pushing itself to the bleeding edge of performance - You'd want to use those specialized tools to check for degradation. As for overclocked ram, it's called an XMP profile, and I've never seen it enabled 'out the box'.

As quoted here: I totally agree. However, I believe not all CPU's are showing any sign of lasting damage - In a number of cases simply enabling all limiters as per Intel specification seems to resolve any stability issues.

No, no it's not. CPU's are binned according to clock speed, quite often certain CPU's will be binned at a lower clock speed than the speeds they're realistically capable of to fill a popular slot in the market. Such CPU's can be pushed to higher clock speeds with no notable increase regarding...

.... My CPU's showed no observable degradation under any workload presented to the processors in question. There was nothing to 'narrow down' as the CPU's in question handled every workload presented to them in a faultless manner. Unlike the Intel CPU's highlighted in the topic of this thread...

Except I don't need specialized tools to observe the possibility of operational degradation regarding the CPU's in question, which was my point from the beginning. No goal posts were shifted whatsoever. In the case of this very thread, Intel CPU's are showing observable degradation due to the...

Well if that's the case, than you can't claim electromigration can be a problem during the lifespan of a CPU without specialized tools. So checkmate, my point still stands. The 8700k in my sig has been running at between 5GHz with AVX offset and 4.8GHz without AVX offset since 2018, all cores...

BBC Model B with 6502 @ 2MHz says hello, the secondary 6502 expansion at 3MHz gives a fist pump. EDIT: MHz...Not GHz.

... Keep vcore and temps within acceptable limits and electromigration simply isn't a problem.

So CPU's degrade as a result of overclocking, but you need pretty specialized equipment to measure the degradation... ...Yeah, no. In the time I owned each and every overclocked CPU, by the time I was ready to pass that CPU on it was still running perfectly with no observable degradation...

I've been overclocking since the Celeron 300a days, possibly earlier if you consider I have a Commodore Amiga running an overclocked 68030 25MHz @ 40MHz. I've never encountered any degradation as a result of overclocking in all the years I've been doing it.

Holy hell...1.6v vcore? I find it ironic that we moved away from Netburst and back to the P6 architecture due to power consumption/thermal issues, and now here we are with processors that run as micro furnaces to the point that an AIO is a minimum necessity.

I love Michael Mann Movies. Heat, Collateral, Miami Vice & Blackhat are all awesome films. The shootout in Heat is simply breathtaking, as well as auditory bliss; while the night club scene in Collateral is possibly one of Tom Cruze's best performances as a calculating sociopath - Right down to...

C'mon, the younger generation have sound bars...[/s] ;)

I still love making mixed tapes from vinyl.

My 8700k, which is roughly the same era as the 1700x, has been running @ 4.8Ghz all cores synced with the power limit maxed out and AVX offset disabled since day dot - No problems at all. In game, all cores/threads hit a full 4.8Ghz and stay there.

Sorry my friend, I avoid VM's with GPU passthrough - Proton/DXVK/VKD3D is enough for me these days. Many platforms, like Roblox, detect if they're being run in a VM and refuse to run anyway. Certain client side anticheat solutions also detect if they're running in a VM and either refuse to run...

Honestly? You seem to have more of a problem with the fact that I'm claiming that it's entirely possible that one can use Linux daily with few issues whatsoever, than myself having an apparent problem with the unfounded belief that people 'must have' Photoshop and MS Office. But you do you...

Not really - and no, it doesn't bother me that there's people out there that believe they need Windows. But, moving on...

I'm not being ridiculous for no reason at all - The vast majority of Windows users 'do not' need Photoshop. Furthermore, I do not know you at all. Many accounting packages are now available online, accessible via your browser. The number of issues I've dealt with regarding client side...

The point being: Most don't need Photoshop or MS Office. It's an over hyped point of contention. As stated, considering ISO standards, MS Office is the least compatible office suite marketed as the most compatible. I don't know one person that 'needs' either MS Office or Photoshop.

This 100%.

At the end of the day, Microsoft Office is the worlds least compatible with ISO standards office suite, marketed as the most compatible. Like the whole Photoshop 'must have', MS Office is yet another over hyped point of contention. Very few people use Excel filled with macro's to the extreme -...

It works both ways. All members are equal here, I see no reason to judge anyone based on their preferred OS. What such discussion does highlight is the fact that more people are becoming aware of Linux as a viable alternative.

DLSS was supported under Linux the same time it was supported under Windows, DLSS2 took a couple of months to drop under Linux, DLSS3 was supported the same time it was supported under Windows. In relation to Nvidia hardware support, new GPU's are supported the same time they're supported under...