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    AMD’s next-gen X3D CPUs target September release (rumor)

    While I'd prefer a contemporaneous release of standard and 3D Cache CPU models, this is at least a better solution than it taking almost 6 months to arrive like before. There's also the question of motherboards given the delays for some X870E and X870 boards (the latter of which seem to be...
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    Silverstone RM600 and RM61-312 - enthusiast grade cooling meets 6U server capability, optional rack mounting. Similar offerings?

    Well, its finally here in the US - after a long delay since announcement via press releaest a few months back, it appears you can actually buy the Silverstone RM600 an RM61-312 ! After a showing at Computex recently, Amazon is carrying them both I'm pleased to say. The prices are sadly a...
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    LastPass says no passwords were compromised following breach scare

    Its convenience, pretty much. I'd never use LastPass or its proprietary cloud based alternatives, but I do see the value for something like https://bitwarden.com/ - which has options for cloud based storage, but by being A) open source and e2e encrypted and B) having the options to host your...
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    Azeron Cyborg

    I've spoken to several that own them and they seem to be well regarded. The y have a way more ergonomic and functional setup than a standard "grid of buttons" style "left-handed gaming keypad" in that there are multiple triggers within each finger's range of motion. Its a different...
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    9950X and 9950X3D is going to be terrific.

    I grant that heavy users of both would be in the minority, but especially given how Threadripper and HEDT is not what it once was in term of affordability, features,or overall use case, having certain features (just like core counts above 8) peeled off into Ryzen seems to be helpful. Its...
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    9950X and 9950X3D is going to be terrific.

    Oh I know, that would have to be updated as well. I meant that the board chipset families would be a way to delineate support for certain features v price , the way that for Intel's Alder Lake (I think) you had some DDR4 and other DDR5 supporting boards, or how there were ITX boards...
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    9950X and 9950X3D is going to be terrific.

    I'm interested to see where these go and I'm glad for the announcement - Zen5 seems a step forward nicely, but until we see the 3DCache chips and their release window, it will be hard to assess the entire line vs both the previous AMD CPUs and Intel's current and upcoming. I can only hope...
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    What Mouse and Keyboard Are You Using Right Now?

    Glad to hear someone using this, particularly with the HE switches. I really hope the industry can standardize on HE switches and PCBs/sensors that are hot swap, and compatible with QMK/ZMK/Bazecor/Chrysalis open source firmware/config software. There have been a few attempts over the years...
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    Google Chrome’s Plan To Limit Ad Blocking Extensions Kicks Off Next Week

    If this was a decade ago or more I'd probably just write something pithy like.. "Company determined to metaphorically hit self in groin with sledgehammer as they implement new policy; a bold strategy lets see how it plays out" and look forward to it failing gloriously on the back of of...
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    Test bench style cases (and cases with a testbench mode/option)

    A mobo box build without even mounting a cooler, for a month, and you carried it around? You're a braver man than I! I'd have no problem doing it for a day or two (I see a fellow user of the anti-static bag-as-mat dynamic), but given a house with pets (including the fur, static, and pets...
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    Assassin's Creed Shadows

    Viewing every single person weighing in on this is on behalf of some hardline ideological culture war is just misguided though. Those who are heavily invested, especially in online culture war political elements, knows and is immersed in all the various content creators and influencers and...
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    Assassin's Creed Shadows

    This is kind of what I was talking about. First, the assumption that anyone who has an objection to choices in AC Shadows development "wants people to not exist" is to say the least inaccurate. This is wrapped into hyperbolic framing of existential threat which leads to culture war "with...
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    Assassin's Creed Shadows

    Just in the same way that simply claiming everything is a big DEI/ESG woke conspiracy handed down from on high is an inaccurate narrative, its good not to fall into simple yet incorrect framing in the "opposite direction". Someone criticizing this decision for AC Shadows is not necessarily...
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    Intel Announces Thunderbolt Share

    Whatever it is, I'd rather see it outmoded or absorbed into something standardized like USB. USB4 being capable of and compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and 4 (and maybe more depending, though I hear there's now a USB4 80gbps that has different names or whatnot and is aligned with TB5) is a step...
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    Test bench style cases (and cases with a testbench mode/option)

    Its temporary, but to be realistic its probably going to be about a month or so with everything going on and assuming no major blockers (like any other components of the new system needing a RMA or otherwise replacement). I'll have to build the new system, update and test it completely...
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    Test bench style cases (and cases with a testbench mode/option)

    Though the price is right, these are sort of "removable motherboard tray" style "benches" and they don't seem to have any I/O (thankfully its not strictly necessary given the mobo I have. Asus ROG boards tend to be pretty good about having both measurement for multimeters and various buttons for...
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    Test bench style cases (and cases with a testbench mode/option)

    Hello all. In a quagmire of home renovations facilitating a complete move (I'm living in the thankfully finished basement for the foreseeable future), problems with parts for a rebuild waiting for return and other stuff going on, it looks like I'm going to need to attempt my rebuild before I...
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    Silverstone RM600 and RM61-312 - enthusiast grade cooling meets 6U server capability, optional rack mounting. Similar offerings?

    That's some great hardware you have there! I still need a proper rack myself of some kind! The Corsair 1000D is one of the few ultra enthusiast cases from a "big name" prefab, but was noteworthy for being huge but all tempered glass; I remember it being over $500 which was unusual, kinda...
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    Winamp's source code to be released publicly on September 24

    This is great to hear, though its a pity they did't make this decision a decade or more ago. FOSS media players have basically replicated and/or supported (WinampPlugIns) all the features years ago in projects like Audacious/XMMS2 , and Winamp when it came into AOL's hands basically added a...
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    Star Citizen - media blowout, Chris Robert's new game

    Has anyone run into greater performance issues? It may just be that the new features are more demanding on my system, but it seems like the framerate just walking around Orison to start is unplayably low and stuttery, after long loading times - crashed on the tram etc. Anyone know which...
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    Star Citizen - media blowout, Chris Robert's new game

    Just to let everyone know, alpha 3.23 has released to the main servers and has a whole host of new improvements/content/features, including an entirely new character creator, the "master modes" coming to public universe slice for the first time, new fauna, UI overhaul, movement overhaul on...
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    IGAVANIA Kickstarter! Bloodstained: Ritual of the night

    They also have added a handful of paid DLC for outfits and associated equip (including some rather risque ones; I must commend them for not censoring or altering the model) . Not just the (visible) outfit/equipment, each pack also includes weapons, crystals, and other accessories that are...
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    Microsoft Shuts Down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and More Bethesda Softworks Studios

    Losing Arkane and Tango are unfortunate. Arkane (did they merge Lyon and Austin?) , prior to being ordered to make the disaster that was Redfall, was known for single player immersive sims like the Dishonored series, Prey, and Deathloop aso its really unfortunate they're being made to suffer...
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    Helldivers 2 Community actually made Sony cave

    Its good that Sony realized that this was a horrible decision, especially when they approved the game for sale in many countries on PC that are not permitted to make PSN accounts (and we're not only talking North Korea / Russia / China here where the restrictions come from that country's side...
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    EK in hot water again?

    I'm not a huge fan of Jay independent of this, but Optimus blocks are well regarded last I checked, perhaps some of the best of the best. Their Signature V3 blocks are insane, and their res combo units were some of the best in their style; Optimus is also made in the USA which is nice to see...
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    intel 13th and 14th gen xx900 and xx700 may have defective cores causing crashes in gaming

    I think we need to return to a baseline of being able to expect CPU manufacturers and mobo makers to have "safe-ish" defaults for Auto and "tested OC" settings. These are not meant to be the highest, most granular tweaks possible so the idea that someone buying the $800+ motherboard and...
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    Windows 11 Market Share Keeps Declining

    In an ideal world I would hope for Microsoft to see this and think maybe they should alter their behavior, but I doubt that will happen. Its particularly noteworthy that Microsoft seems to be making more and more software exclusive to Win11, including major system features such as (if its...
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    AMD MI300 is the fastest ramping product in its history

    They need to make it so the "AI" stuff (and related, raytracing and other workloads) work on consumer GPUs as well. Trying to push only at the highest end is silly when you can do better , especially taking advantage of open source widespread development to help build a foundation of those...
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    MSI ends AMD GPU partnership due to poor sales

    I'm not a huge fan given that MSI cards have been recently overly expensive but without the quality you'd get from something similarly priced; Gigabyte/AORUS had a similar problem but MSI had their SUPRIM X costing more than even Asus ROG Strix etc. Still, I lament the loss of an OEM...
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    Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Kick Starter.

    Is that actually present in the game? I've only seen it in a screenshot so far and given there are more than a few edited screenshots out there for various titles (ie one seem to be ragebaiting for the Stellar Blade game etc) I'd like to confirm that is in the game before getting upset...
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    Star Citizen - media blowout, Chris Robert's new game

    Anyone have a good modern (ie Alpha 3.22 or failing that close to it) suggested keybinding mapping and/or instructional video? I'm running into the issue that some of the 'big' prefab keymaps (ie BuZZKiller) do not support my particular joystick setup and aren't necessarily easy to adapt...
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    EK in hot water again?

    I am very suspicious of many techtubers but if this is accurate that's unfortunate. However after watching how some of those channels posted here reacted to the AMD firmware/AGESA/mobo issues last year, it appears they're less than dispassionate journalistic integrity driven than a lot...
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    Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme + Arctic Liquid Freezer III - compatible?

    If there is anyone who is using an Asus X670E Extreme mobo + Arctic Liquid Freezer III (3), I'd appreciate your experiences. I'm trying to sort out once and for all if there is a compatibility issue with this hardware or not. Now, Arctic themselves mentions a potential compatibility issue...
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    Star Citizen - media blowout, Chris Robert's new game

    Its my understanding that as soon as 3.23 come in, the "Xenothreat" event will soon start. However, its very important to mention that NOW, before Xenothreat events start, you can play up to 5 missions related to them, in the Overdrive Initiative -...
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    Pimax!!!...So instead of creating the 12x... They decided to make another 2 headsets on-top of the last 2 headsets...

    The Crystal Super is interesting, but with those kind of prices I expect OLED panels to do more than 90hz - at least 120hz. I'd be interested to see how they stack up to the latest from Varjo and similar, but ultimately the big concern for me is the openness of the technology. So far only...
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    Net Neutrality expected to be reinstated after officials vote on 4/25/2024

    Oh I grant that people who are upset about only one and not the other for some reason, all other things being equal, doesn't seem rational. However, in the framing about how it makes people angry in the situation I postulated (choice to do something like a stock buyback or dividends, at the...
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    Net Neutrality expected to be reinstated after officials vote on 4/25/2024

    Money goes out, but who it benefits both individually and in terms of the corporations a whole and how, can differ depending on many things. There's also differences between common and preferred shares, voting rights, if its public vs private etc. Even if you assume that the shares are all...
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    Net Neutrality expected to be reinstated after officials vote on 4/25/2024

    I think an issue is that, while dividends for the benefit of shareholders to the exclusion of worker, customer and other stakeholders are frustrating in their own right and deserve to be critiqued, stock buybacks have to do with adjusting the perceived books and value of the company in a...
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    AMD Ryzen 8000 "Granite Ridge" Zen 5 Processor to Max Out at 16 Cores [Rumor]

    According to the links in the comments, the pictures have been confirmed fake upon update - https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-9000-granite-ridge-desktop-es-cpu-with-8-zen5-cores-has-been-pictured I'm sure we'll be getting a real one later in the year. That said, I'm not so concerned...
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    Best 360mm AIO Cooler?

    What motherboard did you find compatibility issues and how so? Did you mean to say it was an Arctic Liquid Freezer 2 or was it a Liquid Freezer 3? I'm still trying to sort out possible compatibility issues with the Arctic LF3 listed above and the Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme so if...
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