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  1. Oh dear, the workplace is toxic and misogynistic behind-the-scenes, apparently from a couple of people in management (not explicitly named). And, of course, Linus operates everything from a completely selfish perspective and will gaslight anyone who even attempts to "tarnish" his brand name. Thread by @suuuoppp on Thread Reader App THREADREADERAPP.COM @suuuoppp: To stop the speculation and DM's I am receiving. I chose to quit my role at LTT because it, and the working environment I was facing, were ruining my mental health. The number of daily items...…
  2. On top of being self-unaware, there's something else seriously wrong with LTT if they misplaced a borrowed 3090 Ti, and when shooting the video they mistook said 3090 Ti for a spare 4090.
  3. The 3DMark CPU score is entirely a multithreaded benchmark. Any multithreaded benchmark is going to draw max power from a CPU, whereas games will only hit a single core hard, other cores less hard, and require less CPU wattage. So if I had to guess, I'd say you're hitting a power limit that's causing your CPU score to be low. Might be able to change the CPU PL (power limit) in the BIOS, but a search led me to a program called "throttlestop" that might unlock more CPU performance for you. SSDs will throttle their speeds the warmer they get, so those scores are close enough to marketed speeds to be fine. Throttling does start around 70 C, and gets worse the hotter it gets.
  4. Amazon app does indeed suck and I have to do that for everything through that platform. However it sounded fine through Plex. Still couldn't understand half of what Hobie said, even with subtitles
  5. Asus did have to recall a bunch of boards for installing a capacitor backwards, that would then blow up.
  6. 10 and 11 can do it. Not sure if you can specifically disable it. AFAIK it should only check on prebuilt OEM systems, but maybe newer retail motherboards can also do it if the vendor sends the information to Microsoft. It's definitely not a good idea, as it definitely seems like an easy target for UEFI malware that you'll never be able to get rid of short of replacing the motherboard.
  7. Windows now has the capability to update the BIOS from Windows Update, although it should only be for prebuilt systems, so it's possible it tried to push one or some other software corrupted it.
  8. This show should have been titled Pointless Exposition. The only growth that happened was between Fury and Varra, and they padded that dynamic by having them repeat the same conversation five different times. Fury's personal journey was unsatisfactorily explored, particularly his "blip" PTSD, because whatever bullshit this show made Fury say goes against a decade of MCU counterpoints, and even contradicts what this series showed us (still on S.W.O.R.D., protecting Earth and helping Skrulls). Fury/Gravik, Fury/Talos, Fury/Rhodes, Talos/G'iah were superficial, wish-washy, unctuous relationships. The entire espionage aspect was also badly (also, barely) executed. Gravik's plan made no sense. It's so hard to be invested in the central conflict (Skrulls have no home) when this series comes after GotG v3, showing us the technology exists to make and re-make an Earth-like planet, not to mention all of the other world-altering abilities shown from Eternals, Dr. Strange, Ego, Kang, etc. The intro was created with AI tools, I wonder if AI also wrote the plot. What comes next? Fury asks Dr. Strange to make everyone forget about Skrulls existing on Earth? Samuel L. Jackson and co. deserve better, because they at least nailed the performances and the charisma was the only good thing about this show.
  9. I'd lower the probability of the last 3 even more. And then the chances these life forms meet each other (us) is even lower than that because the universe is so huge and old.
  10. The ProArt is one of the smaller 4070 Tis, which is why I picked it. I have that case and it's amazing, but things can get tight really quick and I currently have a much smaller GPU in it than the 4070. I actually have your old EVGA 2080 Ti in it. Also why I chose not to squeeze a 240 AIO. You could technically fit one and a big GPU, but be prepared to spend a lot of time running cables and water loops just right. Heck, might even have to order some custom cables anyway, especially for the 12VHPWR connector.
  11. Yes it's worth $550 more than the other version. But none are really worth the asking price relative to everything else out there. You are definitely paying a lot for the small-ish form factor, but you could also build something yourself that's better and smaller and cheaper. PCPartPicker Part List: Just a moment... PCPARTPICKER.COM CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($441.00 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Thermalright AXP90-X47 42.58 CFM CPU Cooler ($25.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI MPG B650I EDGE WIFI Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard ($272.92 @ Amazon) Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL38 Memory ($79.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Adorama) Video Card: Asus ProArt GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card ($819.99 @ B&H) Case: Lian Li A4-H20 X4 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($152.99 @ B&H) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 GM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($120.00 @ Amazon) Total: $2012.77 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-21 05:56 EDT-0400
  12. 4k is just a lot of pixels to render, and the GPU is 99% responsible for this performance attribute. The other 1% can make slight differences on occasion, as you may need a lot of bandwidth from the CPU, PCIE slot, and memory in some games. 1440p is a conundrum because of all the high speed monitors available now, up to 360Hz. If you're trying to maximize fps for Esports titles, CPU will make a difference here. 8 cores is the target right now. There are not many games that benefit beyond 8. You'd only need to spend $700-$800 on a higher core count CPU if you also do some kind of video or 3D work on the side. We have been a luxury state of CPU performance for a while now. Even modest $150 CPUs can give you at minimum 60 fps in every game.
  13. It just occurred to me there have been reports of 4000 cards dying because of GPU sag (from the huge heatsinks) causing stress near the PCIE x16 connector and breaking PCB circuits. Did you happen to use a GPU support bracket?
  14. The bursts of loudness (which usually was just the bass) were so annoying I settled the issue by lowering the volume and turning on subtitles.
  15. Did you try leaving the RAM at stock 4800 MHz, no EXPO settings?
  16. Musk built up his image as a "genius" in the same way as Trump did building his image as a "successful businessman". Fucking rich assholes injecting their names into the mainstream media, priming the public over the years to accept them at their word as an authority on X subject matter. I wonder how much of their exposure was outright bought out, vs. the runaway celebrity effect.
  17. I have enjoyed the movies and find the last few movies pretty damn good. But personally, the action will never top the Burj Khalifa scene in Ghost Protocol. I am not good with heights, and just watching that scene makes my asshole pucker and my tummy tumble every time.
  18. Finally watched it. This felt like a back-to-basics, competent action movie. The emotions and plot are simplified (probably too much), and nothing egregiously dumb/silly happens (compared to previous Transformers movies). I'd still love to see more of the 'Bots and Maximals as developed characters, and have the human storylines streamlined. They missed some opportunities to make the protagonist stick out and be memorable. He didn't utilize any of his unique skills at all - electronics wizard, whatever specialized military training - which made it hard to believe he would be part of the mission to save the world. The movie also should have cut out the number of times humans, with no weapons, manage to run away and evade the evil bots, which seriously lowered the tension and threat level the bad guys posed. I did thoroughly enjoy the Transformers' interactions, which is why I even watch these things. Overall it was enjoyable and one of the better entries in the series, mostly because it didn't do anything super dumb. And looks like we're getting the Hasbro-niverse. What should we call it? Toy... Stories?
  19. 2TB Crucial P5 Plus (the WD deal sold out) M.2 to USB enclosure Wooden kitchen utensils Silicon ice cube trays
  20. I think the longer you can wait right now the better you can get later. Sales of new hardware aren't that good, so AMD, Intel, and Nvidia have dropped prices recently and I still believe they'll be dropping prices even more this year.
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