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Does that monitor actually display 72Hz? Or does it accept a 72Hz input but run the panel at 60Hz? Past reports indicate that it frame skips and only displays 60Hz even with a 72Hz input...

Depends on the task. I went from 5950X to 7950X3D and some of my longer builds got 30% faster. I didn't expect that much of an improvement, but I'm happy with it. Probably not as big of an improvement for most tasks, though.

The "Odyssey Neo G9" is their 49" 5120 x 1440 monitor. It's already out and reviewed. I can't stand this trend of re-using product names. An 8K2K with high refresh rate would be amazing. The price of an 8K2K plus a $1000-1700 GPU to run it would not be so amazing, though. At this point I just...

Has anyone seen confirmation that 72Hz mode works properly without frameskipping? The Lenovo P40w-20 using this same panel advertises 75Hz but skips frames beyond 60Hz. I'm curious if LG actually made the panel work at a genuine 72Hz.

A 3960X CPU tops out around 280W package power. A 7950X can peak at around 220W. All-up, the 7950X plus a consumer motherboard is going to draw less power, but it might not be a huge difference. If you're really pursuing lower temps, you can take the 7950X and limit the power to the 130W range...

Supposed 13700K + DDR5 benchmarks spotted on Geekbench: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/16190485 Single-core is within margin of error of the DDR4 results, but multi-core gets a huge boost. 16,542 on DDR4 to 19,811 on DDR5. Now I'm very interested in seeing 13900K + DDR5 results.

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Tempting, but I have a small form factor case and unfortunately neither of those cards will fit.

For sale is my Zotac RTX 3070 Twin Edge OC White Edition. This is one of the few RTX 3070 cards that will fit in the most popular small form factor cases, and one of the most powerful cards that you can get away with in 2-slot sandwich SFF cases. That's exactly what I used it for. Undervolted...

Huge thanks for testing this and sharing data. As much as I love custom loops, it's hard to ignore that the current crop of AIOs is really quite good. Considering the price and the simplicity, it's hard to justify a custom loop these days unless you're doing a multi-radiator setup or you just...

I've used the 27" LG 5K monitor for a long time. It really is an upgrade in clarity. I still miss it, but I needed more physical space. 32" 4K without scaling is just about the limit of what I feel comfortable with (20/20 vision). 4K @ 27" requires sitting closer to the monitor or scaling...

The last test I saw showed that it was frameskipping above 60Hz. Have you seen any reports of 75Hz without frame skipping? If the monitor takes a 75Hz input but only runs the panel at 60Hz then it's no better than a 60Hz monitor.

The challenge with displays is that cutting edge display controller hardware is always expensive. I've done some engineering of display hardware. Getting 4Kp30 chips is easy these days. 4Kp60 is a little more expensive. Anything over 60Hz at 4K and you're not finding it on the open market. You...

The people getting their hands on new cards at MSRP are basically getting free upgrades. Buy 3080 FE for $700+tax, sell 1080 Ti for $750 on eBay. Free upgrade, if you're lucky. :)