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    AMD Allegedly Has 200,000 Radeon RX 7900 Series GPUs for Launch Day

    I can't rule that out but it certainly doesn't align with my understanding of how shipped and sold by Amazon returns work. I think it is more likely that some problematic reference partner cards are still trickling through various retailers.
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    AMD Allegedly Has 200,000 Radeon RX 7900 Series GPUs for Launch Day

    I recently snagged a reference PowerColor 7900 XTX on Amazon. Within two passes of a 3D Mark stress test, it throttles hard with a junction temp of 110C and the fans at 3000 rpm. PowerColor doesn't cover RMA shipping cost so back to Amazon it goes. This definitely leads me to believe that all...
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    Dell Alienware AW3423DWF 34″ QD-OLED 165Hz FreeSync Premium Pro (3440 x 1440)

    Someone did modify their monitor to retrofit a fan but I am warning you - it isn't pretty. Reddit Thread Pics
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    Dell Alienware AW3423DWF 34″ QD-OLED 165Hz FreeSync Premium Pro (3440 x 1440)

    Thank you again for running that test. That was very helpful information! I can understand where you are coming from but I don't have a typical gaming PC. Mine runs nearly silent at all times and this fan is far louder than I expected based on the user feedback I read. As mentioned before, it...
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    Dell Alienware AW3423DWF 34″ QD-OLED 165Hz FreeSync Premium Pro (3440 x 1440)

    Yes, that should definitely do it. If you wouldn't mind I would greatly appreciate you testing that out. If the fan noise is appreciably better, I am pretty sure the DW goes back for the DWF.
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    Dell Alienware AW3423DWF 34″ QD-OLED 165Hz FreeSync Premium Pro (3440 x 1440)

    On the DW, the fan noise ramps up the longer you have light colored content on the screen. For example, when I am working I often have a google doc window snapped to each side or a google doc + Jira + an ide. This will eventually cause the monitor to reach obnoxious levels but it starts off...
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    Dell Alienware AW3423DWF 34″ QD-OLED 165Hz FreeSync Premium Pro (3440 x 1440)

    This aligns with my impression as well. I received the AW3423DW five days ago with the newer M0B102 firmware and the fan noise is bad enough that I am heavily considering returning it even though the monitor is quite impressive outside of that. If I am working on anything that includes light...
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    HardOCP.com: Status Quo is No Mo

    You made the decision you felt was right for your business and I can respect that. Whether or not it was the right decision in the long run, well, only you can decide that. My comment also wasn't in relation to your perception of the quality of the content. It was the link between your opinion...
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    HardOCP.com: Status Quo is No Mo

    I am glad you jumped in here Axman, because this mirrors my thoughts in a lot of different respects. Content quality and entertainment value matter. I have tech YouTube videos that I watched 5+ years ago that still stick out in my mind. I can't say anything similar for the hundreds and hundreds...
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    HardOCP.com: Status Quo is No Mo

    Part of my point was that the advertising and influencing have always been present in hardware reviews and other content, it is just morphing. My daughter has never seen a TV commercial (like many kids) but I sure as hell saw a lot of them growing up. She has certainly consumed other content...
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    HardOCP.com: Status Quo is No Mo

    This is probably not a popular take on here, but content is being created in a more interesting and digestible format which broadens the audience. I can recommend my 12 year old nephew to Watch a Linus video and he will stick with it because it is kind of silly and entertaining, but he will also...
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti’s GA102-225 GPU Leaked

    You are always going to have the group of people that get horribly offended when someone is selling something over MSRP. I don't reasonably expect anyone to sell a 3080 for anything near MSRP when they could make an extra thousand dollars selling it elsewhere. As much as I selfishly would love...
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    Apple knew it was selling defective MacBook displays, judge concludes

    Absolutely wise to skip the butterfly keyboard generation. I would argue that you should likely continue to skip the MacBook Pro 16 until the big boy M1 chip hits the lineup. I have one provided by work and it is a fantastic laptop let down by Apple's thermal management and Intel's processors...
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    FS Water fittings

    Sent you a PM yesterday
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    LG 48CX

    RUIPRO sells 3ft / 6ft / 10ft 48Gbps fiber cables. The cost is crazy and I have no experience with the 48Gbps cables from them but they are available from a reputable provider. I personally own two of the RUIPRO 18Gbps cables and it has historically been the most recommended fiber cable on...
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