Recent content by MrCaffeineX

I remember when they came on a CD in the back of a magazine. It is probably just nostalgia, but PC gaming was more fun back then.

I have to agree here. While Steam is not without its flaws, at least games are playable while Steam is running. My limited experience with Epic is as follows: I received Ark: Survival Evolved for free, but I could not play online with players who owned the game on Steam nor could I use the...

Possibly a dumb question, but they stated "...motherboards that use the same code signing key" in the quote above, so does this mean that if you bought a Dell system with PSB enabled and the motherboard failed for whatever reason that you could replace it with another Dell motherboard since the...

Now these are some mental gymnastics I can get behind! I hope the prosumer offerings are within reach. HEDT is a niche market, but I miss there being at least some options.

New CPU or a new-to-me used car? Decisions, decisions...

The clearance prices on the 11th gen were great bang for the buck.

Is the factory heatsink mounting pressure poor? It would seem that the Kryosheet might be doing a better job filling any voids between the heatsink and GPU die than the previous thermal paste applications.

Is the KVM still available?

The new workstations I ordered for the office came pre-downgraded to Windows 10 Pro. It is one thing a few of the OEMs get right when it comes to business PCs. They were relatively bloat free as well. Between legacy software that barely functions in Windows 10 (it does not function in Windows...

I have had a 2700x, upgraded to a 3700x, then to a 5800x3D along with a secondary system that has been running a 5600x since around the time that they launched. Performance increases are very situational and gaming performance can be largely dependent on the graphics card that you are using, as...

I assume that this is in the consumer version of the product, not the Skype for Business version that is bundled with Office 365. In traditional confusing Microsoft fashion, they have continued to promote two separate versions of the same software with one being the consumer version and the...

I am glad to see that they are continuing to support the product.

I have been debating replacing my 5600x system with something in a smaller form-factor. I believe it meets all of your listed criteria. I am open to offers.

Is this outcome being priced into the market? Is fear of a Chinese takeover contributing to inflated prices because companies are worried that they may need to live off of the fat that they can build up now while the global supply chain readjusts in a post every semiconductor is made in Taiwan...

The Trojan Horse analogy seems appropriate and the fact that TikTok is made in China is convenient. This is the current iteration of the cyclical demonizing of something to push an overt agenda with an upside for unintended consequences. Jazz was the enemy at one point in time, then rock and...