Recent content by rbtree

That combo price is amazing. Heck, last summer when the 5950's were going for as much as $1000 and not available from retailers, I scored one for $800. Yes, it's overkill for gaming, but buy the combo and sell the CPU off for a 5800x, as others have suggested. I found it nteresting that I have...

The same 199 price for the 14 tb drive in my recent post above is now available here https://www.westerndigital.com/products/external-drives/wd-elements-desktop-usb-3-0-hdd#WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN (ending as early as tonight) That's way cheaper per tb than the 18 tb..... I will probably buy two...

Yep. I've noticed that, exactly. Glad I am still on W10 for both of my PC's. Laptops are both on 11..... it's sort of OK, just irritants like this one.

BestBuy again has the 14 tb Easystore drives for $200. And if you turn in an old drive, even a flash drive, you get a coupon for 15% off. Best deal yet.

I just flipped one on ebay. Netted $575, or $145 profit. Open box, new otherwise. I'd just scored a new 5950x for $800 cash.

In stock at B&H, $829.... but, no state sales tax with the Payboo card https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1598372-REG/amd_100_100000059wof_ryzen_9_5950x_3_4.html

Interesting. I'm not well versed on all things memory and o/c, but both my 3900x and now, 5950 x, run smoothly at 3600...My G.Skill is 2x16 and 16-16-19. MB is a Gigabyte X570 Ultra. CPU is mostly stock in Auto OC for now. Would 128 vs 32 gb and 4 sticks vs 2 make a difference?

LOL... I'm not all that bad... welll....

Thank yewww!! Seems to me that, while leaving it as is might not be an issue, cleaning it would be better. I gotta be careful..as it seems sometimes, in my old age, my hands aren't that steady. (Hoping it doesn't get worse, as I have super-telephoto lenses for shooting birds in flight and more...

I may switch some of my IRA into an IRA that allows crypto investing. Short-term cap gains from any trades no problem. Also am thinking of a crypto interest-bearing acct..Nexo, etc. You know anything about those? Soon, I'm selling my rental house and will have 300--400k after taxes to invest!

I have a question for ya'll. I recently upgraded my #2 PC from a 2700x to 3700x. Didn't realize that I had to upgrade the BIOS first. Anyhow, before I got everything working properly, I had switched out the CPU's a couple times each. Originally, I'd used a fair bit too much paste. I was...

Yeah, I'm not too worried.... thanks. We're certainly not going to see inflation or interest rates like they were back in the late 1970's.... I seem to recall getting 16% int on a savings account... and mortgage rates hit that stratospheric level too. My first home purchase, where I still...

Thought so. No worries. My 1080 is adequate for photo editing. But, eventually, I'll be upping my video shooting and editing game.. which is where the 5950 will be superb, of course, but graphic power will be needed. My Canon R5 can shoot 8k Raw video, and its 4k 120fps file sizes are also...

Hoping you're overstating it....I've read a few early prognostications, which weren't so dire, but I'm worried, as you are. My stock portfolio is already headed down...and, as interest rates rise, the pace of home value appreciation in my bailiwick is sure to drop way off. It should, as in some...

Tru dat!! I'll stick with my LG 65" C series OLED. I don't game, but if and when I ever score a latest card, I should try my hand at it....