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Not that bad, actually they should probably give you a medal.

The sanctity of this forum has been fouled.

I found this to be a fascinating summary of Intel's questionable marketing strategies over the last few years. IF the picture painted by Adored is accurate, the rot goes pretty deep and the reputation of a certain former tech journalist tarnished. To my mind, in a roundabout way, it also affirms...

Sure we don't have the processing power but if we ever do it'll be SWEET.

Some form of multi gpu rendering seems to me the only way to drive performance towards where it needs to be for high refresh rate 4K gaming and presumably even 8K at some point.

Only 5.3 Ghz! ...seems a bit flaccid, not to mention very out of character to me. I encourage you to aim for at least 5.5, preferably on air, which would be more in keeping with the spirit of the [H] :D

I have a 1st gen Samsung 4k 30fps TV, 1st gen 1080P Yamaha amp/Bluray player (no atmos but DTS Master and True HD) and B&W 5.2 surround. Spec wise my setup is not very [H]ard by current standards but I feel it's not completely flaccid either by virtue of dual subs :D Fed with a 1080P bluray...

Aye, fair enough.

Nothing beats a [H]ard copy.

You would have to be deaf or blind or purposefully obtuse not to see and hear the difference between crappy uber compressed streams and a physical copy of the Bluray/UHD Bluray. I really hope that CD and Bluray/4K Bluray don't die out but sadly the vast majority of people prefer convenience...

Last time I paid for AV was Norton years ago, been using Avira free since then without any issues. I read that Windows defender was good enough somewhere recently so this serves as confirmation. Thanks for the link.

I am not of the "one game store to rule them all" mentality, and while I see the point of making one's voice heard, I don't believe that "voting with my wallet" will make one iota of difference to the way the game launcher wars play out. Life is too short to worry about that. Lest we forget...

I managed to avoid re downloading the entire game using the GTAV setup tool....for future reference.

Bought Anno 1800 last night at the EGS after getting all the Batman games for free....not sure there is any point in me farting in the face of a hurricane :eek:

Thanks. I have no issue with the thread being closed...it was duplicated in the AMD processor section as was kindly pointed out by "hititnquitit" above. It's just that when the same link is reposted by another member and it stays open, the inconsistency is problematic.

The mind boggles.

I already posted this link several threads below but apparently there is already a thread for this, which I can't seem to find.

Tom's hardware tested a beta of AMD's boost frequency bios fix...early results seem promising. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-3000-boost-frequency-bios-fix-agesa,40359.html

Good points, I have no arguments, nor am I attempting to trivialize the concerns of those who feel they may have cheated by AMD marketing. I think it's problematic, if people allow themselves to be disproportionately affected by "arguably minor deceptions" such as these in today's world where...

These boost clock shenanigans indicate that [no surprises here] just like Intel, AMD is not beyond reproach in making arguably false marketing claims to persuade you to buy their product. That being said, I think that the "storm in a teacup" idiom is applicable here. The difference between...

Note 3 owner since late 2013, replaced the battery last year and have another spare which I keep charged but don't use. Hoping to achieve a 10 year lifespan on this phone, always dedicating the savings towards Gpu upgrades in the spirit of [H]ardness. Only thing that might convince me to buy...

My bad...serious blunder....square brackets going forward I promise ☺

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/nvidia-ceo-says-buying-a-gpu-without-ray-tracing-is-just-crazy/ As an early adopter of RTX (owned an RTX2080 since December last) I have no regrets. I have thoroughly enjoyed tinkering with the tech in supported games and while the framerates and fluidity would...

I'm not sure that the words Bioware and "shit" or "meh" can logically be used in the same sentence. Currently a shadow of their former glory but they were one of the best studios in the business at the height of their powers producing some of the greatest games ever made and some of my personal...

My logic is often fatally flawed but AFAIK cheapest 2080ti is around $999 if you can get one which puts the premium at 90% more for this card.

I am considering the 9700K and 3700X for my next build and was leaning towards the 3700X. It seems the better Cpu in general if one plans to use it outside of gaming in heavily threaded workloads. Gaming performance is significantly improved over the previous generation, is close to Intel above...

Awesome construction on this card for sure and I really enjoy watching Kingpin's liquid nitrogen shenanigans, but unless that's what you are doing, I can't really see the point outside of massive E-Peen. Paying close to 100% premium over a standard 2080Ti for a 15% improvement in frame rate, at...

AMD talent bleed continues...sad if true. One of the best ceos they have had and a big loss if she leaves imo.

It's been on Steam for a good while, I know as I pre-ordered in a moment of madness a few months ago. Happy I did though as I'm a big fan of science fiction and strategy games and the early reviews seem to indicate it's not ground breaking but very good all the same. Pre-loaded and only 5 hours...

#Free the niPPle ..... ☺

I would definitely have gotten another few years out of my XFX 8800GTX if hadn't overclocked it to around 640Mhz on the core and left it running SETI all day in summer. Ouch.

I'd be surprised if this was not a calculated move on her part....

I'll take your word for it....the NVENC part I mean ;)

Agree with your sentiment, just happy to see AMD competing so well and hoping for a leap...something close to RTX2080Ti would be great. Exciting times for hardware enthusiasts.

For those folks who wanted an RTX2080 with more cuda cores and no raytracing, this might be just what the doctor ordered.... https://www.techpowerup.com/257761/amd-readies-larger-7nm-navi-12-silicon-to-power-radeon-rx-5800-series

This article appears to indicate it may be possible... https://www.anandtech.com/show/14687/tsmc-announces-performanceenhanced-7nm-5nm-process-technologies

Whoa, easy there cowboy, that might just be a bit too much reality for some folks to handle ;)

You must really have hated Logan then ;)

This was my first thread so apologies for any offence caused by not following standard protocols or the manner in which I phrased the title. I own a 4790K myself, it is overclocked and I have derived a lot of pleasure from overclocking myself going back to the days of the early Athlon Cpus...

That is a good point.