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    RDNA 5 speculation

    With a promo commercial by an (aging) Vin Diesel?
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    [Fanatical] [Steam] S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle 82% off at $7.19 till 11-30-23

    The best "complete overhaul, including grapics/gameplay/story" is GAMMA, imho (which is free, too: doesn't require the base games), but it changes Stalker from being relatively linear (with a lot of sandbox elements) to being very sandbox (with a storyline you can go with, or ignore, for the...
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    [Fanatical] [Steam] S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle 82% off at $7.19 till 11-30-23

    My recommendation: play the original Stalker trilogy (get ready for tough, buggy play in Clear Sky), then hit up Anomaly. If their old graphics are a bit too much for you at any point, get either GAMMA or EFP (Escape from Pripyat): I personally prefer GAMMA, simply because it's better at...
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    [GOG] King's Bounty: The Legend FREE till 9-4-23

    If you like Heroes of Might and Magic style, turn-based, fantasy tactics games, then it's a pretty solid entry (quite a number of cool combos/trick tactics you can pull off in this game). There isn't much of a plot/story, so Baldur's Gate 3, this most definitely is NOT.
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    EVGA going officially under?

    The rumor also goes on to say that once Intel turned to the "first-tier manufacturers we knew" and Team Green became aware of this, NVIDIA began to threaten its partners that if they took on Intel, then NV would no longer work with them, and they would not receive chips ... First-tier...
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    EVGA going officially under?

    It would've been nice to see eVGA pivot to AMD, or even Intel: especially in light of the news that Team Green is (supposedly) threatening their AIBs from starting up Intel GPU product lines (namely, the upcoming BattleMage) -- More Info Here, but take with the usual salt Reminds me of the...
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    System Shock Remastered Demo Available June 28th

    The original's last cyberspace fight with Shodan was especially crappy as well (even if the rest of the game, up to that point, was quite good). I do like what Nightdive has done with the bigger overall level schemes & additional v-mails. This is a solid remake, in my book (would've like to...
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    System Shock Remastered Demo Available June 28th

    Check this guide for details.
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    Diablo IV - The Real Official Thread

    I live in NYC: and even here, there were some major lag spikes some days last week (especially Wednesday, a few hours after I started playing, for some reason). I have a fiber connection (Verizon FIOS Gigabit), and was surprised -- even after updating my router & checking for various updates...
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    Hot 5800X3D $279.99 Microcenter

    Here is a partial breakdown/explanation, complete with a comparison with the 5800x and the i9-13900K.
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    System Shock Remastered Demo Available June 28th

    I don't think so, but the Skorpion (which is the logical upgrade over the Minipistol) can still snap off single shots with a light tap of the mouse button, even given the fact that it's fully automatic (it uses the exact same ammo as the MInipistol, but burns through ammo like crazy, so save...
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    System Shock Remastered Demo Available June 28th

    Here's a direct, side-by-side comparison of the remake vs. the original. Fun side note: the puzzles in this remake are a LOT harder than the wire ones in the original (on Normal and Hard difficulties). Having a blast playing! (wish they had an option to have the original music playing)
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    Epic Mystery Games 2022 Dec. 15th-29th Everyday a brand spanking new game!!!

    The early Fallout games (turn-based) are great RPG "fillers" for those who don't want the FPS-style play of Fallout 3/4/76, and have lore that ties in nicely into the upcoming Fallout TV show (from Amazon: hopefully will be released next year, as they are still shooting).
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    Anybody plan on grabbing one of the new RX7xxx Navi cards on launch?

    Did you mean the "78xx/77xx" variants? ;)
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    Anybody plan on grabbing one of the new RX7xxx Navi cards on launch?

    From what I've been reading, looks like AMD left some headroom for AIBs to play with, so a "top-end, top-tier" XTX model could get reasonably close to a "stock, or basic" 4090 (after all, AMD currently isn't in the business of directly competing with their AIB partners via reference cards...
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    Anybody plan on grabbing one of the new RX7xxx Navi cards on launch?

    I want to build a new rig in the near future, and so I might end up going all-in on AMD (first time in what seems like forever) -- CPU + GPU (most likely a 5800X3D + 7900XTX). (Ray Tracing not a big priority for the games I play, even counting CP2077)
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    4090 Reviews are up.

    jonny said that? Wow ... (I still remember, as many others do here, when his PSU site was THE site to go, for PSU reviews -- he seemed [generally] a lot more objective then). Given what I've heard about Corsair's cashflow issues/overexpansion recently, it makes things really interesting, in context.
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    Anyone else got a 6700XT?

    For sure: like I mentioned in my post, I got my RX 6700 XT on its release date last year (March 18th, 2021) -- as for the outside queues for Micro Center, that pretty much died down since late January/early February (as the various Micro Center-focused Discords I'm on have noted); you can...
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    Anyone else got a 6700XT?

    Yes: got a stock AMD version from Micro Center (US tech-oriented physical retailer) on the day of release (waited outside), at the MSRP of $479 USD (before tax). The RX 6700 XT was trashed by a lot of online tech websites (that seemingly ignored the reality of current COVID-19 pandemic...
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    Is the RX 6900 XT at $1500 a good buy now? Or wait?

    If there's a Micro Center near your neck of the woods, you need to be on one of the Discord channels that cover delivery times/inventory (some kind folks will usually post up photos of the stuff available that particular day, once they "win" their spot in the GPU lottery, and are in-store...
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    Fusion reactor actually put out more energy than it consumed for the first time ever

    I agree, but I'll bet that 95% (or more) of the folks on the street (including many well-educated types) have absolutely no idea what RBMK/Windscale/etc means. Trying to get more nuclear reactors built in the US, might be the only thing that unites both the Republican & Democratic parties...
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    Fusion reactor actually put out more energy than it consumed for the first time ever

    Problem is, we've been 'conditioned' by decades' worth of movies/media, to think of nuclear reactors as little more than ticking nuclear bombs, with a teeny-tiny, weak "harness" for us to use. I'm almost 100% certain, that if you asked someone on the street how good a modern nuclear reactor is...
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl

    Yeah, it's all a Wild West right now, and no lack of folks doing their best to part other folks' money from their wallets, as usual (with good ol' snake-oil, conveniently relabeled for this modern age).
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    Headset/mic suggestions

    I'd recommend this over all the suggestions that others have posted: Sennheiser PC 38x $129 USD, but they are very, very good (and more comfortable than the EPOS/Sennheiser mashup that is the GSP line). Note that this is an open-back headset (so, folks might be able to hear what's coming out...
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl

    Admittedly, some of the mods up the difficulty of the Stalker series to a whole new level of "Misery" ;)
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    Sennheiser sells off headphone business

    If you're going the HD8XX route, you're going through Drop.com initially for support; not so much Sennheiser (or Sonova), as Drop is the "middleman". In any case, if you buy an HD800/800s via Amazon (or some other retailer), your return policy could be pretty good (depending on retailer, as usual).
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    6700 Speculation & Rumors (NOT 6800/6900x)

    Oh yeah, no way is the RX 6700 XT worth $779 USD and up. Only way that'd even work, is if you can buy the 6700 XT at that inflated price, sell your old video card, and still come out with at least a 10% or more profit. Otherwise, heck no.
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    6700 Speculation & Rumors (NOT 6800/6900x)

    Checking my local MC right now, they have only 1 reference card @ $479USD and 12 Powercolor Red Devils @ $819USD -- but I just talked on Discord w/a guy who was just there, and he says that there's only 1 Red Devil left; no other RX 6700 XTs whatsoever (website is probably updated slowly, as...
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    6700 Speculation & Rumors (NOT 6800/6900x)

    Just got back 30 min ago from my local MC on the East Coast -- got there 7:21am EST, had a reference RX 6700 XT (from Sapphire) in my hands by 9:45am (for $479 USD). And there were guys behind me that got reference cards, too -- definitely not some paper launch. Microcenter's QR check-in...
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    LG Unveils Its 1st QNED Mini LED TV with Up to 2500 Dimming Zones

    From everything I've read, the 4K streams still aren't as good as 4K Blu-Rays in HDR (Dolby Vision, etc). I looked at a side-by-side comparison of the Star Wars Original Trilogy recently, and the streams have that grey, washed-out look. 4K HDR looked incredibly vivid and vibrant (especially in...
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    Should the 5700xt be considered one of the greatest of all time?

    Well, my 5700XT is good for what it is (decent bang-for-buck placeholder that's roughly equivalent to a RTX 2070), but hardly a revolutionary card, even upon release. It still is doing a decent job "placeholding" as I wait for more inventory from both NVIDIA/AMD (don't really have the time to...
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    AMD at CES 2021 @ 10am CST

    Wasn't that Anandtech's old forte -- their contextual explanations? Yeah, not seeing a lot of that (nowadays) from almost all the tech review sites/Tubers.
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    Fallout 4

    I definitely enjoy Fallout 4 -- with extensive modding ;D On a side note, the art direction in 4 seems a LOT worse than 3, or even F:NV (despite being the technically superior game). Quests aren't as immersive as in either 3 or NV. FPS elements in 4 (as you mentioned) are the best out of the 3...
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    I Bought a 6900 XT Today!

    The Micro Center closest to me (Flushing, NY) also has the hand sanitizer/mask checking in full effect, and also had days where they shut down for deep cleaning -- I feel very secure in there.
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    EVGA NU vs Soundblaster X AE-5/9?

    I've been (slowly) hearing some good things abou the AE-9 series, but passed on it some months back, in favor of the SMSL M500 external DAC/AMP (I previously had a Sound Blaster X7 Limited Edition).
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    Comcast data caps are coming in January all over the place

    As others have said, depends on regional competition. Can't speak for elsewhere in the US, but here in NYC, Verizon is in a price war w/Spectrum, and so I haven't heard a peep about caps from either company (Spectrum is currently offering 400Gbit connections for $69.99 & 940Gbit @ $109.99). My...
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    I Bought a 6800 / 6800 XT Today!

    The one I know about is the ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT Strix OC Liquid Cooled, which TPU is doing an upcoming review on. More Info
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    I Bought a 6800 / 6800 XT Today!

    What I heard over on TPU forums, is that the chip itself is quite expensive (AMD is not selling them cheap), so retailers/AIBs definitely have an "incentive" to price up, since profit margins are (even more) razor-thin than usual for RX 6xxx. Maybe FrgMstr will have more info? He's already...
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    Where Gaming Begins: Ep. 2 | AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series Graphics Cards - 11am CDT 10/28/20

    Full spec breakdowns for the 6800/XT/6900 XT here: https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/compare/graphics/10516%2C10521%2C10526 (courtesy of ador250 on r/AMD)
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