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  1. Spirit_Retro

    Has AMD busted itself trying to beat Intel?

    Anyone want to discuss Athlon X2 overclocking? Pencils and Thunderbird? Ge Force 256? Seriously wondering: Is that an honest assessment on your part? And if so why do you think that?
  2. Spirit_Retro

    Has AMD busted itself trying to beat Intel?

    Yea... but good necro is art man... freaking art.
  3. Spirit_Retro

    My first 1 hr impressions of my new PNY 5080 OC ...

    Across the breath of the cards I've owned I'd say the PNY cards are about average for fan noise. However, I have a couple of 15 year old card which the fans never failed on them. I can't prove this- but I think PNY specs with a little headroom in their designs. Other card's I've owned-...
  4. Spirit_Retro

    Real Gold Dubai Astral Nvidia 5090

    79 for me... But I'm old.
  5. Spirit_Retro

    Real Gold Dubai Astral Nvidia 5090

    Oh look... it's pumpkin brain.
  6. Spirit_Retro

    Real Gold Dubai Astral Nvidia 5090

    Is that a thing?
  7. Spirit_Retro

    Real Gold Dubai Astral Nvidia 5090

    Hmm... I guess the more money you have the dumber you get?
  8. Spirit_Retro

    Swapped to a 4070ti, and weird boot

    Does your refrigerator currently connect to the internet?
  9. Spirit_Retro

    The Death of Affordable Computing | Tariffs Impact & Investigation

    Yeah… most people in the West don’t really understand Asian history. That’s a shame, because it matters. But your point holds water—there are countries now lining up to work more closely with the U.S. The challenge is how we’re going about it. What we’re doing right now is economically violent...
  10. Spirit_Retro

    The Death of Affordable Computing | Tariffs Impact & Investigation

    Christ- you're so sensitive. Please stop. Humor is lost on the self important.
  11. Spirit_Retro

    The Death of Affordable Computing | Tariffs Impact & Investigation

    Ya know- I'm pretty sure I don't know enough to hold down an argument with you, I'm a bit-head. If you want to know everything there is to known about numad in a KVM environment I'm your guy. Need a kernel patch... I'm the guy. So I'm admitting my ignorance in advance. That all being said...
  12. Spirit_Retro

    Modern day PC gaming hardware primarily GPUs completely confuse me.

    I got old... At these levels of performance I wonder why anyone even tries to tweak things. My god... I started gaming on an Apple II. There's nothing to complain about except the fact that game publishers aren't doing anything really original.
  13. Spirit_Retro

    Poll: Which of the new mid-high tier GPUs are you going to buy?

    Was an nVidia guy for decades. I'm firmly in the AMD camp now. No regrets.
  14. Spirit_Retro

    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Spotted with Missing ROPs, Performance Loss Confirmed

    The more cynical among us might even think they released these cards with full knowledge of the missing ROPs due to yield issues.
  15. Spirit_Retro

    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Spotted with Missing ROPs, Performance Loss Confirmed

    I'm not religious about what GPU I use... and had pretty much used nVidia since 2000. This time around (actually a while ago) I got a 6700XT. Every day that goes by I'm glad I made the move. This nVidia stuff is ridiculous.
  16. Spirit_Retro

    Everquest 3 2028

    It's a cultural shift. Back when online gaming was exploding starting in oh- 1999- Lifelong friendships were made. It was amazing. And the quality of players was better. Can't go back. Also- these games are corporatized, derivative, and bland. There's been few new game concepts in AAA gaming...
  17. Spirit_Retro

    My first 1 hr impressions of my new PNY 5080 OC ...

    Just as an aside: PNY has been making solid basic video cards for almost 20 years. Always an nVidia partner. They will run forever while others will fail (my anecdotal experience).
  18. Spirit_Retro

    What is a good video benchmark that will max BOTH CPU and GPU?

    Furmark can do this.
  19. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    Did you just get to this planet?
  20. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    Yea but you're missing the grift. Intel gets it's $8 billion from chips. Sells off a minority stake in it's fabs, gains ... what... 46 Billion in the sale. Now they have $54 billion. They get it for nothing. Just wanted to hammer that home.
  21. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    Meet you here in 6 months. I was right about Gelsinger. Let's see if I'm right about this.
  22. Spirit_Retro

    The 285k is embarrassing

    Can't help myself: At least when AMD did this trick a decade ago and the TDP was above 250w the chips didn't burn out. My 9590 is still running... um.... since 2014.
  23. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    So I decided to do some research regarding this. What was found is this: Intel can spin off it's fab business. It just needs to keep 51% ownership of a separate entity. So what I said recently is still valid. They are going to get out of the fab business. Oh they'll find some fund or venture...
  24. Spirit_Retro

    Intel Arc B580, Can Battlemage Deliver What Gamers Need?

    Unless these parts are Jesus in a chip- In 6 months they will cancel it.
  25. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    Nah- they can sell to another American company with government oversight. Spring I think- Intel will begin to divest itself.
  26. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    Remember when I said Intel would sell off fabs? We would meet here in 6 months? We are pretty much there. Intel will not be able to support in house manufacturing. They will have to sell. This means that TSMC's fab(s) that are coming into the USA will be augmented by Intel exiting the chip...
  27. Spirit_Retro

    Intel Confirms Debut of Next-Gen Arc “Battlemage” GPUs, Official Showcase Set For December 3

    Unless we get a miracle worker into the CEO slot- I think the company is done. The thing that scares me is that Intel has thrown away all their "Steve Jobs/Steve Wozniak" type people. They have a hard time innovating, producing, and selling product. There is also a reported culture problem and...
  28. Spirit_Retro

    Intel Confirms Debut of Next-Gen Arc “Battlemage” GPUs, Official Showcase Set For December 3

    With Gelsinger out- ARC is cancelled.
  29. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    How could that be? The company took one of the principle 486 design engineers and hailed him as the man to manage a company that makes modern processors. It was a pipe dream. He'd be a great engineering manager. But CEO? Gelsinger was the wrong pick. Thje pick was the epitome of surviving on...
  30. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    Well, he could be space Jesus... I agree with your analysis. I'll say it again: Intel is going all the way down.
  31. Spirit_Retro

    Gelsinger out as Intel CEO

    So where's that dude who was the amazingly strong Gelsinger apologist? Not only is Gelsinger out- Gelsinger failed.
  32. Spirit_Retro

    7800X3D will be an utter failure of a CPU

    And?
  33. Spirit_Retro

    7800X3D will be an utter failure of a CPU

    Time for VIA to make a comeback!
  34. Spirit_Retro

    Arrow Lake vs Bulldozer? Who had it worse

    Wait. What?
  35. Spirit_Retro

    Would holding for the 9950X3D make sense?

    You do realize you're being trolled right? No sane person integrates life quality advice with the purchase of a processor.
  36. Spirit_Retro

    Would holding for the 9950X3D make sense?

    Well... people have said a lot. Here's my take- with not a care in the world about what processor you end up with. It's always better to know all the options on the table at a given time. If you wait you burn time. If you don't you may burn money. But many people think that time and money are...
  37. Spirit_Retro

    The Future of Intel

    Meet here in 6 months.
  38. Spirit_Retro

    The Future of Intel

    In 6 months, if TSMC isn't headquartered in the US I will be very surprised. When that happens they can buy anything they want. This mini world war we've got going will cause China to take action on Taiwan and the US is the haven for TSMC.
  39. Spirit_Retro

    Nvidia GeForce 256 celebrates its 25th birthday — company talks about a quarter century of GPU progression

    Yup... had one. Who knows I may still have it. There's boxes of old computer equipment I've not opened in 20 years or more. To me anyway, that was a period where gaming was interesting. Not a lot of copycats. New cool hardware all the time. I'm getting old. Shit- I still play World of...
  40. Spirit_Retro

    5070 will reportedly only have 12 GB of VRAM

    That's insightful.
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