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    Warning: EVGA has changed their pinout on some PSUs

    You would think after ~20 years of modular power supplies there would be a standard that everyone followed.
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    Windows 11 Pro - $29.97

    And paying someone to do it for you is even worse! ;-)
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    Copilot or else! (for OEMs...eventually)

    A lot of people are infuriated over this! On MS forum at that! https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/shame-on-microsoft-copilot-should-be-optional/beb73880-576b-4d21-8be0-06d5c0b972f6
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    Copilot or else! (for OEMs...eventually)

    No, I don't want to be forced to use something I don't need or don't want. Is that simple enough? AI is either Artificial Intelligence OR Advanced Intelligence. The latter is far more commonplace.
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    Windows 11 Pro - $29.97

    Someone gets it...
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    Copilot or else! (for OEMs...eventually)

    Speaking of search, yes back when (XP) had SQL server running for search and indexing killed performance (no ssds then) it was utterly ridiculous. It's getting to the point where they want everything to have an orb and you just ask for what you want. Do not want this at all! If you ever have...
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    Intel Core i9-14900KS

    Wait for the 14900Z+++ version. 6GHz base clock. 600W and stacked direct die coldplate needed with cascade refrigeration required to keep under 80°C when running cinebench for more than five minutes... EDIT: Talk about diminishing returns! My 14900K on AIR gets nearly 41K in CB23. Those...
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    Samsung 990 Pro or WD Black SN 850x?

    I only recently went with the 990 in 4TB size due to it being single sided and being a better match for ultrabook duty. Both as mentioned are great drives!
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    $2,500 RTX-5090 ( 60% faster than 4090 )

    They will charge what fools are willing to pay. Imagine back in 2001 if you invested $350 in NVDA instead of buying that shiny new (then) Geforce3! :-P
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    Apple to make the App Store less intuitive with more prompts to level the playing field, accidently rolls it out ahead of ruling.

    This is exactly what Samsung is doing with their USA (U1) aka unlocked phones. Been that way for years. Sure, international versions are purchasable but carrier compatibility isn't guaranteed, best speeds/bands, etc. And too, even if unlocked and custom rom is installed, the device is...
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    Ai Restaurant opens in California

    Fair enough, it's just alarming to see minimum wage 10X higher than what I was making when it was minimum! ;-) Sorry for drifting OT, carry on! And for food prep, don't mind lights out facilities. No longer would I need to worry about cheese on a burger that was ordered without. However, they...
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    Ai Restaurant opens in California

    I get it, but it's called minimum wage for a reason! No skill, no education, et al. It's the beginning of a career. Now with min wage earners making $40k a year in some places where does that leave their supers and their bosses? It's just not sustainable. Of course higher wages means more...
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    Ai Restaurant opens in California

    What did they expect to happen with these stratospheric minimum wage hikes?
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    Crucial T705 Gen 5 Coming!

    Which chipset is that? I put an 8TB in a Dell XPS 9720 (12th gen i9) in the secondary slot and it works. It's double sided and there's enough room to accommodate the extra thickness fortunately. Pun definitely intended!
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    [H]ard Forum Storage Showoff Thread

    Yeah the NAS and X series are mechanically the same, the latter has its firmware tuned for better desktop performance. (supposedly) Which of course, today, is obsolete. ;-) Speaking of "enterprise" drives, the original IBM GXP series were called that by geeks/nerds because the underside sort of...
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