Recent content by Mackintire

Depends, I have a 4x4 AP on both 2.5 and 5Ghz which is WIFI 5 and has almost every 802.11 AC feature implemented and functionally working. My next minimum jump will be to WIFI 6E. Frankly, I haven't seen a single WIFI 7 AP or router that is even remotely worth what they are charging compared...

I just purchased the Liquid Freezer III as well, however mine is the 280 variation being mated to an undervolted and overclocked 5900X.

Tha ARC cards no longer completely suck as the drivers have matured a bit, but the next Gen of Intel GPU will be appreciated. Assuming Intel keeps up with the driver improvements they should be able to carve themselves out a small chunk of the market. Remember they are playing the long game...

Your math isn't wrong, expect a slight clk speed decrease for single thread turbo for most skus...

Zen 5 desktop looks to be a smaller update than we expected. The rumors are: Overall clock speeds are about the same, top skus will turbo a 200-300mgh higher, +15% IPC, 7-10% better single-threaded performance, 25% better multi-thread performance, 20% power usage decrease, AMX AI/ML...

Th I would debate the "way better" part. The 12A is by default configured to be quiet. I upgraded the fans... it's a bit louder but it does the job up to and past 220 watts. I'm not fighting against normal operation... I just want more precision boost overhead, and I don't like running my...

I have an AMD 5900X currently cooled by a Noctura nh-u12a. It's barely enough. The processor hits its limits while leveraging precision boost. TDP exceeds 260 watts in that condition, even while undervolting. I'm switching over to a ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 around Christmas and expect...

As an apple connoisseur, I strongly disagree. I'm not saying that all Crisp Pinks are terrible, but I am saying that I've never experienced a Crisp Pink that tasted anywhere as good as a good pink lady apple.

Sacrilege! A Crisp Pink is a Pink Lady that failed quality control, typically because the acidity level is off. True Pink Lady Apples, of which there are now several qualified varieties, have a very distinct flavor profile. Places that know this always charge more for genuine Pink Lady...

Things WIFI 6 brings over WIFI 5 If the mobile client is WIFI 6, you'll leverage TWT which allows for less battery consumption when connected and idle WPA3 brings better security (yeah I know it's not practically ready) Supports 1024-QAM modulation resulting in higher connection speeds...

I just did two of this exact upgrade, except in my case it was the TP-LINK AX1800 to the TP-LINK AX3000. Here's what you can expect: Assuming you don't currently have WIFI 6 Devices There's a pretty large functional feature set difference between the two. Mostly features you don't configure...

Seasonic is still 5 years ahead of most of the other power supply manufacturers. Only problem is there are some (avg) seasonic power supplies now, something that wasn't true 5 years ago.

You can't buy such a thing out of the box, but I'd bet an AMD 6800 series 8 core processor held to a 25 watt profile while on battery and then switching to a 45 watt profile while plugged in, would give that a good run for its money.

I have a 5900X that I modified the power parameters, OC and undervolted to run at 75 watts with a 165 watts PBS limit. Tuning it to be 100% stable was a nightmare, but I'm there now. I ended up with 96% of the oob performance with a fairly significant drop in power usage. It turbos single...

Once upon a time, I needed to do some serious serial port connectivity. I needed it to be bulletproof, compatible with every weird standard I had to deal with and ensure it would never kill the embedded PC104 system we were driving it with. I found these and never looked back...