Recent content by Thunderdolt

It costs Dell $2 and yet nobody is upset that Dell doesn't give RAM away for free. Go figure.

What you describe here is exactly why I still haven't gotten around to buying a PC laptop with a strong Nvidia GPU in it. That GPU would be great for my work, but it takes $5k to get the spec that I would use. The $5k pays for a really nice mobile GPU while the rest of the machine remains...

A single driver crash does not mean a system is unstable. It's a game being played on gamer-grade hardware. This practice was stopped a decade ago because of the rampant cheating that it encouraged. Tournament after tournament was being won by teams utilizing various hacks, cheats, and...

Games crash sometimes. News at 11.

This is true when people actually care about quality. I'm not sure that's the case any more. Giving literally zero support has become normalized. 10% DOA rates are also becoming normalized. Expecting a product to actually work when brand new AND for it to be replaced if it doesn't is very...

That's actually the same unit that I had fail on me, the AX1600i. The bootstrap circuit died, so it couldn't power on after it had been turned off. It's actually a pretty decent PSU. It is efficient and it is a full 20mm shorter length than the 1600W EVGA units. The difference means basically...

This is especially true when you consider that 90% of top tier PSUs are little more than whitelabeled selections from one of the two actual PSU manufacturers. It's not like EVGA and Corsair actually do any design work on their PSUs beyond the logo stickers and fancy boxes. This is actually a...

Ah, good to know about GPE. I have seen mixed reports about the registry key. Apparently Copilot will load right up as soon as the user, the OS, or an app loads up Edge even with the registry key set. This is the same thing that happens when you hide the task bar icon. A bunch of different...

That setting only toggles the visibility of the icon. Copilot is always running whether you want it or not. In order to actually disable it, you have to go to Group Policy Editor -> User Config -> Admin templates -> Windows components -> Window Copilot and then make sure Turn Off Windows Copilot...

For most people, an 8x3060 Ti rig that is powered off is more profitable than one which is actually mining. Cool. How many of these CPUs is he buying? Don't forget that he's going to need a PSU, mobo, RAM, and boot drive for each one. With free electricity, his breakeven is still 6mos out...

That's almost certainly what this is. There is an excess supply of these CPUs right now, which is why they're all marked down $100 or more. The next gen is coming soon enough that now is a bad time to be sitting on inventory. Pushing a false narrative about crypto would be one great way to try...

Have you tried stopping in at a Seven Eleven lately and paying with krone?

It's sad to see so much coverage of such an obvious trolling of our hilariously weak tech news industry. 1) This isn't a problem. 2) There is no reason for AMD to solve something that isn't a problem. 3) The $3/day of profit is a total lie to begin with. It's more like $2.50 in total revenue...

Maybe longer than that. If Jensen decided right now to completely stop selling hardware and he kept that going for two years straight, Nvidia would still have over 60% market share in AI. That is how far ahead Nvidia is in AI.

I don't remember who got the Eisbaer, but if you still have it, let me know. I just found the box for it with an AMD bracket inside and will send your way if you want it.