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    Is it time to say goodbye to 1440p?

    There is a YT reviewer that shows a 2080 performance at 100%, and then the 3080 running the exact same settings with results from 62% on the low end to over 100% higher performance on the high end. the 62% was an outlier, and mostly 70%+ gained were attained.
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    Apple's Custom GPU is Reportedly Faster than Intel iGPU

    You cant build a modne You cannot build a modern GPU (legally speaking) without a patent license from AmD, Nvidia, or IM, and whomever owns Matrox these days. Of course I nearly forgot the patent troll king, Qualcomm.
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    water cooling GPUs. worth it?

    Welcome to my hood! Test that B die we got dirt cheap yet?!!? I will chime in and add that I fully support watercooling. The loop can move from build to build to build. I have about $700 worth of gear between what is in my rig and my spare parts (who am I kidding, its the [h]ording closet)...
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    What Is Your Personal Favorite Video Card of All Time?

    Came here to say the same thing. I put hundreds of hours, perhaps over 1500 really, into Tribes. My V3000 OC'd gave me liquid smooth frame rates. First runner up would be my 1800XTX. Being able to run FarCry with max quality at 1280x1023 and still have over 60FPS was crazy. That game was my...
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    WTB: Phenom II x6 Core

    I have a 1055T and a 1090T here. Both tested and working just fine. Am about to Ebay them since they are in quite the demand it seems. LMK if you are interested.
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    AMD Confirms Zen 3 Brings Entirely Brand New CPU Architecture, Delivers Significant IPC Gains, Faste

    AMD said they would not be leaving AM4 until a major feature changed (think DDR5, PCI-E 5, etc) required it. Zen 3 should work just fine, assuming you get a working BIOS from your Mobo maker. I'd bet IdiotInCharge (Hey, been a while!!) $20 that AM4 will support Zen3 if he wants to take the bet.
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    Smoking! Inland 1TB SSD $79.99 @ Microcenter

    it wont, but what it will DO is take a SATA port, or if you install an NVME in the 2nd slot, it WILL only run in x2 mode, despite ASUS claiming that you can run x4 if you do not have PCI-E 1 populated....Spent a good deal of time on google and saw plenty of others with the same issue. I...
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    HOT: Samsung 2018 55" "BFGD" 120hz @ 1440p with HDR CHEAP @ 799.99 or, Open Box $679 Best Buy ht

    sorry have not visited in a while. To answer your question, yes I use the 65" NU8000.
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    HOT: Samsung 2018 55" "BFGD" 120hz @ 1440p with HDR CHEAP @ 799.99 or, Open Box $679 Best Buy ht

    I use a 65" BOUT 7FT away when gaming..works great.
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    AMD Radeon Sharpening for All (almost)

    I predict you will see in 7-14 days, but I might be wrong!
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    Athlon XP Barton for retro gaming pc?

    Man I spent roughly 20hrs tweaking AutoExex.bat trying to get my brand new copy of Janes ATF working with my MS Sidewinder 3DPro joystick. Never again.
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    AMD's Ryzen 3000 Boost-Fixing BIOS Leaks out

    I agree. I just tested my new ABBA bios (sig system) and booted it wtih 3200 c14-14-14-34-1T timings at first....Ran CB20, and saw roughly 3% (I know its 3% but that is the difference) in MT testing vs 3533 c14-15-14-28-1T....I reloaded my old ram profile and it set those timings, so I am...
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    Lets Frybench!

    I know this is the Intel subforum but I found this software in my benchmarking folder and decided to give it a run.... er557 had a total render time of 1min 22 sec with an 18C/36t part...I ran it on my 3700x system in sig, and this is awesome: Where are you 9900K boyz...
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    AMD's Ryzen 3000 Boost-Fixing BIOS Leaks out

    There is a HUGE difference between an "audiophile" and noticing a system that has a higher amount of input lag etc. One can actually be measured...I know you were not quoting me directly but I still think the logic is sound. And no, we do not want to look at audiophiles with respect. It...
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    AMD's Ryzen 3000 Boost-Fixing BIOS Leaks out

    We are all different..I have suffered from Chronic migraine daily for over 15 years now. I am extremely sensitive to input lag (even on the desktop), studdering (FreeSync was a miracle for me) and motion. I can set my system to run at 2133, and it is noticbilty slower...Benchmarks prove it...
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    AMD's Ryzen 3000 Boost-Fixing BIOS Leaks out

    What he said...I am running my ram @ 3533 14-14-14-28-1T and is super snappy vs slower speed/timings.
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    Replacing Video Card

    Your crazy. PowerColor built some of the best reference Vega56/64s out there. They sold tens of thousands of them that were ran 24/7 in mining farms and I do not know of anyone in any of my mining servers (well over 100 so probably 5k ppl) ever had a PC Vega die. Every other brand was...
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    Post your Zen 2/2+ memory speeds!

    It is 66.2ns according to the one test of that I did. Had a bunch of stuff open at the time so will have to do a run with a clean boot and see if it changes.
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    Post your Zen 2/2+ memory speeds!

    I've gotten 3533c14 completely stable over the last few days. I am staying under 3600 right now to ensure that boost isn't affected and I am tired of tweaking ram lol.
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    Ryzen 3000 boost clock controversy - der8auer publishes his survey results, not a good look for AMD

    I never said that there wasn't an issue. I simply said that people, in their zeal to have something to complain about, have been screaming about how bad it is and that they aren't getting the maximum performance that they should based solely on the fact that the MAX listed boost clock is not...
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    Ryzen 3000 boost clock controversy - der8auer publishes his survey results, not a good look for AMD

    I never said that the issue did not exist for "Some people"...I said that while people are up in arm's over missing a small of boost, they are completely overlooking the fact that the LADT AGESA ND CHIPSET IMPROVED PERFORMANCE VS THE LAUNCH PERFORMANCE. I am one of those that is missing ~50Mhz...
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    Ryzen 3000 boost clock controversy - der8auer publishes his survey results, not a good look for AMD

    Yeah I am bit surprised Kyle's drunk ban hammer didn't materialize over the weekend. Its funny that the most vocal refuse to acknowledge that the latest release actually improved performance vs what you got at launch, despite the clocks not reading as high as people want. I will take the...
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    AMD Announces BIOS Fix for Ryzen 3000 Boost Clocks - hits September 10th

    Adding some more, you would think that the fact that AMD has closed the gap to defeat Intel CPUs, despite a fairly large clock speed deficit, would have been received better. If AmD would have just come out and said that the last combination of AGESA and chipset drivers has improved...
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    AMD Announces BIOS Fix for Ryzen 3000 Boost Clocks - hits September 10th

    aMD has said that VRM setups are important, and looking back I wish they would have clarified things to the point that even a simpleton could understand. If you are using a lower tier board (b350/some x370 setups) you get 3.6Ghz all core all the time. You have the possibility of higher boosts...
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    Ryzen 3000 boost clock controversy - der8auer publishes his survey results, not a good look for AMD

    Do you actually own a a Ryzen 3000 series? How about an AMD product period? You are quick to pop up in every AMD thread just to declare how much better Nvidia and Intel are vs the AMD offerings. You offer NOTHING meaningful to the discussion, and it is frankly tiring. I n I'm not there...
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    Ryzen 3000 boost clock controversy - der8auer publishes his survey results, not a good look for AMD

    Dude, we get it. Sell the CPU and buy something else. No matter the fix coming, there is always the possibility you just hit the bottom of the bell curve and got a poor sample. And before your friends come back, I am not defending AMD here. I would say the same thing if you have a 9900k that...
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    HOT: Samsung 2018 55" "BFGD" 120hz @ 1440p with HDR CHEAP @ 799.99 or, Open Box $679 Best Buy ht

    That's a great price. I paid _899 for mine new with a 5yr warranty from Costco and I love it. The PQ is excellent using just the recommended settings from Rtings.com review. If you are in the market and especially want that wonderful huge FreeSync range then I would get it. The only other...
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    Ryzen 3000 boost clock controversy - der8auer publishes his survey results, not a good look for AMD

    Which way is your XSPC block oriented? I have mine with the fitting vertical, so the intake is over the bottom !middle (if looking at the cpu)...I hopefully got it where the intake side is over my single chiplet (I realize your cpu has two )... for everyone that is complaining, I have a...
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    Star Citizen's single player game delayed again

    This wasn't a launch gift was it? I had a total of 6 reference 290s that I bought from launch day to a few weeks out (roughly mid October so a few weeks before LTC went nuts driving up prices on any GCN based part. I dont remember getting anything but the free BF4, and NE only gave that out...
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    Ryzen 3000 boost clock controversy - der8auer publishes his survey results, not a good look for AMD

    My results mirror yours...Was boosting very nice in CB20 on first bios on sig system. Was scoring over 507 in ST.. New bios has improved memory stabilization to 3400 14 across and better performance. I have a custom loop and see 43750-4375 on my 2 fastest cores which is normal since my blk is...
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    So, it turns out that 5700 cards won't work on Windows 8.1...

    Win 7 will not end before mid 2020. By that point most will have migrated off the platform (or so we should all hope to keep the botnets down).
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    So, it turns out that 5700 cards won't work on Windows 8.1...

    Good news is you can get it for $10-100 bucks in the form of a Windows 10 Pro key :eek::eek::eek:
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    So... Did AMD increase the boost freq on the 50th A. 5700 XT?

    Very nice results on the stock cooler! It's kinda crazy how we never really had accurate hotspot measurements that were public facing so that we could monitor it from either AMD or Nvidia... The uneducated crowd is quick to say "Herr Durr my Nvidia GTX only runs at XX degrees and AmD is 25C...
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    New CPU time

    Spend the extra $7 it costs for the G Skill 16GB 3200c16 kit over that terrible 2666 stuff for $73.xx...The performance difference will be very nice, and allow you extract maximum performance from a Ryzen Sku @1080p, which is their weakest point. That price seems a little high for a b450...I...
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    144hz and Freesync : Never do without it again

    From an immersion factor the only thing better would be custom triple curved LCDs or VR...Having a game take up your entire field of view is amazing. Keep in mind that I sit a good bit away, probably a good 8-9ft when I am gaming (since 1440p slows you to sit farther way without having to...
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    Comcast, beware: New city-run broadband offers 1Gbps for $60 a month

    I'll be in your neck of the woods the first weekend of October to visit some family.
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    RISC-V CPU With No Silicon: Made from Carbon Nanotubes

    Came here to reply, but see you have it handled! I have seen this movie so msny times I have most of it memorized...Not sure what that says about me.
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    Zen 2. Threadripper appears in user benchmark database.

    Yeah it is amazing...It is full of balant worship on an almost cult level and this crazy obsession they have with one uping each other....It's both scary and fascinating at the same time. On topic, glad to see the TR crowd get some love. I bet TR is going to have all great to golden chiplets...
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    144hz and Freesync : Never do without it again

    Yeah, I didn't really mean to imply that I was planning on moving to 144hz anytime soon. When you have 65" of screen space coupled with a great FS implementation and a 20-120hz FS window it makes it hard to go back to a "gaming" monitor that is so much smaller in size. I know everyone doesn't...
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