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That is up to every individual to decide, but if you want an example, pirating a game deprives the developers of all the income. In the case of YouTubers a large portion of their income comes from sources other than the built-in ad system. Sponsor spots among others. I would argue that there is a big difference between taking away 100% of someone's income vs taking away ~18% (last time I checked their income breakdown). I don't know. Maybe just call it a bad or mean thing to do if that's how you feel? I see your point about creators and YouTube preferring that viewers don't block ads. However, consider that advertisers also don't want viewers to change channels during TV commercials, yet it's generally accepted as a part of watching TV. Both actions, using an ad blocker and changing channels, stem from a viewer’s preference for how they consume content, even though both can affect ad revenues similarly. I believe that people are more okay with things that impact the advertisers negatively than things that negatively impact Youtube creators. My guess is that this is because a lot of people feel like the Youtubers are their friends, so it is the responsibility of the viewers to make sure the creator earns money. If we are going to talk about what responsibility the viewers have to make sure some company makes money, shouldn't we also be championing the idea that we shouldn't change channels on our TVs when the ads start running? I am sure that if it was possible and the ad companies were in control, they would prevent us from changing the channel.

Im wondering which gpu is actually a better buy for 1440p gaming and video editing. Which is a better/more worth of the money? rx 7700 xt at 435 euros or rtx 4060 ti 16 gb 455 euros

What do you currently have? A lot of 2019ish CPUs are still more than capable of running with a new GPU at 1440p60.

Im not sure if this will fit but its super short https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NJyH99/inno3d-compact-geforce-rtx-4060-8-gb-video-card-n40601-08d6-173050n On the other hand i feel like this is more what youre looking for, this one is very thin, but even with that case you might need to saw off the end of the bracket and support it otherwise https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Mt9wrH/gigabyte-oc-low-profile-geforce-rtx-4060-8-gb-video-card-gv-n4060oc-8gl Oh its so cute and tiny... Found a version of it with a shorter bracket if you can find it

Quick update, I've tried Armbian Jammy 6.1.43 but still no disk (but emmc and sd) is recognize. I'll keep trying and checking here for news. Ty anyway for the advice. M.

Pure sine output is always better, and better quality UPSes are almost always pure sine.

Not sure I'd agree... why pay more to have a GPU that is slower, hotter, more power hungry (cost to run and need for a new PSU?) and has less future life (both in terms of the 980Ti being a wrung-out Maxwell that has been running hotter for longer) and for driver support. The only reason for getting a 980Ti is niche retro-gaming or to say "I once had one of those"... and you don't need to mention it was 10 years after they were current

sadly i can t afford anything more at the moment, even that ups is almost half of my income montly lol

thank you, yeah i don t really care about how long it lasts, if i loose power ill shut down the pc instantly, but i think you can imagine how annoying is for your pc to restart just because irregular voltage

OOC, what is, hands down, the best air cooler youve used disregarding all other variables? Stock or otherwise i.e. PS120EVO with a T30 is an option

Just going to pop this in here too, the PA120s big brother mentioned by some above, only $2 extra PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kXrcL9 CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L ARGB V2 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($66.27 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($33.90 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon) Total: $136.07 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 04:11 EDT-0400 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GpbRsY/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se

I thought about that for nostalgia-sake and to get something more era-appropriate for the CPU and game.... but lots of people still like those for retro-gaming and nostalgia, so they're the same price as GTX1070! My concern about going for the GTX980Ti (or similar) is on several fronts: 1) future driver support 2) 25% less VRAM (GTX980Ti = 6Gb, GTX1070 = 8Gb) 3) Power/Thermals for a variety of reasons*: a GTX1070 is 150W peak, compared to his current 140W peak on a GTX660 and 250W on a GTX980Ti. 4) performance... the GTX1070 is consistently 10-20% faster than a GTX980Ti. *I was worried about the future use-case that was presented (as a server/HTPC machine).... the last thing you want is something that is really "maxing out" what was possible on Maxwell, while the upper-mid range Pascal is 10-20% faster and uses 40% less power (150W vs 250W), so it may need a new PSU, both for his current PC AND the server....

that's a really longwinded way to say 980ti tho

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980ti (bonus points if its the classified version)

FYI, you "knocked a ...wall in here" first, and you did and are doing what you accused him of: "Who are you to tell me what I'm doing right or wrong with my setup?...Slow down your cowboy ante. " So....What did you expect from your repeated attacks on data he honestly shared with you? I mean, seriously here, you are the one who started the cowboy antics, not him. If you're going to step on people's toes like you did, you're going to get hostility. I mean, when I started posting here, I accidentally (!) stepped on toes with no ill intention, either, and people were all over me. Then again, the same thing will happen on other forums based on my observations on places like TPU, BC and TH.

A computer or any device with switching power supply (TVs, phone chargers etc) won't care that much if the output is pure sine wave or approximated sine wave. Some cheaper switching power supplies may not be able to output the maximum they're capable of with approximated sine wave as approximated sine wave is harder on the Active PFC portion of the power supply - for example a 650w power supply may only be able to output 550w with approximated sine wave. I think you should be fine with the 900 model with pure sine wave output, but if the 1000 model is cheaper that should also work well. The 1000 has a bunch more features which would make me think it's more expensive, but being approximate sine wave output may mean it's actually cheaper. They both kinda suck in the battery capacity department, the 900va one has only one 12v 8Ah lead acid battery, the other one probably also has just one battery but it's not clear what Ah size it is. If you're gaming while power is lost, these will keep your system running for maybe 2-3 minutes, but if you quit the game right away it may last around 10-15 minutes or so.

Firstly: I would be careful about buying a gaming GPU to then use in a server later - even when not under load, it will be less power efficient, run hotter and make more noise. Home servers, even if they double as a HTPC are better with lower spec or onboard graphics - a i3 iGPU or AM4 5500G/5700G is plenty for plain server work. Regarding the immediate need for GPU: you are stuck between a rock and a hard place.... Normally with a CPU that is OVER 12 years, that will very, very quickly become the main bottleneck, so I was going to say to avoid nVidia..... as you step up the GPU tiers, the nVidia GPU's have an increasingly high CPU overhead for the way they manage their drivers (AMD GPU's manage this on the GPU hardware, so reduce load on the CPU) - so in instances where the CPU has become the extreme bottleneck, the performance will go DOWN with a better GPU, even with everything else being the same. However since you've flagged this is focussed specifically on BeamNG, the game is apparently heavily optimised for nVidia's Maxwell GPU (e.g. GTX970), but should have some carry over to something newer like Pascal or Turing. GTX1070 will be WELL within budget (likely ~$100) and should be significantly above the recommend/top spec of a GTX970.... you will probably get diminishing returns after that as you'll hit CPU and game engine limits. If you wanted something newer, then a GTX1660Super is a really solid card and also <$200. I had a quick look into other options: RAM: Make sure you are running FOUR matched memory sticks to get the benefit of that quad channel memory! CPU: it is Sandybridge "E", so it is a Workstation Socket 2011E... in theory you could upgrade that to a 3960X (6 core), but they're a crazy price premium $75-$100 and you would be better off with an AM4 B450+R5 1600X (similar performance and it will have some future cheap upgrade options), but you'd also need new RAM, etc... so worth looking at a full system replacement (e.g. AM5 7600, B650 motherboard and DDR5 6000 CL30 will set you back around $450-$500 for a solid starting point). You might want to consider putting some of the remaining budget into the 3960X if you wanted to max out that old platform though?

Personally, I would suggest getting something that has more capacity. But just between those two, get the 1000VA. Although if you are gaming and consuming at around 300-600w, I don't even think it will last for a minute or two or even less than that.

What do you mean your BIOS almost died? How do you know this? 74 with TSE is excellent, and far more demanding than most games.

no clue... but work slower?.. seems like it takes a few sec to load...

I know on PC there is a setting to manually select you input (mic) and output (speakers). Check the "voice and video" tab in settings. Also check to see if you yourself is not deafened.

With a YT video i found my solution. i had to set the pcie settings (in bios) for that slot from auto detect to pcie gen. 3 by hand. because the card runs with pcie gen.4 and my mainboard only was capable of gen.3.

with a YT video i found my solution. i had to set the pcie settings (in bios) for that slot from auto detect to pcie gen. 3 by hand.