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Just Monika

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  1. Bought a GTX 1080 shortly after its release in 2016 to replace my R9 280X, luckily before GPU prices got jacked up from coin mining. The 1080 was the top non-Titan card and a Ti version wasn't on the horizon at the time so I decided to go "big" on an x80 card so I wouldn't have to upgrade again next generation. Turned out to be a great decision since the 20 series didn't get released until 2 years later, where it's equivalent to something between the RTX 2060 and 2070. When the 30 series comes around in 2020 (as it's rumored for release), where my 1080 will be equivalent to a 3050 to 3060, is when I'm going to retire it for a 3080 (or Ti) or whatever it will be called. The ~$780 CAD I paid for the 1080 seems great for 3+ solid years of 1440p gaming at 60-144fps. The only problem was my CPU at the time, a 4690S became more of a bottleneck over time, even at 1440p. So for my 2019 build, I chose to go for a Ryzen 3900X despite the common opinion that a 3700X is all you need for gaming. I learned from my previous build when an i5 4460 was "all you needed for gaming" and that quickly became false when more threads became beneficial to straight up required. My general rule of thumb for PC builds is take whatever the commonly-recommended "all you need for gaming" specs are and multiply it by it by 1.5 or 2 if you intend to keep the system long-term. 16GB RAM when 8GB was recommended, 1080 when a 1070 was recommended, and now a 3900X when a 3700X is recommended.
  2. I'm glad that I jumped ship to Apple a few weeks ago after being a continuous Android user. Sure my wallet is in a world of hurt, especially a month after building a new PC, but I'm in it for the long run and I picked Apple specifically for the longevity.
  3. Depending on how much "cheaper", this could be the upgrade I've been waiting for. My 1080 has been great from day 1, but I'll see how it endures by the time the 3000 series is released.
  4. Tried out the beta 1.0.0.4 AGESA BIOS from Gigabyte, it just results in instability with audio distortions followed by instant reboots. I'm sticking with 1.0.0.3 which has been completely rock-solid. The 1.0.0.4b official release from Gigabyte has been working great, so I take back my above statement.
  5. I have the X570 Aorus Elite paired with a 3900X and I'm having a perfectly fine time with it. I did do a few weeks of research for x570 motherboards and I had narrowed it down to the Gigabyte Aorus Elite or the Asus TUF Gaming. They are both highly rated as the best motherboards for their price range with solid specs. From Buildzoid's review of the Aorus Elite, the VRMs are pretty "insane" and would be able to handle any CPU you throw at it. The further up the price tiers, all you get are better debug features like LEDs or displays (the Elite has nothing), better sound, dual bios, better VRMs (pointless as the Elite can handle an OC'ed 3900X and probably a 3950X easily) etc. Personally I don't really care about those bells and whistles, I wanted a strong built motherboard at a good price without sacrificing quality so I decided against going above the Elite's price point.
  6. I'm afraid to think about how many dead pixels one can expect if they decide to buy one of these screens.
  7. Personally the 4 digit price tag on the iPhone scares me more than the camera holes.
  8. It's not like the games I already have simply disappear upon building a new PC, so I'd play what I have already, and at better quality settings and FPS than I did before.
  9. Currently using a Nexus 6P, bought it at the end of 2015. It's been great to me, though the phone suffers from the "instant dead battery" issue at ~30% (+/- 10% randomly). I'm considering moving onto an iPhone after hearing about their ludicrous longevity, and also for ease of finding accessories such as phone cases and screen protectors.
  10. I've used Youtube for all my music needs for the past 10 or so years. I did sign up for Spotify this week but haven't felt the need to actually use it.
  11. I never not have some kind of music stuck in my head. Usually it's music from an anime/other media or video game I've played recently.
  12. Whenever I'm presented with a choice, I pick female, no question. I'm more likely to invest my time and effort customizing and personalizing a female character than I would for a male character. If it's a throwaway character (ie: an storage alt in an MMO) I'm more likely to choose male solely because it's typically the default option and faster to pick.
  13. That's great, I didn't need any less of a reason to hop on the Chrome train, but thanks Google, I guess.
  14. I built mine in late June 2014 when it was popular to buy the cheapest 4 core Intel i5 CPU with a x70 or x80 series Nvidia card for gaming purposes, but I am really feeling the CPU bottleneck happening with the latest releases like Division 2. I'm planning on a new build later this year after the release of the Ryzen 3000 series, though my GTX1080 is still working great so I plan on keeping the GPU for now.
  15. And this is why I always double check to make sure my Windows update service is disabled after each thread made about a new Windows update on the way.
  16. Sees thread about upcoming Windows 10 update Checks Windows Update Service status Ensures that it is still disabled Everything is good in the world
  17. I had the impression that Ryzen was more dependent on high speed RAM than Intel since every Ryzen and RAM discussion always involves "but is it Samsung B-die RAM?". If things have changed since then, I'll definitely take a new took at Ryzen with this in mind. At this moment, I'm between Ryzen or no build at all, Intel isn't even a possibility for me due to the disappointment that is the 9900K. Fortunately, my 4690S is still going strong and I honestly haven't felt any difference in performance between now and when it was a fresh build. But I'm now considering Ryzen as a serious CPU choice for a next build.
  18. If only Ryzen could do away with its reliance on high-frequency RAM, then I would seriously consider a Ryzen CPU in my next build. That's really the only thing that's preventing me from committing to AMD and breaking away from Intel on the CPU side.
  19. Each time I hear another Windows 10 update horror story, I make sure that my Windows Update service is set to Manual and not running. Thankfully, all is still good.
  20. This is the first time I've even heard of Flickr. I've always used Imgur as my go-to image hosting needs. If they want to pull their own plug, all the more power to them.
  21. As someone who had their eye on the 9900K back when it was announced (but has since decided against buying), I knew the price to performance would be garbage compared to AMD's CPUs but it was something I didn't mind because money is something I can continue to earn and recover over time, but a CPU's maximum potential performance remains constant. While it's true a lot of people still have the misconception of AMD CPUs being "space heaters" and Intel being the "cool, high performer", straight up telling people the truth won't be enough to convince them, especially when it's coming from someone trying to sell them a product. Once a customer has their mind set on something, trying to convince them to buy something else is similar to saying "we don't have this product you want, but here's an alternative, that's just as good!" Sure the alternative may be as good as (or better) than what they were looking to buy, but the customer won't be fully satisfied especially when hundreds of dollars are being spent. There's always going to be a lingering sense of regret on the customer's part when they walk out of the store with something the store clerk convinced them to buy rather than what they had planned on buying (especially if they had previous biases against the alternative), and any problems they encounter with the alternative product (the AMD CPU in this case) will probably harden their previous bias against all future products from that brand. A little rambling maybe, but what I'm trying to say is that while it's cool to give informational tidbits to customers so that they can make an informed purchase, in the end it's the customer's responsibility to decide whether or not to follow the advice they're given. So don't feel like you failed if you couldn't convince them on the merits of an AMD CPU.
  22. Personally I'm amazed there is even a debate about this. In my opinion, the obvious answer is that the passenger's lives are the first priority because the duty of the automated vehicle is towards its owner (ie: the person who bought the thing) and passengers, everyone and everything else is secondary. The reasoning is that a manufactured product should never purposefully harm or kill its owner/user (unless it's a product designed for that). Next level down after the vehicle's passengers, the AI should seek the outcome with the least severe and fewest number of casualties outside of the vehicle itself - preferably zero, but the world isn't an ideal scenario. But then again this is just my opinion and I haven't been well-read about the (what seems to be) huge debate about the morality issue. Personally it seems more clear-cut to me.
  23. Weird Face proposes "Canadian Music Group" should fuck right off.
  24. Xeons were commonly recommended for non-overclocking gamers back in days where they were compatible with consumer Z and H-series motherboards. They're the exactly the same chip as their i7 counterparts, just locked and binned differently. Any Xeon can be used for gaming as long as not too much clock speed was sacrificed for core count (ie: 20+ core processors won't make much sense for gaming).
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