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  1. gonvres
    They make no sense. The entry level Pentiums are much better buys now
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    Its for people who have like a 2500 or something looking to upgrade, building a new rig etc.
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    Just basically the cheapest that works. It won't need any features. Thats more what I was after, thanks. I was hoping to avoid a bios update to work. Perfect. So the MSI chipset will work with Kaby?
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    Its not for me, system I'm building for a family member. Has to be compatible with DDR4 (are all motherboards?) I'm going to buy one stick of 2400mh/z DDR4. MicroATX is good, ITX is ideal, but they all seem more expensive in my experience. I'm not really that up to date on if all 1151 boards are compatible with these new CPUs?
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    I'm surprised to hear people constantly call Noctua fans ugly. I really like their colour scheme.
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    What is this clock?
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    I think realistically they're going to need that type of price point. Because if you can get an Intel CPU for $10 more both with similar performance I don't see that many people switching to Ryzen. I would hope for some form of quad core in the $120-140 range. It may not quite match an entry level i5, but as long as it easily out performs the i3 twin-core than its doing its job.
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    With Intel's entry level quad cores being around $180 USD mark, what are you expecting the equivalent Ryzen CPU to set you back? Imo they're going to have to undercut Intel by a decent chunk to capture the market. Something like an i5 6400 is more than enough for the vast majority of gamers, pc users etc so i'm not sure extra performance would really help. Is $150 cheap enough for that equivalent performance?
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    I think also with this comparison you have to take into account the cost of the cooling hardware to allow the OC on the 7350k. The 7400 will achieve those results using the stock intel cooler, which in my view has been plenty adequate for default clock speeds for several generations of intel processors now. The i3 is hooked up to an AIO cooler, adding substantial price.
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    The pricing of them isn't that far apart, especially at base. An i5 XPS 13 with 8gb ram, the updated display and only a 128gb SSD is $1299. An i5 MBP 13 with 8gb ram, the retina display and a 256gb SSD is $1499. Upgrade the Dell to a 256gb SSD and its $1,399. To me $100 difference puts them firmly in the same class. I would also say at that money the Mac has drastically better storage speeds and better all around build quality. I'm really unimpressed with Dell's offerings considering the suspect amount of issues people have with them. They push low entry level prices, but spec v spec the Dell isn't really any cheaper for what in my view is a lesser product.
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    Were is the lynch mob?
  12. gonvres
    I'm surprised it lasted that long. Windows OEM build quality of that era was awful. I had many die from failed screen hinges and the plastic chassis disintegrating.
  13. gonvres
    Despite the 13 inch not being a genuine "Pro" I think it does what it intends to do well, its just a slightly faster MacBook Air with a really nice screen. Which realistically is what most consumers want anyway.
  14. gonvres
    The content just feels really rushed lately. They didn't do any real testing, they just went for the airpod clicks and did a short test reel featuring it.
  15. gonvres
    I don't find this a very thorough review. Basically no mention of the sound quality, bar they're not as good as high end wired ones. No shit. Complaining they're not worth twice the retail price that you paid. I mean really? Why is that even a conversation point.
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    To an extent, yes, but even if you put out daily content, a render of a moderate bitrate 1080p 20-30 minute video takes my system 30 minutes or less. If you're working with 4k, then everything gets a bit different.
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    I've noticed watching most youtube tech channels, you'd swear you need a top of the line 8 core I7 to do basic video editing. Especially for channels that produce maybe a few Youtube videos per week. Now I've run a youtube channel of my own for a couple of years now, and do all the editing on a 4 year old i5 quad core CPU.. which handles the task perfectly fine. Export times aren't outrageous, I run just a standard Intel HSF on it and that keeps temperatures at an acceptable level. I could easily produce 10 videos a day on hardware of this nature. And I know many run their youtube stations on far far less. Even doing the bulk of their editing on mobile workstations like a MacBook with a Core M5 CPU. I've just always found it strange how tech stations say you need a $1000 i7 to edit video. Maybe if you're producing daily 4k content yes, but for 1080P 60FPS any quad core intel CPU made this decade should be fine.
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    I care about the tech in a Prius about as much as I care about the tech in a Microwave.
  19. gonvres
    All major manufacturers would use computational fluid dynamics to design the aerodynamics of their car. Is that surprising?
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    I've noticed its never mentioned on these reviews also, just how far the SOC performance is behind the identically priced iPhone. Considering this is a hardware channel you'd think it would get covered.
  21. gonvres
    Its competent, but just so uninspiring.
  22. gonvres
    Why don't they sell One Plus phones to basically every country except Australia? I don't get it. There is plenty of demand here.
  23. gonvres
    The problem isn't the glass. Its how they're attached often by small tabs meaning you can't pick the computer up by the panel. That sounds highly impractical.
  24. gonvres
    I'm noticing a lot of tempered glass at the moment, its 2016s big 'design' thing. Corsair's recently released cases have tempered glass side, front and top panels. Which is crazy. While they do look like of cool, they are horrendously impractical with tempered glass on every side of the case. Do you think this will be the new 'norm' like windowed cases quickly became? Or will it quickly fizzle out due to cost/impracticality?
  25. gonvres
    I enjoy full system builds at various price points. That way I can just copy their list of components and know what I'm getting. Thats always useful.
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