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Selective focus looks awesome! Thanks for the competition guys

HOLY CRAP! This is huge.

Wish I had saved up a little while longer and gotten the 780 rather than the 760 I have right now. I'm happy with the 760 but in hindsight, I would love to have spent the extra money for the 780.

I was going to go with the i7 5930k but this e5 is only $20 more so I was like screw it might as well.. But I just want a future proof processor just in case I decide to upgrade my graphics cards in a year or so. Do you think this is a good idea? I'll probably add another 980 ti oc but not soon.

Higher price =/= better CPU. They're both effectively the same chip with the major differences being that the 5930k can be overclocked and the Xeon supports ECC memory (which doesn't matter unless you've got a server). I'd take the 5930k even if it were more expensive than the Xeon. With the consumer grade CPU's the Xeon's lack iGPU's and are not overclockable but they are a fair bit cheaper hence it can make sense in that range but with these two CPU's choosing the Xeon makes no sense whatsoever.

Edit: Good to see that you've decided on the 5930k

And I made a response to his (in my opinion idiotic claims):

 

 

You can look up my other posts in the thread if you want. I had quite a lot to say about storage in phones.

I have no intention of turning this into a lengthy argument over what is a highly debatable topic. Just brought it up as I do agree with his claim of performance degrading. I have my opinion and you have yours.

Has it occurred to anyone that it may be that she does in fact have a relationship with the author and she has only stated that she doesn't to be a part of sensationalist news?

The problem with the whole "just get the bigger capacity model" argument is that manufacturers love to overcharge for it. It's like 200 dollars extra for 90GB.

It's also about losing options. It's never a good thing to lose upgradability.

Ehen sid it become popular to mock people who want/need more from their computers than you do? I've seen it a lot regarding phones but it seems to become popular with desktops as well (people telling others they don't need a good CPU and do on).

Hugo Barra (Xiaomi's VP) spoke about why Xiaomi don't put micro SD card slots in their flagships anymore and to be honest, he makes a great point as to why.

@LinusTech I've been looking to get the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit with the discount from the WAN Show but shipping to Australia is so damn expensive! The toolkit is $54.95 USD with the WAN Show discount but shipping is almost half of that at $23.85 USD. Is there anything you guys can sort out with iFixit to make it affordable for your Aussie viewers?

As cool as this is, it seems irrelevant with USB C already coming out. It's a greatly improved port that's reversible, robust and has better performance.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/130375657

 

 

Now get a 100 of these and never work again...

Source:http://www.fastcodesign.com/3047488/what-if-your-furniture-could-make-you-money

I don't get how this is innovative. You need the lamp to give light to your workstation in the first place which then requires said light to generate electricity... Not sure they thought this through. Even if the lamp collects energy through a window, it won't be enough at all to cover the cost of the panel and/or the inverter. It seems like people are trying to put solar panels on everything these days. Then they just label it "Environmentally Friendly!" and sell it for far more than you should pay for. Solar panels are great but not on everything.

So industry researcher PwC (first time hearing about them myself), did some research and this is what they say. Now basically anyone can do that right? Well before starting a debate, you should probably read the full article, cause it's quite huge. 

Btw just to point out that PwC are huge! One of the world's biggest consulting companies (2nd behind Deloitte) and they are regarded very well in the industry. Their industry research is not to be taken lightly.

My take on this is just that PC gaming is moving far too quickly for consoles to catch up. But with cloud gaming becoming a thing and subscription based gaming being a part of the future, you just can't write consoles off. They're much more cost effective and are just better for casual gamers who don't want to break the bank for a few hours a week at most.

Pewds? Dont forget LevelCap

I actually think there's not many great game streamers. My favourite is GameGrumps and they're amazing but there aren't very many who are really good.

IMO a lot of game streamers don't deserve their audience, in particular Pewdiepie. I really like PCPer. Those guys put a tonne of effort into their content and they regularly have industry experts on there plus they have fantastic knowledge of underlying technology. As much as people talk about their bias towards Nvidia, I think they give AMD quite a fair chance too. Also Hardware Canucks are great too.

Edit: With regards to Tek Syndicate, I find their stuff is decent. There are times when their content can be useful and other times when they have this very elitist attitude towards the topic of discussion.

It looks great but I think the biggest gain from this will be consistency. There will always be some cards that are binned better than others but the difference between them will reduce. Who knows, we might end up at a point where all GPU's are made almost exactly the same with the same OCing capabilities. That would mean factory overclocks can get much closer to the reasonable limits of each card!

AMD always seems to deliver on marketing but not on implementation. I get it that they don't have as much R&D funds to work with as Intel or Nvidia do but they seriously have to stop promising this and that through marketing and put a product out that does well without having set so many expectations of their products. I really want to love AMD but they need to re-focus and stop playing like the underdog while trying to over-market their future products.

No. They are BOTH forcing you. @MrMineHeads post is incorrect.

All you can do in the Pro edition, is to delay by a few days the current SET of updates available. It will force install the updates, and drivers. So if you have any problem with drivers, and you want to stick with a specific version, you can't.

Just a thought but do you think that might be so since it's a preview version? Seeing as how the preview builds have incompatible driver issues it would make sense to make sure people are updated with the latest drivers on the preview. Hopefully it does change for the final version of Windows 10 Pro for the more advanced users.

Personally, I welcome this change especially for Windows 10 Home Edition. Most people using the Home Edition will be someone who doesn't really know better so making the update process automatic for them would be better for them.

The downgrade pissed me off at first but I realise it had to be done to stay in budget to make the game for all systems, and now after launch they're patching in alot of the missed elements and mods fix the lighting. When I opened the Collector's Edition everything inside seemed to show great care put into it and the game feels the same.

Same here. Was upset with the downgrade but the effort put into the game is phenomenal. Anyone saying otherwise just hasn't played the game. I'd rather take the game being huge as it is now and still looking good than have something looking like the 2013 trailers but significantly smaller in scope.

As for the post, I feel as though this should be the norm and shouldn't be a positive from developers but it is. IMO it shouldn't be a marketing point and should be what every developer stands for which unfortunately just doesn't happen.

thanks ill do that, I own both but I wanna play 3 so bad

IMO the storyline for TW1 was better than TW2's. The combat in the first one is atrocious but if you can get past that then you have an incredibly mature game with such beautifully dark themes that is amazing to play through. TW2 has overall better gameplay and the graphics are amazing but the storyline just isn't as great as the first. One thing you might notice in TW2 is that it's a bit harder to understand the characters if you haven't played the first. In the first one, the characters are fleshed out so well.

Having said that, the second is still a great game but if you like following the plot and want to understand more about Geralt then don't miss the first. The only thing that would put you off is the terrible combat system. Acts IV and V have some of the best scripts I've seen in modern video games.

I am definitely not in anyway happy with third party apps being installed. I believe like @LAwLz and @ShadowCaptain, a clean install should in fact be a clean install. The bit where this becomes complicated is when the "free" aspect is introduced. If this only occurs when you avail of a free upgrade to 10, and you can alternatively choose a paid upgrade/full version with no 3rd party apps, then I am okay with it. 

That does seem to be the case as OP's updated post mentions the upgrade specifically. If it were included in the paid version too then I wouldn't be happy with it either but since it's only in the free upgrade then it's definitely understandable and as it's easily removable as well there really shouldn't be any problems. Those who are complaining about a third-party app helping to make the upgrade free can just purchase the paid version which I think will be priced reasonably.

Neither should the upgrade copy IMO

I personally don't mind it for the free upgrade. To me it's the same as a developer supporting their software through ad revenue. My comment in regards to the paid copies being unaffected is in reply to the comments that people are making about their clean installs having Candy Crush installed when (as far as we know) just won't be true as it's only affecting the free upgrades. Whether installing Candy Crush alongside the free upgrade is fine or not is up to your opinion though.

Agreed with the posts you have made, bloatware, forced included apps and anything related to this have NO place on a brand new OS installation.

 

If I am buying my new computer or installing a clean OS to an old computer, I expect to have a 100% pure experiance as that is what I am paying for. 

 

If Samsung, or HP or whoever want to include a specific manufacturer program, they should provide it on Disc/Download with instructions in the box with how to install it and who it is of benefit to the user - they should not be pre-installed 

 

Honestly its even worse if Microsoft are doing it

OP stated that the Candy Crush is added to upgrades to Windows 10 from which we can infer that it's for the free versions of Windows 10 and not paid versions. Your paid copies won't be affected.

Please explain to me how this is any different from the rumor that HTC are going to add ads in their launcher. Both are annoying things which are easily removed.

This is the exact same thing iOS users have been giving Android crap for (and rightfully so) for ages, but all of a sudden when Microsoft does it it's totally okay? No. Bloatware is a terrible idea.

I've heard countless of people say OS X is better than Windows because it doesn't come with a bunch of bloatware. My response has always been "just do a clean install" but from now on I will just have to nod and agree that OS X is superior in that regard.

If you have ever complained about Android or computers from for example Dell having bloatware on them, but are okay with this then you are a massive hypocrite.

As per OP:

 

 

Candy Crush Saga will be automatically installed for customers that upgrade to or download Windows 10 during the launch!

It's only for people who are getting the free upgrade to Windows 10. As far as we all can tell, if you're going to be doing a fresh install with your own copy of Windows 10 then Candy Crush won't be installed. Seriously, it's the same as downloading free, ad-supported software. I don't know why the internet expects everything to be free without having businesses monetising their product. It's as simple as paying for it to not have the game installed.

Yeah the technology was rather impressive!

 

However, it looks fugly I wouldn't wear one around anyone else until they revise the external aesthetics of it a bit

HoloLens is going to be amazing. One thing most others didn't notice that I think is going to be big in Windows 10 is the consistency between devices and within the OS itself. I love how MS has actually listened and made the whole experience more consistent on a single device and more consistent between devices. On top of that how good does the adaptive UI look for different hardware? I love how they're finally improving the touch experience on the desktop. Small things like spacing out menus more for touch screens is going to make for a much better and intuitive experience for all platforms. It looks like they got it right between maintaining a consistent experience and adapting it to the hardware. Just hoping it delivers on what MS has shown us. First time in ages since I've been excited by what's coming out from Microsoft.

Damn! Microsoft you're stepping up. I'm seeing the new Microsoft as being much more dev friendly, developing more relevant & useful features, making it a more uniform experience for all Windows 10 users (tablets, PC's and phones) and improving their cloud services. It's been such a long time since I've been this excited for software developments, especially from Microsoft. I just hope they deliver on what they've said. So stoked though!

alright thank you then i should go out now to buy the Xbox one controller at a local gaming store 

If you can, try getting a feel for it at a store that has the Xbox One up on display. If you like the feel then go for it