CyberneticTitan

Brand new: 6650XT Used: 3070

Why does the year matter? They included the i3 12100, and could have included the 5600G as well.

Yeah big oversight not including the AMD APUs in the comparison in an attempt to find any positive light for the 1030.

I can dig it. Basically take an iPad Pro, remove the display and battery, widen it, slap on magic keyboard, and taller touch bar.

I stopped using my Steam Deck because of game compatibility and software support on Windows required community effort, as well as lacklustre performance in some AAA games. Zen4 + RDNA3 might get me interested in these handhelds again. The USB-C port not being USB4 or Thunderbolt is a major bummer, and I hope they find a way to add this, despite already reserving 8 Gen 3 lanes to their eGPU connector. 120Hz and 1080p are also great additions. This is no doubt going to be an expensive machine. Hope to see it on sale this Black Friday!

The 990 Pro 1TB is quite expensive. You can get 2TB drives for the same price and perform very similarly such as the Kingston KC3000: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/sJPQzy/kingston-kc3000-2048-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-skc3000d2048g The non-OC version of the 4080 is also $100 less: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/yRLFf7/asus-tuf-gaming-geforce-rtx-4080-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rtx4080-16g-gaming

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-7900-xt-pulse/31.html 7900XT is about 20% faster but costs about 23% more, before tax at 1440p. For the extra performance and other features it seems worth. If you haven't already, consider buying a used GPU.

I think the power consumption is very significant for the payoff, and this will get better over time. I would be really interested to see if Intel or AMD can do something that runs only on the iGPU, so you can hopefully get like 75% of the visual quality vs tensor cores at much lower power. Apple jumping on this train would be great also; the M1 is quite powerful.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r46fwc CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($134.98 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock B550M PG RIPTIDE Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg) Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($40.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($224.99 @ B&H) Video Card: Zotac GAMING OC MINI GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($67.43 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Total: $703.26 If there is already a discrete GPU no need for the APU Included a decent tower cooler Better motherboard for $10 more I dropped the SSD + HDD combo for a larger and faster Gen 4 4TB NVMe. Trust me, not hearing the HDD at all is amazing. Saved about $20 on the PSU, but feel free to keep that Corsair if you like the brand. If you wanted to bring the price down, can go with a 2TB NVMe: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2vVmP6/intel-670p-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ssdpeknu020tzx1 This would give you room to up the CPU to a 5700X if needed.

Late release of a non-7950X3D video must've had some hiccups.

imo avoid: Any OEM GPU. They might be cheaper but you get essentially no warranty. MSI Ventus 2X, Asus Dual Mini, and EVGA XC. They're OK if you want a small card, but you can get better. Zotac Twin Edge. Probably the smallest of all 3060 Tis, lower cooling capability. Gigabyte Eagle. They use sleeve bearing fans instead of ball bearing. The others are generally fine. If you are interested in ray tracing you're pretty much locked into Nvidia for decent performance on that front. However you can probably get a 6700 XT or even a 6800 for the same price as your 3060 Ti, and they both offer better raster performance. Unless you can find a compelling price for the 2080/2080 Ti I would also avoid them.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i3-12100f/18.html No, not really. At 4k your 2080 Ti will most likely be the limiting factor.

The 13500 is already out, it's just that stock is pretty poor. HardwareUnboxed did a video recently on the 13400. It offers comparable performance to a 12600K, but at a higher price. You don't even get UHD 770 graphics with the 13400. Just go with the 12600K, even if you are on a locked motherboard. If you really need the extra 4 E-cores as well as UHD 770 graphics, then you should wait, or save up for the 13600K.

I'm sure we'd all like to know where the 6000 series were during the pandemic lol. Jokes aside, 6000 series were less desirable for mining because of their lower memory bandwidth compared to Nvidia at the same price tier. The only exceptions may be the RX 6800/XT. Would have been nice to include one or two cards though, totally agree. Here in Canada, RTX 3080s are non-existent brand new. 3060s are about $500 CAD new, and about 300 CAD used. 3070 is about 750 CAD new, and $550 used. We also have to pay 12-13% sales tax too, so there is a very compelling reason to buy used.

That might be true in today's era with the death of ETH mining. Since the start of ETH mining to end of 2022, miners got ~20% gain in hashrate (i.e. profitability) from overclocking the memory and downclocking the core.

The 13600K is a great chip, but on Newegg right now, the 7600X is $250 and the 13600K is $320. According to HardwareUnboxed they are pretty much neck and neck in gaming performance at 1080p. Now you might want to bring in the multithreaded performance into the equation to justify the $70 premium, but to that I would introduce the Ryzen 7700 which gives you 8 Zen 4 cores, also at $320 USD on Newegg. Let's not even mention the base 7600 which can be had for $230 and is very slightly slower than the 7600X. LGA1700 is a dead socket. You will need to dump your motherboard if you wanted to upgrade to a new generation.

It's been over 2 years since Apple Silicon first launched and apps are slowly moving towards ARM native. Rosetta 2 is also great for the odd app that hasn't received any updates. If you know what apps your dad uses you can check out these websites: https://doesitarm.com/ https://isapplesiliconready.com/ What you should really do is have a conversation with your dad (be discreet about it) and ask him about his thoughts of the new macbooks. Maybe take a jab and make fun of his slow laptop. Other things to consider: Is your dad's macbook provided to him by his employer? If so you're kinda out of luck. If your dad does local compilations, docker builds, etc. chances are he will need some sort of Intel machine. This can be a remote server, but that might require him to change his workflow. Maybe be up front with him, and tell him that you want to treat him to a Macbook. Be open about it, and then go buy a refurbished Macbook from Apple. Have him use it for about 2 weeks, and return it. This gives him a chance to see what it's like using Apple silicon and to identify any showstoppers. I say here to buy the refurbished one to test because buying new and returning it would make the new device a refurbished unit, kind of a waste. Lend him your laptop?

There are microSD to SD card adapters. For example there is this: https://www.pcboard.ca/sd-to-micro-sd-adapter and this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003590150308.html If you do find a microSD to USB adapter, I would be weary if the adapter was not flexible like the one above. I have a hard time imagining the microSD card slot being able to support a cantilever USB thumb drive.

Not much around the 600 mark. 3080s and 6800 XTs seem to be OOS. But, for around 500 you can get: RTX 3070 for $500: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VCQcCJ/pny-geforce-rtx-3070-lhr-8-gb-xlr8-gaming-revel-epic-x-rgb-video-card-vcg30708ltfxppb RX 6800 for $490: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/P36qqs/asrock-radeon-rx-6800-16-gb-phantom-gaming-d-oc-video-card-rx6800-pgd-16go For used, $600 is definitely 3080/6800XT territory, and maybe you can find a good deal on a 3080 Ti.

T-series CPUs are typically OEM only, or sold in bulk. The alternative is for you might be to buy the regular 13700 and reduce the power limits in BIOS, if such an option is available.

This is due to unit conversions. 22 Mbps = 22 Megabits per second = 2.75 MegaBytes per second = 2.75 MB/s There are 8 bits per byte. Battle.net is essentially saturating your connection. Nothing out the ordinary here.

I don't think there is a Rev 3.0 for the non-Pro version: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N306TGAMING-OC-8GD-rev-10#kf I am pretty sure the last revisions of the RTX 3000 series are for LHR cards. They will have different IDs compared to earlier revisions, but should functionally be equivalent.

Looking at their comparison table, when paying for Kaspersky you're paying for other features that does not directly address malware and virus protection, such as password manager, VPNs, etc. I think if you wanted to save money and still want the peace of mind of a third party AV, just downgrade to Kaspersky Free.

Be careful about the NV2. Kingston does not guarantee parts on any of their SSDs. The 2TB NV2 drive is almost assuredly QLC. Crucial P3 Plus is also QLC. TeamGroup MP34 is a good choice for a TLC drive: https://www.newegg.com/team-group-2tb-mp34/p/N82E16820331735

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/C2dF6r CPU: Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($187.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-224-XT 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler ($26.99) Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Silicon Power SP016GXLZU320BDAAD 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($42.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Kingston KC3000 1.024 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($96.70 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg) Case: Antec NX260 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair RM750x (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($107.99 @ Other World Computing) Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1192.59 I left the CPU cooler alone as it seems you've hard-coded the price in so I assumed you wanted that cooler. Same for the motherboard, probably won't get better for a LGA1700 board with built-in Wi-Fi. I bumped up your SSD to a top-tier Gen 4 SSD and your PSU to a 750W PSU. A 3060 Ti today is not a bad choice. However, you can't ignore the value proposition of a cheaper and better-cooled AMD 6750 XT. I seriously encourage you to go that route. If you must go Nvidia, get this 3060 Ti instead: https://www.newegg.com/pny-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-vcg3060t8ldfbpb1/p/N82E16814133846?Item=N82E16814133846 I also downgraded your Windows license to Windows 10. You can upgrade from W10 to W11 for free, so save you $30. If you must clean-install W11, first install W10 to register the license, then wipe and reinstall W11 and your license should activate.