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Yeah, maybe I will look into this actually. Although that is more hacking and setup than I had previously thought about. But I had no idea this was even an option. Yeah vacuuming my whole house takes about 45-60 mins. Only the downstairs takes maybe 20 minutes, which is what the robot would handle. I heard good things from my brother in law about the robot vacuum. I always assumed they were crap, but the consensus seems to be that they are actually OK. Don't expect miracles, but it keeps the place cleanER. Thanks for the input!

I know vacuuming by hand is still superior, but it would just be to reduce the amount of cleaning we do. If it was once a week, no problem. But our kitchen floor is like an off-white epoxy floor, which shows ALL dirt very clearly (previous owners' choice to put that in). That, plus we have 3 cats, a garden, etc. I'm not a clean freak, but I this floor gets disgusting SO fast. I should vacuum this floor ideally every day, but realistically its like twice a week, and the days in between it looks disgusting. It feels like we spend a lot of time cleaning, the robot would just be to reduce that.

That is a pretty smart way to go about it I guess. But I don't necessarily want to go to that level of setup to create separate Wifi networks for my iot devices. But good to know. Yes, some of them have microphones. The Roborock series apparently has microphones...

Thanks for the responses all. I guess the consensus is more or less no I guess this would be the logical opinion of anyone informed enough to keep up with the tech news, security breaches etc. I am not overly concerned with privacy in general, but having a device in my house with cameras, microphones, radar, etc. where the manufacturer has questionable security practices and motive to gather data (Amazon), is where I draw the line. I also don't like to have devices on my network unless they are secure from a software point of view. Thanks, that is a good point. You are correct, these devices are probably not made to last. I am currently using an old vacuum from the 80s that used to be my grandmothers, and I suspect it will last me another few years at least. Back from when things were built to last. I try not to buy too much useless junk usually, but the appeal of less cleaning is strong

Hello all, Long story short, I want to get a robot vacuum to keep my house clean(er), but I am concerned about the risks: - Privacy risk: With iRobot being sold to Amazon, and Roborock being from Xiaomi, I don't trust these devices at all from a privacy point of view. A lot of these devices are equipped with cameras, lasers that map your home, microphones (in case of Alexa or Google voice control options), etc. I don't trust these companies to not abuse this data gathered. - Security concern: A lot of these devices have Wifi, and require Wifi / internet connection to function fully. I try to minimize the number of "smart" devices I own, because I don't trust the average company to patch security flaws, and not have my smart devices to be DDOS'ing all over the place. So I would pose the question here to you good people: Is my fear unfounded? Or am I right to be distrustful of these devices? The alternative is perhaps a few low-budget models that don't have Wifi, and don't have smart sensors, but these are pretty severely limited in terms of functionality as well, and just don't work as well. Thanks!

If you want GPS tracking, I hear good things about the Garmin Forerunner series. I think they are available in a range of prices.

Crap, I've got an Ecotank printer. These are expensive printers mind you, I think I paid close to 300 bucks for it. The ink seemingly lasts forever, and it comes with a ton of ink out of the box. This was one of the major draws for me. But if it just refuses to print after a while, that is super wasteful. How do I know if my model is affected by this? It is an ET-3750.

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Not a bad start. I would get these parts personally (I took pricing from Germany since PCpartpicker doesn't have Estonia) - better Mobo - Better case most likely, great airflow - Good CPU cooler, I wouldnt stick with stock. - Good PSU, 650 Watt should suffice, unless you want to upgrade to a much more powerful GPU down the line. - SSD 970 Evo better value. - GPU get the cheapest 3060 in your area. - RAM: 3600Mhz should be almost the same price. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (€196.90 @ Alza) CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler (€41.90 @ Alza) Motherboard: MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€155.90 @ Alza) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (€62.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€54.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GAMING Twin Edge Video Card (€420.88 @ Mindfactory) Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case (€109.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) Power Supply: Super Flower Legion GX Pro 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (€68.50 @ Amazon Deutschland) Total: €1111.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-08-03 11:54 CEST+0200 Good luck.

Intel 12th gen has better single thread performance right now than AMD 5000 series, and AutoCAD is mostly single threaded. The Intel 12700f (and most models) come with stock cooler. It should be fine for basic usage, but you might want to upgrade to something that runs cooler / quieter. I would suggest Deepcool AK400. Good cooler, not expensive, exists in white, and should just fit the Coolermaster NR200 (listed height on both max 155mm). All the higher powered coolers (NH-D15, AK620, etc.) are 165mm and wont fit your case. You could also get a low profile cooler, but the advantage of the NR200 is that it can fit modest tower coolers, so I'd go that route. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tvGbt6/deepcool-ak400-wh-6647-cfm-cpu-cooler-ak400-wh Good luck!

(I don't think this is the right subforum for this question). Need more info on this one: Did the system ever work properly, or is this a new build? You have replaced the motherboard + CPU with new ones, and this problem still persists? That seems highly unlikely to me.

MSI PRO-A motherboards are very good supposedly in the Intel 600 series. B660 at least, but I assume the Z690 as well. But seeing how old your system is, I would seriously consider waiting to upgrade until late this year. AM5 is about to launch in the fall, and for intel we are about mid-cycle. It would be better to wait and see what AM5 will offer. Prices for Intel 12th gen would also drop around the time AM5 launches probably, and Intel might launch 13th gen this year as well. Your system is quite old, so waiting a few more months can't hurt. Both for CPU and GPU now is not a good time to buy, since new stuff is right around the corner and prices keep dropping for everything.

Good recommendations. I'd get the RX6600, performs much better than the 3050 at much lower cost. The money saved can easily get you a 12700 into the build, with much more cores. Good luck! PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor ($312.96 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H670M-ITX/ax Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($65.99 @ Corsair) Storage: Sabrent Rocket 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 8 GB MECH 2X Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P Mini ITX Desktop Case ($124.14 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Cooler Master V550 SFX GOLD 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($9.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1208.01 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-31 14:13 EDT-0400

Could be like 2% performance difference on the CPU depending on the task. For the additional 4 USD, I would get the 3600 every time. No brainer. Why wonder if you should have gotten the faster memory for almost no price difference? Insane to get the slower RAM for almost the same price IMO.

Not a bad list. But for the money you can get a new 5600, which will beat the 3600 by a lot in single threaded tasks. RAM, 3600Mhz will just be a couple bucks more, but is worth it. Other than that, get a cheaper SSD, you will never notice the difference. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Amazon) Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($52.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Green SN350 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Western Digital) Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB XC BLACK GAMING Video Card ($350.00) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RM650 (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00) Monitor: Asus VP228T 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00) Total: $772.93 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-27 15:18 EDT-0400 Good luck!

Pretty good selection of components. The MSI Pro B660-A motherboard is the best B660 mobo, see if that fits within your budget. The NZXT H510 has a lot of criticism for poor airflow. I would get something like a corsair 4000D airflow. Good Luck!

This is interesting. I never knew this guy or his content, but I recently came across some of his videos. I do think at the very least he is very liberal with his speculation. Never does he say: this is all speculation of course... He is basically doling out his 'info' like absolute facts about things that are way off. He is essentially putting out buying advice for products that are like 6+ months away at least, which struck me as odd. The way he delivers his content rubs me the wrong way. Also it would not make sense that this particular guy would have so much insider info. While other respected channels with WAY more subscribers, and probably more industry contacts, dont. It just doesn't add up. This is just a guy filming made up stuff from his parents' attic. Makes sense now.

Hello Get a 5600 or 5600X not a 5600G. The 5600G is geared towards systems without dGPU, and is less powerful CPU wise. Wattage, 650 Watt would be more than enough and gives you a bit of wiggle room for upgrades. Stock CPU cooler is fine, but I would get something a little better, like a Deepcool AK400 would be excellent without breaking the bank. I would get a B550 motherboard just for the fact that the features will be a little better, has support for PCI-e 4.0 instead of just 3.0, and the VRM will be a little bit more better designed for OC on the CPU. The VRM on ITX motherboards is usually a step down from full size boards to begin with. You also cannot do manual OC on A520 chipset from what I gather. NR200 is a solid case, nice build. Storage, just any entry level SSD should be fine. I'd recommend 1TB minimum for AAA games. Good luck! Something like this: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($172.00 @ Amazon) Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL22 Memory ($46.69 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Green SN350 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 8 GB MECH 2X Video Card ($289.98 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($83.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($88.00 @ Amazon) Total: $963.61 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-17 12:32 EDT-0400

Welcome to the forums. The price that website lists for all those items seems a bit high. Look at lowest prices through PCpartpicker in France. - CPU: I would get something faster single thread, like Intel 12th Gen. You won't utilize all the (slower) cores of the 5900X. 12600K is good, 12700K is an option if you want more cores. These should perform faster in MOST of your tasks (code compile, editing, gaming) over the 5900X, except perhaps encoding video (multithread). - RAM: 32 GB is more than enough. I doubt you would use 64GB even for video editing really large files. - SSD: I don't know if the 980Pro is overkill for video editing, might save some money and get a 970 Evo Plus instead. - The saved money can go a stronger GPU like a RTX 3080. Would be nice for the AAA games. - Be quiet makes good cases, PSU and coolers, go for it. - LG makes decent gaming monitors from what I hear. Do some research on the particular models though, I am not an expert on monitors. I would get something like this: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor (€490.00 @ Amazon France) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€81.68 @ Amazon France) Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€228.88 @ Amazon France) Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (€129.99 @ Amazon France) Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (€302.98 @ Alternate) Storage: Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€159.94 @ Amazon France) Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB VENTUS 3X PLUS OC Video Card (€985.25 @ Amazon France) Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (€92.88 @ Alternate) Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 850 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€131.94 @ TopAchat) Monitor: LG 27UL650-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor (€299.95 @ Amazon France) Total: €2903.49 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-15 20:54 CEST+0200 I wouldn't use LTT as a resource for building your first PC. Check out the build guides from Pauls Hardware: Good luck!

Short answer yes, but you probably don't want to deal with it. For the cost of an eGPU enclosure + GPU you can build an entry level system. And your laptop probably doesnt have thunderbolt 3.0 you'd need to run it. Bro, you said you don't have a budget. If this is too expensive for you, you can build a system that can run that game for far less. THis will run the game just fine too: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($106.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H610M-HVS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg) Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL22 Memory ($46.69 @ Amazon) Storage: Patriot P310 480 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($35.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon) Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($56.99 @ Walmart) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ EVGA) Total: $586.63 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-15 14:28 EDT-0400

FF7 is not a very demanding game from what I gather, so something like this would work fine for you, and for many other games as well: This would be a nice small form factor Mini ITX build: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler ($28.00 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690I AORUS ULTRA LITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0) Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard ($150.99 @ Newegg) Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL22 Memory ($46.69 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Green SN350 960 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB EAGLE OC Rev 2.0 Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($83.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GM 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($89.99 @ EVGA) Total: $1009.62 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-15 03:44 EDT-0400

Honestly, your PC is still way too new to consider an upgrade. That, plus the fact that new CPU's AM5 from AMD and Intel 13th gen are releasing later this year. Also Nvidia 40 series and probably AMD RDNA3 GPU's are launching towards the end of the year as well. If anything, it sounds like your case is bothering you. Get a good quality case like the Corsair 4000D airflow, which is easy to clean. Move your current system to that case. The panels all come right off and you can clean the dustfilters easily. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bCYQzy/corsair-4000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011200-ww Another good recommendation if you value silence over airflow is the Be Quiet Pure Base 500. Is built with silence in mind, but will have less cooling performance than the 4000D Airflow. So depending on how powerful of a system you are going to be putting into it. For your current system, the Pure Base 500 is totally adequate. If you are going to put a 13900K and RTX 4090 in it, I would go with the max airflow possible. https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XCLwrH/be-quiet-pure-base-500-atx-mid-tower-case-bg034 If you feel like your GPU is holding you back, wait for the release of the 40 series from Nvidia, and see what that brings to the table. You can always still buy a used 30 series for cheap afterwards as well. Good luck.

No problem. Sure, you can get a B660 motherboard. The Asus Prime should be fine, although the MSI Pro B660-A is better if it fits your budget/you can find it. The 12600K is still worth getting over the non-K version due to the extra 4 E-cores. In terms of coolers, the Deepcool AK620 and the Scythe Fuma 2 and Noctua NH-D15 perform similarly (meaning really good) to the Dark Rock Pro 4. The Arctic 34 eSports Duo is not far behind. In terms of price/performance, I think the Deepcool AK620 is the best, so I would get that if it is available in your area. Good luck. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.98 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR 8 GB VENTUS 2X OCV1 Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair TX850M Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($439.98 @ Amazon) Total: $1539.91 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-15 03:19 EDT-0400

I would go Intel 12th gen for faster single core performance. The 3D modeling applications you are using are probably mostly single threaded, so the Intel should do you better. For gaming the 12600K should also be a bit faster. Good luck PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($94.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR 8 GB VENTUS 2X OCV1 Video Card ($520.70 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair TX850M Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($439.98 @ Amazon) Total: $1650.54 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-14 14:40 EDT-0400

I read some of the "conversations" with this AI, and at first glance, it does seem that the AI is displaying or talking about "emotions" "feelings" etc. in a consistent way. But if you then realize that this AI is just a speech bot that has been trained on thousands and thousands of pieces of text, it makes sense. It is just regurgitating concepts, language patterns, and grammar rules from certain pieces of text that it has been fed. Some of those texts were undoubtedly about emotions, feelings, etc. I am no expert, but it seems to me that this AI is just as dumb as anything that came before it. It does not "understand" anything it is spitting out. It is just constructed and trained in such a way that it fools the user into thinking it understands complex concepts etc. If you think about the fact that researchers have already constructed AI's that can spit out and publish "articles" about "scientific content" that are basically jibberish, which were good enough to get published in respected scientific journals, this is just another iteration of the same thing.