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CtW

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  1. That depends on how quickly they can get these to market (for enterprise users) as well as if they can integrate them into existing machines. If these require you to purchase an entire new system and use new software, while nvidia products can just be put into normal systems, then this will have a hard time gaining market share.
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    Pentax K-1

    That statement is wrong on so many levels.
  3. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3072256/google-io/googles-tensor-processing-unit-said-to-advance-moores-law-seven-years-into-the-future.html This chip appears to be an ASIC ie; it can only do one thing but do it really well. If that were true, it wouldn't surprise me as Google has clearly stated that this is for machine learning. Never the less, this is pretty cool. While I don't see something like this being available to consumers (meybe as a machine learning dev kit of sorts, but that's unlikely) this is much more likely to be sold to enterprises and universities interested in machine learning.
  4. Source: http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/cpu_mainboard/ek_releases_monoblock_for_asus_sabertooth_z170-s_motherboard/1 This will be starting at €119.95 ($135.69 but the US price may be different) and will be available on the EK store. My opinion:
  5. If you have to hold the block down, why not put it on a system that isnt shit and attach the same way? Also, you better prep the motherboard properly to prevent condensation from being an issue and killing ur shit
  6. the performance difference between the 2 is pretty significant tho A better option would be the X5460 which is stupid cheap for the performance you get from it (679cb from a pair running stock) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matched-pair-of-Intel-Xeon-X5460-3-16-GHz-Quad-Core-SLANP-Processor-w-Grease-/222118069638?hash=item33b744c586:g:0bwAAOSwu4BVxZYu
  7. If you want to go crazy and lose pcie get this board instead. it has 16 ram slots. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Supermicro-X7DBR-I-Dual-Socket-LGA-771-Quad-Core-Xeon-Motherboard/381488318941?_trksid=p999999.c100623.m-1&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160323102634%26meid%3D87649fbbe539423595443b69a87ca9d0%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D252379217698
  8. you dont have any upgrade path with the athlon as the 860k is the best you can do rn for cpu performance on that platform. With the 771 platform, he can upgrade to dual x5482s (which would cost $80 total for the 2 chips) and score ~750 cinebench, which is better than a stock 6600k. He can also put in 32gb of ram while the fm2 board is limited to 16gb Yes you do get more modern features, but you are getting less performance and upgradability for the money.
  9. I wouldnt go with this imho. The initial config will have much more gpu power and if he got dual x5450s instead of the l5240, he would have more cpu performance.
  10. pls stop. i dont use the windows store and never plan do and i dont have a windows account connected to my pc. dont waste my screen space with your useless apps.
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    prefuse 73 is 10/10 

  12. Wait until gtx1080 comes out and get one or two of those. If it's for VR dont get a 4k monitor, get a 1080p one and spend more on the headset.
  13. How are you going to deal with cables coming out of this thing? Will you have some cutout in the base or do something different?
  14. Since Adsense was introduced, youtubers have been paid a portion of the ad revenue (55% i believe) on each view. Given that youtube's definition of a view has changed, channels with longer and more frequent videos, like let's play channels, have become more profitable, leading to an increase in that type of content.
  15. This will only ever serve as a secondary platform as it is behind a pay wall. Expect this to function similar to vessel.
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    LGBT community

    Doesnt surprise me in the least. Bigots stay bigots. The same people who were campaigning against gay rights as a "family issue" are pushing for laws like HB2 for "religious freedom" and "protecting the bathroom." It's not that they are changing who they are going after, it's that they are trying to hang on to their prejudiced beliefs as they are slowly being challenged. Same thing happened with segregation in the US. Once slavery was banned and the 14/15th amendments were passed, racists in the south found ways to maintain the status quo that had existed before in the form of jim crow laws. Obviously this issue isnt as severe, but it's still a valid comparison. It's the same cycle. Eventually some sort of law will go into place or a supreme court decision will come down (which is looking likely for HB2 given that NC just sued the justice department) that will have the same effect that the civil rights act did. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later.
  17. Given how much they have delayed products in the past, this is not surprising at all.
  18. This is less of a case mod and more of a scratch build that uses parts cannibalized from some elite 130s. This thing is cool af.
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    LGBT community

    look for motherboards out of dell servers/workstations. in the US, ebay is littered with them for really cheap hell, ebay is littered with 1366 server crap in general
  20. I've noticed quite a few people who routinely post unprofessional content with their own bias worked in and flame people who disagree
  21. I just saw the other thread after posting this. Sorry for the repost!
  22. Source: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Body-Found-in-Conference-Room-at-Apples-Curpertino-Headquarters-377287401.html Hopefully this has no connection to their recent financial reports. Hopefully nothing else happens and I'm very glad nobody else was hurt. Hopefully the cause of death is determined soon and apple can go back to normal. My thoughts are with the family of the deceased.
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