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  1. genexis_x

    Closing year 2023 with one of my life goals ach…

    It is the original design
  2. Closing year 2023 with one of my life goals achieved. May 2024 be a better year for everyone.

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    2. genexis_x

      genexis_x

      12 hours ago, RockSolid1106 said:

      Is the bonnet unlocked in this image? The gap looks weird.

      It is the original design

    3. TheDankKoosh

      TheDankKoosh

      Nice new set of wheels, that's one I gotta work on as I'm stuck on a mid 2000s ford sedan with a failing transmission. Happy New Year!

    4. Origami Cactus

      Origami Cactus

      I also bought an electric vehicle at the end of 2023, but sadly it has only 2 wheels and a 400 Wh battery.

  3. genexis_x

    So Linus made a little oopsie woopsie, continuo…

    Nothing surprising TBH.
  4. Latest laptop and GPU release no longer interests me...specs getting cut while price increased

    Anyone has the same feeling?

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    2. AlTech

      AlTech

      2 hours ago, genexis_x said:

      Latest laptop and GPU release no longer interests me...specs getting cut while price increased

      Anyone has the same feeling?

      It doesn't feel like specs being cut to me. It's just price increasing so much on laptop along with the continued mislabeling/false advertising of GPUs.

       

      Some OEMs are keeping prices similar between 30 series and 40 series but others aren't.

       

      Some RTX 4050 laptops are at the price that 3060 laptops were at or even higher.

       

      Some 4060 laptops are above the prices of previous 3070 laptops.

       

      Above 4060 the laptop prices get kinda insane. "4070" laptop for almost £1800 to 2K even tho its basically a 4060Ti with a few more Cuda cores.

       

      "4080" laptop close to 2.5K even though it's basically a cut down 4070Ti.

       

      "4090" laptop close to 3-3.5K even though its basically a 4080.

       

      And you need to get a "4080" laptop of better to get at least 12GB of VRAM.

    3. porina

      porina

      GPUs are improving. Most of the negative noise is born from negligence and failing to accept reality. Laptops to me have never been that interesting. I only look at them when I'm looking to buy one. Otherwise they're essentially just a more limited version of desktops. I'll pay more attention to x86 laptops if we get high performance APU options in future. By high performance, I mean higher end than the rumoured Strix Halo.

    4. AlTech

      AlTech

      1 minute ago, porina said:

      GPUs are improving. Most of the negative noise is born from negligence and failing to accept reality.

      Them be fighting words.

  5. genexis_x

    I'm deadass wondering why the battery life in m…

    unfortunately diagnosing the cause is really difficult my guess is w11 problems but could be problematic driver/bios as well
  6. genexis_x

    Honestly, 2022 was a sad year for laptop indust…

    doesn't make much sense for ppl to shop for a new gaming laptop when perf/price doesn't improve much. honestly i have lost interest in laptop tech since last yr
  7. Honestly, 2022 was a sad year for laptop industry. Declining sales, increasing prices, CPU and GPU basically no upgrade in performance (alder lake and rdna2 iGPU aside). 2023 seems even worse, gaming laptops becoming bigger/thicker/heavier, Nvidia RTX40 GPUs cutting down spec (4070 laptop 128 bit bus, seriously?)... Rather focusing on fancy specs like 8TB storage, 500Hz screen, built in cherry mx kb etc, why manufacturers cannot fulfill the most important aspect of majority laptop buyers - affordability?

    1. TheDankKoosh

      TheDankKoosh

      Jenson said it himself, he believes moores law to be dead, or it's a convenient excuse to upcharge for much lower tier dies with gimped memory bandwidth. Nvidia had to custom order a more optimized variant of TSMC 5nm just to be able to meet the performance expectations that they were touting, they're probably paying 1.5-1.8x per high end gpu (compared to AMD) to keep the performance crown. Nvidia products sell, there's no doubt about that, mindshare has the minds of the majority due to years of dominance in the industry, manufacturers won't stray for this reason alone. The overdone components on newer laptops will continue to be a trend while midrange gpus cost $1k, throwing on more ridiculous components looks to be the only way for manufacturers to make money on "high end" Nvidia dies.  Hopefully the current massive downtrend in gpu sales will translate into the gaming laptop market to give Nvidia a dose of reality. AMD has the room in their BOM to make a price squeeze, but I doubt it's going to happen as they'd rather price fix for higher profits along with Nvidia. 

    2. genexis_x

      genexis_x

      doesn't make much sense for ppl to shop for a new gaming laptop when perf/price doesn't improve much.

       

      honestly i have lost interest in laptop tech since last yr

    3. Jurrunio

      Jurrunio

      Gonna have to wait and see what AMD has to offer on the mobile side. Honestly those who have work needs are screwed the most, they are basically stuck with Nvidia no matter the price.

  8. lift/raise the laptop with bottle caps, books, proper laptop stand (not cooler) or something u can think of for more air intake
  9. genexis_x

    I'm deadass wondering why the battery life in m…

    I thought u sold it for macbook lol running on W11?
  10. Surprisingly MSI Afterburner is excellent for Radeon GPU tuning, in terms of fan curve, voltage control etc

    Ditched Adrenalin software since then...

    1. Senzelian

      Senzelian

      I'm still waiting for RMP on Hydra. I'm too lazy to overclock myself.

  11. genexis_x

    Looking to get a new GPU, changed my 1060 3GB w…

    Just grabbed one recently, more efficient and powerful than previous 3060Ti.
  12. genexis_x

    Actually, I have sold my previous desktop PC si…

    got hydro ptm 650w for ard rm350 but i prefer sellers with physical shop nearby my place
  13. genexis_x

    Actually, I have sold my previous desktop PC si…

    1TB NVMe drives with DRAM are not cheap here, it would be more than $20 extra. I never fill up my drive past 3/4, thanks for the advice anyways. Only thing is the PSU coil whine bothers me...
  14. It's a GF65 which has terrible cooling, nothing will help unfortunately.
  15. genexis_x

    Actually, I have sold my previous desktop PC si…

    <50C CPU & GPU temp in lighter games, with basically no fan noise!
  16. Actually, I have sold my previous desktop PC since the day I got my gifted Legion Slim 7i laptop. However, I really missed the quiet fan noise and cool temps in desktop PC. Thanks to 11.11 sale and price drop for certain parts, I managed to grab a few good deals. Today, I am happy to announce that I have rebuilt desktop PC and returned to PCMR!

     

    This time, I went for bigger ATX case as it gives more room to work in and to hide the cables.

    Kudos to my friend who helped me a lot during the build process. No issues on first boot!

     

    PCPP link: Resurrected Stealth PC by genexis_x - AMD Ryzen 5 5600, Radeon RX 6700 XT - PCPartPicker

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    2. genexis_x

      genexis_x

      5 hours ago, TheDankKoosh said:

      You'd probably have been better off with dishing out an extra $20 for a 1tb nvme with dram for your OS 

      I'd suggest not filling that drive past ~3/4 to avoid OS and game slowdowns due to the lack of cache (SLC does exist but is much less effective to DRAM).

      1TB NVMe drives with DRAM are not cheap here, it would be more than $20 extra.

      I never fill up my drive past 3/4, thanks for the advice anyways.

      5 hours ago, TheDankKoosh said:

      now you gotta see if she'll rev hard and OC for fun at some point, you definitely have the cooling for it. JK but not really do it one day when you're bored

      Only thing is the PSU coil whine bothers me...

    3. TheDankKoosh

      TheDankKoosh

      16 hours ago, genexis_x said:

      Only thing is the PSU coil whine bothers me...

      I had been on the fence with that PSU as well, but after reviewing some test data is looked like a fairly average 80+ gold from one of the big ODMs

       

      I'm not sure what PSU pricing looks like in Malaysia, but if you can find one of the lower wattage plat+ units at a good price it may be a future upgrade and something you can transfer to another build

      These units tend to have much tighter QC, better caps, better ripple, ect.

       

      I got my 760w ion+ around $100 USD and it's running my 10850k + 3080 without troubles. Anecdotal of course, but my unit has been whisper quiet all the way up to 800w (105% unit rating)

    4. genexis_x

      genexis_x

      6 hours ago, TheDankKoosh said:

      lower wattage plat+ units

      got hydro ptm 650w for ard rm350 but i prefer sellers with physical shop nearby my place

  17. Another exciting project is coming up, stay tuned...

  18. Considering the high price of Ryzen 7000 platform cost, building a Ryzen 5000 PC is actually a better idea in 2022?

    1. Origami Cactus

      Origami Cactus

      Depends. If you already have ddr4 and and AMD b350/x370/b450/x470/b550/x570 motherboard, then yeah buying a Ryzen 5000 cpu as an upgrade is by far the best idea. 5950x for workstation, 5800x3d for gaming.

      Now, if you are currently on an older platform, then intel 12th or 13th gen makes the most sense. Motherboard and cpu prices are lower than ryzen, and better multithread and gaming(except 5800x3d) performance than ryzen 5000th gen.

    2. TheDankKoosh

      TheDankKoosh

      I still much prefer the pricing of am4 compared to the performance that it puts out, 5600s have been regularly going for $130 in the US, and it's very easy to get cpu+ram+mobo under $300

      am5 pricing will be coming down over the next few months with production costs leveling out and 13th gen intel next month, but I'd honestly never suggest a casual user to spend more than 400-500 on a platform

      The real value in am5 won't be realized until we see $150 b650 with a decent VRM, 7000x3d chips and ddr5 price drops

  19. genexis_x

    Should I get an RTX 3090 now? For me it seems l…

    if the price is good why not
  20. That is Dynamic Boost working as intended. Try disabling it: In Nvidia Control Panel, Manage 3D Settings > Power Management Mode > Prefer Max Perf
  21. 1 is ultrabook focused, another is gaming orientated...depends on ur main usage...
  22. bcoz of the 16:10 screen. in reality sized like a regular 15 inch then gaming laptops might not for u yes
  23. At what cost? Free sauna in your house? Sounds like a good 2in1 deal
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