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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Eschew in Prebuilt with 3090 under $4,000? 3070 not enough vram.   
    Ever considered a RX 6800? Or even better a Radeon 7 second hand if those still exist. CAD likes OpenCL more than CUDA any ways so you'd be getting 16gb of fast VRAM and likely on pair rendering performance as the 3090 thanks to this GPU architecture/drivers peculiarities.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from WhitetailAni in Prebuilt with 3090 under $4,000? 3070 not enough vram.   
    Ever considered a RX 6800? Or even better a Radeon 7 second hand if those still exist. CAD likes OpenCL more than CUDA any ways so you'd be getting 16gb of fast VRAM and likely on pair rendering performance as the 3090 thanks to this GPU architecture/drivers peculiarities.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Eschew in Windows 7 in 2021   
    I am fairly sure you can configure Windows 10 to look and feel just the way you want it, disliking the looks of the OS should not be your main reasoning for a choice. You can also reduce its graphical fidelity if your PC struggles to run it. However, you should be fine if your PC runs Windows 7 well enough already.

    It is highly recommended to run the latest version of Windows 10 in 2021, as older OSes lose support for newer drivers, as well as programs. You may not notice it at this time, however fairly soon things like your browser will start losing support and you'll be stuck using insecure, outdated versions.

    Why are you discarding Linux as an option? Linux in general is quite lightweight and is perfect for older machines that struggle to run anything else. Though it has its own quirks.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Eschew in Apple's fined $2 Millions USD by Brazilian Bureau of Consumer Protection.   
    Apple's decision to stop including chargers on their mobile products has raised lots of eyebrows among Brazilian consumers leading to the Bureau of Consumer Protection taking measures after Apple's inability to satisfy the entity's concerns. Samsung was also affected however it worked out an arrangement with the entity.
     
    The Bureau of Consumer Protection [Procon-SP] announced on Friday that it applied a fine in the amount of R$ 10,546,442.48  (Roughly 2 Million USD) to Apple for selling iPhones without a charger. In addition, Procon-SP accuses the company of misleading advertising, of selling devices with factory defects, of maintaining unfair terms in the contract with consumers and of not having repaired a product that was still under warranty. Apple said the iPhones warranty will not be affected by chargers approved by Anatel [National Telecommunications Agency] however National Consumer Secretariat pointed out a Conduct Adjustment Term (TAC), which obliges manufacturers to sell their cell phones with the plug charger.
     
    Procon-SP told Apple about the alleged violation in December. Apple responded by reiterating its environmental angle, arguing that it would reduce CO2 emissions and rare earth mining. It noted that many customers already had spare chargers. The agency clearly wasn't satisfied with that answer, however. In issuing the fine, Procon-SP executive director Fernando Capez told Apple it needed to respect Brazilian law.
     
    Bureau's executive director Fernando Capez reportedly stated that Apple "needs to understand that in Brazil there are solid consumer protection laws and institutions. It needs to respect these laws and these institutions."
     
    Samsung had also announced it's new Galaxy S21 wouldn't have an included charger however was more willing to work out with the Brazilian agency and made a deal to offer a free charger as part of the pre-order bundle. Brazil is one of the world's larger phone markets, and defying the country's law can represent greater cost.
     
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    While there might be some weight on the argument to reduce needless tech waste it still comes to me as awkward the most expensive phones available won't even give you a charger in the package any more, even if you argue that those who can afford it won't care have in mind all of this originated from lots of actual consumers complains to begin with.
     
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from SFFDesigns in How far will Intel GO?   
    This is the general consensus, it makes no sense release an i9 that's identical to the i7 and even worse gets nowhere near competing with AMD's Ryzen 9. But Intel does not care about reason they care about profits and people have proven them since the i7 8086K that their fans will buy literally anything for premium $, just say it's "binned" and voilá.
     
    The truth is the entire 11th gen is pointless, you can can get the i9 10850K which with an OC is identical to the i9 10900K and it's 10c/20t goodness for cheaper than the 11700K and motherboards are equally cheaper, only 10th gen is competitive against AMD at all.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from WhitetailAni in How far will Intel GO?   
    This is the general consensus, it makes no sense release an i9 that's identical to the i7 and even worse gets nowhere near competing with AMD's Ryzen 9. But Intel does not care about reason they care about profits and people have proven them since the i7 8086K that their fans will buy literally anything for premium $, just say it's "binned" and voilá.
     
    The truth is the entire 11th gen is pointless, you can can get the i9 10850K which with an OC is identical to the i9 10900K and it's 10c/20t goodness for cheaper than the 11700K and motherboards are equally cheaper, only 10th gen is competitive against AMD at all.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from dogwitch in How far will Intel GO?   
    This is the general consensus, it makes no sense release an i9 that's identical to the i7 and even worse gets nowhere near competing with AMD's Ryzen 9. But Intel does not care about reason they care about profits and people have proven them since the i7 8086K that their fans will buy literally anything for premium $, just say it's "binned" and voilá.
     
    The truth is the entire 11th gen is pointless, you can can get the i9 10850K which with an OC is identical to the i9 10900K and it's 10c/20t goodness for cheaper than the 11700K and motherboards are equally cheaper, only 10th gen is competitive against AMD at all.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from panzersharkcat in How far will Intel GO?   
    This is the general consensus, it makes no sense release an i9 that's identical to the i7 and even worse gets nowhere near competing with AMD's Ryzen 9. But Intel does not care about reason they care about profits and people have proven them since the i7 8086K that their fans will buy literally anything for premium $, just say it's "binned" and voilá.
     
    The truth is the entire 11th gen is pointless, you can can get the i9 10850K which with an OC is identical to the i9 10900K and it's 10c/20t goodness for cheaper than the 11700K and motherboards are equally cheaper, only 10th gen is competitive against AMD at all.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Eschew in How far will Intel GO?   
    This is the general consensus, it makes no sense release an i9 that's identical to the i7 and even worse gets nowhere near competing with AMD's Ryzen 9. But Intel does not care about reason they care about profits and people have proven them since the i7 8086K that their fans will buy literally anything for premium $, just say it's "binned" and voilá.
     
    The truth is the entire 11th gen is pointless, you can can get the i9 10850K which with an OC is identical to the i9 10900K and it's 10c/20t goodness for cheaper than the 11700K and motherboards are equally cheaper, only 10th gen is competitive against AMD at all.
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    Princess Luna reacted to Spotty in Linus/LTT have 80 RTX 3080s now for some reason?   
    If this isn't available worldwide I petition them to change it to Verified Actual Gamers In North America.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Moonzy in i5-10600k   
    Value wise the 10700K is actually a compelling purchase right now, you do get enough for any gaming and general pc usage you could want for a relatively good price. That said so should the i5 10600K... my i7 8700 system which is basically the same CPU horsepower does well on this sort of thing and wouldn't hold back a 3060 Ti
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Mister Woof in i5-10600k   
    Value wise the 10700K is actually a compelling purchase right now, you do get enough for any gaming and general pc usage you could want for a relatively good price. That said so should the i5 10600K... my i7 8700 system which is basically the same CPU horsepower does well on this sort of thing and wouldn't hold back a 3060 Ti
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from WhitetailAni in Amd nvdia intel rant   
    nVidia > Radeon Graphics, sure the drivers thingy might upset some but oh well...
     
    Now I do agree 100% Intel is full of shit lately.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from soldier_ph in What pisses you off with PC building?   
    Bad CPU Cooler mounting mechanics.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Radium_Angel in What pisses you off with PC building?   
    Bad CPU Cooler mounting mechanics.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from MultiGamerClub in [EOL] PSU Tier List rev. 14.8   
    @Den-Fi Hey hey, this time there was a reason to though, @LienusLateTips has informed he will not longer be available to manage the OP on the current Tier List and therefore asked someone else to take it forward on a new thread.
     
    We have also tried to update the list and decided to keep it simple and straight forwards just for people to have a quick reference to check, as always anyone looking to purchase a brand new PSU is always advised to make their own proper individual threads for the best assistance possible from our community.
     
    Cheers :3
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from TehPlayer14 in Will there be a gpu surge on used market after covid?   
    Imagine thinking covid19 will ever end.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Downkey in Will there be a gpu surge on used market after covid?   
    Imagine thinking covid19 will ever end.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Astrogene in Will there be a gpu surge on used market after covid?   
    Imagine thinking covid19 will ever end.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from AlexandreNegrao in Asus ROG Strix 3080 vs 1080 Ti size comparison   
    I know right? my 1080 Ti Founders Edition feels so tiny nowadays lol
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Murasaki in Will there be a gpu surge on used market after covid?   
    Imagine thinking covid19 will ever end.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from da na in Will there be a gpu surge on used market after covid?   
    Imagine thinking covid19 will ever end.
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from wafflewafflewaffle in Does rtx help with art programs?   
    Sadly Gamer Nexus hasn't made a 2020 video on the subject so we'll have to use the 2019's one:
    This should give you an idea how certain programs scales in performance when using hardware acceleration from a video card, but as rule of thumb you should first make sure you got the best CPU you can afford.
     
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from Letgomyleghoe in Do you think that his machine could run Far Cry 4 at any configuration at at least 30fps?   
    I don't think so, to be honest.
     
    Can still run plenty of (old)games though...
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    Princess Luna got a reaction from AlTech in Do you think that his machine could run Far Cry 4 at any configuration at at least 30fps?   
    I don't think so, to be honest.
     
    Can still run plenty of (old)games though...
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