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New case build project. All-in-one overkill desktop LTT-style

I don't believe there is something as console code. The console is a human machine interface (HMI), that is text command based. A graphical user interface (GUI) is a HMI which is mouse/touch command based. Console applications are typically those who have no GUI of their own although it doesn't mean they can't have one. You can run javascript for instance in the browser console you can run python from the console VLC for instance has a command line tool which can run on it's own or start a GUI

What is console code? Do you have any background in software development? Right now we can divide programming languages in ~2 types: Native and Interpreted Your html, css, python and php are the interpreted type but behave totally different from each other (css for instance is on itself totally useless). C#, C++, C are on the native side. They are usually used for desktop applications, games, server applications and basically everything that has to be memory efficient and fast. There are valid usecases for both types and programming areas usually tend to use one kind. Like web application development is in firm hand of the interpreted programmers although their back-end services are often based on native applications. Game development is mostly native development, since graphics rendering is performance hungry and optimization is key. This Forum for instance is an web application that creates HTML, JavaScript and CSS files for consumption in your browser. The server is probably written in C++, Java, Go or Node.js and delivers the content to your Browser which is mostly written in C++. We could go down the whole technology stack and would see both types along each side. Usually if you start with one kind of programming you are confused by different styles. But if you get a different language done you see similarities in other languages. I started with C and Java and was totally baffled by JavaScript and HTML. Now I worked some years with those and other languages (PHP, Python, C++, Go, ...) and it's pretty easy to get into a new one as long as you get the hang of their runtime execution ^^

but... but... Na, for real: Heise just put on a useless shitshow either because they couldn't or didn't want to read that NDA right. People fell for it, grabbed their pitchforks and are now to embarrassed to put 'em down again. The Heise comment section started out as a Nvidia hate-fest but even that is turning around as more people start to think and do research on themselves. Keep your believes if you wanna stay in your bubble and justify reading Heise non-reflectively. The rest of us will just stay with Golem

It's only a get-out-clause if something unexpected happened. Like you send out information about your upcoming release, the feedback cripples your product and out of shame you don't release it since it would destroy your company. 5 years later the story is told and everyone gets a chuckle out of it. It's your product, it's your IP, the public has no need to know about it.

Yes, the flaws are real but you need root access to exploit some of the flaws and they don't work in virtual environments what Ryzen Pro and Epic is most commonly used for. Also those are patchable and are nowhere near the impact, that Meltdown and Specter were, although CTS-Labs claimed ‘this is probably as bad as it gets in the world of security’. They also didn't inform AMD before releasing the whitepaper and never handed in proof of viability. These are steps, reputable security researchers would do especially if they have, as they claimed, 'years of experience in the industry'. The other part why I'm calling it a hoax is Viceroy Research and their perfectly timed PR-releases that told the world, that AMDs new CPU lineup is flawed and unrecoverable. Viceroy Research are stock market manipulators who pulled the stunt before, latest example might be with german TV-Company Pro7 for which they are investigated. tl;dr Yes, AMD CPUs have flaws. I call the company fake (maybe a bit harsh) since they never published before, didn't use the usual ways for releasing their findings and their claims where all over the top to probably make good money on the stock market or were paid by someone who wanted to make good money on the stock market (Viceroy Research). The Security firm is shady as is all the press-content that came with the release, which a lot of news outlets (like Heise) just re-released without checking. Sources: https://www.gamersnexus.net/industry/3260-assassination-attempt-on-amd-by-viceroy-research-cts-labs https://www.anandtech.com/show/12536/our-interesting-call-with-cts-labs https://www.extremetech.com/computing/266046-amd-responds-cts-labs-security-allegations-resolutions-incoming https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-prosieben-media-accounts/munich-prosecutor-investigating-possible-manipulation-of-prosieben-shares-idUKKCN1GR169

The funny part is: They claim they did ^^ Translates to:

TomsHardware (one of my sources in the first post) implied that Heise has a "history" with Nvidia. I couldn't find what they were talking about, maybe someone else is more knowledgeable in that area. In the original thread I claim that Heise isn't above skimming on the research in favor of a flashy story. Example for that is the AMD security flaw thingy after Meltdown and Specter when they released the press release of that fake security firm without any checking. Other news outlets checked more and sounded doubt in their articles which was later confirmed. We will find out in probably a month (that's what NDAs are for). My money is on the 1180. Leaks are all over the place

Some other german tech-sites released their statements and in short: They got the same NDA It's not an unusual NDA although non-product specific NDAs aren't THAT common They all signed them If you translate it word for word to german it can be interpreted pretty badly but it's nothing new and there never happened anything before Heise seems to have a "history" with Nvidia and should have communicated with Nvidia or at least other sites before publishing something that polarizing especially since it attacks other publications that signed that NDA Sources (in german): https://www.computerbase.de/2018-06/stellungnahme-nvidia-nda/ http://extreme.pcgameshardware.de/user-news/511519-nvidia-aktuell-verschickte-nda-mit-zweifelhaften-passagen-11.html#post9403217 https://www.tomshw.de/2018/06/26/unsere-taegliche-nvidia-news-gibt-uns-heute-vom-spekulatius-bis-zum-nda-glosse/

I don't think you can get much cheaper if you would try to build it yourself. Cool offer!

they even have installation videos on their site https://www.nzxt.com/products/kraken-g12-white

Sooo... My first reaction to this was "wtf nvidia" but the more I read I think that this is a fairly standard NDA. Heises main problem is with the first line in 3(-1): Recipient shall use confidential Information only to the benefit of NVIDIA... And in 2 the five year runtime. I googled those passages and found similar wording from Samsung and IBM. I'm no lawyer but it looks to me that this is just lawyer talk and not as harsh as it seems. Heise is not a bad site but they love their drama (took them 2 days to correct their not researched article about the amd security hoax) and don't fact check all the time. In the article they write, that they check every NDA before signing them but I cant believe they never had that wording before and maybe just wanna cash in the publicity now that the new generation/card is coming out.

A decent vacuum is worth a lot if you actually have to keep your apartment/house clean and don't just shift it to your Mum or partner. I found the Dyson part actually partly interesting although the focus was totally on the studio tour. If Dyson weren't that expensive I'd love to have one of those battery ones. Use one of those old ones and try to get into every nook and cranny without rearranging the whole room!!! Ah... old people problems ^^

I've run the L9i with a 6600k on stock speed for a year (switched to ryzen 5 recently) and it's quite ok. Temps are stable and the cooler is silent. I switched from an Open air cooled 970 to a blower style cooled 1080 and it made quite the difference in temps and noise. It seems like the open air cooler heats up the whole case, where the blower style cooler only heats up the gpu area of the case (the sentry itself always gets warm/hot).

My Sentry build kinda spiraled out of control The case taunted my bulky desk setup so I spent the last 3 months upgrading everything. First I just wanted to replace my after market 970 with a blower style pascal based one, for better airflow and internal dust filters. Got a good deal for a reference 1080 on eBay but that's gonna be wasted on a 7 year old 60Hz TFT, so yesterday I got a good deal on a Samsung CF791 display unit with a more appropriate resolution and refresh rate. I also built a new desk, replaced the giant AV amp and put my old 2 2TB drives in an external RAID chassis... Thanks Zaber-Team you motivated me to spend ~1500€ on my new setup