Zando_

oh ok, i didnt think about staying on am4, yea i have a b550 m pro i bielieve from gigabyte

Pure performance
 
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bnTdWt
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($357.00 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($899.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BGears b-Masstige MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1714.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Performance with budget for a good monitor
 
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WdCsfy
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($899.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BGears b-Masstige MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1520.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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for a full new builds, if you wanted to do what @Zando_ said and have a decent mobo, take out the cooler, motherboard, ram and cpu and slap a 5700X3D/5800X3D in there instead and knock off $300 with the new cpu included, in fact here 
 
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HCJvFs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($247.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($899.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BGears b-Masstige MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1355.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Or 5800X3D
 
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VCJvFs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($309.00 @ Newegg) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($899.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BGears b-Masstige MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1417.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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https://foldingathome.org/diseases/
I'd assume HIV isn't a fault in protein folding.

Why not. 

If I'm remembering correctly, if it's an intel based mac, you should just be able to use a USB drive to install Windows onto it directly. You don't even need to have MacOS installed.

Hold CMD + I when it boots up to boot into Internet Recovery. Or CMD + R (regular recovery mode keybind, but it will boot to Internet Recovery if no OS is present). It will usually try and download the launch OS though, which can be annoying to upgrade from. On my mid-2012 MBPs that was Mac OS X Mountain Lion if I booted to Internet Recovery with no OS present. 

Doesn't sound like you need multiple machines to connect to the same drives (this is the main point of a Network Attached Storage device), so the main benefit would be in the separation of the machines. It's often more convenient to have one computer do one thing (your work for example) and another do different things (hold all your stuff). Adding a bunch more devices to your main PC will make it boot slower for example (as it has to initialize more devices, and if you use an HBA then the HBA itself takes a bit to come on as well). Also if for some reason you need to take the RAID array offline, you don't have to shut down your main PC to do so. The main cons would be a whole 2nd computer to administrate (though this can be very easy, once set up they require very little attention) and you'll be throttled to whatever your home LAN is. Most folks have gigabit ethernet around the house, so you'll be limited to ~125MB/s, even standard HDDs on their own are often a bit faster than that, and depending on RAID/ZFS configuration they can get much faster still. 

Dont bother Overclocking. Just do voltage tuning. If its not your computer, dont OC. Youll be the one having to deal with all the issues that arise from that.
 
Otherwise besides the power settings for GPU/CPU in windows, it just comes down to what things he actually does with the computer. For the most part once you have all the drivers and such installed, thats pretty much it for casual users. You want rock solid stability with this system rather then the absolute most performance, since they are not going to notice the marginal gains that comes with that type of stuff.

Not (usually) due to the implants. The cool tech itself isn't what makes cyberpunk settings suck to live in, it's the abuse by corporations. Implants/neon cities/flying cars are the set dressing, not the cause of the issues cyberpunk critiques. 
I use these at work. Have a card in my phone case (as it's flat so it fits) so I can just use my phone - which I carry everywhere anyways - to get in to work, instead of having to have another thing dangling off my keychain. I ride a motorcycle most days so I have 2 sets of keys (bike + truck) and when on the bike the keys are just dangling out in the weather due to where the ignition switch is, so I'd prefer to not have a bunch of important stuff hanging off of them. If you have a lot more RFID/NFC stuff than just a door or two at work, I see the reasoning behind getting implants. 
 
I don't have much else to ask/add other than it seems pretty cool, and I'm sorry folks are overreacting to a small, barely invasive and easily reversible procedure. 

Hold CMD + I when it boots up to boot into Internet Recovery. Or CMD + R (regular recovery mode keybind, but it will boot to Internet Recovery if no OS is present). It will usually try and download the launch OS though, which can be annoying to upgrade from. On my mid-2012 MBPs that was Mac OS X Mountain Lion if I booted to Internet Recovery with no OS present. 

RX 5600 non-XT is the best.
1660 Super is a bit slower.
 
5500 XT and 6500 XT are quite close, but a decent chunk slower than the other two cards.
 
RX 6600 is usually the best budget card if you're buying new.

there's four?
 
techpowerup is a wonderful tool
higher percentage is better
5500 XT and 6500 XT are basically the same but the 5500 XT is better imo since it has 8 lanes instead of 4 like in the 6500 XT 

1660 super is about 25% better than the 5500 xt

the rx 5600 is about equal to a 3050 8gb so it comes out on top out of all of them

so in order from best to worst
1. RX 5600
2. 1660 SUPER
3. 5500 XT (technically it's worse but because it has a higher lane width than the 6500 XT, this one's above it imo)
4. 6500 XT 

It really keeps happening.
Could you please either put the questions here or use something else than google for the survey? Now that'd be greatly appreciated. Try to give some more content to the topic, care about the topic, honestly right now it looks bland, uninviting, written in a rush even.
See, it's probably me because I like forums, long, detailed topics that invite users to participate in more ways than by just writing a single comment that gets lost between pages. Forum topics are a form of literature to me, sounds dumb I know, I like to participate in topics that follow like a tedious argument, where you could go for hours sharing words with others, walls of texts, comments with schematics, pictures, quotes, surveys...
I'll be glad to answer any quiz, survey or fill a form as long as it's not behind a google link. Googlewalled, like paywalled, but as a new term.

modded minecraft servers, essentially, use one and a half thread. the tick thread will stuff up and lag way before any offloaded stuff fills an entire thread.
 
the "best cpu" is complicated.. because minecraft is a weird beast, and you can hugely overspend for percents more performance.
 
best you get something that's at least dualcore, with the fastest single core performance (performance, not clock speed.. look at benchmarks) you can find within the budget you have in mind.

"finger tight". it's kinda difficult to explain, but when tightening something by hand there's quite a fast "ramp" in force required when the screw is tight to the motherboard, the moment you feel that ramp it's tight enough. no need to put actual force.

Not loose. That's basically it. Very lightly snug. Don't need to crank em down, they just need to keep the board from flopping around. 
Nope. The equal-length standoffs keep the board even, the screws just hold the board to those standoffs. No need to worry about super precise torquing on the screws. 

Not loose. That's basically it. Very lightly snug. Don't need to crank em down, they just need to keep the board from flopping around. 
Nope. The equal-length standoffs keep the board even, the screws just hold the board to those standoffs. No need to worry about super precise torquing on the screws. 

100%
 
Absolutely, especially if they can replace all physical keys like in my case. I also use them for my workplace.
 
I like to think so too. And it's alright, I am used to it. Skepticism for this stuff is pretty natural, but when it's unfounded, or they're purposfully perpetuating myths/FUD or refuse to listen then it's a little disheartening (not that anyone is doing that here). And yeah, pretty basic, quick, and reversable procedure. Not to mention it's nothing new at all, we've been using implantable technology on humans and animals for ages.

I really think it would be awesome if LTT brought someone in with implants to do a video. Amal Graafstra, the founder of the biggest non-medical implant company (Dangerous Things) would be awesome and I'm sure he'd be willing. LTT has a huge audience of tech nerds that would probably have some portion of interested viewers at least. I know Linus was talking about implants on a recent WAN show, he did perpetuate a couple minor common misconceptions IIRC so it would be cool to have an expert on. I'm sure they could think of some Cyberpunk jokes to squeeze in too...
@LinusTech@Slick 👀

Just make them snug.

Not (usually) due to the implants. The cool tech itself isn't what makes cyberpunk settings suck to live in, it's the abuse by corporations. Implants/neon cities/flying cars are the set dressing, not the cause of the issues cyberpunk critiques. 
I use these at work. Have a card in my phone case (as it's flat so it fits) so I can just use my phone - which I carry everywhere anyways - to get in to work, instead of having to have another thing dangling off my keychain. I ride a motorcycle most days so I have 2 sets of keys (bike + truck) and when on the bike the keys are just dangling out in the weather due to where the ignition switch is, so I'd prefer to not have a bunch of important stuff hanging off of them. If you have a lot more RFID/NFC stuff than just a door or two at work, I see the reasoning behind getting implants. 
 
I don't have much else to ask/add other than it seems pretty cool, and I'm sorry folks are overreacting to a small, barely invasive and easily reversible procedure. 

Reasons why I love mine are not limited to:
 
Convenience:
I don't carry a wallet or keys (house or car), and therefore can't forget/lose them or lock them in my car. I don't have to worry about losing my authenticator app. I can share my full contact with you and my website by tapping your phone. I can login to my computer and most of my accounts with a tap on a USB reader. If my phone fell in the ocean I wouldn't be nearly as inconvenienced as if I was using Google Authenticator for example. I can deploy implant based access control to virtually any door or compartment.
 
Security:
More secure than an authenticator app (and no need for cloud sync), I don't have to worry about SIM swap attacks using SMS TOTP, no physical wallet/keys to be stolen, my crypto wallet is in my hand (no need to use central exchanges or worry about hardware wallets).
 
6th Sense:
Soon I am getting a magnet in my fingertip which will effectively be a 6th sense. I can sense live wires with AC current running through them, feel power supplies, microwaves, EV chargers, air fryers, motors, tell between types of metals and gauge carbon content with just a touch, hold small screws, do cool magic tricks. Ultimate fidget toy in my eyes. You can even get switches that are sensitive to magnetic fields and hide them to be used as an invisible button or switch.
 
It's freaking cool as heck:
Come on bruh it's Cyberpunk, my hand glows! Just look at the videos in the OP, doors just open for me at a wave of my hand, you have to admit that's sick. Not to mention the possibility of applet upgrades in the future, or the ability to pay for things with my hand.

I think this would be an interesting conversation to have with a larger, more mainstream community. I believe that if more people had additional information about this technology, they might become interested. If you are skeptical, I encourage you to try to be open-minded; I was very skeptical before installing them, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that all my concerns were already addressed. If it's not for you, so be it, but I figure, why not share my experience, provide some information, and answer some questions.
 
There is way more information that I can possibly provide in this post, so I will link some additional resources. But I will primarily be sharing about the devices I personally have (there are many others with different capabilities). All of my devices were purchased from Dangerous Things, which is to my knowledge the largest manufacturer and source of non-medical implants. Nothing in this post is medical advice or sponsored content. And keep in mind, I may have experience and implants myself, but I am just a guy. There are more qualified subject matter experts out there though.
 
VivoKey Apex Flex (Flex Style) (13.56 Mhz NFC)

Out of my devices, this is definitely the most feature rich with the most utility. This implant secures all of my accounts and acts as a cryptocurrency wallet. It is actually a Javacard that supports app deployment, so it can be upgraded down the road with new apps. Currently I am using a 2FA TOTP code generator app that generates my 2FA codes on-chip (video demonstration), and uses an app on my phone to display them to me. So even if my phone falls in the ocean, I can tap it on any phone in the world and access my accounts. It also has a Passkey FIDO2 WebAuthn applet that functions similar to a Yubikey on supported sites; so for many accounts I can simply tap it on a USB PC/SC reader to login. I can even log into the LTT forum with a tap of my hand. 🙂

This device also has a card payment applet pre-loaded, so in theory it can support tap to pay with a linked debit/credit card. Though this is currently not working due to EMV rules. If EMV ever allows this functionality on implantable devices I will have this ability. It also supports a few other applets that I don't use (PGP, HMAC-SHA1, NDEF, Tesla Key, etc).

These narrow flex style implants are installed via a 4 gauge/5mm needle, or scalpel. It's a pretty quick procedure and isn't as painful as you might think.



Video:
 
 
 
xSIID and NExT (Injectable Glass Tags) (13.56 Mhz NFC & 125 Khz RFID)
 
These are much more simple devices. The xSIID contains an NTAG I2C chip and an LED. The LED is illuminated when the device is powered by a 13.56 Mhz NFC field.

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The NTAG chip can have any NDEF type record deployed to it (URL, Text, Web Search, VCard Contact, Email Address, GPS location, Wi-Fi Network, Crypto Address, any many more). These can be accesses by any smart phone by tapping to the NFC coil.

The NExT contains a similar NTAG chip, but it also has a low frequency (125 Khz) T5577 chip. This can be used on a lot of legacy access control systems.

I use these as my house and car keys. I only carry a phone with me, no wallet or keys. I also use these to login to my computer. They can also be easily used on some models of safes, and many devices can be retrofit to support these with a simple relay.
 
Video of unlocking my car and a server room at my workplace:

These glass implants are installed via a 3mm injector assembly.

Photo:

Links:
Durability and safety testing
Implantable technology primer and beginner guide

The internal display is probably wired to the integrated graphics. A standard process for almost any device with an iGPU and dGPU with a few exceptions. So more than likely if you disable the iGPU, you'll lose the internal display.

https://foldingathome.org/diseases/
I'd assume HIV isn't a fault in protein folding.

https://foldingathome.org/diseases/
I'd assume HIV isn't a fault in protein folding.