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Both of you thank you!

Hi, I automated some task for a coworker but it runs extremely slow on her work laptop. It's a HP i7-1250U. The internal clock says it's clocked at 1.70 GHz. The laptop is plugged in and set at high performance in energy settings. Anyone know what the hell is happening. This CPU is supposed to clock at 3.5 and boost at 4.3.

PCIE gen two... It will work but you'll have sub par perf. And on a 1650 that is doubly sad. Still better that a potato.

My 2 cents: 1 So, as the hardware is not out yet, I'll quote PC Jesus: "Don't buy into something untested." 2 You can wait for the next gen but I hope you buy fast once they are out because there is this "little known" group call scalpers who like to buy up inventory when a next nice thing comes out. 3 News outlet say next gen will stay on LGA1700 so there is that but I wouldn't count on a major uplift in a mid gen. I could be wrong on this. Only the independent benchmarks will tell. 4 You might not want to read this but, if you want to save a few bucks, and your primary use case is gaming, may I suggest going team red with a R7 7800X3d? Neck and neck with a 13900K in most benchmarks, also has an integrated GPU., plus you'll save on cooling and your electric bill. And unless you do a ton of serious rendering, a 7950X3D is either a vanity piece or a waste. Like a bazooka to kill a fly. I also 4 I agree with you the AM5 socket will last longer than LGA1700 so it's worth looking into.. Good luck!

You are muddying the waters here. Enterprise and consumer environments are not the same. Yet you put them in the same boat. Consumer don't need business continuity. Not enjoying your device is not the same as loosing productivity because of a broken device. I'm talking about consumer electronic extended warranties here: It's been demonstrated (multiple times in the 90's and in the teens) that putting the amount you would pay for your consumer warranties on the side would be enough to replace your devices should it break early and you'll have a lot of money left over. That is unless you are really unlucky and your stuff keeps breaking. Vendors know what are the returns and they make sure those plan make plenty of profit if the plan is 4% of MSRP, you can be sure that the device failing after the manufacturer warranty expires and before the extended warranty does is 0.4% or less. You need more proof? Ask a vendor that works commissions where he makes his money. the answer is upselling a warranty. So in essence, if you buy "peace of mind" what you are really paying for is a small chance that you'll actually have a device replaced with an hefty fee on top. If that's not bad, I don't know what is. Here's a link, the best ones are behind a paywall unfortunately. https://globalnews.ca/news/2314578/extended-warranty-is-not-worth-it-says-consumer-association-of-canada/

For the record, all Canadian consumer association agree that extended warranties are at best a waste of money. You guys want to be held at information standard instead of infotainment, you guys are gonna need to stop saying stuff like extended warranties have anything good to contribute aside from vendor bottom lines. Meanwhile BOO!

WAN is pretty much where Linus starts the Shiz. His lack of filters and poor reflection on sensitive subjects makes for a fantastic fuel for controversy. If I were the CEO, I would suspend WAN until my Star has had some major training on multiples subject or I would put an adult with a water spray in charge.

Now that tech Jesus has called them out LTT went "oh sh!t" but it's been brewing for a long time. So first, as my mandatory joke, let me say this : Thanks Steeve! This is my take a software dev, process analyst with 30 years in growing in medium to large organizations : TLDR: LMG grew way too fast with novice management and it shows. It's been showing for the last two years. Now some thoughts: - Even with process review, the team reaching maturity will take time. That means team members senior should be more involved in Q.C. - Slowing the pace is a good idea but setting a sustainable pace is a better one. - There need to be an attitude adjustment in the team. This includes - Knowing when to joke and not to joke (the comments here speak for themselves) - Knowing when not to plug sponsors and Ltt store plug (the volume is just plain annoying and completely inappropriate in this video) - Awareness this isn't just the latest crisis but an existential crisis. - Some culture change in the writing room might be in order. - Some humility and some therapy. Linus, especially on WAN show has been arrogant and his ego needs some reigning in. - Understanding the road to Hell is paved with good intentions - Accepting LMG will take a financial hit while they get the house in order. Beyond all this, they need to identify the root cause(s). Processes fail for a lot of reason. My primary suspect lack of cohesive management (managing the trees instead of the forest). Not just from Linus but his very young and very green team. The best example I got is his lack of formal training and the way he compensate in it. I don't remember the quote (was on WAN) be he learns what he needs to and leave the rests. The problem is what he leaves and what he doesn't know that he doesn't know. he new will help but there will need to be some serious adjustments and Linus may well push back. Don't get me wrong, I admire LTT: their passion and dedication to employees is great. But pressing blood from a stone while giving it free snacks is still pressing blood from a stone. There need to be a new dedication to the product. The new CEO is a good move but it comes a little late. What I sense is a totally organic organization that needs some serious restructuring and adjustment of its values and needs to slow down. LTT isn't a startup anymore, so startup mentality needs to go and some outside blood is sorely needed.

The rest is important. Especially spinning disks and AIO pump/fans. Assuming an SSD and air cooler, I'd go as low as 750w a 850w to 1000w will be more efficient and generate less heat.

Finding a Skylake motherboard is by far the most complicated aspect of this. Try to find a used one on FB marketplace. You are looking far a Socket LGA 1155 1st gen. Get a good but cheap case like a Phanteks P300A A 650 W PSU (Again maybe used) A 1TB SSD (my go to is WD blues) The rest is up to you. Don't expect stellar performance with that GPU/CPU but it will run. Don't expect tha PC to last. 900 series GPU are Dying left and right. Good luck!

I'm curious if anyone has feedback on Elegoo 3d PLA filament. They have a nice bundle of 8 KG for 109 USD and I'm wondering if anyone know the shipping rate to Canada. Sub 20$ CAD per kilo sounds just too good to be true.

You can get a sata expansion card like this https://www.amazon.ca/Richer-R-Express-Expansion-Bandwidth-Transmission/dp/B07D6J3VBY/ref=asc_df_B07D6J3VBY/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=540781743968&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14607592872982422457&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000529&hvtargid=pla-1604644505252&psc=1 And a power splitter like Fasauceome posted is a good way to do it. Buuuut! I'm surprised that thing is still alive. I wouldn't invest too much in this machine.

A used 3070 will fit within you power budget and you can have used mining GPU for killer deals on EBay. Be mindfull of the card size and case ventilation.

Just so you know, 200mm fans don't last. 3 years my CooleMaster ones started vibrating . Avoid.

I'm an enthusiast so I like upgrading and fiddling, dealing for parts, my friends and I build a lot of machines for fun and usually sell them at market price. So I often get to flip my parts for newer ones and get good market value on past hardware. Also if you don't see improvement in the hardware in the last 6 years, I don't know what to say to you. The way I see it, you can manage upgrades in one of two ways, you use up the machine until it no longer fits you need and get rid of it and spend a wad of cash to get a new machine or you keep it at a level acceptable to you by flipping hardware while it's still desirable and pump in essentially what the same amount over time.