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Thank you everyone, I ordered an r7 5700x I got a 1440p monitor for my sim rig, but I found a decent deal on a 4K oled monitor. I’m not planning to upgrade that monitor for many many years, so I went for 4K, until then I can play pretty games with FSR

I have done a bit of a research but I could not find any information about my specific situation so I will ask here. My current system is an R5 3600, with 16GB 3200 Mhz DDR4 RAM, RX 9070 XT. I am mostly happy with my PC, but since I went 1440p with the monitor and soon 4K I am looking for upgrading my PC in the near future. Thing is an AM5 platform is out of reach now due to RAM prices and everyone is saying that it will last years. Should I upgrade to an R7 5800X? Thing is, it is still in stock for reasonably cheap, and I have a feeling once its gone its gone. Used market seems pretty quiet for them. 5X00X3D CPUs are pretty expensive still. I dont have a massive need in upgrading, I am just worried about the lack of availibility.

Hi all, My current Dell XPS's battery is dying after 4 years, and it is time for me to ask work for a new work laptop. My requirements are pretty much Ryzen 7/9 (as powerful as possible) and dedicated mid tier graphics card for 2D/3D work. I know nothing about the current laptop landscape, so I am just looking for some clarification from people, should I wait a few more months? The current naming scheme for hardware seems rather convoluted, for example RTX 2000 ADA graphics cards are related to RTX 4000 series, and I do not know where to put AMDs line up, are Intel 13 and 14th gen unstable in Laptops as well? Stock seems to be reasonable sparse, at least on official Dell, HP and not as much on Lenovo sites, plus the sites our company can order from, it feels like new laptops are about to come out, but I just want some confirmation. Also if these new laptops coming out what should I look for as per CPU and GPUs? I am aware these are rather vague questions, but I am outside of the laptop loop for too long and I just have no clue about anything anymore

So, black friday came and went, and I got a monitor! It is a 32" Gigabyte GS32Q! 32" IPS 165Hz monitor It is installed on my simrig, and it works really well, I like it and the size is great as well. It is running only at 144 hz currently (I am using a HDMI cable) and actually I am getting decent frames in AC and iRacing, although with lower settings. As for GPU, I am going to wait for RX 8800 XT (or whatever its going to be called) and then decide, there were no mega deals for me to go for. I was kind of scared of the black ghosting effects on VA panels, hence I went with the IPS, but I have never seen a VA panel before Thank you for your help, it was very useful

Thank you for your post, it was very useful! I was looking around monitors with your advice in mind, and what I found is that my price range slowly creeped up. Currently I have all the panel types in front of me, an AOC 144Hz TN monitor, an AOC IPS monitor, (both FHD) and a 4K LG OLED TV. After reading that VA are better than the TN, and looking at my budget honestly, I have decided to get a 32" VA display for cheap. Those are the prices that will make feel comfortable, especially knowing that I will have to buy a GPU soon as well. I will upgrade my FHD monitors as well in the future, and they will be IPS though, seems like a better display to get for content consumption.

Thank you for your reply! I have a GTX 1070, that I am going to upgrade soon, not sure what yet, will depend on my money situation, but for reference I am looking around RTX 4070/ RX 7800 XT levels. Until then my wee 1070 and low setting must do Previously I was playing on 24 inches on my desk, but after I got a rig with the 27" it felt smaller so I want to go larger. Thank you for the recommendation, I will try to go IPS as well, I am a bit surprised that they are high refresh rate, 10 years ago they were 60Hz only for the lower end. Also I will have to measure the width of my space to make sure a ultrawide can fit in

After moving house my old 27" monitor broke, and with Black Friday coming up/here it is time to buy a new one, but I have not bought a monitor in 10 years. Thing is, I have not followed the display market a lot, and I am worried that I missed out on some development that I just won't realise for panels. My budget is around £300, +-£100, and I am considering a 1440p ultrawide monitor or a 32" single monitor. What should I look for, what are the differences between VA vs IPS nowadays, are there any outstanding brands that I should look into? And Simracing people, what are your opinions on a ultrawide vs normal monitor? Triple monitors are sadly not an option due to space constraint, I would mainly race in iRacing

I will be honest with you, a mid level phone would be perfect for me. I am getting a flagship phone because when I grew up I always wanted the latest and greatest and now finally can afford it, but I don't change my phones often, as I can't waste that much money. A smaller phone would be better for me in general, just general handling and it would be easier to mount it in my car. I prefer 120hz,it just smoother and I like the look, and my phone survives 1 day easily on a battery.

I will try to reply as quickly as I can, but I'm on a meeting so it takes me a while to reply Must have :120 hz screen, USB c is really handy, and all other must haves are pretty much included. The test was more about if I'm not certain about the switch, but honestly you guys are making some solid points. Interesting, I take a look at apple watches Thank you, I was looking for this type of insight Foldables are neat, I'm just worried that they would make using the phone a bit more cumbersome. I'm sure I will have a foldable phone eventually, but I will wait a few generations Again thank you for your replies, I found YouTube reviews strange, always assuming that you are either fully into one ecosystem, or you are about to switch from the previous gen, but I got a seemingly nicely balanced help here

Sadly I got rid of the iPhone many years ago. I was considering getting an iPhone 13 pro as a test, as it has 120hz screen as a quick test. My current experience of ios is so old that I can't tell you which I like more Cameras are better at both phone that I need, ai sounds neat but not essential, although I loved the s pen I do not have any ecosystem products I have a pc an Windows laptop, and I'm yet to get a smart watch again for health monitoring The point of the switch would be to shake things up and try out something new and different, I'm just not sure how different an iPhone is today if this makes sense

I feel like it is time for me to get a new phone after having my s21 ultra for 3 years, as the screen is broken and I'm a bit bored of it. The bored Ness made me think to switch to an iPhone to see how the other side looks after not having an iPhone for like 7 years. I had Samsung phones (Note 8 and now S21 Ultra) for the past year and I had a iPhone 6s plus before. Does anyone have experience switching to an iPhone after having android for a while and how was it? I'm looking at 15 pro or S24 ultra

Fair point that, I went to one store, but all the phones were caged, which meant I could not grab them. I would not buy an S24 Ultra though, I do not see the reason to upgrade from mine for that much money. I want the 120Hz display, as I feel the 15 would feel sluggish after 2.5 years of high refresh screen, plus I like a smaller telephoto lens. When I had the 6S it was great, and in peoples hands the iPhone looks like a nicer feeling phone, but S24 has that look as well. It might be the whole "grass is greener" thing, but it is a bit of a toss up. Of course keeping my S21 Ultra is an option as well, if downsizing in not that big of a change

I have an S21 ultra for 2.5 years, and in general I do not have any complaints with it. I like the 120hz display, I use 2 cameras only (0.6 and 3x lense) and that is it really. The display just got cracked, and it would cost me £350 to repair both the front and the back, and it made me look around for option. I had large phone for the past 10 years, HTC M8, iPhone 6S plus, note 8 and now the S21 ultra, and I realised that I want a physically smaller phone. My s21 ultra barely fits into my pocket, and it can be difficult to handle, and honestly I just don't need a large display, all I do is instagram scrolling and reading work emails sometimes. What are peoples experience by downsizing, are there any features that you started missing, or was the smaller device worth it? I am looking at 3 phones now, S24, Pixel 8, 15 Pro (in this order), but I would be happy with repairing the screen as well.

Samsung indeed does, I had a 3.5 years old Note 8, cracked screen, worn battery and charging connector, and I traded in for £200 refund from Samsung on my S21 Ultra. You are absolutely right, if the GW5 is indeed incredible I can change it. So 3 days in, battery is over 1 day, it tracks my heart rate well, and the Samsung health app is great showing the average heart rate, and it stores the data, so I can look back on my day and see if my heartrate is too high And the app is subscription free, unlike the fitbit app for the $20 price you cant complain then, and you can save up easily for the GW5/Pixel watch

Thank you, I went with a 46mm Classic, so far it is great, and the app has all the features I want I agree and understand, but as I said it is for actually tracking my health from now until October, so I wanted to wait the least amount of time, otherwise I would have waited.