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  1. Speedbird
    I would also suggest the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1. It seems to be getting good reviews, and has newer processors than the Surface.
  2. Speedbird
    The Celeron will play back 1080p just fine, like any other modern processor. For those 20 tabs, I'd make sure to have 8GB of RAM though.
  3. Speedbird
    This seems to be an issue with your boot drive. I had a very similar experience many years back with my hard disk, and replacing it solved the issue. Try using that 860 evo as your boot drive and see if it the problem persists.
  4. Speedbird
    The 5600X has roughly the same multithreaded performance as the 10700K, but runs cooler, uses less power, includes a cooler and has an upgrade path all the way to 16 cores.
  5. Speedbird
    CPU bottlenecks on modern platforms aren't as big of a deal as they're made out to be. If you get the 3060 Ti, your frames will still be relatively higher. You can use the overlay in MSI Afterburner to verify this: as long as your GPU runs close to 100% and the CPU stays well under that, you can gain performance by upgrading graphics. I wouldn't recommend downscaling from 1440p, as you lose frames overall, like you said.
  6. Speedbird
    X370 and B350 also support Zen 2 with a BIOS beta update, although that depends on the motherboard. If he is to upgrade the motherboard, might as well go all the way to Zen 3.
  7. Speedbird
    Is that GPU or CPU usage? Do you have task manager running in the foreground (game in the background)? What's the refresh rate of your monitor? I don't really see a performance loss here.
  8. Speedbird
    I would also consider whether a gaming laptop is the best option. Once prices for new hardware stabilise, 2500 can be get you both a good gaming desktop and a great laptop.
  9. Speedbird
    Ah, I was mistaken in that case. Isn't there a refresh of Zen 3 on the roadmap though, to be launched before Zen 4?
  10. Speedbird
    It is definitely a good idea to wait for the supply chain to stabilise and prices to fall, but I would say that AMD is the better choice regardless. Intel's Rocket Lake will be the last generation to use the LGA1200 socket, whereas AMD may continue using the AM4 socket for another generation.
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  13. Speedbird
    Page 82 of that PDF has a diagram. From here, it looks like light orange and red. But I would double check with the diagram.
  14. Speedbird
    I found this manual: https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/m82m92p_hmm.pdf According to this, the top ports (closest to the top of the case) are SATA 3, with one eSATA and one SATA 2.
  15. Speedbird
    Unlikely, even the Macs don't have replaceable storage now.
  16. Speedbird
    Then buy a single 16GB stick. As I said earlier, single or dual channel makes very little difference for what you're doing, especially Intel.
  17. Speedbird
    You can always buy more RAM later. Single vs dual channel makes 0 difference in a server, especially on Intel. Why spend money on 32GB that you might use later, when you can spend it later when you know that you need it.
  18. Speedbird
    Since noone has asked this yet, is there a specific reason for getting 32GB of RAM? You won't need it for file sharing or Minecraft.
  19. Speedbird
    What about having task manager open in the background on a second monitor?
  20. Speedbird
    This should work without any issues, because both are PCIe.
  21. Speedbird
    Did you have the motherboard and everything connected when you tested separately?
  22. Speedbird
    It is likely your power supply still. When you plug it in separately, there's no load on it, so it draws no electricity. 80+ white is a really old standard, so I would recommend replacing it with something more modern. Check out the PSU Tier List for suggestions.
  23. Speedbird
    I would suggest looking at LTT videos as has been stated before, most importantly reviews of video cards and CPUs. LTT compares them in real world applications, including games, so you would get a rough idea of what performance you would get at a given price point. GamersNexus is another YouTube channel, but he focuses on enthusiast hardware in greater depth, so you will get more thorough information.
  24. Speedbird
    The Evo 970 is one of the best SSDs currently on the market. It is definitely worth it in my opinion, as it will also last longer than other options.
  25. Speedbird
    Number of processors = physical processors. Some servers have multiple sockets with a CPU in each. Number of cores per processor = as it says Total processor count = cores per processor * number of processors
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