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Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

I'm pretty sure it does. Average Joe only cares about two things in a computer: does it work and does it look cool?

Yeah, but does average Joe really need anything more?

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Just now, themctipers said:

Then he looks at price .. Lol

Given the average credit card or loan debt in the US, I'm pretty sure Average Joe doesn't really care.

Just now, Drak3 said:

Yeah, but does average Joe really need anything more?

Not really, but those who invested more time in PCs often shake our head when Average Joe buys a $2000 Facebook machine.

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Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

Not really, but those who invested more time in PCs often shake our head when Average Joe buys a $2000 Facebook machine.

Look, the optimal porn facebook experience demands a premium. Some people are willing to pay it, others aren't.

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Intel's release of the i9 series CPUs reminds me of this one teacher I had.

 

He owns an Alienware and thinks there's nothing better than it. Here are two conversations I've had with him about PCs:


Me: What CPU do you have?
Teacher: An i7
Me: How many cores?
Teacher: 6 with hyperthreading
Me: Wow, a 12 core i7?
Teacher: No it has 6 cores so 7 in total with hyperthreading
Me: [lolwhat] *questions intelligence* *walks away*

 

Second conversation:
Teacher (telling class about his PC): It's an Alienware, it has an i9. (thanks for being vague)

Me: Sir ... i9s don't exist.

Teacher: Oh yes they do, because I have one.
Friend: Sir there really is no such thing as an i9.

Teacher: There is, believe me.

Me & Friend: [ok]

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3 minutes ago, Aleksbgbg said:

Intel's release of the i9 series CPUs reminds me of this one teacher I had.

 

He owns an Alienware and thinks there's nothing better than it. Here are two conversations I've had with him about PCs:


Me: What CPU do you have?
Teacher: An i7
Me: How many cores?
Teacher: 6 with hyperthreading
Me: Wow, a 12 core i7?
Teacher: No it has 6 cores so 7 in total with hyperthreading
Me: [lolwhat] *questions intelligence* *walks away*

 

Second conversation:
Teacher (telling class about his PC): It's an Alienware, it has an i9. (thanks for being vague)

Me: Sir ... i9s don't exist.

Teacher: Oh yes they do, because I have one.
Friend: Sir there really is no such thing as an i9.

Teacher: There is, believe me.

Me & Friend: [ok]

Taking an i7 sticker and changing the 7 into a 9 doesn't change to CPU inside...

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1 hour ago, Aleksbgbg said:

Intel's release of the i9 series CPUs reminds me of this one teacher I had.

 

He owns an Alienware and thinks there's nothing better than it. Here are two conversations I've had with him about PCs:


Me: What CPU do you have?
Teacher: An i7
Me: How many cores?
Teacher: 6 with hyperthreading
Me: Wow, a 12 core i7?
Teacher: No it has 6 cores so 7 in total with hyperthreading
Me: [lolwhat] *questions intelligence* *walks away*

 

Second conversation:
Teacher (telling class about his PC): It's an Alienware, it has an i9. (thanks for being vague)

Me: Sir ... i9s don't exist.

Teacher: Oh yes they do, because I have one.
Friend: Sir there really is no such thing as an i9.

Teacher: There is, believe me.

Me & Friend: [ok]

Teacher comes to class: WELL GUESS WHO WAS RIGHT ABOUT I9s!!!

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1 hour ago, DocSwag said:

Teacher comes to class: WELL GUESS WHO WAS RIGHT ABOUT I9s!!!

Inb4 it's actually the i8.9

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And look what I've found in the dirt.

 

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Something is wrong with this world.

 

Fierce Bloody Angel

The blood is on your hands

Why did you come to this world?

 

Everybody turns to dust.

 

Everybody turns to dust.

 

The blood is on your hands.

 

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On 05/30/2017 at 7:10 PM, themctipers said:

True, but I really hope that doesn't affect anyone's choice in computer choice. 

Oh it does. I have clients that purchase Macs because of advertising. Yup, upgrading to the latest MacBook Pro because my YouTube experience isn't quite the same on my 2014 MacBook.. and Apple is obviously superior to Microsoft.... (Yet still falls for the 1 800 Microsoft scam.....)

 

 

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1 hour ago, Ryujin2003 said:

Oh it does. I have clients that purchase Macs because of advertising. Yup, upgrading to the latest MacBook Pro because my YouTube experience isn't quite the same on my 2014 MacBook.. and Apple is obviously superior to Microsoft.... (Yet still falls for the 1 800 Microsoft scam.....)

 

 

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Had a bunch of old motherboards and CD drives up at the high school because I was teaching a small handful of students about computer hardware, troubleshooting, and basic networking. Some other girls outside of my class came in and took pictures of the motherboards to put on Snapchat, captioning it with "only us smart people understand," as if she knew what it was. Was tempted to ask her to identify the components I had up at the school but I wasn't about to start anything.

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3 hours ago, dcb-z said:

Had a bunch of old motherboards and CD drives up at the high school because I was teaching a small handful of students about computer hardware, troubleshooting, and basic networking. Some other girls outside of my class came in and took pictures of the motherboards to put on Snapchat, captioning it with "only us smart people understand," as if she knew what it was. Was tempted to ask her to identify the components I had up at the school but I wasn't about to start anything.

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"Intel Core i9-7900X"

Fuck we already have this? Damn, Intel is good at beating Ryzen only a few months after it's release....

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People thinking the monitor is the computer and then not being able to startup because they only switch on the monitor 

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5 hours ago, NunoLava1998 said:

"Intel Core i9-7900X"

Fuck we already have this? Damn, Intel is good at beating Ryzen only a few months after it's release....

Given that it costs 2000 dollars (i.e. four times as much!) I'd bloody well expect it to...

 

Of course, the X299 platform is more bloated than a dead whale decomposing on a beach so who knows what'll happen next with Intel.

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Just now, Vito Rinaldi said:

People thinking the monitor is the computer and then not being able to startup because they only switch on the monitor 

People thinking all the graphics power is in the monitor. Bigger screen = better graphics.

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Just now, Jerped said:

People thinking all the graphics power is in the monitor. Bigger screen = better graphics.

To be fair, if you have a shitty TN panel next to a 10 bit VA or IPS panel then the graphics will look better on the latter :)

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20 minutes ago, Fetzie said:

To be fair, if you have a shitty TN panel next to a 10 bit VA or IPS panel then the graphics will look better on the latter :)

Well yeah resolution/refresh rate wise it's the panel that will limit the GPU, but if the card can't push enough, you will still have a problem ;P

 

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1 hour ago, Fetzie said:

Given that it costs 2000 dollars (i.e. four times as much!) I'd bloody well expect it to...

 

Of course, the X299 platform is more bloated than a dead whale decomposing on a beach so who knows what'll happen next with Intel.

You're thinking of the wrong one :P the 7900x costs $1000.

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2 hours ago, Vito Rinaldi said:

People thinking the monitor is the computer and then not being able to startup because they only switch on the monitor 

Oh my, the amount of times I used to see this in school. I graduated last week and I get flashbacks to people tapping me on the shoulder and asking "Why won't this POS turn on?" And I'd just reach down to the PC and click the bloody power button... 

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10 minutes ago, Connor Price said:

Oh my, the amount of times I used to see this in school. I graduated last week and I get flashbacks to people tapping me on the shoulder and asking "Why won't this POS turn on?" And I'd just reach down to the PC and click the bloody power button... 

Young people, school age, not knowing this?

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40 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

You're thinking of the wrong one :P the 7900x costs $1000.

Wasn't the "X" suffix reserved for the top-end processor?

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