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Tech Gaming Hardware discussion (& Hardware Sales) thread
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On the bright side, the motherboard I've been eyeing has become available here (ASRock Nova Wi-Fi X870E) so that's some good news. I will be extra careful when installing the CPU on that one. I'll try and get this mobo repaired/RMA'd.
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As long as you didn't break the pad off entirely it may be fixable. LTT did a video about repairing LGA type sockets recently and were surprisingly successful.
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Damn Linus has that magnifying monitor/screen thing to be able to see better.
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I purchased the 9800x3d on Thursday when microcenter had them on stock. I went ahead and also purchased a full tower case, a 1250w power supply, an x870 e rog motherboard and the water tubing fan to handle the heat. I swapped out my ram cards, 4090 graphics card and a few ssd drives out and sent them to a local pc shop to have them build my pc which should be ready on Thursday.
Can't wait to test it out
Can't wait to test it out
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Well that sucks...
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7900 XTX?
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Yeah
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Probably gonna be the last _900 XTX for awhile since AMD said they aren't gonna compete in the high end market anymore.
Do you play at 4k60 or 4k144?
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1440p165hz(my monitor is 240hz but I set it to 165hz due to OLED VRR flicker)
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@My Spot @Madmick (edit: sorry to tag you guys in, but I really value your opinion if this is in your area of expertiese).
Sorry this probably isn't the right thread, but hoping your guys' expertise can help me.
I travel lots, and currently when I have to go light, I go with my Microsoft Laptop Surface Go 2. This thing isn't a beast by any stretch - it has an 8th gen M3 processor (i think a low energy i3 equivalent) and only 8 gigs of Ram. But it has treated me really well as it runs full Windows 11, is built solid, and does enough to get by.
Buuuut, I'm thinking of upgrading, and I see the Samsung Galaxy tab 10S plus, which is like a 12 inch tablet, where you can buy a detachable keyboard. It's slightly bigger, but seems still very light and mobile.
The primary attraction to me is a low reflective OLED screen - as I would use this for watching movies while in planes etc, it has a micro SD slot which is convenient for me because I generally have a lot of photos I like to back up when on the road, and streaming sports. The specs though are a bit weird:
1) it has a "mediatek" processor - 8 core
2) only 12 GB of RAM (I'd prefer 16GB minimum)
3) is Android OS
So wondering if you guys have any insight around:
- is android OS for a tablet much "lighter" than windows, such that a 12GB of RAM suffices more than say 12GB for a windows based system
- is the android OS very "limiting" - I assume stuff like Office works fine. But I also had an apple Ipad ages ago (like over 10 years ago now) and it didn't really jive with me. The file management kind of sucked. I don't know how tablet OS has evolved since then, or if the Android OS is similar to Apple OS
- is a mediatek processor "good". Samsung doesn't seem to be "advertising" it, perhaps because it's a cost saver as opposed to using intel or a snapdragon
- is going from Wifi5 to Wifi 6E any sort of a difference maker?
Sorry this probably isn't the right thread, but hoping your guys' expertise can help me.
I travel lots, and currently when I have to go light, I go with my Microsoft Laptop Surface Go 2. This thing isn't a beast by any stretch - it has an 8th gen M3 processor (i think a low energy i3 equivalent) and only 8 gigs of Ram. But it has treated me really well as it runs full Windows 11, is built solid, and does enough to get by.
Buuuut, I'm thinking of upgrading, and I see the Samsung Galaxy tab 10S plus, which is like a 12 inch tablet, where you can buy a detachable keyboard. It's slightly bigger, but seems still very light and mobile.
The primary attraction to me is a low reflective OLED screen - as I would use this for watching movies while in planes etc, it has a micro SD slot which is convenient for me because I generally have a lot of photos I like to back up when on the road, and streaming sports. The specs though are a bit weird:
1) it has a "mediatek" processor - 8 core
2) only 12 GB of RAM (I'd prefer 16GB minimum)
3) is Android OS
So wondering if you guys have any insight around:
- is android OS for a tablet much "lighter" than windows, such that a 12GB of RAM suffices more than say 12GB for a windows based system
- is the android OS very "limiting" - I assume stuff like Office works fine. But I also had an apple Ipad ages ago (like over 10 years ago now) and it didn't really jive with me. The file management kind of sucked. I don't know how tablet OS has evolved since then, or if the Android OS is similar to Apple OS
- is a mediatek processor "good". Samsung doesn't seem to be "advertising" it, perhaps because it's a cost saver as opposed to using intel or a snapdragon
- is going from Wifi5 to Wifi 6E any sort of a difference maker?
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If you're going to just be streaming and doing entertainment stuff (not a lot of work, multitasking, juggling multiple windows or apps at the same time, etc.), Tab S10+ is a good choice. You'll get a lot more bang for your buck with an ultrabook, but if you're set on smaller than 14", tablets are you only option really. FYI, not sure how much much more fine tuning you'll see in Android OS for tablets at this point since the segment is on life support and Samsung is slowly puling out.
Your other questions:
-Yeah 12GB of RAM for Android is fine.
-Android OS has gotten a lot better but still not as smooth as a proper computer OS. Samsung's device ecosystem is better than most, but still bad compared to Apple. Dex has also made some improvements.
-Yeah, Mediatek's recent chips have been very good, on par with Qualcomm's.
-Unless you need to squeeze out every last bit of internet speed, no you probably won't notice when streaming.
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Its one of the design flaws of moving the pins to the socket. Motherboard manufacturers will see more bent pins and burnt CPU's like this. Socket shroud coloring/indents and CPU extremity indent design need to be made more apparent. One shouldnt need Karri Lakes ring light to see if their CPU is mounted correctly.
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LGA sockets have been around for years, this guy just didn't mount it properly and apparently admitted to doing it vertically
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Interface needs to be intuitive like plugging in a HDMI cable. Gotta remember we're dealing with a new generation of individuals who only know touchscreens. Whose technical hardware pairing knowledge doesnt extend past connecting their airpods to bluetooth.
