GPUs & CPUs & Enthusiast hardware: Questions, Discussion and fanboy slap-fights - Nvidia & AMD & Intel - Separe but Equal. Intel rides in the back of the bus.

WULULULULU said:
I have no hope for the 50 series. From the 20-40 series, Ngreedia's hand have already been played and people are still falling for the same hook-line-sinker.
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Wait for RDNA4. It will revolutionize gaming by bringing 7900 XTish performance down from $700 to $600.
 
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The Ugly One said:
You cannot currently build a desktop PC that will get significantly better image quality than that laptop. There are some games where you can turn the DLSS down a bit, maybe bump up an effect quality here and there, but it's going to be marginal, and you're going to feel like you spent thousands of dollars for little benefit.
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I actually remembered that we had this discussion a while back a short bit after hitting the post reply button, I eventually did build that gaming desk with a plug-and-play rig for the laptop, I like it but I'd like to retire it from at-home gaming (I'd still use it for on-the-go gaming) and graduate to something beefier.
Fcret said:
You're better off just hooking this up to a 1440p monitor and using it that way. 4070 laptop isn't that strong but it's more than enough for pretty much anything you'd be playing at 1440p.
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I actually picked up a 27" WQHD MSI gaming monitor off of Costco's online store back in June, I like it a lot and it was cheaper than a lot of other monitors I was looking at whilst monitor-hunting.
 
Archeops said:
I actually remembered that we had this discussion a while back a short bit after hitting the post reply button, I eventually did build that gaming desk with a plug-and-play rig for the laptop, I like it but I'd like to retire it from at-home gaming (I'd still use it for on-the-go gaming) and graduate to something beefier.
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Well, I'd wait until 3nm GPUs launch in a few months, personally.
 
Coach Blue Pill said:
There's no reason not to overspend on a GPU
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How about not giving additional money to GPU manufacturers? Somehow, in the current year, they are still unable to ship a reliable GPU that doesn't overheat, melt, crack, or fail in some other way despite the exorbitant retail prices? My 6750xt just shit the bed around 30 days post purchase. Not a super expensive model, but GPUs priced much higher have similar, and worse, problems. Now I get the privilege of paying to mail it to XFX so that they can maybe repair their DOA turd.
 
Shopping Cart Nationalist said:
How about not giving additional money to GPU manufacturers? Somehow, in the current year, they are still unable to ship a reliable GPU that doesn't overheat, melt, crack, or fail in some other way despite the exorbitant retail prices? My 6750xt just shit the bed around 30 days post purchase. Not a super expensive model, but GPUs priced much higher have similar, and worse, problems. Now I get the privilege of paying to mail it to XFX so that they can maybe repair their DOA turd.
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Should have bought Sapphire.
 
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Interestingly, the CHIPS act may be what sinks Intel. No way the US government will allow them to divest their foundry given how poorly GlobalFoundries is doing, the fab is the only part of the company they actually care about, but Intel may struggle to restructure itself with that albatross hanging around their necks.
 
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The Ugly One said:
Well, I'd wait until 3nm GPUs launch in a few months, personally.
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If that's the case I'll hold off on doing anything serious until June at the latest and use the time to do more research on the handiwork part of PC building, that’s something I’m honestly worried about considering the cost of the parts involved.
 
Archeops said:
If that's the case I'll hold off on doing anything serious until June at the latest and use the time to do more research on the handiwork part of PC building, that’s something I’m honestly worried about considering the cost of the parts involved.
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The only part that's fiddly is the installation of the CPU and its cooler. Your most expensive part will be the GPU and it's probably the part that you're least likely to fuck up (remove plastic, insert into slot, screw down, connect power cable).
 
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TheRaptorJesus said:
I hate installing cpus, Need more sleds like threadripper. One day i'm gonna drop one and ruin a socket.
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I mean, it's not like motherboards have exploded in price in recent years and made the prospect of ruining a CPU socket almost as disastrous as ruining a CPU right?
 
jeff7989 said:
Should have bought Sapphire.
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You are CORRECT!
Archeops said:
do more research on the handiwork part of PC building, that’s something I’m honestly worried about considering the cost of the parts involved.
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I just did one, and the previous one before that was like 10 years ago. It's easy as long as you aren't completely mechanically retarded. Pick a case with good airflow, fan layout, access and ease of assembly. I got a Lian Li, and they have since released the Lancool 207 which looks really good.
Fcret said:
The only part that's fiddly is the installation of the CPU and its cooler.
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TheRaptorJesus said:
I hate installing cpus
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CPU was easy, and I used a Thermalright cooler. Granted I was nervous about getting the paste right the first time, but I could see a slight excess ooze out just past the edges of the CPU on all sides.
 
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4090 Chad said:
I mean now that both Intel and AMD are LGA installing CPUs isn’t that bad, AMD PGA CPUs were scary as fuck though :story:
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I don't get the hate for this, installing the CPU and cooler is piss easy. With AMD PGA CPUs you just put it down and jiggle it a little bit until you feel the pins drop in. I have the big Noctua cooler and that one's also easy to mount. Over the last year I've done all of this several times for reasons like upgrading then "hm, runs a bit hot, better re-apply the paste", later on checking if it's dead by slotting in the old one(turns out the PSU died) then putting the new back in.
It's not a fun or thrilling process, it's tedious, but it isn't hard.
 
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