Recent content by chrisjames61

A great gpu won't do much good unless there are games being developed for the platform which there won't be if only a select few can afford them. We shall see how it plays out.

That fan centrifugal fan is a "blower". Nidec makes the best. They move a ton of air but operate at high rpm's and are loud.

At some point you will either need to be rich to buy a decent card or go into hock or do without other things. This will not make for a healthy pc gaming environment or ecosystem. To keep pc gaming viable you need to lower the barriers to entry. Instead many gamers will choose a console and pc...

All valid points but what what is going to keep this cycle from repeating and becoming the norm? At what point are 99% of the gamers completely squeezed out and throw in the towel?

There might not be anymore pc gaming unless AMD and Nvidia start making cards that people can afford and actually purchase. It seems like it is a slippery slope right now. You need a healthy gpu market in the long term and it is anything but that.

Your post is spot on. It is obvious that cheap apu's are low on AMD's priority list and for good reason. It is as obvious as the nose on the proverbial face.

TBH this is just a silly question. That being said I can see that it is well meaning. Every miner in the world could go offline and it would not help the problems in Texas.

I just can't see this acquisition getting the green light from regulators anywhere.

The research you should have done is that H80i is not up to the task of cooling any modern high end cpu. The 5800X doesn't run hot. The problem is your cooler is just a tiny piece of junk with maybe an ounce of liquid in it. Would you try to cool a 455 cubic inch V8 with the radiator from a 1.6...

An H80i is a toy. You have a great build and then use a cooler that is about as entry level as it gets.

Man, I could never do that with a clear conscience. Legal or not.

Yup, people asking to be told when to buy and not buy is hand holding. Buy the best you can afford when you need it.

The Elf talks about AMD like it is a person.

And it is only going to accelerate and eventually hit critical mass. The Elf doesn't seem to get what inertia and momentum are. They are extremely difficult to stop let alone reverse.

When you think about it Intel has lost leadership in both cpu design and fabrication. I know I am captain obvious here but they have two mountains to climb. The odds are really stacked against them. Plus they have given no reason for anyone to have any confidence they will be able to get back...