Recent content by Ripper3

Stock of GPUs and consoles so low that you need to buy a Tesla to game

I felt bad spending £95 on a new keyboard. Can’t imagine justifying spending this much on one. It will sell like crazy though. Mech keyboards are incredibly popular, and they’re selling as NFTs, so a bunch of people will see this as affordable for an NFT. I’d say good luck to them, but doubt...

On Virgin too, with the same sort of WiFi issues. The hub has improved over time but still terrible at times. I suggest installing their Virgin Media Connect app and testing WiFi through that. If it finds the signal is low, they can send you a booster for free (some caveats, read Ts&Cs, and it...

Reddit can be harsh. I once got downvoted to hell because I stated an SFF PC doesn't just have to be strictly less than 15 or 20 L in volume, or something like that. Like jeez! Sorry I gave an opinion! Good work on the utility, and hopefully it doesn't get stopped by Unity. Everybody is way...

True, though the definition of an average user that builds their own HEDT is probably someone that knows what they're looking at, so feeling like the numbers are squished together just won't matter, they'll look at the specs first, before bothering to check the name. My comment was just a...

I agree with @ZoneDymo here, the naming scheme is a little confusing, but as @The Egg said, we're trying to understand a marketing department. Think the main problem is they've squeezed the numbers together too much. It "feels" too "squished" in my head, like they're implying there's little...

X399 and Threadripper 2 processors might be the replacement for some people's i7 9x0 builds, which have lasted an extremely long time, while still being quick enough for their needs. Personally, I'm going to invest in an X399 build, if I can gather the money, and keep it for as long as possible...

Doubted myself when you said that, but reread it to be sure, and yup, it's there: "...and compatibility with existing socket LGA2066 motherboards with a BIOS update." Maybe it's Cascade Lake for standard desktops requiring a new platform, but CL-X that keeps compatibility.

Indeed! Doesn't matter if you're a fanboy or not, this is the mark of competition, and Intel is aiming to win. AMD has, once again, come from way far back in the performance race, and lit a fire under Intel's bum crack. No matter which side you're on, or prefer, this will make it more affordable...

This! What is with all these TKL keyboards, and 40% and other crap like that? At home I can understand TKL offers a space advantage, but at work, where I have an enormous desk, I like those extra keys. Would consider buying if available in a UK layout, even without the number pad, because that...

I wonder if these CEOs think everyone upgrades every year or something. Using a GPU for 2 years, when buying at the start of a new generation, means you might be using it only until something replaces it in the same performance/price slot with new architecture. I can't fathom upgrading every...

Picasso is Zen+, it's the follow-up to the Zen-based Raven Ridge APUs, and powers the 3xxx series Ryzen mobile. I think everyone's wondering when the successor to that will be announced and made available. Maybe they're just trying to squeeze an octa-core in before they release one.

I've only been seeing them in lower-end laptops, but either way, the 3xxx series is Zen+, so they were announced ahead of desktop 3xxx series based on Zen 2. I wonder if we'll see architecture parity between desktop and mobile Ryzen series within the next two generations, or if mobile will...

That piques my interest suitably! Will give it a look into if I ever realise my plan of a tiny NAS. I probably don't need a 500W beast if using SSDs, and my plans only include a low power CPU and minimal ECC RAM, which shouldn't be overly taxing. Not like those SSDs will need additional power...

*cough* picoPSU *cough* Nothing new about these titchy power supplies. Now, if you find a company that makes one of these powerful enough for a small NAS running multiple SATA SSDs, and selling a cage that adapts space usually reserved for a PSU into a HDD caddy and a fan, so you can stuff an...