Recent content by Diverge

I agree with both comments so far. I bet Asus still comes out with 20+ motherboard variations for their 2024 product lineup...

People have been using fan splitter cables since forever. The only difference with it integrated into the fan is cosmetics and neatness.

This laptop is a perfect example why marketing and sales should always be ignored. Just a bunch of BS con artists that should be replaced by AI themselves. if (marketing == bullshit) buy = false; //AI shopper ;)

Synology needs to do away with the 4 pin din connector for their products. It was problematic on my first Synology NAS over 10 years ago, and I won't buy any of their models that have it. Ironically they are still using the same enclosure as well...

All brands that used to exist when people went to computer shows for the best prices. I still have some of those old boards in my junk collection somewhere.

Everything is too expensive, and if you already built a decent PC in the last few years there's no reason to upgrade. I used to buy the best high-end PGU every year... but since I seldom play games anymore, there's no need. I can browse the net on my phone or chromebook...

Just Google MSI company scandals. You'll see pages of them listed. There are so many, spanning a large amount of time. One of their CEO's even fell from their HQ and died...

Regardless of the ban on Russia, MSI just isn't a good company. They are shady and have been involved in a number of scandals.

Also factor in if you get rich in China, then you better fall inline with everything their government says, or risk your life and wealth. A perfect analogy would be selling your soul to the devil. How many well-off business guys said something against the Chinese governement, to disappear for a...

Just wait until they come out with AI for management. Just imagine how much money can be saved by AI bots having meetings with other AI bots. All they do is make decisions, something that can be done with some programming. Keep pushing metrics, it will make it that much easier for bots to decide...

Time for PC component companies to start innovating, creating better, cheaper, and more efficient products. Voting with your wallet is the only voice you have as a consumer.

It's basically on par with most things made now due to supply issues and demand. Quality control doesn't exist anymore - the general population are the testers. Need to meet deadlines of those who sit in meetings all day...rush rush rush.

Hopefully this leads to other companies doing the same so AMD and Nvidia have to compete on price and power efficiency. GPU's have been out of hand for a long time.

I think I still have a lanparty board somewhere :)

I am taking a stance on inflation and will be sticking with my 9700K cpu until the motherboard dies.