Recent content by docnorth

Your proprietary board should be something like H97, so no overclocking. Elite G1 usually have better quality than cheaper series, including MB, but I don't know what difference a 4790k stock would make. Just keep it as it is now imho.

Why not 14600k(f) + 7800 xt?

I don't know how many p-cores you want, but the 14600K(F) seems like the best option for a budget friendly upgrade and still manageable by your board. Edit, I saw you installed the 13400F, good low-budget choice and only 100MHz below 14400. Btw @W1zzard reviewed this CPU, iirc it stays <90w...

You are right, I forgot about the 7100.

Was this naming planned or is it just "do it like the boss Samsung"?

I could agree for desktop, but on mobile? Such design is the norm for years now on smartphones and tablets.

IIRC both dies are already maxed out. Nvidia probably prefers the 3gb modules for a refresh instead of partially using a larger die. @Event Horizon you are right, such comments began already from the 2000 series refresh.

Your question is very logical, there is a comment in the hardware requirements, I don't know if it was added later. Quite unexpectedly, some Blackwell GPUs kept crashing during map loading. It doesn't look like a memory issue, because both 8 GB and 16 GB models are affected. What does help...

Well if Intel is going to use its own node, then I’m gonna believe.;)

Like other members already pointed out, the GPU upgrade seems preferable. The choice depends on availability and your wallet, e.g. right now in my country 5070 non-ti has the best vfm, 9070 and 9070 xt are more or less the same and 5070 ti has the worst vfm. A good quality GPU like yours could...

They are pricier and noisy, but I would absolutely take a look at enterprise HDDs, like WD Ultrastar or Gold.

It could have been the best affordable slot-powered GPU 3 years ago, but now the 6gb 3050 would eliminate it. Btw, I always believed that the 6500 XT should use <75w, without 6-pin connector.

@efikkan has a point. Many members on this forum upgraded their am3 or am4 CPUs reusing initially the old motherboard, but after some time upgraded the board too. With the benefit of splitting the payments of course.

This could mean better availability of GDDR7 with lower cost and/or much higher performing GPUs. Both possibilities are welcome I guess. Besides it might be GDDR7 for the high end (if any) GPUs and GDDR6 for the rest. Even Intel’s plans aren’t probably final yet.

I (I.e. the boys) have learned to wait for an epic games offer:D