Recent content by kanecvr

I agree. Adding an "m" at the end doesn't justify the fact that they are based on lower end silicon. It's outright deceitful.

GPU prices are insane so no upgrade for me.

I agree. My budget is 400 euro (including tax). Thing is my current setup is more then enough for 1080p, so I see no reason to upgrade just yet. I'll probably skip this generation as well, and wait for a card that can play games in 4k @ 60fps+ that fits in my price range. I was a bit excited...

Modern amd logo is orange. Radeon tecnology group is red. As for the poll, I'm not spending 1000$ for a gpu. I'm only upgrading when i can get a 4k capable (60 fps) gpu for 400-500$.

These portable "gaming" monitors seem to come in laptop display panel sizes, making them pointless in my opinion. If I were to buy one for gaming, I'd want something that is visibly larger then my laptop's built in display - 20 or 22". I guess the 17" model is good for multi monitor setups, but...

same here. Although I swore I'd never preorder a game again (especially an EA title), I jumped on it when ti was confirmed that they brought Petroglyph in and that it will be community driven. Love the game, worth every penny.

Where? I had a quick look on my favorite local e-talier and from what I see, x570 and z490 boards cost the same. Source: https://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-de-baza/filtre/general-chipset-z490/ and https://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-de-baza/filtre/general-chipset-x570/ As for h470 and b460..... they are...

Don't know about the Aorus Pro, but I got two Aorus B450M for me and my brother in law and they are great.

I disagree. Enthusiast gpu prices are ludicrous and it's all amd's fault for not competing in that segment. The only card I'd consider buying right now is the 5700xt (for it's price/performance) and it's not a very exciting card.

Ever since I first tried a VR headset (a few years ago) I decided to get one, and I've been waiting for the prices to go down. And I'm still waiting. I checked the prices on headsets after reading this article. The cheapest one I can get in my country is the ocuclus rift S and it costs 814$. The...

Far be it for me to defend Asus, but aren't they one of the first manufacturer (if not the first) to make an AMD Ryzen equipped laptop even before AMD released mobile ryzen?

What stability and driver issues are you talking about? I have 3 ryzen machine (1st gen itx, 2nd gen atx and a 3rd ryzen laptop) and all of them run flawlesly. I'm not even using top of the line parts - the itx system runs an asrock x370 board yes, but the atx machine uses a B450 gigabyte board...

"Despite the upperhand with pricing, performance, and efficiency, the company isn't able to match Intel in design-wins. Intel is able to retain its stranglehold over the OEM space with volume pricing and prioritizing the OEM channel over the DIY retail channel. " It's pentium 4 vs Athlon 64...

I disagree. My B450 mortar is bricked (unknown UEFI or EEPROM issue), and I can't fix it because the EEPROM chip is soldered... I'll have to buy a special clip for my programmer so I can re-flash it w/o desoldering. In the mean time I've been using a Gigabyte B450 Aorus M, and I love it. Better...

Yup. I get 81C with the Noctula NH-D14 but I noticed my motherboard applies an all core boost of 4.8 GHz under load. I'm using a borrowed Asus z370 rog strix. The lowest it will go is 78C using my Thermaright "Le Grande Macho", but if I bump it up to 5GHz it breaks 85C even with that monstrosity...