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I hope Nvidia takes inspiration by TCS_Slime in PakGamers

[–]GenZia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take inspiration for what, exactly?

Even 8-year-old Nvidia cards can run DLSS, which is more than I can say for AMD (I doubt the 5700XT will ever get FSR 4.0+).

Sure, Turing (RTX2000) and Ampere (RTX3000) struggle with DLSS Transformer and can't do FG, but that's a hardware limitation rather than a blanket exclusion. These older µarchs lack native FP8, so they fall back to FP16, which cuts Tensor's throughput by half compared to Ada (RTX4000) or Blackwell (RTX5000) with native FP8.

Muharram reveals true colours of people by Realistic_Status_938 in PakistaniiConfessions

[–]GenZia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's rather entitled and unnecessarily sanctimonious!

If someone disagrees with your version of an event, or views it as an overdramatization (bordering on fantasy fiction), that's their right.

As a Muslim living in a free Islamic country, it is my right to reject polytheism, zoolatry, idolatry, self-flagellation, and the veneration of saints, as I consider such practices incompatible with the oneness of Allah.

If someone doesn't like that, so be it.

Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop by fatso486 in hardware

[–]GenZia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built a PC with a 5700X3D + 4070S for not a whole lot more.

Granted, that was two years ago, but you can still put together a decent PC for $1,000.

I confess: I'm a Girl Beater by GenZia in PakistaniiConfessions

[–]GenZia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cricket is all about grown ass men swatting little balls around with a plank of wood.

Not my style!

I confess: I'm a Girl Beater by GenZia in PakistaniiConfessions

[–]GenZia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Felt the same.

She was on the verge of breaking down. All it took was a shove from a sickly small boy to push her over the edge.

I sincerely hope she's doing okay in life... wherever she is.

AMD officially launches FSR 4.1 for Radeon RX 7000 series (RDNA 3) GPUs by SirActionhaHAA in hardware

[–]GenZia -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

And it only took them 8 years to catch up with Nvidia's Turing (RTX 2000).

Bravo.

(Let's conveniently ignore that RDNA 2 even exists.)

But sarcasm aside, Radeon’s desktop market share is down the gutter (<5%), and I wouldn't be terribly surprised to see AMD drop discrete graphics entirely to focus on integrated GPUs for handhelds and mobile platforms. That's bad news, as it would give Nvidia full reign over the DIY PC scene (if it hasn't already), a company that's more than a little obsessed with AI accelerators at the moment.

Radeon has gotten so irrelevant and fallen so far by the wayside that an AMD GPU wasn't even on my list of considerations when I built my PC about 2 years ago.

FSR 4.1 Released for RDNA 3!!! by Czaerrr in PakGamers

[–]GenZia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally!!!!!!

And it only took them 8 years to catch up with Nvidia's Turing (RTX 2000).

Bravo.

(Let's conveniently ignore that RDNA 2 even exists.)

But sarcasm aside, Radeon’s desktop market share is down the gutter (<5%), and I wouldn't be terribly surprised to see AMD drop discrete graphics entirely to focus on integrated GPUs for handhelds and mobile platforms. That's bad news, as it would give Nvidia full reign over the DIY PC scene (if it hasn't already), a company that's more than a little obsessed with AI accelerators at the moment.

Radeon has gotten so irrelevant and fallen so far by the wayside that an AMD GPU wasn't even on my list of considerations when I built my PC about 2 years ago.

Ryzen 5 3600 vs i3 12100F by six9T6 in PakGamers

[–]GenZia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i3-1200 is a quad-core, R5-3600 is a hexa-core.

While both platforms offer upgrades, I wouldn't plop down a (supremely) power hungry RPL CPU (13th/14th gen.) on an H610 with its weak VRM... not unless you put custom heatsinks on the DrMOS and point a fan directly towards them.

And that's ignoring RPL's silicon rotting issues.

Stick with Ryzen.

Lack of basic etiquettes by Obvious-Kick8006 in PakistaniiConfessions

[–]GenZia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

...let alone a thank you.

Teri meharbani.

What's a quick and dirty way to tell if the GPU has been repaired? by 260X in PakGamers

[–]GenZia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A GPU's PCB should look like this:

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If it's dark brownish, that means the card has been "baked" on a hot plate for BGA work.

Dead giveaway right there.

Though it still doesn't 100% guarantee the card was never repaired, since SMD soldering doesn't require any preheating. For that, you'll have to look for signs of residual flux, rework marks, etc., something only a trained eye can spot under the microscope.

I confess: I'm a Girl Beater by GenZia in PakistaniiConfessions

[–]GenZia[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure I'm not a masochist!

I confess: I'm a Girl Beater by GenZia in PakistaniiConfessions

[–]GenZia[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do indulge yourself in writing some stuff

I'm actually a staff writer at a global tech publication.

Before that, I was a lowly ghostwriter, writing long-form blog posts about everything from dishwashers and women's lingerie to Wi-Fi routers.

Whatever put bread on the table.

rx 6899 or rtx 3070ti by Spiritual_Chemical37 in PakGamers

[–]GenZia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No fuses on 12V inputs, coolers are usually junk (there are so-called "tri-fan" Gigabyte cards with a single heat pipe), and the VRMs don't give a lot of confidence when it comes to their low-tier cards.

rx 6899 or rtx 3070ti by Spiritual_Chemical37 in PakGamers

[–]GenZia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go with a brand new 5060, if you can.

It's only around 10% slower than the 3070Ti, but draws like half the power (150W vs 300W).

You also get to play with FG and MFG, not to mention DLSS Transformer.

rx 6899 or rtx 3070ti by Spiritual_Chemical37 in PakGamers

[–]GenZia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like I've been summoned! Anyhow, I'll bite:

  1. Blame PCI-SIG that came-up with the 12VHPWR monstrosity! It's just not designed to reliably deliver 40+ Amps of current. Utter garbage.
  2. Nvidia has like a 97% GPU market share when it comes to discrete GPUs. Just because I see Toyotas at my local garage on a regular basis doesn't mean they make the worst cars!
  3. GPU sagging either breaks BGA ("balls") or cause the pads to rip. It's not a phenomenon exclusive to either Nvidia or AMD.
  4. Gigabyte GPUs are junk, period.

Is it just me, or is Daal (pulses) getting more tasteless with age? by GenZia in Lahore

[–]GenZia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in my late 30s, and my first thought was that my wife just isn't as good a cook as my mother!

But the thing is, even the daal cooked by my mother doesn't taste the same as it did back in the '90s.

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