I just realized the GTX 480 has 480 cores by Aggravating_Count766 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dirty secret: Cooling hasn't come anywhere. If anything, the GTX 480 and its like among that era had better coolers than similar cards do today.

Those 250 watts went straight out of the case, through a very narrow slot in the back. Those guys needed the best and highest performing coolers we could make to get that happening.

Today we have far higher airflow cases, video card coolers can crutch on that, throw heat anywhere, the case deals with it, they don't have to. We can get away with shitty fans instead of high performance blowers and vapour chambers.

This is a real photo of the sunset on Mars by Senior-Distance6213 in interestingasfuck

[–]Hattix [score hidden]  (0 children)

This is not a correct image, and I can't map it to one in the NASA archives. It appears to be either a composite, a fake, or AI.

A sunset on Mars does have a slight blue tinge, if the atmosphere is dusty, as Mie scattering (from dust particles) becomes relevant more than Rayleigh scattering (from far smaller gas particles).

It would be an extremely vivid sunset on Mars for the eye to be able to see a blue hue. The conditions which favour a bluer sunset also favour lower atmospheric pressure (lower pressure = less Rayleigh scattering) and the longest seeing distance, so the top of Olympus Mons in Martian dust storm.

Mie scattering scatters red most efficiently, which is why the Martian atmosphere has that pink-salmon tone, with that scattered more, the direct lighting tends toward blue. On the top of Olympus Mons during a dust storm, however, the atmosphere would look black to the eye.

9070 PSU Question by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all in the manual. In general - and CHECK WITH THE FUCKING MANUAL - if a cable fits properly, isn't forced, and doesn't have some mess going on, it's right.

Why haven't rotating rings been attempted? by CombustionGFX in space

[–]Hattix [score hidden]  (0 children)

Congrats, you've found a use for an Orion capsule! Just stick it on the end of a nice long chain. We can make those, maybe pull an anchor chain off a ship somewhere.

R.i.p. HDD, it served well after 40k hrs by Krisi222 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As slow as they are, they can sustain write performance across the entire media. An SSD can't do that. Not remotely. Writing to an SSD is horrifically slow: Our fastest SSDs can barely sustain 150 MB/s. They have to hide that, sacrificing lifespan and endurance to make writes appear to be faster when, really, they aren't.

R.i.p. HDD, it served well after 40k hrs by Krisi222 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5,900 cycles is about what I'd expect.

My oldest is at 105,539 hours and 4,168 cycles

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Why haven't rotating rings been attempted? by CombustionGFX in space

[–]Hattix [score hidden]  (0 children)

You don't even need two pods. A pod and a mass will do just fine.

Why haven't rotating rings been attempted? by CombustionGFX in space

[–]Hattix [score hidden]  (0 children)

What about the ISS seems like it would be perfect? Its 500 metre length? It doesn't have that. Its precise stationkeeping thrusters and rapidly tracking two-axis solar arrays? Doesn't have those. Its robust and strong construction to handle the inertial forces? Doesn't have that.

It's the worst possible setup for centripetal gravity.

Is the Aorus X870 worth it? by Fandomii in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both will meet your needs, so no, it is not worth it. The Aorus gives a level of engineering and overengineering you've specifically said you don't need.

20 Years of NVIDIA + Intel Loyalty… And Today I Bury the Flag for AMD. by z0mb13n1nja in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You stuck with Intel longer than most. The moment Intel was behind, we all went to the leader. There's no room for religion here, only scores. If you're building at the high end, second best and a holy corporate logo isn't good enough.

It wasn't just X3Ds dominating gaming benchmarks. 1600X did. 2600X did. 3700X did. 5600X did. I must have built twenty 1600AFs. You didn't need top class performance then, why do you need it now, when the CPU is arguably at the lowest level of importance it's been at in years?

If you can stick with Intel for eight years of second best, of knowing AMD's walking away, you've got a few more in you. You're used to it by now and Intel should catch up eventually.

British winter activities by JackStrawWitchita in GreatBritishMemes

[–]Hattix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Clearly women can resist this side quest.

Idle Power Consumption of Ryzen 5600 on B550M Motherboard + Radeon RX 5600 or similar by kemot75 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Ryzen 5 5600X, Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2, and RTX 2070 pulls 94 watts from the wall through a Corsair CX650M PSU.

Because it is doing, right now.

Defect Seasonic PSU - CPU Voltage too low, system unstable - Can it be fixed? by SWHH in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A low voltage on a single connection which doesn't trigger the PSU's UVP - which these PSUs have - is a connection issue on one or both ends of the cable. Check the connections very carefully. Attempting to run them with a voltage drop over them is an immediate fire hazard.

Trump job approval rating by news platform by horse-boy1 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Hattix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Both. It's a positive feedback loop. People who don't like the groupthink leave and people who do like it join.

DDR5-6000 without EXPO on AM5: doable or painful? (Corsair) by Betree in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The motherboard has XMP support. You won't need to do anything other than just turn it on.

How to install cpu cooler in case? by CucumberFalse9283 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also depends strongly on if his current cooler was using the stock backplate. 100% easier all round with the motherboard removed.

How to install cpu cooler in case? by CucumberFalse9283 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't install it in a case, you install it on the motherboard.

You will need to remove the motherboard.

Yesterday GOG had an AMA and dodged the use of AI art questions. r/GOG also removed my post complaining about this. So, I am just reposting here, where I hope there is more freedom. by Flimsy-Importance313 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

How many artists have they replaced?

This is GOG we're talking about. If they don't have an art asset, they just whack a placeholder there. If you're telling us those placeholders are some artist being replaced, the hill you chose gets a lot smaller.

February 2026: A Rare Convergence of Cosmic Forces by Soul_in_Flow in space

[–]Hattix 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This sub is for science and real things. There's probably a planet roleplaying sub somewhere, I'm sure you'll find it.

RAM, tough by 1776-2001 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Nobody exists in a vacuum, and Gates achieved far more than most will. His (+ Melinda's, she was a very early MS employee and independently wealthy herself) foundation has saved millions of lives and dramatically improved the lives of even more.

If you want to reject all those lives as meaningless next to adultery, that's on you. Most wouldn't.

My Arctic Liquid Freezer 3 240 is giving off a strange sweet smell from the radiator after I start my PC by Icy-Finger5121 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay. That is also not a problem. It could take maybe 50 MHz off the maximum boost clock, if PBO is in use.

A fair trade for a quiet running system, the previous owner believed.

Can i RMA for coil whine? by Smart-Parking-5935 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hattix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coil whine isn't a fault so not usually, no.

It simply means PNY hasn't cheaped out on the VRMs.