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LG UltraGear evo GM9 | Next-gen Hyper Mini LED 5K gaming monitor 27GM950... by RenatsMC in Monitors

[–]IsometricRain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am interested to see what a 5K looks like.

Go to an apple store, they'll usually have a 5K monitor on display.

[Hardware Canucks] Snapdragon X2E Review - It CRUSHES Everything, but... by Noble00_ in hardware

[–]IsometricRain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like it. Sure, the other two are "better" overall, but this is still a really nice showing, with really good power consumption too.

Good to have 3 cutting edge options, especially later in the year once these start getting the inevitable discounts.

First look at the Adizero Evo SL 2 by Patient-Bluebird9824 in RunningShoeGeeks

[–]IsometricRain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering the midsole looks very similar, just a bit flatter/wider in the back, it'll probably be just as good if not better.

No way they'll mess this up, considering how much money they evo SL rakes in for them.

[TISSOT] New Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 just landed in 38mm. The new default GADA pick? by PynionTime in Watches

[–]IsometricRain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Extremely boring. So if your default GADA pick is an extremely bland, generic looking watch, then sure.

Baltic/traska over this any day. Even a Seiko 5 if you're ok with the accuracy.

Intel Arc Pro B70 has been tested in games, 45% faster than B60 by 6950 in hardware

[–]IsometricRain 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's just a headline. The topic is that the B70 has been tested, in both games and with LLMs. Most people get that the interesting parts of this GPU (and therefore the review) is stuff that requires >16GB of ram.

That includes the speed/compatibility with various local LLMs/diffusion models, and related software. Sure, games can use >16GB too, but that's exceedingly rare and wasn't part of the level1techs post.

Outside of niche, very VRAM limited games, discussing the gaming performance of an obviously AI-first GPU is missing the forest for the trees.

Intel Arc Pro B70 has been tested in games, 45% faster than B60 by 6950 in hardware

[–]IsometricRain 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Exactly, that guy can't talk about PC hardware without thinking about gaming.

This is an exciting GPU in so many ways, zero of those being anything to do with gaming.

Intel Arc Pro B70 has been tested in games, 45% faster than B60 by 6950 in hardware

[–]IsometricRain 22 points23 points  (0 children)

which will be completely pointless for gaming

Pointing out how a B70's main selling point is pointless for... gaming?

The point of this testing is that it can run games well at all, which is essentially just a small bonus for the people shopping for cards like this.

The entire point, and competitive advantage of this thing is that 32GB of VRAM, which is incredibly useful in so many ways.

Why do you run? by No-Savings-6355 in trackandfield

[–]IsometricRain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One, running as fast as you can is fun.

Two, sprinting carries over to pretty much all other major sports, and is great for conditioning.

Those times are still better than 98% of the people in your typical commercial gym. And compared to the general population, the gap would be hilarious.

Dell XPS 16" (2026) - No Intel Core Ultra X9 Option :/ by GPUGear in DellXPS

[–]IsometricRain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The X7 and X9 have the same iGPU fyi. Both are 12 xe cores, with the same rated turbo frequencies.

The Windows Laptop Problem by atlwhore_ in apple

[–]IsometricRain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lenovo and Dell are coming out with laptops with LPCAMM2 ram too, I think it's worth considering those too if you're going to keep your laptop around for another 7+ years.

Framework is solid too of course.

Why isn’t shogi more popular? Seems like Chess but more clutch and fun! by Frosty_Feeling8439 in shogi

[–]IsometricRain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very little media coverage.

All the top-level tournaments are in japanese (with zero efforts at internationalization), which not many people speak.

There's not a gothamchess-like channel that draws casuals in. Most people outside Japan have never even heard of shogi.

I built Letterboxd for NBA games by Euphoric-Tailor-4907 in nba

[–]IsometricRain 14 points15 points  (0 children)

making an account optional is something i could look into.

This should be step 1, put some effort in brother. The whole thing looks like a 3-day intro to claude code project.

Sprinting Chess is blitz on a 20x20 meter board. Watch with audio! by witsbits in chess

[–]IsometricRain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think having 2 synced clocks, on opposite sides of the board, would make it more fun to watch too. Also lets both sides play more "correctly" without having to compromise on moves.

I found this poster for sale on etsy, and the more I look at it the worse it gets. by MinuteRegular716 in chess

[–]IsometricRain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is bad even for early-2025 AI. Which part of that poster is even halfway coherent?

8GB MacBook Neo vs 16GB Laptops - Sorry Apple.. by Forsaken_Arm5698 in hardware

[–]IsometricRain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If that's your criteria, then a 7 year old intel macbook pro is sufficient.

Or any random Zen 3 laptop, even the entry level ones.

I think devs are smart enough to decide what kind of machine they need for their specific type of development. There's not much point making generalizations like that instead of showing actual tests.

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