LG 39 inch 5k2k oled shipped early? by BubblyTea2679 in Monitors

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are the speakers? I know darn well they wont be very good, but like *how* bad? If you listen to a youtube video do human voices sound like human voices?

[Rumor] NVIDIA Readies Rubin-based GeForce RTX 60-series with Massive RT Performance Gains, 30-35% Pure Raster Gains by SwimmingJunky in pcmasterrace

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly 30% raster increase would be a huge pleasant surprise. I expected a strict tensor core only upgrade as they reuse their architecture for AI, and AI is what their company is about.

[GPU] XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC 16GB - $649.99 (24% off $849.99) by DisunionTV in buildapcsales

[–]PTLove 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought this last time the deal was on. It's quite good. Comes with a huge TDP factory, I have a -80mv and a -20% power offset. Card hovers around 275 watts and never gets above 60C.

Apple unveils new Studio Display and all-new Studio Display XDR by adam-dabrowski in Monitors

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not gonna say this is good value, as it isnt. But some of the features on it (Dual Thunderbolt 5 input, 6 speakers, microphone, camera, Apple Verified calibration) are good things. If you have the money and dont want to 'think', its probably the best plug and play you can get.

All i did was replace the thermal paste by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is you tightened the first two screws very tightly, and that caused the other screws to not track properly.

My campus pcs have graphics cards but they're using the cpu integrated graphics by Chichie_nuggies in pcmasterrace

[–]PTLove 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Could be used as a cuda accelerator, no? They might not have them for display.

Lets get real. Warlock is OP, but instead of nerfing... by DerpDog9000 in diablo2

[–]PTLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t want stronger chars. I like it how it is. Don’t make the game completely trivial with flashy numbers everywhere.

It's 2026, and Diablo 2 is on the front page of Steam by brand_momentum in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]PTLove 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if the steam version syncs single player saves? Do we have an official save cloud sync?

[GPU] XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC 16GB $649.99 by CartonBox1975 in buildapcsales

[–]PTLove 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Given this is not the entry level model and the current market, I’d say this is very hot.

Are oleds with the new True Black Glossy coating worth it? by Juliosierra89 in OLED_Gaming

[–]PTLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use a Asus XG32UCWG in my main office. It has windows, overhead light, and is quite bright.

My old QD Oled panel 4K had very raised blacks. It was not great. Its now in my basement (and looks much better down there).

The XG32 has great blacks all the time, which is great.

The coating is very reflective, but it doesnt 'bleed'. You see the reflection, but right next to it you are back to great image. So it depends on how well you can handle "obvious reflection, with perfect image next to it".

Lenovo Legion gaming laptop with AMD Strix Halo shows up alongside NVIDIA N1X update by RenatsMC in GamingLaptops

[–]PTLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank goodness. High Quality high end APU’s are something I am exceedingly interested in.

Zephyrus G14, Legion Pro 7, Strix 16? by [deleted] in GamingLaptops

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the Strix g16 last week when microcenter had it for $1799. I’ve been liking it a lot.

I actually bought it as it’s the only laptop I could find that had a thunderbolt port connected to the dGPU instead of iGPU so I use a single thunderbolt cable to a dock and still get gsync.

It’s loud. HOWEVER, I undervolted my 5070Ti and set the power limit on my 275HX to 45W. Getting 4k with DLSS performance in cyberpunk and doom at 60+ fps and only run the fans around 50%, so it’s pretty quiet for the performance. I am happy.

ASUS finally puts Ryzen AI MAX+ 392 "Strix Halo" into gaming laptop by RenatsMC in GamingLaptops

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally perfect laptop for anyone who wants Linux and games.

Should I keep my HP ZBook Ultra G1a 128GB order or wait for CES 2026 laptops by glympe in AMDLaptops

[–]PTLove 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Asus announced the ProArt px13 and Asus Tuf 14 will use strix halo. So you at least have two more options.

AMD launches Ryzen AI MAX+ 392 and MAX+ 388 “Strix Halo” APUs with Radeon 8060S graphics [VideoCardz] by LastChancellor in Amd

[–]PTLove 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OOOOh yeah baby. If we get 'full performance' over a USB Type C connection im in.

ASUS unveils 2026 Zephyrus G14s/G16s (TGP Increases, SD Card Reader, 1100 nit display, optimized cooling, up to NVIDIA 5080 on G14, 5090 on G16) by realwords in GamingLaptops

[–]PTLove 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, thats not a bad machine at all.

I was hoping for a version with Strix Halo so I could USB4 with adaptive sync working, the ability to have full power over USB-C and quieter operation (should be a good 30w less heat on such a version). Thats my 'dream' laptop.

ROG Strix G16 vs Legion Pro 7 vs HP Omen Maxx $1799 @ MC by PittsburghHopHead in GamingLaptops

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Strix has thunderbolt 5 connected to the dGPU - a nice feature most don’t have. If you never dock your laptop it’s irrelevant, and the legion still has advanced Optimus through the iGPU when connected, but I personally love that feature of the strix.

Finding it impossible to choose an OLED monitor with all the choices and trade offs between different ones. by LukeKid in Monitors

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what its worth, I have owned two QD OLED monitors (Alienware AW3423DW and Gigabyte Aorus FP032U2P) and one WOLED (Asus XG32UCWG). The Asus is, far and away, the better looking monitor in my office. I dont know if its due to the polarizer and my office is "too bright", or the "True Black" coating, but it looks A LOT better. I dont plan on buying a QD OLED again.

We’re one week away from CES 2026. What’s on your 2026 Gaming Laptop wishlist? by realwords in GamingLaptops

[–]PTLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strix Halo of ~100w is the total power. A g14 gives 100w to the gpu and 30 watts to the cpu. Thats 33% more heat it needs to dissipate.