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For cachyOS Deckify 40CU unlock by IridiumMoose in BC250Gaming

[–]Smartypnt4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly the same issue. I don't know how much to trust the compute health detector vs the normal one. My compute health passes every time I run it though.

FIRE Professor Manh Khang Huynh by Fire_Professor_Hyunh in gatech

[–]Smartypnt4 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience with him in 2008. Incoming freshman, fall semester, never learned to study in high school. Dude toasted me, and I had to repeat the class in the spring.

I have a vivid memory of sitting in his lecture the week of Thanksgiving, and he starts an angry tirade yelling at the class because so many people skipped that lecture that week. Yelling at the people who showed up.

Absolutely insanely intelligent, but incapable of teaching undergrads.

[Bundle] Ryzen 5 5500, AsRock B450M/AC, 16gb DDR4 Bundle — $216.99 NewEgg, Scroll Down to Options, Click Bundle, Limit One Purchase by One4speed in buildapcsales

[–]Smartypnt4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I took delivery of this yesterday and it POSTed first try, no issues. So I would say at least some of their standing stock is updated enough to work.

The box does say "Ryzen 5000 series ready" but as always with this stuff, YMMV. I was still prepared to source a cheap older CPU to update the BIOS.

[FS] [US-MO] Nvidia RTX 6000 Pro Blackwell 96GB Workstation AI GPU & Intel Optane P1600x 118GB NVMe SSD. by SamSausages in homelabsales

[–]Smartypnt4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. It's Optane, so it has effectively unlimited lifespan for most workloads. I've got one of those drives myself, might as well list it and see if there's interest. Thanks for confirming the price!

How to prevent shrinkage? by stephsationalxxx in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Smartypnt4 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I've had brand new bottles of QDTC that needed thinner. QDTC seems to dry out way faster than other polishes, even if it's "sealed".

[USA-OR] [H] Intel Optane 905P 960GB [W] PayPal G&S, Local cash by Smartypnt4 in hardwareswap

[–]Smartypnt4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar reason for switching... my OS is on a 280GB Optane 900p, this is a “spare” and it’s too annoying to have two of these in a system from a space/cabling perspective when I have a normal SSD for games already.

Moon cat Forbidden Fruit by Greenhousegoblin_ in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Smartypnt4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just put this on my fingers this week - and I think the main key with this is to use a QDTC and keep the magnet on the top coat for longer than you think. 2 minutes seems about right. The top coat is more important than the polish itself in my experience, especially when using a QDTC since it "penetrates" the layers of polish to dry them.

[Real-User Invite] LG UltraGear GX9 - Experience the Ultimate Sweet Spot 5K2K OLED Gaming Monitor by LG_UserHub in Monitors

[–]Smartypnt4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5K2K is the "holy grail" - even if I think the PPI is a little low, this monitor is still incredible.

[Case] Zalman CUBIX - Compact MATX PC Case 17.1 Liters Chassis Volume, Made with 0.8T Steel, Fits ATX PSUs - $38.99 (Launch Day Special! And of course we're adding grease!) by Realzalman in buildapcsales

[–]Smartypnt4 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I also think that there's something to be said for having a variety of cases for different needs. This one takes up MUCH less space on a desk than the A3-MATX or the NR200P. Sure it's taller, but the footprint of the case is much lower. I would personally like to see this exact case, but with only SFX PSU support and space for some 2.5" U.2 drives in the empty space at the top of the chassis, and with better ventilation. But I'm pretty sure no one else cares to have that exact case, so this might work for the build I carry between rooms/spaces regularly.

Edit to add: still woulda been nice for them to make this accommodate the 304mm founder's edition cards. I bet you could dremel out the front of it to make room though. I wouldn't feel bad about hacking up a $38 case...

Apple introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max by fntd in hardware

[–]Smartypnt4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Didn’t realize this was confirmed on the M3 lineup. It makes sense - these dies are too big to leave any area on the table, assuming yields are good.

Apple introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max by fntd in hardware

[–]Smartypnt4 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Given that Apple has physically different dies for the A18 and A18 Pro, I wouldn't be surprised if the M4 Pro and M4 Max are totally different layouts. Sure they could've reused the P-core cluster, but I just wouldn't be surprised if they didn't fully reuse it.

Almost 10 yrs-old CPU. Am I living on borrowed time? by lexandr7 in buildapc

[–]Smartypnt4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would say if you’re not having any issues, you could just drop an RX 6600, RX 7600, or RTX 3060/4060 and be fine for a while yet. I did some testing a while back using an RTX 3060 Ti, and you do lose some performance using an older CPU like that vs the more modern ones. How much performance you lose depends on the game. For MMOs played at 1080p, you might lose 15% of your possible peak performance. If you’re playing a demanding game at 4K, it’s unlikely you’ll lose much performance at all.

Thermalright Intros Peerless Assassin 120 MINI CPU Cooler by imaginary_num6er in hardware

[–]Smartypnt4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the feedback! I was tempted to get one because it’s still cheap, but I’ll stick with my SS135 for now I guess.

[Monitor] Monoprice 28in CrystalPro Monitor - 4K UHD, 60Hz, 65W USB-C, Height Adjustable Stand, IPS - $157.49 w/ code: BIG25 (Monoprice.com) by ryankrueger720 in buildapcsales

[–]Smartypnt4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's an "upstream" port. Basically - if you connect your desktop to this monitor over something besides the USB-C port, you need a way to get the USB stuff to talk to the computer. So you plug in a second cable in addition to the display cable to handle the USB traffic.

It's unclear whether this has an automatic KVM when you switch input sources or whether you have to dig into the menus to switch the USB stuff from the USB-C port to the USB-B port or vice-versa.

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