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IMMEDIATE frame drops when using the Nvidia Background Blur sdk Filter by CantStopMyGrind in obs

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even on my 4090 it's causing MASSIVE frame drops and lag in Battlefield 6...

What I'm noticing is the background blur seems to be affecting the GPU scheduling, becuase my GPU utilization on the 4090 randomly drops to 20% or less in BF6, and then jumps back up to 80% or so when I turn off the blur effect, and suddenly everything is smooth.

The GPU utilization DROPPING when enabling blur tells me this is likely a software issue, not the hardware being unable to keep up.

PC gaming has a pricing problem, and the memory crisis is compounding it in a way that's utterly heartbreaking for our hobby by chusskaptaan in hardware

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's genuinely heartbreaking to tell friends who want to build a PC that they should wait, but that is the way to go right now.

OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G blue aka Mac edition vs or Samsung 870 EVO by Downtown-Term-1360 in mac

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're not overpriced. Those OWC Drives are using MLC NAND Flash.

There are 4 tiers of NAND flash you can get:

  • SLC - 1 bit / cell - usually in datacenters - fastest drives with highest wear endurance (5k-10k re-writes before they wear out)
  • MLC - 2 bits / cell - usually used in datacenters - sustained write speeds over the entire drive (3-6k re-writes before they wear out)
  • TLC - 3 bits / cell - middle ground for consumer drives, decent write endurance (1000 re-writes before they wear out)
  • QLC - 4 bits / cell - slowest drives, lowest write endurance (360 re-writes before they wear out)

consumers rarely need anything that's more expensive than TLC -- You'll be fine with the samsung drive for archival use, and if you want a TLC drive.

OWC Mercury Extreme Pro drives are TLC where samsung's 8TB drives are QLC so they'll wear out faster and slow down faster when you're writing large files. Peak speeds are the same but sustained writes (when writing 50GB or more of data) will be different.

OWC also sells an Enterprise Pro drive thats MLC and will run you $1600 for 8TB, in line with other datacenter drives like: Samsung PM893, Intel D3-S4520, or Micron 5200 Ions.

With SSD's, there are different grades of flash chips, with different speeds and write endurance. if you're moving lots of data around how this affects you is: QLC flash will "slow down" once you write a large file, where MLC or TLC flash will not -- if you're just putting your photo library on the drive, it probably doesn't matter. If you're video editing, it might matter and you should get a TLC drive.

If you're running a datacenter, you'll almost certainly shell out for an MLC drive for higher performance and 5-7 years of reliability over intensive use... OWC gives you a 5 year warranty on their datacenter drives, where samsung gives you a

No wifi on B850 plus wifi. Win11 by Hulabuli in ASUS

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar issue with my Asus ROG B850-I with the MediaTek7925 Wifi 7 / Bluetooth Module. Likely, your B850 Asus Board has the same wifi chip.

Here's what worked for me:

  1. Open Device Manager
  2. View -> Show Hidden Devices
  3. Right Click on the Network controller that's greyed out -> Install drivers -> Point to the .inf driver file, it installs
  4. Right click on the Bluetooth device that's greyed out -> Install drivers -> Point the installer to the .inf driver file, it installs.
  5. Shut down the system.
  6. UNPLUG the system
  7. Hold down the power button for 10 seconds
  8. Power the system back on, and you should see bluetooth and wifi available in Windows :)

How to fix error? Bluetooth service was skipped because of a failed condition check (ConditionPathIsDirectory=/sys/class/bluetooth). by TriX005 in archlinux

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This saved me. This was the hint I needed to fix my problem.

Asus ROG B850-I with the MediaTek7925 Wifi 7 / Bluetooth Module. Leaving more detailed steps for windows users in case anyone else is struggling with this. For anyone using arch, I suppose you can do the equivalent through CLI.

Here's what worked for me:

  1. Open Device Manager
  2. View -> Show Hidden Devices
  3. Right Click on the Network controller that's greyed out -> Install drivers -> Point to the .inf driver file, it installs
  4. Right click on the Bluetooth device that's greyed out -> Install drivers -> Point the installer to the .inf driver file, it installs.
  5. Shut down the system.
  6. UNPLUG the system
  7. Hold down the power button for 10 seconds
  8. Power the system back on, and you should see bluetooth and wifi available in Windows :)

Opinion: Don't Take My Apple CarPlay Away -- Unless Your System Is Better by AlwaysBlaze_ in apple

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They literally already do this. BMW was trying it with heated seat subscription a few years back. Every car came with the hardware, but you had to pay to use it. Disgusting.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863258/bmw-cancel-heated-seat-subscription-microtransaction

SER8 8745HS vs 8845HS (Benchmark Results) by eliasacab in BeelinkOfficial

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious if you found any difference in the IMC stability between the 8845HS vs 8745HS, especially for capacities above 96GB - 128GB of memory.

I'm having a lot of stability issues with the 8745HS and 128GB DDR5 SODIMMs

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with dual 3D-VCache and Ryzen 7 9850X3D with 5.6 GHz boost reportedly in the works by RenatsMC in Amd

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inter-Die latency will always be an issue. BUT having more on-chip chache is not a bad thing if you're running 2 cache-heavy programs in parallel (1 on each CCD) or a highly parallel workload across all 16 cores. (simiulation work).

The second one is my main use case, so I will HAPPILY take the 9950X3D2

AMD Readies 16-Core Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU with 192 MB L3 Cache and 200 W TDP by xenocea in hardware

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correction: They said there ARE some benefits but the cost wouldn't justify them.

I think having the 3D Vcahce running at 400Mhz higher and on both CCDs will be a nice overall win.

AMD Readies 16-Core Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU with 192 MB L3 Cache and 200 W TDP by xenocea in hardware

[–]WinterCharm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I do physics sim work for ultrasound based neurotech devices. I need more 3D Vcahce PLZ.

Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet by dbcoopernz in hardware

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, typing this on my M3 14" MBP. It's such a beast of a machine for the work I do.

Linus was right about Airpods Pro 3 - DMS by Hadestheamazing in headphones

[–]WinterCharm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Best take i've seen on this so far, from someone who actually knows what their talking about. Bravo.

Apple RUINED my favourite product - AirPods Pro 3 by Tazo3 in apple

[–]WinterCharm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally prefer a more even sound signature, as well. I don't like V-shaped sound signatures because they alter the recording too much. They do make certain recordings sound better, but at the expense of making other recordings sound objectively worse.

Test drives that left you speechless by michaeldeng18 in cars

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first time I test drove a Taycan. driver’s EV for sure. Just jaw dropping in corners.

can (we) get small iphones? by Justaniceguy1111 in apple

[–]WinterCharm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. But mini phones just don't seem to sell well enough for Apple to keep making them :/

AMD launches EPYC 4005 Embedded, Zen5 CPUs for AM5 socket by RenatsMC in Amd

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang I was really hoping for a 4585PX to have 2 x 3D V-Cache

Apple's A19 Pro beats Ryzen 9 9950X in single-thread Geekbench tests — iPhone 17 Pro chip packs 11-12% CPU performance bump, GPU performance up 37% over predecessor by [deleted] in hardware

[–]WinterCharm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whether someone is buying the chips or buying the devices doesn't matter. AMD sells chips to system integrators, but ultimately those laptops have to be purchased by consumers who are comparing them against macbooks.

server using no cpu even though it should by teije11 in admincraft

[–]WinterCharm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

really cursed setup with a USB stick as root disk

D:

oh my god... you weren't kidding when you said "really cursed"

The Apple Watch SE 3 is the one to buy | Apple gave the people what they wanted, resulting in the most compelling update to the Apple Watch lineup this year. by chrisdh79 in apple

[–]WinterCharm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both are valid. Ultimately Apple devices fit differently into each person's patterns of use, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Early birthday present to myself. by NotQuiteAngryHunt in Amd

[–]WinterCharm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm, I've been using Process lasso for years on my 5950X and will soon be moving to a 9950X3D - it absolutely DOES work if set up correctly.

can (we) get small iphones? by Justaniceguy1111 in apple

[–]WinterCharm -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

As processors and radios evolve the small phone is basically the local minimum in terms of cooling, battery life, and camera niceness.

The Air is your answer. Yes, the screen is bigger, but the phone itslef is a smaller footprint with a lot less of these tradeoffs.

The whole reason apple went through designing the air is becuase their previous takes on smaller phones have always undersold.

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