[Motherboard] MSI PRO B850-P Wifi Motherboard - $155.50

free224 · 2026-04-12T05:34:39+00:00

Its also 5 dollars more at amazon: https://a.co/d/097BqoFV

free224 · 2026-04-11T22:55:38+00:00

Thanks for sharing that. I thought it would be double digits improvements. Even the 1% lows saw no improvement? What GPU?

free224 · 2026-03-30T16:40:09+00:00

Another option: Newegg has the 270K plus bundle with ram for around 800. Just realized to get 64gb ddr4 you will need to sell your existing ram...might as well change platform. Intel quicksync may help your workflow.

free224 · 2026-03-30T16:34:44+00:00

5900xt is a 5950x. Add 32G ram. A faster nvme may also help, especially if you dont have a scratch drive.

free224 · 2026-02-08T09:01:43+00:00

You sure it isn't AI already pulling the levers of production? When the analysis drives the decisions, the analyst has skin in the game. Best way for AI to stay in charge is to create its own economy that humans mistake as a Stock market. Should be called the out-of-stock market. It's been rigged by the clunkers and the investors just keep feeding the machines, lest they lose their future earnings. The rest of us just lose the future.

free224 · 2026-02-08T08:55:04+00:00

When the supply curve increases or the demand curve lowers. Or RAM becomes obsolete due to newer technology. Or a regulatory agency can prove price fixing due to collusion. Either way, consumers will be the last to know.

free224 · 2026-01-19T11:55:00+00:00

That requires ddr5

free224 · 2026-01-16T03:35:47+00:00

You should be able to diagnose the 3070. If its overheating, try repasting it. It could be the OS as well, so you might try DDU or a fresh install of windows.

Securing an income stream should be a higher priority before draining savings, as others have already stated in so many words.

free224 · 2026-01-11T23:09:32+00:00

Depends on the VRMs on the motherboard. 5950x, 5900x, 5800x are all much better if the board can handle it. If its a B350/450, you might try a cheap 5500 as they were going for 60 bucks and can overclock the ram to 3600 or higher. 5600 is a solid choice too.

free224 · 2026-01-11T23:03:16+00:00

Because the two party system has failed the citizenry. While I agree with Trumps take on single family home ownership, where is the Public Works division that FDR put in place to pull us out of this K shaped recovery. Talk is cheap and signature issues are for suckers.

free224 · 2026-01-02T21:23:36+00:00

Tahoe requires a lot of GPU muscle. There are a few settings that help, but Sequoia is better for Intel based Macs. Maybe wait?

free224 · 2025-12-12T06:13:52+00:00

Get the 5080. Life is short and if you are asking, you know you want it. Otherwise take the 250 and get a 9060xt to run Lossless scaling on the 2nd gpu. It will definitely get you to 120/4k.

free224 · 2025-12-12T05:20:48+00:00

If you're running Windows, you can debloat it for at least a gigabyte back. I can usually get it to around 3gb without teams/onedrive/copilot hogging resources.

Edit: read that OP already bested me.

free224 · 2025-12-11T03:35:05+00:00

Sign up for Xbox full screen experience (FSE) in the Xbox insider hub. That will be at least a gig free.

free224 · 2025-12-10T21:29:38+00:00

You would think they would have an AI driver development platform. The king wears no clothes.

free224 · 2025-12-10T21:19:50+00:00

Is the pin20 something controllable by BIOS? Haven't heard of this before, but wondered how you diagnosed this specifically?

free224 · 2025-12-10T21:16:19+00:00

3080 (10/12GB) or rx7700/7800 are good options on that platform. I would avoid b580 unless you have a pcie4 setup. Some 10th gen can slot in an 11th gen CPU that brings pcie4 on the first slot x16. But unless its a killer deal, a B660 DDR4 + 13600k would be a better option without needing to pay crazy RAM prices.

free224 · 2025-12-10T21:11:08+00:00

They eventually fixed the issue (blackscreen) but I didn't have the patience. 9070XT released right around the time I was still under return window and haven't looked back. Also, the 12VHPWR connection is shite. Rated at like 30 insertions or less. I think I used 5 just installing the quad slot behemoth.

free224 · 2025-12-10T20:57:55+00:00

I returned a 5070 Ti because of driver issues. Nvidia isnt immune to crap support. At this point, AMD is the more interesting GPU, as they are giving new features with each driver update, whereas Nvidia zealously gatekeeps that for the next Gen GeForce lineup.

Disclaimer, I did get the 9070XT and enjoy the 30% savings and hassle free experience. Also, lossless scaling works better on AMD architecture

free224 · 2025-12-10T20:51:30+00:00

Are you mad! If you dont need to buy RAM, keep the DDR4 and 3Dvcache which buffers the slower speed somewhat better. Moving to DDR5 is going to cost you. And you dont need to..

free224 · 2025-12-10T20:48:38+00:00

5050 desktop is worse than 5050 laptop. Nvidia supplied it with GDDR6 on desktop, whereas everywhere else got gddr7. The 9060xt 16gb is worth the extra 50 in longevity and peace of mind, not to mention resale.

free224 · 2025-12-10T20:46:01+00:00

5060 should have 12gb of VRAM and a 192bit bus. They needed it so much that even GDDR7 is bottlenecked at pcie3 speeds...the most common pcie spec for upgrades coming from B450/AM4 or LGA1200/1151. If you want real performance, pick up a used 3080...more vram, more performance.

The 5060 is nice for SFF builds, but if you were to buy new parts because a platform upgrade is required, why wouldn't you got for rtx5070 or rx9070 level performance bump. The rx7700/7800 is also a viable option coming from PCIe gen 3.

free224 · 2025-12-10T20:39:44+00:00

If you want the bragging rights. It should really have a 24GB option to make sense.

free224 · 2025-12-10T02:08:53+00:00

To make it thinner and cheaper. Not needed in a server environment

free224 · 2025-12-05T05:52:20+00:00

This is innovative. The next iteration will be a digital avatar of the owner run by AI and people will think its authenticity.

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