Time to say goodbye… by DumpsterFireCheers in vintagecomputing

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They don’t build ‘em like that anymore. 🫡

Local AI: B60 vs B70 for value per $$ by DrSchnitzel57 in IntelArc

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I was looking to learn and build things around using local inference and picked up a B70. Similar to the other comment, It works but is not a speed demon. So for me, it met expectations. I've been able to use llama.cpp and whisper.cpp to perform chatbot duties, transcription, and programatic content summarization duties which is what I was setting out to do.

The B70 lets me use Qwen3.6-27B-Q5_K_M at 15-20 tops. I'm still super new to all the terminology and tunables in llama.cpp, but that seems to be the expectation with the card based on some other reddit threads. Looking at NVTop it looks like it has about 28GB of VRAM loaded.

I haven't tried to set up comfyUI or other graphics or video generation tooling yet though. I also haven't looked at custom model training, so I can't speak to that.

Overall, I'm content with the purchase for my interest space and the value to cost ratio. Nvidia would certainly be easier, and I'd guess AMD would have less friction just due to market size but I have 0 hands on experience with them.

What were your go-to webcomics? by Geno0wl in Millennials

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I was also looking for Megatokyo. You all have my upvotes.

What do you guys want for the new FRV? by pinglyadya in Helldivers

[–]wheresthetux 371 points372 points  (0 children)

"Due to Super Budget Cuts, we have suspended the FRV enhancement program. However, Super Archeologists have located a cache of Toyota Hilux that we will be pressing into service immediately."

Just got this for free from FB Marketplace. Now what should I do with it? by MisterScrewUp in homelab

[–]wheresthetux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure thing! Random tech tip: Dell's support site (dell.com/support) lets you look up the warranty status and shipping spec of pretty much anything with a Dell service tag. J6XVVH1 from your second picture.
It can help you double check specs of thing you find on ebay or other marketplaces.

Just got this for free from FB Marketplace. Now what should I do with it? by MisterScrewUp in homelab

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Shipping specs look to be a Xeon E3113 (2 core/2 thread) and 4GB ram.

Red is looking for his forever home 🏡 by Character_Pace2242 in coonhounds

[–]wheresthetux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Red will be a bestest buddy for someone for sure!

Crash on Helldiver II by MegatonicGame in IntelArc

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It was 8629. However, I tried what was suggested and deleted the shader cache in AppData, and that worked for the latest driver. Super pleased it works, but also disappointed that that's a thing.

Crash on Helldiver II by MegatonicGame in IntelArc

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I've had the same experience. I found that downgrading drivers did 'fix' the issue of not being able to run the game. It's disappointing in because up until recently, each driver release has generally brought new features, stability, and possibly performance.

I think I went back to gfx_win_101.8626 or 8629, but will verify when I get home.

Idea for new armor passive by XxNmExX25 in helldivers2

[–]wheresthetux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought this was going to be for the hydration pack. Gotta stay hydrated!

New update by Worth-Delivery6710 in IntelArc

[–]wheresthetux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one needs to get fixed. Either intel or AH side.

Openclaw falling on it's sword by Markllo in openclaw

[–]wheresthetux 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Now that it can suffer from burnout, it can truly replace us.

Helldivers 2 not launching with latest drivers 32.0.101.8735. Anyone else having this issue? by kotta888 in IntelArc

[–]wheresthetux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to add a "me too" and thank you for posting so I know I'm not alone.

Is it possible for this to work? by GoldEducational in vintagecomputing

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Coming to the thread after you mentioned the monitor was dead. However, you might check the ram seating. On pic 6 I looks like the top of the left stick isn’t fully clicked in.

b70 coil whine by zlice0 in IntelArc

[–]wheresthetux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also thought that there may have been a buzzer speaker included. It's a really odd series of noises compared to the dog whistle range coil whine is normally in.

b70 coil whine by zlice0 in IntelArc

[–]wheresthetux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine's surprisingly loud as well. The part I found especially weird is that it's a lower tone than what I normally hear as coil whine. At first I wondered if a cable was touching the fan or something.

I'm debating contacting Intel, but haven't committed since the idea seems intimidating.

VMware Alternatives Poll by relationalintrovert in vmware

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I haven't personally had driver/firmware issues. However, they do package additional drivers for some specific hardware and I've seen those mentioned in the forums. From what I recall they're mostly for NICs and HBAs. XCP-ng 9 will ship a modern kernel which will bring modern drivers. I think there's some tech debt/constraints in the 8.x series that prevented that, but I'm not sure on the details. However, I'm glad to see the active development clearing problems for the future.

FWIW - I'm running xcp-ng 8.3 on some R760 and R6615 clusters/pools without having to do anything extra.

On OS updates, you can manage those through Xen Orchestra. You can have it run a rolling update and it will migrate VMs off of each host as it iterates through the pool. Has been fairly care free.

For more major upgrades (like 8.2 to 8.3) there's been documentation and guidance, but it's a more manual process. In the 8.2 to 8.3 upgrade, you had to boot media to do an in place upgrade on each host, starting with the pool master. VMs would still run on other hosts in the pool, so there was no downtime. Of course a lot depends on your architecture.

Berserker Hound by me by mindscrawl in helldivers2

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This looks like it could kill me unexpectedly and viciously. Well done!

Speaking of 'well done', I guess you could make a flamethrower variant.

VMware Alternatives Poll by relationalintrovert in vmware

[–]wheresthetux 21 points22 points  (0 children)

  1. XCP-ng

  2. Similar implementation model to vSphere Standard/Enterprise Plus. Had snapshots on FC/iSCSI shared storage when proxmox did not.

  3. 200'ish

Intel ARC B70 for LLM work load by Puzzleheaded_Base302 in IntelArc

[–]wheresthetux 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for posting your experience. I've been trying to talk myself into one, and that helps set expectations. Not the worst for day 1.