RedEye9 wrote on Jan 16, 2020, 12:32:

Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 16, 2020, 11:58:

afka Rossini wrote on Jan 16, 2020, 11:51:
As long as you're buying a new SSD, does your current system support Nvme types? I'd not really gotten into it before my recent upgrades but I was surprised to learn that Nvme SSD's are 5 to 7 times faster than SATA versions.

Interesting -- I knew they were faster, but I didn't realize they were that much faster.

For sake of argument I dumb it down (over simplify) for customers like this;
A hard drive delivers data at 50 MB/ s
An SSD 500 MB/ s
and a PCIe NvMe does 5000 MB/ s.

Yes, I know some of those numbers are higher than realistic and some lower.

The main point I try to make is that they will definitely notice a huge improvement when they replace their hdd with an ssd, but going from sata speed ssd’s to pcie nvme speeds is not gonna illicit that same WOW feeling.
Pcworld rundown on the differences and speeds.


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Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 16, 2020, 11:58:

afka Rossini wrote on Jan 16, 2020, 11:51:
As long as you're buying a new SSD, does your current system support Nvme types? I'd not really gotten into it before my recent upgrades but I was surprised to learn that Nvme SSD's are 5 to 7 times faster than SATA versions.

Interesting -- I knew they were faster, but I didn't realize they were that much faster.

RedEye9 wrote on Jan 6, 2020, 12:53:
Space aliens are breeding with humans, university “instructor” says.
It’s true it’s true it’s true
The more you know.

Serious question: Are space aliens, or their half human offspring, Flat Earthers?

Prez wrote on Jan 5, 2020, 16:27:
I haven't been "feeling" the NFL at all this year. To be honest, my interest has been dropping steadily over the last few years. Is it that a large number of star quarterbacks are getting injured or just losing their edge? Brees, Rogers, Brady, Rothlesberger, Prescott etc, all are looking like shadows of their former selves. Is it how long the Giants have been on a steady inexorable and embarrassing decline? Is it me just getting old? I don't know, I just know I used to love Wildcard weekend more than just about any other weekend out of the year, but lately if I watch at all it's on a Youtube highlight video. But grats tot he winners. I just wish I was more excited.

Kxmode wrote on Jan 1, 2020, 22:24:

afka Rossini wrote on Jan 1, 2020, 17:27:

Verno wrote on Jan 1, 2020, 14:32:
Beat Saber is the fucking bomb, that one game justifies VR gaming. Great game and solid workout, super fun.

I totally agree. To this point Beat Saber's gotta be VR's killer app. During Thanksgiving our family couldn't get enough of this game and made me schlep my system over to my brothers for Christmas. Even though I have it (obviously) on PC, I bet couple more PS4's with VR got sold because of it.

Almost, but on a limited scale. I think Half-Life: Alyx is going to be the killer app with broad appeal. I don't know anyone who hasn't play Half-Life 1 and/or 2 at least once.

Verno wrote on Jan 1, 2020, 14:32:
Beat Saber is the fucking bomb, that one game justifies VR gaming. Great game and solid workout, super fun.

RedEye9 wrote on Dec 24, 2019, 12:41:
Wouldn’t it be easier to tattoo UnVac with visible ink on the foreheads of those that are unvaccinated.

Beamer wrote on Dec 21, 2019, 10:07:

Pepe wrote on Dec 21, 2019, 09:23:

Beamer wrote on Dec 21, 2019, 08:39:

Pepe wrote on Dec 21, 2019, 07:50:

afka Rossini wrote on Dec 20, 2019, 20:04:

Primalchrome wrote on Dec 20, 2019, 19:32:
I can get behind about half of those picks... Fortnite and LoZ:BotW probably shouldn't be on there, though...

I've never played it, but I've always had the impression Fortnite is the game that brought the Battle Royale genre to the masses.

Seems you forgot about Pubg which broke enough records on steam b4 there was even talk about fortnite.

Fortnite might be bigger now, but Pubs is what got the whole thing started.

Also that list should at least include Witcher 3

No one wrote songs about pubg, and no one stood on stage in an event unrelated to video games in a pubg jacket.

Pubg was a popular game. Fortnite is an international sensation.

That may be true, but Pubg did sell 60+ million copies to date and the mobile version has been downloaded over 300 million times which imo is a bit more then just "popular"

It was just a popular video game. Yes, with gamers, it was very popular, but you didn't see an event that happened only within it quoted in any billion dollar blockbuster movies (a Fortnite-only event was mentioned in the opening scroll of the new Star Wars.) You never saw professional athletes reprimanded for playing too much, or frequently streaming with fans. No NBA players wear PUBG shoes, and no MLB pitchers were put on the DL for carpal tunnel syndrome attributed to PUBG. No schools sent messages to parents concerned about how much pubg students were playing. No articles were written advising parents about what it is and how to talk to your kids that are obsessed with it.

It was a popular video game. In the US, it was hardly even that - I'd wager most of those copies sold were outside the US. Fortnite is an epidemic. I think most people here are shielded from how popular it is, because we're outside the target audience.

There are Fortnite legos. Companies unaffiliated with Epic have turned schoolbuses into the Fortnite bus, decked them out with networked PCs, and rent them out for birthday and bachelor parties. You don't see this stuff for pubg. You flat out don't.

We're a niche site, but go into any street corner and mention "Fortnite" and a good chunk of people will know what it is. Mention "pubg" and maybe one person will. PUBG became very popular with gamers. Fortnite became very popular with everyone.

Primalchrome wrote on Dec 20, 2019, 19:32:
I can get behind about half of those picks... Fortnite and LoZ:BotW probably shouldn't be on there, though...

Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 13, 2019, 12:34:
Taking antibiotics led to you have stomach cramps and vomiting? That seems really weird. It also seems weird they would have you take them prior to the surgery to begin with. Color me confused....

PHJF wrote on Dec 8, 2019, 17:32:

For shows I really like, part of the fun of having weekly episodes is reading the discussion and speculation on Reddit. I'm think The Expanse was saved because of the community built that way.

Speculation about a show based on a series of already published novels?