Verno wrote on May 16, 2019, 11:29:
Metro: Exodus for $27.99.

Wallshadows wrote on May 16, 2019, 10:25:

eRe4s3r wrote on May 16, 2019, 07:41:
This entire thing is just hyped up to absurdity to sell more CPU's

I think it has more to do with confidence in Intel rather than being genuinely concerned in regards to MDS. Intel has been riding a wave of damage control ever since Spectre and Meltdown was discovered which was further compounded by the scope of the impact as well as the solutions which can undermine performance especially in older systems.

Just two days ago a new MDS, Zombieload, popped up. Intel's potential solution to this? Tell consumers they may have to disabled Hyper Threading. I'm still sure the chances of being affected are microscopic but this is how far down the rabbit hole Intel has found itself.

I'm not at all concerned about my system getting compromised so I've been more or less ignoring the mitigations but it leaves an incredibly sour taste in my mouth when consumers are asked to pick up the slack because Intel put performance over security whereas AMD has hardware mitigation out of the box and are quickly gaining ground.


... this probably doesn't address the point you were making. Caught myself in a tangent.

jdreyer wrote on May 15, 2019, 16:51:

Kxmode wrote on May 15, 2019, 16:31:

jdreyer wrote on May 15, 2019, 15:33:

Kxmode wrote on May 15, 2019, 02:28:
Purchased a 2080TI.

And...? How is it?

I'm about to purchase another 2070. The last one crashed on certain games (DCS), but worked fine for others (E:D). Hoping a new hardware revision, or better drivers will be sufficient.

I don't have it yet. I'll get it in 1-2 weeks, so I'll let you know then.

That puts my current 1080TI likely up for sale. In July 2018, I paid $810 for a MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti DirectX 12 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G 11GB 352-Bit GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 x16. This card is one of the best-in-class 1080TIs. So far, performance remains excellent and without issues. I didn't OC it, so there's plenty of life left in it. I'll likely offer it for $250 (shipping included) which is cheaper than a standard-priced 1080. Highly recommend for anyone on a 960 or less, but not ready to go full 2080 series.

I'd be interested. I'm still running a 670, which still runs great, but not good enough to power my VR HMD. Not really interested in RTX. Send you a PM?

EDIT: Oh, your Blues DM is off. Can you DM me?

Eirikrautha wrote on May 11, 2019, 16:22:

Beamer wrote on May 11, 2019, 15:18:

Eirikrautha wrote on May 11, 2019, 14:06:
Funny, I don't remember a Gallup poll on fan reaction to the new Barret. It's almost like Kotaku, ground zero in the culture-war-as-clickbait disease, sees the opportunity to bitch about something while harvesting clicks, without the slightest evidence. But how could that be? That would be like... I don't know... monetizing outrage.

But I'm sure that they actually have a carefully designed poll to gauge "fan" reaction, as opposed to asking a handful of soy-boy colleagues in the desks next to them (who never even played the original)...

Did you unironically call someone "soy boy?"

Yep, it's my "Beamer call." I figure you hear "soy" and just assume you've been summoned.

1badmf wrote on Feb 26, 2019, 20:19:

Creston wrote on Feb 26, 2019, 16:17:
Awww, poor doggie. And yeah, you have to hold them down to get them to let you help them, silly things.

It sort of reminds me of that video where a dolphin had gotten entangled in a fishing line, it was wrapped all around its fin, and the dolphin found two divers and was able to persuade the divers to cut the line off. That video always makes me smile.

Anyway, thanks for helping the doggie, Blue!

there's also video of a humpback whale being freed from a fishing net, and afterwards it followed the boat around for an hour and breached for them dozens of times.

Cutter wrote on Feb 26, 2019, 20:31:

Dacote wrote on Feb 26, 2019, 15:57:

Cutter wrote on Feb 26, 2019, 15:39:

Kxmode wrote on Feb 26, 2019, 13:54:
People who make cheats for online games affect the monetary livelihoods of those who created the game. In effect, cheat creators steal. So yes, it's a crime, and even more so if they charge for cheats.

Yes, but you could argue that this is a problem - in part at least - of their own making because they don't allow players to host their and moderate their own servers.

Yes, One could argue that, but they would be laughed out of every court in the world.

No it wouldn't. In fact every judge would ask that question. If there are alternatives, why aren't you taking them? Get an education, kid.

Cutter wrote on Feb 26, 2019, 15:39:

Kxmode wrote on Feb 26, 2019, 13:54:
People who make cheats for online games affect the monetary livelihoods of those who created the game. In effect, cheat creators steal. So yes, it's a crime, and even more so if they charge for cheats.

Yes, but you could argue that this is a problem - in part at least - of their own making because they don't allow players to host their and moderate their own servers.

Beamer wrote on Jan 13, 2019, 17:55:
I'm always amused when a place full of people with $2k+ computers that do barely more than a cheaper computer, that upgrade components regularly, act like a 2013 phone is perfectly fine for everyone and only an idiot finds reason to upgrade.
Some people use their phones like those here use their GPUs. There's luxury to it at that point, for both. And it's fine, for both.
Sometimes, on some topics, this place goes full Luddite.

El Pit wrote on Dec 3, 2018, 12:16:
So - could the Titan RTX support raytracing at WQHD at 30 fps? Could it really happen? Find out for just $2,500! Buy two and give one to your friend at Christmas!

Mr. Tact wrote on Nov 23, 2018, 13:51:
Imagine how rich Vanderbilt and Rockefeller would have been with today's taxes. Their wealth (adjusted for inflation) probably still would not have been topped.

Scheherazade wrote on Sep 25, 2018, 22:29:
Technically, his "choice" was to sleep with an adult.

In the same way that when you buy a sack of flour at the grocery store, you did not choose to buy a brick of cocaine.

Tipsy McStagger wrote on Sep 11, 2018, 15:02:
I, for one, welcome our conspiracy overlords.

RedEye9 wrote on Sep 11, 2018, 10:46:

Love ya, New York!

eRe4s3r wrote on Dec 14, 2017, 12:31:
Well Creston most assuredly never has seen that movie or read mangas where this idea dates back at least 30 years, or read the Hunger games books for that matter...