Yeah the guy is playing games that just aren't going to benefit from better hardware.

It's the reason I kept running my old Intel 7th Gen Intel PC with a GTX 1080 for so long: Everything I played at that time ran fine on it with 90+ FPS framerates (old games like L4D2, KF2, GTA5, Borderlands, etc). What prompted me to upgrade to a new system a couple of years ago was getting into some more demanding games like Deep Rock Galactic, Metro Exodus and Control that choked that old rig. On top of that, what really necessitated a faster system was getting bit by the survival/sandbox/factory game genre. Games like Astroneer, Satisfactory, Valheim, even Java Minecraft (with the upgraded textures and long viewing distances I preferred) need a lot of CPU horsepower, in addition to a beefy GPU.

I'm very happy with my current Ryzen 7 5800x with RTX 4090 at 3440x1440 (to be fair, almost everything ran fine on the RTX 3080, but the 4090 was a birthday gift to myself). I actually have the system's global FPS capped at 140 (otherwise old games just make the GPU over work for useless 240+ FPS), and nearly everything can run at least 120 FPS at max eye candy (except Control - that game is the new Crysis).

It's also why, despite looking, longingly at some larger monitors recently, I'm perfectly happy with my 3440x1440 ultra wide. People get 4K monitors, and then are dismayed that their high end gaming PC that performed great at 1440p can't give them the framerate they want. Increasing resolution exponentially increases GPU power requirement.

Upgraded to an OLED monitor on the weekend and it was a jaw dropping experience despite already owning two OLED TVs. Cyberpunk 2077 and BG3 in HDR on that thing are AntonioBanderas.gif worthy. Better off making less frequent but more significant upgrades, you really notice the difference. I will say that nothing is quite like moving from spinning rust to SSD though, that is one of the most impactful upgrades I've seen in my life.

yuastnav wrote on Nov 20, 2023, 03:03:

FloodAnxiety wrote on Nov 19, 2023, 13:02:
Re: OpenAI board attempts to hit “Ctrl-Z” in talks with Altman to return as CEO.

Looks like that isn't going to happen after all.

OpenAI's board done screwed the pooch and lost some good talent.

Decent PC although I woulda gone 4080 for that, but it's a totally meaningless article if hes not actually using it to play new games. Play CP2077 Overdrive RT and the difference would be massive, oh he went with the AMD card nevermind he can't do that either.

Is every article just clickbate now? It sure feels like it.

FloodAnxiety wrote on Nov 19, 2023, 13:02:
Re: OpenAI board attempts to hit “Ctrl-Z” in talks with Altman to return as CEO.

Looks like that isn't going to happen after all.

I built the best gaming PC in the world. It wasn't worth it. Thanks Max.

The guy plays Hell Let Loose as his most demanding game in 1440p, a game that has recommended specs of GTX 1060.
And it wasn't worth it for him, surprise surprise.

Fuck that, he's just an idiot. This dude played the same old, undemanding games on his brand new PC and felt no difference... No shit! That's what happens when you upgrade for absolutely no reason. He literally goes on to say something like "well I know there are more graphically intensive games out there, but I'm not really into them so, I'm not gonna load them up just to see how pretty they are." Stuff like Cyberpunk with path-tracing absolutely is jaw-dropping, but if all you play are low poly indies, don't bother upgrading from the goddamned 3070 you already had. What a waste.

jdreyer wrote on Nov 19, 2023, 14:35:

And then I played some games, and it felt exactly the same as the old PC.

20 years ago, a new PC was a jaw dropping experience. Today, I often feel like the above quote. At least stuff usually loads a bit faster.

Agreed. We have some eye wateringly expensive workstations and monitors at work that will do 4K at 200+ fps all day long and it's a big ole fat "meh" for me.

I don't even get excited over server upgrades these days since it's just more cores and bigger disks.

We have long surpassed the "more than good enough" stage long ago. Especially if you're not using some bloated OS which is trying to do a million stupid, pointless things in the background.

And then I played some games, and it felt exactly the same as the old PC.

20 years ago, a new PC was a jaw dropping experience. Today, I often feel like the above quote. At least stuff usually loads a bit faster.

I wonder if some of the larger news organizations won't be hearing from his attorneys about all those headlines saying he lied to the board.

That's not what the board said. He may well have lied to them but these big news organizations are getting increasingly sloppy and unprofessional.

Re: OpenAI board attempts to hit “Ctrl-Z” in talks with Altman to return as CEO.

Not even close to the best gaming PC in the world.