Not OP, but own a similarly open-air PC (Thermaltake Core P3).
I bought a Wolfbox MF200 duster on sale off their AliExpress store for ~$50USD; just need to just give it a quick blast every once in a while and it all remains dust free.
Honestly dust management in open frames is significantly less hassle than in closed cases - regardless of positive/negative internal pressure.
Wait, wasn’t this the same update Microsoft just yesterday said was a “predictable and low-impact” one?
The peak-years Simpsons writer’s room couldn’t come up with a better punchline.
It’s like that trade-off meme; you get the resolution and bandwidth you pay for, Netflix gets all of your Telemetry data.
I may be mistaken, but I remember reading a while back that browsers are limited to 720p or 1080p for Netflix, only their apps have access to 4K, higher bitrates etc.
Most popular current card, or most popular card of all time?
Edit: answering my own question after actually reading the article 😅
Currently they’re most popular, as per the Steam Hardware Survey.
Historically, their best selling GPU was likely the ATI Radeon 9600 in the very early 2000s.
I think it’s going to be a combination of factors - I remember there being some news a few years ago about a fresh water shortage in Taiwan straining PCB production.
There’s definitely going to be some shift in IC component production too, to supplement the seemingly bottomless demand from data centres.
Coupled with the fact that yes - customer demand is down quarter-on-quarter; they will need to lift pricing to make up for the shortfall in Gross Profits, in order to cover their fixed Operating Costs.
So it’s literally a case of x + y = industry is pretty fucked.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a few of the legacy brands, who haven’t already expanded/pivoted to peripherals and other markets will go out of business or be bought-out by private capital or competitors before the dust settles post-AI market crash.
Until and unless they face a mass revolt from their customer base - they will continue to introduce more and more anti-consumer practices.
However, given the general apathy regarding Sony’s decision to discontinue physical media - I don’t have much faith in GamersTM to rally in their own long-term interests.
One of my uni friends works for an EA satellite office.
They seemingly just become numb to it eventually, and disassociate. As long as he is getting paid (pretty well, honestly) to do what he loves - he’s happy to keep his head down and shut up.
It’s a bit sad of a state of affairs all-in-all; especially as the whole EA Spouse controversy came to light while we were still studying.
I’ll believe it when I see a noticeable shift in GPU distribution; unfortunately GamersTM have really slept on AMD and Intel GPU options, much to their own detriment.
I sold off my RTX 3090 at the end of last year, and used the proceeds for an RX7900 XTX (picked it over the 9070XT due to the additional VRAM).
A bit heavy-handed - but fully redeemed for being the first time I’ve seen the term “sloperating system”.
Chef’s kiss, no notes👌🏻
I think there is a very narrow, specific implementation of LLMs for NPCs that could be used for games that I personally would deem as both ethical and acceptable:
The model would need to be trained exclusively on a deep write-up of source materials authored by human beings (something like what Patrick Stewart was given for his role in Oblivion); and human voice actors hired for all characters, who explicitly approve their use towards generative characterisation solely for this one role/game.
This is just my personal line in the sand, and I know not everyone would agree - and that’s fair enough.
My memory of that time is getting foggy, but true - 8.1 definitely brought in a number of fixes to Microsoft’s initial, abominable Metro UI design.
They are a relatively new manufacturer - but they have been around for a hot minute.
Their production ramp-up has been quite notable though, so much so that there were articles earlier in the year that Apple was seeking an exemption from US import controls in order for them to be able to use some CXMT-sourced RAM in their products.
Windows 8 was definitely a stumble, but it at least could be made good with a couple apps to fix default behaviours (ie. boot to Desktop Mode, restore Win7-style Start Menu).
Windows 11 is just rotten to the core.
The fact that this is only the FIRST quarter, is ridiculous - I am going off the assumption that PC is used as intended, a “Personal Computer” and not as a general catch-all for computing hardware (ie. including data centres)?
Probably in a similar boat; both my parents, and cousin had early 2010s LG French Door fridges (as they were just becoming popular).
When it came time for us to buy a new fridge, we followed along and purchased a 2018 model. While both of theirs are still functioning fine to this day - ours had the (now all too common) linear compressor fault in 2023.
We were fully reimbursed our original purchase price (yay, strong Aussie consumer protections!) and have since bought a Hitachi (Made in Japan) fridge. We’re quite happy with it, though it did cost extra out of pocket - and it’s way too early to be able to qualify for a recommendation.
If you add your emulators to Steam as non-Steam games, it can track your playtime for you. 😜
Switched to RetroDeck recently, and been having a blast playing through Front Mission 3 for the first time.
I try to seperate my recommendations by category, rather than an overall approval of a brand. Even then, I would probably add caveats on top.
e.g. LG OLED TV, sure - but never connect it to the internet directly. Use a set-top box like an Apple TV instead.
Or: LG monitor? Only if you have to, and never on a Windows machine.
Or: LG refrigerator? Never. Their linear compressor design is faulty, and is practically guaranteed to fail and be ‘uneconomical’ to repair.
Just wait for the PC release, I suppose? 🤷🏻♂️
I thought that they didn’t manufacture the actual chips themselves, but rather bought them from the big three (SK Hynix, Samsung, Micron) and made RAM modules for PCs and laptops (like Corsair, G.Skill etc.).
To be fair, their Wikipedia article seems intentionally vague - perhaps to trick uninformed would-be investors into believing they’re profiting hand-over-fist?
NGL, I am tempted by some of those - but as a CachyOS user - would that just make me a poser?
Like, the equivalent of stolen valour? 😅