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Yeah I just can’t see my self getting a RTX6090. I think of it like this, the RTX4090 cost $2,500+ so the RTX 5090 is at least +80% more expensive at $4,500 dollars. So we can only assume the RTX6090 at launch will be fetching $8,100+ dollars. And after it settles down probably closer to $7,000 dollars. So $7,000-$8,000 dollars. I cannot see anyway possible it would be less expensive than that. Are you going to get one? I think the gun hobby is the way! We could go buy a Barrett M82 50bmg instead! Or maybe automotive performance parts. Or even exotic unrealistic home improvements. High end GPU’s are dead forever it seems like. They’ll start building NVIDIA dealerships locally and we walk in and test drive the new RTX7090 and finance for 48-72 months with interest! 🤦‍♂️

When I was a young man, before getting married and having kids, tactical and assault weapons, hot rods and motorcycles were my hobbies. I cannot see myself getting back into cars and motorcycles again. They've also gotten to be ungodly expensive (more so than computers have) but I could very happily get back into guns again (tactical and assault, not hunting) and have a blast, pun intended. The lefty lunatic goofballs are trying hard to ruin that too, just as they ruin everything that is good.

This is disgusting. So sad to see end days of PC building. It’s becoming an ultra high end boutique hobby. Before long I will be changing hobbies. I think muscle cars or getting in to shooting more would be far better hobbies.

Adding insult to injury, we see super stupid garbage like this mobo and GPU brought to market. I honest don't understand how anyone could find the aesthetic appealing. If you like white, I do get that. It doesn't look bad and has a clean look. But the little girl/sissyboy/kitty cat cartoon crap is disgusting and grotequely effeminate. Maybe it is a generational and cultural thing, but I don't understand the appeal.

Here’s why RTX 5090 costs $5,000: AI firms are buying gaming GPUs by the pallet The images show pallets filled with brand-new retail gaming cards waiting to be removed from their boxes and installed into multi-GPU systems. These are not RTX PRO 6000 cards or dedicated data center accelerators. They are GeForce RTX 5090 cards, the same products NVIDIA sells and markets to PC..... At the end of the day, the RTX 5090 is no longer a gaming card. And this one looks very bad...

O&O ShutUp10++ v3.5.1130 Released on: 09/02/2026 3.5.1130 Released on 9/2/2026 Changed When you turn off the “Disable the use of diagnostic data for a tailored user experience” settings (U004, U005), the Windows default value is now written instead of deleting the value voice output and keyboard operation improved; decorative symbols are skipped and menu items have keyboard shortcuts in all eight program languages Notification of changes denied by Windows explains cause and reset the switch Upgrade uses the same verified installation component as automatic updates Premium Edition and OEM editions are reliably detected based on setup data PREM: Registry Changes Denied by Windows Are Logged with Value and Cause PREM: Auto-Protection Denied Message Refers to Diagnostic Log and Support PREM: New menu item “View → Hide settings protected by Windows”; Selection is saved PREM: Settings protected by Windows are not counted as open deviations and are shown separately PREM: Settings protected by Windows are locked, marked with a lock and can be checked again PREM: Background service startup delay shortened to 30 seconds; Program waits during startup PREM: Skipped update search shows the result of the previous search Fixed Settings U004 and U005 were repeatedly activated by Windows; as a result, O&O ShutUp10 reported new changes to the settings every time it was started, and the reversal of the change did not last Secure Boot certificate status under Windows 11 24H2/25H2 is reliably detected Ready Secure Boot certificates are displayed as a pending update instead of an error Message about a protected Windows Insider setting translated into six more languages Free Edition correctly references the application log for denied changes User Account Control rejected when upgrading is reported; window remains open AI tab no longer reports a Recall folder deletion error on Copilot+ PCs PREM: Profiles that are already suitable can be set as active profiles PREM: “Check for updates now” available again; repeated queries are limited PREM: “Download new version” uses existing update data PREM: Entire Machine tab updates as soon as the background service is available PREM: Menu item “Start service…” follows the current service status PREM: Updates are no longer offered when logging off, shutting down, or restarting PREM: Start update search and dialog only once; dialog appears in the middle when the main window is hidden Info Compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10; x86, x64 and ARM architecture Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Chinese (Simplified)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq635037g18o "Maybe they actually believe it," Arison said. "Or you could argue they're saying it because it's a great way to gin up more investor support, because the only way to justify these valuations is to actually claim: 'I'm going to take over every industry and I'm going to take over every job, and my AI is going to be doing all that work.'" Let me guess...

It's what it is nowadays. This is the best they can offer. AI can do so much.... Windows 11 September Update Kills Audio Output on Some PCs Windows 11 continues its streak of breaking things, as Microsoft has confirmed that there is an issue with the latest September security update. According to the updated support document, Microsoft confirmed that the KB5124008 Windows security update can break audio output on some PCs. Specifically, this security update introduces issues with USB audio devices, where users of these audio output devices can't get any output from them. Messages include "This device cannot start (Code 10)" in the device manager, which fails to recognize some devices, while other symptoms can include unresponsive volume controls, no volume at all, no audio output, unresponsive sound settings, or the complete lack of detection in the device manager. O&O ShutUp10++ v3.5.1130 Released on: 09/02/2026 3.5.1130 Released on 9/2/2026 Changed When you turn off the “Disable the use of diagnostic data for a tailored user experience” settings (U004, U005), the Windows default value is now written instead of deleting the value voice output and keyboard operation improved; decorative symbols are skipped and menu items have keyboard shortcuts in all eight program languages Notification of changes denied by Windows explains cause and reset the switch Upgrade uses the same verified installation component as automatic updates Premium Edition and OEM editions are reliably detected based on setup data PREM: Registry Changes Denied by Windows Are Logged with Value and Cause PREM: Auto-Protection Denied Message Refers to Diagnostic Log and Support PREM: New menu item “View → Hide settings protected by Windows”; Selection is saved PREM: Settings protected by Windows are not counted as open deviations and are shown separately PREM: Settings protected by Windows are locked, marked with a lock and can be checked again PREM: Background service startup delay shortened to 30 seconds; Program waits during startup PREM: Skipped update search shows the result of the previous search Fixed Settings U004 and U005 were repeatedly activated by Windows; as a result, O&O ShutUp10 reported new changes to the settings every time it was started, and the reversal of the change did not last Secure Boot certificate status under Windows 11 24H2/25H2 is reliably detected Ready Secure Boot certificates are displayed as a pending update instead of an error Message about a protected Windows Insider setting translated into six more languages Free Edition correctly references the application log for denied changes User Account Control rejected when upgrading is reported; window remains open AI tab no longer reports a Recall folder deletion error on Copilot+ PCs PREM: Profiles that are already suitable can be set as active profiles PREM: “Check for updates now” available again; repeated queries are limited PREM: “Download new version” uses existing update data PREM: Entire Machine tab updates as soon as the background service is available PREM: Menu item “Start service…” follows the current service status PREM: Updates are no longer offered when logging off, shutting down, or restarting PREM: Start update search and dialog only once; dialog appears in the middle when the main window is hidden Info Compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10; x86, x64 and ARM architecture Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Chinese (Simplified)

I will check it for m18xr2 when it comes In and let you know if It could work .

Upon further investigation it looks like it wasnt the PSU (sorry EVGA) but the Furman surge protector. Im currently using a cheaper surge protector until I get something to replace it.

They did ship the memory. New ram kit will be here Monday! I did some research on the G.Skill 6000c26@1.400v and G.Skill 6000c26@1.450v kits. And read so much about both kits from the pro’s and extreme binning enthusiasts. So it’s literally just luck of the draw, but the 1.450v kit can be better than the 1.400v kit, and the 1.400v kit can be better than the 1.450v kit. But the 1.450v kits are not lesser than the 1.400v kits by default. But either kits are both equally binned and it’s completely luck of the draw with winning the memory silicon lottery with either kit. Some kits can do 6000c26@1.330vdd some need slightly more.

Well, that sucks. If it is still under warranty they will replace it and maybe you can sell it to recoup some of your money. There are not that many PSU manufacturers any more. A lot of them are FSP, Great Wall and SuperFlower with another label on them. ASRock and Lian Li PSUs are pretty decent and reasonably priced. On another note, I think this might be this guy's best video yet. He is saying things that we aleady know and think, but we don't see enough popular YouTubers with such a big following that are willing to just call out the tech feces for being so smelly in such a direct and unapologetic way.

So the evga 1300w GT seems to have failed today. 3rd power supply to die from them :( I have a backup 1000w be quiet power zone and some server psu's with break out boards but man this is getting tiring lol I guess I'm back in the market for a power supply

WoW with DLSS5. Big frame hit, but hopefully they sort out a solution up to and including adding in an additional GPU to off render on the secondary card. Visually much more impactful than RT ever was IMHO Absolutely gorgeous and yes I would run this in a heartbeat when playable... Maybe see about slapping the 5080 in to run along side the 5090 if required. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Somebody snagged it already lol. Did your other kit from that other site ship yet? I do remember him vividly along with his multiple bannings. Sorry to hear of his passing. AMD chips are sensitive odd ducks in that I've found more often than Intel chips that too much voltage can cause more instabilities and lowering definitely helps including macro voltages like VSOC to micro voltages like VDDP. This is regardless of thermals where you can have them locked down and those overvoltages can be just as destabilizing as undervoltages. It does make me wonder how your two follow up chips would have run on the Dark Hero but then again it could have been a dud board too considering it was a return. Glad to see #2 and the 2200 has the stronger cores. Still #3 is the clear winner for 1:1 overall but if #2 rules the roost at 8000+ I would still go with that one. I know BB sent you two, but did they note on the invoice/receipt the serial # of the one meant to be actually sent to see which one you could actually return? Worse case scenario, you can just sell off the second one though.

Version 1.10.15 recently came out a few days ago this September

It is said that the RTX 5090's compatibility with the P570WM is unknown, but if it were to work, would it be usable only with an external display rather than the built-in one?

Every 9900K I found are trolls and act weird when I ask a Cinebench score at 5GHz... Some say they can do 1.25V at 5GHz but don't backup their claims. The most hopeless adventure ever.

So 100% stability tested on all three tested 9950X3D2’s. (1) 2167fclk@6000c26 SP117 (Ultra Weak IMC) (This turd already went back) Ran this one on the Dark Hero open box I had. (2) 2200fclk@6200c26 SP118 (Cores use the least power of all, ultra efficient highest clocking chip, it uses the least pwr and has some very low temps. (I actually may have just stabilized 6400c26@1:1) I noticed a discrepancy in screenshots. The auto CLDO VDDP voltage was running at 1.150v stock, my other chip with the strong IMC will automatically run this at 1.045v. So I changed it on this one, and now it’s running VT3 at 6400c26 1:1. 🤷‍♂️ (3) 2167fclk@6400c26 SP118. The chip has such an easy going IMC, it’s just hard not to love it. But the cores don’t run as high although it’s still very good. I’ll probably be keeping chip #2. Further testing will be done with new G.Skill 6000c26 ram kit. Finally a high binned kit to test!

Some of us here might remember a friend and partner in crime back in the the days of our Alienware laptop overclocking escapades in the old NBR forums. He went by the forum names usmc362 and Trafficante. Joe Testa was his real name. I just received a call from his wife about a half hour ago. He passed away yesterday. He was 82. He had struggled with some health things for a while and had been hospitalized a number of days. He was a Godly man, served his country in military service, (thus the USMC forum name,) and now he is in a better place. He beat us all to the Pearly Gates and will be waiting for us to catch up with him. Those that knew him will remember that he was quite the animated character and got banned many times by @katalin_2003 and Charles P. Jefferies for stirring up a hornet's nest.

Heaven benchmark and TimeSpy. They use both CPU and GPU. It happens when you use both of them at the same time, CPU resets the TDP back to stock. Even tho I edited the NVRAM values? Battery LED OFF. Idle state

Yes, you’re right in principle—the MXM port can deliver 200W—but that doesn’t tell us anything about how the laptop manufacturer designed the power supply. The manufacturer can configure the VRM however it sees fit. It’s still strange, though—I’m at a loss here. Unless… do you happen to have another power adapter on hand? How exactly are you checking to see if the laptop has reset? Maybe I’m just doing something wrong here.

It happens on both M6800 and M4800. M6800 accepts MXM B. It's not about MXM A or B. The slots can do 195W max when plugged in. I have a 330W PSU. My GPUs don't power throttle. The CPU TDP bug doesn't reset when it's above 96% charged. So between 96 to 100% I have no issues. Strange. Waiting from 90% to 100% takes a long time since the charging slows down...

Is there any way you can limit your GPU's power consumption? I can't shake the feeling that this is the cause. I mean, the official MXM 3.1A specification calls for 55W, but your GPU uses well over twice that. Maybe some fuses are tripping under load. P.S.: It's amazing that Dell designed in so much headroom in the first place...