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"The Land of the Free". Soon almost gone. Now you see the country being more and more like China. What next from the US lawmakers(legislators)? Yup, US as of today even use their citizens money to buy stakes in (tech) companies. Equal as old Soviet/Russia where the state-controlled cooperatives is run by the citizens tax money. What a sad direction. And it will probably be worse. Much worse! Freedom At Stake. Now all your privacy/data is collected in the government's servers. Yep, the servers paid by your tax bill. On top you have to pay more for consumer hardware due the governments and their partners need to store more of your privacy to control you... Nineteen Eighty-Four is more valid than ever. Our beloved hardware/computers has become a huge threat for the humanity The US wants to implement an age verification system integrated into the operating system That era of freedom is nearing its end... Now, there's a proposed law in the US that aims to integrate age verification systems directly into operating systems.

OpenAI bursts its own AI bubble: from $1.4 trillion in investment to just $600 billion by 2030 OpenAI is at a slight crossroads, having decided to recalibrate its financial narrative after only a few months in which it had projected staggering figures... The AI Agent Hype Is Real. The Productivity Gains Aren’t They can shop, book flights, and control your apps—at least in theory. In practice, today’s AI agents are slow, error-prone, and riddled with privacy trade-offs. Here's a look at what they are, and what they can and can't yet do. Is zero more than nothing bro @Mr. Fox?🧐 AI boosted US economy by 'basically zero' in 2025, says Goldman Sachs chief economist

Grab it before its too late😁 Remember its an limited edition. MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPUs listed on eBay for almost $27,000 — limited edition graphics card demands 500% premium from resellers As you can see... The world is filled with stupids. I'm sure there is some out ther that are willing to pay $27K for the Lightning.

I wonder why he say please don't. Maybe he doesn't understand that the card might be modded/or uses a different vbios with higher TDP. It seems there are quality problem or a batch problems with MSI's 12V-2*6 cables/adapers. Several see the same after some time use with the yellow tip connector. The tiny trash will creap out from the connector on the GPU and from the connector on the PSU panel. So double trouble with double of trash😆 Several Users Report MSI’s Yellow-Tip 16-pin Connector Pushes Out Itself, Greatly Increasing Melting Risk After some time you'll see the yellow-tip smile at you😀 How dumb is it to make/design the popular Stealth cable design for some modern GPUs? @Mr. Fox🤔

Hard life. But they are still happy.

Hard life. But they are still happy.

It was just question of time. Asus couldn't be any worse than MSI. Hence this one come now. Sad Asus need to be pushed spanked by their competitors... Their reputation as THE PREFERED OC BRAND at stake. Asus own cards is almost none compatible for cross-flashing with any brands vbios versions (neither with firmware from their own SKUs). They really screwed up this gen. It's hard be on the list of shame. And Asus will stay there at least for this gen. Yep, their reputation is severely damaged. Shame on you. Another RTX 5090 2000W XOC BIOS leaks out, NVIDIA extreme OC scene is slowly waking up ASTRAL RTX 5090 2000W XOC V2 leaked, its the newer version of the bios, which should include fixed power limit, with GPU able to reach 2000W now. Gamers Ditch AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPUs Due To High Prices, Forcing Retailers To Drop The Prices

The MSI Yellow tip keep up the race. 9 out of 10 is the cute adapter from MSI. And how many MSI graphics cards suffer from bad soldering of the tiny trash?

Over 80% of companies report no productivity gains from AI so far despite billions in investment, survey suggests

I think it will work fine but the vbios screw up the fans. It seems nothing is meant to work properly with Asus cards. I mean have seen the AIO owners say only the single fan for the VRM on the GPU works but not for the fans for the radiator. Can probably swap out the org fans with some that I can connect to a fan controller/MB. The fans for the radiator coming with the Asus AIO cards doesn't have a "normal" fan connector or connected with cables. And not sure the fan for the VRM will work correctly anyhow. Everything proprietary mounted. Exactly as good old Dell. Our old friend F. Azor would be proud of Asus and todays modern way to make tech. With a custom block it will work just fine but that will be another $500-700 with needed parts. And +2 months lead time. Nothing to find for needed parts here home. Jufus want you to pay for the repair, LOL He blame the game for this, LOL Double power connectors can save your day - MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z “solder joint gate”

Yep. How many reviewers/techtubers/influencers got paid from MSI ?🤔 And if they got paid... Will they tell it? And MSI's new web based software is a huge mess. Imagine 5090 only could beat two gen old cards (3090) with 35-39%. It would be called a failure!

The main problem with the (wrong) 2500w XOC version is the default voltage of 1.2v. If you forget to use the curve and reduce voltage you are at risk kill the card in longer benchmarks. Not as much with the 2001W XOC that default to 1.150 And where to get the MSI XOC tool the chosen ones got for the Lightning? Not sure that one is leaked. +50mv is huge when already high 1.150 is at the border for custom cooling with +1000W power limits. I remember using the Galax XOC vbios I have for the 4090 HOF. Pump in +50mv with the Galax tool above default max voltage can kill the card without proper cooling (preferably chiller with sub zero temp).

Not sure if the leaked 2500W vbios is the one to get. I mean I have seen there is a newer 2500W XOC that is more safe to use. The default voltage is all too high. More like 1.2v (there is several variants of the XOC vbios floating).

Yup, Microsoft works hard to improve the reputation for their newest OS. What can goes wrong bro @Mr. Fox? Will more AI coding fix the main problem with their OS ? Microsoft says Windows 11 update causes BSOD on some GPU config, broke WPA3 Wi‑Fi,... Microsoft says it is aware of two separate issues that could affect some Windows 11 installs, including a fatal bug that crashes PCs.

Microsoft is getting fed up with OpenAI and wants to distance itself from it if it continues to ask for money frequently. Before launching ChatGPT in late 2022, OpenAI was an AI startup that needed funding to achieve its goal of creating a cutting-edge AI model called GPT, which would later power its popular chatbot. Many consumer electronics companies may end up bankrupt this year due to AI-driven shortages, Phison CEO alerts

Yep, running away from the sinking ship? Microsoft is getting fed up with OpenAI and wants to distance itself from it if it continues to ask for money frequently. Before launching ChatGPT in late 2022, OpenAI was an AI startup that needed funding to achieve its goal of creating a cutting-edge AI model called GPT, which would later power its popular chatbot. Many consumer electronics companies may end up bankrupt this year due to AI-driven shortages, Phison CEO alerts

Hmmm. I said/guessed 50-100. The estimate is 100 to 200 units were distributed to reviewers and influencers. Not sure who have correct here. But for pure promo of the company I would say MSI send out more than 100 cards. How many of the influencers will put the cards on ebay to grab some profits? This gen Lighning cards is just an ad. Not as a flagship card they used to offer the consumer/enhusiasts in the old days. MSI RTX 5090 LIGHTNING lands on ebay with price ranging from $7,000 to $14,000 Sadly... This is the way mainstream goes. HEDT will cost a lot more but offer more mem channels and PCIe lanes. What you see is the new price level for mainstream/consumer/gamer chips. More cache cost money... Keep in mind that the details aren't official, so do take these numbers with some skepticism. That said, the variants with 144 MB of on-die Last-Level Cache (bLLC) are reportedly going to measure roughly 57% more or 153.92 mm2 (14.8 mm x 10.4 mm). These SKUs are reportedly built specifically to compete against AMD's X3D SKUs for superior gaming performance, where higher L3 cache often leads to faster data retrieval. That said, these will result in higher pricing, as building a larger die on cutting-edge nodes like TSMC N2 will be more expensive.

Windows 11 update KB5077181 is causing critical boot loops for some users KB5077181 is causing devices to restart over 15 times in an infinite loop. Users also report network issues and error codes. Rufus blames Microsoft for allegedly blocking latest Windows 11 ISO downloads Microsoft has seemingly blocked Windows 11 ISO downloads for certain users as it may be trying to get them to only use the official way Microsoft under fire for allegedly pushing OEMs to exclusively bundle Edge in Windows PCs Microsoft is in hot water again as regulators check if its Jumpstart program nudges PC makers to favor Edge over other browsers.

I forgot to mention the cheapo screen they plastered on the GPU. But I expect it's difficult to make everything top notch within the price target/advertising budget. They could have made it even better when you know the card is a limited Edition and made mostly to promote MSI. They won't make huge profits from only 1300 cards where they give away 50-100 of them. Promoting Cost Money, then do it properly when you first are at it. Get back some of the costs is probably the icing on the cake. And probably the reason for some of the cost savings. This gen Lightning isn't like in the old days where they produced more of the Flagship cards. If you wanted a card, you could get one.

Here's what's absurd.... " Extreme overclockers know exactly which settings to adjust to unlock the card's maximum performance. This will likely be impossible for the average user. The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z review - hardwareluxx.de Me Reading the bottom line..... Edit. MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z Is Now Available On Multiple Indian Retailers At A Whopping $9050

5090 at $5090. Yet, MSI went cheapo and used some lower quality thermal pads. For +5000$ gamer card... Why not put more of the money in the quality than useless gimick accorisies that don't make the product better? You should expect everything top notch when you charge 2,5 times over the org MSRP for 5090 FE. "The thermal pads with a thermal conductivity of only 3.3 W/mK, which we also find on the VRMs, are more in the lower mid-range and only meet basic heat transfer requirements". MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z Review – A lightning-fast and thirsty unicorn battling NVIDIA's clock speed limits

This smells more and more as cApple @Mr. Fox Microsoft tune their OS to match their modern trashware. Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 will be for Arm devices only at launch

And it gets worse... Fortnite escalates anti-cheat by mandating Secure Boot, TPM, and IOMMU

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