Mr. Fox

Yup, that's how it goes now. 😟😑 These are especially attractive to former console jockeys that want to spend the same as a console and have something better. They don't know any better. They don't know what they don't know. And, it IS BETTER than a console. 😑 That's not saying much. Now, that said, yes, I'd spend $500 on this before I would consider paying $500 for a console. That doesn't mean it is awesome, but it doesn't suck as bad as a console. These people also play games with their smartphones and handheld garbage devices. For them this is an upgrade. For us it is a downgrade and an insult. A bigger desk turd with discrete GPU instead of APU... but, far too expensive when compared to the turd above with an APU. Cost almost twice as much, but you do not get twice as much.

Unfortunately, I think they lack the ability to discern the difference between good and bad. Those sad creatures have only known rubbish and most have been brainwashed to the point of becoming perma-stupid. It affects all areas of life. Tech is just the tip of their feces iceberg.

Kevin and Daniel seem to be smarter than normal, like us. We are a dying breed. The stupidity that has become normal still affects us all. There is no place to step that isn't soiled with their poop, so the best you can hope for is that it only contaminates the soles of your shoes.

Very true. Also very accurate that it is a problem that reflects the industry as a whole. Not just the Redmond Mafia.

💯 you can't and shouldn't trust any tech company to do the right thing(s) for the people that purchase and/or use their products. The only thing you can trust about them is that they will do what is best for them, even when it makes their products and services less desirable, and even when it is harmful to the users of those products. They are self-absorbed scum that feel a sense of entitlement and prey on the stupidity of consumers.

As a parent it is always stressful when one of your kids has difficulties. That doesn't even end when they become adults. It feels the same even though you're not the one paying the doctor bills. One of our five was born with a serious heart defect and had open heart surgery three times during his first five years of life. He made it through like a champ and is an adult now with a family of his own. So, I know exactly what kind of stress you feel right now about the surgery. I will keep your family in my prayers.

Sold to @mx500torid at overclock.net in his WTB thread - boxed and ready, will be headed his way tomorrow via UPS.

Happy Father's Day to all of you that are a dad, have a dad, or both. I am enjoying my day doing nothing at home.

Happy Father's Day. I hope all of you that are a dad, or have one, or both, have a nice day.

I love old music, too. In fact, I am primarily a metal head. But, I like most things with a driving beat and if the message is right (like Brother Tom MacDonald) I am more interested in the message than I am the music. Music has the ability to shape the way people think and act, and the lyrics are especially important. The lyrics are why so many of our youth and young adults are totally screwed up in the head. And, I like that this music has NO LYRICS. But, this stuff... this stuff is my favorite genre and music style.

It has become difficult to identify any area of life where being stupid and evil isn't normal. The human race has become largely reprobate. What a perfect time to put our trust in AI that has been programmed by degenerate reprobates. The growth and normalization of stupidity is a symptom of being fundamentally corrupt, self-centered and irrational.

They are totally unworthy of anyone's trust. Their criminal intentions and extreme stupidity are unfixable deal-breakers. Their examples of poor judgement are unforgivable and recurring with alarming frequency. I wish the worst for them and crApple. The world would be a better place if both of them were gone. I would delight in seeing both of them fail and go out of business.

I have purchased several certified refurbished Dell Precision and HP Elitebook business class machines that are all in excellent condition in the $500 range. In fact I just purchased one Dell Precision 7720 with a 17-inch 4K display, 64GB of RAM, 16GB Quadro P5000 (MXM) for under $600 last week. These machines are built like a tank with full metal chassis. You can usually purchase them with an extended warranty through Square Trade or Allstate at the time of purchase if you're worried about not purchasing something that is brand new. If you buy something new for $1,000+ more it's probably going to have poor overall build quality and be a less serviceable piece of garbage.

There isn't an honest bone in any of their bodies. AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, ASUS, MSI, etc. are all liars that say what they think will make them more money.

That's why I no longer make the effort on HWBOT. It's pointless and rigged where current hardware is concerned. Yeah, forum seems normal again. When I posted last night it was malfunctioning. Edit: OK, now it is running super slow again, LOL. A technology company telling lies? No... really? Say it isn't so! (They are all liars. All of them.) Will a new motherboard/chipset be needed to benefit from Ryzen 9000? If so, then probably no point in buying the new CPU if you're staying with the same motherboard. Wonder if that is debris or bent pins?

Welcome to the forum. We're glad you joined us. I swear your post was not there or not visible at the time I posted following your post. I'm not sure if it was because your new account wasn't approved and it was hidden or something else. I didn't want you to think you were being ignored.

Such nice features in an OS! Ignorance is bliss.

Did you jinx it? Does not seem like it lasted long. 😶

One thing we can always count on when it comes to being stupid is that stupid people don't know what they don't know. Their words and actions provide irrefutable evidence of their morbid stupidity.

Today is 111°F (44°C) and 5% relative humidity with a dew point of 26°F (-3°C) so condensation is not even a concern with the chiller this time of year. It cannot keep the system cold enough for condensation to form when the dew point is below freezing point. @tps3443 would like that with his chiller running 24/7. The forum is crazy slow right now. Borderline unusable at the moment.

Stupid is the new normal. We used to have pity for people that were extremely stupid. Now there are national holidays to celebrate their stupidity. We need one for the tech ignoramuses. What makes no sense is there are no holidays to celebrate being normal, or being better than average. I thought everyone was supposed to get a trophy for participation. Apparently not. Only if you're messed up.

I had that happen with 3DMark not too long ago and the only way I could fix it was to DDU and reinstall the drivers and then uninstall and reinstall 3DMark. I think that UL is doing some silly nonsense behind the scenes right now with validation because of the stupid crap they are obsessed with in terms of being overly-worried about 4090 scores with ECC disabled. Hopefully the next AMD GPUs will have GDDR6x or GDDR7. Sticking with GDDR6 really held back 7900 XTX.