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  1. Szioul

    Help me specc a new PC! (Work+SC/Gaming)

    Independent benchmarks for Ryzen 5000 series CPUs are coming on the launch date November 5th. Might want to wait until then, before ruling out AMD. Last week they showed their own Cinebench R15 single thread benchmark with the 5900X, which beat the i9-10900k (631 vs 544. They also said the 5950X...
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    Need whiskey recommendations

    Yeah, Talisker is always good. I bought a bottle of Glenfarclas 105 about a year ago and it was amazingly good. If he's into Islay whiskies, Ardbeg and I'd say Dalmore is a great balanced whisky, if you're not sure what type of whisky he likes.
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    Demolition Man and the near future

    From what I've heard, it'll be Chick-fil-a. Apparently they're very efficient.
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    Microsoft Buys Zenimax! (DOOM, Fallout, Skyrim, and the whole LOT!)

    Zenimax owns the rights to Fallout. Microsoft bought Obsidian a couple of years ago. Here's hoping they hand off future Fallout games to them, and let Bethesda focus on Starfield and TES.
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    Ship Showdown - The Eliminator.

    Unless Corsair is flyable then.
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    Ship Showdown - The Eliminator.

    My pick for final 4 would be: Prospector, Gladius, Cutlass & Valkyrie. My guess for the actual final four is: Carrack, Hammerhead, Constellation & 890 Jump.
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    Sim Pit Level Up

    They still don't simulate G-forces. Useless.
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    Upgrade

    That was true a few years ago. Nowadays that's only on idle. The 10900k for instance can apparently draw 300W at full load.
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    What games coming out in the next few months are you hyped for?

    Oh yeah, I forgot about Baldur's Gate 3. That'll be another one. Although it's only early access. No idea when the release would be.
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    What games coming out in the next few months are you hyped for?

    Pretty much just Cyberpunk and Crusader Kings 3. Although it looks like the gunplay and driving in Cyberpunk might be a bit clunky, and if CK3 follows the usual Paradox model it might take a couple of expansions before it could be considered a great game. I was looking forward to VtM...
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    Volvo V60 or Toyota RAV4

    Volvo is owned by the Chinese these days. They changed at least the styling to suit the Chinese market, no idea about build quality. Parent company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely
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    Need advice with Ryzen PC build (not for SC)

    B450s will support Ryzen 4000, after which there'll be a new socket. Only thing he'd be missing is PCIE-4, and some additional PCI-E lanes. And unless you're getting a high end graphics card in 2-3 years from now, PCIE-3 should still be plenty of bandwidth. Last I'd seen (over a month ago) the...
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    Need advice with Ryzen PC build (not for SC)

    A bit late to the thread, so I don't know if it's any use anymore, but right now is a bad time to build a PC. The biggest problem is the PSU. They're all made in China, so all the good ones at a decent price are out of stock. A lot of the other components also have inflated prices, but the PSUs...
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    Cyberpunk release date pushed back

    They'll be showing some gameplay in a couple of hours on their Twitch channel: Vod: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/661108045
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    PS5 Reveal

    Hitman should be coming to PC as well though. Other than Gran Turismo, nothing there seemed like something I'd buy a PS5 for. And even then, I've been more than satisfied with the Forzas on PC, so don't really need to.
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    In for a penny.. in for a pound

    Leisurely, with one hand on the wheel, a beer in the other and feet on the dash, I'd imagine.
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    Fallout 76 (with private servers)

    I never played it at launch, so I'm starting from level 1. It's now been a week, so everyone should be done with the lower level quests and I'll hopefully be able to dodge the level scaling from the higher level players. Same username on Bethesda.net as here.
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    Mount and Blade 2

    I've been having an absolute blast with it for the last week. It's still very much an early access game. Most features are incomplete, or missing altogether. Like, I think there were 9 skill perks total that worked, and they just raised that to 12 in the last patch. The main quest, which is...
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    16 GB vs 32 GB ram

    Are there any other XMP options than 4133? If there are, try some slower ones. Also, have you checked whether that kit is on the QVL for that motherboard? The picture you posted doesn't have the actual part number.
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