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    Notton replied to the thread News Intel slashes Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F pricing by up to 21% — get entry-level Arrow Lake for 13% below MSRP.

    I'd only grab this CPU if you can find a deeply discounted PCIe5.0 x16 mobo for it, especially if you intend to plug in a xx60 class GPU.

    Yesterday at 9:19 PM
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    Notton replied to the thread News Japanese chipmaker Rapidus begins test production of 2nm circuits — company commits to single-wafer processing ahead of 2027 mass production target.

    Here's hoping it's not just words and they get this working. Projects run by the Japanese government haven't been confidence inspiring...

    Yesterday at 8:42 PM
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    Notton replied to the thread Review Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) review: a well-rounded gaming laptop.

    yet another $2500 laptop with mediatek wifi/bt module. Does Qualcomm not offer a 6E module? I am aware Intel's 200BE or whatever it's...

    Yesterday at 11:29 AM
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    Notton replied to the thread News $6 million Bitcoin theft lands cop five and a half years in prison — officer stole 50 Bitcoins from Silk Road 2.0 founder during investigation, ins....

    5.5 years seems light for someone who is entrusted to uphold the law.

    Yesterday at 11:12 AM
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    Notton replied to the thread News Donkey Kong Bananza among Switch 2 games with no DLSS support — reviewers balk at Nintendo's aversion to technology.

    AFAIK, the devs? nintendo? said DK Bonanza was released on Switch 2 because the OG Switch couldn't handle what the game was asking. So...

    Yesterday at 11:07 AM
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    Notton replied to the thread News AI bubble is worse than the dot-com crash that erased trillions, economist warns — overvaluations could lead to catastrophic consequences.

    AI doesn't pass the smell test. The bubble came off the heels of NFTs, which itself came off the heels of crypto and blockchain. At the...

    Yesterday at 10:59 AM
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    Notton reacted to bit_user's post in the thread News Firefox dev says Intel Raptor Lake crashes are increasing with rising temperatures in record European heat wave — Mozilla staff's tracking overwhel... with Like.

    You don't have to update the BIOS, as long as your OS is still getting updates. Both Windows and Linux get Intel microcode packages...

    Yesterday at 6:28 AM
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    Notton replied to the thread News AMD quietly reveals cheapest Ryzen AI yet — AI 5 330 is a quad-core budget processor with a 50 TOPS NPU.

    Nope, not entirely correct. The baseline R5 is 6C/12T + 6CU 4000, 6000, 7035, 7040, and 7045 all follow this rule. I won't bother with...

    Yesterday at 12:03 AM
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    Notton reacted to dalek1234's post in the thread News Intel allegedly planning more Oregon layoffs — new report says retreating operation could become a liability to the state with Like.

    First you trim the fat, then the muscle, and lastly the bone. Which stage is Intel at? They might have invented a new stage. Trimming...

    Thursday at 7:29 PM
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    Notton replied to the thread News Intel's rumored 'Nova Lake-AX' allegedly packs insane specs but might never launch — reportedly featured 28 CPU cores, 48 Xe3 GPU cores, and an upg....

    Yeah, I was about to say... The Framework Desktop is back ordered several months out. As for the Intel iGPU configuration, wow that is...

    Thursday at 7:11 PM
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    Notton replied to the thread News Razer unveils Core X V2 eGPU enclosure with TB5 bandwidth — costs $400, but no longer has a power supply and I/O expansion requires a separate Thun....

    The fastest mobile GPU right now is an RTX 5090 24GB. It is a low power GB203 chip which nets performance between that of a desktop...

    Thursday at 6:30 PM
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    Notton replied to the thread News Firefox dev says Intel Raptor Lake crashes are increasing with rising temperatures in record European heat wave — Mozilla staff's tracking overwhel....

    The way I see it, there are two ways Raptor Lake CPUs are still failing. 1. The damage was already done before the BIOS microcode...

    Thursday at 5:58 PM
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    Notton replied to the thread News YouTuber resuscitates unstable Ryzen 7 5800X for $30 — a 300 MHZ underclock saved the day.

    My 5800X3D is perfectly happy with whatever PBO gives it. I've been using it as is for over a year with zero issues. That 5800X is...

    Thursday at 5:48 PM
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    Notton replied to the thread News AMD quietly reveals cheapest Ryzen AI yet — AI 5 330 is a quad-core budget processor with a 50 TOPS NPU.

    I'm surprised they still call it a Ryzen 5 when it is a Ryzen 3. 4C/8T and 2CU is a defining feature of R3. The lesser R3 is 4C/4T +...

    Thursday at 7:09 AM
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    Notton replied to the thread News Firefox dev says Intel Raptor Lake crashes are increasing with rising temperatures in record European heat wave — Mozilla staff's tracking overwhel....

    I hate to break it to you, but UK is not part of the EU and hasn't been since 2020.

    Thursday at 12:47 AM

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