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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Ryzen.
    If MediaTk/Nvidia can come out with an APU which also has some fast, dedicated VRAM that would be a winning combo. A big bottleneck for...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Ryzen.
    Just wondering if it would be remotely possible to install Win 7 on a modern system with, say, a Ryzen 8000G?
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    jtr1962 reacted to LunarMist's post in the thread Ryzen with Like Like.
    I know you IT folks install OS/applocations like a biological function, buy I really try to avoid installations as much as possible. I...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Video Cards.
    Yes, noise and the cost of electricity. Plus in summers it's that much more heat the A/C needs to deal with. With my intermittent but...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Video Cards.
    Well, that explains a lot. Honestly, when I first tried running Open Rails on my laptop, I crossed my fingers that the performance would...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Video Cards.
    Same here. I'm going by how often you would actually need that extra performance. Take my use case. About the only thing I currently do...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Video Cards.
    Isn't quite a bit of power used just sending data to and from a discrete GPU? When everything is on one chip data transfer is a lot more...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Video Cards.
    I'm thinking the reason for these monster graphics cards might have to do with the fact iGPUs have gotten good enough for most people to...
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    jtr1962 reacted to ddrueding's post in the thread Video Cards with Like Like.
    We are totally off topic, but to answer JTRs question, the hot water from the city is an isolated closed-loop system. You control the...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Windows 11.
    The 20th century model worked fine. The problem is businesses think their profit margins should be a lot higher now. It's the difference...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Video Cards.
    Sounds like a much better idea than every home having a furnace and hot water heater. Are there any heat exchangers to recover some heat...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Video Cards.
    I looked into that first for the kitchen sink. They have ludicrous power requirements, starting at well over 5 kilowatts. That doesn't...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Windows 11.
    He repairs PCs for a living, so that at least gives him some credibility. Truth is people are too complacent. We should have nipped...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Video Cards.
    Yeah, I'm getting the impression we're fast approaching a time where a PC will need to be on its own circuit breaker, much like a larger...
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    jtr1962 replied to the thread Windows 11.
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