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Just bought a 9070 XT.
>>109689811why didn't you buy one when they were $600?
>>109689811why?
>>109689811That anvil? DLSS 5.
>>109689906Yeah imagine the flood of games and internet videos of dlss 5 hypeEveryone will want to buy a 60xx gpu
>>109689873it was only 650 (had a coupon)>>109689900see above
>>109689918https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTowPWp3cQcyou need nvidia to experience the next gen graphix
>>109689942Even the TV nigger doesn't care about DLSS 5. Nigger would rather play GTA 6 than Cyberslop with the latest goytracing and framecope. Even i found the game to be boring and uninteresting. I'm upgrading my 4070 btw.
>>109689811>>109689918I'm happy for you.>>109689942Performance penalty is too high at this early stage of the tech.It will be relevant after 2~3 new video card generations, around Witcher 4 release.
>>109689979>Performance penalty is too high at this early stage of the tech.It runs on 5070 tier gpus, and its just a mod Actual games will run better since devs have granular control over the implementation.
>>109689909>Everyone will want to buy a 60xx gpucoming out 2 years after dlss 5.
>>109689748So when is the AI boom busting? When is the bubble popping?I want cheap computers back again.
>>109690076end of 2027 you might see most datacenters built and supply shifting back to consumers.
>>109690076The orders for ram are filled for at least next 5 years, some companeis like sk hynix are building more hbm ram capacity but its slow to come online.
>>109690082>>109690094I fucking hate openai so fucking much it's unreal.
Posting thermal paste benchmark since some people asked in earlier threads.
>>109690215You havent even attempted murdering sam altman so you're partially to blame.
>>109689748I have a pc on am4 with 16gbs of ram. Is it worth upgrading it to 32. I don't really run into issues but with ram prices only going up I feel like I need to pull the trigger now.
This Noctua x Carbice AM4/5 carbon thermal pad looks interesting, September '26 launch.https://www.noctua.at/en/news/carbice-and-noctua-announce-strategic-partnership-for-pc-cooling-applicationsQuestionable product name (NT-CP1).
>>109690241>no toothpaste>thermal paste in 2026kek
>>109690270You might as well buy a compatible set for peace of mind if you plan to stay on DDR4 for a while.Use PCPartPicker filters to find a kit with the same XMP speed, timings, & voltage (or just buy the same brand/model).
>>109690277I started to ignore anything noctua now that they've shifted to luxury goods category with their pricing.>0.1 db better perf = extra 300% money vs alternative products plz
>>109689971>Even the TV nigger doesn't care about DLSS 5.If you were following along with the TV Pill question you would know this is falsebut you aren't so oh well
>>109689987It runs on 5070 tier GPUs, badly.It's not 2019 anymore, son. Jensen's squeezing people's balls with a vice, trying to upsell them into xx90 tier.
>>109690277>'The first Carbice pad in Noctua’s product portfolio will be the NT-CP1 AM5/4, a dedicated version for AMD Ryzen™ processors.'Intel sisters...
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>>109690277are carbon thermal pads better than paste on a high end x3d CPU?
>>109690388No, ptm pads are bestcarbon pads are for youtubers who reuse pads with different coolers
>>109690388People who want one and done solutions get these carbon or graphene thermal pads.Paste is fine for X3D CPUs if you don't mind repasting once in a while.
Thoughts about the AW3926QW? I'm probably getting one in September when they sell those in Finland.
>>109690338How many videos has he made about GTA 6 and DLSS 5?
