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njsykora posted:Like Steve said in GN's 3060 review, cards don't need to be exciting any more. They just need to exist and be purchasable. They don't even need video outputs!
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Just handed out a bunch of probes in this thread for talking about cryptocurrency mining or theorizing about sci-fi cryptocurrency mining. Just a reminder that no one wants to read that poo poo. I've issued enough warnings and I am going to be liberal on probations.Ihmemies posted:Are they ******** or what? They have water issues in Texas because water froze. They have water issues in Taiwan because they have run out of water. When we say don't use the word "retarded," we don't mean blank it out with asterisks. Find another way to say what you're trying to say. Internet Explorer fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Mar 3, 2021 |
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Ihmemies posted:Well I guess there are no options but hurricane/typhoon/monsoon areas, earthquake areas, deserts etc. in the world. Can't build 'em fabs anywhere else. Seriously though is there something geologically about desert areas that makes them good sites for fabs - less earthquakes or whatever? or is it just coincidence that arizona and texas are two of the major hotspots for fab construction? (or like, those areas are trying to lure people in with low taxes or what? not like outside of fabs that Arizona is a real tech hotspot...) Oregon is the counterexample I guess. And New York, and Costa Rica, Ireland, etc. Taiwan/China/Korea makes obvious sense because of the concentration of the tech industry in that area though.
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https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147498-amd-brings-smart-access-memory-ryzen-3000-series-cpus/ AMD is enabling SAM/reBAR across the board for Ryzen 3000 chips (except the bottom end APUs that are rebadged Zen+ parts) I think some motherboard manufacturers wrangled it into working already? Anyway it's better for it to be official.
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OhFunny posted:I paid $357 and got $30 back due to the lawsuit over the VRAM. Colorado River water provided by CAP isn’t the primary supply of water for Phoenix FYI.
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repiv posted:https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147498-amd-brings-smart-access-memory-ryzen-3000-series-cpus/ I'm a little confused here, will this only work with AMD GPUs?
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AMD SAM and NV ReBAR are basically the same thing so it should be possible to get NVs version working with Ryzen 3000 now, but NV might need to ship a driver update first to enable it
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It would really be something if AMD moneyhats one of the most anticipated games of 2021 to make it practically impossible to use raytracing without atrocious FPS: https://twitter.com/Radeon/status/1367146627123867653 I guess it'll motivate devs to optimize the poo poo out of it. This isn't confirmation that it won't have DLSS, but AMD seem to be big on giving companies money to not include DLSS.
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insanely high prices and actual brand/feature segmentation like the original gsync days. rough days ahead until they sort out this poo poo as some sort of standard.
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Oh great, a console war right here on my very own desktop. AMDoes what Nvidiain't
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Well, technically Nvidia could solve that by opening up DLSS, no?
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RE Engine has never shipped with DLSS so AMDs partnership isn't breaking any convention there Maybe the devs just don't want to do more than the bare minimum for the PC version
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Internet Explorer posted:Just handed out a bunch of probes in this thread for talking about cryptocurrency mining or theorizing about sci-fi cryptocurrency mining. Just a reminder that no one wants to read that poo poo. I've issued enough warnings and I am going to be liberal on probations. I know this isn’t QCS but I think it’s being over-policed. I saw someone slapped on the wrist for simply mentioning the Etherium price which does have a consequence on demand and prices and seems valid to me. I was one of the people arguing for more moderation, but what I wanted moderated away was bullshit like discussing the best wallets to evade government record keeping, discussing miner programs, and discussing how to get extra cards for the purposes of mining. That kind of “help me get rich quick” poo poo should be in a crypto thread and not here, because it’s about as useful as WallStreetBets GameStop posts in the PS5 thread.
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SourKraut posted:Colorado River water provided by CAP isn’t the primary supply of water for Phoenix FYI. The Salt and Verde rivers aren't doing much better. I think fabs there will be a mistake in the long term. Craptacular! posted:I know this isn’t QCS but I think it’s being over-policed. I saw someone slapped on the wrist for simply mentioning the Etherium price which does have a consequence on demand and prices and seems valid to me. I agree. Too heavy-handed.
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I thought the human powered coin idea was pretty funny tbh. I have an R9 290x in a spare PC that I should totally sell because it’s just sitting there and prices are ridiculous.
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The borderline posts lead to people going way off topic, because when they see their beloved crypto mentioned they can't help themselves. Talking specifically about how cards are more expensive because of crypto is fine, because how else are we going to discuss GPU prices. Talking about the current price of crytpo is not necessary and invites further discussion. Talking about very specific technology related to GPUs and crypto is also fine, but it better be significant to this thread. An example being NVIDIA locking down mining on their consumer cards. There's been lots of warnings. If people want to talk about topics related to crypto, they should think twice before they post. Me personally? I would do my best to avoid the topic. If you have any complaints about a specific probe, please PM me. I also spoke with movax about getting a feedback thread up and hopefully that should be ready soon. Please don't derail the thread to talk about moderation. We've talked about it enough here over the past week or two.
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Ok, here's a really dumb question. Let's say I setup a new small business/DBA as "nnnotime's always-understocked Computer Components", and obtained a state tax-ID. Would I be able to put in an order for a dozen RTX 3080s or 3090s for retail sales? That way I could get a card and then sell the remaining? Just looking at all options here.
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Is FidelityFX AMD's general branding for whatever their DLSS-equiv will be? For folks stuck on 9- and 10-series cards in need of an upgrade to play newer games, consider getting a VRR monitor if you don't have one. G-sync/Freesync will make those cards feel a lot better once you're no longer forced to choose between stuttery v-sync and tear-full no-v-sync. Those monitors are not priced at the ridiculous premium GPUs are, so they're a better spend right now if you're ok with lower, but smooth frames.
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v1ld posted:For folks stuck on 9- and 10-series cards in need of an upgrade to play newer games, consider getting a VRR monitor if you don't have one. G-sync/Freesync will make those cards feel a lot better once you're no longer forced to choose between stuttery v-sync and tear-full no-v-sync. Just a reminder that 900 series cards can't do VRR on FreeSync monitors (which sucks for me).
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v1ld posted:Is FidelityFX AMD's general branding for whatever their DLSS-equiv will be? Reflections on water puddles and clear-floor surfaces look very weird with it on in games like Resident Evil 2+3 Remake. Basically only use it if you need the FPS. It might be worth using in RE8, but it very much feels like AMD's pre-2.0 DLSS. ufarn fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Mar 4, 2021 |
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I got into EVGA's 3060 queue immediately and I actually got to order one today from them through it, somehow.
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v1ld posted:Is FidelityFX AMD's general branding for whatever their DLSS-equiv will be? FidelityFX is AMD's umbrella branding for all the features it can potentially provide. FidelityFX Super Resolution is their competing DLSS feature that is not released yet.
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nnnotime posted:Ok, here's a really dumb question. Let's say I setup a new small business/DBA as "nnnotime's always-understocked Computer Components", and obtained a state tax-ID. Would I be able to put in an order for a dozen RTX 3080s or 3090s for retail sales? That way I could get a card and then sell the remaining? I think you'd need to order a lot more than 12. I ordered 5 3080s from IngramMicro on Dec 2 with an original ETA of Dec 20. The ETA keeps getting pushed back farther and farther and is now sitting at June 9. So...no that won't work.
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flakeloaf posted:pictured: five seconds' worth of stock its like 1100 cards what are you expecting exactly?
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I dunno about him, but I would expect to be able to buy a video card for a normal price 6 months after they released, personally.
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nnnotime posted:Ok, here's a really dumb question. Let's say I setup a new small business/DBA as "nnnotime's always-understocked Computer Components", and obtained a state tax-ID. Would I be able to put in an order for a dozen RTX 3080s or 3090s for retail sales? That way I could get a card and then sell the remaining? Local shops go through wholesalers, wholesalers are some of the worst scalping mfers on the planet with computer parts and basically the only way to make any money is to get bulk discounts. So yeah, even if you could get an order in (which you probably couldn’t at the moment) you will be paying the inflated prices.
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OhFunny posted:The Salt and Verde rivers aren't doing much better. I think fabs there will be a mistake in the long term. I don't want to get off topic, but sure they are. They're doing a lot better than the Colorado River, and long-term climate change projections actually show them having no where near the reduction in flow that the Colorado River might see, due to differences in topography, source of supply, etc. It doesn't mean that the Phoenix MSA won't have to adapt, but if the Phoenix MSA actually instituted Tucson-level water restrictions on residences, i.e. promoting the elimination of grass in residences and businesses, etc., then the area could likely get by during significant drought without any CAP water coming in. Not only that, but there are on-going developments in both indirect potable reuse and direct potable reuse that are meant to augment both SRP and groundwater contribution. I mean, I'm all for it being stupid to put water-intensive activities in desert areas like southern Arizona, but compared to a lot of places around the US, Arizona actually has its act somewhat well together in this regard... Source: I work in the water/wastewater industry in Arizona. Edit: And to others questions about why to put it in the desert of all places, the issues with water intensive uses not withstanding, Phoenix and Tucson have essentially no downtime during the year. The geology is such that even major earthquakes in California or Mexico pose no infrastructure risk, there's effectively no risk of any natural disaster, and the electrical infrastructure is probably amongst the best in the US, since APS and SRP actually have their poo poo together in far more ways than most electric utilities around the US. Combine that with the proximity to California, Mexico, and Texas, and it's an ideal place in many ways. Canned Sunshine fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Mar 4, 2021 |
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I got resizable BAR working on an AMD CPU/Nvidia GPU combo (3960X/A6000) after updating my bios (and verifying Win/Ubuntu had the feature turned on) and saw no improvement in windows games and Linux CUDA applications. This included AC:V which is a game mentioned by Nvidia to potentially perform better  Seems like a gimmick right now (FYI you’ll need your OSes to be using UEFI/GPT, or the feature doesn’t work; I had to do a reformat because my dual-boot was on MBR partitions)
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Worked as is - just needed a mobo bios update (for a Gigabyte TRX40 board) and a Win driver update
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Someone was mentioning that Dell has some system inventory on GPUs... so I got the Alienware side of things opened up for our Premiere portal: I can get an Optiplex 3080 with up to a 2070super - POSSIBLY a 2080 or 2080 super if I email my rep. Can get one for $1,315 The standard Alienware is a 1650 4GB and starts at $1540 for a base Aurora R11 w/ 1 year warranty. The options & availability go: 2060S +250 2070S +350 3060ti +450 2080S +550 2080Ti +750 3080 +850 3090 +1650 (10+ day delay)
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SourKraut posted:good post on fabs denereal visease fucked around with this message at 14:57 on Mar 4, 2021 |
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bus hustler posted:Someone was mentioning that Dell has some system inventory on GPUs... so I got the Alienware side of things opened up for our Premiere portal: if I'm reading this right you're saying that an Optiplex with a 2070 Super costs 1,315 USD, but an Alienware with a 2070 Super costs 1,890 USD (1,540 + 350)?
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Yes, though they aren't comparable systems. The Optiplex is an i5 with all of Dell's rip off addons stripped, basically close to as cheap as I can get it to harvest a GPU. The Alienware with a GPU basically requires a 1000W chassis with water cooling. We also get pretty aggro pricing on the Optiplex line.
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