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That's probably right
Screens, mouse and keyboard will be hard to replace
VR still has a long way to go and many people can't stand it
Will 2025 mark the End of PC's as we've known them?
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That's probably right
Screens, mouse and keyboard will be hard to replace
VR still has a long way to go and many people can't stand it
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I like fiddling with electronics, I'll miss that
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Would you need an external GPU?
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Not for the games I play; that said, it is compatible with them.
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I don't disparage the "car guys" of computing, but it's never been my thing.
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Then I'd suggest getting a laptop instead of the Minisforum V3...just so you would have a convenient option of taking it with you....but you do you.
I am totally with you on having a full size keyboard and a mouse...and a bigger monitor too. I have never gone so far as to buy a docking station....I just plug the monitor and a USB hub (with mouse and keyboard) into any laptop that I have had...sometimes an Ethernet cable too...to get the "desktop experience".
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I don't trust laptops; the logic board/assorted other internals being right underneath a keyboard with all its openings means that if anything spills, you don't lose your keyboard -- you lose your whole computer. The V3 is a tablet with attachable keyboard. Much more comfortable with that.
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Well, since you were interested & wanted ta know, I was on the verge of buying a Panasonic S5IIx camera on a boxing day sale for about $3,000 or $2200 US @The Prowler.
But I balked/held off cuz I read that Panasonic, Canon, Nikon & other camera manufacturers are ready to launch a a whole new generation of cameras quite superior to their current generation, eh? Instead of 4k, the new standard on their newer models will be 6k, 8k or higher.
No sense in spending all this money on a 'New' camera only to find out it's obsolete a month later & what's comin out is twice as good, eh?
Anyways, I heard that these camera makers are set to release plans of their new models at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in a few days.
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Yeah, there's also the Framework laptop. On top of the previous objection, laptops just aren't really my thing. Still, if they're yours, you might enjoy this:
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Thanks for the info and for being a normal person and not a shithead. :)You know what a computer is, a desktop. It has a CPU, which is the part that does the computing
IF you want that machine to also be able to play the best games, you need something like this, a video card
But now they're putting what's inside those video cards inside the CPU, so you gonna need a lot less space you can truly have an amazing machine that plays games at great detail inside something the size of a walkman
The games BF members mentioned that they were playing are games that mainly came out during the time of Christ so I don't think they should worry about having to upgrade their PC.
Any A tier games are going to be on PC and console anyway so it's best to buy a console if you like an all in one game machine.
Many game studios have been boughten up by big, soulless corporations and put out shit that bombs, the small indie developers are the ones making the best games.
Any A tier games are going to be on PC and console anyway so it's best to buy a console if you like an all in one game machine.
Many game studios have been boughten up by big, soulless corporations and put out shit that bombs, the small indie developers are the ones making the best games.
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YES I USE MY RTX 4070 TO PLAY HALF-LIFE 2
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I do play a lot of older games....playing Mass Effect: Andromeda right now. Released in 2017.
But I do a lot more on my computer than just play games.
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Just saw a video with leaked specs and price on the NVIDIA 5000 series and they look very far from impressive
Even more expensive than the last generation with very few improvements and in some cases, it might be even worse than the last generations in some aspects
Rasterization is being put aside so ray tracing, the newer technology, has more space
Ray tracing sure looks better than raster, but the huge majority of games don't support it yet
So it's possible that in the future you get more FPS if you keep RT on, unlike today
Anyway. I see zero needs for an upgrade
The last thing I feel I need to get is a 4k monitor, I've been waiting because the ones with more than 100 hz are still pretty expensive and not every game benefits from larger resolution
But my GPU sure is overkill for 1080p
Even more expensive than the last generation with very few improvements and in some cases, it might be even worse than the last generations in some aspects
Rasterization is being put aside so ray tracing, the newer technology, has more space
Ray tracing sure looks better than raster, but the huge majority of games don't support it yet
So it's possible that in the future you get more FPS if you keep RT on, unlike today
Anyway. I see zero needs for an upgrade
The last thing I feel I need to get is a 4k monitor, I've been waiting because the ones with more than 100 hz are still pretty expensive and not every game benefits from larger resolution
But my GPU sure is overkill for 1080p
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Do you use any sort of 3D generating software or video editing?
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Until all the major game engine support it, it will be a waste of money.
You gotta get at the very least 120 Hz.
But if you are used to 144, then you can not really go back.
This is kinda why I laugh under my breath at people like @Aylana who suggest a console is the way to go. They just have no idea....
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I'm kinda interested in gaming from a developer's or graphic artists standpoint @The Prowler
It would appear that most developers & digital artists use Unreal Engine as their platform. Unity is mentioned but it doesn't appear to be as popular. I noticed a lot of high end software have Unreal Engine ' bridges' which allow the digital artist to export buildings or other 3D shapes into it.
At least from a graphic artists standpoint I think they need powerful PCs with a lotta horsepower RAM & expensive GPUs ta get their work done.
So at least for them the traditional PC isn't dying out ...yet.
Not sure about the end user or gamer tho.
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I've got one of these
Really good, I think I could go for a 27" replacement, bigger than that is a waste for me
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Nice.
I have a big one...this is it:
I like the size when I want to bring up two or more documents at the same time....things like that. Like I might bring up two pages of guitar tabs and also have a third document where I am taking notes...all while learning the song on my guitar.
But I would say that for gaming a 27" is perfect. That is the size of my last gaming monitor...a Viewsonic which I loved. My wife is using it on her desktop computer now. When I retire my current gaming system, I plan to set it up with that monitor again to have a second gaming machine.
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How about this monitor @RANCIDMILKO ™ ®© ?
....is it any good? For gaming & everything else?
I was thinking of getting one.
What do you think of its specs?
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Some of the games that would fit on a 5.25" floppy for my Atari 130XE were remarkable.
Developers are sloppy now. Fuckin' memory leaks too....do not get me started.
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Here's the one I'm currently using. It's about 4 and a half years old.
They're are like a RTX 3060 and cost 25% less
NVIDIA will be in trouble if people don't buy their flagships, AMD and Intel will completely dominated low to mid range GPUs
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Yeah, more than 27 you have started moving your head around to see things in your screen LOL. That's fine for multitasking but for gaming, not really
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To be honest I get a lot less problems running games these days
Hardware is a lot better and more stable than what it used to be
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What is the ideal fps?
