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I'd hold off just a bit, it seems Noctua missed a potential rattle in the G2. Currently offering full refunds. They are handling the situation in the best way possible, and are still the go-to in my opinion, but I'd just wait until they are shipping units where this issue is resolved...

My understanding of the CrowdStrike issue is that many large firms were running their "Falcon" cloud-based security software, and that all computers that received the patch pushed yesterday immediately went into BSOD boot-loops. With the fix requiring a tech to be hands-on with each impacted...

Certainly looks bad. Glad I haven't recommended anything but AMD for a couple years.

Yup, the lines at the airport this morning were....significant.

Found it! https://www.efax.com/

I haven't had to do that in 5+ years, but I just used an online service? Can't remember the name, but I didn't want to be bothered with software or an analog phone line I had no use for. The service allowed me to send an email to them, with the destination number in the subject, and just about...

My preferred (and usually more expensive) local reseller has them in stock, pickup in 2h, for 296 USD. That includes all taxes, etc. Not sure how that compares to the US, as I haven't bought anything that wasn't solid state in a very long time.

Every once in a while I find a new thing that makes me happy about my relocation: "When shopping in the EU, Norway, or Iceland, you are always entitled to a minimum 2-year guarantee at no cost, regardless of whether you buy the goods online, in a shop, or by mail order. The 2-year guarantee is...

It is shocking how much the Danes love Microsoft. Every company runs 365 including Sharepoint, even to the point of using Teams. One of the jobs I was interviewing for was managing the implementation of Dynamics for a medium size company. On top of that, they run iPhones with different levels of...

The gaps accommodate surface mount components around the edge. That heatspreader is also so thick that removing it allows a massive improvement in cooling. Intel's heat issues are bad enough that they are now allowing some certified installers to remove the heatsink for the improved direct-die...

Ha, the last MCSE I got was for Win2k :)

I believe that, for many workloads, if money and energy consumption are not a factor, Intel has a lead. Once energy or money are factors, it is hard to say Intel is the right choice.

I also think DP and HDMI will both be around in a few years. HDMI because the adoption cycle of home theater equipment is slow, and it will be hanging around, and DP because it is the superior connector. I also think lots of things will be going USB-C, it is just too cheap and easy to stick on...

Also, HDMI and Displayport at electrically compatible, so passive cables with one side being HDMI and one side being DP are a thing. (Same with the USB-C type). Example

My long-term plan is an aluminium sailboat away from everyone. The one cause for concern is medical care. The last time I did the TransPac race (San Francisco to Hawaii) I was injured about halfway. Enough that it would have been a medivac if one was possible. But in the middle of the Pacific...

Nope. But it seems there is always something new and shiny right after I make the decision to buy. I decided to get the R8 because the value proposition on the R6ii wasn't there. Now it would be there.

Yes, I could use to lose 20kg. I'm 193cm and 110kg.

I don't mind a Cub or an R22. If my M.2 drive enclosures are a problem, I should just exercise more. I'd save 20kg pretty quick.

*looks at my 2 month old R8* (sigh)

Modern Intel CPUs are designed to just keep turning up the clockspeed and voltage until either the power consumed by the CPU hits the programmed limit (this can be bypassed) or the temperature of the CPU hits a certain limit. Since any cooler effectively has a maximum number of watts it can...

I'm running Win11, so my screenshots won't help you. Right-click on the network icon in the taskbar (down near the clock) and choose "properties" or something similar to that. There should be something called "link speed" or similar.

In Windows you should be able to see what speed the network connection has negotiated. Just make sure it hasn't settled on 1Gb. If it has, I'd start by swapping out the cable (just cause it is easy), then mess with drivers.

It is certainly cheap enough. I still just put M.2 drives in USB drive enclosures. If I were to get one now it would probably be this one.

I suspect that AMD is in a similar boat as Intel, basically clocking until thermal throttling. In order to maximize single core performance for me, I had to disable all the E-Cores and some of the P-Cores in the BIOS. I even bought the CPU that didn't have the iGPU on it to free up some watts...

Mini, to me, is about the problem it is trying to solve. So fitting places normal cases can't. Something 1.75" thick could mount on the underside of a desk or behind a monitor without requiring significant space.

Nope, pretty sure that is still the best, or at least within a few percent of the best.

I put AIOs or custom water cooling on my rigs because I like complications, but I alway just recommend the biggest Noctua. It is the correct practical answer for just about everyone if it fits the case and budget.

I've been wanting to do this for so long. 1. Put Motherboard (already populated with CPU, M.2, RAM) and GPU (laying next to each other connected by PCIe cable) in CNC machine and use the digital indicator to precisely map out the location and height of every component. 2. Design and machine a...

JTR, one of the reasons that a lower MP count on the same sized sensor can be better is that there are gaps between the sensor pixels. They do all kinds of tricky things with lenses trying to grab it all, but it isn't perfect. More pixels on the same size sensor, particularly as the sensors get...

To revisit the get off my lawn club, the first computer I got to use was when the Epson HX-20 was no longer in use in an application my dad had written in the early 80s. In the late 80s I was able to write some code, save it to the tape, and output to the thermal printer. It was awesome...

My first EV was a 2013 Tesla Model S, very early car, they'd only made a few thousand at that point. That battery still had 95% of it's rated life in 2022 after 145k miles. Even if it didn't, it was still under warranty when I sold it.

Back then it was a struggle, but that is what made it interesting both as a hobby and a side hustle. When even normal users would appreciate every drop of performance you could squeeze out of their system, and new systems that were significantly faster could be built every year. I think of this...

For the record, I no longer drive like a maniac, at least in Denmark. 25% over the limit and you lose your license, 100% over the limit and they seize whatever car you were driving and auction it off. Not your car? Now you really have problems. Of course, on the derestricted autobahn I take the...

I use the trains in Denmark all the time, they aren't high-speed here, but the country is so small it hardly matters. Getting to Copenhagen by train is still faster than driving, and only costs twice as much as the toll bridge anyway. When we were in The Netherlands about a month ago we used...

The first PC that I built for myself was a Celeron 300A overclocked to 450Mhz. Yes, 50% overclock was a thing back then. And it was awesome. https://www.anandtech.com/show/174 I'd been building PCs for other people since the 486/66 days, but didn't have the money to do my own until I moved out...

It is entirely possible that anxiety around driving in New England relying on non-Tesla chargers is completely rational. The only charging network that doesn't have a bad reputation seems to be the Superchargers. It helps that the App and the vehicle itself communicates clearly how many chargers...

There is no way $10k is enough to build a safe rolling chassis, much less the systems inside it. No car at that price point would be acceptable. Here BYD and other Chinese manufacturers are already selling cars, but only on the large/luxury end. Friction brakes are 100% necessary. Regen...

Nope, that was a few laptops ago. Currently I have a Dell XPS 16 with an Ultra 9 and a 4070. Mainly picked it for the 4k OLED screen. With the current trend of letting everything live on the verge of thermal throttling all the time, the CPU and GPU spec really doesn't mean much. Of course it...

There are now plenty of options. For years there was only one good option, and the whole time all the automakers and most of the analysts were saying Tesla would fail. Don't get me wrong, the dude is nuts and could be making much better choices elsewhere, but pushing EVs when he did and pushing...

I like quick cars, and for years that meant the only choice was Tesla. Now there are better options, I'm still deciding between the Audi eTron GT and the Lucid Air <something>. Elon was a smart dude, the lead he had vs the traditional auto industry and the stuff he's still driving at SpaceX is...

I think that is really dependant on the task. Most desktop users are not multitasking that much, and the programs they use are likely to get full utilization of one core, maybe 30% on a couple more, and that is it. With all the cores stuffed into CPUs these days, I would expect something like...

I got into Tesla stock when I bought one of their cars around 2019, and got out when they committed to opening Superchargers to other manufacturers in late 2021. That was like 15x and I'm happy I got out.

I still refuse to buy Apple stock because I just don't understand the value, but a fair bit of the bitcoin money went into Nvidia, and that hasn't been bad at all.

Just speculation, but I'd guess that the original plan was to put the AI and advertising in 12. Then they realized that no one would adopt it, so they started putting that crap in 11.

I was chatting about photography stuff with a friend who's never taken a picture with anything but his phone or drone. He ended up buying an R50 with the kit mid-zoom lens to take on vacation to Greece. He's been there one week so far, and secured a gig for the resort (just photos of the resort)...

To oversimplify, JPG is a finished picture that already has had processing and compression applied. If you shoot JPGs from your camera, that means you are giving your camera control over all the decisions. The alternative is to shoot RAW, where you get the raw data out of the camera and are...

Oof. When I was in Iceland last fall I was able to book a helicopter tour cheap because there were no active volcanoes at the time. I suspect they also may have had to manage some absurd expectations.

Now that I have chairs with a million adjustments, height adjustable desk, and have trained to be mostly ambidextrous with the mouse, when pain shows up I'm usually able to make some adjustments to get out of it.

I feel like I've been flirting with it for decades. Mild pain most of the time, and when it gets bad I take a break from the computer and/or focus on strength/dexterity exercises. No idea if that is an optimal strategy or not, but so far I feel like I've dodged a bullet.

Heat recovery ventilation, along with a fundamentally mild climate. I do wish my place had air conditioning, but if I avoid dumping 1kW into my small office by gaming it is comfortable enough. Worst case go downstairs and jump in the fjord.