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  1. azrael
    My recommendation is if you are in the market for a new GPU, BUY NOW. If the news that Nvidia is delaying the RTX 50 Supers till Q3 2026, the likelihood is the prices on those cards will go up. GDDR7 production will likely take a hit with production shifting to normal RAM chips. The ripple effect of RAM and NAND chips seeing price and production increases means other related components will see price increases as their supply reduces. Current GPU supplies will likely dwindle as restocks take longer to fulfill.
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    Looks like a reasonable 1440p gaming machine. Little pricey but given the recent price hikes on RAM and SSDs, that's probably offsetting it. The 7500X3D was just released by AMD. It basically a 7600X3D minus 100MHz.
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    GabeCube? I'm somehow reminded of the Hooli Gavin Belson Signature Edition Box 3 from HBO's Silicon Valley. The specs for the Steam Machine somehow seem to allude to an Steamdeck that isn't hardware-limited. I do expect some folks to be making DIY Steam Machines using mini PCs or other AMD-based SFF PCs.
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    Those specs would be fine, all things considered, until we get to this: 'Don't know what BIOS revision is on that board but ASRock's reputation with burning 9800X3Ds on their X870 boards is well known. https://en.gamegpu.com/iron/problemu-s-asrock-officially-confirmed-platy-x870-stably-podayut-zavyshennoe-i-vstabilnoe-soc-napryazhenie
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    https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-reportedly-slips-to-q3-2026-rtx-5060-ti-16gb-in-short-supply-soon https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-refresh-faces-uncertainty-amid-reports-of-3gb-gddr7-memory-shortage Again, the likely scenario. Q1 2026->Q3 2026. 2GB chip demand are are eating resources for 3GB chips causing shortages for 3GB chips, driving up demand for 2GB chips, increasing the cost of 2GB chips. All because of AI demand. 🙄🤦‍♂️
  6. azrael
    Rumor. But seeing RAM and NAND chip prices suddenly jump because of AI 🙄, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Nvidia decided to delay the Supers in favor of AI production. 2 or 4GB chips are probably easier to produce in the quantities people (read; AI) want right now. https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-refresh-faces-uncertainty-amid-reports-of-3gb-gddr7-memory-shortage
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    Discord has it's roots in messenger apps. For us corporate folks, it's like Teams/Zoom/Google Meet for (originally) gamers. Or maybe like Slack. But folks use it for all sorts of communities. Those of us who spend all day on Teams, I don't think I want to spend even more time on yet another messaging app after my 9-to-5. Perhaps that coldness comes from the fact you are using another form of (corporate) messaging.
  8. azrael
    That's the point is it not? It's why we call it the black hole (i.e. Doom scrolling). It sucks you in and works aggressively hard to keep you there. Same topics to continue drawing you down the hole, topics to create anger so that you engage more. The more time you spend THERE the more "engagement" they get from ads, the more data they can mine about YOU, etc. Remember, YOU are the product. You generate money for the social media company by spending time there.
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    As another old-timer, yes I do find myself enjoying forums more than any other social media platform. I haven't used Twitter in ages. Beyond checking a few accounts, I stopped posting there. Facebook? Stopped posting ages ago. Only check for occasional posts from family but otherwise dormant. Every social media platform is in one form or another, slop. The closest I can get to a forum is Reddit and even that has slop to the point where I don't engage beyond reading and going 🤨. Every platform, save for good olde forums, has been enshittified. Bots, spam, AI slop, are all manageable, but it's that damn "For You"-algorithm. Nothing screams enshittification louder than "For You". Just because I look up one recipe video, does not mean I want to see 10 other videos on the same thing. Just because I see one video on current news, DOES NOT mean I want to watch more or heck, an opposing viewpoint. I also don't want to see ads littered all over my screen or 2 minutes worth of UNSKIPABLE ads to watch a 3 minute music video. That's the problem with this enshittification. Almost every content creator I watch has posted about "pleasing the algorithm". Flair-Rage-bait-titles? Check. Meme-Seizure-inducing-thumbnail? Check. Second seizure-inducing thumbnail for A-B testing? Check. All this just to encourage engagement. Just to get more clicks. If they don't do it, the algorithm punishes you for not "driving up engagement". You have to watch everything in incognito-mode if you don't want to be tracked.
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    The 9070 XT hasn't seen any significant price changes and there isn't any product updates on the horizon from AMD, so my stance on that is neutral. If your game works better on the 9070 XT vs the 5070 Ti, then get the 9070 XT. Whether it be now or later probably won't make a difference. Once that clock rolls over to November, the sales will start pouring in from Nov. 1 thru Christmas. However, if your upgrades include more RAM or a larger SSD, those 2 items are either a BUY NOW or wait till next year. A report came out last week with the CEO of AData mentioning demand for RAM and NAND flash chips was seeing sharp increases due to AI demand/data centers.
  11. azrael
    I would look at the new monitor first. Nvidia will likely debut the RTX 50-Supers in January at CES 2026. If a good deal for a 5070 Ti comes on Black Friday deals, it may be worth it but again, you’re right on the heals of the Supers coming out.
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    I think, eventually, there will be a use-case where goggles will excel at and purchasing one will be unavoidable. But we’re still a ways away from that point.
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    Same. Of the use cases I noted above, a tablet/phone/laptop can be used as a content consumption device and more. VR/AR goggles are good for the private experience, but I'm sure kids and even adults will want to do more with a less cumbersome device. XReal and Viture-platforms are better, but are tethered to your phone/tablet/portable device so it becomes yet another device to carry. That may be where the Vision Pro and Galaxy XR are better as standalone devices, but unfortunately, those make it up with added weight.
  14. azrael
    Seeing that the Z2 Extreme is only a modest improvement, that's probably for the best. Already mentioned Content Consumption. Long duration usage is a tough pill to swallow because having that thing on your head gets tiring (2-3 hours, max).
  15. azrael
    I'm still trying to determine what the use scenario for AR is. Industrial Design & CAD. Content consumption. Medical conceptualization. That's about all I can see for AR goggles. Those things are just too big, distracting, and silly to wear outside of building/controlled setting.
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