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    You could do a 5070 or 5070Ti, but you might be pushing the PSU. Upgrading the PSU will give you more headroom for a better GPU. The 12600k could be stepped up to 13 or 14th gen but check your motherboard manufacturer for CPU support. However, given 13th and 14th gen's issues, you could probably keep the 12600k.The rest of the specs are still good and could probably last you another couple more years. For more storage, I would just wait for a good 4TB or a second 2TB NVMe drive to go on sale.
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    Specs?
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    Any specific SI vendor you want to go with? Unfortunately we don't have time tables on when specific vendors will start selling 5080s with their systems.
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    Consumer-level raw rasterization? Sure we're hitting with the current designs. There is some Nvidia hardware that could do it today, but those are for datacenter and AI.
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    It's been hinted at but here's the official announcement coming out of CES 2025: SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck - The Legion Go S - Powered by SteamOS is the first officially licensed third-party handheld powered by SteamOS Now the question is, who will make the best SteamDeck.
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    EVs are a consumer electronic device and it is the Consumer Electronics Show. And Tesla is selling their Cybertruck's highest tier for 90k. 🤷‍♂️ It's now a race to the bottom to see who can deliver the lowest price to features now. We do have the Automotive thread if you want more in-depth discussions about cars. The first thing people noticed was the "*" on Nvidia's slides (and I made note of it ☝️ as well). Which means we have to wait till we can see rasterization performance. Interpolated frames from DLSS with MFG is skewing Nvidia's numbers, badly. 😒 Which is unfortunate since we are inching more toward 4k displays. 1440p is now that sweet spot for Esports. In a few more years, 4k will take over. A bunch of vendors are showing off that new QD-OLED 27" 4k 240Hz panel this week at the sub-$1000 price point. I doubt we'll see too many takers on the 5090 or the 5080, unless you have a minimum 1200W PSU and money causing a severe meltdown in your pocket. The only reason the 5070Ti is on my radar is because the 16GB vs the 5070’s 12GB. Intel is putting 12GB on a budget card.
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    That's because the non-Z2 Extreme chips are, essentially, higher end Z1 Extreme chips.
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    Nvidia's presentation, unfortunately, was rife with "*", Oh and AI. And more AI. And more AI. Generated by AI. And with their high performance numbers masked under DLDSS 4 multi-frame gen, it's hard to gauge how much real performance this generation will actually deliver (3rd party reviews will no doubt nitpick this fact). The issue I have with the 5070 vs the 5070Ti is the RAM. 12GB (5070) vs 16GB(5070Ti). Seeing how Intel just put out a budget card with 16GB of VRAM, 12GB on the 5070 feels like a slap in the face (or on par for Nvidia). edit: Oh and the 5090 power requirement is at 575W...close enough to 600W. 🤦‍♂️ yep...inching ever closer to needing that nuclear reactor... And getting too close for comfort on that young 12VHPWR spec. That spec is only rated for 600W. 575W does not leave much wiggle room.
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    It's CES-time. I'm already seeing some TV, server and other new product videos from the show floor. Not much expected from Intel (seeing as Gelsinger met early retirement). AMD is expected to debut the RX 9070XT. Nvidia is expected to debut the RTX 5000-series (and the fact that the RTX 5090 is inching ever closer to needing that nuclear reactor to power).
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    The $22.99/mo tier is the highest tier (4k, 6 device streaming). I was looking at the base, ad-free tier. Yes. But I didn't include those since as I was looking at (as close to) non-bundled pricing to make it fair.
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    Just for comparison, let's do the math on base ad-free tiers (in USD): Max: $16.99/mo Peacock: $13.99/mo Hulu: $18.99/mo Netflix: $15.49/mo Disney+: $19.99/mo (includes Hulu, select ads only on live and linear content) Apple TV: $9.99/mo (ads served only on non-Apple TV shows, regardless of tier) Paramount+: $12.99/mo (ads only on live TV) Amazon Prime Video: $11.98/mo, no Amazon Prime ($17.98/mo with Amazon Prime membership, or +$2.99 with existing Amazon Prime subscription) Average price: $15.05/mo $15 just isn't a bargain now, it's your base price for streaming (if you want no ads) these days.
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    Interesting read of the day: Cutting the cord again? Americans are spending less on streaming as fatigue and options grow (Techspot.com)
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    A toy/model will never show the level of detail due to scale. There are cameras, sensors, access panels, etc. on a to-scale aircraft that a toy/model at 1/100 of the size could never show you because that level of minutia is impossible to replicate at that size.
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    Snapdragon 685...4...5 year old SOC. 4GB RAM...unfortunately that's very anemic in 2025. It will work for your use case, but I don't expect too many updates to float your way for too much longer.
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    Maybe this time in 2025. Now?
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    It's the Christmas special so it should be Joy-ous 😉. Also some classic Moffet-callbacks (as well as a bootstrap paradox to "Boom") and timey-whimey antics .
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    Yeah I saw that pop up in my feed this morning and . Android tablets are a minefield if you don't know what you're looking for and even when you do know, it's all over the place. With iCloud. Or the Apple Devices app. As I found out the hard way when migrating to Windows 11, iTunes on Windows 11 is kind of a mess. It still "works" but thanks to MS (and Apple essentially stopping development), it's not as usable anymore. The easiest way to transfer files is using a NAS/file share or a good olde USB-C stick.
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    I'd probably stick to the 8"<screen size>11" range if it's just a supplemental device. Going to a Best Buy or Microcenter to look at them in-person might be worth it to feel it in your hands. Maybe the Galaxy A9 Tab?
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    Sorry. iPad user. That being said, The Galaxy Tab S10 seems too big (14"/12"). I've handled the larger iPads and always came back to the 11" form factor. That size, for me, balances the screen size with weight without feeling over bulky. So maybe the Galaxy Tab S9? Or the Pixel Tab. I don't treat my iPad as a laptop replacement. It's a consumption device that I do some work on. So I guess it defining your use case will define if you want to get a larger or smaller screen. Is it a laptop replacement or a supplemental device?
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    Yeah, we kinda got wiff of that reasoning back in July/August when they announced the cancellation. It really costed twice the amount The Mandolorian costed per episode and didn't garner as much ROI.
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    Gunn stated on Threads that he does not want to tell Superman or Batman origin stories since everyone knows their origins. I would say, think of this story as a Year 2-type story. The relationships are built or building to where they collide. James Gunn’s Superman Introduction Avoids a Major Origin Movie Mistake (ComicBook.com) Also, despite what we see, Krypto is not a "good boy". ‘Superman’: James Gunn On Superhero’s “Complicated” Relationship With Krypto; “He’s Not Nearly The Best Dog”
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    Dear god no. It was made by the same AI image generator that makes those "<insert movie title> was made in <year or decade> <Panovision/stereoscopic/etc style"-type videos on Youtube.
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    Also today, Intel Arc B580 - "Battlemage" GPU reviews are out. Consensus is; It's not bad. Overall, it's actually worth the $250 price tag...if you are in the budget-build realm. Almost RTX 4060 performance overall at a RX7600 price tag. And with 12GB of VRAM to boot. Yah Intel (?). Drivers still need some work but it might actually be a good budget GPU.
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    LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era — limited units remain while inventory lasts (Tom's Hardware) Seeing how people are grabbing physical copies because shows disappear from streaming on a routine basis, it's kinda sad another vendor is leaving that market. But alas....
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    Perhaps space-configuration? That would explain the thrust vectoring U-shaped backpack. The show is starting off in the colony so it should be optimally spec'd.
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