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...an interesting if lengthy video referencing not only some of the AI APU/GPUs but also points to the real challenge for anybody but NVidia - the software ecosystem. But never say never...

...and some more of that

...yeah - FS 2020 is a lot of fun, even more so with a decent 4K GPU. I like it because I can use an electric Volocopter for 'low and slow', do some stunt flying over our neighborhood in a Pitts Special, pilot an Airbus A320 over Northern BC - or choose something a bit faster Ranked by speed: ...34 KT ...121 KT ...~ 309 KT ... Mach 1.46 --- inverted Mach 3.79...

some speed junky fun...

...not sure what to call this genre, but it also has some nifty Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in. Enjoy...

...more future graphic tech updates, including Unreal 5.+ ...some of it really looks unreal

these vids compliment OLED visuals with Dolby sound variants... ...& some more OLED eye-candy ...speaking of eye candy, some CP2077 4K path-tracing and FS 2020 from earlier this evening, looks great on OLED

Microsoft *might* offer FS 2024 as an upgrade (for mucho $s) for FS2020, but at least there is a lot of carry-over in addition to the new stuff. I currently have FS 2020 on two separate systems in different rooms (one with a 3090, the other with a 4090). If FS2024 is more than *an upgrade*, I probably will just add FS2024 on the 4090 and leave the FS 2020 on the other setup as is, at least until all the bugs are ironed out. FS2020 took a long time and a gazillion patches to become the super-smooth DX12 DLSS (2)3 it now is .

...I got the premium deluxe version on day one. By and large, @Andrew 's comment above makes sense though; still, I prefer some of the rarer models that are included with the top version. Re. controller, I use both the X-box controller and the Logitech Extreme3D Pro simultaneously - more than enough control, IMO.

...speaking of A380s...'hanging about' in the summer heat at the Geneva airport in the Volocopter and watch A380s and other models take off, land and taxi. Looks even better at night ! 4K png original; check in full size EDIT @Andrew Kennedy Airport... 4090 gaming stats

some Volocoptering (high and low) above Tokyo

Monday morning...and in the middle of being hyper-busy with an AI project, my main work machine started to give me some odd messages when working on some graphs for the project : ...ok, so checking out that provided link : I tend to run the second most-recent driver package for the AMD Radeon and 'never' set it to auto-driver updates, given the observed issues with brand-new AMD drivers. Alas, once I updated the Radeon driver to the latest version this morning (fingers crossed), AMD Adrenalin software was back and working fine... ...however, now my 'Print_Screen' button automatically engages the Microsoft snipping tool (I had another software set as default); Print_Screen doesn't work anymore on any other programs UNTIL I have first used the MS Snip tool for a given image (only then can I use the other programs)...and of course Microsoft Edge displaced Firefox as the default web page program. These are just the first few observations of Microsoft's latest 'patches' as I am too busy work-wise to check everything else. That said, we have started to move more and more office machines away from Microsoft to Linux - especially those dealing with code, documents, emails and such. Microsoft's latest AI-enabled patch is yet another (in my opinion) illegal push into the privacy and secure document and communications zone on a PC...no thank you. Also, we have a strict policy to NOT use OneDrive, yet some of the email contents have disappeared with 'a link to server to view'... With AI being all the rage and Microsoft's heavy investments into OpenAI / ChatGPT, I expected even more snooping and 'appropriation' would be going on, not only on text files and emails, but also graphics and audio, given AI's voracious training data input demands. Fortunately, my other system (below right is Win 10 Pro) instead of the main work system (below left, Win 11 Pro), though Microsoft is sure to backfill Win 10 Proa as well, IMO. So yeah, major systems here are already being re-vamped for Linux; we'll keep a few on Win 11 Pro - but not for docs, emails and such.

...the real thing / A380 - enjoy !

...had a chance to thoroughly check at a 65 inch LG G3 w/MLA recently...wow. We don't need a new tv / monitor just yet, but when the time comes, a big LG MLA OLED is on top of the menu. Meanwhile, some more new eye candy for all you diehard OLED / Dolby fans...

...can't quite tell the fan air flow direction (looks like blowing inwards towards the socket though)... fyi, some XOCers like the two helper fans turned around so that they help evacuate potentially moist air away from the socket and surrounding electrical bits...in my personal experience though, it doesn't make a ton of difference

...light evening snack of tuna w/sesame sauce, blueberries and some rye bread on the side

...the usual suspects...

...AMD was more fun when they were the underdog in CPU land. After various Intel HEDT CPUs I had, the Threadripper 2950X / MSI Creation was my first AMD CPU (on my first MSI mobo) and it was great...actually still is - I use it as a secondary machine now. The MIA of Intel in the HEDT market after the 10980XE until very recently changed AMD's hunger and motivation; the rest of it was taken up by the undeniable presence of the 16c/32t AMDs in the desktop / workstation hybrid space. ...I wonder where AMD will end up pricing the two new TR versions - perhaps at / or a tad below the new competing Sapphire Rapids models

...about time ! I wonder if the current TR water-blocks can be reused for the -Pro line (ie. standoff spacing) ? Hopefully, the -Pro line can also be oc'ed, at least via PBO and CO...

...the money part doesn't surprise me, but I am skeptical about FS2020 drag and drop into FS2024 "should work without issues"...

@bonami2 ...just ran across this Unreal 5 vid on YT; I love that village...!

FYI, an interesting review of the new LG G3 OLED (includes a comparison to the latest Sony model)

From further away, it still looks clean, but up-close a uniform greyish-brown sheen...waiting for the next rains (this Friday?) to wash the dust off