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I don't really keep up with news about Elon Musk, but QFT. I mean seriously, I suck at games. I'll flat out admit it. I'm stupid. (That's unironically my hook as a youtuber ) Basically I think its more honorable to just own your faults and be yourself. Nobody should really care if Elon Musk is a gaming god or not. Who cares? It'd still be fun to sit down and join a game and have Elon Musk there. I don't care if he beats me or I beat him, it should just be a good time (my thoughts on gaming). Yeah, there's competitive gaming out there, but that's not Elon, nor is it 99% of gamers out there anyway. I refer back to Andrew's quote above........

Popped caps aren't that big of a deal though. I'd say send it over here and I'd solder some new ones in for you, but even just the shipping costs (and time without it) really makes it not worthwhile considering you're over seas from me. You should have zero issues finding somebody locally that can recap that, but tbh you probably could too with a $20 iron and a couple spare old crap motherboards laying around to practice on (capacitors are capacitors, doesn't matter what you're practicing on). Ironically I had the same problem on one of the ECU components on my old Prelude. Wasn't the ECU directly but some small computer relay thing that operated the ignition (very VERY similar issue you're describing). I think it was called the "main relay", but it wasn't actually a relay, it had caps and an IC in there too.

Oh they've had monopoly's for years, since the internet started. At least around here. We've only EVER had Charter (now Spectrum). Since the internet's creation. Yeah, we can get "others" now like Starlink (way expensive for the speeds) or LTE services like T Mobile or Verizon (no 5G here). But its still Spectrum's death grip on ISP's around here. -_- If anything, I'd rather see our localities push to break up these monopolies and allow further development of other internet companies, especially Fiber. Ziply Fiber has been TRYING to expand here for years to no avail.

Grudges have absolutely nothing to do with management's decisions to change staff a little bit. As I mentioned to you in private, this was a coordinated decision from the new owner. We have made several staffing changes already. Really don't think public is the right place to address this, but since you wanted to go that way, fine. We do regret that this is effecting you personally. If you decide to leave the site based on a title like that, with new ownership, instead of trying to build a working relationship, that's up to you. You're welcome to stay and hang out, like I mentioned in DM. We'd love for you to see the progress we're planning for the site and brand. Sorry to see you go mate.

Interesting bit of news. I'd love to see more affordable internet options to be honest. It'd certainly be a shame if NY causes Star Link to pull out because of this. I'm torn, I appreciate that law as a citizen who thinks internet companies are ripping consumers off. But at the same time, I understand Musk's position that Starlink costs a lot to setup and run, so he needs those profits to keep the services going. Sigh. Hopefully there's a favorable outcome from this for NY citizens regardless.

I just picked up a Sparkle A770 Titan (maybe I should write a review on it?). Absolutely one of my most BEAUTIFUL GPU's in my collection. Such a simplistic, minimalistic, and yet gorgeous design. Looks like Sparkle is nailing this B580 too!

They were a part of the deal, yes. Due to modern authentication issues, and the vast time zone differences, and busy schedules.....not ALL aspects have been fully transferred as of this post, no. Request has been submitted to resolve these issues though as of this weekend. Enterprise has been extremely accommodating in the ownership transfer process. Baby steps guys, baby steps. I did say I've never done this before. The fact the site hasn't burned to the ground yet is apparently a shock to some people....myself included. (It's a joke after all the parts I've caught on fire) Every aspect of the site WILL be returning to full force before May. Well, at least that's the planned deadline. We'd LIKE to move the site to a cheaper alternative after May. But we also have the requirement of retaining ALL site features though too, so that might not be possible. All things we're researching, learning, and figuring out. The site is paid for, for at least the next year. We will reassess when that year anniversary gets nearer.

Bump for any NEW news posters to see the guidelines. News posting rules are NOT changed. Rules will be enforced (as always). Thank you, ~Management

Already handled. I better not name drop yet, but I have a handful of youtubers at the ready.

Absolutely agreed on every point. Maybe once the bumpy transition period is over we can figure out a way to start up some sort of news posting contest or something. That'd be kind of fun! And also agreed about E. E will be missed greatly as the site founder and original owner. (Yes, we see the ribbon thingy, yes its on the to do list to fix as we're not founders ). Honestly, I hope he still pops in and checks up on us from time to time even. I'm pretty sure he's just gotten busy. He absolutely was an enthusiast and still is. Did ya'll see some of those later reviews he published? Hot dang! The site is STILL Enthusiast ran, I think we can spin it that way. And about the paid staff thing. Who's to say that good work won't go unnoticed? Help us make the site turn a profit, and the staff will see those profits. Help us make it more profitable than that, the users will see those profits then somehow (in terms of prizes, giveaways, etc). If the site makes money, the users will see it. Full transparency (that we can legally and morally do). I'm here not as the owner (I didn't buy the site, Labrat did). Not saying we'll be offering like actual wages, but it all depends. If the bills are paid and the site is running on its own, any profit from the site (specifically) is GOING back into the site. (This is NOT any sort of confirmation, this is just what we are planning to HOPEFULLY accomplish in the future). Of course right now the site's broke monetarily. So there's nowhere to go but up from here.

I'm trying to figure out a good way to do a roll call there too. I understand not everyone on the discord is or was ever a site member here. Some where OCN moderators if I understand the system correctly. I did ask in there though too. Just trying to figure out who's all still hanging around and what positions are open and need filled.

Right, this is kinda like a roll call. I can see who's discord moderators easily enough (site stuff, I'm still digging). I can see who has assigned the roles, but I have no clue who's actually been active and wanting to remain active.

How's it going everyone? I was just sitting here, chatting with @LabRat and a few of my friends that are here. I realized something quite important. I don't have the foggiest idea of who's staff on the site we now run! That said, its also been a while since all of the staff positions were even made and filled. So, here's everybody's chance to step up! Here's what we need. We need ALL EXISTING STAFF members to please post here and let us know if you want to continue helping out. Editors, news, content creators, discord moderators, everybody. If I don't hear from you, I'm going to assume that you're no longer interested in remaining as staff and you will be replaced. We definitely need: Discord moderators News Editors / posters Right now, the main focus is just keeping the site functioning. So as of right now, we do NOT need reviewers or other content creators. If you'd like to do reviews, please use the Amateur Reviews section. That IS where we'll be seeking new review talents later on (existing review staff of course will be welcomed back once we pick up again). The rest of the site functions will be slowly returning as we dive into the backend of the site and getting everything switched over. But I think getting the community actually all onboard is probably a good first step here. So please, let us know here in the thread if you'd like to (continue to) be staff and what positions. Thank you, ~Management

Those were just examples. OCN didn't have paid staff when it was popular. I agree with the rest of it though, I'd love to see more news being posted too. It's definitely appreciated. There's a lot of tech news I end up getting only here because you guys post it.

There's a very important aspect missing from EHW. Something OCN has in spades. We're trying to get that here. Normal people....... I think its possible to grow the site still. There's still plenty of activity at other forums like LTT and TPU. Why not EHW?

That reminds me, I have a 5870 block I've still gotta take pictures of for Sir B. Those Titans are looking real good though......

I believe people call that the dead internet theory? I think? This is why I think authenticity is coming back big time. I'm noticing on other platforms, especially media platforms like youtube, rumble, x, facebook, etc that "authentic" seeming video content is gaining traction faster these days than it has been. I think you nailed it, with all of the AI generated content, the people on the platforms are probably getting desperate for real people, real content, authenticity.

Completely forgot this thread existed. Still relevant though.

Okay, that's actually pretty cool. Looking like FSR might be a decent option finally.

We are aware of a bug on Rig Builder where the Rig's name is instead replaced by the Rig's total price. We are working on a fix for this. Confirmed, the bug is present on mobile and desktop both. Thank you, ~Management

Hey there JDQ! Enjoy your stay. Lots of good information here.

Alright, the bug has been resolved. New user confirmation emails are now fixed!

I think I'm settling in around 1.15v SoC myself, and yeah that's exactly the issue I was thinking of. Glad it was resolved. Then yeah, this looks like a pretty nice board option. I might look at trying to find one later on for the 9000 series build I do when the next gen comes out. Just upgraded to a 7800x3d, so I'll probably be quite happy for a while.

Not a bad looking board. I'm not a huge fan of the huge fan on it, but having a DDR5 system, I can certainly understand the need. I wonder if they've fixed the SoC overvolt issues that Asus boards apparently were reportedly having? I was reading some forums where Asus boards are ruining things with that, like 1.35-1.40v overvolts on SoC.