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:doh: The image might've corrupted; prolly my VPN+network load. Sorry about that. Yes. As you explain(ed) it, 'texture streaming issues' makes sense. After you mentioned that, I was reminded of Id's RAGE. IIRC, you cannot 'configure' over 1200mv, that's correct. As you've seen, certain vBIOS may have the LC V64/FE / 300W-MI25 1250mv max powerstate. TBQH, I'm still impressed this card was non-functional from soap residue not long ago, and now is running like a champ.

Not *quite* stable: Dang close tho. (and, pretty solid 60FPS w/ the settings in Radeon Settings) Since your temps looks *fantastic*, maybe let 'er have a lil more vCore?

EHW Gonzo Journalist Update: It's not *just* Windows support; Win10x86 and Linux will not save your old games. @pio has tested Steam on Linux (Kubuntu), using a Socket 939 Dual-Core Opteron 180 CPU. Unfortunately, just like Windows 8.1-> 64-bit, the Steam Client itself now requires "CMPXCHG16B" (as well as x86-64/AMD64 and SSE3). In addition to these new onerous hardware requirements, Valve cannot even properly prompt the user to resolve the issue! Valve's error message upon attempting to open the client reads as follows: This is notable, due to the fact @pio was using an AMD Opteron CPU at time of receiving the error. Even Valve Software is completely and utterly ignorant and incompetent in the impact and scope of this change to its userbase. Sadly, this means that all games sold on Steam that were compatible w/ systems @ time of sale, are now no longer compatible with their listed system requirements. In my objective opinion, this change from Valve Software constitutes damages to the longest-time and Core customer base of Valve Software's Steam digital distribution platform. Many of us have hundreds of dollars in games, purchased-during and ran-on the hardware listed in the system requirements. This is easily the most anti-consumer move from Valve Software, we've seen yet. Contractual Purchases have been violated, and the damages are easily-defined. I personally look forward to any Legal Action regarding this completely unnecessary and burdensome scenario, precipitated entirely by Valve Software. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Possible* band-aid workaround for Linux users: Steam not run. Error: Sorry, this computer's CPU is too old to run Steam. :: Steam for Linux General Discussions STEAMCOMMUNITY.COM Steam client version (build number or date): - Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): opensuse-tumbleweed 20200501 64-bit Opted into Steam client beta?: No Have you checked for system updates?: Yes CPU: Xeon L5420... (thanks SteamUser x_wing)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB GDDR6 "The X800 GTO of 2024" Specifications: Reviews: 'At A Glance' AIB Partner Comparison: (Not all retail-available models represented) LabRat's Personal Gallery:

In, LabRat Okay so, I've got 2 weeks to get my F@H machine into a chassis and stabilized. Can Do!

If money allowed/allows (in the future): IMO, a Ryzen APU - based Framework Laptop would be the closest to a 'proper' desktop replacement. Alternatively (and personally), I've always been attracted to the idea of having a 'main desktop' and then a Ruggedized (older-generation) laptop to take with me *anywhere* [or, even leave (hidden) in my car] However, a decent smartphone or older phablet can almost 'stand-in' for those needs. IMO, ARM-Android is so prolific, just about any non-x86_64-exclusive 'function' of a laptop, can be sub'd-in by a 'mobile' device.

Looks like this will be (again) on my list of games to play, while waiting on STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl and MW5: Clans.

I run too much 'old stuff' for Intel's GPU to be appropriate. Intel has precisely 0 motivation to support and improve DX9 and DX10/10.1 performance; and I'm okay with that. Just, it makes the entire uArch-series a non-starter, for me. It is a major bummer that AMD 'nuked' the OCing tools. However, I can see the 'technical excuse(s)', and can empathize (to a degree). Basically, AMD cannot allow another Radeon VII debacle. I wholeheartedly believe end-users should be allowed to do whatever they wish with their owned hardware. However, it's a matter of modern utility and practicality to *not* allow proliferation of such tools. IMHO: The move towards le Reddit-tier 'tech-knowledge sharing/advice' has precipitated this. If AMD lets their users use things like MPT, people will unwittingly spread (drastically) lifespan-shortening 'advice'; harming AMD's product/brand image and giving nVidia and Intel 'an opening' for marketing/attacks. FFS, we live in a world where criminal social media trends are blamed on the manufacturer of the target(s), not the actual criminals. tl;dr: AMD is being practical, in an insane world. Edit: Looks like AMD's open-source drivers on Linux, got a patch to enable legacy Overdrive API support on Navi3x? AMD Wires Up OverDrive Overclocking For Newer RDNA3 GPUs On Linux WWW.PHORONIX.COM For those interested in GPU overclocking, AMD has posted the patches for implementing the 'legacy' OverDrive overclocking infrastructure for newer SMU13-based Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards with the... [PATCH 0/4] Enable legacy OD support for SMU13 LISTS.FREEDESKTOP.ORG

I'd be a little miffed at buying a Rad advertised and marketed as "pure copper", only to find out it's brass. However, if it's just advertised as 'Copper' I wouldn't complain. Brass is a bit stronger, and slightly more corrosion resistant, with thermal performance superior to Alu. (IIRC).

Are you, me?! (aside from committing the sin, of gaming w/ a Wireless Mouse ) Me: Right Handed - 'hybrid' claw-palm grip - (MU0053) G MX518 Legend, currently - OG MX518 is my absolute timeless favorite. I still have mine and my Dad's worn-out OG MX518s 'kicking around'. IIRC, I have replacement microswitches for them too. The Logi G MX518 Legend (the new one) is an acceptable substitute but, I can't help but feel like there was something 'lower latency' and more accurate about the oldskool MX518. In a (gaming) mouse, one needs simplicity, responsiveness, and accuracy. TBQH, I'm really quite irritated at all the 'tech' they cram in mice. Especially for gaming, Mice should be amongst the simplest imaging devices in Sol. I've not been able to find any mouse (since the OG MX518) that allows *me* 'pixel precision'. The closest I've gotten was bottoming out Windows' mouse sens. + in-game mouse sens., and running (basically) max DPI on the MX518 Legend. Even then, I swear I'm getting intermittent 'tracking errors'. Yes, I clean the sensor's lens/hole out w/ a Q-tip fairly regularly. I honestly suspect EMI* and/or USBhost issues. (like, being plugged into the 'wrong' USB port, and not realizing it.) *Where I live, any length of unshielded wire (in open air, connected to something or not), picks up 3-15+VAC, dependent on length and orientation. Sadly, I don't have an osscope to 'see' the waveform. I do have 1st-hand experience w/ what (super)imposed waveform (and voltage) can do to HIDs on a PC: My Dad's HDTV-Monitor's PSU failed, and sent half-rectified(?) mains current (60VAC measured, using old HP RMS DMM) into his PC's chassis. Amazingly, it didn't kill anything. However, 'odd behavior' and lots of HID input errors were occurring before the TV was *clearly* showing signs of failure. (Ended up replacing his HDTV-Monitor w/ a newer Samsung, ordered PSU for TV off fleabay, removed back cover off TV, replaced PSU module, and that 6+yearold 50" Changhong 1080p, continues to serves as my secondary display, today)

From a Techie/Consumer PoV, this is cool as heck. (and something people far older than I, have been expecting for YEARS) Awesome. I wonder if Mint Mobile customers will get any love? Also, am curious as to how they've facilitated this (technically). Like, does it just use one of the longer-wave bands (like 600mhz?) or, do those mentioned devices have inactive features in their modems for sat.comms? Edit: Thanks @pioneerisloud. You read the article closer than I did

Other than the pressurized radiator, this seems like it has the potential to be very affordable. (HFC-245a [assumed] is more expensive than some other refrigerants, but still minor in BOM) -From what I can see, everything on this demo unit (except the cold plate) was off-the-shelf. 'Kinda surprised I haven't seen more of these kinds of coolers; this cooler seems like something an HVAC tech would throw together in their spare time. Thanks to BoggledBeagle @TPU, we have some more information. Wieland already makes and sells Thermosiphons: Thermosyphons - Wieland MicroCool WWW.MICROCOOLING.COM Thermosyphons - MicroCool brings decades of experience both engineering and manufacturing enhanced boiling surfaces. Brazed Construction. The 'new' cooler in question, looks like a direct development off of those. It appears that both the Industrial and Consumer 'attractiveness' comes from how quiet and reliable it can be. -is not all that impressive (if comparing to a high-performance AIO/custom loop). However, there's lots of non-OCers that buy AIOs for their low-noise. These Wieland thermosiphons would be even quieter, while allowing heat to immediately be put outside a chassis/enclosure. (with reliability approaching a heatpipe aircooler) HFC-245fa Refrigerant/Propellant is commonly used in closed-cell spray foam insulation. -and, is a replacement for Ozone-depleting Refrigerants/Propellants, previously used. It's apparently 'safe enough' to be in existing consumer-available products and medical use. Leaks (mishandling, age, abuse) from the Wieland Thermosyphon should not maim/kill from a single exposure, or extended extremely low-level exposure. (The main health-safety concern with HFC-245fa is simple asphyxiation; very unlikely to occur w/ such a small volume involved.) https://hkw1615e5-pic43.websiteonline.cn/upload/HFC-245faMSDS.pdf 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane | C3H3F5 | CID 68030 - PubChem PUBCHEM.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane | C3H3F5 | CID 68030 - structure, chemical names, physical and chemical properties, classification, patents, literature, biological activities, safety/hazards/toxicity information...

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-exec-hints-at-ai-powered-upscaling

Oh. I See. Nice. Are those are connected to the Card's header? If so, do you have only the Gnds, +12Vs, and PWMcontrol leades of each respective fan "bonded". (You'll want to leave the RPMsense disconnected from all but 1 fan. Otherwise, the 2-pulse RPM 'read' will see MANY pulses)

This bit of 'news' is what sold me on one*, oddly. The OoB OC'd models (Nitro+, GB GamingOC, etc) already help to close the gap w/ the 7900XT. Being able to OC it further, was extremely attractive. *That, and me accidentally manipulating @pioneerisloud into 'enabling' my own irresponsibility... (He didn't even know the card existed, until I linked him to it a few days ago. Then, last night I got goaded into it. )

I was 'sold' on "Pokemans w/ Guns and animal husbandry". However, what I saw in gameplay, was ARK: Survival Evolved w/ Pokemans (instead of Dinosaurs) Since Studio Wildcard unironically gave me Gamer-PTSD* over any game w/ similar style/gameplay, it's easy-peasy for me to ignore PalWorld. *(short)story time: Several Years Ago, GF + myself + roomie had absorbed ourselves into ARK. -Home-hosted server, 'bases' across our map, etc. Then, Studio Wildcard 'updated' the game, and broke everything on our little server. -Bases floating in the air, animals scatted across the world, and making memory leaks, you name it We tried to play-through it, but it got more-and-more-and-more cursed as we played. 'Bout that time Wildcard renege'd on promised DX12 support, actively covered-up the fact they ever promised it, and never bothered to improve AMD performance. Furthermore, after being dis-enthused/dis-enchanted, I'd stumbled into their ownership and investments, and just felt used. In *this industry* that openly 'remixes' game-components, and 'reuses' marketing strategies I genuinely think it's fair to apply the failings and wrong-doings of a predecessor, towards/upon 'remixed' successors. In other words: If your GameY is *clearly* trying to be like GameX, don't be surprised when people that were burned by GameX, "apply" their feelings towards your GameY.

On HBM-equipped and MCM GPU designs, I believe "The Interposer" is the pedantically-correct answer. Yeah. I was surprised too. It gives me hope for the MI25 I neglected and let get 'tossed around' nekkid (now artificing). [TBF, I was sanding cupronickel, copper, and silver nearby it, and using it as a test-fitting model. It's likely more perma-damaged than OP's Soap-washed card.]

HWunboxed? They've... gone downhill. At least, they did correct the record, to a degree. W1zzard (@ TPU) is, and will continue to be my #1 trusted reviewer, for the foreseeable future. (Opportunity for eHW? ) NtM, it's pretty easy to get direct answers from him (if there's any peculiarities in a given review.)

the 7900GRE seems to tackle anything up to 1440p, and non-RT up to 4k. However, that's only for now. TPU reviews: Sapphire RX 7900 GRE Nitro+ Review WWW.TECHPOWERUP.COM Sapphire's RX 7900 GRE flagship card, the Nitro+, impresses with its superb cooler featuring ARGB illumination and unparalleled quietness, topping tests conducted today. Its... Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE Pulse Review WWW.TECHPOWERUP.COM The Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE Pulse emerges as the best GRE model released today, offering exceptional value at AMD's MSRP of $550. Outperforming the RX 4070 Super in raster, it... Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE Pure Review WWW.TECHPOWERUP.COM The Sapphire RX 7900 GRE Pure sports a white color theme, factory overclock, and remarkably quiet cooler, all offered at a reasonable price of $570—just $20 above the AMD MSRP... If you're forward-looking @ 4K + VR, I can't blame ya for finding the 4090 the only option. TBQH, I'm hopeful that Navi 4x will deliver on the promises of a mid-tier 7900XTX perf.-equiv, with much-improved RT. If that's the case, you may not have to pay out $1-3k for the performance you're looking for.

Dead-on MSRP, and (nearly) equally-featured to the Nitro+ https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-radeon-rx-7900-gre-gv-r79gregaming-oc-16gd/p/N82E16814932694?Item=N82E16814932694 +Top/equal OoB OC (@ $550 MSRP) +Dual-BIOS (Silent/'OC). +2x HDMI 2.1 + 2x DP 1.1 +No HDT on MCM issues (as plagued some 6900s)

The animation in the trailer and the company's past titles lends me towards "this won't be a game for me". Still, there's been some surprising gems in the Terminator IP as it's been passed-around diff studios.

Looks like $3.99 if you want to run the demo yourself https://whammes.artstation.com/store/3pADL/mw-dune-desert-landscape-runtime-demo I might consider grabbing it, as a pre-release test for the couple upcoming UE 5 games I'm looking forward to.

OverdriveNTool 0.2.9 download | SourceForge.net SOURCEFORGE.NET Download OverdriveNTool 0.2.9 for free. Latest Version 0.2.9. This application is for editing some parameters in the AMD OverdriveN API supported GPUs (currently 290, 290x, 380, 380x, 390, 390x, Fury...

"Enable ZeroRPM" should probably be off. I've had issues with that on my Vega(s) (the 6500 XT is fine being left as-is, for w/e reason) Also, the acoustic limit, I typ. set to 0, to disable. %s aren't reliable, and RPM-sense can be errant* Found this out myself, and even my 'stock cooling' Vega 64 never can go to "100%" due to age/tolerances of the blower. I'm also not 100% sure as to the construction and circuitry for the fan controller. It's not impossible that it's damaged. *-RPM sense and PWM control are both flavors of 5V TTL (IIRC).*So, disruptions or errant/reflected signals/feedback can make things go wonky. edit: maybe do another through cleaning w/ toothbrush and alcohol in/around the fan header, and any ICs+board components connected to it? A high-resistance short somewhere could be 'knocking' the fan controller into a safe mode of sorts. ex. the SanAce80 contra-rotating server blower I have on my MI25/WX 9100, reports absolutely unreal and wild RPMs. I'm about 99% sure it's some kind of 'crosstalk' with co-located PWM control signal, or EMI-issue from the 2x 2.25A motors. (Not impossible the fan is reporting RPM by a different standard, too) Worst Case Scenario: You can re-wire or adapt the blower to be mobo-controlled. IIRC, You only need the PWM line ran to a fan header. Though, separately powering the blower will give a teensy bit of TBP headroom. (IIRC, the Vega stock blowers can draw like 25-50+W at peak)

I need a new 'mousepad'; accidentally melted my steelseries hardpad (that sits atop a piece of 23/32 plywood) w/ acetone. I'd like to purchase one of EHW's mousemats but, I think it's inappropriate for my folding-table desk I'm using @TM. I need something with some rigidity and 'solid-ness' to it itself (to stay flat). Any recommendations or DIY experiences to share? 'Found this lil article about using OilPaint and/or Polyurethane wood sealant to build-up a mousing surface on a laminate desk. Integrate WWW.INSTRUCTABLES.COM Integrate "satin" Polyurethane Mouse Pad Into Desk Finish: Old computer desks tend to wear pretty quickly, but I've found even laminate desks can be coated with poly, I just roughed up the desk... I'm kinda tempted to run to the hw store for polyurethane but, it'll take awhile to cure, regardless of what I put it on. I also have a thing for Glass and Metal. Are there any half-decent out-of-the-box cheap hardpads? Or, any recc's/experiences w/ sourcing the right thickness of glass to coat or Alu. to sand? Thanks.