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I know this is the pc game list, but just an FYI, XBOX is shutting down the 360 store so if anyone has a xbox360 they need to ck for any downloads they need to install to their games before it's too late. (or any cheap games they wanna get before they're gone)

The wifes controllers seem to last a couple years max before the buttons or stick * the bed on her(she uses them for at least a couple hours most days) We just replaced ps4 and xbox1s controllers last week, we're probably gonna spend the extra for the elite on the next xbox controller 'cause you can replace buttons and sticks on them. Oh, xbox lower the warranty time on the standard controller down to 3 months now that the elite is out. Use to be 1 year, Walmart offers a 3 year 3rd party warranty on new xbox wireless controllers for $7.00 Might just start going with that.

Great read,well written review. My ONLY question is in regards to the OCCT testing, it seems strange that the custom loop and air cooled score the same while I believe the AIO score a touch lower? (or maybe higher,not sure how the ratings are figured in OCCT) I would have figured the air cooled to be the odd man out if there was going to be 1. Edit: Also curious what EK considers "normal wear and tear" my previous AIO had 1 year or 3600 hours. (they figured a work day) It lasted me less then a year because I rarely turn my comp off. 3.5.3. Cases when EKWB AIO product Warranty does not Apply The EKWB AIO product Warranty does not apply if the AIO product has been installed and/or used in a mfanner that does not comply with user instructions, or has been fitted on unsuitable materials. Normal wear and tear If the EKWB AIO product has been modified or repaired by personnel other than EKWB’s If the defect or damage has been caused by accident, lightning, or other electrical discharge, fresh or salt water immersion or spray (outside EKWB AIO product specifications); or exposure to environmental conditions for which the EKWB AIO product is not intended where the EKWB AIO product is damaged as a result of abuse, accident, or other causes beyond our reasonable control

Getting my Neil Young fix for the day....

I'm sure ASUS will make a designer case for the designer board that compliments the designer card, maybe even a designer PSU? You know, a whole ROG system....

Title tract off Excitable Boy is awesome and still relatable today!

I don't know about granparents, but parents yes, and even me later,

(sigh) Soon we'll have the ASUS Strixyingware vs the Dell Alienware in the "Battle of the Proprietary Prebuilts!"

Nice concept, but seems like you'd be going down the Dell rabbit hole of being locked into proprietary hardware with the purchase unless it were to go industry wide.

They were already making some sweet little comps, I hope they don't start going down hill without the NUC competition

If/when I upgrade to a 5000 series ryzen, I think I'll get 1 of these so I have the PCIe4 support for a new card also and pass my older ryzen 2700x with the x470 board to the wife so she'll have a newer system also.

Well, the good and the bad of prime day shopping.... (Note that ALL 3 items arrived in tulsa tuesday night at the latest) First we have the HDMI cables, no issues, then batteries, no issues,but when we get to the big money item,they screw it up.Was prime shipping when ordered,but got changed to later dates with orders placed the next day.Edit: Fire Cube arrived Tuesday 7/18/2023,was shipped in brown paper bag that had torn so they folded/wrapped it all around the cube and used packing tape to hold it closed.Even though the box was torn on 1 corner it was where nothing was in it to be damaged(because packing keeps remote away from bottom of shipping box).While not happy with shipping,everything else is good so I let it slide this time.

Same on my end, Firefox showing the same "No video with supported blah,blah..." Edit: I just copy and pasted the address into a tab on chrome and it opened with the video ready to play with no issue, so my guess is it's a video codec that Firefox needs added to it's extensions. Edit#2 If I right click the video, it gives me options (see attachment screenshot) and opening it in a new tab the video plays fine. Anything to make me work an extra click into viewing experience lol

I think the best one I ever ran across was my bank card being declined 1 day but my wifes working. I tried 2 different places and even putting the # in manually and it was declined. I called my bank and they told me they had canceled my card as a courtesy because it had been exposed in a Burger King data breach. While I appreciated the concern,I would have liked it MORE if they'd told me BEFORE canceling the card,especially since I was planning to go out of town in a couple of days to be at the hospital while my wife had surgery. Would have been real nice to find out it was canceled after I was at the hospital with no way to get a new card or my ck book!(I don't drive)

Google's updated privacy policy states it can use public data to train its AI models | Engadget WWW.ENGADGET.COM Google has updated its privacy policy to state that it can use publicly available data to help train its AI models..

They still have the UK's CMA and another FTC antitrust injunction to get past. Microsoft wins FTC trial, allowed to buy Activision Blizzard WWW.GAMEDEVELOPER.COM The California court has ruled in favor of Microsoft in its trial with the FTC, and the Xbox maker can continue with its deal to acquire...

I see it under latest news and latest post.

if looking for slower but cheaper, Crucial has their P3 Plus 4TB drives on prime day for $176.99 Amazon.com WWW.AMAZON.COM

lol, if it cost more, it must be better? I guess a lot of people still subscribe to that train of thought. Nvidia's gonna have to realize eventually that just raising prices as the mood fits will only drive people into the arms of the competition (as long as THEY don't follow the price increase train)

I ran across an ad for the ASUS RTX4080 Noctua OC card so I figured I'd look at it and see how much it was costing. Imagine my surprise when it's the same price as an MSI Gaming RTX 4090. And,it wasn't the only one,other 4080's were listed at 1649.99 also,and 2 were $100.00 less than the 4090. Where is the gap between cards for price=performance? Did they just leave any increase in performance out that was worthy of noticeable price jumps?

yeah, waiting to see what kinda special they do with it probably for prime day.

anybody with Amazon Prime needs to ck out Prime Gaming for the freebies there also.

Valve is scrutinizing games with AI assets on Steam, says avoiding copyright violation 'is the developer's responsibility' | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM There's no full, formal policy as of yet, but Steam's boundaries are starting to materialize.

LOL, (Nvidia) "But it interacts with chatGPT up to 40% faster than other cards in it's price range!"

in this case it may be justified, I mean the only place the cards beating my 1st gen 2070 is in the 1080 section. and it's not by enough to make me jump to replace it with a 4060.And this is 2+ generations of card releases later....