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New Steam Deck Update Gives Millions Of Users Improved Battery Life
tictoc replied to Kaz's topic in Hardware News
In reality the base OS will basically be supported more or less forever. Most of the significant hardware bits have been upstreamed to the mainline kernel, and with Arch Linux serving as the base OS, I don't really see a future where the SteamDeck turns into a worthless brick and/or a security black hole that should never be connected to the internet. I'm running Valve's SteamOS on it now, but I have had plain Arch running in the past. As of kernel 6.1 (released December 2022) everything on my deck worked out of the box running plain Arch Linux. -
I mostly purchased the deck to mess around with it as a mini PC. My Steam Deck spends 90% of it's life sitting in the dock hooked up to a 27" monitor on my work bench. I do occasionally pull it off the dock to play some games sitting on the couch, but mostly it just functions as a desktop PC. Since I've been daily driving Arch Linux for the last decade plus, I'm right at home on SteamOS.
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FTC Acts Against General Motors for Sharing Drivers’ Data
tictoc replied to Kaz's topic in Technology and Science
No tracking here. I'll just be sticking with my 2010 STi, 1978 Bronco, and 1970 F350. No surprise, and I assume all manufacturers are doing this. VW tracking and data leak - https://x.com/alex_avoigt/status/1873315392082334150 https://www.motor1.com/news/745636/vw-group-location-data-exposed/ -
I've been on external rads since I went to Threadripper with my 2970WX. It's really the only option that makes sense when you're trying to cool 3-4 GPUs and a 400W+ CPU. The huge MORA IV 600 should keep up and be quieter than my current 5x 360 rad setup. I have my external on the floor under the end of my desk. With hardwood floors dust isn't a huge problem for me, and it's easier to clean then a bunch of rads mounted inside a case. It only takes a few minutes to disconnect the QDCs, and take it outside to blow off the dust.
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Moving on from my current 5x 360 radiator setup.
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@pio and @LabRat best of luck on carrying the torch. I've been busy with other things over the last year, but I'm planning on being a bit more active moving forward.
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Not sure if I'll make a thread, but heatsinks are prepped and installed for watercooling the memory on my new workstation/daily rig. Nothing spectacular on the RAM yet, due to the subpar Micron IC's and the temp issues I was running into. Current RAM clocks below. Overall speed/throughput is not bad so far, considering I only spent $700 for 192GB. Just working on tuning primary timings down from the JEDEC 6000 I started at as a baseline. Running at 6200mclk/2067fclk, which is where I hope to stay, after I get all the primaries and secondaries tuned down to their fastest stable timings. CMD rate is at 1T, need to tweak the script a bit more to parse out the correct CMD rate. A few pics on the bench, which is in a state of disarray. Too many projects and too little time. Currently everything on the bench is on air, so I won't really be able to dial everything in to max clocks until it goes under water. Running CPU at board/platform max PBO+CO for testing, but ultimately it will be running at a static OC. PBO+CO overclock would leave some performance on the table. due to the artificial max boost limit. CPU is always at >50% load, so a static OC will give the best overall performance.
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F77 #2 incoming. After using this board daily for the last 6+ weeks, I pulled the trigger on another one for the office.
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Confirmed fixed. Thanks E
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@J7SC_Orion Quote button seems to be broken, but I just picked up one of the best PSUs ever built for US $215. Super Flower must be clearing out new old stock. I got the PSU yesterday, and it is a legit brand new PSU. I think only the EVGA variety of this was originally available in the states. Super Flower Leadex Titanium 1600W. https://www.amazon.com/Titanium-Fanless-Modular-Bearing-SF-1600F14HT/dp/B00SKAV0UQ?th=1
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Thanks, the orange is a great shade. It actually looks better in person, than the pic I took. The blank blacks are PBT from Model F Labs, and the oranges are two piece PBT from Unicomp.
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I have a modified HHKB layout on the f77, so backspace is directly above the enter key, and the "PANIC" key is escape with backslash to the left of escape.
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F77 is now complete. I decided to go with the compact case instead of the original style case. Two big QOL changes from my last few daily drivers are USB instead of PS/2 and the fully programmable firmware. Those two things make it super simple to swap the board over to different systems.
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Thanks for the link. Looks like ASRock knocked it out of the park again. Mother nature intervened over the weekend with a fair bit of snow, and I was without power (except for the essentials on the generator) for a few days. Hoping to get the new system up and running over the next couple of days.
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Motherboard is an ASRock TRX50 WS. ASUS Threadripper X399 and sTRX40 boards were not good, with missing features, bad RAM support, poor ECC support, and lots of random bugs. Meanwhile, my 3 ASRock boards have been excellent, and that includes top notch support from ASRock. I haven't followed along on the TRX50 Sage, but the WRX90 Sage looks to be a bit of a dumpster fire. RAM is DDR5-5600 that I'll be pushing as high as it can reliably go. The per core performance upgrade from my 3960x is pretty huge. Even if it only lasts a single generation, I'd be pissed at getting burnt again, but I'd still be sitting pretty good for the next few years.
