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If you have access to a VPN with a Ukraine or Russian node, it's $15USD (roughly $24AUD) on GOG.

Perfect timing- Came on here specifically to look for a replacement for my dying monitor (Kogan KAMN27CQ1LA).

Asus has a sketchy past with it's warranty claims, and the Ally has had questionable build quality with it's thumbsticks. The LeGO also has…

You would be something like a m.2 to dual U.2 with a PCIE bridging chip (such as PLX 8747). Without this chip your motherboard would need…

For those that need to know- Here's a matrix of what Lenovo Tiny's support discrete GPU's:…

Biggest upgrade is the feature set- boards with the E chipsets have guaranteed USB4/TB3.

Given that it's curved- Would argue it's not for creators either.

E cores don't count.

Bandcamp is a great place for buying DRM-free music. Otherwise, use an app like Exact Audio Copy to rip all your CD's.

Don't ask questions, just consume product and then get excited for next product!

AMD introduced Re-sizable BAR with AGESA 1.2.0.0- So if the motherboard can be flashed to at least that, it's good to go.

Relative performance comparable to an RTX 2070 Super or RX 6600 XT, according to TechPowerUp:…

Wouldn't get this, simply 'cause it's PCCG~

https://www.gigabyte.com/Laptop/G5--2023/sp#sp No thunderbolt- Unfortunately no info on HDMI version.

If you plan to play Starfield on PC, just fork out for a month or two for it on Xbox game pass.

Bullshit- Steam has it's current refund policy because of the ACCC.

Has been delisted from XGP since Feb 16, 2022~

It's apparently ASUS was trying to quietly sweep this under the rug~

For that usage, Ampere NVENC would be even better (and cheaper).

Should be fine, as long as you don't plan on transcoding.

With a SATA to USB 3 drive enclosure? Yes. However, You'll only be able to play PS4 games directly from it:…

The page is now missing, as they sold out of their allocated units within an hour.

Is the faulty vapor chamber issue in reference cards still a thing?

Anything 7th gen Kaby Lake (7000 series) or 8th gen Coffee Lake (8000 series) with the iGPU should fir the bill.

Should- The spec sheets on Intel's site back up that the iGPU's Quick Sync will encode/decode at 4k, but doesn't specify frame rates:…

"The Skylake microarchitecture implementation adds a full fixed-function H.265/HEVC 8-bit 4:2:0 decoding and encoding acceleration, hybrid…

Beautiful timing- Was looking at 2nd hand NUC's earlier for a plex server, but even the cheapest I could find was twice the price of one of…

https://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=nvme+heatsink&spos=3

The other day it cost me nearly $140 for a tank of 95. X_X Making me actually consider grabbing a pre-owned Prius.

Absolutely laughing I nabbed a 6900 XT for under $1000.