HW News - Newegg GPU Trade-In, 14700KF 6GHz Rumors, Ryzen 8000 Spotted, Counter-Strike 2 & Reflex
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Date: 2023-10-02
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Pedro
I feel all the comparisons of the quest3 with other VR sets might come from a disinterest in VR. The quest 2 is the absolute king of VR in terms of market share so the quest 3 is basically tacking improving that. Of course they are looking at other VR sets when designing their own, but at this point in the VR market I feel all other headsets compare back to quest. So for quest 3 the best comparison point is quest 2, not index or the apple one. Ps: and for the meta account I 100% get why ppl dislike it, but if steam hardware survey is anything to go by most of the users don't really give a damn, quest 2 has already been heavily adopted for pcvr. The real question here is whether quest2 owners will feel the need/urge to upgrade.
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I feel all the comparisons of the quest3 with other VR sets might come from a disinterest in VR. The quest 2 is the absolute king of VR in terms of market share so the quest 3 is basically tacking improving that. Of course they are looking at other VR sets when designing their own, but at this point in the VR market I feel all other headsets compare back to quest. So for quest 3 the best comparison point is quest 2, not index or the apple one. Ps: and for the meta account I 100% get why ppl dislike it, but if steam hardware survey is anything to go by most of the users don't really give a damn, quest 2 has already been heavily adopted for pcvr. The real question here is whether quest2 owners will feel the need/urge to upgrade.
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Joe
I worked for a small software company in the 90s. We met with someone once from this company we never heard of called Nvidia. They were pushing a graphics card that produced amazing results, for the time. Its main issue, at least from my perspective, was that its rendering geometry was based on (even non-planar) quads, rather than triangles. That made it very difficult for porting games with triangle-based geometry. (You can make a quad out of 2 triangles, but that's not a trivial process, and what about the odd triangle out?) Iirc, they were somehow associated with Sega at the time.
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I worked for a small software company in the 90s. We met with someone once from this company we never heard of called Nvidia. They were pushing a graphics card that produced amazing results, for the time. Its main issue, at least from my perspective, was that its rendering geometry was based on (even non-planar) quads, rather than triangles. That made it very difficult for porting games with triangle-based geometry. (You can make a quad out of 2 triangles, but that's not a trivial process, and what about the odd triangle out?) Iirc, they were somehow associated with Sega at the time.
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Iron
Another idea for helping Cat Angels - Do a video of the crew visiting the shelter and showcase kitties up for adoption. You could also have the video monetised and have the proceeds donated to Cat Angels. I for one would have a good chuckle at Stone (shiny Patrick, not fluffy Patrick) static testing a particularly fluffy kitty. Also, you don't need electricity or thermal paste for a pre-owned/refurbed (refurred?) feline. Just love. Also, at the end you can also have Snowflake asking who you've been petting in an accusatory manner at the end for maximum lols.
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Another idea for helping Cat Angels - Do a video of the crew visiting the shelter and showcase kitties up for adoption. You could also have the video monetised and have the proceeds donated to Cat Angels. I for one would have a good chuckle at Stone (shiny Patrick, not fluffy Patrick) static testing a particularly fluffy kitty. Also, you don't need electricity or thermal paste for a pre-owned/refurbed (refurred?) feline. Just love. Also, at the end you can also have Snowflake asking who you've been petting in an accusatory manner at the end for maximum lols.
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Joshua
I can tell you from anecdotal experience at CS2 does not run well on Radeon hardware. My 7900 XTX is a stuttery mess in CS2. It blows through starfield like no tomorrow and cyberpunk is smooth as butter. But no, CS2 just has to do its own thing.
Also, the fact that Valve shipped an esports FPS title without common frame rate settings is wild to me. I had to go scour the internet to find the terminal command to lock my frame rate. Some reason my copy shipped with no lock at all. I would rather have a consistent 300 frames over a stuttery 500.
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I can tell you from anecdotal experience at CS2 does not run well on Radeon hardware. My 7900 XTX is a stuttery mess in CS2. It blows through starfield like no tomorrow and cyberpunk is smooth as butter. But no, CS2 just has to do its own thing.
Also, the fact that Valve shipped an esports FPS title without common frame rate settings is wild to me. I had to go scour the internet to find the terminal command to lock my frame rate. Some reason my copy shipped with no lock at all. I would rather have a consistent 300 frames over a stuttery 500.
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jubuttib
17:52 Technicality, aren't Valve's (and other companies') systems that use the Base Stations still really inside-out? The sensors that actually do the tracking are still in the headset, the base stations just send a specific kind of IR signal so that they can be located precisely, there are no real sensors in them AFAIK. So it's still inside-out tracking, just not using normal cameras that can track anything visible.
I think it was only the Rift that actually used external sensors to find the headset, for true outside-in tracking.
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17:52 Technicality, aren't Valve's (and other companies') systems that use the Base Stations still really inside-out? The sensors that actually do the tracking are still in the headset, the base stations just send a specific kind of IR signal so that they can be located precisely, there are no real sensors in them AFAIK. So it's still inside-out tracking, just not using normal cameras that can track anything visible.
I think it was only the Rift that actually used external sensors to find the headset, for true outside-in tracking.
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Vertigo1055
I love my coffee! It's an all day, 365 days a year enjoyment, hot or cold weather treat! Whatever this Cup Reconstruction Technology is, I NEED IT! Does it allow you to brew less pots of coffee each day due to the Reconstruction of the Previously poured cup? How many cups are Reconstructed for every actual cup poured? This could save me hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year in coffee costs! Cheers! Stay Healthy and Stay Sane! - P.S. Coffee IS the Nector of the Gods!
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I love my coffee! It's an all day, 365 days a year enjoyment, hot or cold weather treat! Whatever this Cup Reconstruction Technology is, I NEED IT! Does it allow you to brew less pots of coffee each day due to the Reconstruction of the Previously poured cup? How many cups are Reconstructed for every actual cup poured? This could save me hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year in coffee costs! Cheers! Stay Healthy and Stay Sane! - P.S. Coffee IS the Nector of the Gods!
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Card
The Newegg offer changing stuff is basically identical to what CEX does here in the UK. They have grades of product from A (complete in box) to C (device only) and even if your item is complete in its original box and undamaged they'll always tell you it doesn't qualify as A grade because of some minor thing like stickers missing. So the quote you get from their own website is never what you actually end up with after sending it in or dropping it off at a store.
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The Newegg offer changing stuff is basically identical to what CEX does here in the UK. They have grades of product from A (complete in box) to C (device only) and even if your item is complete in its original box and undamaged they'll always tell you it doesn't qualify as A grade because of some minor thing like stickers missing. So the quote you get from their own website is never what you actually end up with after sending it in or dropping it off at a store.
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wayne
The thing I understand about a eBay gpu sale is that they basically rip the seller off with a new 14.7% margin they take off after tax cost, so if you sell a card for 100.00 and local tax raised that to 110.00 then eBay takes 16.17. Then they mark up delivery cost by 100%, so if the gpu would normally cost ten dollars they charge twenty. This means off of a 100 dollar sale at eBay right now you end up with 63.83 in your pocket.
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The thing I understand about a eBay gpu sale is that they basically rip the seller off with a new 14.7% margin they take off after tax cost, so if you sell a card for 100.00 and local tax raised that to 110.00 then eBay takes 16.17. Then they mark up delivery cost by 100%, so if the gpu would normally cost ten dollars they charge twenty. This means off of a 100 dollar sale at eBay right now you end up with 63.83 in your pocket.
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Harawanagangsta
I mean, The Dennys thing is pretty cool I think. A CEO going back to his roots and sort of honoring the birthplace of the company. I think thats nice, And puts a bit of context to the company. As much as Jensen seems to have become an out of touch weirdo tech CEO, I dont think this is nearly as goofy as Steve is making it seem. I think its very relatable and a nice gesture.
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I mean, The Dennys thing is pretty cool I think. A CEO going back to his roots and sort of honoring the birthplace of the company. I think thats nice, And puts a bit of context to the company. As much as Jensen seems to have become an out of touch weirdo tech CEO, I dont think this is nearly as goofy as Steve is making it seem. I think its very relatable and a nice gesture.
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lesson
as for Intel's 14th gen processors, I doubt the cost performance. at 6GHz, even light can move just 5cm (in case that dielectric constant is 1. typical semiconductor's dielectric constant is 2 or more and light moves much less than 5cm). I think higher frequency results in deeper pipelines so little improvement may be achieved. this is the conclusion of the modern physics.
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as for Intel's 14th gen processors, I doubt the cost performance. at 6GHz, even light can move just 5cm (in case that dielectric constant is 1. typical semiconductor's dielectric constant is 2 or more and light moves much less than 5cm). I think higher frequency results in deeper pipelines so little improvement may be achieved. this is the conclusion of the modern physics.
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Stevo_1998
7:56 am I dumb or does it actually claim the 5700 XT is 6GB?
Like, I even tried looking for one that claims to be 6GB, but I'm pretty sure all of them are 8GB only?
I think the same even goes for the 5700 non-XT version
_Presumably they just copied the line for the 5600 XT and changed the '6' to a '7' and forgot to change the VRAM number lol_
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7:56 am I dumb or does it actually claim the 5700 XT is 6GB?
Like, I even tried looking for one that claims to be 6GB, but I'm pretty sure all of them are 8GB only?
I think the same even goes for the 5700 non-XT version
_Presumably they just copied the line for the 5600 XT and changed the '6' to a '7' and forgot to change the VRAM number lol_
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jordan
I just did the GC trade in and i was happy with the experience they where only about 100 bucks lower then ebay. With the ebay fees and shipping. I was happy to not deal with it. Pluss you can get scammed on ebay if you dont know what your doing. I also cleaned the hell out of the card and had all the OE packaging. It was a 2080ti strix
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I just did the GC trade in and i was happy with the experience they where only about 100 bucks lower then ebay. With the ebay fees and shipping. I was happy to not deal with it. Pluss you can get scammed on ebay if you dont know what your doing. I also cleaned the hell out of the card and had all the OE packaging. It was a 2080ti strix
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Zogger568
This Newegg trade-in thing reminds me a lot of cash for clunkers. Where cash for clunkers turned out to be a method to severely undercut the secondhand/used market to drive up prices. This reeks of if we hold your current gpu hostage, you'll finally by the 30 series GPUs we can't get rid of and we won't have to lower prices any more
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This Newegg trade-in thing reminds me a lot of cash for clunkers. Where cash for clunkers turned out to be a method to severely undercut the secondhand/used market to drive up prices. This reeks of if we hold your current gpu hostage, you'll finally by the 30 series GPUs we can't get rid of and we won't have to lower prices any more
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Liberty
i upgraded to a full AMD platform recently and while i don't play CS i do play left 4 dead 2 and let me tell you the anti lag feature is an absolute monster, it feels like the camera is an extension of my arm, like there is no inbetween for the synapses of my brain giving a command and the action happening in the game.
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i upgraded to a full AMD platform recently and while i don't play CS i do play left 4 dead 2 and let me tell you the anti lag feature is an absolute monster, it feels like the camera is an extension of my arm, like there is no inbetween for the synapses of my brain giving a command and the action happening in the game.
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pkt1213
I am suprised no one has moved the battery pack to the rear of the headset or a waist mounted battery pack. It would allow for a more balaced or lighter headset. In the Army, when we started using a lot of dual tube NVGs, moving the battery pack to the rear of the helmet made a difference in long term wear and comfort.
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I am suprised no one has moved the battery pack to the rear of the headset or a waist mounted battery pack. It would allow for a more balaced or lighter headset. In the Army, when we started using a lot of dual tube NVGs, moving the battery pack to the rear of the helmet made a difference in long term wear and comfort.
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Jacob
Subpar PC integration won't be an issue with Q3 because of the EXCELLENT 3rd part app (Virtual Desktop), which has been around since the early days of VR, provides better quality, more features than Meta's native PC connectivity, AND includes the ability to shoehorn Augmented Reality into existing PC VR apps..
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Subpar PC integration won't be an issue with Q3 because of the EXCELLENT 3rd part app (Virtual Desktop), which has been around since the early days of VR, provides better quality, more features than Meta's native PC connectivity, AND includes the ability to shoehorn Augmented Reality into existing PC VR apps..
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Fools
Seriously Newegg....i can find a home for old GPU's just fine....not about to trade one in for you to turn around and sell at a price that simply rips people off. What is this a used car lot?
Id rather put an older GPU in a system for someone that doesn't need some over powered gpu for their daily needs.
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Seriously Newegg....i can find a home for old GPU's just fine....not about to trade one in for you to turn around and sell at a price that simply rips people off. What is this a used car lot?
Id rather put an older GPU in a system for someone that doesn't need some over powered gpu for their daily needs.
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empyrealpalliate
Newegg offer is definitely gonna lead to some shit. Went from best part store to one of the worst since being bought out by the Chinese.
Also meta broke quest link for a lot of people for several weeks now. Wouldn't really trust them with quest 3 usage if that's an important feature for you.
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Newegg offer is definitely gonna lead to some shit. Went from best part store to one of the worst since being bought out by the Chinese.
Also meta broke quest link for a lot of people for several weeks now. Wouldn't really trust them with quest 3 usage if that's an important feature for you.
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Saul
I don't trust new egg, to tell me what my stuff is worth. When the lower they pay the more they get. They could also take a look at it, and just decide you get nothing..just basically stealing it, and you have no leg to stand on. then sell the Gpu, that they paid 0 for...that seems shady at best.
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I don't trust new egg, to tell me what my stuff is worth. When the lower they pay the more they get. They could also take a look at it, and just decide you get nothing..just basically stealing it, and you have no leg to stand on. then sell the Gpu, that they paid 0 for...that seems shady at best.
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mazdarati2
idk if y'all see it but I would like to see some more 'clean' design on some of the products like mousepads. I'm sure the quality is great (especially the mousepad which I've been eyeing) but I personally don't want such a busy desk with the current line of designs on some of the merch.
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idk if y'all see it but I would like to see some more 'clean' design on some of the products like mousepads. I'm sure the quality is great (especially the mousepad which I've been eyeing) but I personally don't want such a busy desk with the current line of designs on some of the merch.
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