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Case: Be Quiet! Pure Base DX 500 Mobo: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master CPU: AMD Ryzen R9 5950X RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws DDR4-4000 16-19-19-39 32GB (2x16) GPU: (Some Brand) AMD Radeon RX6800XT SSD: Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2TB PSU: Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 750W Cooling: Custom Water Loop Monitor/TV: Sony X900H 55"

The pricing on the 6800 seems the weirdest thing here. The 6800XT seems roughly on par with a RTX3080, in rasterization, at least, and undercuts the price by $50, this is a perfectly reasonable move from AMD. The 6900XT is roughly on par with a RTX3090 in gaming, though it has 8 GB of memory less, which is a big deal for content creation, which is really what those cards are meant for. Still, the 6900XT WAY cheaper, so again, this is a reasonable move from AMD. The 6800 just seems like a piss poor value, though. They measured it against the RTX2080Ti because the RTX3070 isn't technically available yet and I'm pretty certain Nvidia didn't send one to AMD for review, still the RTX2080Ti and RTX3070 have roughly the same performance in independent benchmarks, so the RTX2080Ti is a good enough proxy for the RTX3070 for the benchmarks. So the 6800 seems to be on par with a 3070, maybe slightly faster (rasterization), but it's $80 more expensive than a RTX3070 and also only $70 cheaper than the 6800XT. This is baffling pricing from AMD. The 6800XT is clearly the best value of the 3 cards here. The 6900XT isn't nearly as ludicrously overpriced as the RTX3090, but it's still a 35% price hike over the 6800XT for very likely less than 10% more performance. Still, it's top of the line card and those are ALWAYS overpriced, so it's not surprising. The 6800 pricing just doesn't make sense. Why would anyone buy this over the RTX3070?

That brings back memories.

My favorite new marketing buzz word from AMD is RAGE MODE

AMD is working on it and it's going to come in a future update. I forget what they called it, not DLSS, obviously, given that's a Nvidia proprietary technology. As to when AMD's implementation of upsampling will come and how it will stack up against DLSS. Edit: I think AMD calls its upsampling solution "Super Resolution".

I like all the topo, plain, lime, and grapefruit, but I think I like the grapefruit the best, which is weird, given that I'm a big fan of lime anything.

I'm sure the benchmarks shown were genuine, but also sans ray tracing. If I cared about ray tracing then I would lean toward Nvidia. Given that I don't care about ray tracing then AMD seems the better option for me, given that the 6800XT is $50 cheaper than the RTX3080. The temptation to splurge for the 6900XT is strong, though...

I decided to try making pan seared tuna steak, never tried before: I used maybe a bit too much cayenne, but overall I'd say this was a success.

Turns out the Infiniy Cache rumors were true. 128 MB of cache is, quite frankly, ludicrous, but it's real. The 6800XT sounds great... ... Must resist urge to buy 6900XT... Must resist...

I'm on the last chapter of Yakuza Kiwami. I could end the game right now, but I'm the type where I live to overlevel for the final boss and just squash them, so I'm grinding a bit to max out my body and dragon levels.

@ComradeMasterWait wait wait wait wait, when did General Robert E Lee ever wear a panama hat?

Can't say I've had Aberlour. How is it?

In fairness to Nvidia and Samsung, this is far from a standard launch, given the pandemic. Component sales have been at holiday season levels since about April and have not let up. The demand this year is just at a ludicrous level and this is further exacerbated by shutdowns that temporarily halted production in many places.

I've never actually carved a pumpkin.

You can do 1080p@240Hz natively with HDMI2.1, but with 4K you will definitely need magic tricks for 240Hz.

Only HDMI 2.1 capable TVs can do 4K@120Hz without magic tricks.At that moment that means: LG C9 LG CX Sony X900H (XH90 in some regions) Samsung Q70T Samsung Q80T Samsung Q90T There may be more, but those are all of the ones I know of.

I don't want to accuse CDPR of dodging the release of 2020 GotY Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but, I mean, when it's THIS blatantly obvious...

Aberfeldy Highland Single Malt. Starts off nutty, finishes slightly sweet. Very smooth, zero burn.

Clearly, they didn't crunch hard enough. Meanwhile, Yakuza: Like a Dragon still releasing November 10th.

Tomorrow (noon EST) is the Radeon announcement and we can put at least some of the 8 billion rumors to rest. After that, I should know the final piece of my new rig, one way or the other. Give me the good news, Lisa Su.

Tomorrow (noon EST) is the Radeon announcement. After that, I should know the final piece of my new rig, one way or the other. Give me the good news, Lisa Su.

Exclusive hidden camera footage from inside the Dallas Cowboys' coaching office:

I will also vouch for Grim Dawn sister. It's the best damn loot em up I've ever played. It's essentially better Titan Quest.

"Crunchmaster" is a top shelf brand name.

I haven't had any sweets or pastries in over 8 months, no chips (crisps for the Brits) either.