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well, I mentioned in one of my first posts:

It all depends on what you intend the computer to do.
This forum spends a great deal of time telling PSU buyers to not judge by brand, but by...

"HP is the king of making everything low quality and proprietary."

Used to be the case in the desktop PC market.
Say maybe 15-20 years ago.

Now they are selling the same stuff as dell, Lenovo,...

To stay on topic I will give you some examples.

IBM used to make some of the best PC.
Their Laptops were well ahead of Apple for many many years.

They sold to Lenovo many years ago.

HP used...

Well, I agree.

But it does go to the core issue, self control or external control.

Self builds give you a sense of control, thinking you can do better and cheaper than the faceless...

I Have not seen any major accomplishments from the entire Gates foundation.
A great deal of talk...
Good intentions are not results.
"You sound like a typical brainwashed Trump voter."
No,...

It is the insidious lie of socialism.
Giving free stuff to the poor never makes them productive.
Investing in infrastructure, providing jobs, providing the system to get and maintain their own...

my wife and daughter both lost their photos to hard drive failure.
I had provided an external HD for the daughter, told her to back up. In 4 years of college, she never did.

Hence, now I have...

sounds about right.

Since going to ssd, the hdd failure has been eliminated for me.
worth the price of admission any day.

Battery on laptops and phones are now the first thing to go.
I don't...

Yeah, I have always been conflicted about the software tax.
I find the greatest irony in Bill Gates giving away BILLIONS and being lauded for it.

Hey, that is money he took from me, and every...

they are pure piracy.

Yeah, you call MS, say your key doesn't work...and they let you authorize it anyway.:lol:

But again, as you well know...it all comes down to what you want a computer for....

This really depends on the price point and performance level.
There is no way you can home build a cheap browser computer for the same price. The operating system tax alone can price you out.

So...

Recent thread on coil whine.

It is a problem without any surefire(100%) solution.

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1288520-anyone-tried-resolving-psu-coil-whine/

AX is Seasonic OEM and people...

Well, the thing that stood out for me was the implementation of the SRM.

You guys are the experts. Is it real or hype?

https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-v-gold-pro-sf-1000f14tg-1000w/p/1HU-024C-00035

1000 watt 130 mm
universal plug in ports

SRM
condensed stuff and things...:lol:

Yeah.....that is really a personal preference kind of thing.

In general, mechanical keyboards of any kind give better response and feedback...but they become pricey quickly.

There is also a...

It is not a PSU test but a seperate test of Cases.

There is also graphics card testing apparently.

Quit an ambitious testing project.

You are not watching the trends eh?

Every MS and Google, and APPLE ICON look exactly the same.

You have file with 5 icons say: drive, gmail, google, maps, photos....and they are all the exact...

I don't think there was any issue with cables.

The PSU in question was simply bought and sat on a shelf.
THe capacitor issue (unused shelf life) is with the PSU itself.

So, for a change of pace.
Corsair actually has some units in stock at newegg.

But there is also better stock of FSP lately.
For example FSP Hydro PTM Pro 850W 80 Plus Platinum...

Only a problem if it shuts down on your new 3080, the original discussion of this thread...right?

Sounds like a great plan.
several good options is that price range. Just a matter of what is in stock on any given day with the covid insanity ongoing.

Today the Corsair RMX 1000 is in stock and...

Sounds like a plan.
Let your customer buy a product that does not work. Alienate that customer for life. Have that customer tell 10 relatives/friends and acquaintances that your brand is horrible...

Well, I see like the evolution of pickup trucks.

1500 series used to mean 1/2 ton

Now you can get a 1500 that has over 3000 # gross and 13,000 towing.

That doesn't sound like a 1/2 ton to...

So, the problem/issue with high transient loads has been on the table for a number of years.

Sure the bulk of sales is low end cards, but the 2080TI, and AMD VEGA cards demonstrated that high end...

GREAT.

Like I said, you are the perfect edge case for buying the very best.

When you see people saying that the average person overpays and overspecs their PSU....it is for gamers that play 4...