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    5 months ago

    A more in-depth and nuanced look into this can be found on Level1Techs and GamersNexus youtube channels.

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      I bought a 3700x in 2021 and after 2 years of my computer randomly powering off (and replacing my PSU, ram and GPU in that order) I replaced the CPU and found that the problem was fixed. I sent the CPU back to AMD and they confirmed it was defective and issued a replacement. I haven’t had a random poweroff since.

      perhaps I am just unlucky, but I think I’ll take my chances with intel

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        Wait, that was your takeaway? I understand cumulative frustration is hard to reverse, but it seems pretty solid that they accepted an RMA two years after purchase, reported test results, and replaced it.

        As much as I try to resist brand loyalty, I feel like that kind of support experience would probably bring me back next time.

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    We replaced our vm hosts recently with AMD ones - literally half the price with a lot more performance.

    Xeon’s always led the pack for enterprise hardware, but no longer. Confidence in Intel has been dropping for a while.

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    What a multibillion dollar international company selling subpar or downright unusable products for additional profits?! In 2024?! Why that’s practically SHOCKING!

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      Ed Zitron has just released two eps on the Better Offline podcast talking about how capitalism has been geared toward shareholder value and juicing numbers over making products and services that work well. The first ep is overloaded and has audio clipping / distortion. It gets better part way through, but it’s unpleasant if you’re an audio nerd. The second ep has proper levels. Worth a listen. It’s especially hard on tech companies, though not without cause.

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    5 months ago

    This isn’t news, it’s just new that people are calling them out on it

    x86 has hit the end of its development lifecycle, but that’s a slow and expensive ship to turn

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    Man I’m really tired of these headlines. In not more interested in reading your article of you try to make it sound like a wrestling match!