This is going to be a very quick look at the 9th generation HEVC NVENC encoding engine found on the Nvidia’s flagship RTX 5090 compared to 8th generation found on a RTX 4080 Super. Encoding Only For this test we are only going to be looking...
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Do you really need ECC Memory?
Error Correction Code (ECC) memory ensure that data doesn’t become corrupt in your system. The two biggest arguments I get when discussing ECC memory is first “I’ve never had an issue not having it!” and “It doesn’t happen enough to justify it!” So let’s dive into...
Continue reading...Upgrading from a 6900XT to 3060 RTX
Sounds crazy right? Why would I give up the power of a top of the line GPU for a midrange card? Truth be told, I only grabbed the 3060 as a secondary card for my Ubuntu system so I could passthrough the 6900XT to a Windows...
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I noticed my gigabit internet speed becoming slower and slower over the past few months. Until it would no longer reach over 500Mbps. I tried resetting modem, router, all the tricks. I called up Spectrum and complained about slow speeds. They asked me to plug directly...
Continue reading...Make 2022 a more stable year, use ECC Memory
Are you annoyed at those random game crashes, Blue Screens and weird behavior from your applications? Do you create documents or media you don’t want to become corrupted? Then your next upgrade should include ECC Memory. What is ECC memory? Error correction code (ECC) memory detects...
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