New year, new PC thread. Enjoy!
So, what are your PC building / upgrading / tinkering plans for 2024?
I'm very much still in a honeymoon of sorts phase with my current setup. The 42" LG C2 still feels like a dream monitor, the 4080 keeps destroying everything I throw at it, the 5900X is admittedly getting a bit long in the tooth, but I have no real reason to upgrade. Meshlicious is looking good.
Ideally I'd prefer to skip Zen 5, since it's going to stay more or less the same as Zen 4 architecturally, with Zen 6 bringing the goods, such as 16-core+ chiplets. However, the latter is currently slated for late 2025 / first half of 2026, which feels a long time away. I wouldn't mind upgrading to an eventual 5090 RTX in a year or so, wallet permitting, at which point the 5900X might not cut it anymore and I'll be 'forced' to upgrade. TBD.
Other than that I plan to finally get myself a custom 75% keyboard, mod it and set it up the way I like it. Qwertykeys Neo75 (coming sometime in 2024) would be my budget platform of choice, then there are others, more expensive options. This year I also want to build a completely custom macropad ... maybe even try my hand at PCB design. In fact, I'll probably make this my next project.
This might also be the year I get into VR in a big way. I still haven't gotten around to setting up a place for it at my parents' and my brother's house, but I've really been using it as an excuse to keep waiting for the perfect headset. There's more than enough space for VR activities at my place. I don't think the mass market will see anything better than the Quest 3 release in 2024, so might as well take the plunge. This spring, I reckon.
I'm very much still in a honeymoon of sorts phase with my current setup. The 42" LG C2 still feels like a dream monitor, the 4080 keeps destroying everything I throw at it, the 5900X is admittedly getting a bit long in the tooth, but I have no real reason to upgrade. Meshlicious is looking good.
Ideally I'd prefer to skip Zen 5, since it's going to stay more or less the same as Zen 4 architecturally, with Zen 6 bringing the goods, such as 16-core+ chiplets. However, the latter is currently slated for late 2025 / first half of 2026, which feels a long time away. I wouldn't mind upgrading to an eventual 5090 RTX in a year or so, wallet permitting, at which point the 5900X might not cut it anymore and I'll be 'forced' to upgrade. TBD.
Other than that I plan to finally get myself a custom 75% keyboard, mod it and set it up the way I like it. Qwertykeys Neo75 (coming sometime in 2024) would be my budget platform of choice, then there are others, more expensive options. This year I also want to build a completely custom macropad ... maybe even try my hand at PCB design. In fact, I'll probably make this my next project.
This might also be the year I get into VR in a big way. I still haven't gotten around to setting up a place for it at my parents' and my brother's house, but I've really been using it as an excuse to keep waiting for the perfect headset. There's more than enough space for VR activities at my place. I don't think the mass market will see anything better than the Quest 3 release in 2024, so might as well take the plunge. This spring, I reckon.
Don't see myself doing much of anything in 2024 (assuming RTX5090 is a 2025 product). Might fuck around with my storage setup if I get bored but that's about it.
probably doing a full rebuild with a 2x 4090.
researching between a 14900k or a threadripper for a my rendering and deep learning needs.
researching between a 14900k or a threadripper for a my rendering and deep learning needs.
By Zabojnik Go To PostSo, what are your PC building / upgrading / tinkering plans for 2024?
I'm very much still in a honeymoon of sorts phase with my current setup. The 42" LG C2 still feels like a dream monitor, the 4080 keeps destroying everything I throw at it, the 5900X is admittedly getting a bit long in the tooth, but I have no real reason to upgrade. Meshlicious is looking good.
Ideally I'd prefer to skip Zen 5, since it's going to stay more or less the same as Zen 4 architecturally, with Zen 6 bringing the goods, such as 16-core+ chiplets. However, the latter is currently slated for late 2025 / first half of 2026, which feels a long time away. I wouldn't mind upgrading to an eventual 5090 RTX in a year or so, wallet permitting, at which point the 5900X might not cut it anymore and I'll be 'forced' to upgrade. TBD.
Other than that I plan to finally get myself a custom 75% keyboard, mod it and set it up the way I like it. Qwertykeys Neo75 (coming sometime in 2024) would be my budget platform of choice, then there are others, more expensive options. This year I also want to build a completely custom macropad … maybe even try my hand at PCB design. In fact, I'll probably make this my next project.
This might also be the year I get into VR in a big way. I still haven't gotten around to setting up a place for it at my parents' and my brother's house, but I've really been using it as an excuse to keep waiting for the perfect headset. There's more than enough space for VR activities at my place. I don't think the mass market will see anything better than the Quest 3 release in 2024, so might as well take the plunge. This spring, I reckon.
Interested in Intels next chip. Won’t catch me on Team Red for anything. Ofc the 5090 if it hits this year but that’s probably not happening? Keeping an eye on the high refresh OLED monitors too.
VR also has my attention. Actually started using my Quest 2. Think I’m going to upgrade to the Q3 and use it with my PC via the wireless link and try Alyx.
By Zabojnik Go To PostSo, what are your PC building / upgrading / tinkering plans for 2024?I need to do some maintenance on my loop. Will probably redo some of the loop at the same time to make it look better and give me more room for a second fan in the case for better looks. Other than that? Nothing. 7950X3D and 7900XTX are holding it down. Maybe upgrade to 64 GB of RAM since I am running a VM on my machine for work.
I'm very much still in a honeymoon of sorts phase with my current setup. The 42" LG C2 still feels like a dream monitor, the 4080 keeps destroying everything I throw at it, the 5900X is admittedly getting a bit long in the tooth, but I have no real reason to upgrade. Meshlicious is looking good.
Ideally I'd prefer to skip Zen 5, since it's going to stay more or less the same as Zen 4 architecturally, with Zen 6 bringing the goods, such as 16-core+ chiplets. However, the latter is currently slated for late 2025 / first half of 2026, which feels a long time away. I wouldn't mind upgrading to an eventual 5090 RTX in a year or so, wallet permitting, at which point the 5900X might not cut it anymore and I'll be 'forced' to upgrade. TBD.
Other than that I plan to finally get myself a custom 75% keyboard, mod it and set it up the way I like it. Qwertykeys Neo75 (coming sometime in 2024) would be my budget platform of choice, then there are others, more expensive options. This year I also want to build a completely custom macropad … maybe even try my hand at PCB design. In fact, I'll probably make this my next project.
This might also be the year I get into VR in a big way. I still haven't gotten around to setting up a place for it at my parents' and my brother's house, but I've really been using it as an excuse to keep waiting for the perfect headset. There's more than enough space for VR activities at my place. I don't think the mass market will see anything better than the Quest 3 release in 2024, so might as well take the plunge. This spring, I reckon.
Oh, we are adding movies at a rapid pace to our NAS, so I might have to buy some more drives for that, too. I also still need to buy a license for my firewall and tinker with that some more. Especially when it comes to creating a VLAN for IoT devices (I'll get to it, I swear!).
I do need to get a portable monitor for my NAS so that I can do BIOS updates and whatnot without having to move it. I need to get a new monitor for my main machine but I'm still waiting for OLED to mature.
The new mouse I got for Christmas is amazing (except for battery life) and I have my dream keyboard. Maybe I could try a different brand of mousepads. Headphones are good. Maybe I could get a new audio interface to replace the two I currently use. Mic is fine. WiFi APs are great. I'm finally in a pretty good spot, tbh.
I do need to get a portable monitor for my NAS so that I can do BIOS updates and whatnot without having to move it. I need to get a new monitor for my main machine but I'm still waiting for OLED to mature.
The new mouse I got for Christmas is amazing (except for battery life) and I have my dream keyboard. Maybe I could try a different brand of mousepads. Headphones are good. Maybe I could get a new audio interface to replace the two I currently use. Mic is fine. WiFi APs are great. I'm finally in a pretty good spot, tbh.
By Zabojnik Go To PostSo, what are your PC building / upgrading / tinkering plans for 2024?I plan to upgrade all my tech this year:
I'm very much still in a honeymoon of sorts phase with my current setup. The 42" LG C2 still feels like a dream monitor, the 4080 keeps destroying everything I throw at it, the 5900X is admittedly getting a bit long in the tooth, but I have no real reason to upgrade. Meshlicious is looking good.
Ideally I'd prefer to skip Zen 5, since it's going to stay more or less the same as Zen 4 architecturally, with Zen 6 bringing the goods, such as 16-core+ chiplets. However, the latter is currently slated for late 2025 / first half of 2026, which feels a long time away. I wouldn't mind upgrading to an eventual 5090 RTX in a year or so, wallet permitting, at which point the 5900X might not cut it anymore and I'll be 'forced' to upgrade. TBD.
Other than that I plan to finally get myself a custom 75% keyboard, mod it and set it up the way I like it. Qwertykeys Neo75 (coming sometime in 2024) would be my budget platform of choice, then there are others, more expensive options. This year I also want to build a completely custom macropad … maybe even try my hand at PCB design. In fact, I'll probably make this my next project.
This might also be the year I get into VR in a big way. I still haven't gotten around to setting up a place for it at my parents' and my brother's house, but I've really been using it as an excuse to keep waiting for the perfect headset. There's more than enough space for VR activities at my place. I don't think the mass market will see anything better than the Quest 3 release in 2024, so might as well take the plunge. This spring, I reckon.
*15th gen Intel system. (upgrading from 10700k)
*If the 5090 comes out this year then I'll grab it, otherwise I'll likely stay on my evga 3090 for now.
*iPhone 16 Pro Max (upgrading from iPhone 12 Pro)
*Switch 2 (upgrading from switch 1)
*PS5 Pro (upgrading from PS5)
*A TV as well but don't think OLED fits my use cases so will need to do some research.
*A UPS for my PC
By Laboured Go To PostDon't see myself doing much of anything in 2024 (assuming RTX5090 is a 2025 product). Might fuck around with my storage setup if I get bored but that's about it.
Yep. This me. Can't afford to upgrade.
I’m thinking of finally upgrading my media centre.
Asrock released some integrated n100 boards that should be more than strong enough for Plex and my other docker servers.
Trying to find a case I’m happy with. I like the terra, but not sure how I can get some 3.5” drives in there. I think the ridge would work
Outside of that, my PC isn’t going to see much love this year, 3080ti build, largely still hangs strong with everything I throw at it. Maybe the 50 series might make me upgrade, but maybe not even that
Asrock released some integrated n100 boards that should be more than strong enough for Plex and my other docker servers.
Trying to find a case I’m happy with. I like the terra, but not sure how I can get some 3.5” drives in there. I think the ridge would work
Outside of that, my PC isn’t going to see much love this year, 3080ti build, largely still hangs strong with everything I throw at it. Maybe the 50 series might make me upgrade, but maybe not even that
By Adam Go To PostYep. This me. Can't afford to upgrade.
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By Adam Go To PostYep. This me. Can't afford to upgrade.low key brag if I ever read one.
We have some 2600W PSU's but anything over 1600W requires 240v
I like how they put 2X XEON/EPYC on there
I like how they put 2X XEON/EPYC on there
By Laboured Go To Post@KabroShit, might just end up doing a GPU farm 🤔
A week to create a training model with a 3090 ffs.
want to start using Linux. Idk which one. Debian seems to be highly regarded but seems more for experienced Linux users. I have some brief experience but not much, so I’m leaning towards Mint which seems a little more beginner friendly
By Rob Go To Postwant to start using Linux. Idk which one. Debian seems to be highly regarded but seems more for experienced Linux users. I have some brief experience but not much, so I’m leaning towards Mint which seems a little more beginner friendly
Ubuntu for home use.
e - Google'd to see if that remains the case, and this was the first hit - https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/16qpflu/which_linux_distribution_should_you_start_with/
By Rob Go To Postwant to start using Linux. Idk which one. Debian seems to be highly regarded but seems more for experienced Linux users. I have some brief experience but not much, so I’m leaning towards Mint which seems a little more beginner friendlyUbuntu is probably the most beginner friendly because of the breadth of help you can find online. Some controversies with the general FOSS population with several of their changes in recent years. Probably nothing you should care about, though.
Debian is among the most stable but that also means it doesn't have a lot of the newest stuff.
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed is on a rolling release so remains pretty up to date but is also pretty stable. More popular in Europe.
Fedora is also a good choice. The normal workstation version is great. There is also Fedora Silverblue if you want a Linux distro that is immutable (SteamOS on the Steam Deck is an example of an immutable OS).
EndeavorOS is a great Arch-based distro if you want to be on the bleeding edge. Probably the best choice for playing the most recent games on day and date.
Pop!OS is apparently pretty good out of the box if you are doing scientific research or data analysis kind of stuff.
There are some other worthwhile distros to checkout, as well, but those are probably my top recommendations.
Also, definitely google what an "immutable OS" means. It could actually be good for you to fuck around with things as a beginner and not have to worry as much about getting your system in an unusable state. Will also teach you more about how Linux is structured and works without being quite as frustrating while doing so.
Guess the stuff I was reading was way off lol. Thanks
I was seeing people say mint was beginner friendly since it’s pretty similar to windows, which is what most people would be used to.
I was seeing people say mint was beginner friendly since it’s pretty similar to windows, which is what most people would be used to.
By Rob Go To PostGuess the stuff I was reading was way off lol. ThanksEh, they weren’t far off. Mint is derived from Ubuntu. And Ubuntu is already very beginner friendly and tailored for people who are coming from Windows, which is why I don’t really recommend Mint over it.
I was seeing people say mint was beginner friendly since it’s pretty similar to windows, which is what most people would be used to.
And Ubuntu is so popular with the mainstream Linux crowd that it has less in common with other Linux distros so you are more learning Ubuntu instead of learning Linux at a certain point. It’s still great as a first exposure, though, imo.
Regardless of which distro you use, https://wiki.archlinux.org/ is a great resource. It’s Arch specific but Arch is nearly as close to an un-opinionated Linux distribution you can find, so it is relevant across distros.
One of the biggest realizations about Linux for me is that most native apps are really just console apps with a gui on top that just sends commands to the app. There are multiple benefits to this. The most prominent two, in my mind, is that you can run most any app through the command line, which means you can easily script things. The second is that anyone can make a gui for these apps if they find the existing ones aren’t good enough for them.
The other big difference is just how separated user space is from system space and how you can backup all your user profile stuff by just backing up your user folder.
If you have experience with MacOS, it is based off a version of BSD, which is Unix-based. And since Linux is also based off Unix, you can transfer more knowledge than you’d think between MacOS and any Linux distro.
The other big difference is just how separated user space is from system space and how you can backup all your user profile stuff by just backing up your user folder.
If you have experience with MacOS, it is based off a version of BSD, which is Unix-based. And since Linux is also based off Unix, you can transfer more knowledge than you’d think between MacOS and any Linux distro.
Been playing some games with that DLSS3 to FSR3 mod that came out around Christmas, lets me flip on a few more bells and whistles while hitting strong enough framerates.
That said, Alan Wake 2 was pretty consistently crashing for me, with a GPU error. Turns out it didn't like my undervolt, it's even written in the error message as something to look out for. Maybe the path tracing + full use of the GPU just pushed it a bit too much.
I wish there were a way to get Afterburner to turn on certain profiles when it sees certain apps running
That said, Alan Wake 2 was pretty consistently crashing for me, with a GPU error. Turns out it didn't like my undervolt, it's even written in the error message as something to look out for. Maybe the path tracing + full use of the GPU just pushed it a bit too much.
I wish there were a way to get Afterburner to turn on certain profiles when it sees certain apps running
Linux life is here. Went with Endeavour for no particular reason other than it seemed to be the easiest to get up and running with its Galileo installer. They're all free anyway so if I don't like it, then I'll just switch to something else.
https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-unveils-rtx-5880-graphics-card-with-14080-cuda-cores
5090 96gb when and how much??!
NVIDIA Unveils RTX 5880 Graphics Card With 14,080 CUDA Cores And 48GB VRAM
5090 96gb when and how much??!
By Kabro Go To Post5090 96gb when and how much??!Never. That's just a cut down (Chinese export compliant) version of the RTX 6000 ada (which is $6,800). Nvidia screwed up their naming scheme.
They do have a PCIe version of the A100 that you can get for around $15K
By Rob Go To PostLinux life is here. Went with Endeavour for no particular reason other than it seemed to be the easiest to get up and running with its Galileo installer. They're all free anyway so if I don't like it, then I'll just switch to something else.A lot of Linux fans will switch every few months just because. They carry over their home directory, reinstall whatever apps they need, and are good to go with minimal downtime.
That 4080 Super for 1 grand is tempting.
I'm going to ride this generation out with my 3090 though. Still runs all my games great at 4K. Also, dat 24gb vram.
Although it hurt me when at the end of the 4070 Super slide they were like "faster than the rtx 3090!". Feelsbadman.
I thought the biggest announcement was those Twitch upgrades though. 4K 60fps twitch streams incoming...
https://imgur.com/4YaU3dK
I'm going to ride this generation out with my 3090 though. Still runs all my games great at 4K. Also, dat 24gb vram.
Although it hurt me when at the end of the 4070 Super slide they were like "faster than the rtx 3090!". Feelsbadman.
I thought the biggest announcement was those Twitch upgrades though. 4K 60fps twitch streams incoming...
https://imgur.com/4YaU3dK
By Celcius Go To PostThat 4080 Super for 1 grand is tempting.Was this dependent on DLSS3 Frame Gen being enabled? There's a whole bunch of qualifiers that might need to be said to back that up.
Although it hurt me when at the end of the 4070 Super slide they were like "faster than the rtx 3090!". Feelsbadman.
By Celcius Go To PostI thought the biggest announcement was those Twitch upgrades though. 4K 60fps twitch streams incoming…Is Twitch accepting AV1 or increasing their ingest limit from 6 MBps?
By Kibner Go To PostWas this dependent on DLSS3 Frame Gen being enabled? There's a whole bunch of qualifiers that might need to be said to back that up.edit: Nvidia is saying "Faster than RTX 3090 without Frame Generation"
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/191pdus/megathread_geforce_at_ces_super_gpus_rtx_games/
By Kibner Go To PostIs Twitch accepting AV1 or increasing their ingest limit from 6 MBps?They'll start accepting AV1
By Smokey Go To PostRIP MixerThe good ones die young.
By Kabro Go To Posthttps://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-unveils-rtx-5880-graphics-card-with-14080-cuda-cores
5090 96gb when and how much??!
I have a ASUS GTX 1060 6GB card in my PC. Looked it up on Amazon. I purchased it for $340.99 on 10/29/2016. I don't play modern games on my PC btw.
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