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Another New Gaming PC
- Thread starter Agent Orange
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Chuck(G)
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I'm supposedly (and have been for some years) retired. Just never got around to not working. I confess that the prospect of sitting around watching Teevee or playing computer games does not appeal to me--seems more like punishment.
I am not a TV addict. Never have been. My brother though can't seem to watch it enough. I'd rather toy with old computers or emulators as I am a retired programmer. But astrophotography is something I am trying to get into.
Agent Orange
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Agent Orange
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For me it's when ever I get the urge, but mostly late at night. Also, I'm not gainfully employed anymore.
Caluser2000
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I think I don't really care about new gaming PCs. Never have....
Agent Orange
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Sorry for the delay. When the 1st DDR5 modules appeared last fall, there seemed to some performance issues if all four slots were filled. This was, I think, mainly due to young BIOS problems, at least on the AMD type boards. So, the consensus was to only fill the A2-B2 slots. Now, I went through 2 Asus boards that had major BIOS issues in that they wouldn't POST. So, I opted for the ASRock board and it is working out just fine. However, back when I was on a buying rampage, trying to round up everything at once, the only DDR5 RAM listed on my boards' QVL is what I bought. I had 64Gb on my last X570 board and I'm not sure it's worth the effort, but I probably would have went the 64 had it been approved.Only 32GB RAM? Rookie numbers
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jafrie2889
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Not to mention back around that time DDR5 prices were out the wazoo. Wouldn't blame you for getting 32GB haha.Sorry for the delay. When the 1st DDR5 modules appeared last fall, there seemed to some performance issues if all four slots were filled. This was, I think, mainly due to young BIOS problems, at least on the AMD type boards. So, the consensus was to only fill the A2-B2 slots. Now, I went through 2 Asus boards that had major BIOS issues in that they wouldn't POST. So, I opted for the ASRock board and it is working out just fine. However, back when I was on a buying rampage, trying to round up everything at once, the only DDR5 RAM listed on my boards' QVL is what I bought. I had 64Gb on my last X570 board and I'm not sure it's worth the effort, but I probably would have went the 64 had it been approved.
Agent Orange
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Plasma,Only 32GB RAM? Rookie numbers
My ASROCK X670E BIOS has come a long way, so I install another 32GB of RAM and now have 64GB total. The increase in performance has been remarkable. No longer a rookie.