ArtikBanana

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[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Was it before AM4 by any chance?

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago

Yeah, from what I've seen they weren't great before and have switched things up in recent years.
But I haven't had any personal experience with their boards.

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (17 children)

Specifically motherboards or in general?
~~I've heard a lot of good things about Asrock motherboards. And they're also about the only ones without some recent controversy (for AMD CPUs).~~

In general, I can personally vouch for Noctua.
They sent me a free mounting kit for my then 7 year old CPU cooler when I switched it over to a new PC. I've had it for 12 years now.

Edit: Never mind, looks like also Asrock aren't too great.

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Oh. Didn't consider that

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Might want to check out Bigscreen Beyond VR and Shiftall Megane X.
The Bigscreen one is already out and looks like a nice upgrade over the Valve Index.

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just be aware that for a period of time the MX 500 had many reports of high failure rate. Not sure if it was due to a change of components or firmware.
Example post about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/whr5ek/crucial_mx500_historically_good_recent_batches/
An article (In Portuguese).
And another post about it.

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Personally I use Newmaxx's site and spreadsheet which has more indepth information about the SSDs like their controllers and NAND type - https://borecraft.com/
You can also check their subreddit for some reviews and such.
That and some stats from Backblaze and general reviews.
And I use price trackers to make sure I'm getting a good price.

I don't like going by specific brands, because they all have some less ideal models and some of them tend to change some of the components after a while.

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah I forgot it depends on the country.
In Canada for example, it's legal to copy a borrowed CD.

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I can also buy a CD and if I live with family members / roomates, share it and let them play it whenever they want without them paying for it.
Or let people copy it.

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