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He specifically mentioned Elden Ring as an example of a modern game which does not run well on his current computer. Looking at the 'system requirements' for that, it looks to me like his CPU is the weaker link, which chimes with your points. Thanks both for your comments. I think I'll suggest...

That's a good shout. Apparently there is a piece of software he uses which only works on Nvidia cards. I've asked for more information, as this sounds a little spurious to me. What do people think about my original question regarding being CPU bound? It would still be useful to get a feeling...

Thanks. I have suggested that he go with an AMD card, but he has so far stipulated that he wants to stick with Nvidia (I'm not 100% clear as to why, but I think it's partly perceived brand reliability). I will try to persuade him again, however ;)

My friend is looking to upgrade his computer in order to play modern games at 1080p on 'high settings'. He will be upgrading from a Geforce 1060 (6GB I believe) and an i5-4570. He has a total budget of around £800, which would need to cover CPU, graphics card, RAM, storage, case and PSU, and I...

Just £50 on £50k invested this month.

I’ve turned it on, and it’s got a few old messages, but now says ‘syncing paused’.

To be clear, I also have an M1 Mac Studio, so I'm used to the 'modern' Apple machines, but due to a change in my lifestyle I wanted a portable computer as well. My previous Apple laptop never felt as fast as it should have done given the price. I think you're right, because it's now showing...

I ordered a 13" M3 Air (16GB / 512GB) yesterday afternoon, and DPD were knocking on my door at 8:40 this morning! :eek: I didn't expect it until next week. My previous Apple laptop was a 2017 13" MBP from the early Touchbar / weird keyboard era (Intel). Observations so far: - They've really...

I use 1Blocker on my iPad and don't see any YouTube ads.

Fair enough, thanks for explaining. When I was coding full time last year, I had two 27" monitors where the left one was a full screen terminal and the right was a vertical split between the terminal and Safari, with virtual desktops for Mail, Slack and one or two other bits and bobs. I found...

Out of interest, what is your monitor set-up and workflow such that you need three monitors? I'm not trying to argue that you don't, I'm just curious, having recently gone from two monitors down to just one again, and not really missing the extra one :)

£225 on 50k in March :)

Thanks, I've been looking into UTM. I'm tempted to use a spare Raspberry Pi 4 for Linux duties rather than a VM, but we'll see.

I'd be interested in knowing what hypervisors people are using these days. Back in the (Intel) day, I always used to use VMware Fusion, but perhaps there are better Hyperkit-based options now.

£150 on my £50k this month :)

Fair enough - perhaps I've been reading too many Apple-biased sources! :) I will look around at some more. I've been wearing glasses since I was about 8, and I'd like nothing better than to no longer have to*, so the thought of choosing to strap something to my face to get things done is not...

I think that this will be an interesting product to watch. Many people who have tried it, including these early reviewers, seem pretty convinced that it's a viable product which just needs the technology to catch up. However, I think the challenge Apple face is how to convince people who haven't...

It doesn't have a keyboard. The clamshell cases aren't very good; I've tried quite a few of them. As Feek also pointed out, it doesn't run Mac OS...

I would also like an updated 11” Air. Imagine one with a better screen and modern Apple CPU :)

Seen that car in Baldock before - wondered if it was another Steve Parrish special…