Recent content by Riccochet

I just gave my 5700X3D and 32 GB ram to my nephew. If I didn't build a new rig I'd still be using it without a care.

It's still a very relevant and capable gaming CPU. And AM4 is still widely in use.

How often? Quite often. I've only subscribed for 4 months now and there are about 20 AAA games on there that I already own on steam, and about 20 more I would consider buying. You can look for yourself in the MS Store app. It's no hidden paywalled secret.

You're the exception, not the rule.

They do add titles quite often. The AAA titles stick around for months, so no rush to finish them. And if I like a game, thinking I'll play it for a significant amount of time, I'll buy it. At a discount with the pass if it's not cheaper on Steam. Otherwise it cost me $30 to try a bunch of games...

then go live in India

Then enjoy your indie junk games for $5 a month. Nothing is $5 a month anymore. Xbox Live has never been $5 a month, and that didn't include any games. $20 for access to a lot of AAA titles is reasonable.

It still has value, just not much. It should be $20 a month, at most, for everything.

I trust my sources and will 100% demo a game received from the seas. If I like it I'll buy it. If I don't then it gets deleted. I honestly couldn't care less about spending 20-30 minutes to download a game. It's a non issue with modern internet speeds.

DRM, to me, is just a form of suckering people in to spending $70 on a game that probably sucks. Which is why they don't release demo's of said games.

It's on GamePass right now. I installed it, played for like 30 minutes and uninstalled it. Biggest turn off was not being able to switch weapons with the mouse wheel. Like....wtf?

I looked in to HV bypasses, there's no way I'm running any of that. So much involved and leaves way too many gaping security holes.

I never really saw the point of cache on both CCD's. You wouldn't want that for gaming due to fabric latency, and you wouldn't want it for productivity since the cache adds no value there. To me it seems like they are making it just to make it. It's a lot more expensive for minimal gains under...

I've never tried frame gen. i'm gaming at 3440x1440 and haven't found a game where I'm getting below 70-80 fps, or drastic dips, with everything maxed. I could see it being useful for 4K.

LOL ... Apple. They literally put out nothing competitive in the gaming market. Their CPU's are not designed for it. We'd all be going back to 1080p/60 gaming on $5000 Apple garbage. They're a decade away from competing with any top tier dGPU.