End of Year PC Build

If you want better AIO performance I can help you there:


Or you can get:

Heard this is the best AIO fan that can get you 3000 RPM...
In my opinion its far quieter than other 3000 RPM fans I have tried:
www.newegg.com/iceberg-thermal-xtra-case-fan/p/1YF-0184-00035

The increase in power consumption, were it to match a good ratio of increased performance, would not be a major issue since very few of us actually need space heater computing power.

We have amazing computers the size of a deck of cards, that use drips of electricity and can do more computing than our cellphone/tablet. All of these computers just mentioned can game. So, we get back to my original question - That thing got a HEMI in it?

It's the kind of question someone only concerned with raw performance asks, ignoring any other useful metric of total performance. Like the redneck in the commercial.

But... I thought you liked overkill?

What is ironic is since Hemi's do the Push Pull with fuel -though using fluid dynamics in the chambers...
So they technically can -by these definitions can be classified as fans -so...

IF the PC has a fan on the graphics processor then its a HEMI.
So any PC with a GPU fan has a HEMI...
My GPU is a HEMI huh never thought that.

Oh rewindbutton bmwcrazy Energizer Bunny 211
Hemi is a combustion chamber design usually used in trucks but is seen cars like some versions of the Ford Mustang:
auto.howstuffworks.com/hemi.htm
Right @gaben7?

Hemi just means hemispherical combustion chamber. It is basically a domed cylinder head design and it has been used by a lot of manufacturers like Porsche, Mercedes, Lamborghini, Lotus, and Ford as you mentioned.

The "Hemi" name is more or less a marketing term for Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth. Kind of like how Nvidia using their "RTX" brand to associate with the ray-tracing technology.

I did mention that some people need powerful computers. I know I don't, and my old 3820 is still a strong performer in computing tasks, LGA2011 was a little ahead of its time in some regards and why I chose it despite not being a "gaming" chip. The 5600 is better obviously, and yes we do need a decent CPU to play demanding games.

What I am arguing, is that what a RPI4 can do compared to what a 5800/3090 build can do, is only appreciable in very specific circumstances, and for most mundane tasks you will notice no difference in performance between the two.

For business purposes, time is money no argument there. If you are doing some serious DB queries, rendering 3d models etc yes you need a machine that is built for that or you're killing yourself. I don't do that stuff on my computers much anymore. This makes my argument anecdotal I suppose.

Long story short too late - I will be building again sometime soon. I need to replace my Nvidia Shield, and will build a PC that can run LibreElec and playback 4k video, and play emulated console games at a decent resolution. This will likely be an Intel build top to bottom, since Intel has a leg-up (thanks to dirty business tactics) on video encoding/decoding. Might go with a red GPU, haven't got to that part of the decision process yet because I want the cheapest least powerful device I can get by with. I guess that is where my fascination with the hobby is going - how can I do more or equivalent with less? What do I really need?

My answer depends on how honest I'm being with myself. My work rarely demands I do things computationally challenging, although Vectorworx can definitely tax any system and if I were interested in making more money (stares at self, blinks) I would work with it more. However, I just am not interested in making money very much anymore (stares at self again, minor twitch) and so... I'm trying to be honest with myself here lol, I think you see where I'm going.

I have to complain about power consumption, because ultimately I am a weirdo edge-case homelabber with too many computers running almost 24/7/365 in my home. Wife works from home in logistics, two monitors. I have the NAS, the Shield, my gaming PC, my lab PC, a Pi-Hole, and my business class firewall device, and another old PC that is waiting to be gutted and built into the LibreElec "Shield" replacement. I will lose Nvidia Gamestream which is a bummer and could be avoided by choosing an Nvidia GPU, but man I am not sure I can stomach any more BS from Nvidia at this point. Steam Link can do a lot of that stuff just fine if I need to play something demanding on my couch.

So, am I a hypocrite? Probably, but I'm working on it

Sorry maybe you got more recent news last I heard:


Personally though I would much rather have a hypercar than a sports car...
No. Not a Bugatti.
Give me a Koenigsegg:

Will I ever be able to afford it? 
Doubtful -still...
At least I can get it in The Crew 2 so I can somewhat don't have to dream it.

The Z06 is coming for sure but in a very limited production run.

I put my name down last year with a dealer but I'm not counting on it, simply because I wasn't their customer. If they actually manage to get me an allocation, this will be my first Chevrolet.

These things are the last of a dying breed. Classic internal combustion engines are going away. I won't be surprised if C9 is fully electric.

LMFAO So would anyone else if they could afford it. You think we all have millions of dollars to throw around?

I see I'm not the only sarcastic one...

I'm into cars, so yeah, I'm familiar with it.
Maybe now, but hemi used to be a Chrysler thing.

To reiterate the AB-Normal is normal here and the normal is abnormal here so...
This place here is a paradox.
So yes welcome to the PC Paradox Club.