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My goodness you lot are giving me "configuration and build" vibes!
If I wasn't heavily focused on other things, I probably would rebuild my Windows PC, and do some upgrades. I am still using an old build...


Parts:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7, 3700x
Motherboard: ASUS B550-F ROG Strix Gaming AMD
Memory: G Skill Tridentz Neo 16GB DDR4 3600
Storage: Crucial P1 1TB SSD & M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe
Video Card: ASUS GeForce RTX Dual 2060 6GB Evo OC
Case: Lian Li 205 Tempered Glass ATX
Power Supply: EVGA Super NOVA 750 G+
Fans: Thermaltake Pure Plus 12 / Chromax by Noctua for the CPU

From the above, if you were to "upgrade" one of two items, what would it be?
 
maflynn said:
Oh I know the history, like I said, I've been using VB due to Oracle's delivery methods, they largely ignore that application. Oracle buying Sun was one of the worst things that happened in the computer industry. They own the license rights to javascript but don't' do anything to that, other then sue people for trademark infringement.
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Brendan Eich invented Javascript while he was at Netscape with the project later turned into an open source project (Firefox) under Mozilla. He invited me to a meeting on the Javascript JIT in Whistler BC back in 2008 to work on it but I had my hands full with other commitments.

Sun Microsystems invented Java and Oracle did make a mess of it. Same thing with MySQL which is why the principals forked MariaDB once their lockups ended. There's still a ton of software that runs on Java because the portability is great but it's still a versioning minefield.
 
circatee said:
My goodness you lot are giving me "configuration and build" vibes!
If I wasn't heavily focused on other things, I probably would rebuild my Windows PC, and do some upgrades. I am still using an old build...


Parts:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7, 3700x
Motherboard: ASUS B550-F ROG Strix Gaming AMD
Memory: G Skill Tridentz Neo 16GB DDR4 3600
Storage: Crucial P1 1TB SSD & M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe
Video Card: ASUS GeForce RTX Dual 2060 6GB Evo OC
Case: Lian Li 205 Tempered Glass ATX
Power Supply: EVGA Super NOVA 750 G+
Fans: Thermaltake Pure Plus 12 / Chromax by Noctua for the CPU

From the above, if you were to "upgrade" one of two items, what would it be?
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The thing about using a high-end motherboard is that you tend to want to hang onto it for a long time. AMD launched a new AM4 CPU in 2025 but you're going to get far better performance with AM5.

AM5 gives you so much more potential and longevity but it would mean upgrading the CPU and RAM too.
 
pshufd said:
Brendan Eich invented Javascript while he was at Netscape with the project later turned into an open source project (Firefox) under Mozilla. He invited me to a meeting on the Javascript JIT in Whistler BC back in 2008 to work on it but I had my hands full with other commitments.
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Oracle owns the rights to JS and they've acted in ways that are contradictory to opensource.

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/12v1ev7/oracle_owns_javascript_and_is_sending_notices
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1h14kc9/deno_v_oracle_canceling_the_javascript_trademark
 
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maflynn said:
That's the problem and why people are pushing for them to lose the rights.
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In use, development and implementation, their trademark means nothing. They have no involvement in the project and never have. They have added a Javascript execution engine in Oracle 21 (2020) but Oracle hasn't sued anyone else for using it while there is case to get the trademark overturned for abandonment.

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I'm noticing that Geforce is being quite laggy the past few days, I flip flop between crossover and Geforce Now. The streaming service offers better graphics and at time improved performance but lately it hasn't. I only have a week or so before my month of service ends. I think I'll not let it auto-update.
 
maflynn said:
I'm noticing that Geforce is being quite laggy the past few days, I flip flop between crossover and Geforce Now. The streaming service offers better graphics and at time improved performance but lately it hasn't. I only have a week or so before my month of service ends. I think I'll not let it auto-update.
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You're dependent on their bandwidth and server capacity as well as your own so performance should fluctuate. Our home bandwidth can fluctuate from 50 to 600 mbps and that's per Comcast's terms of service. What they provision you is more of a maximum but there are a lot of factors, particularly neighborhood congestion, that can result in much lower performance.
 
circatee said:
My goodness you lot are giving me "configuration and build" vibes!
If I wasn't heavily focused on other things, I probably would rebuild my Windows PC, and do some upgrades. I am still using an old build...


Parts:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7, 3700x
Motherboard: ASUS B550-F ROG Strix Gaming AMD
Memory: G Skill Tridentz Neo 16GB DDR4 3600
Storage: Crucial P1 1TB SSD & M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe
Video Card: ASUS GeForce RTX Dual 2060 6GB Evo OC
Case: Lian Li 205 Tempered Glass ATX
Power Supply: EVGA Super NOVA 750 G+
Fans: Thermaltake Pure Plus 12 / Chromax by Noctua for the CPU

From the above, if you were to "upgrade" one of two items, what would it be?
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pshufd said:
The thing about using a high-end motherboard is that you tend to want to hang onto it for a long time. AMD launched a new AM4 CPU in 2025 but you're going to get far better performance with AM5.

AM5 gives you so much more potential and longevity but it would mean upgrading the CPU and RAM too.
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If this is a gaming rig upgrading the CPU and GPU could probably hold you over until AM6. You don't even have to do anything crazy. 5700X (3D if you can get it for a decent price) and a 9060XT (8GB variant is probably fine) are pretty decent upgrades over what you have now.
 
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diamond.g said:
If this is a gaming rig upgrading the CPU and GPU could probably hold you over until AM6. You don't even have to do anything crazy. 5700X (3D if you can get it for a decent price) and a 9060XT (8GB variant is probably fine) are pretty decent upgrades over what you have now.
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Cheers...
 
circatee said:
Parts:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7, 3700x
Motherboard: ASUS B550-F ROG Strix Gaming AMD
Memory: G Skill Tridentz Neo 16GB DDR4 3600
Storage: Crucial P1 1TB SSD & M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe
Video Card: ASUS GeForce RTX Dual 2060 6GB Evo OC
Case: Lian Li 205 Tempered Glass ATX
Power Supply: EVGA Super NOVA 750 G+
Fans: Thermaltake Pure Plus 12 / Chromax by Noctua for the CPU

From the above, if you were to "upgrade" one of two items, what would it be?
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This is basically my PC, I have a 3700X, and it still holds up pretty decently,. I upgraded the GPU from a 2060 Super to a 7800XT - A 4070 equivalent for rasterization. If it were me doing the upgrade, I'd look to spend the money on a 5070 GPU before putting money anywhere else.

if you can find a 5800X3D for cheap, that might be a nice move as well
 
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maflynn said:
This is basically my PC, I have a 3700X, and it still holds up pretty decently,. I upgraded the GPU from a 2060 Super to a 7800XT - A 4070 equivalent for rasterization. If it were me doing the upgrade, I'd look to spend the money on a 5070 GPU before putting money anywhere else.

if you can find a 5800X3D for cheap, that might be a nice move as well
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...thanks for the tips. Those 5070's are pricey! With Micro Centre, it seems they'd offer me a 'credit' of sorts ($83), on my 2060.
 
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