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Captain_Yuri said:

So my final build is looking to be like this:

Strix 3080
Ryzen 5800X
Asus Dark Hero Motherboard
G.Skill Trident Z 32GB RGB
Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB SSD
O11 Dynamic XL Case
Cable Mod cables
750 Watt Evga G3 Power Supply
Noctua NH-D15 cpu cooler

It sure looks like a very powerful rig that will give you many hours of fun.

I'm a bit surprised by your cooler choice, with a case like that, so open and with so much glass, an AIO cooler could be seen as a better fit, at least aesthetically. Noting wrong with a Noctua cooler, tho, they're amazing... but maybe go for the black one and not the usual brown and beige if you're going to see it.

vivster said:
Captain_Yuri said:

So here is the full email that Hardware Unboxed as gotten:

*snip*

As someone who truly believes that RT is the future of gaming and not just the next 10 years but the next 50 years, I cannot fault a reviewer for going a different angle. Reviews are opinion pieces and it is vital for a wide array of different angles to be represented. Reviews from Nvidia fanboys are just as important as reviews from AMD fanboys. Might as well have a review from a person who doesn't game or thinks gaming is a lame waste of time. Those are all important angles because there are different kinds of people out there and they rely on reviews that are tailored to their position. Only then will it be possible for someone to make an educated decision of how much a product is worth to them.

That's an issue I have with game reviews for example. My taste isn't necessarily mainstream so I'd love to have reviews of people who don't gush about that lame mainstream gritty realism. As is I probably can't take any Cyberpunk review seriously or as a recommendation. I would need to read a review of a person who absolutely hates the game and glosses over all of the things other reviewers love and instead names all the bullshit I might encounter. That is much more helpful to me than a glowing review from someone who tries to be objective about it and only goes at it from a neutral or mainstream position.

I completely agree. What's more, there's a lot of times where you can learn more about the hardware, movie or game reviewed looking at harsh reviews because they usually focus on or bring out points (not necessarily problems) that the other reviews overlook or just mention casually without delving into them.

green_sky said:

There you go. 

Nvidia's latest 4k cards can do 1440p Ray Tracing at 60. Clap clap claptrap. Now send the free card to Hardware Unboxed or send one to me. 

Well, either they were already working on that video before this whole shitshow or they work really fast.



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