That too. FFS.

I just want the OS to run things, and get out of my way. Windows used to fit that description.

I went out of my way to get a TPM from my systems OEM. I’m a tech, I’ve built dozens of machines without issue. I personally use a Dell, because I can’t be arsed to deal with it for my own kit.

Granted, the Dell I’m using can easily fit the HEDT description, but still.

I’m still using Windows 10 because fuck Windows 11. I am forced to use that shit for work and I hate it. I’m constantly in need of stuff from the settings/control panel to fix other people’s shit, and every time I go to settings, shit is somewhere different, buttons are moved or entirely missing… It’s a right fucking mess.

On any Windows 10 system, I go to control panel, find the appropriate item, such as programs and features, or network and sharing center, etc… And all the controls are there, working, and haven’t changed in any meaningful way since XP.

The thing that Microsoft seems to have abandoned is sent semblance of consistency. They’re so deep in the shit with their CD/CI with the settings panel that for every feature build of Windows 10/11, the settings menu will have options in dramatically different locations. The main difference between 10 and 11 here is that, in Windows 10, the control panel was still in one piece. In Windows 11, several control panel icons now take you to the settings menu “equivalents” to the cpl you’re looking for.

This is particularly bad with printing. Omg. How tf do I check/change the fucking driver in use for a printer in the fucking Windows 11 settings menu? If I go through what’s left of the control panel, and go to devices and printers, I get taken to the settings menu for devices which includes a section for printers, so I go into printers, and I have to hunt down a moving target for where tf they put the button to open the control panel printers and devices dialog, which seems to change weekly. Then I can open the printer settings dialog and see what driver is in use on the advanced tab, or what fucking port it’s connected to… Which, when you deal with network printers, is a pretty fucking important piece of information. Then, half the time the printer port is a fucking wsd, and I have to go spelunking into the registry to find it’s fucking IP address.

Wsd ports are fine right up until they fuck up, which happens frequently, TCP/IP ports don’t really have any problems at all. So why the fuck are we moving everyone to fucking wsd ports? Where is the benefit? Explain Microsoft! Explain!

It’s so goddamned frustrating to use as a technician. A lot of this stuff doesn’t really apply to steam users or home users in general, because these menus aren’t really looked at a lot. So the TPM requirement is the usual suspect for people’s frustrations with Windows 11.

I wouldn’t give nearly as much of a shit if they would just leave things where they are. I would only need to learn where the buttons and knobs and dialogs are once, and that would be it. But they have a bug shoved so far up their ass about making “improvements” that I can’t rely on anything staying where it is.

I’m certain there would be a pile of unpatched vulnerabilities with windows 7.

I would not recommend it.

Yeah, the gifted card I’m using is a 2080 Ti. My friend that gifted it, went from a dual 2080 ti SLI setup to a 4090 IIRC, he kept one for his old system so it’s still useful, but gave me one of the two since SLI is dead and he doesn’t need the extra card in a system he’s not frequently using.

11G of memory is an odd choice, but it was a huge uplift from the 3G I was using before then. I had a super budget GTX 1060 3G (I think it was made by palit?) before.

I still have to play on modest settings for anything modern, but my only real challenge has been feeding it with fresh air. My PC case puts the GPU on a riser with front to back airflow and very little space front-back and top/bottom. The card uses a side intake, which is fairly typical for GPUs, which is basically starved for air if I install the card normally. For now, I’ve got it on a riser, sitting on top of the system with the cover off, so my GPU is in open air. Not ideal. I need to work on a better solution… But it works great otherwise.

I have a 20 series card, albeit one of the higher tier ones, and I probably won’t be upgrading this year. I probably also won’t be playing any new AAA titles either.

It’s fine to have an older card, but nobody in that position should be expecting to play the latest and greatest games at reasonable framerates, if at all.

It is the way of things.

I am personally rather miffed about the fact that if you want any performance from a GPU, you basically need to spend $800+. Even though some cards are saying they’re available for less, they almost never are, either due to scalping or greed (which are kind of the same thing), or something else like idiotic tariffs. I don’t have nearly a grand I can burn every year to upgrade my GPU the last GPU I bought was a 1060, and my current card was a gift. I haven’t had a budget for a decent GPU in many, many years.

When I upgrade, I’m likely going Intel arc, because the value proposition makes sense to me. I can actually spend less than $600 and get a card that will have some reasonable level of performance.

Earlier than they thought?

How long did they think it would take before RT was a requirement? It was introduced with the GeForce 20 series more than six years ago.

For technology, six years is vintage.

The only people this should affect is people still using GTX 10 and 16 series cards. I dunno what’s happening with AMD/Radeon. Since they were purchased by AMD the banking schemes have gotten to be more and more nonsensical, so I always have a hard time knowing WTF generation a card is from by the model number.

In any case. Yeah, people using 5+ year old tech are going to be unable to play the latest AAA games. And?

Has there ever been a time when a 5+ year old system can reasonably play a modern AAA title without it being a slide show?

This seems pretty on-brand for burr… He’s always kind of rooted for the “little guy” so to speak. He’s also blunt and doesn’t really give a shit if you don’t like what he has to say.

There’s lots of things I don’t understand.

Like the color of thought and the sounds of a rainbow.