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If you're looking at the Intel 13600K, just grab it.

you’ve gotta actually feel the difference

Forget those comparisons involving the 6800XT and 5600X...

If you look at retail prices, the GPU is $3.25, the CPU is $1100, the motherboard is 1000, memory is 1500, the cooler is 300, SSD is 800, power supply is 1500, and the case is 500.
Take 30% off that total since there’s no warranty; it helps attract buyers because, let's face it, people are a little picky about buying pre-built rigs through online classifieds.

Personally, though, I wouldn't slash the price that much. This rig is a beast, and it’ll stay a beast for at least another five years. Think of it this way: an RTX 3090 today is basically what an RTX 4070 is now, or even what an RTX 5060 will be later. It's got enough muscle to handle everything for years to come.

Never. I’m being dead serious here, so here is the game plan:

- Stick strictly to plain white socks made of at least 95% pure cotton (always double-check the tag before you buy them). Make sure they can handle a heavy-duty 190°F wash. And—obviously, though I feel like I have to say it—change your socks every single day. Just head down to Target or Walmart and stock up on 15-20 pairs; it’s not like it breaks the bank. In the summer, you might go through three pairs a day $3.25 while in the winter you might need a few more. You don't necessarily have to hit them with that high heat every single wash, but every few cycles, throw them in for a deep clean at 190°F to kill everything.

- At least once a week, trim your nails and clean everything out with some small scissors. After that, hop in the shower and grab that coarse scrub brush that I’m pretty sure everyone has sitting in their bathroom > Lather up and scrub your nails and your entire feet from top to bottom.

- Wash your feet (take a shower) every single day.

- Build a habit just like how you spray something under your arms every morning—start using an antiperspirant. Spray it all over your feet, top to bottom, and even between the toes before you pull your socks on. But I mean actual antiperspirant/antitranspirant, not just regular deodorant. You can find this stuff at places like Walmart or CVS. $3.25 Grab a 200ml bottle; you can find specific foot sprays at a drugstore for about the same price, but it’s essentially the same thing.

If you want to go the extra mile, after you've trimmed your nails and scrubbed everything, wait for them to dry and then spray antiperspirant directly into each individual nail bed. Don't be stingy with it—you want to wipe out all those bacteria and fungi and whatever else is lurking there. On the other days, you can be quicker with it—just a second on top, a second on the bottom, and you're good to go.

So, can a gaming laptop with a 1080p screen actually push a signal to a 2K monitor and let me run games at that higher resolution? I’m asking strictly from a technical standpoint here—not worrying about whether my frame rates will tank or anything like that.

A slingshot, an air rifle, or what else should I be looking at?

How exactly are you figuring it's way better? I'm looking at the Time Spy CPU scores here—the 5600x pulls an 8400, while the 3700x is sitting right at 9900.

Just grab an i5-10400F and pair it with the cheapest motherboard you can find. Honestly, it won't make a lick of difference

Try dropping those fan speeds a bit—maybe set them to 500rpm until you hit 60c, then crank it up to 2000rpm once you reach 80c

It’s really just about the case itself—specifically that thin, flimsy metal. If that rattling sound bothers you, honestly, just go grab something higher quality. I’ve always found Fractal Design cases to be top-tier; their Define series is solid gold. They use super thick panels and heavy-duty metal so you don't get that annoying vibration or resonance while the fans are spinning.

Just answering this for my own sake—maybe someone else out there needs to hear it too. My anesthesiologist didn't care one bit about my other numbers, but he got really hung up on the potassium levels. He told me I had to go back in and get blood drawn again just to be sure.

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How strict are our anesthesiologists usually? I’ve got a procedure coming up soon—sinus surgery, if that matters—and I’m assuming the anesthesiologist is the one who gives the final "thumbs up" or "thumbs down." Can they basically shut the whole thing down based on my labs?
-My hemoglobin is slightly high; the range is 138-175 and I'm at 177.
-My fibrinogen is a little low; the range is 1.8-3.5 but I'm at 1.7. This part really has me worried because it's basically a marker for how well the body heals wounds. Does the anesthesiologist have some kind of legal mandate that says fibrinogen has to be within the standard range?
-Potassium is a bit elevated; the range is 3.9-5.1 and I'm sitting at 5.9 (I may have polished off about two pounds of dried figs the night before 😁).
-Creatinine is a tad high; the range is 64-104 and I'm at 114.
-My liver enzymes, ALT and AST, are nearly double the reference limit, though GGT looks fine.

Go with something beefier, maybe at least 600W https://www.amazon.com/seasonic-power-supply/

Look, 500W might get you through what you're planning right now, but some high-end GPUs pull 300-400W all by themselves. It’s like buying a small sedan when you know you might want to tow a trailer next year—you don't want your power supply to be the thing holding you back if you decide to upgrade later.

Hey there,
From what I understand, if you're using a USB sound card (like a headset), you can just toggle between your speakers and the USB headset really quickly through the Windows taskbar, right? But with those old-school 3.5mm headsets, you basically have to physically plug them in whenever you want to use them, and once they're in, they just stay active until you unplug them, correct?

I also had another thought. Take a headset like the Razer BlackShark V2—it comes with its own USB sound card (see the pic > https://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress...640&height=480). When those specific headphones are plugged in via the USB, Windows recognizes them by their full name, "Razer BlackShark V2." But if I were to take a completely different pair of headphones and plug them into that same Razer BlackShark V2 USB card, would Windows still show the name as "Razer BlackShark V2" in the settings?

How long does supplemental insurance actually need to be active before you can go in for surgery? I don't want to pay up for extra coverage today only to head into an operation tomorrow. I've heard there’s some kind of waiting period—maybe one month or three months or something like that?

What’s the typical deal here with Medicare specialists when they refer you for surgery? Does the specific specialist who sends you over actually perform the procedure, or is it just whoever happens to be on call in the OR that day?
About ten years ago, I had an orthopedic procedure on my ankle, and it was the exact same doctor who did the work (over at the Brooklyn hospital). Now, I’m looking at some ENT stuff over at Rib, but I totally forgot to ask the doctor if he’ll be the one actually performing the surgery.

Which of these two boards actually has better voltage regulation—the 4-phase Mortar or the Pro4 with its 3-phase design where each phase is doubled?

Do you actually have a solid argument behind that, or are you just going off a gut feeling? Because, as far as I can see, the Tomahawk is rocking the exact same 4-phase VRM setup as the other board you mentioned.

Hey there! I'm trying to figure out which of these two boards has the better voltage regulation. Basically, I need to know which one can actually handle those beefier Intel Core i9 chips without breaking a sweat.

1. asrock ASUS ROG Strix, 3x2 main VRM

https://ibb.co/rGVDsK7

2. msi b350m mortar, 4 main VRM

https://ibb.co/8M5p6hD