Subj : Re: Intel's potential exit from advanced manufacturing
To   : Nightfox
From : Accession
Date : Fri Aug 01 2025 20:41:36

Hey Nightfox!

On Thu, Jul 31 2025 19:14:37 -0500, you wrote:

 > It's an AIO.

That's all you need for any processor, to be honest. As long as you're not overclocking to the point where anything more than that would be needed. Along with my Corsair AIO, I have 7 Corsair fans as well. My case never gets hot. ;)

 > Yeah, I suppose for the price of the 3080 TI, perhaps a (low-end?) 
 > gaming PC could be built..  I bought it in early 2022, and by then, 
 > prices were starting to come down a bit and they were becoming 
 > available again, and I figured why not..  I was coming from a 2070 
 > Super though, so it was a fairly significant upgrade, and I figured 
 > I'd still be keeping my PC around for a while.  It's a bit crazy how 
 > expensive GPUs became for a while though..  When I bought it, I was 
 > on a wait list with EVGA, and and at the time, I didn't know if GPUs 
 > were going to get cheaper or become more available, so when one 
 > became available, I decided to buy one.

I'm pretty sure anything in the 30xx and 40xx series are still mid-range to high end. With the upgrade cycles, I feel like if you can buy a mid-range GPU for less than $400-$500 and go 2-3 generations without any display issues at 1440p (I have no need for 4k whatsoever), anything more than that is just being fancy. I upgraded each machine to a gtx3060 from gtx970s, so also a significant upgrade.

I guess I just have no definitive reason to spend over a grand on a GPU, when after a few generations they're all outdated anyways.

 > Intel has had several CEOs in the past several years.  Not long 
 > before I left Intel (2019ish), their CEO Brian Krzanich was basically 
 > let go from Intel - They say it was because they found out he had a 
 > relationship with a subordinate, but I heard from some people the 
 > real reason was because he wasn't improving Intel's manufacturing 
 > like they'd hoped.  Then Bob Swan stepped in as interim CEO, then 
 > became permanent CEO, but he was only there from 2019 to 2021; then 
 > Pat Gelsinger from 2021 to 2024, then it looks like David Zinsner & 
 > Michelle Johnston 2024-2025, and now Lip-Bu Tan is Intel's current 
 > CEO.

Oddly enough, they're still in dire straits.

Regards,
Nick

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