Subj : a period of simulated exhilaration
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Nick Boel
Date : Sun Aug 23 2026 02:08 pm

Hey Maurice!

On Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:18:40 , you wrote:

 > Onboard graphics?  Usually seperate graphics cards have been using ddr5
 > for ages now.

While my processor has onboard graphics (Intel UHD graphics 630), I've never 
used it. I have an Auros RTX 3060 12gb. ddr5 ram has only been around since 
2020. I probably built my gaming machine around that time, or maybe just before 
since my processor was released in 2018. I went with ddr4 either because ddr5 
wasn't out yet, or was very new and outrageously expensive at the time. Still 
is, even.

Haven't had any issues with any games yet, and probably won't even start 
thinking about upgrading it until I do.

 > I have one of those as well.  However it takes more power and space for
 > my liking which is why I bought the epyc in the first place.  Far less
 > power consumption and far more capable than the ddr3 system.

I imagine when my server ever starts having issues, I'll probably just go with 
a mini PC to replace it. Plenty of horsepower, very low power consumption, and 
a lot better priced than server hardware. Only issue would be longevity (they 
don't last nearly as long as server hardware, and storage, as most of them 
don't come with more than 1tb but are usually upgradable.

Granted, I tend to plan ahead for things that never happen.. at the moment my 
current server has 4tb (8tb in a raid 1), and I'm currently probably using less 
than 100gb of it. I got rid of a lot of unneeded stuff, and don't hoard 
movies/TV shows/music any more. :)

Regards,
Nick

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