SpaceKadet

Yes, I know, but why would I want to buy from JIB on Lazada when I can buy directly from the JIB store and have it delivered within 24 hours anywhere in the country. Thus far they have been very prompt and responded very quickly on a warranty claim I had once with them.

Personally, I would never buy a computer on Lazada for several reasons. Here are two suggestions based on your budget. A all in one desktop, and a laptop. http://i.nvade.it/isl http://i.nvade.it/iqR

Maybe you should educate yourself on the definition of "sovereign state". According to Wikipedia: "A sovereign state is a state that has the highest authority over a territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined territory, a government not under another, and the capacity to interact with other states." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_state Unless, of course, if you're Chinese and subscribe to CCP propaganda.

And how would it be possible if "neocons" were not calling the shots... Please do pray tell... Ukraine will never accept ceding any currently Russian occupied territory, and want to join NATO for protection. Putin will lose face big time if he would agree to that.

5555, far from it. Several blinks would be required. Interesting question. When I was designing my new rig I expected it to be my last build. Therefore, I was keen to chose future proofed components as much as I could. I don't think I have any bottle necks apart from the current state of technology. Namely SATA III and HDD speed. SATA III transfer speed is rated at 6Gbps, which translates to around 550MBps with SATA overhead. I'm using Seagate SkyHawk HDD's, the fastest spinners for SATA. Sequential read up to 250 MBps, which is almost half the speed of SATA SSD's. However, if I knew then what I've learned empirically from running my rig at extremes, I would probably have chosen Ryzen 7 (probably 7950X) CPU instead of Intel i9-13900. For two main reasons. 1. Windows 10 does not support, and is unlikely in the future, Intel Thread Manager. This make some applications confused about how to use P-cores and E-cores. By default, is seems, the workload is dumped on the E-cores, which are slower, even if there are more of them. And, like I have mentioned before, I will not upgrade to Win11. 2. When I'm using all cores/threads to 100%, the processor hits 100 degC and Thermal Throttling very quickly. Even while using top Corsair 360mm AIO liquid cooler, and undervolting the processor by 85mV. I can contain the Thermal Throttling somewhat by undervolting further to 110mV, but then run into stability issues. I have always overclocked all my builds by at least 25%, but in the case of the i9, it's just a nogo. To answer your last point, my last main rig was over 10 years old when I build this new monster. Here's some performance figures from that build. https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/17889690 This is Intel Gen 5 processor. I have build several rigs for friends since, with much newer Intel processors, but they still couldn't beat my old rig in benchmarks. So definitely more that 10 years to become the bottle neck, if you chose your components right. Should mention that is was overclocked by 25%, and when running at 100% for several hours never went above 75 deg C. It has since been relegated to running my NAS when the new rig was built. Having a dedicated LSI SAS/SATA Host Adapter and RAID configuration, it will easily saturate the 10Gbps Ethernet backbone.

It is well known that every second Windows version is crap. Excluding Windows 3.1, let's recap: Windows 95 - The first real Windows GUI, had it's quirks. Windows 98 - Much improved. Windows ME - Crap. Windows XP - Nice and working, but had limited support for new hardware unless you're running 64 bit version. Windows Vista - Disaster. Windows 7 - Now we're talking, the first real 64 bit OS from MS. Windows 8 - Crap, what a disaster. Windows 10 - Pretty much OK once you get used to it and disable all the spyware. Windows 11 - Crap. Windows 12 - ???

I would be very careful buying any high tech from China.... safer to spend a little bit more and buy from a reputable supplier like, JIB or InvadeIT

Nothing secret here. For the network backbone I'm using TP-LINK 5-Port 10G Desktop Switch (TL-SX105) https://www.invadeit.co.th/product/wired-networking/tp-link/5-port-10g-desktop-switch-tl-sx105-p057291/ The WiFi router is Asus AX6000 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router (RT-AX89X), which has 10Gbps port https://www.invadeit.co.th/product/wireless-networking/asus/ax6000-dual-band-wifi-6-router-rt-ax89x-p055631/ For the PC's, they have 10Gbps ethernet either build in the MoBo (Asus ProArt Z790-CREATOR WiFi) or use TP-LINK TX401 10 Gigabit PCI Express Network Adapter https://www.invadeit.co.th/product/wired-networking/tp-link/tx401-10-gigabit-pci-express-network-adapter-p057243/ Internet connection is 500/1000 Mbps fiber supplied by TOT. My main usage is interaction between the home PC's, that's why I chose high bandwidth for the backbone. I have 4 main PC's, plus generally run 2-4 Windows and Linux instances in Virtual on the main rig, plus there are Laptops, phones, tablets and such minor junk connecting through the WiFi.

750W should be plenty for the CPU and GPU you're mentioning. Minimum PSU recommendation for RX6400 is 350W and the CPU TDP is 65W. I doubt you would go much over 500W with full utilization.

10Gbps is my domestic ethernet backbone. My internet connection is more normal 1Gbps fiber.

I agree with you on that KH. Never hurts to have extra storage/memory. I've known guys that buy smallest (cheapest) amount and later complain that their rig is so slow and runs out of space. I have 23TB of storage on my main rig, excluding the system drive, and it's all 70%+ utilized. There is another 25TB on a NAS. My home network backbone is all on 10Gbps, for 4 computers plus all the other gunk that connects through the WiFi. Some people just use a laptop for browsing internet and don't comprehend what you would need that extra computing power for. All dick extenders in their mind. But I do like to run my nuclear simulations in real time...55555

I feel with you Gottfrid. I have a i9-13900KF rig with 64GB DDR5 RAM. Was thinking of upgrading to 128GB RAM, before the compatible modules disappear from the market. Kind of future proof my kit. You might never know when you might want to run that nuclear explosion simulation in real time.... 555 Besides, what would be the requirement for the games released next year? But seriously, what really pisses me off is that MS has not implemented the Intel Thread Director support in Windows 10. Don't want to upgrade to Win11. I'm running Win11 in Virtual, and do not like is a bit.

Hate to piss on your party, but sooner or later (most probably sooner) you'll have to replace your batteries, and at some point your solar panels. That's gonna take a big toll on the environment to recycle them.... but why should you care? You're green, right?

My point exactly, but it was not a power plant.

The SMR's are generally a closed design. There is no re-fueling locally as in a a very large NPP's. Once the fuel is depleted (20-30 years cycle) the whole reactor module goes back to the plant to be recycled and/or refueled.

You know nothing about the requirements for building and commissioning a NPP. There are though inspections throughout the building process and no fissile material will be available unless the inspectors are satisfied. That's why generally big NPP projects are delayed and over budget. In any case, if Thailand would build a >1TWe NPP, and not go for SMR, it would most probably be China that builds and supplies the fuel. Just like Hinkley in UK. China would most probably insist that they run the plant too. So your humorous musings, are just that...

Obviously, you are trying to take the piss, since Chernobyl was a faulty design operated outside it's limits, and Fukushima problem was location and partly design. I mean, who would place a NPP in an area known for tsunamis and earthquakes? Must have been some vested personal interests involvement.

What I'm trying to say, is that China is not a modern developed nation. And definitely not a respectable member of the world community.

Right, fusion. Great, except that it always have been 30 years away since I started to follow the development thermonuclear energy in the 70's. We are now in 2024, and it still is 30+ years away from commercial deployment, or so the scientists say.

Oh, like China, you mean....

Hmmm, must have missed that in the news... any links?

Obviously you don't know much about SMR and Gen IV reactor designs. The SMR's are closed designs, no serviceable parts inside. The only items requiring maintenance are external components, like steam generator or electric generators. Parts that Thai engineers already service in the existing oil and gas powered power plants. Seems they are doing pretty well in that area. Yes, we do experience blackouts, but that is in the distribution, not generation part.

Oh, I see that uneducated ignorance is stamping confused emojis again.

Except the fact that it's the superrich that make the rules in this country.

As stated earlier, SMR's that Thailand is interested in deploying, would not be manufactured in Thailand, and the civil infrastructure is no more complex than building a high rise condo block. We haven't had any high rises falling over yet, have we? Heck, putting an underground in Bangkok's swampy soil is far bigger engineering challenge than deploying an SMR. You didn't read my previous post. The SMR's do not require any constant operation like the big NPP's do. Plug'n'play and fully automatic, with minimal maintenance requirement.