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Re: Something's different...

Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:53 am

To be fair, just brew it! reminded me that an explanation was given. Jeff requested his name be removed from those articles. However, It was supposed to say "TR Staff." I'd forgotten that part of the discussion from when it happened.
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Re: Something's different...

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Re: Something's different...

Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:12 pm

Man I miss TR right now. :(

I'm in the market for a new power supply and probably a motherboard for Zen 3 and I just realized I don't know where to look for the information I used to get right here. :(

Where are you guys going to get your info for hardware purchases these days, is there even any like TR left or is it scattered all over the web or just non-existant?
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Re: Something's different...

Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:32 pm

AnandTech by default.
For PSUs, Tom's Hardware is also an option. Bad site design but interesting PSU reviews.
Also JonnyGuru, though they don't review often these days.
 
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Re: Something's different...

Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:02 am

Thank you!
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Re: Something's different...

Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:31 am

Jeff requested his name be removed from the site. The prior discussion is in this thread somewhere, but forum search has been COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY BROKEN since the shift.

edit: Here we go. Thanks, Google!

https://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic ... 5#p1411355
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Re: Something's different...

Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:19 pm

JustAnEngineer wrote:
This is a great time to build a new PC. AMD RyZen 5000 CPUs are announced and go on sale this week. NVidia GeForce RTX 3000 graphics cards are announced but in short supply. AMD Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards are announced and due this month.



You were saying......................

lol ;)
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Re: Something's different...

Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:20 pm

meerkt wrote:
AnandTech by default.
For PSUs, Tom's Hardware is also an option. Bad site design but interesting PSU reviews.
Also JonnyGuru, though they don't review often these days.


I think Jonny got hired by Corsair.
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Re: Something's different...

Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:59 am

anotherengineer wrote:
JustAnEngineer, on November 2 wrote:
This is a great time to build a new PC... RyZen 5000, GeForce RTX 3000, Radeon RX 6000....
You were saying......................
lol ;)
Well, compared to January or February of 2021, maybe that was a great time. :-?
I still haven't gotten my hands on a Ryzen 9 5900X or 5950X CPU.
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Re: Something's different...

Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:40 pm

Been wondering when I can renew my somewhat not so well aging Vega 64 to, most likely a 6800xt. The Asus Tuf seems to trickle out a few at a time, but its hard since there aren't really many preorder lists available here, its first come first serve after they get in to the stores. But then, paying $1325 for a graphics card isnt my idea of fun. So guess ill have to run the Vega 64 into the ground.
 
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Re: Something's different...

Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:11 am

Yeah, pricing for GPUs are just ridiculous right now. Crypto will eventually crash I guess, then there will be GPUs everywhere. But until then...

TR Publishing tried to charge me for subscription again today, like clockwork same as last year. Like a broken record. No answer on any email, the phone numbers seems to go to nowhere.
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Re: Something's different...

Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:17 am

Pholostan wrote:
Yeah, pricing for GPUs are just ridiculous right now. Crypto will eventually crash I guess, then there will be GPUs everywhere. But until then...

TR Publishing tried to charge me for subscription again today, like clockwork same as last year. ****, no answer on any email, the phone numbers seems to go to nowhere.



Dude, I think I'd get new cards/new number on the account they are charging, that's such BS.
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Re: Something's different...

Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:05 pm

adampk17 wrote:
Dude, I think I'd get new cards/new number on the account they are charging, that's such BS.

Yeah, that is pretty much what my bank said. They're sending me a new card and disputing the charge, I don't expect TR to get any money.
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Re: Something's different...

Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:39 pm

Yeah last year when I got charged I had to dispute it and won, bank also gave me a new card so it wouldnt happen again.
 
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Re: Something's different...

Mon May 17, 2021 6:30 pm

Won the dispute and got my money back. New card so this bs won't happen again.
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Re: Something's different...

Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:27 pm

Just doing a drive by. I see two new BOTS have been brought online, one named Michael Brenner and the other Staff Reporter. I guess the Renee Johnson BOT could not keep up with the listicles.

Just realized I almost posted on my 20 year anniversary. Now I am sad to see what my favorite tech site has become. :(
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Re: Something's different...

Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:21 pm

tanker27 wrote:
Just doing a drive by. I see two new BOTS have been brought online, one named Michael Brenner and the other Staff Reporter. I guess the Renee Johnson BOT could not keep up with the listicles.

Just realized I almost posted on my 20 year anniversary. Now I am sad to see what my favorite tech site has become. :(


We are all sad
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Re: Something's different...

Sun Apr 10, 2022 4:56 pm

Deathright wrote:
tanker27 wrote:
Just doing a drive by. I see two new BOTS have been brought online, one named Michael Brenner and the other Staff Reporter. I guess the Renee Johnson BOT could not keep up with the listicles.

Just realized I almost posted on my 20 year anniversary. Now I am sad to see what my favorite tech site has become. :(


We are all sad


Indeed. Could be worse, I suppose. Could be pretending to be alive like Anandtech and cruelly keep our hopes up.
 
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Re: Something's different...

Thu Apr 14, 2022 6:32 am

Drive by again, and three new BOTs this time: Cameron Wiggins, Shari Tingle, Livingstone Maganya. I am impressed with the pseudo-names.
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Re: Something's different...

Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:21 am

Cameron Wiggins - Never knew Ender had a preppy cousin.
Shari Tingle - I'll bet she does.
Livingstone Maganya - Isn't Stanley looking for you?
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Re: Something's different...

Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:34 am

The names aren't as nice as John B. Goodenough.
 
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Re: Something's different...

Sat Apr 16, 2022 5:08 pm

The bots are taking optional / voluntary IV drips so be careful as they will probably come to life.
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Re: Something's different...

Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:13 pm

Let's hope they are bots instead of transgender/Gen Z soy boys. Any real person who goes by the first name "Livingstone" should be repeatedly punched in the face. Should be 100% legal to do so.

And no, I'm not angry, you're just unnaturally passive. :D
 
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Re: Something's different...

Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:21 am

The front-page logo changed and dropped "PC Hardware Explored" moniker. :(
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Re: Something's different...

Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:39 pm

I was also really disappointed as what has become of this "tech news site" but I'll never forget how excellent it used to be! I used to read every single article, now I can stand just reading anything of it, just ignoring it and decided to take a look in here, just to see what's up! The only thing that really remains of the old Tech report are the people left on this forum.
 
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Re: Something's different...

Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:04 am

khelben1979 wrote:
The only thing that really remains of the old Tech report are the people left on this forum.


not really most of us don't hang out here anymore. We just do drive by's to see whats up."

Krogoth wrote:
The front-page logo changed and dropped "PC Hardware Explored" moniker. :(


yeah I noticed that, new logo all around.
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Re: Something's different...

Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:56 pm

Not even two weeks later, the logo art changed yet again. :o
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Re: Something's different...

Fri Apr 29, 2022 4:55 pm

...and somehow they, again, made it worse.
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Re: Something's different...

Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:15 pm

I'm not even sure what that logo is suppose to mean or imply. What the point of the arrow?
 
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Re: Something's different...

Thu May 19, 2022 9:00 am

tfp wrote:
I'm not even sure what that logo is suppose to mean or imply. What the point of the arrow?


Vague idea of progress or moving forward? In any case this place is dead and its husk smells like bleach.
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