Re: Win11 explorer bug?

On 11/12/2024 02:48, john larkin wrote:

On Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:15:43 +0000, Martin Brown
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On 10/12/2024 21:47, john larkin wrote:

On Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:26:20 +0000, Martin Brown
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On 10/12/2024 17:41, john larkin wrote:

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Spice is the only thing I do that needs a lot of compute power.

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Trouble with solving huge non-linear matrix problems is that they don't
parallelise at all well. You could well be better off with whichever of
the current CPU crop has the fastest single threaded performance.

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I wish the monster graphics processor could run Spice.

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Why do you use the monster graphics processor then?

 We have IT consultants. I told them to get me four identical PCs,
small towers with modest graphics and Win10. They bought four monsters
that I literally can't carry alone, with a crazy GPU mess. The
motherboard is about 8" square and the GPU is the size and weight of a
small tractor.

I will concede that it is extremely difficult to convince any vendor that you want such a high spec machine with very basic graphics. I think it went round three times before they accepted that I really knew what I wanted and understood the trade offs involved. Sales questioned it, pre-build review questioned it and then the guy building it rang up too.
Yes I was sure I didn't want their high spec graphics card using twice as much power as all the rest of the machine put together.

After months of tuning and registry edits and add-ons, it's usable but
not enjoyable.
 They do seem to be reliable.

I don't find Win11 different enough to Win7 to really notice anything other than a few minor cosmetic niggles that are easily fixed like right click menus that by default don't include the features I use most often.
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Martin Brown