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From: Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Win11 explorer bug?
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:22:51 +0000
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On 11/12/2024 02:48, john larkin wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:15:43 +0000, Martin Brown
> <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 10/12/2024 21:47, john larkin wrote:
>>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:26:20 +0000, Martin Brown
>>> <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/12/2024 17:41, john larkin wrote:
>>
>>>>> Spice is the only thing I do that needs a lot of compute power.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> I wish the monster graphics processor could run Spice.
>>
>> 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.

-- 
Martin Brown