My Diary:

--1/28/2025: My PC is so slow, even with just general PC usage. Sure I have 32 (or 48)GB of RAM, however it's only DDR4 and my CPU is really slow. Even CPU pushed to 3.925GHz all-core and RAM to 3600 CL18 :/ I've used lots of CPUs....and the single-core of this chip just isn't fast enough. Especially comparing it to some of the AM5 builds I've done, it's like walking through peanut butter. Heck even a 5800X3D/4080 Super build in the other room is not much faster when it comes to usage in Windows 11. I wish Linux made a bigger difference, however it really doesn't. It's the same as going back to Windows 10. Lil bit snappier, with even less Window programs support (stuff like HWinfo). Even tried using a distro like Zorin OS with its ability to natively run .exe's. I'm sure if I took a weekend/full week I could get things working ok. It's just missing the relative ease of setting up a Windows install and then getting to use the PC without constantly mess with stuff. Maybe someday people will write a Linux distro or two for the average user instead of other devs. That day is not today, and probably won't happen until the end of this year at least. I've been looking at the various AM5 and Z790 motherboards avaliable. Since I really like the PCIe slot spacing on my X570 Aorus Master, seeing this trend of the secondary PCIe slots being shoved down to the bottom of the motherboard in favor of some M.2 slots makes me sad. I currently use 2 of the 4 PCIe slots and I could easily use all 4 if I pulled a few parts out of storage. Why would you make a motherboard with x2 PCIe slots right next to each other??? Multiple GPUs aren't dead, and to see that not correctly supported even on the really high-end boards annoys me greatly. I've checked almost every ASRock and Gigabyte board and they are all the same. Highly unlikely I will go ASUS given how they've treated consumers over the past few years. Hence why I also won't touch Nvidia 50 series even if it was free. Long live my 1080 Ti until I can afford a proper replacement (at least 22GB VRAM and 2x the die speed). I basically need a whole new build lol. It's so expensive tho! *sighs* I'd also like to get into VRChat with a headset, however that's even more expense added. Not to mention idk if I'd be able to handle it without constant headaches. Idk...