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It's quite the opposite, though. PC components have never been as compatible as they are today with the inclusion of different standards like ATX and stuff.

As for you figuring stuff out, here's how I pick parts:

Coolers: I go see the temperature tests to decide on which one fits depending on noise vs temps vs price.

Motherboards: Here are the main bits I look at

• Compatible socket
• Amount of USB ports
• Amount of Sata ports
• Amount of M.2 slots
• Other ports you'd want to use
• Supported type of RAM (DDR4 vs DDR5)

Then there's extra

• Chipset (top-tier chipsets are often a waste of money)
• Bluetooth and wifi (can always be added later, but nice to have built-in)
• A button for updating BIOS (bypasses need for CPU)
• Troubleshooting LEDs (very handy when tinkering)
• How chunky the heatsing is (bigger = better)
• Amount of power phases (black cubes around the socket, more = better, only need to pay attention to those when going for high power-draw CPU)

PSU: Very simple, go to power draw calculator or multiply power draw from pcpartpicker by 1.3 or 1.4, that's your Wattage requirement. Then find a list of reliable PSUs, look for cheapest reliable one that has enough Watts. It's a good idea to have some overhead as well. Alternatively to a tier-list is knowing which manufacturers are good.

Cooling for RAM: ignore cooling for RAM, not important at all. It's mostly for looks.

RAM clock speeds: MT/s, aka Mhz, is bus width. Higher amount = more data can pass at once. But we're currently at a point when 6000mhz doesn't make much difference against 3600mhz. So, latency is more important. Google, which combination of clock speed + timings (they look like 36-38-38, can also be written as CL36) has lowest latency, go with lowest.

Pcpartpicker makes sure things you put together are compatible with each other. So, start with CPU and GPU.

And here's your other issue...

Nothing of what I said was meant as an offense. Yet you took it to hearts. That is not a response one would normally expect. It's almost as if I'm reading a script from a teenage drama show where a character has an unresolved inner conflict. Doesn't mean I'm correct, just some food for thought.

Your question was "why people act like I'm a kid?" I only shared my observations of why that could be the case. That doesn't mean you need to change anything. Not if you yourself are ok with it.

Also, I was well aware you're 21 at the moment of writing the comment. Yet again, I'm merely answering your question, I really don't mean anything beyond what is written. I'm not judging, no nothing, everything I write should be read in as neutral tone as possible.

The rest was me speculating. Those aren't the questions you should be answering to me, only to yourself. After all, a random stranger on the internet can only do so much, you're the only one who can answer your own question. Best I can do is point you in a direction to dig further, which those were meant for. It's all about retrospective.

Not that I've looked up your post history as well as the way you type. Everything just screams "14 y.o. girl." There's a lot of personality, a lot of bubbliness, everything's "hyper. " It's just not something you'd expect of an adult.

Adults are usually more reserved and "battle-worn." I'd also look at the wardrobe, especially if you're of smaller stature. Additionally, being an adult is often about taking responsibility. Sucking it up and doing the right thing, so to say. Look at how you've behaved in the past in difficult situations, how you've handled conflicts. Have you ever taken a proactive role in finding a resolution? This may also be your clue.

Knowing our "sovereign" projects, no. No, it cannot.

Don't get me wrong, there is some really cool tech stuff we create, but whenever it gets political, it's just theft of budget money. Nothing actually gets created.

Problem is (well, not really, but still), she already looked like a real person. Personally know people who look a lot like Ciri, it's not the most uncommon look in Slavic countries.

It may be just the trailer. In some scenes, she looks like herself from the 3rd game, just aged, but in most, she looks a bit... weird. It's really hard to tell what's going on because when you try to compare the models, they do match up.

Does it now?...

Yes. Your argument is about de-democratisation. I talk about democratic vs. authoritarian.

I argue it's better to be democratic than not. You argue that countries become less democratic. Those are different topics.

You mean their...

Quite the opposite, actually. They're more lenient because they're less stable, as it's not guaranteed you'll stay in the office after everything's over. Russia's status quo from a political standpoint is the strongest it has ever been.

All political opposition has been eradicated. Everybody's threatened to speak out because they now they'll just get jailed. There can be no mass protests because the current incumbent is simply too strong to oppose.

The countries that have been...

That's not me they're disagreeing with. Again, that's not my classification. All I argue is that "artificial democracies" are far worse. Russia is one, BTW. It likes to hold a facade of being a democracy, when in reality, it's a hybrid regime (namely, informational autocracy).

And it also...

So, you decided to ignore my question and be a douche about it... I'll take it as "I don't like it, so it's fascist" then.

Worse for whom?

Citizens, obviously. How is that even a question?

They only allow you to...

My point stands.

Being able to protest without getting immediately jailed or murdered is a massive blessing that is unachievable in autocracies. I've seen what protests look in USA, France, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. USA, France, Poland, and Germany are incomparably more lenient than Russia or Belarus. (Kazakhstan is somewhere in-between, it's on the path of democratisation, like Ukraine was, but cannot be yet considered one).

I grew up in a fascist state that was most definitely classified as "democratic"...

I'd like you to check whether or not what you're claiming is actually the case. Because even Israel, strictly speaking, isn't classified as democracy. It's a flawed democracy.

Besides. What do you consider "fascist"? Since this word often gets thrown around with no real meaning behind it.

Anyhow, I use what information I have. If you think you're smarter than literal doctors of polytology, then go ahead and publish your own research. I'm not the one you should be complaining about set classifications to. That's kind of pointless.

Besides, what's your point to begin with? That USA is not a democracy? If so, then go ahead and read what I wrote again. My main complaint was about Russia being called an Olygarchy and thus compared to the USA, when it is far worse in reality.

Go argue with the EIU about their metrics, lol.

Do you have any clue what living in an actually undemocratic country is like? That isn't to say you should tolerate the bs your own politicians put you through, quite the opposite, actually. The mere fact you're able to protest should not be taken for granted.

I have a good guess on how this would actually happen:

PM: We need this

Specialist: makes this (doesn't check results)

QC: Looks good (but doesn't actually check)

Some updates later may further break the functionality. And as long as numbers aren't blatantly wrong (think 0s everywhere, for example) and nobody checks thoroughly enough, the issue will remain.

I have unfortunate experience of being a part of such a story, haha. There are ways to counter it. Mainly, their project documentation either wasn't up to par or wasn't used as a reference during creation and tests. Either way, it's negligence.

I'm aware that that's been happening in US, yes. Although I don't actually know to what extent.

What I mean by "votes actually matter" (as I assume that's what you're responding to) is that election results aren't pre-determined (not on a federal level, at the very least). Basically, it's a night and day difference between US and Russia.

Technically speaking, they matter in Russia too, even though they don't affect the results. In short, it's all because of public opinions. It's better people be disillusioned elections were falcified than be ignorantly believe they weren't. Not to mention, it, at least till recently, was also possible for opposition to win on municipal or regional level.

As for the establishment narrative, people believing in it, and media control. First two aren't unique to US, happens pretty much everywhere. I can tell that media in US is mostly controlled by conservatives. In Russia, on the other hand, there is no space for opposition on TV, which is mostly watched by older people, which are the majority of voters. Ever since Putin's first became the president, he's been silently killing off all independent news media till there was nothing left. Now he's trying to do the same with internet media, although he's much more illiterate when it comes to the internet.

Believe it or not, would still take what US has over what we have any day.

Is it a bad system? Yes, I hate it as much as the next guy. Is Russia's situation better? Fuck no. It's like what you have in that picture on the right, but nobody actually voted for these people.