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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    OK, for those that do not want to read the long heavy testing to see who wins what, here is a recap: Features (Cores & PCIe Lanes) Winner AMD Overclocking Winner Tie Coolers (heating/power consumption) Winner AMD Motherboards Winner Intel Gaming Performance Winner Intel Productivity Performance Winner Tie Value Winner AMD Bottom Line Winner AMD
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    Gotta love Toms Hardware reviews. Great review of the bleeding edge new CPUs from Intel and AMD. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2-vs-intel-skylake-x,5727.html?utm_source=th-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180815-th
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    For it's day when new, not a bad looking SUV, but the Envision wins hands down as the better looking ute.
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    Yes, from an engineering standpoint all the box's are ticked and it does beat my TBSS. Take driving experience into consideration and I still would put it up against a CX9 and in most cases unless it is another well experienced professional driver would win. But your point is valid and I do agree with it from that standpoint.
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    That would be a fun drive comparison. Unless they drastically updated the driving characteristics from the 2018 model year that I had for 2 weeks, I would say in comparison to the one I drove on my 25 wedding anniversary, that no my TBSS beats it. I doubt the CX9 could handle what I have done in the 130 -150mph range of my SS.
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    LOL, I find the Mazda to be butt ugly and trying to hard to look like the rest of Mazda ugly car family. Rather take an Atlas that truly looks more SUV like and deal with a boring look but more functionality. Not ture, I love to drive and love performance as to why I own a Trailblazer SS. While not the best on interior space, it looks like a traditional SUV and drives like a Corvette out of hell. ?
  7. G. David Felt
    @William Maley Do we have a listing of the 30 top markets this is happening in?
  8. G. David Felt
    WOW for AWD that really is a hit. Thank you
  9. G. David Felt
    DOH, We got our hand caught in the cookie jar and now are trying to make it Fake News.
  10. G. David Felt
    Maybe the next Tahoe / Suburban will get a more Corvette look. ?
  11. G. David Felt
    Interesting to see what these two companies bring to the table in a Hybrid and EV model.
  12. G. David Felt
    Cool, I totally agree with the assessment of the Buick and Trax. I am excited that the Trax is going revolutionary in it's style. Should really help pump up sales. Buick already has a winning formula, so evolutionary makes sense to keep the auto closer to what is currently selling. I wonder if a hybrid or EV will be included in the lineup?
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    https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/how-the-mighty-have-fallen-30-mile-porsche-911-r-estimated-to-take-measly-dollar375000-at-auction/ar-BBLWpPp?li=BBnb7Kz#image=BBLWpPp_1|5 This is an interesting Million dollar porsche race car now only worth $375,000 and yet nothing but time has changed since money changed hands.
  14. G. David Felt
    @trinacriabob First off I have to place this disclaimer. I work for Dell Technology. I hope this info helps. Ask me any questions you have. The guy you talked to I have to agree with @Drew Dowdell is full of crap. With that said, the Epyc chip is AMDs commercial grade CPU and the Ryzen is the consumer for desktop and laptop applications, same 32 core cpu but with less memory and PCIe channels. Both chips kick Intel's Ass in performance for both their i9 commercial cpu and i7 consumer and this includes their over clocked gamer cpu. Intel just showed off a 10Nm 28 core CPU at Computex and they did not bother till after the show a day or two later that it was over clocked at 5GHz and had a mini refrig water chiller. Intel is struggling as AMD has vastly surpassed them. AMD both consumer and commercial chips handles up to 2TB of ram per CPU with 32 cores in comparison to Intel CPUs that max out at 96GB of ram. Right now Intel will not be able to get anything up and running till December when they start shipping their 10 nanometer (Nm) CPUs that will get close to AMD. Yet AMD also at Computex showed off their next Gen Epyc / Ryzen CPU on a 7 Nm design that will again drop power needs, heat etc. Right now AMD is actually winning even in their Gen 1 Ryzen chip that is in most system shipping in minimizing power consumption and heat generation. I will say that if you can afford to put in a little more money, picking up a next Gen Ryzen would give you a long lasting computer. Good Review on the new AMD Ryzen Gen 2 that will be out in September systems. https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2950x-and-2990wx-review Good info for Gen 1 Ryzen out now and should find good deals on it if you are happy with the performance. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-2700x-review,5571.html Here is an excellent review of AMD versus Intel Cpu's. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2-vs-intel-skylake-x,5727.html I will say if you have access to Costco, they have some very sweet Dell XPS desktops that are better priced than even my employee pricing for the configurations they sell. Here is the current info on Costco for Desktop system only: Here is for all in one systems: Here is their current Printers. After being a long life HP user, their costs for consumables is just stupid crazy compared to printers and quality seems to be terrible right now. I tried Epson but they also seem to be following the HP model. I ended up getting 3yrs ago a Brother MFC system and they rock. Solid and just plain awesome. Last option is to consider REFURBISHED. Comes with full warrenty and a great way to either save money or get more system for less money than usual. http://www.dell.com/us/dfh/p/?cid=287779&st=dell+refurbished&VEN1=1PQIzE1f%2C74010960201652%2C901kuu23312%2Cc%2C&VEN2=be%2Cdell+refurbished&lid=5512803&dgc=st&dgseg=arb&acd=1230921317820600&VEN3=153604497227599147 This second link looks like dell but I am not sure, first time seeing it. Might be a certified resellar. https://www.dellrefurbished.com/
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    Wonder if it will get a Z71 package. ?
  16. G. David Felt
    True, but then that is the Value engine and the 6.0 is fine for the Chevy top end. Not like they could not retune the chip and get more out of the 6.0. Leave something different for GMC and Cadillac. I do wonder if GM will detune the 6.2 so it falls under GMC, which sadly does have the same HP / Torque as the Cadillac.
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    Magna Ride and the 6.2L V8, why should someone buy a Cadillac then if Chevy and GMC have the same core? ?
  18. G. David Felt
    Totally agree with you there. I am looking forward to Porsche handing Tesla their Ass. :P Ludicrous mode will be trumped by whatever mode Porsche comes up with I think.
  19. G. David Felt
    Always cool to look at GMs Chinese models only by their other names. https://media.gm.com/media/cn/en/gm/photos.html Baojun Jiefang Wuling BJW are 3 name plates I did not realize GM had till I started looking through their photo section.
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    Even in reduced mode, I bet the tesla would still beat many cars. Tesla has already stated that once the fine tune the track option that is in the Model 3, it will get pushed out to the S model and I suspect they know they have to have a true track mode since Porsche is doing it as well as BMW and Daimler.
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    https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2019-tesla-model-3-performance-on-track-driving/ https://cleantechnica.com/2018/07/31/mountain-pass-performance-unlocks-tesla-model-3-track-mode-shatters-track-record-cleantechnica-exclusive/ Both above on the Model 3. While the Tesla S did not finish in full power mode last time in Germany, it did do an impressive first 3 min. https://insideevs.com/expected-tesla-model-s-fails-lap-nurburgring-full-power-video/ Best quote of the Nissan GT-R developer Lead who tested the Tesla S on the track was as follows: “The lap itself was around 10 minutes Bridge to Gantry (in heavy traffic) but unfortunately the car went into a reduced power mode about 3 minutes in due to excess battery heat (at least, that’s my guess).” “However, before it did it was able to keep a GT3 RS going full chat, within shouting distance (at the 2:00 mark) far longer than any 4,700lb sedan has a right to.” “I think without the reduced power output and traffic, a B-T-G lap under nine minutes is possible. According to the Bridge To Gantry site, that would put it in the company of some really quick hot hatches.” This story was from 2014, so I have to assume much has been overcome since then in the last 4 years. Here is the updated story when a p90D was taken to the track.https://evobsession.com/tesla-model-s-p90d-nurburgring-video/ Over all seems Tesla still has their limits built in after 3min of aggressive driving to reduce power output but a 10 min lap time still. Course Porsche is clearly going for the full meal as their testing on the track shows what a dialed in EV car can do, especially as heavy as these 4 doors are. https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-rival-porsche-mission-e-nurburgring-sighting/
  22. G. David Felt
    That is a tiny CUV. I loved the look of the concept. I wonder how much they will keep. Probably not much. :(
  23. G. David Felt
    Yet Tesla is just not fast in straight line, they have done extremely well in track courses as well as other types of driving.
  24. G. David Felt
    Hellcat Prius, who would have thunk!
  25. G. David Felt
    If it is then why can the majority of ICE be handed their ass in performance by Tesla?
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