Alienware Aurora is a no-go in some states

Hardware and technical stuff
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Sweet, ive always wanted to be a bootlegger. Im heading to the garage now to start supping up my car. I figure if I remove the backssat I can fit 12 gaming PCs in it.

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NASCAR came out of moonshine bootlegging. What will come out of PC bootlegging? I can’t see CA Dept. of Energy agents chasing you down twisting mountain roads.

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Black market RGB - the equivalent to those busted mufflers

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Watercooler moonshine

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I’m up for the modern-day remix of Eastbound and Down

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So, what about rendering rigs? That seems like it’d be a big deal, especially to Hollywood.

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Hollywood has been leaving California for years.

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I like your thinking. The red RGB increases speed, correct? I figure with enough RGB I can top my maxima out at about 149 mph. Wheres that damn chart? I need to get to work.

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But there are still major VFX and CG firms there. ILM is in San Francisco. Pixar is in Oakland. Dreamworks Animation is in Glendale. The list goes on.

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I didnt say they had completely left but a ton have and will continue to do so They are certainly filming much less there so how hard would it be to pack of a visual effects studio. Not very.

Blue Skys studio : Ice Age, Rio, Epic

Animal Logic: Happy Feat, Lego movies, 300, Matrix

Weta Digital: Lord of the Rings, Avatar, etc.

3 top ones not in Cali.

Regardless, I suspect there will be exceptions for buisnesses. Silicon Valley is still there after all…for now.

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I’m pretty sure the major FX/animation houses aren’t buying high-end gaming PCs off the shelf for rendering. They’re building custom rack-mounted machines, and components aren’t subject to this limitation I think.

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According to a JaysTwoCents video—which of course is always authoritative, lol—therr are exemptions for parts at various levels, including high-bandwidth GPUs on PCs with high wattage PSUs (that are gold certified).

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The regulations are targeting idle power usage when a computer is not being actively used. The wattage being measured is a weighted average of idle and sleep power usage. Start at baseline 75W and extra allowances if more hardware is added like a video card.

There’s no limitation on consumption during active use for now. Although things like servers and pro workstations have their dedicated category for their measurements.

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Surprisingly, not the only song to ever include the word “Texarkana” in the lyrics.

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This is a probably a sign that it’s time for me to upgrade before Minnesota follows the same path.

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Steve Burke:

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I thought that video was very informative. Thanks for linking it @Alistair