Kind of like going from Space Quest 4 to Space Quest 6.

Good lord, yes – Space Quest 6 looked so weird to me. :dizzy:

... that reminds me: I haven't played Space Quest 5 in ages. I think I still might have the disks somewhere... :grin:

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I guess it could be blocked in Germany.

Could be. But it's weird since you can get the games at both Steam and GOG here.

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Erm... when I look at the Humble page, this bundle seems to be short some of the game you mentioned. The New Order and The Old Blood are missing. Has the bundle changed or is this a regional thing?

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The Wadjet games I've played have been very nice, so there's hope this is a good game, too. I cannot say I am a fan of the highres graphics though as I really liked the pixelart in their other titles a lot more.

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Another useless remake. The game is not that old and not looking bad in the first place. Nostalgia bait is fine once in a while, but IMO it has gotten absurd how many remakes, remasters, spin-offs, sequels, prequels and adaptations the entertainment industry has put out in the last decade. It has become shovelware.

I would like to see new things. Well-made, while we're at it. Not another pointless we've-had-that-before-but-better that lacks creativity.

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Well of course the TR remaster is in there when I bought the game a couple days earlier... :angry:

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How have I not heard about the game notes thing before? :shock:

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@Mar2ck:

That's really the crux of it. This chip has way more memory bandwidth then anything you'll find in the consumer desktop space, and bandwidth is the biggest limiting factor for LLM AI model performance. AI hobbyists have been stuck between a rock and a hard place until now with GPU VRAM having fast bandwith but low capacity and typical CPU RAM having high capacity but slow bandwidth, a lot of people have resorted to buying multiple used 3090s or multiple ancient workstation GPUs to get that large amount of high-bandwith memory for cheap. This is a much more practical, energy efficient and cheaper alternative to that so I'm not surprised it's selling well.

I can appreciate it looks weird for Framework fans who don't know what AI MAX/Strix Halo is and just see that it has soldered RAM but this isn't competing with standard desktops, it's in the same category as Mac Studio and Nvidia Digits. From that perspective, Framework are taking something that has only been avaliable in Laptops and Mini-PCs until now and making it avaliable as standard ITX with standard PCIe, M.2, etc.

Thanks for the info!
I reckoned that it'd be a good chip for LLMs, but it seems I clearly underestimated the demand for it. And for that use-case it is of course cheaper than a couple 3090s.
I know what the Strix is capable of, but I am surprised to see framework of all companies to offer such a machine with it.

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According to Framework on Twitter: "The 128GB Framework Desktop config is by far our top-selling product from yesterday’s launch."

Interesting. I'd like to know why people prefer it over something else.

Good to know that it doesn't seem to be a dead end for framework.

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I really do not understand who the desktop machine is for. It seems to be the antithesis to their laptops with less modularity and repairability than other machines. An ordinary PC beats it in not only in these but also in price and speed (maybe with the sole exception of how fast you can access the RAM). A mini-PC is smaller and still offers better modularity.

Now I might not be the target audience, but I honestly cannot see who is. Especially at such a ridiculously high price: Their biggest model (paired with an okay SSD and the bare minimum for all other options) costs almost 2.700€. For that kind of money you can get a really good PC that outclasses this machine by quite a bit.

I hope this endeavour doesn't cost them too much, as I really like what the company has done so far... :neutral:

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