(03-05-2014, 08:10 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: In my experience the only way to sort the facts from fiction is to have at least a cursory understanding of the underlying science and mathematics behind the products along with critical thinking skills, rational skepticism, and the time/will/skill to do proper research when something isn't clear.
Wise words. I consider myself rational in that I give great value to critically analyzing a situation or description but admittedly I am more often than not irrationally repulsed from a cursory understanding because of sales pitches and professionally photoshopped images that inevitably accompany. It's like a mental gag reflex. And no I don't think it's right to list every gimmicky function I don't understand and expect you to answer for me. You'd end up having to quit your aquaculturing hobby to make time for it :p, besides most features become standard in current gen tech; sadly we don't live in a post-scarcity utopia where I can have hardware designed to my specifications (which is why I can't find a modern television model that isn't some SMART crap!). I'll put more effort into learning the specifics and leave broader questions to forums.
As for Lucid Virtu I had looked at numerous 3rd party sources and while I understood its basic function I have no sense to what extent it's effective. AFAICT on supported games it reduced load/temps slightly and lowered frame rates [VERY] slightly. Considering it's buggy and not universal I now opted for the cheaper MSI gaming mobo that doesn't include it.