Still around here just not as active - most of us are now in middle age and have given up on gaming :). Other hobbies have taken over the space. I still lurk around here once in a while though.
It's the cheapest 16GB card you can get if you can find stocks. Buy it only if you absolutely need 16GB for some workload. Else you are better off with 6700 XT or 6750 XT.
Why do you want to buy a Bluray player when you can get very nice quality standalone cd players and transports?
Also what is your budget and what all components do you need?
Quake 3 and UT. It's always a lot of fun to go back for another round. Diablo 2 as well - it is the perfect action RPG that will never ever be topped again.
If it is on an mxm module, you need to find the corresponding one or compatible one on eBay and replace it. If it is on the motherboard then tough luck!
I filed mine, my wife's, my mom's and my mil's returns in a couple of days. Gormint website is good enough for me.
I had some loss carry forward too this year.
ML140 pro is too loud for me. I have a set of 5 of these and the noise was annoying. I got rid of them and replaced them with arctic P14 and noctua nf14 on the rad. Resulted in a much quieter system.
Frame generation is a scam. It actually degrades input latency. So basically compared to the DLSS 2.0 or native image, you are getting worse input lag which will make the game feel worse than DLSS 2.0