technology-discussion

[jaunty light]

dats clearly pink

[royal forge]

Nevertheless

It aint blue

[jaunty light]

@tame fulcrum

[lost python]

i like it

[royal forge]

Bit too bright for me

I say thar as if I have any chance of owning anything like that

[dull garnet]

Just ordered an M1 air

[jaunty light]

sorry to hear that

[golden stream]

M1 air
Asahi time

[dull garnet]

Nah I'll just use macos

[jaunty light]

i want asahi..

https://tenor.com/view/beer-tomoya-nagase-gif-12064182

it must taste amazing, look how euphoric they are

[modest moss]

purple

definitely not pink

[royal forge]

THANK YOU

I dunoe wtf is up with the brave browser

[jaunty light]

u can change that

[dull garnet]

Bravely default

[dull garnet]

That's where I afk

😎

Flame captain over here

[odd sand]

Taken from another tech channel... https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/718238089826402354/1068592815237496852/IMG_0567.jpg

"My SSD is bent"

[umbral moss]

that looks like a regular board mounting point, not a retention point for the SSD

[jaunty light]

oh now I see did they take the standoff out

and then shove the ssd under it

[umbral moss]

it looks like they installed the SSD and then screwed the board into the standoff

right over the SSD PCB

cronch

[golden stream]

Yeahhhhh the ssd standoff.......

[dull garnet]

lol

[potent arrow]

Man how bad can this be

[sly elk]

it's probably fine

like I doubt it's worse than 90% of the things you'd plug your headphones/speakers into anyway

wouldn't be shocked if it had some cheap crystal dac chip inside or whatever, same as any sub-$100 "audiophile" DAC

[dull garnet]

better than a high end motherboard/10

[jaunty light]

better than ur ability to hold a cam steady

[dull garnet]

savage

[jaunty light]

[potent arrow]

[potent arrow]

Headphones are actually going into a Scarlette solo rn

[sly elk]

I'm not entirely sure that focusrite uses anything special in those

I know they're legit hardware but idk that it's anything special

it probably uses better isolation and electronics than a $5 dac, and whatever a cheap motherboard has

[potent arrow]

Definitely better then whatever this js

[sly elk]

but are they not just using some random crystal sound chip you can get off alibaba for $2?

[potent arrow]

I only got this for SPDIF

[sly elk]

hehe then none of that matters anyway

[potent arrow]

This boy needs SPDIF

[jaunty light]

dats how i make all my monies

market it as audiophile, charge $1000. mm yes my rare crystal ICs on this red PCB in a metal case

[sly elk]

I should just start a business making audiophile motherboards

some random company makes an audiophile SSD

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvme-ssd-for-audiophiles

[dull garnet]

reminds me of this

http://www.hisdigital.com/gb/product2-388.shtml

[hard drift]

Taxes are filed

Ready to shop for my desk upgrades

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/tax-doing-taxes-busy-typing-gif-16555503

[jaunty light]

man i forgot about that fucking quote

t becomes more smooth and calm, the thickness is slightly increased, and overall it is more resistant to hearing but still islightly dry.

[dull garnet]

なんで, 何で

[odd sand]

Yep. I think he said his friend said he "bent it" doing that too, so who knows it if even works or if it only flexed

The silly thing is he built the system for said friend and when he didn't know what to do you think he would ask him about it first ... nope.

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-gif-9844027

[sly elk]

i wonder what they mean by dry

I think it's funny when people use terms like that to describe sound

[odd sand]

It's actually really cheap atm. Compared to the HDD size the average consumer needs these days

[sly elk]

like people use the word 'crunchy ' to describe a type of guitar amp distortion

maybe it refers to the sound of someone eating cold cereal

[jaunty light]

yea idk if they actually use the waveform to name shit but crunchy is like

mid..? distortion/overdrive level? maybe even slightly less

still doesn't make sense if you don't know what it sounds like though so bit moot

but always funny to see some botique $5000 amp that people are like "mm yes improved the thickness of the sound but it was a bit clinical and dry"

the pursuit of ultimate audio, by using $10,000+ of gear to listen to a 1960s album recorded using a toaster

[dull garnet]

all you need are hd 650

[odd sand]

Now that's a price decrease

[jaunty light]

thats because the price is fake to make it look like a deal

[jaunty light]

watch out bruv you're gonna cause a war between the 600 and 650 gangs

[dull garnet]

sorry for wanting to enjoy music

[jaunty light]

hd600 users wryyyyyyying "but muh tonality"

[dull garnet]

that marble finish tho

updated version is soulless

[jaunty light]

just dont be a poor and buy the orpheus

[sly elk]

yea this drives me nuts

my favorite example of that which I recall, is the beatles mono release

[jaunty light]

people that cant afford $50k headphones shouldn't be allowed to listen to music

[sly elk]

because iirc their original album was recorded in mono

so even though there are better masters in stereo or whatever, a true beatles purist owns the mono version or someshit like that

[dull garnet]

i would think you'd own both

:p

[sly elk]

well yea, sure

[jaunty light]

i ain't a recording engineer, but i'm pretty sure most mfers use 1 mic so its' all mono anyways

[dull garnet]

until it is mixed ye

[sly elk]

stereo mic setups are cool though

[jaunty light]

but yes, you will see people whinging on about shit like beatles mono vs remaster vs etc

[dull garnet]

me whining about loudness wars

[sly elk]

also albums that were mixed on a random laptop using 20 year old hardware that was bought used, in a regular ass apartment

so there's things about first albums having random household noises muffled in the background lol

I am happy that earlier on in my music enjoyment, I learned to enjoy the limitations & defects of different speaker setups

like I intentionally bought my soundsticks because I like how goofy the bass sounds on those plastic subwoofers

[dull garnet]

i learned that listening to music though equipment you could mix on isn't good

[jaunty light]

audiophiles: HNNG NEED MOST RESOLVING, CLEAN, RARE CRYSTAL DRIVER DESIGN ATTACK SPEED POSSIBLE
musicians: haha distortion meter goes to red

musician: "i recorded my masterpiece black metal album on a fisher price tape deck in a cave"
audiophile: for this album i bring out my $2500 headphones, $5000 amp, and $3000 dac combo with solid gold cable

[sly elk]

when i talk about crystal sound chips I'm talking about cheap ones btw

it's what you'd find on pretty much any cheap motherboard

[dull garnet]

i think my tp 380e has a crystal chip

the faux fm synth sounds pretty bomb

[jaunty light]

ah well one of these days ill get a dumb as fuck electrostat that needs a $5000 energizer

just because it looks cool

[dull garnet]

i'll go somewhere and demo some stax one day

there's this place in London

could probably spend a day there

[lost python]

ngl

i am very tempted to get another pair of headphones

[dull garnet]

there's always room for more

[lost python]

my HD6xx are getting boring

also i kinda want a closed pair

[dull garnet]

I use my 6xx infrequently so I don't really get bored of them, speakers most of the time

[lost python]

somewhat same for me

since my gf lives with me its almost always speakers because she wants to see/hear too

but its weird. i appreciate the warmth of the HD6xx but i also kinda miss the spaceyness from the 990pro or my old fidelio x2

i definitely miss the comfort of the fidelios though...

[sly elk]

I like both headphones & speakers, for different reasons

bought an amp for my guitar because I got tired of using headphones after using them all day for work meetings ]

[dull garnet]

i mostly like the 6xx because they're comfortable and don't fatigue me at all

like them more than others i've had certainly such as dt880 premium, dt770 pro (headache cannons), k701 and sr-80

[sly elk]

my dt880 editions are nice and comfy

[lost python]

i cant stand wearing beyerdynamic headphones

like, i mostly like how they sound like, especially the higher end ones, but god are they uncomfy for me

[dull garnet]

comfort was okay for me, just couldn't wear em long

[jaunty light]

come to the 800 darkside

[dull garnet]

wanna demo some 800 s bad

[lost python]

[dull garnet]

oh they're like half that used

[lost python]

never gonna buy headphones used again

or well, not fully used. i can deal with returns

[jaunty light]

come visit you can wear them all night long

[dull garnet]

oh my

[lost python]

but before i upgrade my audio setup i will be sitting here and waiting patiently for apple to release a proper PC client for apple music that also supports their losless music, since spotify will never do that anyway

[dull garnet]

i used tidal for a little but now i mostly just use free spotify and soulseek stuff i really like lossless

[lost python]

somewhat same but its sometimes a real pain in the ass to find something that is still being sold and doesnt just give you shitty mp3s

tidal disappointed me very much unfortunately

especially with the MQA bullshit

[dull garnet]

oh that crap lol

[jaunty light]

My eQuestrian vAlentine

spotify uses opus now doesnt it?

for some reason i was impressed with the dynamics on the bocchi album for being a lossy stream

[sly elk]

i don't like spotify >>

[jaunty light]

i use sparingly

usually shit i perpetually forget to putbon my phone

[dull garnet]

variable bitrate be magic :v

didn't realise there was a bocchi album on spotify

[jaunty light]

me and kya gon start a band now

we'll call it.. kusoku band

[dull garnet]

sounds familiar

[modest moss]

most people can't even tell the difference between V0 and lossless anyway

[dull garnet]

naturally

[lost python]

the amount of people i know who cant tell if quality is good or bad and only care for volume is.. frightening

[dull garnet]

ignorance is bliss, and good for the wallet

most people just buy a headset they like the look of

or with features they like

i had some hyperx cloud ii for a short duration, they sound horrible despite people saying they sound okay

[lost python]

also i like spotify, because of the giant library they have and the actually working suggestions
hate the company though

the cloud 1 were the super popular ones because when they released they were like the only proper headset in that priceclass that didnt completely suck

but if you are used to better things then yeah they still sound bad

[dull garnet]

went from those right to 6xx and a topping dac/amp

[potent arrow]

Meanwhile me rofl

Minidisc is now my favorite audio format

[sly walrus]

real bootleg shit

bout to make some mixtapes

[potent arrow]

I moved my entire Spotify library to minidisc

Oh and I did pick up a pair of aria snows

I wonder how they will stack up

My 535s started to act fucking weird

[buoyant falcon]

On a non-Nitro Discord server is it possible for the admin to make it so that, by default, new users who join the server aren't pinged by every single message posted there?

Or do they all have to alter that setting on their end?

[sly walrus]

ping like, red dot and sound effect?

[buoyant falcon]

Both and also mobile push notifications.

[sly walrus]

pretty sure that's a global setting on the client end

wish i could tell you what setting it was, tho

[buoyant falcon]

Well I feel like I never had to alter that setting for when I join larger servers.

[paper tusk]

that sounds like a per server thing since the one I admin will never do that (an @ everyone for new user joins)

yeah nothing in server settings about that

[deep sapphire]

@jaunty lightugly pfp

[paper tusk]

oof (rx 6800 plain going for $480 usd on amazon)

[sharp star]

reference or partner model?

[paper tusk]

power color. looks pretty basic. still a good deal for what is basically a 3080 (at 4k)

[sharp star]

yeah it's a partner model and a good deal

[odd sand]

The Bleachers, naisu 👍

[sly elk]

from what i can tell, gangsta lean monitors are in style now

[odd sand]

[sly elk]

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/10n76la/nerd_den/

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/10m3hj9/found_an_old_pic_of_my_happy_place_gone_but_not/

^ that is a LOT of keyboards lol

[odd sand]

Yeah wtf

[golden stream]

^ is A LOT of keyboards
Prob some are synth some are MIDI idk?

[dull garnet]

hmm, noticed my memory clock was showing as 6800MHz in afterburner instead of 7000 like before

downgraded drivers and its 7000 again

nvidiaaaa

[royal forge]

Linus doin dumb shit again

[paper tusk]

most of them should have midi out (to a host) since it's not that expensive to have it in the io daughterboard

well assuming there is one

[golden stream]

assuming tho

[jaunty light]

those are all midi and most are workstations

really is a lot

[golden stream]

Maybe MIDI workstation rental idk???????

Like, it's prob a thing

[jaunty light]

could be a huge enthusiast

just the one on the top left is like 3500 or 4k

[earnest forge]

So I'm having trouble logging in and I got pointed to this page. Changed my password because I had forgotten what it was. Painful but evantually found a password that SE found acceptable. But when I go to login it still doesn't work. I know I"m typing it correctly as I literally just changed it and I'm using the same id gen/token app that I've always used so I have no idea whats wrong

[modest moss]

Gonna be honest, I know very little about SE's password/token system, you might get better help in #questions-and-help

[earnest forge]

I got sent here from there

[modest moss]

I'm afraid you might need to contact SE then

[fair parcel]

last use is Fire

[maiden comet]

This is just the physical manifestation of a fire hazard

[dull garnet]

Now I can power 66 space heaters from one plug!

[sly walrus]

i only see one space heater

[fair parcel]

[jaunty light]

it does say "power outlet for home, office, dorm, gqaming room, fire"

[sly elk]

the super thin power cord seals the deal

ya know, my 1000w corsair power supply came with a really fat power cord. about as fat as a good surge protector power cord

I can't imagine someone getting a cheap surge protector like that with a thin cord, plugging it in, and being like "this is totally fine"

https://tenor.com/view/this-is-fine-gif-24155435

that said, I never bothered to check what gauge the wiring in the cord is, it might just be a monoprice meme cord

"OUR CORDS ARE SO STRONG WE MADE THEM HELLA FAT!"

(and it's entirely just an obnoxiously fat jacket made to make the cord look higher quality even though it's the same cheap shit inside)

[burnt swallow]

Me: restarts PC to let it update
PC: tries to get me to upgrade to W11 when it restarts

[sly elk]

mine's been doing that a while lol

[dull garnet]

[sly elk]

but this is why I haven't

[burnt swallow]

what the fuck

W11 won't be on my PC until they stop updating W10

[odd sand]

HEY YOU WANNA UPGRADE TO WIN11? I KNOW YOU DO LETSGOCMONITS FUUUUUN

[burnt swallow]

I'd rather not go to W11 at all since W10 was supposed to be the last one

Why is W11 here

[dull garnet]

embrace 11

[sly elk]

because "this one goes to 11"

[burnt swallow]

Rejected

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/these-go-to11-spinal-tap-gif-14809787

https://tenor.com/view/this-is-spinal-tap-youre-on-ten-eleven-is-one-louder-gif-11747540

[odd sand]

@burnt swallow https://www.pdq.com/blog/how-to-block-the-windows-11-upgrade/

[sly elk]

my guitar only goes to 10 😦

and my amp doesn't use numbers

I should buy knobs that go to 11 for the guitar

[odd sand]

I did that method for my parents PC to block via GPO so I don't have to explain why their computer changed and teach them new things heh

[sly elk]

the thing that really threw me off with that is there's no marking indicating which number you're actually on lol

so the numbers are kinda pointless

[burnt swallow]

I will know if my PC forced a W11 upgrade because my taskbar will change

And look fifty shades of disgusting

[sly elk]

it won't force an update to 11

(for now)

[modest moss]

just set the group policy, it's very simple

[sly elk]

this is just MS' way of reminding you that as long as you use windows, you are not in control of your own computer

[sly elk]

that works for now

as I recall, at some point MS forced 7 to upgrade to 10

there was a whole meme about it

[modest moss]

no

[sly elk]

oh, ok

[modest moss]

it did it if you'd accepted the free upgrade

[sly elk]

then I don't expect a forced 10->11 upgrade

[burnt swallow]

If they force W11 ever I'm grabbing either Ubuntu or Fedora and not looking back

[odd sand]

It can. My parents PC after I applied updates they had been putting off, suddenly started preloading the W11 upgrade unprompted in Windows Update. So theoretically if I had let that finish and restarted again, it would have applied.

[modest moss]

'do you want free 10?'
'yes please'
upgrades

[burnt swallow]

And then crying while I figure out how to get Linux distros to work with games

[dull garnet]

laughs in directx

[sly elk]

lol

that's kinda accurate but really

[dull garnet]

you could install linux

and then go outside

[sly elk]

I usually don't have issues with "thing I want to run won't run in linux"

it usually can be coaxed to run

the issue is always shit like

stupid things like "every time I reboot my computer I have to rearrange the multiple monitor arrangement because linux hates me"

or

"my motherboard is too new to have good kernel support"

i had a sony laptop once that worked perfectly fine in linux, but only if you used an external monitor, because it didn't know how to tell the system controller to turn the screen on

[dull garnet]

you're supposed to be running it on a 10 year old thinkpad silly

[sly elk]

with a tux sticker on the back

[odd sand]

It's all about Pop Linux now rite

[dull garnet]

yeah pop os is pretty good

[bitter girder]

poop os

[dull garnet]

yea

[jaunty light]

just mark 10 as 11

still like 2 months out for the 2023 variant bass guitar arrival, i want it now

[odd sand]

https://twitter.com/Zed__Wang/status/1619350027801100289 18k cuda cores, 48gb vram. Wide as an Alaskan King bed

MEGAsizeGPU (@Zed__Wang)

4090Ti/Titan ada

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Twitter · Jan 28, 2023, 3:01 PM

[jaunty light]

[dull garnet]

time for an upgrade

[odd sand]

Look at how tall it is over the top of the PCI slots

[jaunty light]

and they still only have 4 outs

at least do 3 dp 2 hdmi

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/throw-out-rage-parks-and-rec-nick-offerman-ron-swanson-gif-17688925

Those things are like the hummer of computers

In the “that’s cool but also kinda repulsive” sorta way

[dull garnet]

nah hummer great

[odd sand]

There better be some amazing thermal gains from moving to angstrom litho or I don't know where they expect to go from here. Bc they've basically pushed it to absolute tjmax

Or maybe they won't be satisfied until they've demanded an entire 1800W home circuit just for the PC

[jaunty light]

oh yeah and if thats legit, worst port placement ever

[sly elk]

I liked the h2 but even I admit it’s a little repulsive

[dull garnet]

yuck

h2 is the lame rapper hummer

[jaunty light]

https://tenor.com/view/hummer-car-gangs-hangs-all-here-gif-12588413

[dull garnet]

nuff said

[dull garnet]

these were in NFS Underground 2

[sly elk]

the booty shorts make it funnier

[past glacier]

He’s not old enough

But also

[sly elk]

the h1 is cool on first glance but a hard vehicle to live with

the h2 is just a blinged up chevy tahoe, very livable

the h1 has the motor in the middle

and the seats are small

so there's not much room

[past glacier]

Wait is the man in the jeep Arnold?

[jaunty light]

hummers are just terrible on the interior, i cant imagine having one

engine inside the cab ass motherfuckers

[past glacier]

Okay then he is old enough

[sly elk]

idk

[past glacier]

But I’ve never found him particularly handsome

[sly elk]

if I fit inside one ok I'd be ok driving one lol

[past glacier]

Even when he’s younger

[sly elk]

like jeeps aren't particularly roomy inside either and I fit in mine just fine

[jaunty light]

its like when u sit in a merc these days and everything is creaky plastic

yeah sure if it's from 2005 whatever, but not 2023

[sly elk]

the thing to keep in mind about mercedes, is in germany they're basically fords. at least the a/b/c class are

[jaunty light]

then we have the new hummer interior which is awful

[sly elk]

they used to sell mercs/bmws in germany that had manual windows and stuff

I don't like the new hummer

they had some cool ideas but the end result just isn't pretty

like T-Tops!

but this shape

this shape does not belong on a hummer

like what the hell

it's like the door on a lexus coupe

i think what happened is the chassis is the chassis for their future gmc ev truck and the hummer is ultimately just an ugly bodykit for it

that's what it looks like, too

[dull garnet]

jerryrigeverything was making an h1 ev

[glossy ravine]

Hey y'all.

I'm kinda stuck.

So I bought a pair of expensive (for my budget) turtle beach headphones and I've found out, without the transmitter, it's completely useless. (Outside my phone.)

A Stealth 700 Gen 2 PlayStation version headset.

Y'all know any third party transmitters that could work?

[dull garnet]

look for one used or return em

[glossy ravine]

Because I can't get a replacement due to said missing transmitter.

And when looked on eBay, the one listing for the needed transmitter was half the price of the headphones.

[bitter girder]

my feet smell

[dull garnet]

they sold you something incomplete and won't accept a return? rip

looks like turtle beach sell them

[glossy ravine]

That's the MAX version

There the Stealth 700 Gen 2, and the Stealth 700 Gen 2 MAX.

And it's console specific too.

I didn't get the Max version because that headset was 200 dollars and outside the better battery life, I couldn't tell a difference.

[glossy ravine]

They sold it to me complete, it's just the transmitter that's required to be in the console to function mysteriously vanished into the Aether and will not work without it

[dull garnet]

ah

[glossy ravine]

Like. PlayStation outright rejects the headset without the transmitter dongle thing.

And Turtle Beach doesn't sell a replacement transmitter because it would be too much of a logistical headache to do so.

[dull garnet]

yeah, good luck with this. you could try contacting turtle beach for a replacement

this is funny af. what a dogshit company

[potent arrow]

What

Why would anyone tether it to color

Turtle beach out here doing a full revision per color

[late basalt]

Probably different frequency/model

[potent arrow]

But why

If it's the same model, stealth 600 gen 2. Why would change the color change the frequency

That's kinda....

[dull garnet]

the fact they don't even sell the replacement dongle fade needs

the fact it needs a dongle at all

[jaunty light]

dong..

[dull garnet]

dong dong never die

[lost python]

god i hate companies that do this so much

my gf forgot the dongle for her corsair headset when she visited me and the thing was entirely useless.
like windows even recognized it when it was connected via cable, but it would not play any sounds at all or stay active because you need the dongle in any case

[dull garnet]

laughs in 3.5mm

[jaunty light]

that would require like 4 extra cents per unit

simply unaffordable

[dull garnet]

corsair is a dogshit company don't at me

[potent arrow]

I only like their cases now a days

and their ram

rest can eat shit

Their peripherals are dog horse shit ass water

[jaunty light]

woah! mean

dog-horse shit-ass water?

or dog horse-shit ass-water

[potent arrow]

none of them are good

[dull garnet]

only corsair product i might consider is a psu, but even then i probably wouldn't

[jaunty light]

they do still make the best

except their digi PSUs are bougie levels of expensive

[dull garnet]

idk i'd rather go seasonic prime if i was stacked

[jaunty light]

prime is still "worse" but not by much

[dull garnet]

evga then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byxzkRYUHpc isn't this how austin evans got a start on youtube

[inland mauve]

can't wait to see Amazon get sued for a pump-n-dump scheme

[sly elk]

these are neat, didn't know about them until now, but at the same time.. I can't think of a case where the colors would help me lol

my bigger problem is developing muscle memory to stick my hand in the right place to hit a chord on particular fret 😄

i am pretty happy with my corsair power supply, and I like their maglev fans

(I like that the power supply I bought uses a maglev fan as well)

in the 4 years I've used those ML fans, I haven't had a single issue with them so I'm really pleased with them. But fans are really hard to screw up.

their hair-thin wiring sucks though

[glossy ravine]

Yeah. So turns out I'm just fucked.

I'm gonna have to buy that ridiculously fucking expensive headset.

Because that transmitter just doesn't exist anymore I guess.

200 USD.

It has to be wireless because the last one, the Recon, technically works. But barely. Like. The left earphone falls out if you extend it too much and the jack is bent

And it's not just that,

I need this headset for school because headphones are the only way I can get sound that won't blare/buzz at me

[dull garnet]

🫡

[sly elk]

noooo

fade maybe you can buy a broken headset off ebay that comes with the receiver

or the receiver itself

[glossy ravine]

Wait. I may not be entirely screwed.

I bought this headset from Walmart, I'm still within the month/return grace period. Maybe I can exchange it or get a partial refund.

[sly elk]

OH

that's a good idea

[glossy ravine]

I looked at eBay.

The receiver was 60 dollars.

[sly elk]

what headset is it?

[glossy ravine]

The headset was 110.

[sly elk]

nv,m I see the

[glossy ravine]

Turtle Beach Stealth Recon 700 Gen 2 PlayStation edition.

[sly elk]

have you tried contacting them?

[glossy ravine]

Not to be confused with Turtle Beach Stealth Recon 700 Gen 2 MAX PlayStation edition.

[sly elk]

also

[glossy ravine]

(Hydaelyn, these naming conventions are awful

[sly elk]

the $149.95 msrp for that thing is insane

[glossy ravine]

I paid 110 because it was on sale.

[sly elk]

$99.99 on amazon atm

[glossy ravine]

Technically 100 because I got some cash back by buying online.

[sly elk]

also uh

https://www.turtlebeach.com/collections/parts

h nvm

i see your problem 😦

[glossy ravine]

[sly elk]

they have 600 gen 2 and 700 gen 2 max lol

yea contact them >>

worst comes to worst tell them it didn't come with the transmitter >>

is that unethical? YES!

[glossy ravine]

I know this is a big issue, because I'm not alone.

[sly elk]

but so is specifically leaving out the ability to get/buy a replacement ><

[glossy ravine]

Checked the reddit for TB and other people are just as screwed as I was.

Person asked about getting a replacement,

TB representative told them that they don't carry it anymore for logistics/discontinuation reasons and to try eBay

[sly elk]

yeeaaa

and you can't find the transmitter at all?

look harder

[glossy ravine]

"have you tried checking the same spot you just did?"

Like. I'd be willing to pay Walmart a small fee for a replacement headset/dongle thing

[sly elk]

it's worth a shot

[glossy ravine]

Worst case I get told they can't do that I guess.

[sly elk]

i wish you the best of luck

i think it'll depend on who you get. you might get someone who's like "no worries, go ahead and grab another" or something

[modest moss]

I'm confused, you had the receiver and it's just lost in your house? Or wasn't in the package entirely?

[glossy ravine]

According to the app it's return only, but I'll have to speak to a real person.

[glossy ravine]

Lost in my house somewheres.

[modest moss]

Walmart won't do shit unless you lie to them I bet

[glossy ravine]

But the transmitter was plugged into the PlayStation before I went to work yesterday.

I come back and it's vanished into the aether.

[modest moss]

I'm gonna sound like a jerk but just look harder

Ask your siblings

[glossy ravine]

I swear to Hydaelyn, my place I live in is small, and could only possibly be in 2 rooms and I've checked everywhere and just.

Things don't just vanish

I've asked all of them and they insist they didn't do anything with it

[modest moss]

right, so it must be somewhere, or someone is fucking with you

[glossy ravine]

I just have no idea why or how it got to be wherever it currently is.

I explicitly remember that the transmitter was in the front USB port of the PlayStation.

[kindred brook]

Are we going to be able to get like 4090 performance in a 5000 series card that isn't overly expensive within the next couple of years

Or do you guys think we need a shit ton of Cuda cores to achieve the performance

[paper tusk]

I think nvidia's priority for 5xxx is going to be transitioning away from monolithic dies since the msrp increase per gen/value per average frame rate is going to kill a lot of good will

4070 ti is best selling right now because it's the only reasonably priced card in the roundup

even if the 4k perfromance is gimped hard because of cost cutting

it's easy for nvidia to be like look at dead space remake and forspoken, you need a new gpu but at a certain point getting a ps5 (revision 2) or xbox x is going to make a lot more sense cost of living wise

that's just my dumb shit opinion though. take it for what little it's worth

(basically: tech specs aren't mattering much at the moment compared to value for what's being played)

[odd sand]

If you had it plugged into the PS and no reason to ever remove it, then clearly someone else with access to your place took it. Or if you have a cat or something they somehow ate it

[glossy ravine]

I do have a cat. 4 of them infact.

But I don't think they consumed it?

[sly elk]

that would make your $110 problem a more expensive problem huh

[glossy ravine]

If one of the cats got it, I'm just fucked I guess.

[odd sand]

Do they have a spot they like hiding things?

Or do you let them go outside?

[glossy ravine]

Yeah. They have to go through my room though.

To get outside*

[odd sand]

Maybe it smelled bc of being new electronics and they took it somewhere heh

[glossy ravine]

I'm just.

Half tempted to call the Walmart I bought this headset from/go in person and ask if I can exchange the item/get a replacement at the cost of a smaller Fee than buying a new one outright

(fee because it's missing the transmitter of course.)

[modest moss]

they ain't gonna take back an incomplete product unless you lie and say it wasn't in the box

[odd sand]

If it's a Walmart they might not even notice or care

Or find an old transmitter from something else and put it in there

Got an old wireless mouse you don't use anymore? heh

[golden stream]

Tbh, I'm never more happy with my 1660, as with most of my games are just capped fps and on mid-custom high, unless for reaaaaaaaally 3D heavy lifting work.
Idk feel like chasing to 4xxx just for 4k when you don't need it is a tad wasted

[zealous wolf]

recent news about the amd driver issue destroying gpus, is AMD saying the drivers arent at fault apparently..

something about the dye on the 6000 series cards or so..

[royal forge]

I've said it before

But FFS amd

[zealous wolf]

im not sure if i should worry still since my gpu is an rx 6600 i bought off ebay earlier this month..

[outer sand]

pretty sure it was only 6800+? 🤔

@zealous wolf the last time i remember reading it

[zealous wolf]

i think it was related to the higher end cards..

[outer sand]

this yeah? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQDnwpc_k4E

I'm not sure myself, I have 6600XT and i use stock CPU cooler, temperature is stable

never needed to upgrade my CPU cooler so far

[sly elk]

soooo the only viable alternative to nvidia is.. not viable 😦

[outer sand]

wait, what do you mean by not viable ._.

[sly elk]

lol I just mean that thing makes it sound like they have a high failure rate

[outer sand]

also I finally tried one of those old total war games, they are unoptimised yeah? the one I played year 2000 game, can't reach 60 fps ultra 😹

not sure why I have that game, zzz

[outer sand]

ah right, I just reread your post and totally misunderstood what you wrote hah

[zealous wolf]

yes it was that one..

[zealous wolf]

at the time it was either buying an rx 6600 or a 2060 super for me..

[outer sand]

yeah that channel seems fishy, check out the reputable one https://youtu.be/bvYzR84nbtU

one random repair shop in EU doesn't speak for all the products, that repairshop might be sent GPU that has been extensively used for mining rig, who knows

[zealous wolf]

regarding mining rigs, im unsure if mine was from one, since it was sold at close to $210..

[sly elk]

but is that article talking about 6600 having overheating issues too?

[outer sand]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ejlt-7-h9o he made an update on the video

probably decided to post click-bait video, got called out by more reputable resources and decided to jump ship immediately when his channel doesn't get as many views as he thought he would

[sly elk]

Krisfix believes that the cards weren't stored in a proper environment by the seller. So when they suddenly offloaded a bunch of GPU's, they likely had a high amount of humidity, and with the high thermals of the GPU at stock settings. It likely caused the die to experience a kind of thermal shock(?). A great majority of the customers that sent their cards in for repair, had the same answer to having bought them online, and couldn't do a warranty repair because they didn't have the original invoice.

[zealous wolf]

just looked up overheating issues, and well, theres nothing so far ive found..

least my card is sitting between 54 - 56c w/o the fans on..

[sharp star]

tl;dw don’t buy used mining cards

[sly elk]

yea from the sound of that video's tl;dr

you have nothing to worry about

especially not with a 6600xt you bought brand new

[zealous wolf]

its a non xt though..

this one..

but i have no complaints

[sly elk]

I think those cards are great for most use cases ^^

[zealous wolf]

the previous card was a gtx 1070

[sly elk]

wow this random reddit build reminds me of ice's pc

but it's nowhere near as pretty

i wonder why they have 2 gpus

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/middle-finger-i-hate-you-anime-lucky-star-gif-15735876

like geez who wants to put that big ugly shit in their computer

[golden stream]

I'm kinda puzzle tho

Like sure big boi 3d heavylifting productive battlestation ok but that.......innit a bit too much?????

[royal forge]

is anyone familiar with the d-link mesh router fuckery?

[potent arrow]

No

Because I always say fuck mesh

mesh routers and shit are fucking garbage

The consumer grade shit atleast

[royal forge]

nothing i can do when the landlord installed the router downstairs and gave the dlink mesh router to my housemate who puts it at the FUCKING EDGE OF THE HOUSE

[latent grotto]

tell your housemate they're a dumbass

[potent arrow]

Sound pretty decent for budget IEMs

[late basalt]

Nothing like grinding brakes when driving

https://tenor.com/view/baby-weee-gif-20235639

[buoyant falcon]

When it comes to gaming, would I be missing out on much if I went with a Hisense U6G over a U7G?

[jaunty light]

really annoying I had to buy new XLR cables wryy

had a company make me 5 and 1ft out of thick mogami and neutrik golds but they were hyper susceptible to interference. so I got actual "mogami" branded, thinner gauge, that have zero problems but cost 3x as much per ft

[sly elk]

I didn’t realize my Jeep had the legendary MAX A/C option

[inland mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/blown-away-gif-13333808

[sly elk]

I thought that was strictly a ford thing

[potent arrow]

It's in most Toyotas and Hondas too

[hard drift]

They’re pretty great albeit i have the regular one

[potent arrow]

I don't like their fit compared to the 535s

But obviously they'll sound better untill I get those serviced

[jaunty light]

max AC is in every car ive ever seen

well maybe not newer dodges that only show it on the infotainment but

[odd sand]

https://thehustle.co/01272023-pickups/

Interesting, but not surprising since most trucks these days are just minivans for people with small penises

[jaunty light]

hey man

its how you use it

and since I don't use it, I appreciate its diminutive size for storage and transport

thats a shitty misleading graph anyways. that's showing single cab to quad cab. you can get single cab long beds still

[sly elk]

idk I haven't seen it until now lol

I've only seen it in fords

and I didn't know toyota used letters on their buttons 😮

I thought only american cars did that and japanese cars used random inventive symbols to try and explain things

[jaunty light]

its in my ford, accord, my old lexus, mitsubishis, pretty sure my sis hyundai has it

[sly elk]

for that one time a year you might need to tow a trailer, gotta have that silverado 2500 HD as a daily driver

[jaunty light]

my dad's truck now that I think just has the "recirculation" button for what is max ac

[jaunty light]

[sly elk]

it's like people who do a road trip once every 2 years not buying a tesla because of range concerns

[jaunty light]

i cant imagine having a car. only if i had a car and a truck or at least an SUV

[sly elk]

I can't imagine using a truck for hauling

[jaunty light]

trucks have their downsides as many times as they have their upsides

[sly elk]

they're usually poorly suited for the purpose anyway

[jaunty light]

like ah I have no room in even a crew cab if I need to haul things """Securely"""

[sly elk]

virtually every time I've needed to haul something, the correct vehicle for the situation was a cargo van

holy shit that picture was 14mb

14mb for a white chevy express van lmao

[jaunty light]

but ah, if I have a tonneau then theres times I can't utilize the bed fully

yeah thats the secret

[sly elk]

like if I needed to regularly haul shit

[jaunty light]

soccer mom vans with the seats down

[sly elk]

i'm getting a chevy express off cargurus or something

[jaunty light]

a) weather protected
b) climate controlled
c) longer than 95% of truck beds

[sly elk]

and locked cargo area!

and they sell them with the same capabilities as the silverado anyway (a lot of the time no?)

[jaunty light]

i go offroad plenty though, and while I could do it in an SUV or something, I have excellent ground clearance anyways

[sly elk]

fair

[jaunty light]

plus i'll never buy a new car

or a used car

[sly elk]

admittedly i have a jeep wrangler because I wanted one lol. no reason in particular. no justification. I don't even go offroading really

and let's face it

that's why most people buy trawcks

lol I do for some weird twisted reason think cargo vans are cooler though

[jaunty light]

i get enough use out of mine to "justify" it but I just like having a truck :-)

[odd sand]

I don't like vehicles with too high of a ground clearance, so if I got an SUV it would be something like the Crosstrek or Evoque

[sly elk]

oh actually

there! perfect

[jaunty light]

i need juicy clearance!

I just wish bumpers weren't $2k for my truck

[sly elk]

😮 that's crazy

[jaunty light]

id love to get rid of the one i have now for like a prerunner one

mainly because I could shove extra lights on it

[sly elk]

if I needed a new bumper for my jeep I could go to craigslist and probably get one for $50

[jaunty light]

there's just a few unless i got someone to custom fab (which wud prolly be mroe epxensive)

[sly elk]

prerunner bumpers are dangerous 😦

[jaunty light]

but one of them is literally "iron cross' and i refuse to buy it out of principle

they surely know WHAT iron cross means right

[sly elk]

at least the

IMMA RUN YOU OVER AND KILL YOU kind

[buoyant falcon]

How noticeable is a 60Hz refresh rate vs a 120Hz refresh rate?

[jaunty light]

essentially thats what it is

[jaunty light]

https://www.ironcrossautomotive.com/shop/ICHDFRONTBAR2241597RAW.html

if this isn't a neo nazi whistle i odnt know what is

no fucking way im putting that on my truck

especially for 1600

[sly elk]

it totally makes sense

[jaunty light]

are we talking 60hz vs 120hz on a TV or on a monitor

[buoyant falcon]

TV.

[sly elk]

like the idea that they're driving a vehicle like that and want a more aggressive bumper

[jaunty light]

AFAIk most TVs are still 60hz and 120hz is just interpolated

[sly elk]

people like that always walk around like they're looking for a fight

[jaunty light]

I'd want this basically https://www.ironbullbumpers.com/products/1997-2003-ford-f150-front-bumper

[sly elk]

it's also why they stick more and more offensive shit on their car/truck

[jaunty light]

simple, extra light mounts if I want them, more clearance vs the plastic shit

[sly elk]

to try and instigate conflict

[jaunty light]

but $1500 lol.

my dad got a RAM bumper for like $400

[sly elk]

then they feel like everyone's out to get them, and they equip themselves as if they were

[buoyant falcon]

Main reason I ask is because I ordered a Hisense U6G today, but I'm wondering if I should have shelled out for a U7G instead, especially since I'm be gaming on it.

[jaunty light]

did you look at the input lag for both TVs?

[buoyant falcon]

U7G seems to be a bit harder to get ahold of at the moment though, especially in 65 inches.

They're both low, but U6G does not support HDMI 2.1.

[jaunty light]

assuming the rtings measurement is correct, it looks like the u7g is actually 120hz but the u6g has less input lag at 1080 60 abd 4k 60

u7g 7.6ms 1080p120, and 7.7 in 4k120

i'd say go try to demo some high refresh panels if you can. not everyone notices a night/day difference but 60-120 is pretty big for reducing motion blur

[buoyant falcon]

Yeah, one of the downsides listed for the U6G for gaming is motion blur for high-speed objects.

[jaunty light]

only other thing is seeing if they have like a UFO test on both to see

[potent arrow]

You know I legitimately forget people who arnt middle age still buy Tvs

[jaunty light]

its mostly a QoL thing IMO

[jaunty light]

ur middle age

[sly elk]

lol

[jaunty light]

I'm middle age!

[buoyant falcon]

I mostly just don't always want to be sitting at a desk while gaming.

[sly elk]

word, that realization sucks doesn't it 😦

[jaunty light]

I mean if you have an unlimtied budget then get a BFG

[sly elk]

also, wouldn't it be the other way around? Kids getting TVs for their xbox/ps5?

[jaunty light]

TV wise I think the u6g looks fine. u7g if you're going to be ""Competitive"

[sly elk]

HHEE

[jaunty light]

I'm pretty sure my sony is like 100ms of input lag

[potent arrow]

It's mostly because I can't see the TV at the distance that it'll be optimal at

I'll be squinting or 2mm from the screen

[sly elk]

my tv is old lol

[potent arrow]

Last I check they are using the teles that their parents bought to watch sport and shit

[sly elk]

i bought it almost 9 years ago >>

[jaunty light]

man that reminds me of that vid where "most people can't tell the difference between 1080p and 4k"

[sly elk]

oof

[jaunty light]

like really?

[sly elk]

1920x1080 on anything bigger than 17" is pretty lousy

[jaunty light]

thats what im saying

[potent arrow]

Me on 1080p 34"

[dull garnet]

i've finished ps3 games on my 4k tv

stay mad

[potent arrow]

The perks of both being colorblind and none existent eyes

Never worrying about monitor quality

[sly elk]

tbh 1080p tvs always felt like jumbotrons to me

[potent arrow]

Yo can I get that for my ff14 mini map

[dull garnet]

imagine a snes on that bad boy

[sly elk]

also idk why but

[gloomy snow]

mega map

[sly elk]

unless it's like an 85"

it doesn't feel as big as oldschool TVs did

(also these things always had great speakers)

[jaunty light]

fouind it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxNBiAV4UnM

[dull garnet]

me and a friend finished co-op halo 1 on a rear projection screen

[jaunty light]

this guy is a shithead btw im just gonna say i dislike him

[dull garnet]

soul

[sly elk]

tbh I feel lost when playing halo on an xbox

my first and longest experience with halo was on a mac

[dull garnet]

where's that one meme...

[sly elk]

and uh

[dull garnet]

[sly elk]

one has to remember

halo was the successor to marathon

a mac game

[dull garnet]

having a native mac release wasn't common

i member seeing like

wc3 and halo in stores

[sly elk]

lol there was a short period of time where opengl games actually were pretty popular, and there were a decent number of mac ports

like everything quake/unreal based got a mac port in the early 2000s

[dull garnet]

call of doody

[sly elk]

but then that was it

after like 2010 or so, they really started dying off

I think MS made a massive push to game studios with the launch of directx 11

[bitter girder]

yes

halo was going to be a mac game

but ended up partnering with microsoft to get funding

Tea anyone?

[jaunty light]

gimmie

[bitter girder]

currently addicted to the oasis drinks

[jaunty light]

the who what

[bitter girder]

These

Blackcurrant and Apple sucks but the other two so good

[jaunty light]

oh disgusting

[bitter girder]

dont like much do you though

[dull garnet]

oasis are rank mate

much too sweet

disclaimer: i haven't drunk oasis in 20 years

[outer sand]

all 100% juices are usually like that haha, you are suppose to eat the whole fruit, not only drink the liquid part 😹

it will end up give you sugar spike

[potent arrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cp28hIMP94

BAHHAHA

[dull garnet]

damn his kid grew up

shocked pikachu face

[jaunty light]

WHOIII DUZZ THIS GOI TAAILK IN SOOUCH A HOIGH PEETCH?

[dull garnet]

Forbidden jerky

[sly elk]

man that massive fanless cooler

it's kinda freaky looking

[sharp star]

forbidden cotton candy

[dull garnet]

is that an NH-P1

[umbral moss]

opengl got new management/stewardship and the code became weirdly complex to support compared to DX's turnkey functionality

vulkan is even less cogent

[umbral moss]

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidias-quad-slot-geforce-rtx-4090ti-titan-800w-graphics-card-has-been-pictured

although it looks like you'd never be able to watercool it if the IO is aligned that way, so probably fake as fuck

[jaunty light]

cut em off

only need 1 monitor

[dull garnet]

for maximum fps

[umbral moss]

apparently one of the earlier prototypes for the 4090 had the PCB vertically oriented

I wonder if that's why they never encountered the issue with 12VHPWR fucking up

since the cable fit vertically along the side of the base

[umbral moss]

and it'll still get 20 fps

because ubisoft believes 24fps is cinematic

[sly elk]

that is probably because they probably tested on open benches

[umbral moss]

oh, I mean, yeah

[sly elk]

just like most review sites do

[umbral moss]

but if the PCB is oriented vertically they probably never encountered the issue either

since they had no stress on the connector junction

[sly elk]

yea

or they might even have done it laying on a table with a pcie extension cord and some kinda dev board setup

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_1CDr37s6s

holy shit

lmao

never thought I'd see a HF tool do that

79 bucks for the tool too

[umbral moss]

wonder which real tool accidentally slipped into the HF bound crate

[sly elk]

i mean that's probably what it is

excess production leftovers or whatever that they got real cheap

[umbral moss]

time to cancel HBO

[buoyant falcon]

So this is weird: on the Discord mobile app you have the option of grabbing different links for your server depending on when you want the link to expire, if ever.

The link will always be the same depending on the expiration period that you choose.

But for some reason in the desktiop app, you only have the option to generate a new link.

Which I just did, Only hope I didn't invalidate the old non-expiring link because I have it printed on a flyer. <_<

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/delete-this-gif-21791540

[dull garnet]

[buoyant falcon]

My grandpa would probably love this if he were still around.

He loved Fords so much that it was literally the last thing he said for the last 18 years of his life.

Not even joking.

Had a stroke, it was the only thing he could say because so much of his life was spent at the Ford dealership he owned.

On an unrelated note:

Is a 3.1 system a good compromise for someone who wants their sound be be more even for 5.1 mastered media but also lives in an apartment and doesn't want their neighbors to hate them?

[glossy ravine]

Turns out I'm not entirely fucked on the headset situation.

The app allowed me to return the item, even on the very last day

Gave me a bar code to scan

[deep sapphire]

https://youtu.be/Z2ag9b8BWzI

[sly elk]

5.1 doesn't have to be loud

I used to have a really small Logitech 5.1 set that served the purpose fine

It does look a little corny but hey

You can get little speaker stands too

In fact if you position the speakers well it's probably going to be quieter than someone who blasts their TV to hear it across the room

[buoyant falcon]

Well my apartment is also a bit on the small side so I kinda think it's not really needed at this point in my life. Not looking for a immersive experience as much as I am sound that doesn't sound uneven.

[outer sand]

you mean like multiple people in 1 apartment and you are one of them?

or like a studio apartment, I don't think It can be that bad using 5.1 as long as you don't put the speaker on the wall and ended up shaking the wall

[buoyant falcon]

No I mean like one tiny one bedroom apartment. Small space.

[outer sand]

if 1 person in 1 apartment, they usually have sound insulation between apartment

also can just set it up so it doesn't have a max bass and focus on sound quality instead

[buoyant falcon]

I dunno, I'm jut not really thrilled about the idea of dropping $300 or more on a sound system after getting a $700 TV. Only reason I even bothered is because I'm tired of the uneven sound levels in movies and games which are all mastered in 5.1 these days.

[odd sand]

Yeah Bass is the only thing that really travels thru walls heavily. And most apartments are setup so that living rooms are back to back, so you don't have to worry about people hearing it in their bedroom

[outer sand]

if it's $300 I would assume it's a sound system that's focusing on SQ instead of just throwing 5 subwoofer and call it quality

[odd sand]

Keep the bass off the floor or exterior wall and you should be fine. I watch anime at midnight sometimes at a comfortable level and never gotten any complaints here at least.

[dull garnet]

get a nice 2.0 setup

[odd sand]

My claims it's 9.1 whatever that means

[outer sand]

this kind of sound system is usually ok overall, but I don't think there's a difference between 5.1 and 2.1 in respect to sound interval, C sharp will sound like C sharp no matter what speaker you use

[odd sand]

I mean, the difference is 5.1 is surround sound assuming you put the rear channels in the back corners...

2.1 is just normal stereo + a dedicated sub

[buoyant falcon]

The one I'm probably getting is a 3.1.

Dedicated central channel for dialogue and such.

[odd sand]

Goddamn choosy beggars. Guy is complaining he's out of space for his FLAC collection and willing to recompress the entire thing to Q8 just to claw back 3% gains. I point him to 4TB HDD for $75... he scoffs at it. Find a 3TB used enterprise drive for $19... "See, that's much better. But still expensive"

Apparently he's a broke time traveler from the future where 4TB new HDDs normally sell for $5

[jaunty light]

lol why

[outer sand]

sometimes people just want to push their luck in haggling without checking the market price 😹

[jaunty light]

you can get plenty good CMR drives for $100

like 8TB

time is money and recompressing what I assume is multi terabytes will cost time.. and energy.. for nothing lol

[void dove]

paying for used hard drives.....

https://tenor.com/view/atg-capa-stucapa-studiocapa-pandu-gif-24944581

[sly elk]

oh ffs haha

decided to try out assetto corsa and play with the steering wheel

I haven't even hooked it up yet, just fired up AS and go to test drive

BSOD

https://tenor.com/view/middle-finger-i-hate-you-anime-lucky-star-gif-15735876

[sly elk]

man i get 2 different feelings here lol

when i play with my guitar I get to wanting gadgets for it

when i play with the steering wheel i'm thinking this thing aint worth the money

like it's fun and all, and I do think it's better than driving with a controller ya know lol

[odd sand]

The big issue is just having a suitable table to lock it too unless you want to go all in with the racing seat and mount

[jaunty light]

u gotta get the mount

and a fancy ass F1 wheel

and VR

[jaunty light]

dont fall into the trap

I gotta find which part of BTR it was in but if the TL was acurate it was funny as fuck

thats kya

[outer sand]

oh yeah VR defo helped with this kind of thing

[jaunty light]

picks up guitar. doesn't practice. but, wants new pedals

[outer sand]

but can't use google card box yeah? need official VR

ah yeah in the manga bocchi bought 200k yen worth of accessories, lol

[jaunty light]

to be fair I really want to buy a darkglass alpha omega but

that thing costs half of what the bass guitar I bbought was

and if you get the 900 it's more expensive

[outer sand]

If you check the total amount though haha https://youtu.be/fmzIUxJLOBg , although made in JP in terms of instruments are usually like $1k more expensive, like for example Made in Japan Ibanez compared to Made in Korea/Indonesia have vast price difference

[jaunty light]

what scale is this using

[outer sand]

USD I think

[jaunty light]

a les apul junior definitely isnt 6k usd

6000 is like ultra botique customs

the other prices are accurate, like the ibanez 6 string being 1200

[outer sand]

isn't that the one Bocchi's dad own? not sure myself if it's exaggerated

but if it's anything that Ryo's owned, it's usually expensive since her parents own a hospital

[jaunty light]

the junior is what kita plays

[outer sand]

ah yeah isn't that Ryo's?

[jaunty light]

iirc yeah a lend

but they're like, $500-900?

[sly elk]

oh no I practice lol

[jaunty light]

and I think ryo's bass is just a pretty stock yamaha p/j so it cant be more than probably 1k

[sly elk]

I kinda did the opposite of going effects nut for now

i was just joking about buying an amp and a capo

pretty basic stuff

[outer sand]

even the best guitar won't sound good if the amp is cheap hehe

[jaunty light]

bocchi's dad's guitar is probably accurate because it doesnt even exist in the first place but that model is probably expensive due to age

[outer sand]

I'm still using small amp however cause skill issue 🥲

[jaunty light]

an amp is good, tbh. sounding cool even if you suck helps

all the songs i'd want to learn ot play along to use crazy chain effects though

[sly elk]

how about a cheap guitar and a cheap amp?

[outer sand]

that's what i'm using 😹

[jaunty light]

buy the biggest, baddest amp..

5000w..

[jaunty light]

then buy the biggest, baddest guitar

oh look at mr fuckin fancy over here

[sly elk]

it was cheaper than a katana...

to be fair, squier is still a brand name

[jaunty light]

you must buy a

because it looks cool. and bocchi used it

[sly elk]

I don't understand those

[sly walrus]

orange amp

my beloved

[jaunty light]

neither do I but they look cool

[sly elk]

they do

but a lot of reviews go back and forth. I considered a thr10ii and it seemed like another $100 for... a smaller amp that still isn't wireless because the one with the battery costs $450

[jaunty light]

I just got a 40w fender which im sure was overpriced.. but it has a big woofer and that's all that matters

the step up from this one was like 3x the price

[sly elk]

lol

they have some nice ones

i went with an orange crush 20rt

[jaunty light]

the equivalent orange I think was like

329

this one was 179

[sly elk]

yea the 35rt

i went to check out a few amps in the store but the store was kinda sloppy and the used amps that didn't take an AC input were missing the power bricks lol

so I got to toy with a crush 20 and a katana 100

the katana 100 definitely sounded better for sure because it's got that nice big 12" speaker. until you start playing with effects.

[jaunty light]

i got nuffin near but if I ever have to step up to mo powa for mo betta i'd probably demo something

drag all of your shit into the store just to shred on their amps

then leave

no explanation

[sly elk]

i might've hem-hawed and begged them to find the bricks or whatever but I ran out of time and had to get home for a work meeting

and the crush 20 exceeded my expectations lol

I do like the way orange amps sound

also idk which fender but the modeling fender sounds good lol

[jaunty light]

when I was just looking at a bunch of bass shit on YT i did notice orange a lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgjGt1PXMXI

[sly elk]

heheh

[dull garnet]

Lmaoooo

[hard drift]

wait it didn't come installed already or am i missing something

[paper tusk]

might have been wiped? not sure if new ones are just provisioned like that

hours for an os install seems excessive in this age

unless it's getting the os image over slow internet

[dull garnet]

It's just that my internet is shit :v I bought used so it was wiped ye

[modest moss]

speedy and his obsession with buying used laptops has branched out into macs

[dull garnet]

I sold my old thinkpads

[golden stream]

sold old thinkpad
got old mac

Is dat M1 or M2?

[dull garnet]

m1

I did buy a 2019 latitude but returned it because it had various defects

[rustic quartz]

is anyone else getting multiple directx errors today?

[paper tusk]

nothing happened when i was on but wasn't on a long time (weekly delivery, spawning a singular s rank hunt)

if things were stable before today would just reboot and hope for the best

[rustic quartz]

yeah im gonna restart my pc if it happens again

it hasnt happened in a month but today it happened twice in 20 minutes lol

[paper tusk]

assuming nothing has changed since last xiv sesson (system/driver updates wise)

[rustic quartz]

yep literally nothing has changed which is why im so lost on what to do

[bitter girder]

nice nice nice

hope you have fun

[dull garnet]

tyty

[bitter girder]

got some cool software to recommend for your mac if you'd like

[dull garnet]

Uh sure

[umbral moss]

the M2 macs are so expensive

the M1 is perfectly fine if you're upgrading from something 5+ years old and they're like 30-40% off

[bitter girder]

VERY EXPENSIVE MAN

m2 is mainly minor improvements and stuff anyway so im not bothered really

m3 is supposed to be an interesting one

m2 ultra could be interesting because the amount of gpu cores compared to m1

[jaunty light]

i see your poor person m3 and i raise my m5

[umbral moss]

we'll see

M3 mac mini could be interesting

[golden stream]

Tbh am not too interest in the chip but more of the chip interaction with Asahi

Is Asahi now support m2 yet?

[umbral moss]

if anyone wrote a useful wrapper to play windows games on it

[bitter girder]

parallels at the moment is the best way to get games working flawlessly but thats behind a pricey paywall and its virtualising an entire OS so its pretty taxing

Crossover is very very iffy

[umbral moss]

does parallels even work on the M1/2?

[bitter girder]

yeee boiiii

[umbral moss]

🤔

how expensive is it?

[bitter girder]

£80

[umbral moss]

that's not that expensive

[bitter girder]

true i'd buy it if it used it more

[umbral moss]

considering a prebuilt XXXTREME GAMEN PC comes with the same hardware specs as a fucking mac mini for $1900

the M2 max GPU is about equivalent to a 3050

[bitter girder]

parralels tends to use the 4 performance cores instead of the efficient ones

[umbral moss]

not an issue for a mac mini, since it doesn't go anywhere

[bitter girder]

its quite impressive opening an x86 application and just seeing it work though

[umbral moss]

too bad microsoft still hasn't gotten ARM functionality working

they were supposed to have a native android virtualization feature that just kind of fucked off after a year or two

[bitter girder]

its in the insider builds

people were using it to use apple musics lossless app and the emulation or what ever didnt actually pump out anything close to lossless

[umbral moss]

I mean, short of an oscilloscope you can't tell anyway

[bitter girder]

yeah yeah

[umbral moss]

loss at the 350 kHz regime

[bitter girder]

Theres an open souce one called UTM which can do virtualisation and emulation but they havent got 3d acceleration working at the moment

[umbral moss]

$120/yr is just an office 365 subscription

if you want to play video games on mac, you do what you gotta

[bitter girder]

thankfully xiv has a xivonmac which has a dxvkwrapper thats really stable and runs pretty well

fps can be boosted thanks to dynamic resolution

[umbral moss]

the M1 max is as fast as my titan in XIV

[bitter girder]

pretty impressive

i had a zenbook pro before this m1 pro macbook and it had a 1650ti

and it performs extremely close together

[umbral moss]

I mean, in fairness my computer is now 7 years old

[bitter girder]

titan still a badass card though

its the pascal one right?

[umbral moss]

yeah, the Xp

[jaunty light]

windows xp

[dull garnet]

$1000 facebook machine

[bitter girder]

BT currently selling the m2 macbook mini for £600

wtf

[dull garnet]

yeah i saw that

8gb tho

[dull garnet]

friend of mine just upgraded to one from his 2013 imac

got one of those 5k LG displays for it