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[opal panther]

夏初瑾 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/91104082

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[cerulean talon]

Cmon kupo GIMME SOME PURPLE.

[paper tusk]

!hank

[opal panther]

hayumi | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/101082519

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[paper tusk]

:^)

[cerulean talon]

Finally, some purple. Smh.

How am I supposed to have a good day without loads of purple?

[dull garnet]

https://twitter.com/craig1black/status/1662605894767747074?t=YO60ub3w7RvZuWnR-AihXA&s=19

Adrian's Digital Basement (@craig1black)

This just feels SO WRONG!

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Twitter · May 27, 2023, 11:45 PM

[inland mauve]

huh???

the DIMM slots are tilted on purpose?

[dull garnet]

Right? Weird

Is that a CMOS reset button, my gaemin pc doesn't have that

[inland mauve]

they've been ripping features out of mobos for a while

to save just a few cents here and there

or funnel you into more expensive mobos

[dull garnet]

I think I've owned one board ever that had a button

Just amusing to see one on a (seemingly) oem motherboard from 20 years ago

[cerulean talon]

I love cmos reset buttons.

!hank

[opal panther]

憂姫はぐれ | https://yande.re/post/show/290800

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[sly elk]

My board has a button on the io plate for it

[golden stream]

I need some opinion: is eMMC still fine or NVMe is better?
context: steam deck, bc 500USD for the 64GB (not supported country) I feel a bit stingy

[sharp star]

NVMe is obviously better and you can upgrade the storage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU5jYCgnT7s also the 4060 Ti has 8 PCI-E lanes

[dull garnet]

eMMC is dogshit always

[cerulean talon]

eMMC is awful

Like fine for a raspi, wouldn't want to use it with something like steamos that's continually hammering the disk with logs.

[dull garnet]

With a steam deck though you can just get an aftermarket 1tb and slot it in

[cerulean talon]

Ye, crucial just released theirs, I'm praying they go for a 2tb.

[dull garnet]

Sabrent have one too

[golden stream]

oki Imma go to the 200GB one then

mah wallet......

[wraith agate]

!hank

[opal panther]

剣時 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/87952761

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[wraith agate]

Meh

[paper tusk]

!hank

[opal panther]

あんず | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/88005815

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[paper tusk]

hmm

[sharp star]

yeah Sabrent is the one I went with because they have TLC instead of QLC like what Crucial uses

[cerulean talon]

!hank

[opal panther]

絵奈のえる | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/80631773

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[wraith agate]

Yo

I just heard LTT now has a transwoman

Nice

[sly elk]

!hank

[opal panther]

ろむむ | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/85861268

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[cerulean talon]

!hank

[opal panther]

necömi | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/80840998

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[deep sapphire]

guys im starting to think the bot is getting a bit too much

maybe we need to tone it down a little

[sly elk]

you're not wrong

[inland mauve]

next you're going to tell us that Ford isn't so bad

[fair parcel]

he loves Ford what you mean

[inland mauve]

did I trip into an opposite world

how do you guys spell Berenstein

[sly elk]

hank's next truck?

gotta get the harley version

[sly elk]

... why does it sit about a foot too high above the tires

i'm surprised nobody's made a truck without the wheel well arches

since they seem to sit so damn high anymore

[inland mauve]

I don't like cars that big

[sly elk]

me neither

[inland mauve]

I've had nothing but bad experiences with them

[sly elk]

i've never driven anything like that though

[deep sapphire]

WOW

NO

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/nwmsrocks-northwest-motorsport-pacific-northwest-pnw-tacoma-gif-20714054

[sly elk]

yea see almost no need for wheel wells

[deep sapphire]

[fair parcel]

cheating on Ford

[sly elk]

also that truck appears to be squatting in the rear a little

[deep sapphire]

what about a ZR2

where the grill is pogging

[sly elk]

look at that with a reasonable amount of wheel gap

[fair parcel]

that is very nice

[deep sapphire]

tell me you cant unsee it now

the grill is pogging

ITS POGGING

[sly elk]

i wonder how much it costs though

$80k?

[fair parcel]

saw a Shelby something other Raptor for like 150k at my local dealer

[deep sapphire]

[inland mauve]

yeah see that car is so big that it's almost a train

https://tenor.com/view/notafan-not-fan-stonecold-steveaustin-gif-5395262

[sly elk]

i don't even see the option

[deep sapphire]

what about this

a military silverado

[sly elk]

there's WT, custom, custom trail boss, LT, RST, lt trail boss, ltz, high country

[fair parcel]

lol

get a camo wrap so they can't see you

[sly elk]

oh nvm

ZR2 is crew cab, short bed

I didn't realize they had 3 bed lengths!

short, standard, long

[sly elk]

i wonder how much those things cost

[deep sapphire]

20 bucks

[sly elk]

oh i forgot to check how much the zr2 cost

[deep sapphire]

that has a nice stance

[sly elk]

73,840

[sly elk]

i like the other one better

[fair parcel]

[sly elk]

this one looks great

[sly elk]

the "imma decapitate people with my bumper" bumper

[inland mauve]

what are you, trying to blend in with water?

[sly elk]

i'm surprised those things are street legal

[fair parcel]

lol

[sly elk]

it's like

anything else

[fair parcel]

I live near a lake so maybe

[sly elk]

but when I see bumper deletes or pre-runner bumpers

I'm judging the driver as a bad person

[deep sapphire]

magik lives near a big lake

a very big lake

so big

its just

massive

huge

some say

its a great lake

[sly elk]

the hugest

[deep sapphire]

cant confirm

[sly elk]

i live near a bigger one

it's called the pacific ocean

[fair parcel]

it is really great

[deep sapphire]

damn you gonna take that magik

[fair parcel]

perhaps the biggest supply of freshwater on the planet

[deep sapphire]

I dunno

I think

lake superior

[fair parcel]

so get ready to pay up once you all run dry

[deep sapphire]

is more superior

[fair parcel]

yeah I mean the whole gang of them

[sly elk]

are you one of those people who is like

[deep sapphire]

and that is correct

the great lakes

[sly elk]

climate change isn't real look at my giant lawn

[deep sapphire]

is the largest body of fresh water on earth

[sly elk]

perfectly manicured by 2 stroke engines

i wake my neighbors up at 6am on a sunday to cut the grass

and then use the leaf blower for 3 hours

[fair parcel]

oh no no no

my yard is destroyed so I don't even try other than to keep the weeds down

shrews, moles something tore it all up

[late basalt]

Put down root barriers 5ft from your property line and then plant creeping bamboo

[sly elk]

holy shit lmao

i searched reddit for leaf blowers

[late basalt]

Mistakes made?

[sly elk]

it went rule 4 hella fast lmao

[fair parcel]

I have woods/lake/bird preserve in my back yard so idk if anything would even grow or not be destroyed

[sly elk]

this exchange is hilarious though

Use a fucking rake. Then you don’t have to poison your air or wake up your neighbors. Or just let the leaves decompose, they’ll be gone by goddamn March. And it’s good for your lawn. It’s LEAVES. They’re supposed to be on the ground.

re

My, but aren’t you the pleasant neighbor! I am sure you are the reason HOA’s were formed, to keep people like you in check. Leaves are supposed to be on the ground? WOW, my leaves look best when they are on my trees and shrubbery. You do you! Leaves on the ground. I’ll be dang. Takes all kinds I suppose. Probably just ONE of your KIND is enough though.

[deep sapphire]

!hank

WOW IT GOT SHUT OFF

[sly elk]

;_;

[opal panther]

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[fair parcel]

o

[deep sapphire]

oh there we go

[late basalt]

Kupo said fuck you hank

[fair parcel]

lol my dad used to just wait for windy days and watch all the leave blow into the neighbors yard so he'd clean them up

[sly elk]

you ever been in one of those neighborhoods with the houses with perfect yard and stuff

it's creepy

[sly walrus]

i live in one of those

took years for it not to be eerie

[fair parcel]

yeah most of my neighbors are retired so they do some yard work

one dude literally has golf course grass it is really nice but I don't care that much

[hard drift]

!hank

[opal panther]

蒼ウサギ | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/80455651

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[deep sapphire]

horny

[sly elk]

ya know i was thinking last night, I could've just skipped buying a gpu for my old computer and just used the long hdmi cable and a usb extension lmao

oh well

[hard drift]

BITCH PLEASE

[sly elk]

oh also

my cheap fans arrived 😄

[hard drift]

[sly elk]

Can two thermal wrongs make a thermal right

HEY THEY CAME WITH SCREWS

i spent $10 on a box of screws for nothing lol

[inland mauve]

that's not how it works

or... is it

[sly elk]

they feel nice

look how tacky that fractal fan looks by comparison

[torpid kayak]

clean the screen

sneeze

clean again begrudingly

[inland mauve]

looks nice

[sly elk]

I like the cheap fans 😄

they seem to push an acceptable amount of air and make an acceptable amount of noise

ty 😄

i wanna try out some racing games on the setup but adrenalin refuses to install because it says there's a windows update underway

... and windows update doesn't say anything it just goes ....

lol

[burnt swallow]

Me: changes games from 1080p to 1440p because 1440p monitor
Games: crash whenever I exit them

[sly elk]

oh man this plays all the racing games like a peach

on a 1080p60 TV though lol

I was rather convinced any amount of gaming would cause it to overheat since that case doesn't have a front intake, just a bottom intake. but the thermals are fine.

also sittingf here wondering why I did this lol

[deep sapphire]

Bidori buys a 4090 and plays no games

[hard drift]

I DO PLAY GAMES

[deep sapphire]

No you don’t

[hard drift]

JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT GAMING 24/7 DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T PLAY GAMES

@past glacier can literally confirm i do play games

[hard drift]

that doesn't mean i don't play games

[deep sapphire]

[hard drift]

hank had to find something else to bully me about because i'm no longer amd guy

now he's knitpicking me for not playing enough games

[cerulean talon]

Why aren't you playing games? Smh.

[hard drift]

i wanna mess with ai

[cerulean talon]

I'm a cat, cats wont gun me down. :3

[hard drift]

[cerulean talon]

Crazy redheads on the other hand. Or

Made liege waffles tonight though, it was a delicous night.

[modest moss]

bidori doesn't play games he's too busy being horny in nsfw channels

[hard drift]

[cerulean talon]

Ah yes, the horny GPU, posting AI generated BOM's.

[deep sapphire]

Bidori buys a 1700 dollar gaming card to run DOS progress bars

Hate to see it

[hard drift]

😒

[deep sapphire]

[cerulean talon]

uwufetch is the one true usage of high end nvidia gpu's.

[cerulean talon]

Yeah, but they don't have a NyaVIDIA card, which is all that matters.

!catgirl

[opal panther]

柊圭 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/92026311

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[hard drift]

hank chose to still bully me despite saying i'd generate him a catgirl 😭

[cerulean talon]

Just one?

[hard drift]

[sly elk]

oh yea also, gotta say, that xfx card's build quality is nice

and as far as I'm concerned those thermalright fans are also nice

not sure how they'd compare against corsair MLs or noctuas but they perform more than fine for $15 for a 3 pack lmao

the next question will be how long they last.

[cerulean talon]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

Seno | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/84456937

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[sly elk]

lol did hank change the name of it

or did you :3

[cerulean talon]

No, I'm just in a mood.

So using the real command over the alias.

[sly elk]

ah ok lol

[cerulean talon]

Technically, the command is auctually !catgirl, !hank is an alias

[kindred brook]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evjZGLdqUu8

[hard drift]

can't hate on me now @deep sapphire fully using my gpu

aside from vram that is lol

[cerulean talon]

Barely even using it.

smh.

No copy, no encode/decode, not even half the vram.

[hard drift]

I'M JUST LEARNING HOW TO USE THIS DAMN THING

😭

stable diffusion is weird

[deep sapphire]

a video game would be using vram

[hard drift]

this is using more vram than most games

[deep sapphire]

of course a dos loading bar wont use any

[hard drift]

it's not a loading bar anymore

[cerulean talon]

Wut? Have you even run games?

[hard drift]

yes, just because a game allocates it doesn't mean it's using it 😐

[cerulean talon]

SD is light compared to most modern games at real resolutions.

checks in with the rest of the 4k club.

[hard drift]

lol, i don't use my 4k to game right now

i need to swap my monitors around for that

[cerulean talon]

I just ordered a new one as they're on sale atm.

So I can swap my dying one for it.

Won't get the delicious 144hz, but that's life.

[hard drift]

[hard drift]

what did you get that you're not getting 144?

[cerulean talon]

It's got 144, but my KVM maxes at 60

So the KVM's the limit, not the monitor.

[hard drift]

ah okay

i feel that

[cerulean talon]

Happens when 3 computers share the same monitors, mouse and keeb.

[hard drift]

lol

[cerulean talon]

It's kinda nice having a linux desktop where I do real work, on an OS that respects that I use camelcase properly.

[hard drift]

there we go

[real edge]

grats

[hard drift]

i was too ambitious lmfao, it said the render time was 13 hours wtf

[cerulean talon]

Just keep rendering.

It's fiiiine.

[hard drift]

lmao

i am not keeping it on all night

[cerulean talon]

You could be writing code like me.

[hard drift]

no thanks did that in high school and hated it

[cerulean talon]

And asking yourself "Just how many wrappers am I gonna write today"

Because I'm looking at this and thinking "This is a poor decision, ayup."

[sly elk]

oh maaan

after like a good 45 mins of playing forza 4 on my racing comp damn

it reminds me of when I had a 3070 in my beast desktop

there's something to be said about low-mid-end hardware not producing oodles of heat

but at the same time, I wonder if racing sim driving is any better on a 4k screen or something

I'm not going there but when I drive in these games i feel like I can't see shit in the distance lmao

[torpid kayak]

building PC with 4060 Ti for a $140 voucher :thenking:

the card worth US$527.82, btw XD

[real edge]

4060ti is dogshit

do not even think about it

[sly elk]

that's a lot of $$ for a 4060ti lol

[real edge]

the 4060ti should be a 300$ card at most

if even that

[sly elk]

idk how much credibility this chart has but

for the most part the gpu prices i see right now tightly correlate with their place in that chart lol

[odd sand]

It's just a very vague guide. Problem is it doesn't tell you 1% lows or the issue of running out of vram as some games meet or exceed 8gb at even 1080p now, and it will only get worse in a few years

[sly elk]

from shopping gpus, the prices did seem to match up with the vertical axis of this though lol

even if it's vague

[real edge]

just because fps is 50% better than a gpu released 2yrs ago it doesn't mean it has to cost 50% more as well

[odd sand]

If you ask Nvidia it should cost 75% more bc pixel inflation /s

[sly elk]

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

gorgeous CD drive

I never knew those existed

check that out!!!

SICK!

I've never seen a translucent drive tray before lmao

usually the neat looking drives just had a boring beige or black disc tray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3nsjMQZ7FI
Also, the last 2 minutes of that video. ahhh so nice.

[sly elk]

!hank

[opal panther]

西宮すず | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/88284723

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[cerulean talon]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

五円玉 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/90824245

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[hard drift]

!hank

[opal panther]

Nami | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/84700033

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[cerulean talon]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

タン塩 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/92388983

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[hard drift]

!hank

[opal panther]

かえで | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/88682108

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[cerulean talon]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

こっこ | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/89337038

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[sharp star]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1663201278552596486 For Those Who Dare

Wario64 (@Wario64)

ASUS ROG Ally Gaming Handheld and accessories (including charger dock and case) available for preorder at Best Buy https://t.co/qbz9Eb0foB #ad

Twitter · May 29, 2023, 3:11 PM

ngl the "dock" is kinda pathetic though

you can get the JSAUX one for a lot cheaper and you'll have more ports

[golden stream]

Then, W11 handheld mode is kinda weird

[sharp star]

Also all Steam Deck SKUs come with a case, what the hell

Thanks Asus, for making us buy it separately

[sly walrus]

truly a superior product

[golden stream]

F it, 600USD for a 250GB model in my place, still better than that

[hard drift]

https://videocardz.com/newz/pny-and-cooler-master-introduce-4-5-slot-geforce-rtx-4090-verto-graphics-card that's one thick ass gpu

[sharp star]

https://twitter.com/CursedSetups/status/1663175863964430337?s=20

Cursed Setups (@CursedSetups)

https://t.co/hpBQgFU03K

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Twitter · May 29, 2023, 1:30 PM

[hard drift]

WHY DID THEY WASH IT WITH THE CPU STILL IN THE SOCKET AHHHHHH

[cerulean talon]

Just wash it with some deionized water.

[sharp star]

gotta make sure it’s free of dust

[random marlin]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

奥馬 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/88188062

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[cerulean talon]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

Rin | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/88693033

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[cerulean talon]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

しそは | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/92844081

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[cerulean talon]

Cmon kupo gimme some purple already. SHEESH.

It's a very pink day, 0/10.

[hard drift]

!hank

dang

!hank

[opal panther]

和錆 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/78424876

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[cerulean talon]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

雪見鍋 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/87015088

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[random marlin]

Purple

!hank

[opal panther]

星の紅茶 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/86567765

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[random marlin]

PURPLE

HAH

[livid dune]

!hank

[opal panther]

川見ナミ | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/96020736

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[livid dune]

ENOUGH

[hard drift]

!hank

[opal panther]

よしだどん | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/91590271

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[paper tusk]

!hank

[opal panther]

葉古モミジ | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/84419838

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[deep sapphire]

ALL I DO IS SCROLL DOWN

AND SEE CAT GIRLS

[hard drift]

YOU STARTED THIS

!hank

[opal panther]

NIMA | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/100372999

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[deep sapphire]

I AM MUTING THE NEXT PERSON TO POST A CAT

!hank

except me

[hard drift]

Lmao

[hard drift]

You don’t have the power to mute kupobot

[hard drift]

!hank

[opal panther]

Zephryion | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/88397890

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[deep sapphire]

!mute 168185424286711808 1h

[opal panther]

Success!

@hard drift has been muted by @deep sapphire for 1 hour!

[deep sapphire]

play with fire

and you get burned

[cerulean talon]

!catgirl

[opal panther]

Orimu | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/92699624

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[cerulean talon]

Can't believe that hank's complaining about catgirls, the world is over.

[deep sapphire]

THE BOT IS OVERUSED

[cerulean talon]

:3

[void dove]

this is why we cant have nice things

[cerulean talon]

This is also why that command was protected in the first place.

[void dove]

so who unprotected it, its their fault 😛

i will say, though, as someone who does like to talk tech, coming in here to see whats going on, and just seeing catgirls, what feels like 80% of the time.
gets kinda discouraging, and feels like a joke.

i just end up changing chat channels immediately to something else.

[cerulean talon]

The original version had no time limits and could have been used anywhere it wasn't explicity disabled.

And we tend to have more general chats around tech later in the day (US time at least), but there's not a ton going on in tech these days other than chatgpt memes and waiting for the next HW release.

[hard drift]

[hard drift]

time to kill the command

[modest moss]

back the fuck away from my command

[hard drift]

hank started it

[modest moss]

you let me handle Hank

[sly elk]

lol

I don't care one way or another.

but I am not surprised some people are offended about it. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if some people were offended that I talk too much in here

[modest moss]

@cerulean talon maybe moving !hank to a #catgirl thread would be an idea

[hard drift]

most don’t care more than likely, we get quite a few like that here lol

[modest moss]

you're mostly on topic, you don't cause drama, anyone who is offended by you would get short shrift from me

[hard drift]

What about me

[modest moss]

?mute @hard drift 360000000000000

[hard drift]

Second mute

[cerulean talon]

Technically, kupo doesn't care much. I fixed his thread code a while back to support them properly. afaik the command to enable it should be fine w/ a thread but I've not tried it specifically yet, you'd need an admin tho.

[modest moss]

cool I'll talk to Gist when I see them around, might be a decent compromise, could have a dedicated cat thread with a lower cd

[cerulean talon]

Time for this channel to go completely inactive, noted. 😄

[hard drift]

Never

There’s always tech to talk about

[potent arrow]

I'm surprised you arnt offended by my existence

[modest moss]

offended isn't the right word

more

horrified

[potent arrow]

I've done nothing wrong

[sly elk]

there's always tech to talk about ❤️

and #catgirls would be a good idea XD

i do wonder if people get the wrong idea from those but it's just random cuteness

https://tenor.com/view/cute-cat-gif-25910152

[livid dune]

!hank

[opal panther]

ツユハ | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/97586424

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/29694453

[hard drift]

Understandably so

[modest moss]

I love her but she scares me

[potent arrow]

[hard drift]

She scares everyone

[cerulean talon]

Seems completely normal to me.

[wintry drift]

https://tenor.com/view/futurama-disgust-differences-gif-25225331

[modest moss]

@potent arrow <3

[modern iris]

Pov: you tell your dad to sell your side by side which will net you 1k, what Nvidia card do you buy? Or what is a good amd card in that range?

[potent arrow]

omg

[modest moss]

how's your eye doing?

[hard drift]

What resolution do you game at?

[modern iris]

1080-1440p

I'm looking at 6800 xt 4070 or 3080, maybe 3080ti

[hard drift]

I would go for a 4070 but the new generation of nvidia cards sucks ass

Pricing and bandwidth

[modern iris]

Lots of issues?

[hard drift]

I mean not hardware wise

[modern iris]

What you mean bandwidth?

[hard drift]

Design of the card

Do you have anything atm?

[modern iris]

So if not a 4070 would a 3080 or 3080ti be good?

[hard drift]

They’re still going to be good no matter what

[modern iris]

I have a 6600 xt with mobo that supports PCIE 4.0

Gigabyte ds3h b550

[hard drift]

They will all be decent upgrades I wouldn’t go for the 6800xt though

[modern iris]

Yeah amd has been a hassle honestly

What's the next step from Ryzen 5 5600x?

[hard drift]

Yup that’s why i went nvidia this gen

[hard drift]

5800x3d would be a good upgrade to not spend a ton upgrading

[modern iris]

I'll probably be able to get that too if my thing sells

What's pricing on it generally?

[hard drift]

I think like 300ish these days?

[modern iris]

Oh not bad, cl 14 4200 mhz worth it over 3600 16?

[hard drift]

But you don’t have to upgrade motherboard or ram

[hard drift]

No

You won’t gain a bunch upgrading your ram

[modern iris]

Then I could probably up to 64gb just for shits

Buy another kit

[hard drift]

I mean, with gpu and cpu you’re nearing that 1k

[modern iris]

I'll have bit more than that really but my budget for card is 1k or less

[hard drift]

That’s why i would just do gpu and cpu

[modern iris]

Ok thanks for tip, is 4070 in stock regularly?

Does it need extra cooling or power?

I have 750 watt 80+ gold psu currently, will that be ok?

[hard drift]

should be okay for a 4070

and you don't need to worry about cooling

it should be pretty okay the coolers are pretty well built

[sly elk]

pov dang why are you selling it?

[modern iris]

Because I don't like driving it, I wanna upgrade PC and buy 4 wheeler

[modern iris]

I'm thinking zotac 4070 twin edge oc

[hard drift]

i have no experience with zotac

[modern iris]

I see the 7 5800x3d doesn't come with cooler, will a stock 5600x work?

[hard drift]

i mean yeah but ideally would want a better cooler

[modern iris]

My zotac 1060 going strong still. Was great . My dad uses it for his pc

Ok so like 30-40$ cooler I was talking to people about one earlier

[hard drift]

yeah that should be fine can get some decent stuff these days

just keep in mind clearance in your case

[modern iris]

I've got an Asus tuf gt301

And the mech 6600xt I have is massive. This zotac 4070 is compact

[hard drift]

so you should be fine for quite a few coolers

[modern iris]

Like a noctua?

[hard drift]

i mean sure but depends which one you're looking at

but you could also get cheaper for comparable performance

[modern iris]

I'll do more research

I hate replacing cpu so I will get that after

My pins ended up getting bent on my 3600 and 5600x had to straighten with razor blade. Total nightmare

[hard drift]

replacing cpus is easy, replacing coolers is more work lol

[hard drift]

[modern iris]

Coolers are a pain to mount and not get paste everywhere

[hard drift]

wtf are you doing that could get paste everywhere 😭

[modern iris]

Like it doesn't wanna align and lock down so I gotta sit there and fuck with it cuz on an amd board you have to hold a plate under mobo with one hand and screw down with other

[hard drift]

i have never had a problem with the plate falling off

[modern iris]

Will if you unscrew the cooler and the motherboard is like an inch off work surface mounted in your case, it will come off

Atleast on a gigabyte ds3h

Had same issue with my old b450

I suppose electric tape or some sort of clamp could help

To hold it while you work on it

But yeah my issue is trying to align and screw down one handed

[sly elk]

wut o_O

the mech is tiny lol

it's the smallest 3 fan gpu I've ever owned 😄

[modern iris]

Mine is a 2 fan

And it's huge

[sly elk]

ohh ok

aren't those like 240mm?

I was thinking of the merc. I have an xfx merc 308 6650xt in my sim machine 🙂

it's 274mm if I remember correctly

[sly elk]

the next smallest 3 fan card I've ever owned was a 3070 vision, and that was like 284mm

[modern iris]

I don't know exactly.

[sly elk]

the biggest 3 fan was probably the zotac 1070ti amp extreme

[modern iris]

It's a msi mech 2x 6600 xt oc

8gb

[sly elk]

I also really like zotac cards

I didn't care for their 30 series design but the 40 series design is gorgeous

[modern iris]

Yeah that's gonna be the one for sure

[sly elk]

kinda reminds me of a skateboard

[sly elk]

ohhh nvm I thought it was an xfx for some reason lol

[sly elk]

the mech is only 235mm

cute

your case is quite small..

[modern iris]

In length?

Think that would fit?

[sly elk]

hehe are you using an evga psu

[modern iris]

Thermaltake

On my old rig evga

[sly elk]

oh ok, I ask because back in the day evga used red plugs

[modern iris]

This is semi modular uses black red grey

[sly elk]

that 4070 twin edge is 225.5mm long, it's shorter than your msi is

[modern iris]

Ok good phew 😌

Msi is a clunker

[sly elk]

i'm telling ya, it's a small card

[modern iris]

I couldn't use my pci wifi/bt card with it

[late basalt]

30% APR should be fucking criminal

[modern iris]

To me it's a clunker. Bigger than my 1060

Also yes fuck buying shit on credit

[sly elk]

235x125x46mm on that msi 6600xt mech 2x.
226x123x40 on the zotac 4070 twin edge

[modern iris]

Nice

[sly elk]

this may not change your problem there

[late basalt]

Nah that’s fine, it can make things more affordable if done right

[sly elk]

i'm guessing you're using a micro atx board

[modern iris]

My board has wifi bt built in

[late basalt]

But charging that much interest? No thanks

[sly elk]

and the only other pcie slot is too close to your gpu to use it

oh I see..

[modern iris]

B550 ds3h gigabyte ac

[sly elk]

if you want to use the pcie slot below your gpu

you could always try buying a riser cable for it

[modern iris]

I can but then it scratches up against my fans

But anyway new board as wifi and Bluetooth

[sly elk]

idk which kinda pcie but riser cables for x1 and x4 are fairly cheap

oh sweet

what cpu are you getting?

[modern iris]

If I can 7 5800 x3d

[sly elk]

are you using a 3600 now?

[modern iris]

5600x

[sly elk]

do you need a new board? that board can probably take a 5800x3d unless you're doing an entirely new build

[modern iris]

I looked it up it says as long as it's updated to f10 which I updated it already

[modern iris]

just looking at these riser cables out of curiosity, x16 4.0 pretty expensive

never knew you had extension cables for pci slots

[modest moss]

too lazy to give them my cc details and remember to cancel, thanks though

[hard drift]

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-announces-rog-matrix-geforce-rtx-4090-gpu-featuring-360mm-aio-and-liquid-metal okay this actually looks cool

[hard drift]

what is this

[sly elk]

office space lol

[hard drift]

[sharp star]

“For Those Who Dare” indeed

[hard drift]

about the same price as adding your own block

[sly elk]

This is a limited-edition card, available for sale in Q3. For more information on how and where to get your hands on one of these amazing, chart-topping works of art, please contact your local ASUS representative.

so if you're a streamer or some kinda high profile influencer you can get one. Otherwise it's probably gonna be sold out

sounds like they won't be on newegg lol

i always disliked GPUs coming with AIO coolers because there's usually no way to convert afterwards unless you go custom loop

this was where the kraken gpu block was fantastic lol

[sly elk]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/13u8mhs/some_old_amd_ati_nowrtg_and_ocz_stuff/

[sly elk]

mmhmm

I told mine to download everything and noticed it still hasn't

[lost python]

I worked on a project for 7months that had us update user hardware and backup their files.
The amount of issues we had with onedrive made me hate it forever

[sly elk]

if it makes ya feel any better, icloud is similarly awful

the whole point of these cloud services is to con you into a monthly subscription and make it awful to try and quit

so the on and offboarding are (I believe) deliberately awful

why are they using wintergreen alcohol lmao

i guess it'll smell minty fresh

[sly elk]

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/13v7ja8/my_rig_specs_in_comments/

i think this one's addicted to building computers

[sly elk]

https://www.newegg.com/yeston-zeaginal-sakura-argb-3-case-fan/p/1YF-01E7-00005?Item=9SIAZUEHWS9821

TIL yeston also makes fans

[chrome oracle]

I use iCloud at home and OneDrive at work. The former is only decent on Apple products and the latter is just terrible all around

Don’t trust Google either. So stuck with iCloud. At least it’s E2E.

[sharp star]

The Pokemon Company sending 7 million trans girls to buy Sylveon Razer mice https://ecommerce.datablitz.com.ph/collections/pc-mac/products/razer-x-pokemon-sylveon-limited-edition-orochi-v2-wireless-gaming-mouse

[potent arrow]

I want one

[wild trout]

imma toss this in here https://www.humblebundle.com/software/complete-guide-to-chatgpt-and-ai-software

[proven oyster]

Idle techy wonder

Would it be fair to consider a laptop over a PC, if one can expect semi often power outages?

[fair parcel]

!hank

[opal panther]

ゆあの | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/81946843

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/32326294

[chrome oracle]

Yes

[proven oyster]

Wonder what a nice priced one would be

[cerulean talon]

A fair bit more than an equal pc due to the form factor and built in monitor

Tbh, depends on how long the outages are, if your pc is low enough wattage, I’d just get a ups

[umbral moss]

honestly, me too

but it's a razer so it'll break in a month

[dull garnet]

Ehhh razer mice are fine

They used to be shit though

[umbral moss]

the last time I bought a razer was the sabertooth controller

it was great for about a month, then the rumble feature vibrated the solder points off and the triggers stopped working

razer's got a great gig going, their QA department pays them to beta test products

[inland mauve]

I currently use an ergonomic logitech mouse at home

and a cheap ergonomic Trust mouse at work

my arm feels much better after I started using ergonomic mice

[sharp star]

Besides Sylveon is a popular trans icon

surprised it's not OoS

[modern iris]

only subs i have is amazon prime, khinsider so i can mass download tons of music and g2a

[sly elk]

My Microsoft Xbox controller rattles badly when it rumbles

[modern iris]

the one xbox controller i bought was junk, it was one of the basic wireless ones with the hybdrid dpad, granted it was a refurbish but it started having issues within hours of using it. ive had 2 powerA xbox1 pads and they have been rock solid for yearws

paid 65$ for that piece of shit

[modest moss]

If it broke within hours did it not have warranty

[kindred brook]

going to be house sitting

for my brother in July

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-16-fhd-165hz-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-ddr5-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-512gb-pcie-4-0-ssd-off-black/6494642.p?skuId=6494642&irclickid=2ri3lXQCLxyNTOyQ6QRwizRRUkASZw0FM0Zm3s0&irgwc=1&ref=198&loc=Slickdeals_LLC&acampID=0&mpid=10451

this worth 800 bucks?

[umbral moss]

https://spectrum.ieee.org/laser-communications

not pictured: the 30 second latency

[sly elk]

probably LEO, which is a lot smaller than 30 second latency

[umbral moss]

LEO in stable orbit is still pretty far away

the RTT for photons is fairly low so I'm shitposting but satellite internet is notoriously dogshit for latency because of the transcoding

[tacit pagoda]

Hi! I´ve been experiencing Stuttering ingame (FFXIV) whenever I drop any frames, even if its just 2 frames i get a really noticeable stutter. I have the game capped at 60fps with RTSS and Vsync enabled in Nvidia Control Panel.

Also my PC is more than powerfull to run the game: i7 7700k and GTX 1080.

Does anyone have a fix for it? Im going insane trying to figure out what is causing this

[paper tusk]

it might be related to the nvidia latency bug (in driver)

[tacit pagoda]

Could you elaborate please?

[paper tusk]

the second known bug (from the drivers released 5 hours ago)

[umbral moss]

nvidia what are you doing

stop hiring AMD driver programmers

[sly elk]

This is a pretty typic nvidia thing

[odd sand]

I don't want to deal with PowerA simply bc swapping out batteries manually is for plebs 8bitdo makes quality 3rd party that have lithium batteries in them. And now you can even get the Kong whatever controller with the hall effect sticks

Assuming you can tell it actually gave you what you're looking for and didn't simply convincingly lie to your face, chatgpt is great

[hard drift]

Pretty sure this latency issue has been present the last few versions

[umbral moss]

how is this different than asking stackoverflow to do your job for you

[odd sand]

Bc at least there you (theoretically) have humans up or downvoting the results for veracity or discussing the benefits or limitations etc.

So there is at least some context and metadata around the results. With ChatGPT you just have a canned text response.

[odd sand]

So it's not bullshit huh? When I first saw it like 6 months ago I figured there had to be a catch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdD0yMS40a0

[hard drift]

lots of cool stuff being shown

the new silverstone AIO is something i really am looking forward to same with the new NHD15 gen 2

600w aio and 8 heatpipe + other improvements to the NHD15

[sly elk]

https://www.theautopian.com/this-argument-against-turn-signal-stalks-in-favor-of-teslas-little-steering-wheel-buttons-is-so-bad-i-need-to-discuss-it/

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/silverstone-icemyst

that AIO?

[hard drift]

No

A different one

[odd sand]

Gonna need to route your PC into the laundry dryer vent /s

[hard drift]

[hard drift]

let me see if i can find it

https://youtu.be/sRPkBUEXqns?t=304

[sly elk]

-_-

so ya tell me it's not that and don't provide a link ;_;

[hard drift]

i just provided it

[hard drift]

i tagged the wrong person 😭

it's the video i sent though

[sly walrus]

yes, i want my cpu to become a vtol

[sly elk]

lmao

i like the stackable fans

sticking the pump inside the radiator kinda makes me sad though

losing valuable radiator space... but to be fair, they stuck it in the area that would be covered by a fan hub anyway

also how does it handle 600w any better than any other 360mm?

[hard drift]

i don't think it will for the most part, the aio looks like it's designed for a wider surface area

so unless your chip is wider it probably won't be close to that

[potent arrow]

holy shit windows now supports rar files

ONLY 28 YEARS

[real edge]

lmao

[potent arrow]

https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/28-years-later-windows-finally-supports-rar-files/

[real edge]

[potent arrow]

that actually tok too long

[void dove]

who the fuck cares, smart people just install 7zip anyway

[potent arrow]

ok

[wraith agate]

I like winrar

[potent arrow]

thanks

[wraith agate]

But wait, does it also support 7zip?

[potent arrow]

Yeah they are adding 7z too

[wraith agate]

Or we have to wait like another 28 years?

Ok good

[void dove]

winrar, has like 2 features that actually matter, for like 2% fo people that use them

otherwise, 7zip does everything you need

is actually free, not this shareware "trial" thing, and is even free for commercial use, and open source.

[wraith agate]

I'll be honest, I don't remember installing winrar, ever

It's just there

And since it's there, I'm just gonna use it

[potent arrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgZbz1wi33E

Might pick this up for my new pc

mobile spine

[odd sand]

I just dislike how ITX is novel so the price of all the stuff is up like 300%

[potent arrow]

Dude, that's my biggest gripe about itx

It's an immediate 3721818% price up

[sly elk]

yeeeeep

[sly elk]

geez

https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/13v8x7w/actually_got_my_eagle_ii_running/

[rose hornet]

Yup

In the land of small apartments, it’s even worse

[modern iris]

PowerA the ones I have is detachable 10ft USB cord, and the outlet on the controller is protected so you won't fuck it up, it actually doesn't have a battery

[umbral moss]

the worst part is that the power density limits you to certain GPUs

you want a 4090 in an ITX? the GPU shroud is the size of the fuckin case

[potent arrow]

The PCB is so small too, so water-cooling is mandatory to take advantage of it

[restive bobcat]

I've been thinking a lot of trying to make my own ITX case using wood instead of 200+ usd on any option

but I just don't have the money for it at this point, my 5900X + 3080 still do more than fine for what I need

[umbral moss]

using wood is the king pog option

but it's a little complex to actually do

[restive bobcat]

yeah I'd have to take a while figuring sizes

would prob buy all the parts before committing to ordering the CNC'd pieces

but it would be a fun project for sure

[umbral moss]

just do it yourself with a backsaw and a coping saw

[odd sand]

Can go full circle and make an 80s TV-style with wood grain and the vents are the holey particle board for the back

[odd sand]

Otherwise yeah, ITX cases these days are like what? $300-500?

[dull garnet]

mfw 4070 Ti is like £250 more than a 4070

oh no more like 150, still

[golden stream]

Depend but ye $250+

The FormD T1 is pretty tho.....

[lost python]

aaa seriously fuck the unreal engine

never seen an engine this crap at even the simplest tasks

their own documentation is constantly outdated because they keep changing the UI and how features work all the time and even something as simple as putting fucking textures onto your map is incredibly complicated and glitchy

not to mention that i am constantly out of VRAM despite having 16gb and nothing but a sky and an empty tiny map open

gotta restart once per hour or the engine just crashes because it eats up to 20gb for no reason at all

3 days of just googling, trying, failing and i still dont have a simple god damn landscape with a proper texture and the ability to paint more textures
the god damn cryengine from 2007 was easier and more efficient than this

[fading swift]

Hey, my cousin is currently in the navy. And we’re looking for gaming laptops for him, and I am completely clueless. Can anyone give me a reccomendation? I’d appreciate it

[lost python]

but at least i can drag and drop high-res assets i guess

[lost python]

whats the budget? what is it needed for exactly, like what kinda games? any special things it should/shouldnt have? any size preference?

[fading swift]

It needs to be portable, because he’s usually on the ship. Highly unlikely but running star citizen/red dead (only things he plays) and budget is around 2400 at max

[minor hollow]

Star citizen on a laptop

[dull garnet]

macbook pro

[lost python]

star citizen on a ship wont work because you get yeeted as soon as your connection even thinks of dropping out

but you would 32gb of ram for that too and i am not sure if there are any non-workstation laptops with that rn for that budget

[umbral moss]

32GB of laptop memory sounds suspiciously like "I want to waste $8000"

[lost python]

god damn the sheer amount of 2000$ laptops with just a 4060

or 4050

[minor hollow]

You know what else they have

4h battery life

[lost python]

id assume he can plug it in on a ship

[umbral moss]

I mean, electricity on a battleship isn't exactly infinite

yes, nuclear powered aircraft carrier, but no, not going to let you siphon off 50kWh to play star citizen lmao

[lost python]

either way, some acer nitro 17s or 16s come with an rtx 4070 in that budget range. thats what i would aim for for a card

asus also has some similar ones but.. asus tax

[umbral moss]

at least it isn't gigabyte lmao

hey y'all here's an unsecured server that serves firmware updates autonomously and isn't expressly listed in your user manual as something that's happening

[fading swift]

I mean, star citizen as a reference. Only reason i say that was because he saw someone playing it on their laptop on bootcamp, and he wouldnt shut up ab ity

thats the issue w the carrier, battery life is fine, he can get a port charger, the plugs on the ship are honestly very unsafe most of the time. there's only certain ones available lol

[lost python]

huh found a lenovo with an I7 13k, 32gb ram and a 4070

https://www.newegg.com/onyx-grey-aluminium-pc-abs-lenovo-legion-pro-5-16irx8-82wk00ahus-gaming/p/N82E16834840206?Item=N82E16834840206&quicklink=true

[fading swift]

thats a dope one, thank you

[lost python]

there is an MSI with a 4080 but iirc the GP series laptops are kinda cheap

https://www.newegg.com/core-black-msi-gp-series-vector-gp68-12vh-006-gaming/p/N82E16834156475?Item=N82E16834156475&quicklink=true

[fading swift]

If there's any else lmk, but i'm most likely going to go with the first one you sent. I appreciate it alot fr, saves me time of scouring the internet for hours lol.\

[lost python]

ye just be aware the better the components, the lower the battery capacity usually is. they also tend to get quite toasty too

[sly elk]

Yea, also I'd warn against trying to maximize bang for the buck when it comes to laptops

[fading swift]

Battery capacity? Like battery life? And wdym toasty? like, something that would be worrying, or just gets warm?

cuz if its battery capacity, that sucks but id rather get him something that can run the games hes whining about. So capacity is fine

[lost python]

yeah they wont survive very long without being plugged in and they do tend to get quite hot, so definitely something for the table

the lenovo seems to be pretty good though from what i have read

[sly elk]

yea, and if you buy a really cheap one

it'll probably have 1 fan on the side that makes a ton of noise and blows out hot air like a hair dryer

and have a cheap keyboard that is off-center because of a stupid useless numpad

and a trackpad that sucks

and a screen that wobbles when you type

[fading swift]

Yeah jesus no thanks

So that lenovo, i think im getting that one

thank you all for the help

[potent arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/punisher-no-no-no-tanklorde-gif-25785566

[kindred brook]

trying to use a NAS drive

in my PC

and its giving me this error

I sent it in because it wans't working on my NAS

my nas says it didn't support that drive

so I was like fine I'll use it on my desktop

[hard drift]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zzAsoDFjdG8 @deep sapphire 😭

[paper tusk]

here's a deal on said mentioned acer with 4070 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1750892-REG/acer_an16_41_r7fa_16_16_10_wqxga_165hz.html

[dull garnet]

16"

[paper tusk]

going to 17 inch is a 600 moneys jump (hp omen)

[hard drift]

16 inch is already nearing too big imo

I prefer 15ish

[deep sapphire]

Heh he prefers 15 inches

[hard drift]

[deep sapphire]

Lmao

[sly elk]

those were a very nice compact design

so nice

I also miss those old hinges lol

the newer ones don't feel as sturdy >>

[kindred brook]

https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/832379

What about a 4070 ti

Er

3070 ti*

[sly elk]

i think those all fall safely into the "it'd burn a hole in the chassis if you actually used it to its full potential" category

[hard drift]

https://videocardz.com/newz/this-geforce-rtx-3070-comes-with-a-physical-8gb-16gb-memory-switch if only nvidia would actually start doing decent vram

[tawdry anchor]

I wanna make this compaq pc a sleeper but there's a major problem

[sly elk]

the I/O panel is very proprietary

also that's at best a micro-atx case

the PSU might be a normal ATX size though

[tawdry anchor]

I feel like I can do it but man 😭😭😭

I already wanna give up

[sly elk]

you might need to cut off this part

does it still work?

the funny thing is compaq did make cases that had standard motherboards

it might be using an AT motherboard

[tawdry anchor]

I found it in my uncles garage while cleaning hasn't been touched for YEARS

[sly elk]

i wouldn't recommend using that case for a retro build

especially not if the computer works

looks like it has a ~350-500mhz amd k6-2

it'd make a nice windows 98 game machine

[tawdry anchor]

The powers supply is probably in the middle of the case I hope not

[sly elk]

yea

[sly elk]

that is indeed the power supply

[tawdry anchor]

My sleeper build is ruined 😒

[sly elk]

i'm surprised nobody has tried to capitalize on sleeper builders by selling a beige case lol

[tawdry anchor]

I think it's impossible too I tried looking on Google yeah no results

[sly elk]

you might be able to find something fairly old being sold as new

[tawdry anchor]

My main goal is to get the Aurora R4 (yes I copied/pasted)

[sly elk]

aurora r4?

one of these?

those are nice cases, but they are also micro-atx so just keep that in mind lol

[tawdry anchor]

That's completely fine

[sly elk]

i got a good laugh because I have one of those

sadly not the kind with the fins on top

[tawdry anchor]

LUCKY !!!

You have a sleeper pc @sly elk ??

[sly elk]

nah I like flashy computers

pic from 2014 I guess.

I actually still have that x51 laying around, too

the annoying thing about that R4 is the power button is a little thing that breaks really easily

you should be able to get one of those off ebay pretty cheap, hard part is the shipping cost because they're big and heavy

[tawdry anchor]

Ooooooo

0.0

[sly elk]

on the plus side, those are standard so you don't have to do any modding

I mean, I suppose the RGB lighting control board could be an issue

if you're going to gut it anyway

the aurora r1/r2/r3/r4 are all the same case

there's a variant with the fins at the top that are motorized and open

and a variant without them

there's also a version that comes in shiny grey instead of matte black

[modest moss]

can you change the colour on those green leds?

[sly elk]

yep

the control board is effectively a USB device, but it uses a slightly different connector

[modest moss]

that'd look cool in black with pink lights

[sly elk]

iirc the software lets you make patterns and stuff

sadly as you can see in that last pic, my R4 was the cheaper model with fewer lights and without the motorized fins on top lol 😄

there's also one neat feeature hiding in the back

there's a hidden button next to the i/o panel that lights up the back lol

[modest moss]

still pretty cool tbh, alienware used to make some cool cases

[sly elk]

inside layout is a little tiny bit funky. just a little.

[sly walrus]

i have heard nothing but horror stories about alienware

[sly elk]

but it is a regular matx board

one thing I never understood is the top is mesh and they put that little tiny teeny weeny fan up there

and then they used a 120mm radiator AIO on the back exhaust

also that pogo pin connector for the door

i'm not sure if that's a panel or if that's the side of the PSU >>

i'm pretty sure that's a separate panel...

hmm nah it's separate. good.

[tawdry anchor]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-patrick-star-notes-noted-gif-26232003

[sly elk]

the other weird thing about those is the psu is modular (but not in a useful way lol)

sorry was double checking

[sly elk]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/13wrz4j/one_of_my_fans_just_walked_off_the_job/

that legendary evga quality

[minor hollow]

Damn those old dell layouts

[sly elk]

https://www.theautopian.com/the-second-generation-cadillac-ct6-that-america-doesnt-get-looks-fantastic/

it has a column shifter :]

the fans look so over-engineered XD I wonder what they'll cost?

[paper tusk]

probably 40 bucks a pop

[sly elk]

OH

they have new waterblocks too

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/s/icue-link

https://res.cloudinary.com/corsair-pwa/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/pages/icue-link/assets/Panel-6/webp/Custom-Cooling/Right-Top-Card-XC7-RGB-ELITE-LCD.webp I think @tame fulcrum might like those

lmao

[cerulean talon]

Ooooh. THose are some nice lookin blocks.

[sharp star]

that new Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 901 bringing back a 5.25 bay is nice

[sharp star]

https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/researchers_uncover_firmware_backdoor_in_hundreds_of_gigabyte_motherboards/1

[sly elk]

In other words

It's the same "backdoor" every Asus board has

Except it pings an http server

I believe msi boards have that too

https://eclypsium.com/blog/supply-chain-risk-from-gigabyte-app-center-backdoor/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-wpbt-flaw-lets-hackers-install-rootkits-on-windows-devices/

It's the windows platform binary table thing

It's another one of those cases where MS gives too many ways to control things

[royal forge]

Nice. My mobo is on the list

[atomic marten]

review summaries are a nice use of AI

[livid dune]

!hank

[opal panther]

INF. | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/93042854

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/10970439

[livid dune]

💀

oof...

[dreamy chasm]

Card came in

It's a bit of a tight fit, though

[livid dune]

Either that's a FATASS of a card or the case is smol

[dreamy chasm]

Tiny case

[fair parcel]

!hank

[opal panther]

Rin | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/89718079

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/7063469

[real edge]

smol case

[livid dune]

zamn

[dreamy chasm]

tiny

[deep sapphire]

What’s in there

[dreamy chasm]

6700xt's working fine so far

except for a corrupted set of drivers i had to redownload

[deep sapphire]

Fuckin AMD

[dreamy chasm]

It was fine

after i redownloaded and ddu'd before the reinstall

[livid dune]

!hank

[opal panther]

DOROTHY | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/77298844

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/4986721

[dreamy chasm]

getting 144fps in apex instead of 82 feels pretty sweet

Funnily enough

@grand ibex I had issue with the pro drivers

and had none when I got the game ready ones

[modest moss]

Wrong hank ping

[hard drift]

deserves to be disabled

[deep sapphire]

That Hank REALLY loves video games

Wish I was at that level in gaming

[dreamy chasm]

Whoops

[modest moss]

But does that hank have a 4090

[cerulean talon]

I got a new oven instead of a 4090.

[hard drift]

shame

[cerulean talon]

Adulting sucks.

[hard drift]

why'd you get an oven just get a toaster oven

[cerulean talon]

I snagged the anova precision one. 😛

So pretty much the most overkill toaster I could get.

Hopefully, it'll hit my house next week and I can figure out wtf it's going to live.

[dull garnet]

Or apply food directly to 4090 hot spot

[hard drift]

Idk about that, mine stays pretty damn cool

[dreamy chasm]

It still produces a lot of heat

Could probably harness all the heat output of that card and use it to heat food

[hard drift]

yeah but would be better to use a 3090/3090ti for heat

[dreamy chasm]

not by much

4090 actually outputs more heat than the 3090 when both are run stock lol

[cerulean talon]

Eh, none of em get hot enough to cook in relative terms

Gimme a gpu that throws of 1.5kw of heat, then we’re talkin

[dreamy chasm]

Someone was able to sous vide a piece of meat using radiator water

[cerulean talon]

Sure, but sous is only 180f ish max

I need that sweet sweet 350 to make cookies and bread

[dreamy chasm]

I'm just saying

it still cooks

lol

[cerulean talon]

So does my sidewalk

I did consider a solar oven, but :effort: