technology-discussion

[latent ore]

It’s not #general-discussion

[potent arrow]

So much penzoil

Wonder if they will limit me this time

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

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[wraith agate]

@cerulean talon purpur

[hushed ermine]

does enabling all my processor like this help with my fps?

[stable mirage]

emphasis on i think

[potent arrow]

I've never talked in this channel before

[cerulean talon]

That is some quality purple nods

[fleet cave]

So I had an FPS question if someone were willing to indulge me.

This is my pc build.

My FPS in cities (limsa/Uldah) is about 40-50fps, in zones with people usually around 80~ and in empty zones I tend to get FPS around 100-110fps.

Is that performance to be expected, and tangentially to that what is it that is holding me back

[paper tusk]

sounds like cpu holding you back hard this is in laby on my laptop (i5-12500H + 3050 @ 1080/60)

[hushed ermine]

so would enabling all my processor boost up my fps or nah

[paper tusk]

using all threads helps with performance in general

[hushed ermine]

i have a ryzen 9 3900x but when i play baldur gate 3 while being in a crowded area my fps drops down to like 40 fps

how do i enable them

[paper tusk]

no point in reducing that unless you're micro managing bazed off zen chiplets (or old software that should have affinity set in windows)

r9 3900x is 24 thread so you're set

if performance sucks relative to graphics would double check the ram is clocked properly

2400 (non XMP profile) speed loses a lot of performance to 3200 or 3600 (whatever the sticks are rated for)

[hushed ermine]

yeah so i enabled all the cores fps still the same

[hushed ermine]

how do i double check

[fleet cave]

Damn, I didnt think it would be that cause utilzation is usually between 30-40%. Hrm..

[paper tusk]

in bios (or task manager)

[void dove]

why is this reporting your graphics card only has 4GB Vram?
that would cause issues in any modern games, however a 3070 only ships with 8GB vram

should be physically impossible

unless you have a fake 3070

[paper tusk]

I don't get that either

[paper tusk]

oof

need to enable XMP in bios

[void dove]

im running 32 GB of 3200, ddr4

[hushed ermine]

wht does that do

[void dove]

check what the ram is rated for

[hushed ermine]

and what does the oof mean

[void dove]

XMP, (or DOCP for AMD)

[paper tusk]

overclocks ram to the rated spec

[void dove]

oof = bad

oof= yikes

so, lookup the ram's specs, and set that in the bios, via XMP (if on intel) or DOCP (if on AMD)

[hushed ermine]

i have amd

[void dove]

ok cool, thats just the name AMD calls it, doesn't change anything else

you still have to lookup the specs to figure it out

[hushed ermine]

it was this

[void dove]

ok, you can literally see the speed right there

[hushed ermine]

3600?

[void dove]

yes

[hushed ermine]

yeah im bad at tech stuff

so i just gotta make it to that speed?

cuz right now it says 2666 mhz

[void dove]

set DOCP to 3600, yes

[paper tusk]

yeah should be fine with just setting the speed and letting the system deal with the rest

[void dove]

you are losing a large chunk of performance

[hushed ermine]

im so glad u guys r here

[void dove]

yeah thats why xmp/docp exists

you set it, and it does the rest

but has to be done in bios

usually when building the computer

you do that

so if someone else built it for you, give them a smack 😛

[hushed ermine]

nah i installed those rams

afterwards

[potent arrow]

ITs a common misake lol

[void dove]

literally leaving a chunk of performance on the table

[hushed ermine]

just kinda sticked it into the motherboard

[potent arrow]

Not very obvious if you arnt doing it often

and most guides ignore it

[hushed ermine]

uh

how do i enter bios

[void dove]

depends on your motherboard

check your motherboard manual

its usually something like, F2, or delete, or F12, or maybe something else

[hushed ermine]

well its a ASUS to start off with

i forgot the exact name

a320m-k

[paper tusk]

should be Del

although asus page also mentions F2

[hushed ermine]

lemme try

[void dove]

^ motherboard manuals like most tech stuff, is on the manufacturers website

also would have come with the motherboard

[hushed ermine]

i see ot

docp disabled

but it only shows a profile

[void dove]

read to the right

what is that profile for

you have cut it off lol

[void dove]

and what did we say earlier

and what did you find the speed was?

[hushed ermine]

3600

[void dove]

https://tenor.com/view/there-it-is-well-there-it-is-gif-8569483

[hushed ermine]

oh i see it says 3597

[paper tusk]

close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades

[void dove]

yea close enough

only having one profile is odd to me, mine has multiple, but maybe its cheap ram, i dunno

though i do my stuff in advanced menu

so i prob get more options

doesn't matter, save, reboot, done

[hushed ermine]

i still think my 3900x is bottle necking my gpu

[void dove]

very unlikely

3900x is still very good, unless you have your game at really high frame rates, thats probably not happening

have task manager running, showing GPU stats, and see what happens while in game. if it shows the GPU hitting 90%+, its not the cpu

this assumes whatever game, is actually using the GPU efficiently as well, which isn't really something you can check

i dont think you've mentioned what graphics card you are running either

as well as what graphics settings you are using in BG3

all these things matter.

also game could just be bad wiith your particular setup, or you are running old graphics drivers

[hushed ermine]

this is while running the game

the frame only drops when im in cluttered areas like the city

[late basalt]

in 14? that's almost a given tbh

[void dove]

BG3

unless i misread

[hushed ermine]

yes

in bg3

framerate do drop when theres a lot of ppl in ff14 too but not that bad

[late basalt]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

same reason, different causes probably

[paper tusk]

might be an engine quirk

[hushed ermine]

where do i see the 90%

[late basalt]

rendering a bunch of stuff isnt conducive to framerate

[late basalt]

the utilization %

[hushed ermine]

so it is the cpu bottleneck?

[late basalt]

dunno

you dont have the cpu stats in the same screen

[paper tusk]

bg3 also runs better on dx11 than vulkan

[void dove]

cpu bottle necks are harder to see

[void dove]

as most games can't fully use all of a cpu's threads

[late basalt]

eh.... depends on core-count and game programming

[void dove]

thats a lot of utilisation for a 12 core cpu

for one game

[late basalt]

like if you had a dual-core cpu, and a game being slow while the cpu utilization was pegged to 50%

yea, cpu bottleneck

[void dove]

i dunno how BG3 runs on multi core

[hushed ermine]

it goes up to 60% sometimes

[late basalt]

ngl, i'm more concerned about the 271 processes

[paper tusk]

not very well (it prefers high core count rather than thread count)

[hushed ermine]

what do we usually have..

[void dove]

depends on your computer

and what you have installed

271 is quite a bit, compared to my clean lean system

[late basalt]

and how much you've made windows your bitch too

[paper tusk]

I have a bunch of crap on my laptop because intel demands it (also have 2 twitch strims up on firefox). edit: and antivirus that isn't jank windows defender

[late basalt]

🤔 i wonder if there's a way to figure out the longest uptime your pc's had

because the 11 days is rookie numbers for me

that just happens to be the last time power went wonky with storms

[paper tusk]

I miss windows 7 uptime measured in months

[fleet cave]

I dunno why Speccy reports 4gb, since directx diagnostics reports 8gb

[void dove]

never heard of speccy, sounds like shit 😛

[late basalt]

probably

sounds like some garbage 32bit program if it cant correctly see large numbers

[void dove]

well also the screenshot, is missing some things i would expect from a program like that

[hushed ermine]

what does the 3900x mean on the cpu

[void dove]

so yea, i dont rate it

its, the model of hte cpu

[late basalt]

model, product line, generation, etc

which is unironically why i like intel's i-series

[void dove]

ah, but they aren't i series anymore 😛

because marketing need to justify their paychecks 😛

[late basalt]

no, but if someone says they upgraded from an i-3 3100 to an i-5 10600 or w/e

you know just how massive of an upgrade that is

[hushed ermine]

i thoght it had something to do w the speed like the rams

[void dove]

zen has this as well you know

r5 r7 r9

[late basalt]

so this isnt me being anecdotal

THIS WAS MY UPGRADE

[hushed ermine]

so what is the difference between a ryzen 9 3900x and 5900x

[late basalt]

7 fucking years on that cpu

[void dove]

one generational leap.

which is, something

you can't quantify it by just looking at model numbers

you have to lookup benchmarks

[late basalt]

(the other benefit to some of intel's product naming)

[void dove]

different cpu generations have different internal changes, to architecture, which changes their behaviour

some things will run way better, others will run a bit better

[late basalt]

and whether a motherboard supports it out of the box

[hushed ermine]

it says lower latency n higher speed

[late basalt]

or needs a new southbridge chip to support the latest arch

[void dove]

what website is this

is this userbenchmark

[paper tusk]

userbenchmarks isn't very good at actual app performance

[void dove]

please tell me its not userbenchmark

oooof

yea, do NOT use userbenchmark

they are insanely biased against AMD, its insane

[hushed ermine]

i just kinda googled it

[void dove]

its a fucking joke

[hushed ermine]

n it was the first result

[paper tusk]

which is why ryzen 3xxx to 5xxx usually gets a good 20% uplift in gaming, and another chunk going from 5xxx to 5800X3D (since better performance per core, and better memory manager)

[late basalt]

Userbenchmark is a hot steaming garbage dumpster fire, do not use it as a reference

[void dove]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQSBj2LKkWg

the bias is insane

yea, dont touch them wiht a 10 foot pole

ever

[late basalt]

@modest moss any chance we can get this pinned on the offchance people actually glance at the pins before asking questions n stuff?

if it isnt already

[modest moss]

#technology-discussion message

[late basalt]

oh, looks like it is, buried underneath the horny pins though

¯_(ツ)_/¯

🤔 would unpinning and repinning bring it to the top of the list?

or are pins chronological?

[void dove]

check out gamers nexus, or hardware unboxed, on youtube if you want good thorough and unbiased reviews

[late basalt]

and ask here if you want strong opinions based on personal experience (questionable value though)

like how amd gpus are shitty because they only hire competent SWEs to write drivers after launching a product /s

and on that note, time for a shower before bed

[fleet cave]

Alright so atm, standing in Limsa on balmung at 50-54fps~

So its my CPU thats causing my grief here from what someone said earlier? And if so what should I be looking for in an upgrade for the future?

[paper tusk]

since you have 10th gen any upgrades are going to involve new cpu/mobo. in the mean time that ram speed needs to go up

[void dove]

does it really?

im on ddr4- 3200 on a 5900X, with no major issues

[paper tusk]

(SparkyMage's) mem speed is 2400

[void dove]

oh was thinking about the other person on 3600

uh yea, that ram is kinda trash

but, standing in limsa, and getting 50fps, is kinda normal even for high end rigs

the game isn't exactly optimised to the nth degree

when it comes to CPU

[paper tusk]

yeah especially when player count increases (frame rate drops good)

[void dove]

my cpu doesn't break a sweat, and nothing else is bottlenecked on my system. but i still get frame drops in limsa, unless i lower my graphics down, despite neither hte CPU nor GPU, hitting any bottlenecks

yea, increased player counts, has something about it that isn't well optimised

i CAN, hit 120+ fps in limsa, if i put my gfx settings to the lowest

but i dont care about limsa

i care about the rest of the game, so i dont do that

[paper tusk]

my mopey laptop gets 57-67 fps in famfrit limsa (next to the jades who are getting hate crowded)

[void dove]

i have gfx at max, and hit 60+ usually

depending, sometimes im at 80

sometimes i hit 55

and im on a 5900x and a 3070

everywhere else, fps hits 100+

upgrading CPU, just for limsa, seems wasteful to me, since yea, thats almost a full system rebuild

[void dove]

is this memory really only 2400?

[fleet cave]

Suppose to be 3600MHz iirc

[void dove]

ok, then, fix it

[paper tusk]

[void dove]

adjust xmp

exactly same thing we just went through with the other person

if its 3600, then you are running the ram at 2/3 speed

which is a sizeable hit to many games

i doubt it will help you a lot here, as thats just how ff14 is, but it will probably help a little at least

[paper tusk]

yeah fix that then pop an alcoholic beverage if the improvement isn't enough (cost of cpu/mobo considering intel 13 gen refresh is around the bend)

I would fix ram speed well before budgeting for new cpu

gen 10 is still plenty usable

[void dove]

10th gen is more than usable

[deep sapphire]

get an 8700K

[void dove]

8 core 16 thread part, easy

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/mike-ohearn-baby-dont-hurt-me-john-cnea-gif-1821820141494841279

[void dove]

that 10700f is still good

a 3 year old CPU, is not "old", especially a mid range one like that

CPU bottlenecks are less likely nowadays, as most games still can't actually use the large amount of cores.

so a mid range cpu lasts much longer than they used to

[sly elk]

yea, admittedly i upgraded from my 9700k to a 7800x3d because i felt like it not because I felt I needed to lol

[sly elk]

i love seeing those tanks without earthquake straps lmao

i wonder how easily they can topple over

[sly walrus]

"it's tubed into the wall, what could go wrong"

[solid dirge]

Given how heavy they are, not very easily.

If you have an earthquake bad enough to topple one of those suckers, frankly, I'd be more worried about everything else.

[modest moss]

just don't live near earthquakes, ez

[solid dirge]

Including, but not limited to:
The structural integrity of the fuckin house

[paper tusk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_YYyTYRZTI

[deep sapphire]

LMAO

[royal forge]

FINALLY

IM GETTING INTERNET

Jaysus

The place is in a valley so it cant do wireless internet

So im gettin a landed one

300Mbps

Cuz it was 30 MYR more

[odd sand]

That website is worthless for comparisons. Look up a Gamers Nexus benchmark video or like Toms Hardware or Anandtech.

[sly elk]

i am in love

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

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[latent ore]

oh fuck

a vtuber

im fucking cursed @deep sapphire

im cursed

[deep sapphire]

shes cute

[latent ore]

IM CURSED

[inland mauve]

!hank

[opal panther]

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[inland mauve]

it is spreading

[royal forge]

ALL HAIL AQUA

https://tenor.com/view/hololive-aqua-gif-22359228

[inland mauve]

it is the year 2070. all anime has been replaced by vtubers

[sly elk]

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-unveils-its-new-odyssey-viewfinity-and-smart-monitor-lineups-at-ces-igniting-the-next-generation-of-display-technology

this is fun

So now there's an Odyssey G9 Neo.. and an Odyssey Neo G9?

oh nvm they're both called odyssey neo g9. It's just one is 49" and one is 57"

It's the equivalent of two 31.5" 16:9 4K displays!

[deep sapphire]

can Samsung make a monitor that doesnt fail after 2 years

stay tuned

(they cant)

(avoid them, buy LG)

[sly elk]

i've never owned a samsung screen

a few samsung phones, yes.. and admittedly, I agree with your thoughts on their quality lol

[deep sapphire]

the curved monitors have an almost 100 percent failure rate with how they bond the screens to the panel

it eventually splits and the center gets a permanent black mark

[sly elk]

it's nice to see someone has combined ultrawide with high res

that sucks

[deep sapphire]

I dunno whats going on at samsung

[sly elk]

my 34" is curved, but i don't think it's curved enough to matter

[deep sapphire]

but they have horrendous quality control on a universal basis

memory sucks, screens suck

far behind on fab technology

[potent arrow]

I have no idea what sammy is doing either

Im so fucking pissed at the nvme drive fiasco

Ive gone around and replaced all their drives from my machines for safety

pia

[real edge]

mine is still fine

but its a unicorn

[wise jay]

Ive always gotten LG monitors. I love em.

I could never get a samsung monitor given their track record with tvs

[signal fable]

For now I'm not having problems with my Samsung monitor and it's 5 years old now

It has some problems but nothing that bothers me that much

I hope oled monitor will become cheaper or even 1440p

I'm pointing for 1440p for my next pc

[wise jay]

1440p is pretty great

[lost python]

Fuck Samsung
And their phones and tvs and monitors and everything Samsung

[real edge]

[sharp star]

Me and the homies hate Samsung

[real edge]

the monitor I got from them is one of the best I've ever had but I still wouldn't recommend it unless the purchaser has insane consumer protection

[lost python]

be glad because i constantly have issues

like when my notebook is connected via HDMI the display goes black randomly for a few seconds before showing a picture again
or sometimes it just goes to static
or sometimes it kinda "resets" or something
sometimes it resets to 60hz
sometimes it just refuses to turn on or rather, its on but it refuses to show anything and just remains black until i restart it
its so annoying

[void dove]

samsung, has documented history of bad quality control for their monitors

so you basically roll the dice on if you get a good one or not

[signal fable]

The problem I have with my monitor is that it resets the settings sometime when I turn it off and on

Another major problem is that it has this pixelated grid stuff in some part of the monitor you don't normally notice it but you can still see it

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

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[umbral moss]

this isn't new

they must have replaced the quality-first CEO that took over in the 2004-ish era

samsung used to be a trash-tier brand in the 90s

wasn't unreasonable to put kyocera and samsung in the same breath

slowly inching towards having my workstation fully operational again

need to get one of those 1440/360 displays after the initial QA wave gets cleared out, get the cabinets for the new case mod, and set up the new cooling system so I can clear all the PC parts out

then it's new tower time

[dull garnet]

And TVs

Power supply caps always go

[royal forge]

So uh

I got a watch 6 as a gift

Whats it good for

[wraith agate]

Uhh

It can be used to call people, manage music while working out

I sometimes use it to reply while I'm at work

[umbral moss]

bought some keycaps off drop

the slow descent into keyboard fuckery has begun

[dreamy chasm]

Can't wait to hear you complain about some group buy from gmk not being sent until after 2 years the campaign ended

With the set costing 400 dollars and having bent spacebars

[umbral moss]

I bought a $25 set of keycaps that I don't really need to finish a keyboard

[dreamy chasm]

I just stick with third party clones unless the first party stuff is reasonably priced to begin with

[umbral moss]

yeah, $25 for a keycap set seems pretty reasonable to me

[dreamy chasm]

I'm not paying 200 bucks for abs plastic with next to no customer support

[umbral moss]

ye

[dreamy chasm]

Yeah, that's fine

[umbral moss]

wouldn't spend more than $100 on keycaps unless they're made out of something exotic

like I bought some ceramic keycaps and those were cool

but I haven't deployed them on a keyboard yet

[dreamy chasm]

interesting

Most exotic thing we had back then were metal and wood caps, I think

And the fancy resin ones

[umbral moss]

cerakey had a whole kickstarter for it, they actually delivered fairly close to on-time

the V2 set they released went mad fast and they only had a few colors to choose from in that round

[dreamy chasm]

Close to on time, that's a new record

[umbral moss]

most things I get off kickstarter arrive within a month or two of delivery

the only time I got super fucked by kickstarter was when lumecube tried to miniaturize their signature light and they ran into a ton of problems with the collimating lens for the new LED module they used

that was delayed by almost 18 months because they pissed away all of the KS budget on prototypes that didn't work

[dreamy chasm]

[umbral moss]

the COO had to put out a video being like "so, uh, all the KS campaign money is gone and we're funding this out of our pocket to get it shipped"

the cubes work pretty well in the end but I thought I was going to take a fat L on that campaign

[dreamy chasm]

Glad they followed through, at least

But I guess they had their reputation on the line

[umbral moss]

yeah

there was the campaign that just kind of silently shit itself and I got a mysterious email that went to the effect of 'effective immediately the company is dissolved and we are refunding you'

so I didn't get the thing but I got my money back so I guess that's a net neutral

👍

[sly elk]

I want glass keycaps

[potent arrow]

Same lol

[umbral moss]

I just haven't had an opportunity to make a real custom board yet

gril wanted pure pink so I couldn't reuse the caps I already had

[potent arrow]

@deep sapphire

[wraith agate]

he's extremely lucky

I saw this happen before except the fella couldn't really stand up afterwards

he couldn't do much of anything tbh

I mean PoE uses between 44 and 57 volts on average about 48v

doubt that can cause a fire

considering it is DC not AC

[deep sapphire]

Yeah that dude could have died easily

Lathes are dangerous

[inland mauve]

jesus christ

when the Grim Reaper swings his scythe around but rolls a nat 1

[modest moss]

what's wrong with that?

[wraith agate]

I'd refund it

Diddlydarn

[royal forge]

Kindaaaa mid

[potent arrow]

that's perfectly fine lol

I mean it's w/e

It just depends on the length

But from what I understand, your home won't be big enough that it's an issue

[sly elk]

ewwwww

[sharp star]

https://youtu.be/Ez9uVSKLYUI Ian Cutress put out an analysis of the whole GN taking shots at LMG, and it’s a long one

from the comments: “Having GN Steve critique you is like getting a paper graded by a strict professor. Having Dr. Cutress come in is like being called to the Dean's office.”

[sly elk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0zgj2p7Ww4 I love how normal this stuff is these days

the only thing that really stands out is the

"I need copies of this!"

then he goes on and emails the fucking thing anyway lol

[inland mauve]

isn't that just another cult of personality then

[sharp star]

lol yeah

I did have problems with how Steve presented things and I do think he does have his head up his ass, especially during that whole video

I still do think GN is ultimately "correct" but the way they went about it is really sketch

[deep sapphire]

I think its based and techjesus pilled

more drama

means more entertaining lunch breaks

[sly elk]

i said that the day the video came out

but a few days later i watched a bit of the video and was like

https://tenor.com/view/magi-prince-japanese-anime-gif-9631139

steve made 43 minutes of burn

i think steve is trying to recreate what tech sites used to do

here's new shiny part, we did a bunch of tests, here's the results, and here's some pictures of the thing

ofc it's in that stupid video form 😄

[potent arrow]

This is so clean

good take

[sharp star]

Yeah I watched two thirds of it

Ian's take is probably one of the best I've seen out of this

[potent arrow]

I am not surprised

hes one of the smarter guys on youtube lol

[sharp star]

Alright, I watched the whole thing

I personally agree that with Ian that LMG should be held accountable for some stuff but not all; absolutely the Madison allegations and the mishandling of the Billet Labs waterblock, but stuff like incorrect testing data should’ve been a bit lighter because it’s not gonna cause the entire tech journalism space to collapse and implode upon itself. On the other hand, Steve should also be held accountable for stuff like blowing things out of proportion like when he said that the waterblock was their life’s work and implying that they could go under, and holding LMG to his standards, and as Ian said there’s no “universally accepted” one

So this, I think, is a case of Steve’s heart being in the right place but the methods and mentality going about it being shit

And yeah Steve let it all get to his head; his language was too emotionally charged and Ian got his point across without getting flared up

[royal forge]

https://tenor.com/view/popcorn-blob-gif-23105869

So when will LTT collab with Ian so Steve will take pot shots

[umbral moss]

the only youtube account that does this specific thing is project farm

for a guy without a comprehensive testing lab he gets really comprehensive results

[sharp star]

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-announces-dlss-3-5-with-ray-reconstruction-launches-this-fall

[inland mauve]

neat

[inland mauve]

but you can tell there's a slight delay on the lighting adjusting after the lamps overhead change

[lost python]

Ofc

3.0 already struggles with input lag. I don't think that will get much better as they stuff it with more features

[buoyant wasp]

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1693971524573704466?s=19

Tom Warren (@tomwarren)

Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel. The two worlds of Excel and Python are colliding thanks to Microsoft’s new integration to boost data analysis and visualizations. Details here: https://t.co/DGwiGkGIu7

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[deep sapphire]

nvidia bros we keep winning

[inland mauve]

if you call DLSS winning

though admittedly it does make it possible for me to play Cyberpunk in Overdrive mode with a smooth framerate

just some ghosting every now and then

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/reisen-overdrive-dance-touhou-iosys-gif-26053076

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/george-costanza-nod-smug-gif-13235912

he does it in 6 games

[royal forge]

Me putting the.. fuckin 500 USD samsung watch to good use

[inland mauve]

portable waifu

god I hate the CIS-CAT Assessor so much

what a godawful piece of garbage software

even after all these years it only supports basic WinRM connections

but securely connecting to Linux is no problem

I wish I could ditch the assessor completely and just benchmark through Nessus going forward 😔 they're the same benchmarks in the end

but Nessus is infinitely more user friendly and easier to work with

[deep sapphire]

nice apple watch

[dull garnet]

could have bought a real timepiece for $500

[wise jay]

a real timepiece wont let you swap out your waifu

[dull garnet]

it will also not be e-waste in 2 years

[wise jay]

Youre not wrong. I dont own a watch. My last one broke

[sharp star]

I got relegated to vacuum fixing duty

fuck Dyson btw

[dull garnet]

dyson are lifestyle products

💩

[inland mauve]

when will dyson finally build the sphere

[wise jay]

When we find Eezo on Mars

[inland mauve]

we can't even find water on Mars

[wise jay]

Maybe they got some pyramids on mars. We should send cockroaches to find out

What's the worst that could happen?

https://tenor.com/view/terra-formars-gif-5991288

[dull garnet]

https://tenor.com/view/mars-attacks-martian-marsattacks-gif-5518269

[wise jay]

ACk Ack Ack Ack

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

ION | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/91211717

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[latent ore]

https://tenor.com/view/blue-archive-serika-tsundere-cafe-cat-gif-24227258

[wise jay]

!hank

[opal panther]

あんず | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/96478511

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[dull garnet]

!hank

[glossy ravine]

What should I look for in a PC monitor?

[dull garnet]

Resolution, display frequency, panel tech, input latency

[potent arrow]

Resolution, Refresh rate annnnnd speed beat me

[dull garnet]

Have a look on rtings

For input latency anyway

[glossy ravine]

Kk.

I'm trying to have my current, (really crap monitor) be used as a second one to display information and the new one be the primary gaming monitor.

[real edge]

well

there are the cheap monitors, the ones that are 600 and not worth buying and the 1k oleds, take your pick

[glossy ravine]

When I built this pc about 3 years ago, I had to cut costs somewhere. The monitor was where that happened.

[real edge]

what is your budget and do you need anything special like ultrawide or sth

[umbral moss]

apparently the asus 1440/360 monitor is breddy gud but it's expensive

the acer 1440/144 monitor is also breddy gud and usually $400-ish

[glossy ravine]

Ultra wide? Nah.

Since my birthday is fast approaching and a friend of mine can get me access to his Best Buy discount... ~400 USD is about what I'm comfortable with.

[potent arrow]

Ultrawide gang

[wise jay]

Ultrawide gang

[real edge]

might as well get the M27Q-P/M27Q-X then if that is the budget

its the standard recommendation for under 400$

there really is no monitor above 400 that is worth the extra money unless you want an oled

[glossy ravine]

24" is about the size I can fit on my desk and keep the other monitor.

[real edge]

24 is a bit too low to get a quality display

unless you are an esports nerd

[glossy ravine]

Right. This current monitor was like. 50 bucks off walmart.

[real edge]

yeah just get rid of it and get a good quality 27 inch display

[glossy ravine]

I haven't done hard measurement tho of exact things.

Things are scuffed as is with the set up. The wall this is against wasn't originally here when we moved in, and as such, has no electrical wiring or outlets. So I have to use a extension cord for the monitor and PC.

[real edge]

[lost python]

Does anyone know how this dumb Samsung screen share works?
It just goes to a Google screen saver on TV and I can't find the TV to cast to it

[potent arrow]

;-; so tiny

cant place the pc under your desk?

Your poor ergonomics >_>

[dull garnet]

pc on floor will explode

[glossy ravine]

Given I have a Ryzen 7 5800X3D, airflow is so critical.

Yeah, I really should get a better, more comfortable desk. Not good on my wrists.

[dull garnet]

my 5800X3D is on the floor

[potent arrow]

Just put a piece of plywood or something solid on the floor

[dull garnet]

or don't

[potent arrow]

also thats an nzxt case, its not like its breathing well anyways

[glossy ravine]

My room is... pretty small in terms of space and I'm not sure how well it would do with carpet.

[real edge]

I personally had a woodcrafter make a rolly thing out of wood that is elavated and I can roll it around easily, he only took like 10euro to make it, its really good

[dull garnet]

whoever invented the case with no airflow must be a genius

[potent arrow]

Ergonomics is important, I have extreme wrist RSI and wish I got my set up there sooner

[glossy ravine]

Ergo is also part of the reason why I prefer Consoles. I don't have to deal with that damn desk.

[potent arrow]

Im also 👵

[glossy ravine]

Also, the distance between my bed and that same desk is like. 12 inches or something

[glossy ravine]

I think we've had this desk for... 4-6 years now?

[potent arrow]

I don't have much

Most of my room is my desk

[glossy ravine]

Yeah, I need to clean my room. I get it

[potent arrow]

Lol if you have that kind of rug

as long as you put something solid on the floor and your pc on top you will be fine

[cerulean talon]

Ultrawide is the devil. 4k is the only way. nods

[potent arrow]

How about 4k UW

[odd sand]

I couldn't handle a bed like yours... I need some weight on the lower half of my body or I don't sleep well. Also socks unless it's hot af in the room or I'll also wake up throughout the night.

So I usually just have my winter comforter on the bed still, just folded over to the lower half

[dreamy chasm]

I'm jealous

[odd sand]

My friend bought one of those weighted blankets for the couch it's fscking 20lbs. I feel like I'm getting xrays at the dentist

[dreamy chasm]

I have to wear light clothing at night and it still feels hot

[odd sand]

It's common in anime to show people in summer sleeping with like a thin sheet over their stomach with nothing on their legs and no socks and... I can't even

[dreamy chasm]

That's basically me every night

Not even a sheet half the time

Well, most of the time

Maybe a small fan blowing over my body if it's really hot

[potent arrow]

I have a weighted electric blanket lol

[cerulean talon]

Extra demonic.

I'm up to 4 4k's on the desk, it's delightful.

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ueF9EHcuk

@potent arrow

pretty cool how old that plant is but they make it work

[potent arrow]

Oo I'll have to check it out

I got a tour of the Honda plant here

It's pretty good

[odd sand]

Well, I assume everything but the roof and outside walls has been switched out a dozen times

[deep sapphire]

I know GM wanted to shut the plant down awhile ago but Canada worked out a deal to keep the plant in operation which is cool

its expensive af to retrofit old plants like this but Canada has some of the most skilled automotive labor so im glad to see this

[potent arrow]

Mhhm

[odd sand]

Is it though? You'd think a new plant would just be ... new sheet metal walls and ceiling, just like the old ones.

And they've been changing over assembly lines for 100 years now and I know they haven't been building new factories every time

[deep sapphire]

yeah its very expensive to retool a plant

if it requires new automation and what not you have to try and configure the plant around how the line works

where as a new plant you dont have to deal with the logistics nightmare

Ford had a very old plant in St Paul here that built the Rangers and F-150s from like the 1920 to 2010 and that was one of the reasons they shut it down

plus the Ranger wasnt selling very well

it was the oldest automotive plant in north america when it shut down I believe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Cities_Assembly_Plant

1925 to 2011

thats nuts

[odd sand]

I mean, I guess it makes sense at that point bc think of vehicle size differences too

And how many extra things you need to pack into them.

Of course the issue is, they didn't just build another plant there did they? They moved that shit to Elbonia instead

[deep sapphire]

yeah they just build a plant elsewhere usually lol

[potent arrow]

Tool and die probably costs the entire gdp of the province lmfao

[deep sapphire]

[potent arrow]

idk people really dont know the true cost of tool and die stuff

Working at the factories I was out

just like

brain hurt

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

RUKA | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/85916271

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[deep sapphire]

!hank

[opal panther]

あめとゆき | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/66089420

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[wise jay]

!hank

[opal panther]

甘城なつき | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/95936407

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[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

ひな虫 | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/41378163

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[analog aspen]

Question: Is wifi 5 has the same stability in terms of playing online games like wired?

not 5g mobile network but the router wifi 5.

[paper tusk]

5ghz wifi has less range than 2.4ghz but is less crowded usually. if you mean wifi 5 (AC) there's more latency than wifi 6 (AX) but it's still playable (in 14)

stability tends to come down to the router and competing with other wifi networks

[analog aspen]

Ah so more wireless devices connected to my 5g router it affects stability?

that means wired still better

[paper tusk]

to a certain degree if the router processor can't handle the number of devices

if it's just 5 devices connected and doing nothing should be fine

wired is usually better in every way speed/latency wise since ethernet is an old standard and doesn't take much resources

(i.e. can actually get gigabit speed assuming your internet connection is up to task)

(while wifi might top off at 350mbit in real world use)

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

MisuzuFaraday | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/87045654

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[deep sapphire]

[modern iris]

morning people, if i have only 2 case fans should i have 1 exhaust in back and 1 exhaust top? or 1 exhaust back 1 intake front?

[real edge]

if you have 2 exhausts and no intake fan then where is the air gonna come from for the airflow to work

[modern iris]

i just figured it would be taking hot air away from the cpu and gpu

so 1 intake 1 exhaust?

should i have an intake on the top or the front?

[real edge]

I just have an intake fan on one end and an exhaust on the other end with the cpu cooler being inbetween them to help with the airflow as well

[modern iris]

ok thats waht i was thinking, just wanted to confirm, bough tsome cheap fans for my dads pc that i put linux on

[umbral moss]

if you have enough open area elsewhere in the case (ie, open/passive grills, gaps in the chassis), you might want to just put two intake fans

there's no value add in having an exhaust fan when the exhaust flow isn't necessarily pulling air somewhere you want it to go, and the positive pressure will keep crap out of the case

[dreamy chasm]

double exhaust generally can be fine

[deep sapphire]

air flow is a vaccuum, as long as there is pressure generated it'll work

[potent arrow]

Holy shit India just landed on the moon

[dreamy chasm]

negative airflow's worked pretty well on a lot of stock case configs with just two fans

[potent arrow]

Fourth on da moooooon

[dreamy chasm]

s340 when it was released at the time is probably one of the examples I can think of

only issue is the dust buildup not being centralized on the intakes with dust filters

but whether or not that's a bother depends on the person

this is pretty funny, ngl

[potent arrow]

Yeah shits pretty funny lol

[dreamy chasm]

I guess russia's just been taking L after L

[potent arrow]

Mhmm

Karma

How youve been :3

[dreamy chasm]

Been a bit worse for wear, but I'm coasting by

You?

[umbral moss]

they probably reused an ICBM and changed the warhead to get to the moon

oh no, this missile controller doesn't know how to stop

[potent arrow]

I'm pretty aight and alive

Finished school for the term and now working on p12s

Lmfao

Also working on selling my business slowly

[dreamy chasm]

I see

[potent arrow]

Just too busy to be sad

Selling off this last inventory should make me enough to pay for school

Can't get rid of these fucking 3070

Like I have five nobody wants

It's great

[deep sapphire]

that number is lower than a 4090

dont want it

[potent arrow]

By some fucking luck I've sold all my amd and Intel gpus

BUT NOT THESE 3070

[dreamy chasm]

Send one to me

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/beaver-carrying-hurry-бобер-carrots-gif-25255221

[dreamy chasm]

i kid

[potent arrow]

I would if ya in Canada lol

[deep sapphire]

do it

[dreamy chasm]

How much are they going for these days anyway

[potent arrow]

I'm selling them for 300$ CAD lol.

[deep sapphire]

thats not bad

[dreamy chasm]

.. That sounds like a good deal

Though

[deep sapphire]

thats like what 220USD

[potent arrow]

About half off MSRP?

[dreamy chasm]

The vram does put people off ig but

it's still a good card at that price?

[deep sapphire]

people over reacted to that

[potent arrow]

Yeah

[dreamy chasm]

that's rx6600 territory

[deep sapphire]

"waaaahhh my mid range card cant max out settings"

[potent arrow]

Idk why people don't want them

Literally half msrp

[dreamy chasm]

who knows

maybe its just not on people's radars

[potent arrow]

It'll play most if not all games lol

Also Hank you kid, but I'm still ordering 4090s

So many clients I'm using to finish off inventory want them

[dreamy chasm]

i heard some of the lower end rx's are selling pretty well

[potent arrow]

My most sold cards this gen is the rx 6500 and the 4090

[dreamy chasm]

6500

50 dollars off of an actual decent card

are people ordering these specifically or

[potent arrow]

They are always in stock here so it's good for budget builds

[dreamy chasm]

fair

I'm just a little off put by the bandwidth on the card

[potent arrow]

My budget builds are all 6500/6600 with the i3 12100f lol

That's because you are a tech enthusiast

Most of the budget guys I build for just play fortnite or need a school machine

And even then this combo gets them by on higher end games still

[deep sapphire]

4090, nvidia's genius ploy to upsell people on by making every other card look like poor value

[potent arrow]

Real.

[deep sapphire]

even though if you dont play at 4K its a total waste of money

[potent arrow]

My problem with this generation is just that

Everything is valued so fucking poorly lol

[dreamy chasm]

both companies just realized they don't need to be cut throat on prices to profit

i guess

[deep sapphire]

just be glad you never bought a 3090Ti or 3080Ti

both came out within 6 months of the 40 series

[dreamy chasm]

to be fair

[deep sapphire]

and both got clapped for a fraction of the price

[dreamy chasm]

if you bought a 3090ti you likely didnt care that you spent as much as you did

[deep sapphire]

they bought it to scalp

like every other asshole

[dreamy chasm]

i dont feel sorry for those people

[potent arrow]

I didn't stock any

I have one or two 3080ti systems deployed tho

Due to shortages memes

[dreamy chasm]

I wonder if I can make money building shit for people where I am

[potent arrow]

So much networking;-;

That's all I gotta say

[dreamy chasm]

I can imagine

[potent arrow]

Building up the connections and marketing was a pain

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

フ二ィ | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/80460751

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[late basalt]

@deep sapphire

[deep sapphire]

LMAO

[latent ore]

[wraith agate]

It does

[deep sapphire]

!hank

[opal panther]

SAHARA | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/93692208

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/2637028

[dull garnet]

!hank

[opal panther]

みきさい | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/100339559

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/22547711

[potent arrow]

This may date me a bit

[dull garnet]

that markup

[potent arrow]

Muahaha

[dull garnet]

now markup is like

$20

lol

[modest moss]

dates you as old enough to be my mum

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

檸檬乃れもね | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/78913931

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[latent ore]

https://tenor.com/view/princess-connect-priconne-karyl-kyaru-thumbs-up-gif-17444674

[sly elk]

My first computer had an 8088 cpu, but it was older than I was at that time lol

[rose hornet]

They do…

[spring raven]

They really do

[sly elk]

i like my macbook pro

it's 8 years old (2014 model, so it may actually be 9 years old but who's counting?) but it still does what I want and the battery life is still good

wish the keyboard wasn't as stiff though

MOST IMPORTANTLY

Glowy apple logo!

[neon shell]

I still have my iPod from 2012

Proud to say that it still works

Battery is weaker ofc, but it’s still holding up

[royal forge]

God damn this fuckin samsung watch is a scam

Half a day and my battery is 50%

How the fuck do people use this shit

[dull garnet]

lmao

[sly elk]

https://www.newegg.com/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-cc-plan-1-year-subscription/p/N82E16832505516

$65 with coupon. not bad!

actually pretty amazing i think >>

[royal forge]

Ah

Subscription adobe

[sly elk]

LOL i

didn't realize that I bought the lightroom-only plan until it was too late

I already had the 'year plan billed monthly' for photoshop+lightroom >> and they wanted $20 to cancel unless I opted to 'change' my plan

and through a little schadenfrude I just got off without a cancellation fee lmao

I'm still annoyed they say "Photoshop Lightroom" . THE ASSHOLES! call it lightroom

[royal forge]

THERES A FUCKIN CANCELLATION FEE????

That has to be illegal

[sly elk]

well, since I redeemed the code for the 1 year lightroom-only plan first and then realized my mistake

when I tried to do the 'free change to another plan' and picked the same lightroom thing as I just bought

adobe was like "yea that's an error so we just canceled your order" lol 😄

so in theory I got off free

[dull garnet]

I'm still using photoshop and lightroom that I stole a decade ago

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/vanitas-no-carte-anime-boy-gif-23747396

[dull garnet]

Luckily my dslr is around that old too

[royal forge]

Fukken same

[sly elk]

old enough to have that cute little screen on top

[sly walrus]

fuckin love that thing

[sly elk]

!hank

[opal panther]

ほし | https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1190197750203215872

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[dull garnet]

D600 Nikon yeah

[deep sapphire]

!hank

[opal panther]

ゆう | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/93836147

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[deep sapphire]

fake ass cat

that isnt a cat at all

thats a human

[royal forge]

!hank

[opal panther]

soyubee | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/77601724

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[royal forge]

@deep sapphire

Cat

[deep sapphire]

Cute

[royal forge]

Ah

My internet

No internet

They say theres no port

Pain

[royal forge]

Hank

What does no port mean

[sharp star]

https://twitter.com/bluefolf/status/1694445988965142921

Blue 🌸 (@bluefolf)

No one:

Protogens:

Likes

7627

Retweets

656

Twitter · Aug 23, 2023, 8:26 PM

[sharp star]

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/24/23844095/intel-14th-gen-processors-performance-msi-leak

I hope 10nm becomes a meme like 14nm did

I know process nodes are marketing by now but the whole Intel 14nm era was funny

[real edge]

lmao yeah

where they just kept refurbishing haswell over and over and calling it an upgrade

14nm ad infinitum

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

とぴあ | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/102151324

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[glossy ravine]

Gamers. As a 1080p gamer. Now that I have a monitor sorted.

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU. Currently at a RX 5600 XT, what would you recommend jumping to?

[lost python]

Depends on your budget.
Also what CPU and PSU do you have?

[real edge]

^

[glossy ravine]

Ryzen 7 5800X3D. I'd like to not spend more than 500 if at all possible

Because like. One of these things is not like the other.

(In terms of price at least.)

[real edge]

hm

see how much a used 3080ti or 3080 12gb is going for

in your area

[glossy ravine]

I was wondering why you said used.

Then I checked.

[real edge]

yeah defo used

check their used prices

[glossy ravine]

I expected that out of a 4090 not a card from 3 years ago.

[real edge]

a new 6950xt is going for like 600$ still

which would be a good choice

but you need a good psu to run that card

[glossy ravine]

Is there a way to check the wattage of my psu without turning my system off? In class right now

[real edge]

just tell us the model

surely you remember what you bought

[glossy ravine]

I'm not sure because my sibling bought a few of the parts with his Best Buy discount.

Oh there it is.

650W

[real edge]

ohh yeah you defo cannot run the 6950xt on that

that psu cannot even run the base 3080

blah

check the used prices of the 3080ti and 3080 12gb still

[glossy ravine]

nods tyvm

[real edge]

if a used one is like

450$ or sth

then you can spend a bit more as well for a quality PSU with more wattage

the other option is a 6750xt or a 4070

the 4070 is of questionable value at best

and the 6750xt would be neat for like 300$ or sth

but would it be enough of an upgrade I wonder

[odd sand]

14nm+++++++ ... and yet still were mostly keeping up with AMD by the end. Should have been a lot further behind

[real edge]

yeah that was amds dark age

bulldozer was a disaster

and they did not bounce back until the last gen of am4

[glossy ravine]

The reason why I brought this up is because AC6 apparently requires a 6600 at base for min. Requirements.

[modest moss]

there's a 4060ti on newegg for 400, that should be great at 1080p

6750xt for 420

[glossy ravine]

Will my PSU be able to handle that?

And wouldn't the RX 7600 be better?

In terms of both price and equal in performance?

[lost python]

eh

its not really better nah

[modest moss]

650w is enough for the 6750xt yeah

[real edge]

or the 6700xt if its cheaper enough

[glossy ravine]

6700 XT. Looking around. ~350 seems to be the median price

Because the 7600 seems to be cheaper than the 6700 XT??

By like. A solid 60-80 usd.

[lost python]

average performance

[glossy ravine]

Duly noted.

[lost python]

the 6700xt is almost always faster and has more vram

6750xt is a little faster than that too

[glossy ravine]

Looking at my options

[lost python]

only advantage is that its more energy efficient

[glossy ravine]

Amd has a discount sale for its 6850 XT. 419. Slightly over comfortable budget.

But that's directly from amd.

Difference between 6700 xt and 6750 XT seems to be 100 usd

I will be selling my old 5600 XT for like. 100-150 on like. Ebay to recoup some of the cost.

[lost python]

well, remember to not look for new cards. they arent being manufactured anymore and vendors are selling remaining stock for inflated prices

also for the 6850xt you would need a new PSU

[glossy ravine]

This is the 6750 xt, is the 6850 a thing?

[lost python]

oh lol, no it isnt, i meant the 6750xt

they skipped the 6800 and just went over to 6950xt

[glossy ravine]

Gotcha.

Looking at PSUs, grabbing the 6750 would incur an extra 150 for a 850w psu.

Corsair of course. (Never cheaping out on these things.)

I suppose I'll be sticking to the 6700, as I don't have that extra 150 for the psu right now.

Then again, AC should work fine with my deck.

[lost python]

hmm wait

[glossy ravine]

The whole reason this came up was because of AC and min. Gpu requirements.

If the deck can run the game fine, I'll be okay.

[lost python]

hmm you might be ok with the 6750xt but i would recommend a bigger psu

and yeah it might be alright with your old card

[glossy ravine]

Min. Spec requirements are often more than they actually are because of the nature of PC gaming

I'll wait til like. Cyber Monday/Black Friday to worry about getting a upgrade. Get a 6750 XT for sub ~350

[odd sand]

That's kinda disappointing FPS when it's a gen newer. Usually stuff goes up a tier in performance in the next gen and that doesn't seem close

[lost python]

usually

but then look at the 4060 which is overpriced as fuck with less vram than the 3060 and similar performance.
150$ extra for AI generated frames

[dull garnet]

laugh at frame generation all you like, I get 30-40% more frames in cyberpunk for free

now i just need every other game to support that tech

[lost python]

now i just need every other game to support that tech without artifacting and other issues

[real edge]

and with little latency impact

[dull garnet]

nvidia reflex negates latency

[lost python]

kinda kills the appeal when new games struggle with lots of issues at launch and you gotta wait a while before it gets updated

[dull garnet]

https://twitter.com/Zuby_Tech/status/1694748531985117470?s=20 audeze nuts

@Zuby_Tech (@Zuby_Tech)

Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Audio Technology Company Audeze!

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[paper tusk]

I have now joined 2020. I just need to ditch my optical drive need

Yeah i suck at modding

[deep sapphire]

look at that insulated screwdriver

[paper tusk]

I can't be assed to get a better one out of my bag

[deep sapphire]

[paper tusk]

too lazy can't move

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/sit-cat-gif-21668706

[dull garnet]

I use sd and micro sd all the time

[paper tusk]

the one that used to be baked into the case would corrupt your cards if you removed them before unmounting

[dull garnet]

i was thinking of a new case

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

白月いと | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/86929014

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/31254299

[deep sapphire]

!hank

[opal panther]

Buwonte | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/97904956

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/2886146

[sly elk]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/leaked-audio-reveals-zoom-ceo-believes-its-hard-to-build-trust-on-zoom

[deep sapphire]

its almost like WFM all the time is a stupid idea and doesnt work

who would have thought

[minor hollow]

Work from mome

[wide hill]

i enjoy being in office with my coworkers

it would suck hard if i had to "work from home" alone for the rest of my life

[deep sapphire]

I said from the start WFH all the time was a stupid idea because its incredibly difficult to stay motivated on top of working with others

obviously during pandemic it was the only viable option but after that

[wide hill]

work from home when there is icy storm outside and your car is frozen down

[minor hollow]

I think a hybrid is nice

[deep sapphire]

rubbing alcohol on the doors

[minor hollow]

Some stuff you legitimately can do fine from home

But meetings should be done in person

[wide hill]

boiling hot water on the windows will open it

[deep sapphire]

also rub silicone grease on your rubber door trim to prevent them from freezing

[deep sapphire]

NOOOOOOOOOO

https://tenor.com/view/pengu-explode-explosion-gif-16788891

okay I did that once but then I learned that can crack your windows so im never doing that again

[deep sapphire]

I love the broken door handle

yeah the best advice I've ever gotten was the silicone grease on the rubber trim

once I did that I never had a single door freeze

[glossy ravine]

Hybrid is the best compromise imo

[deep sapphire]

I agree

specially when you can tune them for high performance

that new toyota tundra has some impressive torque specs for being a V6 hybrid

too bad the fuel economy is laughable for also being a hybrid

[glossy ravine]

Oh my lord. Anime GPUs

[paper tusk]

I'll take a cute cat case

too bad it costs way more than I'm willing/able to spend

[cold yacht]

!hank

[opal panther]

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

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[wraith agate]

No PC build is complete without one of these

Also I'm lucky I have a mesh filter on top

[deep sapphire]

cute cat

[royal forge]

So

Despite the technician claiming to have put in a request for more ports

Nothing

So i went to the local telco store

I bugged em

imagine my surprise, they're not aware of the problem

[deep sapphire]

whats the problem?

[royal forge]

Our optic fiber cables run through them local switches. Them local switches dont got no ports

[deep sapphire]

LOL

I dealt with that with my old ISP, there was clearly something fucked in the junction box outside and they said they would have an engineer come out and look cause it was an issue in the apartment complex, they never sent anyone after multiple requests

which I get, it was in the winter and the ground is rock hard so you arent digging shit but come on

[sly elk]

I had a problem like that a couple houses ago

The internet would die every night when the weather was above 100f or so in the day

I couldn’t convince them something was fucked somewhere lol

Usually it’s easy to counter when they say it’s your house wiring by plugging it in outside at the ground block and being like “see shits still ducked!”

[deep sapphire]

lazy fucks

[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

ゆう | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/93836147

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[odd sand]

Imagine driving this in Texas... https://electrek.co/2023/08/23/kia-officially-reveals-new-20k-ray-ev-pre-orders-open/

[solid dirge]

!hank

[opal panther]

devil heavens | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/88755386

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[latent ore]

!hank

[opal panther]

フィア | https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/98940966

Sourced via nekos.best || Artist Page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/12173021

[sly elk]

The question is how long would it take

[odd sand]

To get pancaked by someone driving a Canyonero? heh

[umbral moss]

whole lotta teslas in plano

can't tell if they're flexing the money they have or buying them to stan elon husk

[umbral moss]

https://www.theverge.com/23841276/mythic-computer-keegan-mcnamara-pc-builder

https://tenor.com/view/brooklyn-nine-nine-rosa-diaz-fart-noises-fart-farting-gif-22683456

I'm doing something timeless and traditional

makes an atari 2600 console and is selling a chatgpt shitcoin ticker to a cryptobro

[stark mulch]

Is there where we can ask general tech questions to learn any such?

[modest moss]

sure, you might not get the answer you want but you might

[potent arrow]

Tons of IT and Tech freaks here unfortunately

[stark mulch]

Cool. So ever since I got my PC built ( 1 year and 6 months ago ), my extra drive has sometimes stopped working, I reboot and it disappears. Two times after just doing a hard reset/restart it would come back. Well yesterday, that wasn't working until I went to the BIOS, and saw my drives were there. After a few boot loop cycles, the extra drive showed up. What could be the cause of that you guys think? I'm only a software enginner so my computer enginner skills are poo LOL.

[potent arrow]

bad SATA cable

Or if it's NVME your driver is fucked

The usual

[stark mulch]

its an NVMe

[potent arrow]

Update board drivers and BIOS

Windows updates too

[stark mulch]

ok well my Drive is alive right now, so I'll make that as a note too if it happens again.

[potent arrow]

And if it doesn't work, check drive health with crystal disk

I would do it before it disappears again.

[stark mulch]

worse case replacing the Nvme with a new one is not a bad idea?

[modest moss]

sounds a bit like the issue @tame fulcrum had with disappearing nvme