technology-discussion

[dire viper]

Have you tried a different cable

[burnt swallow]

I have

[dire viper]

Ok

W

[deep sapphire]

have you used the dock a lot

maybe the port got like

damaged

solder joints

cracked

[sly elk]

that's what i was saying >> the usb-c port on the bottom

[dire viper]

I had a friend buy a whole ass new PS3 one time and it was just his cable

[sly elk]

take a lookie at it

maybe go at it with a toothpick

in case there's any lint/dust in there

[burnt swallow]

Laughs in compressed air can

[sly elk]

MAXTOR

[burnt swallow]

No I looked at everything and physically it all seems fine

[sly elk]

I can hear the grinding noise from here

you never forget the sound of maxtor hard drives lol

idk why Apple liked them so much

they stuck them in a lot of fanless imac G3s and G4 cubes

[deep sapphire]

god when they started filling drives with helium and using fluid dynamic bearings

[burnt swallow]

My HDMI was flickering earlier and then it went out and just now I was on the Switch for a couple minutes without any flickering and then the HDMI just went out entirely

[deep sapphire]

the sound of them went down DRASTICALLY

[sly elk]

but they were so loud that the lack of a fan was barely noticed

[burnt swallow]

And now my monitor doesn't see anything on HDMI 1 again

[dire viper]

Inhale the HDD air

[burnt swallow]

So I'm pretty sure it's my Dock that's fucking up

[dire viper]

It’s good for you

[sly elk]

i wonder if the switch works with usb-c to hdmi adapters

[burnt swallow]

I want to say no

[modest moss]

do you have a different device you can bang into hdmi 1 with your pc on?

console or w/e

[sly elk]

lame

The Switch needs external power to go into TV mode and not every adapter will work given he protocol the Switch used to transmit data through HDMI.

[burnt swallow]

My PC

That's about it

[modest moss]

no

a different device, you want your pc where it is

playstation, wii, whatever

[burnt swallow]

I don't have anything else besides PC and Switch

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHsH3UfbTdo

damn bro

them sweet AMIGA TUNES

[sly elk]

i've never heard of vintage toms hardware

having videos*

[deep sapphire]

yeah before it became tom's adware guide

as I liked to call it

[sly elk]

i always called it tom's intel guide

because they would always review AMD stuff the same way that car mags review american cars

[deep sapphire]

yeah they were pretty biased

[dire viper]

Lmao

Userbenchmark level or

Just slightly biased

[deep sapphire]

just like that

[sly elk]

Intel CPU at 60c: "It runs a little on the warm side"
AMD CPU at 60c: "The CPU kept on running very hot at the verge of overheating"

[deep sapphire]

overheating video

I think someone called them out and said

they didnt even put the overheating protection on

[sly elk]

Car magazine on Dodge doing 0-60 in 5.9 seconds "The acceleration felt acceptable but kinda sluggish"
Same Car Mag talking about a Toyota Camry doing 0-60 in 7 seconds "The 2013 Camry felt nimble and peppy"

[dire viper]

Lmao

[sly elk]

i'm not even kidding i fucking saw this

[dire viper]

Bro why can Camry’s go 160mph

[sly elk]

i forgot who did that

[dire viper]

Pre 2008

[deep sapphire]

tbf some engines that are like

[sly elk]

but they were notorious for always presenting american cars in a negative light

[deep sapphire]

high HP low Torque

can feel slow as shit

[dire viper]

Oh if they are talking about engine feel?

That’s kinda understandable

Tbh all low rpm action is kinda not as fun

[deep sapphire]

like

I got into an argument with someone over the whole

american push rod hurr durr

and im like

dude

low end torque

is just more fun

and you can USE it without getting pulled over

[dire viper]

9000rpm sounds insane and feels insane even if it’s only 220hp compared to 4000rpm with 500hp

[deep sapphire]

try revving out a honda and not getting pulled over

[sly elk]

there's a lot of factors to consider, sure

[sly elk]

it depends Like, the old Civic SIs would scream and sound like you were racing on the track

and you'd be going 35mph

[void dove]

so basically, car mag version of userbenchmark 🤣

[dire viper]

Rev out the first gen civic and it’s top speed being the cruising speed of a Challenger 440 Six Pack in second

[sly elk]

idk about the challenger 440 sick pack

but from my v8 300 days, 1st gear on the 5 speed went to about 45mph

[dire viper]

The 440’s are crazy

Vintage ones

[sly elk]

it was very easy to be doing highway speed wthout realizing it lol

[dire viper]

They actually aren’t ALL that fast compared to modern V8’s but

Jesus Christ

It’s entirely direct

[sly elk]

but I don't think the 2020s cars with the hemis drive the same as the 2000s ones

for one, they decided that everyone loves their exhaust to be extremely loud

[odd sand]

I wonder if it had to do with how the acceleration curve changed over the duration?

[sly elk]

I don't believe it did

I wasn't really basing that off real world examples

[odd sand]

Maybe one had a more even acceleration, whereas the other was maybe weaker at one point or another

[sly elk]

I just remember a particular magazine or car site being very consistent with how they described things lol

and I wanna say the difference in numbers was bigger than that, too

[odd sand]

My friend has a Challenger Scat Pack and it loses traction on the stock tires if you try to get anywhere near flooring it

I think stock its like 275 rears or something? He wants to put 305s or something on it when the stock ones wear out

[deep sapphire]

thats basically all dodges

hurr durr 800 hp (only RWD no locking diff)

[dire viper]

I want a Pontiac GTO so bad. It's a rebadged Holden and is front-rear with an LS up front and a 5 speed manual in-between

the modern GTO at least

last gen

[sly elk]

i like the seats in them

they look hella comfy

[deep sapphire]

G8 GXP would be even better

[dire viper]

hardcore sleepers now

oh real

[deep sapphire]

but those are rare

[dire viper]

the G8 is dope

[deep sapphire]

I still hate myself

I remember

they were like

24,000 dollars

when Pontiac went under

a fuckin

V8 LS muscle car sedan

for 24,000

[dire viper]

at least Pontiac went out with a bang and had some awesome fucking cars at the end

[deep sapphire]

I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE

[odd sand]

My friend is such a rager while driving, but then never got adaptive cruise bc "he doesn't like it", so he sits there constantly having to manually nudge the cruise speed up and down mph if he gets stuck behind someone before he can pass on the highway, etc.

[deep sapphire]

hahahaha

I hate that shit so much

some dickhead like

"73 MPH"

like wtf is thjat

[dire viper]

its not like a mint condition G8 GXP is 65k

[deep sapphire]

put it 10 over

leave it alone

[dire viper]

YES

[sly elk]

the era where gm made comfy seats

[dire viper]

awesome seats

[deep sapphire]

hahaha that GM steering wheel

[sly elk]

even the back ones look comfy af

[dire viper]

yea GTO's are like 8-15k still

which is crazy

[odd sand]

So someone will be in the left lane doing 73 or 75 and he sits there grumbling about it for a full minute before he can get around them. Then he gives it enough gas to make a loud angry growl out of the engine to go around them

[dire viper]

but tbf, you can do a crazy amount with that 6.0 LS

[sly elk]

lol

[dire viper]

a fucking 6 liter V8 in a decently small coupe

[sly elk]

I feel comfortable doing the speed limit on the freeway so I usually go in the right lane, or the 2nd to right lane

out here, the right lane can be dangerous sometimes

because people will come flying from the left lane at 100mph to take an exit

[odd sand]

A guy was going like 50 in a 55 on a county highway and he passes him at 85 and im like dude you need to chill and he's like "it's safer to pass them more quickly" ... and im like bruh... that was 30 over. Passing quickly is like +10 on them normally

Adaptive cruise makes drives a lot more chill IMHO bc if you get into traffic you can't get around, you can simply get in line and wait it out rather than constantly looking at your speedo trying to adjust the cruise or turning it off and thinking about when you'll get around them. Then when you get to the point you can get around them (assuming they don't move over on their own), the car will get back up to speed on its own when you're in the clear lane.

[sly elk]

hmm i still want a porsche panamera i think xD

they also kinda have a sporty but cozy vibe

[dire viper]

the new gen is coming out this year so they should drop in value more

[sly elk]

i wonder if they made any of the current gen with a wood dashboard

[dire viper]

the new one has fully independent adjustable suspension 👀

it can dance

[sly elk]

that was pretty common in the 1st gen but i don't see it in the current one

[dire viper]

not that I know of

not even the 911 or 718 get wood

[sly elk]

which is too bad, because I thought that was cool

[dire viper]

the new Panamera reminds me of when Autech did the Skyline Sedans for Nissan

like you can tell it has the 911 stuff going on

its just

long

[odd sand]

From the front it looks like the 911, from the side it looks like a Stinger to me lol

[sly elk]

hehe the old ones were funnier

[dire viper]

the first gen Panamera's have an ugly dumpy

but it makes them stand out

also it means they are super cheap now

[odd sand]

Dat gyatt

[sly elk]

always reminded me of a cockroach

[dire viper]

like 17~25k

[odd sand]

I imagine the repair parts aren't cheap on them tho

[dire viper]

eh no

[sly elk]

and by what i meant

[dire viper]

its rear transaxle as well iirc?

[sly elk]

the old panameras had wood dash options

[dire viper]

anything with a rear transaxle ends up being expensive

[sly elk]

which I think is neat as hell in a sporty car

because sporty cars are almost always like FAKE CF AND PIANO BLACK EVERYWHERE!

[dire viper]

yea blame mercedes for using piano black first

they still use it in everything

[sly elk]

it seems they do still offer wood

in some models

[dire viper]

oh you can buy a Panamera Executive

I thought they stopped making them

thats the extended wheel base one

has like 6 extra inches for the back seats

[sly elk]

yea it seems now

that mostly the wood option is just a little piece of trim around the piano black panels

[dire viper]

the most expensive Panamera you can buy new is a Turbo S E-Hybrid Exectuive for 206k

completely bass

you can probably get it to like 300k easy

if you do a custom paint

which is an extra 30k

[sly elk]

oh I SEE NOW

[dire viper]

AGONY

[sly elk]

you have to buy the platinum trim

to get the option

[dire viper]

oh sad

I just want a 718 Spyder RS

[dire viper]

thats an awesome spec

[sly elk]

$119k

i do wish they had an option for chrome trim around the windows... or even more interesting would be if it matched the wheels, but that would probably be a solid NOPE hahahaha

plus i'm not sure it'd actually look good

[dire viper]

yea only the 911 has stock chrome iirc?

it may not have it anymore

around the windows at least

also you cant get a non RS 718 Spyder anymore

that was my dream car

maybe in 15 years they will be under 100k

probably wont be cause of inflation

https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/WP0CC2A84LS240620 this spec is pretty rad

100% a flipper car tho

5k miles and already for sale and its a 2020

so its probably been driven hard for a year, then sat waiting to sell at a crazy high price but then all the prices crashed

[kindred brook]

can anyone help my buddy out?

[royal forge]

Sir, thats called an ejection seat

Shhhhh

I dont want the fomo stress

And its nvidia

So i think they're evil shitheads anyway

Frame DEEZ NUTS

[odd sand]

Frame Generation is the MTL Speedsubs of video games: Lets just make shit up to get it out faster and make more money

[sly walrus]

first they reconstruct rays, then they generate frames

what's next, light alchemy

[dire viper]

yea the 40 series is way way way better with raytracing work loads

like

way way way better than the 30 series

[sly elk]

random reddit battlestation post

dude's still rocking logitech z5500s lol

[dire viper]

Giant BBS sticker

He spent all his money on BBS LM’s

Cheapest price on BBS LM’s is like 1600 per wheel

[neon shell]

What’s with the taco bell poster

That’s my main focus

What’s BBS? Or do I not want to know

[outer sand]

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

[neon shell]

I’m gonna pretend I know how to pronounce that

[outer sand]

Ba Ba As

[sly elk]

the way FM and mouse don't line up is awful lmao

and, yes, it's a USB mouse with a built-in FM radio tuner

[lost python]

such a wide table and no middle support
shits gonna sag eventually

[wraith agate]

They what

[umbral moss]

Another "check out my empty desk" battlestation post 💤

More basic than lye

[potent arrow]

I assume like most live edge desks, it has metal supports routed into the underside of it

it's pretty common to do that

[lost python]

i hope, but i have seen so many people post on reddit that dont have that

[potent arrow]

you use a wood router to make a channel, then drop a metal bar into it

if not oof lol

[umbral moss]

Wouldn't you use a chisel to cut that wide of a channel

[outer sand]

I think those ALEX drawer isn't available in black anymore

I was looking for it, only white, natural and blue available lol

I can think of a way, but maybe not the preferred solution to reinforce it

combination of these 2, you can just decide how many do you like

but idk how people do it

usually

[umbral moss]

It looks like they just slapped a live edge board over two filing cabinets, honestly

[outer sand]

but it's common for people who build their own DIY sim racing, if they don't use wood, they use these aluminium blocks

[potent arrow]

that's what I meant

but most people use a router lol

with a plunge bit

[umbral moss]

With how many redditors there are who believe they are (but aren't) engineers, it would be far more likely they just thought the span would be fine

[potent arrow]

watched a guy use a regular bit and it exploded in the shop 😭

[umbral moss]

I wouldn't use a router to cut a plunge that's only 1/8 deep, since it needs to be at least 2" wide for a good brace

[outer sand]

this is the original, 2 alex drawers + lagkapten 200cm table + 1 foot

[umbral moss]

You can literally just take a 2" wide planer or chisel and chip it down

[outer sand]

idk why it's necessary to get rid of the leg, is it that intrusive??

[umbral moss]

Muh aesthetic

One day everyone posting these empty IKEA staged desks will wake up and be like

[potent arrow]

I've only seen it done with a template and router so

[potent arrow]

and none of them use the drawers because drawers suck

[outer sand]

yeah the one I have uses 5 legs lol

[umbral moss]

Router is faster, but you need a fixture or a table to hold the cut square

You can use a chisel on the thing as is and just hold a fence on the square edge

[outer sand]

but drawers sometimes looks elegant, like this

kids/couple workspace 😂

[potent arrow]

idk just saying how I see it

man I hate drawers

fuck em

worst form of storage

[umbral moss]

Assembling them is the worst

[inland mauve]

the surface of anything is the best form of storage

[umbral moss]

Putting the stupid rollers on and making sure they match up at the end

[potent arrow]

idk you just don't see what's in it all the way and shit rolls around. It's guarantee ADHD lose everything you own and disorganization bait

[potent arrow]

or the stupid plastic IKEA ones that don't use slides and it's just the drawer sitting on plastic rails

[umbral moss]

Worse, the stupid tubs that sit in metal rails and the plastic starts to bend as soon as you put anything in them so the ends of the tubs keep falling out and misaligning

[inland mauve]

yall just jealous of my Ikea drawer

[outer sand]

I'm starting to think putting PC on top of my desk is kinda overrated lol

now that I needed more space 😂

or in those picture, they just put it on top of their desk cause it's r/battlestation moment?

[modern iris]

Do they make risers to put under a desk to put a PC on?

[outer sand]

you can actually just buy those monitor stands and use it as a pc stand

[inland mauve]

they probably do but a gaming PC is heavy as fuck

I just have mine on the floor

[outer sand]

this is an example I found from internet, like $15 AUD, really cheap

in US probably cheaper

[modern iris]

Yeah, I was told it would go up like a dry Christmas tree if I put it on the carpet.

[inland mauve]

I ordered new adjustable monitor braces because I want to be able to alternate my desk between sitting and standing position but my monitors aren't set up for standing

oh yeah don't put it on a carpet

always on a flat, smooth, solid surface

[outer sand]

is there any benefit putting it on top of your desk

[inland mauve]

not really

[outer sand]

compared to the picture I posted above

[inland mauve]

ease of access I suppose

[outer sand]

ic

[inland mauve]

and cable management

[modern iris]

It’s really heavy so I dunno if a monitor stand would hold it.

[outer sand]

every monitor stand has their weight limit

make sure you read it first before buying, lol

the one I posted above has 20 kg weight limit, I don't think mine is even 10kg

once I have time, I'll do some deep cleaning and fully rearranged my gaming setup, so it's comfier, it's due for updates cause of the new stuffs I bought

[inland mauve]

yeah my desk is also due for another overhaul

my cable management no longer exists

[outer sand]

😂 same here

[modern iris]

https://tenor.com/view/pasta-gif-24394323

[inland mauve]

man I am so tired of webshops in the Netherlands lying about "if you order before XX:XX your package will be delivered the next day"

we know you're not going to pull it off, stop pretending you do and hide behind the small print when it of course doesn't work out

just be honest about estimated delivery times

[lost python]

gotta do everything to compete with amazon

[inland mauve]

man I'd rather order from Alternate or Megekko than Amazon any day

even Bol

but they all lie about the estimated delivery time

[kindred brook]

trying to help myy boddy here

[outer sand]

My old CPU often got this, had no idea to this day what caused it lol. I'm guessing just old PSU

[modest moss]

are the fans on his gpu spinning?

[kindred brook]

he has to go to work; I'll ask him

[modest moss]

ngl though, giving support through an intermediary is not fun

get him to join here after work or something

[kindred brook]

I'll ask him to go to this discord lol

yeah

thanks dad

[outer sand]

at this point, why not just VR 😂 I guess there's a chance you'll drop those beer

is VR really hurting to your eyes after a while, that you prefer multiple screens

[cerulean talon]

Depends on the person, for me, VR isn't a great option because I need really strong corrective lenses.

I've got a set for my VR headset, which work okay-ish, but they're nothing like my /auctual/ glasses.

[outer sand]

wait, VR doesn't really work for people with myopia for example? 🥲

cause I have -3.5 on each eyes

what do you mean by corrective lenses?

[kindred brook]

he hasn't plugged it into his wifes monitors yet

he says the gpu fans are spinning

I think its the OSD?

on the monitor

[outer sand]

I really hope you can just try out VR before buying, rip

[kindred brook]

somehow that got touched or changed

[cerulean talon]

I have astig's in both eyes, plus an extremely strong script:

[kindred brook]

or reset

[modest moss]

just try a single monitor

[kindred brook]

yea

[cerulean talon]

It's not like VR can correct for the issues w/ my vision, so I have to wear glasses or some sort of corrective lens. So I've got a couple hundred bucks in the headset + a couple hundred in the lenses so I can use it, and they're just "okay" lenses.

[dire viper]

People spend 80k sterling/90k USD on sim cockpits for DCS

I’d do VR and AR with one of these

[outer sand]

yeah I just wanted to know why not just VR since they wanted immersiveness

[dire viper]

Controls

Unless your headset has AR it’s a pain in the ass

[outer sand]

like nothing can beat VR in terms of immersiveness and for SIM vehicle, immersiveness is a high priority

[dire viper]

And then it’s smarter to just use trackIR

If you don’t have AR

*plus it’s way cheaper

[odd sand]

Yes, VR tends to be taxing on the eyes after awhile, and having the headset on can get uncomfortable. Also even the best VR headsets atm still don't necessarily have the best framerates and FOV at high resolution. I don't even know if they have 4K@120 220d degree FOV for example

[lost python]

framerates arent much of an issue anymore if you have a halfway decent PC, but resolution and especially FoV are still big problems.
almost all headsets still feel like you are wearing diving goggles.

still a great experience for little money in comparison with proper cockpits though

[sly elk]

Yea to me the immersion never mattered much, having a wheel and pedals makes it way easier to drive slower than with an Xbox controller lol

[odd sand]

I need to finally make that wedge so I can mount my wheel to my desk in the living room when I want to play

It has a beveled edge, so the wheel doesn't clamp down properly and slips off easily

Actually, I can probably get my dad to help with that since they have an identical desk to the one I have. So I could simply bring the wheel there and get his advice on making the wedge I need and test it there before bringing it home.

[potent arrow]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZzV8Xk

pfft

just threw together a PC for a friend

what an ugly gpu

[odd sand]

I assume the idea is they will upgrade the CPU at some point?

Also why DDR4-4000 on an intel?

Seems you could save a bit of money going with 3200 and put that into bumping up the GPU to like a 6650XT or 6700XT

[lost python]

170$

[potent arrow]

that's what i have in the shop lol

the CPU is 90$ LOL and all he plays is fortnite

GPU is fuggo but i have rebates for it

[odd sand]

OIC okay then

Otherwise I was going to suggest this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mGNhBL

Fartnacht

[potent arrow]

6700Xt is 550-600$ here 6600 XT is 300-400$

that's why i chose the gpu

Canada pricing 💀

[odd sand]

Too nice, you gotta demand better pricing /s

[potent arrow]

lmfao

[odd sand]

https://tenor.com/view/hahaha-terrance-phillip-south-park-funny-gif-21525680

[potent arrow]

i can't fleece him

i don't run my company anymore

just a favor

[odd sand]

No I meant as a country you have to demand better tech prices from vendors heh

[potent arrow]

lmfao

i could if i still had my relations with Newegg tbh

[odd sand]

When did you wind down your PC business? Or is it you handed off running it to someone else and still help with it?

Bc I could have sworn you were still at it like a year ago at least

[potent arrow]

like uhh

october

ish

[odd sand]

Ah okay, so yeah not too long ago

[potent arrow]

with the current pricing, the margins just destroy my business

and it's getting much worse

[odd sand]

[potent arrow]

I do not feel comfortable charging what i need to charge to keep it running

[odd sand]

How long before everything blows up? Housing is insane, food is insane, tech is insane

[potent arrow]

it's basically a slow explosion rn

Also with the new generation, I do not think I have the assets to buy inventory at all

[odd sand]

They keep not learning so I think at this point it's going to be like some mega recession after it all blows up before maybe they will pass laws to prevent companies from doing this shit

[potent arrow]

too put it in perspective, I'm essentially buying a used car everytime I'm stocking higher end GPUs

[odd sand]

Yep, and given Nvidia's public statements and actions in recent years, I don't believe things will get better in that for at least several more years yet

They're completely happy dumping 100% of their silicon into AI cards if they could

Consumers get GPUs only if you're willing to pay double or accept the scraps

[potent arrow]

yep

sigh

it sucks but I think like

It's a good way out

[odd sand]

8gb vram 192bit bus on a 70 series card ho!

[potent arrow]

I'm gonna be getting a eng license and work for someone else

and I'm winding up a new small business

also that motherboard I pick

top tier ewaste

I do not recommend it

good budget but Ive has a few failed

he's getting one that I fixed

[sly elk]

can you get a 6650xt?

[potent arrow]

not really

outta budget

he only plays on a 1080p 144hz monitor

the 6600 XT will do

[sly elk]

tbh when you don't need anything crazy, low end radeons are awesome

they're cheap, don't use much power, don't produce much heat, and don't produce much noise either

i repurposed my old computer as a sim racing computer and tossed a 6650xt in there and actually enjoy playing on it more than i do my 3080ti behemoth because of the noise and heat lmao

[odd sand]

I feel like you could fix a lot of that by simply setting an FPS cap and editing the fan curve then if necessary

[glossy ravine]

Friend ended up going for the 6700 XT given the performance difference between this and the 6750 XT are marginal at best.

For 1440p, it's fine™️

At 350 usd for a new card given that getting a 6750 XT was 400+

[signal fable]

i might pick up the radeon 7900 xt if it actually goes down in price

i think it's a little bit over kill for 1440p but better having a little bit of overkill rather having to change gpu earlier

[glossy ravine]

I realize that since I'm stuck on the AM4 platform still, if I were to upgrade my CPU, (Ryzen 7 5800X3D), I'd have to build a whole new pc on the AM5 Platform in... 2027-2028.

[outer sand]

@lost python I mean being in a race/drift car is already uncomfortable, VR is actually half the weight of track's helmet that you need to wear when you enter a real life track, driver often recommended to do regular neck exercise anyway like this https://youtu.be/Dpp9NAmTNck?si=ZZ-f9T0eHqvYRosD

so VR is actually add the total immersiveness on top of the FoV, although yeah i have a little research on this and not being able to try it out and see what I can get with my PC is a bit concerning

[dire viper]

ima be real, posting the neck work out is kinda wack

only F1 drivers do this

even in GT3 cup cars you dont experience more than 2G's

its usually like

1.5

which is the most you can possibly experience anyways with the tire regulations they have in place

tires directly correlate to the G's you experience while cornering, accelerating and braking

[kindred brook]

@modest moss I fixed my friends PC

by plugging my monitor into it

somehow it worked!

😮

I think his monitor settings got changed somehow lol

[modest moss]

and do his now work?

[kindred brook]

nah

he didn't bring his monitors

but his PC is running; windows booted

games loaded

I even got his back fan running

that wasn't plugged in lol

it had a 3 pin connector and sata power connector

[modest moss]

let me know if his monitors work when he tries them

[kindred brook]

he plugged the 3 pin into the motherb oard

[kindred brook]

without changing the settings?

[modest moss]

🤷‍♂️

[outer sand]

ah good to know, I do neck exercise at the gym anyway

[dire viper]

yea neck workouts good

its just F1 and Formula E are the only two motorsports that have cars extreme enough to require that

outside of the Redbull Plane Races

[kindred brook]

he now says the main monitor doesn't work

but his second monitor works

without changing anymore

anything

[modest moss]

sounds like his main monitor died

does he have a spare power cable, or does the power cable from the second monitor work

[kindred brook]

I didn't notice that

. >

It's a dual slot GPU dad

I'm at his house now

[void dove]

fkin LOL

[kindred brook]

I wonder if something shorted

One of his monitor ports are working

The other ports don't seem to be working

Monitors are working

[void dove]

usually when i see port failures

its one type

is it just the HDMI that works?

if the Displayports dont work, then whatever chip controls the DP output is probably fried

[outer sand]

those rusts, how old is this PC?...

[kindred brook]

Just one display port works

[outer sand]

I had a PC for like 8 years, and It didn't have any rust

[kindred brook]

He said two years

Lemme see what you

GPU

[void dove]

if you have the PC near a window, and it rains, itll happen

my parents pc had that issue

too damp, often enough

and was too close to a window

so we got rust on the back

[outer sand]

that's brutal, I bought my parents NUC for this reason, very easy to maintain

[kindred brook]

What's currently the best 1080p GPU

[outer sand]

I think you better off define the use case first

[kindred brook]

How plays

Elden ring

Life of pi

Some graphic intensive games

[void dove]

probably something like a RX7600, or a 4060

[kindred brook]

60 GPS

[void dove]

mid range, dont need anything higher

[outer sand]

if I'm not wrong I also had that and I decided with 6600xt, I guess it's also the performancec/dollar you can considerate

6600xt afaik is designed for 1080p in mind

[kindred brook]

Right now

He has a 5700 xt

[outer sand]

can choose from these

[void dove]

problem with these, is they are 8GB cards

[kindred brook]

OK hold on

[outer sand]

depends on the budget, butt sometimes you get a cheaper higher end price

[kindred brook]

It also might be a driver issue now

Lemme reinstall his drivers

[outer sand]

I got a deal on the 6600xt, and only needed to add like $20 to upgrade from the previous level, with those percent increase, it was worth it

[kindred brook]

What's code 31

[void dove]

on a budget, can get a 6600

[void dove]

google it 🤷‍♂️

but basically what it says on the screen

do a clean reinstall of the drivers imo

[outer sand]

is rx 5700 xt and 5700 xt the same?

[void dove]

use DDU

[kindred brook]

Wtf

[void dove]

yes, RX is just the branding
all AMDs are RX

[outer sand]

if same, then your graphic is already same as mine, I play sekiro and got a high fps

[kindred brook]

There's a difff??

[void dove]

its like asking if a Nvidia RTX 4060, is the same as a 4060

[outer sand]

ic ic

[void dove]

yes, they are the same, there is nothing else

[kindred brook]

This shows

Rx 5700 xt

[outer sand]

tbh you better off buying a better pc environment

that gpu broke in under 2 years, what the heck

those rusts is defo a problem

[void dove]

do a clean driver reinstall, usign DDU before calling it dead

a bit of rust on the back doesn't mean shit

until you confirm its not a software issue

and if its dead, he should really make sure the PC isn't near a window, or in a damp room

after replacing the card

my parents PC ran perfectly fine for years, with small spots of rust on the back of the case

didn't mean anything

[kindred brook]

Bro I just downloaded this thing

For and

[void dove]

!faq ddu

[opal panther]

How to do a clean reinstall of your drivers

Step 1: Download Device Driver Uninstaller.

Step 2: Download the newest driver from your graphics card manufacturers website: AMD and/or Nvidia.

Step 3: Disconnect your internet and restart your PC in safe mode.

Step 4: Run Device Driver Uninstaller and click on 'Clean and Restart' after you select your device type and GPU.

Step 5: After the PC restarts and you are disconnected from the internet, install the drivers you downloaded from Step 2.

Step 6: After you install them, restart your PC one final time and reconnect your internet.

[kindred brook]

It's requesting to install chipsrt drivers

[void dove]

^^ steps

[kindred brook]

@modest moss i got it

I fixed it

[modest moss]

you can be a tech mentor, I can quit

[kindred brook]

Nooooo

I'm too busy

Trying to get a house

So I can get into more debt now

More than ever lol

[void dove]

hey Shuuuuuueeeeee

random question

can we remove the non-informational stuff from
https://discord.com/channels/100463940835762176/974369719987630150

since its old, and people dont really need to see old "hey my game dont work" posts in the FAQ about unofficial launchers

i just think itd be nice to clean it up a bit

[modest moss]

sure

[honest panther]

https://tenor.com/view/megamind-villain-chair-spin-suave-cool-gif-4559758

What do I do if my mobo takes Ethernet for it's wifi connection but my room doesn't have an Ethernet port in the wall

[outer sand]

I use this https://www.amazon.com.au/b?ie=UTF8&node=4913507051

it convert ethernet cablet into electric plug

just use power line adapter 1 on the router, then the adapter 2 close to your PC, then connect the powerline adapter 2 with ethernet cable to your mobo

[modest moss]

another option is adding a wireless card to your pc

[outer sand]

here's how it works https://youtu.be/ywQeJCa3jl8?si=xWFdhEhEeVxLiAX7

[odd sand]

No explaining it, it's just magic. Deal with it.

[neon shell]

Be a housing mentor then

[old jetty]

btw I know it's prob a gimmic, but do ceramic keycaps actually feel good to use? and as a matter of fact, what should I look for in a keybord/any suggestions?

[earnest sedge]

My pc is baxk

[inland mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-funny-animals-package-gif-9243644

[earnest sedge]

According to the diagnosis, they werent able to replicate issue i had

But i am not sure if they replaced the gpu

But most likely since it receives power now

[umbral moss]

Usually when they find nothing they do nothing

[earnest sedge]

Ah okay

[modest moss]

Probably reseated it

[earnest sedge]

i see

Cause the main issue was that the gpu first started to power down and cause the pc to restart , to the point where the gpu just straight up wouldnt power when booting up.

So my first thought was " its broken lol"

[umbral moss]

I don't imagine they found nothing if that's the symptom profile, unless it's something thermal and they couldn't heat it up enough to cause the psu to shut down

Because obviously nothing interesting will happen in 20 minutes out of the box

[earnest sedge]

so according to the diagnosis thing, they tested it with call of duty: warzone and 3d mark

Oh well

If it works, it works

[real edge]

BRO

YOU HAD ONE JOB

how is it fucking possible to have more cache, more cores and have less performance

god I have to buy one of these pieces of shit

that 690euro 7900xt looking mighty tempting right about now

[lost python]

tl;dw images for 1440p and 4k across 22 modern games without raytracing:

[hollow aurora]

super by name only

[umbral moss]

Super expensive 👍

[lost python]

relatively efficient though. average power consumption at around 250w, but short-term spikes up to 360w

[umbral moss]

That's typical for a midrange GPU these days though

It's not like you can compare the 4090 against anything below it, you pay a price for being 70% faster

[real edge]

I am very disappointed

but the 1070 is old and I have to get something

[lost python]

lets see how the 1400$ 4080 super will be like

[hollow aurora]

5% better than a 4080 probably

[real edge]

lmao if the 4070ti super

had 10% more cores

and is neck and neck with the previous card

I cannot imagine the 4080super

that only has 5% more cores

bleh

a good 4080 model is 1200euro right now

a cheap one is 1070

[umbral moss]

You can get robbed by leather jacketman

[hollow aurora]

retail price will be like 1100 so they can say it's cheaper than the 4080

[umbral moss]

Honestly, if amd got their shit together and the drivers actually worked the 7900 xtxtxtxttxtxxtxtxt would be best in slot

[real edge]

I already feel robbed looking at these reviews

[lost python]

amd always feels like an investment for the future with their drivers
its been about 2 years now since i bought my 6900xt and i finally dont have any issues anymore

[umbral moss]

Patented finewine driver technology

[lost python]

whenenever someone asks for a pcbuild i will now ask them if they mind potentially having to wait 1-2 years before the system is truly stable

[umbral moss]

For as often as I sit in front of my pc these days it's probably fine

I only intend to play overwatch and star rail anyway lmao

[lost python]

i do hope AMD lowers some AM5 cpu prices soon, because i want people to upgrade so i can snatch a cheap AM4 cpu for my gf

[umbral moss]

I was going to donate my old pc to gril but she doesn't like how big it is

[hollow aurora]

what type of drivers issue ? been on amd for a while, never had anything system breaking occur

[umbral moss]

I might use that c64 chassis I bought and put a mini itx build together for her

[lost python]

amd has all sorts of random ass issues
like manual fancurves or OCs in the driver resetting on bootup
or the driver crashing because you watched videos with hardware acceleration etc
some are getting fixed, some are still around.
iirc the memory clock is still running at max, eating unnecessary power, if you have more than 1 monitor connected

[umbral moss]

That's a windows bug I think

[lost python]

which of these?

[umbral moss]

Nvidia had that issue up until 2021

The GPU running at 3d clocks with two displays

[lost python]

AMD recognized it as their fault

[umbral moss]

I think they actually still have that bug even though they claim they fixed it

[kindred brook]

had bad is simulated sine wave

for brownouts

compared to true sine wave

UPS?

[lost python]

would be quite the windows moment if thats really microsofts fault, but i remember people trying older drivers that didnt have this issue

[umbral moss]

I mean, if both Nvidia and amd have the same issue it feels like maybe the problem is wdm

I've been burning at least twice as much power as I should have been for like 10 years because Nvidia never fixed the two display 3d clock thing

[lost python]

[kindred brook]

is this even possible?

[wraith agate]

Yes

I've seen some partial processor fails myself

Though then it was more severe as the average core number was 6

[wise hatch]

holy, I cant imagine all the things they had to do to narrow it down to one specific core failing

[glossy ravine]

"Hey, since you got the training. You should take the CompTIA A+ exam. Oh, but you have to pay for the chance to take the test."

"How bad could it be?"

The test:

[dire viper]

Simply buy a 13900KS

[sharp star]

💀

[jaunty nacelle]

for fucking a+?

[potent arrow]

arnt those just learning packages not the test fees?

[glossy ravine]

Just a test voucher is 250 USD

[potent arrow]

that's what I thought

[glossy ravine]

You have to do a little more digging to find just the voucher.

[potent arrow]

not pricey tbh for a cert

[glossy ravine]

It feels like extorsion

[potent arrow]

same as paying tuition, gotta pay the person grading it and stuff

[jaunty nacelle]

i too pay the computers to grade my certification

[glossy ravine]

Given how strict CompTia is with it's grading, I doubt any human bothers to look over the results

[jaunty nacelle]

my itf+ was completely online lol

[glossy ravine]

Same

[jaunty nacelle]

i got my pass/fail the second i clicked submit

[dire viper]

idk if im gonna do accounting or software engineering yet lmao

post secondary education moment

[jaunty nacelle]

i am currently in a software engineering class

im learning flutter

[glossy ravine]

I did a program that paid for my ITF+ attempt. Thankfully I passed the first try but. Good Lord it was stressful

[jaunty nacelle]

my highschool paid for mine

[umbral moss]

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ayaneo-am02-7840hs-retro-mini-pc-with-a-4-screen

0.9L is wild

I think it's actually like half the size of the nes

[sly walrus]

https://youtu.be/68YMEmaF0rs

the omnidirectional treadmill is coming

[umbral moss]

Ye

Imagineers are really fucking wizarda

[sly walrus]

they have disney’s funding, of course they are

[umbral moss]

The tech they used to make the holograms in rise of the resistance is insane

It maintains directional perspective and isn't a flat facing reflection

It's too bad the star wars hotel thing was so fucking expensive because that was also really cool tech across the board

I wonder what they're going to do with that space now that they spent like $900 million to build it up and then discontinue the thing it was built to do

[potent arrow]

Disney and Lockheed funding pepega

[inner fjord]

The military-magic complex

[dire viper]

Lockheed at least does something with it

Disney keeps building and renovating resorts and making them WORST

unless you are a top dollar customer

which is uh

more expensive than actual exclusive resorts

[graceful pine]

Lockheed funding it interesting

Though they have developed numerous highly influential stuff since they were founded in the 50’s

[odd sand]

Maybe there is a hotspot over that part of the CPU and it degraded it just enough to start causing errors?

[kindred brook]

\o/

[deep sapphire]

holy shit thats actually amazing

[sly elk]

WTF already?! That sucks

[late basalt]

fwiw you can probably buy the prep textbook for like $80 iirc at a local college bookstore since it's used for some of the basic level courses

[umbral moss]

Yeah, because the experience sucked and it cost as much as a damn cruise for a two day stay

Nobody was booking and you could literally get a slot any peak time you wanted

[odd sand]

HP now claims the reason for only HP ink cartridges is to protect people from possible viruses!

To which one should ask: Why are your ink cartridges susceptible to viruses, and why would we expect yours to be any better than 3rd party if that is a valid attack vector?

[umbral moss]

I bought gril a brother laser printer and she's gone through about 800 pages with the toner it came with

She was printing stuff on an hp office jet and it was costing me like $150 a week to print her shit

And that was including the "eh, let it be yellow" phase

[outer sand]

for a print freak like that, you need something like MFC-L3370C or the same level lol

colour laser printer, photocopy, scanner, wifi

[umbral moss]

I have the non scanner one, she just prints slides to write on

The... Lcw?

[outer sand]

tbh if we are talking about 800 pages I was imagining it wouldnt stop there lol

[umbral moss]

No, she prints her lecture slides because she doesn't like to study on her computer

[outer sand]

yeah but studying doesnt stop at lectures and uni

[umbral moss]

So she writes up all the notes on the slides themselves and then prints every lecture out for every exam

[outer sand]

if her way of study is like that, her other side of hobbies etc that requires learning will also requires printers, and that sometimes help if you get the colour one

[umbral moss]

I bought a color one

Best $400 I invested, honestly

[outer sand]

oh I misunderstood, you got the colour but no extra function like scanner etc

ic ic

[umbral moss]

Yeah, I don't need them

She had an office jet and only ever printed with it

I got the enterprise grade one so it can handle like 30k pages before I need to crack it open to look at the rollers

But I'd be broke as fuck if I kept feeding her stupid inkjet every other week

[old jetty]

NGL, tried to look up a keyboard to buy and I essentially have a massive headache

But from what I gather, the best budget keyboard soon will be rainy 75

That or some other brand

There are just too many

[outer sand]

70 usd? that's too expensive for super budget mechanical keyboard

[old jetty]

It's not even out here

But also 100 euros is my budget

[outer sand]

this is $17 USD here in Australia lol https://youtu.be/8zg2iZRfqgw?si=_LK7_gz1g9rpS7t2&t=160

[old jetty]

I mean, ye, there are plenty of cheap keyboards

[outer sand]

tbh its acceptable I guess, I mean it' just a keyboard, unless you are some keyboard connoisseur

you can check out what can you get for $17 USD from the video

that's a keyboard enthusiasts channel, it will break it down what you can get now for $17 USD

[old jetty]

Also that keyboard is just terrible given how small it is

[outer sand]

ah yeah I think there's a slightly larger one that's 100% size

[old jetty]

I'll check the other videos yoo

But the majority of these are probably not available nowadays/in Europe or there is prob a better option now

[earnest sedge]

Can someone recommend a good display port to hdmi converter?

I had one but it was cheap thrashhhh

[sly elk]

from the reviews and videos, the experience seemed pretty cool, but I think it's a case of "it costs a lot to do this, but people don't really see it being worth the cost"

because you're basically living inside a play for 2 days lol

maybe they would've done better if it was like a week long and then all the action happened during part of it

(honestly i'd probably rather do it than a cruise ship lol)

[sly elk]

hahahahhaahha it's amazing how far down the rabbit hole people can go

mechanical keyboards are kinda like mechanical watches, but cheaper

like, you want a keyboard that's going to be easy to use, require no special drivers, and last practically forever? Yea that's the $12 logitech

you want a watch that's going to be easy to use, very accurate, and require no maintenance? Yea that's the $12 generic watch from walgreens

[outer sand]

Yeah I feel like there are a little variation comparison from 1 mechanical keyboard to another, lol. To me being comfortable, have cable to have lowest delay, last forever and easy to clean, I like it hehe

but maybe I can get one one day for work stuff, but I still don't know what I want and how to actually choose the correct one for my hand, finger size etc

like there's no appealing reason that maybe can reduce the risk of injury or other functional improvement by paying more, that's what I would want to spend more money on

like I've seen far more expensive mechanical keyboard makes it harder to clean compared to the k-mart one I just posted

and like if you buy one for competitive gaming for example, there's a tiny chance that the game could make you angry and you 'accidentally' destroy your precious keyboard

although I don't game with my keyboard, I usually use a pad

[golden stream]

there're more criteria that will add up in the price if you like for those features
like a good switch that's not too loud/squishy, plasticky loud in office environment, type feel, level of accuracy (membrane is notorious for this)

also jammed switched/jammed keys idk never experience it tho my pal has a defect switch but ez enough to swap it out

tho the ones tend to avoid injuries are the split ones/ergo ones and it's rather....weird looking

[outer sand]

yeah, maybe not knowing what I want really discourage me to buy some more advance stuff haha

like when I about to start something I usually take hours to do some research, comparing from one to the other to find what's my type -.-

[golden stream]

ya ^

until like, when you have a gasp in basic of it and the most important, what do you want, it's quite discourage tho

and people just bandwagon of "mechanical iz gud" is a tad....eh

[sly elk]

this is why i have a dygma raise keyboard lol

i do drink the kool-aid about split keyboards and their related ergonomic tricks (spreading them apart, tenting, etc) helpful for back/neck/shoulder stuff

tbh I think it's more important than mechanical keys

[golden stream]

like if for some entertainment stuff I'd prefer a mechanical, yeah reasonable
for work, mostly still laptop and k380, mech one is good to have
w deck, still 380

[outer sand]

yeah I remember seeing your setup the other day, but I didn't know the purpose behind you picked that keyboard, lol

[golden stream]

and also backlit, not necessary RGB but I'd like to see what I type in the dark

[sly elk]

there are reasons people talk about like, on a traditional keyboard you bottom out the keys (especially on chicklets) and the impact of your fingers slamming down isn't good for your fingers or hands

but I'm not sure that claim was ever validated

[outer sand]

yeah, my work stuff is this, is there any mechanical version of this? it's wireless keyboard+mouse bluetooth combo it has dongle

I want the same size, but mechanical

[sly elk]

yea there are low-profile mechanical switches

[outer sand]

is this 80%? not sure how many percent is this lol

[sly elk]

also imho i type faster on scissor switch keyboards (like apple ones or probably that one in your pic), than I do on a mechanical

[outer sand]

it has arrow key, but no numlock

[sly elk]

i think that's 75%

[outer sand]

ah ok

[sly elk]

it is 75% lol

[golden stream]

ahhh ye the choc switches

[sly elk]

there's not really a standard for 75%

that's more of a laptop layout

macbook pro but with the fn and ctrl keys swapped ahahha

[golden stream]

I have the same Ctrl and Fn swapped out

[kindred brook]

is this statement true?

[golden stream]

Gigabyte G5 btw

[paper tusk]

active power factor correction psu's (most desktop ones) aren't happy with fake sine waves but it's mostly when swapping from mains to backup

the connected system is liable to shut down

[sly elk]

yea if you're going to buy a ups, it's a like $50 difference

the problem is, if you need a 1500va pure sine wave ups, you have 3 options and they all suck

the regular APC, the gaming APC, and the cyberpower

all 3 have a non-negligible amount of amazon reviews that involve smoke and/or fire

https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B00429N19W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_kywd?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=1&filterByKeyword=fire#reviews-filter-bar

[dire viper]

Hahaha the experience card

[sly elk]

https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B08GRY1W93/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_kywd?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=1&filterByKeyword=fire#reviews-filter-bar

https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B08GSCWWY6/ref=acr_dp_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar

[dire viper]

Why are people buying cheap UPS’?

[sly elk]

sorry for the huge links lol

those thigns are like $200

[dire viper]

Yea that’s sus

The power supply in my computer cost the same and it’s 750 watt 80+ gold

[sly elk]

then go buy a $800 rackmount

afaik those have a good reputation

[dire viper]

Yes

[sly elk]

also why did you spend $200 for a 750w

[dire viper]

Cause that’s what it cost way back when I got it

EVGA one

I think the supplier was

Fuck

The one that makes the insanely high end ones

Seasonic?

[sly elk]

ouch lol. I remember when evga PSUs were the cheapest good ones

[dire viper]

Yea they were cheap

[sly elk]

like I paid around $100 for my 750 g3

[dire viper]

I just remember it being that much, no clue where I bought it

Either Newegg or Amazon

Who knows, maybe I bought it right at the product line launch

If it was a seasonic supplied one I can see it being as expensive as it was

Their shit is awesome

[sly elk]

you keep saying seasonic so you have a g6

i think it may have launched when PSUs were very overpriced

[dire viper]

I think it was

[sly elk]

g2/g3 were superflower, g6 is seasonic

both are great

g4 and g5 were not either, i forgot who made those

[dire viper]

Yep it was a G6

I remember that packaging

I remember it smelling weird, PSU’s smell weird

[sly elk]

super flower sells their own now

I can't not like the butterfly logo

[dire viper]

Yea mine was a G6 750 80+ Gold fully modular

Screw non modular PSU’s

I should start a business of just flipping Dell developer PC’s from company auctions

Some of them got pretty damn good CPU’s in them, just have shitty GPU’s sometimes

I’ve seen them going for low prices again in bulk at some local company auctions

If the market gets flooded with 12900K’s you know who it was

[odd sand]

chiclet keyboards

[sharp star]

Well

I just ordered a 2TB SN770M for my Steam Deck

[lost python]

til unigine is still being developed
https://youtu.be/Mzi1dJRIDNE

[void dove]

riddle me this brains trust.

resurrecting my old gaming rig, to use as a server

i7 3770

wasnt gonna put a gfx card in it

when i replaced the system, it was working perfectly no hardware issues

now, trying to install any OS, immediately shuts down the entire system

i have tried, windows 10, 11, and Centos

all 3, the system full powers off the moment they start to initialise the gfx system

at least thats what it looks like

the PSU is 800W, so not a power draw issue

i tried disconnecting literally everything, as it looks kinda like a short of some sort

so only things connected to the mobo, were the cpu fan, the 24 and 4 pin power, and the HDMI video out, and USB kb/m

still happened

swapped PSU for a garbage tier spare 500W i had ripped out of an OEM machine years ago

works perfectly fine

.... wut

install my old graphics card (GTX1060-6GB)
with the 800W psu.
also works perfectly fine

its like this 800W PSU just can't operate with integrated graphics

VERY odd

im just gonna leave the gfx card in there, not like its doing much anyway.

thank you for attending my TED talk.

[worn sparrow]

i was playing realm reborn and suddenly when im also configuring ds4 windows at the same time the game crash and also my whole 256gb ssd with ffxiv installed went missing from the system. tf

already restart and shut down everything

its okay the ssd reappears for some reason

i launched ffxiv again after 10 minutes the ssd goes missing

again

[sharp star]

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/24/24048904/amd-fluid-motion-frames-frame-geneation-directx-11-12-feature-support this is new

[lost python]

sounds like you either have a dying SSD or some driver/windows fuckery is going on. i think dying ssd is more likely though

[worn sparrow]

Can't be my ssd is not even a year yet

[umbral moss]

Age doesn't matter, really

Bad silicon dies whenever it wants

[lost python]

age doesnt matter. stuff can even break one day after purchase if you are unlucky.
to know for sure you gotta test it. try downloading crystal diskinfo and check what it says and maybe also check the event viewer in windows for errors during the time when the ssd disappears

[worn sparrow]

I see

[modest moss]

If it's a sata ssd try a different cable

[worn sparrow]

Thanks though I'll try to diagnose it with the software

[worn sparrow]

It's a laptop so yeah very thin ribbon cable

[worn sparrow]

found it

[sharp star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aopp8XolXE

[deep sapphire]

I miss the good ol heaven benchmark

[earnest sedge]

I need some advice
I plan to replace the psu of my pc cause i feel like the current gonna turn into a bomb someday.
Is there anything i need watch out for beside not being static charged?

Current one is 700w

Plan to install this one

[lost python]

not much really. just make sure everything is unplugged, USB too, and that you also exchange all the PSU cables.
after unplugging, i just like to hit the start button on the PC a few times to make sure there arent any leftovers

[wise jay]

if youre really concerned after turning off the pc and pulling the plug just wait 30min

[modest moss]

what makes you think there's something wrong with current psu?

[earnest sedge]

Mainly the thing about the gpu but also the fact that its an enermax maxpro power psu

[real edge]

ohh no

enermax

[lost python]

yeah good call replacing that

[modest moss]

can't argue with that logic

[earnest sedge]

Like its kinda sending me that everything in the pc is mostly okay excep the psu

[sly walrus]

https://www.pcgamer.com/msi-apologies-and-releases-new-bios-files-for-its-slow-rtx-4070-ti-super-gpus-thanks-to-being-unwaveringly-committed-to-performance/

[deep sapphire]

why would you buy MSI anyway

[dire viper]

so goddamn true

they are somehow worse than thermaltake

mostly cause thermaltake at least decided to change most of their offerings so they arent shit

[potent arrow]

don't get me ranting on msi

I think I've bitched about them enough here

[lost python]

https://youtu.be/hlrk_qqqUNA

uploading a video about AI generated HDR as a non-HDR video is just such an nvidia move

also guess which one is supposed to be HDR

[potent arrow]

hey I'm colorblind and this looks absolutely the same as always

[lost python]

||thats because its literally the same except for the clouds ||

[sly elk]

i have a msi gtx660 laying around, it works great for an old gpu lol

the msi stuff I have, has had no issues. I remember they were hella popular back in the geforce 9 series era

seemed every other new build on reddit had one of these

I still say, from an observational point of view, the most troublesome nvidia brand was evga

it's just they were good at doing RMAs

and people were happy when they sent in theri busted 9 series and got back a 10 series

beats asus where everyone rmas their busted 9 series and then asus says it arrived damaged

and then they send a picture with a hammer-shaped dent in it or whatever lol

hahahha i wonder how many of those sorts of stories are actually real though

https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/19e80bh/the_day_has_come_to_welcome_a_new_friend/
ye ye unbox your gpu in the car huh

[sharp star]

So Corsair tried air cooling again and it... worked? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvEoclXOnHQ

[dire viper]

is it a rebadged cooler?

[odd sand]

Maybe try updating the firmware on it?

[worn sparrow]

That's not it

Bad cabling ig

[sharp star]

doesn’t look like it no

anyway good to see that Corsair has their footing after the A500

[inland mauve]

no please, continue

[potent arrow]

no

not good for my blood pressure

I still have a pile of dead MSI products in my shed

and by pile I mean a tall stack a meter or so high

motherboards, laptops, GPUs, monitors

shitty broken towers too

there is no redeemable MSI product

I remember them sending me four DOA cards too aaaaaaa

[dire viper]

Even if it works it has awful usability

My monitor

[potent arrow]

bad

all of it

[dire viper]

Piece of shit monitor

[potent arrow]

unredeemable trash

[modern iris]

Never had problems with MSI.

[inland mauve]

I have an ASUS GPU

[modern iris]

Biostar though? Naw. Faulty DIMM.

[sharp star]

https://tenor.com/view/rtx-gpu-3080-nvidia-gif-20021847

[earnest sedge]

GPU= Girl processing unit

[earnest sedge]

Welp

[umbral moss]

What about it?

[earnest sedge]

well i am confused about the peripheral slots and the cpu ones since there are multiple cables for them, do I just plug all of them in?

[deep sapphire]

CPU can run on just 1 8 pin

the very top 8 pin

just use that

[umbral moss]

Plug in everything on the board until it stops crying at you

👍

[earnest sedge]

[earnest sedge]

checking rn, myyy gpu need 8pin

[deep sapphire]

https://youtu.be/vgqetmwwk9c?t=21 @potent arrow

LMAO

bro

that poor starter

[potent arrow]

holy fucking shit

[deep sapphire]

LMAOOOOOO

like wtf

[potent arrow]

Jesus CHRIST

[deep sapphire]

why would they continue to crank it

[potent arrow]

I would be so scared to do that

[deep sapphire]

thats so stupid

[potent arrow]

yep

that starter looking like a cooked chicken and the gear looking like a perfect lathed cylinder

[honest panther]

I find it hilarious that you can emulate switch games on Android

[modern iris]

I find it shocking how smoothly Ryujinx runs in general. Most modern emulators aren't stable yet or are still in the early development stages.

Like RPCS3 is still less than 70% on compatibility I think, and the PS3 is 18 years old.

[cold yacht]

Did he just warm up his car from the starter

[dire viper]

what the fuck

bro you are in a tanning bed with that setup jesus christ

[modern iris]

Jesus, why do you need 22 fans?