technology-discussion

[sly elk]

the color just caught my attention

[dire viper]

Pre facelift 991 for 70k? Are they stupid?

They should be shamed

[sly elk]

but yea seriously lmao

[dire viper]

There are C2S facelift cars with a manual and all the nice sport package features for 40-50k in the market

[sly elk]

you also have to wonder when you see a porsche interior that shows heavy wear

[dire viper]

Like PDK was standard then so manual is a bit rarer

[sly elk]

because porsche uses nice materials that don't wear out fast

[dire viper]

Yuh

It’s ppl not cleaning the interior

If I had a 911 I’d have the interior detailed every few months at least

So they can deep clean it

[sly elk]

-nervous chuckle-

i haven't cleaned the inside of my jeep in forever :\

i mean i don't have trash or food scraps or anything inside

but i could definitely give the wheel/seat/door panel a good scrubbing

[dire viper]

My car has the color grey that shows all kinds of dirt so I can tell when it’s dirty lmao

Where I put my elbow on the door

[sly elk]

i have dry skin so i usually don't have to worry about elbow stains but

idk it just doesn't feel fresh lol

[dire viper]

Oh well I work in a warehouse so I’m just covered in dirt

[sly elk]

i wanna try taking my steamer to the steering wheel

i use too much hand cleaner

i clean the inside of the cadillac more often but my oldest bro uses it a lot during the week and he's very sloppy about overfilling cups of soda when he gets em (pretty much every time he goes out) so the cupholders ALWAYS hidfhakjldgfnliudghiwthenkjafdhdsfasfd

[dire viper]

Do u know what you should buy Kyanche

[sly elk]

what lol

[dire viper]

A classic car

Something not expensive but is still justifiable

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/driving-miss-daisy-morgan-freeman-smile-gif-9283227

[dire viper]

Mercedes 190E 2.3-16

[sly elk]

oh here i was thinking hudson hornet

[dire viper]

Nah

Those cost a lot

[sly elk]

they do lol

[dire viper]

2.3-16’s go for about 22k average

It’s slow but fun

[sly elk]

if it weren't for the friggin x-frame i'd get a 50s-60s cadillac

[dire viper]

Manual only which is kinda shrug

[sly elk]

well just

driving a classic in socal kinda scares me tbh

[sly elk]

it's more a matter of when, not if, some fucker is gonna crash into you

[dire viper]

Mercedes 500E also

Idk how much those goes for

[sly elk]

though having a nimble car with fantastic brakes and great visibility helps for sure

[dire viper]

Hank likes them

So probably a lot of money

[sly elk]

I love that era of mercedes

sassy brick car

[dire viper]

Bruno Sacco was the designer for that era

All the bricks are his

[sly elk]

but also interior-wise

i think the S had a better looking interior

[dire viper]

The 190E has an S Class interior lmao

Same materials and switch gear

The reason it was cheapish was because it was a scaled down Mercedes

But they could also do that cause it was when engineers ran the company and not penny pinchers

[sly elk]

which merc from that era was the one that had the asymmetrical dashboard

where the top half and the center stack aren't aligned

that one I don't like

[dire viper]

I have no clue actually

[sly elk]

it just bugs me

i thought it was the E class from that era but maybe it was the C? but I can't find an example LOL

i am just positive one of them did

[dire viper]

God I want a 2.3-16 so bad

The reason the engine designation is in the name of the trim is cause this car was built to homologate the cosworth modified inline 4 for use in racing

[sly elk]

but yea those late 80s/early 90s mercs are like so idk it's like every element was just THOUGHT THROUGH

[dire viper]

It’s a 2.3 liter inline 4 with 16 valves

Which was a big deal, Ferrari and Porsche still hadn’t used 4 valves per cylinder yet

[sly elk]

like all of the doors have a certain style of door handle and click just right

[dire viper]

But you got 4 valves per cylinder in a Mercedes????

Absolute insanity!

[dire viper]

Ye

[sly elk]

this thought will make you laugh at the absurdity

but that spilled over a tiny bit into chrysler when mercedes was in control

the doors on those awful hard plastic interiors

they tend to be super easy to move and open/close

idk how to put that

[dire viper]

They spent about a billion USD developing the 190E

And it was RUSHED

[sly elk]

mercedes glove boxes have a very specific feel

everyone else's glove boxes feel kinda sloppy

[dire viper]

The one in my car feels good

[sly elk]

i mean you have a bmw

i'm not familiar with bmws at all really

i've been in a bmw once? maybe twice?

practically everyone i know drives japanese cars lol

never been in my buddy's 911 😦 i haven't been up in the bay area since college lol 😄

i think the most oddball interesting car i've been in, in recent times, was a coworker's vanagon with a subaru boxer engine

it was in need of some tlc but the drivetrain was really well done, he gave it the power it needed, but didn't soup it up

[dire viper]

Those are a good swap

People swap flat 6’s in them also

There’s one in Germany with a 993 Turbo air cooled flat 6

500hp VW van

[compact pine]

WHO the hell just has one of these SEALED in their basement

[neon shell]

why does it show an x there? Is it just a windows bug?

[dire viper]

@hazy frost @sly elk 914/6GT, car built using a factory privateer kit

[deep sapphire]

Lmao

Need the dfi lan party

[neon shell]

Is my computer trying to tell me that I need to touch grass

[cold yacht]

Has something to do with the Microsoft cloud drive

[neon shell]

Oh

[dire viper]

Some VW/Porsche flat 4 blocks

2.0 flat six

There is only engine in the back of a 911

Not a factory built Flachtbau, but it was built using a new old stock flachtbau kit Porsche sold to privateers

[sly elk]

i need new cameras for outside the house

can't really say I've seen anything perfect LOL

too much "this only works with the mobile app" crap

the license plate detection on unifi's ai cameras is cool but the cameras themselves seem to have issues with water leakage lol

the turret cameras are pretty much the same spec as the chinese turret camera I have outside right now

idk i could just mount a few of those outside instead of having just 1 camera and that might help my situation

[dire viper]

@potent arrow u should buy this 950,000 USD 914/6GT

[sly elk]

😮

FLIP UP HEADLIGHTS

[odd sand]

Maybe they bought it expecting to do an upgrade and it never happened. Or it was meant to be an xmas gift and they forgot about it shrug

[odd sand]

At least the Ubiquiti ones you can run off your own local server and don't need to involve cloud bullshit right?

[sly elk]

yep

i'd been trying to figure out how i'd wanna do that

and which cameras i'd wanna use

[burnt swallow]

I would like

mmo mouse recs

Mine is dying

The side buttons keep going in and out and the mouse itself will randomly stop working

I just had to click my abilities through most of Ktisis because my side buttons went out

[sharp star]

I used the Razer Naga V2 Pro for about a month now and I like the build quality over the G600

There's a lower tier model afaik

[burnt swallow]

I have the Razer Naga Trinity

Right now a full 1/3 of my side buttons aren't working

[sharp star]

Yeah I think I'd look at the Naga V2 HyperSpeed or the Pro

since the G600 is not readily available unless you're in Japan or something

[burnt swallow]

Imagine being in Japan

What the fuck that's a $174 mouse

[sharp star]

The Pro?

[burnt swallow]

I went to Amazon

Razer Naga V2 Pro is $173.24

Razer Naga Pro is $145

If I get it extra brand new straight from Amazon

[sharp star]

Yeah I just saw

Yeesh

If your use case is mainly MMOs then the regular Naga V2 HyperSpeed might fit

[burnt swallow]

My use case is like only FFXIV

[sharp star]

Then yeah

Would probably keep AA batteries on hand though

[burnt swallow]

$99 on Amazon

Oh it's that mouse

[sharp star]

It sucks that Logitech exited the MMO mouse market despite demand for the G600

The G604 didn't do so hot I hear

[burnt swallow]

Is the V2 Hyperspeed the one that you either use AA batteries for or use this $75 recharge station

Oh it's $70 for the dock

[sharp star]

The HyperSpeed can use either/or iirc

oh no wait it's just AA batteries

[burnt swallow]

[sharp star]

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/G600t-Connection-LIGHTSYNC-Multi-Buttons-Authentic/dp/B01D45U6LA it sucks that this is one of the only few non-scalped options

Oh now I can have an Antec Flux Pro shipped to my address

[snow cypress]

is the secret labs magnus pro desk worth?

[lost python]

i personally think its overpriced

850€ for a metal desk that is just 150x70 is kinda crazy

[hazy frost]

No

You can get a not metal one for like $200 from ikea

None of the secret lab products are worth buying

[haughty fossil]

I’m not into pcs like that and primarily play on console. I just got this build is it good?

[hazy frost]

The lack of description about a power supply is annoying

The 3060 is alright the cpu was outdated like 4 years ago

I’d also generally switch to a larger ssd and ditch the hard drive if ur mainly playing games

[sharp star]

https://vxtwitter.com/9to5mac/status/1837100093905698884

[dire viper]

Apple Store employee brain washing

[sharp star]

it might be possible to die from secondhand embarrassment

[dire viper]

I’m taking them with me

[hazy frost]

The only good iOS 18 feature I’ve seen advertised is the one that summarises emails

Everything else looks useless

[sharp star]

fellas it’s not looking so good, I think it’s actually possible to die from cringe

[dire viper]

Being an apple employee is joining a cult so shrug

Consooooomerism

[odd sand]

That's wild to match a 3060 with a 3770. That CPU was one I used from 2012-2019 and still ran decently well even then. At this point though, it's a 12yo CPU so it's gonna drag on a lot of newer games. I had a 1660 Ti with the 3770K that could play The Division2 on med/high settings on 1080p at around 60-90fps fwiw

[odd sand]

This is not nearly the first time their "premiere" stores or w/e stand at the doors cheering people as they leave with new products on release day.

[dire viper]

Apples way of creating a brand is wack

[haughty fossil]

I’m probably only gonna use it for ff14 I mainly use my ps5 for other games

[dire viper]

I wish it wasn’t a lifestyle brand with a cult mentality cause people will literally fight you over saying apple is shit

[haughty fossil]

It was 580 so I just grabbed it lol

[odd sand]

I was an Apple fan into the early 00s, but around the time they released the chiclet imacs is when I worked for a PC OEM for 2 summers, so I built a PC bc I got a good discount.

By the time they released the iphone though, they were getting so full of themselves and I basically didn't recognize the company anymore by like 2010

I won't say the fit and finish of their products isn't good (usually), but I just hate how more than almost any company they design things the way they think you should use them, and make it very hard to impossible to use them any other way.

If you want to customize it? Well you're doing it wrong!

[dire viper]

Old apple is cool, apple has become cringe

[odd sand]

Also I hate how they broke with common UX principles to have hidden screen gestures you just have to know they exist, like swiping up halfway on the side and holding for half a second to bring up the app switcher

[dire viper]

Hardware and software engineers doing line after line of coke breaking through in consumer available tech year after year

[dire viper]

Or shaking your phone clears text?

That one is so dumb

[sharp star]

I feel like even if I switch back to Android there’ll be no escape from the cringe

[hazy frost]

CAD?

Or

[haughty fossil]

Nah USD

[hazy frost]

Oh

[haughty fossil]

In cad it would be 787.81 Canadian Dollar

[hazy frost]

Yeah I just thought it was 580 CAD

[haughty fossil]

Oh

[hazy frost]

580 US seems expensive

[dire viper]

Old hardware not worth ngl

Even if it’s cheap

[hazy frost]

3770 is like $30 3060 is like $200-250 maybe

[dire viper]

Especially cause newer intel stuff like 12th gen is on the floor in terms of pricing

Get a competitive 12 series chip for 70-80 bucks

[hazy frost]

The PC is worth like 350 imo

[spring raven]

Apple has been cringe for a long time now man

[hazy frost]

12400f or 5600 both super cheap

And the RX6600 is like $180 too

[spring raven]

It's just people are finally starting to realize this

[dire viper]

Nah apples been cringe for the last 10 years

[spring raven]

Longer than that for sure

[dire viper]

It’s just it is a literal cult of personality

Once they banked on the whole lifestyle brand bullshit

[hazy frost]

Apple making 2 good products a year and then 10 garbage products

[dire viper]

This is true

[haughty fossil]

The estimation I got was 590

450 to 590 but that depends on the parts he used which he didn’t included everything

[hazy frost]

It’s not even close to 590

$30 cpu $50 motherboard $35 of ram $200 gpu and probably a PSU worth $40 used

And used hardware isn’t worth as much together as individually anyway

[odd sand]

Had another talking to about being "idle" for 20mins the other day, so WELP. Guess I buy one of those physical mouse movers on Amazon to sidestep this nonsense. They want me to basically say when I'm gone and come back at all times, even if just for a bio break. etc.

Which isn't something that anyone else is adhering to rigidly, but I can only worry about what they expect of me even if it's a higher expectation than the rest of the team I guess

[sly elk]

hi

[sly elk]

I don't think I could answer that without a bunch of cussing lol 😄

[odd sand]

They said they aren't stopping production of the 4090 until the end of October I think it was, so presumably they need a few months to produce the new cards to have enough stock. So I'm not surprised it won't be out until Q1

[sharp star]

buy uh

idk

[potent arrow]

buy me some new paints and airbrush

maybe a PC with no corrosion

[hazy frost]

4090

[late basalt]

tbh, if i was ever "talked" to about this at a job, i'd be asking them if they had any real metrics they want to measure productivity by instead of some bullshit 'this mouse hasnt moved in X seconds' dystopia

[hazy frost]

not necessarily

id put money on the 5090 costing more than the 4090 did

at rrp let alone markups

[spring raven]

Oh is that all

[deep sapphire]

I bought my 4090 at MSRP

microcenter had tons of them

[wise jay]

ya mine was msrp. like half of that bs

[deep sapphire]

1599 USD

[hazy frost]

theres a few at msrp now

but its been over a year lol

5090 gonna cost people like $2k+

[hazy frost]

theyre getting more expensive again as they stop making them too

[dire viper]

I wish we had a micro center here even if their pricing is wonky

But the state keeps blocking them so shrug

They tried building here before but I think they tried to skirt around some stuff which got them in trouble

[hazy frost]

microcenter bundles unmatched

the 7700x bundle was actually pretty good

and 7800x3d

[deep sapphire]

I will never trust their bundles again

they gave me a shitty ram kit

[hazy frost]

corsair gave me a shitty ram kit

never buying from corsair again

ive had it f ail to boot twice on the new kit as well recently idk why

[hard drift]

best buy has/had a ton of them too

[hard drift]

yeah but you save so much money you can buy a good kit

[deep sapphire]

he kept trying to sell me on a 13600K lmao I was like "dont you have any 13700 or 13900K combos?"

"nah sorry"

😒

[hard drift]

[deep sapphire]

finally convinced his ass to give me a 13700K for like an extra 50 bucks

[hard drift]

got my phone btw, they had me sign for it thank goodness

[deep sapphire]

how is it

[hard drift]

it's pretty dang good still messing with the settings and everything

it's actually not terribly heavy either

i will say the camera button is pretty meh already for the sole fact of it's not sensitive enough to pressing it without clicking it in so it's going to take getting used to for using that

but speakers and everything are a lot better vs the 12

[hazy frost]

idk why they added a camera button when action button is right there

and thgen they put it right where u hold ur phone

[hard drift]

the action button is not even close to the same thing

and it also depends on your grip but it personally isn't where i put my fingers

[hazy frost]

same function for 99% of people

[hard drift]

if you say so

[hazy frost]

everyone complaining about the camera button bc its in the way

like what else were u gonna use action button for

its either camera or voice notes

[deep sapphire]

assuming its like the regular buttons that would be pretty difficult to accidentally press

[hard drift]

it's way different than the normal buttons so people who say it's in the way are weird

[deep sapphire]

I will probably get one too

my phone battery life is at 79 percent health rofl

[hard drift]

it's recessed into the phone and you can't accidentally click it

[hazy frost]

how does it work if u use a phone case tho

it seems like a rushed design to me

[hard drift]

it has a cutout on the case for it

[hazy frost]

but so are most features apple implement every generation

[hard drift]

it works just fine with a case

[hazy frost]

dynamic island sucked for like a year+

[hard drift]

try turning off hardware acceleration and see if it still does it

[hazy frost]

i actually dont hate it now tho

maybe bc i have no choice but to live with it

[hazy frost]

why get a new phone when u can pay apple $300 for a battery

[deep sapphire]

because its what, 5 years old now? I want a 120hz screen

[hazy frost]

i was joking

[deep sapphire]

oh

I see

[hazy frost]

the battery prices suck if ur phone is older than like 2-3 years

its worth more than the phone after that

[deep sapphire]

yeah pretty much

[hazy frost]

i think it was gonna be £100 for my iphone X lol

[deep sapphire]

I remember when that scandal was going around apple offered people like a year of dirt cheap battery replacements

[hazy frost]

i cant even sell it for 80

[deep sapphire]

it was like 40 bucks lmao

[hazy frost]

i shouldve maybe just paid for applecare

tbh

too late now

[hard drift]

try a different port and check the connector

[hazy frost]

im a loser who 5W charges once a day tho so my battery never dies

[odd sand]

I'm going to hold onto my 3080 for one more gen I think, if possible. If they keep to an approximately 2 year release cadence, that means 60 series late 26 or Q1 27 I guess

[hazy frost]

3080 is still more than enough anyway

its above console spec until next gen

[odd sand]

At least as long as you're on 1080p.

[hard drift]

did you try a different port on the monitor?

[hazy frost]

adequate for 1440p unless u wanna play on ultra + max RT

[odd sand]

My friend bought a 1440p UW and games chug on it now at like 40fps at times

[hazy frost]

i mean yeah thats 4K tho

[hard drift]

have you also tried reflashing the firmware?

[hazy frost]

regular 1440p isnt UW

ultrawide 1440p is closer to 4K than 1440p iirc

[odd sand]

Most HQ games these days are optimized like shit though

[hazy frost]

rought especially if u have a 10gb 3080

[odd sand]

Even at 1080p with DLSS set to balanced, I only pull 90-100fps in Darktide

[hazy frost]

theres no real worthy upgrade to a 3080 less than $700 still tho

which sucks

[hard drift]

yeah hank i was testing it, 100000% impossible to accidentally click the camera button

[dire viper]

My display port main monitor sometimes just doesn’t work and it requires unplugging both sides of the cables and then reconnecting while it’s on

[hazy frost]

ig the 4070 super is better but not by a crazy amount

[odd sand]

By the time 60 series rolls out I'll probably splurge on the 6090. I'll either have some solid raises from my current job by then, or I will have moved on to a different company that pays me properly.

[dire viper]

I think some monitors r just cringe and the display port protocol thingy is a little baby that doesn’t wanna work

[deep sapphire]

ive never liked display port cables they are so picky

and there is no fuckin regulation on cables

so you have no idea what you are buying

[hazy frost]

6090 going to make u sell ur kidneys

$3k msrp

[deep sapphire]

I had to do so much research on cables to find an actual HDMI 2.1 spec

[hard drift]

the 5090 is likely going to have a raised msrp too especially since amd is done with high end for now

[hazy frost]

u know whats even better tho

mini DP

i love samsung

[odd sand]

https://tenor.com/view/blind-spongebob-blinded-myeyes-sizzle-gif-4692090

6090 SHQ

[hazy frost]

lol

i might buy a used 4090

next year

kind of want to play 4K and just dont have enough vram

[odd sand]

That's another reason for waiting for 60 series: I want a card that can guarantee 4K120 before I upgrade my monitor

[hazy frost]

its between 4090 and oled 1440p monitor i think

have to decide

[odd sand]

If I can't maintain 120fps I won't get that monitor

[hazy frost]

i hope by then AMD or intel makes a 4K capable card as well

but i have doubts

[odd sand]

I hope the AI craze has died down by then, but probably not.

[hazy frost]

ive been dipping into like 70fps in ffxiv even recently which is rough

[odd sand]

isn't that more CPU-related than GPU?

[hazy frost]

its mostly bc i play with it on x16 as well

[hazy frost]

depends on situation

not sure a better cpu can do much over the 7700x anyway

[buoyant wasp]

https://x.com/tomwarren/status/1837224530189705682?s=19

Tom Warren (@tomwarren) on X

Qualcomm reportedly approached Intel about a takeover in recent days. This would be a massive deal if it happens, but I’d be very surprised if it does https://t.co/oqxD2pszbh

Twitter · Sep 20, 2024, 8:17 PM

[hard drift]

Could be, like i said maybe try reflashing the firmware

[deep sapphire]

Intel has so much money in cash reserves there is no way they would do a hostile takeover

Ah yes, nuclear power where everyone says they want it but not in my backyard!

[hazy frost]

just put it on an island

genius

[deep sapphire]

Yeah put it on Vancouver island 😏

[hazy frost]

build nuclear power plant and tell everyone its powered by fossil fuels

no one will know

[deep sapphire]

https://youtu.be/Ir7RZe68_3I?si=eCzBP9uApaxjeH18

This is one of the best scenes in any movie

[hazy frost]

China

[deep sapphire]

Jack lemon was an amazing actor

[sly elk]

does that mean i have to wait for 8000 series to get a card that does 7680x2160 at 240fps? 😄

[hazy frost]

9000

[sly elk]

i want a 9090 yes

[hard drift]

Maybe the module is failing

[hazy frost]

What happens after the 9090

10090?

[sly elk]

idk

[hazy frost]

We’re running out of numbers

[sly elk]

maybe X090

what about like

you can buy a radeon 7800

[hazy frost]

In the next decade Nvidia will go under bc they’ll run out of numbers for GPUs

[hazy frost]

I’m so done with companies using X everywhere in product naming

Honestly

It’s not 2016 anymore

[sly elk]

ATHLON XP

remember when everyone used xp LOL

[hazy frost]

God

[sly elk]

I deem thee GeForce 9 Pro Max

[hazy frost]

Tech companies come up with an original name challenge

[sly elk]

IMHO the use of the word 'pro' as a "this one's better" tag is

[hazy frost]

This is what will finally make me buy an AMD gpu

[sly elk]

ridiculous

[hazy frost]

Yes

Pro max deluxe plus

[sly elk]

iPhone Pro, Razer Mouse Pro thigny

you can buy damn near everything now in "pro" version

[hazy frost]

Plus is better

Pro is more annoying

No one uses plus anymore

[sly elk]

plus/ultra/max are all kinda funny

plus ultra!

https://tenor.com/view/go-beyond-plus-ultra-all-might-mha-bnha-memes-gif-19247796

[hazy frost]

That’s not what they said

Talking to the customer service u get there is also useless

[sly elk]

just escalate/push them

[hazy frost]

They will never help u

[sly elk]

though it would help if you can tell them you've used several different cables including one that worked before, and also more than 1 computer

[hazy frost]

Just lie

They don’t know

They also don’t care

[sly elk]

still better than samsung service lmao

[hazy frost]

Samsung selling u an overpriced product with no warranty and then no customer service either

My favourite company

[sly elk]

yea that's pretty much it

[hazy frost]

Their new OLED monitors that cost $1000 have a 1 year warranty that doesn’t cover burn in lmao

[sly elk]

i bought my 57" directly from their store

and when I received it i went to register the warranty and they demanded i send them a copy of the invoice

[hazy frost]

I’m never buying a Samsung display again tbh

[sly elk]

.... so i did

and they denied it LOL

[hazy frost]

AOC is my favourite monitor company now

[hazy frost]

Samsung

Moment

[sly elk]

and I contacted their customer service like yo wtf

and they're like

WE HAVE NO RECORDS OF YOU BUYING THAT AND THE SERIAL IS INVALID

and I pushed that they were full of shit and they just stone walled me lmao

fuck them

[hazy frost]

Lmao

[sly elk]

the good news here

is my 57" has been great and had no issues at all

[hazy frost]

Stop talking to the customer service guy who isn’t permitted to help u anyway

They don’t care

[sly elk]

and my credit card extends the warranty to 2 years anyway

[hazy frost]

Find out who u need to talk to about warranty

The normal helpline is always useless for any company

[hazy frost]

It’s stupid u have to use that

[sly elk]

also

you need to contact alienware support

they have different people

idk if they still do that >>

[hazy frost]

My best customer service experience was with NZXT lol

Of all the companies

[sly elk]

i'm not sure

i've dealt with apple, dell, corsair, and evga 😄

my interaction with evga left me wondering why they have such a good reputation

[hazy frost]

I’ve dealt with MSI, dell, NZXT and Sony

And Wacom but that’s separate kind of

[sly elk]

corsair always does the right thing if you yell at them enough 😄

[hazy frost]

They’re all pretty bad

[hazy frost]

I never got my money back for my ram kit

RIP cl30 kit

[sly elk]

huh

did you rma that shit?

[hazy frost]

I started and never finished

I just couldn’t be bothered

[sly elk]

the trick with corsair

is to push for an advance rma

[hazy frost]

I was busy and had to order a different replacement so I could actually get my coursework done back then

And then I just gave up

[sly elk]

it does mean they get to charge you a deposit but you don't usually have to pay return shipping and it's faster that way

[hazy frost]

Bc I’d already spent money

[sly elk]

i can't hate on alienware much because when i bought my 3 monitors, one didn't match the others in color and no tweaking would fix it lol

when I complained they just sent a new replacement because i;d just bught the damn things

[hazy frost]

Alienware customer service is great, Alienware products are…

They used to be good

[sly elk]

i had an aurora tower back in the windows 7 days, and when 8/10 came out one of those broke the drivers they included

[hazy frost]

The monitors are all wayyy too expensive now bc dell make better ones mostly

[sly elk]

i called them and they actually forwarded my debug finds to their software team

and then fixed it

[hazy frost]

G2724D outdoes all the Alienware ones tbh

[sly elk]

and called me back a week later to see if the fix worked for me

[hazy frost]

lol

Yeah

Dell and Alienware are good

[sly elk]

so in that respect, I liked them

if you have a similar issue wiht apple it won't turn out the same way lmao

[hazy frost]

True

[sly elk]

i... had fun with apple on this once >>

[hazy frost]

I’ve never had to deal with Apple myself

[sly elk]

but it was so long ago

bbought my mom a powermac g5 but it was a new single processor model where they revised the motherboard to use a different power controller

[hazy frost]

I remember being like 10 and waiting 7 hours for my dads phone screen to get fixed and we were stuck in London waiting lmao

They tried to get out of it

[sly elk]

and the firmware for that had a bug

iirc when the computer went to sleep there was a 50/50 chance it wouldn't wake up or something stupid like that

[hazy frost]

Engineering

[sly elk]

well

when you give apple bug reports they go radio silent on you

[hazy frost]

Tbf the customer service is less important now that products actually last for the most part

[sly elk]

i knew this, and pushed them on it

and they ended up admitting it was a firmware issue and just replaced the entire machine iwth a dual processor one

[hazy frost]

lol

[sly elk]

but it's apple

so they made me sign a paper promising not to go blab that

[hazy frost]

And here u are blabbing

[sly elk]

lol there's a time limit

besides they did fix the firmware eventually

took a few months

[hazy frost]

It’s only been like 10 years

[sly elk]

closer to 20 years

[hazy frost]

The complaint is probably almost as old as me

[sly elk]

yep

[hazy frost]

I feel recently Apples own repairs have gotten way cheaper tho

I’m sure they used to be more expensive

[sly elk]

i still buy a lot from them xD I like them

my first real experience with them was a dual g4 back in the very early os x days

the machine ran os x great

using os 9 on it was very buggy because os 9 couldn't handle dual processor machines very well

but os x in its infancy wasn't a very reliable OS either so I had a few years of "is it the machine or the OS?"

and learned to deal with.... difficult people LOL

[deep sapphire]

https://youtu.be/xYkITPB_fVE?t=307

LMAO

bro

how do you forget the fuckin race

[dire viper]

I love how much of these videos is basic shit

Like intake manifold gaskets

How do you fuck that up man

Had a neighbor install a radio in a fucking Lamborghini Gallardo WHAT

and it’s so ass

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJccD4Nv4c

[dire viper]

Lotus Elise one hurts

Guy did his own oil change, didn’t remove the plastic off the filter, engine has knock now

[deep sapphire]

hahaha

I saw that

like wtf

[dire viper]

My brain hurts

[uncut raven]

MUEHEHEHEHE, just got the Razer Huntsman tournament edition for my mother. Walked in with it, not even hiding it, claiming that my current keyboard (Razer Blackwidow elite) is too big. The Huntsman is gonna be for her when I pay off the Gaming desktop I have in layaway for her. I had her test out the keyboard and the Razer Basilisk v2 mouse I got her. She at first didn't know I got them for her, but thought I got them for myself. Just a bit ago, I gave both the mouse and keyboard. She's gonna try them out fully w her laptop in a bit.

[burnt swallow]

I has acquired

Razer Naga v2 Hyperspeed

[sly elk]

i need to get around to changing my jeep's oil

[hazy frost]

Well you can’t really escalate that

That’s just a fact

Ur not gonna be able to get a refund bc the product that isn’t certified to use a feature cant use the feature properly

[burnt swallow]

So my mouse says that me pushing my scroll wheel left and right is two buttons that I can map

What the hell does this even do normally

[hazy frost]

U can check in the software what it’s mapped to

[burnt swallow]

It says repeat scroll left and repeat scroll right

I have no idea what that's supposed to do since I never scroll left or right on anything

I'm probably going to rebind them to dpi adjustment and then rebind the dpi buttons to Ctrl and Shift so I can play the game with just my mouse

[deep sapphire]

@dire viper

And this is why you lease something like a Land Rover lmao

[dire viper]

That sounds like old Land Rover issues

Replace charged lines everything breaks

They have issues but not immediate ones

[sly elk]

-sigh-

i bought this cool camera that sticks to a window and is nice and flat

.... mobile app only

COME ON MAN

wtf is the point of a security camera that only works with a mobile app

[inland mauve]

wtf are you trying to record

[sly elk]

i have cameras looking outside so I know when there's a delivery and/or someone coming to steal said delivery or idk just see what's going on outside

but yea a lot of companies that make cameras try to force you to use their mobile app only

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/rb03dK0nBf0?si=IVOq7rHCIORofWjH @potent arrow

S70/2 V12 sounds so good

BMW built 💀

[deep sapphire]

Sucks they ditched that nice Buick V8

[sly elk]

AMD pushes Ryzen to the Max — Ryzen AI Max 300 Strix Halo reportedly has up to 16 Zen 5 cores and 40 RDNA 3+ CUs

https://tenor.com/view/maomao-slap-kusuriya-no-hitorigoto-the-apothecary-diaries-gif-6495790109215835809

i wanna slap the person who made that name

[hard drift]

40 rdna 3+ cu is insane

[golden stream]

Oyyyy can I ask?

I know this is silly af
But is there any office-ish laptop that can run XIV?
My gaming lappy is making my spine suffer

[pine thistle]

why not get a monitor + m&k ?

[golden stream]

the thing isn't about the posture but rather the laptop weight, as I move a lot w le lappy in my bag

[pine thistle]

ah, yeah that's why gaming laptop suck heh

[golden stream]

even worse
I put it in a tote bag bc my boss says she hates seeing me having backpack
and I wear high heels
my back is screaming

[odd sand]

why does your boss have a say in bringing a backpack to work before your shift?

[golden stream]

so um
I'm somewhat a middle manager
and I do meet a lot of guests, in general
in her eyes, a lady w big backpack is a no-no while all of her bags given to me are all crappy shiet
so I opt-ed to a huge tote bag just to please her

the thing is, the whole stuff I'm carrying daily is heavy af
um ~5-6kg worth of stuff (incl the lappy which is 2kg)

[odd sand]

And you need to carry it your entire shift then? Oof

[potent arrow]

yeah we have to use totes to look more professional lol

when meeting with clients and stiff

otherwise I carry my backpack

at least at a consulting firm I worked at

[golden stream]

Not the whole shift but when there's days I have to move around a lot, yeahhhhhhhh p much

But hell, I'd prefer having my samsonite backpack more than suffer w my tote bag if for that much of stuff

[potent arrow]

I ended up carrying a laptop sleeve with a compact gaan charger lol

because the remarkable and t480 are kinda thin

[golden stream]

My lappy has no USB-C charging port, so still a brick tho
It's not that heavy but it does adding up

[potent arrow]

yeah @-@

[odd sand]

I suppose you need to be able to carry other things besides just your laptop then, otherwise there is this:
https://www.lttstore.com/products/the-offsite-laptop-bag

[hazy frost]

why buy a 7950x3d

worse than a 7950x for productivity worse than a 7800x3d for gaming

id also buy a different psu if ur spending that much

like the ax1600i

or the evga 1600 t2

[modest moss]

Can you get a small case with wheels?

[golden stream]

I wish lol

But no worry if there's no other option, I'm ok tho

[modest moss]

Like, it's a briefcase but you can bust out a handle and wheel it on the move

[golden stream]

Yeahhhh not quite an option

Most of it is p crappy in my place

The volumn-weight is a bit ouch ngl

[modest moss]

Hit the gym, get swole, make laptop feel super light

Ez

[deep sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/mark-wolff-cmon-lets-go-gachi-gif-22942857

[modest moss]

Exactly

[deep sapphire]

building a PC for office and gaming be like

[modest moss]

https://tenor.com/view/strong-woman-muscular-bodybuilder-muscle-woman-biceps-gif-13057154740437838146

She carries a gaming laptop daily

[golden stream]

I'm already the shreddest person in my office
and also the shortest one as well fml

[modest moss]

Maybe you need an ultra book super light thing for work and a handheld for gaming

Steam deck or Rog ally

[golden stream]

Alr have my deck

Just I'll be moving around/fly a lot

I may get an ipad to lighten up the PC works (and also art stuff) but then again there are things can only done on PC which is

[deep sapphire]

I use to carry a full tower Corsair 800D PC to my friend's house

I will never build a full tower again

[golden stream]

I let my fren borrow my SFFPC tho

[hazy frost]

There’s slim gaming laptops that weigh similar to like a MacBook Pro

Which is reasonable to carry around

[odd sand]

You also pay out the butt for those tho and they probably need a cooling pad while gaming heh

[hazy frost]

Some are reasonable

Some not so much

Just wait for a good sale

The framework ones are expensive but u can get the 7700s as the gpu for gaming now

They’re thin and lighter than most

You’re already buying an overpriced mediocre psu

The ones I mentioned are expensive but actually worth the price

So either buy smth worth the money or spend less

Bc overall it’s overpriced

7950x3d is super unnecessary

[dire viper]

Oops all Volkswagen!

[hazy frost]

Nice

My favourite classic VW still has to be the caddy/golf pickup

I love seeing those here

You’re spending more than you need to on most of it tbf

$170 is a lot when cheaper 1000w psus would be fine anyway

[potent arrow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/983944768801374288/1287116113506865203/IMG_3462.mov?ex=66f05fca&is=66ef0e4a&hm=3301815c819ee33f07ff86454f48b932bc80cbe0f524bddc565160fc37536102&

Im at airshow today

[dire viper]

Pog

[sly elk]

what would you build now?

[deep sapphire]

Mid tower

That full tower was a beast the thing weighed like 65 lbs lmao

Thick ass steel panels

[cold yacht]

Old ass beetles

Any Baja beetles ?

[dire viper]

there were a few

that kinda stuff is really big out here

[cold yacht]

Love baja beetles, barely any in my town but drive 2 hours south and you’ll run into them at the desert here

[sly elk]

thick metal is nice

[sly elk]

beetles in general really seemed to die off like idk 10-20 years ago

I remember used to see them all the time

[cold yacht]

Beetles been out of manufacturing for a bit now

And I imagine the maintenance/repair cost is a bit high

Well German cars are high in my town

[sly elk]

they are like the simplest car ever lol

idk it's probably more a lack of will to drive them

[cold yacht]

There’s that as well

[sly elk]

back in the 90s and early 00s cars were still not as huge as they are today lol

i did see an aqua colored beetle go by yesterday

[cold yacht]

My co worker drives one

It’s rad

[dire viper]

the beetle has always been in

[sly elk]

ye ai've never seen a coworker drive a beetle LOL

[dire viper]

it was a classic the instant it hit the US market

[sly elk]

yea

unpopular thought but i liked the new ones, too

both generations

[dire viper]

the reason you dont see them as much is just cause old people buy them and let them sit

ive seen the same beetles for sale for years lmao

just sitting

cause they want ten plus grand for them when a beetle will always be a 5-10k max car

[cold yacht]

I feel like beetles are one of the few car models where I like all of the generations look wise

[dire viper]

5k should be for an ok example

[sly elk]

mhmm

the original is cool

[dire viper]

they made a bajillion of the things thats why so many of them are still around

[sly elk]

the first gen 'new' beetle is a classic in that green LOL

or yellow with pikachu antenna xD

[cold yacht]

Never driven one before honestly

[sly elk]

i had a friend in college that drove one of those

[cold yacht]

They look fun to drive

Then again I love driving small cars

[sly elk]

the 2nd gen new beetle was also neat, i think you could get them in a trim that was basically a gti?

[dire viper]

the GSR would be cool to have

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15112140/2014-volkswagen-beetle-gsr-test-review/

same platform as the golf and jetta of the time

so it drove like a GTI but had a beetles goofy body on it

which is awesome

[cold yacht]

Found one for $10k in NJ

Honestly I’ve been looking at used cars again, especially since my parents said they willing to pay for insurance or half a car payment if I wanted to finance one

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/Dihl4A3o9OY?si=oueUGtdM6DM-UkNX

Miura is cool cause it had all sorts of engineers who worked on it, including airframe engineers who designed the chassis

this is all you need for the car to drive

[deep sapphire]

https://youtu.be/8CTX8W4UZUA?t=845

okay thats fuckin cool

[hard drift]

yeah it makes replacing batteries easier

[wraith agate]

what

did Apple do something cool?

[hard drift]

all the time 😉

[deep sapphire]

yeah the battery is held in with an electromagnet is what im guessing

you basically jump 2 terminals and the battery pops right out

and you dont have to remove any other cables

[hard drift]

Ionic liquid battery adhesive is the name

[deep sapphire]

ah

[hard drift]

one of the great repair changes

[wraith agate]

what

back in the day you could just remove the batteries

[deep sapphire]

yeah maybe 15 years ago lmao

[hard drift]

batteries haven't been like that in forever

[wraith agate]

yes and that's a bad thing

I do not give credit to Apple for doing what was a thing years ago

[hard drift]

this isn't even the same thing

[deep sapphire]

anyways

this is much nicer than those stupid adhesive pull tabs

[sly elk]

yea but making the battery explode if you pull it out the wrong way is apparently better

my favorite was the gen of macbooks where the entire bigass battery is glued to the top case

so if you need a new battery they have to replace the top case, including the keyboard and trackpad

[deep sapphire]

rofl yeah when they riveted the keyboard in with those skitty scissor keys

[hard drift]

you mean you didn't love those 🙃

[sly elk]

i always loved how hard apple pushed the "green" stuff

while being toxic af

[deep sapphire]

ive never personally owned a macbook but I knew plenty of people that owned them and the keys would fail extremely easily

[sly elk]

i didn't personally own one of the ones witht he bad keyboard

never had a problem with their keyboards otherwise though

my work laptop does have that bad keyboard! but I almost never use that laptop in laptop mode LOL

[sly elk]

grumble grumble, deciding on how i want to use unifi protect lol 😄

i think the long term use case, the UNVR box would be a better bet, but an expensive one

[golden stream]

tfw their green strat is hella sussy

diff box
no included charger
idk if they do include the cable or nawn but at least they do in the ipad box

[hazy frost]

idk wh y people care about no charger

who in this day and age does not have one

if i got one every time i bought a phone it would genuinely just annoy me

the cable is the only thing people might actually need

i think its good they dont include it bc it genuinely is gonna be wasteful since almost everyone has a charger

[hard drift]

They give you a cable

[hard drift]

Most people aren’t buying phones that often so if they had an old cable and got a new phone for example, they likely don’t have a usb c to c cable or brick

[hazy frost]

u get the cable with phones still

worst case u have to get a brick

still unlikely people will need one

[hard drift]

Yeah and not everyone understands what the specs should be for the brick

[hazy frost]

just buy from the manufacturer lol

[hard drift]

Fast charging cable and they buy a 5w brick 😭

[hard drift]

That’s a waste of money especially from apple

[hazy frost]

5W charging should be encouraged

fast cahrging every charge is how people kill their batteries

that and wireless

i buy all stuff for phones from anker

cheap

fast charging brick is like $20

tbf apples one is the same but its only 20w

[sly elk]

they stopped giving everyone the shitty ltitle usb-a 5v one

around the time that phones started shipping with usb-c and wanting 20-25w chargers

[hazy frost]

I still use one of those lol

5W charging ftw

Tbf having to get a $10-20 brick with ur $800 phone is annoying but rly not that bad

I’d rather not have the waste

[deep sapphire]

wtf

shit takes like 12 hours to charge

[hazy frost]

What

[deep sapphire]

yeah

[hazy frost]

I charge my phone overnight on 5W and it lasts 10 hours

Don’t need to do it again

[deep sapphire]

those 5w adapters are a meme and if apple cares about "recycling" stop packaging those turds

[sly elk]

they did

[hazy frost]

I think fast charging is actually stupid still

It’s cool if u HAVE to for some reason

[sly elk]

though I cant' see how buying an anker 23985235w thta catches on fier and gets ercalled is muhc of an improevment

[hazy frost]

But most phones last 1-2 days on one charge so just charge overnight on a slower charger

[deep sapphire]

25w is perfectly fine

[sly elk]

WTF IS WITH THIS SHIT KEYBOARD

[hazy frost]

Keep ur battery in better condition

[deep sapphire]

I have an anker and its like 5 years old rofl

works fine

[hazy frost]

I use anker cables

[sly elk]

so do i

but they keep recalling their power banks

[hazy frost]

They’re the cheapest certified ones

[hazy frost]

Yeah I wouldn’t buy those

Chargers are fine tho

[sly elk]

and their chargers feel cheap >>

[hazy frost]

Feel cheap maybe, but they’re designed well so idc

[deep sapphire]

they seem okay I dunno

[sly elk]

and I have a beef with them because i bought this expensive usb hub from them that doesn't work with vhb tape and randomly cuts out

[deep sapphire]

maybe they suck now days

[hazy frost]

They’re durable and cheap for a certified charger

[deep sapphire]

hey vhb tape is strong af

[hazy frost]

Idc about how fancy my charger feels in my hand

Just have it work

[sly elk]

it's not about how they feel in the hand, apple ones kinda suck at that

more like how the blades are attached and stuff idk

hmm

[hazy frost]

Anker stuff actually is relatively cheap still anyway

Not Chinese crap off AliExpress cheap

[sly elk]

-goes back to pondering buying a 16 pro-

[hazy frost]

But cheap for an actually good product

[sly elk]

mmm chinese crap off aliexpress

[hazy frost]

Save ur money get the 15 pro

[sly elk]

... how would that save money lol

[hazy frost]

U can get it for $500 less

Apple certified refurbished

Basically brand new phone

16 pro isn’t worth the money unless u get a good deal on a contract

[sly elk]

heh

they don't have 15 pros in the refurb store

[hazy frost]

Get it new it’s still cheaper

[sly elk]

they have 14 pros for $679

[hazy frost]

That’s where I got mine from months ago lol

£800 for the 256gb one

[sly elk]

maybe they jacked the price up lol

[hazy frost]

New 15 pro was £1200

[sly elk]

also in the US

the only place to buy unlocked iphones is pretty much from apple

now why would I do that? because I don't want to pay verizon/t-mobile/at&t rates for phone service lmao

[hazy frost]

Give it like a month and the 15 will be in refurb again anyway

[sly elk]

i think i'd rather pay the $1099 for the 256gb so you could judge me

https://tenor.com/view/satania-laugh-anime-lol-happy-gif-13786657

[hazy frost]

15 pro is just an infinitely better deal once it hits refurb

Same reason I got a 14 not a 15

Plus on the 15 u get EVERYTHING the 16 gets except a uhhh camera button lol

Same main lens, marginally better processor, both getting AI features

Battery life on the regular pro isn’t a huge jump both are already gonna last a full day easily

I think the only REAL camera improvement on the 16 is night photography on the ultra wide

[deep sapphire]

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

[hazy frost]

No one should buy a 12100f these days lol

Again this is super overpriced for no reason

But u didn’t listen last time anyway

Yeah that’s not my problem with it

The problem is it’s overpriced for a white pc anyway

Bc the part choices are just not good

Don’t need an x670e, shouldn’t get a 7950x3d, the ram is overpriced and actually is unlikely to be stable on that platform

The cooler also isn’t actually that good for the price

Don’t get a $200 cooler as a placeholder lol

Just get the regular 7950x and save money, the 7950x3d is slower for productivity

And the 7950x is more than fast enough for games on its own

The 7950x3d also has issues more often than the 7800x3d and 7950x did

I’d skip the X motherboard and get a B850 probably

And stick to 6000mt ram especially with 64GB on am5

With these CPUs

850s are coming out and the 870s just aren’t worth the money

B650 is better value than any of them realistically

X870s are stupid money so are the X670e boards

$300 is still too much

Either way

White enough

Whyd u send an American part picker link then

I know it’s CAD it’s just still expensive lol

And once the 870 comes out the 650 will be cheaper anyway

350 for that is better than 300 for the other x670e

[modest moss]

Just take the free 4080 super and be happy you dildo

Why not, you said cablemod offered that

Then why are you buying stuff

Offer to buy the 'broken' parts from them

Then just keep the money

Put it in her college fund

You are such a tool lol

Pay off your stupid mortgage then

[sly elk]

wut

cablemod offered to replace your gpu?

that's awesome

[hazy frost]

Too big

Idk where people even have space to put these

I’d get annoyed by full towers

I’m thinking about getting a smaller mid tower as is lol

[paper tusk]

7800x3d is right now overpriced as result of people buying it out, at least in the us

:<

[sly elk]

i kinda just shoved mine in

[hazy frost]

Still seems small for the size of that case

[sly elk]

mine doesn't look all composed like ice's does

[hazy frost]

I keep mine under my desk and I only have a mid tower

Big one as far as they go but still

I want more desk space

[sly elk]

my tower is almost desk height LOL

[paper tusk]

although of course micro center is selling 7900x3d for $420 (...) and amazon finally has 7800's for a more reasonable 427

[hazy frost]

Mine looks alright but I prefer being able to move my drawing tablet out of the way

[hazy frost]

7900x3d isn’t worth buying at all

[sly elk]

i like looking inside my tower too xD

though my monitor totally obstructs the view now

[hazy frost]

Cache on one CCD so u get 6 cores with the cache on a 7900x3d

It sucks

It’s also worse at productivity than the normal 7900x again

[hazy frost]

Mines super average but it’s still nice to look at

[paper tusk]

underclock cores 7-12 fixes windows' shitty scheduling for game performance

[hazy frost]

But my ikea temporary wooden desk wouldn’t like how heavy it is

[hazy frost]

Still isn’t a good buy

7800x3d at any sort of similar price is a lot better

8 cores not 6 with extra cache, faster in gaming anyway

[sly elk]

yea my desk could hold my tower just fine

but it would look goofy and take up space

[hazy frost]

Mine bends from the weight of the monitor and keyboard lmao

Only the finest ikea crap for me

Need to get some solid wood worktop to make a more permanent one

[sly elk]

i went with half inch thick glass xD

[hazy frost]

lol nice

I’d hate keeping glass looking nice

Still not sure what material I even wanna go with

Probably just gonna be white anyway

[sly elk]

wood upkeep is kind of a series of choices

the easiest upkeep is to just seal it in some kinda poly finish (plastic)

[hazy frost]

Yeah

Idk if I can be bothered with that

Looks nice tho

[sly elk]

in which case you end up with a shiny surface that will show fingerprints anyway lmao

[hazy frost]

Yeah

[sly elk]

or you go with oiled and have to be careful not to cause water spots or whatever idk

[hazy frost]

Yeah

Oiled looks nice and all

[sly elk]

glass you do have to wipe down because fingerprints and stuff, but... honestly if you wanna keep your desk nice you have to do that anyway

[hazy frost]

But nice looking wood costs money anyway

[sly elk]

and if you do nice finish wood then you gotta be careful not to nick/scratch it

[hazy frost]

Yeah we have a wooden countertop downstairs and it’s a pain

Sanding and oiling it

[sly elk]

it is true though that glass can go KABOOM! if you get unlucky enough

[hazy frost]

Smack it at the wrong angle

I just need smth solid

[sly elk]

round off the corners 😄

[hazy frost]

Bc my desk is like almost 2m long

Bends in the middle

[sly elk]

I actually did this when I ordered mine lol

the corners have a like 2" radius

[hazy frost]

Sharp corners suck anyway

[sly elk]

my other glass tables are all like >20 years old so

it should be ok. hopefully. XD

the only thing I don't like is I don't feel comfortable clamping monitor arms onto this

figured i'd eventually make a desk frame extension for that purpose but i never got around to it

[sly elk]

you could stick a reinforcement bar underneath?

like either across or just another leg i guess

hehe i remember the place i had my internship at used cheap ikea desks

and they set me up at an empty desk and then gave me a monitor & arm right

i went to clamp it to the desk and made a hole in it xD

[hazy frost]

Probably but I need a better material for the desk anyway so I’m hoping I can just get smth more solid and not buy anything to reinforce it lol

Another leg would be in the way

[sly elk]

probably just go the popular butcher block route

i think a lot of people just run em naked hahahaha

little bit of natural weathering won't hurt anyway

when i was ordering this desk i pondered getting the bamboo top option for a while

[hazy frost]

Hmm maybe

[sly elk]

the glass was quite expensive LOL

[hazy frost]

Facebook marketplace and look for countertops people didn’t use in their kitchen

My favourite method

[sly elk]

but my mom liked the glass option since it matched our other furniture better soooo

[hazy frost]

People always pay for too much and have bits left over

[sly elk]

that's a good one

[hazy frost]

Glass is nice if u keep it clean

[sly elk]

-chuckle--

find a sheet of granite haha

[hazy frost]

Marble countertop desk

Very fancy

I just hate the natural wood look bc then it kind of limits the themes of the space overall compared to flat white/black/glass

[sly elk]

word

my house is probably an edge case though, literally all of the furniture in our living room has glass surfaces lol 😄

well, the ones not meant to sit on anyway

[hazy frost]

What kind of glass

U can have normal glass, the blue tinted glass, or the grey tinted glass

[sly elk]

the coffee tables and the shelf just use clear glass. I don't think the coffee table has tempered glass because it has a couple of nicks in it

[hazy frost]

Most desks I see use the blueish glass

I prefer the regular clear ones

[sly elk]

all the desks have frosted glass, they are sandblasted on one side so they look greenish

[hazy frost]

Glass shelves are nice

[hazy frost]

I forgot u can get frosted glass for furniture

[hazy frost]

Actually probably looks nice

Cool

All the furniture in our house is just grey or wood colour lol

[sly elk]

the downside of clear glass is you can see everything underneath, but the plus side is it can be nice and clean and totally neutral

uhhhhhh

[hazy frost]

Yeah

I do NOT wanna see the mess of cables under my desk

[sly elk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMvg1GYRKN4

ya know people say he's arrogant but I think it's just that a lot of hardware is SHIT

i mean this is nothing new lmao

too bad, aesthetically that case is interesting lol

yea it does look cool >>

to be fair, $200 for something with that much going on, I'm not surprised they cut a lot of corners lmao

[modest moss]

@deep sapphire https://www.temu.com/uk/2024-christmas-advent-calendar-with-24-rubber-duck-collectibles--countdown-blind-box-set--style-plastic--for-teens-and-adults-halloween-christmas-holiday-decor--duck-assortment-for-holiday-gifting-g-601099632216857.html buy this for yourself

[deep sapphire]

good idea

[modest moss]

check ebay and fb marketplace probably

[sly elk]

the reason 7800x3d > 7900x3d or whatever has to do with the core switching, no?

[sly elk]

the value/money people

[cold yacht]

i got the 13600kf on discount was a good purchase for me

[paper tusk]

yeah. right now i have a 5600x3d so going 7900x3d would be a straight upgrade cores wise (but I'm waiting for 9900x3d for the obvious reasons). really wish there was more info on intel mobos like there is for x860 boards since I'm ok with a little more mony for a 7 265K (as long as it's stable and won't burn down the system energy wise)

that seems to be the thing with systems these days (shit on board audio like the extra buck for audio jacks will really kill the profit margin)

[deep sapphire]

hourly post of ice putting shit in his shopping cart

[paper tusk]

could go for the unobtaium legend https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HGenGTU1L._AC_SL1200_.jpg

is never in stock anywhere

unless you want more usb c

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Uh2YwImyL._AC_SL1200_.jpg

asrock 650 steel legend

not to be confused with the one with the e in the model name

too expensive

oh derp

[deep sapphire]

what CPU do you have now

im sure you realize intel has new chips coming out in less than a month right

built on TSMC 3nm

its being made by TSMC

no fabrication issues