technology-discussion

[shadow oracle]

In the same way that DDR4 high bin is almost always B-die

[hazy frost]

The only memory I’d buy is Kingston or XPG anyway bc I don’t want to deal with Corsair anymore lol

[dire viper]

the budget monster patriot viper

[hazy frost]

I had a couple of them that stopped working

[shadow oracle]

Patriot Viper is pretty good

[hazy frost]

The next cheapest is Kingston or XPG

[shadow oracle]

I've got a kit of 4400C19

[hazy frost]

Yeah I’ve used that since I didn’t wanna try and get the last Corsair one replaced

[dire viper]

I have a friend who has 500 sticks of viper ram

dont ask

[shadow oracle]

Probably binning

Cos even binned b-die has variations

[dire viper]

no they just are brain damaged

lmao

hoarder

[hazy frost]

I have 6 NZXT fans somehow

I don’t know where 3 of them are from

[dire viper]

I know ppl with the equipment to create micron thick strands of material in their kitchen

ive seen lathes in kitchens also lmao

why is it always the kitchen

[potent arrow]

lmfao

[hazy frost]

One day I’ll replace my EK fans with lian li ones

[potent arrow]

me and impala are those people christian

[hazy frost]

When I feel like paying £32 for a fan

[potent arrow]

I have a table saw in my kitchen

[dire viper]

holy crap

You dont need 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓷𝓼

[hazy frost]

No one needs those fans

They’re like $35 fans lol

[dire viper]

I need them

[shadow oracle]

Lianli unifans pepela

[hazy frost]

I’m going to get them one day

[potent arrow]

Ice you should just give me your old hardware ez

[dire viper]

why

[potent arrow]

Ill shove them in the shoebox

[hazy frost]

I only need 4 and yet that will still cost me over £100

lol

[dire viper]

just cause ur canadian doesnt mean u get first dibs sarah

[potent arrow]

LOL

[dire viper]

I will fist fight you

[potent arrow]

christian have you seen my machine

[dire viper]

noe

[hazy frost]

I refuse to buy things not on sale usually

[potent arrow]

I dont think a rad is gonna fit in there fr

[dire viper]

ive seen ur gunpla and model station

[hazy frost]

My EK ones were £18 each on sale

[dire viper]

drop the paint thinner into the PC

[hazy frost]

And I have one Arctic p14 which was like £7

[shadow oracle]

EK fans pepela

[hazy frost]

True I bought them before that lol

[shadow oracle]

Nidec GT supremacy

[hazy frost]

I want the 140mm lian li ones but I could also fill my car up twice for the same price

[dire viper]

what if we built Sinanju Stein's together

I need to get gunplas

[potent arrow]

Heres a picture with some of Ice's charity fans lol

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/148162866208440321/1065764196433801326/Screenshot_20230119_174602.jpg?ex=66f9d8c1&is=66f88741&hm=00f9a8b7413336be74b5047d2facc3564c2b1fef89acfa88715af2dd2435df88&=&format=webp

[hazy frost]

Tbh I’ll replace my case before anything else

[dire viper]

I bought a whole kit for building after I stopped doing them

I was using random shit outta my tool box to make them

[potent arrow]

they arnt hosted properly

mounted

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/148162866208440321/1065764196815486996/Screenshot_20230119-174538_Gallery.jpg?ex=66f9d8c1&is=66f88741&hm=29ddcfb33adf17e7b9dc3a4c0e07db425cf3428627cd6393d278be4c5a775626&=&format=webp&width=431&height=910

[dire viper]

50 year old wire cutters as nippers

[potent arrow]

tape

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/148162866208440321/1065765249426395217/Screenshot_20230119_174959.jpg?ex=66f9d9bc&is=66f8883c&hm=33556b0f9022b0bfe516fa0180ff36f2b21917f37aa5c821fbfcf270ed17d434&=&format=webp&width=530&height=910

[shadow oracle]

Free fans best fans

[dire viper]

have u considered 3M VHB double sided tape

[hazy frost]

Yeah I don’t do water cooling unless I buy a nicer gpu and then I’ll do a gpu loop

[potent arrow]

Those are for the civic

[dire viper]

it works on race cars

LMAO

[hazy frost]

And probably a much smaller case

I might get a matx one next time

I still like the AP201

[potent arrow]

Im pretty sure VHB is holding in my fucking winshield fluid reservoir

[dire viper]

there is a NASA top power to weight spec Civic here that makes like 800hp and its fiberglass all VHB'ed around a tube frame

[potent arrow]

pfft

[dire viper]

I wanna do spec E46 racing

maybe in a year or two when I have my own place

get a 330Ci and then supercharge that bitch

[potent arrow]

This is what I use my machine for

[potent arrow]

do it

[hazy frost]

I’m probably gonna buy a used 4090 and either an alphacool cheap block or the heat killer block if I spend more

[potent arrow]

Im almost definitely buying a brz btw

[dire viper]

oh nvm

[hazy frost]

The heat killer pro looks a lot nicer

[dire viper]

they have a cap of horsepower which is the stock horsepower out of the 330ci engine

damn it

[hazy frost]

I only play at 1440p

Idk how u manage that

The most I’ve seen is like 13

I’d be fine with 24gb anyone I don’t need more than 12

[dire viper]

@potent arrow i love how honest they are lmao

[hazy frost]

I just need it to simply be faster

[hazy frost]

I was hoping I could buy a 5080 if it had more vram

[dire viper]

organization that is one of the best starting points to get into racing

[hazy frost]

Imagine having a race car tho

Just take your daily

[dire viper]

u cant

have to have a cage and harness usually

[hazy frost]

Why can ur daily not have a cage

It’s safer

[dire viper]

any truly competitive racing requires hans devices as well

[dire viper]

you cant run a cage and a harness in a lot of the US

cause its not as safe

[hazy frost]

That’s lame

[dire viper]

cage, maybe, harness absolutely not depending on what it is

[hazy frost]

I’d be content just going to track days in a car idc about more

[dire viper]

a lot easier to snap your neck in a harness thats not a 4 point

[hazy frost]

Some people don’t install harnesses properly anyway

[dire viper]

@potent arrow spec E30 car sponsored by Bad Dragon

[hazy frost]

I’m debating how much to spend on my car vs selling it to buy what I actually want anyway I can’t afford a second car

[potent arrow]

god

[dire viper]

in the fucking bad dragons race suit

[hazy frost]

Bad dragon is based

[dire viper]

now that E36's cost more than E30's the E30 is probably the way to go for racing

the market is so heavily into the E30 now that parts are getting cheap and NLA parts are starting to become available again

[shadow oracle]

Based is there a discount code

[dire viper]

there probably is lmao

whats funny is on his youtube channel he has his racing videos

but also hes in acting school

[shadow oracle]

Can he give a product testimonial for said sponsor then

[paper tusk]

FVMSS 209 allows for a 4 point harness but the only guideline for roll cages is 220/216

and 220 doesn't apply to passenger vehicles

[shadow oracle]

Wait he's a porn star

What the hell ahahaha

[dire viper]

oh is he lmao

[shadow oracle]

YEAH

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

[sly elk]

hmm

i wanna hire a dude to dril a hole through the wall

i don't wanna do this myself lol

[dire viper]

god that is so based

[dire viper]

consider areas that dont do safety inspections

[shadow oracle]

The best part is that means he probably could give a product testimonial for bad dragons 💀

[dire viper]

[shadow oracle]

my state in Australia actually allows a 4 point roll cage

And a harness

But not a 6 point

Cos it fucks up crumple zones

[dire viper]

6 points arent safe without a hans device

4 points really arent either but the way it grabs you is different ig

there has been debate about this for the last 2 decades online

[shadow oracle]

Classic

Cars, almost as contentious as politics

[dire viper]

I was told that 4 point is ok by ppl who build million dollar road/track cars

so I will live by that

based Canepa

my favorite car dealer

Canepa sells some crazy shit

[shadow oracle]

On a side note

I saw a GMC sierra in person today

Holy fuck it's so ugly

[dire viper]

lmao

[sly elk]

new one?

[shadow oracle]

No it's an older one

[sly elk]

ah

[shadow oracle]

But the overall shape hasn't exactly changed either

[sly elk]

idk i guess you could say i was used to the old ones

[shadow oracle]

Man

Being back Holden and Ford utes

Raptors and Rangers don't fucking count

[sly elk]

come to think of it i'm not sure the last time i saw a gmc sierra either? at least the newer ones?

saw one of trhese yesterday and thought it was ugly

idk I think GMC is stupid

at one point it may have been 'city fleet chevy' idk

[shadow oracle]

Most American cars are stupid with that grille

[sly elk]

but these days GMC is "cadillac for white people"

[shadow oracle]

Like I'm sorry I'm trying to drive somewhere not run down 6 cyclists and 8 pedestrians

[sly elk]

like quite literally every time i see someone talk about gmc on reddit they're like "I almost bought an escalade but thought it was too ghetto"

or gaudy or whatever they say

but my goodness those GMCs are gaudy and just uglier anyway

[sly elk]

amen to that

[dire viper]

Cadillac sedans are peak

I think the CT4 and 3 series are like

[sly elk]

like

if I could get CEO of GM for a day

[dire viper]

very nice looking but not overly done

[sly elk]

id' eliminate GMC 😄

[dire viper]

they're luxury but not overstated

[sly elk]

on my rampage id' probably nuke buick and bring back pontiac, too

[dire viper]

CT4-V non blackwing and a M340i

[sly elk]

also yes the friggin holden ute

it should be brought back and sold in the US as the el camino

and a good campaign of commercials making fun of people who buy full size pickup trucks

like show someone trying to maneuver a cybertruck in a small downtown parking lot

and people sneering at them and calling them a loser

[shadow oracle]

Thag just looks like a Holden

[shadow oracle]

Holden HSV made some absolutely bonkers cars too

[deep sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zS26Rb5qjo

interesting lmao

[dire viper]

yes

[sly elk]

huh

[late basalt]

could be worse

you could be a kia owner

[sly elk]

https://support.apple.com/guide/security/advanced-data-protection-for-icloud-sec973254c5f/web

[sharp star]

They force you to put on programmer socks

[torpid kayak]

hm...

anyone here use electric brush? Curious about them :d

[sly elk]

yea striped long socks look cute but

i live in california and it doesn't really get cold here

but also it's california

also I tend to alternate between writing C and writing Python

sometimes C++ but it's not the fancy kind

there's no Rust in my work right now

so I'd probably have to grow a long beard like gandalf to actually fit my role

[wraith agate]

Obviously coding mode is the monitor putting on highly aggressive music while turning off all lights and you only see the terminal interface on the screen

[sly elk]

pft lol

maybe i don't code correctly

but I usually have at least a few windows on my screen when I'm writing code

cuz i'm usually interacting with someone else's stuff. hardware or software lol.

[wraith agate]

Kyanche confirmed not suited for coding mode

[sly elk]

for reals

I use a light theme in vscode, with comic mono as the font

[wraith agate]

I'd use comic sans if I hated myself more than I already do

[sly elk]

comic mono just has the letter shapes but it's still monospaced

https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/ i find it very easy on the eyes

lmao $780 maximus hero

[shadow oracle]

Eh, it's their top of the line board almost

780 is a bit....excessive tho

If gigabyte can fit 34 phases in a board that costs $370 then so can Asus

[hazy frost]

No board is worth $780

The amount of features u get spending more than $400 is basically nothing

[shadow oracle]

Iunno chief

C621 motherboards can get spicy

Especially if you're running W3175X on a cascade

EVGA SR3 and Asus Dominus Extreme were both over $700

I'd say they're worth

I feel like Intel and AMD are charging more money for the chipset tho

There's no way mobo manufacturers would simultaneously raise prices by that much unless their BOM went up significantly

[hard drift]

Actually the motherboard costs seem to be going down for the low-mid range i think they’re raising high end to soak some of the costs for the lowered prices

Like x870E is going to be 200-450 roughly atleast by asrock so it’s actually gotten better

[cerulean talon]

Obviously it's in-hardware subpizel rendering for the sharpest fonts. Alternatively, it could just explode if you use java.

[shadow oracle]

it used to be olike $120 for the cheapest z/x series mobos lol

[royal forge]

Anyone know a portable screen capture software

My work pc has restrictions left and right and I need to pull about 300+ images. Thought i should just turn it into a video

[golden stream]

.........obs?

Not sure if it has portable option

[royal forge]

Got anythin else apart frm obs?

[golden stream]

And I asume it's windows machine?

[royal forge]

I need smthn lighter

[golden stream]

Oh

[royal forge]

Ye

Its on win 7 or 11

[golden stream]

Oh

[royal forge]

Its like, it SHOULDNT be running 11

Theres one with w10 i think?

But yea. Think dells

[golden stream]

Um ngl, heavily configured obs can do the trick

Oh dell

Lemme see

[royal forge]

I saw ShareX

But i dunoe how trustworthy

[golden stream]

Obs supports w10 and later btw

At least current one

There are a few others, lemme search

If you have nvidia GPU, can Geforce Experiment and screenrecord it (beware, big file btw)

Oh, ShareX is ok

Just no sound capturing iirc

[modest moss]

fuck, my son just decided to start watching Naruto

he's lost to us, chat

[real edge]

I think there is a guide out there to skip all the needless filler if he is interested

[modest moss]

probably not needless to a 12yo

[golden stream]

Which naruto tho
The shippuden one, reboot one, filler one or the classic one?

[modest moss]

the original

I think

yeah the 2002 one

[golden stream]

BASED

ye the OG is the besto

[shadow oracle]

ShareX

It's 100% trustworthy

And by far the best screen capture software

[pine thistle]

I wish we had sharex for Linux

flameshot just doesn't cut it

[sharp star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqm4V-8F-7k
I love Secret Shopper vids

[dire viper]

wtf happened to hank

https://youtu.be/uMEegb-IrRQ?si=ieEVSt9bsq2PWeZf

[sly elk]

heheh their 'we saw ads for it everywhere"... I've never seen an ad for that corsair desktop

the worst thing is the way that stupid case wobbles every time he touches the table

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/n5qBg454Zu8?si=WciwZEVjF0vs2Nsv after like 3 months of no videos he finally drops one

I want a V70R so fucking bad

[sly elk]

respect

the v70r is one of the few "i want a wagon with a manual" car nerd cars that actually still looks like a wagon

the others pretty much look like an suv

err lemme go back on that and say volvo wagons in general still look wagon-ish

honestly maybe i should consider one for a family car lol

a v90 though

they are still kinda cool looking

wait that's a 2017 lol

yea the thermals on that corsair are awful lmao

idk why system builders love using 120mm aio on cpus

[dire viper]

modern volvos are crazy

very fast for what they are and very luxurious in the sense of everything exists for a purpose

nothing you wouldnt use regularly

im glad polestar got a lot of the design concepts from Volvo

cause the Polestar 2 just be a volvo but EV

so its good

Volvo wagons are just modern GT cars lmao

[sly elk]

hmm

how do they

are they still fwd with a haldex to make awd?

[hazy frost]

I put them in the same tier as the Octavia vrs and cupra Leon which are both still relatively nice

[dire viper]

for the most part

[sly elk]

sorry I kinda ignored the polestar bit XD

[dire viper]

the EV's are standard RWD tho

[sly elk]

i saw a bunch of polestars when they first went big in production

but i haven't seen any in a while

[dire viper]

no new cars

so shrug

[hazy frost]

For the low price of 30k u could however have the evo 9 wagon

[sly elk]

i wonder what is going on atm with EVs

like the news all make it sound like they exploded but then the demand completely died off and now all the companies making them are in huge financial trouble

[dire viper]

yea but then you are stuck with a 4G63

instead of an inline 5

or no its a 4 banger now in the newer ones

the older cars have turbo 5 bangers

[sly elk]

but is that EVs, or just cars in general

[dire viper]

V70R's with good exhausts sound proper

[hazy frost]

Best family car of all time

[sly elk]

heh

[hazy frost]

Wish I could afford a 9 lol

Good engine, manual, sounds good

U still get uhh 25mpg

People sleep on good I4 engines

[dire viper]

4G is ok

[hazy frost]

Especially ones that are turbo stock

4G goes hard

[dire viper]

it sounds good

[hazy frost]

It’s solid

[dire viper]

otherwise its a japanese engine

so its kinda temperamental

[hazy frost]

Reliable

[dire viper]

DSM

[hazy frost]

Also they’re strong enough to make more power easily with stock internals

[dire viper]

only issue with the 4G63 is that it loves to eat oil

especially on more boost

crank case pressure goes through the roof and it will blow gaskets and launch oil everywhere

[hazy frost]

SR20 and the 4G63 both sound good

[dire viper]

I would just get an E46 touring and supercharge it

[hazy frost]

Tbf 400hp is more than enough in those cars already

[dire viper]

over 350hp is like

too much in road cars

especially in older cars

cause they dont weigh a lot

[agile sun]

if i would like to eventually upgrade my computer to not be a toaster what is a good budget option to go up from this:

AMD Ryzen 5 1600
TUF GAMING G450-M-PLUS II
Radeon RX 570 Series

Pls and ty 🙏

[hazy frost]

400 is what most people are running with the evos here

[dire viper]

cause you're probably in the sub 5 seconds to 60 area and a lot of these cars will do below 4.5

so you cant really rev your engine out with more power

[agile sun]

wait is this the right tech area

[hazy frost]

Basically every evo 6 or 7 I’ve looked at is between 380 and 450 already

It’s just easy so everyone does it

[sly elk]

@agile sun we'll need to know your budget and perhaps what kinda build you're interested in

[agile sun]

definitely under $2000, I like AMD/Ryzen

[sly elk]

and also what kinda .. oh wow

[hazy frost]

Some people are delusional now and think fast isn’t fast tbh

[agile sun]

$2000

SORRY

[hazy frost]

6s 0-60 is still fast

[agile sun]

i can't edit

[sly elk]

no worries

[hazy frost]

Even 7s 0-60 is quicker than most stuff on the road lol

But people wanna do it sub 4 in their daily

[sly elk]

and yea we have car nerds here (including me) so the convo sometimes goes there xD

[agile sun]

What kinda what kyanche?

[sly elk]

sub 4 is ridiculous in a daily

[agile sun]

it's ok, I can't drive so by all means talk the car stuff

it goes over my head

[hazy frost]

I agree

I’m getting like mid-high 7s which feels enough for me

[sly elk]

i was surprised by the $200 budget 😄 glad it was a typo. that would be hard

[agile sun]

I don't understand tech by any means but I like using it

[hazy frost]

Not that I would complain about more lol

[agile sun]

I would prefer closer to $1000 if possible, my current build was $800 at the time I got it

[sly elk]

I assume that the g450m is actually a b450m

[agile sun]

yes b450m

[sly elk]

in which case you could probably get a 5800x3d cpu if you can find one still

[agile sun]

i typo a lot

[hazy frost]

5700x3d!!!!!

[sly elk]

that would give you a huge performance boost and be the cheapest way to get it

[hazy frost]

The 5800x3d is not worth the price

[sly elk]

waffle: even better if you can find one

[agile sun]

i want to upgrade past it

[sly elk]

isn't the 5700x3d a microcenter thing?

[hazy frost]

No

5600x3d was

[sly elk]

yea but if you want to keep your budget under $1000 it's the best way to go

[hazy frost]

Cheapest 5800x3d is $500 in US rn lol

[sly elk]

to put it this way: the difference between a 5800x3d and a 7800x3d is small

[hazy frost]

On pcpp

Cheapest 5700x3d is $196

[sly elk]

this way you can keep the same motherboard/ram

[hazy frost]

Well no

Because the 5800x3d is on par with the 7600

If it’s a game that likes the cache like rust, or msfs or whatever stupid ass game

Then all the x3d ones are the best

[agile sun]

i do not want the same

i would like next up pls

[hazy frost]

Why

[agile sun]

bc i would like to eventually upgrade more

[hazy frost]

U don’t need to

[agile sun]

slowly

[hazy frost]

U want to spend less money

[agile sun]

to higher

right now, yes

[hazy frost]

Yes so don’t buy stuff u

Don’t need

[agile sun]

but i want something that i can eventually upgrade to high end

right now i was told the parts don't match to current high end stuff

[hazy frost]

5700x3d would be enough for any high end gpu you throw in it

[agile sun]

oh 😮

wow the tech guys who told me this suck

[hazy frost]

The alternative for $800 is buying the 7600 but that costs more bc u need a new motherboard and it’s only equal to the 5800x3d anyway

[agile sun]

i can go up to like $1500 at most

but not more than $2000

oh ok if it's the same i would like to be more cost effective

[hazy frost]

5700x3d and a 7900xt would be under $800 potentially

[sly elk]

new motherboard and RAM

[hazy frost]

Yeah

[agile sun]

yes i do need new ram

i am on 16 gb

[sly elk]

hmmm

[hazy frost]

Yeah 32gb of ddr4 is $40 tho and 32gb of ddr5 is $90

[agile sun]

ddr5 is better?

[hazy frost]

So 7600 and ram and board is $500 and 5700x3d is $240 with ram

[sly elk]

not really 😐

[agile sun]

oh

[sly elk]

so every new generation is kinda crappy for a while

like ddr3->ddr4 was initially not great

[hazy frost]

Technically yes but not enough that it makes a difference

[agile sun]

would someone help me put together a part picker list by any chance?

[sly elk]

but ddr4->ddr5 has taken the longest to get past that crappy stage lol

[agile sun]

so i can knock it off slowly?

[hazy frost]

And ddr5 platforms aren’t the same as ddr4 anyway

The reason am5 is faster is bc it’s a faster cpu not bc it’s ddr5 specifically

[agile sun]

am5 as in amd?

[hazy frost]

Like with Intel the difference between ddr4 and ddr5 is a couple %

[hazy frost]

Am5 is the current AMD socket

[agile sun]

i prefer amd bc it's more cost effective

[hazy frost]

7000 8000 and 9000 series CPUs

[agile sun]

[sly elk]

amd stuff also runs cooler 😄 and currently more reliably 😄

[hazy frost]

True

[agile sun]

yeah my friends all told me to switch from intel to amd

[sly elk]

https://tenor.com/view/cpu-smoke-amd-toms-hardware-overheat-gif-21739686

[hazy frost]

60w cpu outperforming the 200w Intel CPUs

[agile sun]

i used to have intel long time ago

this $800 performs pretty ok even though it's from 2015-ish

[hazy frost]

Yeah

[sly elk]

desktops do that 🙂

[hazy frost]

Spending less and upgrading as u go is better than spending more to try and future proof

Tbh

[sly elk]

also tbh

[hazy frost]

Buying 2 $1000 systems will last longer than 1 $2000 system

[sly elk]

I can understand your wanting to splurge and get a new mobo/ram 😄 full builds are fun

[hazy frost]

So unless u need the specs of the $2000 system at the time it’s not worth it

[sly elk]

or if you're that set on an entire new build

[hazy frost]

lol

I mean u could replace everything except motherboard but it’s not cost effective

[sly elk]

yea but sometimes cost effective doesn't matter 😄

[hazy frost]

True

But they said they wanna spend less if they can

[sly elk]

yep! 🙂

[hazy frost]

5700x3d and 7900gre/4070s or 7900xt is the best combo for 800

Assuming ur psu is good enough anyway

$1200 would get u the AM5 one but the 7800x3d is too expensive to buy rn

[agile sun]

umm

how do i find out what my psu is

[hazy frost]

Look at it

It’ll probably have a name on it

And if it doesn’t have a name then be glad it’s not exploded yet

[sly elk]

hehe I'm sitting here thinking they probably need a new one 😄 but then also, they used a good motherboard so maybe their psu is good, too

[hazy frost]

Hopefully

[sly elk]

even reputable brands can be turds sometimes x_X

[hazy frost]

The thing people overspend most often on is psu and cooling

[hazy frost]

Yeah u can’t even shop by brand for stuff anymore

Everything sucks

[sly elk]

even by model lol

[hazy frost]

Corsair rebranding CX lol

Used to be good

Now it’s a CV with a diff name

Rip

[sly elk]

the evga 750 g3 i had, it's a reputable super flower unit... they have a decent (but not perfect) psu tier list rating, but mine was really crappy when I pushed its limits

[hazy frost]

People still get confused with the gigabyte ones too

UDGM psus are good

[sly elk]

and I wasn't asking that much out of it

[hazy frost]

The ones before not so much

Everyone should just buy the 1600 T2

It’s only $500

[sly elk]

LOL

[hazy frost]

Or the AX1600i lol

[sly elk]

and yea i'm not tied to any particular brand

[hazy frost]

Also $550

[sly elk]

i have a rm1000x right now

[hazy frost]

I have a HX1000i

Close enough

[sly elk]

i used to jokingly call these the corsair RMAx psu

then I went and bought one hahhaa

[hazy frost]

Atl the RM series are all reliable atm

Just expensive

CX isn’t reliable and CV isn’t either

[sly elk]

i have a white rm750 in my other machine, yep. they're nice.

i want one of those be quiet! ones that have the super fancy box

[hazy frost]

lol

The best cheap ones are MSI or seasonic

B12 bc and the a650bn or a550bn

They’re like £40-60

And don’t explode

[hazy frost]

Psus are so cheap now

For decent ones

[sly elk]

but appearance doesn't matter for a psu anyway lol

[hazy frost]

There’s so many $60-70 psus that are usable but also good quality

[sly elk]

huh wait that's not the good one

[hazy frost]

Asus one with the screen

lol

[sly elk]

yea lol

idk i think the dark power pro is the best looking psu

[hazy frost]

I can’t remember what mine looks like

Can’t see it

It’s a black box with cables

[sly elk]

brushed aluminum

[royal forge]

Gotcha

[hazy frost]

It’s cool but like

U can’t see them anyway 😭

[sly elk]

no you're right, I totally agree lmao

[hazy frost]

Case with glass panel for psu

When

[sly elk]

what made me laugh about the asus THOR PSU with the screen

is that asus then made their cases with PSU basements have a window

so you could see the PSU that you were trying to hide lmao

[hazy frost]

I think that should be a normal thing

I wanna stare at my psu

[sly elk]

just get a case without the psu basement

[hazy frost]

I paid £120 for this thing

[sly elk]

but yea the helios case

it has a basement with a window lmao

[hazy frost]

I hate that case

It’s so awful

[sly elk]

tbh I don't like psu basements

i know i know, it hides the cable spaghetti

[hazy frost]

I’m impartial

[sly elk]

but it's a damn computer

just route your cables neatly

[hazy frost]

I still need a nicer case

[sly elk]

i always wanna slap the people who like

[hazy frost]

I’ve been looking for 2 years

[sly elk]

compromise their setup and do weird stuff to hide the cables

[hazy frost]

lol

[sly elk]

like people on reddit who drill a hole in their tabletop behind the keyboard so you can't see the keyboard cable

and then they have their speakers against the back end of the desk

[hazy frost]

My cables are just mostly hidden anyway

[sly elk]

and everything else too

[agile sun]

sorry in a dungeon but idk where to look at it tbh

i know very little about computers

[hazy frost]

Idc about cables but keyboard cable is genuinely annoying

And mouse

Bc it drags the mouse back and it irritates me

[hazy frost]

Wdym

[sly elk]

i use a wireless mouse and have accepted that my keyboard cable will always be there to taunt me

[hazy frost]

lol

I want a wireless mouse but I don’t wanna spend over £100

So I don’t have one

[sly elk]

i spent over 100 on this keyboard and it's not even wireless 😄

[hazy frost]

I try to keep cables off my desk just so it looks nicer

Or I get sleeves for messy ones

[sly elk]

i feel like

it doesn't matter

i mean it does but it doesn't?

like?

[hazy frost]

I just hate seeing it a mess

[potent arrow]

my peripherals are more expensive then my laptop rn ;-;

[sly elk]

i don't consider the cables that are visible on my desk "a mess" because those cables are necessary

what I consider a mess is if I move my foot under my desk and get it tangled up in cables. That would be a mess.

[potent arrow]

wireless mouse is just a must because I hate the cable getting in the way

[sly elk]

but visible cable? so what?

le gasp

[hazy frost]

Visible cable is fine if it’s neat

But thin and straggly ones are ugly

[potent arrow]

the worst are the flat ribbon USB cables .....

[hazy frost]

True

[sly elk]

yeaaa

come to think of it

i would like a braided cable for my trackpad

[hazy frost]

The mess of cables is only seen under my desk

Not on top of it

[sly elk]

hmmm

[modest moss]

I bought a cheap razer wireless mouse and this motherfucker eats through batteries

[sly elk]

also i could probably get a better usb-c cable for my charger

[potent arrow]

real

[hazy frost]

I’d only get a rechargeable wireless one

Battery ones are annoying

Bc batteries are expensive

And the weight is off bc battery

[sly elk]

one that uses batteries shouldn't go through them faster than once every like 3 months

[hazy frost]

I’ve tried them before

[sly elk]

i'm on the fence about that

the nice thing about a mouse that uses AA/AAA batteries is that fucker will last

[hazy frost]

I don’t like buying batteries

£1 a battery

[potent arrow]

I'm using a Gpro super light with a modded battery so it's lighter, it only gets two days of battery life

[hazy frost]

Obscene

[sly elk]

the built in lithium battery units will last until the battery becomes a spicy pillow

[modest moss]

yeah I might tell my wife to get me a decent mouse for xmas/bday and just use it wired for a bit when it needs charging

[hazy frost]

I want the wireless basilisk v3

One day

[modest moss]

this thing is meant to last months on a set of batteries but it's a lie

[hazy frost]

When I have $200

[potent arrow]

meanwhile my MX anywhere 3s hasn't been charged in half a fucking year

[modest moss]

more like 3 weeks

[sly elk]

i'm using a gpw and a g502x wireless

[hazy frost]

I have a wired basilisk v3

Don’t think I’ll switch for a while

Unless I get the wireless one

I don’t like the g502 as much

[sly elk]

hehe

[hazy frost]

It feels like cheaper plastic imo

[sly elk]

i love the g502 but most people i know don't like it

[hazy frost]

It’s a cheaper but lower quality basilisk to me still

[sly elk]

i haven't used a basilisk but

[hazy frost]

The price is more reasonable by a lot either way

[sly elk]

I have a viper ultimate!

and tbh the plastic on that feels hella cheap LOL

i think the g502x feels cheaper than the older models? but I'm not sure that it actually is

[hazy frost]

That’s an old one yeah

They’re better recently

The v3 ones are really nice

[sly elk]

the thing that bugs me about the viper ultimate is the sound of the click, but I got used to that?

[hazy frost]

The ultimate is like v2 time I think

I didn’t like those

[sly elk]

it's about as good as the gpw to me

but both of them hvae crappy scroll wheels

i like the g502 wheels :3

[hazy frost]

Deathadder v3 is the only other one I’d get rn

Similar thing

[sly elk]

all of the g502s have great scroll wheels

[hazy frost]

True

Only good thing

And the side buttons are decent

[sly elk]

yea the gpw doesn't because of weight, i assume

the thing I like about the gpw is the lack of rubber grips

[hazy frost]

My basilisk I don’t have any complaints about besides it accumulating dirt bc of design but so does the g502

[sly elk]

i think the rubber grips are silly

[hazy frost]

My sweaty hands would hate it all being plastic lmao

[sly elk]

they eventually get sticky because the plastic breaks down

usually not when you daily drive it

[hazy frost]

My last one with rubber lasted 3/4 years

Cost like £25

[sly elk]

but when you get a new mouse and then set the old one aside for a spare/other computer

then you pull it out of a drawer one day and it's all sticky

i haven't tried a basilisk though, they look like a g502 so i;d' probably like it?

i like the razer charging dock thingy

but the pogo pins get goofy after a while

[hazy frost]

They’re a g502 but expensiver and a bit nicer

Shape is slightly different

That’s personal preference tho

[sly elk]

but i have this atm and am enjoying it XD

not my pic tho

[hazy frost]

I was gonna get the league of legends SG G502 lol

[sly elk]

it was briefly on sale for 89 lol

[hazy frost]

As a collectors item mostly

They’re like £80

[sly elk]

i have the league gpw

[hazy frost]

And it’s just a cheap wired £35 g502

[sly elk]

the paint got destroyed quickly

[hazy frost]

These ones

[sly elk]

i'm hoping the millennium falcon one doesn't use the same crappy [paint

oh wow those are pretty

idk why logitech is so cheap with the pink paint

[hazy frost]

lol idk

[sly elk]

I have never seen those g502s

[hazy frost]

They were a China only thing

[sly elk]

YEA WTF

I HATE THAT

[hazy frost]

Afaik

So they’re kind of expensive

Cheapest ones are like $70

[sly elk]

it's not fair!

also logitech is real fucking cheap with special editions

[hazy frost]

I wanted one just bc it’s cool and I could use it with my laptop I guess

[sly elk]

like the gpws they tried to go all nike

and make them limited 'drops'

[hazy frost]

I wish razer did more special editions

There’s just the faker one lol

[sly elk]

they did make a genshin one

[hazy frost]

Oh yeah

I forgot that

[sly elk]

it was cute af

[hazy frost]

Yeah that was cool

[sly elk]

the chair was cute, too. but no good for me lol

[hazy frost]

But they only did it for the $300 mouse

😭

[sly elk]

such as life

[hazy frost]

Damn they’re £90 used

That’s actually kind of a good deal bc it’s a v3 mouse as well

[sly elk]

i like fun color ways

[hazy frost]

Nvm it was the v2

Kind of sucks

But still better than I expected

I think the genshin stuff was really nice

U can get the cheap ass razer mouse with a few collab designs

But they’re super cheap looking

And bad mouse

Steelseries has decent collabs

[agile sun]

wait about about the v2

bc i wanna get one of the razer gaming mice

[hazy frost]

V2 is meh

The V3 is big upgrades in quality and specs for all of the models

[solid dirge]

Wher is honk.

@deep sapphire Some dipshit told my brother W11 is better than 10 for gaming.

Effectively forced upgrade by the end of the year notwithstanding, apparently I need to suplex a fucker.

Also he didn't buy any RAM for his PC.

https://tenor.com/view/anime-headesk-bang-headbang-dessert-gif-17584997

[late basalt]

Wait, did Hank leave or get banned?

For anyone else that’d know, is a brake fluid change something you can do yourself or is that a “do right or pay twice” thing?

[dire viper]

if you look up how to do a fluid change properly its not hard

or you can just pay a shop to do it either way shrug

its annoying unless you have a power bleeder or something

[late basalt]

I’m fine spending on a bleeder from HF if needed

I already spent $200 on tools to do brakes n rotors so I didn’t have to borrow everything from my stepdad again

[dire viper]

oh lol

then yea I would just get a power bleeder and do it yourself if you are that motivated to learn

[late basalt]

It needs a flush anyways

Haven’t done brake fluid since I bought it in ‘21

[dire viper]

brake fluid is kinda weird

[late basalt]

Or front set

[dire viper]

if u drive regularly it should be fine 2-3 years

when the car sits is when water builds in the system

[late basalt]

Well I live in FL too

[dire viper]

oh lol

[late basalt]

Humidity is always at least 40%

[dire viper]

https://youtu.be/JWJIYeourjY?si=ja_5zjtlgN9teYtZ

[late basalt]

I’ll just have to look up specifics for my car since some cars are finicky on valves when doing brake fluid

[dire viper]

most cars should just use normal bleeder screws

its always farthest away to closest

the only thing weird is if you have monoblock calipers

ie brembo, akebono etc

[late basalt]

My case it should be PR/PL/DR/DL

[dire viper]

you just have two bleeder screws you have to bleed on a monoblock caliper

[late basalt]

Don’t believe so, should be oem

[dire viper]

yer

well actually

if you own a BMW, Audi or Mercedes, they sometimes have the front brakes be monoblock

BMW has front and rear aluminum calipers as standard on a lot of their cars now

[late basalt]

Anywho, need to get back to work for a bit, still an hour-ish to go

Nah, ‘14 escape 2.5 engine

[dire viper]

oh lmao

yea just sliders

[late basalt]

S trim? I think

[golden stream]

WHAT CHOCOBO ARSE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT?
W11 is a bloaty mess, if not for some stuff I would ditch w11 right at the first sight

[late basalt]

Ok now that I’m off from work now, one last question before I probably pass out for the night- if I’m doing brakes and fluid, is it better to bleeding the fluid at the same time as doing the brakes on that wheel?

[paper tusk]

win10 IoT ENT is currently the best version of windows (performance and for being supported for a while)

if you really need wifi 7 there's no choice than 24h2 and you need to be careful that the os doesn't do things for you

[sly elk]

right to 11, right away

You install Windows 7 like that they give you 11. Right away. No trial, no nothing.

[paper tusk]

welp guess that's why october update preview was pulled

[lost python]

lmao, my odyssey g7 is starting to fall apart. i have had it for almost 4 years now and the screen is peeling out of the frame at the top.
i did a quick google search and tons of people are affected. i am never touching samsung again

only 2 years of warranty, too

[sharp star]

Samsung quality

[real edge]

do I have a unicorn or something

[lost python]

maybe

but i am glad to know that according to all these posts i saw, this will only continue to get worse, until there is a big fat gap at the top that projects a lightshow to the ceiling

now i know why samsung only gave the fucking mandatory 2 years

[sharp star]

I've avoided Samsung hardware for a while now

Can't comfortably recommend them when they pretty have control of an entire country and can't make good products that last

[real edge]

my G7 has been perfect with no issues but tbh I dread to think what can I even get at this point that satisfies my response time needs without going cray-cray on oled

I do not like burn-in

feels like my monitors on a short timer

[sharp star]

ASRock mobos are nice

But I don't have experience with their hardware

[lost python]

my asrock steel legend has been really great so far

and i slapped a bunch of black electrical tape on to the top bezel for now. even if it doesnt prevent the screen from separating, it will at least prevent dust and stuff to get behind the front

[sly elk]

they existed that long? o_O

lol i wonder how my monitor will hold up

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/whst4q/screen_peeling_off_in_the_middle_samsung_odyssey/

sheesh

i've had my g9 almost 10 months now, it's still working totally fine

i do wish someone more reputable built these things

[lost python]

yeah

[hazy frost]

There’s a lot of stuff cheaper than a g7 that would be good enough

[real edge]

I tried IPS panels

of around 5ms response time

it was a dreadful blurry motion blur experience

when moving in literally any game

it was horrendous

[hazy frost]

Well the g7 actually isn’t that good so idk what u tried

Which g7 is it even they range from ok to bad depending on model

The q27g3xmn even uses the same panel as the Samsung monitors and is like half the price now lol the colour accuracy out the box is just slightly worse

[real edge]

https://i.rtings.com/assets/products/sTytsXFB/samsung-odyssey-g7-c32g75t/heatmap-max-total-large.jpg?format=auto

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-g7-c32g75t

I have the 27 inch version

[hazy frost]

Yeah like if u compare that to the q27g3xmn it’s lower refresh rate but still has the same or better response times and costs half the price if u can get it usually

[real edge]

what I tried was an LG27GP850

[hazy frost]

Samsung stuff is priced like it should be 4 years ago still

[hazy frost]

Yeah they suck

[real edge]

and god

the motion blur

MY EYES

even at max fucking overdrive

I could not bear the stupid motion blur shit

but I got a samsung odyssey g7

and it has little to no motion blur

[hazy frost]

Sometimes that looks worse than the other settings

[real edge]

https://i.rtings.com/assets/products/bfQL04t3/lg-27gp850-b-27gp83b-b/heatmap-120hz-total-large.jpg?format=auto

and its like no fucking wonder

the fuck is this

[hazy frost]

lol

It’s a terrible IPS monitor now

[real edge]

https://i.rtings.com/assets/products/MGy1fIk4/samsung-odyssey-g7-c32g75t/heatmap-120hz-total-large.jpg?format=auto

g7 at 120fps

/hz

its the same at 60hz

so

if this one broke I have no clue what to replace it with

lol

[hazy frost]

Aoc one

OLED isn’t that much more than Samsungs VA panel garbage in most places now tbh

[real edge]

ohh that one looks good

@lost python

hey rob

heres your replacement

ill check price and add it to

the pin

this is really good

[hazy frost]

Isn’t it in the pin

It uses the panel from the G5 or G7 iirc it just has worse colour accuracy and better response times

U can fix it with the RGB controls atl

Apparently it’s slightly red tinted out the box usually

They’re like $200-350 usually depending on where u live

$280 rn in the US

G7 is $500

[real edge]

ohh

its 400euro in greece

oof

[hazy frost]

How much is the g7 tho

[real edge]

unavailable

but

[hazy frost]

Rip

[real edge]

I bought it for 600euro 4 years ago

and its still fine

somehow

[hazy frost]

It’s probably about the same paying 400 for this one now then tbf

It’s not that bad relative to that

[real edge]

no curve on the aoc will be annoying when I replace this one lol

if it breaks

[hazy frost]

I hate curved monitors still if they’re 16:9

It just feels weird bc the viewing angles are worse but it’s not any bigger

[real edge]

updated pin with that aoc

[hazy frost]

Nice

[real edge]

hidden gem I did not see it in review channels lol

[hazy frost]

AOC make the cheapest OLED one too

Probably what I’m gonna buy to replace mine

It’s $500 ish

[real edge]

miniLED local dimming on a 300$ display

wtf

[hazy frost]

AOC have better warranty than most companies still as well lmao

Like Samsung don’t even give burn in warranty on OLED displays now

And give 1 year warranty anyway

On a lot of displays

[real edge]

what is the oleds name

what alphabet do I have to learn

[hazy frost]

AG276QZD

[real edge]

lol

[hazy frost]

it’s the LG first gen woled panel

From the 27gr95qe

But cheaper and brighter

[real edge]

no rtings review for that one

[hazy frost]

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/aoc-agon-pro-ag276qzd-review

That’s the best one there is online I think

It’s the same panel as the LG one so it won’t be too different to the rting one from that

[real edge]

670euro here

not bad for oled

[hazy frost]

That’s not bad

Considering u paid 600 for the g7 only a few years ago

[real edge]

thankfully it works fine still

[hazy frost]

There’s not rly any other cheap models for OLED yet

[real edge]

I only get like 338euro a month so money does not grow from trees for me lol

[hazy frost]

Sometimes the LG one is on sale

[real edge]

my income is so low I do not even keep it a secret lmao

[hazy frost]

Greece prices are fun

I don’t earn anything rn because I’m looking to get qualified for a half decent job

I can’t make enough to live round here on minimum wage jobs I can do lol

Stuff got too expensive 😔

[real edge]

stuffs still OK here

but they have gotten

a lot more expensive

[sly elk]

hmm

[real edge]

especially meat and olive oil'

man

WE PRODUCE OLIVE OIL so why is it more expensive than other countries?????

[hazy frost]

It’s been more expensive since I visited 3 years ago

It’s no longer super cheap

It still felt like a blessing compared to here but I live in hell

Rent is like 1200+ a month here now so

Gonna go get a qualification to work in IT or something instead

[real edge]

I got lucky, my grandparents bought a good apartment and I live rent-free

[hazy frost]

That’s nice

[real edge]

I wouldn't be able to live if I had to pay rent

[hazy frost]

The quality of food in Greece seemed better than here for the average priced stuff ngl

[hazy frost]

Same basically

Why I live at home for now

It’s a pain having to get qualified just to do a job where I can live but is what it is

[real edge]

ganbatte

[hazy frost]

Thanks

Can’t wait to tell people to turn it off and on again after 3 years of training 🙏🏻

[real edge]

I called my ISPs technical department for a router issue

and they spoke as if I was talking about aliens

when talking to them about making their router receive internet from the modem, then give internet to my router which gives it to everything else

[lost python]

looks good on paper ye, but i dont wanna get anything below 32" anymore. im too used to it. same with the curve lmao.
but getting non-ultrawides that are bigger than 27" is a pain ngl

[hazy frost]

Lmfao

[real edge]

they said that they are unable to help cause its too advanced for them

and their training only allows them to answer and deal with basic questions

[real edge]

G7 has a very aggressive curve

you will most likely only find 1000r

out there

[hazy frost]

Simply spend $1000 for the OLED 32” ones

[lost python]

possible. i mean, i could live without the curve more than with less than 32" though

[hazy frost]

It’s a shame there’s no 32” 1440p atl

[hazy frost]

When u call a company no one knows what they’re doing somehow

[sly elk]

1440p 32" sounds low dpi

[hazy frost]

Idk how they function

[lost python]

its not too bad

[hazy frost]

Yeh but u have to sit further from 32” than 24 or 27 anyway

[sly elk]

idk

[lost python]

samsungs fucking scanlines are a way worse issue lmao

[sly elk]

my screen is effectively 32" 4k

[real edge]

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-neo-g9-g95nc-s57cg95 found the perfect monitor for "27 inch too small"

[sly elk]

it's comfy :3

[real edge]

cant complain about size now /s

[hazy frost]

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-ark-s55bg970

Why go with a g9 when u could have this

[sly elk]

oh nooo

[hazy frost]

People who own these are compensating for something

[sly elk]

Clint (LGR)'s house got wrecked in the storm 😦

https://x.com/lazygamereviews/status/1840491443661558226

LGR (@lazygamereviews) on X

almost no cell signal but maybe this’ll work

2 trees destroyed my roof, living/dining room, flooded my LGR collection rooms down below

a dozen or more trees down in frontyard, no way yet to get equipment in to remove trees, roof hole is too big & unstable to put a tarp over it

Twitter · Sep 29, 2024, 8:38 PM

[real edge]

dude got tree'd

[sly elk]

he's ok, at least

[lost python]

oof

he spent such a big part of his life on that extensive collection man

[sly elk]

yea 😦

and he just recently moved there, too

[inland mauve]

ouch

[sly elk]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/176491342156

347 bucks lol

[hazy frost]

Expensive

[real edge]

how burn-in resistant is that?

I spend quite a bit of time browsing my desktop

makes me afraid of getting any oled lol

[lost python]

well most decent OLEDS we got now have features to help prevent burn in

[real edge]

I am on the PC most of the day so burn-in will settle in fast for me due to high usage

my pc hibernates when I am not using it tho

after a little bit

[lost python]

like i said, they have features against it. some of them ask you to run a program for screencare every 4h etc. hardware unboxed did some extensive 6 month testing in a worst case scenario recently.
no features to help against it, no screensavers, 12h per day usage, screen sleep only after 2h of inactivity, lightmode with dark taskbar etc and there is barely anything to be seen

[real edge]

screensaver?

[lost python]

yeah

the windows feature

[inland mauve]

https://fixupx.com/Lythero/status/1840747564120809815

[hazy frost]

Decent

They have 3 year warranty including burn in anyway

[modest moss]

imagine making content with no backups

[hazy frost]

So if u have an issue early it’ll be alright

[modest moss]

also recuva

[inland mauve]

yeah who would do that

[hazy frost]

You shouldn’t get burn in on any OLED panel for 4+ years if u use all the features meant to prevent it

Use dark themes for all ur stuff and screensavers and pixel refresh and its fine

[real edge]

if I buy a 600-1000 dollar product I expect it to last for close to a decade

[hazy frost]

If u use everything with bright white UI it’ll have issues quicker

[real edge]

not 4-5 years

[hazy frost]

It will last close to a decade

U don’t have to stop using it at the first sign of burn in

[real edge]

I had my phone for 7 years and its still blazing fast

for example

paid 500 for it back then

[hazy frost]

U can’t compare those two things

Part of what ur paying for with premium products is the fact that it’s nicer at the time u buy it than anything on the market not just so it’ll last a long time

The monitor will work for 10 years but u might have mild signs of burn in at like 4 years

U can keep using it long after that

Technically u can get image retention on LCD panels if u don’t take care of it anyway

I paid 400 for my monitor and it’s still working but it’s not even close to how good an OLED looks either

[real edge]

I am just reminded

that I have had an old TN display

working fine for 9 years

and it was like 200 bucks

I do not want to replace stuff a few years later as it feels like I am falling victim to the consumer mentality