Just running my browser windows and the 16gb ram are almost entirely maxed out.
Also we have to keep removing the dell bloatware
#technology-discussion
lost python
potent arrow
specifically ewaste with makeup on it to trick people
sharp star
I think this is Multiple Serious Issues on top of 12VHPWR being shit
Yeah we’re overall not really big fans of MSI here too
real edge
https://www.bestprice.gr/item/2158870433/fspfortron-hydro-ti-pro-1000w.html?qid=9TehshNl13N_09d25&seq=1&qo=fsp+hydro+ti+pro+1000w&from=search I was looking at this but if that gets tested and gets proven to be good then id be interested
sharp star
apparently Gigglebutt is using some kind of thermal gel on some models but idk if the 5090 is one of them
I ‘unno
If not you may have to apply new pads
sharp star
you should be scared of the 50 series in general
potent arrow
they should just release the 5050
it calls you poor then blows up your computer tbh
sharp star
they should just release the 5050
it calls you poor then blows up your computer ...
They should re-release the GT 1030 as the GT 5030
potent arrow
it'll be a better product
late basalt
5090 
I’d offload it to some poor bastard, then use that money to buy a more reasonably priced gpu and go for a full spec upgrade of everything else
Depends on the person
potent arrow
idk 4k gaming is still a big fucking meme lol
late basalt
I was perfectly happy going with a 3070 (iirc, not at home right now to check) when i upgraded from my 10 series
potent arrow
ya play on the bleeding edge, ya get cut
late basalt
And that’s even after the 40 series had been out for a few months
Short of a total overhaul of my system, the only thing I’d reasonably want right now would be more ram
potent arrow
I'm vibing on my 4080 super so
late basalt
Actually, swapping to full ssds too maybe
Still have a few hdds in use
Not sure about nvme though, I’d have to go look up the motherboard specs first
tepid gulch
We were talking about load times
hazy frost
We were talking about load times
It still doesn’t make a difference
tepid gulch
Lower end GPU means longer load times regardless of storage
sharp star
yeah I am also vibing on my 4090
tepid gulch
On higher end modern games*
tepid gulch
Everything depends
hazy frost
In general PCIe 5 SSDs will do nothing for games regardless of what u have
tepid gulch
I agree
hazy frost
The most u can buy and see differences is mid range pcie4 over low end pcie3
tepid gulch
They were asking if 5.0 was worth for an SSD and it barely only is if you're on like a 4090+
hazy frost
Bc u can’t rly use over like 2-3000mb/s tops in small bursts in games out rn
tepid gulch
You'll be cpu bottlenecked probably before storage
hazy frost
Not much happens by upgrading
Games just can’t utilise faster storage
Unless ur downloading with a n internet >3gbps or something lol
sharp star
hot shadow
sly elk
yea frfr, much respect to valve for making linux gaming more viable
i didn't expect that it'd get to the point I would just run linux full time on my gaming machine lol
glossy ravine
If most programs didnt universally/only work on Windows, I would of swapped to SteamOS on my desktop months agom
wide hill
anyone know where i can find the part 85130-05051 replacement?
or something else that fits the part
sly elk
If most programs didnt universally/only work on Windows, I would of swapped to S...
idk what to tell ya but the only program i use that doesn't run ok on linux is dxo photolab lol
tepid gulch
Reee
glossy ravine
idk what to tell ya but the only program i use that doesn't run ok on linux is d...
Games with Easy anti cheat dont run
sly elk
like which ones
glossy ravine
Or just anti cheat in general.
Call of Duty, Destiny 2, Halo MCC (maybe?)
hazy frost
Riot’s anti cheat doesn’t work either
I mean vanguard is abysmal anyway but it can’t be helped
I do like to be able to play games with my friends sometimes so it’s not realistic for me to get off windows yet
brave oxide
so basically any kernel level anti cheat I think?
it's the same for me, it'd be too much of a hassle to keep swapping OS
most of the last year I played a game with easy anti cheat
paper tusk
got a good reminder why I don't get tech stuff from best buy. bought a msi mobo to pick up in store and waited a hour. not ready. waited 2 more hours and then got notification some random bought the only one in stock because they couldn't be assed to fulfil my order I did hours ago.
hot shadow
meanwhile i got a good reminder why i should stop anybody in my house from bothering with amazon haul cause it's just worse temu/worse wish stuff and now i have a buncha fake flowers hung up lmaoooo
late basalt
anyone know where i can find the part 85130-05051 replacement?
For?
You would think as a high draw equipment, they’d have figured it might be a good idea to have some sort of self-regulation onboard to begin with BEFORE shit started catching fire
I hope that’s sticker residue on the tough
Because if that’s botched solder….. the fuck?
Honestly, looking at both of them i hope it’s residue on both
Because without knowing trace layouts, i dont think bridging power pins like that is a good idea
late basalt
Any reason the 3090 not up to snuff?
late basalt
Ah
sly elk
i mean
the 9070xt will outperform the 3090 anyway and he getslike 1k to save i guess lol
maybe a 5080ti will come along
wraith agate
Lots of data center stuff
late basalt
Probably has op-amps elsewhere on the board
Bare minimum would be none, technically
“Sufficient” sounds to me like “enough to last just past warranty before shit flies”
sly elk
that's like the 0-60 on a rolls royce
late basalt
They couldn’t afford that and software dev salary for functioning drivers at the same time /s
sly elk
i wonder what they pay anyway
sly elk
nice
https://careers.amd.com/careers-home/jobs/62495?lang=en-us i'd apply for this if I were able to work onsite
i wonder what rent is like in santa clara atm
hmm
it's like the same as here but more houses available
actually cheaper
there's nothing in my town for under 5k
we're so cooked lol
late basalt
I’m debating whether or not i should try applying for jobs in the degree field I’m going to school for right now before i get the degree
Because I’m REALLY not looking forward to repeating the finaid bullshit from the spring semester again in the fall
sly elk
I’m debating whether or not i should try applying for jobs in the degree field I...
that's what internships are for, no?
like to get a feel for the career
late basalt
Refund disbursement was supposed to happen in the middle of fucking February
late basalt
Mine didn’t get processed until last fucking Friday
sly elk
some companies really want applicants that far in advance which seems kinda nutty
late basalt
TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SEMESTER ENDED
Like ffs
The reason i accept finaid above and beyond what I actually need for tuition and books is so that i can help offset the extra fucking costs incurred outside off that
So needless to say, spring semester was extra spicy on stress
late basalt
some companies really want applicants that far in advance which seems kinda nutt...
Honestly if i focused on a few of the more basic certifications necessary, I’d probably be able to get started with just that
hot shadow
the 9070xt will outperform the 3090 anyway and he getslike 1k to save i guess lo...
nice now he can buy a cool new purse for his wife instead
poggers
sly elk
AAR makes the 2007-2009 escalade sound amazing lol
glossy ravine
^
hot shadow
one day we'll all have 32gb vram and it still wont be enough ...
one day we'll all get armpit scented gpu and it will be enough
it's ok to just buy one if you want to not think about it anymore
that is perfectly acceptable
i doubt it would
it's actually less incidence of burning connectors vs the 4090
and people definitely bought that
5080 also has same risk anyway, it doesnt resolve that issue 🙂
so really..
you have several ways to burn your house down if it does happen at all, it's really not just that one
as always i would recommend everyone buy a small fire extinguisher anyway and keep it in your gaming room js
and one for your kitchen, at least
then you definitely have a reason to buy at least 1 mini fire extinguisher as basic safety anyway
2-3 is probably fine !
after all they do expire
paper tusk
Car part, rear window washer motor
flea bay has a used one for 40 quid (Toyota Avensis). bonus points for having to fish out the old connecting plug because lol effort https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335804865650
if you meant for a 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander that's part 85130-0E050 https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=12964025&cc=0&pt=8824&jsn=327
hot shadow
reddit is a miserable-people place so they def would post about this there
but i do feel like this is concerning enough lol
sly walrus
damn, these have been melting since 1970?
hot shadow
if you scroll down they recommend https://www.moddiy.com/products/ATX-3.1-PCIe-5.1-H%252b%252b-12V%252d2X6-675W-12VHPWR-16-Pin-Power-Cable.html cables like this if you ever decide on being brave
to 'upgrade' the gpu cable and not die in a fire ofc
yea be quiet! brand also seems to have one
tfw no 1000xRESIST girls on my gpu
sly elk
it's ok to just buy one if you want to not think about it anymore
or do what I did, buy a 9070xt and then leave it sitting in the box for almost a week because you're not sure if you should send it back and get the more bling bling version
then realize the difference is like 5fps at most and just enjoy the damn thing
yours is the one where it's just a sleeve on top of the cables though right?
hot shadow
....??? why did you waste the delivery person's effort for a 'i wasnt sure' 
i wouldve just bought the better blingbling outright????
sly elk
....??? why did you waste the delivery person's effort for a 'i wasnt sure' <:h...
at the time the damn things were eternally sold out lol
sly elk
and it was actually the one i wanted to begin with
so a few things
the reason I'm asking is, if yours is the sleeve version where you can just take the sleeve off
you can put your own cables in it right?
but also: 12vhpwr vs 12v 2x6... it's the same cable
the cable didn't change. only the socket in the GPU did
there may be other changes like wire gauge or something
fwiw you cannot change the cable in the wireless version because the lighting sleeve is soldered into the cable for power
sly elk
well at least you're happy now
yea I was stuck between 3 versions: asrock steel legend, xfx mercury, sapphire nitro
hot shadow
im still thinking about msi's funny fan naming conventions like TWIN FROZR
what the fuk is a FROZZER
sly elk
afaik the xfx is the best in terms of performance AND it uses a 3x8pin power setup
hot shadow
TRI FROZZER
sly elk
it would have been the best fit for me, but they were $899
i think the sapphire nitro is simultaneously cool looking and.. kinda ugly tbh
and it uses that fucking 12 pin connector
hot shadow
sapphire is almost always ugly
but theyre og so it's funny
they even had the ugliest 3d girls of gaming on them before
like they got some intern who just learned modeling to make a woman
sly elk
i liked the asrock for the rgb fans :3 it's the smallest of the 3 and only has 2x8pin power, so you can't do ridiculous overclocking on it........
but it's a 9070xt so it's not like the OC potential is all that great to begin with.
also because it's smaller, in theory it would run hotter and the fans would make more noise... in theory
sly elk
but when I say smaller, it's about the same size as my 3080ti ftw3 was
almost exactly the same size
hot shadow
taiwanese moment
sly elk
and while I don't think the asrock's aesthetics are perfect, they... aint bad really
hot shadow
i wish they made me a gold one
sly elk
and it was about $100 cheaper than the sapphire and $200 cheaper than the xfx
hot shadow
so i could show some arabs in another chat and make them cry
sly elk
hot shadow
taiwan not leaning into the flex-chinese crowd enough 
sly elk
this is the USA
the only way to impress USA gamers is
REPUBLIC OF GAMERS
full asoose build with the matching ikea asus furniture
and the asus keyboard, the asus mouse, the asus chair
sly elk
the video with steve from gamers nexus and the dude who is lian li's ceo
lol I respect how nerdy the ceo is
compare this to hyte's ceo I think
just straight up, american ceo vs what, taiwanese ceo?
holy fuck
can we have more nerd ceos
hot shadow
no, you will enjoy your finbro ceos
sly elk
likee LEGIT NERD CEO not some rich nepo jackass who acts like he's a nerd by throwing around nerd jargon
SHOW ME PRINTOUTS OF YOUR MOST SALIENT CODE OR YOU'RE FIRED NOW
hot shadow
speaking of nepo babies, jack ma's son jay ma still spending hella on women
and on HIMSELF
he would have a tri frozr gf
surely
sly elk
that's amazing
your parents be like hey go ahead and buy a cayman s
nice
that's a like 80k car
i mean
hot shadow
theyre both him
sly elk
you find americans that buy their kids new ford raptor trucks
hot shadow
sly elk
those are pretty much the same price i think
hot shadow
just make your kid earn it in some way
but dont turn them into a super reward-brain or theyre gonna be like a dogperson with weird attachments
ya
you could buy a few lil bars of gold for her too if you want
or wearables ig
sly elk
honestly i'm not sure what either costs atm
i haven't looked
wouldn't you just get one from germany
shit if i were buying a porsche i'd order it with germany delivery
fremont?
you talking about them teslers?
YIKES
that a model y?!
oh wait no it's a model x
they've been selling 3s/Ys here really cheap lately
the demand for those cars went to shit in california
they are still the most common EV on the road
like when I pull up to a red light during rush hour
hot shadow
yea because we get called The Other N Word if you buy a tesla or have one and you're seen getting out or getting in
sly elk
a tesla will pull up on my left, right, and behind me.. probably
hot shadow
and it's very uncomfortable
sly elk
yea I haven't seen that here
hot shadow
i have seen it up here
sly elk
they're too common
hot shadow
i saw people also throwing old smoothie drink cups at the cybertruck
which is funny as fuk
sly elk
tbh
hot shadow
they try to not show up at 711s anymore cause of all these drink cups
sly elk
someoe driving a model 3 is a lot more understandable than driving a cybertruck
hot shadow
for once i feel like tiktok teenagers are doing the right thing LMAO
sly elk
but its' funny because I haven't really seen them driving like assholes
even though you've got to be an asshole to buy a cybertruck
like the mental thought that crosses my mind when I see one is
that dumbass
hot shadow
i saw this reecnt one where he chromed it so much to a mirror finish
it was blinding
that should have been illegal what the fuk
sly elk
the mental thought that crosses my mind when I see a silverado duramax 3500 with the pull out mirrors and shiny wheels and stuff is.... fear
cuz I feel like they're looking for a dei crowd to drive into or something
most americans would associate dodge chargers and challengers with that
and it's funny because a lot of comments on reddit
I shit you not
whenever you see someone being derogatory about people who drive dodges
hot shadow
hmmm
sly elk
it's almost always racially charged
cadillacs, too
especially the people who say they bought a GMC because they didn't wanna be seen driving an escalade
hot shadow
right now the majority still associates chargers n challengers n some camaros with "19yo army guy who signed up real fast cause his family sucks and is poor, then he got one of those cars and a dumbass wife who is about to cheat on him"
sly elk
that's like flashing red flag lmao
you check their reddit post history and it's like
completely what you expected
sly elk
right now the majority still associates chargers n challengers n some camaros wi...
the really pathetic thing about that
hot shadow
dude when my husb was unsure about his life a long time ago he did almost be a marine and the recruiter bought him a shitty sandwich and tried to take his ID/passport forcibly
tf is that shit
sly elk
is if the dealership owners really cared about supporting the troops they wouldn't fucking rip them off with predatory sales offers
sly elk
i swear they can smell a good target
when my oldest brother was in high school the army recruiter dudes were always harassing him
they came to our house too
sly elk
when I was in high school they never bothered me
hot shadow
that's asia
sly elk
probably because i already had shoulder length hair then lmao
hot shadow
and some euro
sly elk
no it's very optional
hot shadow
when people talk about draft in usa the 20yos all freak the fuck out and start doomposting on twitter, i dont think theyre ready
LMAO
sly elk
but if you're a man you are required to sign up for the selective service
and selective service = a registry where men aged 18-34 I think? are eligible to be drafted
something like that
now there hasn't been a draft since vietnam i think
the good news is i'm too old
hot shadow
its not always easy but yea
hot shadow
and selective service = a registry where men aged 18-34 I think? are eligible to...
in this case they have also talked about raising the age to "any age as long as you are able-bodied and not mentally ill or physically deformed or w/e"
so
i wouldn't count on that
but you dont have to worry about this rn, we're not in danger
hot shadow
they also take people with adhd but limit their choices, but they also disqualify you if you are autistic
so that is something for people to quit doomin
sly elk
that's not the other reason lol
hot shadow
i think if there is a family hardship they may also not
sly elk
not that either
hot shadow
i think the only age thing to care about rn is just getting HPV vaccine anyway
not caring about this other stuff
i also found out your hep B vaccine can drop immunity randomly so it's best to find out
sly elk
i can get one still
i never got around to it and I really should
i did get the hep b vaccine a long time ago
i should probably get the latest covid and hpv vaccines before i can't
hot shadow
tet also
sly elk
i wonder what the betting odds are on ice getting a radeon or a 5090 lol
hot shadow
ok I'll bet you 100bux he gets the 5090
sharp star
I have three cents on the 5090
hot shadow
lol
sly elk
lol
I have 5 cents on the radeon, mostly because his wife told him to xD
it's really too bad they don't have anything in stock at the company he buys from
because he could just get one while waiting for the other
hot shadow
a man's fantasy...
sly elk
the funny thing is I kinda get where he's coming from
ever so slightly
but spending another $2k?! FUCK NO
THATS LIKE A WHOLE OTHER COMPUTER
I told ice
hot shadow
spending real quick to be able to say you have a 5090 is still a man's fantasy 🤩
sly elk
I could buy a cool ass guitar for $2k
hot shadow
at some point I think we just pretend like saving money matters
for these tiny things
sly elk
and like
hot shadow
sly elk
in 10 years that $2k guitar will probably fetch more in a pawn shop anyway LOL
as long as I don't make a really stupid pick
hot shadow
a man's fantasy is to buy a really expensive guitar just to have it and covet it and keep it shiny.....
hot shadow
did you ever get a piano too
sly elk
NOPE
hot shadow
I think my bro took the actual piano
sly elk
i love the sound pianos make so I'd love to get one lol
hot shadow
the other day I was flirting with vocaloid software and utau also
sly elk
i feel like i don't have a good place to put a piano atm
hot shadow
o ya most people just have a skinny synth then they either put in front of desk temp or L it
then closet it
sly elk
I was told that's not a good way to learn piano though >>
sly elk
that's.. a good point
hot shadow
considering a lot of people had to learn basic music on some instrument they hate in middle school
sly elk
the money isn't a big deal, the basic roland goes on sale for $500something pretty often
hot shadow
I can't imagine how much I would hate music if I started on a trumpet.
like srsly wtf
those kids got scammed
I was lucky my dad had a spare Bb clarinet and that I already had piano understanding
I was able to pick up sax
I found out my lips are too useless for flute
sly elk
the really funny thing about playing guitar is I seem to be getting a fair bit faster with time even though I don't practice half as much as I SHOULD >>
right lol
@tame fulcrum the 5090 has a massive markup for "the best"
but also because it's just a nerfed $10k card
hot shadow
I never look at these but my husb does. I just buy based on vibes and if the card has cool fans
sly elk
or whatever the heck the quadro costs
hot shadow
sly elk
YEA AND THE CHEAP CARDS GIVE YOU SO MUCH
like i posted mine
mine's like the 2nd cheapest 9070xt you can get if you can find it
and it has a lot of rgb and a cool white/grey shroud
in nvidia land the 5070tis are similar i think
they make some nice ass looking cards
so what?
it's a cheaper card, you can replace it sooner
also!
the place you're getting it from
has a good return policy i hope?
like can you just try it and return it if you hate it?
THAT SUCKS
also yes that card would be the asrock taichi
that has the 12 pin in the front
hot shadow
i will point out a bonus tho idk if you care but
modding games/Blender is more stable on nvidia cards
every time, every generation
so if you like huge swinging breasts that's your call
sly elk
i think the happy medium here is to wait for a screaming deal on a 5080
idk if such things happen in canada
but in the US if you sit around long enough you can usually get the pny or the fe card cheap
sly elk
and the 5080 still costs half what the 5090 does, right ice?
but yea uh
your choice lol
or get a 5070ti and a sexy ass guitar
to keep your neglected ibanez company
ohh
dang
sly elk
nope
and I could use a legit strap
i have a really cheap one on my squier and nothing on my fender lol
!
you designed guitar straps?
how did you find yourself doing that
hot shadow
this legend in chat
sly elk
that's pretty neat anyway
neeeat
me: "you're saying I get 2 more rgb fans and don't have to deal with a 12 pin connector AND I save $70!?!?!"
also my power setup is cursed
i am still using my 3x8 pin strimer cable
i had to take all the cables out of the sleeve to flip them around and I SHOULD have left out the 3rd 8-pin
but I left it in because I didn't wanna lose it lol
the radeons use 2x6 connectors, but the cable is the same regardless
So what does this mean if you’ve already got hardware for 12VHPWR? Fortunately, existing 12VHPWR cables and adapters will work with the new 12V-2x6 connector as the new changes are only related to the GPU and some PSUs (Our new RMx PSUs for example). The cables you've got already will work fine, so don't worry.
;_;
wide hill
should be able to find the exact part itself or an equivalent
managed to find a car part from a car scrap company
80$
glossy ravine
Absolutely beyond parody. Just sell a kidney to afford that.
odd talon
glossy ravine
Is... is this satire?
lime cosmos
No they've been working on that for ages iirc
inland mauve
think I'll pass on that
sharp star
hazy frost
Nvidia blacklisting one of the more Nvidia biased of the big reviewers
One day they’ll remove wukong from their test suite so everything isn’t skewed an extra 15% to Nvidia on averages
Or add more games so it has less effect on the average atl
LMAO
Yeah
£750 seems about right in this market
EBay is either great or worst platform ever depending on the day, alignment of the solar system, and which way the wind is blowing
lol one day people will educate themselves and not go on their outdated by 5-10 year rant
If I hear that kind of thing from someone I just stop taking any advice from them bc you know they’re not up to date on hardware at all
It’s by far best value bc u can get one at a decent price
16gb card, RT and raster is on par with Nvidia, FSR4 is almost on par with DLSS 4 but less games supporting it
And no Nvidia driver issues ❤️
The only driver issues I’ve seen were with FFXIV and it was just slightly less performance
Not stopping it working
hazy frost
U don’t need PCIe 5
Just stick with the 12900k
Yeah it does just about
But only the 1% lows rly change
5090 is very similar on PCIe 4 and 5 as well
The only thing u don’t want is PCIe 3 on higher end GPUs now
U lose a lot on 1 and 0.1% lows from testing and a noticeable amount on average
If u were to upgrade u can get cheap boards that support PCIe 5 anyway but don’t upgrade just for that feature i mean
Could do
Depends whether it’s worth it for how many games it is imo
If its more than 2 u play regularly probably
Might not be worth it then
12900k with an OC was getting close to a 7800x3d in some games if ur lucky with silicon
From someone I know
It doesn’t run as cool tho lmao
And uses like 3x as much power
And that only applies to games that aren’t utilising the 3D v cache
But still
But u can get a 9800 and 9070xt for less(?) than a 5090
hazy frost
That’s the path I’d choose then
There’s some good b850s or old x670s that work disregarding the asrock ones
I mean that doesn’t look like it’s a cpu issue
80% isn’t THAT high I think you’d get higher with a 9070xt and the same cpu still
But at that point you probably would be cpu bottlenecked as well
It should be higher probably but
CPU usage doesn’t look high either
Yeah RT should increase load on the gpu tho
So it doesn’t make sense for it to be just cpu
Unless I’m very tired and confused which is possible
Yeah it’ll do that ur basically rendering a lower resolution
At quality ur rendering like 960p 1080p for 1440p
At balanced or performance it’s like 720
I can’t remember the exact numbers for them all
They’re just % based on ur resolution like 66, 50, and 33 or something for quality balanced and performance
Yeah anti aliasing is kinda mid in cyberpunk one of the worse points
DLAA or DLSS with the new model look very good
It can use more vram- especially frame gen
But shouldn’t increase usage usually
tepid gulch
Frame gen and dlss are abominations
hazy frost
DLSS is fine
Downsides are very minimal for regular upscaling now and the anti aliasing is better than most TAA implementations
Goes for FSR 4 as well
Frame gen with increased latency, still a lot of noticeable artefacting, and extra vram usage is eh
tepid gulch
Or or or
hazy frost
And u need a high base frame rate for it to be close to usable
hazy frost
Game devs don't make games that require these things to run
I mean there are games that don’t require them I still would use them in
Like ice said cyberpunk it looks better in bc of DLSS anti aliasing being very good
Also I could run cyberpunk with ray tracing or I can use DLSS on quality and use path tracing which looks a lot better without being able to notice downsides from upscaling
But yes developers shouldn’t release stuff that requires upscaling as a crutch for regular settings at 60-70fps
Which does happen sometimes
less devs lazy and studios and management don’t wanna pay people fairly and put the effort in above minimum for money
Nvidia enabled that tho for sure lmao
Not how it should’ve been used but oh well
I use DLSS or force DLAA in a few games tho for higher settings despite being able to run it
tepid gulch
I don't do manual overclocking anymore
I didn't find it worth the time
I just let things boost how they want to on auto
hazy frost
I got +175 core and 1650 memory which makes a big difference for path tracing
Takes it from like 55-57 average to over 60
hazy frost
Last 2 generations were just very capable of being stable at higher clock speeds
50 series high end is pretty good
Shame they’re terrible prices
hazy frost
I'm also not playing any demanding games
I don’t even turn it on for everything either for the sake of heat it causes
tepid gulch
I have a 4070ti
It does its job well
It's also a factory overclocked one
I messed with manual overclocking before
Didn't work out
So I let it be
hazy frost
Yeah they’re like up to 2700 when the founders edition is 2610
hazy frost
I just buy whatever’s cheap bc u can turn it off anyway
tepid gulch
hazy frost
I got my 4070ti to run at these anyway
tepid gulch
2730 mhz
hazy frost
Well it’s 3000 on a good day but some games didn’t like it
So it’s 2985 rn
And by some games I mean monster hunter
tepid gulch
I only overclocked it before for ark
tepid gulch
I don't play either
hazy frost
Or destiny 2 bc I render it at 4K since the anti aliasing sucks so much
tepid gulch
My issue is
I get too into optimizing settings
That I don't actually play the games
hazy frost
I just set and forget my one oc profile and run everything on ultra lmfao
tepid gulch
So I stopped caring
hazy frost
If I get 60 fps or more in story games I’m happy
hazy frost
They fixed a lot of gameplay issues, added new features, upgraded graphics and didn’t charge $60 for a remake
But it doesn’t run so
hazy frost
Yeah
tepid gulch
Shit mods did
hazy frost
It’s a shame they ruined what was genuinely a really good updated version of the game for a reasonable price
£35 for a game and all expansions in 2025
hazy frost
My other issue is them limiting servers to just one option for crossplay and it was like £12 a month or something
After advertising crossplay as a big feature
hazy frost
It’s bad
It’s ridiculously expensive to play cross platform lmaoo
Or any dedicated server u want to use even
tepid gulch
Cross platform mods tho are dope asf
tepid gulch
It's really sad
tepid gulch
They even have an entirely new map coming out soon that's after the current story
Lost colony
They're extending the story again
hazy frost
They have to make up for their mistakes now somehow
Game barely runs and costs a small fortune to run servers
tepid gulch
Genesis 1 and 2 are next year
Ragnarok is in August
Lost colony is November
They're making their money off of bonus maps and optional content
As they did in ark 1
All the story maps are free
They also did paid creatures which are uhh
A choice
That's for sure
It gave mod devs a way to make money tho
So
It's 50/50
dire viper
Rivian CEO posted the fucking insane multi link knuckle that’s on the new Rivian R2
5 link multi link. Engineering has gone too far. Even if it works.
5 stamped steel links from the knuckle to the independent subframe
sly elk
Rivian CEO posted the fucking insane multi link knuckle that’s on the new Rivian...
wasn't the r2 supposed to be cheaper?
Rivian R2 Remains on Track for $45,000 Price and 2026 Production
maybe they think economy cars cost $65,000?
dire viper
This is for the wheel?
The knuckle supports the rotor and wheel yea
dire viper
wasn't the r2 supposed to be cheaper?
Complexity does not correlate to cost
tepid gulch
The knuckle supports the rotor and wheel yea
What are the benefits of having so many links
dire viper
Multi link gives you a good ride with good handling
tepid gulch
dire viper
Most top dollar sports cars and luxury cars, with few exceptions, use rear multi link suspension
Rear multi link with dual wishbone front suspension is the gold standard for road handling and manners
Rivian is probably gonna use front and rear multi link cause it’s more robust and gives you superb ride quality even with a heavy vehicle
tepid gulch
I've always liked Rivian
sly elk
i recall seeing a comparison just a few days ago
where a mercedes was sitting with the right side on the curb, and the body was flat
dire viper
You can think of it as, if someone’s not using rear multi link, they’re cutting corners sorta
sly elk
and then another pic with a toyota i think
tepid gulch
Gotcha
sly elk
and the car was leaning to the lower side
dire viper
You can engineer suspension to be good without using multi link but it’s much harder and a lot more expensive
So you see it with Porsche
sly elk
Rivian is probably gonna use front and rear multi link cause it’s more robust an...
more complex usually means more bearings though
bushings*
mercedes means busted tie rod ends 😄
dire viper
Bushings are whatever
If the load is properly engineered you shouldn’t have any exaggerated issues
sly elk
as I recall
dire viper
Rivian has proved they put engineering first
sly elk
this wasn't really about the engineering being bad or good
just that the suspensions on large german cars prioritize performance over a long life with minimal maintenance
which should be obvious since they use air suspensions LOL
bro wants to sit in comfort in the back of his s class while his chauffeur tears it up on the nurburgring
cloud summit
Hmmm I wonder should I fully ditch Windows 11 and turn to Linux? Been running VMware to try some easy to use for beginners distros
hazy frost
Ofc it’s in Munich lol
That is for sure a good thing I just wonder how well it works out for tsmc it’s a very different environment to where they’re based rn lmao
real edge
do they also have centres in the US?
hazy frost
They have one in Japan and the US iirc
But Asian and American laws and culture on working is very different to the eu standards especially Germany and seems like people in the comments on that post agree
Though the US one is in a state that’s got more standards iirc
Germany is the country for technology in Europe already tho
The UK funny enough is second in terms of economy iirc lol
sly elk
But Asian and American laws and culture on working is very different to the eu s...
eu standards are amazing though
like the places iwth like a month of mandatory vacation
hazy frost
Yes that’s the problem LOL
Idk how efficient they’re gonna be compared to their other locations where they do not have that luxury
autumn hemlock
Does anyone know any good WIRED gaming headphones on amazon that don't have a mic and arent $150+?
I have a separate mic and I dont want more bulk if possible
Using some not named official Xbox headset rn
potent arrow
Does anyone know any good WIRED gaming headphones on amazon that don't have a mi...
why does it have to be gaming?
autumn hemlock
Cuz i only play games
potent arrow
But also buying head phones in that range can be a pain in the ass
it's like 50$ short of somethin decent kinda deal
what's a uh
dt770 pro like?
should be 150$ ish
those tend to have good soundstage for gaming and are very comfortable
autumn hemlock
Its $170 if you mean this
autumn hemlock
Drive?
potent arrow
it's how much power a machine needs to run it
(technically impedance)
higher the impedance the more power you need
autumn hemlock
Uhhhh maybe ill get the lowest theb idk if my pc can do that
potent arrow
Amy PC can drive 80
sly walrus
ohms are resistance, i thought
potent arrow
ohms are resistance, i thought
imperative
impedance
fuck
it accounts for reactance as well
autumn hemlock
Amy PC can drive 80
Like what part of it needs to be good, my pc is getting fixed soon for issues as it is I dont wanna have more if its not good enough
sly walrus
right, because resistance is just impedance with a phase angle of 0
potent arrow
Like what part of it needs to be good, my pc is getting fixed soon for issues as...
the audio amp, but it won't be an issue
hazy frost
There’s not many PCs around these days that can’t drive 80ohm ones to an acceptable degree lol
potent arrow
because people get the 250 and go uhhhhh why is it so quiet
sly walrus
i'm guessing 250 is for dedicated sound mixing setups only
potent arrow
a decent 50$ China special on Amazon can probs run a 250
hazy frost
A lot of people will have one anyway for the sake of quality if they’re into audio
hazy frost
a decent 50$ China special on Amazon can probs run a 250
There’s good ones that’ll do it for $50-60 now
autumn hemlock
the audio amp, but it won't be an issue
Whats that idk pc stuff I just have a mm port
potent arrow
you have it
hazy frost
The cheapest way is the mid range audio interfaces that are like $30-40
potent arrow
There’s good ones that’ll do it for $50-60 now
fio?
I don't shop low-end much tbh
I have some big stinky 750 headphones I use for production
hazy frost
fio?
Behringer make a real cheap one iirc
It’s pretty good from what I know
Especially for the ridiculously low price it is
potent arrow
nice nice
hazy frost
It’s like $25 or smth lmao
I used 80s for making music but I didn’t rly mix stuff that was someone else’s job
potent arrow
I'm just picky with audio
hazy frost
If I was I’d want open backs anyway
potent arrow
replacing my dailies with focal clears
hazy frost
Closed backs for production hurt me
potent arrow
but they haven't stocked yet
hazy frost
replacing my dailies with focal clears
I just had HD660s so not the same level lmao
But my dt770s are a lot more comfortable than they were
There’s no low end on the dt770 only downside
autumn hemlock
This is what my motherboard says for connectivity idk what to look for is it on here, the pre built is from 2022
potent arrow
This is what my motherboard says for connectivity idk what to look for is it on ...
brah we are telling you, your board can run it 😂
hazy frost
Yeah I want a pair again but too loud for me to use them here
Got rid of them for the dt770 bc of that
autumn hemlock
brah we are telling you, your board can run it 😂
This is basically my first pc sorry i wanted to be sure
hazy frost
But yeah nothing is touching the comfort level sub 1k for me so far
potent arrow
But yeah nothing is touching the comfort level sub 1k for me so far
meze is creeping into that range slowly
hazy frost
Haven’t gotten to try any bc no one and no stores I know of have them
I don’t like buying them online with some stores customer service these days
potent arrow
I have audio lounges here to try them
hazy frost
I can only see like one uk retailer selling it and not a store near me I know of
Tbf in person stores for this stuff are kind of dying u can rarely test stuff without me going to a major city which is a pain in itself
potent arrow
yeah I live in a major city so
it's the closest to royalty
sit in a nice chair and drink coffee while attendants bring headphones lmfao
sly elk
because people get the 250 and go uhhhhh why is it so quiet
never had that issue lol
maybe cheap dell laptops have that issue idk
but my phones and my computers and my mic all can drive 250 beyers just fine
kindred brook
hmmm the ffxiv client has been swinging FPS
for borderless window
anyone know how to fix it
been doing it the last 2 days
hot shadow
weird skip but makes sense to match 2026
sly elk
is the number 19 bad luck in chinese or something
oh i see they're switching all the versions to the last 2 digits of the year
that... sounds familiar
sly walrus
https://tenor.com/view/microsoft-windows95-bill-gates-windows95vaporwave-start-u...
how the turn tables
sly elk
how the turn tables
yea but also, apple has been doing stuff that would make 90s microsoft blush lol
i still wonder how they aren't drowning in antitrust lawsuits
i mean they did in the EU lol
sharp star
I just remembered that Samsung also went from Note 5 to IED
hot shadow
it mustve been terrifying last decade to be on a long pacific-crossing plane then somebody's phone fucking explodes midflight
inland mauve
i still wonder how they aren't drowning in antitrust lawsuits
you know why
tepid gulch
Poor ASRock
paper tusk
wraith agate
Nice
inland mauve
late basalt
It is
late basalt
Yea, that
Wonder if they use group separators in the numbers then
Otherwise the fact they’re using e+07 on both ends is more characters than the number itself
median copper
is Intel Arc is good? I thought it has the lowest performance compared to AMD or Nvidia
late basalt
Even then, still a bit weird
potent arrow
it's pretty good for budget
and it has some.pretty good uses for productivity stuff
real edge
good luck
most psu tier lists are outdated
so I do not even know what is good and what is not nowdays
sly elk
yea we're back to the "trust me bro" lol
hot shadow
I don't even remember wtf my PSU is anymore
it just has to work and not catch on fire for 6 years
really that's my mindset everytime I buy anything, even a desk lamp
that's pretty cool
real edge
I currently have a corsair HX, atx 2.1 very old model
I could just go for a corsair HXi 1000w-1200w or something
idk
or I should just stick to the FSP hydro ti
real edge
I did have to lower my GPU power limit lately to 75% or it would black screen during demanding games
but apart from that it has worked fine
I think me having to lower the power limit is more my PSU showing its age
rather than any significant issue
my psu is like 7yrs old at this point
or maybe a bit more
paper tusk
is Intel Arc is good? I thought it has the lowest performance compared to AMD or...
the hardware is fine for a budget, but the drivers are in limbo of intel refusing to address the known issues list, instead just adding game profiles
sharp star
I just hope the 9060 XT becomes the budget card
AMD can also do something extremely funny and announce higher tier RDNA 4 cards
hazy frost
The 9070 currently is the only gpu worth buying in most markets I hope the 9060xt isn’t as overpriced as the 9070xt is
It’s like €600 for a 9070 then 750+ for either of the higher tier cards from Nvidia or AMD which is just a bad deal
wide hill
if you use one of these you gotta make sure their cables comes included with gpu insurance
using third party cables could most likely void the card and the powersupply's warranty
hazy frost
Yeah I really wouldn’t use any aftermarket cables it’s just not worth doing
Why add another way for something already problematic to go wrong
I’d just get cable sleeves that look nice to go over the ones it comes with
hazy frost
Yeah I was thinking about getting some but they’re just not looking too good anymore lol
I want some cable sleeves to go over mine but I have neat braided ones with my psu anyway
autumn hemlock
Is ffxiv on pc known to freeze sometimes when a controller is plugged in or is it still a "its my pc and itll get fixed on Monday when I take it in for repairs" kind of issue
Im very new to pc idk if this is normal but my pc is getting taken in on Monday to a pc repair place and they'll be fixing it
wraith agate
And those are the ones that collided with vapor particles, with many of them not even hitting it
sharp star
god dammit Linus
sly elk
wowwww microcenter awesome response
that they actually looked into it and took care of the dude instead of being assholes about it
up until now I thought of them as an annoying frys electronics substitute because they are strictly in-store-only
their website is just a poorly curated catalog of what they have in store
but damn, that gives me a lot of respect for them
but also, wow, 31 stolen 5090 GPUs.
that's brutal
late basalt
but also, wow, 31 stolen 5090 GPUs.
From the warehouse itself no less
Sounds like some employees wanted a fatter paycheck than they normally get
wide hill
that is the kind of stuff you would think an amazon order of a third party would get you
all the way from the factory, that's insane
"yup just package in a backpack, they won't notice"
hot shadow
Is ffxiv on pc known to freeze sometimes when a controller is plugged in or is i...
it's just the game being cursed and I don't think a PC shop can fix that. I know other people have that issue with multiple other games too so you p much just leave the controller unplugged if you are not using it
but last few times I tried it doesn't freeze when I replug one in so idk
it's inconsistent
I know for a while some had a dalamud plugin to workaround this but that seems cursed too
autumn hemlock
it's just the game being cursed and I don't think a PC shop can fix that. I know...
No my pc is freezing randomly when doing nothing but being on chrome
Its def a needs a fix issue
hot shadow
then yea give em a call
hot shadow
ya that's not normal
autumn hemlock
They think its a ram issue bur they stull gonna run diagnostics and also install some extra storage for me and add more memory
Itll be around $200 but thats way cheaper then me trying to fix it and most likely break something
hot shadow
these days a lot of us have 32gb ram so gl
autumn hemlock
Mines a 16bg ram
And like 40gb ssd
So I think its just thats the issue
Since theres no overheating or crashes
Just occasional sound glitches and freezing
hot shadow
yea people have 1tb SSD minimum now and usually keep the windows OS itself on the nvme SSD at least 500gb
250gb bareass min
autumn hemlock
nvme?
hot shadow
there's two types of SSD in modern PC right now, the normal one you're used to and the stick-looking one
it became good practice to throw the OS on the stick one and many of us have motherboards that have like 2 slots for even that type, so one can be storage too
autumn hemlock
i have a whatever this thing is
autumn hemlock
ohh oke
so ill prob wannna move all my games and stuff to the new ssd when i get it in?
hot shadow
it's best practice to, yes
unless you have some stubborn games that don't like that behavior
sometimes happens
autumn hemlock
I heard ffxiv is one of those stubborn games
hot shadow
I left my ffxiv and wow folders on the regular SSD but that's also where I default installed it the very first time
autumn hemlock
Ohh so i should be good to keep it there if thats all thats there along with the os?
hot shadow
it's fine there ya
autumn hemlock
Yippe
hot shadow
best not to touch it if you think it'll be weird
late basalt
@cerulean talon found your neighbor- https://glassalmanac.com/this-gamer-spent-nearly-32-000-dollars-on-a-pc-with-1-000-gb-of-ram-not-for-gaming/
tepid gulch
And those are the ones that collided with vapor particles, with many of them not...
Yeah
cerulean talon
<@125367267683860480> found your neighbor- https://glassalmanac.com/this-gamer-s...
That's it? Weak.
Only 56 cores, not even worth thinking about.
sly elk
<@125367267683860480> found your neighbor- https://glassalmanac.com/this-gamer-s...
you could order intel mac pros that way
rather typic for a xeon machine though
cerulean talon
Tbh, it's kind of a mid procesor.
Like good boost, but no real clocks and only 56 cores.
hazy frost
It uses a ridiculous amount of power to do what it does
They’re not particularly expensive tho
Can u rly get something better new for £5000
The alternative is the 7773x
cerulean talon
With those boost clocks, I'm not surprised tbh.
I'd bet the nominal draw on that thing is 50-60 most of the time until you pop the all-core boost.
96 core workstation just waiting to replace my desktop when I have 2 days to migrate everything. xD
Talia's getting a 9xx4 proc, I finally really need a hard-vm machine to work with these days, too many services running on too many systems.
Man, I love the embedded epycs
Yeah, I'm thinking about trying out the LIQUID box at some point if it drops in price again.
This thing is a wild piece of kit.
Lots, 3.5 or 2.5? Ebay's full of them.
Look for old CHIA boxes.
JBOD, not BOX.
Oh sorry, I thought I'd said JBOD. xD
What? The chia pet?
Oh, Hah.
But yeah, one of those plus a external SAS card and you're good to go.
You can get 2.5's from EMC too.
Some dude in one of my crypto chats apparently just sold a pb worth of 4tbs in chassis.
Wild that people are still chia plotting.
Yeah. I picked up a couple of 16Tb NVMes to use in my workstation
Used of course, but the price was right.
Tired of having to rearrange where my code lives. xD
hazy frost
I'd bet the nominal draw on that thing is 50-60 most of the time until you pop t...
I remember reviews and on forums the numbers were astronomical with some tweaking lmfao
Intel claims a 420w turbo
And Intels always about 150w off
I think it’s about ~600 on all core in practice
Who knows what with those people who choose to OC
Cooling is a limiting factor atp
cerulean talon
I remember reviews and on forums the numbers were astronomical with some tweakin...
Yeesh, I've not pushed my workstation too hard yet, still letting her break in, but I'm curious to see what she'll do under some pressure.
hazy frost
The only thing that beat the OCd 3495x records were the new 7995wx I think lmao
cerulean talon
:3
cerulean talon
Yeah, I'm not gonna push that hard, but I could see it.
hazy frost
Then the 7995wx came out
The record is over 200 or something stupid now
U can get 130k on that with regular cooling tho
hazy frost
Yeah, I'm not gonna push that hard, but I could see it.
No need besides big number
Primitive brain sees high cinebench score and is happy
I might buy an older Xeon for running private servers for games tbh, I don’t think old epyc stuff is as cheap
cerulean talon
Nowhere near, but the epycs are, for me, much nicer because they come with way more l2/l3 cache which helps my workloads.
But you can get a full V3 xeon setup for the price of an epyc/mobo combo used.
hazy frost
Yeah there’s not rly an objectively better choice now afaik
I don’t do anything I need to own that kind of hardware for
It’s just cheap for the higher cores/threads for running private servers compared to other stuff
cerulean talon
AMD is much better if you need, as always, single core clocks in your server CPU's.
hazy frost
Like 16c32t with motherboard and ram for £250
cerulean talon
But if your server usage is multi-threaded and you don't need giga-crazy scc's, then intel's fine.
hazy frost
AMD is much better if you need, as always, single core clocks in your server CPU...
Idk the epyc stuff is lower single core at the same price isn’t it?
cerulean talon
Idk the epyc stuff is lower single core at the same price isn’t it?
Price for price, usually, yeah, I'm saying more if you just need the absolute most stupid options within the category.
cerulean talon
.>
hazy frost
So there’s that
cerulean talon
But my watts!
hazy frost
Lmao
I looked up the 3495x and that’s what it was
I’m looking at maybe a 1950x now bc I saw the prices
Threadripper
cerulean talon
Oh, yeah, TR's are special beasts.
New workstation is a 7995WX pro.
It's amazing to play with, and I can't wait to get it fully deployed.
hazy frost
7995WX is insane tho fr
Especially with how efficient it is at beating everything else
hazy frost
Oh, yeah, TR's are special beasts.
Super cheap rn just for the amount of cores lol
cerulean talon
hazy frost
And ddr4 is no longer prohibitively expensive so
cerulean talon
7xxx's are DDR5 beasts.
hazy frost
I can reasonably afford it as a home use
cerulean talon
And you can get an epyc cheaper tbh for more cores.
If you want just giga cores and don't need max PCIE/Mem channels, take a look into the 7D12, 32 cores for ~100 bux
hazy frost
Yeah I need the single core as well more likely
They’re pretty similar in price tho
It’s not going to be used for anything actually heavy in multi core performance rather just needing the cores to be there
Same reason I bought a 7700x for my pc I didn’t really need more performance but I needed more than 6 lol
cerulean talon
Yeah, I'm compling so much rust at the moment, ~1-2k packages at a whack every 30 minutes, I need more cores 😦
hazy frost
This is the type of thing I buy and just use it to host Minecraft servers after a month
cerulean talon
Pretty much. xD Talia's gonna host the internal factorio server, and I can't wait to see how /that/ goes.
But yeah, I'd seriously look at a 7d12 build, they're solid performers even at a low base clock, and the 3ghz boost is decent enough.
hazy frost
I used to own an old pc for hosting but atp I need to buy smth actually reasonably specced lmao
cerulean talon
And for 75$ used for the processor, they're kinda hilarious.
The worst part about epycs by far is the motherboards imo.
hazy frost
But yeah, I'd seriously look at a 7d12 build, they're solid performers even at a...
Problem is they’re sold as a cpu only really
Whereas threadrippers are always sold with the motherboard and ram
cerulean talon
TR's are absolutley not always sold with motherboards and ram. xD
hazy frost
Atl the cheaper ones
Comparatively for the ones I can afford I mean
Not as a general rule
cerulean talon
And you can find some bundle deals, but yeah, they're less common.
hazy frost
Yeah