I've been thinking about unplugging everything from my monitors and just getting a nice beefy powered hub
#technology-discussion
sly elk
hmmm?
so you only want to switch usb devices?
I saw that and was wondering why
so one of those does 1 monitor
the other does 2?
the macbook hdmi is connected to a usb-c/thunderbolt thingy?
or do you hvae one that has an hdmi port
oh nice
i'm jelly
i have a 15" 2018. i have to use a stupid adapter.
and interestingly, from what i learned
usb-c -> hdmi is not supported by the tiny pre-boot OS that has the encryption login
usb-c -> displayport is since it's just a built-in usb-c mode
onboard hdmi would always work, sure
I don't even have a kvm
I set 2 of the menu buttons to switch to displayport or hdmi on my monitor
that was part of why I gave my mom my old LG monitor
lol
switching inputs on it seriously got on my nerves
then to switch which computer my keyboard and mouse and other usb things are plugged into?
well, they're all plugged into my monitor, and then the usb cable for the monitor is plugged int oone of two USB extension cables 😄
I just unplug one and plug into the other 😄
it's so ghetto
but I refuse to pay $$$ for a KVM and have worse performance and more bugs
and from what i read those USB sharing switches like to backfeed power to the computer
precise logs?
oh lol
so you;re remoting into the mac
to work on code on the mac
so that your usage isn't logged by your employer?
oh i agree
do you keep the lid closed? looked like you had it in a vertical stand, so probably yes?
good
that disables the camera & mic 🙂
lol
sly elk
hehe this is amusing
the elgato wave 3 mic... can be plugged into an iphone and used as a mic on an iphone
that said, it doesn't work with the usb-c to lightning cable that apple includes with an iphone
(because of course it doesn't. NOTHING EVER DOES)
it does work with the usb-a 'camera adapter'
my analysis has proven that this is. A microphone. Yep. It records sound.
it sounds pretty much the same as my quadcast s does, but I figured it would. I just need one that works with my work laptop ahhaha damnit.
sick edge
shouldnt they all?...
sly elk
I have no idea what's up with my work laptop and my quadcast s mic.
bottle of water for scale 😄
in this case, I really was tempted to get a samson q2u or even better, a nice mic and an interface. but I have become very much attached to that capacitive mute button on top. AND! Those are the only 2 mics that have it.
the wave xlr interface thing also has such a mute button but it costs the same as the mic does, and a lot of people say it's very buggy ><
($10 more than the mic does actually)
that, or maybe i could string together the $40 behringer interface, a $200 goxlr mixer because I really want that "@*#%" button, and some random $60-100 mic (never could decide which one)
the sound interface thing would be fun because I could get one of those goofy mixers with the keypad
and just start doot dooting during webex lol
sick edge
meanwhile... my usb mics....
sly elk
infinite i'm just being silly atm
no way in hell i'm buying all that junk
though, now that I have 2 mics. I SUPPOSE I COULD VOICECHAT IN STEREO
sick edge
I joined a voiceacting server for curiosity. Got bodied by all these xlr owners. It's only half a meme. they get mean skmetjmes. ;-;
thats the asmr mics no? XD
sly elk
they sound fine to me
then again if I went xlr I could get a scarlett 2i2 and just do that easy
that would be funny 😄
sick edge
The only gif of the the ear asmr mic has someone licking it... hum....
sly elk
honestly idk why people don't do that more often
sick edge
cause the xlr combo hurts mybwallet and I have a laptop . I just went basic blue yeti
those audiphiles swear they coudl tell the difference....
sly elk
i damn near did the same instead of the wave 3
the yeti is FINE dude
absolutely 100% fine
like I said, it's really hard to hear a difference
sick edge
Im over here thibking... wouldnt a usb mic be better than xlr?...
sly elk
and most of the time people are gonna use discord or webex or whatever and a nice usb mic will put everyone else's laptop mics to shame lmao
the yeti is still a nice usb mic
the ONLY problem the yeti has is the usb-b connector wears out if you move them around too much
i paid the difference because I wanted the capacitive mute button >>
my older autistic bro has a habit of cussing in the background
honestly should've gone for a dynamic mic for this reason alone.
that the knob on the wave 3 can be used to control the headphone volume is pretty sweet tooooooooo
(it can also drive my dt880s really really loud)
dull garnet
Blue yeti sounds great
I owned one briefly but sold it because it's so damn huge lol
Rode NT Mini now
sick edge
?... pretty medium to me....
sly elk
idk how big it is relative to the mics i have lol
the quadcast s is big lol
the wave 3 is almost small enough to fit under my monitors but it still can't
geez
why so big o_O
sly elk
I admit I would pay the extra money not to have a yeti on my desk lol
But I still think it’s perfectly fine
dull garnet
My desk is real small fwiw lol
The nt mini sits on the amplifier my monitor sits on without blocking my view which is nice
||not that I ever use my mic||
sick edge
Wanna get in call?
dull garnet
Basically never
sick edge
It was more of an invite than an accusation. XD
modern iris
Hey guys, looking at buying one of these 2 laptops but cant make up my mind.
Theres a 100$ price difference between these too. GTX 1650ti being 850$ and the gtx one being 750$.
Which one would you recomend for final at 1440p max settings?
Asus ROG Strix G GL531GT-EB76
Processor Manufacturer: Intel Core i7 9th Gen I7-9750H Hexa-core (6 Core) 60 GHz
RAM Memory: 16 gb
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB GDDR5
vs
ASUS ROG Strix G15 15.6" Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i5-10300H/512GB SSD/8GB RAM/GeForce GTX 1650 Ti)
dull garnet
1st is probably better, despite the slightly weaker gpu
CPU and RAM are better I think
i5 will have slightly better ipc but only 4 cores vs 6
Also you'll probably want to play ff14 on high (desktop) rather than max
modern iris
Interessting 🤔 thx for the quick feedback much appreciated
leaden bone
My laptop can play at a solid 53-80 fps on max settings and is worse than both of those so if you want above 100 I would say it may go above it at max settings but if you are aiming for a solid 60 or 90 then you will be alright I believe
modern iris
Quite honestly ill be very happy with a solid 40 fps as long as the game plays smoothly 😁
But never tought a cpu would be a determining factor for gaming. I might take the advice and go with the cheaper deal with the i7 cpu
leaden bone
Option 1 is actually a beast
modern iris
Damn cause I had placed the order for the 2nd one last bight until I saw someone posting the other one in the local ads. Hoping its not too late to cancel my best buy order 😆
boreal quiver
Not sure where to put this, but I figure here is best.. is there anything actually known about how the FF14 server layout is structured and such? Maybe some documentation on what packets are sent? Or maybe info on how the servers communicate with each other?
Would be super interesting.
I notice things like, when I'm not on my homeworld the interface just shows a "You have a new letter, return to your homeworld to accept it", instead of showing the number of mails, so I wonder if thats a technical limitation, and why it would be that way, since transmitting a flag shouldn't be that much lower bandwidth than a number, unless you pack the flag with other bit-flags into a single number I suppose..
Or things like apparently the housing issue being connected to servers not properly communicating
late basalt
Not sure where to put this, but I figure here is best.. is there anything actual...
Spaghetti Code ™️
hard drift
Not sure where to put this, but I figure here is best.. is there anything actual...
even if there was, i highly doubt SE would ever let it be known to us
boreal quiver
well figured maybe things could've leaked or there maybe was some info pieced togetehr from things they said over the time
hard drift
highly unlikely that anybody would leak anything as to server layout as nobody really cares and as for piecing it together, it's probably been thought about how it functions but even then, no guarantee they're correct
potent arrow
the wave xlr interface thing also has such a mute button but it costs the same a...
Personally I have a XLR mic and Interface combo, but wanted a mite button so I saved up for a stream deck
Stream deck to mute certain apps, mic and shit
I'm not a big fan of USB mics at all
Esp. yetis
dull garnet
"here's why my $500 setup is better than your usb mic"
modest moss
£30 mic setup in a good environment will often sound better than an expensive setup in a bad environment anyway
dull garnet
A working mic is better than one that is broken by sarah
modest moss
deep sapphire
You scared me for a second
kindred brook
bottle of water for scale 😄
why do you have like 10 mics
buoyant falcon
What's the preferred brand when it comes to computer speakers these days?
potent arrow
Edifiers are pretty damn common
dull garnet
Bower and Wilkins
potent arrow
Those too
Although I'm more in tuen with headphones
I got edifiers because everyone else did
dull garnet
I was shitposting
But hi-fi speakers are good with a pc sure
Edifier are deec on a budget and if you don't want a dedicated amplifier
umbral moss
Not sure where to put this, but I figure here is best.. is there anything actual...
they've spoken about this a bit, the game uses three separate server systems (lobby/matchmaking, instance, game world)
umbral moss
I'm using a sony soundbar when I don't have my headset on
dull garnet
umbral moss
I always had problems with computer speakers crackling after a while and I could never figure it out
so I just used one of the extra HDMI ports on my GPU and now it's not a problem 
potent arrow
I always had problems with computer speakers crackling after a while and I could...
Ground loooop innnnterrffeerreennnce
umbral moss
nah, it would happen after several months
it's not a short time scale event that would be a ground loop
the port on the board always ends up shitting itself somehow
HDMI is a binary data stream so it doesn't have any annoying loss scenarios to deal with
sly elk
I got edifiers too and my comment is: don’t get the ones that come with a wireless sub 
But they do look cool
sly elk
why do you have like 10 mics
I just have 2 :p
umbral moss
that reminds me, the wireless sub on my soundbar seems to have lost connection to my bar
I'll have to fix it next week 😔
potent arrow
I got edifiers too and my comment is: don’t get the ones that come with a wirele...
Doesn't the wireless and bt ones not have a crossover
sly elk
sly elk
Doesn't the wireless and bt ones not have a crossover
it's probably done via software
I have edifier e235s
idk what they're using to link the sub to the speakers
but when it pairs, it changes the cutoff on the speakers
the problem is that wireless link is very fickle and usually dies after a day or so
sick edge
Heh....
sick edge
Lemme me quack that answer for you.
sly elk
🦆 🦆
zealous wolf
buoyant falcon
Edifiers are pretty damn common
I came across that brand a few times but I'm not really familiar. Are they generally pretty good quality?
buoyant falcon
Well I'm more for quality than popularity. Beats were a popular headphones brand but they weren't really that special. But speakers aren't really fashion statements like headphones, so I'm guessing that if they're popular it's for a reason.
kindred brook
I had a business ingellience anaylst send me some python logs
and it was
the wrong email address...
_>
how you goof bruh
when you get paid the big bucks
buoyant falcon
Any recommendation for a specific model of speakers?
buoyant falcon
PC speakers with a subwoofer. Looking at Edifier's prices though. I could probably afford them, but what if I wanted something in the under $200 range?
@dull garnet
lost python
There are many depending on your busget
Edifier has some good ones for sub 100
Ok thanks discord app for not refreshing the chat until i finished typing
buoyant falcon
Anything in the $150 range?
lost python
You may wanna check the audiophile subreddit. I think they had some good recommendations in their wiki for every budget
buoyant falcon
Good to know, thanks!
sly elk
PC speakers with a subwoofer. Looking at Edifier's prices though. I could probab...
edifier makes a lot sub-200
the ones i have were also 199
and effectively 100 because they sent me a replacement set when I complained about a couple issues and.. never asked for the original set back
fuck 😄
the wave 3 is really annoying to use with webex on a mac
looks like the mute button on the mic acts more like a software mute than a hardware mute button
that's not what I wanted 😦
boreal surge
the wrong email address...
Tis why you don’t communicate over email internally XD
sly elk
ugh the way that it's fucking with webex makes me wanna toss it. It's going back.
jaunty light
Woah what the fuck did u just say about cisco? I bet you use palo alto networks or juniper kid
sick edge
Didn't realize the 3070 noctua came out. O~O It's jsut really really expensive. XD
Sad.
sly elk
Woah what the fuck did u just say about cisco? I bet you use palo alto networks ...
BRUH
ONLY THE BEST
why would I use that cisco junk when I can get the dell special deal on that DELL SONICWALL
they said i'm an enterprise plus customer
and they discounted everything 35% after marking the prices up 50% on their enterprise retail channel
plus it's all in the dell ecosystem
so it goes great with my $2700 dell precision laptops that have the same spec as a $1400 xps
buoyant falcon
@lost python Where exactly is this wiki that's connected to the audiophile subreddit?
sly elk
honestly i'm not even complaining about that
I'm just kinda ticked off that elgato chose to make their microphone the way they did
I think I know why they did that, though.
IMHO (especially for security reasons) the mute button should be internal to the mic and disconnect the mic circuit somehow.
they did something else and I think they did that something else so you could mute the mic from a button on a stream deck or whatever
because apparently people really like it when they tap their microphone to unmute and it also unmutes the mic in their webex/teams/whatever
I REALLY HATE THIS because conversely, if the software decides to unmute my mic, guess what, the fucking mic unmutes
modern iris
Hey guys, I finally did it. So I bought a Asus ROG Strix G GL531GT-EB76 from a local ad. Its wort about 1500$+ Canadian rubies but got it for 750$ ... I had really high expections for this laptop and yet only getting 30 fps on max. Kinda low key disapointed.
Not a super techy savvy guy but does this make sense to anyone? I thought GTX 1650 were suppose to be beasts
hard drift
Not a super techy savvy guy but does this make sense to anyone? I thought GTX 16...
i wouldn't say a beast....
check to make sure it's using the dedicated gpu rather than igpu
hard drift
Hey guys, I finally did it. So I bought a Asus ROG Strix G GL531GT-EB76 from a l...
also what zone are you in
if you're in limsa don't bother, your fps will be shit no matter what you have if people are there
modern iris
Yeah double checked and seems to be on GPU mode
Ah! Let me try going to the desert area then
Okay seeing 50+FPS
hard drift
on max that's not too bad
the 1650 isn't exactly a strong gpu
one tip i would recommend is turning down object quantity around min-normal area
modern iris
But just noticed a big jump in FPS between my 32 inch monitor vs my laptop screen.
Resolution of my monitor was set to 2560x1440p vs 1920x1080
Ugh 2560x1440p seems to be the only resolution my monitor will take without showing border or looking jenky 😦
modest moss
I mean, trying to push 2k with a 1650 isn't going to ever be high fps
it'll do great at 1080p but anything higher than that it won't be happy
boreal surge
Not a super techy savvy guy but does this make sense to anyone? I thought GTX 16...
What game and what res/quality
Also what CPU
Laptop GPUs will always < Computer GPUs from me research. They might have the same name but they’re actually different designs/configs + throttling
hard drift
well the 1600 series gpus are also just a shitshow in general there's like 6 varients
modest moss
he has this
i7 9750h
8gb 2666 ram
4gb 1650
it's an ok 1080p laptop, no more
so yeah, trying to power a 32" 1440p monitor is not ideal
deep sapphire
awful ads
im convinced they do that so if you are pumping gas you wont pay attention and fill up more than you need
deep sapphire
thats cause I went a city over as last week it was 3.59 a gallon
fuckin IRATE
I should've went to kwik trip they have ethanol free gas
they even put a stupid sticker above it saying "for recreational vehicles only"
pfft
boreal surge
Yeah looks like a close spec to mine, yeah you’ll struggle powering bigger screens with a laptop
And that’s before adding latency
deep sapphire
I think I took a pic of it the other week lmao let me find it
boreal surge
Gotta maximize profit somehow
deep sapphire
sly elk
it's funny
sly elk
the machines at all the gas stations out here are similar but don't have a giant screen and don't have ads
I mean some do have the larger screens but none of them play ads anymore
deep sapphire
maybe they banned it in california or something
sly elk
that was really popular about 5-10 years ago
modern iris
Has anyone encountered issues with Xbox controllers / Steam and FF14?
Like all the mapping of the buttons seem wrong?
Been beating my head for about an hour and I just dont get it
deep sapphire
I've only seen the issue of the controller flat out not being detected by ffxiv at random
sick edge
We have sreens, sometimes they have ads. it makes no sense really
sly elk
deep sapphire
good, they're fuckin stupid. the ones here play HGTV ads, all it does is make me wanna go sit in my vehicle which is illegal
wtf is diesel#2
sly elk
sick edge
That's.. ILLEGAL?!
sly elk
they straight up got rid of the screens lol
sick edge
And I think Diesel #2 is for trucks right
sly elk
(at this one they were above the pump)
honestly they're fucking awful for noise pollution purposes too
sick edge
Oh that's good.
deep sapphire
well if you get out of your car and dont touch the side of the vehicle before you grab the handle it can cause a spark
sick edge
Costco has costco ads cause duh. XD
deep sapphire
its rare but possible
sly elk
I remember when I was in college there was a station near campus and you could hear the stupid ads half a block away
deep sapphire
if its cold as fuck I still do it anyway I just touch the side of my truck before I grab the handle
sly elk
I can't remember the deal with diesel
sick edge
Didn't know this was an issue.. now I'm sared
sly elk
a lot of gas stations here also sell bio diesel
deep sapphire
just ground yourself before you grab the handle lol
thats why you touch the side of your vehicle
sly elk
#4 fuels tend to be used in low-speed engines. #2 fuels are used in warmer weather and are sometimes mixed with #1 fuel to create a competent winter fuel. #1 fuel is preferred for cold weather as it has a lower viscosity. It used to be standard to see the fuel # on the pump, but a lot of gas stations do not state the fuel number anymore.
deep sapphire
its like when you are filling up gas in a container, by law the container has to be on the ground because if it isnt, it isnt grounded and a spark could occur from electrostatic discharge
sly elk
it seems most of the time, diesel at gas stations is #2
deep sapphire
oh okay, yeah thats weird I've never seen a number next to it
sick edge
Oh that makes sense I supose, I thought it was all octane
sly elk
i stopped at a 76 a week ago that had hydrogen lol
sick edge
Noice
deep sapphire
Diesel doesnt have an octane rating typically
sly elk
looking at streetview they must've JUST added it because the march pics don't have it
sick edge
Expensive tech but it's nice.. too bad infrastructure rarely exists. mix of competition and storage issues.
deep sapphire
cause diesel doesnt "ignite" in the same way as gasoline does
diesel engines use something called glow plugs
which is why they are hard to start in really cold weather
usually you have to let them warm up before trying to crank
jaunty light
good, they're fuckin stupid. the ones here play HGTV ads, all it does is make me...
wat i cant sit in my truck at a pump? i do that shi all the time
deep sapphire
I can picture kyanche grabbing a plastic jug filling it with hydrogen and making a youtube video about the CONSPIRACY behind big oil and how you can TRIPLE your fuel economy with a hydrogen fuel cell /s
deep sapphire
wat i cant sit in my truck at a pump? i do that shi all the time
you arent supposed too, its only state law though. minnesota its technically illegal but lets be real when its -20 out who the fuck is gonna stand outside
hell a lot of people leave their engine running
deep sapphire
gotta play my sick tunes, you know. also make sure the needle is going up.
yeah your kpop huh
jaunty light
I'd totally leave the bike running if I could but I don't have a 2nd key for the gas cap
jaunty light
yeah your kpop huh
not kpop but new sennzai album wake up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4rR_TMBnKY
jaunty light
deep sapphire
jaunty light
i should delete my rear seat and replace it with a triple 12in sub setup
deep sapphire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JONJnQlIYOk better music tbh
I didnt click your shit so I dont really know but better music tbh
deep sapphire
i should delete my rear seat and replace it with a triple 12in sub setup
where am I supposed to sit then
jaunty light
wouldnt surprise if the person that wrote that also did the SMB soundtrack
jaunty light
where am I supposed to sit then
u can sit in the bed
odd sand
I found two amazon giftcards from work. I think I'll use it to buy the 10gbe card for my PC 
deep sapphire
no I wanna lay in- I mean yeah like the old days
jaunty light
I found two amazon giftcards from work. I think I'll use it to buy the 10gbe car...
"found" isn't that called stealing
deep sapphire
odd sand
Found as in they were holiday gifts I put in a drawer bc I didnt need anything from amazon at the time and forgot about them
deep sapphire
I found two amazon giftcards from work. I think I'll use it to buy the 10gbe car...
need it for your samba server
sly elk
"FOUND"
odd sand
Then I remembered them when cleaning things up for moving
jaunty light
odd sand
I have a dual 2.5gbe for pfsense on the server
odd sand
I'll use that as a border firewall and have a 10gbe switch
odd sand
squid tte nani
sly elk
odd sand
And then I'll consider if I want to splurge on a dedicated firewall. The PA-220 for lab purposes is like $500
deep sapphire
you can tell this had the 3 valve triton V8 in it
so many older ford trucks I can hear them at stop lights with that distinctive engine tick
may the push rod engine live on
jaunty light
And then I'll consider if I want to splurge on a dedicated firewall. The PA-220 ...
gibs me firewall
jaunty light
open your firewall port so I can give you my payload
deep sapphire
jaunty light
odd sand
My friend is a PAN partnered tester or something, so they sent him a free PA-440 to use as a test lab
My last job had two of these bishes:
sick edge
I also want hardware for free...
sly elk
lol
the hardware might be free but the license for the software is $$$$$$$ and it's annual
odd sand
Yeah the subscription costs for a 7050 are probably several thousand dollars a year
You can use it without them, but then you don't have URL scanning and other advanced features
deep sapphire
jaunty light
the hardware might be free but the license for the software is $$$$$$$ and it's ...
we have the technology
modest moss
technology sucks
deep sapphire
technology sucks
jaunty light
true
sick edge
technology sucks
Technology s terrible, leave it all on the cloud.
I mean.. if it were that easy making money being the middle man.. way more people would do this...
And sometimes they do.
Usually pyramid schemes though
And that's not fair, that's cause it's an instance. XD But the meme hath become real is the joke anyway. =P
boreal surge
It’s an instance... in an extra powerful pc... with CPU specialized in running instances.
sick edge
It’s an instance... in an extra powerful pc... with CPU specialized in running i...
Bet THAT actual PC would take hours to restart though. =P
boreal surge
I wouldn’t even call it a PC at that point actually. It’s a literal server
sick edge
SOrry you're right.
One of these cells still works.... I should salvage it.......
But how to make this incision...
boreal surge
No...?
sly elk
wow tell them to go fuck themselves
sick edge
That middle cell is perfectly unpuffy!
boreal surge
Probably more trouble than its worth unless you’re a recycler
sick edge
How do I get licensed to be a recycler.
boreal surge
Beats me
sick edge
Seriously, we need more and accessible ewaste recyclers....
sick edge
All the ones I googled are further than I wanna go to literally throw waste...
Special trashcans too far!
boreal surge
I thought the reality is that ewaste is stupid expensive/intensive to recycle
odd sand
Check what the fine print is for that with Newegg Business
sick edge
This is why people put batteries in the dumpster.
boreal surge
And we should be less consumerist.
odd sand
sly elk
-throws bottle of used motor oil on top of it-
sick edge
It i dumb expensive, it's why they should legislate producer-based management or collectively taxed program funding.
sly elk
-adds in some asbestos, salt bae style, for good measure-
sly elk
it's funny because out here when you buy a lot of electronics they charge a recycling fee
furniture, too
sick edge
Cause I dunno how to get rid of it...
sly elk
and yet when you go to get rid of the electronics at an ewaste place
they act like they're doing you a favor
boreal surge
Something something the real crime is err... what’s the phrase again? Forced obsoletion?
sly elk
YEP
sick edge
They charge a recycling fee but you're not even sure they're upholding it...
sly elk
see my rant about this with appliances
boreal surge
Ah planned obsoletion
sly elk
we should have that law other countries have with 'fit for purpose' warranties
so there's a typic expected lifetime for just about everything
boreal surge
Piss off with your new devices apple, my iphone 8 is still perfectly fine and still is extra responsive for rhythm gaming
sly elk
and if it breaks before that, you can get it fixed
which is how it SHOULD be
the idea that a washing machine has a fucking 1 year warranty is bull shit
boreal surge
I understand deprecating for better performance, but engineering stuff to literally wear out is bullshit. Or peddling that you need this a sg assfaa
sly elk
honestly I think that falls into a set of rules every business should be forced to abide by
i'd have legal definitions for things like 'computer' and 'smartphone'
sick edge
the idea that a washing machine has a fucking 1 year warranty is bull shit
Wait really?
sly elk
oh totally
sick edge
Or is it some companies?
sly elk
no no that's all of them
sick edge
Cause like.. even laptops base 3 years.
sly elk
the GE I just bought for example
sick edge
And they're more complicated than a washing machine...
sly elk
it has a sticker on the front proudly advertising a 10 year warranty
the actual warranty is 1 year
the 10 year warranty only covers the stainless steel drum
sick edge
Well anyway, nyeah, need legislation, now, HOW DO I DEAL WITH THIS BATTERY?!
sly elk
the other appliance manufacturers do the same bs, which was how/why I ended up buying that one in the first place lol
odd sand
I know Bosch makes good ones and theirs says 1yr full warranty and 2 year limited warranty
In general you get what you pay for though. If you buy a cheap washer it's gonna go to shit faster
sly elk
lol
jaunty light
sick edge
Not even lifetime?
How long do you plan to live? 😎
modern iris
??? whats the cost
void dove
??? whats the cost
cost?
100$
cause?, likely gshade, dxgi.dll is usually a linked file it uses to hook ff14
or your windows install is fucked and the normal file is broken
could also be a graphics driver issue, or any kind of issue inside the game
those errors are very not useful
sick edge
Too much power for my little heart
also is that a good sales price? literally woupd not know
hard drift
hard drift
nah
there's virtually no gain at 4k
i could gain some benefit from it but not enough to justify it
modest moss
no way, that i3 is totally appropriate for your build
modest moss
just buy that 12900k, stick it on existing board, upgrade board/ram later
don't think so, won't your existing work?
better buy something then
odd sand
Intel coolers are worthless anyways
hard drift
Intel coolers are worthless and the high end chips don’t usually come with coolers
Even amd stopped giving people one for higher skus
Not to mention i doubt intel is going to provide a cooler to cool 125w base tdp
Their coolers can barely keep up with higher than 65
devout nexus
hehe icehunter glad you like our 12900k sale
deep sapphire
Cherry 7 up is pretty pog
deep sapphire
Prime minister
devout nexus
hahaha dont be
love feedback
intel trying to get us to carry 4 generations at once @dense stirrup@
they are out distis 😛
some of them
modest moss
@devout nexus send free stuff, I'll mute one person of your choice for an hour
devout nexus
haha
INTERESTING
mwahahaha
ill keep it in mind Shue XD
yeah vga prices def normalized now
except asus becuase they are so bloody cheap
they did 1 agressive promo on a 3070 ti to appease nvidia then nothing else. meanwhile everyone else doing 200-500$ off across the board
amd cards i cannot move anymore. such a hard sell
sick edge
So should i go for 12700 or 12600?
modest moss
with a 3080? I'd go i7 if I had the budget
sick edge
Eh Oll see what microcenter prices are i suppose
I gotta pre-vis this pc, for which i only have two parts. XD
and I dont even know how and of one of them will fit jnto it
i should sanity check actually....
worse comes to worse. I have a drill, and an old gateway case
sick edge
More correcter now.
I dunno how chonk the 3080 is
and dunno how itll sit in the case
and cannonly hope it stays cool....
i need to learn air physics real fast. XD
XD Ill send picture in a bit
i wanna shower and smdecode if I wantnto go all the waynto microcenter or check if theres any computer stores near by
Im totally down to buy a block of wood form home depot and make that the case. XD
Not evenngonna screw. Imma nail the mobo on. <->
hard drift
I dunno how chonk the 3080 is
roughly 3 slots
sick edge
... well fuuu
its only 2 slots....
Nope. Ots just gonna be a 2x4 woth pc parts naioed onto it
umbral moss
I was just going to take some project boards and mill out the channels I need with a router
poggin
sick edge
roughly 3 slots
The case my friend gaveth me.
https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/core/core-500/black/
The gateway case... is under my bed Ill fogure that out
it has a really old system in it that at some point shorted or something?
If I can't chuck the thing in that case anyway
hard drift
i cannot sort through this lmao
modest moss
reinstall windows obvs
modest moss
should ping @devout nexus and ask for a discount
sick edge
Wow.. there are no tech stores in LA... just repair shops. sad
desert stirrup
Does anyone play with CenturyLink internet? If so is it any good? <<<not spam posted in wrong place
modest moss
I honestly have no idea, but I'd probably just buy 2x32 anyway, leave slots free
sick edge
Why leave slots free???.
modest moss
so if he wants to go to 128gb later he can buy another 2x32 kit
potent arrow
so if he wants to go to 128gb later he can buy another 2x32 kit
And we know he will
modest moss
yeah he'll fire up a VM and be like 'hmm this could be slightly more responsive'
deep sapphire
THESE FUCKERS SOLD ME A BADLY USED TOOL
tranquil breach
Ahhh, Memory Express 
They're good, though obviously the past 2 years they've been a tad expensive
modest moss
THESE FUCKERS SOLD ME A BADLY USED TOOL
your new thing isn't new?
modest moss
Ahhh, Memory Express <:prayge:837516387987226634>
Innovo gonna come fuck you up
tranquil breach
Whodat
modest moss
@devout nexus this guy, he works for them
deep sapphire
your new thing isn't new?
Yeah some prick probably did an exchange trick and they didn’t even look at the box
deep sapphire
I’m on the phone with them now
hard drift
no it doesn't...
you're building a new system 😐
why would you go to an end of life socket instead of going z690 and ddr5? you'll be forced to upgrade even more if you want to upgrade next year
it may last 5 years but you won't 
not to mention we're about to probably see some major improvements from both sides...
modest moss
how much ram do you have with that i3?
potent arrow
@deep sapphire what tool
modest moss
suggestion
potent arrow
Spend the money on an i7
hard drift
shue wants the system
modest moss
keep that box as it is, just drop an i7 12700k on it and be happy until next big upgrade
YES SARAH IS SMART I LOVE SARAH
hard drift
new ram/cpu and it'd probably be fine
modest moss
he has 16gb and is just gaming on that, it's fine
hard drift
he's trying to use it for business though isn't he?
deep sapphire
Fuckin back order until may 3rd
modest moss
@tame fulcrum any empty ram slots?
hard drift
Fuckin back order until may 3rd
do you atleast get to keep it and the new one?
deep sapphire
Nope
modest moss
get an i7 12700k and another 16gb ram, done
deep sapphire
I mean I could be a dick and do a charge back
hard drift
i'd ask for a discount for your patience
deep sapphire
Which frankly with how annoyed I am I might
hard drift
i mean i would be too if i ordered new and got used lmao
deep sapphire
Like fuckin check the item when someone returns it
How hard is this
And then I get fucked and have to wait 2 weeks for a replacement
modest moss
idgaf about mismatched ram, it's usually fine
as long as it's the same speed it's probably ok
these other nerds might disagree though
deep sapphire
They are shipping me a replacement kit but expect me to return ship it
So I guess it’s an integrity thing I could be a piece of shit and not return the old one lmao
hard drift
you can pair mismatched just fine just try to keep the timings as close as possible
deep sapphire
They said they couldn’t order a new one so they told me to keep it and they’ll send me a refund
The tool probably works just needs a cleaning
So frankly this works out better lmao
hard drift
nobody can know that, but it's probably going to be atleast a decent bit better
deep sapphire
Fuckers
The batteries are new atleast so yeah I got a pretty sweet deal out of it in the end
hard drift
atleast you got it for free and they're trying to keep you as a customer
hard drift
lmao
modest moss
have you tested it?
modest moss
possible, but nerds vary in their opinions
you can get unlucky and 2 kits not play nice together, but mostly the only thing that'll happen is mismatched speeds will run at the lower speed of the two
deep sapphire
LMAO
I told him a trick of how to get out of snow easily
He was like wow holy shit why didn’t I think of it
You buy one of those commercial floor rugs and put it under the drive wheels
The rugs will stay on the snow and the tires can just grip onto the rug and get you out
Much faster than trying to shovel shit out of the way
Don’t drive like an idiot
BUST OUT THE SNOW BLOWER BABY
potent arrow
What the fuck LMFAO
deep sapphire
What the fuck LMFAO
Lmao right, people do this shit all the time at Home Depot supposedly
Now I’m gonna check every power tool I buy right in store
They could’ve easily said I was lying and tough shit
It works 
Just gonna clean it up and add some grease
hard drift
The difference between the ram is negligible after 3200ish for average people
No matter the cl
I use cl19 4x8 3600 only because it’s cheap
And it has a lifetime warranty
deep sapphire
paint it pink with nail polish
LMAO I’ll do it for you
Do they even make pink power tools I should google that
Show up to the job site with pink tools and flex on the haters
deep sapphire
Is that off Amazon haha
Some cheap no name brand for 30 bucks
Walmart has its own line of power tools made by the same umbrella company as Milwaukee and Ryobi
All this for 200 bucks
If you needed some cheap home DIY tools probably not too bad
sick edge
Man.. mini-itx's are not good on the market... XD
latent grotto
Is that off Amazon haha
Yea it was from amazon
deep sapphire
DeWalt is alright though they are kinda mixed on reliability cause there is zero consistency in the lineup
Like you have DeWalt 20 volt max, DeWalt Brushless 20 volt max, then DeWalt Atomic, then DeWalt flex volt, then DeWalt XR
Like holy fuck
sly elk
haha
it appears none of the name brands make pink tools
that's not heavily surprising though
latent grotto
DeWalt DeezNuts
sly elk
I'd claim it isn't even a good idea
i mean sure, some variety in color would be nice. most power tools look kinda garish and only come in 1 usually ugly color
deep sapphire
If you showed up to a job site with pink tools even though it’s wrong you know you’ll get hazed big time
People take power tool brands like a tribal member
sly elk
but most women would probably see it as sexist pandering
deep sapphire
If you use DeWalt you stay with DeWalt
I’m mostly Milwaukee but I have a little atomic impact driver and the thing is a beast
sly elk
haha it's funny how computer hardware doesn't usually work that way
though it does for some people.
probably mostly apple fanatics. but if you manage to find a fanatic of another pc brand, oh god, you're in for an amusing time.
hard drift
If you use DeWalt you stay with DeWalt
My dad uses dewalt but he’s cursed lmao
sly elk
back in the 2000s I knew a dude that was a hardcore HP fan
hard drift
He uses something once and literally everytime, it’s stolen
sly elk
Hp desktop, hp monitor, hp printer, hp camera, etc
there might be some difference in the memory chip timing
hard drift
Cache latency, color, die type
sly elk
iirc, vengeance ram can be anything but they do specify timing
i'm not sure if they're more picky on what brands they use for dominator ram
hard drift
Idk the exact specifications but dominator is corsairs high end
kindred brook
I see
sly elk
but like, my original set of vengeance rgb had hynix ram. my RMA'd set has..... nanya tech
sly elk
like corsair uses some really obscure cheap shit sometimes
hard drift
All brands do 😭
sly elk
this was why I was saying next time I'd buy crucial ballistix or something
kindred brook
isn't there only like
deep sapphire
My dad uses dewalt but he’s cursed lmao
DeWalt is fine, plenty of contractors use XR tools
kindred brook
3-4 memory makers
sly elk
so I at least know 100% for sure i'm getting micron chips
kindred brook
Samsung
modern iris
I just got the memory that was super good with my mobo. I forgot what that was, but it was somewhat esoteric.
kindred brook
UHHH
sly elk
AND THEN THE ASSHOLES DISCONTINUED IT
modern iris
I don't remember what it's called.
sly elk
nanya tech!
deep sapphire
I think Milwaukee holds up better, had a better warranty and updates their lineup much faster but DeWalt drills are excellent
hard drift
I think Milwaukee holds up better, had a better warranty and updates their lineu...
Yeah, i like dewalt drills vs others I’ve used
sly elk
kindred brook
They do the same with flash memory
sly elk
flash memory is far more deceptive IMHO
modern iris
Doesn't Samsung produce RAM and sell it to companies?
sly elk
a lot of manufacturers, after the reviews come out, they change the controller or the chips or whatever
deep sapphire
Yeah, i like dewalt drills vs others I’ve used
Milwaukee is smaller, lighter and more powerful tho
kindred brook
Doesn't Samsung produce RAM and sell it to companies?
yes but they do the same for flash storage
deep sapphire
hard drift
Milwaukee is smaller, lighter and more powerful tho
I like the heft :p doesn’t feel like the tool will break from nonsense lol
deep sapphire
I like the heft :p doesn’t feel like the tool will break from nonsense lol
When you’re having to drill into thick steel a lighter tool is a blessing LMAO
that shit kills your wrist
deep sapphire
When I had to drill into that stainless steel I spent fuckin hours
sly elk
i have 2 drills lmao
deep sapphire
I woke up the next day my wrist was so Soren
hard drift
There’s also tools so you don’t have to hold it smh
deep sapphire
Sore**
sly elk
one is a black and decker
deep sapphire
Who tf is Soren
modern iris
yes but they do the same for flash storage
I just remember like getting a Gigabyte Aorus mobo, and looking for RAM with the best functionality with it, and it was like Samsung, so I looked it up and got the RAM from the company that used Samsung.
kindred brook
Samsung makes like
hard drift
Who tf is Soren
Your side piece?
sly elk
crucial i guess
sick edge
Which amd you think that is?
modern iris
Is it an AMD FX?
Oh, if has lots of molex.
Maybe even older than FX.
Mid to late 00s?
sick edge
LAte 00's probably.
sly elk
late 00s i agree
deep sapphire
Your side piece?
Perhaps
sick edge
And it's a refreshed prebuilt so I actually don't know.
sly elk
it has a sata hard drive but an IDE optical drive
sick edge
This wasn't a game, I'm asking. XD
deep sapphire
Phenom 64
modern iris
A Phenom
sick edge
You think it'll bottleneck the 3080?...
modern iris
Yea
hard drift
100%
sick edge
XD
modern iris
By a lot
deep sapphire
The Phenom 64 was slow even when it launched
sick edge
I mean, Gundam prototypes always somehow be even more advanced than their literally future versions. Sooo...
sly elk
oh shit it is
modern iris
I had an early AMD 64 bit processor in 2005.
sick edge
Whatever you guys think it is, it probably is, it's a prebuilt gateway from the 2000's.
modern iris
I made the foolish mistake of buying Windows XP 64-bit edition.
deep sapphire
Based
modern iris
💀
modern iris
Nothing fucking worked.
sick edge
I was hoping to retrofit the case at least.. but..t he front IO and the rear panel layour (along with the minimal airflow) is making me question.
sick edge
that's a _really nice_ motherboard for a prebuilt
Prebuilt that got refreshed.
sly elk
oh
hard drift
I was hoping to retrofit the case at least.. but..t he front IO and the rear pan...
It’s so dated
sick edge
Mid-2010s I think?
hard drift
Don’t even bother
sick edge
.... I just need a hacksaw and a file.
hard drift
But it would save me on a pc case money
Not without that massive headache
sick edge
I mean I'm not above the 2x4 idea I mentioned earlier. XD
sly elk
i don't think you need any of that
deep sapphire
.... I just need a hacksaw and a file.
Smh just buy a new case you can find decent ones for cheap
sly elk
it's a bog standard atx board/case
sick edge
2X4s, a raincoat with some holes. Bam.
sick edge
The PSU is bolted to the top.
sly elk
after buying my brother a focus g I think I'm done with budget cases
sick edge
I don't think I can find how it fits.
modern iris
Do y'all remember those crappy translucent plastic cases that were the predecessor to the tempered glass nightmares of today?
hard drift
The PSU is bolted to the top.
If it’s bolted 100% don’t bother lol
That’s a 350w psu so you’ll have to Frankenstein the case
sick edge
Sad, guess this case will enver get used again...
Also, really, I don't even need the rest of the enclosure. XD
hard drift
Sad, guess this case will enver get used again...
Throw it in a fire 🤢
modern iris
Get some crappy colored light strips, some fancy cooling liquids that kinda shined under the lights in your case?
deep sapphire
after buying my brother a focus g I think I'm done with budget cases
Haha
You ever heard of diablotek?
hard drift
Ice… just don’t
deep sapphire
They sold a case and PSU for 30 bucks
hard drift
Just buy a 3rd party ram heatsink
modern iris
lol the last computer I went crazy on was this computer I built to play Half Life
2 and co. I installed a custom liquid cooling loop, and it was using a replica/knock off of those fancy Alienware alien head cases.
sick edge
Dang...
I'll save this for if I ever get rich enough and want to use it for dumb project.
modern iris
You should keep everything, get an era appropriate video card, and do some retro pc gaming on it.
modern iris
so a guy from FF added me on discord, gave him my nick and #
When i accepted and wrote to him, "are you human" question from discord appeared and Windows something asking me for internet permission for discord
Did this guy attempt to hack me somehow by me just writing to him idk
It sounds stupid but i never had this problem
hard drift
Ice… why’re you buying stuff until you get a replacement instead of just getting it now
A new cooler you can still put to use…
Or keep the cooler for if it fails…
modern iris
How can i know if i can gather a map?
latent grotto
not the right channel to be asking
hard drift
How can i know if i can gather a map?
That’s a question for #questions-and-help but it’s under timers
jaunty light
devout nexus
ahaha was in meetings all day just saw all that
@tranquil breach i feel like everyone expensive but i know we try to be lowest
we make the same margins but tarriffs and insane demand/shortages
distis constantly trying to gouge me
its a lot of work to keep prices low in a global shortage let me tell you
tranquil breach
<@61960720715100160> i feel like everyone expensive but i know we try to be lowe...
Oh, I know it's not usually a retailer's fault. Damn near everything the past 2 years has been crazy for prices
I just worded it poorly
modest moss
what did you actually order?
modest moss
what
hard drift
there's no way 🤨
modest moss
why would you buy from them if they say that nonsense
hard drift
not turning on xmp is literally worth shit for performance
would've just bought base spec if that was the case...
cl14 2133....
modest moss
@devout nexus 
we're going to blame an employee for a corporate policy
let's goooooooo
jaunty light
hard drift
where did you order from???
hard drift
i'd fight them on that because it's within it's intended purpose and not "outside their intended purpose"
there's nothing that specifies they can't run xmp
even if memory express doesn't take the return, you can still send it to corsair for their rma process
they'd give it back yeah, but a working module rather than a faulty
hard drift
they're going to use a custom loop remember...
Is that cooler even good for 150w?
bruh, 150w is the limit of that cooler supposedly
also did you make sure it says kit included for lga 1700 so you don't have to order it separately
yeah, it says available but not that it was included
it's about the same as the other cooler you got
you'll likely have to contact the cooler manufacturer
hard drift
isn't the 12900k a really hot cpu?
if you let it run at max sure
hard drift
it'll do base just fine for the cpu
it's just to hold them over until they get their parts
sly elk
i have one on my old i7 3820 that I gave my brother lol
hard drift
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX69091 get a bunch of these and stack them to create a super cooler 
/j
sly elk
I imagine if you use a 212 evo you'll want to run your fans at max pretty much all the time with a 12900k, and that's without boosting it
hard drift
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/rlchvw/is_cooler_master_hyper_212_evo...
yeah, but it hopefully won't be that long for them to use it, if ice even puts it into gear 1.... that's on him
sly elk
lol
hard drift
that's the fan temp
it's not meant to run at 40c 
so it's just saying that as long as the fan is anywhere 0-40c it's fine
devout nexus
O is he legend for badluck?
modest moss
I don't even know where to start
devout nexus
Haha
modest moss
do we go all the way back to his SLI 1080ti adventure?
and then the panic buy 3080 12gb, that he decided he didn't like
devout nexus
That's a while back for sure
modest moss
so he has an epic RMA/chargeback fight going on with evga
devout nexus
O brutal
modest moss
and guess what cpu he bought to go with his 3090?
devout nexus
Normally evga has solid rep for rma
devout nexus
modest moss
and now he's buying a 12900k with cheap air cooling before he's even resolved the 3090
and idk man
he's got to sort the gpu and then he'll have a custom loop in 6 weeks
and I just feel like we're going to hear more about this
what else?
I just
eh, you're rich, who cares
devout nexus
Haha
modest moss
and I'm just sitting here with hand me down 4690k and gtx 1080, happily enjoying games because it works
oh god here's Aoi, do we have a new chapter in the laptop saga?
royal forge
Laptop update
19th april - given an RMA number
Till now, no contact. Should i try askin?
devout nexus
and i thought i was bad with a 6700k
modest moss
yes definitely ask
hard drift
rtgi isn't even that good
modest moss
Aoi's is a custom thing from a small outfit in SEA
hard drift
it's 1/10 for what it does
royal forge
what brand Aoi?
Illegear. Boutique laptop place
hard drift
snowball into upgrading for 0 reason
modest moss
he's suffering
devout nexus
i remember when the 1080 launched, i got the first one to hit the compnay and right then the 165hz monitor also came out. i bought both the same day heavensward dropped
booked a week off and heavensward looked SO GOOD
royal forge
Like, my logic was
- small outfit so they wanna make a good impression
- small outfit means more likely to know whatthefuck is happening with my laptop
hard drift
that's what happens when you don't wait lol
devout nexus
somehow i have never even heard of that brand Aoi im no help
modest moss
don't worry we'll make Aoi buy a fucking Asus RoG laptop next time or similar
royal forge
Nah
I bought an ASUS a while back
The GPU got fucked so they fixed it by reformating it
Fucking morons
royal forge
Took them a month to "fix" it
devout nexus
they always try and nickel and dime me
modest moss
mine was fine, very reliable
royal forge
I will custom build
modest moss
Innova you ship to Singapore? lol
royal forge
Im just concerned about transporting
devout nexus
nawww 😛
modest moss
unlucky Aoi
modest moss
ah my bad
royal forge
And a threadripper
devout nexus
we have a contest coming up but its for canada only :x
modest moss
you don't need a 3090ti lol
royal forge
So i can play dwarf fortress at 4k
devout nexus
5 system give aways for our 4 store grand opening next month
royal forge
you don't need a 3090ti lol
But then i cant watch 8k anime boobies
modest moss
Ice enter and ship it to me if you win
royal forge
Innova rig the competition and win it and send it to me
devout nexus
caaaant sowwy boss would kill me
royal forge
@potent arrow they gav me an RMA on 19th april. Its the 23rd now. Shud i ping em
Nuuuu
Rig it pls
devout nexus
^^;
royal forge
What kinda system anyway
devout nexus
we each made 1 system
royal forge
devout nexus
haha well 3090 ti not in stock yet
royal forge
Damn. Hardline or?
devout nexus
its on route tho
devout nexus
its just the AIO lian li 280 white for the one i made