🔌│tech

[misty matrix]

one of the less spiky ones afaik

[solemn marsh]

actually now that i think about it i remember seeing @quartz token rocking some beyers in the videos, am i remembering correct?

[misty matrix]

wouldn't be surprised, beyers are pretty damn popular

[solemn marsh]

yeah just checked and they look like 990s

[misty matrix]

no wonder, they sound really nice (for the money), especially after eq

[distant tapir]

I had the 990 600 ohm versions and also didn't find them sharp or spiky. Not great though that's for sure.

[balmy vector]

Speaking of audio, you guys think id notice any change between 560s and pc38x? I dont think i would but i have yet to try a 560s, i really like the sound of the 38x

[zenith silo]

They definitely ain't bad, but imo my zero reds sounded better

[balmy vector]

A close bestbuy has one for like 120 usd openbox near me

[zenith silo]

Which for the price of the 990s was kinda, shocking

My buddy who owned the 990s had the same conclusion and ordered his own pair of zero reds after trying mine

[misty matrix]

the inears?

[zenith silo]

The iems yeah

From truthear

[distant tapir]

Very very similar sounding.

[misty matrix]

what seemed to put you off of them?

[distant tapir]

It's ages ago now but I just remember not being a big fan.

[solemn marsh]

i havent tried either of those but ive heard really good things about the 38x, its like almost universally recommended

[misty matrix]

fair enough

I really need to try some planars

[solemn marsh]

if you already have 560s you prob already have an external mic then? or something like mod mic?

[balmy vector]

I git the 38x, already have a separate mic

Was probably gonna make the 38x a travel pair for when i play games at university

Since they’re easy to drive

[solemn marsh]

oh not a bad idea

[distant tapir]

PC38X has quite higher distortion than 560S. So if you like turning up and/or boosting with EQ (which I would) it might potentially (potentially) be audible.

[shrewd cipher]

https://crinacle.com/

I usually compare headphones here

[distant tapir]

I miss Oratory's comparison tool. He was my go to.

[misty matrix]

crin is great, but the list itself is subjective, gotta keep that in mind

[balmy vector]

I dont do much tuning personally, so i probably wouldn’t encounter any distortion

[distant tapir]

Yeah I disregard everything he says about 'detail' and such.

[leaden kiln]

Didn't he say he was gonna stop updating that list?

[misty matrix]

why not? it's good fun

[balmy vector]

I just dont have the equipment for it

[misty matrix]

the equipment?

[solemn marsh]

dolby atmos has a 10 band EQ and thats the extent of my tuning

[balmy vector]

Or i mean im just lazy

[misty matrix]

Equalizer APO

learn it, you'll love it

[distant tapir]

Equaliser APO is essential imo.

[balmy vector]

Ill check it out

[misty matrix]

if you have any issues getting it to run, let us know

[solemn marsh]

i tried equalizer apo but i honestly got overwhelmed, too many sliders for me lol

[misty matrix]

it's not the most intuitive, has some quirks

[balmy vector]

But ill definitely also try that one set at my bestbuy also, 120 usd for 560s just sounds nice

[distant tapir]

Try Oratory presets and see if you like them.

[misty matrix]

those presets are very nice to use as a lattice to work off of

[balmy vector]

Appreciate the advice guys

wow even cheaper than yesterday when i looked, it was 120

[dull hollow]

i just got an answer 💀

shipping issue is on fedex and logi is gonna update me with an email

closing in on 1 hour

[late grove]

Guys please hear me out. Beyer and Sennheiser aren't the only 2 headphone companies.

There are other and better options.

[misty matrix]

k

you mean like, beats maybe? jbl? idk, I can't really name other ones I don't think

OH wait, raycons, yeah those are pretty great too

[late grove]

mhm, don't forget Turtlebeach. The best of them all.

[leaden kiln]

boss by dre

[misty matrix]

I think razer made some great ones too

[compact relic]

anyone have any experience with steamcmd? i keep getting invalid password error when trying to log in, even changed my password so it must be correct

[digital cliff]

https://dontasktoask.com

never used it before, I tried it just now and it seemed to work for me just fine

[smoky frigate]

and then nobody will answer anything useful

[digital cliff]

my thoughts immediately go to "are you SURE you're inputting the password in correctly" but you said you are so I don't know, works for me as expected so that's all I got

[compact relic]

solved it, apparently your password cant have symbols like !%?

very logical for steam to recommend having those in your password and then not supporting them in their own program

[minor citrus]

you can probably, but you'd need to escape them somehow

reminds me of my first time trying ubuntu at uni where every character after a ! in my password was ignored. Was weird using ! as the first character...

[fair gull]

because steamcmd is meant for setting up servers... those can basically all be setup with an anonymous account

[compact relic]

99% of them can, but apparently arma3 requires a login on an account that owns arma3

i tried login anonymous at first but didnt work

[minor citrus]

weird that they're so secretive about their server software

[fair gull]

ah well ok that makes sense

its the same game that wont boot on linux because of the company logo on start up right

some weird story i heard

[compact relic]

yeah iirc you need to run it with -skipIntro and some other launch commands for it to run properly but it should run on linux

[analog sinew]

https://old.reddit.com/r/noita/comments/1fhp3l1/the_horrors_i_have_seen_beyond_comprehension/

finally, good raytracing

[fair gull]

at least in my mind a company that somehow got an intro to make an os unable to load the game is also the one that for whatever reason has to hide the server software behind actually owning the game on 1 account

not like it helps cause big companies can just use well... 1 account on all their servers to run the software

[halcyon moss]

Be sure to quote Properly

[digital cliff]

it can -- mine did, and I didn't have to escape them

I feel like your terminal emulator might have a problem with your symbols, somehow

[minor citrus]

best solution always is just to use a maximum of 8 digits, all of them numbers only

[digital cliff]

it's just not a very strong password in that case

a question can be posed whether a stronger password than "something that can't reasonably be guessed" is needed but since password managers are a thing, all mine are jumbled garbage of 20 characters and special letters

so I'd also just kinda want those to work everywhere so I can just keep randomly generating them with default settings

[bright briar]

anyone here have the samsung s24 or s24 ultra?

[quartz token]

990 Pro's indeed. They are really solid.

[bright briar]

https://tenor.com/view/dune-dune-part-2-stilgar-fremen-disbelief-gif-17405899726704623697

[latent mural]

80he is cherry or OEM profile? Or both?

Cherry

[gusty kiln]

I have the ultra, why?

[thin axle]

I have the S23 Ultra with the better camera 🙂

[bright briar]

been debating to get that or wait for the u25

[bright briar]

it has better camera then u24?

[gusty kiln]

if you can get a good deal now

[bright briar]

i probably be buying it for full price because i dont want an expensive plan

how you guys like the u23 and u24?

[gusty kiln]

I like it

[bright briar]

i heard the new google phone is solid choice too

[halcyon moss]

With a plan, you still pay for it

[bright briar]

i like how the u24 has that Ai phot editing feature

[gusty kiln]

all of the samsung have that

[thin axle]

I didn't buy the S24 ultra because the camera was downgraded and "AI" upscaling is offered. I'm going to wait for the S25U. The promo is actually worse than the pre-order promo.

[bright briar]

where i live they offer $90+ (before tax) plans when you sign up for 2 years where i can get a plan for $45 as pay as you go

[thin axle]

If I trade in my S23U* phone for the S24U. During pre-order it was around $300. Right now with the "samsung promo" it's around $500.

[bright briar]

fair, i also like the search feature they have on those phones where you can circle an item and web links will pop up for it

[thin axle]

My phone has the search feature.

[bright briar]

i know.

[mellow idol]

best mic for under £100 that sounds as good as possible

[leaden kiln]

gogl software was absolute caner at least on a14 😭, maybe they fixed a15

[mellow idol]

mb

[bright briar]

in what ways? i havent had an android phone since the samsung s8

im not disagreeing with you, just want to know what was terrible with it

[leaden kiln]

So many visual bugs, apps getting stuck on screen, phone randomly restarting (rarely), parts of ui disappearing, keyboard language randomly changing
Personally I had like a new bug daily for a while, some of my friends had similar experience and some people I talked to said theirs was bad but not as bad

[bright briar]

which android phone did you have?

[leaden kiln]

Google pixel 6a
Specifically talking about googles android/stock android

I'm on a samsung now, not in love with the ui but way less buggy than googles

[bright briar]

and thank you for telling me about this, i had no idea they were having these issues

when i had my samsung s8 i enjoyed it a lot

but i also hate google

and how they offer little support for their products

like gmail for example

[leaden kiln]

I still think they are good phones overall but I had a lot of issues, maybe I just got unlucky, it was kinda infuriating

[bright briar]

that sucks to hear. From what i hear samsung are the "better" android phone and i like the finger scanning on the screen. I think face ID is stupid

[halcyon moss]

I like my s21u

[leaden kiln]

I love apples faceid but a fast fingerprint scanner is always nice

Under screen seems to depend on the type but I didn't have a good experience
Now I have a scanner on the powerbutton and its way faster and more accurate

[bright briar]

yeah but with apple face ID you still need to unlock the screen with a finger swipe after its unlocked which defeats the purpose of face ID

[leaden kiln]

I don't mind that personally but I see your point

[dull hollow]

my motherboard shat itself

[leaden kiln]

gg

[smoky frigate]

ribbb

[dull hollow]

3rd ram slot no workie

[bright briar]

i remember the marketing for it was like "hey if your hands are busy use face ID to unlock the phone faster" But then you gotta swipe after you use it..... It should unlock the screen after using Face ID but i will say apple has done Face ID better than other phone companies

[bright briar]

https://tenor.com/view/pineowl-pineowl-meme-pineapple-owl-pineappleowl-pineapple-owl-meme-gif-18114407353725272542

just give that mobo a HAWK TUAH

and it will be up and running

[halcyon moss]

It is objectively better, too bad they need a huge chunk of the screen for it

[bright briar]

yeah that sucks

i assume apple will never have finger scanning on their screens like other android phones because they would mean they made a mistake for face ID but i still pray they bring back finger scanning

[leaden kiln]

under screen camera is pretty sexy speaking of screen realestate

[bright briar]

yeah i wish apple got rid of the notch

so dumb

[dull hollow]

2 and 4 is objectively worse than 1 and 3

[leaden kiln]

I imagine the pixels may get in the way of other sensors even if u can get an ok looking camera under the screen

[distant tapir]

I love how the latest iPhones look. Especially the golden one.

[dull hollow]

wait ik what i did wrong, i put the side panel on before i booted it

rookie mistake

[steep creek]

this golden color is growing on me tbh

[unkempt lake]

I mean its not the first time they did one

[steep creek]

yea true my 6 plus was gold
but long time since i had that phone

[unkempt lake]

Personally i like my phones BLACK

[frozen ingot]

I don't because I keep losing them

[unkempt lake]

like i have a 14 pro and purple is my favorite color and i still went black

Idk black tech just works

[frozen ingot]

black just blends into the environment too easily

[unkempt lake]

Turn on the light

[steep creek]

i'd get the gold phone to match with this watch band

[frozen ingot]

doesn't really help when its lying on something also black or dark

got a white one now and that fixed it

[dull hollow]

guys i think this is the perfect time to upgrade my pc

have a 3700x and still running 3200mhz ram

:))

[frozen ingot]

2700x and 2666mhz ram here

[gusty kiln]

5700X3D is an easy choice

[umbral heron]

Stick a 5700x3d into it, 32GB of RAM and you're good

[frozen ingot]

but yeah I intend to upgrade as well soon

[dull hollow]

thats way too much rn lol

and plus my gpu is def gonna bottleneck the system

[frozen ingot]

am waiting for some black friday deal on a 5950x or similar

[gusty kiln]

better to be gpu bottleneck than cpu bottleneck

[thin axle]

ur not after the zen 5? 😮

[dull hollow]

i think moving to a 7700x is fine

for what i play

[frozen ingot]

don't really need the latest x3d stuffs but for a good price anything is possible

[distant tapir]

Kva skal du med klokka?

[dull hollow]

the 5700x3d alone is 5 or 600

[frozen ingot]

I'd preferably want as fast a cpu/ram I can get for am4 so I don't have to bother upgrading this platform yet another time

[dull hollow]

anyways this is what im looking at atm

[leaden kiln]

I do love my am5 but I don't think it's worth going from am4 unless u need the top
Keeping ram or at least the mobo would save a lot, and there's still plenty powerful cpus on am4

[smoky frigate]

uh oh gigabyte

[frozen ingot]

looks decent I guess, honestly am not that well versed on the am5 options yet

my intent is to squeeze at least another 3 years from this b450-f board if I can

[dull hollow]

i just dont see myself upgrading any other time and if i were to get an am5 i would then need to buy a whole new motherboard once agian

[smoky frigate]

try ram overclocking, sanity cost may apply

DDR4 is bretty cool for that, running my ram at 1.65V rn

[frozen ingot]

if I had to get a new mobo today I'd pick an am5 one for sure

[umbral heron]

With Zen3? With no problem

[leaden kiln]

That's what I did when I went itx
I had already decided on x3d though since I play the most poorly optimised game ever

[umbral heron]

I can highly recommend - B650 Livemixer, an amazing board

[frozen ingot]

heck given how long I held on to my previous rig I could probably run this one until 2030 at least

[steep creek]

smartklokker greier, exercise tracking, kalender, ringing, etc
esim is a bonus too

[balmy vector]

Usb for all!

[dull hollow]

ima go into the store and see if i can get a different motherboard but i doubt it

[sharp badger]

Looking at when i played last & what was played, same lol

[thin axle]

Does it mix? 😮 Pics or it didnt happen! XD

[balmy vector]

Looks like a cute game

[sharp badger]

GOW : Ragnarök preload coming tomorrow though! 🥳

It was quite a chill fun game

[balmy vector]

Sounds like my kinda game

[leaden kiln]

I thought my rig would last me a long time but I went from r5 4500 -> r7 5700x -> r7 7800x3d in like 1.5y 💀

[smoky frigate]

ye. GB is the only mobo vendor I'd actively advise against. they can work fine for a year, and then suddenly die

[dull hollow]

i got time wednesday so ill do it then

[sharp badger]

& do think that my 12700K & 3080 should handle these games

[dull hollow]

nah itd get rolled by roblox

[umbral heron]

I'll have to make a better photo, and I'm going to change RGB and paint case to give it some orange highlights

[sharp badger]

Yup :/

+1 on the painting & changing the RGB to make it match with the mobo

[steady sail]

Im gonna change cpu when my 58x3d dies

[frozen ingot]

am building my new case this weekend probably

[leaden kiln]

What case did u get

[steady sail]

I just want a new case

[frozen ingot]

https://www.cclonline.com/images/avante/Pop_ATX_Air_Black_TGC_1-Front-Left.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&scale=canvas&trim.threshold=80

fractal pop air

gonna swap the included front 120mm for 140mm

[leaden kiln]

I gotta get rid of my old case now
Someone I talked to wanted to buy it but I kept it for a few months just for a picture 💀

[sharp badger]

Oh the livemixer board would fit in with that orange back lol

[steady sail]

I mean overall im fine with my case but the arctic lf ii 280 aio is a lil too big lmao

[frozen ingot]

this one was a good mix of cost, size and features

for my needs anyways

[steady sail]

Im rocking the be quiet pure base 500dx

[distant tapir]

Licenced Pop!_OS case?

[leaden kiln]

my thirsty ass could never have water in the pc

[sharp badger]

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/pop-air/rgb-orange-core/ This orange core

[frozen ingot]

https://tenor.com/view/oatmeal-meme-pop-cat-popping-cat-poggers-gif-1422903012547548053

[umbral heron]

Looks nice, and seems like it has quite a lot of space in the back

[frozen ingot]

yeah the pop series has tons of color options, went for a subdued black with no rgb tho

[balmy vector]

Ooooh, perfect for live mixer

[frozen ingot]

its pretty decent for its size

also has two 5.25" drivebay slots in the bottom and I'm one of those hermits that still use those

[leaden kiln]

huge !
I got a case a third the size of my 33 liter case

[steady sail]

Its a fine pc case but not with a 280mm aio

[steady sail]

Same lol

[frozen ingot]

also wanted something compact enough to carry with relative ease and bring with me on longer trips away

[thin axle]

ya mean a steam deck or something? :O!

[frozen ingot]

I've considered it but I hate playing with a controller/thumbsticks

and I don't need it that often

[fierce terrace]

Wrong aio placement on sight

[steady sail]

I mean i cant mount it on the top xd

[leaden kiln]

I liked my steam deck but I rarely used it, so ended up getting rid of it after a while

[frozen ingot]

yeah one of the downsides with the pop is you can only mount a 280mm in the front too

the top vent only holds a 240 one

[steady sail]

Yeah same

[fierce terrace]

Mount it with pipes on the bottom

[steady sail]

No

[frozen ingot]

I intend to stick with fully aircooled tho

[thin axle]

I dont see zip ties, what's the deal with using one cable for PCI-E power? Needs a redo!

[leaden kiln]

pigtails are the best cable
shoutout to pigtails

[leaden kiln]

air cooled is nice

[fierce terrace]

Gamers nexus explained how to properly mount an aio

[sharp badger]

4000D should've been able to fit a 280mm at the top but nah had to fit it in the front but also having the tubes at the bottom

[frozen ingot]

yeah I don't think I'll be needing more, I won't be putting a 4090 or anything in it so it should be fine

[dull hollow]

48gb 5200mhz or 32gb 600mhz ram?

[thin axle]

more ram is more better, I think both of those are over JEDEC speeds, right?

[steady sail]

Tbh when the case doesnt support the too mount for 280 im not gonna bother it man

[leaden kiln]

I think jedec is 5200 but used to be 4133

[frozen ingot]

when am upgrading my cpu am leaning towards a thermalright peerless assassin

[leaden kiln]

I have a thermalright cooler and the mounting system is ass
Maybe the one you're looking at does better though

[fierce terrace]

im not talking about top mount. im talking about front mount just with your pipes on the bottom instead top-side

[dull hollow]

all i have to do is enable xmp and choose the speed in bios right?

[steady sail]

I dont care

[umbral heron]

https://tenor.com/view/mujikcboro-seriymujik-gif-24361533

[thin axle]

You need to research what memory speeds youre motherboard can handle. QVL's tend to support barely anything overclocked unless you buy a expensive motherboard.

[fierce terrace]

then stop replying or get your aio fixed ;P

[steady sail]

[fierce terrace]

not nice but you be you

[frozen ingot]

tends to vary between models

[steady sail]

And i tried doing that and it doesnt fit soo xd

[leaden kiln]

I think I'd go with the 6000 for am5, I believe that's the optimal and recommended speed
32 will probably be enough if ur not doing anything crazy

But then you would probably know that you needed more

[umbral heron]

[frozen ingot]

that's at least 50 chrome tabs worth of ram

[dull hollow]

it supports up to 7600

[umbral heron]

Go with 6000, max 6400
It's not worth your time and effort to make it work above it

[thin axle]

With one stick? two sticks? all 4 sticks? I'd be impressed 😮

[dull hollow]

2 sticks

[leaden kiln]

imagine having more than 2 slots :copium:

[steady sail]

Me with 4 sticks

[balmy vector]

Just chilling with 2

With 4 slots

[leaden kiln]

I had that on DDR4
64GB was funny to flex but I never even got close to halfway full on ram

[steady sail]

I bought it with 2x8gb 3200 back in 2020

[frozen ingot]

am considering 64

[leaden kiln]

Except giving a VM 60 gigs to be stupid

[frozen ingot]

I have 32 now and I rarely max it out but it does happen

[hasty thunder]

specifically bought 4x8 GB Sticks to keep the timings tight

[steady sail]

Yeah same

Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 it works really well with my 58x3d cpu and on a b450 mobo its more then good enough for me

Im sure that im not gonna do a cpu upgrade till 2028

[crisp axle]

5800x3d isnt picky with ram, had the cheapest 3200cl16 on mine

[fair gull]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ISNu3We9g

casual reps video

[mellow idol]

best mic for under $100 that sounds as good as possible

[thin axle]

USB likely.

[mellow idol]

like?

[bright briar]

more of a bronze, "desert"

[faint venture]

Gpx2 Dex releases tomorrow right?

[latent mural]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tZshsxmn8dc?feature=share

true or fake so they dont expand?

probs true tho

aliexpress better anyways

[frozen ingot]

yeah temu is like the worst possible option for shopping directly from china

its taken over the wish crown

[ashen spindle]

https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1709/intel-and-aws-expand-strategic-collaboration-helping @fickle ore congrats first guinea pig customer is public

[analog sinew]

i legitimately fail to understand who installs that crap

[frozen ingot]

the same gullible brainlets that used to shop on wish

people who loves shopping for the sake of shopping and cares less about getting actually good products

[wheat plume]

same

[faint venture]

TKL X RAPID 💀

[wheat plume]

https://youtu.be/S0dK3_L6j1w

🤢 Snap based distro, yuck no

[rough osprey]

oo this could be interesting

[fickle ore]

woot woot 😄 lol just saw aftermarket

great news altho isnt that much in itself yet

[ashen spindle]

idk if its great or a mixed bag

eu fabs 2 years delayed means 14A has to be either put elsewhere or be delayed by 2 years

[fickle ore]

Yeah. This might be small after all. Just goes to show how low the overall sentiment was. The AWS thing sounds a bit like Amazon making their own AI chips and trying to get away from nvidia

[ashen spindle]

nah its a mix of xeon shipments and AWS just doing more graviton on intel

[fickle ore]

I thought 14A was either Arizona or Ohio in US, if it is still in planning its gonna take 4-5 years ;I

[ashen spindle]

nope when the fab was announced pat said when its open it will be the most advanced fab they have so that would be 16A at the time or 14A as its known now

[fickle ore]

crazy

[ashen spindle]

and while they can just put the stuff in another fab, that would still mean they have to move out whatever that fab is making

so even best case a fab reduction of what they can make

[fickle ore]

Perhaps the 18A fab can be converted to 14A later or they have extra space to open a new prod line there

otherwise its kinda scuffed hmm

[ashen spindle]

I mean even if they can convert whatever thats still a fab less so less volume than was originally planned

[fickle ore]

Oregon? "Intel Foundry announced Thursday that it had completed the assembly of the industry's first commercial High Numerical Aperture (High-NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) machine in its D1X fab in Oregon -- an important milestone as the company readies research and development for its 14A process in 2025. "

[fickle ore]

yea on that

[ashen spindle]

iirc oregon is where they develop the stuff in house and then put it onto a fab line, dont think that is a actual fab for volume

[fickle ore]

fug

Yeah Madgeburg seems to be the only 14A loc now

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/germanys-coalition-argues-over-intel-220158409.html What the hell are you doing german

[ashen spindle]

okay so the tldr about that

our entire economy is getting fucked by one guy whos party didnt even get 2% in some areas local elections recently

[fickle ore]

Yeah this seems like a continuation to that. Good luck to Europe leading in anything let alone semis if this doesnt come thru. We need to train talent and acquire knowledge otherwise say bye to advanced fabs

[ashen spindle]

basically the guy is insanely ego driven and they put him up as finance minister and because that means he can control what can be spent on stuff like climate the greens are getting fucked over hard despite being in power to they look extra bad, now add that with a massive far-right swing in certain places now and the elections next years are just not going to be fun

[fickle ore]

More austerity?

[ashen spindle]

idk

issue is we had 16 years of conversatives, now due that guy mainly the more center and left sides have a much worse look so we might just get that back and then you can say goodbye to green energy transition and stuff like that

[fickle ore]

fuck lol

you guys need more cheap elec

[ashen spindle]

ikr and conservatives are the reason we dont and now they conveniently blame it on the greens as if those had decided anything 10+ years ago

[fickle ore]

industry becoming kinda uncompetitive

puts on german

[ashen spindle]

the biggest argument especially online I see is that we are stupid for shutting down nuclear and having to use coal now

which sure on face value is true

but the actual reason is that we had 10+ years time to make changes so we could have replaced BOTH nuclear and coal by now

[thin axle]

Nuclear power is clean, efficient, and cost effective.*

[ashen spindle]

but since for 10 years we get subsidizing coal instead of making money for research into battery and stuff, we didt not have the capacity to replace coal yet

[fickle ore]

This is the most fucked up thing. Can see shit hitting the fan but choosing not to do anythig about it. Paralyzed. Just like Finnish pension system and population decline

[ashen spindle]

I mean it's just great lobby work that made sure it would end up this way

[fickle ore]

u guys need more wind and solar power without batteries so u can have daily swings of 100000 % in energy prices

[ashen spindle]

imagine if we instead would have not just let all solar panel manufacturing go to china and kept them here

[fickle ore]

Yeah true. There's that one Poland company tho.. Saving humanity tm. Inkjet solar panels idk if they're mass producing yet

[ashen spindle]

we cant even produce wind turbines locally anymore because they had to close factories here which is just ???

[fickle ore]

What for

noobs!

Battery storage is starting to boom tho

[ashen spindle]

We had one tv series that was immensely popular with children about science and cool stuff that was like one of the most known and well liked since sometimes in the 80s

they talked about battery cars in 83 and how in the future this can be a solution to get rid of gas cars

yeah that guy would be sad if he could see how shit it still is lmao

[iron wave]

EVs are pretty good though?

[ashen spindle]

In general yes, but here we have volkswagen closing down or reducing a very iconic car manufacturing plant because their EV solutions arent selling due to high price and others

partly because they were really late on it

[latent mural]

how bad is it to mix ram brands on laptop

[iron wave]

From the sounds of things they just refused to innovate in general.

[ashen spindle]

yeah that too

[iron wave]

Just as bad as mixing kits, basically not at all.

[ashen spindle]

its a lot of issues and it's hard to boil it down to something short for the sake of discord discussion

[iron wave]

I'm pretty happy with my EV, even though it was still a little expensive. The lack of oil changes and junk will be really nice.

[thin axle]

EVs sound terrible unless you have level 3 super charger.

[iron wave]

You don't charge with those 99% of the time.

[magic minnow]

You can't really go in there and tinker with it yourself can you?

[iron wave]

You could definitely do stuff to it, there are fewer parts and they haven't been around as long as ICE though. Like with this car I'd like to upgrade the drivetrain and the battery in like 10+ years when I eventually get a new car again.

It's very zippy as is though, 200HP and 200 some foot pounds of torque.

[oblique solstice]

evs dont have engines, they have generators so tbh its 100x more moddable than your "moddiest" petrol or gas car

thats the nature of all-things electric in a system

[magic minnow]

Ohhhh so it wouldn't trip the computer or anything on the car? That's pretty cool

[magic minnow]

That sounds fun

[oblique solstice]

well unless the manufacturer put a limit in the kernel of the ecu on the car sure

[iron wave]

They have motors they can use as generators.

[oblique solstice]

u can download horsepower i presume

maybe in the future theyd make it possible xddd

[iron wave]

Not really unless it's a Tesla.

[oblique solstice]

im saying in the future

[magic minnow]

I do want a Hybrid at some point, not ready to do the jump completely to EV

[oblique solstice]

true evs dont have motors at all

[iron wave]

Oh yeah that's something car brands are playing with right now and it's gross.

EVs have motors.

That's what makes them move.

[oblique solstice]

hybrids are nice i like them tbh

the japs made amazing hybrids even ages ago

[iron wave]

The car will let you spin the wheels, I honestly expected the traction control to prevent that.

[oblique solstice]

no mechanical motoring is anywhere near the driveshaft of a true ev

u get 1 generator per wheel u power those and thats what makes it spin

[iron wave]

They use motors, not generators and not all of them have multiples.

My EV has a single motor with a fixed speed gearbox connected to the differential in the front of the car that drives the wheels.

[forest remnant]

Brothers, where is the general tickrate of keyboard in the wootility? It literally disappeared in the new UI

[thin axle]

Thanks man, I didnt notice until you mentioned it, now I'm going to have insomnia until they release a fix 😦

[forest remnant]

Gotcha, atleast it'll appear in ur dreams

[thin axle]

I only dream of a 100HE 8)

[forest remnant]

2027

trust

[balmy vector]

Pretty sure tickrate is there, im not home currently so i cant check right now but im positive its in there

[dull hollow]

brand new motherboard has bent pins out of the box, any know if microcenter will replace it?

[balmy vector]

They definitely would

[proud kayak]

I have a 2016 Toyota Prius, great car and great gas milage

Mileage

[digital cliff]

it's not a thing because general tickrate is not a thing

it only affects modtap and dks

so it was moved to where it belongs, in the modtap/dks menu

[forest remnant]

Oh well, currently i have it setup @ no-tickrate for all keys, does that matter at all or nah?

[digital cliff]

does not make a difference for normal keys like I said

[forest remnant]

appreciate it

[digital cliff]

disassemble it and stop trying to power it on, you're breaking it more

need to clean and dry all pieces, especially the pcba and connectors

[mighty olive]

If I do that do I get my f and k keys back?

I’m doing it now but do I get the functionality back at least?

[digital cliff]

not an oracle

[mighty olive]

lol

[digital cliff]

need to do the fix and then you'll see if it's broken

[mighty olive]

But is there a chance?

Oh ok

Ty

[digital cliff]

there is a good chance unless you managed to zap something by trying to power it on for so long

there's a video on wooting yt channel about the disassembly, then use IPA if you have it or just water if you don't to clean it and let dry until completely dry

[crisp granite]

preferred brand of india pale ale for cleaning?

[solemn marsh]

my dumbass american brain immediately thought of beer as well

[halcyon moss]

It's the more. Common use of ipa

[digital cliff]

these days yes

[unkempt lake]

https://videocardz.com/newz/us-retailer-reveals-gigabyte-x870-x870e-motherboard-prices-219-for-gaming-plus-to-799-for-aorus-xtreme

mobo prices are cringe

[shrewd cipher]

Bruh.. watching this video just hurts..

Like everytime it flickers, electricity is going a way it shouldnt go + the pepsi eating trought the protective coating/copper..

Only time will tell, maybe u got lucky

50/50, its either yes or no

[lofty pivot]

cheaper parts, less warranty, software isn't on par and it also has a design flaw causing bricking in some units

[magic minnow]

My iPhone shipped already

[frozen ingot]

it still amazes me how people spill liquid into their keyboards and goes "yeah imma keep this plugged in"

[compact relic]

it still amazes me how people spill liquid into their keyboards

[frozen ingot]

accidents can always happen, how you deal with them is what makes the difference

like these keyboards will survive a majority of liquid spills just fine if you just fucking unplug it and clean/dry it

[rough patrol]

Yeah but you cant lose a valorant ranked game in silver

[digital cliff]

it's chinese garbage basically

you can purchase a replacement pcba from wooting if yours is cooked and it's cheaper than getting a new wooting

no

just a screwdriver

[faint venture]

Which one did you get?

Im not sure if I should get my battery replaced or wait for 17

Battery health's at 75%

[digital cliff]

wait for 17 and git a battery replacement

[steady sail]

im just gonna wait till 18

[umbral heron]

I'm just gonna get another low-end Samsung

[steady sail]

yeah i love my iphones

[digital cliff]

make smol phones manufacturers

[steady sail]

tho i would try a high-end samsung or something like that lul

but im just gonna stay with 🍎

[umbral heron]

I love low-end ones
No usual bloat, security updates just like with high-end models, but are also built way sturdier, my M34 literally chipped off a corner of one of floor panels when I dropped it

[halcyon moss]

That's a lot. More expensive than a phone

[digital cliff]

i kinda want to get an iphone but you can't use em without windows or mac

[steady sail]

i mean i rarely use any apple app on windows anyway lmao

[digital cliff]

need itunes

can't put music into one without it

[umbral heron]

I don't really see the appeal of iPhones
Macs I understand, but iPhones are just kinda meh

[digital cliff]

i don't understand macs but I understand iphones

[upper lodge]

can i ask what is the switch for wooting 60he

[umbral heron]

By default it comes with Lekker L60 v1.5

[upper lodge]

ii

what is the compatble

[umbral heron]

All of them

[steady sail]

all Lekker switches and the jade as well

[upper lodge]

anyway my i key still not working properly

hays

[reef patrol]

What keyboard do you have? What switches did you install? More information required.

[upper lodge]

i have wooting 60he

suddenly my "i" key will ghost touch sometimes it works fine but now iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit wiill ghost touch

[reef patrol]

So a completely different problem.

[upper lodge]

tried to reset

yup suddenly my wootng ghost touch

for "i"

really dont know what to do

"im from the phlppnes see my "i" not workng just cop"i"ed "i"t

anyone who can help me wth ths

dont th"ink the sw"itch "is the problem

[frozen ingot]

I don't understand the appeal of assmungs, their quality is dogshit for the prices they ask

[reef patrol]

Please make a thread over in #1019755933959733258

[upper lodge]

i tried but no one replies on the community support

posted twice 8hours ago

[magic minnow]

16PM

Giving my S24U to my dad

[compact relic]

Thank god there are other options for android than bloatsung

[reef patrol]

Then you'll have to email us at [e-mail] for warranty support.

[upper lodge]

already sent an ema"il

d"idn't get a reply

[reef patrol]

You'll just have to be patient for a reply.

[frozen ingot]

indeed

but the plebs doesn't go for those

[frozen ingot]

I did and got burned twice, I'd recommend to steer clear

[lyric hatch]

what's wrong with Samsung

tbh I think they do a better job most of the time at bringing new features then google

[frozen ingot]

overpriced poor quality products

they think they're the apple of the android world with those prices, they're not

[compact relic]

Full of bloatware aka useless shit you cant get rid of without root access, overpriced for what you get

[lyric hatch]

they have phones in pretty much every price segment

[steady sail]

what phones doesnt have bloatware ?

[frozen ingot]

yep, but for their flagships I would expect a lot better for what they charge

[compact relic]

Pixel, hmd/nokia, not sure bout oneplus anymore but it used to be a selling point way back

[frozen ingot]

both notes I owned basically started falling apart within 2 years

come to think of it I haven't owned a single assmung product that hasn't failed on me within like 2-3 years

[compact relic]

I'm sure there's more but haven't read into it

[lyric hatch]

there's scuff no matter what you buy, I just find samsungs less aggreges

[steady sail]

[alpine patio]

samsung fe is good ass value tho

[lyric hatch]

I got a s21 when it came out for $750 and it came in 256gb with a pair of Sony XM4's

haven't had any complaints

[leaden kiln]

With how much storage phones tend to have now I don't care if there's a few extra apps that I just disable instead of uninstall

[steady sail]

im still fine on 128gb lol

[lyric hatch]

also some of the "bloat" is just better apps compared to Google counterparts

[leaden kiln]

I could see carrier bloat being annoying but just buy unlocked 🚬

[compact relic]

tf is carrier bloat

Oh.

[reef patrol]

128GB doesn't go far these days with OS bloat and photos.

[frail dew]

Anyone suggest me a good and decent microphone for streaming and gaming for PC, Available in India too. 🙂

[compact relic]

I didn't even know carriers put shit in your phone in the US

[leaden kiln]

yeah my pixel was 128 gigs but now I have 256, still only using like 70 of that though
256 is like the lowest u can get now on some phones 💀

[steady sail]

overall its not a bad thing

[compact relic]

microsd cards are thing, idk why so many manufacturers leave the option out

[steady sail]

[compact relic]

Got a 128gig phone with a 64gig card for media

[steady sail]

bc everyone copying apple

[leaden kiln]

Personally I would be wary of msd
I guess it's a neat thing for transferring files but I wouldn't keep important things on one longterm, I know multiple people who've had them fail and one I had in a camera also did

[compact relic]

That's why you only put media in there, and if there's important stuff you can always backup them on phone memory or put in cloud

[umbral heron]

High-end of course, piece of crap
Low-end ones however are really nice for the price

[wild coyote]

Tbh, OnePlus does have MicroSD capabilities for their Nord lite series

Their latest goes up to 2TB expandable storage with MicroSD

[umbral heron]

MicroSD is a must for me
That's where I keep music and movies
If it kicks the bucket - tough luck, just get another one, copy media again, carry on

But every phone should have microSD slot, and leave to user whether they want to use it or not

[wild coyote]

As long as my preferred phone has over 256gb + USB capabilities. I'm fine

[lyric hatch]

Samsung dex is pretty neat

[halcyon moss]

yeah it is, but ive never found a use for it, because my laptop isnt far

[leaden kiln]

Talking about neat
The taskbar with apps at the bottom of the screen is so good, changed the way I use my phone

[severe phoenix]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1104834999397658807/1285538440187740264/image.png?ex=66eaa278&is=66e950f8&hm=2693794de7465c53e69a80d74b62710cda985e06d0ba1c53e35912711753c0bc&

[umbral heron]

Yeah...
World definitely needs more detached from reality billionaires...

[leaden kiln]

I love how well discord scales on mobile
If someone has a long name I just don't get to see any timestamp

[frozen ingot]

definitely need more billionaires and venture capitalist investors that ruins things for everyone

they've ruined the movie and videogame industries

what will they think of next!?

[ashen spindle]

how is nobody talking about him saying oracle and me as if there is some sentient version of oracle that also attended to ask for gpus

[misty matrix]

he's double asking

like he's super asking but atop of that he's asking as himself and as oracle

[proud herald]

I am using the viper v3 pro, is there any reason i shouldnt use the viper v2 cable with it (its thinner and more flexible) or should i avoid this and use the cable that came with the v3 with it?

[steady sail]

[proud herald]

🤷‍♂️

[sudden imp]

https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-keep-citizens-on-their-best-behavior-2024-9

[halcyon moss]

What does oracle mean again?

[reef patrol]

Can we start by putting it up in his bedroom?

[halcyon moss]

It is: one rich asshole called Larry ellison

[lyric hatch]

Shouldn't matter I'm pretty sure it only supports 1k wired anyway

[proud herald]

Good point👌

[umbral heron]

oh fuck off

[steady sail]

Indeed

[ashen spindle]

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/

there you go

its just classic case of billionaire remembers 1984 but forgot its not a manual

[umbral heron]

Huh... Literal Torment Nexus

[ashen spindle]

yup

[reef patrol]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lva8L-J8x04

(NSFW spoopy)

[umbral heron]

I like comments under this video too

[wheat plume]

gemini is bad

[ashen spindle]

you do understand though that a query that can be solved with google with less words isn't a good way to see if an ai is good or bad?

[wheat plume]

google result would have gotten the fedora version correct on the first try!

[ashen spindle]

thats my point

[reef patrol]

I mean... it is if the AI is specifically claimed to be able to answer such questions 😄

See copilot and Google's "helpful" AI

[ashen spindle]

gemini is a chatbot made to "support you" when you do tasks

[reef patrol]

I guess gemini failed to be helpful 😄

[ashen spindle]

disagree, the intent is stuff like "Help me organize a camping list for the field trip this weekend" which unlike a goggle query would know the weather and all that

[old marlin]

not if the first result is a gemini generated one

[ashen spindle]

it's not really meant to just replace google for something you can obviously get from the first answer there

[wheat plume]

true xd

[still loom]

It'll work for boomers who like to talk to Siri and Alexa all day

[old marlin]

nope

[still loom]

Rather than "this is what I found on the internet"

[still loom]

You'd be surprised how easily impressed they are

My dad literally asks Alexa everything

I'm like.... bruh I could've found this out 10 mins ago, you've asked the same question 42 different ways

[reef patrol]

angrily shouts at Alexa for the 7th time trying to get the right wording and tone to make her understand a question you could have googled 2 minutes ago

ALEXA! ALUXA! ALEEXXXXAAAA! SIRI!? ALEXARRR

[old marlin]

alexa, make the light in the living room blue

technology is wonderful, ain't it

[still loom]

He fond of that too

[reef patrol]

turns the fridge off

[old marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-democracy-dies-gif-20192624

[unkempt lake]

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME

oh wait

Stupid fucking robot

[sudden imp]

Probably cause his girlfriend was 19 when they were first dating. He was 66.

[wild coyote]

Did you know, you can unmount/eject C: drive?

[fair gull]

Did you know, you can shoot your computer?

[balmy vector]

With a camera right?

[digital cliff]

any finns around who like lubing switches so much they'll also do mine for compensation? 😎

[steep creek]

understandeable lol

[compact relic]

Finally

Time to game

[umbral heron]

I have to wait 2 more weeks for my new GPU

[distant tapir]

Tuf

[umbral heron]

No, ASRock

[distant tapir]

He even got a Tuf case. Asus sponsored build?

[wild coyote]

Asus based stuff???

sus bro

[compact relic]

Went with a theme cause i didnt have to downgrade anything for aesthetics + these were fairly priced

[wild coyote]

You went brand based theme

[compact relic]

Wdym asus is good, few mobo hickups aside

[wild coyote]

uhh

Asus has been shitting for a while

At least with their customer support and warranty

[frozen ingot]

I've also ended up with mostly asus hardware

just happened to be the most bang for buck or was given to me

[compact relic]

If something breaks I'll send them back to seller

[distant tapir]

I used to always pick Asus motherboards because of familiarity with the bios.

[frozen ingot]

and yeah in the eu its a lot harder for them to pull any anti-consoomer bs

[wild coyote]

Jimms, Verkkokauppa, Gigantti, Power or Proshop?

[compact relic]

Proshop verkkokauppa and jimms

[wild coyote]

Okay good choices

[distant tapir]

Verkkokauppa

[wild coyote]

Verkkokauppa is surprisingly good tho

Their customer support is a W

[fickle ore]

geishalz.eu

[wild coyote]

I had warranty on a outlet monitor

[shrewd cipher]

MSI cuz dragon

[wild coyote]

After a year, it started causing issues like pixels failure

They were dyin'

Went there, explained and showed proof and got a new monitor instantly

[compact relic]

So is jimms

[wild coyote]

The only problem with Jimms, they are far away from Helsinki

[compact relic]

Proshop is super slow since it's in denmark but it works too, sent my old cpu to them a month before warranty ended and they just sent me a new one

[compact relic]

They are so far the fastest

[wild coyote]

All the way in Turku

[distant tapir]

I like Proshop but they are one of the few stores that do not have free shipping for some reason. They have the largest selection at least.

[fickle ore]

Jimms is shit dont use it

[wild coyote]

2-3 hour drive

[compact relic]

Took less than 24h for my stuff to arrive after ordering

[wild coyote]

^^

[fickle ore]

Jimms let Russians buy like over 3000 drones this year

[wild coyote]

I ordered some small products, got them within 24h free shipping

[compact relic]

I have none of those shops within 1h of me

[fickle ore]

And delivered them

Jimms is traitor

[compact relic]

I am aware, but if other shops wanna raise prices for some products while jimms doesnt then idc

I woulda picked anything else if stuff was cheaper

[compact relic]

They gave me free shipping

[fickle ore]

not a thing where u wanna go idc tbh imagine them drones strolling on your street

but w/e

[compact relic]

I also fuel my car at teboil if it has cheapest diesel

Fight me

[digital cliff]

that's mad

[frozen ingot]

ya'll got any good am5 mobo picks for €200-220?

[ashen spindle]

asrock hdv

[frozen ingot]

only 2 ram slots?

[ashen spindle]

you dont want 4 sticks anyway

[frozen ingot]

eyeing b650m pro rs, its €195 on sale

[ashen spindle]

takes much longer to boot and will run slower

195??

wtf are these prices

[frozen ingot]

converted from sek

[ashen spindle]

whats the HDV costing there

[frozen ingot]

yeah that's about the same here but in sek

https://www.inet.se/produkt/1904076/asrock-b650m-pro-rs-wifi

mb closer to €185

mixed it up with another one

[ashen spindle]

thats still just 50€ more for you there lol

for no good reason

[frozen ingot]

welcome to swedish taxes

[ashen spindle]

but we have about the same

the HDV is like 110€ here

[frozen ingot]

hdv got enough juice for some oc?

[ashen spindle]

oh yea

[digital cliff]

yep that's just nordics for anything, it's why I stopped purchasing local

domestic economy can die for all I care, not about to pay extra 10-20% on everything when I can just not

[frozen ingot]

you buy from germany or somethin?

[ashen spindle]

anyway hdv best board if you dont need more IO

[distant tapir]

It's 1 500 NOK for me which is only 127 euro.

[digital cliff]

from germany yeah

[sharp badger]

19% vs 25.5% so yeah

[frozen ingot]

some specific store?

german amazon won't ship here

[sharp badger]

They don't?

[digital cliff]

I used reichelt last

I don't use amazon ever

[ashen spindle]

6% is 8 euros more in this case, not 50, it's not the taxes

[distant tapir]

https://www.proshop.se/Moderkort/ASRock-B650M-HDVM2-Moderkort-AMD-B650-AMD-AM5-socket-DDR5-RAM-Micro-ATX/3183009

[digital cliff]

geizhals.de is like a price comparison website you can use too

for the german zone

[frozen ingot]

tbh it varies a lot between different products, some seems to have a lot more markup than others

[ashen spindle]

yeah it seems, just it's not VAT that causes it

[digital cliff]

it's called being uncompetitive in the global market

[fickle ore]

btw that AMZ announcement had to do with AI chips

[digital cliff]

i'd understand markup if sellers actually ever stocked something but no, stuff is always on backorder

[frozen ingot]

that's one advantage with the domestic store here, they usually have things stocked and I can go fetch it in town the same day, sometimes that's worth the extra 10%

[ashen spindle]

which means nothing since xeons count as ai chips now

[digital cliff]

sometimes it is yes, most times it's just placing a backorder for more money than you can get it instantly from germany

[fickle ore]

it specifically mentioned AI chips AND xeon

https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1710/a-message-from-intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-to-employees

[ashen spindle]

still doesnt mean anything, could be a design made from intel which is nice for getting a win but would mean once again not an actual design win

[fickle ore]

foundry spinoff is pog tho

[ashen spindle]

its not really a spin off though

it still reports to him

[fickle ore]

yeah still a subsidiary than different company

[ashen spindle]

which means its basically just what they said from the start

[fickle ore]

thats like coke and coke bottling

[fickle ore]

the shipping to edge of the world costs a lot, but less for non-natives 😉

[frozen ingot]

hdv looks pretty nice actually, good tip

[ashen spindle]

which is very funny since the previous hdvs on intel were some of the worst boards possible

[frozen ingot]

majority of user reviews seems positive too

yeah asrock used to have a bit dodgy reputation overall for a long time

[fluid granite]

Okay, hello #tech. C++ or JavaScript?

[ashen spindle]

c#

[fluid granite]

Don't you have to indicate when Microsoft sponors your posts?

[ashen spindle]

well you didnt quite elaborate on your question

[fickle ore]

python here

[fluid granite]

Just testing the waters

[fair gull]

j#

[ashen spindle]

and if anything would get me to shill c# it's not microsoft money it's a usable documentation in form of MSDN xD

[nimble canopy]

Hex editor

[unkempt lake]

Damn where's my check

Cuz C# my beloved

[fluid granite]

You mean cheque?

[reef patrol]

Here you go.

✅

[fluid granite]

So kind of you, Mansen 🦆 | Anders ! 🙏

[smoky frigate]

the needs of the germany outweigh the needs of the gerfew

[rough osprey]

170€ for the superlight dex 💀

[gusty kiln]

how much was the GPX2 originally?

[rough osprey]

same price lol

[gusty kiln]

lol then sounds about right

little fomo with an ergo GPX2, but I'm happy with my regular GPX2

surprised I find the potato actually very comfortable

[rough osprey]

hope its in some store soon

just to try the shape

[late grove]

Yeah Logitech is cooked. There is absolutely no hope for them.

Absolutely zero. They should shut down tomorrow.

[rough osprey]

huh

[late grove]

I am watching the stream right now.

[rough osprey]

they still make the best gaming mouse

[late grove]

Best for... 7 years ago?

[rough osprey]

best since 7 years

[late grove]

G Pro has been overthrown like a hundred times by now.

That mouse is outdated and should at best be sold as a 20$ budget option.

[rough osprey]

not really

[late grove]

Bulky and heavy.

[rough osprey]

best shape

[late grove]

Have you done objective tests and comparisons?

[rough osprey]

shape is subjective

[late grove]

No I mean have you used multiple mice, tested them in controller tests and documented the results to come to the conclusion that G Pro is the best mouse?

[rough osprey]

i tried multiple mice and they all felt worse in hand

[late grove]

I don't care about what you "feel". Have you tested it?

[smoky frigate]

robot! check this mouse shape for me!

[rough osprey]

you mean in latency or what

[late grove]

No. Play some scenarios in kovaak or a game against bots with multiple mice and see how you perform.

[rough osprey]

ye i perform best with superlight

[late grove]

Can I see your test results?

[rough osprey]

no

[late grove]

And what you did to test?

So you did not test. As expected.

[rough osprey]

i couldnt beat highscores so

mouse is about feel, not some numbers

[late grove]

If it was about feel I would still be using MX Master and have 15% tracking accuracy.

Numbers matter more if you want to actually hit things.

[rough osprey]

😬

[leaden kiln]

he said he likes the shape it's not that deep

[late grove]

He said it's the best mouse.

A bit of a different implication.

[rough osprey]

maybe

[smoky frigate]

"X is the best Y" to me obviously implies personal preference

[leaden kiln]

The smirking cat with sunglasses made me think it was meant in a bit of s different tone

[smoky frigate]

like arch linux is the best linux to me, but if you like to fuck your shoes, maybe you prefer Ubuntu

[warm schooner]

#1070668460905988106

[unkempt lake]

I use a G303, best mouse i ever used imo

Shape wise it's comfy

And the weight doesn't bother me

It's all personal preference really

A lot of people hate it but i love it

Just let people have their preferences xD

Just like how TAA makes you angry and it doesn't make me angry

Not everyone is you

[digital cliff]

the G303 was super slippery for me on account of the finish, and the design is also like a soap bar haha

[unkempt lake]

I just love the shape it just works for my grip

[digital cliff]

yeah that's how I feel about xm1

[old marlin]

too bad logitech messed up the new one

[unkempt lake]

I mean... i was refering to the 303 SE not the og 303

[gusty kiln]

lol I don't think people even consider it the G303 family

[unkempt lake]

I had a 303 og at some point and its broken xd

[gusty kiln]

og wait nvm

[unkempt lake]

Well... I like it

[gusty kiln]

was thinking the G305

and the new 309

[unkempt lake]

I'm talking the shroud mouse @gusty kiln

Diamond shaped boy

https://www.logitechg.com/en-ca/products/gaming-mice/g303-shroud-wireless-mouse.910-006103.html?srsltid=AfmBOop4nPYCHCEztFMs7lY17USLMBJYSfEMUKy76a2JaAWcEL-ohi67

[gusty kiln]

the battery life on that mouse is the only thing that can touch the GPX

[unkempt lake]

But yeah a lot of people hate it

Nico sometimes uses my pc and he's like

I can't use this wtf is this

XD

[digital cliff]

it's the G302 shape now?

[old marlin]

g303 and g302 were the same shape

the new g303 is wider than the old one

[gusty kiln]

Daedalus Apex

[digital cliff]

uhh okay I see now I was thinking about the 305 all this time

that's the soap bar, the g303 is the diamond shape

[old marlin]

yea the g305 is more of a modified g100s

but the g305 shape sucks

[digital cliff]

yeah I didn't like it for sure, used it for a while

[old marlin]

(I guess technically the g pro was the modified g100s and the g305 just took over the same shape)

btw logitech released like 9 different mice with that exact shape

• silent hardware revisions

[reef patrol]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq39g2vSsKo
Oh look. A short circuit video on the main channel.

[crisp granite]

I mean, for claw, definitely

There’s a reason I keep mine on my desk, readily accessible

But I tend to rock with my zerømouse when playing shooters

That thing made me love fingertip grip

[halcyon moss]

<voicing dislike for short curcuit>

[reef patrol]

[bright briar]

anyone here own a steam deck? I was thinking of getting one

[late grove]

And not everyone goes further than their first thought about a product the moment they see or try it.

[unkempt lake]

I do

[unkempt lake]

Nice way to try to call people dumb/simple minded

[late grove]

Yes. And I won't hide it.

[unkempt lake]

Without saying it

[unkempt lake]

I mean it's kinda rude

[leaden kiln]

I had one
Was very nice

[unkempt lake]

Just because someone doesn't agree with your opinion doesn't make them stupid @late grove

[late grove]

I don't care whether they agree with me or not. I care about whether they actually tested their claims.

[bright briar]

i was thinking of getting the oled 1 TB version but when i played on my oled switch for long periods of time that shit hurt my eyes compared to the original version which didnt. Just want people's opinion if i should go for LCD or Oled

also cant wait to emulate games on it

[unkempt lake]

The LCD looks fine and is available for a killer price rn

OLED is obviously more colorful

Also higher refresh

[leaden kiln]

I liked my oled model, haven't used the lcd one, most I've heard is the screen looks a lot better and you get slightly better battery

[unkempt lake]

I have an LCD but i've used lots of devices with OLED in the past

Yes the lcd is dimmer and less colorful but if you don't mind that just get it while its heavily discounted

[bright briar]

the OLED screens doesnt hurt your eyes?

[gusty kiln]

Steam Deck 2 2025 🤞

[leaden kiln]

etched screen is is very nice

[unkempt lake]

Never had an oled hurt my eyes

[gusty kiln]

my S24 Ultra doesn't hurt my eyes

[bright briar]

is steam deck 2 an actual thing?

[gusty kiln]

eventually

[unkempt lake]

512gb lcd has an etched screen

[leaden kiln]

is valve deckard real

[unkempt lake]

No one knows

[crimson wigeon]

Huffing that deckard copium til the day I die

[gusty kiln]

deckard is vaporware

[bright briar]

fuck it ima get the oled 1 tb

better battery and better fresh rate 90 hz compared to 60

[frozen ingot]

people like to shit on gpw/gpx these days but afaik there's not that many options for relatively lightweight and up-to-date 7-button mice apart from gpw

[unkempt lake]

512gb lcd is so good for the price tho

[frozen ingot]

viper ultimate?

[unkempt lake]

Its like 25% off rn

Also... not many games run at above 60

Unless they're 2d

[gusty kiln]

only the original GPW have 7 buttons

[frozen ingot]

hence why I added gpw at the end of the sentence

[distant tapir]

I trieded my Logitech Vertical again and it was instantly a million times better than my Endgame Gear OP1. Gaming mice meme = never again.

[gusty kiln]

pulsar X2A

[bright briar]

i heard the oled models have better vent system to let the hot air out better. Yeah the lcd has a crazy deal rn but 1tb oled screen with all those game and the emulators im going to run going to be very nice. I just wanted to know if the oled screen hurt anyone eyes. It might of been a nintendo problem when i had that issue

[leaden kiln]

vent smells crazy

valve smelldeck

[gusty kiln]

waiting for handhelds to use solid state cooling

[frozen ingot]

57g not bad for a 7-button mouse

hows the sensor vs logi/razer

[bright briar]

logi sensor is better

[fickle ore]

waiting for meta raybans to play lust goddess at work

[leaden kiln]

xreal

[dull hollow]

bro what

[steady sail]

Im still waiting for something good in the tech world

[smoky frigate]

why would it?

[unkempt lake]

Not an excuse to be a dick to people

[late grove]

Oh i am not a dick. i am just saying the truth.

Not everything needs to be sugarcoated. that's how misinformation and low standards are created.

[smoky frigate]

rofl

[fickle ore]

elaborate

[unkempt lake]

You can do so with a better attitude

[smoky frigate]

msi claw bad and expensive

[unkempt lake]

I just see you on here having this shitty attitude towards people and I don't think it's nice

If you wanna educate people educate then don't be so snarky

[late grove]

Did you miss the part about "sugarcoating"?
Or did you get so soft that you cannot even comprehend any interaction when someone isn't being overly nice while trembling in fear to not offend the other person in any minute way?

[ashen spindle]

there is a difference between sugarcoating and just being a negative nancy all the time

[fickle ore]

I guess that isnt claw 2 with LL

Hey negative nancy is my thing

[smoky frigate]

elaborate

[unkempt lake]

This

[fickle ore]

Lunar Lake

[leaden kiln]

cheaper from valve I think

[leaden kiln]

on this

[smoky frigate]

oic. they announced claw 2 is already being worked on half a year ago, and since then nothing. "surprise"

[fickle ore]

Ah so expensive since not using LL gotcha!

Yepp it is

[smoky frigate]

I was going to buy a used claw when they would inevitable come to the 200-300€ price point used, but they're still hovering at a hundred more than that. SD OLED is becoming more attractive

[fickle ore]

mm

Im to old to figure out handhelds but Id want one at some point to play shit in bed

[smoky frigate]

yeah atm I'm leaning towards the steam deck oled. Claw has 120hz and VRR, but it's IPS, an oled probably looks better still

[leaden kiln]

vrr would've been really nice

[fickle ore]

but can it play zelda

[smoky frigate]

afaik oled displays are pretty shitty at VRR

[smoky frigate]

the new ones? I'll have to look that up myself

according to the youtoobs it was playable a year ago with a preview update of the OS, should be good

the old ones you can play on toasters

[gusty kiln]

Yeah, one of the reason why I hope for a super fast VA that doesn't black smear

But every company seems to be all in on oled now

[leaden kiln]

I love oled

[smoky frigate]

a couple of years ago black smear was exactly the reason I avoided VA, are they not like this anymore?

[distant tapir]

Is there research about how drinks seem to taste different depending on the container? Pouring my chocolate milk from the cardboard container to a glass makes it taste different. Is it just placebo?

[gusty kiln]

Some samsung VA have gotten pretty decent, but still smear a little

[leaden kiln]

Why is that the case? with oled being bad at vrr

[distant tapir]

My CRT has smear that is just as noticeable as VA.

White text on black background = lots of smearing.

[smoky frigate]

mine just has some afterglow
PERFECT MOTION CLARITUUH

[gusty kiln]

It flickers when fps changes fast

[distant tapir]

I guess I could call it afterglow as well.

I swear it can stay there for over 100 ms. It's very visible in the right colours.

I could easily capture it on camera if I tried.

[gusty kiln]

https://youtu.be/SMcABSuKAK0?si=_OO3ClQd_CHlV-F-

[smoky frigate]

I just got my own camera to try and capture it with the right shutter speed

[distant tapir]

Not a great ufo shot since it's blurry but you see the trailing.

Gets more visible the darker the background is.

[smoky frigate]

is the entire scanline affected, before and after?

there's the afterglow, not the sharpest shot but I had to contort my body to move the window as I took it

[leaden kiln]

I think I see afterimages of bright ui stuff on the lcd panels in the index
I don't know what it's called but it's kinda distracting, ghosting maybe?

[distant tapir]

Ghosting yes. Pixels not transitioning quickly enough.
Or you are talking about temporary image retention.

[distant tapir]

I don't feel like mine looks like that. But I don't remember.

(I don't have a PC so I can't check anymore)

[smoky frigate]

every CRT I used had that afterglow, it's inherent to the technology

[distant tapir]

Yep. This is my first CRT so I was surprised by just how much there can be.

[leaden kiln]

I think persistence takes a little bit so that's probably not it
Its very hard to keep things in the same place on screen in vr

[smoky frigate]

people tend not to state that detail very often when they rave about how flawless the motion clarity of these is, go figure

[distant tapir]

Yes. It still looks a million time better than my 120 Hz C2 though.

[smoky frigate]

oh yeah that looks pretty cool. I'll have to check out VA again one of these days

[gusty kiln]

I hope samsung continues the develop VA tech

[distant tapir]

I'd easily pick VA over IPS.

If we got good high refresh rate 4k VA miniLEDs I'd maybe even get one over oled.

[frozen ingot]

been pretty happy with my VA

[astral haven]

g8 neo user here

[frozen ingot]

there's definitely better monitors out there but for the price/size it does a good job

[distant tapir]

Isn't that the very wide one?

[astral haven]

if you call 16:9 very wide

[distant tapir]

Yes. 4:3 or death.

[steep creek]

lol

[distant tapir]

Is that the 4k 240 Hz VA?

[astral haven]

that ship has sailed

[astral haven]

the first yep

[leaden kiln]

Work gave me an ancient 4:3 today
Office definitely doesn't have a stack of brand new monitors just chilling

[frozen ingot]

last time I had a 4:3 was in 2008

[smoky frigate]

man photographing a CRT is hard. but you can see it's pulling consistent streaks after it. that ain't perfect! and it can be seen with the naked eye too

[leaden kiln]

The colors are so far off 💀

[astral haven]

you sure thats not 5:4?

[leaden kiln]

I'm not sure, that may be the case

[dawn dove]

do someone have 540hz?

[astral haven]

id be shocked if that werent 1280x1024

[gusty kiln]

Neo Neo G8 Pro when

[astral haven]

Ikr

[mellow idol]

condenser or
dynamic for pretty casual use?

[astral haven]

Yep

Or mems

For casual use, anything works

[lyric hatch]

https://www.techpowerup.com/326558/gddr6-geforce-rtx-4070-tested-loses-0-1-performance-against-rtx-4070-with-gddr6x

[steady sail]

Not supprised at all xd

[unkempt lake]

Guys

My phone is trolling me

I'm 1% off from getting a battery replacement

And my warranty ends tommorow

[steady sail]

Indeed trolling

[unkempt lake]

Pure trolling

[steep creek]

imagine it dropping to 80 tomorrow

[smoky frigate]

can you apply it and send it a week later when it's over 1%

[unkempt lake]

I can just extend it by like getting a monthly extended warranty

For like 5$/month

[steady sail]

Man im at 98% after 9 months of usage

[unkempt lake]

Had mine for 2 years 14 pro

[umbral heron]

Same here