🔌│tech

[unkempt lake]

Very easy to go over 8gb in forza motorsport, this ain't horizon

Source: me with too many hours of motorsport

[gusty kiln]

That benchmark result was highly manufactured

I'm expecting disappointment from B580

[unkempt lake]

dont argue with me on forza

it sucked too much of my life away

[fair gull]

b550 or b570

[ashen spindle]

they only showed b570 and b580 so far

[fair gull]

i know

b550 is a chipset though

[ashen spindle]

yeah from amd

[fair gull]

i just think its funny that you can really confuse someone now

[gusty kiln]

X570

Instead of b570

Cpu and gpu naming is just a huge unending circlejerk

Only monitor naming breaks the trend

[fickle ore]

I believe the most likely scenario is CHIPS ACT money was contingent on Pat leaving, govt has been allegedly pushing for breaking up Intel and selling it. Only the foundry part is of national interest. Other corps can cover the design. Pat was against breaking up Intel.

[ashen spindle]

literally the opposite, chips act will stop giving them money if they dont retain majority on the foundry

[fickle ore]

Indeed. Govt only cares about Intel retaining the foundry part.

[cursive summit]

That's I think what Dag said

The Foundry tbf is a national security, they will protect that

I bet what happens to the rest they don't particularly care, might as well absorb it into AMD

[gusty kiln]

Inb4 nvidia buys intel ip

[hazy grove]

guys wish one is better wooting 60he+ or wooting 80he and why

and thanks

[crimson wigeon]

The one that makes you not spam multiple channels is better

[ashen spindle]

nah pat wasnt pushing for one or the other a lot really

and no you can just absorb it into amd that would make no sense

its not a resource in civ where you just get +50 silicon and thats done

[gusty kiln]

[ashen spindle]

intel doesnt have much that amd would want or need

poach some talent sure but not entire teams

[fickle ore]

Nvidia, Qcom, Apple makes sense

[ashen spindle]

qualcom is the same as amd, they dont have the verticals do just integrate intel without removing like more than half of the value

[fickle ore]

It'd just be intel design not the other parts

or well idk altera and mby prob getting sold before M&A

[ashen spindle]

yeah but none of the companies you listed would have a lot of interest in that

nvidia has the arm license they got because they couldnt buy arm

apple has their own arm license as well they dont have any gain there

[fickle ore]

I wouldnt discount them from wanting a piece of x86

[ashen spindle]

not worth it for any of them

it just doesnt fit together

then you have all the uncertainty with the cross license with AMD

[empty wren]

So B770 is not a thing then?

[ashen spindle]

later next year

if it is

[unkempt lake]

That'd make me happy

As it works on RDNA3

Technically

[cursive summit]

I'll be sad cause it'll be RDNA3 and 4 only lol

[unkempt lake]

Rdna1-2 don't have matrix cores ):

[cursive summit]

Indeed, they don't

[unkempt lake]

@cursive summit i just remembered this

Which i posted a while back

https://gpuopen.com/learn/neural_supersampling_and_denoising_for_real-time_path_tracing/

Amd's vp of groophix did hint at rdna2 being able to do some neural upscaling/denoising just well... slowly

[cursive summit]

Jesus christ too many pings

[unkempt lake]

I pinged you once

Oh... my reply had mentions set to on... sorry

[cursive summit]

You ping me with every reply

[unkempt lake]

I just noticed im so sorry

[cursive summit]

It's okay, I love you too

[magic minnow]

A blessing in disguise, could have been multiple moumou pics

[cursive summit]

Just I was trying to concentrate and it was really hard

[unkempt lake]

Vex are you sure you're okay?

[leaden kiln]

new skates and grip tape
xraypads grips are really nice, super grippy and pretty thin

[magic minnow]

983D restock

[unkempt lake]

Just get it already

XD

[magic minnow]

nu not for me yet

[cursive summit]

Why wouldn't I be

[cursive summit]

Everything's just fine

[unkempt lake]

I'm making a joke

nice vex is pog

:D

[cursive summit]

I suppose?

[unkempt lake]

Anyhow back to the topic

Really curious on if we'll get a backcompat mode for rdna2 considering it can technically work too

Performance hit may be big tho so... idk

Will it make sense at all?

[primal musk]

Should I turn on automatic tuning for the Nvidia app?

[unkempt lake]

I mean... manual overclocking will always be better

But this is alright for a quick ez thing if you don't know anything and are lazy

[weak schooner]

I wouldn’t bother. Gpuboost 3.0 is fine enough by itself.

[unkempt lake]

Auto tuning ocs the vram

Gpu boost doesn't touch that

[wheat plume]

Interesting, never saw software that released on Linux BEFORE Windows and Mac

[weak schooner]

Unless you’re chasing synthetic benches, you’re not really gaining anything from doing so.

[unkempt lake]

You can easily gain a solid few fps from it in certain scenarios, better frametimes/1% lows

[weak schooner]

Its insignificant.

[unkempt lake]

On an older card it's absolutely worth it

Some benefit from higher memory bandwidth

[weak schooner]

On older cards sure. That would be 20XX or older tho

Since ampere not so much

[unkempt lake]

Fair

Then again the last nvidia card I owned was a 2080

That thing ocs well

[weak schooner]

A lot changed since. The meta is to undervolt or leave at stock

[unkempt lake]

I'm on a 7900xtx nowadays

For the xtx it already is so power hungry I don't even want to oc that thing

Just uv it

[gusty kiln]

Hopefully 8800xtx reigns in the idle power and gaming power consumption

Rumors of 220W tbp

[steady sail]

I dont think that we gonna get an xtx card

[gusty kiln]

We could if 8800 is the most they will go

[wheat plume]

How do I use split view in Zen browser??

[urban lynx]

what is a zen browser?

[unkempt lake]

don't question it, it's lana logic

[urban lynx]

... i understand.

[unkempt lake]

There's no answer

[magic minnow]

https://zen-browser.app/

[unkempt lake]

no reasoning

[urban lynx]

is it yet another chromium?

[magic minnow]

It’s Firefox based

[urban lynx]

hoooo wat

i did not expect a new "shiny, never seen before" browser to actually be based on firefox, not chromum. lol

[wheat plume]

Its like Arc browser but Firefox based and available on Linux also

[magic minnow]

I’ve been using Waterfox gonna give this one a try

[wheat plume]

downloaded it as an AppImage cause apparently the Flatpak build is Legacy ....

ooo wait the Github repo readme has a command to natively install it

If you use Firefox or Zen on Linux, change this last config option to 1 instead of 2....that will make the browser use the native File Picker Dialog that your desktop comes built in with

so the new Gnome 47 Dialog or the new QT 6 Dialog on Plasma

[urban lynx]

i kinda dislike arc because it doesnt work as well for my ADHD tab hoarding north of 420 tabs

[raw zephyr]

420 seems oddly specific

[steady sail]

And im just dont know if i should buy a used 3090 or wait for next gen gpu’s

[distant tapir]

Wait maybe? Maybe a used 3090 will become even cheaper then.

[raw zephyr]

wait forever and never upgrade, i'd personally look for 40 series, because of av1 encoder 😅

[urban lynx]

literally the tab amounts i'm at rn

[wheat plume]

omfh xd

Ive probably got that many too on my phone :')

[sharp badger]

...why?

[wheat plume]

idk how to count the tabs I have open on phone

[urban lynx]

i got 8 on my phone

[wheat plume]

the tab counter just says :D

[steady sail]

I dont stream or do stuff for me that av1 is just meh

[urban lynx]

was that directed at me?

[sharp badger]

Yeah

[urban lynx]

ok, got cha

[steady sail]

I can buy a used 3090 for the same price as a 4070

[urban lynx]

the short answer is
(au)DHD

long answer is... i can deal with this better. can safe keep the pages i need often, and also put stuff on basically "remember this" mode, and come back to it after having contemplated it, the world, life, the universe and what i had for breakfast (the answer is usually no)

[sharp badger]

Ok, if it works for you just keep doing it 😄 👍

[urban lynx]

[sharp badger]

Got 2 tabs on my phone and both could just be bookmarked 😅

Also 2 tabs in Firefox on the PC currently

[wheat plume]

🤔 how do I make the border around the webpages smaller???

[urban lynx]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-the-neat-part-you-dont-invincible-gif-27194608

[raw zephyr]

i could probably do like 10 at most 😄

[steady sail]

I had like 800 tabs “open” in chrome

[urban lynx]

wouldnt even cover my anime

[leaden kiln]

I used to be a tab abuser on desktop too, but now I only have thousands on my phone

[raw zephyr]

have you ever heard of a feature called bookmarks? 😛

[sharp badger]

And most can be closed or bookmarked lol

But if it works for people 🤷‍♂️

[urban lynx]

i have

they dont work for me...

bookmarks would escalate even more it'd be worse

[sharp badger]

Yeah i should actually remove some bookmarks tbh.

[urban lynx]

plus i'd stop finding things.

[raw zephyr]

haha

as long as it works for you

[shy flicker]

How can I
Change the LEDs without using Software

[sharp badger]

https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1erv3mv/any_way_to_remove_border_from_zen_browser/ This?

[sharp badger]

Go on Wootility in the browser? https://wootility.io/

[raw zephyr]

without wootility? i guess only the mixer rbg effect could do that, if that still exists

[shy flicker]

Also on Xbox?

[steady sail]

U cant

U need a laptop for that

[sharp badger]

Yeah & just have different profiles

[wheat plume]

Aha, got it :D removed the letterboxing and the rounded corners

Wonder if theres a way to make it use the native Window Decoration style....

so it uses the decorations of my desktop theme

[sharp badger]

https://github.com/orgs/zen-browser/projects/4 Could ask for it?

[wheat plume]

I can enable the native desktop titlebar
And have the correct buttons
But then it's ugly AF and misplaced with how the rest of the app window looks

[wheat plume]

yeah they can just set this flag in about:config for this like that comment says ...idk why this is in the roadmap

[steady sail]

I guess im gonna spend 630€ on a 3090

[hollow ginkgo]

anyone know if it is better to pair the 7800x3d with the 4070 ti super or the 9800x3d w/ the 4070 ti super?

dk if it is worth waiting longer for the 9800x3d + the bottleneck

[steady sail]

Both cpu’s gonna perform really well

[hollow ginkgo]

idrk which one i should go for

the 7800x3d is inflated so theres not much of a price difference

[steady sail]

Yeah bc the 7800x3d is sold out most of the time

And the 98x3d is new

[hollow ginkgo]

there will be a bottleneck with the 4070tis

[misty matrix]

both will give your 4070ti super plenty a room to stretch its legs

[misty matrix]

realistically, no

[hollow ginkgo]

really?

[ashen spindle]

I mean there is always a bottleneck somewhere

[hollow ginkgo]

i've seen tests with both of them and theres a noticable bottleneck

[misty matrix]

where?

[hollow ginkgo]

like theres obviously a perf boost but not a significant one

one sec let me get it up

i play cs2 mainly soo..

[misty matrix]

ah

[hollow ginkgo]

in 1440p

[misty matrix]

afaik it's a cpu limited game so yeah

[hollow ginkgo]

stalker 2

[ashen spindle]

stalker is completely different from cs2

[hollow ginkgo]

couldn't find cs2 lmao

[misty matrix]

the thing with pc parts is, you will always have a limiting factor

[hollow ginkgo]

sometimes the 7800x3d gets higher peaks

[gusty kiln]

Always prefer to be gpu bottleneck than cpu

[misty matrix]

but if you pair the 4070ti super with a 7800x3d/9800x3d, it really won't be anything notable

[ashen spindle]

this is what you want to look for

the drops on the 9800x3d are massively lower

[misty matrix]

indeed

[hollow ginkgo]

yeah i did catch onto that but i really dk how long i would have to wait to get the 9800x3d

i've been waiting 8 months for my 80he and it's still not here yet lmao

[ashen spindle]

well idk I just know mine is doing great

[misty matrix]

both will do you really well

[ashen spindle]

wait for as long as you want and just get what you can then

[hollow ginkgo]

on overclockers their estimate is around like jan-feb

i think

[misty matrix]

up to you

[hollow ginkgo]

im not gonna get my pc soon so i think i'll get the 9800x3d

it'll be better if i upgrade my gpu later on

[sharp badger]

Hmm, 57fps with a 3080 on epic settings in Stalker 2 at 1440p

[hollow ginkgo]

i wanted to get stalker 2 but then i realised i can barely run it w/ my current pc lamo

[sharp badger]

As we are so close to CES i'll just wait and see what'll release

[hollow ginkgo]

quite wise move

[sharp badger]

https://tpucdn.com/review/stalker-2-fps-performance-benchmark/images/performance-2560-1440.png Would like to play Stalker 2 though but it seem a bit buggy atm.

[unkempt lake]

Tbh most of my issues with performance weren't gpu related. Cpu bottleneck even with a 7800x3d lol

Also i'd look at hardware unboxed's numbers not TPU

[wheat plume]

HAH

[unkempt lake]

If you want to play it just get a month of gamepass and give it a shot

[wheat plume]

https://youtu.be/hcJhhqQMDHs

[sharp badger]

Yeah but will probably just play Space marine 2 before it instead when i'll have time, just reading reviews of Stalker 2 seems that the game is in need of some patches

[wheat plume]

...mood

[unkempt lake]

Don't expect the patches to do anything

Its a stalker game

[analog sinew]

why is all the stuff i want to buy going up now

suddendly the mobo is 20€ more -.-

[halcyon moss]

Demand is higher

[sharp badger]

Wait for christmas sale

[analog sinew]

yeah probably that

case went down 7, SSD 15 up

meh in the end it will matter little but I will either take christmas sale or buy in january

[sharp badger]

Reading the top Steam review just makes me not want to get it lol

Yeah it's usually better deals around then

What's the setup you're looking at?

[scenic thunder]

Give it a year when they actually finish the game. it's pretty clear they shipped it well before it was truly done.

by then it'll prolly get the atomic heart treatment and be 20-30% off too.

[pale sigil]

Haha

[trim crane]

I just saw a bunch of B580 B570 vids

[deft raptor]

Huh ?

[trim crane]

I am excited but with tempered expectations

[deft raptor]

B580s ?

[trim crane]

Intel Arc B580 12GB/B570 10GB

[deft raptor]

Ah, intel gpu

[trim crane]

I really wanna see this

[sharp badger]

Yeah

[analog sinew]

damn for a SPLIT SECOND it showed me amazon having an msrp 9800x3d

not sure if that was a bug or a shoddy listing or if I just missed it

[unkempt lake]

Chill you dont even have a gpu to pair with it yet

Or a psu

Or a mobo

You wouldn't even build it early

[analog sinew]

yes but i have to start somewhere

[unkempt lake]

No point in buying parts if they just sit there

All it means is that if something happens in like a few months and you're stuck with a DOA part when you open it

[ashen spindle]

one of these things is perpetually out of stock the others sit on shelves forever

[unkempt lake]

It will complicate the return process

[ashen spindle]

and they keep spare parts for returns so there wouldnt be an issue there

[unkempt lake]

Returning something after a few days is way easier tho

Than after a few months

Also who knows the gpus may be out of stock too

[ashen spindle]

I mean this isnt the us

returns are generally super easy even much later

[unkempt lake]

So it may be even longer before he gets to actually use it

[unkempt lake]

within 30 days - return to store
Over 30 days - return to the manufacturer

[ashen spindle]

no?

[unkempt lake]

well i'm not from germany idk the policies there

I'm just telling you how it works here in canadaaaaa

[ashen spindle]

yeah and that doesnt apply here lol

[unkempt lake]

Well sorry if that mindset is still how i think

How am i supposed to guess how germany works

The only german thing i know is wienerschnitzel

[ashen spindle]

I mean its EU wide and google is very simple, or just dont tell someone whos looking for parts how their purchase would work under US/CA laws when that doesnt apply xD

first year the seller has burden of proof to show you caused it or they have to accep the defect return

[unkempt lake]

Coolio

[fickle ore]

30€ 4TB external harddrive

[analog sinew]

and how much storage is actually on it :D

[fickle ore]

haha apparently 4TB but slow af

[gusty nexus]

You can fake how much storage there is on something inside the OS, if I want I can "make" a 8TB USB stick 😅

[lyric hatch]

Yeah definitely looks like a SD card with some weights glued inside

[wheat plume]

😍

cream and beige is so pretty

ASSassin's Creed

[gusty kiln]

my three 12TB drive finally arrived

[misty matrix]

fuckin hell, that's loaded

[manic sequoia]

yousay folder

[misty matrix]

[reef patrol]

Let's review the evidence. It's a single SD card. Claiming to be 4TB.

[gusty kiln]

worst part of a new nas build

😴

true, but I'll just wait for the sync to finish

[wheat plume]

Why does LDAC reduce the battery life by so much?

From 11 hours to 6.5

[gusty kiln]

LDAC is higher amount of data to stream

[empty wren]

You know it is the highest quality codec

[gusty kiln]

@sonic adder anyway to clear my syslog without rebooting?

my logs are suddenly full and I identify that it's the syslog that is full

[wheat plume]

Oh
I thought it was middle level

[gusty kiln]

LDAC is the current highest possible for wireless audio

[wheat plume]

Idek if my phone supports it

[empty wren]

Sony stands by it

[empty wren]

Not the way it works

[wheat plume]

Ooo

[empty wren]

Your phone needs to and the audio device

Discord uses opus or has an option

[wheat plume]

LDAC is a free codec?
Doesn't seem right for Sony xd

[empty wren]

Huh

No

[wheat plume]

Ahhh

[wheat plume]

Which is why earbuds with LDAC are pricey ;_;

[empty wren]

Also because very little of them exist to other codecs

[wheat plume]

Hmmm?

[gusty kiln]

doesn't matter anyway for mobile use

[empty wren]

Well considering most people have no headphone jack who buy a flagship would be nice you know

Not that most phones had proper dacs like the LG V20 though

[gusty kiln]

most people are on spotify that doesn't use flac

[empty wren]

Oh right

[wheat plume]

My entire local music collection is flac

Except for songs I cant get on Bandcamp

[scenic thunder]

im so glad they're bringing back bandcamp fridays from time to time

[wheat plume]

What are those?

[scenic thunder]

on fridays artists basically get 100% of the proceeds of anything you buy, bandcamp typically gets a sponsor to cover that days cut of bandcamps transactions

[wheat plume]

Ooohhhhhh

[scenic thunder]

so if you ever see a bandcamp friday happening, its the best time to buy a buncha albums

[wheat plume]

That's really cool

What does Bandcamp usually take from the transaction?

[scenic thunder]

the amount varies, but typically artists get 80-85% of a transaction, on those fridays the only cost is the processer fee. so the artist gets 93%+

[gusty kiln]

oh wow tailscale is so easy

[severe phoenix]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/778887485400154132/1313710374129897586/image.png?ex=67511fa0&is=674fce20&hm=d530e20c662745495d3e3ab65a13ea2397156e42e089213a28f4284cb3bba740&

[empty wren]

You shoulda put that in meme range

[final flame]

and here I thought nvidia's naming scheme was the simplest to understand

[vapid ruin]

This gotta be a troll

[distant tapir]

Link?

[halcyon moss]

High bitrate sbc is fine these days

[devout raptor]

since my laptop seems to be dead i might get a vivobook go 15 with a ryzen 5 7520u

[unkempt lake]

Why not crack your old laptop open

Disconnect the battery manually let it sit for a bit hold the power button

Reconnect it

[devout raptor]

actually yeah ill try that before buying anything

[halcyon moss]

How are the reviews for that laptop? It's a bit of an older cpu. But it seems priced accordingly

[thick elk]

Not sure what bitrates sbc uses on android right now but it certainly is not a nb ad option.

[umbral heron]

People will do anything, try and develop overly complicated and sophisticated compression, transmission and wireless algorithms just to avoid just pumping voltage through a cable

[digital cliff]

but cables snag, tangle, connectors break and wear out

[umbral heron]

Counterpoint:

• Bluetooth
  Thank you for coming to my TEDx talk

[digital cliff]

but bluetooth is good

i put iems in my ears and magically my phone has connected to them

i put them away and it disconnects

[umbral heron]

https://tenor.com/view/wesley-snipes-gif-5584660563414908453

Don't make me do this

[rough osprey]

i love bluetooth

[digital cliff]

bluetooth my beloved

[rough osprey]

maybe the best invention in my lifetime

[digital cliff]

that one goes to cup noodles

[umbral heron]

Noodles

[rough osprey]

oh nah

bluetooth older then my

[umbral heron]

Noooooodles

[rough osprey]

1994

this thing old

2001

[umbral heron]

Now I want noodles

[rough osprey]

no

[umbral heron]

But I haven't ate in like 20 hours or so now

[atomic nimbus]

Does anyone know any good gps trackers(not airtags) I can get for a reasonable price without greedy subscriptions?

[fair gull]

samsung smarttags

idk if those need a sub or not though

[analog sinew]

or a dom

[rough osprey]

😭

[atomic nimbus]

Tags work differently than traditional gps trackers, they will only work best if there are other Samsung users nearby. Regular gps will work better because companies put more components in them and are bigger. And also I don't think Samsung does subscriptions on their tags

[fair gull]

yes

and traditional trackers will cost you prob monthly

[atomic nimbus]

Yeah, I'm asking if anyone knows where a good one that has them at a decent price

[charred nexus]

guys I got a spicy pillow

[wheat plume]

you better make sure you DON'T have it real quickly

[umbral heron]

Bite it

[atomic nimbus]

Throw it into the ocean

[final flame]

charge the electic eels

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u01mJFFAr2A

[charred nexus]

Why would I waste it in the ocean

I will throw it in the pot

[atomic nimbus]

Funny

Interesting

[charred nexus]

It's very wasteful

I'm drinking it

[atomic nimbus]

Alright

[charred nexus]

I got two more spicy pillows

But they are inside their cage

I haven't release them yet

[atomic nimbus]

Tbh I'd actually would try making a smoothie with these

[charred nexus]

Yes

[atomic nimbus]

Either vegan or regular milk

[fair gull]

i honestly dont even know if its tech talk or music myself since its both https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yup8gIXxWDU

[analog sinew]

nanowar of steel is goated

der fluch des käptn iglo

[wheat plume]

Apparently there is a codec better than LDAC??

[final flame]

yea

but it's not like it really matters for portable devices that have mediocre sound most of the time anyways

[wheat plume]

True

[umbral heron]

Yes

[wheat plume]

LOL

[gusty kiln]

You would also need UAPP to play all your flac bitperfect since android is stuck at 48khz I think.

[wheat plume]

Aha

IDK if my phone has LDAC
It's a cheap Xiaomi phone

Though it has a port of Pixel 6A ROM on it ..... LOL

[cursive summit]

https://www.wepc.com/news/intels-troubles-reflected-in-quarterly-cpu-shipment-decrease-of-12/

[cursive summit]

They likely do

LDAC support was natively added to Android 8

I still remember Android 7.. I miss those days

[umbral heron]

LDAC works in almost everything, because it's software and open-source (at least encoder is)

[cursive summit]

Yeah that phone will likely work fine

https://x.com/KOMACHI_ENSAKA/status/1862816427587350571

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Twitter · Nov 30, 2024, 11:10 AM

WildCat Lake?

[celest needle]

is ryzen 5 7600x better than ryzen 7 3600x playing fortnite

[reef patrol]

y...yes?

[cursive summit]

Yes, by a lot?

[reef patrol]

Both are Ryzen 5's

[cursive summit]

Just one is 2 generations newer lol

And yes it's a lot better at fortnite

[celest needle]

ty

[cursive summit]

What is it with fortnite, play something normal

[celest needle]

its normal

[reef patrol]

Sorry Vex. With how popular Fortnite is, it is by definition the norm(al)

https://tenor.com/view/pikachu-sad-gif-22657112

[celest needle]

but dw im radiant in valo and global in cs

[cursive summit]

Mansen, I just want a filter in my brain that removes anything associated with Fortnite from existence

[wheat plume]

looking up the current NothingOS versions on the CMF Phone 1 and Nothing Phone 2A
CMF is on a newer version than the 2A for some reason, should they not be on the same versions rn??

[balmy vector]

Not happenin, everything connects back to fortnite

[steady sail]

https://tenor.com/view/touhou-subterranean-animism-fortnite-dance-default-dance-koishi-komeiji-gif-24478542

[cursive summit]

Miss me with cringe

That's epilepsy overload, I'm unsending that

[steady sail]

[cursive summit]

I thought it looked what I'm looking for, sent it, realized that it's hurting my eyes and unsent it

Sorry for the epileptics, if any were injured

[gusty kiln]

I forgot, what are good temps for multiple hard drives in an array? Currently sitting around 40-45 C

[wheat plume]

TIL the Windows boot animation is just font being rendered

That circular dot animation..not an animation at all
Its font being rendered

[cursive summit]

What are you talking about Lana

[wheat plume]

You know the animation that plays when Windows is booting? the circle made of dots

[cursive summit]

Sure, what's your source

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-8600-and-rx-8800-rdna4-gpu-series

[gusty kiln]

Stream processors smol

[wheat plume]

https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/176frs8/i_found_something_in_the_segoe_boot_semilight_font/

[gusty kiln]

Don't see it being much faster than a 7900xt

Or even a gre

[cursive summit]

Performance is really up in the air honestly

[ashen spindle]

Yeah we knew that for a while, but if it’s a 7900xt with doubled RT performance for decent prices that’s like a very good value

[cursive summit]

I don't think this is much more than just RDNA3 but fixed

Doubled RT performance = still useless

[ashen spindle]

No this changed a good chunk in the cores

[cursive summit]

Anyways I am mainly excited for Strix Halo and hopefully that neural net upscaling tech

Other than that.. not much there from AMD unless they surprise me

If RDNA4 is aiming for perf between XT/XTX, for like 500 euros? I'll buy it

Assuming NV doesn't price their stuff well, and they never do anymore

[gusty kiln]

Strix halo is going to be so expensive

[cursive summit]

We'll see, I see major potential for NUCs

[gusty kiln]

Ai 370X mini pcs are already 900+

Strip halo will be 1500+

[cursive summit]

Fuck the NPU, though

Useless piece of shit tech

Why the fuck did Microsoft mandate it as a requirement

[ashen spindle]

How do you hate npus two lines after you wish for neural upscaling

[cursive summit]

On my GPU, yes

Not on a CPU with just some graphics cores built in

When NPU on a CPU actually does something meaningful, wake me up

[gusty kiln]

Probably only see asus make a strix halo hand held for like 2000+

[ashen spindle]

Idk if we even get that in a handheld

[pale sigil]

I went to plug my phone into my sister's car but then I realized, stupid modern phones and no aux

[cursive summit]

Strix Halo to me seems like a perfect Valve PC SoC

[gusty kiln]

I could see a low batch run just for asus to say they could

[cursive summit]

Stuff that into a fancy case, install Steam OS on it, and it'll be amazing for games

[ashen spindle]

I’m just not sure if they can make a handheld that can properly run and cool it

[wheat plume]

THere are rumours that Valve are working on a home SteamOS device

And Controller 2...

[cursive summit]

If Valve can peddle a handheld to people, they can also make a SteamPC

[wheat plume]

Steam Machines 2.0 😍

[cursive summit]

Basically just a linux PC lol

Strix Halo seems perfect to run nearly anything at 1080p anyways

[wheat plume]

• Get Mini PC
• AMD CPU
• AMD GPU
• Xbox Controller
• Bazzite Linux

Ez SteamOS PC

[cursive summit]

?

[ashen spindle]

Idk a pc console seems like a bad idea for valve

[cursive summit]

Did you forget that SteamOS3 is literally available for download?

[wheat plume]

Only the recovery image though, right??

[ashen spindle]

Would lead to very limited upgrade options and higher costs

[cursive summit]

It's universally available now as far as I remember

[wheat plume]

OOOOO

https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown

[cursive summit]

You sure that's not the old one?

[wheat plume]

NVM...repair image

[cursive summit]

I think I remember reading one morning that OS3 is now available for download but I kinda shrugged it off since it's yet another linux distro I don't care for lol

[wheat plume]

but it also says this too

[cursive summit]

I was going to say

[wheat plume]

so wtf

[cursive summit]

Prolly forgot to rename it idk

Looks like a normal installation of an OS

[wheat plume]

MBR Partition 🤔

[cursive summit]

Again, is that the old one or not

[wheat plume]

welp, IIRC my USB is GPT

[cursive summit]

ChatGPT??

Holy shit Lana has an AI USB

[wheat plume]

my wifi sucks 😢

The fact that 2023 is in the name of this, I think this is an old AF image....

[feral plume]

what OS are u? that font looks adorable

[wheat plume]

I have Fedora Workstation with Plasma desktop and the Lexend font

https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lexend

[feral plume]

wow that is amazing what are u working on currently?

[wheat plume]

Lexend if my fav interface font :D

[feral plume]

oh my god that's actually cute as fuck

[wheat plume]

yeah, I love this font a lot :D

I also use Maple NF Mono for my Monospace font

[cursive summit]

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/12/the-raspberry-pi-5-now-works-as-a-smaller-faster-kind-of-steam-link/

[feral plume]

going to pick one of those up and use it for some ethical hacking!

[wheat plume]

Maple font

[feral plume]

ooo that's nice, i'm a big fan of that font aswell

[wheat plume]

the downside of Maple, you need to build it using Python to get the new V7 version
but if you dont care, they have older prebuilt versions you can download

https://github.com/subframe7536/maple-font/tree/variable

[halcyon moss]

Fedora doesn't have python installed by default?

[wheat plume]

yeah it does but this font need foundrytools-cli

which is NOT installed by default

ligatures are neat

[ashen spindle]

Think they are shit for code

If anyone looks at the cost that doesn’t have them they get confused and vice versa

Fucks with stuff like line length too

[fair gull]

no?

ligatures have 0 influence on how code looks to people that dont use them or line length

[ashen spindle]

Talking more about if they literally look at it not if you copy it and they see it in discord format or whatever

[crimson wigeon]

Based yeah I hate ligatures

[fair gull]

im all for either

the people who wanna use them power to them and the people who dont well good on them as well

in most of the code the ligatures just replace double equality with a slightly bigger equals and triple with the exact equality from maths. same for greather than or equal and less than or equal where it just uses math symbols most the time

[wheat plume]

Discord pastes them as the actual characters

the one in my screenshot just pastes as >=

[wintry ore]

I have question if i buy Wooting 60HE+ Module and i want black pc i must buy pc switch plate?

cuz i see on page there is no way to pick color of pc

[cursive summit]

Color of PC?

[wheat plume]

Can Plasma Desktop please stop using such hard to click tiny ass arrows to adjust numerical values in the UI??????
This is horrible on to use on a laptop touchpad

[wintry ore]

this

i mean plate

[cursive summit]

But you aren't going to see the plate, just the keys

The plate is not really going to be visible, only the case color matters

[wintry ore]

ik is not that visible at all but i want just ask do i actually must buy black pc switch plate if i want black plate or i can somehow get black instead white if i buying module

sorry if i write something wrong my english sucks

[cursive summit]

I don't see it being sold so it seems like you'll have to buy one aftermarket or just paint it black

[reef patrol]

Gotta buy it separately and swap it separately.

[wintry ore]

oh ty for answer

[reef patrol]

The plate is white because it helps the RGB pop more.

[cursive summit]

There actually is one https://wooting.io/product/60he-pc-switch-plate?Layout=ANSI+Kit&Color=White

[wintry ore]

ik

[cursive summit]

I mean, I don't think you'll be able to see the white plate so.. I don't think you should worry about it

And if you do buy a black spraycan and hose it with black paint until it becomes black

[wintry ore]

idk i will buy wooting and after that we will see i quess

but ty for help

[rough osprey]

its pretty visible 🤔

[cursive summit]

I don't see it in any of the images of 60HE I can find

[wheat plume]

The new Volume Panel in Android 15 has options to change the ANC mode on wireless earbuds, but IDK if it only supports Pixel Buds Pro or does it support that for any wireless buds that have multiple modes?

They usually appear beside the Live Captions toggle if you have Pixel Buds Pro

[reef patrol]

Every time I hear anyone arguing for locking down social media or other things from kids.

[wheat plume]

Via Airdrop....
WTF school is giving out Macbooks???!!!

[ashen spindle]

probably chromebook

[vapid ruin]

Really depends, some can get into private tracker at that age, some other haven't figured out how to make new folder.

[wheat plume]

AirDrop is only on Macbooks though

[final flame]

you can also transmit files via bluetooth

[ashen spindle]

and he calls it airdrop because nobodt even knows wtf its called on non macs

[wheat plume]

maybe maybe

[reef patrol]

And then you ask that kid after class.

[vapid ruin]

oh shit, they can just spread the method

[wheat plume]

Kids these days can bypass a locked down computer but not figure out a Directory Tree

[reef patrol]

Apple never invented anything. They just rebrand and market it better.

[wheat plume]

Apple invented the removal of the headphone jack ....

and the removal of the SIM Card slot

[balmy vector]

So you’re telling me they DIDNT invent the 20 us dollar polishing cloth?

[ashen spindle]

esims are good

[final flame]

yea, most people don't know how to use a file explorer

[unkempt lake]

No one cares about a headphone jack or a simcard slot

[wheat plume]

Or the 700$ wheels

[reef patrol]

It's all fun and games till your providers network breaks down, and the only way to get emergency services is to remove the SIM.

[analog sinew]

i want a headphone jack

[wheat plume]

^ same

[analog sinew]

i can get cheapo airbuds and they dont require charging

i dont want the fucking beans

[cursive summit]

Not only they are taking away our game ownership rights, they are literally taking away our phone numbers from us

[final flame]

no headphone jack is fine, just give me a microsd card slot

[cursive summit]

Damn capitalists

[ashen spindle]

I just use the adapter that makes the cable 5cm longer and forget about it

[wheat plume]

my IEMs sound hella good but cant use them on my phone without a fucking USB C Adaptor

[unkempt lake]

I just... don't use headphones... unless i'm at my pc

[analog sinew]

ok but I do

[final flame]

arguably the jack included on many phones is just utter shit

even flagships

[unkempt lake]

Headphones are dangerous

[wheat plume]

Sony and LG had really good DACs

[unkempt lake]

Someone can easily sneak up on you and attack you

[wheat plume]

and the Moondrop MIAD does now

[unkempt lake]

I don't understand how yall wear headphones when outside

[analog sinew]

god i wish

[wheat plume]

transparency mode :/

[final flame]

LG only had them for a specific set of phones

[analog sinew]

how often do you get attacked?

[final flame]

there's awareness of surroundings other than sound

[unkempt lake]

Life is full of monsters that hide in plain sight

Any distraction is dangerous

[vapid ruin]

By living in a safer country + situational awareness

[unkempt lake]

Safety is an illusion

[ashen spindle]

put on cable, use wired, done

[cursive summit]

Ah, a shitty dongle

There's a good reason I realized why dongles suck ass, and phones need a dedicated 3.5mm jack

It's called charging your phone

[final flame]

you can be aware while having your hearing completely removed

[unkempt lake]

You won't be as aware

[final flame]

not to mention having street smarts

you likely won't get in a scenario that needs awareness

[unkempt lake]

Again that's just an illusion if someone wants to hurt you they will hurt you

[ashen spindle]

why do you charge your phone while outside listening to music

[unkempt lake]

It doesn't matter how safe life seems

It's full of fucked up people

[final flame]

do you live in a world where you think everyone is out to get you?

[analog sinew]

nah i think dashi is just trolling us :D

[cursive summit]

Outside? You have to use the dongle everywhere on a device without a 3.5mm

If inside and you are using headphones, you literally can't charge

[ashen spindle]

you listen to music from youtphone indoors and not your pc/laptop?

[unkempt lake]

No I'm being serious

[cursive summit]

Not just music, youtube vids and such

[reef patrol]

I do that.

[cursive summit]

But yes, actually

[ashen spindle]

tf

[unkempt lake]

I mean all it takes is one fucked up person

[cursive summit]

Music, youtube, other audiovisual elements

[reef patrol]

I don't have speakers, only headphones at my PC. Ones that wouldn't go into the phone anyhow.

[cursive summit]

Some people don't like speakers, I don't

[analog sinew]

if someone is attacking you, audio wont help you

a knife attack or sth takes a fraction of a second

[final flame]

if you're constantly paranoid for no reason, that's not living that's suffering

[analog sinew]

if someone wants to stab you for no reason there is little you can do

[reef patrol]

So if I'm cleaning my room, want music but the phone needs to charge, I'm sol

[final flame]

in fact you're also in that same danger in your home
it doesn't take much effort to break a window to enter

[cursive summit]

And I don't like wireless buds at all, constant crackling and losses of connectivity, doesn't sound as good as native

So, I want my wired headphones or IEMs, BUT I CAN'T CHARGE THE PHONE WITH DONG

Which is why I'll only ever buy a phone with a 3.5mm jack

[analog sinew]

your phone has a dong?

[ashen spindle]

I mean that sounds so fucking specific just charge it before? idk

[cursive summit]

Sometimes you start with 20% battery, and few hours of content later it's battery critical and you still want to listen

Like with my Tab S8U, it sips battery power pretty fast, has no 3.5mm dongle, and if I'm consuming content in bed (cause I literally don't want to wake anyone up), it goes battery critical and I ain't sleeping yet

I literally can't use the tablet if the buds aren't in, and I can't charge if they are in so.. screw dongles

[final flame]

yea that's the main downside of dongs

can't charge at all when using them

and the ones that do allow you to do that aren't good

[cursive summit]

And are gigantic

[unkempt lake]

i have issues (:

[digital cliff]

idk I like TWS buds because convenience and charging them once every week is nbd

[unkempt lake]

Only place i listen to music is in my car tbh

car pog

[digital cliff]

cables are okay when stationary (at the pc) but otherwise nuh-uh

and well, about your paranoia, that's not really a thing I have I guess, I just wear my buds all the time at work and then don't hear anything or notice anyone walking up behind me

and outside I don't really expect anyone to come stab me

[leaden kiln]

I plug my cases in every other day
I prefer wired but I will use tws because I like anc

how little do you use your earbuds to only charge once a week
I bought a second pair to not have downtime charging the actual buds 💀

[digital cliff]

a few hours a day

[final flame]

in general in crowded places it's not really a concern

the audience of people in of itself is a form of protection

[digital cliff]

sometimes one, sometimes 5 I guess

[trim crane]

do online now guys

[leaden kiln]

Damn I probably use mine for like 9 a usual day and maybe 15 sometimes

[crisp lake]

Does the 60he have good compatability with a mac?

[reef patrol]

Sure? A Mac is a computer. A keyboard is a keyboard

[crisp lake]

yea iknow but more as in the shortcuts

[reef patrol]

Those are dictated by your operating system.

The labels on the keys might not match, but they will do exactly what OS tells it, based on the keyboard language chosen.

[unkempt lake]

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/4/24312928/microsoft-windows-11-older-hardware-tpm-support

[cursive summit]

Already posted

Where's the ♻️ symbol

[unkempt lake]

there

Is gone now

Also i really don't get the battlemage hate i'm seeing online

[cursive summit]

https://tenor.com/view/clapping-hands-pepe-the-frog-smile-happy-clap-gif-17745411

[unkempt lake]

It seems like a good product

Pricing is good

[cursive summit]

It's meh

[unkempt lake]

It's a good budget option

[dapper bay]

If I take this to a computer shop could they fix it?

[cursive summit]

Pricing is only 50$ cheaper (MSRP) than its competing adversary

And I can get a 4060 rn for 284

[unkempt lake]

But the 4060 8gb... the 8gb of vram really handicaps it

[cursive summit]

Okay, that's great, they added 4 extra GBs

And it's a bit better in performance

[analog sinew]

soldering a new usbc port shouldnt be a big deal but it will void warranty

[unkempt lake]

And better ray tracing

[cursive summit]

Which doesn't matter for shit

[unkempt lake]

Which like it or not i mean... we're gonna see more and more forced rt

[cursive summit]

Couldn't care less, you can't even utilize RT on that card I don't think

Not at 1080p

[unkempt lake]

You can just not cranked to the max

[cursive summit]

It's not enough, considering Intel is matching the last generation when the next one is NEXT MONTH

The pricing is not aggressive enough, performance is not good enough

Power efficiency is actually pretty horrid for the performance

[unkempt lake]

I don't think we're gonna see the 5060 for another 9 months

Nvidia will just reveal 70-80-90 series

In jan

[cursive summit]

We'll see what AMD prices their 8600XT

[unkempt lake]

I'm... not optimistic regarding amd's 8000 series

[cursive summit]

And that's fine

Battlemage so far is not enough imo

It's good, by last gen standards

Intel are yet again launching a generation of GPUs that they should have launched 2 years ago, same as alchemist

[unkempt lake]

I feel like the amd rdna4 leaks are just

Too good to be true

[cursive summit]

Leaks are leaks, CES is in a month

[unkempt lake]

I don't think we're getting 7900xtx/4080 performance for cheap

At 220w

[steady sail]

Im just hoping that the 8700 xt is gonna be good

[unkempt lake]

Sounds like insanity

[steady sail]

I think amd keeps at least 70 card level

[cursive summit]

Can happen

[cursive summit]

Likely won't happen

[steady sail]

I mean they said they are done with xtx cards

[unkempt lake]

I mean the 5700xt didn't get close at all to the Radeon VII

[cursive summit]

Yes, cause they are moving with UDNA cards with UXU branding

[unkempt lake]

this gen seems like a repeat of that

[cursive summit]

It.. did though?

[unkempt lake]

Nah

[cursive summit]

It's within 6%

[unkempt lake]

Thought it was more like 10

To 15

Maybe my memory's just messin with me

[cursive summit]

No, they are very much neck a neck from what I'm seeing

With far less processor cores

Which is why I think the XTX rumors don't make any sense

At best it'll be about XT for reduced price

[unkempt lake]

Rdna4 is iterative

Rdna1 was a full design shift

[cursive summit]

Quin already pointed out it'll be far bigger than iterative

RDNA3 was meant to be more than iterative

[unkempt lake]

Yes there's some big changes but like

Nowhere near the amount between vega and rdna1

[cursive summit]

RDNA1 was not a full redesign from what I remember

The shift was meant to eventually be that, but it was GCN features with RDNA1 gaming component

I remember that cause we were talking about that here a while ago, in 2020 or something lol

[steady sail]

I just hope for a good msrp pricing

[cursive summit]

I'll be happy with 550

[cursive summit]

I'm expecting 650

I'm hopeful for 500 flat

[unkempt lake]

wrong channel

[gusty kiln]

This isn't the cat channel

[unkempt lake]

Oopsie

[gusty kiln]

So fat

Must squish

[steady sail]

The new cat gpu

[unkempt lake]

yes

[cursive summit]

Where does the DP cable and the power cable go???

[gusty kiln]

Squish that cat

[unkempt lake]

One of them can be the tail

[analog sinew]

we're playing moumou tennis

[cursive summit]

What's a moumou

[unkempt lake]

Omfg

[unkempt lake]

my cat

[cursive summit]

Ah

[gusty kiln]

https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Amumu/LoL

A league character

[cursive summit]

What

Sorry, I don't play or have any interest in trash games

[unkempt lake]

She's in memes now

Your turn

[steady sail]

And its in general now

[unkempt lake]

what currency

Usd?

[cursive summit]

I am in eurozone

Europoor I guess people call us?

[steady sail]

I can buy a 7800xt for 500€

[cursive summit]

7800XT is genuinely kinda terrible

It manages to be worse than its predecessor

[steady sail]

Its still a better card then the 6700 xt

I mean anything is better than my 6700 xt

[cursive summit]

I mean, yeah, but 6700XT is "budget"

[compact relic]

7900xtx my beloved

i love coil whine !!!

[steady sail]

I hope that i can buy a 8700 xt atleast

Or if life is great the 8800 xt

I need that GPU upgrade

[unkempt lake]

Happens with every card

If you have coil whine just limit your fps or undervolt

[ashen spindle]

or put some glue on the whining capacitor

[unkempt lake]

Personally my XFX 7900xtx merc didn't coil whine even at stock unless i was in the forza motorsport loading screen because it reaches 1800fps lol

[ashen spindle]

(not a joke put some glue on and they vibrate less)

[steady sail]

Just glue your whole gpu

[analog sinew]

if only manufacturers could find a way to do this in the factory

but it would cost 0.0000001 cent per unit

[ashen spindle]

well you cant quite test it that well

after some thousand fps everything will whine still when glued down

[unkempt lake]

Sometimes only a specific load or game will cause things to whine

Its not consistent

[analog sinew]

yeah some games are baaad on my card

the MHW main menu makes it sound really unhealthy

[unkempt lake]

Talking about strange annoying noises, one of the fans on nico's 2080 makes an odd annoying noise in a certain rpm range

[analog sinew]

yea fans

[unkempt lake]

Between 70 and 75%

[analog sinew]

what can ya do

[unkempt lake]

Just made a custom fan curve where it stays flat for a few degrees at 69%

So that he only hears it if the card actually needs to ramp which it basically never does

I could also repaste the thing and get lower temps but

I'm lazy

Generally card hangs out around 75c but there's this one game he plays where it makes it go to 80 for a split second sometimes and that's when the fans his the annoying rpm range

So i just flattened it at 69% from 80 to 83c

Max temp stays at 80 so

big fixed

[wintry ore]

i have question what is better l45 or l60?

[ashen spindle]

preference

[wheat plume]

depends on how heavy you like your key presses

[reef patrol]

L60 is the standard weight switch. L45 is a lighter spring (hence the numbers), that some prefer.

Others prefer heavier switches - Like my personal L80 keyboard (achieved by swapping the springs in all of the switches)

[umbral heron]

Undervolt it
Really, I was surprised how much this helps

[unkempt lake]

I told yaaaaa

:D

[balmy vector]

Me just having the better luck of no whine

[pale sigil]

this is neat

[latent mural]

vlans ftw

[pale sigil]

one of the reasons i got this router was not needing subs for monitoring

it needs sub lol

[wheat plume]

https://youtu.be/5vivHquoiAc

Plasma Desktop has added a donation remember that shows up as a desktop notification :D
It shows up once a year in December and you can either click Donate or No Thanks

either options will make the notification not shown again until next December

[halcyon moss]

Or use something that isn't able to talk to the internet. Like zigbee lights

[hollow ginkgo]

getting an upgrade form a 32'' 144hz monitor to a 480hz 27'' monitor for christmas! so excited

[pale sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/the-grinch-evil-smile-creepy-smile-gif-7618321

[cursive summit]

Why is this here

[pale sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/evil-laugh-gif-20076210

I know, i was just having a little fun.

Its actually 2 routers

usally i just have two channels

[analog sinew]

thats pleasants router

[unkempt lake]

https://cybersecuritynews.com/7-zip-vulnerability-arbitrary-code/

winrar superiority

[steady sail]

I guess time to buy winrar

[unkempt lake]

Not from what i'm reading

[cursive summit]

... Already been posted

Meh, it's a vulnerability

[unkempt lake]

I swear i even scrolled up this time

[cursive summit]

Lel

It was over a week ago

[unkempt lake]

motherfucker

[steady sail]

[cursive summit]

Late to the party as always

[wheat plume]

https://youtu.be/u-WwhaDAPqk

[drowsy isle]

what is lubed and filmed?

oh i see, is it worth getting?

[gusty kiln]

weird how the plex app have exclusive mode but not plexamp

[old shuttle]

is this 15 dollars per 10?

if so pass up lol

[magic minnow]

Why is HDR so finnicky like I'll tab out of the game then go back to the game and it's all washed out

[bright pebble]

Sounds like you're swapping back to SDR for Windows but the game is still in HDR if it looks all washed out/grayscale

[unkempt lake]

https://nzxt.com/news/nzxt-update-addressing-your-concerns-about-the-flex-subscription-program

[unkempt lake]

Just hit windows alt b twice if that happens

[magic minnow]

Ty Dashi always mega helpful

[unkempt lake]

Np

:)

[astral haven]

@gusty kiln
Just got the k11r2r!
Also trying out my new magnetic headphone jack system lel

[astral haven]

and yes these passive 3.5 to usbc dongles work forward and in reverse when plugged into each other with a coupler

[fluid breach]

lol ive gotten that notification 2 weeks ago didnt even know it was new

[magic minnow]

Wrong chat

[scenic thunder]

oh look, a bunch of lies steve already called bullshit on

Big wooooooooooooooooooow

[fair gull]

that looks unnecessarily hank

[thick elk]

So basically adressing what mostly amounts to fixing the tos a bit where it was needlessly harshly worded and probably not enforced as such. While at the same time still continuing to be a ripoff.

[umbral heron]

You know it's a good deal when subscription will net you $179/mo, but financing $102/mo for 24mo or $190/mo for 12mo

[fair gull]

the other thing is that the flex sub also can just randomly increase in price

thats the real evil part

no notice of it

[umbral heron]

Oh wait, and Flex one comes with 4070Ti, while one for purchase has 4070Ti Super https://nzxt.com/product/player-three

[fair gull]

they just take out more money from your account and if you dont dispute in 60days its the new amount

yeah thats another thing

[misty matrix]

I'm sure there is just a tiny difference between a
4070ti and a 4070ti super

[vapid ruin]

def tiny, not a difference between offloading the vram and not

[misty matrix]

what is a vram anyway

[fair gull]

Subscription is not a loan - the subscriber does not incur any debt or pay any interest. good point but even with debt and interest its cheaper

i meant more a normal loan over a year or 2

[misty matrix]

nzxt woulda taken both

[proper warren]

I could actually swear you can get overdrafts and credit cards with lower APRs than that.

[fair gull]

the only scenario where the rental makes sense imo is if you need a pc for a month or 2

like short term replacement/spare

that idk. im not really part of the US economy (and im happy im not) but in germany/NL this would be smth you can prob not easily get as a private individual

[misty matrix]

over here, even if you don't have the money for your pc right now, and really want to have it now

larger shops will just offer 0% interest installments over like 36 months

[umbral heron]

Allegro Pay

[misty matrix]

it's actually kinda spooky how easy it is to get

thank god I have at least some restraint

[fair gull]

oh loans. i meant the getting a pc for only 1 -3 months or so

without a loan

[misty matrix]

oh yeah, for that case renting it out makes sense

but still, for like 200$ a month

jeez

[fair gull]

yes but if you really just need to bridge a couple of months with a decent pc its cheaper than buying parts or such

for example you send your stuff overseas for moving to the US and arrive in the US but your stuff is a month out via ship

or you wanna bridge till 50series nvidia/next gen amd releases and only have an ancient historical artifact of a gpu

that died

[misty matrix]

and got buried

yeah no it definitely makes sense in certain scenarios

just my potato farming peasant ass just looks at 200$/mo, and recoils a bit

[proper warren]

That's definitely like your previous PC broke and this is what you have.

Until the parts arrive.

or become available.

[umbral heron]

200zł/mo would be acceptable

[misty matrix]

oh absolutely

[fair gull]

lol

50bucks

[misty matrix]

hehehe

ey man, it's rough out here

[umbral heron]

Not to worry, I'll just win a Fortnite tournament and get myself a better PC

[misty matrix]

the mindset of champions

I'd do the same, if I was good at shooters that is

too old at this point

👴

[umbral heron]

I have my good, small box, just enough to play GW2 and Minecraft, I'm happy

[misty matrix]

you have a pretty good pc don't ya

[umbral heron]

Nah, just a small box

[misty matrix]

[umbral heron]

Although I really need to buy a new case, the back panel is already falling off by itself

[magic minnow]

Good game

[fair gull]

so a 5090 stolen from nvidia test labs

and a 9950x3d

[umbral heron]

Oooh, I could steal working Nvidia Linux drivers too then

[umbral heron]

Microsoft can get a [redacted due to violation of Discord terms of service]

[reef patrol]

https://youtube.com/shorts/uBPiUGMg9Ok
Your daily dose of science fuckery

[analog sinew]

it expands cause your mom has to fit in it

[scenic thunder]

im sure in their mind this is just the new age version of renting a console for a weekend back when blockbuster type stores offered it

[wheat plume]

Does SteamOS have Plasma 6 yet?

[umbral heron]

That's a good joke

[wheat plume]

Very behind

Bazzite is light-years ahead in this regard

[cursive summit]

https://x.com/Kepler_L2/status/1864301694563016848

Kepler (@Kepler_L2) on X

AMD never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

For 3 gens in a row, the x600 GPU will be a 32 CU 8GB config, while the x800 class will actually be a CU downgrade (72->64) over the 6800 XT and still 16GB.

Twitter · Dec 4, 2024, 1:32 PM

I.. dunno if that's an issue really, Kepler?

If X600 is priced well, it can compete with RTX 4060 which ain't even that good

And X800 being 64CUs is sad, sure, but if they price it well as a 4070 and beat out 4080 (according to rumours), that's great

I suppose the only issue here I realistically see is that the X600 card is apparently 8GBs

[umbral heron]

I really hope so too

[cursive summit]

I actually already run into VRAM issues with a heavily downgraded Stalker 2 copy at 1440p lol on 8GB

[fair gull]

the crap is heavily downgraded

[cursive summit]

It's loitering around 7GBs with minimum settings and engine tweaks

So 8GBs even for a low end card is honestly kind of a ripoff

12 should be the new standard, like Intel is doing

[umbral heron]

Wait, wasn't 8600 rumored to have 12G?

[cursive summit]

I can barely see what your name is

Why are we doing the meme role shit again

[cursive summit]

I'm seeing only 8GB reports

If Kepler is wrong, I am sure hopeful it'll be 12

AMD never skimps on VRAM nowadays which I'm glad for

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-b580-limited-edition-graphics-card-has-been-taken-apart-features-samsung-gddr6-20-gbps-memory

[marsh glade]

You don't really need to differentiate them

[cursive summit]

GTX 970 vibes

[marsh glade]

Just treat all the piss yellow names equally

[umbral heron]

Maybe 8600 is 8 and XT is 12

[cursive summit]

Ain't the equality stuff nowadays for everything? Are you saying that equality shouldn't be universally applied?

[cursive summit]

If 8600 non-XT is 200$, I'm fine with that lel

[marsh glade]

All Taks are equal, some are just more equal than others

Linus what you doin'

[cursive summit]

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-xe3-architecture-is-baked-hardware-team-already-working-on-successor

Is based, I heard

I hope it's based af and can actually compete with next gen rather than the already old current gen GPUs

Why do any of you need an encoder?

What're you going to do with it

[crimson wigeon]

Everyone's a content creator these days don't you know

[cursive summit]

Which I highly doubt lel

I understand decoder I suppose, for 4K movie playback with good performance

But encoder? What are you encoding

[umbral heron]

You gotta have dedicated hardware for your 3 viewers on Twitch

[cursive summit]

If that makes you happy, go for it

[umbral heron]

You want to write in your bio that you encode stream on the same rig as you play? You don't have dedicated streaming rig?! How do you want to be a professional streamer without it?!

[cursive summit]

Ayo, blower coolers are back

A770 with a very small shroud design

Enlighten me, what do you need to encode in jellyfin?

[umbral heron]

NAS, Kodi and make the TV sweat and decode for you

[cursive summit]

The way I had Jellyfin setup is download something (hopefully legally), stuff it into a folder, set up via jellyfin, go to my homebrewed LG CX launch jellyfin and connect to the PC

Does that actually need the encoder on the PCs end to send the data to my LG CX?

Cause I honestly don't know