🔌│tech

[lunar elm]

peakk

[old marlin]

It's just so insanely efficient

[old marlin]

At my old work we had a timescale db with a single table that saved like a million datapoints a day

[old marlin]

That was a mysql before which died within a week

[sullen bear]

What kinda features lmao

[stiff path]

https://www.asus.com/us/content/monitor-software-osd-displaywidgetcenter/

[stiff path]

Use this to control your settings in the OS

[steady sail]

plus i turned on the Neo Proximity Sensor so the display goes full black after 5 minutes

[sullen bear]

You mean off cuz black is off with oled!!!

[stiff path]

Also, if you havent yet, there is a firmware update on the support page. I would update it

Lastly run the oled pixel care cleaning tool. Runs about 5 mins

[sullen bear]

You can also download a colour calibration for hdr probably from the asus site

[stiff path]

I dont use hdr as I play in the dark and hdr is washed out for me on my monitor. Maybe that has better HDR

[steady sail]

where is the firmware tho ? xD

[stiff path]

Under support

[steady sail]

HDR is on the spot i would say

[stiff path]

Great

[stiff path]

In this link under support

Hmmm

[halcyon moss]

stick with it, you already have it :p

[steady sail]

yeah im on the page but there is no firmware

[sullen bear]

On oled??

[steady sail]

maybe if i connect my monitor with the weird cable

[stiff path]

You dont see this?

[stiff path]

You need to connect your monitor to your pc to do the easy firmware update

Otherwise I believe you need to format a usb to fat32 and plug it into the monitor

[sullen bear]

Didnt actually read it lol i see past the headline now ill put this forward in the company chat lol

[stiff path]

What browser you using?

[steady sail]

soo even with the monitor connected there is no firmware or anything

[steady sail]

i use Vivaldi

[stiff path]

You need to download it

[stiff path]

I use firefox, try opera or chrome

[steady sail]

it doesnt even show up on my phone

[stiff path]

It doesnt show up on my phone

Try another browser

Pls dont use edge 😭

Firefox, Brave, Opera, then Chrome

[steady sail]

im fine i guees

[halcyon moss]

vivaldi is a chrome shell like brave is. should work exactly the same

[stiff path]

Just weird its now showing up

I can see it in firefox

And I did it for my buddy just 2 nights ago

[halcyon moss]

that said, could be some sort of adblocking

[stiff path]

Possible

[steady sail]

even with disabled adblock is still not there

[halcyon moss]

it honestly baffles me that ppl still use mysql in modern times.
its gotten a lot better lately, but even in my php days postgres was already the better choice

[stiff path]

Okay, you are not going crazy

[crimson wigeon]

Because people are still clinging on to when LAMP was all the rage

[stiff path]

Its not showing up for me now

[steady sail]

i found the driver on the Chinese rog site

[stiff path]

Is it ending in 04?

[lunar elm]

yeah downloading asus stuff is weird

[steady sail]

oh sorry its from Switzerland

[stiff path]

Current is 02 and new is 04

[lunar elm]

i had same problems when I was trying to get wifi+lan drivers

[halcyon moss]

is apache still around?

[lunar elm]

and holy i just realised all i ate was like 1 pack of chocolate cornflakes

[crimson wigeon]

Yes, but I guess people somehow managed to drop that... hm.

[steady sail]

the latest is 06

wait

its not the right monitor

[stiff path]

Be careful lol

[steady sail]

okay yeah the firmware only shows up on the Switzerland site

but nowhere else

https://rog.asus.com/ch-en/monitors/27-to-31-5-inches/rog-strix-oled-xg27aqwmg/helpdesk_bios/

not even on the Global site

[stiff path]

Yeah I updated my buddy’s to 04 but it was on the normal page

[stiff path]

We got it from global 2 days ago lol

[steady sail]

im gonna wait till its on the global site again

[stiff path]

Wth asus

[stiff path]

Good idea

I would do it but wait for global

[steady sail]

[distant tapir]

When is the PG27UCWM out

[stiff path]

I would run pixel cleaning also if you just got it

Even without the update

We ran it 3 times for good measure

Here we have a 7 day replacement warranty as long as no physical damage

We were OC for dead pixel and and gray wash

[stiff path]

https://youtu.be/_XHeUH1aY6E?si=fGRS6VBV7jJt6Khi

[stiff path]

Most important aside from any dead pixel is the greyscale test

[leaden kiln]

I don’t use hdr either but I would probably if windows didn’t lag so bad when I turn it on

[stiff path]

I dont use because it looks wash out

[steady sail]

its deadpixel free

and its getting grayer each %

[stiff path]

Check the greyscale test and look for any distortions

But do pixel cleaning first

[stiff path]

Also this is superior in the dark

On SDR

At least for me

[leaden kiln]

On mine hdr looks fine except for the flickering but this lag is a bit annoying

[leaden kiln]

I usually keep my lights on

[stiff path]

Ahhh that is why, in the dark you can notice it more

[leaden kiln]

I can notice what more?

[stiff path]

HDR washout

[stiff path]

SDR with this makes it more vibrant

[leaden kiln]

ah I just have my monitor set to srgb

[stiff path]

When I turn on hdr the display and everything looks less vibrant

Washed out

[leaden kiln]

I would use hdr since it looks nicer with hdr content, but windows is unusable with it on

[stiff path]

Personally I think its overhyped and with my setup SDR with gamma at BT.1886 is chef’s kiss

But im in the dark

Maybe in bright conditions its different

[stiff path]

What monitor?

[leaden kiln]

aw2725df

[stiff path]

Lemme check

[old marlin]

what GPU

might be a DSC thing

[leaden kiln]

Rx 6800

[old marlin]

yea prob a DSC thing

[stiff path]

Ahhh yours is QD Oled…

[old marlin]

on nvidia it would just make the entire screen black

[stiff path]

Ours are W Oled

[leaden kiln]

It still happens if I turn down the resolution and refresh rate

[old marlin]

then idk

my AW3423DW doesn't do it but I also am usign an nvidia GPU rn

[leaden kiln]

I feel like it didn’t happen when I first tried hdr on this but that was a while ago

[stiff path]

Drivers fully updated?

[leaden kiln]

Yeah they should be

[stiff path]

Could also be MicroSlop’s new ‘great’ updates

[leaden kiln]

Possible

[stiff path]

Never used a qd oled and my experience with amd gpus are limited

Check gemini

[stiff path]

Enter this prompt:

Im using this monitor: aw2725df and this gpu: Rx 6800. When I turn on hdr, my windows becomes buggy and/or sluggish. What is causing this and how can I fix it?

Gemini is pretty good at troubleshooting as long as you are detailed. Otherwise garbage in, garbage out

[sullen bear]

I did not read past messages, but cable was checked?

[leaden kiln]

I don’t have a second cable, but I turned my resolution/refresh rate down, and the issue persists, it only happens when I turn on hdr

[stiff path]

What version of windows?

[leaden kiln]

I believe 11 Pro 24H2

[stiff path]

This is a known issue, specifically with the Alienware AW2725DF (a high-refresh-rate QD-OLED) when paired with certain Windows HDR settings and AMD GPUs.

The "sluggishness" you’re feeling—often described as micro-stuttering or UI lag—is usually caused by the Windows HDR Calibration tool or a mismatch in how the GPU handles the monitor's peak brightness.

1. The "990 Nits" Calibration Fix

Many AW2725DF users have reported that setting the Windows HDR Calibration tool to exactly 1000 nits (or letting it auto-detect) causes the GPU to stutter.

The Fix: Run the Windows HDR Calibration app again. When you get to the "Peak Brightness" sliders, do not go to 1000. Set them both to 990 nits.

Why it works: For some reason, hitting the 1000 mark or the "Max" reported by the monitor's EDID can cause the driver to over-allocate resources or trip a bug in the AMD desktop composition process, leading to frame drops in the UI.

2. Disable MPO (Multi-Plane Overlay)

This is a notorious issue for AMD RX 6000-series users. MPO is a Windows feature intended to improve performance, but it often causes stuttering, flickering, or black screens when HDR is enabled.

The Fix: Use the NVIDIA MPO Tool (it works for AMD too) to disable MPO, or manually edit the registry.

Registry Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Dwm

Create a DWORD (32-bit) named OverlayTestMode and set its value to 00000005.

3. Turn Off Hardware Acceleration

If the "buggy" feeling is mostly in Chrome, Discord, or Spotify while HDR is on:

The Fix: Go into the settings of those specific apps and Disable Hardware Acceleration.

The Reason: AMD drivers sometimes struggle to manage the "Flip Model" presentation required for HDR when multiple hardware-accelerated windows are open on the desktop.

4. Adjust the Refresh Rate

The RX 6800 is a powerhouse, but the AW2725DF runs at a massive 360Hz. At HDR + 360Hz, you are pushing the absolute limit of DisplayPort 1.4 bandwidth (using DSC).

The Fix: Try dropping the refresh rate to 240Hz or 144Hz just to see if the sluggishness disappears. If it does, your DisplayPort cable might be struggling with the high-bandwidth signal, or the driver is hitting a bottleneck.

5. Check Monitor Console Mode

On the monitor's OSD (the physical button on the bottom):

Go to Display > Console Mode.

Ensure this is Off for PC use. Console mode can sometimes force specific tone-mapping that conflicts with Windows HDR.

Does any of this resonate?

[old marlin]

Got my 5.1 setup done now, gotta say this is actually a speaker experience that rivals headphones for listening to music

[stiff path]

Lucky you, Im stuck on headphones otherwise I wake the whole house lol

[old marlin]

Got klipsch rf-52s in the front, a rc-52 center, jbl 8330 rears and a klipsch 12" sub

On a marantz headunit

[old marlin]

Yea this is mainly HT, but music also sounds good on it

Tho i have to manually switch it out of LFE for that

[stiff path]

I dont know what this means but it sounds awesome

[old marlin]

Just the speakers i used, the klipsch ones are high end HT things from a couple years ago, the 8330 are small cinema surrounds

Goin bargain hunting for all of it

I think the entire setup was 1.1k?

[stiff path]

Awesome

[stiff path]

My buddy is an audiophile and uses KRK

[old marlin]

KRK only makes bookshelf monitors tho?

[stiff path]

He just added this to his speaker setup

[old marlin]

Half of that was the receiver btw

[stiff path]

Paired with 2 others

Dont think its 5.1

[old marlin]

Wanted a good modern one so i ended up getting one that is capable of 4k 120, eARC etc

[stiff path]

But I have no idea

[old marlin]

And i think 13.2 with decent output power per channel

[stiff path]

Id love to have a decent surround setup but cant

At least my open back headphones are decent

[old marlin]

Gotta say, it got a lot better when adding the rears

[stiff path]

Ive experienced them at friends places, night and day

[old marlin]

Center is nice for movie watching, does little for music

[stiff path]

I find it helps with the music also

[old marlin]

A bit, but it's not as big of a difference

[stiff path]

When we chill and blast some tunes, his surround is fantastic

[old marlin]

I'd love some height channels but i got an angled ceiling sadly

[stiff path]

Rather than coming from just the front, with the back its amazing

Its like telepathic music right into the brain lol

[stiff path]

He has a flat mount for the 2 back ones

Decent size

[distant tapir]

I've heard centre channel is hardest to get right

[old marlin]

On one hand i know why i got the fitting one for my fronts, on the other hand i do an audyssey setup and as long as it is not toooo mismatched it would be fine

[distant tapir]

For a case like the Fractal Define 7, is there much point to doing 3 front fans instead of just 2? Do you think the difference will just be 1-2 degrees?

Default has one fan at top, one in middle. Adding a third will be at the bottom which seems to mostly just blow towards the PSU. Due to the cover or shroud most of the air seems to be blocked from being much use to the GPU

[stiff path]

For me, the more fans the better

I was able to fit 2 arctic p14 pro and 1 p12 pro fans on the front of my case

Adding another gives more balance since you likely have 4 exhuast

Its OC but your call

[distant tapir]

I have 1 exhaust. Picture is not mine

[stiff path]

Ohhhh

[distant tapir]

Top is closed, no fans
1 exhaust at back
2 (or 3) intake at front

[stiff path]

Can you add exhaust fans on the top?

[distant tapir]

Yes but I won't. I plan to keep it closed

[stiff path]

Im not sure how many degrees difference it makes but it also depends on what cpu and gpu you have…

If they are beefy then adding an extra will give you peace of mind… and wont hurt

[distant tapir]

Cooling is already strong so an extra intake will not matter beyond a probably small measurable difference. It will have no change to performance (fps)

[stiff path]

Then I think you answered your question

[distant tapir]

Still, if adding another is like a 3 degree difference then I wouldn't mind doing it

[stiff path]

Only one way to find out lol

Everyones PC is different, even standardized tests have different cpu and gpus

Since most builds are unique, you wont know unless you try

I would do it (plus add 3 top exhaust lol)

[distant tapir]

I bought the Define 7 since it's more closed and dampened. Having top fans would honestly kill my reason to have the case in the first place

[stiff path]

Fair enough

Add the extra front then, part of the fun and see

Nobody can tell you exactly what the difference will be

Could be negligible

Could be a few degrees

Im biased because I put 13 fans in mine. Doesnt include vrm fan, ram fans x2 and gpu fans

[distant tapir]

If you removed 6 of those fans how different would the temperatures be

[stiff path]

No clue, but Im OC

I want every degree possible haha

[stiff path]

https://getfancontrol.com/

[stiff path]

I would also use this to control your fan curves, great lightweight software that can do a ‘global mix’ of both cpu and gpu temps so your fans dont respond to only the cpu temp etc

[stiff path]

Also looks cooler when I put on the rgb but 95% of the time its off

[sullen bear]

Exhaust fans do almost nothing, and exhaust at the top is more likely to add temp rather than removing it

[umbral heron]

No
It's a fun toy
You can play with pieces of paper like on a air pillow

[sullen bear]

[steady sail]

https://fixupx.com/hardwareunboxed/status/2018925446512210429?s=46

Hardware Unboxed (@HardwareUnboxed)

Is this some CPUs died out of millions sold or is it more than that? I bought a 9800X3D to kill on an Asrock board about 6 months ago now, still trying to kill it, I've tried 3 boards and every BIOS. I've recorded most of it so we might make a video at some point.
︀︀
︀︀I've also been speaking with retailers and distributors and none of them are reporting a high failure rate for these CPUs, basically they tell me everything looks normal, if anything fewer than expected are returned for warranty issues.
︀︀
︀︀Anyway I'll keep trying to kill my retail 9800X3D...

Quoting JayzTwoCents (@JayzTwoCents)
︀
They're BACK! More 9800X3D CPUs go up in smoke! But why? youtu.be/EiUtw4w3CQc?si=EJ3B1yEMXLBnN8Ku

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FixupX · Feb 4, 2026, 5:51 AM

[marsh glade]

JayTwoCents being sensational and not having all the facts? No way...

[rough patrol]

i remember when there was a few people with dead cpus and it just turned out they didnt install em correctly and they were not aligned

[old marlin]

weren't 9000x3d cpus lower failure rate than 9000 series overall

[rough patrol]

i'd assume someone buying an x3d is more likely to know what they are doing and wont install their cpu sideways

[distant tapir]

Mine died on my Assrock motherboard

And I certainly didn't install it incorrectly

[lament socket]

rip

[marsh glade]

That is a baseless assumption... Plenty of people buy it because it's more expensive and therefore must be better

[rough patrol]

in this case they would be correct

[sudden imp]

crazy

[tribal dirge]

im on 25H2 and I dont get that issue

[leaden kiln]

I think setting my calibration to 990 nits helped like the clanker said
unless recalibrating in general helped

this is cooking me
https://x.com/cartidise/status/2019297071128629383

Noah Cat (@Cartidise)

Pixel 9a vs 10a: Spot the difference

X · Feb 5, 2026, 6:28 AM

[umbral heron]

Just like several last iPhones and Samsungs

[pale sigil]

Google a phones are usually solid upgrades each year so it's a shame

[sinful quest]

Wait what is even different?

Am I blind

[leaden kiln]

the name

[crimson wigeon]

Bezel looks ever so slightly thinner

[leaden kiln]

||actually it doesn’t have a camera bump either, some people could find that attractive||

[sinful quest]

I would bet the price is different too

[leaden kiln]

i think the poster said that’s inaccurate since that’s from a leak 😭 we got a release video from google today though

[marsh glade]

I found it, the difference is in the sticker price

[stiff path]

Are you sure about that?

Seemed to help for my specific build

I definitely lowered temps by sandwiching my aio rad with 6 exhaust fans

[stiff path]

Then using a custom fan curve with global mix for cpu and gpu, I lowered the temps even further

[pale sigil]

It was safe

[sullen bear]

Lightning gaming

[pale sigil]

Rip of lost my CPU fan clips

New clips cost half of the price of the bloody cooler

Zipties it is

[heady hazel]

yeah either that or 3d print a small bracket

[pale sigil]

Um

Is string fine

Until I order from Ali

My zip ties are to short lol

String only combusts at 200c

We fine as a temp measure

[vapid ruin]

Should be okay

[vapid ruin]

You have more to worry if that happens lmao

[heady hazel]

yeah for sure wont affect anything unless the vibration knocks it loose but then it will just fall out

[pale sigil]

I found one of the clips 🤣

I already assembled

I'll fix another day

Do yall think 500gb is enoughh for a windows partition

since my os nvme died im going to have to use my 4tb

[heady hazel]

yeah id say so generaly , i split my 1tb nvme in 2 partitions because i had to clone my old 500gb one

[ebon kestrel]

60he+ vs 60he v2?

[sinful quest]

I am pretty sure windows will be fine with 500gb

[pale sigil]

ill do that then

saves me wiping the 4tb

its just games but still, i refuse to pay the current nvme prices....\

[sinful quest]

yea they are expensive these days sadly

[pale sigil]

Also my new mobo has 5gb Ethernet

Seems so pointless lol

[heady hazel]

good luck finding consume grade networking to max that out

we have full gigabit networking here and that is even ubiquiti so kinda towards enterprise

[pale sigil]

I use 2.5gb atm

Well, I did till I routed my wires through the wall, now I need to get a 2.5gb switch to get my speeds back

[heady hazel]

yeah switches are expensive once you go past 1gb

[pale sigil]

First boot be like

https://tenor.com/view/sussa-gif-5432297967573209335

[crude steeple]

my keyboard just broke so im playing on office kmb is it better to buy the he60+ or he60 v2 (plastic) and wait till april

[merry gust]

hello i have a wooting 60+he and i want to setup F keys and im not sure how. i have the wootility software

[lunar elm]

You mean like F1 F2 and so on?

Hold Function Key (FN) and use the corresponding numbers

[pale sigil]

This mobo posts so slow

It's actually unreal

[lunar elm]

Let me guess, AM5?

[ashen spindle]

welcome to am5

[pale sigil]

It's taking like 5 min to post

[lunar elm]

packitup

[pale sigil]

My other am5 mobo wasn't this bad

[lunar elm]

first boot?

[pale sigil]

No

I just enabled memory train and it's still so bad

[ashen spindle]

run jedec

[lunar elm]

all roads lead to AM5

[pale sigil]

I'm not even running expo

[pale sigil]

This is not my first ddr5 board

[lunar elm]

But the AM5 route contains slow af boot times

[heady hazel]

let me cope with am4 i aint got money to buy ram

[ashen spindle]

if you're not running expo idk if memory training does anything

[pale sigil]

My last one was really fast

[fair gull]

it shouldnt right

[pale sigil]

Oh

[ashen spindle]

like, you arent training anything lol

[heady hazel]

question is , do you have 3 tb of ram?

[pale sigil]

Only 2tb

Sadly

[steady sail]

At this point just wait for am6

[pale sigil]

Noice

I have a working ethernet again

[heady hazel]

lowkey im waiting for actual improvements in the tech sector i have my dream gpu and that is fine for me for now

[steady sail]

Tbh i could have waited a little bit more with GPU purchase

[pale sigil]

I'm happy with my 3080

[sinful quest]

I see so many with a 3080 lately

[analog sinew]

3080 was the last one you could buy on launch without being a complete ripoff

and ig still relevant today

a 2080 these days probably a bit scuffed

[pale sigil]

Well.... No

Not at launch

They were extremely expensive for over a year

[unkempt lake]

I have a 2080 in my living room pc

Runs fine it just lacks vram

[analog sinew]

wasnt there like a brief launch batch that was good, THEN the nft shit started?

[pale sigil]

It wasn't nft

It was COVID that fucked it

They were never MSRP or even close for over a year

[sinful quest]

I got my 3060 back then for 500€ what made me scream in the inside

[analog sinew]

ouch

[sinful quest]

well got a 3080 ti later on for 0€ so I am fine now

[pale sigil]

I only managed to get mine because it was 4am and I had an alert

Didn't even see what I was buying

Just bought it

[sinful quest]

may I ask how much you paid for it?

[pale sigil]

I'm to ashamed

[sinful quest]

well fair point, but it's not your fault the price was so shameless

[heady hazel]

got it during covid for 700€ was the cheapest non blower card

[lunar elm]

DDR6: We need ram to calculate shit for time travel

[crude steeple]

which cpu do you have?

[lunar elm]

https://tenor.com/view/xylibanned-trapped-in-jar-trapped-halp-gif-6991355193835834107

[heady hazel]

5900x on a 570x board

[sinful quest]

if you bought it while the prices were not human, you got a pretty good buy

[heady hazel]

i mean a new 80 series card was always around 800ish

[crude steeple]

is it worth it to upgrade to am5 or to upgrade my am4

[heady hazel]

depends highly on what you have and want imo

[crude steeple]

4060 and 7 5700g and 16gb ram

[ashen spindle]

depends on what your play and how cheap you can get a 5800x3d in your region

[pale sigil]

Lucky

Let's just say I paid more than that XD

[heady hazel]

yeah i mean its the competitor to the rog card , i have a decent overclock on it, 2077 core clock

[pale sigil]

Not 1000+ euros tho

[tribal dirge]

ive seen worse, sometimes it takes me 10 minutes before it gets past POST

[crude steeple]

around 350-400$

[tribal dirge]

albeit im on a 128gb kit so yeah

[pale sigil]

Resizing 4tb is taking its sweet time

[ashen spindle]

thats probably the best option atm so you can keep your ram, not a cheap ugprade but the only one you should consider atm probably unless you go all out for a new build with a 9800x3d

[tribal dirge]

although subsequent boots take less time so its fine :P

[heady hazel]

the 12gb variant was 1.1k so yeah

[crude steeple]

oh ty or i was thinking to upgrade to 5 9600x and B650 with 32GB and keep my gpu

[ashen spindle]

I mean if you feel like you dont get enough fps in your games maybe, but with ram prices at the moment its probably better to wait till next gen (later this year) if you want to make an upgrade to get more

[tribal dirge]

you think DDR5 prices will recover by the end of this year?

lol, lmao even

[ashen spindle]

no but new gen means its a better upgrade vs just whats there now

[tribal dirge]

fair

[crude steeple]

is the he60+ still worth it?

[ashen spindle]

also personally guess we could see more 24gb sticks so people who need more than 16 dont go all the way to 32 xD

[tribal dirge]

compared to the plastic 60HEv2 I would wait for the plastic 60HEv2 personally, but you get the keyboard you want

[crude steeple]

i was thinking like that but im playing on office kmb right now so

[tribal dirge]

the 60HEv2 plastic version is 25 dollars more than the 60HE+ and comes later, weather or not you think the improvements are worth the extra wait and the extra 25 dollars is really up to you.

[crude steeple]

is there any change the he60+ will be in sale?

[tribal dirge]

im not sure

[reef patrol]

We don't do sales like that.

Though you may be able to find a discounted return on our Respawn store.

[crude steeple]

oh

alr ty

[crude steeple]

can i ask why are there 2 60he+ but one is cheaper than the other one

i dont see any difference

[reef patrol]

Neither do I. I am not standing behind you.

[reef patrol]

(That was a rather hamfisted hint to maybe share a screenshot of what you're seeing, if you expect anyone to be able to answer that 😉 )

[pale sigil]

Lost 4tb of data oops

Nvm I'm good

[fair gull]

sadge

[halcyon moss]

Wat

[crude steeple]

oh sry

i was blind ive noticed it after that

they have different switches

mb

[pale sigil]

I just repaired the partition

It's just a game SSD

Basically I'm going to use my 4tb drive for Windows

And wanted to create a partition for windows but it no co operate so now I'm just gonna wipe and make new partitions

[pale sigil]

I really hate using my 4tb for Windows

[umbral heron]

Much humblebrag about having 4TB NVMe in this economy

[rough osprey]

im using like 300gb of mine

[umbral heron]

Would be way less if I deleted all games I don't play

[gentle osprey]

Think it’s about time to get a new OLED

https://youtu.be/H43wnV-v7V0
I have 6x the amount of hours on mine than he does and also barely have any burn-in, more than he does, but I also abuse mine and use mine for more than 3 things like him

[mint arrow]

just watched this. i have two va panels and i am debating making the switch of my main monitor to oled. this video is reassuring but i will definitely have to improve my habits.

[gentle osprey]

Yeah forsure, I use dynamic taskbar for example, don't have any desktop icons, 15m screen saver, auto power off after a few hours, auto pixel refresh when monitor is turned off, lower brightness, etc

[rough osprey]

i just change monitors every 2 years

[nimble arch]

I have a new OLED every day

They burn in from minute one

[reef patrol]

<@&1098943457654997093>

[pale sigil]

@reef patrol

[reef patrol]

https://giphy.com/gifs/meme-capoo-bugcat-JsVlBMEaHdOEGQKLXB

[sinful quest]

[thick elk]

Watched but not my use-case, given my usage pattern lcd will do just fine for a while.
Panels (task bars) visibile at all times on all my monitors, light themes exclusively for reading comfort and lot's of static content, just not the use-case for oled right now.

[gusty kiln]

Vrr flicker still make oled a no go for me

[gentle osprey]

Just don't have unstable frame rates,

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/learn/research/vrr-flicker

[gusty kiln]

I'll just wait for qdel

[gentle osprey]

NanoLED should be nice indeed

[gusty kiln]

Still probably 5+ years away

[gentle osprey]

Yeah sadly

[gusty kiln]

I'll probably get a matured ips black monitor in the near future

Ips black has bad response time atm

[heady hazel]

https://www.techpowerup.com/344177/nvidia-plans-to-reduce-rtx-50-production-by-up-to-40-in-early-2026 gotta love pc gaming in 2026

[gentle osprey]

Just Nvidia doing what Nvidia does

[heady hazel]

apparently 6000 series is getting delayed aswel

[ashen spindle]

nope

there is nothing about next gen yet that would make it a realiable leak

[heady hazel]

https://www.theverge.com/tech/874439/nvidia-rtx-50-super-60-series-delay i mean id consider that reputable provided its not etienne building a pc

[pale sigil]

So um

The reset bios button is neat but I have already accidentally held it in while lifting my desktop up

[heady hazel]

[ashen spindle]

I mean they are just reporting on it while not providing info on the source of the rumor

it also just doesn't make sense, something thats going into production in late 2027 isn't being decided on today to be delayed or not

[heady hazel]

i mean let me put it that way , nvidia needs to feed open ai to print the money back they already invested

[frozen ingot]

sure its not just a firmware flash buttom

[ashen spindle]

yeah but it doesnt matter because you still do the same work for the architechture design, silicon isn't the limitaiton, memory or packaging so you have it ready and if memory isn't too bad you make it

[frozen ingot]

usually they put that on the back panel for updates via usb stick

[ashen spindle]

deciding today or even in december to delay a 2027 production just doenst make sense

[heady hazel]

it all hinges on ram pricing id say

[ashen spindle]

availability not pricing, people will pay for it on the top skus, but if too much goes to HBM over gddr production there wont be enough to make a production run

[heady hazel]

yeah the issue is that nvidia did commit to open ai, and open ai needs to fight google who is making their own dedicated hardware

[frozen ingot]

nvidia is seemingly backpedalling a bit on that whole 100 billion openai deal

[heady hazel]

im not sure if they still can, at least fully without loosing money in the process

[steady pivot]

I was updating my keyboard and exited it on accident now my keyboards off and won’t turn back on anyone know a fix for this?

[ashen spindle]

I mean nvidia onyl made an agreement the cash didnt flow yet

also they have massive free cash flow so its not like they need that or are missing money

and the competition from google with TPUs is really just temporary

theres a reason why fixed function hardware is good at one thing but never competes entirely

[heady hazel]

well i think open ai is backed by a lot , it depends what kinda deals are made behind closed doors

i could imagine palantir and open ai working together would savely make the deal dystopian but viable money wise

[frozen ingot]

yeah nvidia claims the deal wasn't finalized or fully binding but we'll see

or something along those lines at least

[umbral heron]

Working together? Both companies were basically funded by Thiel, they are in bed together

Without that funding Scam Altman would still be a sore loser and con artist that he is

[heady hazel]

when does sam altman show up in a email from [e-mail]

[umbral heron]

I think he joined too late to circle to party on island

[ashen spindle]

well the thing is even fi the 100B deal is happening nvidia would still have free cash flow, would still need consumer cards to be made etc.

[frozen ingot]

at least high end consoomer cards

[heady hazel]

i think even low end will suffer because they make less profit on those

[ashen spindle]

low end is just moving more towards igpus

[umbral heron]

Or - they will sell low-end cards for high-end prices, for people who play comp games for example
Want to play graphics intensive games? GeForce Now

[heady hazel]

100%

[frozen ingot]

seems like its going to be the choice of buying either a 5090 for 5+ grand or an 8gb rtx3060/5050 or something for the consumer market

[heady hazel]

you will rent everything and be happy

[ashen spindle]

the nvidia+intel combo and the equivalent amd+amd chiplets for igpus will move laptop dgpus away and likely to some degree also desktop low end into less relevancy

[frozen ingot]

I lowkey feel like I won some lottery buying a gpu at below msrp on black friday

[ashen spindle]

strix halo isn't how that will look going forward but its the first step to have bigger gpu IP on the same block, and that will eat up low end slowly over generations

[heady hazel]

the post 2019 experience

[frozen ingot]

32gb ddr5 and 12gb vram should be gud until 2036 right guys

[umbral heron]

I was so lucky twice
Upgrading PC right before COVID and crypto boom, and now getting tons of RAM before chip shortage

[frozen ingot]

wasn't as lucky post covid

my old gpu died in 2021 and there was nothing but gtx1650/1660 and rtx2060 in stock for like a year

for way too much money

[ashen spindle]

Oh yeah ram prices also make combined systems cheaper if you can have shared dram for cpu and igpu I suppose

[umbral heron]

I was riding used 1070Ti at the time

Boy did Monster Hunter World ran beautifully on it

[frozen ingot]

was basically forced to shell out over 500 bucks for a fuckin 2060

[heady hazel]

oof

[sullen bear]

even in that time thats an insane price to pay

[frozen ingot]

that I was painfully aware of even at the time

but it was that or look for a used gpu in the height of the crypto craze

[umbral heron]

[reef patrol]

Ah so instead of just watching his own video, they wanted to make a shitty article to cause more drama.

Classic "gaming magazing"

[umbral heron]

That's like 1/3 of what Dexerto does
Other 1/3 is making articles about press releases and other 1/3 about tweets and reddit posts

[distant tapir]

Longest sponsor segway yet

[umbral heron]

But yeah, that sucks that they are basically internet celebrities, work hard on what they do, and they don't even have enough money to buy a house, especially given how wildly popular LTT is

[sudden imp]

I watched the video and some of the comments pointed out that Linus basically uses his employees as contractors to work on his home because he is allegedly not very liked (apparently a very difficult client ) by actual contractors in the Vancouver area.

which also brings up like another idea, or a question that his employees are paid less than what a contractor would be

I do feel bad though because that line when he said when you’re working on your bosses third house and you’re wondering if you’ll ever be able to buy a house is pretty sad, especially considering he’s been with the company since it started

And as it got bigger, it seemed that they slowly started off boarding him, which is shitty

[umbral heron]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqVxgcKQO2E

[ashen spindle]

feel like it's a bit clickbaity calling it the 3rd hosue as if he owns 3 houses

[sudden imp]

I mean he was referring as this is the third house he bought and affordability in Vancouver is absolutely terrible and not many of his employee employees even own homes

[ashen spindle]

theres arguments to both sides and thats fine but posting it just like that is very clearly intended to have a certain effect, as one would expect from twitter posts

[sudden imp]

Oh yeah for sure

[ashen spindle]

yeah but there is a difference between a ceo having a house and he just moved 2 times and so had a house to sell vs 3 houses

[umbral heron]

Dude saw his friend changing into a corporate asshole excusing things with "we are living in capitalism after all"... I kinda understand why he had such reaction

[heady hazel]

i think linus did not change for the better and neither did LTT in my eyes, given how linus worked with certain controversies and is bleeding talent

[sudden imp]

Yeah they were friends and Linus stopped seeing it that way.

[umbral heron]

So I watched the video
How tf Linus and Yvonne are the only shareholders? Why not all the OG guys? I mean, they worked as hard and sacrificed so much and now have almost nothing from all that... This is sad on so many levels...

[ashen spindle]

because if you take part in that you need to take up credit and/or risk depending on the company structure

not everyone wanted to do that

bc if it fails that can mean you lose more than just not getting payed

so in that regard he is right that those two had a bigger risk and thus bigger payoff

ofc we dont know the details of if others wanted to be shareholder and werent allowed or something but theres valid reasons as to why nobody else is one

[iron wave]

Are there any decent alternatives to Thingiverse where you do not need an account to download stuff?

[empty wren]

printables

[umbral heron]

You need account on Thingiverse?

[empty wren]

nah but makerworld does

past 5 downloads

[final sinew]

Guys do you think switching to linux is the right call? I don’t know if the upsides outweigh the downsides

[iron wave]

No but many other sites need one.

[empty wren]

depends on your expectations

[iron wave]

Yes, I did it like 15 year ago and have a Windows VM for the couple of stupid things that intentionally don't work on Linux.

But like, install it in a VM and use WSL2 for a while.

[final sinew]

More performance is the only reason that would really make me switch

[umbral heron]

Download 5 > clear cookies > download next 5...

[iron wave]

Probably IP based.

[umbral heron]

Nope, cookie, already bypassed it like that

[iron wave]

And VPNs/TOR are probably all tainted.

[ashen spindle]

performance of what

[iron wave]

If I was a web dev I'd write a plugin.

[final sinew]

Gaming Performance

[ashen spindle]

gaming is equal or worse not better on linux generally lol

[frozen ingot]

yeah its a pretty case by case basis

[final sinew]

Oh okay

[iron wave]

A lot of stuff is faster for me.

[frozen ingot]

some might run better, others worse or will have other issues

[umbral heron]

anticheat
That's basically the only issue I encountered in last year

[final sinew]

On Linux?

[iron wave]

Yeah those games should be boycotted anyway.

[umbral heron]

Yup

[ashen spindle]

anti cheat is blocking, most things are similar, newer games tend to still be quite a bit behind on linux mostly due to nvidia drivers being behind on linux

[iron wave]

I don't want that malware.

https://www.printables.com/model/1568902-mini-whistle

[empty wren]

you may want to wash that with soap if you use it often

bacteria can build up on the layer lines

[iron wave]

JUST USE A QUARTER
https://www.printables.com/model/1559486-einkaufswagenchip

[umbral heron]

If you use it often it'd better to reprint it often

[iron wave]

I'd bring it to the office, use it once when the server fans go to 100% and never use it again.

[empty wren]

abs/pla can be smoothed at least with acetone

[minor citrus]

Better idea: glue it to a server fan

[iron wave]

https://www.printables.com/model/1570255-working-minecraft-jukebox

This is wicked.

[grizzled prism]

yeah on nvidia, amd can be better

[ashen spindle]

generally still equal though

and on new games worse as well until it gets patched at times

[grizzled prism]

there is a dx12 fix coming which will help a lot hopefully within a month

[ashen spindle]

nope its a step but that one isnt doing much on its own

it will get a lot better this year but still takes a while

and then we will have to see if all the new vulkan descriptors and similar were indeed all that was missing

[grizzled prism]

will have to wait for the benchmarks

dx12 has been a bit of an issue from my experience

[ashen spindle]

the issue is less dx12 and more that certain things in vulkan dont exist yet to have a more effective translation layer

[grizzled prism]

I mean yeah, dx12 isn't on linux

inb4 Microsoft starts changing dx to handicap translation on linux

[ashen spindle]

nah thats not happening

current changes actually will make it easier

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/directx-adopting-spir-v/

this is still quite a bit out but will provide a lot of benefits and also make it easier to work on a translation layer

[grizzled prism]

oh nice

they don't have much of a financial incentive though once Linux actually starts eating up decent marketshare

[ashen spindle]

well they arent making a choice to make it easier, they make a change that make directX better and the side effect is that it's easier to transfer it

[grizzled prism]

yeah

[vagrant pagoda]

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-will-finally-allow-astronauts-to-bring-their-iphones-to-space/

[charred stream]

Hey guys, anyone was buying artisian form jpgaming? I bought two same mouse pad, but I received only 1 package inside of which was paper saying quantity 2 of 2, but there was only 1 mouse pad

[magic minnow]

https://fxtwitter.com/Coinvo/status/2019419783138275387?s=20

Coinvo (@Coinvo)

BREAKING: Nvidia will pause new gaming GPU releases in 2026 due to a global memory chip shortage.

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FxTwitter · Feb 5, 2026, 2:36 PM

https://tenor.com/view/isabelle-animal-crossing-mario-backflip-gif-27169535

[unkempt lake]

That's already known tho

Its why we didnt get supers

[final sinew]

Wich is sad

[analog sinew]

please bubble

[marsh pendant]

hey guys, I have a new 360mm AIO coming tomorrow and I plan to mount it in the front of my case, do you guys think that these static RPM 200mm fans would cause any issues with like, air speed or something idk. I plan to have the 3 120mm fans on the back of the rad sucking in and leave the 200’s in place

[analog sinew]

fans on fans can create some annoying harmonics

that said they shouldnt rly be an issue thermally

[mild dome]

Fan spacers are allegedly good for reducing noise when fans are in a pull configuration over a radiator. I do not have first hand experience.

If you don't have it already, I would recommend downloading fancontrol as that way you can hand tune the fans to better keep your CPU and GPU cool

Remember to orientate your radiator correctly so bubbles don't get stuck in the pump

[pale sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/chi-pu-vietnamese-actress-nguyen-thịthuy-chi-pretty-beautiful-gif-17905949

[lost bay]

anyone here have experience with nixos and boot partitions?

[leaden kiln]

kind of

[marsh pendant]

I was more concerned with just having fans on both sides of my radiator, but running at different RPM, if the big slow spinning fans in the front would hinder the 120mm fans on the back

but front mount is my only option with my case, ill try to put tubes down if I can but we’ll see

[mild dome]

Yeah those tips are more about reducing noise.

[steady sail]

I could not even put my AIO in the right way

[obtuse zenith]

hardware issue: when i press my space down on either the middle closest to me, or far left or far right it sometimes get stuck in the middle (the spacebar) what could cause this and how to fix? nothing wrong w the switch i already checked

[steady sail]

Soo i might gonna change my PC case to this https://www.bequiet.com/en/case/6693

[woeful onyx]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently planning to mod my Wooting 60HE and I have a few technical questions for the community.
Since the standard Gateron Magnetic Jade Linear 70-packs are out of stock, I'm looking at the Gateron Magnetic Jade Ruby HE Linear switches instead.
Compatibility: Can anyone confirm if the Jade Ruby HE version is 100% compatible with the Wooting 60HE PCB?
Setup & Calibration: Once installed, what is the specific procedure to follow? Do I need to perform a full manual calibration in Wootility to ensure the Rapid Trigger and actuation points work perfectly with these specific magnets?
Lubrication: Do these switches come pre-lubed enough from the factory, or would you recommend a manual lubing session before installation for the best acoustic results?
Plate Kit: I also plan to install the PC Switch Plate Kit. Does this combination (Jade Ruby + PC Plate) require any specific adjustments or foam types to avoid interference?
Thanks in advance for your help and expertise!

[steady sail]

https://link.wooting.io/soundtests for switch compatibility

And u don’t need manual calibration its done automatically after u plug the keyboard in

[tidal flare]

Guys silicon or foam or nothing?

[pastel galleon]

I use Silicone in my 60HE v2s

[unkempt lake]

just letting you guys know about my team group rma from hell

it's been over a month that they have received my stuff and i'm still waiting

It was received at their warehouse january 5th

[heady hazel]

so ram went bad?

[unkempt lake]

No

[unkempt lake]

Microsd express for switch 2

Literally bootlooped my nintendo switch and was unusable on my pc or my steam deck

[heady hazel]

ahh i figured they were stalling because they had no stock , that is wierd then

[unkempt lake]

Plenty of stock of microsd express

It's an sd card worth 339cad and this is their rma speed @heady hazel also i had to pay 10cad to ship it to em...

[heady hazel]

yeah that is crazy 339cad? thats pretty pricey

[unkempt lake]

Microsd express are pricey

[heady hazel]

i see i guess you need them for the switch 2?

[unkempt lake]

It's a 1tb

[unkempt lake]

Yeah my whole library is digital

Microsd express is basically ssd speeds in a microsd format

[heady hazel]

yeah i know how long a 3ds takes to boot with a big sd card

[unkempt lake]

It's not too bad i have a 64gb sd card in my 3ds and it boots relatively quick

But going back to the topic

Team group warranty experience is awful

[heady hazel]

yeah especially with a premium product its bad

[unkempt lake]

I had a 1tb sandisk card fail in my steam deck, i had a brand new one within that same week

[heady hazel]

well sandisk gets cloned the most maybe thats why

[unkempt lake]

Was a genuine one, it lasted sevral years xD

I'm just saying sandisk rma was really good

Compared to team poop

[heady hazel]

ah yeah i see, i mean something like a sd card should be very easy to check , rma and then send out

[nimble arch]

I've never heard from Team Group

[heady hazel]

they mostly make ram

[nimble arch]

I'd just pay more for Samsung or SanDisk if I were going to get a microSD Express card for my Switch 2

[heady hazel]

and a RBG SSD

[unkempt lake]

This was a gift

XD

[nimble arch]

Of course

[unkempt lake]

But i do have team group ram in 2/3 of the pcs in my home

[heady hazel]

corsair rma always went well for me

[nimble arch]

I've only ever had to RMA an EVGA GTX 970

[unkempt lake]

@nimble arch for bigger microsd express samsung doesnt make one yet i think

[nimble arch]

Over a decade ago

[unkempt lake]

Lexar and Team Group were the only ones i think

Only seen 256gb samsungs

Which is what i have in my console rn as im waiting xd

[empty wren]

Looks like they got serious and made a v2

[heady hazel]

i think i have a 256gb in my 3ds xl so i imagine its small for a switch 2

[nimble arch]

256GB is fine if you're only buying Nintendo and indie titles

It's nothing once you get one major AAA release

[unkempt lake]

But i buy ALL THE STUFF

[heady hazel]

i wonder how big cyberpunk is compared to the pc version

[unkempt lake]

Also digital only

[unkempt lake]

That's one of the few games i have physical

[heady hazel]

ah ok thats cool then

[unkempt lake]

I bought a used copy from ebgames and got a new copy

lmao

In the mail

[heady hazel]

profit

[unkempt lake]

But yeah i have like... 10 physical games? Across my whole switch library?

[heady hazel]

still not bad imo

[nimble arch]

I'm mostly physical

I have digital copies of Mario Tennis Aces and Bayonetta 1

[heady hazel]

on console i believe i own 2 digital games , mirrors edge catalyst and battlefield hardline.

[nimble arch]

My PS5 library is all digital at this point

[unkempt lake]

@nimble arch if you get the new mario tennis let me know if its good

Or worth getting over the previous one

[heady hazel]

i mean you do get decent deals at actual stores for games

[nimble arch]

I have a physical copy arriving next week alongside the new Joy Cons

[unkempt lake]

You guys have physical stores still open?

XD

[serene ruin]

Where’s Ducky at? 👀👀

[unkempt lake]

@tribal dirge someone wants to talk to you

[serene ruin]

❤️

[heady hazel]

actually that store recently shut down sadly, i bought one last game on their closure sale, i figured for 15€ its not too bad even if its janky

[serene ruin]

Couldnt remember his @

[unkempt lake]

Sadly retail is just dying

[serene ruin]

Got the bad boy @tribal dirge

[heady hazel]

i used to buy ds games there as a kid so yeah kinda hurts to see it close.

[unkempt lake]

you murdered someone to get it

I SEE THE BLOOD ON THE LEFT

[serene ruin]

Just my bank account

[heady hazel]

laptop brands partnering with crazy audio brands for them to still sound meh at best

[unkempt lake]

I SEE THE BLOOD OF YOUR VICTIMS

[serene ruin]

Dont care about the audio

Need it for engineering purposes

[leaden kiln]

The postal service lost my laptop or something

[serene ruin]

How so

[heady hazel]

i need it to gamble on a plane what can i say

[serene ruin]

Lmao

[leaden kiln]

it’s probably just gonna come next week but they mysteriously delayed it despite it leaving the distribution center yesterday(every other time packages come the same day they leave it)

[serene ruin]

Priorities

[heady hazel]

i think i got them right

the plane trip was painful because im too tall to fly 4 hours in a plane that size

[serene ruin]

Get your own jet bro

https://tenor.com/view/lil-yachty-drake-laptop-duh-gif-8033838636860661307

[heady hazel]

you think jeff has one cheap for sale?

[serene ruin]

Most likely

[heady hazel]

[serene ruin]

Big JE in the building

[wheat plume]

Windows 🤢

[nimble arch]

Doors

[steady sail]

Not everyone need a pinguin based system

[pale sigil]

Id bloody hope so, they are on a plane

[wheat plume]

Just don't open them ....

[pale sigil]

Considering there's 3 layers you can't

[steady sail]

Just like the shitty joke
Bill Gates ask his mom: Can i open the window?
His mom: Yes but don’t make a system out of it

[serene ruin]

💩🫵🏼

[wheat plume]

True

[heady hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/linux-linux-users-foss-gif-11303075366455022622

[rough osprey]

😭

[pale sigil]

Do I get an AMS or not

Chat

[reef patrol]

I decided against. I'd rather get one of those "In case the spool fails, pause the print and let user swap to a new spool" solutions.

[leaden kiln]

are you gonna use an ams

I didn't get one

[reef patrol]

Mixing colours in a print causes waste. I'd rather print separately and glue things together.

[heady hazel]

there is only one true good printer. provided you appease the machine gods

[pale sigil]

I have an ender

[pale sigil]

So AMS 2 pro xd

It can swap filaments

Problem is I don't really care as much for multi colour

But it would make my life easier for having multiple filaments on demand

Vs switching

I'm always switching between 4 or so spools

[heady hazel]

thats valid as in storing multiple and not having to re feed the extruder

[leaden kiln]

you can do supports in a different material too

[pale sigil]

That's also true

[leaden kiln]

it's a bit convenient but it's kinda pricy, I wouldn't get one, but if you're planning on using it a lot then why not

[pale sigil]

Like, as insanely good this is quality wise the waste is insane k
(Trees are not part of the print)

Not the p2s but still

Multi colouring would be nice don't get me wrong

[heady hazel]

purging takes like 2-3 gramms iirc so yeah

[pale sigil]

But I wouldn't rely on it regularly

Maybe just the odd thing, eg id love to print r2d2 and not paint the bastard

I cannot paint

🤣

[pale sigil]

But ye for convenience it's quite expensive

[heady hazel]

lol is that a echo dot holder?

[pale sigil]

Ye

[heady hazel]

honestly the echo dot is crazy value if you get it on sale

[pale sigil]

It's the only way I've got them or trading in ancient ones for £5 + 20% + black Friday

I traded in a faulty one last bLack Friday and got a new one for £15

I have one in every room except the kitchen

[heady hazel]

i bought a combo of a fire tv stick and an intercom, sent back the intercom and kept the fire tv stick for 10€

[storm kraken]

I don't know if this is the right channel to ask, but what is the general consensus on the Wuque Flux vs the Gravastar UFO? price is no object, I prefer lower thocky sounds and I don't mind heavy switches. Those would go with the M1 V5 TMR, I wanted to just get the AstroLinks but I've seen online that they are considered cheap and outdated

[pale sigil]

My cheapest echo dot was £10 years ago, unless you count the one free one they did once to counter Spotifys Google mini offer

[leaden kiln]

keyboard modding is the channel youre looking for

[heady hazel]

the other thing is i sold my old fire tv stick on ebay for 30€ i paid 25€ for it years ago

[pale sigil]

They've gone up now, the new fire sticks are not android anymore

[heady hazel]

which ones exactly? my new one is still android tv

[pale sigil]

Just newer ones, how old is your new one.

[heady hazel]

i think its the 4k plus

[heady hazel]

4k gen2 i just got it because i had a gen 1 and gen 2 has av1 hardware encoding

[pale sigil]

Ah then ye you would have avoided it

I have the gen 2 4k

[heady hazel]

i do like to sideload kodi so i can stream movies from my pc

[pale sigil]

NGL, this is one of those rare moments I get why Amazon moved to Linux

[heady hazel]

i also have a fire tablet that i installed google play back onto , for youtube imo more than enough

[pale sigil]

It doesn't look good when one of your most popular products is popular because of piracy, especially iptv

And places like the UK wanted to crack down on it

[heady hazel]

still so funny to me , my dad used to have one like that

remember piracy is only ok if a huge corporation does it.

[pale sigil]

True

[umbral heron]

Hello, I'm huge corporation

[pale sigil]

Hi I'm Anne and I have resources up for grabs.

[sudden imp]

Do you have to pay for a television license in the UK? I’m not even joking I heard that if you use some form of broadcasting there is a tax.

[pale sigil]

Yes but also no

I don't watch live TV or BBC on demand so I don't pay for one.

[sudden imp]

So it’s a tax if you use cable?

Streaming is not affected then?

[pale sigil]

No

Public channels

That aren't cable

Count

[pale sigil]

You're not supposed to stream from BBC iPlayer

[sudden imp]

That seems so weird

[frozen ingot]

man cpus are pretty cheap atm

maybe I should buy one for my 4060 money

[balmy vector]

I’d trade my 7800x3d for a 9800 in a heartbeat with the prices

[frozen ingot]

I'm considering upgrading to the 7800x3d

its like €350 here now

[balmy vector]

Id give you mine if i had a clamshell to ship it

[frozen ingot]

should be a decent bump in cpu heavy games from a 7600x right

[balmy vector]

with the extra cache sure

[frozen ingot]

yeah

bit less stress on the ram sticks should be a gud thing too in this day and age

[sullen bear]

meh depends on the game

[ashen spindle]

if you dont feel like you need more better wait and grab zen6 later this year

[frozen ingot]

why I said cpu heavy games in particular

sounds risky given the current state of the pc market

[ashen spindle]

I mean if you can sell the 7600x for a decent bit so its not a big upgrade it can be nice

otherwise I would just wait personally

[umbral heron]

zen 6 this year? time to upgrade again

[ashen spindle]

towards the end probably

server stuff this summer and client after

[umbral heron]

I want my ~+3% again

[ashen spindle]

maybe Q1 if things move because nodes or idk

or just grab a mi450 rack that has zen6 in this summer

[umbral heron]

And put it in a LackRack

[frozen ingot]

technically I don't think I need much quicker for what I mostly do, or for my gpu

but if the x3d's stays this cheap for a while its not that huge expense to upgrade

[umbral heron]

I wanted my +2% in CBP77 when I was upgrading

Next to upgrade will be a nicer case
And probably new cooler

[balmy vector]

give me your hand-me-down?

[frozen ingot]

cpu is all I feel like I could upgrade in my system for a reasonable enough expense

[balmy vector]

do we have any smidge of an idea if its gonna be just the normal processors or also including the x3ds when they release to consumer?

[ashen spindle]

no clue

[balmy vector]

Darn

[ashen spindle]

but even non x3d is going to be quite a big boost

[frozen ingot]

gpu and ram would be like a €600-1000+ ordeal at least

[ashen spindle]

double node jump would need intel levels of fuckup to be bad

[balmy vector]

Do we have specifics on what all is improving?

[umbral heron]

AMD never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity
But I'd expect X3D a bit later than base Zen6, as usual

[ashen spindle]

new avx512 things, faster speeds, 12 core ccds

[balmy vector]

Tasty stuff

[umbral heron]

12 core CCD?
48 threads on AM5?

[balmy vector]

I can feel the pricing from here

I’m scared

[frozen ingot]

sounds very nescessary and essential

[tribal dirge]

EPYC!!! how is it?

[ashen spindle]

24c/48T on zen6, 48c/48T on intel

[frozen ingot]

wonder if they'll hold off the launch for longer if hardware sales keeps slowing down this year

[sullen bear]

meh CPUs arent really affected

[frozen ingot]

sales of everything pc related is affected by this

[sullen bear]

not cpus, only 2nd hand market

[frozen ingot]

less people are building/upgrading pc's atm

[balmy vector]

More of a ram problem though

Currently at least

[frozen ingot]

ram and gpu are the most affected by price hikes and availability yes

[balmy vector]

[amber dock]

i brought a pc in october just before the spike luckily

[frozen ingot]

but people buying less of that affects sales and interest in remaining pc parts overall, pc hardware manufacturers report sales drops on other categories as well

[amber dock]

ddr5 6000mhz 32 gb 😄

[heady hazel]

cpus are affected as much as other hardware, if there is no affordable ram folks will not buy a new cpu that needs new ram

[frozen ingot]

fractal revenue is down like 32% vs before the ram slopocalypse

that's just cases

[analog sinew]

ur making me want to dust off my case

[heady hazel]

they also make cooling

[frozen ingot]

yeah interest in pc hardware period tanks bc of this

[sullen bear]

to me it looks like they went up?

[rough osprey]

what happened

did people not like the momentum edition of the north

[serene ruin]

Its amazing! Havent used much of it yet but ill be setting it up this weekend

[sullen bear]

stock =/= revenue though?

[frozen ingot]

fallout from ram/gpu shortage supposedly

[tribal dirge]

Niceeee

[frozen ingot]

yeah ment to say the stocks

[heady hazel]

i mean the stocks of a company do not nosedive when things are going well for them

[ashen spindle]

may I introduce you to amd stock

earnings beat -> -15%

[rough osprey]

stocks and valuation is the most random thing anyway

[heady hazel]

well amd is doing interesting things its like a rollercoaster with them

[frozen ingot]

the whole pc industry is feeling the fallout from this, hope we don't lose any of the goats

[balmy vector]

We will lose 5 now that you said that

[nimble arch]

Yeah, we're going to lose some PC-centric companies.

[pale sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/point-hehe-haha-smiling-i-see-what-you-did-there-gif-21567119

[frozen ingot]

hoping at least fractal and thermalright can stay above water

[analog sinew]

the stock market is entirely vibes based

[fair gull]

vibes are stock market based

[frozen ingot]

yeah usually based on how much blood is diluting the financebros cocaine stream

[nimble arch]

Wooting going bust because no one can afford a PC

[umbral heron]

Will be financed solely by Fortnite players on PS5

[balmy vector]

Good thing wooting is going for them and not xbox players

Not many left

[nimble arch]

True, PS5 Professional gaming.

[wheat plume]

I love phones like this...

• sharper display corners
• no camera notch
• even bezels on all 4 sides

[fair gull]

3?

[wheat plume]

typo...

wait the bottom one is barely thicker

[frozen ingot]

slab of slop

[leaden kiln]

not watertight and an underscreen selfie camera
the front looks okay but the back styling and especially the rgb...

[wheat plume]

yeh not this phone specifically, but Ive only ever seen underdisplay front cameras and sharper corners on gaming phones because games are not adapting to how round a regular phone screen corners are, the games also dont account for the notch on regular phones

[frozen ingot]

there's barely any design to comment on with modern phones really

[wheat plume]

Thats why I like Nothing, their phones have great style

not just plain backs like the others

[leaden kiln]

and gamers are the ones that wont use the selfie camera enough to care if its horribly bad

[wheat plume]

and me

I use the front camera maybe once a month

[frozen ingot]

think I'll replace my phone next year

[wheat plume]

Im keeping this phone until security updates stop in 3 years time

Im a huge fan of NothingOS
Its so clean, stays close to Pixel UI but with its own Nothing twist and useful QoL settings and additions

[frozen ingot]

replace the lightning port

[wheat plume]

Apple still use usb 2 for their USB C ports

[steady sail]

Its not like there is a need for usb 3

[frozen ingot]

yeah not sure what they're thinking sometimes

but I rarely transfer a bunch of stuff to my phone anymore

[wheat plume]

I am fairly sure they wanted to make people who transfer a lot of shit from their phone to their PC be upset that USB C is slower than Lightning and demand that Apple bring Lightning back in the next series of phones

[frozen ingot]

but lightning is the same speed

[leaden kiln]

My iPhone is usb 3

[wheat plume]

lightning is faster than USB 2, I thought?

[wheat plume]

Pro Max?

[leaden kiln]

Lightning is usually usb 2 but some ipads had usb 3

[frozen ingot]

most lightning is usb 2 standard

[leaden kiln]

Pro

[wheat plume]

Oh, is the only difference between Pro and Pro Max the screen size?

[frozen ingot]

should be

[leaden kiln]

And battery

[wheat plume]

o

[frozen ingot]

I'll probably replace my current with a 16 or 17

[leaden kiln]

I like my 16 pro
I don’t love the new styling on the 17 pros

[frozen ingot]

less glass on the 17 pro

I'll just get the newest one possible for my budget

[leaden kiln]

Yeah I’m just not a fan of how it looks
If you’re going non pro the 17 seems nicer with the 120hz screen, I think the only major thing non pro is missing is the zoom camera

[frozen ingot]

hope it has vrr then

wouldn't want to burn unnescessary battery life on fixed 120hz

[leaden kiln]

yeah it’s the usual 1-120hz promotion I think

yeah has to be since you have the always on display too

says up to 120 on the site

[frozen ingot]

I mostly want better camera, screen and more storage

the rest is kinda whatever

[leaden kiln]

I would miss the zoom camera, I prefer it to having an ultrawide

[frozen ingot]

yeah I never use the wide lens, would be more useful with a zoom instead

wide lens has much worse iso and noise vs the regular lens

[leaden kiln]

I’m here with the 1TB iPhone and using like 75 gigs

[frozen ingot]

what's the point of having a dedicated lens and sensor for it if it still has the drawbacks of just using various degrees of zoom on one lens

yeah 1tb is just silly overkill on a phone to me

[leaden kiln]

I would’ve gone 256 or maybe even 128 but I couldn’t find any 💀

[frozen ingot]

I got a 128 now and its been kinda maxed out for some time

[steady sail]

i would love a 256gb phone

[frozen ingot]

need 256 at the very least

[leaden kiln]

my laptop is 256 but my phone is 1TB 🥀

[frozen ingot]

512 if its for a good price but I could probably last another 2-3 phones before I've reached the limit of 256

[lyric hatch]

Those mark ups for storage upgrade do be large especially from apple

[leaden kiln]

256 is the base model now at least

but other manufacturers might raise the pricing too if flash prices are staying high

[leaden kiln]

one nice thing with the ultrawide camera is that you can see what’s just outside your photo in the camera app, fills the whole screen

[serene ruin]

Fr

90% photos

[charred forge]

anyone have deathadder v4? worth it over viper v3 pro?

[lyric hatch]

depends if you prefer the shape or not the internal differences aren't going to be very big

[charred forge]

i had viper for 1.5 year. no issues, i just found out viper v4 could be released in a few months

most likely will go for 200 eur

[lyric hatch]

I'm of the opinion if it ain't broke don't fix it, I've been using the same mouse for 2 years now after a pretty lengthy streak of trying lots of shapes

[charred forge]

its broke

this is way i wondering should i just buy same mice

or maybe DA4 is an upgrade, but i think i will wait for VV4

[lyric hatch]

what broke

[charred forge]

mice

sensor start lagging

[rough osprey]

they should bring back 128 model

[untold dock]

can anybody help me with my keyboard

[ashen spindle]

#1019755933959733258

[untold dock]

nobody is helping me

[ashen spindle]

people are asleep my guy lmao

[untold dock]

i posted it like a month ago

my guy

[minor citrus]

People are sometimes sleeping a little longer

[untold dock]

https://tenor.com/view/no-disappointed-smh-shake-my-head-oh-brother-gif-6826525774079143920

[obtuse zenith]

hardware issue: when i press my space down on either the middle closest to me, or far left or far right it sometimes get stuck in the middle (the spacebar) what could cause this and how to fix? nothing wrong w the switch i already checked

[ashen spindle]

#1019755933959733258

[pastel galleon]

vv5 pro for 300 euro in 5 years

[tribal dirge]

holy shitskies https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1joFezGEqj/

crazy crazy IHS modding LMAO

and using car engine parts to cool the thing LMAO

[raw herald]

Guys, will there be a Chance that wooting follows up with a HE mouse? https://youtube.com/shorts/OUtcG0cGKAk?si=AjHVoFXfUhnVgnTl

That would be sick to see

[analog sinew]

so far theyre always been on the stance of seeing no room to innovate in that space

but who knows if this catches on or does sth

[reef patrol]

inb4 still a nightmare to maintain

[devout raptor]

what is the point of a hall effect mouse when the clicks move like 0.1mm already

[nimble arch]

Marketing

[wheat plume]

WTF

Nah bruh not €190
🤢

[raw herald]

Yeah the price is spicy, but its the first of its kind, in future if it evolves, it will be cheaper

[raw herald]

What is inb4?

[raw herald]

I mean, if you watched the full Video, you saw that there is a 30 ms difference

[marsh glade]

in before

[steady sail]

that u not gonna be able to tell

[devout raptor]

is that dependent on the switch or overall engineering

[fickle ore]

neither, it's the alleged physical distance reduction but I remain skeptical

Some vendors already pre-tension clicks so that theres very little play or distance to cover

[old marlin]

I really doubt there is 30ms between a good "normal" mouse and a hall effect one

[leaden kiln]

is that data from logi
doesn't it say what it's comparing to

[winter patrol]

Theyre prolly quoting end to end latency, their own gpx2 is already doing 1.5ms

[fickle ore]

Ofcourse they are talking about total latency because they said physical distance

[bronze vessel]

Tried it for a bit with pro's. Nicest thing honestly is that the clicks are fully silent :p. In actual gaming you don't see a difference in speed. As people already mentioned, the travel distance from a mouse click is so small already that you don't gain much on that front.

Definitely wouldn't call it ground breaking, it is more of a different way of implementing clicks.

[vagrant pagoda]

fam that is how watercooling was done in the olden days when i was but a wee lad. Car heat exchangers, pond pumps and waterblocks from some random guy on line called den

[patent carbon]

Danger Den!

[tawny mauve]

I'm wondering if SOCD or Snappy Tappy is banned in Marvel Rivals? Does anyone have any experience with this or something similar?

[devout raptor]

are these hue essentials 8 watt bulbs worth it?

37€ for a pack of 3 seems like decent value

[lunar elm]

no

[tawny mauve]

According to a guy on Reddit, he was apparently banned because of Wooting. But he apparently played against a big streamer who said he cheated, so I don't know.

[ashen spindle]

the only ones who can answer that are marvel rival admins

[tawny mauve]

That's the thing

[ashen spindle]

nobody here will be able to definitely tell you yes or no

[tawny mauve]

Wooting has snap tap. Snap tap is software based, so can be classified as 'button wizard software' looked at the eula of marvel rivals, it states that 'button wizard software' is against terms of service

I find that a bit strange, because many streamers also use Wooting in Rivals.

[lunar elm]

MR did not post any official statement against such software features

neither is there any ban wave

[devout raptor]

Which e reader is good?

[sullen bear]

Yeah this just sounds like he was cheating and had a wooting

[devout raptor]

I wanna read light novels on something other than my phone or laptop

[magic minnow]

https://us.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-libra-colour

I love my Kobo Libra Colour

[devout raptor]

is the display easy on your eyes

[magic minnow]

very

the colors are like flat which is interesting and nice imo

[magic minnow]

Also Kobo is a lot more chill than Amazon with their Kindle

[astral pawn]

Not sure if the right place to ask, does anyone know if there exists a feature that lets the keyboard read and output multiple key presses simultaneously? So for example if I hold down A and D I want the output to be ADADAD and not ADDDDD. Need this for a game so preferably not with any detectable macro

[rough patrol]

Wooting boards do not have the maple story cheats built in

[astral pawn]

F, ty for the answer

[tribal dirge]

They ended up using a water chiller anyways because the car engine radiator and fan was not enough to keep the CPU cool

[smoky parrot]

<@&1098943457654997093>

[rough osprey]

waddup

[smoky parrot]

Ban toasty please

[rough osprey]

No

[pale sigil]

Was there an actual reason for the ping?

[warm ore]

Scam