tech-coding-math

[quartz kayak]

loser

[snow rover]

1+ 7 pro from 2019

motorola edge 40 pro from 2023

only about 1% better screen to body ratio

[quartz kayak]

okay so i was correct

[snow rover]

no

[quartz kayak]

the average of phones now have more screen to body ratio than like 3 years ago or even 2

is that a lie? @snow rover

[snow rover]

i don't know

statistically

most phones are cheap phones and they still have ugly bezels

but a 1% improvement in 4 years isn't a lot

[quartz kayak]

but its still improvement

that means that im correct

[snow rover]

ok onto a different topic

has anyone tried those ridge wallet clones that are everywhere on aliexpress/ebay/amazon

[quartz kayak]

My brother has one i bought it for him

[lost fossil]

i think that holding fragile cash outside in a stupid clip is a stupid idea

[quartz kayak]

Yeah it is

[snow rover]

the cash part isn't important

[quartz kayak]

Theres another option with a textile band thats a better aproach for cash

But i got him the clip one

Bcs he always has pennies not notes

[snow rover]

i might buy one

not a big loss if it sucks ass

[lost fossil]

i mean, with ridge you're paying for youtube advertisements and 2 plates that aren't much stronger than a reasonably thick piece of plastic

$129 for 2 pieces of metal held by a rubberband are you real

so yeah, i think these cheap aliexpress knockoffs are more than good enough

i was in the market for a small "wallet" and i got one of these a few years ago and i love it

[snow rover]

as a business idea the ridge wallet is great

manufacturing costs essentially nothing, selling them for $100+ leaves a lot for marketing and keeping healthy profit margins

[quartz kayak]

No they are good

And the price difference is insane

And some are even actual carbon fibre

Wait i ll get my brothers and show (he has it for like 1yr now)

[lost fossil]

[quartz kayak]

Only thing thats noticeably used is the clip because its made of metal

[lost fossil]

[quartz kayak]

Isnt is so slay

[cold elbow]

u guys use wallets

[snow rover]

beats having a bunch of cards rattling in my pocket

[quartz kayak]

My mom uses one of those big wallets that can have like 200 cards

Its insane

Could never have something like that

[cold elbow]

Maybe one day you will find it convenient

[jade pivot]

why does this look like a tutorial on how to easily lose money

[brave field]

Picture 3 is fine, I suppose

[jade pivot]

you stuff money under the clip, then use the clip to secure it on your pants

once you pick it up, the money goes byebye

[brave field]

As long as you keep it in your hands to stare at, and don't wear it like the fourth, you're good

or set it on a table in a public place like the first

[jade pivot]

the first pic is also a good way to get your shit stolen

[brave field]

I instead opted for the Aliexpress pop-up card designs

Same price, just as poor quality, but hey, your cash won't fall out until the plastic cash part snaps in half after being folded enough times

[jade pivot]

the only advantage to a hardcase wallet i see is that you could use it to knock someone out

[brave field]

The cardholding part is glued to the cash part with what looks like standard Elmer's

Hardcase is good for "NFC RFID hack scan microwave protect"

[jade pivot]

tinfoil is cheaper

[quartz kayak]

Nice feature

[supple walrus]

i have two, but dont bring them everywhere mostly, unless i need them. most of my daily use cards are on my phone

one wallet for money cards n stuff

other for IDs n work tickets etc

[subtle compass]

math

[sleek reef]

what you use bro

i got the old grandpa leather wallet

[sacred loom]

Yea i recently changed to a new wallet before that i used my dad’s gucci leather wallet

[rose yacht]

You use cards?

I prefer to use cash and coins

[cold elbow]

I just throw them in a bag or backpack 🎒

[rose yacht]

No thanks

[junior flax]

I hate cash and coins

Mainly because I find them disgusting but that’s just me

[rose yacht]

Thats just you

[junior flax]

Probs

[cold elbow]

Pay with phone

[junior flax]

Yh I prefer to do that

Only thing I can’t get on my phone is my bus pass which is dumb af cos it’s like a card too

[rose yacht]

Is using a barcode or qr code?

[junior flax]

RFID

I think that’s where it just scans yh?

Like contactless where u just tap it

[rose yacht]

Yea you need to get an rfid app thingy

[junior flax]

Low-key didn’t know that was a thing downloading rn lmao

[rose yacht]

Lmao

[quartz kayak]

I always wanted to be able to do that but idk how it works

Is it like

Contactless but instead of a card u use ur phones nfc?

I have no idea

[junior flax]

Apple Pay/Samsung pay

[jade pivot]

yes, apple/google pay are just a different way to access a linked credit or debit card

[junior flax]

Even if u don’t use it I recommend linking them as it’s saved me a few times

Wallet stolen use Apple Pay

[cold elbow]

Yeah pretty much

I have a bank app and can also use Samsung pay but nah

[quartz kayak]

So which one i use?

Samsung wallet?

[jade pivot]

google wallet would be the safer choice probably

[quartz kayak]

Samsung wallet doesnt even open on my phone

And is full on 1 ⭐ reviews with the same problem

Im guessing it only works in certain countries?

[lilac heath]

L

[quartz kayak]

Shutou

[burnt leaf]

would intel (r) iris (r) xe be able to handle gta on lowest graphics <30 fps?

[jade pivot]

google it, might just find test videos

[brave field]

Depends on which GPU you have

Look for a model number or name next to wherever you found "Iris Xe."

[fickle finch]

team i need help choosing a power supply for my pc

like a good brand for power supply

I posted the specs earlier

[jade pivot]

does it cost extra to post them again

[burnt leaf]

no number?

[brave field]

try dxdiag instead

[burnt leaf]

wdym?

[brave field]

Press Start, type "dxdiag," and hit enter

check the Display 1 tab

[burnt leaf]

one sec

still nothing?

[brave field]

fun

[burnt leaf]

so?

[brave field]

What CPU do you have, then?

[burnt leaf]

intel i7

[brave field]

If you go to the first tab of dxdiag and look near "Processor," or open task manager and go to the top right of the performance tab, do you see a model number?

[burnt leaf]

alright

one moment

open task manager?

[brave field]

either of the two works

Task manager or running dxdiag again

[burnt leaf]

wait i was on the process tab not performance

[jade pivot]

looks like this

click on GPU

take picture

post here

[burnt leaf]

is this it?

[jade pivot]

no

[burnt leaf]

oh

gpu

[brave field]

It looks like 11th gen mobile Xe doesn't have model numbers but instead is just denoted by EU count, so you HAVE to search by CPU

"Xe G7 96EU"
Look for "GTAV 1165G7" on youtube I guess, ignoring all the ones that say "GTX," "RTX," or "RX" in the title.

[burnt leaf]

wdym

[jade pivot]

god

[burnt leaf]

i’m sorry

[jade pivot]

not you

paste the values of these

the shortest one is fine

[burnt leaf]

one sec

this isn’t actually for me it’s for my mate so i’m just trying to get him into this channel

[ionic compass]

HELLO

[burnt leaf]

yes

nice

can u read the messages above?

[burnt leaf]

like this?

@ionic compass

[ionic compass]

YES

IM READING

[burnt leaf]

right just ask these people cos i wanna go to sleep so

night

[ionic compass]

Ok

I’ll do this tmr I’m tried

[rose yacht]

💀

[sacred loom]

[junior flax]

Any recommendations for a £350 low range pc for my little brother

pls dont say "buy a console" 🙂

second hand parts obvs accepted

[rose yacht]

for what is he going to use it

[junior flax]

light gaming its something to be upgraded overtime

[snow rover]

idk like 2nd gen ryzen and a gtx 1080 or something like that

[rose yacht]

upgradeabilty huh

[junior flax]

its what i did with mine 3 years ago (i5 4690k and gtx 970)

[rose yacht]

get a ryzen 5 5600x and pair it with a used 1660

[junior flax]

when i first got it

[junior flax]

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-b450m-pro-max-amd-b450-s-am4-ddr4-sata3-pcie-30-gbe-4x-usb-32-gen1-usb-20-hdmi-dvi-d-micro-atx

this mobo for 59.99?

nvm thats micro atx

idk why its micro

[snow rover]

no

buy used parts

[rose yacht]

get the b550

[snow rover]

no point buying new parts for a dead platform

[junior flax]

okay

[cold elbow]

i dont like motherboards with no VRM heatsink

[rose yacht]

yea

id say this one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHCL4YVS?psc=1

but used

[junior flax]

mhm

[quartz kayak]

Explain this

Because in my book half apple doesnt have and the other half is just better on android

[brave field]

Customization is going to be a fair point in a few years.

Google has rapidly been killing customization apps since Android 10, and many manu skins remove customization options that existed in their older versions. The mainstream Android phones also match iphones with it comes to custom roms and expandable storage

[quartz kayak]

Theres no comparison

[rose yacht]

customization: jailbreak
file management: uh.. jailbreak!
store variety: sideloading/jailbreak
multi-windowed mode: ios? nuh uh
expandable storage: no
side-loading apps: exists
custom roms: no tf
split-screen: nah

[quartz kayak]

Android is just miles ahead when it comes to costumization

[snow rover]

does apple let you choose a layout for app icons yet

[quartz kayak]

No

[snow rover]

(no they do not)

[brave field]

Everything else is very much in Android's favor, with nothing to really discuss

[quartz kayak]

You can literally simulate an apple device with the versatility of android

Its insane

Closest thing apple has to that is the samsung program

[rose yacht]

i did that when i was getting my first iphone

[fervent granite]

And devs be taking their sweet ass time making a jailbreak

[brave field]

The Nintendo homebrewers could probably get it done if they had interest

[fervent granite]

Could they though? I actually feel like they don’t even exist anymore

I haven’t even seen any new developments since fusee gelee dropped

[brave field]

They immediately got around the new 3ds system update and actively update Android on Switch. Plus, 60fps Pikmin 4

The payloads probably don't need any changes

[rose yacht]

for now

any iphone that is using a12 bionic chip (aka all of the iphones after X) cannot be jailbroken

that means only a11 and below

[fervent granite]

Not true there are some experimental jailbreaks like xina jb

[brave field]

Why not? "Cannot be jailbroken" is the status for all phones, until they are.

[fervent granite]

No you’re right idk what this guy was saying

[brave field]

@fervent granite Asking the expert, my mac's graphics card is horrible and the thing freezes for pretty much any desktop/window/dock animation, how can I disable them completely and fully without killing Xcode's ios previewer?

[rose yacht]

oh i never knew about this one

but still, its for ios 15

and i dont really have a device that is using it

[junior flax]

i hate how we basically dont have freedom with the device we get

i understand copyright laws but its kinda bullshit if u think how we pay 1k+ for a piece of tech and dont have freedom on what we do with it

[fervent granite]

You mean completely disabling mac’s graphics without killing previewer?

[brave field]

yeah

[fervent granite]

I don’t think it’s possible to disable everything else

[brave field]

awh
thanks

[fervent granite]

not 100% sure though, I’ve seen people disable burnt out gpu’s on older MacBooks

[cold elbow]

Potato

[sacred loom]

Potato

[jade pivot]

no spam

[lapis haven]

dont eat green potatoes

[snow rover]

what is the catch here

if anything looks janky it's because this is German ebay translated

[jade pivot]

if you're lucky, the imei is not flagged as stolen

[snow rover]

how is ebay buyer protection really

if I get a blocked IMEI or a bag of rocks, is it a hassle

[jade pivot]

idk, i never buy or sell on ebay

[snow rover]

I've bought on ebay but never anything expensive

[jade pivot]

paypal still generally sides with the buyer in a dispute

[snow rover]

i don't have PayPal anymore

[jade pivot]

credit card then, be ready to lose your acc on chargeback

[snow rover]

something is 🐟 here

the seller's account is over 10 years old but they have nothing else for sale

[wispy mesa]

Well

if youre up for it, get it delivered to a post office or something, and ready to charge back

also probably use a spare ebay account

[jade pivot]

yes, setting up a throwaway account is the best way to get taken seriously on a dispute

[wispy mesa]

depends if you wanna charge back with bank or try with ebay support

[jade pivot]

if an unverified days old account doesnt scream scam to you, i have a special offer just for you

[wispy mesa]

wut?

[jade pivot]

this is sarcasm

[wispy mesa]

Yes i got that, but you obvisously dont understand my point

[jade pivot]

i'm getting your point, i'm just mocking it

account age is one of the big factors to determine legit accounts

[wispy mesa]

Yes i know, but id rather charge back with my personal bank, then deal with ebays disputes, using your normal ebay account with a chargeback will get it banned. which is why i suggested a new account

[jade pivot]

and i'm wishing you best of luck winning a dispute with a days old account on an expensive electronics item

[wispy mesa]

There is no dispute with a chargeback...

[jade pivot]

no, there's a criminal charge instead

[wispy mesa]

Not when you can prove nothing arrived in shipping

[snow rover]

but what if something does arrive

[wispy mesa]

Prove it isnt what you ordered

[snow rover]

how do i prove it besides filming the entire unboxing process

[wispy mesa]

Thats exactly what you do

[snow rover]

well

spent too long thinking

[rose yacht]

Lmao

[wispy mesa]

f

[snow rover]

either i missed a great deal or a bullet

[wispy mesa]

or a bomb

[snow rover]

either way the ultra isn't the phone I'm looking for so not a big loss

[jade pivot]

ye, preorder the new iphone instead

[snow rover]

can you install android on it

[jade pivot]

would you install a towhitch on a ferrari

sportscar

[snow rover]

that implies android would be a bad thing

[jade pivot]

no, it implies subpar performance with stuff outside of the intended design

[snow rover]

see "intended design" is exactly why i hate apple

everything has to be apple or nothing

[jade pivot]

my android smartwatch disagrees

it even hooks into the apple health bla nowadays

[snow rover]

but can you install apps from github on apple

[wispy mesa]

i mean yea, you kinda can

[snow rover]

since when has apple allowed sideloading

[jade pivot]

if you're going to tell me, the current steps to install custom roms on modern android devices are userfriendly...

[snow rover]

i don't give a shit about user friendliness

[jade pivot]

well, it's the same as jailbreaking ifruits nowadays

[snow rover]

if i want to brick the bootloader, that is my own choice

I don't want apple telling me no

[wispy mesa]

few months, but you gotta install a certificate for each app, which is a pain in the ass. But yea i dislike apple, but still use apple with jailbreaks

You cant brick the apple bootloader, you can always restore it via itunes (If that is what you were talking about)

[rose yacht]

I have sideloaded youtube premium

I can play music while the app is closed

Can download videos

And.. NO ADS

[snow rover]

and how much effort was that

[jade pivot]

now it's about effort huh

[snow rover]

because it was about 4 taps on Android

[jade pivot]

you need the full sdk and several different apps to replace the rom on android

[snow rover]

but we're talking about one app, not the entire rom

[jade pivot]

if it's a locked down manufacturer rom, you dont have a choice

[wispy mesa]

https://ioshaven.com/install/3
Heres step by step

but yea, its up to you if you trust the uploadee

or use https://altstore.io/

[snow rover]

well obviously

same as android

[jade pivot]

i didnt mean to kick off another fanboy war tho, feature parity between smartphones is almost identical

[snow rover]

but does apple let you change the app icon layout

[jade pivot]

as in rearrange apps?

[snow rover]

the size, amount and position of app icons

[lilac heath]

Nah

[jade pivot]

position yes, grouping is possible

[rose yacht]

Install the sideloading app, install the file, add your apple id since it wont be able to sideload, put the youtube file and sideload

The only negative is that the app will stop functioning after a week

[jade pivot]

size and amount correlates with the general screen zoom

[rose yacht]

But if you make it to auto refresh with itunes and the app, no problem

[wispy mesa]

i havent had that issue before

[rose yacht]

Yea unless you pay for apple dev account

[wispy mesa]

Apple dev is mostly free now

[jade pivot]

wasnt it like 200-300 bucks

[wispy mesa]

well all except adding apps to appstore

[rose yacht]

200

[lilac heath]

Yea i used to install modded apps from Tutuapp

[jade pivot]

cheaper than the ms license package

if it even still exists

[wispy mesa]

Pretty sure its 100aud/mo in australia

[jade pivot]

everything software is expensive af in australia

[wispy mesa]

yeap

[jade pivot]

[rose yacht]

Holy shit tutuapp

Been awhile since I used it

[jade pivot]

cydia was the shit

cracked appstore

[lilac heath]

And ifunbox

[rose yacht]

Not anymore we got zebra

Or sileo

[jade pivot]

idk, i stopped jailbreaking with the 4

[lilac heath]

I think apple killed ifunbox after ios 10

[lost fossil]

android users looking at this convo:

[snow rover]

now the 499€ s23u is back

the picture is different

I'm just gonna ask the seller

[quartz kayak]

WOO

Thats probably a whole tamagochi

[spiral jasper]

I prefer lower quality pictures, because they reminds me of older simpler times

Nobody is probably gonna understand

[lost fossil]

we need to go back to the time when u took selfies with the main camera using a small mirror on the back of the phone

[brave field]

picture resolution is pointless

Everyone will continue to layer low res filter on low res filter when it comes time to share

[lost fossil]

[brave field]

but sometimes, the result is art

[cold elbow]

Pls no
Cameras used to suck so you have to carry a big ass camera

Now i can do my hobby with a small device then edit and upload with it

[lost fossil]

[lapis haven]

who invented selfie afterall?

narcists?

[snow rover]

there's dust under the front camera lens on my phone

it looks great

[tawdry ginkgo]

I’m switching back to android because Apple is loosing its value

Plus I can afford it

[lilac heath]

[quartz kayak]

Already?

Show

[snow rover]

this phone is almost 5 years old

there's no grille on the earpiece anymore so that's why

[jade pivot]

is it because of the pocket rocks

[snow rover]

no i accidentally pulled it out trying to clean it

[quartz kayak]

Oh i thought u were talk8ng about the zenfone

Almost cried

[lost fossil]

good thing my previous phone had no earpiece grille at all

or an earpiece in general

[quartz kayak]

Was about to blame it on the no case even though it makes no sense

[snow rover]

Zenfone has a hole punch camera so that couldn't even happen

[quartz kayak]

Why

[snow rover]

because the camera lens is surrounded in display

[quartz kayak]

No why dont you shut up

[snow rover]

you're

[quartz kayak]

EYUEIEJD

[jade pivot]

dafuq is an earpiece grille

i only know car grilles

[quartz kayak]

Grille for the earpiece

[jade pivot]

thanks fish

[quartz kayak]

Before after

[jade pivot]

that's a hole

[quartz kayak]

It has a grille

Inside

Mini gril

[jade pivot]

you're a mini grill

there's a membrane for dust

[lost fossil]

for de_dust

(2)

[tame current]

Is it just me or GPU prices and supplies have stabilized now?

Like no more highly jacked up prices for GPU?

[snow rover]

someone is selling this as a normal s23 on ebay

i wonder if they actually know it's fake

[jade pivot]

is it fake because it doesnt have enough cameras

[snow rover]

this is a real retail box

[jade pivot]

that box only has 3 cameras tho

[snow rover]

and the phone has 3 cameras

[jade pivot]

lame

[jade pivot]

oh god, i can hear the coil whine on my watch charger

[cold elbow]

Weird flex but ok

[brave field]

2 minutes from "Now in service" to "Preparing to ship"

wonder if I'll win new ones, or a different color

[rose yacht]

You get the.. oled white ones!

[brave field]

also, whoever said Microsoft Store was fixed, you lied

1. Install HP Smart
2. Leave for 10 minutes
3. HP Smart is nowhere to be found, Phone Link is in the queue and downloading
4. Can't cancel Phone Link download

[jade pivot]

download enterprise drivers, no software bloat

[brave field]

The old version of Smart had things like print head cleaning and alignment options, and an actual useful test page

but now it appears neither UWP Smart nor any other version of HP software has it anymore

Printer is only printing blue right now

[snow rover]

your first mistake was trying to deal with printers

[jade pivot]

what do you intend to calibrate with ink pissers

they have builtin obsolescence after a year or two tops

[brave field]

Just mashing out buttons to find if anything at all could help it. Black has been fading and now it, magenta, and yellow are fully gone. I'm not getting any sort of error codes or error messages, a full reset hasn't helped, it persists between OSes, and now have the same issue with new ink carts.

[jade pivot]

what kind of printer

[brave field]

Deskjet 2132

[jade pivot]

ink pisser printhead is clogged most likely

consumer ink printers are not good at only printing every blue moon

laser printer >

[sharp idol]

Inkjets are not worth your time repairing, cheaper to replace

[brave field]

ugh, it can at least print faded gray again, this'll do

[vernal bloom]

Need help with getting space on my c drive

Tried to follow on yt but still

[rose yacht]

buy another drive

[cold elbow]

Hehe printers are like the most stupid devices i have ever dealt with

And companies deliberately do that

[rose yacht]

i didnt have a problem using my canon printer

[jovial tide]

This setup program requires an IA64 platform. It cannot be installed on this platform. on windows 11 which is 64 bit any advice/ help

[brave field]

IA64 is Itanium

Are you running a program made somewhere around 2003 for servers?

[jovial tide]

its for lapdfr

its a mod that needs this windows visual c++ 2010 redestrible

[brave field]

Go back to the site you got the c++ 2010 redistrib from and look for an x86_64, x64, or ia32 one instead, in that order

[jovial tide]

cant it has to be this one or lapdfr wont run 😭

is there anything i can do?

[brave field]

IA64 died almost as soon as it came out (for consumers), a 2010 redistrib existing at all is a miracle

You sure there's no x64 option there?

[jade pivot]

then you better buy some obsolete intel hardware

[jovial tide]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=26999 this is the one i need

[brave field]

grab the x64

[jovial tide]

wait.........

WTH I HATE MYSELF! whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I downloaded the wrong one wtffffffff

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

(btw thanks man)

[brave field]

anytime friend

[burnt garden]

guys i need help

i need a software to convert files to mp4 easily

[brave field]

What kind of files? @burnt garden

well anyways, what you want is probably ffmpeg

[lost fossil]

better not be jpg files

[quartz kayak]

.txt files to mp4

[supple walrus]

only brand that is half good is Brother

still have the same laser printer from over a decade ago

works fine

and they're surprisingly not going to shitty consumer practices like other printer brands

[arctic yarrow]

"Scan this page and save as PDF."
"Out of Cyan."
"But I don't need to print, I just need to scan."
"OUT OF CYAN!"

[supple walrus]

toner reset usually fixes that

and i've never had that issue afaik

[arctic yarrow]

No, HP printers with scanner function refuse to allow you to use the scanner unless you replace the ink cartridges.

[supple walrus]

ah

wtf lmao

thats stupid

[arctic yarrow]

I know lol

[jade pivot]

i just noticed that the middle fan on my GPU is spinning a different direction from the others and it bothers me more than it should

[sour marsh]

pretty sure mine is advertised to spin the opposite direction too on the Asus TUF cards

The two side fans spin counterclockwise to reduce turbulence. And to eliminate unnecessary noise, a stop mode halts all fans when the GPU temp falls below 50 degrees and power consumption is low.

[jade pivot]

what kind of turbolence, my PC ain't a plane

[sour marsh]

I quoted directly from here https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/tuf-gaming/tuf-rtx3080-10g-gaming/#:~:text=New Directions,and power consumption is low.

that's a weird embed

[jade pivot]

that 3080 looks kinda smoll

[sour marsh]

it's longer than my motherboard by length

just barely enough space if I wanna watercool the system

[jade pivot]

my 3060 is just 1 mm shorter, kinda wild

[sour marsh]

it says on the website tech up that my GPU is 300 mm/11.8 inch long

back during 30 generation reveal, that wasn't small

[jade pivot]

i'm terribly sorry, it's actually 1,8mm

[supple walrus]

Actually makes sense

Like it sounds stupid but it'd counter rotational torque & turbulence and improve performance

Like

Not that much of a difference but hey, gotta eek every bit of performance out amirite

(/s)

[jade pivot]

and what kind of turbolence do you hope to avoid when your goal is to smack air against a pcb

[supple walrus]

The turbulence from each fan interrupting the flow of the other fans I'd assume

[jade pivot]

[supple walrus]

I don't know how to explain it in a non aviation/military way lmfao

[jade pivot]

you know what creates turbolence?

fans

fans create turbolence

[cold elbow]

Compared to my 6800 xt yeah

[jade pivot]

it's not about the size melon

[cold elbow]

It's always about that

[jade pivot]

keep deluding yourself

[sour marsh]

size matters if you have a small case

[jade pivot]

the only thing that matters is DLSS3 FRAME GENERATION BABY

[cold elbow]

Don't need for that when i already have a lot of frames

[jade pivot]

yes but, you could have even more frames

[cold elbow]

By then fsr3 is ready

[jade pivot]

D comes before F, ergo superior

[cold elbow]

Do you even coil whine

[jade pivot]

no, but my mainboard on bookshelves is starting to bend in the middle

i hope it lasts until i'm done with cyberpunk

[cold elbow]

That's a motherboard shelve then not bookshelf

[jade pivot]

but it's not shelved

[cold elbow]

You are shelved

[jade pivot]

you're just jelly

[cold elbow]

Of what? Not having proper case like the lian li lancool ii mesh RGB typeC included?

[jade pivot]

it takes a decade of professional IT experience to be able to run a gaming rig without 15 RGB Fans

[cold elbow]

Only take a moron with lots of money to buy a beefy cooler in a gpu that it runs perfectly even without case fans

[jade pivot]

are you hating on my alpenföhn BROCKEN

[cold elbow]

Or 15 exhaust fans

[jade pivot]

my beaut

[cold elbow]

Ruined by the yellow cable

[jade pivot]

i turned off all the rgb and it somehow defaulted to purple

[cold elbow]

Gigabyte moment

[jade pivot]

y'all hating on gigabyte but i'm basically running the PC equivalent of the toyota hilux here

[cold elbow]

Not with that yellow cable

[sour marsh]

I mean I hate my Motherboard which is from gigabyte

[cold elbow]

Same

It's trash

[jade pivot]

i've had zero problems

[cold elbow]

I set it's rgb to white
Vrm is white
Chipset is yellow
I set it to red
Vrm red
Chipset kinda orange

[jade pivot]

that's because women can see more colours than men

[cold elbow]

It almost killed my SSD
And from time to time slows doen the ssd for no fkn reason

Also their software is made by 4 years old

[jade pivot]

wish i could design a mainboard at the age of 4

i'd be rich

[cold elbow]

Software not motherboard

[jade pivot]

wish i could design mainboard software at the age of 4

[cold elbow]

Actually you need to be very skilled to design a Software that fries SSDs and kill user's OS

[jade pivot]

minor bumps on the road to perfection

maybe get rid of some toolbars, if your ssd performance keeps tanking

[cold elbow]

I donated the equivalent of my motherboard price to the developer behind Fan control software

[jade pivot]

this is why i'm scared of cars programmable by your average schmoe

[cold elbow]

That's why u should buy a 2000 honda civic

[jade pivot]

"it dun drive so well so ahh installedn stuff an now it goes"

eeyyyuuup

gen 4 supra twin turbo

[cold elbow]

Pognt

[jade pivot]

[lost fossil]

all supras come with 1000hp stock

[jade pivot]

it is written

[lost fossil]

[jade pivot]

but the current bmw supra looks kinda weird

[cold elbow]

Just another wannabe car guy that only knows two cars and they JDM

Supra and skyline

[jade pivot]

excuse me

[lost fossil]

was that a corsair roast

[cold elbow]

Yes

[jade pivot]

i played all the nfs underground

[lost fossil]

damn

[jade pivot]

i also know toyota corolla

[late lark]

Ditch the fans. Get vodka cooling.

[snow rover]

playing starfield my place feels like a sauna

the 330w gpu experience

[cold elbow]

Just buy a noctua A15 fans and strap them to your window

[rose yacht]

nah

get an industrial cooler

[jade pivot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrM_8kklnCA

[rose yacht]

the fuck

mine doesnt have a latch

[jade pivot]

https://www.tiktok.com/@americanguyingermany/video/7127520666110135558 get your mind blown by german windows thenn

[rose yacht]

holy shit... mine are like that

let me try to open it not fully

[lost fossil]

https://vxtiktok.com/@americanguyingermany/video/7127520666110135558

i thought that's how windows work everywhere?

[rose yacht]

back

uh.. my window broke

[rose yacht]

americans got it different

just like with the imperial system

[lost fossil]

they're billed different

[late lark]

No lol. They do here as well. Dutch windows are like that. But Americans are always baffled by this system.

[cold elbow]

Never seen a window like that so it's a useless guide

[lost fossil]

one drawback to these metric windows is that portable air conditioners give u a plate to put the hot exhaust tube through the window but it doesn't work with metric windows very well

[cold elbow]

Because they use proper mini split ac units

[late lark]

Works well enough for my home office. And for the living room there is... Sekey.

[cold elbow]

you tested to nearest server

a scummy ways ISPs use to tell you that you have fast internet but not really

try testing speed to a differnt location

[junior flax]

From my experience

Most isps in the uk are so fucking scummy

All of their tactics are insane

They use certain language to trick older people (they was limiting our bandwidth and when I got my dad to call up multiple times they’d just confuse and trick him)

[brave field]

being scummy is a prerequisite to becoming an ISP

[quartz kayak]

Are you https?

Because without you im just

://

[ionic lodge]

ngl that was a good one.

[tender fox]

Smart ass people are in here

Aight

[junior flax]

I swear it should be illegal half the shit they do

[quartz kayak]

Im pretty dumb

[junior flax]

Same 🙂

[tender fox]

Oop

[junior flax]

That’s why I come here for help from the smart people haha

[tender fox]

No worries every people are dumb and smart

I’m dumb as hell I got kicked out of math for not trying

Gn

[supple walrus]

depends on the country ig

i know ISP stuff is pretty heavy regulated here in Australia to stop anti consumer practices

[junior flax]

Need that in the uk lmao they r assholes

[wispy mesa]

Yup we are very strict on our ISP rules

[supple walrus]

Australia has pretty good consumer laws across the board, not just with ISPs

[wispy mesa]

Oh yea for sure

[supple walrus]

Mandatory warranty and reasonable use guarantees are very handy when dealing with tech companies

I've had stuff fixed for free 'out of warranty' so many times, because once you mention consumer protection, the company straight up bends over backwards to fix it

lmfao

[wispy mesa]

Yup i have done that mutiple times as well

[supple walrus]

Reasonable use guarantee is awesome.
Doesn't care about any warranty lengths.
It's 'how long would one expect this product to last, and thus, be covered under 'warranty''

[jade pivot]

what timeframe is reasonable use tho

[supple walrus]

Context: for most tech products, ACCC usually sets the standard to 5 years as a guide

At least for like laptops and such

Stuff like TVs/'big' electronics it's probably closer to ten years

[jade pivot]

i call bullshit

https://consumer.gov.au/sites/consumer/files/inline-files/ACL-guidance-durability_0.pdf

the example gives a phone a "lifetime" of 3 years

[wispy mesa]

my washer is 10 years

[supple walrus]

Notice how I said laptop

Phones would be 2-3 years, that's reasonable

[jade pivot]

let me see a source then

[supple walrus]

Everyone I know upgrades every 2-3 cycles for phones

[supple walrus]

All my stuff is sourced from the ACCC.
Reasonable lifetime varies from product to product lol.

https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/buying-products-and-services/consumer-rights-and-guarantees

[jade pivot]

where does it say a laptop has to last 5 years tho

[supple walrus]

It doesn't, as stated before, reasonable lifetime varies

[supple walrus]

Good piece on the topic: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/11/my-1000-laptop-died-after-two-years-it-had-a-one-year-warranty-is-complaining-a-waste-of-time

[jade pivot]

where does this come from then

because if your gov can force companies to repair 5 years old stuff, i'll move over and buy up all the broken junk

[supple walrus]

Personal experience of exercising those consumer guarantees.
I've had rights exercised for stuff that old

[supple walrus]

Not that simple lol

That'd fall into exception clauses

It's all detailed out

On the Website^

[supple walrus]

Particularly around private sales/2nd hand sales

But yeah regardless, Australian consumer law is very good

[jade pivot]

sounds like a fairytale

[supple walrus]

Well it isn't but you do you.

[jade pivot]

it does tho

because i can't find those guidances you speak of

[supple walrus]

Where are you from?

[jade pivot]

yes, that's the general thing, EU has that too

i want to see the guidances that say a laptop has to last 5 years

[supple walrus]

As stated above, there's no specific rule

The whole thing on 'reasonable life' is how long would one expect to reasonably use the product

[jade pivot]

okay, pedantic then. i would like to see the guidance that says a laptop should last 5 years

[supple walrus]

That guidance is common sense?

[supple walrus]

It's literally all detailed in here

[rose yacht]

My mothers 5 yr old hp is slow

I need to upgrade it to a ssd

[supple walrus]

I'm pretty sure we've had this circlejerk before so i cbf

[jade pivot]

samsung ssd wizard and switch

[jade pivot]

here in the EU you get free sweets, if the apple rep is not nice to you on the phone

it's just common sense

[rose yacht]

70 bucks for it not bad

[jade pivot]

70 bucks for a sata ssd?

[rose yacht]

Well its 140 in bulgaria

So if i convert it to usd its around 69

[jade pivot]

oh right, you didnt subscribe to the euro

[rose yacht]

Yet

[quartz kayak]

Finally cleaned my pc

Praise me

Please

[jade pivot]

good job

[quartz kayak]

Proof:

Those same screws had hair

[jade pivot]

how

[quartz kayak]

#community message

(Scroll down)

[jade pivot]

no

[quartz kayak]

Also i discovered why my cooler wasnt rgbing

Aparently when i took the drivers out i also yanked the rgb controller hub from power accidentally

[lost fossil]

[quartz kayak]

Now i gotta somehow lift an awkward shape with close to 10kgs and put it on my table

How am i gonna do this

[lost fossil]

only 10kg?

that's a bit light for a modern pc full of glass, coolers and graphics cards

[quartz kayak]

I take off the glass panel

Its easy to hold this way

And its not so heavy

[cold elbow]

Thumb screws for fans

Damn you are so rich

[lost fossil]

cooler master screws

[cold elbow]

I never liked coolermaster fans

[snow rover]

cooler master master screw

[cold elbow]

All the one i owned are noisy

[jade pivot]

why did you shred the screw

[jade pivot]

that's why they call the halo dude main chief now

[quartz kayak]

They came with the fans

Well

[lost fossil]

so it's a cooler master cooler

[quartz kayak]

With the aio

[lost fossil]

i knew it

[quartz kayak]

Master chief 👨‍🍳

I wanted new fans to rgb my top ones

Since only the front ones are rgb

But idk if i should buy the same ones as the cooler comes with to match or other brand

The ones that match mine are so expensive

[lost fossil]

then buy a box of arctic p12 argb

maybe also that razer argb controller

[quartz kayak]

Those are literally half the price of the cooler masters

Ty

Will buy 2 3packs

[cold elbow]

Buy non rgb arctic p12 value pack

5 for 30 bucks

[quartz kayak]

Cute lights tho

Also 5 is a bad number

My pc needs 7

I ll buy 5 i ll be missing 2

[lost fossil]

why does your pc need 7

also, i didnt know that arctic sells p12 argb in packs

that's cool

[quartz kayak]

3 front 3 top and 1 back

Is that not normal

[lost fossil]

[jade pivot]

extra fans are a government organized fluke to keep fan manufacturers from going broke

[lost fossil]

excessive because air enters the case at the top and exits immediately so u should remove 1 fan from the top

unless it's for aesthetics then ofc keep it bc form > function

[quartz kayak]

Ofc its for aesthetics

Have you seen my pc

Its mainly only aesthetic focused

I probably wont even buy 7 fans, i ll buy 6 and on the back i ll put some sort of metal plate or screen

Because thats the way

But i still need courage to actually waste money

[jade pivot]

buy a gpu with more rgb then

[rose yacht]

With the setup I have, 1 fan is outside the case

😭

[quartz kayak]

Hell no

Im so poor

A gpu i really wanted was the aorus 2070 super i think

It looked so good

[jade pivot]

we're in gen 40xx now, fish

[quartz kayak]

I cant afford 40xx corea.

Also they all look horrible

[jade pivot]

you dont buy gpus for the design

or do it, i dont care

aorus is a good choice tho, because it's gigabyte

[cold elbow]

Ew gigabyte

[quartz kayak]

I never said i was gonna buy it

At best i ll trade mine for one

I cant afford a new gpu rn

I mean i can but i also need to afford other stuff so not now

[lost fossil]

true life struggles

[jade pivot]

buy 4090 and live off of instant ramen

[rose yacht]

Buy nvidia

[junior flax]

I bought a 4090 and coincidentally went on a 14 day water fast

[lost fossil]

damn that's a wild cidence

[hexed crystal]

I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF

GOD DAMNIT

[junior flax]

Lmao enjoy

[spiral jasper]

Oh wow

That looks gorgeous

It would fit right in with my pc ascetic

[quartz kayak]

Ong it is

And since they have 2060s 2070s and 2080s with that design its kinda versetile

The 2060 is like 270eur 2nd hand here

[snow rover]

hey chat

have you ever thought about how good bread would be as a radiator

[languid narwhal]

How big of an upgrade is this from what you currently have

[hexed crystal]

Slight jump, mainly just up a generation. Current have 64gb ddr4 and a 12700kf

[hexed crystal]

Where as the new stuff is ddr5 and an i9 13900k

It all comes out to around 1000 if i sell my old shit

[quartz kayak]

Pahaha

I just got called poor

[rose yacht]

i hate

this fucking video

so much

[hexed crystal]

I flinched

Holy shit

[snow rover]

what the hell is that motherboard

where is the gpu

confusion

[jade pivot]

looks like mini atx from the smol fans

[junior flax]

when i first upgraded/built my pc i was so fucking careful

i was nearly shaking with the cpu (its am4 so pins)

[lost fossil]

that's not how you be careful

[junior flax]

It was my first piece of expensive PC parts so

I was scared lmao

[lost fossil]

i mean i understand but u know

[jade pivot]

RAM really needs some force to get in there tho

[spiral jasper]

OOF

Putting ram and pulling down the cpu socket lever just takes a uncomfortable amount of force to put it down

You really must not save on the strength

The faster the better

[cold elbow]

Looks like a prebuilt

Which we don't care about

[jade pivot]

we?

[cold elbow]

Yes

We as in me and my catto

[jade pivot]

my cat asks if you welded your case yourself

or if it was ordered prebuilt

[lost fossil]

[cold elbow]

Tell your cat that it's not welded

[jade pivot]

i told him but he keeps on snoring

[cold elbow]

Lazyass

[jade pivot]

[quartz kayak]

I need

A good bluetooth adapter

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mK7KVEe

Is this ok

[jade pivot]

you need an internal one?

because any usb bluetooth dongle works fine

i didnt even know they still produced pci bluetooth tbh

[quartz kayak]

I had a usb one but since i updated windows it didnt work

Because the manufacturers website went down

Also it kinda sucked

It had a massive deelay even when it was close to my controller

[quartz kayak]

So i was kinda looking for something better and wondered if this is better

[jade pivot]

that thing is a whole wifi/bluetooth thingamabob

if you just need bluetooth, get a usb dongle that supports current standards

https://amzn.eu/d/fzoU8Wh

[cold elbow]

Isn't there Bluetooth 6

[jade pivot]

no

5.4 was released this year

[quartz kayak]

Only wifi 6

[quartz kayak]

Isnt the range on those ass thoooo

I dont want to have something poking out my pcs front io for the rest of its existence

[jade pivot]

bluetooth always had shit range

[quartz kayak]

Nuh uh

[jade pivot]

yes

[quartz kayak]

My phone goes thru half my whole house

[jade pivot]

good for you, the standard specifies up to 10 m

[quartz kayak]

Then i dont want standard!

[jade pivot]

then fry your brain with extenders

both devices must support the range you ask for, dumdum

[quartz kayak]

Should ve just bought a wifi mobo

[jade pivot]

usb dongle is fine

[quartz kayak]

For that price isnt it more worth it buying the pcie card thingy

I have a 2€ cuppon

So its kinda like

15 vs 10 but 15 has wifi

[jade pivot]

[lost fossil]

the council has decices

[warm kettle]

Yeehaw

[warm kettle]

Where did the .3 come from

[jade pivot]

the bluetooth council of elders

[warm kettle]

Lmfao

[quartz kayak]

Onggg

I love buying ewaste thats minimally usefull on aliexpress

[fervent granite]

same it's really not that bad

[spiral jasper]

Which card?

[warm kettle]

RTX 3050 for now

[spiral jasper]

And why gigabyte

[quartz kayak]

People when other people prefer different things 😱😱

[warm kettle]

Fr lol

[rose yacht]

I got trust bluetooth donge

Works good

[lost fossil]

and i got trust issues...

[jade pivot]

that sucks man, have you checked if your certificates expired?

[lost fossil]

i'll have to check ty for the suggestion

[lilac heath]

3050 isnt worth the price tbh
3060 is better

[jade pivot]

3060 ti

[cold elbow]

Too late now

[spiral jasper]

Gigabyte doesn't have a good reputation of making products that last long

[cold elbow]

And awful support

[lilac wharf]

3050 not good

2080 is probably better

[junior flax]

I love my 2080 super

Good budget gpu

I only 1080p game too so it’s good

[lilac wharf]

i have a 2070

and yea same

[jade pivot]

2080 super...budget?

[junior flax]

I got it second hand for £300

Not very budget but not mega expensive

[cold elbow]

300$ for used is still not budget

[sharp idol]

I got mine for free some rich kid upgraded to 40xx and left me the old parts for fitting his new parts

[junior flax]

My apologies should have worded differently

[snow rover]

@quartz kayak look

a phone case

are you satisfied

[jade pivot]

[lost fossil]

a phone

[junior flax]

Why would u want a phone case

So uncomfortable

[snow rover]

i wouldn't

but fish does

[light sinew]

2080 super and budget innthe same sentence made me feel old

[snow rover]

also this is a 1049€ phone that feels literally like bar of soap with nothing on it

[light sinew]

I don't like broken phones personally, they are a lot more uncomfortable

[junior flax]

Fair

[junior flax]

Fair

[light sinew]

That case is thin too

It doesn't look obtrusive at all it looks comfy

[quartz kayak]

WOO

[hexed crystal]

bro they OVERNIGHTED IT?

[jade pivot]

predictive algorithms are scary

they knew

[sour marsh]

school moment

Logi sim is a bit hard to work on rn, probably gets better overtime

[kindred vapor]

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/18/elon-musk-says-x-will-charge-users-a-small-monthly-payment-to-use-its-service/

[brave field]

Not that much of a change really

the website is unusable to people without accounts, culling accounts that can't generate much value is next

[wispy mesa]

Use this https://sebastian.itch.io/digital-logic-sim

[valid sentinel]

hey, odd-ball question about PCs, for some odd reason, my PC has random tendencies to not boot up on a button press but works when placed on its side flat, sometimes when up-right, it works on the first try, sometimes multiple, and sometimes i have to put it on the side for it to boot up at all (as mentioned), anyone know if this would be a PSU issue or motherboard issue?

images cause that sometimes helps

[lost fossil]

does it turn on at all when it's upright

is it the old revision of the h1

[jade pivot]

try the button on the mainboard instead of tossing your pc

[lost fossil]

i doubt an itx board would have onboard buttons

maybe the front button connector came just loose enough to not make contact in the upright position (sounds dumb tbh)

[valid sentinel]

randomly, sometimes it turns on 1st try, sometimes multiple, sometimes i had to lay it on the side

[jade pivot]

no, that's the most logical conclusion

[valid sentinel]

tried shorting the pins with a screwdriver, worked 8/8 times

"shorting", well, yknow, not breaking it ofc xd

[lost fossil]

in the upright position, that is?

[jade pivot]

what proof do you need then, your button or connector is doodoo

[valid sentinel]

right, thats another thing i forgor to mention, took it to a repair shop for the button speficically, they found nothing, apparently on their end it worked fine

since its random with the power button, they couldve had the lucky tries

honestly this is such an odd case... literally

[jade pivot]

if it turns on everytime via pins, but only sometimes on the button

[valid sentinel]

pretty much this.

[lost fossil]

the wires are busted, or the connection at the button

[jade pivot]

might be a long shot, but have you checked the constellation between saturn and neptune when turning on your pc

[lost fossil]

[valid sentinel]

now that you mention it, i did sacrifice 28 baby goats before i bought it, turned it on 28 times since

[jade pivot]

good, correlation != causation

[valid sentinel]

but jokes aside, guess the power button is a good try to fix it

[jade pivot]

electricity either is or isnt

[valid sentinel]

worst case scenario, ill be stuck with a jet plane switch

...or car starter, idk what that is lmao

[valid sentinel]

oh fuck its for car windows lmao

[lost fossil]

cmon corsair, guy comes in immediately describing the problem instead of being like "hello anyone good at math" and u aren't being nice

[jade pivot]

i am nice, there was no bad juju implied

[lost fossil]

https://aliexpress.com/item/1005003140538149.html

might be a good opportunity to try one of these goofy keys

[valid sentinel]

wiring it all the way to my desk or under it, thats actually a good shout

[jade pivot]

sth like this on the wall

OSHA certified

[valid sentinel]

funny enough, when the PC is in sleep/hibernation mode, the fucking lamp switch wakes it up

so all i do is just turn on me lamp and PC wakes up from sleep mode

electronics are such a fucking odd entity

[jade pivot]

is hibernation via key input or wan/lan enabled in the bios

[valid sentinel]

via key input

but the lamp isnt linked to the PC, except using the same power socket thingie xd

[jade pivot]

turn it off and try again

[lost fossil]

i blame your evga keyboard with the proximity sensor

[jade pivot]

there are lamps that cross into the 2,4 ghz band

and microwaves

[lost fossil]

such as smart bulbs

[jade pivot]

funny but no

unshielded usb 3 ports also interfere in the 2,4 ghz band

[valid sentinel]

its just a shitty lamp from 2005 💀

also sneaky amogus

[lost fossil]

[valid sentinel]

good thing i have a screwdriver around before it arrives

[lost fossil]

idk, i would try to take the power button cable out to see if it's chewed through anywhere

if not then maybe smth came loose inside the button and 7 seconds of soldering would fix it

[jade pivot]

damn computer gerbils

[valid sentinel]

might have to do that later today, hopefully i dont fuck it up more than it already is

[jade pivot]

worst case you short the cables as if you stole a car

[valid sentinel]

huh, learn how to steal a car and fix PC all in one session

dope

[quartz kayak]

Ong aliexpress free shipping suckd

Atleast mine is 14 october from now

Im in europe thats why

I think

[lost fossil]

even paid shipping often sucks

[rose yacht]

I ordered around the end of august

[junior flax]

Most shipping does suck

Evri in the uk is the worst