tech-chat-1

[alpine heron]

Drive is loose

Wiggles up and down at the standoff because the standoff is non standard

[steel umbra]

there are numerous ways to fix that and drilling is definitely not one

[alpine heron]

If I could swap the standoff for a normal one I'd be golden

[steel umbra]

thicker pads or putty between the ssd and heatsink and it will not wiggle

[alpine heron]

I do not want to use their heatsink

[steel umbra]

or put pads under that as well

[alpine heron]

Their heatsink will not fit

I want to use a normal screw

[wraith bone]

does the PCH need a heatsink ?

at what temps will it throttle ?

[steel umbra]

what do you want to do really… is the stock heatsink not sufficient, does that setup really need a heatsink at all?

[alpine heron]

No heatsink is needed for this adapter to function correctly

[steel umbra]

it does not fit because you have a weird config, you haven’t told me which heatsink you want to use instead

[alpine heron]

None

I want zero heatsink

I want to use a standard standoff with a standard screw

[steel umbra]

okay so what is the issue again

[alpine heron]

Using a standard screw results in a non standard gap due to their non standard non removale standoff

[steel umbra]

continue

so your concern is that it’s wiggly?

[alpine heron]

This gap results in the drive not being securely held

[harsh whale]

4070 Ti with 7800X3D or 4070TiS with 9700X?

[winter lantern]

Whats yall opinion on those tiktok pcs where they have an all white build with a 4060 and a 300$ aio

[alpine heron]

There is significant play such that electrical connectio is not secure

[harsh whale]

Its the bane of my existence.

[steel umbra]

can i see

send a video my brain is way to fred

[alpine heron]

One sec for calipers

[teal sinew]

prebuilt or diy?
do you live in the usa?
what resolution is your monitor?

[stoic nova]

2025 market

[harsh whale]

DIY, I live in Egypt, and 1440p.

[alpine heron]

Its a 0.9mm gap

[teal sinew]

how is the 5070 priced for you? in the USA and Europe it's usually in stock at a decent price

if it is in Egypt as well then id do 9700X + 5070

[alpine heron]

And drives are about 0.8mm

[harsh whale]

20$ more expensive than the 4070TiS.

[alpine heron]

So I could fit 2 drives in here

[teal sinew]

oh dang

[harsh whale]

Customs is a bitch, they tax whatever they feel like.

[steel umbra]

okay, at the end of the ssd right, where the standoff is

[alpine heron]

Yes

[teal sinew]

well 4070Ti Super is the most powerful out of those three (by about 10% over the 4070Ti and 5070), and it has more vram

[alpine heron]

There's a 0.9mm gap between the drive and the screw

Due to the standoff being taller than normal

[steel umbra]

is there a way it’s going to get disconnected from the pins from vibrations and such

[harsh whale]

Yea but the 4070Ti has a 7800X3D tho.

[teal sinew]

i thought you were doing a custom build

[alpine heron]

Seems like it.

Expect intermittent poor continuity

[harsh whale]

Yea, and I'm choosing options that fit in my budget.

[alpine heron]

Best way for me to explain I think

[steel umbra]

are you sure, not just overly concerned?

[teal sinew]

out of those two options i would pick 9700X + 4070Ti-Super personally

[harsh whale]

Or 9070 with 7800X3D

[alpine heron]

Definitely isn't good to double the height of a standoff and not secure something

[steel umbra]

@alpine heron can the ssd wiggle right and left? (out of the slot)

[alpine heron]

It can wiggle sideways a bit

[teal sinew]

id take a 4070Ti-Super over a 9070

[harsh whale]

Dont they perform about the same?

[steel umbra]

how much is that

[alpine heron]

Enough that it's concerning given the oin pitch

[teal sinew]

roughly yeah, but DLSS 4 is available in a lot more games than FSR 4 is, and DLSS Framegen is a lot better than FSR Framegen

[steel umbra]

could you record the wiggle

[harsh whale]

Are those features really worth not getting the (2nd) best gaming CPU?

[teal sinew]

well DLSS will boost your framerate by a lot more than choosing the 7800X3D will unless you know that you play games that massively benefit from 3D Cache

[alpine heron]

Fixed it. Standoff has been drilled out

[steel umbra]

@alpine heron i’ve been at times running m.2’s without even securing them with a screw, yes very risky especially if you bump into the ssd or transport it, but that didn’t happen to me because i’m 9999% certified no cap

[harsh whale]

Your right.

[teal sinew]

i mean slapping on dlss quality and 2x framegen will more than double your framerate

i do that by default now if the game has the option

[steel umbra]

hope it didn’t damage the board or void your wareanty

it shouldn’t void the warranty but you know…

an employee looking at a drilled standoff screw may think something else

in case you rma it

[harsh whale]

Are you saying I should get a 5060Ti?

[teal sinew]

ehh that's quite a bit weaker than the gpus that we've been talking about

[harsh whale]

But it has 4x FG

[teal sinew]

yah it does, but the 5070 does too

[alpine heron]

Pretty rare that RMAing is worthwhile. Couple hours dealing with some rep vs just working an hour of OT. I'll just work the hour of OT

[harsh whale]

Yea but its also 200$ more expensive than it.

[alpine heron]

RMAing is generally only done for the principle of things

Or should I just order a different drive?

[sinful cobalt]

and in 1440p RT it’ll feel terrible

[alpine heron]

This has soured me on using this thing

[teal sinew]

4x framegen is really impressive tech but the artifacts are definitely noticeable if youre not starting with a high framerate

[crimson abyss]

The latency is real. I can’t use it if I play FPS games anymore.

[alpine heron]

Just wanted to toss this 1tb optane in

[steel umbra]

man drilling on a motherboard causes vibrations you know… motherboards aren’t probably built for such circumstances

it could damage something on the board

[gilded thistle]

Thoughts on these parts? Any way to reduce cost to fit an rtx 5070ti? Thanks

[alpine heron]

Roger. What drive should I order along side a replacement board?

[steel umbra]

and you could have hours of troubleshooting just because the ssd was slightly wiggly

[frigid blade]

lol, spinning my camera around fixes the gpu driver issues

In game camera, if I spin it around the tearing disappears

[sinful cobalt]

No need for B650E mobo, if possible find another combo or downgrade that CPU.

Swap that AIO out for a phantom spirit if its cheaper

[gilded thistle]

Any suggestion for Mobo and cpu?

[gilded thistle]

Is air cooler enough?

[teal sinew]

if you got a 9600x and a cheap dual tower air cooler then your cost should go down quite a bit

[sinful cobalt]

Just get a cheap B650, asus is typically more exp
If you want you can settle for a 7500F-7700X or 9600X/9700X if they are within range

[azure topaz]

just installed an lf3 280 on my buddies 7600 🙏

[teal sinew]

[steel umbra]

uhhh, what are you looking for?

[azure topaz]

seeing an am5 chip not at 95c under cb at max tune is so silly

[sinful cobalt]

yes the phantom spirit destroys any amd cpu in cooling

[alpine heron]

A boot drive since this Optane is giving me fuss

[gilded thistle]

Sry does anyone have the cpu graph for gaming performance

[teal sinew]

i only touch like 76c in cinebench with +200 pbo

[azure topaz]

fuss how? i missed all the optane fuss

[teal sinew]

i wish i had external clock gen

[crimson abyss]

That was before my 360mm aio

[azure topaz]

thats what broski hits @ 120w

id say it was a success

[teal sinew]

yah that sounds good for a 7600

[azure topaz]

mhm

[rigid fjord]

they should be shot out of a long tom with the pc

[azure topaz]

we had issues making it fit but we... clearanced it

[frigid blade]

is the real DDU from https://guru3d.com?

[alpine heron]

Doesn't fit in the top m.2 slot due to the goofy heatink they demand be used

[azure topaz]

guru3d isnt the real site but i suggest you get it from guru anyways

guru3d is a reputable site

and the actual site for ddu is filled with ads

and awful

[rigid fjord]

delete ryzen master, and just use hwinfo

[azure topaz]

ahh very sad

[rigid fjord]

same site also has rtss as standalone

[frigid blade]

Is it really better to launch in safe mode like it says?

[azure topaz]

not really

[frigid blade]

Or is it ok to just launch

[azure topaz]

doesnt change anything. it still works

before you do that go into the options

and check the last box

[gilded thistle]

Sry may I know which model? I saw a few diff ones

[azure topaz]

should say sometyhingf about windows update drivers

it really just means the dgpu

[sinful cobalt]

thermalright phantom spirit 120 evo

[azure topaz]

and you should tell windows indeed not to automatically install gpu drivers

cause windows auto ones are straight gonk

[frigid blade]

this?

[azure topaz]

yessiiiiir

[rigid fjord]

@crimson abyss any tuning of the ram and cpu is done in the bios

[frigid blade]

And now just Clean and Restart?

[azure topaz]

yes

[sinful cobalt]

pov u ask windows for automatic updates

[azure topaz]

then reinstall drivers as nnormal

[gilded thistle]

It’s only 9 dollars cheaper than my current aio, is it still worth

[azure topaz]

idk why they phrase it like windows will never grab drivers for any device

[sinful cobalt]

In that case then no

[steel umbra]

well, maybe not that big of a concern as i made it sound, anyways were the risks worth it? i mean if it’s already done ig ._.

[rigid fjord]

yes

[frigid blade]

Will it still be recognized as a display adapter when it reboots or do I need to use the iGPU?

[gilded thistle]

😂

[azure topaz]

should work as a display adaptor

under the generic driver

[frigid blade]

yah thats what i thought, thnx

doing it now then

[crimson abyss]

Yes, this was before I got the better cooler and tuned via bios
I had a 240mm aio before
I sit at around 82c now

[gilded thistle]

Does anyone have cpu performance graphs? Lost the messages from yesterday thanks

[rigid fjord]

what site and country ?

[gilded thistle]

Dynacore, Singapore

[sinful cobalt]

oh ur also from sg

[gilded thistle]

Are you?

[azure topaz]

hence the word also

[sinful cobalt]

yes

[azure topaz]

our messages make sense if read in reverse

[gilded thistle]

Could be someone else he knows mb

[azure topaz]

okay i guess thats fair true 💀

[gilded thistle]

Where did you get your pc from

[sinful cobalt]

i built it myself

[azure topaz]

he made it in a cave from scraps

[sinful cobalt]

^

[rigid fjord]

check the price for an id cooling a620 se pro, also swap out that ssd

[sinful cobalt]

I shat out a 9800x3d and 9070XT from god knows shere like what floppa said

i built that beast in a cave! a fucking cave!

[gilded thistle]

Could you do it again💀

[rigid fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/ifunny-mr-stark-meme-avengers-gif-21407304

[sinful cobalt]

you want me to build ya?

[azure topaz]

literally him

[gilded thistle]

No I mean getting it from nowhere 😂

The prices here seem higher

[azure topaz]

💀

[gilded thistle]

To what ssd

[sinful cobalt]

i cant get u from nowhere but I can get best prices lmao

the shit thing about 9070xt and 5070ti is that they are still $300+ SGD apart

[rigid fjord]

sn580, sn770, mp44,mp44l,nm710,nm760,nm790

[gilded thistle]

Ye I saw that

[sinful cobalt]

the cheapest 5070ti ur gonna get is like $1300 onwards being a zotac model btw

nthn wrong with zotac but they do provide msrp

[frigid blade]

mp44l is one of the cheaper ones, i likey

[gilded thistle]

How do brands like invader sell for much cheaper

[rigid fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/zotac-3080-gif-18549684

[rigid fjord]

it's also much better than a p3/p3 plus

[gilded thistle]

They have msi 5070ti Ventus 3x Oc pcs for $2.1k how

[sinful cobalt]

normally for individual parts they have to push prices up

but when they build they lose out more on these margins

[frigid blade]

interesting, does a monitor display 4k as an option by default if its 1440p in the display settings?

I just realized I have the option for it

[gilded thistle]

Are these parts bad?

[sinful cobalt]

idk thats a problem I only found on igpu

[frigid blade]

its not iGPU

[alpine heron]

@steel umbra actual solution

Cut plastic to make a quick washer

[sinful cobalt]

what even is that psu 💀

[frigid blade]

Oh whattttt, wat wtf

[gilded thistle]

Ye that’s why I wanna choose my own parts but it’ll cost much higher

[frigid blade]

So, it can run the 4k 60Hz, but if you switch to 144Hz it goes back to 1440p

[sinful cobalt]

I can personally help you

[hexed tapir]

My brother had no screw so I shoved cardboard in it to keep it secure

[frigid blade]

Ah I see, it just accepts 4k as an input

Its still 1440p, i was starting to wonder if I had bought a 4k monitor and never realized

[gilded thistle]

With finding parts? Cause I think I’m going to dynacore and getting them to build

[sinful cobalt]

Both finding and building

[gilded thistle]

Just need to optimise my parts

[vast onyx]

After building my pc it’s not letting me install windows I can’t leave bios I have my flash drive done and everything

[steel umbra]

uhh wouldn’t a shorter screw work as well, yeah you said that before

[gilded thistle]

Nah it’s fine I just need to optimise my budget

Thanks so much though

[steel umbra]

whatever if it works it works

but i think the wobble wasn’t bad in the first place

from the pics

[alpine heron]

Actually wouldnt. I needed something wider that the standoff shaft but narrower than the head of the screw

[steel umbra]

i don’t think the drive would lose contact even if you pulled it out at the worst angle while the screw was in

[frigid blade]

Oh, maybe its because my GPU is OC'ed in MSI afterburner

[alpine heron]

A shorter screw wouldn't take up that gap

[vast onyx]

Can anyone help me I finished building my pc but it won’t let me install windows I have the flash drive downloaded windows and everything it’s not installing for some reason

[frigid blade]

wdym its not installing

[vast onyx]

Usually it’s supposed to automatically load you into it correct?

So listen

[sinful cobalt]

whats ur budget in the first place

[frigid blade]

You usually go into your boot selection menu and select the USB

[gilded thistle]

$2.5k max

[steel umbra]

okay whatever i think it would be still possible to take a screw and just sand or file it down short, also make sure to use proper screws on threads otherwise you’ll damage the thread

[vast onyx]

Just finished building the pc while I was building it I downloaded windows 11 on a flash drive plugged it in when my pc I built is on the bios screen reset the pc but it’s not taking me to install windows the step I need help on is when plugging the flash drive into the pc with the windows downloaded what do you do then I have Msi motherboard

[frigid blade]

Wdym you downloaded it onto the flash drive

did you just stick the ISO in there? Or did you use rufus or belena etcher to make it bootable

[vast onyx]

I downloaded windows on the flash drive am I not supposed to do so?

[alpine heron]

Issue is basically the little nib of the standoff was abnormally long. So would've needed to sand down the standoff not the screw. @steel umbra

[vast onyx]

I’m kinda new to pc stuff im not sure what iso or any of that stuff means someone built it for me

[frigid blade]

How did you download windows onto the flash drive

Did you use the windows media creation tool?

[alpine heron]

Heatsink has this little washer doodad

[vast onyx]

I searched up windows on a windows laptop plugged the flash drive onto the laptop and pressed windows 11 media creat

[sinful cobalt]

do u wanna trust me ill make u a parts list

[gilded thistle]

Sure if you don’t mind, I just need a parts list as a guide thanks so much

[frigid blade]

Gotcha, you used the media creation tool and selected the flash drive?

[vast onyx]

Yeah I downloaded the media creation tool and how do I select the flash drive wym by that

[frigid blade]

one sec ill show you

[vast onyx]

Ok

[frigid blade]

You used this right?

[vast onyx]

No I didn’t get to get their

[frigid blade]

Huh?

Thats literally the first option when you open it

[sinful cobalt]

send me that list u had jn

[vast onyx]

I meant I didn’t get their on my new pc

[vast onyx]

But on the pc I downloaded windows yeah

[frigid blade]

bruh

Thats the media installation tool

[vast onyx]

Yeah I did that

In the flash drive

[frigid blade]

ok, and you chose USB Drive?

[vast onyx]

Yeah

[frigid blade]

Ok thats what I was asking

[vast onyx]

Oh mb im new to pc life language

[frigid blade]

Since youve installed it, go to your new pc, and get into the boot menu

[frigid blade]

no problem

[vast onyx]

Where do I find it in the bios?

[frigid blade]

What do you use to get into the bios? Usually thats like F2 or something, and boot selection is like F12

[vast onyx]

This?

[frigid blade]

that probably works too

[vast onyx]

Alright

[frigid blade]

What mobo is that? Brand

[vast onyx]

Msi

Pro5650- WiFi

[sinful cobalt]

is this a full system so they got some discounts

[frigid blade]

Restart the system and hit F11 instead of what you hit now to get into the BIOS

[vast onyx]

I am in the bios

[frigid blade]

We're going into the boot menu now not the BIOS

[gilded thistle]

Not sure, will visit the store to check in person

The exact pricing I’m unsure, just need to make sure the parts are good, and downgrade that 7800x3d probably… no choice cause I want a 5070ti

[frigid blade]

Im not knowledgeable on the MSI bios thats why I said just go straight into the boot menu

[vast onyx]

what do I do

[frigid blade]

wdym

[frigid blade]

Are you in the boot menu?

[vast onyx]

Yeah in the bios their is boot menu I think

[frigid blade]

Ahhh, you mean the 2 you worked on

[frigid blade]

Those are the boot settings, not your boot menu

[vast onyx]

Oh how I get their

[frigid blade]

We need to select a device to boot into

[vast onyx]

Where is the drive button

[frigid blade]

We're trying to boot into the USB drive btw

[distant frigate]

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yellmapper (@yellmapper)

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[frigid blade]

Suprising to find a helium post here, lol

Ive been part of the project since 2021 now, people been sleeping on it ("why rug pull i no make money")

[vast onyx]

What do I do

I clicked it

[frigid blade]

can we just go into the boot menu @vast onyx, restart the system and hit F11

Ive been saying it for like 10 minutes now lol

[vast onyx]

Oh Alr mb so when I restart I just turn the pc off and then back on and hit f11?

[sinful cobalt]

1: I can change that CPU cooler to a phantom spirit for $61 (-$18)
2: I can source the ram from bizgram same kit for $150 (-$9)
3: Thats a B tier psu, A+ from adata I can source at $145 (+$26)
4: That GPU is overpriced as shit, typical asus (-$219)

That build is good, but that GPU is fucking overpriced

[frigid blade]

spam f11 until it gets into the boot menu, the same way you spam a key to get into bios

but yah just shut it off and back on

[vast onyx]

But to restart I turn the pc off and then back on?

Alr

[sinful cobalt]

no matter how I see it, ur not rly gonna fit a 5070ti in that budget unless u downgrade the CPU

[gilded thistle]

thanks so much

What would you say is a good 5070ti model

[vast onyx]

I was mid process redownloading windows 11 on a new drive ima do it once it’s done tho thanks Daniel

[sinful cobalt]

any with a vapour chamber which u wont find in msrp models

bcs their coolers with the VC are overbuilt

[frigid blade]

yah, finish that because it wont recognize the drive generally unless its plugged in before it turns on (in bios/boot menu)

[vast onyx]

Ok I’m doing it rn

Worked thanks

[frigid blade]

Boots into the windows USB?

[sinful cobalt]

@gilded thistle if we abuse the shopee vouchers during a sale like rn, the build cost will be $2292

am i forgetting smth i needa list it

[frigid blade]

I cant believe a no CPU and GPU upgrade is gonna cost me $900 😢

[sinful cobalt]

i forgot the ram lmao

[frigid blade]

are you not using PCPP?

The fact that a 1600W A+ PSU only costs $150 refurb is kinda crazy

[sinful cobalt]

no sg doesnt exist for pcpp now

[gusty dawn]

is there any other dc-atx psu similar to hdplex 800w?
600w or higher that is dc to atx

[sinful cobalt]

@gilded thistle full build I can do $2411 with a msrp 9070xt model

if yw the red devil 9070xt it’ll be $2487

theres deadass no way to fit a 5070ti in there unless u lower the cpu to a 7600

and then it’ll be a zotac model which loses in cooling to the red devil

[south arrow]

It's the best

Gotta love a deal

[gilded thistle]

What will I lose out on if I go for 9070xt over 5070ti

[azure topaz]

DLSS

a wife and kids

[sinful cobalt]

check dm

u only lose out on DLSS

50 series rn also have driver problems that is matching america

[sinful cobalt]

would u rather a red devil 9070xt or a zotac 5070ti sff

personally im going for the red devil

[azure topaz]

5070ti, dlss my beloved

[sinful cobalt]

price diff is also $218 sgd

normal zotac solid non sff is another $30

[gilded thistle]

Is the 5070 just too bad

[sinful cobalt]

yes

[gilded thistle]

Why are the prices in sg inflated

[sinful cobalt]

we have 10% import tax and 9% gst

[gilded thistle]

Ohh

[sinful cobalt]

u can blame the gvt

with our current pricing im not gonna touch the 50 series UNLESS its a super refresh using 3gb modules

[gilded thistle]

😢

[sinful cobalt]

also CDL is still in their head with their fucking pricing for gigabyte cards

[harsh whale]

Yall think this motherboard will run a 7800X3D good?

[empty quartz]

@south arrow

The new (to me) cpu’s arrive in a week or 2

[south arrow]

Hypesss hopefully all goes smoothly and shipping is with hastesss

🤌 🔥 🔥 🔥

[empty quartz]

Hopefully, i orderded them from aliexpress

[south arrow]

Well enough I'd hope

[empty quartz]

Plus, i still gotta get the 3rd drive sled printed

[south arrow]

Definitely let me know how it all performs, and that'll be some fun at least. I need a 3d printer at some point

[empty quartz]

I ordered a pair of x5675’s

(2x6c12t cpu’s)

[azure topaz]

soo i want to shove a bigger battery in my hp laptop

a like 70wh battery

if i were to buy a battery thats a lil higher voltage you think itll blow up or do you think itll tolerate it

[empty quartz]

I would’ve gone x5690’s, but i didnt wanna spend another $80 on the system (not counting tax or shipping)

[empty quartz]

Dont

[azure topaz]

allegedly

[empty quartz]

No

Find a battery with the same voltage

[proper gull]

It's not a motor in an RC car, it will blow if you give it more voltage that it's designed for

[empty quartz]

God it hurts to think rn 😭😭😭

Withdrawl from my meds :333

[sick warren]

Guys I got a thermalright assasin 120r digital and I have a question, the cpu cooler has a display which takes a 9 pin USB, I used all my usb 2.0 slots but can I plug the 9 pin into a usb 3.0 slot?

[azure topaz]

thats debatable and plenty of laptops use batteries of varying voltages

[azure topaz]

kinda my thought process here

[proper gull]

And the circuits are designed for those different voltages

[steel umbra]

how much is a b650m hdv/m.2, pro rs or b650m pg lightning, b850m-x, ds3h

[azure topaz]

designed to tolerate higher voltages but it is the same circuit

[sinful cobalt]

yes but dont expect great vrms

good? no

[steel umbra]

good thing applicable protections exist

[azure topaz]

yea

ovp my goat tinky is on the right thinking path

[steel umbra]

i’m not tinky

[azure topaz]

kvetinky

[steel umbra]

weong

[steel umbra]

wait you spelled my name right! finally someone 🎉

[azure topaz]

nuhuh

[hexed tapir]

Tinky

[empty quartz]

Kevstinky*

[azure topaz]

hmmmm

that one is the same voltage

[steel umbra]

12v is boring, make it 11.55v because bigger number

[azure topaz]

and it literally looks to be basically my exact battery with some of the mounting different

and i literally do not care as long as 2 screws fit

🙏

[agile stag]

i got a b660 version of one of these for free do you guys reckon that a 12100 is the cheapest cpu i can reasonably put in it

[azure topaz]

1wwe are in business

2 screws and some sticky tape ill call it apple quality

[steel umbra]

ignore this is 0% funni

[azure topaz]

😭

but you see the vision with the new batt? 💀

[steel umbra]

maybe

[azure topaz]

same voltage and same connector and same generation of laptops ones just from a agaming laptop

and i go from 52.5wh to 71

[steel umbra]

what about the size

[azure topaz]

i dont think i cann go any higher capacity wise without changing the voltage

[steel umbra]

and screw layout

[azure topaz]

same size they just use different mounting holes

[azure topaz]

2 screws seem to line up i can just double sided tape it down otherwise

i also have 3d printers at work so maybe i can force my friend in engineering to figure out something for me

the size is the same which is what i care about most

[steel umbra]

alright, wish you luck

[azure topaz]

🫡 we'll see if i get paid today and when it gets here

[steel umbra]

just make sure you don’t end up with a headache

[azure topaz]

hopefully i dont and its just i plug it in and figure out a way to mount it

[vale reef]

i think gta 7 is going to be a stinker

[last jetty]

alright so my new upgrades are physically installed haven't update my RAM speed in bios yet, is there anything else anyone recommends doing with initial setup? Currently considering resetting my pc completely. It looks like most of my programs were uninstalled anyways

[south arrow]

That's fairs

[spring raft]

I've tried to make my gpu fit into the top slot with all my strength and it just won't fit. Does anyone know if either of these options I found after 1 quick google search could work well?

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Express-Converter-Extender-Computer/dp/B0DSG1SC4Q https://www.ebay.com/itm/276262945582

[bronze summit]

stupid DOG

[rapid quarry]

Let wait for GTA 6 before GTA 7

[odd marsh]

Help

[azure topaz]

me

[proper gull]

How dare you

[odd marsh]

I can’t find a warped forest floppa I’ve gone through like 20 stone pickaxes looking for one

[azure topaz]

bro where are YOU

how can one NOT find a warped forest

[odd marsh]

Hell apparently

[azure topaz]

i think that is the nether

[odd marsh]

I’m surrounded by crimson forest

[azure topaz]

its joever

[plucky laurel]

What are the best budget 120mm pc fans

[sinful cobalt]

ur cooked

[sinful cobalt]

arctic p12

[odd marsh]

Ok apparently I got close to one on the left but at least I found one, but the green mark is around my spawn

[azure topaz]

DAMN

[odd marsh]

Actual insanity

I just need a single block of warped Julius

Nylium

[azure topaz]

JULIUS

[odd marsh]

So much work just for one block

[azure topaz]

orange julius

[odd marsh]

Not a fan

[tidal trail]

So uh just updated drivers on my 5070ti (just installed) and my screen is black now but pc is still on

[clear canyon]

you are correct, you are human, not a fan

[sinful cobalt]

WELCOME

to 50 series driver issues worse than the current state of america

[plucky laurel]

Thanks ordered some mine gave out

[sinful cobalt]

“I want a 50 series card”

[tidal trail]

Wdym welcome I need a fix 😭😭😭

I booted up it only displayed on my second monitor

So I assumed it was drives

[sinful cobalt]

Use ur IGPU and DDU uninstall the driver

[tidal trail]

And now I’m on black screen

[sinful cobalt]

install a known stable driver

[tidal trail]

Which version do I go back to…

[sinful cobalt]

566.14

[plucky laurel]

I have a 5060 ti (16GB)

[sinful cobalt]

idk if this exist for 50 series or its a previous gen driver

i just stole it from sim, idk what 50 series driver is stable

[tidal trail]

Shoot

[sinful cobalt]

u can try search for the release date 5070ti driver

but HDR on that looks pretty washed on some games

[formal sonnet]

566.36 is largely regarded as the last-known good / stable nVidia driver. But if you have a 50 series card... RIP.

[tidal trail]

I don’t use hdr so I should be fine

Thank you I’ll try to roll back to that one

[sinful cobalt]

“RTX 50 series drivers”

[tidal trail]

Also any idea why my oled monitor isn’t being detected

It’s on, connected

[sinful cobalt]

maybe ur oled monitor dont like you

[tidal trail]

Says no signal 🫩

[sinful cobalt]

idk maybe try pushing the display cable and the power cable up securely

[thorn cove]

Hey guys, do you guys think it is worth it to upgrade a pc to play like 3 or so games? I really wanted to upgrade my pc and talked to my friends about it and they helped me think through it, I want you guy’s opinion because y’all know a lot and it seems worth it to me. is jt worth it to spend 1300$ on a pc so I could play those games?

[sinful cobalt]

whats the 3 games

[tidal trail]

It’s on and connected idk what else could be wrong

Bru it works when I boot up with it only connected

[thorn cove]

Expedition 33, cyberpunk, and monster hunter wilds, bg3 is on there but fps doesn’t matter as much.

[tidal trail]

That’s so dumb

[sinful cobalt]

whats ur current specs

[thorn cove]

1060 3gb and a i7-7700

[sinful cobalt]

yea if u wanna play then go upgrade

[vale reef]

ZIM

[stoic nova]

Worth it? Depends how much 1.3 is to you. Depends how much you use that PC overall.

Your variable here is these 3 current games. But think of it more as an investment. Long term

[sinful cobalt]

nah spend that 1.3k on a 5080 and let the i7 7700 suffer

[thorn cove]

The issue is mainly that I play a bit more than 3 games, if I think of it as buying 3 433$ games, jt becomes a lot less worth it

Plus, windows 10 will get phased out and I can’t upgrade, and I don’t know if tariffs would cause a problem

I’m leaning like an 80% towards a yes. But I think it’s good that my friends are telling me to beware of this before buying a pc.

[sinful cobalt]

get a new one but allocate the budget properly

[thorn cove]

Using used parts is a good way to go too. Used the whole thing costs just over 1000$

9700x with a 4070 super

[thorn cove]

I might get slower ram because it’s easier to upgrade that later right?

[stoic nova]

The way I justify it to myself. I use my home PC for at least 2 hours daily. 2 hours of pay at work evens out in 28 days.

And I get some hardware that will last me 4-6 years even as an enthusiast

[sinful cobalt]

no u dont get slower ram, on ddr5 just get 32gb 6000mhz cl30-36

[stoic nova]

Justified? Easily.

[sinful cobalt]

if ur ddr5 is slow as fuck 4800mt bottom of the barrel it’ll be hard to upgrade it since u needa replace the entire kit to benefit from the faster ram kit u might buy later on

[thorn cove]

True tbh, I plan to use my pc for a decade at least

[sinful cobalt]

R9 9950X3D RTX5090 2x32GB ram 4k 240hz monitor

[thorn cove]

True, thanks you guys. You have molded my thoughts into a new reality haha

[sinful cobalt]

just one shot the entire build

for ram just get 2x16 totalling 32

[stoic nova]

Even better if this new hardware makes you want to use it more

[thorn cove]

I don’t have a car to sell. And yes I already sold my left kidney

[sinful cobalt]

if u get a good kit, it’ll be easier to handle and add another 2 sticks

later down the line if u need

[hot heart]

Does anyone know any communities focused around moding gpus?

[thorn cove]

My main issue is just how much I would need to spend though, 1300 is a large amount but I might be able to hack away at it in chunks, like buy cpu, motherboard etc. then extra storage then gpu

[sinful cobalt]

buying 1 by 1 is mentally tiring because of the wait time

[thorn cove]

I’ll still wait the same amount because it would take me a while to save up that long😭

[sinful cobalt]

unless u can find killer deals on parts its better to 1 shot but yea

[stoic nova]

Better to do it all at once. For a bunch of different reasons

[wicked cipher]

why do people think linux mint isnt plug and play?

[stoic nova]

Weird that you care so much about people's opinion on this

[thorn cove]

Can I still look for a gpu at a later time though? When I have enough money saved up, there might not be a good seller nearby.

Like one shot everything except the gpu

[stoic nova]

The goalpost will constantly move forward

Cause the new latest thing is gonna make the one before look bad

[wicked cipher]

im just wondering why theres so much disinfo on linux even though alot of it has been debunked

[stoic nova]

From where

Most importantly who cares

Does it have any impact on your enjoyment of it

[thorn cove]

Ah, makes sense yeah. I’ll try to do that if I can find a good seller nearby. Micro center might be my only hope but I would have no idea what is in stock

Or if I could even afford it

[wicked cipher]

well for one someordinarygamers, pewdiepie, linus, etc

[stoic nova]

Never seen any of these 3 say this

The opposite if anything

Regardless. Does this statement change your enjoyment of it if they did or did not say that

[sinful cobalt]

source: trust me bro

[wicked cipher]

that too

[stoic nova]

Funniest part about Linux users man. It's like they value inconsequential opinions more than the OS they're centered around

[sinful cobalt]

lowk i think some of them act as cult members

[wicked cipher]

hey all im saying is that i was utterly suprised when i switched

[stoic nova]

Nah they dislike each other too much for that. They're just a band of nerds like the rest of us

[sinful cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/sentokiryu-kamen-rider-build-kamen-rider-kiryu-sento-gif-18594802

[fringe prairie]

well it depends on what you do

do you work with adobe products? good luck

wanna play some popular online game that has EAC? have fun

[swift moss]

Adobe on Linux is finee

Also anti cheat games are just trash half the time

[fringe prairie]

plug and play fine?

[swift moss]

No

Use windows if you do anything remotely requiring adobe

Because most likely it's companion software are bound to windows

[fringe prairie]

hence ^

[swift moss]

Windows is still better for professionals, ranging from engineerings

[swift moss]

I was just saying that it's not impossible

[tidal trail]

What drivers should I roll back to on my 5070 to

Updated to current and it black screened for me

[crimson abyss]

I’d just go back 1 version if that worked for you

[tidal trail]

I just installed it so I got no clue what that is

Installed the gpu

The one I was running before was a 3080

[crimson abyss]

Ohhh that makes better sense
Are you able to get any picture or complete black screen on boot up?

[cursive storm]

im worried my gpu is failing, everything is all of a sudden stuttery than usual and im noticing visual tears, i did the ddu method and it hasnt fixed it, im scared

[tidal trail]

It freezes now

I’m trying to get into safe mode which I do but it tells me to “set up pin” and when I try to log in it “sends a code” that I never receive

Been at this for a hour now

[crimson abyss]

Do you still have the old card? If so I’d swap it with the new gpu
Boot into windows
Go into control panel
Uninstall the Nvidia drivers
Shut down
Swap in the new card and boot to install drivers
If that does not work go ahead and make a request via tech support channel and we can open the issue up to the group and see if they have any ideas

[tidal trail]

Thing is I don’t think it’s a card issue

[spring raft]

Are any of these options good choices?

[crimson abyss]

If you don’t think it’s the card the freezing could point to other possibilities but if that’s the only thing that’s changed recently then it also points to the card or drivers atleast

[tidal trail]

It was drivers for sure

Thing is I can’t even get to Home Screen to uninstall them which is pissing me off

[crimson abyss]

Right with the new card but if you swap in the old card the drivers might not crash if you have it still
Does that makes sense?

[tidal trail]

I do but it’s in my sisters rig

But even that crashed on the new drivers awhile back

[crimson abyss]

Ohh gotcha

[tidal trail]

Yea bigger hassle than I got rn

I gotta tell her not to update to latest drivers 😭

[sinful cobalt]

its impossible to fix it without a igpu or another card

[cyan latch]

Might be changing my boot SSD and was wondering if I should use disk genius to clone the boot drive?

[tidal trail]

No way to bypass this “set up pin” thing?

[crimson abyss]

Unless you want to reinstall windows

[alpine heron]

is win11 unablee to be setup without internet these days?

[cyan latch]

Nah

[crimson abyss]

Most versions you need network

[cyan latch]

They always were like that but you can get around it with cmd

[crimson abyss]

For now atleast. I think MS is working on fixing the bypasses

[alpine heron]

doeesnt seem to work

no clue how to geet this system working enough to get it onto wifi

have googled, its faileed me

how do i get it working?

[thorn pewter]

This may be a sign to get Linux 🙏

[alpine heron]

that was the plan already

but folks told me to setup windows then setup linux so was doing that

[tidal trail]

Ok yea trying to boot up leads to the msi loading screen then just black

[sinful cobalt]

welcome to hell

even if u make it out of the pin

ur not gonna make it to the DDU uninstaller

i learnt that the hardway

[tidal trail]

I got it installed but I restarted for some reason 😭

And now I can’t get back in

[sinful cobalt]

noob

nice card, shit drivers

[tidal trail]

I woild install olg gpu

But that means I’d have to go through this again

As in take off aio to take out you

Gpu, plug in the three pcie canles

And plug in the old one

[sinful cobalt]

itx downsides mirite

[tidal trail]

Very much so

[obsidian fossil]

its 2 of the rarest things in the universe... deepcool and a b580

(at least i think its a b580)

[sinful cobalt]

correct

[tidal trail]

Damnn

@sinful cobalt any suggestions on the most stable driver for my situation…

[sinful cobalt]

as a previous 5070ti owner i can assure u

ur pretty much fked with that card

[junior valve]

566.x

[tidal trail]

from what im reading those arent compatible with 50 series

[tidal trail]

no way

[junior valve]

goodluck then

[mint umbra]

Is it a bad idea to get an arm laptop

[tidal trail]

yea idk which version to install...

[mint umbra]

Was looking at the surface 7

But it has Snapdragon chip

[sinful cobalt]

yes n no

if ur apps support x86 then go ahead

if no then its not worth

[sinful cobalt]

yes u made a mistake buying so soon

[thorn pewter]

Am sleepy

It’s 1 am for me rn

[sinful cobalt]

shit urself-

[tidal trail]

shouldve just gotten a 9070xt

but hopefully these new drivers can save me from this bs

[sinful cobalt]

smh

[tidal trail]

we get it

[drowsy halo]

sorry fixed it...

[sinful cobalt]

get it more

[glacial kraken]

Which of these would you buy?

[agile stag]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4dfmKq i have all this trash together what part should i try and manifest next

[sinful cobalt]

search reviews for them

[agile stag]

they all look the same to me

[sinful cobalt]

shit out a cpu ssd psu gpu

yk what fk it just shit out the entire pc

[agile stag]

grr ok i guess i gotta cpumaxx next or something ill figure it out

manifest an i3 12100 eventually

until then its exposed pins

and i dont have anywhere close to i3 12100 spending money

[glacial kraken]

I looked at the reviews and they are all good they all just say 'relaible and good battery life

[sinful cobalt]

then get the cheapest

[agile stag]

reliable until it breaks and then you have one button to try and fix them,,

[glacial kraken]

My old ones already broke

[agile stag]

but otherwise they work

[glacial kraken]

They are the Austin ones

[winter lantern]

I think you're cooked

[agile stag]

ive never heard of that company before

[agile stag]

no its ok i can survive i got it easy

[winter lantern]

Its a 60$ cpu

[agile stag]

i have a solid pc already too

[agile stag]

mmhm and i have 90$ and i dont wanna be left with 30

once my ebay sale hits though ill have 100

[winter lantern]

Amazon refunds go crazy

[agile stag]

and then once i get the honor of working for 1 week ill have like 1100

[agile stag]

those bastards and their free shipping over 35,,

im not spending all that

[sinful cobalt]

i read that as “ill have like 100”

i thought u were gonna work a week for $10

[agile stag]

nuh uh

i work for 1k

i have like 100

and ebay gives me 10

:3

but uh the job offer i got is literally one week so the build is gonna go together incredible slowly

likely with a lot of insanely bottom of the barrel cheap parts

but itll be funny

holy shit free htpc case but its like a 40 minute drive away

i have a final tomorrow i cant do it it wasnt meant to be but in spirit i coulda had it but im better than that

[inner veldt]

Should I get PA602 or Fractal North?

[tidal trail]

I can’t seem to get past “set up pin” in safe mode

Is there a way I can get rid of that when I enter safe mode?

[winter lantern]

I think my gpu is cooked what do I say to asus rma

[sinful cobalt]

if you can skip the emails and call them directly

[winter lantern]

Yeah that's what I ment

Its not like I bought it tho

[sinful cobalt]

if u have the warranty registered jst say ur gpu died and udk wat happened

[winter lantern]

Makes sense

[sinful cobalt]

and just say u tried everything and answer to what they asked

even if u didnt try just say yes put the caps lock on

[ebon marlin]

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vxTwitter / fixvx · May 7, 2025, 6:05 AM

I don't think the Rog Ally needs 64gb of ram 😭

[winter lantern]

Fr

I think its vram and ram are shared tho

[ebon marlin]

Yes

[winter lantern]

Like the steamdeck

You are NOT using all that tho

[ebon marlin]

Could've just made it 24gb and spent rest of the money on an OLED screen for better visuals and effiecency

I own the original Rog Ally and it's 16gb of shared ram is good enough lol

[winter lantern]

Vram is the only thing people care about fr

[ebon marlin]

I played through Resident Evil 4 Remaster with my Rog Ally at High settings with 6gb of ram set to the gpu

720p upscaled to 1080p and it ran it at 60fps

Didn't need to use upscalers

Would've been nicer to just have an OLED screen over an LCD

[winter lantern]

I thought handheld ran most gamed at 480-720p at 20-40fps

[ebon marlin]

Nah

That's the steam deck

Steam deck is running weak hardware so it struggles alot in more demanding games

[winter lantern]

It was the first one

[ebon marlin]

All steam decks use the same hardware

[winter lantern]

Yeah they need a steamdeck 2

[ebon marlin]

Z2 Extreme is very promising

Iirc it's the AI HX 370

[winter lantern]

The rog ally x is probably the worst handheld because of its price

Too much

[ebon marlin]

Yeah I'd just get the original Rog Ally and battery mod it

It'll void the warranty but doesn't matter as warranty doesn't exist with Asus products

[winter lantern]

Id rather get any pc handheld cause they're half or a third of the price

[ebon marlin]

You can get used Rog Allies here for very good prices

I see them going for 300€ here for the Z1 Extreme models

For what it is 300€ is a very good deal for what you're getting

Invest an extra 40€ for the 75wh battery mod and you'll have a very capable windows handheld

Blowing everything out the water for only 340€

The chinese windows handhelds are nice but they're over a thousand for the same stuff

[winter lantern]

Idk why people put linux on a windows handheld

[ebon marlin]

SteamOS is nice

[winter lantern]

But everything just works with windows

[ebon marlin]

I'd run SteamOS on my rog ally but I'm forced to keep Windows on my Ally cuz my girlfriend loves Fortnite

[ebon marlin]

Windows isn't made for handhelds it's just not there yet

I don't like Linux personally but SteamOS is just a better choice for gaming handhelds

The user experience on windows with a gaming handheld sucks

[winter lantern]

Seems find with a track pad

Like the legion go

[ebon marlin]

Have you tried typing

Also Legion Go sucks as a gaming handheld

[winter lantern]

It has the best screen

[sinful cobalt]

10wpm

[ebon marlin]

It's impressive but the screen is lacking in one of the most important ways

The Legion Go doesn't support VRR

Which is the most important thing for a gaming handheld

[ebon marlin]

No

Actually worst

You don't want a 1600p screen on ur gaming handheld

[sinful cobalt]

lenovo is known for being more on the budget side, id expect the best screen to go to msi or asus

[ebon marlin]

Also no

[winter lantern]

The only budget one is a steamdeck

[sinful cobalt]

idk anyt abt handhelds icl

[ebon marlin]

Best screens are by the chinese and Steam due to having OLED screens

[winter lantern]

Because they've been around much longer

And are the most popular

[ebon marlin]

OLED is important in gaming handhelds due to the effiecency they provide over traditional LCD screens

And power efficiency is one of the most important things on a gaming handheld

[sinful cobalt]

im getting my oled laptop later

[winter lantern]

I heard its very significant for the steamdeck because it makes it 15 degrees less

[sinful cobalt]

:p

[ebon marlin]

Yeah also helps with the temps alot

[winter lantern]

They have gaming laptop temps in your hands

[ebon marlin]

OLED is just a screen but LCD requires LED lights to work which produce quite abit of heat

[winter lantern]

Which is a bad thing

[winter lantern]

Everyone knows how hot ts get

Am I bottlenecked

[ebon marlin]

I have a thin gaming laptop by Razer I wonder how hot it gets

I'll probably test it out when I get it's battery

[sinful cobalt]

im getting a vivobook that isnt a gaming laptop, just that it has a 8945hs

[winter lantern]

So bottlenecked the gpu doesn't exist 🥀

[ebon marlin]

That can game very well

[sinful cobalt]

i wanna experiment with LS and AMD frame gens

on a igpu

[winter lantern]

My laptop doesn't have dlss and it's nvidia
That's how yk im cooked

[ebon marlin]

It has the same gpu as the Z1 Extreme aka the stuff that all gaming handhelds use

[ebon marlin]

Dlss is only for RTX cards

[sinful cobalt]

im gonna have to set a lower res to game, the display is 3200x2000

[minor dew]

#1369569050371293215 if anyone can help please do my shit being taken over or sum

[ebon marlin]

Yeah definitely

[sinful cobalt]

idk if i can get a egpu setup for it tho

[ebon marlin]

With the laptop you're not power limited either so you can push the hardware much better

[winter lantern]

Its a 1650 laptop 💔
Its on a similar level to a ps4

[ebon marlin]

Easily should be able to run all/majority games at 1080p60

[sinful cobalt]

my igpu is ur dgpu equivalent i think

[ebon marlin]

Not even close

[ebon marlin]

It's better

[winter lantern]

Overclocking a laptop sounds like the worst idea ever

[ebon marlin]

Wasn't talking about overclocking

[winter lantern]

Do you agree tho

[ebon marlin]

The 780M is equivalent of 1060 6gb

[winter lantern]

The temps are already bad enough

Imagine a 100c laptop

[ebon marlin]

Overclocking is stupid eitherway you should be undervolting

[sinful cobalt]

ive seen that the 880m is close to a 30w 3050, and 880m is like slightly faster than 780m?

[ebon marlin]

This also applies to desktops

[winter lantern]

Can't you undervolt and overclock

[ebon marlin]

Not sure but the 8945HS uses a 780m

[ebon marlin]

Yes that's what I use on my 6800xt

[winter lantern]

Yall think i have enough storage

I didnt clear the last person's stuff lol

[sinful cobalt]

from what i see its like a 10% diff or smth

[ebon marlin]

Lower power draw and lower temps while still getting a 10% performance increase

[sinful cobalt]

yea the 880m is hella efficient

along with the UC 200 with the 130/140v igpu

[hybrid yacht]

Is this new?

[formal sonnet]

Is what new? being able to see those folders under "This PC"?

[ebon marlin]

Holy shit it's massive

[sinful cobalt]

jesus

is that a handheld or a ipad

[ebon marlin]

This is also the white model it's running a weaker chip

[frail delta]

The taskbar icon changing 😉

[ebon marlin]

The chip isn't known but it's a 20w chip

[formal sonnet]

If that's the question... I recall the taskbar icon changing for as long as I can remember, since at least Windows 10.

[frail delta]

Yeah, it doesn't change on 11, but I can remember it changing on 10

[formal sonnet]

Oh it changes for me when I click on each icon in the Quick Navigation pane / left side of File Explorer.

[frail delta]

Hmm, not me. Maybe it's a setting, or perhaps folder redirection messes with it

[hexed tapir]

64gb?!

[hybrid yacht]

No just the way the windows explorer icon changes when I click a folder

This is what happens when you are unloved as a child

[random gyro]

Stupid question but do case fans need to be bought seperately xd

[formal sonnet]

Not a stupid question at all. Some cases come with fans, others do not. Some included fans are low-end (noisy, not as effective, etc.) compared to fans you could purchase afterward. Depends on the case / manufacturer.

[random gyro]

Sad it's not possible to filter thru them D:

[ebon marlin]

Yep completely unnecessary

They should've just made the screen OLED

[inner cove]

salvaged hdd from a laptop with important stuff, but when plugging it into my desktop computer through sata, it just won't appear at all nor the bios. (laptop has a cracked screen, but boots up. hdmi also won't work for some reason for external so I just removed the hdd)

[boreal vine]

depends on the case

[supple ivy]

So, how many people here looking at getting a new gen console for the release of GTA6 - if so, y'all get a PS5, PS5 Pro, or Series S / X?

[boreal vine]

imo, i'd rather have my case not include any fans, that way I can purchase a really nice one

[boreal vine]

last console i bought was the switch, and we're buying the switch 2 again

imagine gta 6 on the switch

[inner cove]

you'd need two switches

actually six

plugged to each other on sata cables

[supple ivy]

I'm just upset GTA 6 wont be on PC at launch..

[inner cove]

wtf

[random gyro]

i5-12400F or 5600XT? 😭

[neat flame]

480p 30fps

[boreal vine]

either works 🤷‍♀️

they perform about same ish, witha minor lead on 5600xt

[candid bolt]

How rare is coil whine?

[boreal vine]

uncommon

think purple fortnite loot

[random gyro]

I'm switching from laptop to desktop and I plan on playing cyberpunk but their recommended specs r confusing, i7-12700 seems overkill but idk

😭

[dense oak]

[frail delta]

Can you explain in Minecraft movie terms?

[boreal vine]

12700 is definitely not overkill these days

I use a 12900k and it's sometimes not enoguh

[random gyro]

Yeah idk what to aim for :(

[boreal vine]

used, lga 1700, 12900k, ddr4 sub 300$

[supple ivy]

I'm not expecting the performance to be great on the consoles tbh. Like visually it will be great, but at like 4k prob 30 fps lol

[boreal vine]

new get am5 7600 / 7500f depending on budget

[neat flame]

i heard switch 2 performance is close to a ps4

[tidal geyser]

500$ in Norway

[boreal vine]

unlucky

[tidal geyser]

Omg that is what he wants for the motherboard

I think the cpu alone cheapest in Norway is 300$

Cheapest pc with a 12900k has a 3070 and 4800mt ram for 12 000nok

[left dove]

why

am awake

[left arrow]

cant decide if i should buy intel arc b580 or rtx 5060ti 16gb

~200 dollar price difference, dunno if it's worth it

[sinful cobalt]

what cpu

[left dove]

get a 5050 when it drops for the memery

[abstract wigeon]

if you have the disposable income the 5060ti would be a fair bit better, but the b580 is insane value at msrp so it wouldnt be a bad purchase at all

what gpu are you coming from if any

it could be that the b580 will be a much smaller uplift in comparison

[gilded harness]

how decent is a vega 56 nowadays

i found one for 60 bucks and i kinda wanna cop it

[left dove]

http://videocardbenchmark.net

there u go

[gilded harness]

oh you are kidding me

[left dove]

lol

i mean, its vega

[gilded harness]

no way it get so close to the arc but yeah lmao

[left dove]

speaking of I should pester Vega..

thanks for the unrelated reminder lol

[sinful cobalt]

i had a friend with some intel cpu and a vega 56 gpu

its little wonder he smashed it when it didnt perform

[left dove]

[sinful cobalt]

apparently discord already took 50% of the cpu

[boreal vine]

God please fuck, I hope this doesn't use fuck ass ue5 engine

I want this to actually succeed

[lethal bay]

Haven’t people already play tested that

but the genre is really overdone atp imo

[boreal vine]

extraction shooters?

also hows the mouse @lethal bay

[silent scarab]

Is this a good build? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8BLTHG

[boreal vine]

Yes, could swap the 7900xtx for a 9070xt if you want to save abit of money and enjoy fs4

[lethal bay]

No issues when I used it last night so 👍

[lethal bay]

yeah kinda

[boreal vine]

hell yeahh 60$ btw

[lethal bay]

Real shit

[silent scarab]

Fs4?

[lethal bay]

I think I still prefer the shape of my viper but

[lethal bay]

FSR4

Upscaling

[boreal vine]

it takes time to get used ot tbh

[lethal bay]

I swear to god if you’re on 1080p

[boreal vine]

inb4

I wanna update to 1440p

oled

[lethal bay]

Just go straight to 4K atp

[silent scarab]

Here is my current build. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kGNVbK

[left dove]

cat
😉
I'm a kitty cat

and I dance dance dance

and I dance dance dance

cat
😉
I'm a kitty cat

and I meow meow meow

and I meow meow meow

[left dove]

[sinful cobalt]

not gonna say its absolute but theres rumours of FSR4 backporting

[boreal vine]

honestly I'd pick the 9070xt \

even if

[sinful cobalt]

tbh same

[boreal vine]

it's cheap ish and only loses out by 6% to the best amd card out right now

[sinful cobalt]

9070XT retail here 999 sgd
7900XTX retail $1300 sgd

[boreal vine]

that gap closes even more when you OC the 9070xt

[sinful cobalt]

yea

even UV is crazy

[lethal bay]

As a 7900XTX owner I’m basically begging for this

[boreal vine]

rdna 2 and above OCs like crazy

[sinful cobalt]

in benchmarks if u manage to do a 100 voltage offset, u can literally get stock performance at 70% power

[left dove]

overclocks ur liquor cabinet

[sinful cobalt]

but in gaming the most stable voltage offset I found is 40

[lethal bay]

Apparently you can remove the power limit entirely on 9070XT cards pretty easily

[sinful cobalt]

the 9070XT at least for me has some rare jumps to 440w

[boreal vine]

I'm so pissed off man

[sinful cobalt]

Assuming I do OC it

OC is like 360w

[boreal vine]

Why can't they do g12 again

😭

[left dove]

YES

bring back kraken g12

i still have mine somewhere

[boreal vine]

g12 was so fucking goated with the sauce, I'm tempted to do my 6800 with it

[boreal vine]

I still have mine

but it's annoying as shit

[left dove]

dude the mounting suuuucked

its like a cpu cooler but worse

[boreal vine]

yeah, but it performs like a mf

[left dove]

it doooo

slap an h105 on there and any card runs like a dream

[boreal vine]

my 1070 hardly broke 50c with 5c delta on hotspot with a 120mm aio

while pushing that thing to the absolute deep end in terms of OC

2126+ mhz,

[left dove]

help ive been listening to sum 41 & the offspring & simple plan

spotify has taken me back to 2006

I DONT WANNA WAAASTE MY TIIME-

[rigid fjord]

wait til it drops some blink 182 on you

[left dove]

oh its already done that lmao

ngl i kinda fuck w/ it

[boreal vine]

i've been listening to paramore @left dove

[rigid fjord]

spotify telling you, that you need to go out and skate

[left dove]

I already look like a lesbian skater, so

[boreal vine]

that and evancescnenese

[left dove]

lemme know when you hit birthday massacre

[rigid fjord]

i guess you enjoy misery business

[left dove]

i need to grocery shop today

but i also wanna be FUCKING LAZY

[rigid fjord]

even better

[left dove]

I even have the best skate shoes too lmao

[boreal vine]

I enjoy that's what you get more

[rigid fjord]

all the small things, what's my age again, classics

[left dove]

fat lip is pretty good

the anthem, the middle, year 3000

[rigid fjord]

colouring is sweet, brand not so much

[left dove]

I love subtle trans rep like this

[rigid fjord]

1985 also if you've heard of bowling for soup

[left dove]

yee 1985 is in my list too lmao

[frail delta]

New Peyton pfp

[left dove]

It's fun in voice calls

when i talk its a lil clappin' kitty :3

[hoary tree]

3.9mm, damn.

[sinful cobalt]

thin and light type shi

[hoary tree]

And it’s going to have the same 200MP camera as the S25 Ultra

[left dove]

200mp jesus fuck

what resolution even is that

how many fake pixels are there

3/4 of them??

[sinful cobalt]

just got the 8945HS laptop

1060 6gb equivalent igpu

[tranquil brook]

https://tenor.com/view/youtube-twitch-meme-chair-office-gif-19928140

[tranquil brook]

taught about that "Linus acquiring Chrome" idea, and actually, we might benefit from it...
hear me out:

if we could manipulate the chrome algorithm, to promote the interesting looking websites over the simplistic ones, (if that's even possible), then the Y2K website design might come back...

what do you all think about it ?

[calm latch]

Does anyone have a recommendation for some fan control software? Fan Control didn't like my headless server.

[haughty compass]

Does anyone know howw hard is it to homebrew a Xbox 360?

[left dove]

what kinda xbox do you have

[haughty compass]

I have 2

[left dove]

like which revision

[haughty compass]

I have a modern warfare 2 elite and a matte slim

[left dove]

can you send me a pic of the power plug on the mw2 console

(here, not in dms pls)

[haughty compass]

Give me a few minutes it's in the basement rn

[prime parcel]

took a lil while but I found the GeForce4 420 go driver for my Sony PCG-FR33/B

[left dove]

aight so its a jasper, good- Can you fire it up and tell me the dashboard version? we're shooting for under version 7371

Keep it off the internet

deadass do not update it you will make jtagging so much harder (or impossible)

[haughty compass]

I was actually looking for the wifi adapter earlier

Oops

Didn't find it tho so it's all g

[left dove]

noooooooooooo

oh, thank god

[haughty compass]

Ok I'm turning it on

[left dove]

yeah if you put it online it'll grab the last available dashboard software which does a lot of low-level fuckery and makes modding a l o t harder

please tell me you know how to solder delicate bits