tech-chat-1

[hazy wren]

Montech air 903 max (140mm fans)

Sadly its a stock cou cooler too

[hexed tapir]

$20 can fix that

[hazy wren]

Yeah

Im looking to get the Thermalright Peerless assassin se v2

Unless you have a better recommendation

[hexed tapir]

Nope that's a great cooler

[rigid fjord]

alternatively a bit cheaper, id cooling frzn a620 pro se

[raw trout]

Oop

[hazy wren]

The Thermalright is cheaper on my end

[rigid fjord]

what country?

[hazy wren]

UK

[raw trout]

The one guy who said windows majour updates are not available on mac i prove u wrong

[hazy wren]

Thermalright is 35 and the frzn a620 is 40

[hazy wren]

I lied. You're right

Its 30 gbp

[rigid fjord]

a620 pro se i'm seeing is £30

[hazy wren]

Yeah i just checked the wrong one

[hazy wren]

😭 🤣

[rigid fjord]

either of them are good to get tbh

[brave brook]

"that guy" was me, and did it offer it automatically, or you had to run setup? and does it actually goes through tho. Would be happy if it works

[hexed tapir]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/CwqPxr/thermalright-peerless-assassin-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-peerless-assassin-120

[rigid fjord]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MFvD4D/

[vestal owl]

hi ya'll... I have three discs on my puter and those three have windows intalled |: I want to remove windows from 2 but keep all the other files that aren't related to windows. Is there a easy and safe way of doing it?

[azure topaz]

not really

consolidate what you genuinely need (not entire game installs, real, personal stuff you cant just download back) and wipe them

[hexed tapir]

But that's a whole 0.99 more!

[vestal owl]

danke

[hazy wren]

I've also got a question

What would the comparison to a rx 9060 xt 16gb be

[azure topaz]

4070 or similar

[hexed tapir]

5060ti 16gb

[azure topaz]

4070, almost 5070

[hexed tapir]

Rx 7700xt

[hazy wren]

So good for its price point

[azure topaz]

its a card

[rigid fjord]

yup a 4070 would be the nvidia equivalent

[rigid fjord]

for £350-400 it's a decent card to have

[sleek remnant]

6700 xt or 9060 xt asking for friend

[boreal vine]

This graph makes me happy I bought a 6800

[rigid fjord]

tbf 7700xt and 9060xt (16gb) are at the same performance area as your 6800

[clear canyon]

I dont see one on the list

[rigid fjord]

9060xt

[rigid fjord]

see my previous comment

[clear canyon]

Ah i see

[boreal vine]

you deadass changed to clippy PFP from that louis rossman BS?

https://tenor.com/view/yikes-cringe-gif-26303769

[rigid fjord]

for eva to get any real performance gains over the 6800, she'd have to look for a 7900xt or better

[clear canyon]

Yeah

[boreal vine]

might get a 4090 next

[rigid fjord]

that'll put you around 50% more performance

[plush wren]

https://tenor.com/view/clippy-microsoft-office-word-publisher-gif-5630386

[clear canyon]

Yeah?

[clear canyon]

[boreal vine]

can safely avoid like 2 more generations I think

I mean I only play OW anyways

[clear canyon]

If they are as bad as 50 series, you can prob do 3

[tidal geyser]

The 5090 is like 30-40% better in performance and you know 50% more vram

Then a 4090

[rigid fjord]

for sure tbh, you could basically skip 3-4 gens if you really wanted

[clear canyon]

5090 does have a decent peformance jump over 4090 but its the only gpu worth buying and id say only bc of the vram tbh

From 50 series

[rigid fjord]

rtx a6000 pro though

[clear canyon]

The best overall gpu to buy is undoubtedly the gt210

[clear canyon]

Fair

Forgot about it

[limpid ivy]

My urge to add something to the remaining PCIe slots but they’re disabled with my current nvme config

[clear canyon]

Add a pcie slot fan

[boreal vine]

this pisses me off about pcie btw

atleast my asus z690 doesn't do it

[clear canyon]

https://a.co/d/6BHZBsn

These are awesome

[boreal vine]

speaking of which, i'm so happy I bought a 12900k ❤️

it has one of the best purchases I've made

[limpid ivy]

lol yea I had no clue until I dug deeper into the manual

[clear canyon]

I have the same opinion for my 7800x3d

[limpid ivy]

oddest b550 board I have ever gotten

[clear canyon]

Its very nice

[boreal vine]

8 cores only tho

[clear canyon]

I dont need anymore for gaming

[ebon marlin]

Damn

[boreal vine]

e cores really comes in clutch for streaming and running vms of it

I don't just do gaming

[clear canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/flashbang-gif-22572243

[clear canyon]

I have a separate server for that

[azure topaz]

people just be misinfoing

[ebon marlin]

You're gay pal

[clear canyon]

Canceled

:]

[rigid fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/discord-light-mode-light-mode-benny-beni-gif-25360134

[clear canyon]

I am indeed an intellectual

[clear canyon]

Real

[clear canyon]

I love to misinfoing

[azure topaz]

fr

[tribal briar]

Reload clip but it’s your computer

[azure topaz]

damn slow computer or big ass update

[cyan latch]

Computer slow as my parents need a software that only runs on windows, or I would’ve installed Linux Mint Yesterday

[azure topaz]

you can blame the hardware its okay

if a windows update takes 10 minutes, id get them an SSD cause that sounds like a spinning rust system

30$ purchase into macrium reflect copy into fast computer

[tribal briar]

I’ve seen windows take 3hours to update screw hardives

[cyan latch]

My parents have 5 PCs for their business

[tribal briar]

I had to update it to sign in

So I could switch to ssd

[azure topaz]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/388808075533?

5 256GB sata ssds for 15$ each

[keen saddle]

thought it was something specific

[azure topaz]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/126238381145?
these if you can get away with smaller

[brave brook]

definition of slow computer

[boreal vine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm0IpeetvvY

[brave brook]

(that is what dad owns, i found out this weekend. needs some sodimms and some SSD)

[random junco]

not even THAT bad

fine for office work

[brave brook]

no, it is bad. It is literally swapping 24/7 just by booting up

[trail moth]

Does Windows need a fast SSD? I was wondering if I could install Windows on my old SSD, which isn't super fast, and use my new, faster SSD only for games and other software.

[limber shale]

do it the other way around

slow ssd for other software

and fast ssd for windows and games

[empty quartz]

Meow

[trail moth]

cant do that because my old ssd is only 238gb and thats why i was thinkin that maybe i should install windows on that and then use my new and faster only for games

[limber shale]

its a bad idea

you want your system to feel as snappy as possible

[trail moth]

okay

[bitter crater]

hmm arctic freezer liquid 3 280mm (65euro) vs thermalright frozen prism 360mm (55euro)? which one is quieter?

[carmine yew]

they'll both be fairly quiet

[trail moth]

Disk Random 16.0 Read 1175.43 MB/s 9.0
Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 5071.03 MB/s 9.6
Disk Sequential 64.0 Write 4137.01 MB/s 9.4

Disk Random 16.0 Read 1658.88 MB/s 9.1
Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 3451.36 MB/s 9.3
Disk Sequential 64.0 Write 1733.70 MB/s 8.9

lower one is the old

[carmine yew]

neither is terrible, you probably won't notice it too badly

[trail moth]

👍

[bitter crater]

alright, then i'll go with the arctic one, so i can buy all parts at one store

[azure topaz]

oof.

[limber nacelle]

turns out siggraph exhibits start tomorrow

I thought it was also today cause the nvidia keynote is today too

[azure topaz]

augh

[limber nacelle]

well I guess i just gotta stay downtown till the keynote cause I rvsp'd for adobe substance days

[random junco]

is the 14100f any good? its like super cheap

[azure topaz]

its aa 4 core

[random junco]

4.7 turbo 🤔

[azure topaz]

thats not impressive and thats only on 1 core

[dreamy aspen]

14100f? it's an ewaste

[azure topaz]

probably 4.3 or 4.4 for all 4 cores

its not ewaste but its a 4 core cpu

[random junco]

i cant get it anyways ion got enough for the motherboard lol

[dreamy aspen]

4 cores or not but they literally released the same product for 3rd time

[azure topaz]

welcome to modern computers?

[dreamy aspen]

12100f, 13100f and then 14100f b-but clocks higher 🥹

[azure topaz]

modern as in like, last 20 years

[dreamy aspen]

meanwhile i know people who spent a decade on 4790k for example

[azure topaz]

which was a re-release of the 4770k, but faster

[dreamy aspen]

and better binned

[azure topaz]

yeah so the exact same

[dreamy aspen]

5ghz ftw on noctua-ish cooler

[random junco]

whats a downgrade from the 5600x (excluding the 5600) that has similiar performance

[azure topaz]

....a 5600

[dreamy aspen]

5600 has lower clocks and perhaps, a worse binning?

[molten sleet]

5500?

[azure topaz]

you arent getting a downgrade with similar performance

[dreamy aspen]

ah, sorry i misread

[azure topaz]

way slower

[dreamy aspen]

yeah that's 5500 in terms of being slower

[azure topaz]

thats the thing though its not similar in performance at all lol

5500 has half the cache of a 5600/x

translates to like 30% worse in games

[molten sleet]

oh damn

[dreamy aspen]

if u exclude the 5500 and 5600 there's no worse version and/or equivalent for 5600x

[azure topaz]

yeah because thats why they released lol

[abstract wigeon]

why do you need a downgrade?

[azure topaz]

you can get slower or faster or equivalent but not all 3

[safe roost]

Hi guys, these are my current specs:
Ryzen 5 3500X
RX 580 (it's dying xd I can play minecraft and osu fine, but with a little more load my PC just crashes).
16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz
EVGA 500W Gold
I want to buy a GPU, preferably new, since the RX 580 I bought used a year ago is already dying, LOL. What would you recommend? I am looking to buy the best GPU I can without changing any other components other than the CPU (I was thinking of buying a Ryzen 7 5700X on AliExpress ). Preferably PCI 4.0 x16 to lose the lowest performance, since my motherboard is PCI 3.0.

[azure topaz]

i assume he needs a cheaper rig

[azure topaz]

you can buy a pcie 4.0 or 5.0 gpu and put it in a 3.0 slot

pcie is backwards compatible by design

[abstract wigeon]

budget?

[azure topaz]

furthering that

the performance loss unless you get an x4 or x8 native gpu is not large

in fact, pretty minor

less than 5%

but upgrade your cpu anyways, it is slow lol 🫡

[abstract wigeon]

defo grab that 5700x, or even just a 5600x will do you find if its enough cheaper, and then just get whatever the best used gpu you can depending on your local market (and that fits your wattage limit)

[azure topaz]

2080ti or 3060ti for a similar amount on the used market

3060ti might be a little cheaper actually

around 200 dolla

[abstract wigeon]

depends on local market ive seen them both trade prices here

[azure topaz]

yeah same

[safe roost]

max 300 usd, I think any gpu costing more than that would need a better power supply hahahaha

[azure topaz]

500w is a lot of power

[azure topaz]

id settle on a 2080ti or 3060ti

[abstract wigeon]

is that 300 including the cpu?

[azure topaz]

3060ti if youre concerned about power

[azure topaz]

im thinking

[safe roost]

nah, just the gpu

[abstract wigeon]

how much is a b580 for you

[azure topaz]

bad

[dreamy aspen]

2080ti ftw

[azure topaz]

what did i say mf its pcie x8

[dreamy aspen]

vram matters a lot in 2025

[safe roost]

hard to find in my country that gpu (Mexico)

[azure topaz]

i hardly use more than 8 even playing 1440p

[abstract wigeon]

didnt know it was by 8 kek

[azure topaz]

lol

[azure topaz]

it just depends on the types of games the user is playing

and with a 3500x+580, theyre not playing modern triple a titles at the highest settings at 1440p

[abstract wigeon]

makes sense though cus they have that dual b580 card with dual x8s

[molten sleet]

up to the devs atp imo

[gloomy sleet]

same

[dreamy aspen]

meanwhile me i could easily fill the vram up in fh5 in 1080p by using 3070 twice

[gloomy sleet]

i don’t think i’ve ever gone over 7gb of vram usage on my 4060 at 1440p or 4k

[azure topaz]

dont max settings then 👍

also allocated is not used

[dreamy aspen]

once in late 2023 and then in april 2025

[abstract wigeon]

for cpu defo get that upgrade to a 5700x or 5600x, gpu like floppa said a 3060ti is a good choice

[dreamy aspen]

i like to max, fh5 is goated so it deserves to max it

[azure topaz]

okay so thats a you problem then

[dreamy aspen]

no problems on 10-12gb cards tho

[azure topaz]

no problems on the avg user scenario cause the game probably didnt even auto on max settings

[dreamy aspen]

16gb is the most optimal amount of vram for gaming today

[safe roost]

I don't play new AAA games; maybe I'll try one when it's available on FitGirl. but i mostly play minecraft, osu and cs2

[azure topaz]

if you play the latest triple a titles at settings you refuse to lower*

[dreamy aspen]

5080 could have more but it's enough for this chip

yet u can OC it to match 4090 with 8gb vram less

[carmine yew]

the 5080 super (later this year) is gonna have 24gb VRAM

[azure topaz]

my roomie has a 2070s on a 1440p monitor, he gets like 100fps in most games, hes perfectly fine, the vram doesnt affect him

[abstract wigeon]

i paid for the whole game i want to see the whole game

[dreamy aspen]

yea that's my entire point

[azure topaz]

i mean thats valid but expecting that out of a mid ranged video card is literally on you

mid ranged video card that came out at the same time as the game or close to

[dreamy aspen]

there's no problem with vram on my 5080 gaming oc, even with PT

[azure topaz]

mid ranged video card does mid ranged video card things?

[abstract wigeon]

if its not competitive i just put everything to max as long as i can get above 60fps (or 45 is fine on controller)

[dreamy aspen]

i use 3440x1440 240hz monitor for this card and it delivers whenever i want

[molten sleet]

nah just enable upscaling and frame gen and it'll run anything

[azure topaz]

real

[dreamy aspen]

especially after +320 core and +2000 mem OC it really matches the 4090

[abstract wigeon]

for comp games id rather 100 fps on high than 165fpz on low

[molten sleet]

for comp shooters?

[abstract wigeon]

2/3 the vram though kek

[abstract wigeon]

yeah i dont really play much

some marvel rivals and csgo but im not good enough to where higher fps matters

[vapid ibex]

Send the funds then I will think about it

[molten sleet]

to each their own but honestly most comp games look very similar on any setting above low

[abstract wigeon]

if i was actually good at the game i can understand why people would want the highest fps they can but im casual

[dreamy aspen]

similar story was with 3080ti when it literally was the 3090 with 1/2 of vram

• a few cuda cores and tmu's iirc were disabled

[carmine yew]

that stopped with the 30 series. 40 and 50 have HUGE gaps from the 80 to 90

[molten sleet]

valid lol

[abstract wigeon]

its almost like nvidia really wants you to be forced to buy the 90 card'

[zealous plover]

Sup

[molten sleet]

it's just a replacement for the titan line of cards

[dreamy aspen]

look at chip specs

[carmine yew]

no, most people don't need that at all

[dreamy aspen]

i could buy the 5090 but not for this pc i have (i'm planning a seperated one for this)

my 5080 is paired with regular 9950x

[vapid ibex]

Watch the 5050 be in steam hardware survey top 10

[abstract wigeon]

didnt say they did

[molten sleet]

and if you do need the vram and have a fat stack of cash why not just go with quadro

[dreamy aspen]

but the 5090 deserves to have the x3d cpu to handle it

[dreamy aspen]

despite it consumes more power than 4060 yet being slower

[abstract wigeon]

nothing is ever being the 4060/ti i swear every child has one

[dreamy aspen]

4060 if had 10gb of vram it could really kick ass tho

ti variant with 12gb would be optimal, 16gb is an overkill for such a cut-down die

[azure topaz]

the 4060s 8gb fits within the means of the people whod be buying a 4060

[vapid ibex]

Well it's not just children it's also pc cafés in asia

[abstract wigeon]

most people who are buying a 4060 are playing warzone on low settings anyways

[vapid ibex]

Fortnite**

[molten sleet]

and very popular in laptops

[azure topaz]

or have an equally shit cpu that cant play the triple a titles at max settings

[abstract wigeon]

people still play fortnite? 💔

[azure topaz]

benchmarking a 5050 or 5060 like a 5090 is just stupid

trying to compare those two is braindead

[vapid ibex]

I mean it's the most popular amongst kids and young teens

[dreamy aspen]

one of my mates bought a pc with 5600 non x and 4060

[carmine yew]

I snagged a 4060 recently for 180 to run my HTPC

[dreamy aspen]

and the worst part is that mobo he paired the 5600 with is... b450

[abstract wigeon]

ive found a lot of new builders who go for the 4060 massively overspend on cpu

people with 4060s and 13700k's or something

[azure topaz]

oof

[abstract wigeon]

oh fun

[azure topaz]

im not sure why this happenes lowkey

[carmine yew]

limiting but far from the worst thing

[dreamy aspen]

that's not bad but the card uses pcie x8 but pcie 3.0 is the max for b450's

[azure topaz]

good ass deal

[vapid ibex]

I mean if all they play is competitive games it doesn't matter

[azure topaz]

x8 g3

[dreamy aspen]

so u know...

[carmine yew]

I needed HDMI 2.1 to push 120hz on an OLED

[carmine yew]

which is limiting, but won't kill it or anything

remember the 4060 ain't that fast, the bus isn't that limiting

[azure topaz]

fair enough

[vapid ibex]

Pc 2 will be ai glasses trust guys

I'm depressed now

[plush wren]

I see how it is

https://tenor.com/view/cat-evil-cat-middle-finger-middle-finger-cat-ai-gif-17811315232196014119

[vapid ibex]

More like hospital sender

[empty quartz]

@azure topaz what should i get to upgrade the rm850x in my workstation?

[azure topaz]

do you need to?

because, nothing, thats an tier a power supply

and its kind of hard to find a modern daily system that draws more than 850w

[empty quartz]

Im planning on putting an rtx 2080ti into it

[azure topaz]

what about it

a 2080ti draws like 300w

[empty quartz]

I already have an arc b580

[azure topaz]

thats 250w

or less innit i bet

[empty quartz]

And my xeon 2695v4

And 256gb of ram

[azure topaz]

so you have enough power

by a lot. like almost double

[empty quartz]

My ram ive seen pull 130W by itself

[azure topaz]

there is no way, its not ddr2, they draw less than 10w per stick

[plain cypress]

Stock settings under 200W

[empty quartz]

8x32gb ddr4 rdimms

[azure topaz]

what about it

those are definitely less than 10w a dimm

i cant even get my ddr5 to draw 10w a dimm at like ridiculous voltages like 1.9

[azure topaz]

200+250+idk 150 to be generous for the cpu, 100 for rest of system, and we'll account for his supposed super ram at 150w and its still enough

the rm 850x is enough you have no reason to upgrade

its more inconvienient to go to a big massive power supply thats super high rating if yours works just fine

[empty quartz]

We’re also not accounting for the shit ton of 7200rpm hdd’s

[azure topaz]

broski you have enough power.

your entire system will not constantly be under full load nor is it possibly to truly load everything at once

😭 why do you WANT to spend money

[empty quartz]

Are you challenging me

[azure topaz]

no im telling you to be moderately reasonable

[empty quartz]

Never

[azure topaz]

and care about your pockets

[empty quartz]

Im not supermicron

[azure topaz]

i mean i am the same way but youre spending money on somethign that literally wont give you any benefit

[agile topaz]

I mean an RM850X is probably going to be enough for the next generation of components even

[azure topaz]

like no performance no nothing its just work cause you have to replace the power supply

and youll probably end up with a 200mm long schoolbus that doesnt fit into any cases

[agile topaz]

May as well not spend more for the sake of absolutely nothing

[azure topaz]

which ends up being a problem when you want a computer thats smaller later on

ask me how i know

[agile topaz]

Its pretty funny that they measure cases in liters like I'm about to fill them up with water or something

[empty quartz]

I have a corsair 800d

[keen saddle]

put a old hard drive that i never used into my pc and its not showing up in files, shows up in bios tho

[empty quartz]

I dont want smol pc

[azure topaz]

bro is predicting the future 5+ years from now

i also thought i didnt want a small computer, 3 years after buying the g2 i went to small computer

[vapid ibex]

In the future we will have AI glasses. NEED I SAY MORE

[azure topaz]

im not buying ai glasses

[empty quartz]

I wont

[azure topaz]

in the future ill be dead

[empty quartz]

Same here nerd

[agile topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/pondering-my-orb-monkey-swimming-pondering-my-monkey-ponder-monkey-monkey-gif-25207113

[vapid ibex]

I bet my foot it will be ai glasses

[empty quartz]

I will not

[azure topaz]

why just your foot

[vapid ibex]

Bet placed we will see who loses their foot

[azure topaz]

give a floppa some collateral here

[agile topaz]

Idk man a foot is kinda important

[empty quartz]

@azure topaz

Does it look like im going to go for a small pc

[agile topaz]

Why does your chair wear a belt

[vapid ibex]

A foot and the right hand specifically

[empty quartz]

Its older than you

[azure topaz]

dawg i cant predict the future your guess is as good as mine thats kinda my point here

a psu that fits into more systems is infinitely more convienient than one that only fits into atx cases

[agile topaz]

Don't doubt it, that thing looks like it came from the 70s

[empty quartz]

It was build in the 90’s

[azure topaz]

knowing you, youll buy a smart used power uspply liek a 1300g2 just like i did but the tradeoff with that is that it does NOT fit anywhere

[agile topaz]

Damn, that looks out of date even for the time

[empty quartz]

And its more comfy than any “gaming” chair

[azure topaz]

and if you dont need to spend money on it for your computer to work, you just end up with a downgrade

[vapid ibex]

The kid is not my son ah the kid is not my son

[azure topaz]

i bought my 1300g2 cause it was 64$ and my 650G2 was shutting off under load cause of the shunted 3080+11700k

[agile topaz]

Im sure it is, Im just saying it looks tackier than most I've seen

[empty quartz]

My rm850x couldnt handle my custom loop and 13500+6800

[azure topaz]

then something is wrong with your computer

or you were overdrawing on a minor rail and not 12v

[empty quartz]

Nah, i probably overloaded the sata rails

[azure topaz]

yeah

[vapid ibex]

She says I am the one but the kid is not my son

[empty quartz]

Sata/molex*

[azure topaz]

just push two drives together really hard and theyll merge

[grim sparrow]

guys should i overclock my ram to 3200

[azure topaz]

no

not if youre asking that question

[empty quartz]

Overclock this segue… to our sponsor, glasswire!!!!

[vapid ibex]

Wait wait if I push 2 sata drives really hard will I get a nvme?

[empty quartz]

No

[azure topaz]

no you need like 40 of them

[grim sparrow]

idk games are choppy

[limber nacelle]

no you just get two broken drives

[empty quartz]

Specs?

[limber nacelle]

don't push them together you'll smush em

[vapid ibex]

Any reason not to experiment?

[vapid ibex]

Really? 🥺

Ah worth a shot

[limber nacelle]

or maybe you'll end up with a sata sandwich

[empty quartz]

Nah, you get sata squared

[azure topaz]

do you know how to ram overclock?

[tidal geyser]

Tweaking the surface

[grim sparrow]

idk xmp

[azure topaz]

face palm

xmp is only kind of overclocking, if you have an XMP profile, enable it, if not, dont touch your ram speed or timings manually unless you have somewhat of a clue

[empty quartz]

Delete this

[keen saddle]

pressed random buttons in windows tools and enabled it

[vapid ibex]

This image was generated by the clanka copilot

[grim sparrow]

it says profile #1

[azure topaz]

then youre good

[vapid ibex]

Who's stomach did I hurt this time

[grim sparrow]

nice

[empty quartz]

Ai is stupid

[vapid ibex]

I mean for what it can do it's not so bad

It's cool to see new tech get better

Those damned clankers

Tbh I'm not too mad about it

[limber nacelle]

shut up you clanka

you copper veined

[vapid ibex]

Clankas go to hell!!!

[limber nacelle]

absolute rust bucket

[agile topaz]

Personally so far the only good thing I've ever noticed about AI is that frame gen is actually pretty damn good now

[azure topaz]

why is it so big

[agile topaz]

Aside from that, worthless garbage meant to replace workers

[limpid ivy]

goddamn that case is tall lol.

[vapid ibex]

Everytime he talks to a girl her thermal paste dries

Wow that's a good one

[limpid ivy]

Also what hifiman headset is that?

[vapid ibex]

That's what she said

Sorry had to

[solemn rover]

Whats going on with the wall?
Or is it a cabinet or something? Since you have storage on top

[vapid ibex]

Tf happened to the nvme

[limber nacelle]

ok chromey

[vapid ibex]

Clankas be doing anything but improve themselves they be planting Chrome and changing their looks

[limber nacelle]

good one tin skin

[vapid ibex]

They should make marvel rivals 18+. I just saw an ad where the girl is barely wearing any clothes in a bikini, no wonder such a high player count if that's the stuff they do

[idle hound]

well uhh... hate to say this but we already do

sorta

[jagged perch]

I really wish someone qould make an ergonomic modern mouse but with a C64 aesthetic. I have that 8bitdo c64 keyboard, and I love it... But I want to build a whole setup styled like that!

[fallen sky]

My god I just saw a manual flashlight for the first time

[azure topaz]

tryna crank dat

[vapid ibex]

wouldn't call those ai translating glasses things an AI pc ngl

[latent pasture]

why
its a personal item that computes, and uses ai
therefore ai pc

[idle hound]

Nah, but it’s like AirPods and Siri in your ear, it uses ai to do everything

Plus they’re just regular glasses tbh, like you don’t need to have them powered on at all times

[vapid ibex]

Its poorly executed tho it's in barely alpha stage

[latent pasture]

thats a different topic than not calling it an ai pc

[solemn rover]

If local compute is a requirement then its many years in the future

[vapid ibex]

2077?

[solemn rover]

It could be way less if NPUs get a lot more power efficient quickly. But keeping it in a typical glasses form factor really limits how much battery capacity you can have

Realistically you would offload the compute to your smartphone

There is this app where you can mess around with local AI on Android
https://github.com/google-ai-edge/gallery

[mortal venture]

holy shit

I need it

[abstract wigeon]

anyone know a free vpn for ios?

[vapid ibex]

Ain't proton free?

[abstract wigeon]

is it good? idk anything on what makes a vpn good

[solemn rover]

Probably the only free one I would somewhat trust

[vapid ibex]

Well for one free vpns aren't generally good but proton is okayish

You get to pick from a few locations and the rest is blocked by paywall

Wait are you from the UK?

[azure topaz]

good
free
pick one

[abstract wigeon]

uh huh

[vapid ibex]

Well use proton then. Goon in peace my friend

[abstract wigeon]

premting the government blocking news

[abstract wigeon]

right i had no gooning plans

im scared at what else they are going to block in future

[vapid ibex]

Well that's a fucking lie but ok 😮‍💨

[vapid ibex]

Your provider could potentially block VPNs from being used

[abstract wigeon]

whats stops them from deciding that you need to be 18+ to read the news on controversial issues im not sending the bbc my id

[vapid ibex]

Don't send a BBC to BBC that's generally not advisable

[azure topaz]

14 year olds dont deserve to know concerning issues with their country this is true yes

thats satire i know its hard to tell

[vapid ibex]

I don't think 14yr olds care anyway

Unless it affects them personally

[limber nacelle]

was gonna say that

as unfortunate as it is

[abstract wigeon]

um guys proton is only letting me connect to the uk every single other country is paywalled

[azure topaz]

i think that the 14 year olds that do should be able to get it without having to buy a vpn or read from alternative or potentially harmful/wrong news sources

[abstract wigeon]

is this real

[limber nacelle]

though they should absolutely still have access

[abstract wigeon]

even if you are like 60 you need to send your id to prove that which is the big issue it prevents everyone from accessing it

[azure topaz]

and 14 was an arbitrary choice just anyone under age/without ID

[vapid ibex]

I was only concerned about governmental issues when they took down the internet for a month and I was watching the news daily for 8 hours waiting to see if anything happens when I was 12

[limber nacelle]

14yos rather hear it off of tiktok lol

[azure topaz]

yeah what if youre on the streets and want to look something up regarding to your safety and boom fuck you give me an id

what do you do then

[abstract wigeon]

am i doing something wrong??

[azure topaz]

no thats normal. pay for a vpn lol

[abstract wigeon]

is there any free vpn with other countrys or what

[azure topaz]

nothing reliable/i would trust

[limber nacelle]

no free vpns worth usibg

[abstract wigeon]

shame

[azure topaz]

proton is like the extent

[limber nacelle]

if its free, you're paying in some other way

[azure topaz]

if you want to just buy a VPN for a day or a week, i suggest IVPN

they dont require your email or anything

[vapid ibex]

I actually have one

Wait let me search

[azure topaz]

my bad you cant get it for a day but a week is 2$ lol

[vapid ibex]

The 1.1.1.1 VPN cloudflare one

[azure topaz]

thats warp and not a vpn

[vapid ibex]

Have I been lied to? I genuinely thought it was a VPN when I was younger

[abstract wigeon]

ih proton just gave me netherlands

[vapid ibex]

And didn't get corrected

[vapid ibex]

Good enough

[azure topaz]

all warp does is hide what youre sending (in the equivalent of what is a napkin), it doesnt send it through a different IP really

[vapid ibex]

Ahhh ok so helps with torrenting stuff?

[abstract wigeon]

cheers proton

[azure topaz]

...no

"it doesnt send through a different IP really"

[vapid ibex]

So it just masks it?

[azure topaz]

its not anonymous, if your ISP wants to take a gander at whats going on theyd be free to when youre using warp

[vapid ibex]

Oh ok

Well good to know

I don't use it as much anymore just proton

[azure topaz]

also torrenting is generally not illegal, only pirated content is

[vapid ibex]

Ya ik

This is genuinely me during any maths exam

I wish that dog could speak

Maybe he would have words of wisdom

[solemn rover]

Other way around

The service you connect to will be able to see your real IP as it's a part of the headers, but the traffic will be encrypted so that your ISP cant see what you are connecting to

Doesnt really help much if you are connecting to bbc and dont want the government to track you

[azure topaz]

thats not how warp works though

warp is not a VPN

warp will encrypt it but it wont mask your IP or anything

[solemn rover]

It is a VPN, but it doesnt obscure your IP to the server you are connecting to

If your goal is to prevent your ISP from snooping on your traffic it does succeed in that

But it wont prevent you from being caught pirating etc

[latent gull]

If we’re calling VPNs warp can we call DDos attacks Picard maneuvers

[azure topaz]

we're not calling vpns warp, warp is ap roduct by cloudflare

[latent gull]

I mean, it’s a type of vpn, no?

[azure topaz]

cloudflare themselves even say its not a real vpn

its not a "full fledged" vpn

[solemn rover]

It is a real VPN.

[azure topaz]

yes by the absolute definition its a vpn but in the sense that people use the term VPN its not

[azure topaz]

im not arguing with you about this broski

i understood the point the entire tiem im not changing your mind on it

[latent gull]

So we are calling VPNs warp, I will now be calling DDoS attacks Picard maneuvers

[limber nacelle]

this is basically what floppa is saying

[azure topaz]

literally 😭

[solemn rover]

Whole different argument

[latent gull]

I’m not arguing against him

[azure topaz]

yes because you wanted to be right

[limber nacelle]

ah

[azure topaz]

its a different argument because you chose to see it differently

rather than as a typical person or how i intended

[latent gull]

Im trying to make a funny joke on a technicality

[azure topaz]

im not arguing at all

[solemn rover]

Cloudflare's marketing for warp is really confusing though

They dont really tell you what it is, just thats its different and better

[solemn rover]

Which it really isn't because of this

People think it accomplishes safe piracy when it doesnt

[azure topaz]

it indeed does not

[abstract wigeon]

i take it back bf6 is NOT perfect the menu sucks complete balls

i hate how every game main menu looks like a streaming service

cod, battlefield, fortnite im sure others aswel

give me back this or something unique and cool

[solemn rover]

Bring back battlelog!

[abstract wigeon]

the image changes based on what youre hoving over or whatever

[gloomy sleet]

bring back bf4 menu

[odd linden]

guys rm850x from corsair is reliable yea? anyone got any experience with it?

[gleaming rose]

it's a fine psu

[odd linden]

look how wonky the molex is lol

[odd linden]

i noticed bf4 had like 4k players on steam the other night, might buy

[trim gyro]

60 year old plug

[odd linden]

was surprised my rgb controller used it as power lol

i didnt think much when i bought it, its the razer rgb controller lol

[trim gyro]

a good amount of cheap ones do

[odd linden]

razer chroma

and it werent cheap lol

[trim gyro]

hey, if it works

[odd linden]

what other argb controller options are there btw?

[azure topaz]

does it have sata as well as molex?

[odd linden]

LMAO nope only molex

[azure topaz]

oof

[nova lantern]

Anyone know what this is called? Having this issue with my OLED ultrawide, seems to be a power supply or monitor based issue as unplugging display port and leaving it on the monitor menu screen still has this

[odd linden]

i mean its fine the cables fit in the case so idm

it doesnt provide me with any inconvenience unlike other stuff

coil whine 🖕

[nova lantern]

Example 2 of the menu itself having the issue - monitor sometimes ends up powering off entirely after this happens

[odd linden]

i know rgb hubs are cheaper but i wanted a controller, this was like the first one i saw so i bought it lol

it was expensive, i didnt think much of it and i have 0 regrets since it functions properly

[wicked cipher]

any new gpus maybe coming out?

[proper gull]

Not cheap in price, but cheap in design and construction. Fuck razer

[odd linden]

huh? idk about design or construction but theres nothing wrong with it

at least not that i can tell

yea i know its razer but i mean its solid, screws onto my ssd tray and hasnt fallen apart

functiosn properly, yea it uses molex but thats fine idk 🤷‍♂️

[trim gyro]

Arc B770 Q4 2025

RX 9060 non-XT (8GB) is coming soon, but that's whatever

[placid mirage]

is upgrading to the 6650xt to the 9060 even worth it

[trim gyro]

if it's the 16gb ver, then it can be worth

[odd linden]

idk what construction its referring to but mine doesnt flex or anything, seems like sturdy plastic, and as for design it just looks like any other regular argb controller, a black box that screws into the 2.5” mounts 🤷‍♂️

[trim gyro]

considering 6650 xt sells for like $160-$170 or so, you can grab the 16gb ver for like $200

[odd linden]

anyone else use an argb controller?

[placid mirage]

got mine for about 200 USD, i think atleast, refurbished at 189.99 GBP idk what that is in USD

[placid mirage]

Il have a look for a 9060 16 or maybe if im willing to splash a 9070xt

[placid mirage]

dam

thats on the lower end for a 6650xt used too over here LOL

I got mine refurbished so i got a bit of a steal for the market over here

[random junco]

ebay?

[placid mirage]

sadly nowhere else sells gpu's at semi reasonable prices over here apart from facebook marketplace so yea

[random junco]

facebook marketplace is a place i will never go to for expensive items, so fair enough

[trim gyro]

did you check CeX as well

[placid mirage]

cex is a joke

[trim gyro]

fair

[random junco]

pretty low

actually damn, i was looking for a new graphics card

[placid mirage]

Keep in mind i got this when the gpu prices were sky high

[random junco]

was considering the 3070 or a b570 but this is not bad..

[placid mirage]

so i got quite a good deal once you think about it

[random junco]

this looks so clean

[placid mirage]

139... i feel like an idiot now

[random junco]

wait its missing a fan blade

ah who cares its 139

[placid mirage]

looks clean apart from the fan but that wont be too hard to fix or cost too much to fix

[random junco]

bros giving a £25 discount because of a missing fan blade

[placid mirage]

got this exact same gpu model and its been a star for me, cooling is a bit shit though i gotta say

[azure topaz]

describe it to me

i can’t see it my shit won’t load

[random junco]

subtle, clean black all round, no complex patterns

[placid mirage]

asus rx6650xt with a missing fan for 139 quid

[azure topaz]

graphics?

[placid mirage]

yes

[random junco]

6650xt

[azure topaz]

ah not bad

i just picked up a perfect one for 150 us

actually 100

[random junco]

£111 not bad at ALL

[placid mirage]

you americans and your cheap fucking prices

[azure topaz]

after the math

[random junco]

£74 DEFINITELY not bad

[azure topaz]

bros mad i got a good deal

[placid mirage]

i am

[azure topaz]

it was a lucky find it’s not typical

[placid mirage]

:(

[random junco]

something im so jealous of + microcentre

[gleaming rose]

cry about it

[placid mirage]

atleast we have free speech! oh wait.. nevermind

[gleaming rose]

i've never been to a microcenter

[placid mirage]

we dont anymore

[gleaming rose]

nobody does
freedom is just what they tell you you have so you stay happy and quiet

[random junco]

if i was in america and i lived right next to a microcentre i'd probably still order from ali express

[gleaming rose]

while the rich men keep all the children safe on an island

[placid mirage]

aliexpress is my love

[random junco]

literally

but i think i might cheat on aliexpress with alibaba..

[placid mirage]

alibaba?

[gleaming rose]

alibaba is good for bulk orders, tools and equipment

[placid mirage]

how is it

[random junco]

FREE shipping on my first order so i can just order a ton of even cheaper shit for free shipping

[random junco]

well a lot of cpus are literally super cheap (5600x for £60) BUT the catch is you have to order like 5

if u manage to find one where u only have to order one, then its usually like £65 which is still not bad

[gleaming rose]

alibaba is meant for companies mostly

same with madeinchina.com

[placid mirage]

im actually in the market for a cpu

[gleaming rose]

https://www.made-in-china.com/

[random junco]

as am i, i just sold my 5600x for expensive and im tryna rebuy it for cheaper lol

[random junco]

ah lol

[placid mirage]

i have an overkill cooler rn

[random junco]

i have an UNDERKILL cooler.

[placid mirage]

i found an AIO for really cheap so i just got it

[gleaming rose]

they sell goods, tools & services there for a good price

[random junco]

80mm and like 100 rpm 😭

[placid mirage]

so now i have a deepcool 360mm rad LT720 on a ryzen 5 3600 LOL

[gleaming rose]

lt720 gang

[placid mirage]

you have one too?

[gleaming rose]

yea

[random junco]

i just found a gaming pc with a 5600x and a gtx 1660 super for £180 / $240

[bleak ledge]

Certified AI moment

[azure topaz]

i BET huggbees did that

"answer found in video"

mf wanted it to do that

[gleaming rose]

huggbees is the sense of humour i wish i had

[placid mirage]

only thing i dislike about it is the fact the pump is dc not pwm

[azure topaz]

I CANT SAY THAT?:!

[azure topaz]

does he actually say that tho

[placid mirage]

think so

[trim gyro]

he does

[azure topaz]

this is fire

had to have known

prefired it 3 years in advance

[random junco]

damn i really really really want this 6650xt

never mind i dont

apparently its not better than my 2070 super

theres my dreams gone

[gleaming rose]

i have a hunting license now :3

[trim gyro]

epic

[azure topaz]

it trades blows it’s not worth spending on

i have both if you want me to test

[random junco]

tbh yeah its hand in hand

[random junco]

nah its all good i appreciate it lol

but damn owning multiple cards is pretty sick

[latent pasture]

u get transformer dlss /s

[azure topaz]

tis nice

i have 5 i think

[placid mirage]

i have been thinking of a 2080ti fe idk why

[random junco]

tbh i thought 20 series would be super cool as an rtx card but since its the oldest rtx series i was wrong

[placid mirage]

how bad is it?

i just love the look of the 20 series founders cars

if i could get the heatsink of a 20 series onto like a 30 series id dew it

[sinful cobalt]

2070 super is still better bcs dlss4

[sinful cobalt]

2080Ti FE with the Cyberpunk theme>

[placid mirage]

absolutely

[random junco]

2070 super has dlss 4 !?

it only has upto 2

[odd linden]

i want rgb cable. combs

[random junco]

rgb cable combs?

hmm well that actually doesnt sound bad

small accents of rgb

people keep giving me ideas on what to spend my money on

[odd linden]

i don’t like strimmer cables its too much

but cable combs i get

too bad the ones i was looking at arent in nz, and i cant find Ny others

[random junco]

im searching rgb cable combs and they do not exist

[odd linden]

tehyre denying me the choice of wasting money

[odd linden]

they do from uh

[abstract wigeon]

do we think my pc has any chance of selling or will people think the cpu is too old to bother?
i5-9600k
16 gb ddr4 2666
rtx 3070

[random junco]

99% of people buying a prebuilt have no idea whats inside - youre good

[placid mirage]

cpu is perfectly fine

[random junco]

they care about the rtx in the title of the listing

[placid mirage]

9th gen isnt old

[odd linden]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/EZDIY-FAB-RGB-Cable-Comb-Management/dp/B07NYY8W47

[random junco]

22 bloody what 😭

[odd linden]

thats the one i saw a guy use in reddit

[random junco]

interesting

very interesting

[odd linden]

idc about the psu or the cpu cables

i only care for the 24 pin

[random junco]

i would have liked to see a flat surface instead of the individual thingies

[odd linden]

i mean yea

but these the only ones i could find idk if any others exist

[random junco]

im just surprised theyre not on ali express

[odd linden]

yea

[random gyro]

Do you think the ryzen 5700x is still enough for Games These days? I have a 5070 ti and Play everything at 4k dlss quality, graphics as high as possible at 60fps with dlss frame Gen X2, 40fps with x3 or 30fps X4 If its path Tracing or demanding raytracing.

[plush wren]

looks like a render

[random junco]

yes

[random junco]

shadows and light reflection looks fine to me tbh

[azure topaz]

do you think its enough?

[odd linden]

hold on lemme find the post

[random junco]

top of the ram surface looks a bit TOO glossy

[odd linden]

heres what they look like

[random gyro]

I was curious because in wuthering waves with raytracing for example it stutters Like hell. Indiana Jones with path racing Runs fine. CPU is almost never at the max wattage though. But there are Videos on YouTube of people Not having stutters at all with Ray Tracing in wuwa.

[sinful cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/cyberpunk-stick-some-iron-up-your-mouth-and-pull-the-trigger-johnny-silverhand-gif-26931703

[azure topaz]

tis probably cpu

5700X isnt fast but its not slow

for RT stuff which is cpu bound as well as gpu bound i could see it slowing down

[random gyro]

Could explain why my GPU has almost never 99% load when playing a Game with raytracing

[azure topaz]

yes

also dennis you have been here for like, ever

5 years you old mf DAMN

[random gyro]

I only Here when i need advice for some stupid stuff 😄

[azure topaz]

lol

consider am5 or consider waiting until the next generation of cpus drops for am5

[random gyro]

I am Here for 5 years? Lol ok.

The Thing is, i would definitely need to Buy a new Mainboard and probably also new RAM when i Buy a new CPU -.-

[placid mirage]

upgrading from a R5 3600, what should i get? i find im limited in perfomance in beamng as its heavily cpu intensive on the car AI

[azure topaz]

this is true but youve had a long while with your current stuff

[sinful cobalt]

TR 9995WX

[azure topaz]

5700x3d if it makes sense for you (cheaper than like 180$)

otherwise, save for am5

[placid mirage]

was thinking about an x3d chip

[random gyro]

True and i can sell my current stuff on eBay.

[placid mirage]

i have a b550 board il wait a while before getting am5

[azure topaz]

if its not like 180$ its not worth it

[azure topaz]

dont spend more money on a shit platform that tops out at where you want to end up

am5 starts at a 5700x3d in gaming performance (in most titles*)

250$ or 300$ is WAY too close to being able to buy am5 with that money

it seems cost effective until you actually look at new mobo, ram, and cpu pricing

[plush wren]

[placid mirage]

i hung onto am3+ up until 2020 so im gonna wait a while till am5 unless the top of am4 isnt enough for me

[random gyro]

Do you think i wouldnt have the Problems i have with a 5700x3D? It's about 100 € more expensive.

[azure topaz]

i think its a bad purchase if its brand new

[random gyro]

Or should it be even better?

[placid mirage]

however i do believe heavily that am4 wont top me out up until 2028

[azure topaz]

just flat out, theres no 5700x3d new and cheap enough by any retailer that is worth purchasing

[placid mirage]

il go used if its trustworthy

[sinful cobalt]

5700x3d just got its production halted anyway

[azure topaz]

it is 380$ to buy everything youd need BRAND NEW to move to am5 (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Kd6jXk)

[plush wren]

fancy

[random junco]

go to south america and get a 5500x3d

[azure topaz]

if a 5700x3d is 300$ you can see why this is stupid

[plush wren]

looks too high quality

[random gyro]

That's OK.minus the old stuff i sell on eBay so thats fine

[azure topaz]

mhm

[placid mirage]

yea i get that

[azure topaz]

... then why so reluctant

its more money in the long run to stay on am4 is my whole point

if youre broke this even makes sense

[placid mirage]

because im stubborn

[random gyro]

Whats the best CPU i can get right now that is not overpriced and you would say its Worth it?

[azure topaz]

7500F if you're comfortable with aliexpress or a 7600(X),(whatevers cheaper)

my pricing was based on a 7600X

[random gyro]

I bought Led Backlight Strips to repair my TV once on AliExpress so i guess i can Trust them 😄 Hope so

[placid mirage]

If shit gets more expensive then yes your right but i mainly only shop used so if i look out for the right deals i know it will be cheaper in the semi long run but once am4 starts to get really old and that older hardware begins to get more expensive then thats when imma make the switch to am5

[azure topaz]

it looks like right now the 7500F on aliexpress isnt any cheaper than a 7600X, so just go for that

[gleaming rose]

im selfhosting more stuff now

[azure topaz]

bro. am4 will not be valuable or more expensive by the time am5 is out of production

[odd linden]

i think they look nice, its more cables yea but rn i just got clear cable combs

[random gyro]

And you say 7600x is better than f? And it doesn't have to be 3D? Don't even know what that is but it Sounds fancy

[azure topaz]

7600X is better than F, yes

[south arrow]

Dies

[azure topaz]

F is slightly slower than the 7600X in clock speed (same core count, threads) and has no iGPU

so theyre basically the same for typical gaming purposes

but if a 7600X is cheaper from a popular retailer i mean why wouldnt you buy that

[gleaming rose]

rip

aint that where they did the witch trials 😭

[azure topaz]

yeah 102 here like an hour away

[random gyro]

The x has an Igpu? I Always thought the X ones don't have one

[plush wren]

ye for sure

[south arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/super-mario-bros-nintendo-smb3-super-mario-all-stars-allstars-gif-18466363

[azure topaz]

starting with AM5, an iGPU is standard for the socketed cpus

F means no iGPU just like intel now

[azure topaz]

YES

(no it was in mass)

[random gyro]

Oh, ok. Interesting. I don't really need it but its nice to have i guess

[azure topaz]

i knew that i swear i just googled it for the overview

[gleaming rose]

my mom just used the drooling emoji

what the helly

[azure topaz]

GET OUTTT

[azure topaz]

yeah always helps with troubleshooting

are u in the states? i can link you some decent ram

[steel umbra]

entire family banned from discord

or lawsuit from diskord

[random gyro]

7600x for 175€. It's actually as expensive as the 5700x i bought 2 years ago

[abstract wigeon]

holy cook gpt5 is a massive change from gpt4o

[gleaming rose]

man fuck llms

[abstract wigeon]

im glad they got rid of the constant over the top glazing and long massive answers

now it talks like the tool it is

[gleaming rose]

awww? need chatgpt to do your schoolwork? need chatgpt to write your wedding vows? need chatgpt to :3 your wife 🥺

[plush wren]

I love Chatgpt

[abstract wigeon]

cant wait for it to steal my job

[placid mirage]

older hardware tends to get more expensive thats a fact

[latent pasture]

approx 95% of the ppl complaining had chatgpt as a boyfriend

[placid mirage]

likeafter a while, then after that period of it getting more expensive it turns into ewaste status and gets proper cheap

[plush wren]

beautiful sight

[placid mirage]

or atleast thats experience i have had before

[abstract wigeon]

people were thinking of it as a person when its northing more than a glorified autocomplete

[azure topaz]

yes, 20-30+ years later

[abstract wigeon]

you just having conversations??

[plush wren]

why not

[sinful cobalt]

8 hours of trying to get chatgpt to generate the correct input

[plush wren]

😭

[abstract wigeon]

talk to real people

[plush wren]

8 hours of leading it to the correct answer

[placid mirage]

i have seen am3+ cpus start to rocket in price over here, what tells me the same wont happen to am4

[plush wren]

nah im joking that picture is from may, I asked it to summarize a history lesson and I fell asleep while "studying"

[abstract wigeon]

cus am4 is much more largly adopted so there is hugely more supply

[azure topaz]

riddle me this bro

the QX9770, released in 2006

goes for 300$ on ebay

do you want to know the MSRP of the QX9770?

one thousand three hundred and ninety nine dollars

[placid mirage]

alot?

[plush wren]

that hurts to look at, 1399

[azure topaz]

so if hardware gains in value

[abstract wigeon]

classic big tech msrp just isnt real these days

[azure topaz]

significantly, to the point where you can buy the next sockets before its dead

why is the qx9770 not a bazillion dollars

[placid mirage]

il be honest

idk

[sinful cobalt]

bcs in todays standard its ewaste

[abstract wigeon]

looked my investment bucket of qx9770’s and sighed

[placid mirage]

this just makes me depressed about inflation

[abstract wigeon]

the more you buy the more you save

[azure topaz]

im not calling you stupid or dumb but i am saying youre wasting money if you want to stay on am4

[gleaming rose]

a roll of kodachrome on launch costed almost $70 in todays money

[placid mirage]

i just feel a bit sore cause i only got this mobo a year ago, so im just wanting to try and get my use out of it ifykwim

and its not exactly a shit motherboard either its an alright one too

but i do see what you mean

[azure topaz]

am5 boards are a large step up and can be had relatively cheaply on the used market

if you want my two cents

i got my B650 Tomahawk WiFi for 100$ used like almost a year ago now

[placid mirage]

i got this thing for about 85 quid, lemme check used am5 boards rn

[azure topaz]

should be near the same

[steep wren]

have been thinking about new bluetooth headphones, im thinking "Anker Soundcore Space Q45" anyone here with it ?

[placid mirage]

sigh

[azure topaz]

hey theres one for 95 smh

considering you could easily sell your board for 40-60 quid alone thats not that bad

[placid mirage]

f eel like a bit of a pleb rn

true true lemme look up my board

[azure topaz]

the cpu probably 30-50 quid as well

your ram same as the cpu if its a 2x16 kit

makes up the entire cost of the board+like 30 of the cpu

[placid mirage]

oh?

[azure topaz]

see yeah id list it for like 80 quid on your local markets like FBM

sure itll sell for 60+

[placid mirage]

i see 90-100 so 80 would be good

[azure topaz]

obvi this is theoretical and im not rushing you to do this

but you have a slightly better route

[placid mirage]

i have a spare rift s vr headset i dont use i could sell that to go towards a new mobo

and cpu

plus the memory and cpu, your right here

[azure topaz]

im not one for selling a different category of thing to buy a thing i want

[azure topaz]

but thats on u not me so

[placid mirage]

I have 2 of them i only need one so its worth it i suppose

[azure topaz]

ah okay slay

yeah sell the worse one 💀

[placid mirage]

exactly what imma do,

[azure topaz]

boom you have enough money for ram, a board, and like 50 quid toward the CPU already

so basically its a 120$ to a 7600X or whatever

a lot better than keeping am4 for as long as possible an dnot being able to upgrade

at least in my opinion

seems better to buy the mid range of every gen than it is to buy high end or low end each time on any gen just out of value

[placid mirage]

any mobo reccomendations?

[azure topaz]

whatever works lol

B650 minimum, wifi if you need

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Dq4Zxr/asrock-b650m-hdvm2-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-hdvm2

brand new for 99.53

[placid mirage]

oh my good god

[azure topaz]

good board but it doesnt have wifi if you need so keep in mind

[placid mirage]

aslong as it has space for m.2 wifi im fine as i have one in this pc rn

[azure topaz]

it does youre good

[placid mirage]

most asrock boards do anyways

[azure topaz]

same price as ebay so look at that even a brand new board

(and if you ever get into it, it'll overclock ram really good)

[steel umbra]

bruh they be fitting AI even in investing apps?

i don't fucking want to know what's obvious 💀

[outer gorge]

I'd like to start doing PC maintenance more often for either friends or facebook services, what tools would be a most for me to have? Already have plenty of thermal paste, thin brushes and isopropyl alcohol, I don't know which compressed air gun should I get or what other alternative I have

[azure topaz]

(idk how vat works or if vat applies to ebay or whatever its called so keep in mind)

[placid mirage]

Also a thing im thinking about i have an MATX board but my pc can slam in an E-ATX board or ATX, should i? as i find im running out of pcie spots as i have a bunch of add-in cards

[steel umbra]

it literally just outputs 70% of info that's visible on the graph for said investment, like "it has settled"

[azure topaz]

ATX will be fine yeah

rather that than MATX but youll be paying more

[steel umbra]

what happened

[azure topaz]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/CvcgXL/gigabyte-b650-eagle-ax-atx-am5-motherboard-b650-eagle-ax

[placid mirage]

idk its on ebay

[azure topaz]

this one is fancy looking comparitively

but for moderately more

[placid mirage]

im only looking for the sake of looking but what the fuck LOL

[steel umbra]

rip

[steel umbra]

one of the reasons it used to be cheap

[azure topaz]

the intel version looks way betta

[azure topaz]

dont be fooled its secretly great

[steel umbra]

b850 livemixer isn't that cheap because it looks better

[placid mirage]

oio i like that

DAMN

[azure topaz]

(amd board is similar)

[placid mirage]

thats alot of io

[azure topaz]

yeah am5 is a huge step up over am4

[steel umbra]

same w b650 livemixer

[placid mirage]

why do i actually like the look of it

[steel umbra]

it used to be 150 or even 140

the msrp was like 200

just because it's ugly for most people, i find it unique

[placid mirage]

new pc build using this when

[azure topaz]

real

[placid mirage]

that can fit in my pc case too apparently

or if i really hated myself

x99 dual cpu

LOOL

[azure topaz]

for an odd homelab it would be an idea

[steel umbra]

budget master

[placid mirage]

honestly if i was rich id so something like this

[steel umbra]

still waitin for 5x cpu platforms

[placid mirage]

and slam in a sas card for peak performance

if i ever win the lottery im doing a bunch of stupid pc builds like that

i think we all would

[wet ember]

If I win the lottery I'm taking it lump sum and donating a huge part of it to cancer research and prevention

[placid mirage]

im not

sounds mean but

[wet ember]

I'm tired of people dying of cancer

[placid mirage]

same but big pharma wont do anything about it

any money they allready have a cure but its patented somewhere

like insulin

[sinful cobalt]

People die when they are killed

[wet ember]

Next thing I'm gonna do is help my mom pay off the mortgage on our house, then pay for my school tuition and my sister's tuition

[sinful cobalt]

Wake up samurai, we have a world to burn

[wet ember]

Lol I'm completely in lalaland rn

[placid mirage]

if i won like a billion quid, after taxes

id easily donate a couple million to charities, help homeless, build my own home, pc shop, donate money into the town i live in, help those close to me, help those who are in need,

[sinful cobalt]

if i win the lottery i aint tellin noone dawg

[placid mirage]

id tell my gf cause she is a loyal woman

[wet ember]

Aw so sweet

[latent pasture]

beggars all over the world will flock to you what r u gonna do abt that

[left dove]

Everyone's loyal until money

[placid mirage]

i would buy my own private army

[latent pasture]

a little accusation here and she takes off with all of it lmao

[placid mirage]

no she isnt like that

now MY EX however

[latent pasture]

lol no she is, money talks

the only correct way to deal with extremely large amts of money is to not tell anyone

[sinful cobalt]

ew private army

[placid mirage]

No like straight up she isnt, she feels bad when people spend money on her so how would that work

[wet ember]

After family stuff is taken care of, I'd then fix my car lol

[sinful cobalt]

“Grab your iron. Lets mobilise”