tech-chat-1

[vapid onyx]

i think im moving to usa

[raw whale]

didnt nvidia lower prices

also newegg does international shipping

to some countries

[ember linden]

hmm? nothing is last i saw

[vapid onyx]

not in my country

[rigid fjord]

3070 and 3070ti are the only cards to realistically avoid from 30 series nvidia

[ember linden]

unless you mean Near MSRP

[vapid onyx]

cheapest 5070 here 600e that's 700usd

there is 549

[rigid fjord]

everything is near msrp if you squint hard enough

[ember linden]

yeah every now and then stuff is at msrp

most aint

[raw whale]

50 bucks is close enough to msrp

[vapid onyx]

well in the us it's like 10% tax

[ember linden]

different card... OC vs non OC

[raw whale]

yeah not to mention US doesnt put tax inside the price

[sleek ibex]

Depends from state to state

Here in Michigan, it's 6%

[ember linden]

most states have sales tax around 7%

[vapid onyx]

here in italy is 24%🗿

[raw whale]

22%

[vapid onyx]

i payed 24% for my b580

[raw whale]

the hell

iva is 22% on electronics

pretty sure

[rose turtle]

Sweet as, ty king

[sinful cobalt]

I paid 19% on my b580

There was prime day where the B580 went below MSRP here

[raw whale]

@vapid onyx " L’aliquota ordinaria è al 22%"

[sinful cobalt]

$336 SGD

[raw whale]

italy doesnt have higher than 22%

[vapid onyx]

nvm ur rigth i did 22% im idiot

60e of taxes that's about 70usd

honestly i think the 9060xt 8gb was better than this b580

[wheat torrent]

my gpu

[iron glen]

Is my usb supposed to get really hot if i have it plugged in for a while?

[raw whale]

how hot

they do get warm

[iron glen]

Pretty hot

[hazy wren]

erm

[raw whale]

well can you touch it

[iron glen]

Yes but it burns

[tidal geyser]

ddu

[raw whale]

hm

idk if its normal or not to burn

[iron glen]

Its some really small one so probably

[hazy wren]

??

[tidal geyser]

dance dance universe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn8z39tiEL0

[strange jungle]

#1405479449842942002 message
anyone online able to help me troubleshoot?

[iron glen]

Does rufus also delete partitions of a storage device?

[tidal geyser]

i am offline

[tidal geyser]

rufus formats the entire usb stick

[strange jungle]

🥐

[iron glen]

So thats a yes

[earnest nymph]

The rtx 5050 aint bad anymore

Its now the best

Low profile card

For the price

[sinful cobalt]

and its not even slot powered

it gets fucked over in efficiency by the 4060

[earnest nymph]

It dont even need a powerconnector

[glacial kraken]

my phone doesnt work anymore 😭

[peak knot]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1050164559907934388/1405467679112036404/IMG_2398.mov?ex=689eef47&is=689d9dc7&hm=b916b8d6ad3f855b431bdf776c9c4a60c5d1baca94267a06b273f7a856b8e000&

[earnest nymph]

But the 4060 is like 350 whislt the 5050 is 270

I like the 5050lp

[sinful cobalt]

source: trust me bro

[pastel thorn]

Hm, tried running a ryzen 5 5600x with 4 dimms at 3600mhz cas18-22-22-42 and i was getting memory errors in memtest86+ at random addresses in test 8, but the difference between expected and found was always in 6th's position.. i lowered clock to 3400mhz, imc is now at 1700mhz and it seems stable.. no erros so far.

[earnest nymph]

In germany the 4060 is very overpriced

[pastel thorn]

Is this common?

[earnest nymph]

Especially the lp card

[sinful cobalt]

the 4060 hasnt been produced for a while dipshit im referring to the used market

[earnest nymph]

Even used its like 320

In my area

Id rather go with the 5050

[sinful cobalt]

thats a “your people are stupid in selling shit” problem

[rigid fjord]

usb thumb drive?

[iron glen]

Looks alot more fun than what im doing 😔

[iron glen]

Pretty sure thats what i have

[earnest nymph]

Ok ur not wrong. The 3090s are being sold for 1,5k

[pastel thorn]

Ofc it is, you cant buy nvidia in germany if you dont have deep pockets. Two years ago i bought a rx6700xt for 205€ of ebay, said to be used in a mining rig, but doesn't matter, cuz if its rendering or mining, its the same math, only a matter of taking care of it

[rigid fjord]

sounds like you need to change the timings, though tbh, what ram are they exactly?

[rigid fjord]

they tend to get warm in general, especially usb3 ones more so

[earnest nymph]

Ur not wrong, you need to be rich to be able to afford nvidia, tho for some reason i was able to find a 5070 under msrp pretty easily

[pastel thorn]

Gskill tridend z rgb.. its a customers pc, with unreproducible errors.. according to the customer "only in fifa" -> which was a lie, even just using the thing heavly in windows lead to hang ups or massive stutters

[earnest nymph]

Customer? You run a pc repair shop?

Sick

[pastel thorn]

The poor thing also has been hit by a hammer soo..

[earnest nymph]

Oooof

[iron glen]

Idk, this bastard burns up if its plugged in for more than 5min

[pastel thorn]

Yesnt, im doing "Ausbildung" aka learning the job, mainly system integration but also fixing stuff like this occasionally. Its just me and the boss, so i get to do some cool stuff

[earnest nymph]

Is that a sd card reader?

[earnest nymph]

Wo denn?

[iron glen]

No thats a usb stick

[earnest nymph]

Ik what ausbildung ist

[earnest nymph]

Where exactly?

I wanna do it to

[pastel thorn]

Yeah thats normal. Even bigger ones get uncomfortably hot. Sandisk and samsung are like the only decent fast usb sticks, but speed comes at a price

[pastel thorn]

Some others here may not know :)

[iron glen]

The price was 7eur for this one so im not complaining

[earnest nymph]

Fair enough, where can i find that ausbildung ur doing

[pastel thorn]

Yeah, its fine. Shouldn't damage it, just be careful grabbing it.

[earnest nymph]

@pastel thorn ???

[tidal geyser]

wat

[pastel thorn]

My boss directly can't do stuff like this, it has to run over things like the OKS. But like, litterally find any small IT company, mine does System integration, update management, remote monitoring and so on, ask them if they want a Azubi for "Fachinformatiker für System integration" and yea

[earnest nymph]

The 5050 lp

[earnest nymph]

Small it company

Aight so software typ shit

[tidal geyser]

the spec says it needs extra power

[pastel thorn]

Yea, there are quite a few if you search for em

[tidal geyser]

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile OC has a port for power

[earnest nymph]

I didnt see any

[tidal geyser]

then you are blind

[earnest nymph]

Ok

[latent pasture]

it has
its on the end facing outward

thats where they always are on lp cards

[earnest nymph]

Oh shit

[pastel thorn]

Mine doesnt do software development, and thatd be a different ausbildung, specifically software development. There are quite a few that do software monitoring, install, but also install Hardware and build em. It really Depends on what the companies do

[tidal geyser]

asus and gigabyte

[latent pasture]

im p sure its completely the same gpu lol

[earnest nymph]

So like a place called pc factory

[tidal geyser]

even this is showing it

[tidal geyser]

that is how it works yes

they tend to get the main part from the same factory and then change the marketing

like put on their own name for the fans and maybe a different plastic shroud

[latent pasture]

no i mean its completely the same gpu including cooler etc just different stickers
it was like that for rtx 40

[earnest nymph]

The desktop 5050 is dogshit

[tidal geyser]

the low profile too

[keen saddle]

is it better than the 4060

[earnest nymph]

The low profile is fine

[earnest nymph]

No slightly worse

[pastel thorn]

To this, yeah i could lower the timings a bit, but is that worth it? Rn the IMC is at 1700mhz, before it was 1800mhz.. ive read somewhere that the ryzen 5000 series have their memory sweet spot around 3200-3466mhz? Apparantly many imcs dont like going to or above 1800mhz

[tidal geyser]

you do know there is a 5060 lp

[earnest nymph]

Wait actually

[tidal geyser]

yes?

[raw whale]

how small would be LP

[raw whale]

oh

[tidal geyser]

half height

[pastel thorn]

Embed fail :)

[tidal geyser]

what

[raw whale]

why the hell would they make it

[earnest nymph]

Ima look for them software companies tho

[pastel thorn]

Could just be my stone old discord that cant read the avif format tbh

[tidal geyser]

what

[latent pasture]

for sff builds wym

[tidal geyser]

just press the update thingy top right

[tidal geyser]

OEM computers too

[leaden grotto]

yo chat, how good is this display?

16" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 300 nits, 60 Hz

[earnest nymph]

I found a 3060 for 200, should i buy to flip a pc

[raw whale]

i mean

[tidal geyser]

16:10 monitor hell yea

[raw whale]

eh

[latent pasture]

shit, this looks like a laptop tho

[pastel thorn]

(im on mobile- Version 185, cuz i couldnt stand the newer versions lol)

[leaden grotto]

ye it's a laptop display

[tidal geyser]

also 45% NTSC is sad

[pastel thorn]

Also they had removed super amoled mode for a while. Ik its back now

[leaden grotto]

thought it's decent

[latent pasture]

what laptop and whats the price of the whole laptop instead

[earnest nymph]

I have absolutely no fucking idea what that thing is

[tidal geyser]

anything OK will be like 95%

[earnest nymph]

But it sounds good

[leaden grotto]

thinkbook 16, $1495 sgd

https://www.lenovo.com/sg/en/p/laptops/thinkbook/thinkbook-series/lenovo-thinkbook-16-gen-8-16-inch-intel/21sk00bnsg

[tidal geyser]

72%

[latent pasture]

250-300 nits 45% ntsc is the kinda screen quality you find on like $300 laptops

i guess its higher resolution

[earnest nymph]

Core ultra 7 255H, nice laprop

[leaden grotto]

tf that's a $1.5k laptop

well sgd, so like $1.1k usd?

[earnest nymph]

The 60hz screen is trash

For the price

[leaden grotto]

u cant be serious bro, why are they putting that display on a 1.5k laptop

[earnest nymph]

Bcuz it s not a gaming laptop

[tidal geyser]

the shitty laptop i got for 600 when i started school is like 6 bit color and it feels like 30% NTSC or some shit and the screen is just pure plastic to the point there is now a hold so i see the backlight or at least the polarizer is gone

[leaden grotto]

ok fair enough

so it's good for normal media consumption?

[earnest nymph]

Those laptops are more for productivity

[earnest nymph]

Its more than enough

[leaden grotto]

ic

[tidal geyser]

512GB QLC

[leaden grotto]

for that price, it's good?

[earnest nymph]

I mean you could have bought a good gaming laptop for a less price

[tidal geyser]

could always look used

[earnest nymph]

But otherwise its fine

[leaden grotto]

damn

[earnest nymph]

Just enjoy it

[tidal geyser]

you do know he is shopping for a COMPLEATE different thing

[latent pasture]

im pretty sure u can get oled laptops for like $700 lol

[tidal geyser]

zen 2

[leaden grotto]

different cpu tho

[latent pasture]

a bottom tier shitscreen for a $1500 laptop is hilarious

[tidal geyser]

there was one used for like 350$ i tried to get but my bank was stupid

[earnest nymph]

What you need ur laptop for

[leaden grotto]

btw is this good or bad? idk much bout ssd

[latent pasture]

exactly thats the point
ur getting the same shitier screen quality thaty they put on $300 tier low spec laptops

[tidal geyser]

very bad

[leaden grotto]

oh..

so even the ssd is bad

[earnest nymph]

Not good, for that price you could have gotten 1 tb

[leaden grotto]

what bout the ram, it's not soldered right

[earnest nymph]

It probably is

[leaden grotto]

it says SODIMM

[earnest nymph]

Ur cooked

[leaden grotto]

16 GB DDR5-5600MT/s (SODIMM)

[tidal geyser]

soldered ram is good

[leaden grotto]

ok wha-

[earnest nymph]

But he cant upgrade

[tidal geyser]

that you can replace

[latent pasture]

its actually not soldered

[leaden grotto]

ok so ig the ram is good?

[earnest nymph]

No?

[tidal geyser]

sodimm?

[latent pasture]

less perf but u can get bigger capacity if u want

[tidal geyser]

also 5600MT

[leaden grotto]

ye it says sodimm idk wtf that means

[latent pasture]

sodimm is official term for laptop ram

[leaden grotto]

ah

[latent pasture]

like the form factor of that size

[leaden grotto]

ok so it should be good

[latent pasture]

well good if u want more than 16gb ram

[tidal geyser]

soldered ram can be WAY WAY faster, way more power efficient and just cheaper to implement and when you need more then 32GB ram is when your hardware is probs pure garbage.

[earnest nymph]

Like lpddr5

[tidal geyser]

yes

[leaden grotto]

it's a ddr5 ram too so it should be good anyways

[tidal geyser]

well gddr

[latent pasture]

@leaden grotto what price can u find laptops with core ultra 200V not H

[leaden grotto]

like 285V?

[tidal geyser]

and 32GB ram soldered if possible

[latent pasture]

any of them

[leaden grotto]

like 1.6k?

[tidal geyser]

anything that ends in a v

[leaden grotto]

well cheapest one is 1.4k

which is the 252V i believe

[latent pasture]

even u5 u7s? not u9

[tidal geyser]

i love the performance of the Vs

like 100 fps at 1080p in forza i think it was with good nuf quality

modern igpu with soldered ram is insane

[leaden grotto]

the 226v is 1.4k

[tidal geyser]

32GB ram

that one is max 16

[latent pasture]

what abt core ultra 7 200v ones

[leaden grotto]

so it's 1350

ultra 7 is 1400

[latent pasture]

what store r u looking at anyway

[leaden grotto]

wait mb

[latent pasture]

whats the laptop model

[raw whale]

sorry yall but PSU is switched off if the O button is pressed down yes

[leaden grotto]

that's ultra 5

[leaden grotto]

lenovo

ultra 7 is 1.6k, the yoga slim 7i aura edition

[sudden torrent]

I have 2 ddr4 ram 24 is it worth upgrading them or not?

[leaden grotto]

like 1610*

[earnest nymph]

Why does apple sometimes skimp out on ram

[latent pasture]

oh right this is just intel
dont forget abt ryzen ai sht too if theyre similarly priced

[tidal geyser]

well is it

[tired bear]

Cuz they can

[tidal geyser]

costs money

[latent pasture]

cuz ppl still pay

[tidal geyser]

forces you to upgrade sooner

[earnest nymph]

Thats actually real smart

[quick stag]

lol

[earnest nymph]

I found the worst pc ever for the price

[tidal geyser]

me too most days

[earnest nymph]

1000 bucks

[leaden grotto]

ok after discount, i can get the ultra 7 to like $1563

[earnest nymph]

I5 10400f with rtx 3050

[earnest nymph]

What do you need it for exactly

[leaden grotto]

programming

[tidal geyser]

was ram

[sudden torrent]

Is it what?

[latent pasture]

am i missing something cuz this one has equivalent cpu but 24gb ram
for <1.5k

[leaden grotto]

?

[tidal geyser]

are you needing more ram?

[tidal geyser]

how much ram

[leaden grotto]

32

[sudden torrent]

Just wanna have high specs

[latent pasture]

oh nvm

[tidal geyser]

wat

[tidal geyser]

yea it fine

[latent pasture]

whats ur current pc specs (cpu gpu ram and how many sticks ram)
and what app/game do u want it to improve in

[leaden grotto]

is it better than the thinkbook?

[sudden torrent]

Pc specs
I7-11700 kf
24 gb ram
1660 oc
1tb hdd +120ssd

[leaden grotto]

the thinkbook is cheaper by $70

[latent pasture]

upgrade gpu thats it
and maybe bigger ssd to store ur games

[sudden torrent]

I don’t play a lot of them i only play a few

[latent pasture]

11700 is old but can still support way higher gpu like 6900xt/9070/4070ti/3090 tier

[solar moat]

RIP mixed ram

[tidal geyser]

just send the laptop you found

[latent pasture]

not as bad as ppl make it out to be

[surreal totem]

what is the best VPN for torrenting? the options are really overwhelming

[solar moat]

it was for me

[tidal geyser]

there is no best but i use airvpn

[latent pasture]

dont u do ram oc

for most ppl it works fine just in flex mode

[solar moat]

i lost fair bit of clock and was more of pain to get stable

[surreal totem]

what about the popular ones like nord and surfshark? is there anything i should look for

[latent pasture]

dual channel jedec>>>>>>>1 stick of fast 16gb
for ddr4 at least

[solar moat]

not even where most of the pain stems for

[tidal geyser]

i say overpriced

[surreal totem]

is air vpn good, and what are the features i should look for?

[tidal geyser]

there is google

[tidal geyser]

i just said i use it so it kinda explains itself

[surreal totem]

yeah i m dumb lol

[sinful cobalt]

caption was “I use arch btw”

[prime oriole]

https://youtu.be/oompnfpxeNY

[random junco]

oh my god I left for holiday literally 55 minutes ago and now I see someone bought it from me

bruh and when I get back home it's Sunday and the post office is closed lol

sucks for the buyer

[lapis furnace]

Helllo helpers. quick help here pls:

my monitor "MSI MP242" is connected to my laptop "HP Pavilion Gaming 15-dk0047tx" via HDMI cable.
But even after updating all drivers and selecting the monitor's speaker as default audio otuput... i am unable to hear any audio? pls suggest ty 🙏 🔈

[tidal geyser]

Why would you ever use monitor speakers

[lapis furnace]

well actually my laptop speakers have a little issue atm... they make a loud buzz when volume goes above 60%

[tidal geyser]

Get headphones

[lapis furnace]

no ty

[tidal geyser]

Or you know actual speakers for the desk

[elder quarry]

If you only have headphones but wanna show your friend something?

[elder quarry]

This

[tidal geyser]

Max the sound and just hold the headphones

Das is what I do

[elder quarry]

lol

[lapis furnace]

wild

[elder quarry]

Valid

[gusty wagon]

Hey, does anyone have a compatibility chart with some of apple's accessories?

i'm thinking of getting one of these and i'm not sure if it would work with my apple trackpad

[solar moat]

its a miceo fiver cloth it works with any hard object

[gusty wagon]

They didn't put it in the compatibility list though

[fickle juniper]

he said the ddu made it even worse 💀 started seeing rainbow flashes on his screen

[opal gull]

Hey, um, can someone tell me of when to know if a case fan starts to fail?

Example, like, clicking noises from the fan, even though there's no obstructions?

[solid osprey]

fly infestation

[opal gull]

Anything at all?
Cause, one of my case fans started making that noise.
Of course, a quick bap on the fan itself stops the noise but wanting to know if thats a clear
sign of a case fan failure from wear-and-tear.

[terse night]

I also have the same thing in my asus tuff gaming laptop, Probably I will need a fan replace whats so interesting is that only one fan is worn out and the second one works perfectly fine

[opal gull]

Huh, then we're both in the same boat.
One sounds like its giving out, the other is still rocking on, with no issues to be seen.

Well, other than dust, but thats about it

[terse night]

Yeah well I was planning to replace it a few months ago but I got involved in some high profile drama in a certain community so I couldnt do that because I needed my pc. Well From all of this it seems like it can even run months

[opal gull]

Only one thing is different between your laptop versus my PC.
From the sounds of things, that fan of yours is connected to your CPU/GPU, and keeping it cool.
Mine is just a case fan.. Which I can live without 1 case fan.

[terse night]

Makes sense

[opal gull]

Unless I'm wrong about that fan, you might want to take a look at it, see if it is wearing out or if there's any obstructions.

[terse night]

Yeah well im sure its worn out

[opal gull]

Only 1 way to find out

I think thats the reason I didn't go for a laptop.
Not the easiest techs when it comes down to repairing or inspecting any issues.

[terse night]

Well laptops like my are very good they can last for around 5 years

but after 5 years the fans start having

problems, possible dust buildup

[opal gull]

Yea, which is why a certain company (don't remember the name, but Linus went over them) I like has done.
Easy to take apart, repair and even upgrade.

[terse night]

Excuse me for a second I got a dm, be back in some time.

[opal gull]

👍

[raw prairie]

what is the best budget gpu rn

[keen saddle]

luckily i have a corsair cardboard to use until the new case arrives

[teal sphinx]

Hmm what game do I play

[tulip sparrow]

https://www.androidauthority.com/run-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-how-to-3586539/ At this point it only works on Google devices AKA non Snapdragon and I assume it only works with Native ARM apps and not x86 based apps

[teal sphinx]

It work on mediatek too?

[tulip sparrow]

BUT I can see this being intergrated into the "New" Chrome OS based Desktop mode going forward which would be good

[tulip sparrow]

Uh maybe?

[teal sphinx]

What about hisilicon

[tulip sparrow]

Looks like Pixel 6 or newer running a specific version of Android Canary

[teal sphinx]

And unisoc?

[rotund phoenix]

how much do I save up for a budget pc build

[teal sphinx]

Oh

[tulip sparrow]

I assume it is googles own in house SOC that their use ont heior Pixel devices

[rigid fjord]

3600-3800 for 5000 series ryzens tbh, and it's not always the imc that's the issue, it's the dies on the ram, especailly for the likes of corsair

[rigid fjord]

poor cooling built in, tbf i prefer a kingston data traveller over a sandisk thumb drive

[limber shale]

best cheap 1tb nvme

[tulip sparrow]

Currently running Corsair LPX 4x8GB 3200MHZ CL16 with my 5800x3D and its been perfectly fine

[tulip sparrow]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9Y3DB2K this one is rather solid

and its less than $60

Its also a Gen 4 drive

Also why the FUCK are 4TB nvne drives still well over $200?

and don't even get me started on the pricing on 8TB nvme ssds

[tulip sparrow]

@limber shale pretty sure I am currently using the 2TB version of that drive as my main OS drive on my 5800x3d desktop

[limber shale]

Thats very cheap

I hate import pricing doe. might order this from the uk :/

[tulip sparrow]

You wanted cheap and good

Check if amazon UK offers it

[limber shale]

ye ye

i know im talking in general

i live in a country without amazon

well we do have amazon but not local, and buying anything has a 50% upcharge

[tulip sparrow]

Amazon UK has it for $60 https://www.amazon.co.uk/TEAMGROUP-MP44L-Laptop-Desktop-TM8FPK002T0C101/dp/B0B9Y3DB2K

[lost lance]

logitech g hub is the biggest piece of shit right behind the ea app

[tulip sparrow]

Basically check your local stores/online shops for the Teamgroup MP44L @limber shale

2TB should be between $100-$110 and the 1TB should be sub $60

[limber shale]

ye ye imma prob order from uk

[tulip sparrow]

Just don't fill the drive to full and degrade its performance

[limber shale]

Its for a boot drive + a 250gb file

[tulip sparrow]

As long as it doesn't get more then 85%-90% full you should be fine

Ok thats a better free amount then less than 100Gb

Pretty sure thats my teamgroup drive

Ok I have freed up a little more space on it

291gb free now

[tame socket]

why is filling it to full bad

[tulip sparrow]

Performance will drop and it hits it harder and it will die quicker

[tidal geyser]

HDD with a lga 1700 board is insane

the cpu cooler is also missing a fan

[ashen hearth]

Can someone help me understand why, when I play certain games at 1080p/1440p fullscreen windowed on a 4k screen, sometimes when I alt-tab the whole resolution changes (changing the icons on desktop etc) and some other times I can al-tab without problems?

[tidal geyser]

fullscreen

[tidal geyser]

also WTF 1080p on a 4k screen

[ashen hearth]

It's the same settings on 2 different games

[ashen hearth]

It's an old game it doesn't need 4k and doesn't even have a setting for it

[tidal geyser]

also fyi 4k is more pixels then 1080p

[ashen hearth]

I know that, I just want to know what dictates the difference between one game and another one, since the behaviour is different

[tidal geyser]

i dono different engine

[ashen hearth]

Seems strange but I'll try to dig some more

[tidal geyser]

not really sure why it would be a issue tho

you aint alt tabbing every 5sec

[ashen hearth]

Because I alt tab frequently to change controller mapping due to accessibility problems

I can't reach certain buttons easily. So when I explore I have a configuration and when I shoot another one

[tidal geyser]

i just set it and forget

[ashen hearth]

I never had a problem playing before becoming ill, not my fault bud

[tidal geyser]

no way to add a quick swap method

[ashen hearth]

I plan to buy a license for a sw that does that, meanwhile this was a question that I'd liked to understand

Just for "tech" culture since I like the subject

[tidal geyser]

but in short most older games have a stroke every time you alt tab since they are not meant to be able to and higher res vs game that might not even have had that res at the time aint a good mix

[tulip sparrow]

I have some games that are limited to like sub 480p LOL

[tidal geyser]

i am too old to be interseted in most games that cant do like 4k

[tulip sparrow]

don't forget the 4:3 ONLY games LOL

Thank god things like DXWnd exists

[latent gull]

Just use windowed

[tidal geyser]

i cant use windowed anymore

[tulip sparrow]

NOT all games have a Windowed mode

[tidal geyser]

like when i was 10 windowed subanutica was usable

[latent gull]

I have recently become a believer in fullscreen widowed > fullscreen

[chrome ether]

what do i do first if my buddies rx6600m isnt displaying out anything

[tidal geyser]

well you cant do anything

[tidal geyser]

is the laptop even on?

[chrome ether]

its a desktop card, but a 6600m

[tidal geyser]

wat

[chrome ether]

ive got two of them, hes been trying to get it work for a while

[tidal geyser]

is it one of em shitty aliexpress shitters

[chrome ether]

hes got a fx6300 and 6600m

[chrome ether]

yes

[tidal geyser]

its cheaper to buy it used

[tulip sparrow]

NEVER buy a GPU from aliexpress

[tidal geyser]

and its not a mobile die

[chrome ether]

its the mobile version of the 6600, with a pcie slot

[tidal geyser]

yes i know

but why tf would you buy that over a cheaper ACTUALLY meant to be pcie card gpu

[viral stump]

Hi

[chrome ether]

he built it 2 years ago

started having problems, came to me

hes got 2 systems, same specs, both died after he tried swapping a hdd in

[tidal geyser]

probs just the whole mobile die on not a mobile device

[tidal geyser]

what

anyways just get a actual gpu

[rigid fjord]

nah, biggest piece of shit is synapse, it's a keylogger claiming to be legit software

[tulip sparrow]

Don't tell me the motherboards are aliexpress specials as well

[rigid fjord]

one of the chinese specials

[ashen hearth]

Do you think this is a good deal for a renewed Dell Laptop? It's from 2019 iirc

[ashen hearth]

As a general purpose PC so obviously not gaming

[tulip sparrow]

About the standard pricing on older laptops like that

[tidal geyser]

i got this for 100

[tulip sparrow]

Pretty sure you got that off the likes of Facebook market place or similar and NOT a storefront like Amazon

[rigid fjord]

eh, nope, i wouldn't pay more than 200 for that, you could pic up a zen2/zen3 laptop for 300 tbh

[ashen hearth]

I'm not that lucky lol

[tidal geyser]

ofc

[tidal geyser]

look what i manged to do

40 fps at 1080p

and this is bots

[ashen hearth]

Also it is for a friend who mainly plays Microsoft Solitaire and old graphic adventures so even an integrated card will run that

[tidal geyser]

what cpu he got

[tulip sparrow]

Sub 40FPS actually aka that is showing 37FPS LOL

Just limit the game to 30FPS at that point

[tidal geyser]

it was mostly around 40

[ashen hearth]

He doesn't have a PC

[tulip sparrow]

That is a NON USA based site by the look of things so expect higher pricing outside the US

[ashen hearth]

That's why I'm helping him to find a laptop

[tidal geyser]

the cheapest laptop you can find used would be enough would it not

well maybe not the CHEAPEST but cheaper ones

[ashen hearth]

Ok thanks for the input, I'll look for some other deal

[tidal geyser]

what about my zen+ laptop

[ashen hearth]

Start price is 300€, since he thinks that below that everything is trash. I know it's not but I don't wanna start an argument, it's his money soo

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah most of those used buisness laptops are around $200-$250 USD but that doesn't mean its going to be that much in other conutries as well

[peak moon]

Does anyone know of a program or feature where I can pick what montor to launch a game on. My issue is one of my secondary monitors is an ultrawide and I want to launch single player games on that one. Unless I set the ultrawide as the main monitor, some games have issues changing or even giving me the option to change it to the proper resolution 2560x1080.(the max will be the aspect ratio of the main monitor, in this case 1920x1080) I've tried the (- adaptor 3 or - monitor 3) in both the launcher and the shortcut. Only works with some games. I've spent way too much time troubleshooting this pls help lol

[ashen hearth]

btw gonna go play some Quantum Break. thx for the chat have a good day ✅

[keen saddle]

only installed the hdd like 4 days ago because i didnt know how to isntall it/if i had the right cables lol

just hilarious pc allround

oh and the cpu fan is what im using to pull air in

[ashen hearth]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/1972udj/how_do_you_select_which_monitor_games_launch_on/ check this

[keen saddle]

thats why it wasnt on the block

[ashen hearth]

lmao classic Reddit. Some says that Big Picture will allow to choose the monitor

[keen saddle]

also is it normal for a gpu to reset bios?

i had to turn xmp back on

[tidal geyser]

replace the cmos battery

[peak moon]

I read this thread, big picture mode is an option it does launch the game on whatever monitor it's launched . But hoping there's just a seemless option without having to leave on or open big picture before playing a game

[rigid fjord]

euro's dude, basically at or almost at the same price point as usd

[rigid fjord]

for zen+ i wouldn't expect more than 100-150 in equivalence tbh dude

[tidal geyser]

dam

[rigid fjord]

zen+ laptops had a poor battery life tbh, no better than intel mobile cpu's, zen3 is where you got to se some decent battery life on laptops

[tidal geyser]

i would argue 8hrs was ok

if your workday is longer i dono get a ipad or something

[rigid fjord]

lucky to see that tbh, especially on igpu

[tidal geyser]

igpu is what makes it last long

also more like 7

this the hp x360 i got

[rigid fjord]

zen3 on igpu you'd see 10-12 hours

[tidal geyser]

same battery size?
54wh

[rigid fjord]

igpu having gtx 1030 performance , just a bit more efficient with it, and yeah with the same battery size

[tidal geyser]

but real question is it 100$

[leaden grotto]

yo 255h vs 350, which is better, if the 350 is cheaper

[tidal geyser]

kill me

[rigid fjord]

nope, as i said, $300 is where you'd find a zen 3 laptop for

[tidal geyser]

get rekt

[leaden grotto]

?

[tidal geyser]

but also really?

[rigid fjord]

yeah, funnily enough you can find a 7000 series zen 3 cpu for that

[tidal geyser]

if you cant even be bothered to respond what is the point

[tidal geyser]

show me

[leaden grotto]

o didnt see that message

[ebon marlin]

On the beach with Kiryu

[leaden grotto]

just wondering bout the cpu now

[tidal geyser]

aint those 2 laptops also really price different

but for you, you will not notice a major difference in the cpu between the 2

[leaden grotto]

the 350 and 255h?

[tidal geyser]

well yea

[leaden grotto]

like $100 diff if im not wrong

[tidal geyser]

go for the cheaper one if its 32GB ram and ok screen

[leaden grotto]

ah ok

[rigid fjord]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF3XWTMV/

a 5675u is also zen3 btw

[tropic nymph]

i just replaced my laptop's SSD and i am unable to get new multimedia audio controller drivers
this has resulted windows saying that no audio device is connected even though my laptop definitely can play sound
any solutions?

[tidal geyser]

das 400

das 285

[rigid fjord]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRV5GB4Z/

[rigid fjord]

couple of lucky finds

[tidal geyser]

8GB ram is a pain tho

also that one is broken the bottom one at least

[rigid fjord]

it's a pain, but possible to have a single sodimm slot on a yoga alongside the soldered on ram

[tidal geyser]

o wow if the battery is fine it should be good, this is also the r7 version tho

o well im happy, 2 in 1 all metal

[rigid fjord]

you scored a good bargain for yourself

[tidal geyser]

the main issue with those kinda laptops is they only did good cpu but then the rest of it is built like a toy

also i just got a gpu sooo welp gtg

[gloomy sleet]

dang

thats massive for a 160w card

[tidal geyser]

yup

[gloomy sleet]

it barely needs 2 fans let alone 3

[tulip sparrow]

I have a Lenovo Flex 5 with 5300U that is built perfectly fine

[rigid fjord]

well that, but if you look into the mainboards on them, many of the ideapad 3 gaming models literally use the same mainboard layout but different firmware as a legion 5

[stark kiln]

Guys should I get a used gaming laptop for like 400$ or try to build my own pc

[gloomy sleet]

whats the laptop got

[tulip sparrow]

The only real issue with that Flex 5 is the 4gb of ram that is onboard

[tidal geyser]

oof

[rigid fjord]

zen2 cpu, when they started changing 5000 over to zen3 on mobile

[gloomy sleet]

you could maybe build a 3600 6600 build for 400

[tulip sparrow]

I have since replaced it with a Yoga 7 8840HS+16gb of ram for about $650

[rigid fjord]

i could buy that for 300

[gloomy sleet]

if you get lucky with a sub 200 6600

[tidal geyser]

i have a some dell latitude with a ULTRA garbage screen and built like if i hold it wrong it will fall apart

[rigid fjord]

nope, full build, 3600 + 6600 or a 3600 + 3060 for £300-350 been easily found several times

[tidal geyser]

had to spend 600 on it 2 years ago

256GB storage is insane

[gloomy sleet]

ehhh

you could maybe get that

[rigid fjord]

that's terribad for a lattitude, those used to be like the old nokia's but in laptop form

[gloomy sleet]

depends what the laptop is like

[tidal geyser]

even tho it has a mx550 meant to be better then a 1650 due to only 2GB vram i think the 3700U i have in my 6 year old laptop is better

[rigid fjord]

not a maybe, a complete definite

[gloomy sleet]

the used market is never definite

[tulip sparrow]

The screen on my Flex 5 is 14" 1080p IPS so not garbage even if it isn't the best IPS out there LOL

[gloomy sleet]

ive had times where i could barely find a 6600 under 200

[tidal geyser]

i dono skill issue

[tulip sparrow]

My Yoga has a 16" 1200p screen which is nice to see that 16:10 has made a comeback in Laptops now if only the monitor makers would bring it back

[tidal geyser]

i got no clue what is on the dell but it is not good and not at all

[gloomy sleet]

wed have to see what $400 gets for a laptop for him

[tidal geyser]

the hp i got on the other hand has a beautiful even if its just 1080p IPS glossy touchscreen

[gloomy sleet]

once saw a guy selling a 5800h 3070(mobile) laptop for £250

[tidal geyser]

working?

[gloomy sleet]

yeah

[tidal geyser]

as i did the same but it was broken

[tulip sparrow]

Missing keys and a dead battery and or a broken screen?

[gloomy sleet]

my mate bought it in 2023 and he still uses it today

[rigid fjord]

for this i'd offer 330-340 because it's collection only

[stark kiln]

Can you send a link

[gloomy sleet]

hes in the us so i have no idea

[stark kiln]

Oh nvm

[tidal geyser]

xd

[stark kiln]

I mean I see some used good laptops.

[gloomy sleet]

id look for laptops first

[tidal geyser]

a desktop will always give you more performance

[gloomy sleet]

sure

[tulip sparrow]

I do have a Clevo with an old i7 7700hq and 1060 3GB that has a broken screen missing keys on the keyboard and a dead battery

[gloomy sleet]

but if you get a great deal on a laptop like that 3070 one then its a lot better then a pc of the same price

[stark kiln]

Just am example

[tulip sparrow]

Which is partly why I no longer use the damn thing lol

[tidal geyser]

i ahve a XMG (clevo) laptop i got for 500 that had a 3950X and 2070 with 64GB ram and 3TB storage

[rigid fjord]

fun one

[tulip sparrow]

4 ram slots and 4 spaces for drives 2m.2 and 2 2.5" sata drives

[tidal geyser]

4 ram slots is something

[tidal geyser]

can you really call that a laptop

[tulip sparrow]

Pretty sure it was the last model to have the 4 ram slots LOL

[rigid fjord]

with the better screen that was optional to the non-pro models

[stark kiln]

Lowk looks solid

[tulip sparrow]

the one they replaced it with only had 2 ram slots onboard

[rigid fjord]

actually crap against an amd one

[tidal geyser]

horrible

bet the gpu already broke

no clue why but i have seen WAY WAY too many 1650M's die

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah which is why It sucks that newer laptops only have like a single m.2 slot for storage and even then many don't have the full 2280 slot just the smaller 2242 and at most the 2260 sized slots

[stark kiln]

Uh

[stark kiln]

This looks better right?

[gloomy sleet]

a pc of the same price would be better

[tulip sparrow]

soldered ram and a single 2242 m.2 slot and thats it which sucks

[gloomy sleet]

ngl i think that a pc is gonna be better

[tidal geyser]

not really a lap top

[stark kiln]

Ik I'm just checking my options. I'm buying in October and I'm just tryna see what I can do/get for around 400$

[random junco]

rtx 2060 laptop yikes 😭

[gloomy sleet]

i barely know what month it isnt that like 2 months away

[tidal geyser]

i would way rather take the cheapest used 780m laptop over that

[tulip sparrow]

Heck even a brand new 4050 based laptop will blow my old 1060 3GB based laptop out of the water LOL

[stark kiln]

780m is a good GPU?

[tidal geyser]

igpu

[rigid fjord]

this is better than that 9300h laptop

[tulip sparrow]

My 8840HS laptop has the 780m iGPU and yeah LOL

[rigid fjord]

3rd best igpu for gaming use

[random junco]

my old 680m from a few years ago was so beautiful man

[tidal geyser]

even the vega 10 in my 100$ laptop is just so nice

[stark kiln]

How does it preform vs dedicated GPUs?

[tulip sparrow]

I get sub 20FPS in Enshrouded at about 1600x1000

[tidal geyser]

pusing 40 in cs2 at 1080p for a 6 year old APU is always fun

[rigid fjord]

gtx 1650/ gtx 1060 (3gb) in performance

[tidal geyser]

what power profile is the laptop at

[tulip sparrow]

and that is with FSR3 active

Performance and running Linux

[tidal geyser]

how many watts is the cpu and igpu gettin

[tulip sparrow]

That I don't know

[tidal geyser]

i feel like it aint boosting right

[tulip sparrow]

I'st a Copilot based laptop lol

[stark kiln]

Ill just build a gaming pc for 420. Either with arc a750 or Rx 6700xt

[rigid fjord]

there's the 890m with is a slight improvement on the 780m/880m that's with the r9 ai hx 370, and then the best igpu to game with is an 8060s with the latest amd AI cpu's

though any laptop with said igpu in is 2k+

[tidal geyser]

ok yea the game just does not like the igpu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4RQPee-kec

[full prawn]

How much should i sell my rtx 3060 ti for?
I have had it for 2 years, i changed the thermal paste 5 days ago
Its the zotac white one

[rigid fjord]

250 at best

[tulip sparrow]

Basically I have one of these https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-7-2-in-1-16-2k-touchscreen-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-8840hs-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-artic-grey/6614873.p?skuId=6614873 except mine has a 1tb ssd

[tidal geyser]

is there nobody else listing any?

[full prawn]

There is but its between 225 and 400

Used

[gloomy sleet]

400 for a 3060ti is crazy

[tidal geyser]

so go for that

[gloomy sleet]

200-250

[tidal geyser]

go for what its selling at

NOT listed

[rigid fjord]

300-400 is pricing it as if it was new

[gloomy sleet]

5 year old card new

[rigid fjord]

250 would be the max price for it being used

[full prawn]

Alright thank you

If i were to trade it for a 3070 ti how much should i add

[stark kiln]

NGL id get a R5 8400f / R5 7500f for around 140$ and keep a bottleneck for my GPU if not for the AM5 mobo costing as much as used CPUs

[tidal geyser]

NOT 8400f

" and keep a bottleneck for my GPU"

im done

[stark kiln]

Uh

[stark kiln]

Fair I'll just get a 5500 then on AM4 and spend more on my GPU

[tidal geyser]

7500f

[stark kiln]

I would but AM5 mobos cost around 140$ aswell. And for 420$ pc I'll just get AM4

Ok I found a used Am5 for 90$

Maybe they're not all that bad

[hoary river]

Can't really see if my cpu cooler mounting screws are fully inserted, it is safe for me to try and move it to check? The screws are correctly aligned with the holes that they go in

[tulip sparrow]

Heres the spec sheet for my Lenovo Yoga 7 16" https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Yoga/Yoga_7_2_in_1_16AHP9/Yoga_7_2_in_1_16AHP9_Spec.pdf

Lenovo doesn't share wattage info which is annoying

Alll they say is that it comes with a 65w USB-C charger

[rigid fjord]

5600 not 5500

[stark kiln]

Sure

Altho the 8400f is only 110$.

Ok I'll get 5600

[rigid fjord]

performs like the 5600, but an 8400f is shite due to it being a 8600g with it's igpu removed/disabled

[tulip sparrow]

And they don't share teh CPU TDP even tho under GPU is says it shared teh CPU TDP

[rigid fjord]

minimum you'd want is a 7500f if you go am5

[stark kiln]

I can save up next summer for like 700$ prolly. Is that enough for a AM5?

[tulip sparrow]

this is all we get in regards to "performance"

[rigid fjord]

it can be, if you're near a microcenter you could grab one of their deals

[raw whale]

y'all im getting screen tearing but im getting 60 fps on 60hz

[tulip sparrow]

and the single 2242 m.2 slot

[stark kiln]

Thankfully NYC has a microcenter in Brooklyn but it's kinda far. There's best buy near me. DO they have good deals?

[tulip sparrow]

Which is the most annoying part means I have to carry around an external ssd if I want more storage which I do

[rigid fjord]

8840hs = 24-45w tdp and then with the tdp of the gpu, you'd be looking at around 60w total

[rigid fjord]

no idea, only know of the microcenter ones, which tbh can be really worth it

[tulip sparrow]

Mine may very well have sub 60watts allocated to the GPU LOL

And since Lenovo doesn't disclose any of that issues I can't really say

But yeah I get sub 20FPS in Enshrouded with 1600x1000 res set and FSR3 active

[rigid fjord]

@stark kiln for example

[tulip sparrow]

Top bad Microcenter doesn't delivery and the nearest one is 8+ hours one way from me

[rigid fjord]

also

[rigid fjord]

they do

[tulip sparrow]

Not laptops

Otherwise I may ahve picked up a solid gaming one when it was on sale for cheap

[stark kiln]

Damn that's lowk good

[rigid fjord]

7600x bundle being better than the 9600x bundles

[rigid fjord]

ah, that sucks

[stark kiln]

The one on bottom is lowk good. If I save enough I might get it

[tulip sparrow]

Example https://www.microcenter.com/product/683867/hp-omen-16-wd0073dx-161-gaming-laptop-computer-(refurbished)-shadow-black

No shipping

[rigid fjord]

if you save up the $700, for sure, i'd add a second ram stick or swap out for a proper kit, but at this price you could reuse an old gpu, go second hand for a gpu or find the cheapest b580 possible, you could fit a 1tb ssd and 650w psu as well with ease

[gloomy sleet]

move next door to the microcentre

[stark kiln]

Ill prolly get a B580 or a b570 for like 230$. Or I can go with a used Rx 6700xt. Whichever one's good

[gloomy sleet]

i wonder if proximity to microcentres actually has a correlation to house prices

[tulip sparrow]

Ok that sounds terrible

relying on E-cores only OUCH

[rigid fjord]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xyRb9C @stark kiln you could do this before adding the gpu, and a used b580 or 6700xt for around 200-250 is possible

based on the 7600x bundle for $320

asus prime mobo's are ok, but this time with am5 you'd want an asus tuf mobo or better

[cunning flume]

is 7600x good i got it like 6 days ago and i havent tried any AAA games to see my performance

[rigid fjord]

comparable to a 5800x3d in performance for many game, and depending on the gpu and resolution one really good cpu tbh

[cunning flume]

dont buy that

[buoyant valley]

why

i alread ordered the white colour one

[rigid fjord]

from the looks of the brand, they're in india, they won't have great choices

[buoyant valley]

its just 4$

price

[tulip sparrow]

Ok $250 is cheap enough I would say for the concept https://www.amazon.com/QQH-Extender-Portable-Ultra-Slim-Compatible/dp/B0DHZ6HLS3

[rigid fjord]

tbf, i'd sooner get a g502 hero over this

[sinful cobalt]

if its "ants esports" ts is 100% india LOL

[cunning flume]

im using g502

its not that bad

[tulip sparrow]

coimapred to the $500+ that others are asking for a triple screen setup on the go

[rigid fjord]

tbh, probably cost about the same to make it fully

[rigid fjord]

there's the g502, and then there's the g502 hero

there's also a g502x superlight

[tulip sparrow]

There are slightly cheaper ones https://www.amazon.com/KYY-Extender-Monitor-Portable-Extended/dp/B0DK6HJ1TB $240

[cunning flume]

i got the hero was like 15 bucks

[cunning flume]

whats the diffrence betwen normal and hero one?

[tulip sparrow]

But yeah the pricing on these aren't bad in the slightest compare dto the "namebrand" ones that are like $500+ LOL

Now if I can just find like a lapdock for sub $200

[sour remnant]

I have a thinkpad that a fella just sold to me but it has bios management password and the seller blocked me. How do I get rid of this bullsh*t?

[tulip sparrow]

blinks https://www.amazon.com/GrowCube-Compatible-Raspberry-CrowView-Note/dp/B0DP4XV44D

$160

[tidal geyser]

no?

am5 mobos for 70$ new

[tulip sparrow]

14" 1080p "lapdock" for $160 isn't bad in the slightest

[wide tapir]

Yay or nay?

[wide tapir]

It comes to roughly €90 with shipping

[tidal geyser]

hey like THE reason why android desktop mode is fkn GOOOD

[tulip sparrow]

Particularlly Samsung Dex @tidal geyser

[cunning flume]

should i change anything here?

[tidal geyser]

chromeOS is gonna be fun

[tulip sparrow]

Things like this are normally like $300+ @tidal geyser unless you got lucky with like the HP one that went on "fire" sale

[random gyro]

Thought about getting an cheaper OLED model, probably LG b4 to use it as a PC Monitor too. I heard there will be Pixel Degradation. Even If i don't use max brightness all the time? Plan to use it almost 17 hours a day though. I am sick of dirty Screen effects and blooming of LED

[tulip sparrow]

Indeed and toss Linux support into the mix and you have a recipe for success

[tidal geyser]

Pixel Degradation?????

[random gyro]

The Pixel loosing brightness after some time

[rigid fjord]

https://www.amazon.com/Extender-Portable-Plug-play-Monitor-Speaker/dp/B0F2FQ836K just saw this

[tidal geyser]

i feel like that is only a issue with projectors

[south arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-waking-up-gif-23092154

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah looks like the market is getting flooded with these "triple screen" setups

[gloomy sleet]

american house prices are wild

[rigid fjord]

ever tried curried bread?

[gloomy sleet]

also yes there is correlation between proximity to microcentre and house prices

[random gyro]

My Huawei Mate 10 pro massively lost brightness after 5 years. The difference was insane

[gloomy sleet]

house prices are about 15% more expensive the closer they are to a microcentre

[south arrow]

Actually dont think i have thought it was nan for a second

[gloomy sleet]

(theyre still dirt cheap but a tiny bit more)

[tidal geyser]

HOLY that is a phone from 2017

[tulip sparrow]

Add this in the mix and chefs kiss https://www.androidauthority.com/run-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-how-to-3586539/ Hopefully Samsung can get there under the hood and do some QoL stuff like they did with Dex

[tidal geyser]

i feel like after 8 years we have fixed some stuff

[rigid fjord]

only looks wild til you look at the ones up for forfeiture

[tidal geyser]

look at this thing

[gloomy sleet]

nah theyre still dirt cheap

[random gyro]

That's why i was asking. I have No Idea If OLEDs from Like 2024 are so far advanced that they don't have this Problem. Its still OLED

[gloomy sleet]

i saw a literal mansion priced at $450k 20 miles from dallas

[tidal geyser]

i have heard of burn in but never losing brightness as mine only got burn in but still as bright as the day i got it

[rigid fjord]

lol, this is after a curry is made but you still have a good portion of the sauce in the pan, so you fry sliced breadd/cut rolls in it

[gloomy sleet]

a cardboard box 20 miles from london is £800k minimum

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah the market seems to be getting flooded now which is nice same with cheaper lapdocks sooner or later we will have just the mobile phone be our main computing device and hook into it for running programs/apps on a range of screens

[random gyro]

So how Long are you using it? How many hours a day? And since when?

[rigid fjord]

nope, they're not dirt cheap till you suddenly see a house that looke like the torreto home for fast and furious going for $1

[raw whale]

guys am i supposed to have screen tearing when my game is running at 60fps at 60hz

[tulip sparrow]

@raw whale if vsync is off yeah it can still happen

[tidal geyser]

a modern OLED will be fine

[raw whale]

bruh

[rigid fjord]

a mattress outside an apartment goes for £1k a week in london

[raw whale]

oh

gsync is on

[tidal geyser]

if all you do all day is the the EXACT same pic on it just get some LCD tv

[raw whale]

and im getting 60 fps stable

[tulip sparrow]

Games do NOT run at a stable speed and always bounce around in FPS

[gloomy sleet]

saw a mid sized 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house for $175k like 15 miles away from a big city(i cant remember the name) in ohio

[raw whale]

its locked at 60fps and it barely goes below 57

[gloomy sleet]

thats unironically less then what some of my american co workers make in a year

[random gyro]

Its Just scary to See people complaining about all of this 😄 Like dead Pixels Here and There, burn in and then losing brightness. Reddit is full of people Posting this shit

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah that dropping to 57FPs is NOT a stable 60 LOL

[tidal geyser]

get lcd then

[tulip sparrow]

and I am betting its bouncing up to over 60FPS at times

[raw whale]

its not

[tribal estuary]

Anybody know why my 1 percent lows are so bad and why my game is stuttering so much

[random gyro]

Dirty Screen Effekt. Eeeeeewww

[tidal geyser]

any info would be nice

[tidal geyser]

get a glossy lcd

[gloomy sleet]

oleds also have this issue

[tulip sparrow]

basically the 57-63 you are likely experiencing is likely the cause of the screen tearing you are seeing

[gloomy sleet]

most oleds i see are matte

[tribal estuary]

The games set to max setting

[tidal geyser]

any info pleas

[gloomy sleet]

that might be the issue

[tidal geyser]

its minecaft

[random gyro]

Never Heard of OLEDs having dirty Screen effects, OK... I thought the Panel uniformity is Always perfect with oleds

[gloomy sleet]

sure

[raw whale]

is gsync supposed to make that not happen should i refund my monitor

[gloomy sleet]

not really

the dirty screen effect is universal across matte displays

wether its oled or lcd or e ink

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah the matte coating smears the screen

[tidal geyser]

i think he is in a cave

[tulip sparrow]

Are you sure gsync is working in that game?

[raw whale]

i was told gsync works regardless of game

[tidal geyser]

i think he means Black Uniformity

[tulip sparrow]

also touchscreen adds a screen door effect to your display thanks to the lattice it uses for touch

[tidal geyser]

i think this is what he calls dirty

[raw whale]

not to mention i had another monitor which worked fine on same game same pc

[tulip sparrow]

Is Gsync enabled in the nvidia settings?

[raw whale]

but @tulip sparrow im running hdmi could that be it

[rigid fjord]

dude, i've seen it when people will try to rent the pavement outside their home for like £100 a night

[raw whale]

ill checkk

[random gyro]

Seems like they have much less dse though. Depending on camera movements, i can See vertical lines, probably Led Strips. Oleds shouldnt have this Problem

[gloomy sleet]

reasonable

[tulip sparrow]

heres mine for example

[raw whale]

this is what mine looks like

[tulip sparrow]

I have a 27" 1440p freesync monitor that gsync works on perfectly fine

[stark kiln]

Send a link then

[tidal geyser]

wow the US is fucked
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2whv6h/asrock-a620m-hdvm2-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-a620m-hdvm2

[gloomy sleet]

i saw a 50m2 "apartment" in london once it didnt even have a toilet or a kitchen

[rigid fjord]

hell, in new york or manhattan there are people who'd rent out their bath for $500 a night, and said bath is in grubby sub conditions that's going to give you health issues

[tidal geyser]

i have seen some at 60 at one point

[gloomy sleet]

the owner said hed give a free gym membership for the shower

[tulip sparrow]

Laptop with a externalkl gsync monitor

[gloomy sleet]

it was £450 a month

[raw whale]

is that why

[tulip sparrow]

No idea if gsync is even active then LOL

[tidal geyser]

it even has qflash

[raw whale]

well my monitor thingy says it is

[tulip sparrow]

Maybe? I have a desktop so no idea really

[gloomy sleet]

wdym thats cheaper then what it costs here

[tulip sparrow]

Do you have the monitor OSD on?

[tidal geyser]

you do know the US has tax after?

the price there aint the actual price you need to pay

[raw whale]

i have gsync enabled in the osd yes

[tulip sparrow]

You may have to change to a USB-C to DP cable to get gsync working on a laptop @raw whale By the look of things

So yeah it looks like using hdmi may not work for gsync

[raw whale]

eh im getting new pc soon so yah ill use DP on new one

[tidal geyser]

g-sync only works if you plug it straight into the dgpu

and its nvidia ofc

[raw whale]

would freesync work on everything or just amd

[stark kiln]

I mean its possible for me to make a AM5 PC for like 420$ but I'll probably cheap out on everything

[tidal geyser]

FREEsync

[tulip sparrow]

And I am pretty sure DP-ALT mode on laptops would be running through the nvidia GPU https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/comments/xdonzs/gsync_monitor_with_laptops/

[rigid fjord]

no it's not, what you're seeing is the price before tax gets added on

[tidal geyser]

if you already have a pc and live in the US 250

[stark kiln]

I don't. I have a laptop

[tidal geyser]

you would hope so

[tulip sparrow]

My Freesync preimum monitor works fine on Gysnc on my desktop

[raw whale]

so i have GSYNC/FREESYNC enable in monitor OSD but still notice tearing, is the reason it doesnt work still the HDMI thingy

[tidal geyser]

shitty gpu

[tulip sparrow]

I have a 3070 Ti and sync works fine for me

[rigid fjord]

if the laptop can do DP alt, it should be able to do gsync through it also

[raw whale]

#tech-chat-1 message

[tulip sparrow]

Hence my suggestion of picking up a USB-C to DP cable for running gsync on a laptop with nvidia GPU

[raw whale]

well its a 3050, while yeah its a laptop but

[tidal geyser]

you should be able to find a 5 5600 and like 6600 kinda pc for 420 easy

[stark kiln]

I mean I saw a A750 for 150$. Pair it with smth like R5 7500f or R5 8400f and a 80$ mobo it'll be 339$~.

[stark kiln]

I meant on AM5 but yeah I'll do that

[raw whale]

would freesync work without doing that though

[tulip sparrow]

I don't think it would LOL

[rigid fjord]

if this was using an amd dgpu/igpu there's a setting that you could tick to prevent it, but as it's nvidia i don't know if they have the same kind of setting

[stark kiln]

I'm not really gonna get AM5 for 420. Id say it's ~possible~ at 500$

[tidal geyser]

you need ram, storage, case, PSU, and so on

[stark kiln]

Ik

[raw whale]

its an intel laptop

[tulip sparrow]

I don't think nvidia has a freesync option

[raw whale]

sim literally said "free"sync

[tulip sparrow]

Since they use gsync

[rigid fjord]

barely possible for less than 500, at which point you'd do am5 instead

[tidal geyser]

the issue is there is no standard to it, you just have to pray the external ports are using the actual dgpu and not just igpu, like a gaming laptop you can expect it to while on something that is not only meant for that is more luck if it does it or not

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah I don't think "freesync" would work in that case

[tidal geyser]

they do

[rigid fjord]

free sync monitors work with g-sync all the same afaik

[tidal geyser]

g-sync has actual hardware well up to the type

[rigid fjord]

intel cpu yes, but the dgpu on it is not

[tidal geyser]

and that is ofc nvidia only

but if the gpu is just too shit it will just be bad

[tulip sparrow]

yes they do as its how mine is setup aka freesync monitor gsync on the GPU

[raw whale]

so i cant figure out whether its a shit monitor or shit pc without having a different pc?

cause today is the last day i can return it

[tulip sparrow]

BUT I don't know if a "Freesync": monitor would work with gsync over hdmi and I am expecting it to not be the case since his isn't working over hdmi

[raw whale]

i would have all the parts to set up a test bench because im waiting on a new pc but im missing case and its prob gonna come in a week i dont want to have an open pc laying around getting dusty

[tulip sparrow]

Like I said you would need to get a USB-C to DP cable by the look of things tro get it working properly

[gloomy sleet]

£80 is like $100 though so unless they have $20 of tax it isn’t

[tulip sparrow]

You could setup the PC in a box while you wait for a case for testing propeses

[raw whale]

yeah but then id have it assembled laying around gathering dust i wouldnt want that icl

[tulip sparrow]

Its that or pick up another cable for the laptop

your call

[tidal geyser]

check what it uses with the nvidia control panel

[raw whale]

i dont have the option for gsync

all i got

[tidal geyser]

go to physx and take a pic

[tulip sparrow]

@tidal geyser yeah sounds like the issue is that gsync isn't working via hdmi on the laptop

[tidal geyser]

AHHAHAHA

FKN TOLD YOU

[rigid fjord]

@raw whale when it comes to amd gpu's we have these 3 options that can help against tearing happening, which is why i'm not sure is nvidia has an equivalence to that

[raw whale]

do i set monitor to the gpu?

[tulip sparrow]

And as I said it looks like others have gotten gsync working on laptops via USB-C to DP AKA DP-Alt mode @tidal geyser

[gilded harness]

so i got this guy at $25

lets see what i can make out of it

[tidal geyser]

you can if you rewire the internals

[raw whale]

oh lol i have the option to set physx to my GPU is that gonna help

[rigid fjord]

more like 110/120 when adding in tax tbh, it's not just sales tax only in some cases

[tidal geyser]

if he uses the usb-c port he will get gsync

[tulip sparrow]

Yeah I am betting the hdmi is likely wired to the igpu in this case instead of the dgpu

[tidal geyser]

it already is

[raw whale]

oh right

[tidal geyser]

no we can see it is

the DP is to the dgpu

[raw whale]

but i dont have DP on my laptop

is it the USBC one

[tulip sparrow]

Yes you do through those USB-C ports

[tidal geyser]

.

[raw whale]

bruh

[tulip sparrow]

hence picking up a USB-C to Displayport cable

[tidal geyser]

how many times does it have to be said and now that its confirmed fully like what

[raw whale]

wym like what

[tulip sparrow]

I even said that a while ago LOL

[tidal geyser]

but now we fully know

but ok fair

[tulip sparrow]

You need to pick up another cable if you want gsync on the laptop like I said earlier lol

[raw whale]

like i said i dont have the time for it

[tidal geyser]

you do not have like 20min to bike to a store?

[raw whale]

like i can find it in my stores

[tulip sparrow]

and as I said your only options are either to get the cable or to setup your desktop outside a case

[tidal geyser]

most tech shops have usb-c to DP

[raw whale]

the only one nearby doesnt

[tidal geyser]

ask them

[tulip sparrow]

in either cable or adpter format

If its something like the mom and pop store that Linus "raided" then they may not

[tidal geyser]

ye

but i bet the actual issue is more just shitty gpu

[tulip sparrow]

LTT did a couple of videos on that shop I am pretty sure

[raw whale]

would a 9600x igpu be good enough to get stable frames in a game so i can test it

[tidal geyser]

very

[stark kiln]

I was so bored I made a AM5 PC with 450$. It's ass but I had nothing else to do

[tulip sparrow]

his current issue is screen tearing which gsync would fix lol

[raw whale]

lol would u say 9600x igpu is better than laptop 3050 lol

[tulip sparrow]

Ortherwise he nees to enable vsync

[ivory mountain]

5700xt in 2025 ❤️‍🩹

[tidal geyser]

shipping?

[midnight wind]

vsync 🥀

[stark kiln]

Included

[tidal geyser]

OFC NOT

even a 8700G gets nuked by a 3050

[tulip sparrow]

@raw whale since gsync isn't working just enable vsync in game and that should work to mitigate the screen tearing you are getting in game

[raw whale]

this is a laptop one its really really shit LOL

[stark kiln]

Yes

||(I mean if it's not a terrible build I MIGHT get it but imma be honest I made it out of boredom)||

[tidal geyser]

no

[raw whale]

vsync isnt supported in this game and idk any other light weight games i could get 60fps on to test

[tulip sparrow]

Ok Adam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0ufoqL08sk

[midnight wind]

10 minutes before they come back saying vsync is worse than tearing

[tulip sparrow]

Should be able to force it via the nvidia control panel

[raw whale]

uh where

[cosmic idol]

Hmmm.
Bazzite os is surprisingly usable for gaming

[tidal geyser]

almost like that is what its made for?

[cosmic idol]

I haven’t tried every game I own, but I was pleasantly surprised.

[tulip sparrow]

here basically

[raw whale]

yep foun d it

[tulip sparrow]

Manage 3D settings then program settings add the game if itsn't already listed then enable it

[slim lake]

is 3050 ti overkill?

[raw whale]

fast, active, adaptive (halfved HZ)

[tulip sparrow]

MAy need to scroll to find it

[raw whale]

which one

[ivory mountain]

"3050 ti" and "overkill" in the same sentence

[slim lake]

for youtube

[cosmic idol]

Yeah well the last time I tried Linux gaming, it wasn’t good.
And I’ve seen so many YouTubers struggle with it.
But it was fine for me.

[slim lake]

and stuf

[midnight wind]

what's the name of that option

[raw whale]

wdym

[tulip sparrow]

Just give them all a shot honestly and see if one works

[tidal geyser]

for youtube you DO NOT want a dgpu in a laptop

[midnight wind]

Like the setting

[slim lake]

same price tho

like 10 bucks

[tidal geyser]

but is gonna last 3x the time

[tulip sparrow]

These are all my options for it

[slim lake]

the non dgpu?

[cosmic idol]

For vanilla minecraft (no shaders or rtx), Roblox, half life, YouTube.
Yeah I wouldn’t recommend it

[tidal geyser]

yes

[versed pecan]

Hello. I am overthinking future plans again and want to ask, I've looked for it and haven't yet found one, does exist a 5.25" Bay that can house a 3.5" Device as well as a slim DVD Drive?

[tidal geyser]

even a 610m can do all that without any issues

[cosmic idol]

Yeah that’s true.
But I was implying the 3050 was overkill for them.