tech-chat-1

[rigid fjord]

@exotic valley this is what a duct is like

[exotic valley]

i see, so the one im currently printing is an adapter?

[ionic peak]

idk looks nice

[rigid fjord]

similar type of duct that also acts as a reducer @exotic valley

[rigid fjord]

yeah, it's an adapter/spacer

[ionic peak]

or use a turbo fan

[midnight rampart]

Tried clr cmos
Puts me on BIOS
I Load default
Pc shuts off and puts me here

[rigid fjord]

nah, no turbo needed, just go straight server fan

[ionic peak]

but it flows faster

[rigid fjord]

not as fast as a server fan

[verbal prawn]

Thermal transfer of air is the limitation

[exotic valley]

i use several delta fans for my PC, and i wouldn't say the airflow is the limit factor for extreme overclockings.

i would say the heat-transfer speed is the limit here

[rigid fjord]

a fun one for use

[midnight rampart]

Tried clr cmos
Puts me on BIOS
I Load default
Pc shuts off and puts me here

[rigid fjord]

#1027757333117415424 dude instead of repeating here

[midnight rampart]

Oh okay

[ionic peak]

Ye they get angry fast

[exotic valley]

its very common to have cold tower top metal fins while the base is extremely hot due to insufficient heat transfer rate

[rigid fjord]

3x 120mm to 75-100mm duct

[rigid fjord]

8k+rpm

[exotic valley]

when you move air extremely fast with industry fans or server fans

[ionic peak]

hmm if you say so add ot every atom an electrone

[exotic valley]

and with 1.4v+ the base would still reach a boiling temp with no solutions

vapour chamber wouldn't improve the problem by much

GPUs are easier to cool with aircoolers as their die sizes are in comparson larger, and heat is spread out more evenly

[midnight rampart]

What is save configuration and reset?
I don't want to reset?

[exotic valley]

in most cases, i would say liquid cooling is the easiest method to get around the cooling bottleneck

[rigid fjord]

actually no

[exotic valley]

though personally myself im more fond of aircooling as it introduces less failure points in my PC

[rigid fjord]

it saves your bios settings then restarts it

[random junco]

air cooling is cheaper and most people dont even need liquid cooling

its also similiar performance for most cpus

i'd say you should use liquid cooling on high end cpus

[exotic valley]

i dont wanna consider the possibility of leaking so i avoided liquid cooling in general

[midnight rampart]

Oh okay

[exotic valley]

i used to have a custom cooling loop i made myself. it was all wonderful until it leaked and destroyed my hardware

[stark kiln]

How do I switch from single channel to dual?

[exotic valley]

its rarer to see leaks in AIOs however the chances are't zero

[exotic valley]

and most manufecturers are only gonna cover 100% hardware damage during the initial year or just for a couple of years

for obvious reasons

the seals aren't as permanent as people believed to be

[rigid fjord]

air cooling vs liquid cooling is the same cooling but it's just exchanged differently and tbh while liquid cooling can be more efficient for heat transfer, it's still the same amount of heat being transfered at different location

[exotic valley]

exactly. liquid cooling just pull heat more efficiently.

[stark kiln]

I don't want anything to beeak

[rigid fjord]

just doesn't make it better though

[exotic valley]

when the bottlenecks are heat transfers (which are in my case, and for most hardcore overclockers) you would be easier to achieve better result with liquid cooling

[stark kiln]

I inserted it but how much pressure do I put so it won't break but fit?

[exotic valley]

the watercooler blocks are really well designed to move heat

some aircoolers started using vapour chambers to solve this problems

[verbal prawn]

How many GHz and how many watts and at what temp is your 5800x?

[exotic valley]

i would say the result is kinda mid

[exotic valley]

doesn't matter here in this topic

5800x isn't a really good CPU for extreme overclockings especially with aircoolers

it has a single CCD and creates hotspot of extreme heat

you would achieve better overclocking result with liquid cooling if you really wanna go hard with your 5800x

[azure topaz]

it will click by itself

[stark kiln]

Ok it did click

It booted into windows I hope it works

Ok it recognizes the ram in dual channel thank god

I was so nervous thinking it would break cause there was some crunching noises?

Whatever it works

[verbal prawn]

That's the ram clicking into place

[stark kiln]

Thank god

But is preformance in dual channel that better?

[left trellis]

yall, im building a pc for my dad with a gpu I have from like 4 5 years ago

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WGTc9C

2tb of storage
wifi
and 32gb of ram is ideal

any optomizations I can do for a better price

[ionic peak]

some dude in chat trys to trick people

[solid crown]

does your dad need all that

[proper hollow]

Hey can anyone help me out? I bought a monitor stand but I don’t know how to attach the monitor to the stand

[solid crown]

other than going used on all the parts thats a pretty solid build tho

ssd seems pretty overpriced though

[fringe prairie]

5700 is terrible

[solid crown]

whys it terrible

[fringe prairie]

its a 5700G without igpu

https://www.techspot.com/review/2802-amd-ryzen-5700/

id swap that to a 5600x or 12400f

[left trellis]

is a base 5600 better

[proper hollow]

Can someone help me guys please

I don’t know what to do

[left trellis]

5600xt is also in price range the 5600x is p expensive rn tho

[high steppe]

hey can someone help me out with some weird networking issues im having. basically I can't stream anything on discord without my voice lagging super bad, and for some reason whenever im playing valorant, on a discord call my voice is lagging so hard my friends can't understand what im saying, whenever im in the lobby before and after a game. but during agent select or the game itself no problems

[fringe prairie]

yes

[high steppe]

im also not facing any lag aside from weird packet loss issues during matches despite my internet being really good, Im using ethernet and have about 300mb/s upload and download so i have no clue whats up

[left trellis]

any diffrence between the 5600 and 5600xt, xt is 5 dollars more, do i get it just bc

[left trellis]

probably?, just wanted something that should allow for most games at 1080 60

[verbal prawn]

sure

[fringe prairie]

its the same thing

[solid crown]

oh wth

I forgot the 5800 exists on am4

[fringe prairie]

the 5700x also exists

[solid crown]

and that one is good?

[fringe prairie]

yes

[solid crown]

oof

[fringe prairie]

iirc its 5800x with lower clocks

[exotic valley]

you are on windows 11, right?

[solid crown]

yeah yeah

[exotic valley]

can you try reinstalling windows 11 and see the problem persists?

[winged sky]

...

[left trellis]

ty twin i didnt see that

everything been bought

[exotic valley]

maybe upgrade your bios as well

and restore every bios settings to default and turn XMP/DOCP on

[distant frigate]

https://x.com/prest_on_time/status/1980390554958721219?s=46

Preston Beltramea (@Prest_on_Time)

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X · Oct 20, 2025, 9:47 PM

Lmao.

Starlink has enough capacity for today’s needs although in the future I think fiber will win

[exotic valley]

ahh, unfort starlink is not available in my area

dont think they will ever add the coverage though

too costly

but overall its a great tech

[distant frigate]

For availability definitely

Also super useful in the seas and in the air

Actually good in-flight WiFi

[dusk patio]

Starlink is a private company though so I don't think it would be a benefit to society as a whole to invest in satellite internet vs actual infrastructure

[proper hollow]

Guys I need help with vesa monitor stand I can’t mount it correctly, any help?

[distant frigate]

Yeah

[dusk patio]

what's the problem?

[distant frigate]

Also for BEAD, there’s some money going towards satellite although I think that’s a mistake

[proper hollow]

Doesn’t fit man

[distant frigate]

I think that money would be better spent on fiber

BEAD is $42 Billion into broadband in the USA

[dusk patio]

do the inner holes line up properly?

[proper hollow]

Yeah but the whole plate is 115x115 and it doesn’t fit in the circle

[dusk patio]

return it and buy a smaller one, or dremel time (not if you care about using the larger size in the future)

[stark kiln]

Is dual channel slot ram same as single channel. Fyi I have 32gb 2400mhz DDR4 memory

[proper hollow]

K thanks brother

[dusk patio]

The sticks themselves are the same; dual channel is just how the motherboard and CPU handles the sticks if that makes sense

[rigid fjord]

enough for you to hear 2 clicks

[wet ember]

PC won't turn on. PSU is turned on, outlet is working, mobo and cpu pins fully seated

[rigid fjord]

check ram, gpu and cables

[rigid fjord]

yesn't

[high steppe]

mb yeah im on windows 11, but also havent been able to install windows updates for like 3 months because i changed the system locale to play a game, and then when I changed it back to normal ( and i double checked that I did) it always fails to install the updates after super long waiting times

[rigid fjord]

it's similar but dual channel = ram in slots for chanel A + B
single channel = 1 or 2 sticks in channel A or B

[fresh escarp]

long short, i got an laptop from dad which so far been the best one he's been able to aquire, he got it for 100 bucks as the owner needed money asap, plus it had passwords to be removed, the q is, how the 1650 be 8% better than the rtx 3050 mobile tho? the cpu is a 12th gen i5 fyi 🤨🤨🤨

[lost fossil]

y'all got any thoughts on the Asus B550M-A as an upgrade from the x370 pro? I've been having some issues with memory stability (p sure the x370 doesn't support officially 3600mhz)

[stark kiln]

So does it increase preform5

[lost fossil]

think i might have misread the spreadsheet bc idk if the b550 supports it either ; - ;

[rigid fjord]

up to 30% performance difference between single and dual channel, so yes

[south arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-sleepy-sleepy-cute-kitten-kitty-tired-kitten-gif-26124318

[chilly shoal]

AWS is back...

So is canvas..

[rigid fjord]

b550 will, but also it depends on the cpu

[stark kiln]

Also my ram should run at 2400 but cpu z says the dram runs at 1200, is it easy to fix

[lost fossil]

so my cpu is a Ryzen 7 5800X3D which officially is listed at 3200 but should be able to handle ram clocked higher

by a fair margin I believe

[rigid fjord]

ddr = double data rate, so 2x 1200 = 2400

[stark kiln]

Ohhh

[lost fossil]

that gets everyone once upon a time :p

it's a funny system but it's what we got B)

[rigid fjord]

it'll handle higher but at the same time time anything over 3200 is pointless when it comes to a 5800x3d

[dusk patio]

Running memory in dual channel mode? Yes you get better performance. 2 x 16GB in dual channel mode is better than one 32GB stick

[lost fossil]

got u, I just wanna find a good am4 socket board because I don't trust mine atm

[rigid fjord]

go for a b550, and just stick with 3200mhz ram

[lost fossil]

I might just give up on building PCs myself and go for a prebuilt because a lot has changed in 15+ years

😂

[south arrow]

Its not so bad

[haughty compass]

how can i reinstall the nvidia app? its stuck as this and i cant open it

[lost fossil]

I've been swapping bits and pieces out of the same rig for years, that being said, it isn't really the same anymore but it's causing me grief choosing parts

[south arrow]

Nvidia website uwu

[lost fossil]

owo nwidia website

[whole garden]

wormm

[lost fossil]

🪱

🐉 wormm 🐉

[south arrow]

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/software/nvidia-app/

[lost fossil]

[haughty compass]

oh i didnt see ur message

why do people disable pinging when replying..?

but that doesnt work no

[south arrow]

I just dont want to bother peeps

[south arrow]

[haughty compass]

and i cant uninstall via control panel

as the app wont yknow open, to reach the uninstaller

admin does nothing

[south arrow]

Hrmm

[lost fossil]

🇭🇲

the flag_hm

hmm

[haughty compass]

how do i boot into safe mode

[lost fossil]

u can do it via msconfig to make it easy

[fresh escarp]

Underatandable, have a great day

[dusk patio]

Revo uninstaller could probably do it

[haughty compass]

do i just do this and click ok?

[lost fossil]

apply and ok, i like having network available tho

[rigid fjord]

the cache on a 5800x3d makes it that anything over 3200 mhz ram

[lost fossil]

just in case u need to download something

[haughty compass]

after the restart, will it auto disable or will have have to unselect it

[rigid fjord]

this would be if you want to do ddu

[haughty compass]

do i have to do it for revo uninstaller?

or no

[lost fossil]

nah don't think revo needs safe mode

[haughty compass]

ok

want to make sure, do i right click each and uninstall

[lost fossil]

you should only need to do the app based on what u said earlier

[rigid fjord]

nope, you can can run it without having to go into safe mode

[lost fossil]

things might get hinky if u go through all of them

[haughty compass]

alr gotchu

should i just click next?

[rigid fjord]

select all, then delete

[haughty compass]

that also selects all this... is that ok?

dont want to brick my pc on accident

[lost fossil]

ye

dw i have almost bricked my PC 3 times today

[stark kiln]

No I got 2x16gb sticks but they were in this position

[rigid fjord]

not going to brick it using this

[lost fossil]

it came back from the dead at least twice

[haughty compass]

uh

[rigid fjord]

this is single channel

[lost fossil]

u gotta say

[rigid fjord]

yes

[haughty compass]

should i delete all the leftover stuff

[lost fossil]

sorry if u wanna delete u gotta click delete then next

but it doesn't matter

[rigid fjord]

yes

[haughty compass]

oh oops

[lost fossil]

it is ok

[haughty compass]

ok i did it again

[lost fossil]

that is ok too

[haughty compass]

and deleted it actually this time

still failed...

[stark kiln]

Ok I made it dual channel

[haughty compass]

[daring crystal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWFbmLeA-t0

[haughty compass]

do i delete everything atp?

[daring crystal]

YOOOO

[rigid fjord]

delete all that you need

[haughty compass]

ima try deleting sdk and physx software

before going after drivers

[rigid fjord]

do a complete restart of the system after

[daring crystal]

Sup rauko

[haughty compass]

true

ill do that rq

[stark kiln]

Can i5 7500 run CS2

[high steppe]

can anyone help with this i beg <3

[sinful cobalt]

maybe look at the system requirements

[high steppe]

i've genuinely tried everything but nothing is working

[stark kiln]

Requires i5-750

[azure topaz]

so youre good

[stark kiln]

Well I do have something like that

Just with an extra zero xd

[digital bough]

Questionnnn can someone here help me pick out an NVR?

[sinful cobalt]

customer services 2

[haughty compass]

ok still happening... im going nuclear

[sinful cobalt]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/381193840159358976/1429172046046433390/IMG_7512.gif

[haughty compass]

bye bye drivers

[digital bough]

Gpu is dead

[worn basalt]

oh counterstrike 2 im stupid xD

[worn basalt]

Ok

[stark kiln]

Can the 1660S run city skylines 2 tho?

[worn basalt]

well im running mine on a 1060 so...

CPU is the one dying

[sinful cobalt]

oh damn… i dont even know if my pc could run city skylines 2

[stark kiln]

I hope i5 7500 and GTX 1660S can run it

[worn basalt]

CPU at 100%, 30 fps at best for me

[daring crystal]

Anyone wanna hop on wizard 101 with me

[worn basalt]

4th gen, not willing to upgrade after a few years or something

[sinful cobalt]

I dont have City Skylines 2

nor am I interested

So essentially

I dont know, and I dont care

[worn basalt]

👍

[haughty compass]

i still cant install the app after uninstalling everything

[rigid fjord]

time to google the error code

[haughty compass]

top result was a reddit post with the top comment being ddu

[daring crystal]

Thank you for including the ATT ad

[wet ember]

Maybe my PC didn't power on because I forgot to plug in the 10 pin motherboard PSU plug

[rigid fjord]

looks like it's a ddu job then

[haughty compass]

ok just did it

should i go out of safe mode before reinstalling drivers?

[ionic peak]

10 pin mobo?

[haughty compass]

LES GO

[thorny saddle]

omg go

[dusk patio]

I see... so did you swap it to dual channel?

[little dome]

I am SALVIDATING

6/10 cuz of monitor

[white pawn]

Just leaked my ip 😭

[little dome]

honestly tho u need a better monitor

[white pawn]

[little dome]

with a rx 6800

[white pawn]

Yeah ik I’ll buy it soon 1440p240

[little dome]

wait what motherboard do u have

[white pawn]

GIGABYTE B650E Aorus Eagle

[little dome]

I have the gigabyte b650e aorus elite ax x ice

i'm one step ahead

[white pawn]

Oh yeah mine is AX as well

[little dome]

wait i dont think the b650e aorus eagle even exists

u prob just have the same exact board

[white pawn]

It does yeah

[wet ember]

I actually hate SFF

[stoic nova]

Nah you just put an air cooler in an NR200

[wet ember]

That's not my issue. My issue is GPU Wont fully go in the express slot. AndNo power.

[stoic nova]

You like wrist grip training?

Get to bending

[rigid fjord]

the ax part just means it's got wifi 6

[jaunty apex]

...

yeah seems about right

Was missing where the PSU even was

[stoic nova]

Nah ax is just a cool combo of letters

[jaunty apex]

Is that a triple fan though?

[rigid fjord]

reasons why you go matx instead

[stark kiln]

Yh

[jaunty apex]

M-ATX doesnt fit in my carry on

[stoic nova]

Nah the real reason is acoustics

Who cares about the sucky build we live for that

[wet ember]

Why does my power button light up but the rest of my system isn't turning on???

[rigid fjord]

either get a better carry on or you should properly look at small m-atx cases that have the same footprint as itx cases

[stoic nova]

Based.

[jaunty apex]

You can only get "so good" of a carry on, its FAA regulations lmao

Or airline ones so I dont pay $50 for an extra bag

[rigid fjord]

seriously, there is a ton of matx cases that have the same footprint as a itx case

[stoic nova]

Does the light turn off too when you hold the button?

[white pawn]

Oh yeah mine does

[wet ember]

Nope

[stoic nova]

Aw

[wet ember]

Only when I unplug the PSU it turns off

[stoic nova]

Would been funny

[jaunty apex]

My ITX case barely fits my bag lmao

[rigid fjord]

if it said ac on the end instead it would mean it has wifi 5

[jaunty apex]

I have to take the feet off

[wet ember]

Yeah idk what's going on with my pc

[white pawn]

@rigid fjord The computer guy fixed the pc. Problem was that the RGB cord for the case fan was defect.

[rigid fjord]

fixable by removing it and swapping out the fans

[white pawn]

Yes

[stoic nova]

Sounds like replacing the cable caused a problem to me.

[white pawn]

He told me to buy a new case and I panic bought it. Realized now that it was a completely stupid decision

Another stupid thing I’ve done

[wet ember]

Should I return everything?

[stoic nova]

Return your house

[rigid fjord]

you can return the case still

[stoic nova]

Can you refund your kids

[white pawn]

Yes all I did was just open the box and open the screw bag

The case was 50 usd

But still pretty stupid

[glossy veldt]

try putting a gpu in a rack server

[limber nacelle]

you'd probablyt be a good neighbour

[random gyro]

hey is there a reason why my rgb was emerald green for a second, but pc didn't "turn on" yet, like the screen

and then just turns on and rgb goes to normal colors

[stoic nova]

Just push really hard

[glossy veldt]

a bloody gt 730 wouldn't fit

[stoic nova]

Smh these kids don't know about angle grinders

[random gyro]

why is it bloody

[glossy veldt]

i had to hack together a gs8400 cooler with a binder clip and electrical tape

[stoic nova]

British people

[random gyro]

do they say mate or no

[glossy veldt]

its been a year since my uncle hasn't given me back my angle grinder

[stoic nova]

I think those are Aussies

Their version of mate is "brov"

[glossy veldt]

i'm argentine

[stoic nova]

Must be a busy sysadmin

AI stuff these days

[glossy veldt]

i want my angle grinder back but it's like two provinces away

hold on a second

let me take a pic of my gpu setup

[stoic nova]

If it's not a riser going physically outside the case

I'm not interested

[loud pagoda]

Is my pcu cooked. Sometimes when i touch my pc ig some cable gets moved because it doesnt have anymore video imput and the usb ports stop working because my mouse and keyboard are dead. But the cpu fan is still spinning

🧐i need a new pc i think

[rose stream]

Which case is this? I can't really tell.

[wet ember]

I'm fucking done. Absolutely nothing. No components are on. They might as well all be defective. Returning everything. Fuck this new system. Going back to my 2018 PC

[wet ember]

Cooler Shit NR200

[rose stream]

Lol, space challenging "tiny case".

[grizzled frost]

first, try unplugging the gpu entirely, then short the power pins with a screwdriver

[wet ember]

The only sign of any life is the LED light on the power button

[rose stream]

Never had to deal with that, but that's because I never bothered with sandwhich style in the first place.

[grizzled frost]

the motherboard power button pins i mean

[rose stream]

Or at least that type in particular.

[wet ember]

No I'm done with this computer

[rose stream]

Mine's the Meshilicious.

[grizzled frost]

not a sandwich case, that’s a reference design

[rose stream]

Lmao.

[grizzled frost]

pcie brackets perpendicular to the motherboard means reference, pcie brackets parallel to the motherboard means sandwich

[rose stream]

I find it funny because technically it was the M1 that started it all with that design in particular and CM basically just did their own take of it.

Their's was supposed to be larger than the M1 too.

[grizzled frost]

there’s a million reference sff cases now

[rose stream]

Yet... It still has space challenges. Lol.

Meanwhile, mine exists in the tower format of tiny cooling boxes with all mesh panels that for whatever reason seem to be one of the best for custom-loop cases out there.

[glossy veldt]

i should retake english it is an unacceptable accent

[rose stream]

Which... I mean, I've seen some pretty good loops in the Meshilicious, so I guess that's fair of a review rating.

[wet ember]

It's over with. Returning all my new PC parts. Maybe my old system wasn't so bad

I fucking abuse the shit out of my old system and it manages to power on every time after I mess with it

[glossy veldt]

it sometimes be like that

i treat my laptop with the upmost care and the trackpad died yesterday

meanwhile these ddr2 and ddr3 computers i have just abused to no end work fine

[rose stream]

Yep, found a good handful of examples seems like.

[wet ember]

Or I should build a 9800x3d system but as a regular ATX

[rose stream]

I guess my case really works for those kinds of builds quite well.

[wet ember]

So I keep my 9800x3d and just buy ATX components

Cuz I fucking hate ITX now. Cramped spaces remind me of working on my BMW

[rose stream]

Guess I'm on the opposite end then.

My brother's case, a standard ATX tower, made me nearly hate working with larger cases.

Particularly Jonsbo ones.

Or at least anything of their niche by aesthetic choice over practicality.

[stoic nova]

Just put your ITX in a normal case

Most good cases have standoffs for em

[white pawn]

My taskbar is not showing, DISM freezes when being run, Firefox freezes when running speedtest.net, Windows Settings freezes when I go into display settings.
I just built a new PC and moved the hard drives. I did install all drivers and updates.
Is this a sign to reset Windows 11 and keep files?

[stark kiln]

My new PC feels like a breath of fresh air after being waterboarded for 3 years straight

[stoic nova]

Is this a metaphor for getting an NHDG2

[slow sable]

What can I fix here?

[keen loom]

Your monitor orientation and keyboard situation

[rose stream]

You should put your monitors closer together.

[slow sable]

what's wrong with it?

[white pawn]

?

[slow sable]

i can't. wires are too short

[dusk patio]

chaotic evil

[slow sable]

?

[rose stream]

Dangit.

[dusk patio]

seriously though I agree that the monitors should be closer, and the right one flipped 180 degrees if possible

also this would just be for aesthetics, but you could set different wallpapers for each monitor, one giant spanning wallpaper, or use a program like Wallpaper Engine

[slow sable]

Why should it be flipped? Isn’t it the same either way?

[dusk patio]

the bezel with the LG logo appears to be thicker

[slow sable]

Well why does that matter? There’s a gap between the screens anyways

[dusk patio]

if there was no gap you'd notice it more...

[slow sable]

Yea ig

Also tbf i literally can’t flip it bc the stand would block the ports

[dusk patio]

ah I see

[slow sable]

Here’s a wider angle

[dusk patio]

wallpaper engine is not available for Mac rip

[slow sable]

Yea lol

[dusk patio]

omg the cable management 😭

[fringe prairie]

unfortunately

i wish it was but i guess there's alternatives

[slow sable]

Why?

[dusk patio]

it was a meme reference

[dusk patio]

the cables could be a lot more tidy

[slow sable]

It isn’t THAT bad

[dusk patio]

hehe

[inner veldt]

Hey guys, which monitor should I buy for my RTX 5080, Aorus FO27Q5P or PG27UCDM?

[slow sable]

Is it bad to have an untrawide vertical tho

[dusk patio]

unconventional maybe, but I wouldn't say bad

[keen loom]

The spacing is rough, and I can't get behind 2 vertical monitors

[keen loom]

I would tbh, it's excessive and there's not really anything that will take great advantage without hurting your neck

[slow sable]

One for DaVinci resolve preview, files and documents and the other I split up into 2-5 horizontal windows

[dusk patio]

ok but imagine how many lines of discord messages you could show

[keen loom]

I get enough on a vertical 1080p screen lol

[slow sable]

Discord goes on the MacBook screen

[dusk patio]

what do you use a vertical ultrawide for anyways?

[slow sable]

This

[slow sable]

☝️

[keen loom]

That honestly seems not great to me, everything too small

[slow sable]

Yea but tbf you don’t need that much screen to see stuff like a yt video in the background or music or a terminal

[keen loom]

Granted my wife and I both use triple horizontal, though I sometimes make the left one on mine vertical for chat

[keen loom]

My eyes hurt when stuff is too small lol

[slow sable]

Well you’re a married man and I’m a college kid lol. You have the desk space. I don’t

[keen loom]

I've had this desk since I was 19 and single living at my mom's

[slow sable]

My boyfriend has his like that and I’ve never understood the reasoning

[slow sable]

Still, you got room

[keen loom]

And the desk was free because a school was throwing it away

[keen loom]

I didn't really have that much when I got it, or really until I moved here, but I chose better desk over space

[slow sable]

Oh

[keen loom]

Yeah, this was it in my room at my mom's

9 years ago now lol

Absolutely like no space

[slow sable]

Lucky. I’m stuck in a tiny condo lol. It’s only like 2100 square feet but like 1900 usable

[keen loom]

2100? That's huge in square feet

My apartment is 940

My office is 176sqft

[slow sable]

Oh. Then how do you have that space? My boyfriends is like 1200 and it feels small

[keen loom]

Sounds like too much clutter

[slow sable]

No not rlly. He’s very minimal

[keen loom]

This is the other wall of the office. Again, it's a 176sqft room

[slow sable]

I think my office is like 215

[keen loom]

The house I grew up in was 1300sqft and felt huge

[slow sable]

Maybe that’s it? Maybe mine just feels small in comparison to my childhood house

[keen loom]

Even 1200 feels huge to me tbh

[slow sable]

I think mine was 9200 or 9300

[keen loom]

Are you sure this is square feet? That's like a mansion

[left dove]

9200sqft is a fucking mansion

im calling cap

[keen loom]

Like man, my first apartment was 650sqft and I still had room for my desk no problem

[lean flame]

is there such a thing as an anti static brush for a vacuum cleaner?

[keen loom]

I'm lucky enough that my apartment is the cheapest safe one in town, 940sqft for $1025/m

[keen loom]

Do not vacuum your computer, the movement of the air is gonna cause static

[slow sable]

But my parents bought the house when they moved there. Also it’s Canada

[left dove]

yeah no you did not have a 9000sqft house

[keen loom]

That's even more so a mansion. Canada real estate is so much more expensive

[slow sable]

It is now. In the early 2000’s dirt cheap lol

Also no one wanted a house in Richmond hill in the 2000’s either so that may have been it too

[keen loom]

Average price for a house in Canada in 2004 is still about the same as what a house sells for in my city

[slow sable]

Okay, sure I didn’t. God forbid a man has rich parents lol

[verbal prawn]

i have a 4500 sqft house and thats giant

[slow sable]

Damn

[left dove]

I don't think you realize how big 9000sqft is

[verbal prawn]

^

[slow sable]

Yea, I do. But remember it’s across 3 floors and not some big fucking square building

[keen loom]

This is a 9000sqft home

It is huge

[slow sable]

Mine was like 2/3 of that but the left had an extrusion for the garage in like an L shape

[verbal prawn]

so like 6500 sqft

[slow sable]

So take that house, slice off the last third and stick it on the left in front of the house

[keen loom]

Yeah I don't think you're getting how absurdly huge that is

[verbal prawn]

you can comfortably have like 3 familes in there

[slow sable]

No. Just one family

[keen loom]

That's 4 no problem

[left dove]

eat the rich eat the rich

[verbal prawn]

define rich

[slow sable]

I would not like to be eaten

[left dove]

rich people who want giant houses are literally shitheels

[keen loom]

You're not rich, your parents are

[left dove]

nobody needs more than 2000sqft

[verbal prawn]

i feel personally attacked

[left dove]

dude any bigger is just dumb

like nobody wants to clean that

[verbal prawn]

idk my house is 4500 sqft

[slow sable]

Robot vacuums, a maid 3 days a week?

[keen loom]

Yeah, realistically I want a 1300sqft home with a pole barn

[slow sable]

Y’all know what a roomba is?

[left dove]

random stranger in my house touching my shit? lolno

[verbal prawn]

granted we have 7 people living there

[slow sable]

Cameras all over your house so you can make sure no funny business? Yes

[keen loom]

Yeah that's extremely abnormal

[left dove]

if you need INTERNAL cameras you have too big of a house.

[keen loom]

My dad is a multi millionaire and lives in a 1700sqft home and thinks it's too big

[slow sable]

No? Just down every hall and in each room except our bedrooms and my dads office

[midnight wind]

Linus moment

[verbal prawn]

isn't a baby monitor an internet camera

[left dove]

yes

[keen loom]

Tbh I want internal ones in my honestly fairly large apartment

Granted, only at the doors

[keen loom]

I feel like you're not grasping how absurd that is

[slow sable]

I fucking installed them, so no, it isn’t

[keen loom]

Chill out, I haven't been rude to you, but when you're acting like that's a reasonable setup, and that a 2100sqft place is small, and getting mad at people telling you it's not, it's not a great look.

[slow sable]

Mb. Wasn’t tryna be mean, just ironic

[keen loom]

I understand it's what you're used to, but to most people that's utterly insane

[verbal prawn]

like my house is probably the maximum i would live in

[slow sable]

How’s the camera thing weird tho?

Isn’t it just flat out better to have surveillance in non private areas?

[left dove]

It's better to not have such a big house that you need to have inside cameras

[verbal prawn]

dude if i get a 9000ft house im selling it and buying a plane or a yacht

[keen loom]

The extreme lack of privacy and having stuff important/expensive enough to think that kind of coverage is worth it. There's very little reason to have that much internal coverage unless you don't trust anyone/your place is far too big for a single family

[slow sable]

Regardless of house size, you should have cameras. I have 8 I. My house. Everywhere exept the bathrooms

[left dove]

I have cameras outside

[verbal prawn]

why you need camera inside

[left dove]

like a sane person

[slow sable]

For security

[keen loom]

Yeah inside cameras are over the top, outside is understandable and enough for security

[verbal prawn]

if they inside they inside

[slow sable]

And to prove to my boyfriend that he’s the one that shattered my tv during the pillow fight

[left dove]

You know what I call inside security? A gun

[verbal prawn]

ok american

[slow sable]

I’m in a minor metropolitan area

[left dove]

ok and

[keen loom]

I feel like that shouldn't be something you need to prove?

[verbal prawn]

he's in canada

[slow sable]

We were both throwing like 2 pillows a second and I wasn’t even sure it was him

[left dove]

petty people pick weird shit to be right over idk

[slow sable]

No, I lived in Canada. I go to school here in the us

[keen loom]

But why does it need to be someone's fault if both people were fooling around?

[verbal prawn]

real

yall fucked around and found out

[keen loom]

Also Jesus what the fuck is your rent on 2100sqft in the US

[slow sable]

Bc the person whose impact broke it should pay it

[verbal prawn]

imma be honest

[keen loom]

Or you're a team and accept mutual responsibility for horseplay

[slow sable]

Idk my parents only make me pay like $1900 of it

[verbal prawn]

if it's in my house i would pay for it

[keen loom]

That just sounds needlessly petty, it was broken because of something both of you were doing

[verbal prawn]

wait hold up

do you live in a 2100 sqft house by yourself?

[slow sable]

Hmm. That IS definitely an option

[keen loom]

So it's probably double that

[verbal prawn]

that's cheap no?

[keen loom]

No, it's not an option it's common sense if you're not being petty. Work together or not at all

[slow sable]

Nah I’m joking. It’s 4700 a month.

[keen loom]

$1900 for that size is like what you'd spend in the ghetto

[ashen kraken]

What if the pillow was supposed to hit you but you dodged so it hit the TV instead... Is it still his fault?

[keen loom]

Yikes

[proper gull]

Insanity

[slow sable]

Im not a daddy’s money kid

Anymore

[verbal prawn]

yes you are

[proper gull]

Suuuuure bud

[keen loom]

The attitude screams Daddy's money and connections

The pettiness

[slow sable]

I was whe I was a child and legally dependent on them. Now I attend university and am employed.

[ivory mountain]

censor the E word plz

[keen loom]

This is the dumbest Internet thing

[slow sable]

Get a job

[ivory mountain]

employment scares me

[keen loom]

Wtf are you doing as a university student making that

[slow sable]

And? Girls scare me

[ivory mountain]

AHHH

[keen loom]

Go to a job fair

[proper gull]

so you're paying 56k a year in rent on a uni job?
Yeah I call BS

[random gyro]

who caused the aws crash

[ivory mountain]

i have an online business thats holding me down until i graduate HS, I can't work after school I have other shit to do atm

[ivory mountain]

me

[ashen kraken]

Same. Aint no time for work when theres gaming to be done

[slow sable]

No I pay my rent and some miscellaneous stuff, my boyfriend has a dorm so he pays car payments and groceries and other stuff. We use his dorm as glorified storage

[proper gull]

I wouldn't even think of paying that much rent in our glorified monopoly money on a full-time, high paying job

That's more than paying an average mortgage

[keen loom]

Right? I'm working in IT making around $80k, I can't imagine paying that much in rent. I'm paying $6k a year for my portion of rent

[verbal prawn]

I've been trying to find a part time job for like 6 months and I can't find one

[proper gull]

TF do you need extra storage for when you have such a large house

[verbal prawn]

Why are yall paying for a house and a dorm

Also buy a fucking storage unit

[slow sable]

Dorm comes with utilities included. I take all my bubble baths there

[proper gull]

There's two situations here:

• You're lying about your parent's support

• You're financially stupid and have absolutely no spare cash left at the end of the month

[keen loom]

Right? I collect shit and 940sqft is more than enough for me

[slow sable]

Also I put all my servers there and charge any of my robotics stuff

[keen loom]

I like how cozy it is

[verbal prawn]

Put your servers in your 2100ft house like what

[ivory mountain]

my mommy pays for everything that isnt my pc setup :3

[keen loom]

Again, wtf are you doing for work that lets you afford this

[ivory mountain]

he hacks opsecs

[slow sable]

Robotics

I’m a mechanical engineer

[verbal prawn]

But your still in uni

[midnight wind]

so many monitors

[slow sable]

Yeah

[midnight wind]

I just have one computer and two monitors

[keen loom]

We're a little over the top. What's funny is that the 2 setups are under $3k total

[verbal prawn]

Also the median salary for a mechanical engineer in the US is 102,360

[ashen kraken]

How does one make money on robotics?

[verbal prawn]

So your spending like 60% of your income on a house that you aren't even paying towards

[slow sable]

I make like $75k rn

[midnight wind]

Damn that might be similar ir less than my single setup

[proper gull]

Yeah the 2nd situation

[keen loom]

Lmao then you're getting help on your rent. I make $80k and can't afford that

[proper gull]

Financially stupid

[verbal prawn]

So 19,000 left after rent

[midnight wind]

Yowch

[slow sable]

Yeah, that’s my fun stuff allowance

[verbal prawn]

*75%

[keen loom]

They're not bad machines either. 7800x3d, 32gb of RAM, and a 9070XT on mine, 5600x, 32gb of RAM, and a 9060xt 8gb for my wife's

[ashen kraken]

4700$ on rent sounds crazy

Thats like penthouse levels here

[proper gull]

So you spend far too much on rent and then use free utilities in a dorm because.... Stupid
And then what's leftover is "fun stuff"
Where's the food??

[verbal prawn]

On 75k a year

[keen loom]

That's legit like 9 months of my portion of rent

[slow sable]

Because it is a penthouse?

[verbal prawn]

He lives in a 2100 sqft house

And a dorm

[ashen kraken]

But why?

[verbal prawn]

The education system is fucked

[proper gull]

Because financial stupidity

[midnight wind]

just be spoiled and live in your parents house

[verbal prawn]

Did you not pay attention in any of the mandatory financial literacy classes?

[verbal prawn]

Real shit

Im not moving out for a long ass time

[midnight wind]

That is my current college strategy

[slow sable]

Nope. Not the ethics ones

[verbal prawn]

Not in this economy

[verbal prawn]

Clearly

[proper gull]

Lol I want to but can't even afford it 💀

[slow sable]

Wow. You really fell for it lol. Did you really believe I make 75k? That would be a lawsuit worthy salary.

[keen loom]

No tf it wouldn't lol

[verbal prawn]

Not really that's a normal salary for a mechanical engineer

[proper gull]

especially when still in uni

[midnight wind]

i was thinking that was a part time salary

[verbal prawn]

75k is above the median salary in the US

[keen loom]

Dude it's either just getting his shit paid for by his parents or making up lies on the Internet

[verbal prawn]

It's the second one

[keen loom]

Dude the average household income for my state is like $56k

[proper gull]

and if you're going to admit to trolling/ragebaiting I'm sure a mod would like to know

[slow sable]

I rlly make closer to 98 but after taxes it’s like 81

[verbal prawn]

The median salary for a junior mechanical engineer is 71,225$ a year

[slow sable]

My parents occasionally buy me gifts but that’s it

[keen loom]

Now I know that's a lie. At that tax bracket you're not paying that little in taxes

I've paid $14k so far this year on $67k so far

[slow sable]

Where are you located?

[verbal prawn]

It probably closer to 70 after tax

[keen loom]

Ohio, which does not have high taxes

[slow sable]

73*

[verbal prawn]

Didn't you just say 81

[slow sable]

Yea, 81 total

[verbal prawn]

You said 98 total

[keen loom]

This is the 22% federal tax bracket btw

[slow sable]

98 before taxes

From just my job

[verbal prawn]

Bro is really making this up as he goes

[midnight wind]

you guys gotta live a little instead of asking the mods to ban every troll

[keen loom]

God no

[ashen kraken]

That guys lost all credibility at this point

[keen loom]

It's really dumb wasting everyone's time acting like a 12yo

Like, if anything I have sympathy for anyone whose life sucks enough that this is their fun

[verbal prawn]

@slow sable how much do you pay for food?

[slow sable]

So look. 98 from my job before taxes, 73 after, 8 from cash income. = 81k of actual income

[ashen kraken]

Pretty much the boy who cried wolf now. Even if they're telling the truth its all bs in my eyes

[verbal prawn]

Do you not get taxed on your cash income?

[slow sable]

Boyfriend paws that stuff

[slow sable]

No? It’s literally just money I get from my parents and from when I sell stuff.

[keen loom]

The IRS would like to know your location

[slow sable]

I don’t even file that stuffs

[verbal prawn]

https://tenor.com/view/irs-taxes-warfare-suited-up-gif-26196595

[keen loom]

Cause wooooooo buddy you're fucked if you get audited and this is real

[verbal prawn]

GG

Tax evasion let's go

[keen loom]

Going to federal pound me in the ass prison

[slow sable]

Who files taxes on Facebook marketplace sells?

I doubt anyone does

[ashen kraken]

If you're running it like a business you should

[midnight wind]

if you make a significant amount you definitely should

[keen loom]

Anyone with a brain who's made over a certain amount

[midnight wind]

there's a threshhold

[slow sable]

No, literally just a computer and some parts I sold

Maybe 4K total

[verbal prawn]

If your running it enough to be making 8k you should

[midnight wind]

I imagine 8k is above the threshold where you start getting taxed

[verbal prawn]

Technically it's 0 dollars

[slow sable]

Literally 4K from my old computer and a lidar

[keen loom]

Anything you sell at a profit

[slow sable]

Plus I just used the cash to buy stuff of marketplace the same day lol.

[verbal prawn]

Now that's just stupid

[sinful cobalt]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/381193840159358976/1429172046046433390/IMG_7512.gif

[slow sable]

Hey, I got a livox mid-360 for 500. That’s a steal

[verbal prawn]

Don't bring up shanghai

[frosty oriole]

Oops.

[sinful cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/gigabyte-psu-explodes-gamers-nexus-power-supply-gif-23202345

[slow sable]

So I’m cooked?

Ok. Good to know

[ashen kraken]

If its just used parts then its probably fine. But 8k in addition to whatever you're "making" is enough to be noteworthy in the eyes of the grand federal overlord, especially if its being sold to make a profit

[slow sable]

No just selling some robotics parts to buy….more robotics parts

[ashen kraken]

But yeah, worth reading up on that stuff if you end up with a sizeable revenue. I know some rich kids who ended up being taken to court because they found themselves making 10's of thousands on random projects they had going

[slow sable]

That’s crazy

[ashen kraken]

They had a fairly large garage where they rebuilt engines\transmissions as a hobby, mostly for local friends and whatnot, but they charged some money for it, more like a token sum, but they ended up with a good amount of money after a few years so the govt argued that it was being run as a business

Usually fine if you just sell some old stuff here and there, happens all the time with expensive hobbies. Just dont turn it into a moneymaking business without knowing what you're doing first

[keen loom]

Replaced the screen on my new 3ds LL today, never again

Curling the ribbon cable to pass through the hinge is a nightmare

[fringe prairie]

hmm maybe i should do that on my old 3ds

the bottom screen is just gone

[stark kiln]

My cat keeps going in my pockets to steal my stuff

[keen loom]

That screen is easy

The "new" variants are so expensive though

[stark kiln]

Yo guys I got a question

[stark kiln]

Can GTX 1660S play city skylines 2

[latent pasture]

yes

shit but play

[stark kiln]

At what fps and graphic

[fierce breach]

as they said, shit

[fierce breach]

Not as bad as gluing the iron bar onto a new panel for a macbook

If it's misaligned by more than I think 0.5mm the panel won't fit right and it's very easy to not realize that until you've started gluing it back in

And if it is misaligned you have to very carefully remove it with a very thin metal pry tool so that you don't at best scratch the back of the panel (very bad) and at worst snap the panel

[keen loom]

If you're not extremely delicate and cause the slightest tear in the cable you need a new screen

Which is $100-160 for an IPS one

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/New+Nintendo+3DS+XL+2015++Upper+Screen+Replacement/86336 actually a nightmare

Love that the guide doesn't even show the removal lol

[fierce breach]

Same with iron bar installation on the 2021+ macbooks. You have to fold the TCON over the iron bar after putting it on, and in the case of the pros you have 4 very thin ribbon cables you have to do an extra double fold and tapedown on so it'll actually fit in the housing

[keen loom]

https://youtu.be/7-tfEflAtdo?si=U3Ckc9yclWuuDT-e

[fierce breach]

And that isn't even a weird aftermarket thing, LG designed it that way

I will admit that looks pretty terrible

Though I still think mac panels are worse

Similar/same fragility, and they cost between the same and 3x

[keen loom]

Honestly the ribbon cable is just the worst part. It looks so much easier on video somehow lol

[tawny lava]

hello i changed my thermal paste to the thermal grizzly duronaut and i did not see a decrease in temperatures, i have adequate mounting pressure and i applied the thermal paste properly can someone help

[fierce breach]

Perhaps paste wasn't your bottleneck

[keen loom]

What cooler do you have and what cpu

What are your temps?

Gotta have more info besides "didn't see a decrease in temps"

[tawny lava]

running y cruncher component test 11 i am seeing 79C full load my cpu cooler is LF3 360

my cpu is 9800x3d

[keen loom]

Yeah that's gonna be normal lol

Y cruncher pounds your cpu

[carmine yew]

80c is far from unreasonable

[meager isle]

So I got this pc for free I have no idea what the cpu is but the motherboard seems to be outdated its a asus b350m with one stick of 16gb of ram but the graphics card is brand new js got this today for free from my brother and I was wondering what I should do cause I know I have to replace the hard drive and the power supply both outdated 600w power supply should I buy everything else but a graphics card ajd if so what pc parts should I go with

[carmine yew]

the sticker on the GPU, what does it say

your pics are blurry AF and illegible

[meager isle]

Msi

[carmine yew]

GTX 10??

[meager isle]

Its an oc edition rtx 3060

[meager isle]

Rtx

I have to replace the motherboard to begin with i was told that it couldn't support windows 11

But idk

[carmine yew]

I don't believe that, no RTX 3060 Cards look like that that I see

[meager isle]

Thats my fault im a bit shakey even when tryna take motion pics with s25 ultra

[meager isle]

I forgot the box

[carmine yew]

That looks like GTX 1050 TI maybe?

[meager isle]

Hmm

Ill check

Brb

I have no clue what I got i have no knowledge with pcs

[meager isle]

U are correct

[carmine yew]

it does say 4g, which is not any 30 series

[meager isle]

Its a geoforce gtx 1050 ti

[carmine yew]

the CPU probably doesn't support Win11, but you can upgrade the CPU to one that does

[sweet rover]

i come in my time of need, i hjave gigabit fiber but i need a decent router anyone got recommendations

[carmine yew]

so, for entry gaming? A 1050 TI is.... okay? But don't try to run modern games on it

[meager isle]

Is the 1050 good?

[meager isle]

Ah gotcha

Ill probably buy a new one then

[carmine yew]

I mean, it's nearly 10 years old

[dark tiger]

bruh what

[carmine yew]

but it's still totally functional

[keen loom]

Now why would you say that

Man, I bought an R9 290x in high school brand new

[carmine yew]

because the 1050 TI is from 2016 iirc?

maybe early 2017 at the latest?

[keen loom]

That's like last year

[carmine yew]

the RX 580 is from... 2015?

maybe 14?

[dark tiger]

does def feel like last year

[keen loom]

2017 I think

[carmine yew]

I'd upgrade the CPU and RAM first.

Get a 3700 or a 5600/5700x (depending on pricing)

And get a 2x16GB Kit of RAM for 32gb

[carmine yew]

nope, much older than that

[keen loom]

RX 580 is April 2017

[carmine yew]

huh, i'd have sworn it was older

[keen loom]

I had dropped out of college a year prior

[meager isle]

So I have no knowledge with pcs is this motherboard brand and model sound good in today's age?

[carmine yew]

I mean, it's still perfectly functional? Assuming it still works right

[keen loom]

The problem is the lack of vrm heatsinks

[carmine yew]

AM4 was technically end of life'd 5 years ago, but AMD's been keeping it on life support ever since

[meager isle]

It still does only thing wrong with it is the gpu locking mechanism thing broke off

[keen loom]

I'm guessing it has a Ryzen 5 1400

Because I built a system exactly like that in 2016 lol

[carmine yew]

that doesn't really matter

[keen loom]

Same board even

[meager isle]

Alr great ill keep the motherboard and replace the power supply the gpu and cpu and get some ram sticks probably have to buy a new hard drive cause this one's outdated but I dont want to hassel with buying another windows 11 operating system any work around?

[carmine yew]

So, what you want to do:

1. Buy a NVME SSD. 1-2TB Gen 3 or 4 is fine, whatever's a decent price.

2. Install Win10 on the SSD and do some testing and make sure everything works fine.

3. Figure out what CPU is in the board. It could be a wide range, in windows it'll be easy to tell.

4. Determine what purchases to make next

I'd skip the GPU at first and do other things

[meager isle]

Appreciate u g❤️‍🩹

[carmine yew]

DO NOT BUY A HARD DRIVE

Hard Drives are the fuckin' devil

[keen loom]

If you're upgrading the CPU upgrade that motherboard unless you're buying a 65w cpu, it's extremely weak

[meager isle]

Cpu is outdated but I think its a ryzen 3? I could be wrong

[carmine yew]

it can run a 5600/5600X(T) Just fine

[carmine yew]

There are dozens of Ryzen 3's. Just saying that doesn't mean much

[meager isle]

Alright gotchu

[carmine yew]

But as was guessed, a Ryzen 3 1400 is not an unlikely option (and very old)

[meager isle]

I was sayin that cause when putting ram sticks in i couldn't add a second one cause it kept dying for some reason when my brother had it he said

[carmine yew]

in that case: Don't bother with this box

[meager isle]

This pc is my brother's outdated pc btw

[carmine yew]

if the board has issues, there is nothing here worth saving

[meager isle]

So ill have to start over?

[keen loom]

That's exactly what happened with my board as well, slot 2 was dead

[meager isle]

Alright so what my plan b was with this was buying a budget pc

[carmine yew]

your list you said:

PSU
Board
CPU
GPU
Storage

like, that's nearly an entire pc already

so at that point, don't waste time and money on this box, just huck it out and build a new one

[pale flint]

only missing thing is ram and case

[carmine yew]

if you build new, it won't use this RAM

[pale flint]

that could add another 100 easily if not 200

[carmine yew]

this is DDR4, anything current is DDR5

[pale flint]

well

[meager isle]

So I have a few options cause I dont have all the money in the world and drop over 1 band on one (month old post from a budget pc post)

[carmine yew]

32GB DDR5 is 80-90 bucks right now

[pale flint]

++money

150 easily

well if you dont buy a new case as well

its cheaper

and honestly yeah upgrade to ddr5

[meager isle]

Should I shell out my asus case its older and dusty and make a sleeper build😭

[shrewd oracle]

im buying old keyboards i used to own to make a collection im trying to find where to buy this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug7DQxIT0m8

[carmine yew]

honestly a solid list

[shrewd oracle]

ah i miss that giant space bar

[carmine yew]

the only change i'd make is: Look for a 2x16GB Kit DDR5 6000 CL30

not two individual sticks

[shrewd oracle]

only thing i dont miss about the original apex keyboard was obiviously it took up to much space

so my mouse didnt get much space on desk

[stone violet]

Me with an office m100 mouse 🤐

[meager isle]

I cant remember what brand it was bu my grandpa games on world of warcradt with this old old keyboard and its one of those that has a whole section with gaming buttons like the one below

[carmine yew]

that's a wacky AF layout

[shrewd oracle]

that design upsets me slightly

[meager isle]

Ay he likes it and comfortable for him

[stone violet]

Is this like a ergonomic keyboard

[meager isle]

I have no clue what the keyboard is about

Ill never buy a keyboard like that

[shrewd oracle]

tbh my mom and dad had a keyboard in the past that was super old but was pretty dam good for gaming , im curious if they still have it somewhere

[keen loom]

It's the early-mid 2000s man, that was style

[shrewd oracle]

tbh main thing recently i forgot what it was is i had a very chunky and long pc case ages ago

i swear it was around 2010 to 2012

[keen loom]

I used to play on one of those keyboards as a kid, my first computer was beige, my first monitor weighed around 70lbs

[shrewd oracle]

i just remember it was so big half of it was waisted space

i do recall it got far to dusty far to easily

[keen loom]

Back in 2012 I had a Corsair C70 as my case, greatest case ever made

[meager isle]

But here ya go

[keen loom]

Handles for lan parties, and the reset button was like the button for launching a nuke

[shrewd oracle]

i recall it been great for mmorpgs

[meager isle]

Its called a steelseries apex raw

[heady ibex]

Hello guys I just built a new pc but the yellow light is on but I can load into bios?

[meager isle]

Could find it on ebay for used ofc

[pale flint]

whaf

[keen loom]

#1027757333117415424

[meager isle]

This keyboard is old

[keen loom]

You're old

[pale flint]

unc?

[keen loom]

[meager isle]

Grandpa used to game back in the 2000s on one of those used to play on that same exact keyboard as a kid

[keen loom]

Not here too

[meager isle]

Im 22

[keen loom]

Damn I really am unc

[pale flint]

grandpa?

[meager isle]

Wait grandpa

[keen loom]

I'm almost 29 🙃

[meager isle]

[shrewd oracle]

i think the keyboard my mom and dad had when i was growing up was grey, pretty sure it was a mircosoft one and it was chunky

made my fingers tired using it aswell

[keen loom]

My first computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers were all beige

[pale flint]

are u like, like, like 28?

[keen loom]

Ye

[meager isle]

😭

[pale flint]

hardest guess of the century

[shrewd oracle]

i cant stress how much i love how much keyboard keys and keyboards have improved so they dont make your fingers super tired

[keen loom]

I had dialup until I was like 13

[shrewd oracle]

defintly wasnt that one

[meager isle]

Used to do my homework on one of those suckers back when I was in kindergarten

[stone violet]

Painful to look at

[pale flint]

is that original colour or was it slowly painted

[meager isle]

Keyboards in the 2000s wasnt like the ones today

[keen loom]

That's UV damage

[meager isle]

Slowly faded

[meager isle]

^

[pale flint]

i'm faded

[keen loom]

That happened to everything back then

My SNES looked like that

[meager isle]

One thing I miss from my childhood was gaming wit my big bro playing cod bo2 zombies on a Xbox 360 with split screen

I still use my Xbox 360 to mod borderlands 2 these days

[keen loom]

I got a 360 finally when I was 15

[meager isle]

Not red ring of death yet

[keen loom]

I do still have both of my childhood PS2s though and have modded them both recently and now they boot ROMs off my server

My slim

[shrewd oracle]

i remember i used to use tvs as my pc monitors when i was a teenager

[meager isle]

Used to play splinter cell on the ps2 and psp

[shrewd oracle]

pretty sure i used a sony bravia at one point

[meager isle]

Used to play nfs on the Gameboy i think thats what that game was called cant remember

[keen loom]

I used my first TV as a monitor lol, I was 16 and my parents splurged and got me a $250 32" insignia tv

[meager isle]

I used to use a crt tv to game when I was a kid

[shrewd oracle]

im pretty sure when i upgraded my whole set up i upgraded to a 32 inch monitor , cant recall which one though i did upgrade though to the aorus fv43u

[meager isle]

I grew up poor so all I had was a 360 and an Xbox one with a flat screen tv

[keen loom]

This was my desk right out of high school

[keen loom]

When I started high school we had a PS2, a Wii, a flat screen, and a 28" crt

We only had any consoles because my grandparents bought them

[shrewd oracle]

wait how much is the 5070 ti msrp?

[keen loom]

$750 I think

[shrewd oracle]

found one under msrp on facebook market

[keen loom]

Hmmm

Sketchy

[shrewd oracle]

well kind off

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1100468252190807?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A057e456f-b236-45e2-bcdb-720154fe90c6

its in gbp so prices between america and here in the uk are different

[carmine yew]

Eff you, that keyboard was phenomenal, and I would 110% kill someone to get a Mechanical version of that layout today

[shrewd oracle]

also just realised its 6am

[meager isle]

Hey man I wasnt hating i loved those keyboards

[carmine yew]

Microsoft Natural Elite Keyboard

[meager isle]

[keen loom]

My former manager used this

At the office

[meager isle]

Working at mcdonalds at 4am sucks bro trust

[carmine yew]

that one can fuck right on off to hell

[shrewd oracle]

you know what confuses me about that ad on facebook?, they are selling the 5070 ti to downgrade to the 3070 as they arent editing anymore

[shrewd oracle]

im not at work today and yesterday was a day off however i work in a italian kitchen 3 to 4 days a week

and do freelance work

[keen loom]

Nah, the ergodox is lit

[shrewd oracle]

the kitchen i work at normal closes about 9.30 and the resturuant shuts at 10pm

[carmine yew]

I hate it

[meager isle]

I work tomorrow 8am only work 4am on Wednesday and Thursday

I do maintenence at mcdonalds

[keen loom]

Wouldn't shock me tbh, may not be playing demanding titles and just needed faster cuda

[keen loom]

Where's my ice cream

[carmine yew]

I get how someone would use an Ergodox, but I hate it

[keen loom]

But consider the posture benefits

[meager isle]

Btw does this have ram sticks and ssd?

[keen loom]

I say mid shrimp

[carmine yew]

yes

[meager isle]

Like I said im completely new to pc so sorry if I sound stupid

[meager isle]

Alr appreciate u

[carmine yew]

RAM AND ssd:

[shrewd oracle]

theres someone living near to where i live selling a 5070 tii for 550 , apparently they upgraded to the 5090 , im not sure they know they could sell it for more

but im half tempted to buy it

[keen loom]

If you can test it first I don't see why not

[carmine yew]

If I saw that i'd probably jump

[keen loom]

I paid $600 for my Taichi 9070xt brand new

[carmine yew]

I have a Taichi 7900 XT I'd sell if I found a 5070 ti FOR 550

[keen loom]

I bought it launch day, I reserved a card in line at micro center, got to the front, and they accidentally sold it to someone else so they upgraded me to the Taichi for free

[meager isle]

So unfortunately the sticks are unavailable for me im only buying the ram sticks online ajd the rest at my nearest pc shop in town any replacements for the sticks of ram?

[carmine yew]

Look for DDR5 6000 CL30 2x16GB kit

or something close to that

[keen loom]

I'm not going back to Nvidia again, my 4070ti super was a nightmare with drivers. Fullscreen videos would chug so I just straight couldn't watch them, and when I posted about it on the Nvidia driver forums one of their people said it was user error

[carmine yew]

(buying a 2 stick kit is better than 2 single sticks)

[meager isle]

Only using Amazon as an example(first thing that popped up when I looked it up) but these correct?

[carmine yew]

yup, but that's pricey memory. You in the USA?

[meager isle]

Unfortunately yeah

[carmine yew]

www.pcpartpicker.com

[keen loom]

"user error", sure

https://imgur.com/a/pK9cSyd

[meager isle]

Hate pcpartpicker cause theyre connected to Amazon and every single time I buy some from Amazon its always got some wrong wit it

But ill check it out

[carmine yew]

if you hate amazon, don't pick amazon as the seller?

[meager isle]

Won't

[keen loom]

They can show multiple sellers, they just usually show the lowest priced one

[carmine yew]

PCPP is the best place to shop for parts generally

[shrewd oracle]

holy moly https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1160367302698435/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac7eba9c5-8e3b-4c2a-9c10-179e3cca5792

[meager isle]

Buying them from newegg

[keen loom]

I just drive 15 minutes to micro center

[meager isle]

Ill check that out too

[meager isle]

Lucky

[shrewd oracle]

XFX Speedster Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 at that price god dam

[carmine yew]

great price

[shrewd oracle]

i have a crap ton of money to spend on what ever im considering grabbing that gpu and if you pay fuel money they will deliver it

[meager isle]

I live in Washington nearest micro center is like 50 miles

[keen loom]

I live where micro center was founded

[meager isle]

Buy me some pc parts and send em my way

[carmine yew]

worth the trip, their bundles are great

[fierce breach]

Not user error, probably defective card

[meager isle]

Interstates here suck bro trust

Takes me 3 hours to go to auburn that worth a 45 minute drive