tech-chat-1

[carmine yew]

yeah, that's the joke, so many people think Zelda is the main character

[steel umbra]

mp33 i believe

[carmine yew]

no?

[sleek ibex]

Only the Khaleejis, man

[eternal cloak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac6Rlco1_RA

[plain cypress]

Oh this is embarrassing
I'm thinking of warcraft movie. Plz forgive

[sleek ibex]

That's definitely something I'd expect from Saudi LMAO

[carmine yew]

holy shit rofl

[rigid fjord]

depending on what you use, either something like the first pic , second pic, or like the 3rd pic

[carmine yew]

I'm shocked anyone still remembers the Warcraft Movie in the first place

it was just that fuckin' terrible

[hollow girder]

Old toy i found

[rigid fjord]

personally i'd use brackets like the one shown in the 3rd pic unless you're putting it in a corner area @verbal prawn

[plain cypress]

It's surprisingly easy to remember, it's like driving past a semi truck on fire

[carmine yew]

it was that terrible

[swift stream]

am i the only one with a broken game awards website?

[verbal prawn]

im probably putting it into a corner next to my walkin cloest

[rigid fjord]

then you could do something like these show

[verbal prawn]

so i should probably find a stud finder right

[eternal cloak]

Yeah same lmao

[rigid fjord]

couple of 3x2's one along a side cut to length, and one along the back cut to length

[queen trout]

Are these scythe fans good or are the arctic p12 better

[eternal cloak]

But when I heard the kid's accent around minute 9 or so, I forgot for a minute this was recorded in Saudi Arabia lmfao

[rigid fjord]

yes, as your studs could be either 16" on center or 24" on center depending on who built it

[eternal cloak]

Ye.
An invisible table is a neat idea though, especially in your case where you put it in a corner

You preferably want 3 walls as support but it'll work

[rigid fjord]

space saving, as a whole

[verbal prawn]

uhhh i don't think i have a second wallbecause it's a door https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/381193840159358976/1421686209335529552/rn_image_picker_lib_temp_e5e892cd-458f-4d63-bfe5-25c0f89b39d5.jpg?ex=691c83b5&is=691b3235&hm=37e99bd74861210014ec32ed98b50655d75a082267c9a9cec942b0607dfc188d&

[rigid fjord]

or 2 walls and a set of ikea drawers

[eternal cloak]

Why is there a door lmfao

[verbal prawn]

walk in closet

theres 2 sets of doors

[rigid fjord]

i can already tell you where 2 studs are in that wall

[eternal cloak]

I've seen Fifine mics all over recently, can't be that shit if they're being bought

[hexed tapir]

I use one

[verbal prawn]

they are certified good enough™

[eternal cloak]

I recently got a microphone arm from them, for $20 it's crazy good

[verbal prawn]

im worried about it being too weak and shearing

[hexed tapir]

I had to beef up the included arm since the base of the arm got bendy

[verbal prawn]

i picked up one from canada computers that was an copy of it

and i now have multiple wood screws in it

[eternal cloak]

kek

[verbal prawn]

how'd you do that

mines also getting bendy

[eternal cloak]

It's about twice as thick than the one I had before. My grip strength is pretty high and even I can't bend that thing, so my antelope is finally gonna be safe from falls (Because the screw mount on the arm was broken so it just dangled on there)

[verbal prawn]

i remember when i first posted this in here people were confused on where my mic arm was mounted lol

[rigid fjord]

the 2 black lines = kingstud and stud next to it for the doorway + lightswitch box is nailed to it

[hexed tapir]

Shoved this in the void

[verbal prawn]

smort

[eternal cloak]

Stock SM7Bs mount in a similar way, I'm not confused or bothered

Just means you don't get a shock mount though

[verbal prawn]

wdym no shock mount

[eternal cloak]

Although if you mount it like you did, it doesn't really matter

[verbal prawn]

yep i planned it that way so it would be better then a normal mount and i totally didn't realize afterwards i couldn't mount it on my desk

[eternal cloak]

Uhhh, I can't really explain it to you because the thing is quite literally called a shock mount lmao

This shit, a lot of mics come with it

[verbal prawn]

wtf is that

[eternal cloak]

A shock mount, you put your mic in that thing

[plain cypress]

Spider

[eternal cloak]

Okay I wasn't sure if it was called microphone spider in English as well lmfao

It's called kumo in Japanese and otherwise I'd only know microphone stand or shock mount lmao

[plain cypress]

Oh.....oh

It's called a shock mount
I was memeing

[eternal cloak]

Yeah no, in Japanese and German it's deadass called a spider, albeit in German it's called Microphone Spider (Mikrofonspinne)

[plain cypress]

Like how people call all those routers with 30 antenna "spider routers"

[eternal cloak]

Ye, exactly

[plush wren]

Why are there routers with 30 antennas

[plain cypress]

I was rounding up

[eternal cloak]

Though the one my throwaway mic came with is pathetically small lmao

[plush wren]

Ok but still why are there some with that many antennas

[plain cypress]

Yes

[plush wren]

Ok

[plain cypress]

Idk I'm not a router designer

I use a unifi AP because it makes me feel superior

[steel umbra]

@eternal cloak you’d be surprised how unregulated it is here… polish selling oil fitted chickens to us at some point, indigestible candies made from: yeah it’s listed there but… pure chemistry that makes you vomit the candy out, fake goudas, fake cheddar sold at groceries that taste like salty rubber, spoiled cabbages are sold… when i handed them to the employees they told me i gotta wait for the one who puts and disposes of the vegetable despite the cabbage clearly going black and slimy, things that are supposted to be cooled… customers out them outside the coolers and when i brought the food that could’ve been out for a longer time they just put it back, i once had a fish salad in a plastic container… i ate it and only after eating it i realized it gone bad in the store, the whole room was stinky from it made vomit…

[eternal cloak]

In reality it's usually at most 10, they're used to increase range and ensure every direction gets an equal signal, there's MIMO and Mu-MIMO, bla bla bla bla, it's not for no reason, but certainly a gimmick for most

[steel umbra]

and don’t get me started on the fruits

[plush wren]

ty

[eternal cloak]

You know it's not a big deal or needed thing if even the really high-end access points don't have em lmao

[plush wren]

ye thats why i was wondering lol

[hexed tapir]

Just imagine one antenna is 3

[steel umbra]

also our politics are unsurprisingly highly corrupt even being almost publicly about it, nobody does shit about it, so some retail stores listing s 75% off on a mice that they raised prices on +300% beforehand isn’t the biggest issue

[eternal cloak]

I don't really care man, especially politics

[steel umbra]

a different color of the same mice model from canon was never 75% off nor +300%

[plush wren]

so 24

[steel umbra]

yeah just saying, that number of retail frauds per retailer may be much higher than 10%

in the eu

i wonder why they don’t get someone to hand them massive fines

[random gyro]

what in tarnation

[ionic peak]

hmm every direction?

[steel umbra]

me when i think above 4 antennas is overkill

[rigid fjord]

speaking of shock mounts, this is what i used for making that mic a while back, it came with a foam cover for the mic @eternal cloak

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ARCTIC-P12-Pro-Reverse-RGB/dp/B0FJRYQQB4 hmm

[eternal cloak]

Plastic shitter but it'll do

[rigid fjord]

yeah, though essentially a large hairband as the shock absorber

[eternal cloak]

Ye, I have a bunch of em myself

All metal though, they don't make em like they used to

[rigid fjord]

true, could be said about many things more so nowadays

[verbal prawn]

one every 12 degrees?

[split laurel]

Whats better for video editing dual NV link 3090 ti or a 5080

[random gyro]

guys

what is the difference between the mx keys mini and the pebble keyboard...

[eternal cloak]

The one that's even capable of using NVlink

[random gyro]

true!

[random gyro]

i need a small, thin keyboard and those 2, while being immensely different prices, are good options for me

though i would love to get a mk235...

[haughty compass]

What's wrong with it being at 4100mt/s?

[rigid fjord]

some may be used for different frequency bands

[rigid fjord]

well, at minimum, the ram should be at it's jedec, which should be 4800mt/s

[haughty compass]

It comes up as 6000mt/s on windows 🤔

[rigid fjord]

also, such a late response to what tkitch said

[haughty compass]

I wasn't at my dorm mb

I had gone back for the weekened

[random gyro]

ok... mx mini is mechanical and premium while the pebble is smaller

and NOT mechanical

500 brl keyboard or 200 brl keyboard.... 😛

[steel umbra]

the chinese has everything forget western brands

less spyware-like software as well

(less)

[real quiver]

My software breaking streak continues

I just created a windows vm in truenas

Hit start

Entire truenas deployment is now offline

Fantastic

[orchid violet]

what used gpu would be the best upgrade from 3060 12gb budget about 500usd

[indigo bough]

bro i cannot figure out these fan curves for the life of me

my cpu idles lower when i have the fans spinning lower since it just ends up pulling less hot air through the radiator than anything

and once i turn it up again it just gets hotter

i think my intakes need to be higher

[random gyro]

i love china 🔥

[gray sierra]

i love chinese

[random gyro]

also last question

i have this teal mouse and it works great, but i want a black wireless mouse... do i get a new one or just keep the teal mouse

[hexed tapir]

Want or need?

[random gyro]

want..

[steel umbra]

honestly now that i think about it i have no idea how they can produce so many electronics

[hexed tapir]

Keep your mouse dont make ewaste

[random gyro]

true

[steel umbra]

it’s insane

[hexed tapir]

If you look at the north west of China you can find the slave labour camps

[random gyro]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1105207064462106676/1274245437511172210/ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker_8.gif

woh what

ur scaring me... i have a keyboard in my ali cart like right now..

[hexed tapir]

https://ieres.elliott.gwu.edu/project/chinas-genocide-against-uyghurs/

[steel umbra]

it truth

[broken trellis]

People have found hidden messages in Shein clothing saying like help us and stuff

[steel umbra]

sadge

[hexed tapir]

It's hard to tell what's made ethically in China

[steel umbra]

what if they catch them? but uhh what other choice do they have

[steel umbra]

hard to tell anywhere if it’s ethical

even products that claim ethically sourced materials tend to contain chips that are not

[broken trellis]

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cries-for-help-shein-fast-clothing/
Might be fake for clout but regardless it's a problem how a lot of those workers are treated

[steel umbra]

it could be just few employees, but poor working conditions are a worldwide issue

you should see cashew pickers

[hexed tapir]

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/01/1152893248/red-cobalt-congo-drc-mining-siddharth-kara it's everywhere

[random gyro]

i read somewhere its a mistranslation for laundry instructions

[dim sinew]

anyone know how to fix bluestacks memory leaks

[broken trellis]

Yep also very possible

[random gyro]

well...

hiw am i gonna get a keyboard now

[steel umbra]

there is also issue with greenwashing

[random gyro]

literally everything is made in china these days

[hexed tapir]

Just buy it

[random gyro]

hell yeah 🔥

[steel umbra]

people also argue that you shouldn’t buy chinese products to “avoid slavery”

[hexed tapir]

Impossible

[random gyro]

how are we gonna avoid slavery if everything we own was built off of it

[steel umbra]

ironically it hurts their lifes, if everyone wouldn’t buy chinese products many chinese would lose jobs

[dim sinew]

my country tried to ban Chinese product failed horribly

[hexed tapir]

Build and mine the resources yourself

[steel umbra]

you could argue that they could find jobs elsewhere but… ehh

there is a reason maybe they picked the job

[random gyro]

it's hard to find a job... points to self

[steel umbra]

it’s not that simple as people think “do not buy chinese slavery products”

[random gyro]

i cannot find a job at all

[hexed tapir]

Skill issue

[random gyro]

💔

maybe

[hexed tapir]

I got every job I applied for (sample size of 3)

[steel umbra]

people also argue that mass production is bad and polluting?

yes it is… but… efficiency

small bulks tend to be more efficient per

than big bulks

[random gyro]

i shall go to sleep and think of all the people that made everything i own

[steel umbra]

i honestly see these flawed argument all over peripherals communities

[random gyro]

good night everypony

[hexed tapir]

GN boo

[steel umbra]

gn

[steel umbra]

same people then have like 15 keyboards placed on a shelves

[hexed tapir]

Prison labour made my license plate for my car

[steel umbra]

“it aint mass produced”

[steel umbra]

there are some tables i could’ve bought made in prisons

yeah… the quality… not good

but cheap

[hexed tapir]

Every key cap was hand crafted from a plastic block, totally not pumped out in the millions by a machine

[rough salmon]

which one better chat

[steel umbra]

damnnn i’ll hand you $200 gimme that

[frigid blade]

The third one

Where you have his face on each face of the cube

[rough salmon]

i can do that haha

[steel umbra]

i don’t understand people that pay $100 for artisan keycaps

[frigid blade]

And a stretched version on the IO plate

[steel umbra]

sure… hand crafted… i’d pay $100 to my children if he made it (i don’t have kids)

i know artists are also underpaid and well AI also now steal from them on top of that

i just find annoying people flex on me like it’s the physical nft 2.0

(makes me sound like very nice person)

i can’t phrase what i’m trying to say two opinions are fighting in my brain and it didn’t get resolved so whatever

one is like “support the artists” the other one is like “why waste money on useless things that are less functional overall and pollute the world” third one is thinking about if i should send this message because it sounds autism af

[indigo bough]

is it normal for my cpu temps to randomly spike from like 50-70 when idling?

maybe bad thermal paste application?

this mx6 stuff is a pain in the ass to spread

[south arrow]

50-70 is fine probs just just background apps utuilising the cores periodically

[steel umbra]

peak temps are important

what’s the max you hit?

[indigo bough]

uhh i actually dont know

[steel umbra]

mx4 is way too liquidy and it can pump out under certain circumstances

[indigo bough]

like 100% load?

i can run occt rq to see

[steel umbra]

it’s ok on cpu ihs, bad on gpu cores

[indigo bough]

erm what

[steel umbra]

well, majority of pastes are bad for gpu cores

[indigo bough]

whats ok?

mx6?

[steel umbra]

mx6 is decent

mx4 is ok

[indigo bough]

whats good

[plush wren]

is it still making ewaste if the mouse was already manufactured anyways

[steel umbra]

thermal grizzly duronaut, some dow corning pastes, some honeywell tims

and like 3 other brands/models of pastes i won’t recall

anyways pump out isn’t an issue with like 70w cpu and a 120mm tower if you have mx4 or mx6

[indigo bough]

its a 7950x

170W 🙂

[hexed tapir]

Not the current teal one they have if they replace it will go in a junk drawer or the trash

[rough salmon]

selling a linus sebastian limited plate for the steam machine

[indigo bough]

buts its weird, ive got a negative voltage curve yet min idle is like 53 or something, and when doing general browsing an stuff its at like 60-70

[steel umbra]

still acceptable, you might want to change the paste if you have mx4 after like 2-3 years

[indigo bough]

like what

[steel umbra]

but you have mx6 so it’s irrelevant

[plush wren]

oh yea fair enough

[indigo bough]

temps still seem weirdly high for general use and browsing and such

like whaaaa

[steel umbra]

as a person who had more ryzen 7000’s than i can count on a single hand

[indigo bough]

this is just from using the pc normally and chatting on discord

[steel umbra]

it’s normal

[indigo bough]

this is just a silly am5 thing?

[steel umbra]

the ihs is thick and the dies are dense

if you have 7800x3d you have extra fun

[indigo bough]

ihs is the cap thing on top of the die or whatever right?

[steel umbra]

because now you have extra micro insulation layer between the ihs and dies

so you get a triple combo

[indigo bough]

i wanna get a 9800x3d eventually

[indigo bough]

oo exciting

its also weird tho bcz game temps never get THAT high

like max 80 lol, so random

[steel umbra]

the nickel plated copper (wanted to say the ihs aluminum but… it isn’t iirc)

heatpipes > copper

[indigo bough]

the fact that i still dont know what this means after overclocking my cpus more than most for like 2 years and having had a pc for like 4 years is concerning

i just come to discord and ask a bunch of stupid questions

but pc go fast so yay

thoughts on getting a 360mm aio? i have an arctic soemthing something 2 240 rn

[steel umbra]

yee so basicly you want biggg surface, heat density = suck bad

you want the dies to be closest to the heatpipes

[indigo bough]

wokayyy

[steel umbra]

that act as a rocket launcher for the heat

and then the aluminum fins shoot down those rockets

[indigo bough]

so am5 scpus are basically fatties that no allow for heat transfer good

[steel umbra]

ah yes my brain started to error now swapped heatpipes for fins

[indigo bough]

[ionic peak]

the second

[empty quartz]

I dont see high temps

[steel umbra]

yes, fat ihs, smol heart, and 7800x3d has extra cardiovascular issues

[indigo bough]

they arent that bad but also ive undervolted my cpu and shi

[empty quartz]

You hit a max of 72c @indigo bough

[indigo bough]

wowww

[indigo bough]

yea general like discord use and browsing

[rough salmon]

all my designs

[indigo bough]

3rd one is best

[ionic peak]

the 4th

[steel umbra]

anyways, your cpu starts to throttle at like 90-95c so it’s fine below that

[indigo bough]

yessirrr

i think my cpu can boost up to like

erm 5.725 ghz iirc

[rough salmon]

i wonder if the steam machine will support over clocking since its literally linux

[indigo bough]

i saw somewhere that someone got theur 7950x to boost to 5.95, idfk how tho

[steel umbra]

very slow, you need atleast 960 Thz at 420 volts

[indigo bough]

oh mb next time ill jsut connect the cpu right to a power station

[ionic peak]

Linus os

[indigo bough]

in all seriousness 5.725 is a pretty damn high boost right?

[ionic peak]

get 6.8GHZ

[rough salmon]

imagine paying youtube premium - then you are greeted with "Heres a segway to our sponsor"

[indigo bough]

[steel umbra]

you can check the manufacturer’s website

[ionic peak]

Wanna break from the ads?

[ionic peak]

https://tenor.com/view/linus-linustechtips-stretch-face-gif-14667307610009262438

[indigo bough]

looking at hwinfo im only seeing a max of 5.49, but they again its not rlly under load

i think my best cinebench r23 score was like 37.6k

[steel umbra]

boost clock of 7950x/9950x is 5.7ghz.

[ionic peak]

Good night people of ghz

[indigo bough]

i did erm +25mhz in pbo

bcz thats the max for this chip for some reason, with my 7600x i could add 200

[ionic peak]

i got R23r

[indigo bough]

wot

[rough salmon]

saw this on google

ppl r calling it the ultimate gamecube

[ionic peak]

with 24G

[steel umbra]

i will sum the overclock as an AI in 13 words
you wasted your precious time on 0.45% performance uplift in select few cases

[indigo bough]

im ngl isk ehat ur talking about

[indigo bough]

teehee, but i over clock 🙂

[ionic peak]

idk i go now mr Blurry

[indigo bough]

i gained like 3k on cinebench with my special overclock

i havent rlly pushed it fully yet, idk if i can be asked to do per core voltage curves

[steel umbra]

actually AI would praise you if you don’t question the effectivity/efficiency of the oc

[indigo bough]

ok bye bye

[indigo bough]

idrk i just make computer quick

[rough salmon]

sir this is mcdonalds

[steel umbra]

make sure it’s stable

[ionic peak]

dont be like the ice machine

[indigo bough]

cam why are you just spamming cursed photos

[steel umbra]

heat sensitive overclocks will climb up to your neck when you least expect it

[indigo bough]

i have dwdw, lots of occt testing

[steel umbra]

and then corrupt your os during a critical update or doesn’t even have to be a critical update

[rough salmon]

define spam

[indigo bough]

this is why i havent bothered to push it like crazy, dont fancy spending a ton of time on it and it will oprs just make the pc unstable

i tried to fiddle with ram timings and it lowk died

had to reset cmos lol

[indigo bough]

random ahh pics that no one is replying to

[steel umbra]

make sure you load ram, cpu, gpu at once atleast

[rough salmon]

my spare pcs fan goes dead loud when putting ram in

[indigo bough]

wha

[rough salmon]

like it goes louder and louder

[steel umbra]

if you haven’t done that it’s a lame oc

might as well build a house out of playing cards

[indigo bough]

wdym by load ram cpu and gpu at once

oh right

[steel umbra]

heat = cpu no like

[indigo bough]

im dummy mb

[indigo bough]

undervolt make cpu chilly, cpu like cold

ooo imma play first game in 4k with new monitorrr

[steel umbra]

cpu ➕ ➕ 🥶 = ❤️ = cpu 👍 📈

[indigo bough]

look ur getting it now well done

[rough salmon]

i cook my food on my cpu buddy idk what world ur living in

[steel umbra]

i play video games on my toaster

[rough salmon]

i play my games on my fridge

[steel umbra]

coffee machine.

[indigo bough]

broooooooo why if forza buggin im jsut tryna drive some carsssssssss

[rough salmon]

fridge is real tho, i play on xbox cloud gaming when im waiting for food

[steel umbra]

i’ve seen a coffee machine with a 3770k or 3770 non k built into it

idk what was the purpose of it (none)

lemme get the pic

[random gyro]

new background

[indigo bough]

tuff

[random gyro]

ikr

[indigo bough]

https://tenor.com/view/dancing-cat-dance-cat-cat-meme-chinese-cat-gif-12629347036627000898

[rough salmon]

why is windows 10 not supported anymore ngl

[steel umbra]

AI surveillanc

[random gyro]

it is a ten year old operating system

[steel umbra]

41 surv31114nc3

also it’s microsoft so yeah

[random gyro]

windows 7 was about 10 years old when it hit end of support

[steel umbra]

in certain countries it was supported until like 2022 iirc

[rough salmon]

windows 12 is apparently gonna be fully cloud based

which wont work with gaming

[steel umbra]

it’s just leaks and rumours

[random gyro]

there is extended support too you know

[rough salmon]

yh but knowing microsoft rn its probs gonna happen

[steel umbra]

if it’s true tho i aint using it

[random gyro]

windows 7 had extended till 2023

[rough salmon]

yeah extended support for EU

[steel umbra]

ltsc iot!!

anyways, i’m still not willing to use windows 11. too annoying to deal with at that point i instal linux

windows 12 if it’s the same story bye bye microsoft

[dusk patio]

because it's getting old and Microsoft wants to make more money

[ivory mountain]

because its old and if your computer isnt horse shit windows 11 actually performs better

[indigo bough]

no online gaming 🙁

[steel umbra]

duck AAA anyways

[dusk patio]

I've been using windows 11 for about 3 years now and it's not bad

[rough salmon]

my laptop came with windows 11 so im gd

yeah no matter wht windows we use we get used to it

[steel umbra]

they can eat their definitely not vulnerable spyware anti cheats

[ivory mountain]

L-l-l-l-larp

[rough salmon]

am i wasting money if im buying steam machine just to put windows 11 on it

[ivory mountain]

Nah

[rough salmon]

itll still run steam big picture mode, i just wanna be able to play call of duty

[dusk patio]

depends how much the steam machine ends up costing which we don't actually know

[indigo bough]

nuh uh warzone fun

[ivory mountain]

Im so mad cuz they removed cod from pc game pass

[rough salmon]

if a gaming pc is a better choice at that point in time ill just leave it, i want an easy console like experience

[steel umbra]

since they killed warzone I, it has been downgrades or sidegrades to me

[rough salmon]

no they didnt

[ivory mountain]

Warzone 1 i miss it

[ivory mountain]

They did its only on ultimate now

[rough salmon]

oh

thats ahh

[steel umbra]

they literally shutdown warzone I when it had more players than wz 2

[ivory mountain]

$30 a month for 1 game 😂😂😂 might as well js buy they fucking game

[indigo bough]

ngl i played for the first tiome in ages, the new movement and gun recoil and stuff still kinda sucks, but its getting better, slowly, better than when they first changed it

lowk wish the movement and everything was the same still tho

[steel umbra]

honestly, they’re killing their own player base

i’m an example

[indigo bough]

how so?

[steel umbra]

i no longer play cod ez

[indigo bough]

i mean i stopped playing, so did all my friends, we used to play daily now we never do

[steel umbra]

i’m taking a dive in free gaming

[indigo bough]

wz is free what

[ivory mountain]

You havent touched $1000

[steel umbra]

bo6 isn’t

wz2 was just bad

[dusk patio]

Of course not it's probably a bot anyways

[indigo bough]

yea but warzone is better than bo6 ngl

[ivory mountain]

Warzone is impossible without buying cod ngl lol u have to have decent guns

[steel umbra]

wz3 is a side grade i’m not willing to even unlock weapons

it takes some time

[indigo bough]

grind brooo

[ivory mountain]

Warzone is shit anyways

[indigo bough]

i lowk need to lock back in

some of the new guns are so fun

the new meta is cold

[steel umbra]

i took an interest in a terror game which it’s name is voices of the void

it’s a free “pre-alpha” game that’s more polished than most mascot horror games

[indigo bough]

bro what is forza onn

im literally signed in everywhere

[steel umbra]

once it jump scares you it does spook

[indigo bough]

i wanna play some more story games

[steel umbra]

just not like you expect

[indigo bough]

or horror gamesi just play fps or racing ones

[steel umbra]

also took interest in im not a human but i think there is just too much lore for it’s content available

[indigo bough]

walahi ts is pissing me off

[steel umbra]

the game is relatively short

[indigo bough]

pls put me on some free story games

i got a 4k monitor so i can play them

[steel umbra]

and if you want to find out more it ruins the game, once you find when and which characters are visitors

[steel umbra]

voices of the void

it does have a story, slow paced (you can speed it up if you want), a bit of puzzles (this time it’s intentional so you let your guard down)

and then a stick stuck in the ground scare the hell out of sou buy throwing you into the air and you die

well and some aliens but that’s irrelevant

do not put the deer skull into microwave

enough of spoilers, just da play it

[indigo bough]

What the flip

This is on steam?

Mb for taking ages, I'm currently troubleshooting Forza bcz it's special

[steel umbra]

itch io

[ivory mountain]

best forza is fh4 ong

[steel umbra]

i want more optional car destruction in forzaa

[indigo bough]

I have 2,3 and 4

Never bought a 5

4 is the goat hands down

[ivory mountain]

5 is ass

[steel umbra]

4 and 5 are very similar

[indigo bough]

Ty

[indigo bough]

5 looks cool tbh

[dusk patio]

I agree (I only played 3 and 4)

[steel umbra]

also physopomp, i haven’t played it but it looks interesting

[indigo bough]

same lol, but and 2 aswell

[steel umbra]

demo is free, gold isn’t worth it imo

[ivory mountain]

mrrrrrrp

[indigo bough]

omgg its still complaining

[steel umbra]

even if i haven’t played it

[ivory mountain]

L bot

ill just go FRICK myself

[steel umbra]

it’s more like extended lore smth + donation

[fast girder]

Simple question, which GPU is 5-10% aka slightly but better in ANY aspect than a 3080?

[indigo bough]

3090

idk, google it

yayayayayay forza is working now thank god took long enoufgh

[valid laurel]

is it better to have 2 2tb gen 5 ssd or 1 4tb gen5 ssd for gaming, animation, video editing, 3d modelling

[carmine yew]

I'd get one 4TB, but gen 5 is generally overkill and pointless

[onyx furnace]

ok so quick question, i have been having iphone issues and i called, diag shows a “stability” sensor has took a shit. and they want me to pay $709 for another iPhone 14 Pro. my insurance will screw me too but for cheaper. I am on a JUMP! program through <protection360> so technically i could trade in my 14 Pro for a 17 Pro Max rn. Should I do it or just get a Pixel 10 Pro XL or get ANOTHER 14 Pro

[valid laurel]

why’s gen 5 pointless and overkill for my use case?

i’ll be using my pc for gaming, animation (2d&3d), 3d modelling, video editing, streaming and recording videos, photo editing, audio editing etc

[indigo bough]

freaky ahh wiring

[carmine yew]

because gen 5 is speed that you'll never actually realize

[steel umbra]

3090, 3080 ti, 4070s

[south arrow]

Just keep doing you fam spaghetti wires, at least it all works

[carmine yew]

from a 3080? probably a 4070

[fast girder]

And out of 50 series? Is 5070 better?

[carmine yew]

by far

way more than 10%

[fast girder]

5060ti?

[dark epoch]

Controlled chaos with 4 computers

[carmine yew]

NVME Drives are stupid fast. Anyone telling you that you need Gen 5 over 4 is selling you on bullshit marketing.

And running Gen 5 causes headaches on some platforms, so in general Gen5 isn't worth it

[valid laurel]

wdym causes headaches?

[azure topaz]

lane sharing issues

[carmine yew]

on some boards running a gen5 nvme will cause your PCIE X16 to be only x8

[azure topaz]

freakin L

[steel umbra]

gen 5 or poor
gen 4 or your pc dies

if gen 3 pc explodes

[valid laurel]

i’ll be getting a Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7

[indigo bough]

tuff

[carmine yew]

okay that should be fine with a Gen 5

[indigo bough]

i love my b650ee strix

it has rthe same issue tho, i cant use one of the nvme slots since itll limit the pcies to x8

[valid laurel]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bbDmYd

[indigo bough]

what are you going to use the pc for?

[empty quartz]

Are you editing 8k60fps video?

[valid laurel]

…

[indigo bough]

if gaming get the 9800x3d, not the 9950x3d

[valid laurel]

ik

[carmine yew]

and FYI: PCIE Gen 4x4 can get between 7 and 8 GB/s of speed.

nothing you do at home will ever make that struggle

[valid laurel]

not just gaming

[indigo bough]

oh i see, io read ur otehr msg mb

[empty quartz]

@valid laurel are you editing gaming videos?

[indigo bough]

ram prices are unreal

[valid laurel]

yh, also my animations as well

[empty quartz]

You dont need gen 5 then

[valid laurel]

i’ll be using softwares likes toon boom harmony, after effects, photoshop, blender, maya, obs, unreal engine 5 etc

[indigo bough]

idk if this is 100% true, someone verify, but its probs best if u get a 1200W psu or something, the 9950x3d is a chunky cpu, and a 5080 is a chunky gpu

[empty quartz]

Again, no need for gen 5

[indigo bough]

i have a 1200w with a 4090 and 7950x

plus thats a fat amount of ram too

[valid laurel]

ok so just get a 990 or some other gen 4

[empty quartz]

Never get samsung

[valid laurel]

what do you recommend?

[empty quartz]

Unless you want an ssd that will die

[steel umbra]

slowwwww

[valid laurel]

what psu?

[empty quartz]

Mp44l

[indigo bough]

i have the nzxt c1200

[empty quartz]

@indigo bough 64gb of ram is nothing

[indigo bough]

the erm olod one

[plain cypress]

Hm yes this is what

[indigo bough]

atx 3.0, and pcie 5.0 or something

the new one is atx 3.1 pcie 5.1

[valid laurel]

they don’t have a 4tb option

[empty quartz]

Then get 2x2tb

[indigo bough]

its literally the same thing its just ifg you dont plug the connector in right with this psu, gpu go boom

[valid laurel]

ok why that specific ssd?

[empty quartz]

I do all my editing, and they’re tanks

[south arrow]

Wd has solid gen 4 drives as well, thats just a good suggestion from ace is all (sn850x, sn7100, sn8100,sn5000 etc)

[empty quartz]

@indigo bough

[indigo bough]

in what scenario do you need 1/4 of a TB of ram.

BEO WHAT

how do you havbe 207gb used

[empty quartz]

Pi :3

[ivory mountain]

rimm\

[indigo bough]

huh

[empty quartz]

pi

[south arrow]

That 256 ddr4?

[indigo bough]

idk what that is other than the number and pi mesons

[empty quartz]

Yes

[ivory mountain]

the fuck happened to just normal campaign

[south arrow]

Gotta purchase it seperate ||jokes idk||

[ivory mountain]

i wouldnt be surprised

[empty quartz]

Reason #17

[indigo bough]

Ts nvme is good?

[ivory mountain]

at least the zombies was good in the beta

[indigo bough]

I've had it forever, don't remember caring when I got it tbh

[south arrow]

Not familiar with corsair models tbh

[valid laurel]

what about the sn850x?

[crude blade]

https://a.co/d/1zWsYNi is this overkill for a gaming pc

[empty quartz]

Yes

[south arrow]

Yes but like if you got it like that ya know

[empty quartz]

You wont notice the speeds

[south arrow]

True very rarely under extreme not normal circumstances

[ivory mountain]

no you should buy me a 5080 instead

[indigo bough]

gen 5 nvme is basically pointless

EH 500 QUID??

[south arrow]

Just cool to have or for specific AI or use cases

[ivory mountain]

fuck AI

[indigo bough]

bro get gen 4 and you could probs get like an 8tb

ok i take that back

gen 4 8tb is like min 680

[south arrow]

If at a good deal no qualm ofc ( I personally have a gen 5 drive but its rarely utuilised to its spec outside of literally benching itself)

More often then not throttled elsewhere only time ill use that word

[ivory mountain]

nice im in a lobby with presige 2 people

[south arrow]

Tearrr it up vyrusss

[strange atlas]

i'm running gen 3

[ivory mountain]

im not tearing anything up im getting shit on

[strange atlas]

by the way i bought a ssd but i'm not sure how can i clone it from my hdd to this ssd is it possible

[south arrow]

My hdds still serve their purpose as well. Using the right tool for the job is key

[crude blade]

https://a.co/d/4F3FZbc how about this

[steel umbra]

stack 10 hdds and you have an ssd ez

[south arrow]

Ya know im actually not sure the safest method for a full clone

[hallow jasper]

perfectly fine for most people

[strange atlas]

😢

[south arrow]

Sparks any suggestions?

[crude blade]

Just fine? I want goooooood

I want like no load times practically I’m a snob

[steel umbra]

10s -> 9.8s

[hallow jasper]

I'd educate yourself on load time differences between modern NVMe and even SATA drives changes. (spoiler: not much) https://youtu.be/gl8wXT8F3W4?si=J17fABefic1l7-lm

[random gyro]

shall i upgrade my laptop screen to 1440p? i have an acer nitro 5 with an rtx 3050 (circumsized 4gb version), and some models of my laptop have a 1440p screen option. when it comes to games, i play older and titles anyway.

[hallow jasper]

Unless you're a professional working with massive files and moving them around all day, you don't need anything fancy.

[strange atlas]

i just bought kioxia exceria pro i hope its in this video :d

[crude blade]

https://tenor.com/view/yoda-death-dont-feel-so-good-star-wars-gif-11767309

[hallow jasper]

Its not, but it doesn't need to be. Hopefully you understand why.

[crude blade]

So the specific SSD doesn’t really make a difference for in game load times? Is that what you’re saying?

[hallow jasper]

The video has nothing to do with specific drives.

[crude blade]

I’m really uneducated on this subject

[hallow jasper]

Luckily I linked something that can begin to change that.

[strange atlas]

oh

[hallow jasper]

Modern storage stopped being a bottleneck on performance in games a LONG time ago

they're WAY faster than games today can even make use of

[south arrow]

Thankfully

[strange atlas]

i am still using hdd so not yet i guess

its quite heavy on hdd when you play big games

[hallow jasper]

There are ways games CAN begin to utilize modern PCIe based storage but they need to be built that way and since we're still supporting slow-ass spinning drives, they aren't.

[strange atlas]

even apps are slow

[strange atlas]

https://tenor.com/view/middle-finger-monkey-upset-response-gif-5770358869195905057

keep my spinning drives out of your mouth

[random gyro]

right now my laptop has 1080p 144hz which is alright, but the color accuracy though. 70% srgb (if i recall correctly ;-;) this screen replacement has 100% srgb :0000

[hallow jasper]

The last time I put an OS or games on spinning rust drive was 2009.

[strange atlas]

😢

old asrock mobos doesnt you use most of the ssds

only some of the ssds works

i hate the day i bought the asrock mobo

[south arrow]

https://youtu.be/IkOXk2V_blc?si=UtzjoF20hm5OES7z

[strange atlas]

thank you

[south arrow]

Acronis seems to be a popular option just watch it first then do it as you go<3

[rough salmon]

whos an expert in virtualbox here

[south arrow]

Ill drop a quick video thats alittle less explanatory as well be sure to backup anything important just in case https://youtu.be/inICASumcKE?si=HdmCP3lmexl1yfBR

[crude blade]

https://a.co/d/fc55oD0 for a secondary drive, is this one good? This drive is just for windows and multiplayer games (main drive will be linux)

[rough salmon]

bruh

[strange atlas]

dont have another disk i shut my nas down so it will be 1 to 1 copy

thank you by the way i might upload it to clouds

[hallow jasper]

QLC DRAM-less Gen3 loading AAA title Indiana Jones 0.2 seconds slower than a TLC DRAM Gen5 drive.

Keep in mind the "speeds" advertised on the box of those drives are 3000/3000MB/s vs. 14000/14000MB/s respectively.

Marketing is a bitch.

[crude blade]

That’s fuckin crazy whaaat

[strange atlas]

tlc 🤮

[rough salmon]

not linus swearing in his LMG CLIPS video

[hallow jasper]

Except its not, not at all. Marketing loves to just throw sequential read/write speeds at you leading you to believe thats' going to directly correlate to game/windows load times. Reality is it has almost zero impact.

If you were to drag and drop large files between that Gen5 drive and another idential drive, sure, then you might see those speeds.

These uber fast drives have a purpose but it sure isn't gaming.

[plain cypress]

Let's see optane's benchmarks

[hallow jasper]

not going to make a difference

real standout is the freakin ~30 seconds it takes the HDD's to load that level

[south arrow]

Yusss

[real quiver]

Guys my truenas isn't coming back

Is it time to panic

I still don't even know what I did to cause this

I literally just created a bog standard windows VM and pressed start

[distant frigate]

2,000+ Mbps download on AT&T mid-band 5G+

AT&T is actually being good

[hallow jasper]

gotta be game changing for scrollin tiktok

[real quiver]

Yeah that speed seems kind of pointless ngl

[empty quartz]

Goofy upload tho

[distant frigate]

Yeah. I think upload speed peaked at 128 Mbps

Up to 80% faster mobile services on the download because of the additional 3.45 GHz spectrum. Nice

[glossy veldt]

well that sucks

[molten sleet]

rtx 5070 for $480 yay or nay

[hallow jasper]

Cheapest one on PCPP is $529

[split laurel]

Should I biuld a workstation editing pc with a 5080 and 285k or just upgrade from a 9070xt to a 5090?

[hallow jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/crystal-ball-gif-4837856702137856337

[grim moon]

They made it to where there are no NPCs, online only, you get kicked for inactivity and you cant pause. Its just Warzone the campaign really

[ivory mountain]

literally died cause of this shit

"pause timer" in single player zombies

[grim moon]

YUP

Same garbage they pulled in BO6

[ivory mountain]

i didnt even see it cause i was searching something

[grim moon]

Online only games will get no money from me

[ivory mountain]

the fuck is the purpose of pausing

[latent gull]

Imagine Cod in 2025

[ivory mountain]

https://medal.tv/games/call-of-duty-black-ops-7/clips/lwTICLhwWAvZvYjqu?invite=cr-MSx3a3csNDMwNjg3Nzkx&v=22

[molten sleet]

microcenter benefits

i just remember hearing the 50 series was meh

[hallow jasper]

don't need to worry about what you hear, you can just look itup

[molten sleet]

word

[grim moon]

Not like they can use the excuse that they need the server capacity. Nobody playing the game

[molten sleet]

i don't think they have with with ltt labs yet though

[ruby ferry]

can someone tell me if this is a good deal for a prebuilt for $2,200:

NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

32gb ddr5

[ivory mountain]

mfs pay $70 to sit in corners for 8 lightyears

[grim moon]

BF6 clears easily

[ruby ferry]

it’s not debatable

[hallow jasper]

Its not a good "deal" for that level of performance, no

[ivory mountain]

i dont rly like bf6 it feels too slow like mw2 2022 was

[ruby ferry]

i’m looking for a prebuilt, ate there better options ??

[hallow jasper]

unless you take into account shipping/tax, then maybe its right on par with DIY

[ruby ferry]

bf6 is one of the fastest battlefields titles yet

i’ve played since bf3 and the other games are much slower compared to bf6. that’s the battlefields playstyle

[ivory mountain]

ts isnt even worth the $12 for game pass that i paid for it

holy shit man

[ruby ferry]

bo7?

[ruby ferry]

$2300 after taxes, free shipping

[ivory mountain]

Ye

[hallow jasper]

up to you. may not save that much building it yourself. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hc8xXR Threw random parts at this

[proper gull]

Tbf you're probably getting a much better base system diy than with the prebuilt

[hallow jasper]

Yeah who knows what the prebuilt is

you could cheap out on a bunch of the parts I threw in there real quick

[south arrow]

Prebuilts always cheep out somewhere

[proper gull]

The cheapest motherboard money can't even buy, and a questionable PSU... Gotta find margin somewhere

[hallow jasper]

but if you're not interested enough in PC's to build it, then thats that.

[real quiver]

Is it possible for a vm to bind itself to a physical network adapter and steal it from the host entirely

[south arrow]

Wich is fine to people are busy, happens

[proper gull]

Bind itself? No.

[real quiver]

Maybe hypothetically MY FRIEND wasn't paying attention while configuring it and gave it to the VM

[proper gull]

not a maybe or a hypothetical, they did.

[real quiver]

I definitely would never make a mistake that somehow removes networking capabilities from the host machine

I think that has to be what happened though because the moment I hit start on the VM is the last time truenas connected to the internet

Now I just have to figure out how to make it not do that

[glossy veldt]

nuke it

[real quiver]

Problem being I have the machine in a completely headless config

[glossy veldt]

😭

[real quiver]

So I'm going to have to bring a monitor and keyboard to it

And figure out how to murder a vm from the shell

Because the last time this machine had a monitor connected was when I installed the OS

[glossy veldt]

that sounds like a pain in the ass

[real quiver]

Wait I wonder if the VM would fail to start if I removed its gpu

Or took the pool offline

[glossy veldt]

have you tried turning it off and on back

[real quiver]

Yep

[glossy veldt]

rip

[real quiver]

I'm just going to take the pool offline

Easier than pulling one of the gpus

It didn't come back

This is really not good

[rain cypress]

does anyone here use a google pixel

[plain cypress]

yes

[hexed tapir]

I have the 9

[sly glen]

hi, i recently bought the rx 9070xt nitro+ and i have a corsair rm850x psu, the psu only came with 2 pcie cables that have 2x6+2pin connectors on each cable. The gpu needs 3x8pin connectors is it okay to use 3 out of the 4 connections from the 2 pig tailed pcie cables? corsair say each connector is 150w so 300w per cable, does this sound okay?

[valid laurel]

i have the money now to be able to buy the rtx 5080 and it is at it’s cheapest rn, but idk if the super will be out buy the time i can buy all of it january, so idk if i should buy the regular 5080 when its at its cheapest now or wait for the super to be out if its out in january but possibly it not be out and i run the risk of the regular 5080 not being at its cheapest

[hexed tapir]

https://wccftech.com/amd-notifies-imminent-gpu-price-hike-all-models-affected-due-to-rising-memory-costs/ I don't have high hopes for super cards they will use the less common 3gb gddr7 chips that Nvidia use for their high end high margin gpus

[valid laurel]

So should I just buy the 5080 now and have it sitting in my wardrobe until January?

[plain cypress]

5080 L

[carmine yew]

Yes

You can use one pigtail in that situation

[plain cypress]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/PNY-GeForce-RTX-5070-Ti-Overclocked-Triple-Fan-GPU-DLSS-4/16260461579
$700 5070ti

okay walmart embed fucking fail

[valid laurel]

?

[sly glen]

so can i use one pig tail cable with the 2 connections and the other cable using only 1 connection?

[carmine yew]

Yup

[plain cypress]

value is poor

[sly glen]

should total to near 450w?

[valid laurel]

It’s currently £909

[carmine yew]

Which is like 1300usd

[plain cypress]

damn they escalated to their supervisor

[valid laurel]

Isn’t the msrp in usd $999

[plain cypress]

walmart does have a marketplace, which I am sure they do not price match, so I am not surprised if they have to actually verify

[hexed tapir]

Yes

[plain cypress]

I cry

i hope that includes like 20% VAT

[carmine yew]

It should

[valid laurel]

Ok but it’s like half the price of a 5090 lmao

[carmine yew]

Yes

[hexed tapir]

But the 5070ti is a much better value I would get that over a 5080

[valid laurel]

£909 is the msrp for the 5080

[carmine yew]

I'm pissed about the 5080 Super going up in smoke 🙁

[valid laurel]

In the uk

[hexed tapir]

5070 super would basically be the same MSRP as the 5070ti if it came out with the 18gb vram like rumored

[carmine yew]

With vram prices skyrocketing, a 5080 super would have to be 200+ more than the base... maybe 300

[proper gull]

Because it includes tax, unlike the US price. These prices are basically the same if you remove the tax

[carmine yew]

If it weren't for the holidays, I'd expect the stock models to be going up

[valid laurel]

Fairs, honestly 909 pounds is a lot but still isn’t as much as they could’ve released it

[valid laurel]

Yh it’s including vat

[proper gull]

Didn't need your confirmation lol, I know it includes VAT

[valid laurel]

lol

[plain cypress]

I'd just get one of these

[proper gull]

The US is one of the only countries where it's normal to not include tax in listed prices

[hexed tapir]

690 pounds is way better value

[plain cypress]

in my state tax is included in listed price ;) ||0% sales tax kek||

[valid laurel]

Gonna go to sleep now, then I’ll discuss me buying the graphics card to my parents as they like being involved on my big money purchases, then I’ll hopefully buy it tomorrow, night ya’ll been up way longer I was planning XD

[proper gull]

Shush Oregonian

[real quiver]

Something is very wrong

Truenas is detecting no network adapter but it shows up in bios

And SOMETHING is active over it

I just reset the config

[ivory mountain]

id understand if it was a free game but come the fuck on

[crude osprey]

Ts is confusing

[carmine yew]

New Hampshire, too

[carmine yew]

What? Extra storage plus whatever line 3 and 4 is about.

Otherwise the same thing

[stark kiln]

The new game Where winds meet is prolly the best free to play game I ever played

It's very good imo

[south arrow]

Oh jeez thats not the gif I was expecting

Sorry mod and friends lol

https://tenor.com/view/pc-burned-gif-14847105

[fickle ivy]

Is $520 cad before tax a good deal on a brand new PS5 slim?

[formal sonnet]

Based on Amazon.ca's price history, yes. Where are you buying a brand new PS5 Slim from for that price?

[fickle ivy]

My mom works for Walmart and every month gets a day where everything is 20% off

80% of $650 is $520

[ivory mountain]

nice math

[fickle ivy]

Thank you thank you

[formal sonnet]

Ah, you're talking about the PS5 Slim regular edition (with DVD/Bluray drive), not the Digital Edition. Gotcha.

Yeah that's a nice price, if you need a Bluray player. If you don't need the Bluray player, the Astrobot PS5 Slim Digital Edition bundle is the best option. https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/PlayStation-5-Digital-Edition-ASTRO-BOT-Bundle-model-group-slim/6XQ00VD9O98N

[frigid narwhal]

Hey guys, a really quick question. I already own a PC and was planning to buy a laptop for uni related work.

I only want this laptop for programming ( No gaming needed ), Machine Learning and Data Science. Given this criteria, Is Mac M4 Air the best option if I can afford it? Or should i try getting a windows?

( This will be my first time using MacOS and i don't own any other apple product right now either )

[fickle ivy]

I need the disk drive

I have old ps4 discs

[formal sonnet]

Ah righto, I always forget Sony is nice in that regard.

[balmy tapir]

id look at what other people in your major might be using or see if the department has a computer requirements or recommendations

macbooks are pretty solid and good all-round laptops for uni

but if you have some windows only software, youd have to use parallels or something

[sinful cobalt]

I wouldnt exactly recommend it if you dont have any other apple devices

[balmy tapir]

whys that?

[sinful cobalt]

windows would be easier for you to navigate- i dont know if macOS will have incompatible programs but the tradeoff between the 2 would be battery life

[sinful cobalt]

easier to integrate into their ecosystem

[balmy tapir]

i suppose? but its not like youll have a bad experience on windows if you have an iphone. they seem pretty decent standalone imo

[frigid narwhal]

Mostly macs, but daddy funded macs 😭
I gotta buy ts from my pocket 🥀

[balmy tapir]

if your buying out of pocket macbook may not be the move lol. maybe look at the refurb/2nd market for m1/m2/m3 macbooks

[cosmic stratus]

Whats the budget

[balmy tapir]

i am of the opinion any thin and light laptop is the move, and use the OS that works best for you

[frigid narwhal]

1,00,000 INR , 1100 usd ish

[sinful cobalt]

Im pretty sure having a Mac and a iPhone would be easier to transfer files, photos and videos- I have an iphone and windows PC, and the process isnt as clean as compared to a Mac.

[balmy tapir]

im able to use linux for about 95% of my class work until i need to use excel or solidworks

[cosmic stratus]

1.12k usd bet

[frigid narwhal]

Alternatively, I was thinkin of a lenovo thinkpad ( the build quality is the best )

[cosmic stratus]

Whats the use case

[verbal prawn]

@rigid fjord fuck

[balmy tapir]

i was saying the iphone to windows as having an android to macOS, you dont need to have ecosystem integration, it can be more convient, but i wouldnt say lack of iphone is big reason to not get a macbook

[sinful cobalt]

He’d also run the risk of maybe a few apps that dont run on Mac. Not sure exactly, but its a possibility.

[frigid narwhal]

Programming and general purpose.
It should not lag basically, if it cant perform very heavy duty executions ( its fine ), I can still come home and do it at my pc

[balmy tapir]

i mentioned that in my first message 😭

[sinful cobalt]

didnt read ur first message at all

[frigid narwhal]

Current pc is pretty stacked, soo i just want the laptop to work

[balmy tapir]

go with a surplused business laptop that went EOL with windows 10 and use linux on it 🙏

[long brook]

ahh we are back https://x.com/PcPhilanthropy/status/1990595870799052908

PC Philanthropy (@PcPhilanthropy)

Come again???

X · Nov 18, 2025, 1:40 AM

[high elm]

amazing

[cosmic stratus]

Battery life expectations

[frigid narwhal]

Not gonna lie whatever is the best.. 5 6 hours minimum?
I have heard Mac battery is crazy

[fringe prairie]

the already overpriced ram kit got more expensive wow

[high elm]

yea corsair dom has always been super ex

buy ram kits based on what die they have

[fringe prairie]

what’s funny is you were able to get 96gb 7000 c36 for $269 yesterday from corsair

[high elm]

dang tf

[fringe prairie]

id get the not 2in1 variant instead

$899 at costco and has more ram

battery life is absurd on it

[long brook]

im happy I got my ram when I did

[high elm]

i might buy some random brand 7200C34 $270

[fringe prairie]

yeah mac battery is great

[cosmic stratus]

Also

[fringe prairie]

https://www.costco.com/p/-/lenovo-slim-7i-14-oled-touchscreen-copilot-pc-aura-edition-intel-core-ultra-7-processor-258v-windows-11-32-gb-ram-1tb-ssd/4000362052?

id get this instead

[fringe prairie]

crap deal when HP is offering 32gb ram variant for $999

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/custom/hp-omnibook-ultra-flip-2-in-1-laptop-next-gen-ai-14t-fh000-14-inch-intel-core-ultra-32gb-ram-512gb-ssd-eclipse-gray

also let’s not use AI

[long brook]

Because Gskill End of lifed it because 1.4v is crazy binning https://www.gskill.com/product/165/425/1736132752/F5-6000J2636G32GX2-TR5NS-EOL

they released it as 1.45v with looser voltage.
seriously, CL26 6000mhz at 1.4V is a nuts bin. especially 64gb kit
easily pushed to 6400mhz CL26 at 1.5v or less

[frigid narwhal]

Leonvo loks good, will need to check build quality on those

[cosmic stratus]

"Lets not use AI" literally sited its scources and I checked all of them

[lethal swift]

Should I try and get a gigabyte A16 for christmas? or a acer nitro v16s

they are both 1600 n i'll send the models. I just don't know if the 20ms of screen delay is going to be a make or break or not

https://www.harveynorman.com.au/acer-nitro-v-16s-16-inch-core-5-210h-16gb-1tb-ssd-rtx5060-8gb-gaming-laptop.html#productTabSpecifications

https://www.umart.com.au/product/gigabyte-gaming-a16-3vh-16in-wuxga-165hz-ryzen-7-260-rtx-5060-1tb-ssd-16gb-ram-w11h-gaming-laptop-gaming-a16-3vhk3au894sh-86372?srsltid=AfmBOop0mRNUIjHCsu5gKPbBgWDAouDze8ZtUFZKE3jYLutytUEVwdaTnh8

[cosmic stratus]

@frigid narwhal

[frigid narwhal]

I have heard HP has hinge issues

[fringe prairie]

boy what a source

[cosmic stratus]

Hold up lemme check the hinge design rq

[formal sonnet]

Build quality on the Lenovo Yoga 7i (2-in-1 or Slim) 14/16" laptops is quite good. Not quite as good as their business grade $2000+ Thinkpad models, but definitely better than other consumer grade laptops. (I'm using an older 12th gen Intel Yoga 7i 16" 2-in-1 right now. I wanted a 14" because of weight / size, but they didn't offer a full-size SD card reader in it, so 16" is what I went with.)

[fringe prairie]

non issue on higher end models

[cosmic stratus]

Exactly

You think its better if you didnt know the scource? Miss the point

[fringe prairie]

if you want business class the elitebook x g1i is $999

it lacks oled and a haptic touchpad though

[formal sonnet]

Even on HP's lower end models... most of the "hinge issues" are caused by people abusing their precision electronic devices.

Ahem cough cough... "No, Sally Sue / Davey Duane, you should NOT let your son / daughter PICKUP THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE LAPTOP BY HOLDING ONTO ONLY THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN. How the ever loving heck do you THINK the screen is attached to the base of the laptop? MAGIC? Physics dictate that the hinges CANNOT take the weight of the entire laptop base."

[frigid narwhal]

I gotchu, but price and availability wise lenovo looks the best. That omni ultrabook is 2x the price here 😭

Thanks a lot guys 🙏

[cosmic stratus]

After looking at replacement parts looks like they actually changed the design on the lid making the mounting part of the lid as a solid piece

Before it was just glued plastic😭

[cosmic stratus]

Glad we could help

[topaz shale]

the macbook air has been obtained

[lethal swift]

what model?

[topaz shale]

m1 13 in

its slightly custom, only 256gb storage but 16gb ram

[pulsar arch]

anyone here experienced with windows emulators on macos? im trying to get vmware fusion working on my 15 inch m4 air, but i'm having issues getting it to activate

[summer token]

Helping my friend out here anyone know a good LGA 1700 white motherboard

Budget is run wild

[toxic matrix]

someone get me an ltt screwdriver

[formal sonnet]

https://global.lttstore.com/collections/screwdrivers

[toxic matrix]

yh but im broke😭

[formal sonnet]

Are you using VMWare Fusion 13 (or newer)? If so, I'm reading that the non-Pro version is free since version 13, so it should not need activation...

[pulsar arch]

yep

i selected enterprise when installing it which might have caused some issues?

right now its just saying that it cant activate with error 0x80070584

i found a github key to change it to windows 11 pro though

[formal sonnet]

Perhaps. IDK. I don't touch Broadcom software products with a 40ft pole after they began extorting MSPs who had older perpetual licenses. They have a support article here though.
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/315638/download-and-install-vmware-fusion.html

[formal sonnet]

Are you talking about activating Windows or VMWare...? (Your original message implied VMWare...)

[pulsar arch]

im also now seeing that theres UTM but most of what i saw on google recommended vmware

[pulsar arch]

ive got windows installed on my mac through vmware but in windows settings its not activated and wont let me activate

sorry if that wasnt clear

[formal sonnet]

Yeah no that was not made clear at all in your original message. Thanks for clarifying! You can buy a license for Windows 11 Home or Pro here:

• https://www.microsoft.com/d/windows-11-home/dg7gmgf0krt0/000P
• https://www.microsoft.com/d/windows-11-pro/dg7gmgf0d8h4/000P

If you need Enterprise, Education, or Volume Licensing, you'll need to buy those through an authorized reseller, or via Microsoft's 365 Admin Center.

[pulsar arch]

thanks

[lethal swift]

sick!
i js hope your not using it for gaming and just for productivity and yt ig cause its great for that

[pulsar arch]

do you have any clue how to give the vm more memory? its only got 4gb which is quite sub optimal

nvm i found the menu

[formal sonnet]

Again, I don't touch Broadcom software products with a 40ft pole but... there's likely a way to Edit the VM's settings where you can increase the RAM allocated to it.

[pulsar arch]

is there any software you would recommend besides this? i'm open to experimentation

[formal sonnet]

I've stuck to Oracle's VirtualBox. It's also owned by a horrible company (Orcale, the legal firm that also develops software), but I find it less "difficult" than VMWare. 🤷

[topaz shale]

lowkey mainly using it for web browsing and movies. its perfect

[pulsar arch]

oh yeah im scared of oracle

[topaz shale]

i ended up getting it for the price of a battery replacement though. good deal

and it has a new battery

[pulsar arch]

what are the pros and cons compared to vmware?

[formal sonnet]

Once again... I. Do not. Use. VMWare. So I have no idea.

[tall jetty]

whats a good VPN am tryna watch a show and it isnt available here US possibly free would be nice if not should be cheap

???/

[formal sonnet]

We cannot help with that. See #rules 9.

[tall jetty]

have any recomndations

[pulsar arch]

alr

[tall jetty]

ohh u cant recomend

ahhh sorry

guys

[tall jetty]

there is actually no rule states that u cant recomend a software

[formal sonnet]

Recommending a VPN to circumvent a streaming video service's Terms of Service is in direct violation of #rules 9... 🤷

[balmy tapir]

💀

[tall jetty]

still doesnt break it

VPN is consider a legal content least in the us

[formal sonnet]

I'm not going to argue. Using a VPN to circumvent the geographic restrictions imposed by video streaming services violates #rules 9. For example, if I wanted to watch a show that's only available on the US version of Paramount+, sure, I could try to use a VPN with a US exit node and a US credit card + address, however, this would violate the distribution agreements between the streaming service and content copyright holders.

[tall jetty]

any ways lets just leave that arguement

i lost

[formal sonnet]

To be clear, I don't agree with geographic restrictions anymore than anyone else does; it's freaking 2025 after all... If I want to pay you money to watch X content, how's about's you's take's my monies and let me watch? It's not 1980 anymore. That said, we are required to uphold Discord's ToS, which means not allowing assistance with breaking the Terms of Service of any other service.

[wheat torrent]

hell nah

[tall jetty]

just click the button

[eternal cloak]

If there was "losing" in arguments you lost the moment you began, but there just isn't; silly thought to have to begin with

[wheat torrent]

hell nah

[tall jetty]

https://tenor.com/view/youre-scared-arent-you-frightened-chicken-are-you-scared-gif-16825958

[formal sonnet]

I actually had to do this on my desktop computer recently. It refused to update to Windows 11 24H2. I was surprised the "Reinstall Now" button actually worked.

[eternal cloak]

Completely unrelated
I love despite the passage of time thanks to tech we can still see interviews from well over 100 years ago

[tall jetty]

https://tenor.com/view/do-it-shia-la-beouf-flame-gif-4445204

[eternal cloak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWPaP5E4d-U

[tall jetty]

an argument is a verbal fight in a fight there is losing and winning and also there is something called surrender boy

[eternal cloak]

Oh boy, you like to argue about literally anything

[tall jetty]

am just bored

[eternal cloak]

Then don't use me as your entertainment

[tall jetty]

every body is sleep and i cant sleep decided to watch something and it isnt available here

[wheat torrent]

I fear reinstall now will fuck something up

[formal sonnet]

While a fair rationalization, that's what backups are for. You do backup your system, right?

[wheat torrent]

my whole system?

no

[midnight wind]

backups? who does that

[wheat torrent]

I need 1tb for backup

[pale flint]

i dont

i dont have anything important to begin with

[south arrow]

Backups of important save game or just things that are harder to get, eeproms, keys whateves. Backups are good

[pearl fossil]

backups are important but they take a lot of space

i do have to backup a lot of stuff i have on my macbook before i sell it

[south arrow]

Think I have my old emerald saved with a bunch of perfect eon timed legendarys somewhere

[pale flint]

i dont really care about game saves

[south arrow]

Family pics, movie rips, whatevers clever anything you find important ❤️

[pale flint]

one thing i told aternos to backup on my drive was deleted

😭🙏

[empty quartz]

@south arrow have you heard of the game half sword?

[south arrow]

Seen vids yeah lmao looks fun xD

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-roundhouse-kick-murder-fall-gif-6805343826912238440

[empty quartz]

Accidentally made my own amazing clip

[south arrow]

The perfect amount of jank, animations and physics

[empty quartz]

Unreal engine 5 in a nutshell

[peak swan]

Guyss
My school (and the entire country) has a no phones in school policy
And like
I just pull out my laptop and teachers don't care
Lol

[south arrow]

Just hanging on by spaghetti code

[peak swan]

Cheating the system by having something too big to put in the usual location phones go into when confiscated

[south arrow]

Adds phone to the pc and voilaaa, but all keks aside dont get in troubles lol but fun times think peeps used to runescape heavily in my day

[formal sonnet]

Schools that have a "no phones in school" policy are punishing those of us who use their phones as tools. Tis a bit maddening. Instead of banning hammers, construction sites should teach people to use their hammers correctly. It's not rocket science.

[south arrow]

Tried to take a front pic on my s21 ultra of my cat sleeping and my phone starts to buzz

Hmmmm almost like a short or maybe the little rotor idk very weird ill reboot and test later

[peak swan]

Yep
But like i don't mind carrying my hp

And it isn't a shitty hp either

[pulsar arch]

got beamng to run on the mac

[peak swan]

It is from 2006 tho

[pulsar arch]

shocking 8 fps

[peak swan]

Original battery works

I'm supposed to calibrate it according to hp whatever software, buut whatever, 2-ish hour battery life is fine

[late maple]

Is this good? $750 for used:
Intel i9-12900K (16 cores, 24 threads)
NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB
64GB DDR5-5200 RAM
4TB total storage (2×2TB HDD)
ASUS PRIME Z690-P WiFi DDR5 motherboard
240mm ARGB liquid cooler
1200W Platinum fully modular PSU

[peak swan]

Actually i might hackintosh it at some point

[peak swan]

Ehem, what

[solar moat]

why slow ram?

[peak swan]

That's good

[solar moat]

why 2 hdd+no ssd

[peak swan]

Possibly they didn't enable xmp

[late maple]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[solar moat]

then its shoud be 4800

[peak swan]

That's a bit weird, but whatever

[late maple]

They bought it as a prebuilt and did their own upgrades

[peak swan]

Idk, maybe some weird oem ram

[late maple]

So no good?

[solar moat]

not the worse price but100% shit with out some changes

[peak swan]

Is it like a dell, hp, or lenovo prebuilt or just standard parts prebuilt?

[solar moat]

uses off the self mobo

[peak swan]

Wow that extra space threw me off

[solar moat]

so its no OEM ewaste

[peak swan]

*shelf

[peak swan]

Oem stuff isn't always bad tbh
Can get a good deal too
Just no upgrade path really

[late maple]

Can’t tell, the case is Corsair

https://www.memoryc.com/34741-corsair-4000d-airflow-tempered-glass-midi-tower-white.html

[peak swan]

Wait, I'm stupid
You just said it's an asus mobo

[solar moat]

🤦

[peak swan]

Welp

Then whoever bought the ram fucked up and got the wrong speed

[late maple]

So the specs are sus

[solar moat]

very baddly configed

like for day to day uses my pc is better

and it cost $200 used 5 years ago

[late maple]

Thanks for the help

[valid laurel]

Trying to buy an rtx 5080 fe off the nvidia website and it won’t let me keeps having a bug pop up

[formal sonnet]

Try a different payment method, or contact your credit card issuer to see if they even see the purchase attempt.

[valid laurel]

I don’t have a credit card

I’m using my normal debit card that has money on it not money I pay later

[plush wren]

same thing applies

[random gyro]

please oh please give me that laptop

[valid laurel]

Gives me same error

Why won’t a money hungry corporation accept me giving them money

[azure latch]

my typec broke..

[formal sonnet]

Likely because your bank / card issuer is protecting you from a potentially unauthorized transaction.

[formal sonnet]

Ooof. RIP USB-C cable.

[peak swan]

No
It's mine
My beloved
Until i get a ThinkPad, I'll daily this

[peak swan]

How
I have never had that happen with type c
Micro usb, yeah, but that can be fixed even after this

[azure latch]

Yeah it feels weird seeing this, i put my iPad on charge last night then woke up and pulling the cable and discovered that

[magic trellis]

Guys please help me, is this a good psu?
https://www.coolermaster.com/en-global/products/v750-gold-v2/

[valid laurel]

I would’ve gotten a notification on my bank app