tech-chat-1

[gaunt spade]

any chinese 10000 mah phones

[rough salmon]

lets do a challenge, who can have the worst cinebench score

[ebon marlin]

I've got a decent Lenovo laptop and a high end Dell Precision laptop with a quadro rtx card but I just use this old Lenovo laptop

[ebon marlin]

Nah since I don't buy chinese rom phones never again

[tall sandal]

Sure

[gaunt spade]

y

[ebon marlin]

Unusable

[rough salmon]

i mean the absolute worse champ

[ebon marlin]

Software so ass that it's basically unusable

[sinful cobalt]

thats easy, im grabbing this and its gonna DNF

[gaunt spade]

why whats wrong with it

[indigo lintel]

cuz china

https://tenor.com/view/trump-china-gif-284632875632280687

[gaunt spade]

i trust china

[ebon marlin]

China tech is lovely

[ebon marlin]

It has bunch of local chinese stuff integrared to it that you cannot get rid of

[gaunt spade]

like what

[tall sandal]

Man life sucks kinda, my dad has this office PC, got a i5 14500 and 32Gb ram and 1TB ssd. I suggested to salvage these and build a new pc. But this is a small form factor PC, if I build a new one we can’t move it

[ebon marlin]

For example the google news feed when you swipe left on your home screen has been replaced by their chinese version of it

[tall sandal]

So parents don’t let me. I’ve always wanted a desktop in my life

[ebon marlin]

Get a job

Third world countries love child labor

[tall sandal]

I have own money, still they won’t let.

[gaunt spade]

pleace censor

[tall sandal]

Cuz of moving issues

[gaunt spade]

thats it?

[tall sandal]

In this office pc it has a very weak GPU, an arc a310 LP

[ebon marlin]

Many more

[gaunt spade]

on some of them u can flash normal os

[tall sandal]

And the PSU is very weak, can’t support anything else

[gaunt spade]

ali take ur magic carpet and fly away

[ebon marlin]

Realme GT 7 Pro that I've got has an unlocked bootloader but you lose access to fingerprint reader and faceid

[tall sandal]

lmao wish I could

I wish I could just press a button and a desktop could teleport where I want to go

Then parents would obviously be totally fine

[gaunt spade]

das stupid

[gaunt spade]

laptop

[tall sandal]

Ye that’s what I’m saying, they only allow laptop. But it was scary to buy a laptop.

Huge fear of assembly defects, which you can’t control. But on a desktop you just buy your own parts.

[gaunt spade]

if u buyng new u get warranty

[ebon marlin]

Also happens on desktops

You're not free from defective products on desktops

[tall sandal]

But you can replace it, get an RMA

[ebon marlin]

Literally same applies to laptops

Goofy

When I said I like your peculiar way of thinking I meant it

[gaunt spade]

https://giphy.com/gifs/slovakia-communism-socialist-XFaeLrHJGjtcmEmzcn

[tall sandal]

Wdym by that?

[ebon marlin]

Ou jea Lenovo Loq which I got for 200€

Found it when scrolling in my gallery

[tall sandal]

This is LOQ essential

[ebon marlin]

Very obtuse

[ebon marlin]

Mhm i5-12450HX Rtx 2050 for 200€

[tall sandal]

Ehh

[ebon marlin]

Also 32gb ddr5 although I sold it before the ram shortage happened

[tall sandal]

Good deal, but GPU is weak. CPU is ok

[ebon marlin]

Rtx 2050 is literally just a rebranded Rtx 3050

They perform the same

So for 200€ it's a killer deal

[gaunt spade]

no way

[tidal geyser]

aint that the other way around

[gaunt spade]

i love loq laptops

[ebon marlin]

Whar

[tall sandal]

Yea I think so too

[gaunt spade]

oh no 2050

[glacial laurel]

Crucial x9 pro 4tb external ssd for 300 bucks good deal?

[ebon marlin]

It's just a rebranded 3050 performs the same as a 3050

[gaunt spade]

whats the best gaming laptop i can get wich wont fry itself

[ebon marlin]

Finland

[tall sandal]

Man that’s a good question

I know a lot about this, I really really care about thermals.

Obsessed with them. So ask me anything

[tall sandal]

Dm me

[tidal geyser]

https://www.lenovo.com/no/no/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-9-series/legion-9i-gen-10-18-inch-intel/len101g0043

[tall sandal]

I can help.

[tidal geyser]

why dm

[tall sandal]

Cuz I want to help

[tidal geyser]

there is ZERO reason to dm

[gaunt spade]

fuh no

[tall sandal]

This is my fav topic, Alr then

[ebon marlin]

To give the worst possible answer without anyone saying anything

[tidal geyser]

why cant it be here

[tall sandal]

I will say, get ASUS ROG Strix

[gaunt spade]

what about lenovo 16

[tall sandal]

G16, it has great thermals.

[ebon marlin]

Just like how I said

[tall sandal]

Get the Strix, it has great thermals

[tidal geyser]

the only way to be less specific would be asking just lenovo or just 16"

[ebon marlin]

Eh it's Asus so it's pretty much the same thing

[tall sandal]

I recommend the Strix

[tidal geyser]

the strix also costs a few arms and legs with HORRIBLE warranty

[tall sandal]

Why is it bad?

[tidal geyser]

i just said

[tall sandal]

They give amazing reviews

[gaunt spade]

gimme a sec

[ebon marlin]

Better off avoiding Asus completely to live a low cortisol life

[tall sandal]

alright well HP omen 16 has great thermals

@gaunt spade but it has horrible build quality.

[ebon marlin]

Your giving insanely bad advice

[tall sandal]

ASUS TUF A16 Ryzen 7 260 has insane thermals also

[ebon marlin]

Not asking any budget

[tall sandal]

It’s so good, if you are on a budget

You can get this model

[ebon marlin]

Budget is like the first step before recommending anything

[tidal geyser]

Hawk Point 🥀

[tall sandal]

Is that bad?

[tidal geyser]

make a post in https://discord.com/channels/375436620578684930/1106613567966429224

[tall sandal]

https://youtu.be/A0Qui0XNn7Q?si=TOdFRUyX1vlcoRbA

This is the review

[ebon marlin]

For laptops you'd want Intel Ultra 200 series or Intel 300 series

[tall sandal]

@gaunt spade can you first tell us your budget

If you want recommendations with good thermals

[ebon marlin]

Ryzen 200 series is just rebranded Ryzen 8000 series

[tall sandal]

Because I don’t see a problem with ASUS TUF

[gaunt spade]

i just want the best thermals for performance

[tall sandal]

I meant to ask you what is the problem with it

[tall sandal]

It is difficult to find on a laptop of course

actually @gaunt spade get the LOQ

I said before I don’t like Lenovo but this js just a superstitious thing, I got a defective legion before.

[gaunt spade]

🥀

weirdo

[tall sandal]

But LOQ runs cool

[ebon marlin]

You're gay

[tall sandal]

Man that’s kinda sus

strange guy

[ebon marlin]

You're a grown ass man don't ypu have a family to take care of

You're in your late 30s

Or 40s

[gaunt spade]

hows the temps on the loq

[tall sandal]

Bro called me a dumbass and how is doing this strange stuff

Saying how ASUS TUF Is bad and all

[tall sandal]

It’s good

The temps are great on the LOQ.

[ebon marlin]

Asus tuf is mediocre at best

[tall sandal]

Why?

I haven’t seen a single negative review on it

Every major reviewer, jarrods tech said it was great

[gaunt spade]

ive heard good things about the a14

[tall sandal]

It’s great

Only thing is the Ryzen 9 8940HX model which I have is known to run on the hot side

[ebon marlin]

For a 14" gaming laptop I'd probably go with Acer instead

[tall sandal]

Because it’s a powerful CPU in only a TUF

[gaunt spade]

i found a nitro with a r9 7940h and 4070 for a good price

nitro an16-41

[tall sandal]

LOQ thermals

It’s great honestly, always been impressed that LOQ is so cool

[gaunt spade]

what about loudness

[tall sandal]

Normal

[gaunt spade]

i hate loud laptops

[tall sandal]

https://youtu.be/xOsnZ1S3rbQ?si=Brb4VAv1jguCsMto

This review is very in depth, everything you can find is here

But I should warn you, the build quality is bad on this laptop.

The hinge is very wobbly, it’s plastic, feels cheap

[ebon marlin]

Loq is Lenovo's budget line

[gaunt spade]

https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-thinking-sus-TMJvSJgWWen0RWVq9C

[ebon marlin]

If you want quality you should get a Legion instead

Legion's also come with a vapor chamber

[gaunt spade]

vapor chamber ?????????🥹🥹🥹🥹

[ebon marlin]

PTM too

[gaunt spade]

sold

no but this nitro i found looks very good it has a 7940h which has a 780m integrated so i can even play with battery unplugged

[tidal geyser]

its why i got one without a dgpu

[ebon marlin]

Solid

[tall sandal]

The thermals are higher on legion 5

But you haven’t told as your budget.

[ebon marlin]

Because Legion 5 gets beefier components

[tall sandal]

If you are on a budget gets the LOQ

[gaunt spade]

only strong one is 8060s

[tidal geyser]

WHAT????

[tall sandal]

But rico

[gaunt spade]

?

[tall sandal]

But don’t be afraid to return if you get abnormal thermals for the model

[tidal geyser]

the fuck is wrong with this

[tall sandal]

Always check reviews, buy from Amazon. From day one test hard, ADIA64 and Cinebench r23, if temps are 5 degrees or more than reviews it’s time to return

[gaunt spade]

1250$ for a legion 8945hx and 5070

[tall sandal]

Because it’s defective. I have experienced this before

[tall sandal]

Good deal, I think it’s worth the money

[gaunt spade]

i dont miss playng games like this

[tall sandal]

But wait, this cpu is known to run hot

It runs hot, @gaunt spade

Ryzen 9 8940HX/8945HX

[tidal geyser]

unsure if lenovo still does it but muh old legion had low temp solder so liked dying

[gaunt spade]

i can read the messages bro

[tidal geyser]

why

[gaunt spade]

low details

i dont play those kinds of games anyway tho

[tidal geyser]

thats low details??

its the high preset

you do know discord has compression?

[tall sandal]

But if you don’t want to worry about thermals just get a desktop

[gaunt spade]

no grass infront doe

[tall sandal]

And get a basic laptop with igpu for tavel

Just game on a desktop, gaming laptops need regular maintenance

[gaunt spade]

8060s too expensive

[tall sandal]

The thermal paste gets dry quick, it eats up thermal paste

[gaunt spade]

and 780m is weak

[tall sandal]

That’s my honest recommendation.

[tidal geyser]

if someone is shopping a laptop they cannot do a desktop a lot of the time

[tidal geyser]

desktops too??

[gaunt spade]

@ebon marlin ur right

[tall sandal]

I know but it’s the case

[gaunt spade]

weird way of thinking

[gaunt spade]

what

[tall sandal]

But I would just recommend the LOQ honestly

[gaunt spade]

no loq is low end

[ebon marlin]

Freaky ass XPS with the webcam on the left bottom corner

[tall sandal]

Get TUF A16 then

[ebon marlin]

I'm going to call you

[tall sandal]

The low end model with Ryzen 7 260 and RTX 5060 has excellent thermals

[gaunt spade]

ryzen 7 260 🥀

[tall sandal]

I bought that model actually a few weeks back, it had amazing thermals. We had to return it as it had a defect in another manner. It’s an isolated issue

[gaunt spade]

i dont support that kind of names

[tall sandal]

Bluetooth and WiFi weren’t working well, and screen kept blacking out. Freezing and blacking out

But otherwise was a great device I just got unlucky for the second time

I’ve got bad omen

Just a bad luck guy

[gaunt spade]

i found a legion witha 3080 and 5900hx

[tall sandal]

But it had excellent thermals.

[tall sandal]

Hmm that’s an old model. I wouldn’t recommend

[gaunt spade]

i dont trust omen

[tall sandal]

I mean I’ve got bad omen.

It’s a saying, please don’t buy hp omen

Unacceptable build quality, it’s bad

[robust hull]

what if its a good omen

[tidal geyser]

make a post in https://discord.com/channels/375436620578684930/1106613567966429224

[tall sandal]

Actually I would recommend TUF

or honestly maybe even Acer predator Helios neo 16

It’s got great thermals, it’s build quality is not so good

TUF has better quality, same with Strix.

If you want very good thermals and excellent build quality just get the Strix g16

[tidal geyser]

these were taken on a 11.6 mm thick 14 inch 258v laptop

[ebon marlin]

Very vacuous yes

Bro the fucking magnets on my pixel fold keep attracting screws to it

Gonna scratch my phone because of that one day

[frail sequoia]

I mean that is a good spot, most people have the laptops at about 100⁰ish screen angle

[tall sandal]

But wait I need to warn you rico

The Strix and predator have Liquid Metal on the CPU

[gaunt spade]

is that with the new arc gpu

[ebon marlin]

Have you used a Huawei Matebook with it's webcam on the keyboard well I have and to have a webcam on the bottom is such a bad idea

[tidal geyser]

2 year old igpu

[tall sandal]

I have heard it’s dangerous. It can leak and destroy the laptop. And over time it can change position and thermals become very bad

[tidal geyser]

but intel has had A LOT of driver improvements

[gaunt spade]

and running arc raiders at high?

[tall sandal]

So it’s a big risk, so much so my mom doesn’t allow

[tidal geyser]

yes

[tall sandal]

She banned me from buying any Liquid Metal laptop.

[gaunt spade]

FPS?

[tidal geyser]

around 50 avg

[tall sandal]

So predator and Strix were off the table.

[gaunt spade]

wow

[tall sandal]

So yeah, mom didn’t allow Ngl

[tidal geyser]

battery life is also from about 6-10hrs+ up to what i do

whitin that time its fully active use

[ebon marlin]

LM is safe when it's preapplied from the factory

[gaunt spade]

is ur igpu better than the 780m

[tidal geyser]

nope

seen plenty been leaked all by itself

but yes most of the leaks are from people opening it

[tidal geyser]

890m

well same wattage

[ebon marlin]

Only leaks ive seen is from people who have applied it themselves

[gaunt spade]

theres 800 series?

[tidal geyser]

yes

[tall sandal]

It can have defects from the factory

[tidal geyser]

been watching tons of repair tubers

[tall sandal]

Like I’ve seen in reviews. It’s risky.

[gaunt spade]

how much better are they

[tall sandal]

We don’t know how it behaves over time.

PTM 7950 is the best

[tidal geyser]

a decent chunk

think its about 20-30%

[gaunt spade]

damn

is that with the 200 series ryzens

or 300 its so fucking confusing

[tidal geyser]

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

[sinful cobalt]

sim cop the 5070ti frieren or fake

[gleaming rose]

raahh

[tidal geyser]

ech0 im big happy with intel igpu but not for linux

[tidal geyser]

like look at this

[gaunt spade]

arc raiders is too slow paced

[ebon marlin]

Real men play Tarkov

Soft little gay soyboys play arc raiders

[tidal geyser]

is there a timelimit in tarkov?

[ebon marlin]

Raid timer? Yes

[tidal geyser]

well its more like your own pace

[tidal geyser]

how long is it?

[ebon marlin]

Each map had varying timers

Has*

[tidal geyser]

every map on arc is 30min but special events can increase it higher

[ebon marlin]

Shortest is 20 mins and longest is like 40mins or 45mins

Yea 2 of the biggest maps have timers of 40 and 45mins

[tidal geyser]

arc is a different game with completely different mechanics, i love it as if you do not moyda people you get matched with others like that so every match for me turns into PvE while being helped by other solos

[ebon marlin]

Weak

I was wondering why this HP laptop wasn't turning on

I was putting 90w of power to the laptop when it can only handle 45w

[kindred halo]

https://youtu.be/WBu7f9uNPwE?si=xJ9EXvB_rmmFLVcF

This is awesome

3060 doing raster, A380 doing upscaling & FG

[ebon marlin]

Or just sell the 3060 and a380 and get a 4070

[frigid blade]

Or a 5070 with mfg

[kindred halo]

I could probably do something similar to this on a new board if I get a 3050 6gb LOL

[ebon marlin]

5070 is more expensive

4070 you can easily find for around 400$

[strange atlas]

would it be possible to fix iphone x front speaker for cheap at home

[frigid blade]

5060 ti? Does that exist?

[strange atlas]

they charge you like 10 times in here

[kindred halo]

Well, they can probably find an A380 for sub 100

[ebon marlin]

Yes

[kindred halo]

If they already own the 3060

[ebon marlin]

Good luck as A380's are very high in demand

[kindred halo]

Yeah

[strange atlas]

will i need more then small screwdriver do you know

[kindred halo]

What
Why

[ebon marlin]

They're all sold out here when they're going for 200€ lol

[frigid blade]

I feel like you can easily find a tutorial by googling

[ebon marlin]

Full Av1 support

Good for media servers

Lp too

[strange atlas]

good idea

[frigid blade]

What modern GPU doesn’t have full AV1 support?

[strange atlas]

rx 580

[ebon marlin]

Yeah but a380 is small, efficient, silent and cheap

[hallow jasper]

RX580 is a 9 year old card

ancient

[kindred halo]

Oh
Fair

[strange atlas]

i know its a joke

they still sell it "brand new" thats the thing

[hallow jasper]

no they don't, not from respectable first party retailers

[tidal geyser]

why not just do 4X MFG on the a380 native

[kindred halo]

That works but less exciting than doing FG/Upscaling on a whole different GPU

[tidal geyser]

sell the 3060 for 300$

[kindred halo]

3060 for $300???????

Who the fuck is buying a $300 3060????

[ebon marlin]

2 gpus for shitty upscaling and shit framegen vs 1 gpu for good upscaling and good framegen

[tidal geyser]

eh bit much looks like its more like 240+ around my area

also 12GB of vram is nice

[kindred halo]

Why're you being logical smh!!!

Anyway seriously I am just sharing the video because I was surprised by that dual setup even being a thing

[ebon marlin]

Saw tht ages ago it's neat but not really useful

[kindred halo]

I am NOT doing MFG/Up on a card running at 4x4 anyway 💔

[strange atlas]

hmm it seems kinda risky to change front speaker on iphone x every dumbass thing glued down and you can easly damage faceid apparently

[kindred halo]

Useful if you already have the cards, but atp just sell, yeah

[ebon marlin]

More logical to just sell

[kindred halo]

Personally I'll just enjoy DLSS 4.5/5 & 2x MFG on a 2080 Ti

[kindred halo]

3060 12GB for.. Let's say.. $250
A380, assuming it'll actually be bought for that price.. $200

[ebon marlin]

Rtx 3060's go for 250€ here Arc A380 easy sell for 100-120€ and Rtx 4070's go for 375-400€ depending on the model

[kindred halo]

That's $450
Enough for a 5060 Ti 8GB, or a used 4070

[ebon marlin]

Used 4070 > 5060ti

[gaunt spade]

ew 5060ti

[kindred halo]

I know, just giving a new option aswell

[ebon marlin]

gay

[kindred halo]

• the 4070 I believe had the DLSS transformer model on launch? So it'll handle newer DLSS fairly easier than the 30 series card?

[ebon marlin]

Yup

Native FP8 support

[gaunt spade]

5060ti will have 6x fg

[strange atlas]

rx 6800xt is the way

[kindred halo]

Yippee

[ebon marlin]

This mf just stares at me everyday while I work

[kindred halo]

Support for it almost got canned if not for the community getting pissed off lmao

[strange atlas]

what does driver support would do

[kindred halo]

What's he pointing at

[ebon marlin]

Himself

[kindred halo]

What if he's pointing at something above you

[gaunt spade]

6800xt my beloved

[tidal geyser]

wht does MFG stand for

[kindred halo]

Allow you to play modern games, patches bugs, security updates..

[kindred halo]

Multi Frame Gen

[ebon marlin]

He's pointing for sex pistols where to shoot

[tidal geyser]

2x is not MFG

[kindred halo]

DLSS 4.5 lets older cards use MFG, right?

[tidal geyser]

one real for one "fake"

[kindred halo]

Oh, what

[ebon marlin]

Dlss 4.5 is usable but not recommend for older cards

[kindred halo]

Then what's 1x FG

[tidal geyser]

multi frame gen means there are multiple frames being generated without a real one

[ebon marlin]

Dlss4.5 requires native FP8 support and only 40 and 50 cards have it so others have to emulate FP8 support

[tidal geyser]

no frame gen

[kindred halo]

Why
The RTX 20s had CNN native, shouldn't be TOO hard

[ebon marlin]

Not FP8 which is required

[kindred halo]

Oh

[tidal geyser]

aka 4x is 3 generated frames

[kindred halo]

Well, only RTX 40 I can buy without going into fantasy territory for my budget capabilities is this one singular used 4060 Ti 8GB for $270

[kindred halo]

I'll probably be okay with the 2080 Ti

It's a super cheap card with enough performance

[tidal geyser]

mmmmm usb-c

ngl i might get the max 2

[strange atlas]

550????

[tidal geyser]

actually super cheap

[exotic cape]

you have the max usbc tho

[tidal geyser]

not usb-c enough

[strange atlas]

surely

[tidal geyser]

i forgot its apple, probs gonna suck massive ass on non apple things

[exotic cape]

oh yea 100%

[tidal geyser]

first thing i wanna get now that i got money is a better robo vac

[exotic cape]

you dont happen to be interested in a flip7?

[tidal geyser]

i am not

[exotic cape]

or a freestyle 2nd gen

[tidal geyser]

i bought a 13r just a few months ago

[tidal geyser]

oh that dumb thing

[tidal geyser]

what robo vac do you have by chance if you got one

[hexed sage]

ai?

[tidal geyser]

wat

[hexed sage]

am i right guys

[exotic cape]

dreame x something ultra i think

[tidal geyser]

think i already know then

[exotic cape]

we gave 7k about a year ago

[tidal geyser]

i aint spending 10k

[hexed sage]

dlss5 am i right guys?

[exotic cape]

https://www.komplett.no/product/1326887/hjem-fritid/stoevsugere-rengjoering/robotstoevsugere/dreame-d20-ultra-robotstoevsuger-hvit?queryid=81b7fe2599b677fe66429217cdd8f67f&sort=None

[hexed sage]

I prefer my games with a side of ai slop

[tidal geyser]

o no wait

[exotic cape]

https://www.komplett.no/product/1307950/hjem-fritid/stoevsugere-rengjoering/robotstoevsugere/dreame-x40-ultra-robotstoevsuger-hvit?queryid=cbde8afcc0fa89ba0f24c22ff5cc5afe&sort=None

[tidal geyser]

either gonna get this or that

[tidal geyser]

xd i was thinking wrong

been looking at the x50

[hexed sage]

spyware slop

[exotic cape]

i would go for dreame

[exotic cape]

bot

[tidal geyser]

any issues you have had with it?

[hexed sage]

its true

[exotic cape]

its gotten stuck once under the couch, but other than that no

[tidal geyser]

i do not even have a couch

paper specs are still telling me the roborock is smarter to go for

[kindred halo]

@ebon marlin WTF
DLSS 4.5 is making performance worse when compared to 4.0 - Atleast from two comparison videos I've seen

[tidal geyser]

yes because its better

[hallow jasper]

On older cards, yes.

[ebon marlin]

Yeah because older cards don't support FP8

[kindred halo]

I didn't expect it to be THAT drastic

[tidal geyser]

should only be 10-20%

[kindred halo]

Upto 10% loss when compared to 4.0

[hallow jasper]

you can simply not use M and L presets for now.

[tidal geyser]

well you are translating it

[kindred halo]

M & L?

[hallow jasper]

default is still K

[ebon marlin]

L is also 4.5?

[kindred halo]

One second I don't remember them

[hexed sage]

jojo in 2 days btw

isnt that crazy

[gaunt spade]

steel ball run

[hallow jasper]

The presets added with "4.5" This whole naming scheme is a disaster.

[hexed sage]

nah jojolion

[ebon marlin]

Jojolion animated next decade

[hexed sage]

true

prediction: Jojolion before GTA6?

[ebon marlin]

Never

I'm close to finishing the Jojolion manga

https://tenor.com/view/gappy-jojo-jjba-jojo-dance-dance-gif-4469072048546647529

[hexed sage]

I cant read manga

[ebon marlin]

Noob

[hexed sage]

I'm too dyslexic for that

[ebon marlin]

It's peak

[hexed sage]

i just finished my nutrition and wellness class that I already did as a freshman 😭

the american school system is so buns

[kindred halo]

Pretty much every preset from J to M will need FP8 emulation for me

[ebon marlin]

Crazy how Araki is most likely going to be dead before Jojolands gets animated

It took like 10 years to finish Jojolion manga lol

[elfin echo]

blew into the intake vent of my laptop with my mouth and got 12°C difference 😭

[kindred halo]

Though..
If I just get a 4060 Ti, I'll probably be able to run fine, even with the 8GB

[elfin echo]

i guess ill hire somebody noe

[hexed sage]

jojolands is probably gonna be mid if it gets animated with araki dead

[ebon marlin]

Yeah

[kindred halo]

I don't remember what preset will run 1440p at 1080p, but the VRAM requirements at 1080p shouldn't really increase even with DLSS, I believe?

[tidal geyser]

why not get a pressurized cooling pad

[hexed sage]

araki let me take your place bro 💔

[kindred halo]

Would that be J or K?

[hallow jasper]

I think you're overthinking all of this greatly. If you enable DLSS and simply use the Quality mode, thats a 1080p render at 1440p native.

Playing with the preview presets in the Nvidia App is basically in beta and must be forced on through the override function. Normal users don't need to touch any of it.

None of that is exposed in game.

Preset K will be used but this isn't told to you anywhere

[ebon marlin]

Today's work steals was weak 2x256gb ssd's and a LP 1650

[kindred halo]

I am a little confused
Enabling specific A-M presets in the NVidia App will override whichever mode I use ingame, I assume?

[hallow jasper]

You should probably wait until you have all this stuff in hand because you're confusing me now

Forget all about this talk of presets and overriding, its unimportant to 99% of people

[kindred halo]

Oh wait not A-M, oops
C & E to L & M, I mean

[hallow jasper]

and without anything to look at and adjust in front of you, you're just confusing yourself

[kindred halo]

Sorry I was just confused by different nomenclature being used for what seems to be the same thing

DLSS Quality, Performance, etc..
Then there's Preset K, M, L?

I am assuming the latter is NVidia app override?

[hallow jasper]

No, those are not related

[kindred halo]

I think it's best I watch a video

Best I don't confuse / bother you more

[gaunt spade]

giv 1650 pliz

[hallow jasper]

Quality / Balanced / Performance /UP are in game scaling modes. Picking the render resolution based on a scaling percentage. We shared an image last night that you saved going over this.

[ebon marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/get-a-job-get-a-job-thug-svenstoffels-white-washed-gif-9524112391504990971

[hallow jasper]

All that is user/gamer visible in game settings and adjustable on the fly.

[kindred halo]

Yeah, those I understand

[hallow jasper]

These presets are not meant to be changed by the majority of users but are exposed for enthusiasts to play in the Nvidia app using the override function. Effectively they determine the underlying computational models used to achieve the upscaling.

[hallow jasper]

ugh, these memes don't stop

[kindred halo]

Oh
Okay that makes more sense

[kindred halo]

By the uninformed, for the uninformed

[wild pendant]

dlss 5 is the future man

[hallow jasper]

The latest two models (Preset L and M) are effectively "beta" right now and at least initially suggested for use with Performance and Ultra Performance scaling.

K is stil lthe current "baseline" model thats used if you don't muck around with overriding anything

[ebon marlin]

I've been using M in Tarkov very good no ghosting

Before with whatever was the latest 4.0 DLSS version there was lots of ghosting and made stuff like scopes unusable

[kindred halo]

I assume M & L cause worse performance compared to earlier transformer presets because they're still in beta, so optimisation for CNN cards hasn't been completely refined yet?

[exotic cape]

that didnt last long.
https://x.com/TheGalox_/status/2033826612949467587

Anthony (@TheGalox_)

Galaxy Z TriFold is being discontinued

Samsung might do one more restock before ending production of the foldable. This comes as the device has not been profitable

I hope once costs start to go down it comes back or a new model is released

X · Mar 17, 2026, 8:43 AM

[ebon marlin]

Samsung said that this will be a one off thing

[hallow jasper]

CNN cards?

[wild pendant]

I kinda feel like they barely demonstrated DLSS 5 in motion and only in stills because it looks pretty nauseating with movement, just something i found off

[tidal geyser]

look what kinda e iv found

i know its a thing that can be used but like who tf does

[kindred halo]

I mean cards that had CNN as native

20 & 30

Rather than 40 & 50 with transformer / FP8

[sinful robin]

people
I want to build a used PC
but are the following prices even worth it:

50 euros for rx 580 8 gb

60-70 euros for
i5-9400f
msi h310m pro-vdh plus
2x 8gb ddr4 3200 mhz cl22
stock-like cheap cooler

[exotic cape]

the washing feature?

or the dock?

[tidal geyser]

the type of e used

aka probs translated by chat gpt

[exotic cape]

its just a wetter æ

[tidal geyser]

60 euros are the 16GB of ram alone

[kindred halo]

@hallow jasper Okay I think I've learned enough to actually know enough of what I am getting into to make a more informed purchasing decision, and operate the card that I will purchase with more expertise in using DLSS & the current Beta presets than before

Thank you

[sinful robin]

so it is worth it?

[kindred halo]

-Oh, small note
If I decide that the 5700 XT is worth selling rather than keeping as a backup card, I'll look into buying a 5060 instead, for seamless FP8 / Transformer II use in presets L, M, and whatever new ones that DLSS 5.5 & 6 will eventually bring

[tidal geyser]

well buy the kit and sell the ram

ofc lookup local prices

[sinful robin]

i've thought of building PCs cheap via the used market and selling them for a higher price tag

[sinful robin]

min. 50€

[rigid fjord]

this whole setup is worth around 150 - 250 usd equivalent

[wild pendant]

I know you gotta go with ddr4 cause of the shortage but if you go with a ddr4 700 series mobo and something like a i3 12100f youd have some kind of an upgrade path

[sinful robin]

i understand that but i think i can buy parts, sell them - repeat this process 'til i can afford getting a nice pc / car

[rigid fjord]

even if he went lower end for am4 there's still an upgrade path possible

[rigid fjord]

ram prices are going to be your main issue here, right next to gpu prices

[wild pendant]

good entry am4 is a bit harder to get but that's also a good option rather than be locked down with the 9th gen

[rigid fjord]

entry on am4 is actually easy to get, but that also means going 2000 series ryzen, which would allow you to choose between a 20% increase with 3000 series or a 40-50% increase with 5000 series ryzen

it becomes more of trying to sell it on after

for $300 equivalent, it used to be a 3600 + rx580 or equivalent build for a while

now you could find a 3600 + rx6600 build for basically the same price point

both with 16gb kit of 3200 cl16

but if you was buying the same kit of ram right now, that's a $100 spend on it's own

if not more

[unique aspen]

grandma broke her sound card

[jovial swan]

Found a pretty good deal on a laptop, i wish i had the money for it. Its epic

[white mirage]

My windows has this White box Random , It goes away on restart but randomly comes back , how to fix this ?

[rigid fjord]

#1027757333117415424

[bronze summit]

Hey rauko

[indigo temple]

should i buy galaxy buds 4 pros for 145€?

[distant frigate]

iPhone 15 Pro currently being replaced

Gonna feel brand new once maximum capacity is back up to 100% from 78%

[jaunty apex]

It'll feel brand new because its brand new

Wild

[wild pendant]

whats this in americanese units

[wild pendant]

i thought that said sound technology OLED, grandma is hearing colors

[kindred halo]

Google
Danish Kroner to USD
9000 Kr
That simple

[twin cape]

I heard billie eilish could do it

[twin cape]

Heh funny name for currency

[strange atlas]

is it okay to run air humidifier with no water

[twin cape]

What's the point then?

[strange atlas]

no like would it hurt my body if i left it open with no water

[ebon marlin]

It won't do anything since it needs water to operate lol

[twin cape]

No it just puts water into air bro

[strange atlas]

yeah just was asking just in case when it runs out will i die or someshit

[strange atlas]

yeah but i can forget about it thats why i asked to be honest

And another question can i run my air humidifier on pc usb port or not

it lets me plug it

[twin cape]

Look at the wattage of the humidifier

See if pc usb supports it

If so it's fine

[strange atlas]

says 7 watt i guess its fine thanks

[grizzled frost]

7w sounds too low

[onyx ingot]

Anyone happen to know a case which can support 4x 3.5 drives and a 34cm gpu?

[grizzled frost]

most mid tower and full tower cases

[onyx ingot]

Most of them on the mid don’t have 4x 3.5 anymore but I guess there should be some full ones still

[grizzled frost]

there’s quite a few that do

[onyx ingot]

Which?

[grizzled frost]

just don’t look at the most recent ones, look at older ones

basically any case that’s more than 5 years old

[onyx ingot]

Older ones yah, sadly I do t see them in stock anymore

[grizzled frost]

just go on PcPP and put in those requirements

[onyx ingot]

I’ll have a look. An option I’ve seen so far is the antec flux pro.

[obtuse yew]

Airpods max 2, the same shit as the first model but with better anc I guess

[strange atlas]

it blows really small kinda makes sense to be honest i wasnt expecting this

[tidal geyser]

arm?

https://github.com/automatic-ripping-machine/automatic-ripping-machine

[onyx ingot]

naw, just NAS + media center + remote workstation

i use it headless via (x)RDP

[rigid fjord]

i would say older than 10 years old a case personally

[rigid fjord]

what mobo format?

[onyx ingot]

atx

[rigid fjord]

you could do this with an matx mobo instead alternatively

though jonsbo and fractal have a few that could do this for modern cases

[onyx ingot]

do they support 34-35cm gpus tho?

[rigid fjord]

jonsbo n5 for example

[rigid fjord]

yes

[onyx ingot]

if so then those do be a possibility,

[rigid fjord]

the fractal node would be an ideal one for example

[hallow jasper]

Define 7 XL

[rigid fjord]

jonsbo n4 = matx case designed for nas builds

jonsbo n5 = atx version of the same case

[onyx ingot]

was looking at them now, it looks like n5 also only support matx?

[rigid fjord]

atx

[hallow jasper]

N5 will do the job but its $265 US.

[rigid fjord]

atx midi cases

[onyx ingot]

Define 7 XL looks to be on a bit of the same price range, tho maybe slightly lower

[hallow jasper]

The ability to house 4x 3.5" drives and a 340mm long GPU at the same time is the sticking point.

[rigid fjord]

i'd pick one that has 6+ internal drive bays for upgradability personally

[hallow jasper]

As many cases require popping out (if you even can) the front drive cage for long GPU's

The N5 gets around this by having a completely unique design

[onyx ingot]

the N5 is quite nice honestly

[hallow jasper]

ya those Jonsbo NAS cases are all pretty neat

[rigid fjord]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QJxTwP/ full on nas case also

[wanton maple]

I like this one

[rigid fjord]

completely true fact there

[onyx ingot]

hmnn cool, was weird. All the stores i looked at here listed it as matx.

Product page even says atx tho.

[rigid fjord]

because it's an atx case at midi height

mid tower cases for atx are basically full height cases for matx

[knotty osprey]

Slightly better ig?

[rigid fjord]

much better, way cleaner

[knotty osprey]

You don't wanna see the cable management xD

[onyx ingot]

Might be a winner then

[knotty osprey]

Ah

I'm no cable management guy

[rigid fjord]

you just got to remember, when it comes to mid towers, due to lower height, you may lose a hdd bay for longer gpu's

[serene pumice]

Rofl, selecting Albania as VPN server actually removed all ads on YouTube in regular Google Chrome without adblock

[wild pendant]

im more of a wireless cable type of guy

[rigid fjord]

not to hard with the way you have it currently tbh

[onyx ingot]

yah i have a r6 or something currently. big block of metal but its either 3 hdds or like 9 but that cuts off the gpu clearance significantly

[serene pumice]

what is wrong with your RAM sticks, why are they green

[knotty osprey]

OEM RAM. It's doesn't have any heatsink

[wild pendant]

the chinese ddr5 i've been hearing about

[pure trellis]

Most likely won't leave china

[rigid fjord]

@knotty osprey if you keep most of it between the blue lines i drew, then it'll be just a couple cable ties for it

[pure trellis]

Oh, PSU at the back

[severe matrix]

is the SAMA G850W reliable?

[knotty osprey]

I'll have to open it up again to connect the fans anyway 💀

[rigid fjord]

well that'll give you the ideal routing for most of the cabling for you

[severe matrix]

so good enough?

[hallow jasper]

dont' have a way to measure reliability without data

but it certaily seems like its quite a few steps up from bomb tier, being A-

[hexed sage]

i just caught a legendary in a quick ball

[dusty egret]

Is there a better card for price to vram then buying two or three 3060 12gb's where would I be better off buying an actual workstation card

[hallow jasper]

hard to really say if thats a good deal without know what you're doing. you can have all the VRAM in the world but if yoiu don't have the compute, what was the point

[distant frigate]

Battery replacement successful

[dusty egret]

Going to be building out an AI server I've got an old 2u that I'm wanting to mess around with local AI to learn with

[rigid fjord]

quick note, if someone asks for a budget psu and are in america, asrock's pro line > msi's a-bn's

the asrocks are a tier b psu, but for their price, a bargain

[rigid fjord]

good but barely better than going for a tier B psu

[dusty egret]

Kind of looking at some of the older Tesla cards and some of their vrams are nice. But my true wish list would be a card that wouldn't break the bank that I could buy a couple of that support sr-iov so I could screw around with that

[nocturne light]

Stupid question. Dropped a clean Q-Tip into Isopropyl trying to give it a quick dip. Is it fine to leave it in there or will it affect the potency of it down the road with cleaning things?

[hallow jasper]

lol

i love this place

its fine but.. just take it out?

[nocturne light]

I don't have a way to get it back in the container cause my dumb self don't have tweezers or a funnel to get it outta there.

[plucky root]

My Hackintosh proposes that i install Tahoe

(on a 14 year old inspiron 15r 5520)

[pulsar root]

What factors in a computer would determine how fast it takes PowerPoint to open:

the time interval being
Right after PowerPoint icon is clicked and the PowerPoint homepage fully loads;

What would minimize this time

[tidal geyser]

Better computer

My rule is just faaaaaasssstttt ram

[pulsar root]

I mean like what components

[tidal geyser]

I already said it

[pulsar root]

So ssd is not related?

Or cpu

[tidal geyser]

It could but the issue is, if you are getting something with super fast ram it will always get a half decent cpu and ssd included anyways

[glacial cliff]

A month and a half later, insurance finally paid out to the total policy limits on my claim! Woooooooo 😄

Now to file the second claim for the second steam radiator pipe rupture a month after the first

[stray portal]

WHY 😭 😢

[hallow jasper]

can we not

[stray portal]

Hes eating them

Why would he do that

[sinful cobalt]

literally just faster computer in general

could literally be cpu related or just grabbing an SSD

[ebon marlin]

I wonder what's up with my bank

I try to do a purchase that's under 1€ it asks for a whole ass bank confirmation

But if I do a 200€ AliExpress order it just doesn't care

Just 1 click and boom -200 from the bank without any confirmations

https://tenor.com/view/hmmmmmmm-hmmmmmm-hmmmm-hm-hmm-gif-2339932555530048784

[hallow jasper]

this is the retailers doing and its pretty common.

[ebon marlin]

zamn it's also 400€ without discounts

Fuck

[stray portal]

Domt buy

[ebon marlin]

Big ass order and I forgot a PSP batteru cover

[hallow jasper]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_hold

[ebon marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/ive-gone-completely-sane-sane-cat-meme-gif-23216190

Every single PSP battery cover is under Choice too oh my god bruh

Choice requires a minimum 10€ order

I scrolled too far and found someone bulk selling 100 pieces PSP battery covers

First seller that isn't covered by Choice aswell

50 covers is 50€ which is fair enougg

BUT A SINGLE COVER

12 BOMBOCLAT EUROS

[elfin echo]

i cant lose a speaker so i got a new one

[tidal geyser]

Some people should not touch electronics

[odd marsh]

do you get hungry and eat the keyboard or smth?

[elfin echo]

yes

[elfin echo]

if it work dont fix it so it work and me bo fix

[gaunt spade]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-whar-whar-what-cat-whar-cat-cat-whar-slow-blink-orange-cat-whar-slow-blink-gif-6291533950402242103

[exotic cape]

What the......

[brave brook]

why oh why is the second x16 (@x4) slot at the bottom of my mobo ? Now i will have to buy a new mobo if i want to add a 2nd card for LLM

[hallow jasper]

I just want to know if there is actually that For those who dare sticker on the battery

[brave brook]

give me a minute

[brave brook]

answer is no

[hallow jasper]

tragic

false advertising!

[brave brook]

MSI does the same, 2nd slot at bottom

and then while TUF has better layout, they have a x16@x1 slot for some reason

and Gigabyte is like "people often figure out the number of electrical lanes by looking at hhow much pins are connected in the PCIe connector - let's solder for x8, even tho they are just x4 and x1" 😄

[tall sandal]

This laptop is on its last legs

You need a new laptop man,

[untold bobcat]

lmao that number isnt true

its just typical aliexpress

[ebon marlin]

I know but I did get a good chunk of that discounted

Mostly through coupons

Around 50€+ in coupons alone

[wispy thunder]

no point having separate slots for x1 and x4, especially since correct me if I'm wrong, the lanes allocated to those slots can range from x1 to x8, depending on what devices are connected to it?

[ebon marlin]

Anyways just half of that order should make me around 1k ou jea

[elfin echo]

the msi gl65 9sd chilling in the other room :

[wispy thunder]

nvm lmao

[elfin echo]

i torture this piece of shit

[wispy thunder]

that's stupid

[brave brook]

not sure what you mean. They are electrically wired to x1 or x4, but they are soldered to look like x8 (they solder pins to the motherboard, but there are no traces conecting those extra data lanes anywhere)

[wispy thunder]

I didn't look closely

you're right they're wired for x1 or x4

[brave brook]

when you look at let's say TUF here #tech-chat-1 message, then you can see how they only have pins for x1 in that second x16 slot

[wispy thunder]

I had a board a while ago that was wired for x8 on all secondary slots but they would be dropped to whatever lanes is available depending on what was connected

[brave brook]

but gigabyte looks like it's x8, but it's not

[wispy thunder]

yah that's goofy lmao

ig it's more aesthetically pleasing? or smth.

[brave brook]

yes, that was normal until like 2020 or so, then it became a highend feature

[elfin echo]

aerflow tuning

it absolutely is shut down currectly btw

[wispy thunder]

odd, but also not my problem anymore ... itx only got a single slot 😄

[dreamy karma]

just got in the replacement cpu cooler for my pc and it’s showing that i need to put a bracket on the underside of the motherboard

if there was a cooling system in the pc previously do i need to still add the bracket?

i really don’t wanna take out the entire motherboard

i previously had the standard alienware 120mm AIO and i’m replacing it with an air cooler

[ebon marlin]

Why would you need to remove the motherboard for

It goes behind the motherboard which you can access from ur cases back panel

[gaunt spade]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bro-gang-son-H5QAxTngiVNXigd4rZ

son is typing

[pure snow]

guys what do i do if i spilt water on my pc, i alr QUICKLY turned it off, took it apart and left the parts to dry

[gaunt spade]

https://giphy.com/gifs/son-im-crine-aaFz1Arg0h5cOwAu2w

[pure snow]

im crine

[kindred halo]

^

[gaunt spade]

we crine

[pure snow]

my pc crine rn

[gaunt spade]

blow wind

[dreamy karma]

well no not really

would there already be a bracket in place if this is replacing a cooler that was already in there?

this is a prebuilt pc

[pure snow]

i need to get a job

[gaunt spade]

please censor that word

[pure snow]

mb for the vulgar language

[kindred halo]

Oh it's a prebuilt
Explains what I am looking at

[kindred halo]

Depends on the cooler if there's a bracket or not

But I am pretty sure you need to switch the bracket eitherway

[dreamy karma]

should i try it without the bracket and see if it fits first

before i go remove the entire motherboard

[ebon marlin]

It needs the bracket

[kindred halo]

No

[ebon marlin]

The bracket literally exists to hold ur cooler

[kindred halo]

Else it won't even mount, or mount but have no proper contact, or both

[dreamy karma]

fuck

so i have to remove the entire motherboard then?

[kindred halo]

Yes

[ebon marlin]

With that case yeah

[dreamy karma]

ffffuuuuuuck

[kindred halo]

Case backplate (or whatever it's called) of doom and despair

[ebon marlin]

This is why we don't buy shitty prebuilts

[dreamy karma]

i was 13 years old when i got this pc give me a break

[ebon marlin]

I wonder if it'll even support the mounting bracket

[kindred halo]

Probably should if it's not some OEM prebuilt like a Dell or whatever

[wheat torrent]

<t:1773828000:R> until

[south arrow]

OwO

[kindred halo]

Until...?

[obtuse yew]

Never would have expected gigabyte support to get back to me so fast

[kindred halo]

0w0

[kindred halo]

What'd you ask

[ebon marlin]

Thought this was for steel ball run 💔

[wheat torrent]

hunt showdown update

[ebon marlin]

Got excited for nothing

[wheat torrent]

https://tenor.com/view/hunt-gif-9253980865539782627

[kindred halo]

Oh

[wheat torrent]

they are bringing back the inferno map

[kindred halo]

Never played, never heard

[ebon marlin]

No AI used 💔

Best shooter lowkey

Tarkov better though

[obtuse yew]

I got a broken aorus board and fixed it but it was missing the m.2 heatsinks, I asked if there was a way to get ahold of them and they responded within a day

[dreamy karma]

it’s an alienware aurora r8

[kindred halo]

Oh huh
Interesting

[kindred halo]

Oh that's cool
It's the Alienware I was planning to buy for a project

[wheat torrent]

https://packaged-media.redd.it/n43rxicjcdsa1/pb/m2-res_480p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&var=sgpssan&v=1&e=1773788400&s=d28b04284534e9d928fad72dcaf757a1f02e0581

[sharp ivy]

that's pretty good

[kindred halo]

Odd to hear its got that sort of chassis

[rigid fjord]

i'm surprised they're not blaming you for something

[kindred halo]

Is your pfp your sona............

[sharp ivy]

Indeed

[kindred halo]

What species

[obtuse yew]

I am too lol, so far it is far better than I expected from them

[dreamy karma]

this is the spot on the board where the old cpu cooler was

so i will 1000% have to remove everything to add the bracket?

like there is zero chance it’ll work if i dont?

[sharp ivy]

Well used to be wolf, but someone drew it as a cat once and that's how it's stayed

[kindred halo]

Wolf turned kttiy.....

[sharp ivy]

mhmm

[kindred halo]

Follow the manual

[dreamy karma]

the pc manual or the cooler manual?

[kindred halo]

Nice x3

[kindred halo]

Cooler

[sharp ivy]

Thx

[rigid fjord]

when it comes to intel, yes, yes you do

[dreamy karma]

do i need to remove the heat sync thats currently on the board ?

[wanton maple]

I cant find my headphones in the windows output settings (wired) can someone help

[ebon marlin]

No alienware = low cortisol

[dreamy karma]

sorry for asking so many questions this is my first time working inside my pc and if i screw anything up im fucked because i literally can’t afford a new one

[rigid fjord]

any alienware = low cortisol

[sharp ivy]

This doesn't look too bad

[ebon marlin]

VAS

Alienware = high cortisol

[sharp ivy]

because there's no air getting to it anyways

[ebon marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/paiva-paivaa-cortisol-effects-reasonable-crashout-cortisol-gif-18374890919777555677

[rigid fjord]

easy to clean tbf

[sharp ivy]

yes but

look at the dust filter

[hallow jasper]

gross

[sharp ivy]

yep

[rigid fjord]

when you remember, alienware = dell

[rigid fjord]

nothing like high pressure air couldn't fix

[hallow jasper]

it appears there is already a bracket in place so if that cant be reused, yes. This will all be explained in pictures in the manual that came with the cooler. If you're lucky, the case has a cutout in the motherboard tray but given it appears to be an alienware, probably not

[sharp ivy]

Ye but my air duster is 10 days away in shipping and I'm using a can of compressed air and Idunno if I'll have enough to do the whole thing lol

[rigid fjord]

tbf, nothing a grinder or dremel couldn't fix

[dreamy karma]

the manual with the cooler has 1 picture and a QR code to access a youtube video…

[hallow jasper]

This is coming out and going under the sick, if its me.

[dreamy karma]

how would i know if i can reuse the bracket or not?

[hallow jasper]

do the standoffs labeled "2" screw into the existing backplate? Did you watch the video?

[dreamy karma]

i’ll watch it now

[hallow jasper]

even then, you can't be sure the existing backplate has the correct z-height

[sharp ivy]

absolutely

[hallow jasper]

so you'll probably want to swap to the included backplate either way

[sharp ivy]

I got ~1/8th of it off before the air got so cold it froze the dust filter

[dreamy karma]

damn alright

[rigid fjord]

was you using "canned" air?

this is what i mean by tier B psu at a bargain btw guilty

[sharp ivy]

ye

wait could I use a vacuum

[ebon marlin]

Zont

[rigid fjord]

that be why, that's whatever chemicals are in with it causing that

[ebon marlin]

Aslong as it's not attached to any electrical components

[sharp ivy]

yes I know

[ebon marlin]

You usually wouldn't want to be using a vacuum on electrical components due to it generating static electricity which will kill it

[sharp ivy]

It's a shame you can't detach the dust filter mesh from the grille

[rigid fjord]

you could as long as the vacuum stays outside the case while using a dry clean paintbrush

[sharp ivy]

I took the entire front fascia off

[sharp ivy]

ah kewl

and I'll ground it before I put it back on

[rigid fjord]

the vacuum basically acts as an active filter, and like a fume extractor all in one

[hallow jasper]

I do all my maintenance cleans with the nozzle of my vacuum and automotive detail brushes. I would rather suck up dust than blow it around. Been at it for 15 years and haven't killed anything yet, just takes some common sense.

[ebon marlin]

https://stupidpenisx.com/i/status/2033955380359799228

allisx86 (@allisx86)

https://t.co/RBwh77I9BQ

vxTwitter / fixvx · Mar 17, 2026, 5:15 PM

[ivory mountain]

my gym had the w11 OOBE on the screen

[sharp ivy]

Ah ok 👍

This is like cigarette dust or sm

idk

[hallow jasper]

yeah for that, i wouldn't call it a maintenance clean lmao

[sharp ivy]

Oh yeah I got this system for free

I am absolutely not complaining

[hallow jasper]

tarry cigarette residue isn't going to really get clean without alcohol or soapy water unfortunately

[sharp ivy]

I mean

Idunno if it's cigarette but the guy I got it from smoked

it's like thick tan/brown dust

[rigid fjord]

that's dust and tar combined

[hallow jasper]

but i've taken AIO rads out and while supporting the pump block, soaked the whole rad in warm water and soap before

[sharp ivy]

Ok I'll take the AIO off now

the AIO is on the top of the case btw

this is the case front dust filter

the AIO pulls in air from the case

[rigid fjord]

i'd definitely dunk it in iso alc if not spray a ton of mr msucle over it once it's out of the case

people who smoke near their pc needs a slap, a hard slap

[ebon marlin]

Lovely

https://stupidpenisx.com/i/status/2033972125107654780

FanlessTech (@FanlessTech)

The first 16TB M.2 SSD is $15,935 https://www.amazon.com/Exascend-Enterprise-Grade-PCIe-Gen4-NVMe/dp/B0FWKDR1JC?th=1&linkCode=ll2&tag=fanle0d-20&linkId=476966622d4cc6c1a375d4ee54873088&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

vxTwitter / fixvx · Mar 17, 2026, 6:21 PM

0⁰C to 70⁰C

Zamn can't have that in Finland

[snow mauve]

anybody ever have any of the Red Magic Phones? they are technically zte and gaming phones.

I have a red magic pro 10 512gb which is a GREAT phone and the additional features are great. problem is verizon does NOT play well with this antenna and will not provision the phone, you have to swap a sim card out of another approved phone and as a result its "sub par"

[snow mauve]

the juice doesnt seem worth the squeeze lol

[rigid fjord]

if you saw what an 8tb nvme drive costs, and them what a 16tb sata ssd already costs, nah

[sharp ivy]

wait what

whoever pasted/repasted this pc

used sunscreen

I'm not kidding

literal sunscreen

[rigid fjord]

there's even a 30tb sata ssd

[knotty osprey]

Oh great my sata m.2 isn't detected by my bottom m.2 slot. I think that slot should support sata but I'm not sure

[knotty osprey]

I mean if it supposed to protect against sun why not also against the heat of a CPU?

[hallow jasper]

Even 30TB Gen5 stuff is cheaper than that. 16TB of flash in a single flimsy M.2 is pretty silly.

[sharp ivy]

true I guess

[rigid fjord]

silly but also size constraint in how the nand chips are applied

[sharp ivy]

I mean idunno why you wouldn't just use thermal paste if you're gonna use a 240mm AIO

[south arrow]

💸

[knotty osprey]

tf do I do I tried 2 SSDs already 💀

[rigid fjord]

the manual for the mobo will tell you

[sharp ivy]

😭

[rigid fjord]

on any ssd over 4tb it definitely is dude

[hallow jasper]

did you already mention what board yo uhave?

[knotty osprey]

B760 GAMING X AX Rev1.2

[rigid fjord]

@south arrowyou should see the price of a 100tb ssd

[median warren]

Need this for the Nas fr

[south arrow]

[hallow jasper]

I don't see SATA support on any of the three slots.

[rigid fjord]

nah, 4x 100tb sata ssd's

[south arrow]

Shenanigan prices im sure

[knotty osprey]

m2m_sb is supposed to support sata but I could be wrong

[south arrow]

I keep hdd backups for anything to crazy 2×28tb and 2×24tb Seagate externals

[hallow jasper]

I'm not sure what thats supposed to mean. I provided you a screenshot from your own manual.

[rigid fjord]

you'd definitely would have to sell a few whole humans to afford each one

[median warren]

Oh yeah true, incase my mum needs more storage (she already stored like 28,000 4k images on it)

She goes outside and like "oh look at the sky", takes 19 pictures

[hallow jasper]

From the specs page.

[knotty osprey]

identifiers for what technology it supports ig?

[hallow jasper]

I'm showing you what the 3 slots support.

[rigid fjord]

@median warren@south arrow

[brave brook]

tweet saus M.2, picture says E1.S. Those are different standards

[south arrow]

Holyyyy, would be curious to see it at work for nueral networks and such, or what applications would put it to full use, probs streaming services

[median warren]

gimme

[rigid fjord]

did you check the price?

[median warren]

dont gimme

[rigid fjord]

it's speed, well, no faster than a hdd

[median warren]

but ill put a down payment on it

[south arrow]

Oh whattt, thats booty I thought it was like gen 5 drives compact for that price or smth

[median warren]

and pay it off over 8 years

[rigid fjord]

nope, also as it's qlc nand due to the capacity

[south arrow]

[ivory mountain]

8 years 😭

[snow mauve]

what i want is 1PB solution under $2500

nvme clearly not the vehicle for that yet 😄

who remembers this article https://www.backblaze.com/blog/petabytes-on-a-budget-how-to-build-cheap-cloud-storage/

this was 09. i think they revamped it. they had to redo their own custom controller

[grizzled frost]

i also want a unicorn

[tall sandal]

Why is my GPU usage so low in CS2? My cpu is pulling so many watts at 72w, playing on turbo mode

[grizzled frost]

potato graphics game

[snow mauve]

what about a unicorn made of storage?

[grizzled frost]

About as likely as a unicorn itself

[tall sandal]

The CPU is pulling power like a lizard man

[grizzled frost]

correct, that’s what happens when a game isn’t gpu limited

[tall sandal]

Yea exactly

[civic sorrel]

Warning: Output file will be resized from 1360 x 768 (1:00 PAR) to 320 x 768 (4.27 PAR) to meet format constraints

[grizzled frost]

That’s a warning message if i’ve ever seen one

[tall sandal]

Thermals quite good for a laptop running such watts I think. Was Around 83-90C, while running around 70w

[civic sorrel]

Very rare also

[grizzled frost]

cool

[tall sandal]

It’s better than most reviews I’ve seen on this laptop of the same model

So quite pleased honestly

money well spent. 1479£

[tidal geyser]

1500 pounds :3

[grizzled frost]

cheapest you can really get a petabyte rn is 20kusd

[tidal geyser]

tape

[snow mauve]

isn't it possible one could be using an onboard video vs gpu in nvidia settings, etc? maybe you aren't even using the gpu

[ivory mountain]

2000usd for that laptop holy shit

[grizzled frost]

“gpu 39%” seems they’re using the gpu

[tall sandal]

Nah it’s really good for the specs

[tidal geyser]

here is my 800$ igpu only laptop

[tall sandal]

Man the thermals are gas on this laptop

[ivory mountain]

Not really ur cpu is peaking at 87c on cs2

[grizzled frost]

i care not about thermals, only performance

[sharp ivy]

I care about thermals and performance

[tall sandal]

It’s better than average for this device

[snow mauve]

that 39% doesnt mean its for his main gpu, although it could just thinking out loud

[tidal geyser]

my thermals are pretty good but the keyboard gets a bit hotter than i want

[tall sandal]

I consider based on reviews, and it’s 72w.

[grizzled frost]

“thermalsl are for people that misunderstand how heat with continuous thermal loads work

[snow mauve]

my attempt at an unicorn made of storage devices. didn't work out BUT i still like this

[grizzled frost]

show me an igpu that can pull 42w

[ivory mountain]

Ewwwww ai

[snow mauve]

yea, it failed LOL

[odd marsh]

technically strix halo

[tidal geyser]

8060s can do what like 80w

[snow mauve]

yep, fair enough lol maybe you're right its just poop game

[tall sandal]

This is what I saw on a Zephyrsus G16 review on YouTube while only pulling 37w, 2 degrees less than mine while pulling 72

[tidal geyser]

890m has a 50w mode

[ivory mountain]

Its also a completely different cpu

[hexed tapir]

Panther lake way cooler

[tall sandal]

It’s a 285H

[tidal geyser]

then the question is size, weight and noise

[snow mauve]

speakin of cpu, at the time i bought an i9-12900k because AT THE TIME the 13 and 14k had real issues. wondering now, is it even worth bumping up? not sure the cost is worth the improvement and 12900k seems fine for me

[tall sandal]

Mine is more powerful, 8940HX

[tidal geyser]

my 140v is already beating a 890m 30w vs 30w

[tall sandal]

Yea mine is noise is not bad, it’s on the louder side but it doesn’t bother me

[odd marsh]

real

https://tenor.com/view/panther-luna-waaah-puma-black-panther-scared-gif-1510541925154317590

[tall sandal]

I watch YouTube on my phone when playing CS2

[tidal geyser]

why not a 2ndry screen

[tall sandal]

My monitor is in an awkward position

[tidal geyser]

wtf

[sharp ivy]

Ok mine's not that bad

[empty quartz]

:3

[snow mauve]

i think you got my monitor 😄 is that the 49 inch?