tech-chat-1

[exotic swan]

[bronze summit]

An S21 Owner wouldn't buy an A57 they would buy an S26 or keep an S25 Ultra

[vale lotus]

I try to avoid that to protect it but need something that can protect it from being damaged when it's dropped and things when it happens

[exotic swan]

What if I'm really poor? 🥀

[gritty panther]

he's a baby. want spoon feeding

[bronze summit]

Either way im a Redmagiv Shill so I can't be bothered with caring

[gritty panther]

https://tenor.com/view/cinnamon-toast-ken-baby-smile-feed-gif-10137625

[grizzled frost]

then they'd keep the phone they have

[exotic swan]

I thought of upgrading to s21 ultra cuz the camera is awesome

I can't think of anything else to upgrade besides that

[steel umbra]

i recommend getting rubber strips to put then inbetween the screen and keyboard part so the laptop doesnt crack from slamming unless your laptop has that managed

[vapid moon]

Managed to put it quite perfectly but I can’t get to close the little built in switch/screw on that heatsink, should I leave it there or try with more force?

[steel umbra]

how much force are you putting on it

[vapid moon]

More than it was before

Because I mean there 2 stacks of thermal pads xd

[steel umbra]

i mean try lil harder

how thick is your ssd?

is it within spec or gigabyte doesn't list it

[vapid moon]

990 pro

[vale lotus]

I haven't heard of rubber strips between a keyboard and screen before

[vapid moon]

Ok I managed to close it a bit more force that was so sketchy

Man first time building a pc is stressful

[steel umbra]

it's usually not an issue but if you say drops the laptop can get damaged by slam

i assume standard enclosures at retail are not enough?

like how bad are the drop theoretically going to be

[vale lotus]

I'm not sure

[vapid moon]

I wonder if there are more things like that, that I could learn if I read this 40 page manual from the manufacture… that was pretty lucky that I stumbled on that part

@steel umbra what do you think

[steel umbra]

actually more dangerous it was when you were screwing and putting in the components than forcing the latch

[vale lotus]

If it is a drop it won't be too high I never go high up in places and I make sure to be careful when carrying it in what I do now I keep it away from most things that could damage it I'm pretty careful with it

[steel umbra]

you can knock some components off like ceramic capacitors or resistors with screwdriver

[steel umbra]

search for enclosures

at retail websites

look up a review on youtube if it exists

or pics from reviews to determine whenever the dampening is enough

[vale lotus]

Some people recommended Hershel and tomtoc

[vapid moon]

@steel umbra the thing is I never ever seen in a video that someone stacks thermal pads so how would I have known that

[errant galleon]

Hello guys so uh heres the thing, I have a 500GB HDD, and its saying That it has no media, I already followed all the tutorials in yt, do you guys think its dead?

[vale lotus]

I've been looking for actual drop tests because not many people seem to do it

[steel umbra]

it's very common when repadding gpus

[errant galleon]

I already tried USB Booting it and still wont work.

[solemn tendon]

She's dead jim

[errant galleon]

But its reading that it has HDD its just saying that it has no media

[solemn tendon]

Does it click when you power it on? Can you hear the heads moving?

[vapid moon]

To stack them?

[errant galleon]

Me? No I dont hear clicking sound when turning it on

[steel umbra]

yes

you have 1mm pads but the gap is 1.7-2mm

so you stack them

[solemn tendon]

Also if you plug it into another system, does it have any files on it? If not, you could also try non destructive scan to see if somehow it got wiped

[errant galleon]

@solemn tendon ok so this HDD is from my HP All in one computer, and the same problem happens when I put it on my laptop

Yes its showing files but not drivers

Only files

[vapid moon]

Interesting

[solemn tendon]

Sounds like boot sector is damaged. I'd rescue the files on it, and then reinstall

[errant galleon]

How to do that though?

Thanks for the help though, im new on computers and don't really know very much, only sum.

[solemn tendon]

Well first I suggest a new hdd for your PC. SSD if you can afford it

[errant galleon]

So uhh, this is Broken I guess?

Its useless now?😅

[solemn tendon]

I mean it still reads as having stuff on it so it's not totally broken, but if a drive suddenly has an issue like that, my personal preference is to replace it unless I know it was my fault it corrupted

[errant galleon]

Yeahh it prob corrupted, Whelp I was planning on making it a coaster for coffee😂

It will still have a purpose lol

[solemn tendon]

If you don't care about the stuff on it sure

[errant galleon]

So the HDD im using on my AIO computer is from my laptop which is not 500gb sad to say

Btw @solemn tendon I have 1 more question

[solemn tendon]

Sure

[errant galleon]

What are the different speed between processor and SSD? I kind of dont get it

[vapid moon]

@steel umbra omg I’m pretty sure I felt a zap when my leg touched the underneath of the pc case, I have only motherboard cpu and ram installed, am I cooked?

[frigid blade]

you mean hdd and ssd?

[errant galleon]

HDD*

[frigid blade]

processor is usually the term for cpu

[deep musk]

hdd and ssd you mean?

[errant galleon]

Yes🥲

Sorry abt that

[deep musk]

depends, ssd are generally much faster than hdd

[solemn tendon]

HDDs are older and cheaper but have moving parts that can fail, and are slower because of how it reads.

SSDs store data on chips and are generally faster, and less prone to like bumping it

But they are more expensive

And capacity is usually lower

[errant galleon]

So im playing Project Zomboid and it kind of lags when switching to chrome and other apps so what do I need to change? PROCESSOR OR HDD TO SSD?

Sorry for caps

[frigid blade]

Usually anything about windows running is slow is from using an HDD as the OS drive

[solemn tendon]

I don't know your specs but I'd say a combo of slower processor, a mechanical drive, and probably not enough RAM

[steel umbra]

you zapped the case

the case is grounded, electricity dissapates, nothing happens in 99.95% cases

[errant galleon]

Oh So I dont need to change the Processor? Just an HDD to SSD?

[frigid blade]

It will most likely seem much faster to load

[solemn tendon]

Yeah SSD will speed it up

[frigid blade]

After that you can figure out if you need to upgrade anything else

[errant galleon]

Gotcha

[solemn tendon]

buuuuut I am thinking that it's probably going to be a SATA SSD

[frigid blade]

which is still fine ^

[solemn tendon]

Yeah but can you still buy em new? I heard Samsung at least was stopping production

[frigid blade]

no need to buy a new one

[errant galleon]

Hmmm I have a M.2 SSD port

Is it better?

[solemn tendon]

Oh then you're fine

[errant galleon]

Wdym?

[vapid moon]

Phew

[frigid blade]

you can buy new sata ssds on amazon anyway

[solemn tendon]

Yeah M.2 SSDs are easy to find. The price on them can be a bit steep though if you want large capacity

[errant galleon]

If I buy a M.2 SSD Do I still have to buy a SSD?

[frigid blade]

that is an ssd

[errant galleon]

😅

[solemn tendon]

Upgrading from an HDD to an SSD is the easiest way to boost performance

[tidal geyser]

*responsiveness

[solemn tendon]

That's the word I was after

work is brain drain

[errant galleon]

I have a sata ssd cord and a M.2 ssd port should I put both for better performance?

Or I dont need the sata ssd anymore?

[solemn tendon]

I'd go m.2

[errant galleon]

Got it

Ima show you guys the pic tomorrow of the back of my Computer just so you guys can judge my soul on what should I do😅

[solemn tendon]

Sure

[errant galleon]

@frigid blade thanks for helping too man

Wow these nvme aint no joke

Their Expensive

Cheapest is 20 dollars

In peso its 1,400-3000

[empty quartz]

Triumph tr-2

Its a tr2

[bronze summit]

Im getting a funky car myself

[random junco]

what size?

[bronze summit]

You want to see?

[errant galleon]

1TB

[random junco]

yo what

1tb for 20 usd

[random junco]

lmao i was gonna say

whos complaining for a 1tb $20 nvme

[empty quartz]

@errant galleon Mxn? Or something else?

[random junco]

those arent legit drives

[errant galleon]

Well yeah😅

[random junco]

well yeah

[errant galleon]

Are they still good though?

[random junco]

no..

[errant galleon]

Lemme see the reviews

[random junco]

speeds and longevity will be so bad

[errant galleon]

Lets not judge yet😂

[random junco]

most of them are gonna be paid off bots 😂

[random junco]

ive seen this a bajillion times

[errant galleon]

True

Wait lemme see

Look

Its not bad, theres some good reviews

[random junco]

whats this meant to prove?

[errant galleon]

Idunno😅

[random junco]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1373116730322456648/1377055386317754543/attachment.gif

[median warren]

Is that 1 stick of ram?

[random junco]

its a bullshit review thats what

[median warren]

I suppose 1 stick of ram isn't that bad

[random junco]

full chinese pc build

[median warren]

But a 2nd one is preferred

[random junco]

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-thinking-monkey-thinking-think-money-gif-9734025314392564509

[errant galleon]

Ey im not involved in this😄

[median warren]

There is performance loss but not as much as you'd think

Like 20%

[random junco]

buy the nvme from a reputable source only if youve got money, theyre on a crazy price hike right now anyways

[errant galleon]

Well, if it costs that much then maybe il just stick to buying a sata SSD🙃

I am currently unemployed😂

[random junco]

probably the best idea

[errant galleon]

Maybe one day I achieve my dream pc like you guys, but for now im stuck with this HP all in one computer thats having a stroke from changing windows😄

[grizzled frost]

https://careers.mcdonalds.com/

[random junco]

bah i spent all my money on a server and im stuck with a gaming laptop lmaoo

sold my gaming pc to fund that too btw 😂

[ivory mountain]

should probably get a job before looking at expensive pc parts though

[ivory mountain]

cant even recommend fast food aint nobody tryna work for minimum wage

[errant galleon]

I know, I was just asking these guys how to make my PC faster

[ivory mountain]

oh alr

[grizzled frost]

mcdonalds pays well above federal minimum wage

[errant galleon]

That dont lag when changing windows

[errant galleon]

Im not in the US🤦🏻‍♂️

[grizzled frost]

running an HDD or SSD for boot

[errant galleon]

Im in the philippines🤦🏻‍♂️

[ivory mountain]

nobody tryna work for $11/hr brodie 😭 glad i dont have to do that anymore

[errant galleon]

Yeah, I have a HDD right now, these guys said to change to SSD

[grizzled frost]

yeah, change to an SSD

[errant galleon]

Will do👌🏻

[random junco]

sata

[grizzled frost]

NVMe*

[random junco]

too pricey and the ones theyre looking at are not legit

[errant galleon]

Can't afford*

[grizzled frost]

get a 256gb one off aliexpress

[random junco]

are the used marketplaces any good in the phillipines orrr

[grizzled frost]

for the love of god don't buy a used SSD

[random junco]

👀

[errant galleon]

Why?

[random junco]

secrets

[grizzled frost]

Hard to tell how long it's actually going to last

[steel umbra]

personally wouldn't feel well abt myself feeding junk food to other ppl

[random junco]

it could have a billion powered on hours and that can affect performance+longevity

well not a billion (clarification)

[sinful cobalt]

thats not the point

[tidal geyser]

wha

[grizzled frost]

wha

[tidal geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/what-are-you-talking-about-huh-what-what-are-you-saying-stirring-gif-17820207

you would rather take a ali ssd over a actual high quality well known maybe even CDI used ssd?

[native path]

Bus app lied but it was in my favor because my bus was allegedly coming in 10 minutes but it actually was already there, and it’s about to start raining heaps 😂

[latent gull]

Dang it would be wild if buses had a set time. Maybe we could publish all those set times in advance. Maybe even do all the days of the week

[steel umbra]

the risk is equivalent

or comparable is a better word

[solemn tendon]

Don't buy an SSD off Aliexpress you'll get a PCB with a 64GB Sd card attached to it

[tidal geyser]

used ssd with cdi is as low of a risk as they come

talking about that just sold my 2TB nvme for 260$ used

[latent gull]

The risk of rain?

[solemn tendon]

If I'm going to be pluging it into my system it's gonna be new lmao

it's preference tho

[sinful cobalt]

im omw to cmpb rn i hope i dont regret not bringing an umbrella

[native path]

Cmpb?

[sinful cobalt]

when google map says theres a 12 min walk from mrt to my destination

[sinful cobalt]

central manpower base for ns checkip

[native path]

Ah

[sinful cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/max-verstappen-f1-formule-1-gif-15087359750872636720

[native path]

Mine is next weds xdxdxd

[sinful cobalt]

o shii

google maps is funi

it does not take 5 minutes to transition EW and DTL at bugis

@native path google says it’ll take 12 mins to walk from hillview to cmpb how fast do you think i can do it

[native path]

I dunno eh I haven’t actually checked

[sinful cobalt]

idk why but my left airpod is 10%

https://tenor.com/view/mclaren-oscar-piastri-lando-norris-lando-oscar-gif-15867334446823119711

[native path]

Maybe charge it idk

[sinful cobalt]

i shouldve put the robin in the bag as a just in case FUH

[mint umbra]

I really dont think its necessary for valve to have registrations for a queue for steam controllers lmao

[native path]

Damocles shit take of the day

[clear canyon]

If its in high demand but low stock, it makes perfect sense to do a queue thats also required to register to sign up for said queue to prevent scalping

[sinful cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/leon-kennedy-eyeballs-looking-binoculars-resident-evil-gif-5218614413222692600

[mint umbra]

Its just a contoller just wait long enough you will get one lol not everyone is in the market for a new controller

[native path]

I’m in the market for a new controller

[clear canyon]

Its a product, it makes sense to do a registration queue

[sinful cobalt]

its a US$99 MSRP being out of stock and scalped by a few peeps it’ll get better with time

[fallow yacht]

sup nerds

[mint umbra]

and was still lmited ti two per account

[clear canyon]

Its the same for Pokémon cards, they are scalped out of the ass

[native path]

Good

[mint umbra]

not like one person is buying 10+

[sinful cobalt]

https://giphy.com/gifs/larp-king-ishowspeed-looks-at-riOXDXKi21xZ02Bg0M

[clear canyon]

Thats good

[clear canyon]

You have not met scalpers

[mint umbra]

it was limitted to 2 per account so

[clear canyon]

Thats a good thing

[mint umbra]

so I dont think scalping was as big of issue as ppl are making it out to be

[clear canyon]

Uh, have you been on the internet the past 15 years?

A very easy example is Pokémon cards

[mint umbra]

pokemon cards there is no limit

[native path]

Wonder what happened to the PS5 when it came out

[clear canyon]

Its scalped like crazy, scalpers are buying everything before normal ppl can get it

A girl got shot and killed recently bc she had valuable cards

Ppl get into fights to get Pokémon card packs

[clear canyon]

Another great example

[mint umbra]

cuz they should have limited 1 per customer

[clear canyon]

Thats why valve has a registration based queue, to prevent a situation like the Pokémon cards

[flat cliff]

Never printed in ABS, besides a I guarantee you less then 20 Mon including leveling print, though I do own a spool. I have this cheap cover that was original meant for a p1s but was $13 and I think helps a little? What does one need to convert my p1p into an ABS printer? My other 2 are an sv08 and soon to be the flash forge tool changer and just stick it on cardboard is gonna look pretty fire hazard especially the larger you get and just be harder.

The bambu one is like $100+ right? Can't I go cheaper? Or no? And does this cover even help at all? I am willing to drill holes in the back, 3D printer the carbon filter adapter and bought the official fan plus have an IKEA air filter mod for room carbon filtering. So fume wise I'm good.

[native path]

I got mine at MSRP directly from Sony on a waiting list

[mint umbra]

I mean I think 2 per customer is good enough

[native path]

Yes that’s what we’ve been saying, “good”

[mint umbra]

for a controller

so I dont think the registration is really necessary

[sinful cobalt]

reasons for me to get a PS5 back then: Gran Turismo 7

reasons for me to get a PS5 now:

[native path]

Well how would youu put a limit on it without registration

[sinful cobalt]

yeah im never getting a PS5 just for gt7

[clear canyon]

Its very necessary, its to prevent account spam to get into the queue

[native path]

PS6 time

[mint umbra]

they limit it by account

[sinful cobalt]

fuk no

[mint umbra]

thats how it was at launch

[native path]

I can’t make multiple accounts?

[mint umbra]

you need recent activity or some forgot the specifics but cant be a freashly made account

[clear canyon]

Ppl make alt accounts, registering prevents that

[clear canyon]

Thats registering

[native path]

So I can’t buy 500 accounts made by a bot from a year ago?

[mint umbra]

mate it was like this day 1

[clear canyon]

What are you arguing

[mint umbra]

not the new shit where they have you regiestered in a queue that they are adding

[clear canyon]

What

[mint umbra]

where they email you when its your next in queue

[clear canyon]

What are you even arguing

[mint umbra]

im just saying the extra shit they adding with the account queue system is unnecessary

[sinful cobalt]

to the ghost behind you

[mint umbra]

when they shit with limitting amount being bought per account is enough

[clear canyon]

Its not, not with scalping getting worse and worse

[native path]

https://www.polygon.com/valve-steam-controller-sold-out-restock-shortage/

Wonder what would’ve happened if the restrictions were less tight

[mint umbra]

mate ppl could only buy one extra controller lmao

[clear canyon]

Scalpers will find ways to get as many as they can

[clear canyon]

What valve did is to fight against it

[mint umbra]

if there stock was so low from ppl buying one extra controller thats on valve from not making enough stock

[native path]

Or maybe they did their best to make sure the controllers are ending up in the hands of humans who want the product, and not a warehouse waiting for someone to pay 2x the price

[exotic cape]

should have the controllers account locked for 1-2 years

[clear canyon]

In a perfect world, yes, registering for a queue is redundant and dumb, but we dont live in a perfect world and ppl will try to buy as many as they can

[native path]

They should’ve made way more controllers because money is infinite

[clear canyon]

Then that prevents any new ppl getting into valves products from getting anything

[exotic cape]

how?

[mint umbra]

I dont think they should be account locked

like what if they are a gift

[clear canyon]

Wait i misread it, i thought you said to prevent any buyers from buying a valve product if their account is less than 2 years of age lol, my bad

[exotic cape]

if controllers were account locked for 1 year scalpers would not be able to scalp as easy

[native path]

First good take from Damocles this century

[clear canyon]

Spam accounts then

[exotic cape]

it cant be resold, if its account locked

[clear canyon]

They can just have a ton of accounts on standby

[native path]

Or at least an entry for the same you want to lock it to upon purchase

[mint umbra]

new stuff they are adding

[native path]

Good

[exotic cape]

so selling steam account and controller?
how would i play my steam games then?

[mint umbra]

I dont think account locking is a good idea

[clear canyon]

Im talking about the scalpers, as a way to get past the 1 year lock down after purchase

[clear canyon]

Its not

[rough salmon]

New requirements rn are needed to buy something on steam before April 2026, and one controller per account

[clear canyon]

Yeah the screen shot was just sent showing it

[rough salmon]

Oooh

I’m glad they’re doing it but scalpers have to ruin it

[mint umbra]

I didnt think there would be so uh hype for a controller lol

[clear canyon]

Yeah, scalpers has gotten really bad this past 10 years

[mint umbra]

guess ppl really love valve

[clear canyon]

Valve is great

[exotic cape]

i think they should be locked to the steam account that purchased it for a period after purchase, then it opens up for eventual resale.

[rough salmon]

Why would they scalp a controller

[mint umbra]

Logan paul started the pokemon mess

[clear canyon]

He hops on bandwagons

[mint umbra]

cuz ppl will pay double the price

[rough salmon]

Because of all this I bet the steam machine will be very strict to even reserve

[clear canyon]

Like how he is doing yugioh

[mint umbra]

hes doing manga now

hes buying rare editions of manga

[clear canyon]

Steam machines will be versatile when steamOS is released

[clear canyon]

Yeah i saw, so scumy

[mint umbra]

Why do ppl keep thinking they will sell steam machine at a loss

[rough salmon]

Some crazy people r gonna go installing windows on the steam machine gng

[mint umbra]

why would you install windows

[rough salmon]

They won’t do it again, cuz steam deck they failed to make profit

[clear canyon]

Nothin wrong with that, i personally wouldn't

[rough salmon]

I’d dual boot windows to play certain games

I’m crazy ik, but I’d mainly use steam os

Most anti cheats don’t work on Linux that’s why I’d have to dual boot

[mint umbra]

its only really a couple these days

like vanguard

[rough salmon]

Do we think gta 6 will work on Linux

[mint umbra]

doubtful

[clear canyon]

Whith compatibility getting better, ill be trying linux some time

[mint umbra]

atleast online I doubt it will

[clear canyon]

Probably not on release

[mint umbra]

rockstar doesnt care much about pc gamers in general

[rough salmon]

Yeah online it def won’t work, but I’m hoping for story mode Linux users can go on it at least

[mint umbra]

as they make most of their money from console players

[rough salmon]

Yeah they get most their sales through console

[mint umbra]

since console players buy the most shark cards

[rough salmon]

PlayStation 5 gives em like 5 mil a week whilst pc is only like 300k a week

Yh console get shark cards whilst pc users mod their money

[mint umbra]

heard over a month console players bought like 20m worth of shark cards , Pc players bought less thant 500k

[rough salmon]

Yeahhh

Personally when gta 6 is out I’ll probably get a few shark cards to head start in online

Then after that no more sharky

[mint umbra]

I bet rockstar will make gta 90 dollars

[rough salmon]

Worth it tbh

I’d buy for £100, all the blood sweat and tears that go into this game

[mint umbra]

well I prob waiting for pc release anyway

so like 2 years after

[clear canyon]

The ceo wanted to charge by the hour

[mint umbra]

took almost 2 years for rdr2 to come to pc

[rough salmon]

That would kill 90% of player base

[rough salmon]

Bros finna be playing gta 6 on YouTube

[spring latch]

I love when my computers BIOS corrupts but not enough to prevent it from booting

im just gonna want to do a reflash somehow cuz the bios setup menu is completely ruined

[sinful cobalt]

am i the only one not excited for gta6 at all

[robust bramble]

So im looking for a modest rig that can play stuff like total warhammer 3 and space engineers

[flat cliff]

?

[sinful cobalt]

9850x3d 5090

[clear canyon]

I had that happen before

[spring latch]

Crypto Mining

[warped saffron]

bizarre question to ask about but I found this like stack of empty networking (i think) cases on a sidewalk

no internal hardware in any of them but is any of this valuable in anyway? in like using it for something else?

[spring latch]

server cases

[warped saffron]

so unless i felt like building servers nothing exciting?

[native path]

Not really, not something I would bring home and put up on marketplace, doesn’t seem worth the time and hassle

You could use them as like storage units

Me personally i’d bring 2 back just to see if I can build a system in it tho

[warped saffron]

dang, i’d be down to try and throw them on marketplace if they were worth a little but the hassle of moving them around was like mehh

[native path]

If you can transport it for free back home and store them while waiting you could make a quick buck but it’s probably really annoying

If you’re desperate enough then sure you could maybe get like $5 a pop if you’re lucky

[warped saffron]

i’ll be honest its like right in front of my house i just didn’t want to pick them up LMAO

[native path]

But that’s if someone’s actually willing to take them off your hands

[native path]

All you gotta do is fill them up with server gear then sell for thousands of dollars no biggie

[warped saffron]

easy money ill be rich

[native path]

More people should do this

[warped saffron]

[carmine yew]

This requires sharing
Cuz, the fuck?

[warped saffron]

i also didnt want to make space in my garage to store them either but i was real tempted to

the tech hoarder in me was thinking about it

[rancid crag]

hi, kind of came here on the basis of an emergency
context: i've lost my phone yesterday, i didn't have location on so right now the idea is trying to see if i can use my phone's ip to dox myself. this email was a verification email for logging into x from my phone a few days ago before i lost my phone. the third set of censored words are a set of ip, does it belong to my phone?

[flat cliff]

What the hell but I mean also I didn't know I wanted that. It funny where you find this?

[carmine yew]

Ltt posted it

[flat cliff]

Where and why?

[carmine yew]

Why is beyond me

I found it on fb

[flat cliff]

You sure official LTT?

[carmine yew]

Ya huh. The check mark is hard to fake

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/186FoaASdX/

[rose sorrel]

temps okay for my 7700x ?

[carmine yew]

Ryzen 7000 will regularly run to 95c unless you go out of your way to prevent it

[rose sorrel]

is 7700X still good in 2026 ?

running a 7700XT with it can it handle like 4090 or 5090 ?

[carmine yew]

What res

[carmine yew]

7700x and xt is a perfectly capable system today still.

Is a 4090/5090 faster? Duh. They're also worth more than your whole pc

[rose sorrel]

7700XT is my gpu

[carmine yew]

Aware

[carmine yew]

What resolution do you game on

[rose sorrel]

1440p

[carmine yew]

You don't really need a 4090+ gpu for that

[rose sorrel]

7700xt handle iracing i want to get into iracing

would a 80 card be worth upgrade ?

[carmine yew]

Idk iracing

[rose sorrel]

me ethier but i woild assume

[carmine yew]

Don't assume shit.

Use youtube, and do some research

Whatever game you're playing there is probably a youtuber who has done a gpu test on it

[empty quartz]

I regret not wearing gloves…

[rose sorrel]

iracinf site says i have recomend specs nto opmital my cpu is little

low

[empty quartz]

Im never getting these smudges off

[carmine yew]

Link?

[empty quartz]

Tried cleaning it with my clean microfibre, and that made it worse 😭

[carmine yew]

The 7700x is 1 gen old, I don't buy that

[rose sorrel]

the 9800x replaced it

im pretty sure

@carmine yew

[carmine yew]

..... holy shit that game is horrid

[rose sorrel]

that is opmtial

[carmine yew]

That's bullshit

[rose sorrel]

2nd is reccomned

[steel umbra]

yeah a lot of surfaces once grease or some compounds seep in you’ll never get them out unless you have specialized equipment

[rose sorrel]

i should be fine the 7700x was replaced witth 9700x im pretty sure

[steel umbra]

ipa can dissolve them but you won’t get it out

[carmine yew]

There's a.... 6/7 year gap between recommend and optimal. That's insane

[rose sorrel]

my cpu is from 22

[steel umbra]

the optimal requirement sounds like you’d expect on some chunky simulator game

[carmine yew]

The recommend is 8th gen intel and 8/9 years old

[rose sorrel]

im going pay my $120 year for iracing and try it

[empty quartz]

also, good news; my headphones finally are back (sent them for RMA awhile ago)

[steel umbra]

which hedfone

[rose sorrel]

is there somthing should upgared ?

[carmine yew]

No

[empty quartz]

hifiman Sundara's

[steel umbra]

wat broke on them

[carmine yew]

Anything that says the latest generation is required is stupid

[empty quartz]

they were doa, but left driver was dead.

[steel umbra]

dam

[rose sorrel]

going to try and soo how it is

[empty quartz]

i pay $220 cad for headphones just for them to be doa 😭

[steel umbra]

9700x is only marginally faster than 7700x so it’s stupid they put it as min requirement for optimal

[rose sorrel]

that optmtail is for 3 montiors tho

i am pretty sure

[steel umbra]

9700x would still only do like 3% faster vs 7700x

[carmine yew]

I'm curious how the recommendation goes from 8700j to 9700x

That a monstrous swing

[rose sorrel]

8 core and 16 theards is enough even in 2026

[carmine yew]

Generally absolutely

[steel umbra]

just numbers

you need to know single core performance or cpu model performance

[carmine yew]

It matters in edge cases but not in most games

[rose sorrel]

thought upgrading to 80 cards or not worth it over my 7700xt ?

[carmine yew]

Ex: Cities Skylines 2 can beat the shit outta 64 threads

[carmine yew]

I wouldn't unless there's a pressing reason

[rose sorrel]

my gpu is form 2023

[carmine yew]

Numbers don't matter

[steel umbra]

the more powerful single core the less the game will beat the shit outta

[rose sorrel]

so its 3 years old now

my only card as 11 gb vram

[carmine yew]

Do you care about reality, or do you just want us to yes man your excuse to upgrade

[steel umbra]

2080 ti?

[rose sorrel]

no just reason up garded

[rose sorrel]

Radeon 7700XT

[steel umbra]

11gb vram?

[carmine yew]

You're arguing reality and keep saying you want to upgrade

[carmine yew]

That's not an 11gb card

[native path]

I should upgrade my 3070ti or a 2080ti

[rose sorrel]

it is

12 gb sorry

[steel umbra]

:hmmm:

[rose sorrel]

https://www.xfxforce.com/shop/xfx-speedster-qick-319-radeon-tm-rx-7700-xt-black-edition

MY Card

[native path]

https://tenor.com/view/orange-cat-void-kidnap-orangecatvoid-gif-24208497

[carmine yew]

Which is fucking plenty

[rose sorrel]

i told my self im not getting new pc for 5-10 years lol

then will build a new again lol

thoughts on 3050 4gb in 2026 LOL

[carmine yew]

You're insane

[rose sorrel]

How ?

[native path]

I should get a 6070 for the memes

[steel umbra]

why not 6090

[rose sorrel]

10 years is insacne ?

[steel umbra]

btw i got a 6900xt nitro+ for €420 no joke by accident

[native path]

I’m broke

Though I am considering the 6080

Haven’t bought a new monitor yet cuz I dunno if I wanna do 1440p or 4k yet

[steel umbra]

also my 3090 became a valuable asset

[carmine yew]

"Should I upgrade?"
-no
"Should I upgrade?"
-no
"Should I upgrade?"
-no
"My part is 3 years old, should I upgrade? "

[steel umbra]

it’s not worth 700 i’m telling you

[native path]

Should I upgrade?

[rose sorrel]

i dont know what to do with my gaming laptop i have

[native path]

Sell it

[carmine yew]

Boof it

[rose sorrel]

i5 12450h
3050 4gb
32gb ddr4
500 gb drive

[steel umbra]

eat laptop

[native path]

Get rid of it and pick up a MacBook

[rose sorrel]

thought about it in apple eco already with phone watch and airpods

neo ?

[carmine yew]

Neo

[steel umbra]

it’ll sell for a fortune with that amount of ram

[rose sorrel]

can neo handle gaming i use my laptop when i go on trips and stuff

[steel umbra]

though beware you’ll have a lot less performance as it uses a phone cpu sku

but you get efficiency (battery life)

[carmine yew]

If you temper your idea of gaming

[native path]

What do you mean by gaming

It can do cookie clicker

[rose sorrel]

like i said i play sim games and old aaa games like farcays atm and stuff like and farming sim

[spring latch]

I love mining crypto knowing I won't make a profit ❤️

[steel umbra]

it can do everything an iphone can do in terms of performance roughly

[carmine yew]

It can do a lot more.
Ltt ran cyberpunk okay-ish

[spring latch]

my calculator can do cookie clicker

[steel umbra]

which simulator games

[native path]

Never seen a calculator buy a grandma before

[steel umbra]

rip electricity

[rose sorrel]

tcg card sim / games like it

farming sim

[spring latch]

Ti nSpire CX

[rose sorrel]

minecraft

[spring latch]

140W and like 1 cent a day at best

[steel umbra]

well you can play some farming sims on a neo but it won’t handle latest releases at medium-high meant for pcs

[spring latch]

unless XNR suddenly booms, my mining is useless lol

[flat cliff]

What are the odds a $6 2 pack for thermometer and humidity sensor is accurate off Amazon? Those are just penny sensors with a case and a supper cheap read out display? Or get something that isn't as cheap as it goes?

[steel umbra]

even if you managed to run that

[rose sorrel]

i miss my old acer i had

i had old apise 5 with 10 gen i5 and 16 gb of ram

[spring latch]

well not xnr I forgot the name

[rose sorrel]

though about spending money and buying deck

[steel umbra]

well, it doesn’t matter even if it blew, as more people would mine it and that would cause you to get less

[spring latch]

XNA

[rose sorrel]

steam deck worth over laptop ?

[steel umbra]

you might lose as most of the smaller cryptos usually die out

[spring latch]

you're right but im mostly doing this for fun

[steel umbra]

i can relate low cap crypto to roblox games i used to play

[spring latch]

right now my GPU will survive it's next size increase up to 3GB which barely fits in my 4GB card

[steel umbra]

as people forget about the crypto, market will adjust and it’ll become cheaper

“cheaper” doesn’t mean cheap

[rose sorrel]

u guys have a fav gpu brand or whats ever cheapest ?

[steel umbra]

well let’s say cheap or expensive doesn’t apply to crypto

[spring latch]

right now the average XNA total mining hashrate is 45GH/s so my GPU makes up ~0.03% of the chain

Im sure 10MH/s is underpreforming for an RX 580 but whatever atp

[steel umbra]

fair

[spring latch]

if i want actual money I'll just get a job 🔥

[steel umbra]

but i warned you that you might lose

also bad for the environment

[rose sorrel]

rocking a XFX card atm

[spring latch]

solar powered home:

[steel umbra]

yes solar power is also bad for the environment, the materials needed to make them and maintenance

but it’s probably less bad

[spring latch]

well what the fuck am I supposed to do

[steel umbra]

probably, hopefully

[spring latch]

I need to reflash my BIOS soon

[carmine yew]

Buch less bad, since the vast majority of the parts can be reprocessed and reuses

[carmine yew]

Y

[spring latch]

it's somewhat corrupt but not in the areas that stop booting

[steel umbra]

well, can be doesn’t mean it always is

solar energy is better depending on when and where it’s sourced, constructed, maintained, etc.

[flat cliff]

?

[carmine yew]

Well there is no reusing coal/gas/oil

[spring latch]

definitely not right so I'm going to eventually

[steel umbra]

if all combustion vehicles were banned on roads, such ban doesn’t take into account vehicles that barely get used for example

solar panels in the arctic circles might not be a good idea

from where are the materials sourced? i mean someone has to mine those resources

and look the mines tend to release toxic waste into the environment

now, if you don’t use the solar panels efficiently you might end up damaging nature more than saving it

[frigid blade]

Child labor

https://tenor.com/view/faster-camp-warden-kyle-broflovski-stan-marsh-eric-cartman-gif-22107323

[steel umbra]

that’s a topic for different time but if you want to solve child labour you need to give them either money or other means like food

banning child labour doesn’t solve the fact they’re starving or not well

only thing i confidently support is recycling

turns out releasing trash into the ocean might be even worse of an idea than illegal landfills

[flat cliff]

?

[steel umbra]

wouldn’t be surprised if they were accurate

issue is with air quality sensors

when they claim like co, co2, pm2.5, pm1.0, etc. but their only sensor is a voc sensor

like 50% or more of air quality sensors that claim these only have a voc sensor, so >50% are a scam

usually the $1-20 ones

[flat cliff]

If I'm buying one of those I'm making dam sure it is accurate I take no chances. Though I am looking at scaling up my 3D printing and am buying a temp/humidity sensor for telling the temp and humidity in a dryer and my DIY enclosure for my p1p. May be wanting to print in some ABS now. (I'm gonna have 3 printers, a tool changer, a big one (sv08) and an ABS one my p1o conversion) so I might just turn the room into print farm. Should maybe get a full air quality meter.

[steel umbra]

also from what i’ve seen even the legit ones tend to be frequently defective or read differently depending on batch

might as well watch out for that

[flat cliff]

If batch to batch your gonna get wildly different results then its not a legit one other then it costs more. A scam (calling it accurate when it not) is a scam no mater how you phrase it.

[steel umbra]

they’re sensitive and complicated devices so

some of the sensors even require self cleaning solutions

there’s a lot that can go wrong

by legit i meant the sensors are there and if you get a good piece they’ll read properly and accurately

defects are common though

unless you can afford to spend quite some buck on properly tested/checked units

[flat cliff]

I mean what are we talking $100? I don't need lab grade or close to it just something to get some sense of how bad I'm making the room when 3 printers be printing 1 of them in a DIY enclosure and a carbon filter but still is ABS and my bigger air purifier for the room that has its own carbon in it. Ideally good enough so I could really feel good about knowing air be fine and when my carbons getting a little saturated.

[steel umbra]

usable ones start at like $30

maybe $20 but haven’t checked

properly tested ones from name brands like $150-300

it all depends though on what you need to measure

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K3-Yvhk0C8o&pp=ygUOZmFrZSBhaXIgbWV0ZXLSBwkJAwsBhyohjO8%3D

check his other reviews/overviews too

[mint umbra]

There is reports of stream controller with faulty track pads

[swift moss]

oddyssey getting some slander lol

[iron glen]

Mario Odyssey or AC Odyssey

[swift moss]

Matt Damon's Odyssey

😂

[iron glen]

Thanks IMDB, i will

[iron glen]

It seems like another "big guy beat up other guy" movie

Idk maybe the acting sucks or smth

[swift moss]

seems a little deppressing the way nolan is portraying

[swift moss]

the actors are AAA list lol

got the avengers basically

[swift moss]

the poem is a little nicer

[iron glen]

Hulk in the movie with shulk or whatever shes called kinda sucks

[swift moss]

??

[iron glen]

I guess im more pissy about the writing than the acting

I liked big angry guy more

[spring latch]

Bruh

[warped plover]

Reminds me of "Its chicken you twat" from gordan ramsey

[flat cliff]

Thanks for the video. I'll prob have to as all the quality ones he tested are not being sold anymore least on Amazon. I tried to find good videos but their all at least a year or more old when I searched on YT and ideally of watch something way more recent.

[vapid ibex]

My iPad 9th gen crashes browsing discord lmao

Rest in piece hermano

[lone ginkgo]

Chat what the heck is the difference between PCIE 4.0 and PCIE 5.0 on a motherboard for the GPU?

[sinful cobalt]

basically no diff for gaming

[formal sonnet]

PCIe 5.0 = 32GT/s speed. PCIe 4.0 = 16GT/s speed. Real-world performance for gaming is negligeable.

[steel umbra]

wdyyym up to 1% is huuuge diferencia

has to be a 5090

[vapid ibex]

I am using pcie 1 my gpu running very very goud

[midnight wind]

Bro is almost running PCI

[proud cosmos]

https://tenor.com/view/setsuna-f-seiei-gundam00-mecha-setsuna-gif-13721576153898144999

[sinful cobalt]

i should buy a pg exia

[proud cosmos]

Yes diffenitely

Gundam 00 is my favourite one

[sinful cobalt]

its hella big, hella expensive and long to build tho

its been 2years since ive done any model kit

[proud cosmos]

https://tenor.com/view/iron-blooded-orphans-gundam-olga-itsuka-止まらないオルガ-gif-10243190

I need this

[sinful cobalt]

i got the amazing barbatos

[proud cosmos]

Cool

[sinful cobalt]

the meijin kawaguchi one

theres one ep on build fighters battlelogue where he did a 1v3, first with a cherudim saga type gbf toying with them

then he sent out a PG exia

[versed shell]

Does anyone have a list of changes and upgrades MacBook pros have received since the M1 Pro generation? Looking for non cpu upgrades

[proud cosmos]

Damn

[brave brook]

wikipedia ? I mean they list all the specs, so all you need to do is compare ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro_(Apple_silicon)

(plus they also have the summaries)

[versed shell]

Unironically very helpful. Thank you. I honestly have forgotten about Wikipedia in recent years but yeah I was looking to see if minor thins have changed like the backlight and to see if I missed other under the hood changes

[formal sonnet]

Apple's comparison site might be helpful. https://www.apple.com/ca/mac/compare/?modelList=MacBook-Air-M5,MacBook-Air-M3,MacBookPro-13-M1

[versed shell]

Thanks also, but this doesn’t have the level of granularity I’m looking for, definitely easier to use though than manually cross checking tables 😂

[brave brook]

except it lists apple level specs. So for example when it was Intel era, Wikipedia listed the exact CPU model. Meanwhile Apple just said "8th gen i7"

[vapid ibex]

https://tenor.com/view/seal-be-sealious-rn-gif-6934578991222876434

[solar moat]

https://tenor.com/vmuu4Phzlxb.gif

[vapid ibex]

https://tenor.com/view/despite-all-my-rage-cute-funny-silly-tongue-sticking-out-gif-7451810187528549455

[granite comet]

Considering how good ebay buyer protection is nowadays, how're these scammers making any money?

[vapid ibex]

wonder what the chances are that it is just an old person selling a tech savvy kids device without knowing how much it goes for

[kindred halo]

Going to pick up my correct laptop :3

[granite comet]

Theres a lot of these listings

All from sellers with no sales history

Based in European countries or australia

0 reviews

[vapid ibex]

hell nawh, btw did u know sellers rate u on ebay? I have a 5 star rating from 36 sellers

[granite comet]

All the descriptions read "used for a video review once then powered off" but with 5-10+ available

[granite comet]

Yeah these guys got no history and no rating

Just perplexing they've gotta be losing money at some point

Maybe theyre opening a fraudulent PayPal or something, "selling" the laptops, shipping a brick, then taking the money out and closing the account before the ebay buyer protection refund kicks in?

[vapid ibex]

theres gotta be a way around it

[void eagle]

Damn that's a good price for the ProArt laptop. Almost too good

S tier displays ASUS make (non gamer), I'm going to get one this year for my sanity

[granite comet]

Definitely too good. Lots of scam tech listings on ebay rn. Way more than usual.

Which makes my search for a new laptop hard

[sage ocean]

is the SAMSUNG 9100 PRO a good SSD?

[vast nexus]

ok tech chat, I've got one for you.

My internet keeps going out for a few seconds every 5 minutes (used a stopwatch to time it, it's 5 minutes exactly)

Does that sound like a hardware issue or an ISP issue?

[sinful cobalt]

do you even need a gen 5

but to answer it, yes, but sn8100 is way better

[stark flicker]

Check it with your smartphone

[vast nexus]

i did

[stark flicker]

Same story? Then isp

[solar moat]

easy check ping your modem

[vast nexus]

i was hoping it was a modem issue

how would one go about pinging their modem

[stark flicker]

Oh yeah I forgot, in my country modem are issued by the isp so modem issue = isp issue

Ping the modem maybe

[solar moat]

open cmd

type "ipconfig"

and the deafalt gateway is the ip of the modem

[charred vector]

hi peeps can i get some help in disabling the RGB in my Gigabyte case? :p

[solar moat]

you can just set it to off or unplug it

[charred vector]

i dunno which one to unplug, because there are usb ports in the front top that i use

[stark flicker]

In the modem web UI you often have stats about internet connectivity, at least I do have it, it tells me when and for how long it's losing internet @vast nexus

[charred vector]

so i dont wanna disable those

[solar moat]

rtfm

[vast nexus]

absolutely nothing in the event logs

[charred vector]

im sorry which one's that? Im running a B450 Motherboard

[stark flicker]

Yeah well just try it until lights go out lol

[solar moat]

read the .... maunal

[charred vector]

oke, sorry for the trouble

thank you

[stark flicker]

Rtfm=read the fucking manual which is a term often used to people that don't read the fucking manual

[vast nexus]

i've been having the internet disconnect for like a second since sunday, only thing in the logs is how many times i've click the reboot button in the browser, it doesnt even log the times i've unplugged it

[stark flicker]

And the "fucking" part is not people being angry, it's just a term used

[charred vector]

i dont have the manual my dad built it for me

[stark flicker]

You can find it on the web with the motherboard name

[charred vector]

any specific/reliable website?

[stark flicker]

The one from the motherboard manufacturer

[charred vector]

okay

[vast nexus]

why do i feel like i shouldnt get 6ms when pinging my modem?

[solar moat]

thats not bad on wifi

[vast nexus]

i'm on ethernet

[stark flicker]

That's insanely high lol

[solar moat]

is the wire going straght from pc to modem

[vast nexus]

its through a router that goes to the modem

[solar moat]

try skiping that

[vast nexus]

the speed isnt my concern, the issue is dropped connections

im just waiting for the ping to find out if it drops or not when pinging the modem, it happens consistently, every 5 minutes

[solar moat]

try with out the router in midel

[vast nexus]

i have two devices running the ping, my desktop on it's mix of router/modem and my laptop wirelessly to the modem itself

huh weird, the laptop got a 70ms when my desktop got a 9ms

[vast nexus]

Huh, just noticed the weird copy job, odd

Anyway, I see pinging the modem has no issues, but I still drop connection to the internet. That drop may not look like much but it takes everything about 8 to 12 seconds to catch up

[quasi moat]

I’m tempted to to go back to stock mount to get a much lower position.

Or should I wait till I get a second proper VESA mountable monitor and get a better mount

[simple palm]

Hello! I would like to see Steam Ingame overlay in a Non-steam game.
I got Hogwarts Legacy via Epic Game Launcher but would like to use Steam overlay for FPS.

I have also added steam_appid in the game folder but ingame overlay still not showing. Also Steam doesn't seems to detect that my game is running.

[stray portal]

Add it to steam if possible

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4B8B-9697-2338-40EC

[frail sequoia]

Since when was cod >900gb

[grizzled frost]

it’s not, hope that helps

[gilded cosmos]

from the xbox game dev update yesterday,

think it's the first mention of AMD NTC and MFG

i'll be stunned if it appears on RDNA4

[grizzled frost]

maybe amd will finally catch up with dlss4

now they just need to work on dlss 4.5, and dlss 5

[sinful cobalt]

announced in 2028 and released in 2030

[gilded cosmos]

also interesting that they call it FSR next, and not FSR diamond.

could diamond be the name for the PC version and next the console version, or have they just scrapped that name entirely

[sinful cobalt]

its actually part of their very competitive inconsistent naming scheme

[kindred halo]

5290 power on hours, R&W is 46759 & 30387GB respectively.. Atleast health is 87%

Pretty okay ig for a used drive

Atleast it has a DRAM Cache, being a PM981 and all

[bold olive]

visa classic, gold, platinum, signature, infinite

brotha i don't know which one has a higher level than the other

atleast I know it with numbers

[simple palm]

Well! Obviously I did that already. The issue comes afterwards when I don't see Steam Overlay when running Non-Steam game. It works perfectly for Steam Games. One thing to notice that after launching non-steam game through steam it said launching and then just after few seconds it shows "lauch" button again instead "running" or "playing"

[vapid moon]

The tubes are a bit stiff am I supposed to use a little bit of force when aligning the water block on the cpu?

[grizzled frost]

you normally don’t shove the tubes behind the AIO

[vapid moon]

I didn’t that’s how it came from the box it’s supposed to be that way to hide it

[deep musk]

Thats a weird ass aio

[covert pulsar]

I had to remove the clip on the tubes for better mobility

[vapid moon]

I think I can align it but I will need to use a little bit of force that’s what I was concerned

[covert pulsar]

Yeah but removing the clip makes the force needed, no longer needed

Because more space to move it

[swift thorn]

it appears to be "cable managed" that way and looks to be part of the AIO design.

[red light]

This is how I upload 8k

[cerulean pier]

Asus laptop,
OLED 3K 120Hz,

Intel I9-13900h,
NVIDIA RTX 3050-6GB,
16GB DDR5 RAM
, 1TB SSD, Pcle 4. Good condition.
is this a good deal?

for 700 dollars

[shell notch]

3050.....
Honestly for the ram alone its a good deal

[deep musk]

An i9-13900h with a 3050???? The fuck is that laptop??

[cerulean pier]

creator laptop it says asus

[red light]

Hey there i can render 8k videos

[deep musk]

@grizzled frost and @kindred halo am i the only one that finds the cpu gpu combo weird?

[red light]

On my android tablet

[grizzled frost]

Laptop specs are weird

[cerulean pier]

yes ur not alone even claude fried my ass

[red light]

8K

[deep musk]

Yes but that’s abismally bad

[grizzled frost]

a raspi5 can render 8k footage, doesn't mean it's gonna do a good job of it

[grizzled frost]

Not uncommon for laptops to even just have an IGPU, no DGPU

basically any machine can render at any resolution, but an underpowered machine will be abysmally slow at higher resolutions

[cerulean pier]

what about this for 750 brand new straight from ASUS's website?
Intel Core i5-13420H / DDR4 16GB / 512GB / 15.6" FHD 144Hz / RTX4050 6GB / Win11

[kindred halo]

It's.. Really odd

3K OLED w/ a 3050 & 13900H?

[cerulean pier]

couldnt they have threw in 3060 instead lol

[kindred halo]

Also AMD Drivers are being silly lmao

[deep musk]

Yeah, I know but a 3 k screen with a chapped out gpu and an amazing cpu is extremely weird to see

[kindred halo]

AMD Software isn't installing, going to do a DDU

The existing drivers were allegedly from July of 2025

[deep musk]

Thats a normal config

[kindred halo]

Yeah much more normal

[deep musk]

(If you install drivers before you install Ryzen master it shits itself so im not surprised you’re having issues)

[kindred halo]

Ryzen Master?

[deep musk]

Amd’s software to overclock

[deep musk]

What’s the model number?

[cerulean pier]

lemme see

[cerulean pier]

not included

[kindred halo]

Never heard of it before, only know of their standard software ("AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition")

[grizzled frost]

cause no one OC's AMD lol

ryzen master = cpu OC
radeon adrenalin = gpu OC

CPU OC largely doesn't make sense on AMD

[deep musk]

I do sometimes for funsies

[sinful cobalt]

only 8K? I can render 16K

[grizzled frost]

only 16k? i can render 32k

[kindred halo]

Installing DDU anyway, just to make sure everything is nice and up to date

[cerulean pier]

Intel Core i7-13620H / DDR5 16GB / 1TB SSD / RTX4050 6GB 16" WUXGA (1920×1200) IPS
first time seeing WUXGA monitor for 1k factory new

[sinful cobalt]

the human eye can only see up to 720p so all of our renders are obsolete

https://tenor.com/view/leon-kennedy-eyeballs-looking-binoculars-resident-evil-gif-5218614413222692600

[latent pasture]

ye bc theyre usually at $600

[deep musk]

That’s fishy, can you send the link?

[red light]

Youtube forgot update resolution feature

[cerulean pier]

it is a used laptop btw

[latent pasture]

nah they do update it but only for premium

higher resolutions get better bitrate

[deep musk]

Yeah, send the link I wanna have a look, I’m curious now

[grizzled frost]

another great day for youtube premium

[cerulean pier]

https://www.olx.uz/d/obyavlenie/asus-laptop-noutbuk-creator-qvj540-i9-13900h-rtx-3050-6gb-ID4bFA0.html?isPreviewActive=0&sliderIndex=5

[latent pasture]

itll never be not funny when laptop makers put 20+core cpus that can chug 200w in thin n light chassis with 1 fan and 15w power limit

[cerulean pier]

i9-13900HX RTX4060 32gb BUT fucking 1 tb only reselling for 900 dollars

[native path]

and 60fps

[deep musk]

@grizzled frost @cerulean pier and @kindred halo it’s a real thing qwq https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-home/everyday-use/asus-creator-laptop-q-q540/techspec/ found the asus page for it

It’s such a fucking weird config

[grizzled frost]

laptop specs are fucking weird

[sinful cobalt]

you mean 24?

https://tenor.com/view/leon-kennedy-eyeballs-looking-binoculars-resident-evil-gif-5218614413222692600

[kindred halo]

;w;
Is it a low wattage 3050? If so, probably just used in place of the UHD 770

[cerulean pier]

yooooooooooooo found a golden deal
i9-13900HX RTX4060 32GB(ddr fucking 5) 1TB 2.5k screen 120hz
for 900 dollars on the dot

[deep musk]

It’s the 6 gb version so it’s max 75 watts on desktops (so even lower on laptop I guess)

[kindred halo]

I'd say maybe 30W then on the lappy?

[deep musk]

Maybe, let me check online

[median warren]

Lappy

[vapid moon]

Is it normal to one side of the screws to be harder to screw than the other on the water block while connected to the cpu?

[median warren]

How much harder

[kindred halo]

Okay so it's allegedly a 65W TDP?

[kindred halo]

Lappyyy!!!! :3

[vapid moon]

I mean I feel like I screwed more on the right side than the left side but still the left side is harder

[median warren]

I mean if you've made sure it's all aligned and everything is at it should be, I'd say it's fine

[deep musk]

The 4gb version? (The 6 gb is allegedly 75w like the desktop version)

[vapid moon]

Left side of the screws harder to screw than the right side

[median warren]

It looks fine to me

The cooler looks aligned as it should be

Not all screws and threads are created equally

[vapid moon]

Well yeah from the outside yes but I’m worried the left side isn’t touching the cpu like in the right side

Cpu

[median warren]

You can just take it off and reattach

It should be okay tho, also just test temps

[craggy jackal]

Why do people put rgb lights in the pc i hate that

[median warren]

If temps are fine, your attachment is fine

[grizzled frost]

just screw it on until the screws stop

[vapid moon]

No no no 😂 that was way too stressful to put in

[thorn escarp]

which one of these is the hdd cable

[median warren]

Then just keep screwing until the screws stop screwing

And then on pc, run a stress test and monitor temps

[grizzled frost]

both, one is just right angle

[median warren]

If temps are good, you're good

[thorn escarp]

uhh why?

[median warren]

Easier cable management and aesthetics

[grizzled frost]

Easier to fit sometimes

[thorn escarp]

huh gotcha

so i need this and the power cable should be in my psu already i think

[grizzled frost]

Mhm

[thorn escarp]

cus its non modular

[stark flicker]

Yes

[deep musk]

Both

[worn willow]

both

[median warren]

Both

[vapid moon]

I can keep screwing but I need to add more force when should I stop screwing, also I don’t use my whole arm but I do use my 5 fingers

[median warren]

Screw in a star pattern, so screw 1 then screw the opposite side to apply even pressure throughout, and stop screwing when it becomes tight

[vapid moon]

Yes that’s what I did

[thorn escarp]

oh.my god the amount of dust in my pc

jeez

[median warren]

You're good then

[median warren]

You could say tung tung tung my god the amount of dust

[vapid moon]

Although I did screw more I think on one side because it was easier 😬

[thorn escarp]

indeed

[median warren]

It's okay

[deep musk]

Do the screws have stoppers?

[vapid moon]

Wdym?

Oh I think they do

[kindred halo]

6GB, although refresh version it seems

Also 136mb for Ryzen Master 😭

[deep musk]

Let me check online for yours, aio screws generally need to be fully screwed in

[vapid moon]

Thank you 🙂

[deep musk]

(Don’t install it for a laptop cpu, it’s generally not worth it)

[kindred halo]

You said that drivers freak out if it's not installed, though?

[deep musk]

Which aio model do you have?

[deep musk]

No, Ryzen master freaks out if drivers are installed before (sorgy for the confusion)

[vapid moon]

Lian li hydroshift 2 LCD-C 360CL

[deep musk]

Thanskies

[kindred halo]

Oh, fair

[thorn escarp]

is it possible my modular psu didnt come with a hdd cable? its an msi mag a650 i think

[median warren]

It did you sent us a picture of the bag with 2

You just need the sata cable after that

[thorn escarp]

those were from the mobo

[median warren]

Do you have these

[thorn escarp]

wait were those power

[median warren]

These are Sata power cables

[thorn escarp]

these?

[median warren]

Aka the ones that power up your hard drive

[grizzled frost]

That is molex, not sata

[median warren]

No that's molex I think

[median warren]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/381193783296917507/1498648214633713734/heart-locket-8f0e116e.gif

[thorn escarp]

the molex is connected to these

[barren nebula]

I'm so lost with laptops and their pricings etc. I'm gonna be traveling for work and I want to buy a laptop that will be able to run light simulator games and handle video editing. Budget would be somewhere around 500 euros. I will get something used. What kind of a pc would you guys recommend or what kind of hardware should I be looking for and what should i be avoiding?

[open rock]

yes

[median warren]

Sata

Those are the correct ones

[open rock]

line up the noch

[kindred halo]

@deep musk AMD being funky like usual
Apparently the Adrenalin Edition Software isn't compatible with my device

[thorn escarp]

why are molex and sata in the same thing anyway? arent molex for rgb

[kindred halo]

Reinstalling it again, also already did a DDU

[median warren]

You can use molex for anything

[kindred halo]

AMD is so lovely yet so silly, what a company

[median warren]

But not the same thing no

[open rock]

molex is just old

[thorn escarp]

and im assuming THAT is where my 2.5 inch hdd will go?

i just gotta pull it out, clean it and put it back in somehow

[median warren]

Get the sata cable plug it into your hard drive, connect the other HDD cable you got with the motherboard and boom bam bim

[kindred halo]

You can put a 2.5in ontop if you want

[median warren]

Yeah

[kindred halo]

Keep the space for a 3.5

[thorn escarp]

there's also these

[thorn escarp]

this is on the back of the mobo

like "underneath" where the cpu is but on the back

[open rock]

is it a hdd or sdd

[deep musk]

It seems like you should screw them in all the way (also, did you spread the thermal paste before installing the water block?)

[thorn escarp]

this thing

[open rock]

okthat hdd so it must be put in properly

[thorn escarp]

these are the slots it has

[open rock]

do u have a sata cabel

[thorn escarp]

these right? they go first?

[open rock]

yes now line up the noches and plug the power can sata cabel in

[thorn escarp]

okay that's done

[thorn escarp]

now i gotta do power

[kindred halo]

Oh btw @deep musk Hru???

[deep musk]

Oki, goody

[deep musk]

Am goody, u?

[kindred halo]

That's great to hear!!!

[median warren]

So much thermal paste

[vapid moon]

Soooo I should keep screwing? 😅

[thorn escarp]

what's this slot on the left for?

[vapid moon]

Really? That came with the aio

[open rock]

ok now just scrwe it into the slot since its a 2.5inch it might not fit

[median warren]

Oh then it's fine

[deep musk]

I make sure you aren’t cross treading, it sounds like you might be doing that

[vapid moon]

What is that? Sounds scary

[median warren]

You have more than enough thermal paste on their so don't worry

[grizzled frost]

unused

[thorn escarp]

but how do i get the cage out??

[grizzled frost]

was this with it fully screwed down or no

[sinful cobalt]

cooler contact spreading as you screw it down>

[open rock]

it will be screwd into the slot

[vapid moon]

I spread it like that

[deep musk]

(The cooler gets slided when installed that’s why you need to spread it before on this aio)

[thorn escarp]

uhhh which one?

[vapid moon]

Yes

[thorn escarp]

is there like a video by ltt on this?

[worn willow]

imma install gentoo

[open rock]

the cage will be screwd into the slot it will probably be on the side or it is a clip thingy

[sinful cobalt]

uh
what

[open rock]

goodluck

[open rock]

gento is hard af

[deep musk]

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/lian-li-hydroshift-2-lcd-c-360tl-aio-liquid-cpu-cooler/4.html

[vapid moon]

But I’m not sure if it touches the cpu when I slide it form right to left

[vapid moon]

There is a mechanism that I need to slide from right to left and only then it’s on it and then I screw

[sinful cobalt]

oh…. thats one weird mounting mechanism

[thorn escarp]

ugh its hard to see

[deep musk]

Yes, very

[grizzled frost]

just slide it on man, follow the instructions for the cooler

[thorn escarp]

lemme try and clean it first

[open rock]

good idea

that is not 2.5 inch slot tho

[thorn escarp]

idk i cant figure it out even after reading the manual

[thorn escarp]

oh its only 3.5?

[open rock]

do u have foam doubel sided tape?

[thorn escarp]

nuuu

[open rock]

3d printer??

[grizzled frost]

their case has 2.5in slots

[open rock]

pu it into the 2.5 slot then

[vapid moon]

I got that part done I was just stuck at the screwing last I’m not sure how much I should screw

[grizzled frost]

until the screw stops

[vapid moon]

What is cross treading

[grizzled frost]

Cross threading, when you misalign the threads

Unscrew the screw until you hear a gentle click, then start screwing

Best way to line up the threads

[thorn escarp]

whereeeee i dont see themmm

also how do i screw them innnn

[vapid moon]

Oh but I’m not sure it’s possible here there was already screws built in on the mounting brackets that came with the aio and I needed to screw the “caps” on top of it

[thorn escarp]

the hdd only has the screws on the side

[grizzled frost]

what's your case again?

[open rock]

send a pic of the back of ur case

[thorn escarp]

deepcool cc360 argb

[vapid moon]

If I put more force into screwing I just have fear that I push the cpu too much with the aio

[grizzled frost]

it is indeed possible to crossthread them

[grizzled frost]

not possible

[vapid moon]

Oh ok

[thorn escarp]

how do i pull the little cage for the hdd out

[vapid moon]

Oh really

[grizzled frost]

Use the screw holes seen here, and screw into the holes shown in the screenshot

[open rock]

just screw it whereever it fits

[thorn escarp]

the second pic you sent, where are these, could you doodle on the image i sent please?

[thorn escarp]

do you mean here? you want me to install it vertically?