technology

[odd juniper]

Ok guys

Enabling csm fixed the issue

Even though the card is UEFI?

[flint grail]

Cursed asus mobo, so it was software issue.

[ashen zodiac]

Not even bios issue? Damn

[odd juniper]

Nah it was bios that prevented it from booting since I had to switch it from UEFI to csm for it to work even though the card is UEFI...
It prob has stricter UEFI requirements. The most annoying part was that the mobo didn't even recognize that anything was in it, which why I thought it wasn't plugged in properly somehow for the longest time

[flint grail]

https://youtube.com/shorts/KSi1O65Ipec?si=5qpU9NbjPWbwUpz-

[hexed citrus]

that's how i turn on my pc

[flint grail]

I sometimes have to turn on cars the same way🤣

Screwdriver to the starter.

[ashen zodiac]

Good ol' bridge the pwr on pins

[ashen zodiac]

fuck it might as well pay an extra 115 for the Idea Tab Pro lol

[odd juniper]

I heared the dimensity processors are a big stepup and should be good for mid-range gaming, it's apparently comparable to a snapdragon 8 gen 1 (which is a 4 year old flagship cpu).
Idk about the batterylife though of these tablets

Just keep in mind the storage is lower

[ashen zodiac]

yea but it has a micro sd slot

Soooooooooooooo thats a plus... i guess...

but yea 128

lol

I wish Xiaomi sold their shit here

[odd juniper]

Don't like the OS of Xiaomi my younger brother has one but the os has some annoying restrictions for like installing 3rd party apps and such

[ashen zodiac]

....damn

[flint grail]

We sometimes throw joke on someone who gets Xiaomi because it convenently rhymes with "I'm sorry" in my language.
What phone did you get?
Xiaomi,Žaomi.

[flint grail]

There are different ways to say something just like in english where polititians use "english premium" it's the same here.

[ashen zodiac]

aight did not notice how much memory hsr and zzz take up lmao.

the 2 alone takes up half that tablet's storage

[glossy patrol]

My Pixel is 128
I find it plenty honestly

[flint grail]

How much do they take?

[flint grail]

Damn you really need more storage but you can get them to sd card right?

[ashen zodiac]

Yeah but won't it be slower lmao

[flint grail]

Yeah to some degree, I think only the loading time will.

[ashen zodiac]

I mean do I really wanna game on a tablet

I guess I can wait for black Friday and see if anything good with a Snapdragon comes out.

[flint grail]

That's right. Al is fine it has tetris graphics but others are problem

Anyone runs any emulators on pc? I had bluestacks a long time ago for a short period of time it was pretty crappy experience.

[ashen zodiac]

For some games I'm just using the Google Play on Windows beta lol

Because work laptop

[native portal]

that isnt memory

memory is ram
thats storage

[flint grail]

@native portal have you cooled off from bucket seats

[native portal]

im broke

[ashen zodiac]

Whatever

Lol

[native portal]

i can plan all i want dont mean i can actually get it

[flint grail]

Lol

[native portal]

maybe once i get a real job and not this bs internship

[flint grail]

Yea I know how you feel

Been saving up for something interesting.

[native portal]

ill probably swap the rest of my interior to black first, aside from the headliner and dash

[flint grail]

I've been messing around that drift car from a while ago and after seeing seats I remembered you.

Btw I might order these coilovers and sway bars soon.

BMW E46 - ThunderLane.eu https://share.google/hnyJq78HI4oCH1bYh

[flint grail]

That's very interesting and unusual swap. But must fast asf.

Some may cry abt it being electric but it have its perks.

[flint grail]

This is what I'm dealing with rn.

[ashen zodiac]

Increased chance to run into crowds.

[flint grail]

Just some normal mustang things

[native portal]

ive thought about getting bc racing coils for mine but its already got the sport package springs

it already sits pretty nice, the rear wheels tuck
idk how good they are though

[flint grail]

So far from reading countless threads and revievs over the past 3 years, I once considered bc racing too, BUT most valid feedback can give guys that drive on Nürburgring. And they mostly preffer KW coilovers. They last longer and are built and tested around that track( its actually a toll road,more like a street than a track).
They are pricier than base BC and lack camber and caster adjustment but make up in comfort and durability.
I once had a chance to drive E60 530d with KW coilovers and It drove better than any car I've driven thus far and even my car rn.

Ofc there are others too but BC ain't half bad either.

[native portal]

kw is like 3-4k

idc about comfort if im getting coilovers

[flint grail]

I exchanged mesages with the guy that makes the coilovers I posted earlier.

For my car the price of coilovers+sway bars+seperate shipping for each is 2400€ which isn't bad considering they are hand built and can be adjusted.

And come with 3 years warranty+can be rebuilt.

[native portal]

thats terrible

i can go out and buy an entire e46 for like 2500-3k

[flint grail]

Yeah that's maybe true for US but here the prices are rising rapidly. Any decent e46 wether it's 320d or 330i which is even worse goes from 4k minimum to 10k.

[native portal]

i cant imagine paying that for one

i paid less than 4k for mine

[flint grail]

And there are crap rusted out ones that come with all the problems you don't want for 2k , maybe 1.5k wihout engine.

[native portal]

ive considered the bilstein and ecs coilovers too but i trust bc the most

[flint grail]

Yeah bilstein and even sachs have coilovers, but I can only tell about stock shocks they both fail in no time some have leaked from the box. But again we could be getting parts that are not quality controlled.

[native portal]

oh i forgot about fortune auto too

[flint grail]

I only seen 335i two time with that price in germany.
One had a water pump failiure and other was in accident missing hood and god know what else in front. And that was 6 years ago.
Now they are also over 10k here.

I heard good things about fortune auto but aren't they also in 1k range?

[native portal]

ah fortune auto got expensive

they used to be like 1200

[flint grail]

What are they even more expensive now?

[native portal]

2k for base spec

[flint grail]

Damn
BC is the way then.

[native portal]

i was gonna get fortune autos for the lexus

that car really aint worth putting money in though

[flint grail]

Hear this out.
I paid for my e46 7 years ago 400 CHF which was at a time less than 400$.

In switzerland.

All cost with customs and registration amounted to 2100€ aproxx.

[native portal]

oh apparently the KW are the same as the ST coilovers theyre just stainless steel

[flint grail]

But after 2 years it became unprofitable to sell it, It just doesn't break down.

It had some rust which was sorted out this year.

[native portal]

saying a bmw doesnt break down would get you laughed out of the room here
ppl are so mean

[flint grail]

You don't get the priveledge to drive the mighty 4 cyl in the US.

[native portal]

"if you want something that doesnt break down you should have bought a good ol american v8"

[flint grail]

With all the 118 hp it has

[native portal]

ive driven an equally slow jetta

[flint grail]

I have one 5.2 mpi from 1998 grand cherokee

[native portal]

it was reliable
thats about all it was good at

[flint grail]

Though it's sitting disassembled.

[native portal]

the cherokee came with a 5.2?

[flint grail]

Yeah there were those and 4.0 also but those were crap and even crappier diesel ones.

It was in this one. Hol up a min.

It had double bilstein shocks so 8 in total.

But my dad swapped in 3.0turbo diesel from mercedes w124.

[flint grail]

I've got some videos also.

We almost fell of 60ft cliff once. Good times

[native portal]

didnt the diesel one have a mercedes engine or was that later on

[flint grail]

I think it did but can't remember was it 2.7 or something.

[native portal]

oh it got a i5 diesel weird...

[flint grail]

Yeah mercedes used to have those.

[native portal]

yeah there was an old e class that had it i think

i was looking at buying

it was a w123 wagon

[flint grail]

Those were indestructible. My dad recently bought one w123 230d limousine.

@native portal Does it sound better than 335i?

[native portal]

no

[flint grail]

🤣

[native portal]

n54 sounds decent stock

[flint grail]

What about getting just rear mufler off 335i.

[native portal]

atleast from the driver seat
my "blow off" diverter valves definitely help

[flint grail]

Yeah blow off sounds heal depression.

[native portal]

what deleting the rear muffler?

[flint grail]

Yeah.

[native portal]

usually sounds pretty bad

unless you do the pe mod

[flint grail]

Wanna hear this?

[native portal]

https://youtu.be/KDHcsdoPl7g?si=Bov0tGhNkKvAH373

still too raspy and deep for my tastes

[flint grail]

Engine from 525e E28

With dual side exhaust.

[flint grail]

Is that single turbo?

[native portal]

no

infact i think i hear the infamous wastegate rattle

[flint grail]

It sounds pretty good then for twin turbo and what happens with all turbo cars that you can't hear well from inside when wastegates start to open under load the exhaust sound get's louder as gasses bypass the turbo. So this might sound much higher pitched when accelerating.

[native portal]

im so scared of the turbos failing

i can get 17T or 19Ts put on when they fail, but id have to pay labor, and get it tuned, hopefully the same shop can do both

[flint grail]

Apart from tuning I can pretty much do anything, even if I never worked on semething I can figure it out. But I'm here and you're there and could even give you instructions on how to remove something and I have data on almost all cars up to 2025. Torque sett, lubricant's cappacity and many more things.
But better to be safe than break something.

[native portal]

i am NOT gonna even ATTEMPT to do the turbos myself

it takes hours in a shop with a lift
ive got a harbor frieght jack and a uneven driveway, not even a garage

https://youtu.be/jWhgKqlTHGY?si=9PqLXXUm9cVmkDhv

do you recognise the guy in the video

[flint grail]

I heard so many beautifull things about harbor freight jacks I wouldn't dare to come under a car with them.

[native portal]

actually it wasnt harbor frieght it was tractory supply

30 bucks for a 2 ton i think

[flint grail]

I see what you mean It needs engine support on top to drop front end and after that it's a walk in a park.

But without a lift you can only cry in misery.

Still easier than audi 4.0 tdi biturbo

[native portal]

doing anything on an audi is an engine out job

[flint grail]

Audi anything other than 1.9 tdi is just overcomplicated.

[flint grail]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFrMXr5gtlC/?igsh=MTFvYXVlM2hpaDlzag==

Instagram

[native portal]

@flint grail finally got the radio and it doesnt work at all

got no instructions

[native portal]

tried to reinstall my factory radio and ac and... nothings holding in the ac now its just kinda loose

im gonna get someone else to look at it this weekend, if that dont work ill return it, even if i get like half my money back ill be happy

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-8421614-android-touchscreen-head-unit-7-screen-with-buttons/

ill suck it up and just buy this one i guess

turner, ecs, and fcp are the most trusted european parts places so surely

it is nearly 4x the price though

[flint grail]

Well that sucks. Maybe if it came with instructions and wiring diagram to check if they mixed up some wires but if it doesn't work it's not at you to fix.

Now when you look at it it's the first one that actually arrived.

It's just the matter of how much money will you get back. Maybe the best thing to do is to just return it and claim it never arrived to you. If you contact the seller and tell them it doesn't work they will probably provide you with instructions and try to help you but in the end it's all so the can avoid refunding.
Electrical parts are tricky to prove they were faulty because they can claim that your car fried it even when your factory radio works.
As for the ac control they have squibs that hold it, I can't say but maybe it's not all the way in or some have fallen out.

[native portal]

the things holding it in had to be shaved down

ive already messaged the seller abput getting a proper manual

i wanna avoid refunding it too because its gonna be a massive pain and probably very expensive

i could just claim it doesnt work with my car

[native portal]

oh boy, my ac controlls fell out like 6 times in a 30 minute drive

at this point i kinda have to commit to an aftermarket solution

[flint grail]

I have crap load of variations of diagrams some of which do not make sense but here is how it looks. And this is of no use if aftermarket unit is wired in some other way. In best case scenario you might need to just swap some wires mainly power and wake up line or ground to make it fire up.

[native portal]

it powers on and works fine it has no audio

im getting a family member to look at it
i was gonna take it to a proper audio shop but even if they can get it working itll probably be $100+ in labor
even if i do the majority of the work for them

[hexed citrus]

mostl likely the wiring harness is an issue

or if it has a CAN box then that

[native portal]

it has a extra thing specifically for CAN

[hexed citrus]

the CAN box needs the correct firmware for your car

if not a lot of shit will not work

[native portal]

its coded to an e9X

[hexed citrus]

and yours is?

[native portal]

atleast according to the label

[native portal]

e92

(x just meant e90-e93)

[hexed citrus]

should(?) work

you may need to tweak the firmware if you have external amp or not and other trim options

[native portal]

it doesnt have the logic 7 or fiber optic audio, all the connectors match too its weird

i think it has an external amp

in the trunk

just the factory one

[hexed citrus]

that would do it

[flint grail]

Yeah definetly has one in trunk and maybe an alpine one since they had them from factory.
And you should have 2 subwoofers under front seats too.

[native portal]

i dont get it though

[flint grail]

CAN box on these can often mess up and keep the unit awake and drain the power.

[native portal]

other people have installed these radios with no issues

[flint grail]

Maybe it's just missmatch in speaker out wires.

[native portal]

its just the standard US model radio too

i dont think there was anything lower than the "professional" system

in the eu they got some really borked spec ones

[flint grail]

I had a while ago e93 320d with alpine sound system from factory but it didn't sound too incredible.

And maybe if you have amp in the back it doesn't communicate with the unit and doesn't want to send power to speakers.

[flint grail]

E90 HIFI Aftermarket Headunit Wiring Diagram - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum https://share.google/t3v0vujsF5daBlCXY

Pin 13 blue/white wire is remote on(wake up) line that switches on amp.

That may be the issue.

The wire must be connected or you can get power from different source that powers on such as lighter that gets power from terminal 30 aka 1st contact switch, second press of the button is ignition (terminal 15). But if you get power from other source you might get some wierd noise coming out of speakers when turning on.

This is also true for every other car that uses aftermarket or universal connectors. Same colors for power ground and wake up line.

[flint grail]

This is so common and yet I didn't remember it in the first place. I don't get to work on most electrical stuff but this is something I known for a long time😑

[native portal]

i am not making a whole wiring harness for this

way above my paygrade i dont understand a thing about wiring

[flint grail]

Nah I'm just curious if that is the thing that prevented it from playing music.
The wiring harness should be already plug and play for your car, but maybe they left out that wire so you can choose what powers it up.

[flint grail]

https://youtube.com/shorts/8JhL-XHteSU?si=m73yv4V9-oNsr2cU

[ashen zodiac]

Awwwwwwww shieeeeet. Best Buy coming in clutch with the 256GB model for $50 less!

[odd juniper]

[flint grail]

Nice

I got this adapter.
Got to test it and see if I screwed up or not.

[ashen zodiac]

Aight. Got the tablet. Now I just gotta figure out how to transfer a shit ton of files

[ashen zodiac]

tries to copy my stuff to micro SD from my phone
"Estimated transfer time: 5 hours"

Aight this is happening overnight lol.

Is there a faster way of transferring files from my phone to my tablet? lmao

[hexed citrus]

no

[rancid nymph]

We are beyond fucked
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(For people who don't get it look up the miku guy who married a hologram of miku and then it "died")

[ashen zodiac]

it comes in a pop can?

[flint grail]

Well I can see how this can be usefull as an assistant.
But this showcase just makes feel sorry for the guy.
It's sad to see but I get why they did it.

[flint grail]

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[odd juniper]

Can't you just use file transfer by connecting both devices via usb?

[glossy patrol]

I bought a Nothing Phone 3a

My Pixel 7 Pro's screen randomly gave out and I really need a decent phone
What's annoying is that I was planning to buy a super fancy phone this November after all the new releases and then turning my Pixel 7 Pro into my work phone, but welp

[ashen zodiac]

Reading I gotta enable it in dev options or something

[hexed citrus]

old, this was made in the past by another dude

[flint grail]

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZC_SWKFD34M?si=NHRLjQrf5Qmb1cxg
Is this true

[native portal]

whoever tf changed the oil last in my car way over tightened the drain plug

so i cant even diy cause i dont have an impact

after i bought all the parts to do it

[shrewd bough]

[flint grail]

Oil filters for bmw always come with new washer. Whoever tightened it probably didn't replace it and tightened it like a gorrila.
When I install new washer as I tighten the bolt there is one point where the washer starts to compress and it will feel easier to turn for a 1/8th of a turn. That's where you stop tightening and it should be around 40-50NM of force. You don't need impact to loose the bolt because it can't be that tight. Otherwise the guy would have stripped the thredad of the oil pan. You just have to place the wrench or the spanner straight and smack it with your palm. That is the easiest way. If you try to loosen it by slowly increasing the pull you gonna find it tough to break the friction, especially when you are lying on the ground.
Some bolts are made hollow in case some mf try's to overtighten it so it snaps before the threads get pulled.

[native portal]

drain plug not filter

i do need an impact, if 3 adult males couldnt get it off

either that or a proper breaker bar, which id still need to get it off the ground more

i maxed out the jack i had just to get underneath it

[flint grail]

I was talking about drain plug.

You get oil drain plug washer inside oil filter box.

It's usually inside plastic bag with o-rings for filter cap.

I just pray the guy didn't put thread locking glue on.

I've seen some crazy shit, even someone put spark plug for drain plug.

[native portal]

well whatever it is i cant get the mf off

[flint grail]

This is a filter for 3.0d n57.
I have a few filters for emergency.

[flint grail]

I have never tried to suck oil from dipstic on n54 engines.
So I cannot tell you that but I had the same problem as you do on volkswagens and I just warm up the engine and suck oil from dipstick pipe.

[native portal]

there is no dipstick

[flint grail]

Not even a tube for it?

There are no dipstics on some audis and mercedeses but they all have dipstick pipes for dealer servicers who have their own dipsticks to check oil.

There are some universal dipsticks that you can buy.
I swear I'm not typing dipstick no more that's enough for today.

[glossy patrol]

Half a day with my Nothing Phone 3a and honestly I fucking love it for the cost

[flint grail]

How much did it cost? I'm curious now in case my phone dies on me I might consider it over samsung.

[glossy patrol]

Twas 280 quid

8/128

[flint grail]

Not bad at all.

[native portal]

nope
i thought all bmws didnt have dipsticks

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOqea7N

i wonder if this would fix my radio

most of the decoder boxes are like $100+

[hexed citrus]

depends, what radio do you have and what harness does it have rn

I would honestly get smth like this instead: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808458366249.html

[native portal]

actually, i dont think itd be that

thats canbus, i meant to look for the fiber optic decoder

i dont think it has it either though

[hexed citrus]

fiber optic? you mean SPDIF?

[native portal]

found it

its this little mf right here

ughhhh a decoder is so expensive though

[flint grail]

Nope only certain gasoline bmw s don't have them every other do.

[native portal]

well n54s dont atleast

theres a guy local who said he'd do it for $20 given parts im tempted to just get him to do it

just tell him to not overtighten ts out of the drainplug

why are these decoders so effin expensive

its just a little plastic box with a chip in it, why does it cost $150

every listing shows these

but mine has the fiber optic cable AND more than 8 speaker wires

[flint grail]

To be fair it's the same price here for oil change with all filters.

[native portal]

the aliexpress seller wont even tell be what fiber optic decoder i need

do i just send the thing back for a refund

[hexed citrus]

because generally they're a reseller so you'll need to reply to the email to get to the manufacturer

[native portal]

you cant reply

[native portal]

okay more research done

the fiber optic decoders are either
A. Proprietary to a specific brand of radio
or
B. Require splicing wires to get power to the decoder

i really dont want to have to splice wires, so im just gonna return this junk

ill buy one with the decoder included, even if it costs more

noone on the internet actually shows how to wire the box in, theres just a cut and then its installed!

[flint grail]

CarPlay Stereo -no sound [Fixed] : r/E90 https://share.google/4jM6gVDVTdN24QuTG
It might be some help

[native portal]

doesnt help

i would have to splice wires which is exactly what i dont want to do

i dont have a seperate canbus decoder either i think its built in

ive got this thing but idk if its the same wiring

i dont know how id even splice into that, because it still needs to go back into the radio

[hexed citrus]

you don't, those CAN decoders are themselves spliced in

[native portal]

im just gonna return it then
i might try to get a eonon one since theyre decoders can just plug straight into the radio without having to splice

like theres a proper connector for it

i emailed ECS and turner motorsports to see if theirs requires the decoder

[native portal]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276763711089

got this one

i quadruple checked i dont have logic 7 i have hifi i checked the amp the speakers, the rear shelf, and the amp itself

eonon is a known brand thats decently trustworthy, and even if i did need the decoder they have one that just plugs straight in without splicing wires

[hexed citrus]

looking at the pictures that one is also spliced in

typical android headunit setup

[native portal]

i meant if i need the decoder box

its supposed to be all pnp

[flint grail]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLG0PWcRlla/?igsh=MWh0aGY0bW92NzFvbg==

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[native portal]

ive got a plan for up to 480ish past that id have to upgrade turbos and idk what else itd need

[native portal]

look what i bought

i suck at aim trainer with a normal mouse even though ive only used them

i might could get decent with this

well the family computer had a trackball when i was growing up

[flint grail]

I remember also having to remove the ball clean the dust off😆

What games you play if need aim trainer, and trust me mouse pad does half the work. My old one was slowing down my mouse making it hard to aim.

[native portal]

slight fitment problem

i think its meant for a CIC car, it does work though and it removes the need for the extra heated seat panel

it took the buttons out and put it in the stock bezel for now

you think i could shave down that one to fit though?

[hollow glade]

Gang, should i put a fork on a socket or toaster?

[hexed citrus]

in the drawer where you found it

[flint grail]

Sure, just don't overdo it. Does it clip in or maybe it can't reach deep enough without shaving. What I mean is it doesn't screw in with bolts?

[native portal]

the buttons themselves clip in

the bezel just mounts to it

[flint grail]

Sure then you can secure it however you want, a litlle grinding won't do any harm.

[native portal]

the clips are on the inside so it wouldnt even affect it

its purely just a size issue

[native portal]

fun stuff

would you believe me if i said it still didnt fit

[native portal]

thats as far as im going untill i get the radio in
i wanna match the angle of it so i left a little too much material on the sides

[native portal]

dhl mighta lost my radio its been "forwarded to third party agent" 4 times in a row

[flint grail]

You realy have no luck bro😔

[native portal]

make that 5

[native portal]

i read somewhere its just a tracking glitch and it does that every time its supposed to update

[flint grail]

That for a glitch it true, I gave up on tracking a long time ago.

[native portal]

well im going somewhere friday i was hoping itd be here by then

[native portal]

well

its here

that box took an awful beating

[odd juniper]

<@&472236072743600148>

[vivid lintel]

/mute 411254015360237589 Scam

[keen pumice]

member must be a mention or valid user id.

[odd juniper]

Pin forgot to clean up

[vivid lintel]

Yeah

I deleted the remaining messages

[odd juniper]

Thanks

[native portal]

IT WORKS

I HAVE A GOOD RADIO FINALLY

[odd juniper]

Damn I thought you were gonna say the scam works

[native portal]

getting this bezel trimmed down is the biggest pita

[native portal]

i might trim the ac panel more its an extremely tight fit and wont go in all the way

[hexed citrus]

looks stock

[native portal]

dont look too closely at the ac panel

[flint grail]

I have seen how they handle the boxes in warehouse first hand. Had to pick up something they wouldn't deliver and caught guys playing soccer with packages. I don't think its any better over there.

And congratulations. I was starting to feel anxious for a moment like how long did you wait for working radio?

[native portal]

my factory one worked*
*(as long as you could see the screen and it didnt get too hot)

its a little staticy over bluetooth but it works fine

cd player works good too, i got some kind of cursed disc with it though

[vestal hazel]

https://better-nothing-glyph-composer.pages.dev/np3

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1161474279884476417/1402842248000835645/Screenrecorder-2025-08-06-22-33-18-766.mp4?ex=68956227&is=689410a7&hm=23d131fd3272bf698507dc8e3e1ed4ac9cd192e32a034611bfa910effc318ba0&

[vestal hazel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1161474279884476417/1402850526445699193/2025-08-06-230412425.mp4?ex=689569dd&is=6894185d&hm=e73c88308ad404d65e1a950d9ea419d5b5b697b157f0318bc8182b1c01e74a3b&

[glossy patrol]

Cursed

I'll stick to my lights

[native portal]

droopy iphone

[ashen zodiac]

I rather have my glyph lights

Dont care much about pixel backscreen

[mental coyote]

I dunno what Pei and his crew were thinkin'. The first Nothing phones stood out. Then, they put that abomination out...

[native portal]

ooh the motorola razrs are getting really cheap

ive already broken two samsungs though i cant imagine its any better

but man is it tempting, especially for sub $100

https://www.ebay.com/itm/277292499181?

like am i missing something here

[glossy patrol]

Anybody here knowledgeable on NICs?

Want to buy a new NIC + Bluetooth to replace my Archer TX50E. It and my on-board have been disappointing me quite a lot. Something tri-band and WiFi 7 as I plan to buy a new router too at some point

[odd juniper]

Why not use a Ethernet cable

[glossy patrol]

Because I can't

[hexed citrus]

that won't help with performance

6GHz doesn't penetrate the walls at all so it'll only work in the same room at best, most wifi modules are also 2x2 so while download speeds may be more consistent with wifi 7, it won't increase them by much, as for latency that will be just as bad as with wifi 6

but if u rlly want to waste money on it, for Intel CPUs there's the Intel BE200 wifi modules and for AMD based systems the Qualcomm QCNCM865 works great

[flint grail]

I can agree on that. I had wifi 6 installed this year by provider and even with good signal the speed is cut off by at least 50% from a single wall, and my room is on 1st floor so 250Mb up and down is reduced to mere 5mb max.

I use cable and have no problems anymore. Even if it's 10m long the speed remains the same and latency too.

Though I understand that if you use laptop and want to move it around the house then cable is less viable option.

[hexed citrus]

that is probably the ISP shitbox having craptastic wireless chipsets in it with no amplifiers

bcz 6 only uses 2.4 and 5 which should still be able to reach 600-800 Mbit

[flint grail]

Yeah it is shit 100%. Can't get anything good around here.

Btw I have another question that you may know something about.
I have found out recently that my back panel audio jacks on motherboard do not emit any sound except for one line in that I can reassign for front speakers.
I have 5 in total. Motherboard is gigabyte aourus elite v2 rev 1.5
They all worked but idk when they failed since I use headset mostly.

B550

[hexed citrus]

well speaker/headphone output only works on 1, which is the speaker rear

the others are output for a subwoofer or center channel, input for mic, and line level in and out

[flint grail]

Yeah it has center/sub,front,line in, line out and mic

[hexed citrus]

you cannot remap those

the line levels you can use if u have a dedicated external amp or AV receiver

[flint grail]

But it works, I can even assign mic as a front speaker but only line in can work as of now.

Just to note that every port recognizes when speakers when I plug it in, I assume something on the board itself is fried.

[flint grail]

There's even instruction on gigabyte site on how to setup 5.1 system on these mobos.

[hexed citrus]

yeah but the line jacks have no amplification what so ever, they also have no filtering so only line level signals should be fed in or out of them

[flint grail]

I did make one mistake I apologise I do have a mini subwoofer that uses extenal power and also powers the speakers.

So yeah only signal is fed to them

[hexed citrus]

that one depending on what input it takes can probably take either line level or a already amplified signal

[flint grail]

Yeah I can only reasign them to the certain outputs so that must be it. Front and center/sub could be amplified but line and mic certainly shouldn't be.

Now that could make sense maybe the amplifier on board for front,center/ sub is at fault.

[hexed citrus]

mic may have amplification for the mic level

since line level in means the mic is already pre-amplified by something else

[flint grail]

I'm thinking about getting audio card but for now I don't need it. The problem is that board have these outputs and the fact that they doesn't work is pissing me off, even if I don't need them 99% of the time.

[hexed citrus]

so what if they don't work

if you get what you want out of it, then why waste money?

[flint grail]

Yeah me porsonally don't mind but, one day I get 5 calls from my brother that knows jack shit about figuring things out asking me why it doesn't work. And me knowing it worked just made situation worse.😅

Knowing the shit store that I bought the mobo from I'm probably not gettng my insurance out.

[crystal sonnet]

rip old GC

you will be missed

[crystal sonnet]

ok now my PC won't post

[odd juniper]

Seems like a GPU issue, maybe pull it out and boot it via mobo igpu?

Or try booting your PC into safe mode and reinstall your graphics drivers

[glossy patrol]

I'm not specifically after 6Ghz and know it's not at all related to my issue, I simply want a NIC and router that do support it and are WiFi 7. There's no point in me upgrading my networking with the exact same stuff

[hexed citrus]

but why

[glossy patrol]

I'm currently trying to figure out where the issue lies, as it impacts video streaming the most

[hexed citrus]

what would moving to wifi 7 give you

[glossy patrol]

Nothing

[hexed citrus]

then why bother

[glossy patrol]

Because why should I not if I'm going to go through the effort of replacing my networking

[hexed citrus]

what are you replacing

[glossy patrol]

I'm fairly sure the issue is with my router but I'm finding it impossible to find out why I am having the issues I am having

[glossy patrol]

An Archer TX50E and BT Smart Hub 2

[hexed citrus]

and what is the issue?

[glossy patrol]

Lower than expected speeds on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz, even on uncongested channels. Random moments of rubber banding despite extremely low ping. Really poor video streaming - I pay for 500Mbps, I'm getting 200Mbps-300Mnps, yet I can buffer on 720p60 video across various streaming services on both my mobile and desktop (this is the main issue)

[hexed citrus]

well a dedicated wireless access point would help

but not fix the inherent packet loss and instability

[glossy patrol]

This is why I want to replace my modem/router, because at this point it's the common denominator and I'm unsure on what else it could be

[hexed citrus]

I would say change one variable at a time

also if possible try to use ethernet to test the wired, see if the issue is not coming from smth else

[glossy patrol]

To my knowledge, the BT Smart Hub 2 is both a modem and router, so I'd need a new unit that is also both

also if possible try to use ethernet to test the wired, see if the issue is not coming from smth else
I could, though what sucks more is that it's quite random. I mainly watch YouTube and stuff at night, some nights no buffering at all, other nights I've got to bump it down to 480p to not buffer every minute

[hexed citrus]

just try it on wired to see if it happens at all on wired

bcz if it does then that would change things

[glossy patrol]

Next time it happens, I will

[hexed citrus]

it the issue persists then it could be from the smart hub itself

in that case if ur ISP gave it to u then call them up and complain

[glossy patrol]

It's a bit awkward as we originally bought a BT contract through EE and so got a BT router from them, but then we moved to an EE contact, keeping the BT router
EE and BT are two ISPs, but BT like works through EE

Can't even access some settings of the BT router as they require a BT account which we lost when we moved contract and provider

[native portal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu8PApQJ7VA

actual competition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4XPYVgQRKM

if these come with warranties thats extremely tempting

the razr still might be the best option

[flint grail]

Did you by any chance try to enable secure boot because bf6 won't start up?

I dodged a bullet right now.

[hexed citrus]

well you need secureboot and TPM for win11 which is what is recommended for bf6

[flint grail]

I searched for secure boot in bios but I'll need to watch some tutorial for gigabyte mobo bios. Couldn't find it and EA video featured some completly different bios using intel chipset.

Tbh didn't even try to look for now, it's getting late here and there's always tommorow.

[glossy patrol]

It's usually under Security or Boot

It's a thing on like all boards from the last 15 years

Better boards also have a search function
Which is a godsend

[flint grail]

Let me take a pic real quick.

It can be one of these options but there's no clear "secure boot" option.

[glossy patrol]

Go to "Settings"

[crystal sonnet]

just fixed. I have to unplug and plug the graphics card and monitor at the same time

[crystal sonnet]

no

[flint grail]

I was worried because after seeing your post minutes later I read that same issue happened to someone who tried enabling secure boot and got black screen.

[glossy patrol]

I swear Lian Li AL140's are extinct in the UK. Still can't find any after months

[odd juniper]

[glossy patrol]

Does anybody know of a similar fan that I could look at instead?

[ashen zodiac]

"Cheapest"

ok $460 in a different listing

[native portal]

theyre like 400 here

the other one is even cheaper

[crystal sonnet]

Yeah it's weird.

if it happens again will try to use my AMD spare card and see if it still happens

[thorn fjord]

I need help building a gaming pc, its my first in over 10 years, last i dipped into this there were still Northbridges and Southbridges on the mobo! DMs open https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1162125133620723824/1404057026077655121/image.png?ex=6899cd81&is=68987c01&hm=89d1f4f0eb21c75d343a54e795c38c85fdb3eb0c9dc84596a30ce61b19c2216b&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=1240&height=698

[glossy patrol]

Why do you need an X870E motherboard and 96GB of RAM for a gaming PC

Complete waste of money that can go into GPU/CPU

[ashen zodiac]

going overkill on the ram and motherboard for no reason lol

but hey if you got the money go nuts

[flint grail]

Tbh I would at least get an 9070xt at this point or even something better but that's just my opinion. If you're only gaming then 32 gigs is more than enough.

[livid sierra]

overkill, overpriced, get a B850 mobo that has the features you need (trust me wi-fi is not a must unless you realy need the bluetooth), 48 or 64gb of ram is plenty, I use at max 28gb out of 32, if you can get x3d cpu get it, 9070 is the best choice you can make considering nvidia abysmal drivers, get a 850W gold or platinum PSU or grab 1000W one, don't forget cooling I recommand skipping rgb crap (they heat up and introduce more heat then you need)

do you plan to never turn off ur pc get a CSM mobo

[glossy patrol]

Nobody should never turn off their PC

Shouldn't even be a suggestion

B850 not really needed. Can go B650 too
Point about RGB heating up is stupid
Why are you suggesting as high as 64GB, it's a gaming system. 32GB
9070 is not the best choice they could make when they could go to a 9070XT through the money saved on a non-dumb board and RAM

Point about WiFi is also seriously dumb. If you need WiFi, get WiFi lmao. Yes you can easily add it later with a USB kr PCIe NIC, but that doesn't really mean there is anything wrong with motherboard WiFi

[copper sand]

ask on pc discord servers

pc master race

pc part picker r the best

pcpartpicker.com

[native portal]

all these choices are p weird

9700 over 9600

way too much ram

way too high end of a mobo for the processor

bad value gpu

[glossy patrol]

WDYM, that price is perfectly fine

[native portal]

9070 isnt good value compared to the xt

[glossy patrol]

Oh wow nvermind

Just checked 9070XT, the Pulse is 600 quid

Nuts

[native portal]

unless you just have to have a warranty i would buy used

gpu prices are insane rn

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fkvYFZ

barely any 9070s in stock here

threw this together quick

[hexed citrus]

@flint grail @native portal https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z492jQ1p-X0

[flint grail]

Laughing in 5.4L washer fluid tank in the front.

[native portal]

i know im biased

but honestly not that bad

i was expecing something stupid like how audi puts batteries under their seats

[flint grail]

I fill it up every 5 months and when I do i still have 2L left inside.

[native portal]

5.4 triton?

5.4 m113?

[flint grail]

Windshield washing fluid

For some reason they put 5.4L reservoir on e46

[flint grail]

Two months before I had bulletproof 750iL in for A/C refill with the same engine as this one. Car starts and runs so smooth you could ballance the coin on engine it's true.

[flint grail]

Citroen and Mercedes puts batteries under seat and on some mercedeses it's under passenger feet.

[flint grail]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNBV5nFJPLI/?igsh=MTI5OHp3OHlneGVpdg==

kiesmotorsports

It’s over. BMW knows we tuned the M340i. @kiesmotorsports

Likes

1722

Instagram

[native portal]

and they didnt know about people tuning 335is?

how oblivious are they

[native portal]

idk if ive asked here before

should i get a motorola razr 40 ultra or a razr 50 for a $60 more

both have a 1 year warranty

40 has much better specs but idk if its as durable or if theres even a notable difference

[odd juniper]

what is the price to begin with

[native portal]

$140

https://www.ebay.com/itm/404911877165

[odd juniper]

the 50 or 50 ultra? the 50 ultra has a ip rating versus the 40 and a slightly longer batterylife.

[native portal]

base 50

50 ultra is gonna be like double the price

[odd juniper]

the 50 has a mediatek dimensity 7300x processor instead of a snapdragon 8 gen 1 which is a downgrade.
The 50 has a ipx8 rating which means completely waterproof and the 40 only ip52 which means it is slightly waterproof.
Tbf just because of the processor downgrade i wouldnt even bother considering since you've to pay more for it. if you're gonna game on it that is. If that's not a concern and you need it a lot outside the 50 is a better choice.

[native portal]

im not worried as much about water as i am dust getting in the hinge

or the screen just randomly dying one day

[odd juniper]

https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/compare/2090748;1935878/
barely any difference aside from the processor lol. Would then just go for the 40 ultra since there isnt much info about the performance of the 7300x. But if it's around the same as the 7300 its pretty shit.

[native portal]

50 has no actual dust rating too which is a lot more likely of an issue

shame i cant get a cool color though ill have to get a case

[native portal]

oh uh

nevermind

why would it not be eligible yet do they still owe money on it or what

should i buy it anyways and try to unlock it?

[native portal]

screw it, ill use one of those shady device unlock places if i have to

it that doesnt work im out like $5 at most, seller says theyll refund for "unlock issues" so ill hold them to that

[odd juniper]

Yeah I thought you already saw the spectrum only thing

[flint grail]

@native portal "manual" how tf someone breaks this🤔

[glossy patrol]

Any mouse suggestions?
I like my Basilisk V3 Pro a tonne but it broke :c

[hardy crown]

lightest the best

otherwise I have Logitech G 502 hero

You can go bold and try Vertical mouse

tell price range and I might find what you loook for

ASUS TUF GAMING M4 Air

has just 47 grams

[glossy patrol]

Light mouse are ass

Don't get why so many people swear by them

[hardy crown]

why have osmething heavy when no need

and I play with 16600 dpi

just unnnecessary friction

[glossy patrol]

Light mouse feel like shit for precision and feel like shit in your hand

[hardy crown]

you have no feel

would be like heavying hard to push buttons on keyboard xd

[native portal]

i saw the title but not the desc

ususally unlocking isnt hard though

idk why spectrum has to be difficult

[native portal]

whats even the point of buying an expensive mouse

just buy anything and save that money for a nice keyboard

i agree about the lightweight mouse thing they all feel and look like crap

[hexed citrus]

amen to that

I need heft in my mouse

[ashen zodiac]

I took the weights out of my G502

I just couldnt deal with it lol

[flint grail]

Is it possible for mouse to have jerky output only when moved diagonaly? I had such problem on new mouse I bought and immediatetly returned it and stated the problem but they gave me back the mouse claiming that everything works fine. It was not much money and it still sits in some drawer.

Now I use some generic msi mouse and it's working fine for years.

[odd juniper]

thats what happens if you buy a cheap ass mouse. if it has a shitty sensor it'll do that

[flint grail]

Yeah figured it was that. I was going for something in the midrange from that store. It was about 40$ but I guess I should have put some more and save myself from hassle. What would you recommend for gaming mouse. Weight is not a problem and I don't need rgb. All it needs to do is be precise.

[glossy patrol]

Outside of preferences such as weight, RGB, shape, buttons, ect, precision and reliability of the sensor are rarely a consideration when buying a mouse because even cheap mouse have a sensor that's perfectly acceptable, unless it's dollar store level of shit or just plain a scam. I more mean the cheaper offerings of Logitech, Razer, ect

[flint grail]

So there's no considerable difference between brands. Price is dictated by how many features the mouse have. If that's the case then I cannot miss with going with either of well known brands.

[glossy patrol]

Some may have silent switches, others clicky loud switches
Some may be using a switch that is prone to double clicking in a few years
Some are very light, others very heavy
Some are only wired, others 2.4GHz and wired, some Bluetooth
Some are large and meant for a palm grip, others are small and meant for a claw
And more

Everything else besides the sensor is usually what needs to be considered

Some mouse are also unnecessarily expensive compared to near identical mice from other brands, so that's to watch out for too

[flint grail]

Thanks for the info, that cleared some things and if I find some mouse that I like i will post it but def gonna do research first. There might be hidden tics and issues with some as you mentioned.

[native portal]

apparently most phone unlock services are total scams just to farm card numbers

maybe i just annoy spectrum customer service then

[ashen zodiac]

All this time I thought the air coming from under my desk was my dyson fan

Nah. It's setting 6 computer fans to 100% lol

[odd juniper]

40 bucks? Damn, my Logitech g502 hero was around the same price.

Guess you got scammed

[flint grail]

I wish there was proper store here. We used to have like 3-4 major stores but one was owned by the corrupt polititian and slowly put out the others out of bussines. How they did it idk but now the prices are at least 30-40% higher that the retail. Damn even switzerland has lower prices.

@odd juniper check this out
It's around 760€

They are stealers

[glossy patrol]

I decided to buy another Basilisk V3 Pro 😔

[odd juniper]

but they gave you 10% off to bait you into buying it

[odd juniper]

https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/1237499/logitech-g502-hero-zwart.html

here you go bro

[glossy patrol]

I already have a Proteus Spectrum

[flint grail]

😭😭77€

Gotta check them from smaler shops. These mf are cracked up.

One shop even got it listed for 100. I wish I knew what they are smoking.

[glossy patrol]

G502 is like £35 here

New
Which is crazy for such a noise

*mouse

[flint grail]

Ffs I think that Narnia would have lower prices if it existed

[odd juniper]

hmm just block gigatron

[flint grail]

Ofc i just look at them when I want have a good laugh, nothing more. Allready found one for 50€ with two yrs warranty. And its the full cost with import because only way to get anything for good value is to import stuff. There are used ones for around 30€ but I don't like how they look.

[odd juniper]

isnt 2 years warranty the default though and mandatory

[flint grail]

Yeah it is.

[odd juniper]

[flint grail]

Stealer store gigatron can offer extended warranty but will fight like it's the end of the world just make warranty claim invalid, they screwed me over two times.

[unkempt furnace]

how do I make a song voiced by ai

[ashen zodiac]

https://suno.com

[odd juniper]

So is the latest windows kb potentially fucking up drives with phison controllers?
I cant uninstall it anyways keeps giving me an error even with a cleaned up softwaredistribution folder and dism / sfc scan

[ashen zodiac]

Should I?

[odd juniper]

1080p on 27inch will look like shit except if you only watch movies Ig.
no need to get two shit monitors though

if it was 1440p on the other hand it wouldve been fine

or if the monitors were 24/25inch

what do you want to use them for?

[ashen zodiac]

I wanna replace my shitty 60hz monitors

[odd juniper]

what you wanna do on them? play games?
I assume you're on 1080p rn, But wasn't your gpu a 1650 or something?
That thing prob wont even hit higher refreshrates

[glossy patrol]

200USD doesn't even seem like much a bargain

Oh, they're 120hz, nevermind

[ashen zodiac]

3060

[ashen zodiac]

CAD

145 USD

[glossy patrol]

Damn, nevermind then

Are they VESA compatible though

[ashen zodiac]

Yea

[odd juniper]

what's the store called?

[ashen zodiac]

Costco

lmao

https://www.costco.ca/acer-27-in-fhd-monitor-1920-x-1080-2-pack.product.4000377031.html

[odd juniper]

This one is 24.5 with the same refresh rate. So it has a higher pixeldensity.

https://www.costco.ca/asus-eye-care-245-in-fhd-monitor-1920-x-1080.product.4000378586.html

What are you gonna use the secondary monitor for anyways?

If you want something higher quality you should get a 1440p or 4k monitor

[split lake]

1080p on 27 inch looks fine

lol

[split lake]

what gpu do you have

[ashen zodiac]

3060

[ashen zodiac]

but 2 for $200 CAD

[odd juniper]

It's for a monitor btw not a tv.. for a monitor you want at least 90ppi

[split lake]

it will look fine either way even if its not a for a tv

[odd juniper]

You should wonder why they sell them for so cheap instead

[odd juniper]

No, text will be significantly worse when reading

[split lake]

higher resolutions means more workload on the gpu

considering he has a rtx 3060

[odd juniper]

I didn't say higher resolution

I said he should get a smaller monitor then that I showed.

[split lake]

oh ye that mb

well up to him if he wants to take the smaller one

[ashen zodiac]

I'll just use a shitty tv as a monitor

[odd juniper]

But since 1080p is pretty outdated nowadays and he already has 1080p monitors it's better to upgrade to something like 1440p if he wants a bigger monitor

[split lake]

1080p aint outdated tho

[odd juniper]

I mean for fps gaming not. But for other games 1440p is most of the time the sweetspot

[split lake]

for a 3060 the best would still be 1080p either way

unless he decides to upgrade his gpu

[odd juniper]

True, but iirc rime doesn't play any heavy games aside from gachas

[split lake]

either way 27inch is fine because it depends on how far he sits

[native portal]

i got my motorola razr

it works

spectrum wont unlock it

because of course they wont

[native portal]

unless i can get a razr 50 ultra for less than 300 im probably gonna go with smasnug

because i have to have something unlocked, and the razr 40 ultra is like 250ish

[ashen zodiac]

the new one where the front is full screen?

or the old one where it's not?

wait i cant tell the difference to these anymore lol

2023 was the not really full screen
2024 was the full screen
2025 went back to not being a full screen
2025 Ultra is the full screen

[native portal]

2023 ultra

alnost full screen

the smasnug i want isnt which stinks

[ashen zodiac]

I think the new Smasnug ones are full screen

[hexed citrus]

either way gimmick af

[ashen zodiac]

mfw you still need an app to run any app on the front screen lol

[ruby yarrow]

But why though?

[native portal]

because samsung

theyve gone up in price ill go back to the motorola one

can actually use the outer screen on it

[native portal]

the description and pictures are of a 50 non ultra but the title says it is

so i will see

non ultra has a garbage mediatek chip so it will get returned

[fossil notch]

Of all channels it tells me its a likely spammer and actually hides the message. Its Technology of all places

[odd juniper]

[native portal]

varia is hearing voices

[native portal]

i got it

its blue not gray they are colorblind

[ashen zodiac]

You should do the funny wallpaper where the cameras are eyes

[native portal]

gosh i hate amazon

always sneaking in outrageous shipping fees

that are never disclosed

[feral acorn]

noice

mine is fold 7

[odd juniper]

Mine is a Nubia z60 ultra, I can only fold it once though

[native portal]

my old phone is a oneplus 10 pro

its apparently very easy to fold once

from jerry rig everything

it didnt survive but the razr did somehow
it just broke the rear screen

ive ran it without a case but im getting one for the new one asap

and a strap so i dont accidentally drop it like i did the fold 3

[ashen zodiac]

Is he folding it along the non fold side lol

[native portal]

thats from the oneplus

he tries to bend the foldables backwards though if thats what youre asking

[ashen zodiac]

Yeah but I don't think that's the hinge side

Also the wall points on them are under the camera circle

[native portal]

thats not a folding phone doro

thats the oneplus
thats just a bar phone

[ashen zodiac]

Ok then it's gonna have that same weak point if they put a giant fucking circle in it

[native portal]

speaking of

why does every phone case gotta have the ugly magsafe ring on them

they dont even work on most of them

[ashen zodiac]

Because Apple chargers

Gotta be useable on my non iPhony

I like how my iPhone SE

[native portal]

ive tried em with an actual charger the magnets dont even work

half the time its just for looks

why you would want the ugly white circle? beats me

wtf is this

crumpled up paper taped to the back of the case

[odd juniper]

mine is a brick lol and survived a fire and water.
I've had a zte axon 30 ultra too which is pretty sturdy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmQu1qvDuRU too bad he only has it of the axon 20. which didnt break either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7J0cBNeeqo

found its brother, ok barely bends lol
Since the nubia z60 ultra basically has the same casing/features as a redmagic, It even uses the redmagic desktop software lol (which sucks), since it has the same parent company.

a downside is that its too heavy for car phoneholders.

and too fat

[native portal]

Man i sure love how intrusive google is now

Try to add a contact, gotta sign in

Try to message

Sign in

How about i just use the storage ON the phone dude

[odd juniper]

yeah on phone you wont escape that.
I would be more concerned about that prevention of sideloading apps

[native portal]

you have no shortage of data to sell on me

you dont need my messages, my contacts, my phone calls

[odd juniper]

just be like my mom

[native portal]

do they need my address and social security number too?

[odd juniper]

use a fliphone

a samsung fliphone from 2008

[native portal]

i am

[odd juniper]

that cant count further then 2015

[native portal]

its a flip phone from 2024

[odd juniper]

but its smart

unlike the one she has

thats where your mistake lies, its smart enough to ask for you to log in

[native portal]

i gotta turn off all the add nonsense i know google is doing in the background too

[odd juniper]

u sure its not motorola doing it

[native portal]

they probably are too

i cant imagine how bad it is on the z flip though

[odd juniper]

on axon and nubia its pretty barebones. I hate xiaomi android though the one my younger brother has.

[native portal]

i heard motorola was supposed to be pretty plain but ig not

i like oxygenos

very clean looking

its got the themed icons and everything

[odd juniper]

I've no clue since i never had one, from what i can read motorola's OS is pretty barebones, but they do add their own features and apps with it.

[hexed citrus]

y'all acting as if Google is the outlier in the market

[odd juniper]

do users use that instead for the fliphone?

[odd juniper]

nah apple already tried

[hexed citrus]

what data you don't give Google you give to meta, Amazon, etc

[odd juniper]

google is now jsut trying to implement it when the eu already told them to keep allowing sideloading of apps

[native portal]

apple is your only other option and theyre way worse

[hexed citrus]

if you really are such privacy minded, why are you on discord

[odd juniper]

I already give all my data dont care anymore. Except facebook where i made the mistake of signing up when i was 12. Deleted it after a month, but they still have my account running since i got a reset request after 15 years

[native portal]

I want these icons on every phone theyre so nice looking

[hexed citrus]

exactly, either u go full privacy when ditch everything or u don't, half assed measures are meaningless

[odd juniper]

true

my mom is off the grid

[native portal]

well you cant really ever go full

[odd juniper]

she never uses the internet lol

[hexed citrus]

you can

[native portal]

yeah that involves never using a phone or computer again

[odd juniper]

true

she doesnt

[hexed citrus]

it becomes really fucking inconvenient but it's possible

[native portal]

yeah im not going that far

[odd juniper]

make your own phone

with own os

[native portal]

im a shut in i cant live without the internet

[hexed citrus]

then yeah, personally I wouldn't bother then

[odd juniper]

not like they care anyways who we are

[hexed citrus]

convenience wins anyway

[hexed citrus]

nobody does, it's the statistical data that matters

[native portal]

thats what im doing, just convenience

[odd juniper]

yup, and what your interests are for advertisers

[native portal]

google doesnt need to personalize my ads, thats not making it any more convenient

infact i should really install firefox

[odd juniper]

I havent seen a ad in years

[hexed citrus]

lmao as if that will help

[odd juniper]

I use firefox, but for the sole purpose that chrome fucked up ublock

[hexed citrus]

adblock gaming

[odd juniper]

no ads in games please

[hexed citrus]

I just went and disabled their disabling

ez

[odd juniper]

lol what

you can do that?

[hexed citrus]

there's flags in chromium browsers to disable the deprecation of manifest V2

[odd juniper]

oh they made a setting for that? lol

[hexed citrus]

did that then re-enabled ublock

[odd juniper]

dont think i can live without ublock now. even on other sites removing certain elements is just so convinient

[hexed citrus]

I have network wide DNS blocking

ublock is just icing on the cake

[odd juniper]

I was planning on using that, but I don't have a device to run pfsense on in between currently also a hassle to maintain

[hexed citrus]

not rlly

it's a set and forget thing

[native portal]

this is why pretty much

[odd juniper]

well for updating or you've to set auto-update or something.

[native portal]

firefox the goat

[odd juniper]

and assume nothing goes wrong

[hexed citrus]

it auto updates

[hexed citrus]

in recent times they've gone to shit

[odd juniper]

guess who's firefox's biggest sponsor

[hexed citrus]

waiting on project ladybird

[odd juniper]

[hexed citrus]

https://ladybird.org/

[native portal]

im not using that

sketchy no name browser thats "privacy" focused

[hexed citrus]

it's not even ready yet lmao

and it's not privacy focused

it's simply a independent browser

[odd juniper]

yeah we need more competition then just firefox and google lol

google basically jsut has a monopoly now

[hexed citrus]

p much

I already donated some money to them, they're doing God's work

[odd juniper]

[glossy patrol]

Neither

I'm annoyed I can't get the same for my phone so I instead use this free adblocking DNS which does the job

[odd juniper]

You can use ublock with firefox on the phone or brave and for youtube i use revanced.

[vestal hazel]

https://chng.it/tLRsxtYD29

Starting 2027, you wont be able to sideload apps that aren't from "verified developers". Yes that means no revanced

[fringe pier]

now it's 2027 huh

ain't yesterday they said 2026

[flint grail]

I guess this change is already set in stone and it's just made public to see how many people will react. There won't be any change to this decision unless google get their pockets hurt. Same happened to mercedes and their "AMG" 4 cyl engines, they weren't selling and they reverted back to V8 and I6 configuration.

Just look at Jaguar. The brand is dead. Killed by single commercial and car.

[flint grail]

Things can change and google made calculated decision since I believe the 80% of smartphone users don't know or care for anything but camera, singal reception and storage. Phone needs to just run well and have good battery. So npc-s don't care about privacy untill it's too late and it affects them as well.

[native portal]

id take a worse camera for better specs personally but im in the minority

i dont think picture quality has gotten much better in the past 5 or so years

maybe even longer

[native portal]

I should see if any games run on the outer screen

Stretched musume

Oh wait it kinda works

The cameras are in the way of some buttons

If i turn it the other way its fully playable

[flint grail]

How is it, the game? Is it worth trying out?

And yeah, I always preffer performance over useless features and camera, though there were times when I really neded good camera.

[native portal]

yeah its really fun

almost made me forget to play al

im still slacking

[flint grail]

I kinda lost the will to play al. Barely checked in 7 days this month. Still don't wanna give up. I have 7 years worth in it.

[native portal]

Im at the point where i kinda have to minmax

I gotta do gear lab i gotta get research gear

Gotta time airstrikes and battleships perfectly

Not fun

[odd juniper]

why isnt this working...

I'm updating it and it still shows 005?

[flint grail]

yeah I know exactly what you mean. I've always been casual and just knowing that when I get on I need to spend min 15 min just clearing all daily bs plus op siren and If I need to progress in anything else then it can easily turn into 1hr. it might not seem much but I really have a feeling like I'm doing a job I don't want to. there is autoply but still...

[native portal]

Opsi is a real pita

Doesnt help that they dripfeed rainbow prints

Well uma is playable but really laggy for some reason

Idk if it downclocks the cpu when folded or what

[odd juniper]

Ok fr how hard is it to put a fucking check in if it actually wrote to the flash, it just wasn't working on windows but said it did shit everytime...

Now it actually did shit but it required a bootable USB..

[flint grail]

I think it might be the app itself having bad optimization for such aspect ratio and resolution. I have similar thing happen when I try multitasking. Half screen Al and other half anything else. Same thing happened on my old phone so I don't think it's a hardware issue.

[odd juniper]

<@&472236072743600148>

im gonna kill the persons who call themself moderator in the name

[cosmic lichen]

You'll try

[odd juniper]

discord always suggests some rando before the actual moderators lol

[hexed citrus]

begone

[ruby yarrow]

[flint grail]

Now I realize how stupid I am , when multitasking the load can split betveen apps and if the game requires more it's gonna have it's performance tanked.

[vagrant holly]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wdL818qPTv4

[hexed citrus]

how to burn down a factory 101

from the charring you can tell it's smth on the 2nd phase

[vagrant holly]

Open fuse box
No fuses

[native portal]

open xbox

no x's

[flint grail]

I know nobody asked but here is the update on gpu temps after 3 months since ptm repaste.

Room temp is a bit lower now but first run I had 94°C max hotspot temp.

[ashen zodiac]

$30 for a shitty work mouse

[glossy patrol]

Side buttons and wireless
Likely better build quality, ect than the usual HP/Dell stuff
$30 does not seem unreasonable

[ashen zodiac]

$30 canadian.

[glossy patrol]

That makes it better, not worse

[ashen zodiac]

i know

[odd juniper]

I install overwatch doesnt boot
nvidia controlpanel is missing the display settings and keeps freezing.
Install new nvidia drivers, i've black screen now.
RDP connect to pc suddenly screen pops back up
Try to restart doesnt restart, kill pc.
boot pc back up suddenly everything works fine.
SFC /scannow nothing found event logs checked nothing weird the hell

[odd juniper]

ok my 2tb firecuda ssd was gone too I didnt write anything on it though. rebooted twice and now it's back?

[ashen zodiac]

i hate the dpi settings on this mouse lmao

it's either

slow as fuck
slower than my normal
faster than my normal
fast as fuck

[odd juniper]

pretty sure you can configure it via armoury crate

but beware that software is dangerously garbage

[ashen zodiac]

such is asus

haha

they spelled it with a u

haha

FUCKING LOAD

I hate to update my mouse?

Fuck off

oh no wonder it was dim

the lgbt was set to 50%

cranks to 100%

[odd juniper]

im warning you

armoury crate is scarely garbage

i remember the first time i needed to install it it couldnt even install itself

[native portal]

but nvidia would neeeever have driver issues

thats only a problem on amd remember?

[topaz crown]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-technology-patrick-hung-gif-5567497

[ashen zodiac]

<@&472236072743600148> ay yo free money

[white obsidian]

Anyone else having issues with the new update on waydroid?

[flint grail]

Look what I found.
They still work perfectly.

[meager saddle]

Chat, I'm planning on buying a budget gaming laptop between $600-$800. I've thought about the Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 but I feel like there are some better alternatives

[glossy patrol]

Why do you need a gaming laptop

[meager saddle]

I don't have one. That's why

Old laptop broke so I'm planning to buy a new kne

[glossy patrol]

Why do you need a gaming laptop

[meager saddle]

I wanna play games smoothly while on a budget

PC build is just lazy for me to do

[glossy patrol]

Why do you need a gaming laptop

[meager saddle]

To game

And bring it around

Lmao

[glossy patrol]

We got there in the end

[ashen zodiac]

I mean I'm trying to find a nice laptop but everything keeps being the newest stuff with 40/50 series gpus lol

Trying to find something in the 30s for cheap lol

[meager saddle]

Most preferably a 40 series

I'm looking for

Since I can afford a GPU like that

Not 50 series since it might be expensive. Not a 30 series since it might perform below what I expect. So 40 series suits it for both budget and performance

[slate cape]

I feel like a loq is as good as it gets for a brand new gaming laptop

Else you can try finding a used legion for your budget as well

I have a victus, and honestly stay far away from it, I have alot of issues with it

[hexed citrus]

with 800$ budget you'd be hard pressed to find anything of good value

[flint grail]

Gasslighting till the end🤣

I would probably hate gaming laptop if I had one, I'm lucky I don't need one.

[glossy patrol]

Most people don't need one but buy one anyways

It's really fucking stupid

[native portal]

They still didnt really answer the question

Why does it need to be a laptop and not like a prebuilt desktop

Ive noticed a weird dot in the top left of my phone screen

Its not like lcd bleed the pixels still change on it

It looks like some sort of sensor but idk

Its like barely lighter than the rest of the screen

what is that

[hexed citrus]

light sensor

[native portal]

oh okay good

[meager saddle]

The reason why is i'm just really lazy to maintain a PC build. Plus besides using the laptop for gaming I'm also gonna be using it for school related stuff

Like making PowerPoints and researches

[meager saddle]

Nice thanks for the heads up. What's the issue with it?

[meager saddle]

Another thing is it might be costly when also maintaining a PC

I feel like a laptop is a good start. Also note I'm on a budget

[native portal]

You still have to maintain a laptop

[native portal]

And you cant do this on a desktop?

[meager saddle]

Ye but it'll be less effort that one with the PC

[meager saddle]

Yeah but I'll have to bring it to school so I can present it

Plus I'm not gonna be on the screen all day. I still go outside

So I don't need top notch equipment or so like a PC build

I want something simple like a laptop. Something that can run games smoothly while also bringing it around. Not like I'm gonna be playing AAA games or cyberpunk

[native portal]

it really isnt

laptop is more effort because you have to take it apart to clean

most pc cases have dust filters

"i still go outside" pipe down boy
i bought my pc with money i earned from a JOB not begging to use mommy's credit card

i bought a used dell workstation laptop to do a little 1080p gaming but i hardly ever use it
i really need to i put smtv on there
and i still gotta finish neir automatic transmission

the sexy robot girl game

[meager saddle]

I didn't mean that in an insult way. I meant I just like going outside

And then after, I do my gaming sessions

And plus I'm still planning on buying tho. I just started saving up after buying a new phone

[native portal]

speaking of that i need to check if stellar blade got released

[flint grail]

There are already ton of mods for it

[flint grail]

I wanted to say this earlier no hate or anything for laptops but it's a fact they are lacking in cooling compared to a PC. You can get the fans for it sure but gpu used in laptops are toned down compared to PC ver. because of less cooling capabilities. That and lack of upgrade ability save for storage or in some cases a ram mem, but that depends on manufacturer.
Either way the laptop is way more pain in the ass to clean and repaste of needed. Also there's the issue with small screen but that can be solved with monitor. Again no hate but back to back price to performance is unbeatable when it comes to PC. That gets offset by mobility you get with laptop.

[hexed citrus]

it's rarely the cooling that's the limiting factor, 99% of the time is the power budget

[flint grail]

And that is dictated by power supply or in other words battery. Right?

[hexed citrus]

yes and no

[flint grail]

What if it could get more power will it heat up more?

[hexed citrus]

it's dictated by the VRMs and PMIC, which are usually optimized for a specific laptop performance curve

[glossy patrol]

If you absolutely do not need both the portability and power frequently, laptops are stupid

[hexed citrus]

of course

[flint grail]

Ok just curios and that I need to look more into. Still I want to know more since people just generaly hate the laptops me included since I never had luck with batteries. They kept dying but it was part my fault for not using laptop frequently.

[hexed citrus]

laptops in general are gimped by the pure fact of not being plugged into the wall constantly

[glossy patrol]

And when you are plugged into the wall constantly, you additionally have a battery in-between

[hexed citrus]

not always

modern laptops will disconnect the battery when it's fully charged and plugged in

[flint grail]

Same as phones do, I remember destroying one battery on one of my older phones with overcharging. It bloated so much that back cover poped off. But that was 10 years ago. Alcatel was truly a torture device back then even when it came out as smartphone.

[glossy patrol]

My laptop is still a massive 17" gaming laptop with SLI

It dies in an hour from the wall even when I limit the CPU to 1GHz and web-browse
But it does it's job. I wouldn't really use a laptop without a wall outlet nearby anyways

[flint grail]

I used laptop mainly for diagnostic service in cars and light trucks, so I neded at least 30min of battery. And when battery died I had to carry a crap load of cables for a single dtc check or anything else and if power suddenly went out it's instant shut down. And don't get me started on having to drive the car with 220V adapter, charger and diag cables and stuff. Life is 100 times easier with bluetooth and tablet now.

[meager saddle]

Alr, thanks for informing me about it. I don't want to go against your claim I mean really. I agree with all of you that PCs are much better than laptops but I think I'm still gonna get a laptop. Even if it's used for gaming or not, I want something that I'll be able to carry around so I can do my coding and research. I'm currently taking in a computer programming class and since I'm new to it I wanna learn more. Sure, y'all will call me a dumbass for picking a laptop over a PC besides the obvious fact that it's much more difficult to maintain and the fans will be a pain. But hey, it's a starter to use for school + light gaming before I'll buy myself a full PC build

My point is, me buying a cheap laptop is temporary. Soon I'll buy myself a full PC build