general-chat

[rancid juniper]

next is de-microsoft your life

Linux:

[sinful blade]

Guys I found a good numidia gpu

[hollow barn]

Huh?

What's tasty on that?

[hollow barn]

[hollow barn]

My nitro...

It's going to go.

Wait, if it says that it is until 24th, that means I have the whole day nitro until the end of the day?

[tacit geode]

I hope to god this isn't trhe

True

https://www.guru3d.com/story/microsoft-reportedly-readies-billion-bid-to-acquire-valve-steam/

[hollow barn]

[tacit geode]

They say it's a rumor but valve is private so nobody knows how much it's actually worth

[hollow barn]

Wait why is it private?

[tacit geode]

It's not publicly traded

Like on stocks

[hollow barn]

Wth

Why not?

[wise geyser]

This would not happen. Gaben wouldn't let Microsoft buy Valve that cheapily, either.

[wise geyser]

Seeing how Microsoft keeps botching up their gaming sector already and literally trying to have a monopoly on the industry, nah.

[tacit geode]

I kinda assumed so cause it would be stupid to even sell since the only route is up for them.

[hollow barn]

It's a question of time I'd say

[tacit geode]

No

[hollow barn]

I have to wake up early and I am supposed to have vacation (Holidays)

[tacit geode]

It also helps they need more than just Gabe to say yes to the acquisition

[hollow barn]

As i said that I am a student and have 2 weeks of vacation and still have to go to the internship where I am there every Friday. I just want my 2 weeks of vacation

I'm doing a limited range of tasks since I don't get paid for the shiz.

[tacit geode]

What

[hollow barn]

Like I don't get paid in my internships

I'm applying that stuff to as many of the products I can when I get there mid when I was supposed to have my vacation time.

Hold on

That stuff

Anyways I can enjoy coffee mid work

I'm going to sheep now

Sleep was meant

But also sheep

[velvet summit]

Because publicly trading means that stockholders can hold votes for decisions

[velvet summit]

And many of the stock traders don't care about the company

Just the profit

Often better to remain private

[hollow barn]

Oh

Btw

[velvet summit]

For the consumers anyways

[hollow barn]

Sure Microsoft

[velvet summit]

Going public is basically how a company gets cash to get more buildings and expanf

Or do more research and development

[tacit geode]

https://tenor.com/view/toothless-dragon-dance-boogie-happy-gif-5558141494209424671

[velvet summit]

But if you have enough money

[tacit geode]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-dance-china-lore-lore-china-gif-15209786370871953565

[velvet summit]

Just stay private

There isn't even an once of reason for why valve should go public

[velvet summit]

Their margins are so low

And they make so much money

[tacit geode]

Basically a company like valve going public would be a death sentence for how it is now

[hollow barn]

Okay that's true

[tacit geode]

So much would get forced to change

And people would stop releasing games cause they would want valve to raise how much of the profits they take

So they get.more money back

Basically screwing every dev over

[hollow barn]

Yeah, I don't want to be rude but I got to sleep now

[tacit geode]

Then they would go to epic instead

[velvet summit]

How is going to sleep rude

[tacit geode]

I'm just talking in general lol

[hollow barn]

Because I leave without notifying

[tacit geode]

Not directly to you lol ... don't worry about it

[pliant berry]

why is acrobat the slowest application to ever exist

[cedar compass]

but still it's best one

[velvet summit]

Laying down with an accordion on my chest isn't comfortable

[cedar compass]

my mouse started double clicking already

[cedar compass]

why would you do that lol

been using logitech G203 for awhile because it feels same as G pro but they not last long . it's second one breaking after like 1 and half year

logitech esed to have good made in japan omron swithes but now they have cheapo switches

[sour falcon]

Ah yes adobe

[wise geyser]

Almost as bad as EVGA website

[sour falcon]

Delta had to change their logo because of adobe

[craggy shoal]

Why do people even download Acrobat?

Just use Edge or Chrome

Or Firefox or Brave

"They're not PDF readers" that's part of their purpose 💀

[cedar compass]

I using it for editing pdf

[craggy shoal]

that's fair tbh

I'm tired of helping people at my job downloading Acrobat (having to enter admin credentials) because they "need a PDF reader"

[cedar compass]

otherwise yeah I using edge as pdf reader . only using acrobat when I have to edit it

[craggy shoal]

it's a lot more lightweight too

[young matrix]

@tranquil pebble @rancid juniper PERSONA 6 PLACEHOLDER LOGO LEAKED ITS GREEENNNNN

[craggy shoal]

I thought y'all have an anime channel

[rancid juniper]

Don't scare me like that lmfao

[young matrix]

its real tho

[cedar compass]

if anyone can suggest any long lasting mouse id try it

[rancid juniper]

I already knew the theme color would be green

[young matrix]

damoshark m3 or g305

[rancid juniper]

How you know that logo is an official placeholder from atlus?

[young matrix]

g305 only cuz its easy to repair

[cedar compass]

lol not gonna buy logitech anymore

their switches are trash now

[young matrix]

i literally said the g305 is good because its easy to repair

and mod

[cedar compass]

been using g203 but yeah as always it started double clicking alread ylol

[young matrix]

simple solution

g305 + hotswap sockets mod

increadibly cheap

[craggy shoal]

where do you just buy hotswap sockets for a mouse?

[young matrix]

aliexpress has

ik thats one option

[craggy shoal]

oh of course

I'm an idiot

[cedar compass]

actually I can repair mine too . just replace side swtich with main button switch . have to do some soldering but doable

but too lazy for it

[rancid juniper]

Logitechet

L
O
G

[cedar compass]

looking at steelseries

[craggy shoal]

they also double-click

[pliant berry]

yeah no I only use acrobat to edit pdfs

[craggy shoal]

go with Asus. They come with hotswap sockets

[cedar compass]

[light egret]

im sorry but what is a hotswap socket for a mouse

[cedar compass]

alright looking for one

[craggy shoal]

makes it easier to swap the switches inside of a mouse (so you don't have to desolder)

[light egret]

oh ok

[cedar compass]

wait I think I had rog mouse somewhere which I bought with combo from newegg lol

But probably I wont find it

[light egret]

I thought you were talking about to make it hot swappable to the pc and I was like "but usb is already hot swapable..."

[sour falcon]

Huhhhh

[rancid juniper]

Bet you can't hotswap a cpu

[light egret]

my g502 se still going strong. never had an issue

[sour falcon]

My g512 is holding up quite fine after a year

[light egret]

WATCH ME

[rancid juniper]

Same braincell monent

[craggy shoal]

I got a Razer mouse because I got bored of my Asus mouse lol

[sour falcon]

My old computer didn’t care if I removed the GPU while it was running

[rancid juniper]

I said cpu 😳

Hehehehehe

[light egret]

i never liked razer. Not that theyre bad or anything, just never cared for the brand.

[sour falcon]

That you did

[sour falcon]

I don’t like their software

[cedar compass]

I had G pro almost all the time . they had very good switches back then but new ones barely can hold for 2 years

[rancid juniper]

Razer RGB software

[sour falcon]

Tbf idk when my g512 was made lol

It’s over a year old now

[craggy shoal]

I hate their software. I'm trying to find a different mouse but idk what to get. Nothing too gamery but something that's as nice as Razer (for the hardware, not the software)

something that doesn't use software tbh

[sour falcon]

And mouse wise I have my g502 hero

[cedar compass]

I think actually I can buyt G pro and replace switches with good ones

[sour falcon]

Only problem I’ve had was software, not even the mouse

[light egret]

tbf im not a big fan of logitech software. still use it tho. but granted from what I came from, i can't complain.

[sour falcon]

I set mine up, and only use it to turn my mouse RGB on every now and then

Other than that I never touch it

[light egret]

I used to customize it, but now it just rainbows. and the only customized button is g8=left click go brrrrrrrrrr

[velvet summit]

I need it open for my stuff or else it doesn't work

[cedar compass]

G pro fits perfect to my hand. and G203 is same size but they not lasting long anymore

what about evga mouses lol

[sour falcon]

Mines always on in the background

[light egret]

oh and ofc g5 and g4 go forward and back like on webpages.

[sour falcon]

Mines set to color shift like the slowest setting

[light egret]

i think mine is too? not sure though. I got tired of my bad case fans having to be reprogramed every time i turn on the pc so I just let everything be rainbow all the time cause that's what the case fans default to.

[sour falcon]

I still don’t understand the g-shift button

[cedar compass]

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ROG-III-Swappable-Push-Fit/dp/B096XKJK1V/

so this one is good ?

[light egret]

its so basic

[sour falcon]

Armoury crate runs my pc RGB, GHUB for my peripherals

[craggy shoal]

Yeah I had a Gladius 2. I thought it was going to be my last mouse I ever used until I got bored of it a couple years after purchasing it. Really good but basic mouse. Great if you just want longevity. But of course, Asus software for it is garbage

Idk what the Gladius 3 is like though

[light egret]

i don't think i'll ever change my mouse cause the figit spinner is to good.

[cedar compass]

I only using side buttons as copy paste . otherwise I love good fit and durability

[craggy shoal]

I got mine but you're able to hot swap the switches. Switches double-clicking? Just get some new ones and swap them

[light egret]

ctrl+c ctrl+v ftw

[cedar compass]

yeah get good omron switches and cill

[cedar compass]

yup . mouse is faster lol

[light egret]

iunno i've gotten so used to it that it takes no time at all

[cedar compass]

i copy paste a lot so lol

[craggy shoal]

I need to start listing the keyboard shortcuts I use

[light egret]

I used to when I was in college.

[craggy shoal]

Shortcuts >>>> remapping your mouse with like two of its buttons

[light egret]

ctrl+c > ctrl+v > change a couple words > profit

[cedar compass]

idk why I paying for amazon prime lol

they have longer delivery time than other retails

[light egret]

cause of that delicious fast 2 day shipping

[rancid juniper]

amazon delivery is a joke now

[light egret]

iunno i can get same day on some items.

[rancid juniper]

haha

ebay delivery can go less than that for free

[light egret]

also i suprisingly use prime video

[cedar compass]

for east coast amazon got nothing lol

they ship evertyhing from cali

[light egret]

i have never gotten an ebay item in less than 2 weeks.

[rancid juniper]

☠️

[light egret]

i once ordered some items, completely forgot about them, and they showed up at my door 8 months later.

ebay in a nutshell

[cedar compass]

fastest delivery for this mouse is may 28

[craggy shoal]

also AliExpress in a nutshell

[craggy shoal]

You'll be getting it for my birthday

[cedar compass]

lmao

[rancid juniper]

i think my earliest ebay delivery was 2 days

yea

[craggy shoal]

Happy birthday (even though that's my birthday and you'll be receiving the item)

[cedar compass]

bh is fastest to me

free next day delivery

[light egret]

what is bh

[craggy shoal]

I didn't know B&H did that

[cedar compass]

BHphotovideo.com

[craggy shoal]

Newegg but for camera gear

[light egret]

never heard of this site.

[cedar compass]

some jewish company as adorama

[light egret]

https://tenor.com/view/sanford-fred-heart-attack-nervous-gif-24657978

[pliant berry]

I've had some of the fastest shipping times from b&h on the east coast

[craggy shoal]

Cheapest Blackmagic camera (idk if this is true lol)

[cedar compass]

its always next day for me

[light egret]

i can't even afford this guy rn

[pliant berry]

couple times I've even had same day for some reason

which is more than I can say for amazon lol. they tell me 1 day and it arrives 2 weeks later

[light egret]

i've never had that problem. Longest i've waited on 2 day shipping is like an extra day or 2.

[cedar compass]

prime is such an overpriced crap honestly

[light egret]

and that's usually only around christmas and stuff

[cedar compass]

probably in Cali lol

[light egret]

nah

rural texas 😬

[cedar compass]

because they ship everythin from cali to me lol

meanwhile I'm in Delaware

[light egret]

rural ish

[cedar compass]

we don't have sales tax

[light egret]

trade me

wait like all

at all?

[cedar compass]

yeah I think it's only Delaware and oregon that don't have sales tax

[light egret]

we don't have state income tax which is nice, but taxes still to high

[cedar compass]

I mean still much better than EU taxes lol

don't have to mention easter europe and middle east where they have like 50% customs fee

[craggy shoal]

This mf hunting for Chromes

[light egret]

I would get trapped.

[velvet summit]

india with their 95% import tax

or smth like that

[cedar compass]

[craggy shoal]

Imagine having to pay a tax just because you need the product

[cedar compass]

that's why people buying things via me they have crappy retailers as well

they buying things from US , paying shipping and customs tax and it still comes cheaper than local retailers

[rich beacon]

Sorry, random question. I JUST ordered some PC part for my bf and it came with a free digtal game or something. Idk how that works.... Are they gonna send me like a code or something???

[velvet summit]

ye

[cedar compass]

via email

[craggy shoal]

Yeah should be a code via email

[rich beacon]

Okok so like when downoading the game I just enter the code?

[rancid juniper]

oh, my bad bro @young matrix

[craggy shoal]

The email should tell you how to redeem it

[velvet summit]

depends on the game but for steam, it would be a code to add the game to your library

[rich beacon]

Thank you!!!!! ily

[rancid juniper]

Mr. Freeze Leaked design for rocksteady's recent bad game

💀

[craggy shoal]

bruh what is that

Brutha ewww

https://tenor.com/rdSv3uje6WJ.gif

[rancid juniper]

that looks nothing like mr.freeze

they violated that character

😂

[cedar compass]

why starfiled have 15gb update lol

[rancid juniper]

Because bethesda

16 times to detail

[cedar compass]

loading screenfield

[rancid juniper]

lagfield

borefield

cringefield

snoozefield

you name it

[cedar compass]

lol I actually loved game but that old engine killing game

[rancid juniper]

i remember when people were gassing it up

thinking it would be the best game bethesda would ever make

and then... IT DROPPED

oh man

that was funny

[cedar compass]

I have like 250hours time in game

[rancid juniper]

well glad that you had fun with that game

[cedar compass]

half of them is loading screen but anyways

[rancid juniper]

i cant even bring myself to enjoy any bethesda title

they just sitting there in my library

[cedar compass]

I used to play skyrim for long actually

this years best is Horizon forbidden west for me

and still waiting for Stalker with hope

[rancid juniper]

have you tried ghost of tsushima yet?

that recently dropped

[cedar compass]

hmm no

[rancid juniper]

mkay

[ancient swift]

Its perfect on the OLED Deck

[cedar compass]

gonna look at it later

[rancid juniper]

how come its crashing on my amd card

DANG IT

even at stock it crashes

no fair

[ancient swift]

No clue

[cedar compass]

amd driver moments

[ancient swift]

I've had 1 crash on the deck

[rancid juniper]

alot of people are reporting on this

even intel gpus sometimes

[cedar compass]

Stalker 2 wen

it's been 2 years.. since their first release date

[rancid juniper]

wen its ready
-devs

[craggy shoal]

(still not ready but we'll release it anyways)

[cedar compass]

new horizon wen

[craggy shoal]

Good games when

[cursive oasis]

And we MIGHT fix it later

[cedar compass]

*we can finish later

[ancient swift]

There's a bit of a delay due to an ongoing event tbf

[cedar compass]

Yeah devs working at Poland now and game is actually almost ready

[rancid juniper]

na bro, indie is where its at now

[craggy shoal]

Release $70 game
It's barely finished and barely runs on top-end hardware
Encourage the fanbase to preorder it so they can get a cool helmet and some in-game currency
Everybody complains about the performance and stops playing it within a week

[rancid juniper]

AAAA games is the new standard

frfr

[cedar compass]

But it have downgrades tho lol YouTubers complaining about that already. Game not looks like trailer

[rancid juniper]

also dont you get a bit frustrated when the publisher artificially set the release date back???

like for higher tiers of the game you can get it like 3 days early for a price premium

its

WILD

[cedar compass]

Some Tarkov moment

[rancid juniper]

thats what im seeing with F1 2024 for example

[cedar compass]

Yeah recent game releases sux

[rancid juniper]

gameplay? whats that?

-Every AAA publisher atm

[craggy shoal]

Only playing F1 22 until F1 changes up the engine configuration

[rancid juniper]

the only F1 game i have is F1 2018

[mighty hazel]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/305980946664914947/1243359649638649857/Screenshot_20240523-140645.png?ex=66513068&is=664fdee8&hm=04716547cc4b3aef01e599d17f475b6780380a7f2f20aff5bfda19de5b33a0e8&

[ancient swift]

What's wrong with f1's engine?

[mighty hazel]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/305980946664914947/1243359650078920775/Screenshot_20240523-140654.png?ex=66513069&is=664fdee9&hm=c8de83a8e84c6bcc79e336fcc5c69340f0a59b9f33b6d3d66ef0344916b6a526&

[rancid juniper]

wait

is codemasters still using their EGO engine?

[mighty hazel]

Nvidia is worth more than Canada lmaoo

[rancid juniper]

or is it something else?

iirc their recent WRC title was unreal engine

🗿

[ancient swift]

Anyone play hellblade 2 yet?

[rancid juniper]

nope but i heard mixed reviews about it

on one hand people say it has the best graphics so far
and the other says that its nothing more than a walking sim

with no interesting gameplay

a tech demo perhaps

[ancient swift]

I'm just glad that people are finally learning how to use UE5

Wonder if the next Gears will use UE5 anywhere near this well as it's usually peak UE

Functionally anyway^

[wise geyser]

meow

[mental yoke]

woof

[fleet flint]

anyone know why my cursor is invisble on google docs?

[rancid juniper]

oh man i forgot there was many different forms of spanish

☠️

[dusk trail]

same way there are many different forms of english

[rancid juniper]

yea

[dusk trail]

culture changes the language, different locations have different cultures

[rancid juniper]

mmhmm i guess i pick spanish (united states)

language dlc LMFAO

[dusk knot]

Hmm

[tranquil pebble]

It being green has been a rumor for a long while now

Really looks to be true

[dusk knot]

car

[rancid juniper]

everyday i feel like buying the steamdeck

but i wait for the "proper" handheld to arrive

[pliant berry]

That was me until valve released the oled steam deck

[rancid juniper]

it would be nice to get a taste of oled

when the prices drop atleast

[pliant berry]

The only games I can't really play on it is anno

it doesn't take heavy modded minecraft very well either but that's kinda expected

[rancid juniper]

guess its gonna be a while until an RDNA5 handheld comes out

i wonder if amd can add extra cache into new handhelds (x3d chips)

imagine how busted they can get

but then if they did i dont think there would be space for the igpu?

[dusk knot]

No rush. There's going to be one awesome handheld coming soon

[rancid juniper]

yea

[dusk knot]

You have a great PC already

[tranquil pebble]

I need a phone with a reinforced usb port. I don't think they exist though.

I always wear them out

[dusk knot]

You damaged the port before?

[tranquil pebble]

Every phone I ever get, the port wears out

[dusk knot]

What phones?

[tranquil pebble]

within a year

[dusk knot]

I think you're doing something wrong

Strange

[tranquil pebble]

nah I'm not even using force or anything

[dusk knot]

What phones are you using?

[tranquil pebble]

Well, I had two Galaxy S series fail that way, and now two OnePlus phones fail that way.

[dusk knot]

Hm

Hhhhmmmm

Do when you mean wearing out, type C ports have a hard time fitting or staying in place?

Maybe invest in better type C cables.

[tranquil pebble]

yeah but also just data transfer stops working at all

switching cables doesnt help, already tried

[dusk knot]

Huh

You buy cheap phones?

[tranquil pebble]

no, flagships

[dusk knot]

That's a real head scratcher

[tranquil pebble]

ikr

[dusk knot]

I don't want to accuse you of blame

BUT

🤔

[tranquil pebble]

I'm suspecting my pants pockets are clogging them with tons of lint then I'm simply unable to get it out

[dusk knot]

Ooooooh

[tranquil pebble]

maybe I need a type-c plastic plug thing

The only constant on my failed type C ports seems to be that they're all on devices I put in my pocket... nothing else gives me issues

[dusk knot]

You might need a better dryer

With better filtration when cleaning your clothes :/

Idk

[light egret]

I bought a razr+ cause it was the first phone in a long while that worked well with my hearing aids. It got a black spot within a week, but there was a slight dent on the outside so to RMA it wouldve cost me $875. Or i could use my phone insurance to pay $275. I've never had phone insurance cost more than $50 for a replacement. So I went ahead and did it, and I use a magnet charger to not damage the port. Guess what? 2 weeks in the port no longer functions. it charges but doesn't act as a data transfer and like if you push on the port a little it stops charging. I've never had a phone this bad 😠

[tranquil pebble]

all my phones have done that ever since USB-C

Micro USB never gave me one bit of issue

[light egret]

I reccomend this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CL33LL3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I do not recomend the Razr+

[dusk knot]

Damn. You guys encounter issues I've never experienced before...

[pliant berry]

usb c is generally not very durable, the only ones I've found to be satisfactory are usually on very expensive items like mac, yubikeys, some thunderbolt cables from caldigit and apple, etc. This is why I was partially against the EU enforcing usb c

[pseudo raven]

ive never had a provlem with usb c

[light egret]

I've not had much issue with usbC but I have used the magnet charger for years. It's pretty good at keeping it intact

[dusk knot]

Good to know

[pseudo raven]

Except once i got a piece of pencil lead stuck

[tranquil pebble]

USB-C is good enough for devices that don't have to endure being in one's pockets

[pliant berry]

Legit almost every usb c port i have on android devices or windows pc have rubber bands tied to them or they just don't work at all

[light egret]

the only device I've had usb C break on is a couple vapes. Which are pretty cheap.

[pseudo raven]

but otherwise nothing for like 4 phones now?

and my nintendo switch for 5 years

even my cheapo xiaomi

[light egret]

I will say I liked the lightning port better, but I want the capabilities of usb C with the form factor of lightning

[wise geyser]

Y'all just break your cables or something for fun?

I've used the same anker cables I've had for 5 years now

[light egret]

i have a cable I've had forever but the rest of em break pretty easily.

[pliant berry]

someone should rank cables and ports on reliability and grasp

[light egret]

heck even my magnet charger wire just gave out lol. but after my phone port did.

[wise geyser]

Do a better job at taking care of your devices 😭

Idk how people go thru cables so fast

And phones for that matter

[light egret]

https://tenor.com/view/no-bugs-bunny-nope-gif-4095597578532971838

[pseudo raven]

lmfao i still use the s8 usb c cable

[tranquil pebble]

I just want a phone with:

1. A headphone jack
2. A durable charging/data port
3. A good SoC

...why is this so much to ask for?

[pseudo raven]

Cant say i care at all for a headphone jack

[light egret]

i dont see the point of headphone jack anymore. Pretty much all headphones are wireless and if you want a cheap pair, well you can get wireless cheap headphones too.

[dusk knot]

Tsk

[wise geyser]

Heck my V20 cable still functions lol

[tranquil pebble]

I have a Sennheiser headphones that I listen to music with

[pseudo raven]

the convenience of my galaxy buds pro switching between all my crap

[mortal grail]

Headphone jack is old enough to earn a pension yet still sounds better than wireless hands down

[pseudo raven]

is so much better than anything wired

[pliant berry]

really depends on the market, the only wireless headphone device I have is airpods pros and I have to limit my use with them

[wise geyser]

I just have Bluetooth adapter for my IEMs that support aptX, i am content 😂

[light egret]

maybe but read my name again. I can barely hear as is. You aint gonna get me to notice a difference between wireless and wired. Wireless sound great

[fair onyx]

Anybody know why my laptop CPU would report its package being 20+C above the core temps?

[pseudo raven]

i feel like most of the time when im using my phone for music im outside somewhete

when i want good quality im at home and listen to it through my pc

[mortal grail]

Ok I'll acknowledge that which is all said and fine, but hands down of all the headsets I've used and all the advice I get, the consensus is wired is still a long way better

[pseudo raven]

for which i gave iems

*have

[mortal grail]

If it's great enough for you I've no issue with that lol

[idle nexus]

I think this is the coolest screen snip of hwbot I've gotten in the last like, 4 years (i.e., ever)

[mortal grail]

Man's finally passed the retirement home folks

[idle nexus]

lmfao "feet licks"

[mortal grail]

Idk what's with me and pensioners rn but it's the motif ig

[idle nexus]

lol ya but they've been OCing since the days when my best computer was some derp dell laptop & my phone

[light egret]

fair. I'm not an audiophile tho and I don't think most people are, at least I don't think so. Like I literally replaced my car speakers with speakers i got for 20 dollars a pair. It's not great but, they're fine. Only complaint is they distort at high levels, and I like my music loud lol. I think the convenience of wireless far outweighs the quality you get out of wired. That being said I haven't ever used like, crazy studio level headphones or anything, but I have tried the higher end stuff when they're on display at best buy and stuff and I've never been impressed by em

[idle nexus]

lol I'm too deaf from chipping hammers to be an audiophile

[tranquil pebble]

What I want to see: LPDDR6 CAMM2 modules on desktops.

[idle nexus]

iirc I heard on some tech news thing earlier that DDR6 is supposed to run as high as 21,000mt/s

I wanna OC some 21000c900 or whatever that ends up being fr

[tranquil pebble]

cl 9001

[mortal grail]

Ok I don't wanna like, invite an unfair perspective here but like, a lot of people like the convenience of not being chair bound ye, but the night and day difference to a good set can just really outweigh the quality difference in sound.
This goes double when the cable is like 3m long for example

[idle nexus]

lol in like Gear 16 probably too

[pliant berry]

I've started using speakers more often, I like not feeling something on my head all the time

[mortal grail]

People are willing to take the wireless compromise for a long cable, it's pretty subjective though

[mortal grail]

This is another angle too, some people chase good speaker audio rather than a good set

[pseudo raven]

a good pair of wireless headphones for most people will be more than enough as far as listening to music from your phone goes

[mortal grail]

Ye

[pliant berry]

I'd probably say speakers have a higher ceiling but not anywhere as cheap as iems

[pseudo raven]

although apple totally just removed the jack to make more money lol

[mortal grail]

But if you want to chase that really crisp audio sound, an audio jack is the route to go

[idle nexus]

I used to be into audio in like high school. I didn't (& tbh, still don't) know what the heck frequency response & all that was. I was just like MOAR WATTZ

[mortal grail]

iems, open backs, magnetic planars

[pseudo raven]

at home i totally agree

[mortal grail]

The list goes on

[pseudo raven]

have a nice pair of iems

thinking about getting some massdrop open backs

[tranquil pebble]

for music I prefer headphones, over ear specifically

[mortal grail]

Oh 100%, travelling with wireless is great

[pseudo raven]

not sure which though

[mortal grail]

iirc hd6xx was recently on sale?

[pseudo raven]

Also high chance ill be in college dorms in like 4 months

[light egret]

I believe you, I just don't know if I'd ever find it worth it to be chair bound. Now granted, if I had them at my PC and a set of wireless at my PC, unless i'm gonna be moving around alot I'd probably use the better sounding one. I'm just arguing for the convenience of not being tied down lol. I used wireless on my pc for a while but switched to wired cause the headphones I had wouldn't let me hear game sound while on a call for some reason, and I had the wired set already. But the amount of times I've tried to walk away without taking this headset off is more than I'd like to admit. I miss the convenience of wireless

[pseudo raven]

Ye i was looking at those

[idle nexus]

I had a Crown amplifier that I had to get XLR cables to connected the mixer/pre-amp to the amp

[mortal grail]

Ye I get you. It's a bit subjective for sure. Some prefer the convenience

[light egret]

and using wired on phones, I've tried the down my shirt trick and it never went well for me. Was always awkward

[idle nexus]

I ended up selling the mixer (Numark something iirc) & amp to get car audio stuff

[pseudo raven]

theres a uc in my city im on the waitlist for that my parents want me to go to, otherwise ucsd it is

[pliant berry]

It's really hard to say. If I really want to enjoy the experience I'd probably take my headphones. But if I want to relax more I'd take the comfort of speakers

[pseudo raven]

not tryna kill myself going to berkeley

[tranquil pebble]

I got a Sennheiser HD 660S for ~$200 on ebay. Manufacturer refurb from the company.

music sounds very nice on them and they are comfortable

[mortal grail]

I think the hd6xx was cheaper than that iirc on the site

It was a really good price

Not rejecting 660's tho

[idle nexus]

this was back when like Lil Jon was popular so I had enough bass in my Ford Expedition that it made your nose hairs tickle

[mortal grail]

Sight site damn I'm a bit tired ig lol

[pliant berry]

6xx is like 220usd retail now but can be found for 180usd on sale

[mortal grail]

6XX isn't quite 660 tier ye

I suppose if you don't mind 20 extra it's worth it

I know it was a hundred and something $

Hm, drop ain't showing the price I remember

Says 199, I'd take 660 over 6xx for that price

[tranquil pebble]

I doubt I was going to find much better value than 660S at that price

[mortal grail]

Ye 660 is pretty high up

[chrome mirage]

I think I've done enough steps for today

[mortal grail]

I'm not an audiophile but the 660 is the standard setter in the audio space

[tranquil pebble]

they are comfortable too

[idle nexus]

I saw some Linus thing about these $360 headphones that were supposedly really good at that price even tho that's a lot of money

[tranquil pebble]

I dont trust him

or YouTubers in general

[idle nexus]

this I think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8URpq4N8AD8

lol I dunno anything about this tbh

[chrome mirage]

I just bought a pair of Audio Technica m50x and a pair of AKG k240s

[tranquil pebble]

I've had AKG before. Good sound, but not great build quality.

[chrome mirage]

I just wanted to try semi open back.

[idle nexus]

eh... my steelseries are fine for me

I think

[tranquil pebble]

just dont be surprised when the ear pieces start falling apart after a bit

[idle nexus]

ig it's one of those things that I don't even know what I'm missing out on

oh well. I don't listen to music that much unless I'm in the car really

[chrome mirage]

I've heard of people keeping that model for around 3 years and just replacing the ear pads

[tranquil pebble]

Good headphones make a world of difference for music

[chrome mirage]

It ruins all the bad headphones for you though

[tranquil pebble]

real

[idle nexus]

don't you need to get like old CDs to get actual high fidelity audio cuz everything is so compressed & what not if you're streaming?

[tranquil pebble]

Even some streamed songs benefit from solid headphones

[chrome mirage]

Every time I go to my friend's house I get mad at him for having the bass cranked on his stereo

[tranquil pebble]

Some songs are more sensitive to quality than others though

[idle nexus]

ya that makes sense

like Dark Side of the Moon probably benefits way more than some Taylor Swift song lol

[chrome mirage]

Dark side of the moon has amazing production and good headphones make it an amazing experience

[tranquil pebble]

Some anime songs benefit a lot from good speakers/headphones too

[chrome mirage]

I notice crunchyroll compresses the audio a lot so when I'm jamming out to intros it takes me out of it.

[tranquil pebble]

but something like chiptune it hardly matters what you play it on

[idle nexus]

maybe someday I'll spend some crazy amount on headphones & listen to the entire Physical Graffiti album with them or something

but that day will not be soon

lol

[tranquil pebble]

I'd say dont spend massively on headphones... certainly dont go blowing $1000+ on them

Diminishing returns are very real there

[idle nexus]

it's crazy to me that those exist

[chrome mirage]

I'll let you know how the AKG K240s sound. They are like $70 usd and are supposed to be great entry level studio headphones.

[idle nexus]

doesn't Sony make like $1400 headphones or something?

[tranquil pebble]

Sennheiser has a $10,000 headphones iirc

[idle nexus]

are Bose headphones considered good?

[tranquil pebble]

no not really

not value wise anyways

[idle nexus]

I looked at headphones a few years ago & was surprised to see brands that I thought made only car & marine audio make headphones too

[chrome mirage]

A lot of expensive headphones use planar magnetic drivers and I think they are expensive since they are complex and they don't make them in large batches.

[idle nexus]

like Kicker lol

so then I had this brilliant idea to look up what brand/models big DJs that I knew of used

[tranquil pebble]

I've seen car manufacturers having their own bicycles too... including Honda... I had a Honda mountain bike once.

[idle nexus]

do they actually make those or just license their names? lol

[tranquil pebble]

likely license

never know with the Japanese companies though

Some of them are surprisingly wide range in what they do

[idle nexus]

I don't remember what headphones Tiesto used but they were expensive enough for me to abandon my search entirely lol

[chrome mirage]

A lot of people seem to be using Audio Technica headphones right now.

[tranquil pebble]

AT, AKG, Sennheiser seem to be the main brands people like

Sony too sometimes

[idle nexus]

I was looking for headphones here at the time https://www.crutchfield.com/S-PX9qrX2gJgN/

[tranquil pebble]

AKG had product placement in Persona 5 lol

[idle nexus]

oh look they have a dedicated section https://www.crutchfield.com/g_359550/Audiophile-Headphones.html

[rancid juniper]

the best headphones in da world

[chrome mirage]

I think my brother has those

[idle nexus]

mother of heck

$1500 open box ez

[rancid juniper]

the build quality aint too bad for the price

been using it for 2 years now

[idle nexus]

I think those are the same Sonys I got my son for school tbh

[rancid juniper]

[rancid juniper]

thats for producers or rich influencers tbh

[chrome mirage]

My brother broke them in 2 weeks because he is a child and breaks everything

[idle nexus]

you know what headphones I got that were utterly disappointing for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which was their tendency to just shut down in the middle of my Zoom classes? JBLs

like those headphones made me do a complete 180 on my opinion of JBL in general

[rancid juniper]

oof

my first pair broke because it got caught in something

the cable snapped

[idle nexus]

that & when I wanted to get a powered speaker, I found out the EONs aren't really that great & basically mislead you into thinking they can stream from bluetooth when in reality they just use bluetooth to like raise/lower the volume lol

[rancid juniper]

that happened a few months back

oops

[chrome mirage]

He snapped the end off in the headphone jack

[rancid juniper]

thats literally what happened to my headphones

[idle nexus]

those Sonys & another pair I had have a terrible cable on them tho

it's so like... I dunno how exactly to describe it... it's like jelly-like

[rancid juniper]

like sometimes i be forgetting i have headphones on my head and then stand up to leave my pc

only to get dragged back or risk tearing the cable apart

LMFAO

[idle nexus]

these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NJ2M43M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

[rancid juniper]

same model different color

[chrome mirage]

I really liked the cable on my fiio IEMs but the connector wore out very fast.

[idle nexus]

I had the white ones & got black ones for my son to use at school

these were so disappointing: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082WJQ3JJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?

[rancid juniper]

honestly they're fine but id like to get back to bt headphones if my current ones wear out

maybe something like thos

oh wow they on SALE

SALE

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[chrome mirage]

I had a $5 pair of dollar store headphones that sounded ok but the ear pads were made of plastic and if there was any bass it would rattle.

[idle nexus]

I gave my JBLs to my sister cuz they frustrated me

[rancid juniper]

😂

[velvet summit]

Most ear pads are made of plastic

[rancid juniper]

dollar store headphones is straight up roulette

[chrome mirage]

They were made out of hard plastic

[idle nexus]

like the loosely fit together rattling hard type?

[mortal grail]

@rancid juniper LESSSS GOOOOOOOO

[velvet summit]

Lmfao

[chrome mirage]

Yes

[rancid juniper]

10 slot motherboard

SOLD

[idle nexus]

don't let nvidia see this plz

[mortal grail]

Destructive gaming power

!!!!!

[idle nexus]

I hope that $6k included shipping cuz otherwise you know what was like another $500

that thing probably weighed 180lbs

[chrome mirage]

Optional 16 bit microprocessor!

[idle nexus]

was it you who had a G7400 before? lol

[rancid juniper]

everytime i look at an jbl headphone they look uncomfortable over the ear

[rancid juniper]

what was that?

i dont remember having that processor

[idle nexus]

they were tight & just not exciting at all

CPU

[rancid juniper]

na i think you're mistaking it for someone else

[idle nexus]

lol my bad I couldn't remember cuz this was like 2 years ago iirc

[rancid juniper]

its all good

[idle nexus]

well apparently i don't recall correctly so disregard entirely lol

[rancid juniper]

👍

[idle nexus]

I was benching 13600K earlier

[rancid juniper]

what u got?

THOUGHTS???

[idle nexus]

eh nothing really to write home about

managed to bclk my way to 7117 on R20 with ecores disabled

[rancid juniper]

oh nice

[idle nexus]

this 13600K refuses to do 59x

5870.8mhz was highest I could squeeze lol

at like 1.5 vcore lmfao

[rancid juniper]

yikes

high

kek

[idle nexus]

poor little feller

what's crazy tho

[mortal grail]

Probably sent via private plane

Speaking of planes

[rancid juniper]

☠️

[wise geyser]

Boeing uwu

[idle nexus]

heck I can't find it

anyway on XTU the 13600K was running ecores at like 46x

wouldn't do more than 44x on anything else lol

but it was a waste trying cuz 58x/44x scored higher for whatever reason

[rancid juniper]

i know for a fact that i cant oc my cpu further

not because of the voltages but temps alone

[idle nexus]

the important thing is @mortal grail Z690 Unify-X holding steady at 8000c34 for benching at least

[mortal grail]

XTU is bloat

[idle nexus]

lol totally it just has lots of hardware boints

[mortal grail]

Oh god my nightmares

[rancid juniper]

8000MHZ CL34?

[idle nexus]

I could barely POST 8k on U-X before

now it benches fairly easily on latest BIOS

[rancid juniper]

make the g7400 play minecraft modded

[idle nexus]

I think I got one IRQ_Less_Whatever BSOD since I started

& dropping VDD/Q to 1.5 seems to have solved it

the trick seems to be setting SA to 1.1v for me

VDDQ/VDD2 auto

the darn thing will not POST 8200 tho

I didn't put much effort into it so maybe someone who enjoys disappointment can try eventually

[rancid juniper]

head phone

[rancid juniper]

🤔

[idle nexus]

so apparently you can download people's XTU profiles from hwbot

[rancid juniper]

(not recommended)

[rancid juniper]

WHAT IS THAT ICCMAX?

[idle nexus]

https://hwbot.org/submission/5565454_ggood003_xtu_2.0_core_i5_13600k_9298_marks

[rancid juniper]

[idle nexus]

still within Intel spec probably lmao

[rancid juniper]

bro what are you making, is this a new prototype?

[wise geyser]

@idle nexus so..... Japan pics ...

[idle nexus]

lol no it's just a messy 1080ti SLI

[rancid juniper]

oh

[chrome mirage]

Someone flashed their high beams at me so I flashed them back. They must have thought I left mine on since this car has really bright low beams

[idle nexus]

Z690 Unify-X has SLI certification

so I had this grand scheme to run 2x1080ti on it so I could actually SLI in Win10 & Win11

[rancid juniper]

i did sell my g7400 cpu

[rancid juniper]

HIGH BEAM CLASH

[idle nexus]

that part worked but I need to run 13900KS to try to get better scores

[chrome mirage]

I should get a light bar

[rancid juniper]

make it rgb

so you can dominate over other drivers

dude... i never thought of this that way

🤔

[chrome mirage]

Red and blue on light bars are illegal here

I know a lot of people that have them though

[rancid juniper]

you cant unillegalfy it?

[idle nexus]

lol any blue lights on your car is not a good idea

blue is reserved for police

I had a blue trailer hitch light on my Expedition for like 3 days before I got pulled over

I'm like what I'm gonna drive fast in reverse making siren sounds & pull people over with my trailer hitch light?

I removed it & never put it back on tho

[rancid juniper]

you can catch a felony or something right?

[idle nexus]

omg I had one of those license plate covers that like distorts the numbers if you're not looking from straight behind it

[rancid juniper]

well if they think you're impersonating a police vehicle ig

[idle nexus]

got pulled over for that & cop was pissssssssssssed

the worst part is, my dad got it for me lmao

[rancid juniper]

[idle nexus]

ya it was stupid

[gentle canyon]

we should have a

car channel

[chrome mirage]

I've tried out my Audio Technica M50x and AKG K240 headphones now and I can confidently say the M50x sounds way better, which they should since they are over twice the price.

The M40x sounds better than the M50x to me though.

I switched to using my stereo as the output and the K240s sound a lot better

[tacit geode]

wtf is camm2

[elfin mural]

New form factor for laptop ram

[drowsy shell]

Hey guys, did I score a good deal? Got a Lenovo LOQ with specs shown and a 512gb ssd. Paid 880USD.

Ram isn't soldered and has a second slot, and second ssd slot (nvme). Bought brand new!

[elfin mural]

That's a banger deal

LOQs are nice when discounted

[drowsy shell]

I've had an Ideapad3i for two years now and upgraded for a more gaming on the go centered laptop, pretty happy with what I got and the price beat out other competitors pretty well

MSRP is 1250 for that laptop

[elfin mural]

I paid 1200 for my 4050 tuf

https://videocardz.com/newz/48-million-tests-later-3dmark-reveals-8-year-gpu-performance-trends-in-timespy

@mortal grail

30 series really jumped in perf

at least according to scores

40 too

but we don't talk about anything less than 4070 ofc

[mortal grail]

30 series was a good jump ye

I would've liked to have seen 900 series in the data, just to see how big the 1080Ti was

[elfin mural]

ye

[mortal grail]

Idk what I did, but I seemed to have made my 6900XT a good 15C cooler

Hotspot 79C at full draw

Lol

[elfin mural]

nice

[paper verge]

hoyaa

best gpu ever ?

[elfin mural]

personally it's 1080ti

but 6900xt/6950xt as well

[paper verge]

what did the 1080 ti do

[elfin mural]

lasting longer than it should

it made nvidia jack up prices in later gen

it lasted, and still lasts well into 2024 imo

in the context of 1080p gaming

now i wouldn't go outta my way to buy one

but it used to be great

[paper verge]

HM

[tranquil pebble]

1080 Ti was (for its time) the greatest card Nvidia ever made.

Like its legendary tier

[elfin mural]

11gb ain't much but it was a ton

and still ok enough today lel

[tranquil pebble]

for the time it was a lot

[elfin mural]

6 years old gpu still rivaling budget gpus

I'd call it an achievement lol

[paper verge]

1080 ti had 11gb of vram?

[elfin mural]

yes

[tranquil pebble]

yeah

[paper verge]

bruh tf

[elfin mural]

The 1080 was the 8gb one

It had insane specs for 2017

Part of the reason it's still going

[tranquil pebble]

driver support will be what ultimately kills it lol

[elfin mural]

I'd say age and driver support

Maxwell lasted in support for about 10 years

2027 will be the end of 10 series if nvidia still uses 10 year support

[mortal grail]

1080 Ti imo

2nd best probs 6700XT when it was sub 300

[paper verge]

feetlicks is crazy

[mortal grail]

At least in my time

Hey

I did it for a dare

Real question

Is this the craziest you've seen me

[paper verge]

prob

tbh i was crazy once

[mortal grail]

Damn you're the first to say so

[paper verge]

your the reason why i didnt get a cpu only pc for like 1.5k

bruh

[mortal grail]

Lol

[icy ore]

Good ol’ Feetlicks

[paper verge]

kinda thinking bo6 gonna be great

[mortal grail]

Tbh, if I had to spend the next 10 years with a 1080Ti

[icy ore]

Feetlicks .com

[mortal grail]

I probably wouldn't be unhappy

[paper verge]

ima say it right now you can customize zombie maps

[icy ore]

I’m absolutely thinking it’ll be underwhelming but I hope zombies is good

[mortal grail]

I just hope it runs

Good games this year also seem to run well

[paper verge]

in bo5 they removed some really good concepts i think they'll bring it back

[icy ore]

the big open maps sucked imo

[paper verge]

didnt remove, just never released

for zombie?

[icy ore]

ya

like in Cold War and the newest one

didn’t like

[paper verge]

cold war is still popular

thought it died

[icy ore]

just felt really incomplete

Cold War zombies was fun, still no BO2 but it was definitely a good game

I wish the Easter eggs would’ve been a little more difficult than literally pointing you in the direction

[paper verge]

bo1/bo2 were soo good for their time

[icy ore]

And also I miss the darkness bo1/2 carried

That was gone in Cold War

[paper verge]

went back to it a year ago and damn was it fun

[mortal grail]

Think a lot of people are finding going back to older games they're discovering a soul in the old titles that's gone nowadays

[paper verge]

yeah cuz pretty much all the new games suck

played atomic heart for like 5 mins

and uninstalled it

[mortal grail]

Said it before I'll say it again, peak gaming was xbox 360 era

[sinful blade]

How much better would the 2080ti old up to the 1080ti now

[icy ore]

This has been the year of indie games

[mortal grail]

A lot better

[icy ore]

Newer AAA games are just repeated bullcrap put out for a quick buck

No passion

[mortal grail]

But the 1080ti was so good it basically performed like a 2080 for less (bar a couple features)

[paper verge]

cuphead

[sinful blade]

I have a 2080ti in my list for a general use build

[icy ore]

Someone shared this a while back

[paper verge]

ive seen this one

wish intel waited and didnt spend as much money on the design rather released the chip

[icy ore]

Yeah but they were able to improve it a lot with software alone so I have high hopes for their future

I hope

[mortal grail]

Needs an update that chart

Slight adjustments

[icy ore]

Yeah demonmit threw it together I assume quite a while ago

Oh yeah

Back in feb of last year lol

[paper verge]

"not an actual bomb" lmfao

[icy ore]

[paper verge]

on one of those brick 14inch monitors 4 person bo2 zombies

good times

[mortal grail]

You mean a crt

You want peak latency use a crt

Lol

[paper verge]

crt ❌
one of those brick 14inch ✅

[icy ore]

For real tho

Makes that loud ass buzzing

Good times

[sinful blade]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GjM9z6

[icy ore]

Don’t they literally have like 0 latency?

[mortal grail]

?

[paper verge]

yessirrrr

[mortal grail]

Little did I know playing online multiplayer at 400 ms I had a latency advantage on my crt

[mortal grail]

That's crt

[paper verge]

same thing

[mortal grail]

Lol

[icy ore]

[mortal grail]

I played so much forza on my one I have the hud burnt into it

[paper verge]

bruh wtf

[sinful blade]

Destiny 1 left burn in on my old tv

Played too much

[icy ore]

OG Xbox

[mortal grail]

Back when multiplayer actually was challenging 😭

[paper verge]

yo console >>>>> pc

it was actually way more fun

[icy ore]

Favorite consoles, go

GameCube probably

[mortal grail]

360, PSP

[sinful blade]

GameCube

[mortal grail]

Then probs ps1

[icy ore]

DS

[paper verge]

Wii bruh

[icy ore]

1.) GameCube / DS 2.) Xbox / Xbox 360 3.) PS1/PS2 in terms of amount of hours spent on said consoles

[craggy shoal]

I told my rich friend who's never experienced a party with Smash Bros "you don't understand Smash because you've never experienced a suburban house party"

lol

[icy ore]

I had like 3 GameCubes

[icy ore]

Lmaooo

[mortal grail]

SO TRUE

[icy ore]

Wish I’d of had friends growing up

Could’ve had so much fun

[mortal grail]

It brings the best and WORST out of everyone

[craggy shoal]

His family is too rich for him to experience that lol

[sinful blade]

@exotic ingot when’s the next gen update for the chart OS

[icy ore]

I have had buddies within the last few years that were playing smash and got mad and left

We’re in late 20s now

[paper verge]

grandpas

[sinful blade]

I accidentally wiped my family’s 100% save on SSB:Melee because I didn’t know the settings menu

[icy ore]

Oof my back

I remember trying to open a psp game

[mortal grail]

The best moments are the stalemates

[icy ore]

I never had one

[mortal grail]

Like you know what they're gonna cheese to win

And you know they need to come to you

[sinful blade]

I used pikachu

All the time

[paper verge]

dude what happend to VR games

everyone forgot

[icy ore]

Lmao

[sinful blade]

I had that mf DOWN

[mortal grail]

And it's just a bunch of banter

[icy ore]

I used Samus and spammed buttons

[mortal grail]

I was a kirby

[sinful blade]

[mortal grail]

Spamming mashing

[craggy shoal]

Kirby (get angry idc lol)

[icy ore]

Still big but I don’t think the market ever got as big as they’d hoped

Will eventually probably

I can’t really do vr

Motion sickness

[mortal grail]

Real. Why all these AAA trying to give us 4K

Why not VR

[sinful blade]

VR sucks if you have any type of motion sickness

[paper verge]

i was hoping to experience cod in vr one day

guess not

[icy ore]

I think half life alyx was one of the best looking vr games tho fr

[sinful blade]

It’s also really expensive to get into

[icy ore]

It was wild

[sinful blade]

Like $400 for a new set of goggles

Also have to have big enough room for it

[mortal grail]

Sims in vr >>>>>> Sim in any other scenario

[paper verge]

maybe if companies like apple didnt make gimmicks and instead made it cheaper

[sinful blade]

And have the gear to actually be able to play it

Which costs even more money

[icy ore]

$3500 goggles

[paper verge]

all this AI hype is soo stupid

[icy ore]

AI has its uses but

[mortal grail]

Remember how we saw them everywhere for the first week, then once the return window turned up they all disappeared off the face of the earth

[sinful blade]

I think we should put more effort into lower cost, more powerful options for gaming

[craggy shoal]

I like AI but I’m tired of hearing it being used in advertisements. "Join today to have access to our AI-powered-" SHUT UP I DONT CARE

[mortal grail]

Have you seen the AI rice cooker

[sinful blade]

Like make a similarly performing 1080ti but like $120

[paper verge]

LMFAO

what

[icy ore]

Lmao exactly what I was just thinking, for that first week you didn’t see anything but social media spamming the crap out of them and now I couldn’t tell you the last time I saw one

[mortal grail]

5700XT is literally this

[craggy shoal]

No way 😭💀

[sinful blade]

Shhhh

[mortal grail]

Lol ok lemme get the link

[sinful blade]

[mortal grail]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_HOrMmWoMA&ab_channel=DankPods

[icy ore]

AI cooking dang

Never saw that coming

[mortal grail]

You uh

[icy ore]

AI steak up next for perfect crust and temp

[mortal grail]

gotta watch

💀

[craggy shoal]

You know the video is good when it's by DankPods

[paper verge]

the fact that some people actually buy into the concept is crazy

remember that pin that supposed to make radio freq to make your body calm

like how does anyone think thats real

[icy ore]

Oh boy

[craggy shoal]

I self-host my AI. Not buying an AI serve lolll I’m too poor for that

Poor enough so that I can't afford services. Rich enough to self-host

[paper verge]

Ai is always gonna be dumb if its sources are from the general public

people are stupid

[mortal grail]

There's another one about feeling down on life that I won't share here

[craggy shoal]

So this result is a thought from some 11-y/o irony 😭

[icy ore]

I’ll try it and let you guys know how it turns out

[craggy shoal]

"You shouldn't say stupid things on the Internet" I’m kinda understanding it now. All of those Internet justice warriors were right all along 😔

[icy ore]

Sue google in the process

[craggy shoal]

Bro don't 💀

That’s glue lollll

[mortal grail]

I love how dankpods uses it for a while and then finally notices the AI sticker

[paper verge]

bruh i was buying some esps based on what gemini was saying... 💀

i thought it was like smarter

[paper verge]

all AIs suck tbh

chatgpt cant do like 7th grade math

[craggy shoal]

Just self-host it lol
https://youtu.be/Wjrdr0NU4Sk?si=xtxRBbbFeWbosr9-

[paper verge]

so does it make it better?

[craggy shoal]

I need to make a case for my AI server (I could just 3D print it lol)

[paper verge]

i need a 3d printer soo bad

[storm narwhal]

WhAT

So you're telling me I can hotglue my cheese to my pizza

[craggy shoal]

I mean it's more controllable. You can find models and stuff and put that in your server. Selecting individual models as well, or even multiple within Open Web UI

[paper verge]

donate old parts to me, has anyone actually donated anything?

[craggy shoal]

You want to learn how 3D printers work? Get an Ender 3. You want to just print stuff and have the model come out clean? Get a Bambu Lab A1 or A1 Mini

[paper verge]

the thing is in my country its way more expensive

[craggy shoal]

Oh I see

Yikes :/

How much is a base Ender 3?

[paper verge]

this crap used to be 300$

[craggy shoal]

Would be crazy if it's like 200 USD

[paper verge]

it looks like a 14yo made it

[craggy shoal]

What printer is that?

[paper verge]

locally made 💀

[storm narwhal]

A 14 year old probably made that

[craggy shoal]

Oh gotcha lolll

DIY type stuff

[paper verge]

Datis pro dynamic

if you want the name

lmfao

oh wait they have an official website lemme see

[craggy shoal]

Not even available in America (or I just can't find info on it)