general-chat

[fresh timber]

no wonder u cant solo it, youre wasting ur ammo

[tranquil pebble]

I can just tell with the party system it has too

[fresh timber]

are you using the meta gun build

[tranquil pebble]

yeah, you see there is no way for me to avoid that with the flaws the game has

[tranquil pebble]

idk what that is, but why should I need to know about that on Easy?

[fresh timber]

meta is everything

[tranquil pebble]

Easy mode is supposed to let you just do whatever though isnt it?

[paper verge]

man joker

never buy a banana pi

[tranquil pebble]

Orange Pi is probably better anyways

and I already have that

[tranquil pebble]

if its everything then where does the game tell me what it is?

[fresh timber]

you go online and see what the pros are using 💀

[paper verge]

it is man

i fumbled and i bought a banan pi

[dusk knot]

I was going to say skill issue

[paper verge]

oh but its cheaper + more power than the orange pi

man was that a stupid thing to say

[fresh timber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJqkibAvB90

boom

[tranquil pebble]

probably more of me not understanding the game because the tutorial kinda sucks

likely just using the wrong guns

I have been getting downed to normal enemies regularly but it doesnt seem to matter because I just get revived

What is hurting me rn is the stupid objective time limit

[tranquil pebble]

I bought the game to play solo.

[fresh timber]

bought online game to play solo, i see your problem

[tranquil pebble]

the game was flagged as having solo play

so I thought it was a single player game

[fresh timber]

correct, you can play solo

its not stopping you

[tranquil pebble]

however I will not refund it because I have another use for it... as a co op game with one of my friends

ig I should have known it was online focused though because of this

[nocturne flicker]

We need blueberry pi

Wait

There is one

On github

Bro threw up schematics and walked

[tranquil pebble]

We need an Arduino with 4 GB of RAM

its actually pretty hard to even use 1 MB on those unless you are doing something entirely inappropriate for an MCU lol

[lone mango]

I am conflicted

[tranquil pebble]

I might be able to do something with those. Order a custom PCB and solder stuff to it

[lone mango]

What if bf6 is actually good

[tranquil pebble]

then my laptop is going to be running it

[lone mango]

I guess I will have to self sign my distro

[tranquil pebble]

my laptop is Windows only and secure boot enabled

on my desktop enabling it could possibly break my boot loader so no thanks

[nocturne flicker]

Don't trust the hopium, it lies

[tranquil pebble]

not a can of worms I want to open, especially for one game

[nocturne flicker]

Gonna be a bug filled mess for the first couple months as usual for Battlefield

[tranquil pebble]

Bugfield

[lone mango]

I never self signed outside of a lab but it seems pretty straightforward since I did do a simpler version of it

But to me that makes secure boot stupid because that means anyone can just make their own trusted os

Unless there is something I am missing

[tranquil pebble]

secure boot is to prevent root kits and the like

[lone mango]

I only thought ones from a trusted authority would work with secure boot, not your own

[lone mango]

vanguard

[tranquil pebble]

however it started life seemingly as an attempt by Microsoft to lock out other OSes from PCs

[tranquil pebble]

that requires secure boot for the reason I mentioned... it considers any system with it disabled to be untrusted basically

how the heck is this so big? I get that remasters increase file size but damn

must be a bethesda moment

[random osprey]

now install mods to make file size larger

[tranquil pebble]

shader compiling be like

[rugged oyster]

https://x.com/iceknightk/status/1952110013495062574?s=46

[frosty sinew]

Pfffft

Windows defender hits it harder

[upper rain]

real lmao

windows defender is actual malware

[nocturne flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-no-nope-gif-5413974953753901704

Actually good use for Binging?

[frosty sinew]

It hit my 9950x3d 100% usage scanning

Lol

[opaque sedge]

U guys have any games in mind that have the following traits: open world or big zones for exploration, third person action rpg, good lengthy story, plethora of side missions, etc that are not the witcher 3

[upper rain]

BoTW/ToTK

[opaque sedge]

I dont have a switch…

[upper rain]

your pc is a switch

@fresh timber i've found some arc weirdness. second issue today actually

[opaque sedge]

Duckinh Redditors useless arguing against them… even if they are proven wrong they will bring up some other bs or start gaslighting to look right

[opaque sedge]

https://tenor.com/view/yuimetal-gif-2236335851178412850

[fresh timber]

dwhats wrong with it

[frigid stag]

Ye they basically shill the newest windows

[upper rain]

i'll drop you a ToTK rom if you need help finding them. i don't have a BoTW one since i played it natively

[opaque sedge]

Nah speaking fr tho i am afraid of viruses

[frigid stag]

I was trying to find out where some of the previous settings went and found that post

[opaque sedge]

Hey man i appreciate it a bunch but careful talking abt this stuff in servers

[upper rain]

screen went black then came back. BF2042 went white and discord went black, both unresponsive

earlier issue was with youtube going staticy and green and such

[frigid stag]

Apparently making people go through tons of different things to get to what they want is “modern and how it should”

[fresh timber]

i can fix it for you

jusit giv eit to me

[nocturne flicker]

Embrace the viruses, what doesn't kill your PC will make it stronger. Or will require you to wipe the drives, either way

[frigid stag]

I miss Windows 7 🥲

[upper rain]

if you want it i'll give it to you cheap so i can buy an LE i can actually mod

[opaque sedge]

My first laptop had windows 7

[hoary zodiac]

If windows was gonna make a new settings app

[opaque sedge]

It was nice

[nocturne flicker]

My first lappy had Vista

[hoary zodiac]

At least have everything in one place

Not three

[frigid stag]

Funny enough I haven’t used it in almost 10 years

[upper rain]

if i get bonked i get bonked

[nocturne flicker]

It was actually my mother's

[opaque sedge]

CAPTAIN NOOO

[upper rain]

https://tenor.com/view/ship-sinking-ship-sinking-boat-boat-gif-24038444

[frigid stag]

Ye they try and make it even more complicated

[opaque sedge]

Farewell captain…

[nocturne flicker]

From when Dell introduced that colored laptop chassis line

[frigid stag]

But the ui is more “user friendly”. Which is basically code for “dumbed down to the lowest iq individual using it”

[opaque sedge]

Hmm i do have a switch emulator setup in my pc tho

[hoary zodiac]

It's like they had the interns make a whole os

[opaque sedge]

For monster hunter gu, dont have anything else on it tho

[nocturne flicker]

Well, the chassis around the screen was colored. The actual chassis was still black

[hoary zodiac]

It's so user unfriendly it got me to ditch my dual boot entirely

Windows 11 isn't worth the hassle

[frigid stag]

It’s similar with people saying nvidia control panel looks like it’s from 2004, and how nvidia app looks better. It looks like a phone app

[frigid stag]

Nice

[hoary zodiac]

MS needs to stop messing with their OS in all the wrong ways

Make a real OS

Not this win 11 crap

[opaque sedge]

Control panel forced them to use their meagre brain power

[frigid stag]

Even if they removed the bloatware like ltsc does, I still wouldn’t use it, ui and settings are way too messy

[frigid stag]

Bingo it makes me feel like every 2nd person on Windows subreddit has the intelligence of a 5 year old

[hoary zodiac]

Windows updates also keeps breaking stuff

And guess what

[fresh timber]

define cheap 💀

[hoary zodiac]

You have to wait for the updates when you shut down your computer

[frigid stag]

Like it’s not that difficult to use a ui which has more than 5 big rounded buttons

[opaque sedge]

Wtf is this shit even a full sized truck

[hoary zodiac]

Which is by far one of the most annoying parts about windows

[frigid stag]

I tried turning them off and it still updated when I shut it down

[nocturne flicker]

My Windows 10 updates don't break things. I guess I just don't use the things that break

[hoary zodiac]

To be fair you're using a more stable OS

[frigid stag]

On older windows u could just turn them off easily with one button on any windows version not just pro

[hoary zodiac]

Windows 10 is before they let the idiot coders lose

[nocturne flicker]

2015 Windows 10 is broken tho

I have a disc from then

[opaque sedge]

Yk what else is idiotic

[nocturne flicker]

You try to install from it it will put you in a blue screen loop

[hoary zodiac]

Lmaoo

[frigid stag]

I remember some people were using 7 for multiplayer games cause it was more consistent than 10

[hoary zodiac]

At least you had windows 7

In 2015

[frigid stag]

Maybe until like 2020. It worked later on too

[hoary zodiac]

I miss win 7

Damn good OS

[nocturne flicker]

Win10 wasn't broken in 2015, it is just that somewhere down the line the oldest versions of Win10 broke

[frigid stag]

Ye aero is kinda nice

[nocturne flicker]

I installed Win10 on my first build with that disc and had no problems back in 2015 when it was new

[frigid stag]

I’m pretty sure 70% of the windows subreddit would struggle if they had to use xp or even 7 for basic stuff even though most of them are around 30 or 40

[nocturne flicker]

I imagine the update service somehow causes everything to break because the OG build of Win10 is just so out of date

[frigid stag]

I once did that had to update for many hours

[fresh timber]

miens updates when im not on it

[north crescent]

Data rot exists, you sure it isn't corrupted?

[fresh timber]

my laptop has fuctional modern standbye

[nocturne flicker]

I mean, it was in a metal box for about 6 years in the cardboard sleeve. Would that do it?

Though seeing as how the rest of the discs in the box were in paper sleeves and show no signs of corruption I doubt it

[north crescent]

It's just age usually. Idk how fast it usually goes tho

[nocturne flicker]

Eh, dunno. I have discs that are older than me that are perfectly fine. Maybe Microsoft put out crappy discs for Win10's release. Though my OEM Win7 disc worked fine

[upper rain]

yeah so youtube just does this sometimes

thanks intel

[royal crow]

CHAT

IM GETTING A FREE MONITOR

LG 34" CURVED OR SM

TRIPLE SCREEN HERE WE COME

Also my uncle is awesome

[fresh timber]

Our uncle

[royal crow]

Huh

Also my mom 2 seconds later: "you're gonna be able to land the space shuttle, play Minecraft and mecha break, while in class"...😂

[fresh timber]

Our monitor

[fresh timber]

Mines isn’t a fan of my dual 27inch, wait til she sees my tripple..

[royal crow]

Bru

[lone mango]

fr

[dusk knot]

Hm

[untold wing]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a new desk and office chair?

[icy ore]

[fresh timber]

aaa

i thought id use mre

[hollow current]

Having some issues with an NZXT cpu liquid cooler. Anyone have time to help out?

[fresh timber]

rent a new one

[hoary zodiac]

NZXT

Well there's your problem /j

[royal crow]

Ok its a 34" ultrawide work monitor

Problem is

I have no room for it

[hoary zodiac]

Those exist?

How much is it?

[fresh timber]

free99

[royal crow]

Freeeee

[hoary zodiac]

I've been looking for one that's not a stupid gaming display

Ok nvm they cost more than some gaming ones

💀

[royal crow]

Yea

[hoary zodiac]

Sadge

I'm stuck with two display so

Can be quite annoying at times

The alternative is a 1440p monitor

Oh wait

[hollow current]

Yeahhhh. Not my computer just helping fix

The pump isnt running

[hoary zodiac]

Oh that was just a joke

[hollow current]

I know

[hoary zodiac]

Eh?

💀

I was trolling with the NZXT comment but like

Might unironically be an NZXT moment

[hollow current]

Have no clue about this brand but i gotta tell ya its not making a good impression

[hoary zodiac]

It doesn't

They make overpriced crap

That's their whole brand

They "look nice"

That's all there to it

Their cases are overpriced hotboxes

Their AIOs are overpriced and mediocre

[hollow current]

Computer shuts down from overheating before i can even check if the pump is detected in devices

[hoary zodiac]

How old is the AIO?

I'd suggest replacing it

[hollow current]

3 months

...

[hoary zodiac]

Should still be under warranty

Was it working fine before?

[hollow current]

Yes

[hoary zodiac]

Because it could be something as simple as the pump connector

[frigid stag]

Their aio’s are expensive but theyre decent

[hoary zodiac]

Yeah no guess it's just an NZXT moment

[hoary zodiac]

We call that overpriced

There are simply better options

[hollow current]

Unsure. I do know the computer is left on for extensive periods

[hoary zodiac]

If I wanted to spend that much money

Arctic is way better

[hollow current]

Idk why liquid cooling was brought in for this build

In no way did it need it imo

[hoary zodiac]

To be fair

AIOs are more of an aesthetic preference these days than anything

A $30 Thermalright RK120 can cool a 9800X3D fine

And most intel cpus too

[hollow current]

True true i just steer clear of any liquid cooling. I dont have much knowledge of it

[hoary zodiac]

Although if it's going to be running 24/7

An air cooler would be a better fit

Simply because of the reliability

[hollow current]

Yeah its closer to a budget pc

[hoary zodiac]

Define "budget pc"

[hollow current]

So im hoping to solve the issue rather than have my friend spend more money

[hoary zodiac]

Tho it is worth nothing that the $30 cooler can cool a flagship cpu fine

[hollow current]

$700-1000

[hoary zodiac]

💀

[hollow current]

I think was around their range

They spent close to $1000

[hoary zodiac]

we really are in an era where that's "budget"

[hollow current]

Yeah...

[hoary zodiac]

I'd RMA the cooler

[hollow current]

RMA?

[hoary zodiac]

https://support.nzxt.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016441094-How-do-I-request-an-RMA-or-Warranty-claim

[hollow current]

Ahhhh

Yeah that looks like the move

Theres a good chance there was not a warranty put in place

Reason being a friend of a friend got parts and put it together

Any thoughts on what to get for cooling?

In case the option is get a fan

[hoary zodiac]

Depends

Does he still want an AIO

Either way

He answer for both air and liquid is

Thermalright

You're looking at ~$30 for an air cooler

Or ~$50 for a liquid cooler

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4gDQzy/thermalright-rk120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-rk120-se

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZQBzK8/thermalright-aqua-elite-v3-6617-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-aqua-elite-360-black-v3

[lone mango]

Brutal nzxt ownage

[hollow current]

@hoary zodiac thanks man

Really helping out

[hoary zodiac]

np

[atomic current]

Only good nzkt part is power supply

[wary fjord]

This is genius

Feels illegal but it works

[worn wave]

Less genius and more no life

[hoary zodiac]

And that's because they don't make them

[tranquil pebble]

Oblivion Remastered runs poorly on 5700x3d and 6900 XT... bruh

low settings, and ran out of VRAM

[frigid stag]

Wtf

It runs on a 1060 though

[hoary zodiac]

Bethesda skill issue

[frigid stag]

Already know someone will say “amd moment”

[random osprey]

amd moment 🗿

[fresh timber]

It runs bad in my 9070xt

[random osprey]

i havent played it recently, but at first launch i was barely getting 60fps on high on my 3080, dipping down a lot in certain areas

[fresh timber]

With how it looks , I’d expect atleast 120 through out the entire game

[tranquil pebble]

I am hitting 0 FPS at times on low

this is why I do not buy AAA games these days

[tranquil pebble]

it might... if you run at 720p with a 5090 and 9950x3D

[fresh timber]

its not even a case of, i have an expensive pc and it runs good, its a case of i have an expensive pc and it runs like shit

[tranquil pebble]

reviews dont lie... this is a VERY low score for Xbox app

[hoary zodiac]

Bloatware

[tranquil pebble]

I think I found out why.... it is UE5, and uses Lumen

yuck

[atomic current]

Wdym I have one lol

Just cuz they use a manufacturer and put their branding on it rather than building them in-house?

[tranquil pebble]

RTX 5000 series might be getting price cuts soon

if I get a chance at a 5090 I am getting it, mostly for the VRAM amount

[hoary zodiac]

Yeah

[atomic current]

Cut price to 1/4

[hoary zodiac]

It's an OEM psu so

[tranquil pebble]

if I see a 5090 even at the $2,000 mark I would take it, because again VRAM amount and for some of my workloads that are not gaming it would be worth

as long as it is not a crappy model

I dont need a blower 5090 running at turbine speeds sounding like an F1 engine in my PC lol

[icy ore]

def do

[atomic current]

Oh there's lots of nzxt psus

[tranquil pebble]

my first gaming PC had an NZXT PP-800 or something like that and it served me well for quite a few years

[misty sparrow]

do they blow up like Gigabyte PSUs

[tranquil pebble]

only reason I stopped using it is because it was non-modular and wanted something better

[tranquil pebble]

mine didnt

[atomic current]

My newest build uses c750

2022 model I think

[tranquil pebble]

keep in mind this was like a 2008 PSU though so NZXT quality probably has not exactly improved since then

plenty of brands that were good in 08 may be trash in 25

[atomic current]

Mine's a good unit 🤷‍♂️

Can't be bothered to verify if the 45 other units on pcpp are good too lol

[tranquil pebble]

also even within the same model, the exact year/revision of that model makes a difference too

[atomic current]

Yes

2020 c750 is seasonic and 22 is cwt

Or so they say on the internets

[fresh timber]

devs suck at using ue5

smh

[rancid juniper]

rumor is already a fat grain of salt

despite the pressure they wont budge

[random osprey]

give me 50 series at 10xx pricing

[fresh timber]

hi son

[upper rain]

woah no way

thanks jensen

[fresh timber]

uhhh

[nocturne flicker]

[upper rain]

[nocturne flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/for-free-adam-sandler-gif-16105496

[hoary zodiac]

Based

[misty sparrow]

oh my god this is peak

[nocturne flicker]

Not as

I don't like alcohol

I probably wouldn't like that game either but at least that was funni

[upper rain]

don't mind it myself, but it's expensive so i rarely bother

[nocturne flicker]

It makes my stomach upset within a couple sips

Plus the taste

And smell

[rancid juniper]

Water solos

[nocturne flicker]

I can't really do anything alcohol or fermented grain

I can get malt vinegar down if I force it or mix it in with something

Only cheap crappy soy sauce

Windows 8.1 Weeb edition.

[dusk knot]

Learning just got better

[nocturne flicker]

Win8.1 was the Windows 11 we needed all along

Ain't nothing stopping Microsoft rereleasing a revamp

Shareholders will love it because they'll have to do very little work for a full price Windows version release

When Windows 11 is so bad everyone yearns for 8.1

[rancid juniper]

8.1 is still a tablet oriented OS with a start menu added on top

[misty sparrow]

8.1 still had the start menu

they just brought back the start button

[fresh timber]

if win 11 included atabletmode id like it alot

[nocturne flicker]

Tablets shouldn't exist

Apple shouldn't exist

[hoary zodiac]

Windows shouldn't exist

[frigid stag]

https://tenor.com/view/rage-bait-or-fact-call-it-jjba-gif-4356782155168095918

[nocturne flicker]

I shouldn't exist

[hoary zodiac]

All hail FreeBSD

[nocturne flicker]

https://tenor.com/view/disappointed-snapped-sad-gif-22165289

[hoary zodiac]

Would be funny if I start FreeBSD posting in #mac-os-and-ios

[nocturne flicker]

-# This was a joke, please do not take seriously

Seriously though tablets bad

Delete all tablets plz

[hoary zodiac]

Tablets are good if you want to draw on them

[safe cape]

https://tenor.com/view/why-huh-but-why-gif-13199396

[hoary zodiac]

That's why the iPad is good really

They got really good displays

[safe cape]

THIS

[hoary zodiac]

And are pretty decent for drawing

[nocturne flicker]

You can do the same with a 2 in 1 and it won't be a stinky tablet when you aren't drawing

[hoary zodiac]

Hence why I specified iPads

They actually have a point to exist

The displays are quite good

[safe cape]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJJhVA28uws&t=1s

[hoary zodiac]

Decent choice if you need colour accuracy

[safe cape]

lessgoooo

[nocturne flicker]

They are functionally filling a niche between smartphones and laptops that can also be filled by both devices, does not have the advantages of a smart phone (smol computer that can do phone stuff and fit in a pocket), does not have the advantages of a laptop (better hardware specs and capable of more demanding applications). They are basically a very big phone. That only specific ones can do phone stuff properly. And are up against 2 in 1 laptops. The only grounds for them is that Apple puts good displays in their iPads

Though my tablet experience is 10 years out of date so maybe I am misinformed

[frigid stag]

They’re less bulky than a laptop easier to use and carry around

[nocturne flicker]

They end up just as thick as a laptop if you actually protect them

[lone mango]

Their new cases seem pretty nice

They come with more than 1 fan too

I have not checked any reviews though

[frigid stag]

Unless you’re buying those toddler proof cases they’re not that thick

[safe cape]

yeap

only pro is drawing

[nocturne flicker]

Or using one of those cases that have thicker padding. Or one of those cases that can allow your tablet to rest on a desk at an angle

[frigid stag]

They’re literally better than a laptop unless you just want to sit on a desk with a pc

[hoary zodiac]

You can't use vim on tablets

Checkmate

[misty sparrow]

Honestly I'm tired of the parents who hook their children up with a tablet to keep them stimulated

[proud jackal]

https://tenor.com/view/bocchi-hitori-goto-depressed-bocchi-the-rock-gif-27672004

[atomic current]

yeah I don't put laptops in my lap

[misty sparrow]

get rid of them

[atomic current]

I just keep them on tables

[proud jackal]

how is sunday ending already

[atomic current]

I eated itall

[nocturne flicker]

I'd only put a laptop on my lap if it was a lower power one

Otherwise I'd use a spacer if I needed to put it on my lap. Like one of those cooling trays

[hoary zodiac]

I mean

To be fair most laptops won't be that hot if you're not running anything intensive

If you are

You probably want it plugged in anyways

[safe cape]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v20kLX76_GU&t=2s

this is cool

but $$$$$$$$$$$$

[nocturne flicker]

Yeah, I keep it in my lap when doing taxes

Which is once a year so

[dense locust]

4060 performance
4080 price

[nocturne flicker]

When I used it at school you never really needed to put it in your lap, you always had a desk or table handy

[hoary zodiac]

gaming laptop

igpu

costs more than a more powerful laptop

I hate this market

[nocturne flicker]

All we need to do is make the mobile dgpus really garbage and then it'll be okay

Give Nvidia a couple gens

It'll happen

[hoary zodiac]

They'll charge $2000 for a 6070

[proud jackal]

do i need two more 4tb nvme

[random osprey]

yes, but send them to my house

[proud jackal]

ok address

[hoary zodiac]

127.0.0.1

[nocturne flicker]

You want 8050 in laptop? 50w limit, 4gb vram and $3k

[safe cape]

wait for gen 6

[nocturne flicker]

Don't worry we'll have the laptop designers eject the hot air into the battery so you'll never even max out the 8050m anyways

Upgrade to the 8060m if you don't want exploding batteries

[safe cape]

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/ssds/almost-a-full-year-after-announcing-it-micron-finally-launches-the-worlds-first-pcie-6-0-ssd-with-up-to-28-gb-s-sequential-read-speeds/

[hoary zodiac]

And a MTK network card

That dies instantly

My brother in Christ #gamecrate-news

[safe cape]

SPEED

[nocturne flicker]

Gamecrate blues

[dense locust]

I assume this is for enterprise

[safe cape]

yes

[nocturne flicker]

How would it be for consumer when there isn't any PCIe Gen 6 mobos yet?

[hoary zodiac]

Depends on how many lanes it uses

[nocturne flicker]

Uses a data center only slot type

[dense locust]

Backwards compatibility or something

[dense locust]

Weeb

[royal crow]

yall

Professional Greifers by Deadmau5 -- the QM3mix

[fresh timber]

battery life

ai max will last longer than a 4060 laptop

[fresh timber]

it can just run on a older generation

[lone mango]

Finally a laptop that can game and last more than two hours

[safe cape]

but you can buy 2 4060 laptop

[fresh timber]

[fresh timber]

not to mention up to 128gb of ram and like 96gb of vram

[fresh timber]

@fair onyx might be a prime consumer for that chip if it ever drops

a sub $1000 laptop is suppose to be releasing with it

i will be saving for it if its good

[fair onyx]

who what

oh, the Strix Halo 395+?

its unfortunately not the most useful for a lot of AI stuff, but I think support is getting better daily

[fresh timber]

yes. do u want 96gb of vram

🙂

[fair onyx]

It would be nice, but it's pretty slow which becomes an issue for a few different reasons

[fresh timber]

sad

[rancid juniper]

https://videocardz.com/newz/core-5-120-cpus-for-lga-1700-socket-listed-starting-from-216

overpriced terrible "refresh"

[peak heart]

can changing thermal paste on a 4 yo laptop improve valorant fps?? its ryzen 5 3500 u

[fresh timber]

New upgrade for me

[rancid juniper]

or you can just disable E-Cores

lol

[rancid juniper]

yea, it will reduce temperatures which will give the cpu headroom to boost to higher clocks if possible

[north crescent]

Nah, I need my electric cores to power my electric girlfriend AI. I will disable my physical cores tho, cuz irl bad and evil

[rancid juniper]

its still a 12400f

just renamed

[rancid juniper]

anime grok likes that

[fresh timber]

I want 12p cores

[north crescent]

It can, but it probably wont. That will only be the case if you are both CPU bound and thermally limited by CPU, or ig you are also using iGPU and are thermally bound

870k*

Dont think edits can hide from me

[lone mango]

you were supposed to save us

[elfin mural]

duopoly™

[obsidian berry]

Will I get banned for sending this video

[atomic current]

by who

[obsidian berry]

Gpu police

[obsidian berry]

That insta page is abusing pc parts

[elfin mural]

that's what every 5050 deserves

[misty sparrow]

https://imgur.com/GqowZiI

[obsidian berry]

💀

That one is actually insane

It’s like when thanos snapped his fingers and everyone turned into dust

https://tenor.com/view/cpu-cpu-kill-gif-22236310

[misty sparrow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/134286179121102848/1332490340438904933/thermal-paste-mother-board-4098817493.gif

[obsidian berry]

POV the verge

https://tenor.com/view/how-to-build-a-pc-gif-11904172621874549368

Alr I’m done trolling

Gn

[fair onyx]

anybody have recommendations for good/affordable 1000-1200 watt PSU's?

1000 watt would be the minimum

thanks amazing for the same 2 listings twice

oh wow, and right under

[elfin mural]

the century ii is good

[fair onyx]

is it?

[elfin mural]

ya

[fair onyx]

its probably only gonna be temporary, but in the case its not, I wanna make sure its a good one

@elfin muralHope it doesn't blow up like my MWE V2 850w

lol

[elfin mural]

it shouldn't anyway

[fair onyx]

if I get this PSU, I can run both my GPU's on one PSU, which would solve a lot of logistical nightmares. Hmmm

I really hope cooler master offers me a refund, cause I do not want another one of those PSU's

@elfin muralAnything specific I need to keep an out out for with this PSU? Anything that could be a major compatibility issue or anything?

[elfin mural]

honestly nothing

[fair onyx]

ok, cool

[elfin mural]

it's a good modern unit

with the latest atx and pcie standard

[fair onyx]

just really hope cooler master does me solid

[frigid stag]

https://tenor.com/view/sweats-gif-25346666

Should I be worried if I have one

[fair onyx]

maybe? Mine exploded while I was sleeping last night, and took out my breaker

[frigid stag]

Wtf

[fair onyx]

yeah, cooked the thing dead

found shrapnel fragements of an exploded mosfet

[frigid stag]

That’s really weird, usually it’s the random brand mystery psus blowing up

Or the f tier

[elfin mural]

mwe v2 gold right?

[fair onyx]

the whole unit smells like an electrical fire. Had to rip it out of my PC. Thankfully it didn't hurt my hardware

[fair onyx]

yeup

I was suggested it here 😅

it was a great unit, until it blew up lmao

[frigid stag]

LOL

[elfin mural]

as far as i remember..

i think it wasn't high up in the tier list

[fair onyx]

still no idea why. It blew up over night while my PC was idle

[elfin mural]

like lower

[fair onyx]

It was A tier when I checked

[frigid stag]

Pretty sure it’s a or b tier

Ye a

[elfin mural]

okay, a-tier

that's just unfortunate

[fair onyx]

TYeah :<

it was ~2 years old. But it comes with a 5 year warranty

[elfin mural]

or maybe because of a silent revision?

i don't know honestly

but silent revisions can happen

[fair onyx]

I just really hope that cooler master doesn't try to screw me over

[elfin mural]

and it either makes or breaks a psu

[fair onyx]

RMA's can be hell

[elfin mural]

like keeps it the same or makes it worse

[frigid stag]

Their aio’s now are good tho

[fair onyx]

I am on my backup PSU, but its only 650 watts so I had to limit my PC considerably

[frigid stag]

Did it kill any pc parts

[fair onyx]

not that I know of, thankfully

I haven't tested my 3090 yet, but I am sure its fine

my 3060ti is fine

[elfin mural]

just the psu itself said goodbye, that's not bad

[frigid stag]

Ye I might just sell it but then again that might cause other issues

[elfin mural]

could've been worse

[fair onyx]

granted, the 3060ti was plugged into a different PSU, but they were on the same breaker

[elfin mural]

since it failed 2 years in i think cm should honor the warranty

if not, welp.. rip

[fair onyx]

that would be BS if they didn't. Its a 5 year warranty, and a MOSFET literally exploded 😅

I just cross my fingers they offer a refund. I do not want another 850 watt PSU

850 is just too little for me. I need 1000 watts minimum

honestly, 1000 watts might be cutting it a bit close too. 1200 is my best bet

having two peaky GPU's that peak at the same time due to shared workloads is a recipe for disaster on lower wattage PSU's

[frigid stag]

But wdym the psu exploded?

Like smoke

[fair onyx]

like... loud ass pop, and literal fragments of the MOSFET shot around

[frigid stag]

Dang

[fair onyx]

whole thing reeks of electrical fire too

I didn't realize what happened and when I flipped the breaker back on, it was so dead it tripped the emergency voltage protection on our 15 amp circuit

it didn't "poop out" or anything, it went out with a bang

it said "I'm gonna die, and I am gonna try my hardest to take you with me"

But thankfullt nothing caught fire lol

[frigid stag]

Ye it’s crazy since it’s not a low tier psu either

[fair onyx]

and it wasn't doing anything

my PC was just idle while I slept

[lone mango]

Yeah they can trip breakers

[fair onyx]

it did. 2 times lol

[lone mango]

I saw some sf750 reviews mention that happening

[fair onyx]

I just need this new 1200 watt PSU I ordered to get here ASAP so I can get back to the things I usually do

I am glad I have a functioning PC, for sure, but its at like half capacity right now

[frigid stag]

The century?

[fair onyx]

my 128GB 5600mhz system with a 3060ti in it lol

[fair onyx]

yeah

I trust Foxy

[lone mango]

Century is a good unit

[frigid stag]

So do I keep the mwe

[fair onyx]

heard the same about mine before it exploded

lmao

[fair onyx]

yeah, just keep it

mine was a crazy fluke for sure

[lone mango]

Oh I didnt know you had a century

[frigid stag]

Ye I don’t want to sell it and cause someone else an explosion

Then they’ll blame me instantly

[fair onyx]

oh, no

[frigid stag]

[fair onyx]

I had a MWE V2 850

that one exploded

now I am getting the century

[lone mango]

Oh thats right the cooler master

[fair onyx]

it was rated A tier :<

[frigid stag]

I want to get a t2 ngl

Idk if they still make them tho

[frosty sinew]

The argb strips look way better

Than the normal rgb ones

[fair onyx]

heck yeah, nice

[frosty sinew]

Spent too much on rgb

Worth it

[lone mango]

https://a.co/d/gmR0yBB

must resist

https://a.co/d/bo9vJKH

must resist

[frosty sinew]

what is a decent price for a6900xt

[frosty sinew]

do it

[lone mango]

People say the meshroom d case has flimsy side panels and can bend if you take them off with one hand

The shiny snake is even smaller overall, but I would have to get new fans and cooler

There is also a bigger shiny snake for chungus cards
https://a.co/d/2b0Y4ks

[hoary zodiac]

ShinySnake sounds like a male stripper mame

[misty sparrow]

or a Pokemon-based youtuber/streamer

[lone mango]

https://www.costco.com/.product.4000370736.html

lexar for 220

[tranquil pebble]

Tunnel Snakes

[elfin mural]

https://www.tomsguide.com/home/smart-home/first-official-wi-fi-8-details-emerge-and-its-slower-than-you-might-expect

wifi 8?

gotta wait until 2028

[hoary zodiac]

Meanwhile bluetooth:

[dense locust]

WiFi 8

But why?

Why does it need to be faster

[lone mango]

When most americans are at wifi 5 speeds, if not even slower

[dense locust]

My WiFi is like 150mb/s

I mean my internet plan

[lone mango]

our plan was 300 down but got upgraded to 500

[dense locust]

We have a data cap of 1024gb

All their plans do
No matter how much you pay

[lone mango]

then we contacted xfinity and they said we were paying $87 because the 1 year discount ended

so then the rep changed us to 1.2 gig for $80 instead

but we instead get like 300 down

[dense locust]

Least scammy isp

[lone mango]

so gonna call again

[lone mango]

gonna try to see if a cheaper plan is possible

1.2 is pointless for me

plus the upload speed is the same

[dense locust]

I wish we had internet competition over here

[lone mango]

1.2 gig down and 40 meg up?

i want my 500 plan back that was nice

[dense locust]

I think we get 15mb up

[lone mango]

we had 1200 but they made their plans unlimited now

[dense locust]

[lone mango]

so when the contract ends its gonna be more

probably like 120

idk the real price

i just want my 500 plan back

i wanna see if they have a discounted 500 plan

like yeah 1.2 gig for 80 is cool but i dont download stuff enough to justify that. it would be more fitting to go 500 for cheaper

since 500 was already an upgrade over what we had before they bumped up the speeds of everybodys plan

wow

[atomic current]

wtf is a _-year guarantee

[lone mango]

it starts at that price and then goes up after a year

[atomic current]

"we guarantee your service will experience interruptions and issues for at least 5 years"

[lone mango]

meanwhile in fr*nce

[atomic current]

yeah istg

turkey has gigabit for like 5 bucks

[lone mango]

also chum change in romania as well

[atomic current]

american internet monopolies

[lone mango]

i forgot how many isps are in romania but its an internet warzone over there

the competition is like the air blowers on amazon

super cutthroat competition that resulted in really cheap and good products

[lone mango]

to be fair

america is the size of continental europe

still though

[atomic current]

and then continental europe has great prices lol

[lone mango]

it only gets worse for rural people

[atomic current]

5mbps DSL for 55 bucks a month or something, idk what the price is now if not the same

[dense locust]

I assume you’re locked to a contract for that time as well

[lone mango]

yeah but each country is like the size of a state. less infrastructure needed, easier to compete because less money required

the govt should plant a company to fight the internet oligarchs

trumpnet

🗣️

[lone mango]

you can leave it which is weird

does that really make it a contract if you can just cancel lol

[atomic current]

what difference does it make when internet monopolies in the US are regional

internet company stakes claim in area, then inflates prices

[lone mango]

ah crap i forgot some places only have one

over here i can choose from three

[elfin mural]

US internet monopoly works so scummy

but alas, nothing can be done bout it

[atomic current]

*because people are weak and don't bother fighting back

[elfin mural]

i mean

lawyer fees are expensive

[atomic current]

https://tenor.com/view/angry-mob-torches-and-pitchforks-gif-881036690393041921

[elfin mural]

but ofc if ppl rejoice together and split the costs while turning it into a class action lawsuit

they might be able to make a difference

keyword might

[misty sparrow]

Kinda crazy considering there aren't a lot of WiFi 7 routers out there and most people aren't even using WiFi 7

we're just gonna go straight to 8? crazy

[elfin mural]

in 2028 that is

still 3 years ahead

[lone mango]

american internet is so brutal that wifi 8 would be basically pointless

[misty sparrow]

I want to see what Japan will do with it

[elfin mural]

japan came out with a legislation same to the DMA legislation the eu made

forcing the likes of ios and android to open up to other app stores

[wary fjord]

Deym im still at wifi 5

[elfin mural]

and forcing the option to not opt into the fees associated with microtransactions

it's honestly good but can kinda be a double edged sword

[dense locust]

Did they do it in a way where Apple won’t give you 500 warnings and charge $1000 dollars

[elfin mural]

the eu is in the process of punishing apple for that

malicious compliance

[dense locust]

“Side loading”

[elfin mural]

tbh the only thing im interested in mainly is the right to repair move by the eu

6 os upgrades minimum

parts must be available freely

[misty sparrow]

its crazy how there's a right to repair movement in california that apple is backing for some reason

[elfin mural]

and the phones get their repairability scored

as well as drop resistance (idk why that'd be very important but ok)

[dense locust]

We made a derogatory term for installing

[misty sparrow]

I mean it's kind of important

[elfin mural]

in 2027 all portable electronic devices such as phones, laptops, tablets will be required to use user-replaceable batteries

[dense locust]

Probably because they’ll negotiate as much as they can to make it worse

[elfin mural]

yknow, the kind that isn't glued down

[misty sparrow]

a phone manufacturer says they reinforced a phone with titanium, gorilla glass, etc and it breaks from one drop

doesn't sound too good

[elfin mural]

that's fair

and manufacturers CAN indeed make them durable

[dense locust]

But what about water resistant as we know there has never ever ever been a phone with a removable battery with water resistant

[elfin mural]

take a look a honor x9c

[elfin mural]

cough galaxy s5

[misty sparrow]

I mean, it's not water proof

this can easily be done

[elfin mural]

also phones are never water proof

they can never be

they can only be resistant

and that can easily be done

tight tolerances and some engineering will solve that

[dense locust]

Can we get the headphone jack too?

Then we’ll be a peak

[elfin mural]

that's not mandated

sadly

at least the main thing that degrades over time will be easily replaceable

[dense locust]

I wonde what Apple will do with the removable battery thing
I’m sure they’ll malicious compliance that too

[misty sparrow]

-# resistant to this segue, to our sponsor-

-# dBrand

[elfin mural]

how will they comply to that maliciously?

[dense locust]

They’ll probably keep the parts pairing

[elfin mural]

it would be more expensive to make different frames for different regions

[misty sparrow]

well they've already put in measures where if you put in a non-apple battery, they take away certain features

[elfin mural]

well, apple does allow people to pair official parts easily

and apple batteries aren't expensive

tbh

[dense locust]

Not easily but they allow it

[elfin mural]

as long as you can plop in a genuine replacement batt easily by 2027

i'd be happy

i don't really trust aftermarket batteries

the eu does mandate the availability of parts

[dense locust]

They can be fine too if the supplier cares

[elfin mural]

the supplier will need to care as the eu is mandating that

no parts, no sale

and the eu is a pretty big market

apple wouldn't wanna lose it after all

[dense locust]

I just thought of Region locking phone parts

[elfin mural]

manufacturers are required to provide at least 7 years of parts availability thru official partners

[dense locust]

Dastardly

[elfin mural]

don't give em ideas

[dense locust]

“Sorry this part is only allowed in the eu please put the original part inside”

[elfin mural]

apple has only opened easy sideloading in the EU

[dense locust]

Yeah I don’t see them putting side loading in the USA unless forced to

[elfin mural]

oh so if a product is no longer sold in the eu, it must provide parts 7 years after the fact

a given model of a phone is usually sold for a year anyway

that'd count to 8 years

[dense locust]

But their profits how will small indie company Apple survive!

[elfin mural]

so far apple products fall into B category for repairing

[dense locust]

How?

[misty sparrow]

how?

you need to go through so many damn hoops JUST to remove the back glass

[elfin mural]

it's not that hard to fix an iphone actually

[misty sparrow]

to get access to the battery

[elfin mural]

at least the older ones

you ofc need heat but past that, it's not that extreme

the annoying part is parts pairing

[dense locust]

What does the Nintendo switch 2 controller fall under

I hate Nintendo for that controller

[elfin mural]

the switch 2 isn't a phone or a tablet

so it's not rated

[dense locust]

Debatable

But still the switch 2 seems way less repairable than the switch 1

Intentionally so

[elfin mural]

oh wait B is just efficiency class

C is what the iphones gets

for repairability

[dense locust]

F- with parts pairing

[elfin mural]

the parts pairing isn't really too bad imho

[dense locust]

I’m glad Apple seems to be the only phone company to use parts pairing continuously

[elfin mural]

apple allows you to pair new genuine parts eaily within the same phone

but.. ofc you can't transplant parts from a different iphone to another

[dense locust]

They only did that with iOS 18 introduction

[elfin mural]

that's not allowed, annoyingly

im not defending apple, but at least they did that

better than nothin

[dense locust]

Apple will try to get the minimum amount of right to repair passed as possible

[misty sparrow]

shouldn't really be a thing in the first place, the pairing

[dense locust]

But security or something

Your non genuine battery will steal your passwords

[misty sparrow]

all it would have to do is verify the battery is licensed and not need to do pairing or anything

really it shouldn't be just apple making these batteries

[dense locust]

Isn’t that a form of parts pairing

I think you just invented parts pairing

[elfin mural]

it could definitely have been done better

[dense locust]

Oh this is what you meant

[elfin mural]

but alas

this is what we get

etiher continue avoiding apple or use it lel

[dense locust]

(Right to repair)

[elfin mural]

i doubt android phone makers will use parts pairing

even samsung never did that

[dense locust]

I say as I type this on my iPad

[dense locust]

I think there was fears they will

But seems they aren’t as scummy as Apple

[elfin mural]

..does love to follow apple in design cues

[dense locust]

Well as scummy

[elfin mural]

but that's a given

[dense locust]

Courage

[elfin mural]

literally everyone wants to be an iphone

lmao

[misty sparrow]

because sheeple keep buying iphones no matter what

[elfin mural]

i don't understand the thing with flat edges and sides

[dense locust]

Aren’t all smartphones a copy of iPhones technically

[elfin mural]

it doesn't naturally fit human hands

the corners digs into our hands

[misty sparrow]

I don't understand the thing with big phone screens

[dense locust]

Probably because curved edges makes for a lesser media experience

[misty sparrow]

your thumb can't go from top to bottom when holding one-handed

[elfin mural]

you can have a flat screen with curved sides

e.g google pixel series up until pixel 9

galaxy s6 all the way to s22

and s23 ultra

much more comfy to hold

[dense locust]

Folding phones don’t make sense to me
The bigger screen is just worse at viewing media and scratches easily due to being bad of plastic

[misty sparrow]

The technology isn't there yet no matter how hard they push the idea that it's ready

[elfin mural]

i miss when most flagship phones were bound to 6" displays max

now the smallest possible is like 6.1-6.3

[misty sparrow]

I hate that you're not able to get the features of top-notch phones in a small tiny formfactor

[elfin mural]

now their bezels have shrunk so much, so the phyical footprint isn't all that different

[dense locust]

Apple made small phones but made it overly expensive then blamed the small form factor for its failure

[elfin mural]

apple should've made a 16 mini instead of a 16e

for what it's asking for, it's absurdly priced

[dense locust]

They removed the s

Took them months to figure out the name

[misty sparrow]

Oh yeah, $599 is crazy

This is why buying directly from Apple is never a good idea

[elfin mural]

$599 for a single tiny rear camera

48mp sure but the sensor itself is tiny

take it apart and you'll laugh about its tiny lil sensor

[dense locust]

Is it at least oled?

[elfin mural]

yes

14's screen

[dense locust]

The bare minimum

[elfin mural]

it's a hybrid of iphones

iphone 14 screen

frame is like a hybrid of 14 and 16

[dense locust]

I have a 15 pro

[misty sparrow]

But it's 60Hz, isn't it?

[dense locust]

Probably will stick with it for a long time

[elfin mural]

the camera sensor is not from 14

yeah it's 60hz

since the screen is from 14

[misty sparrow]

Laughable

[elfin mural]

no magsafe

[dense locust]

All iPhone have 60 Hz unless it has pro in the name

[misty sparrow]

Incredibly laughable

[elfin mural]

laughably slow wireless charging

7.5w

in 2025

at least it's compact i guess

6.06"

[misty sparrow]

You'd think that since MagSafe has been a staple since iPhone 12 or so they'd put it in the budget model

[dense locust]

Because the feature is called pro motion so therefore only pro phones can have it obviously

[elfin mural]

at least iphone 17 series will get 120hz universally

finally lmao

[misty sparrow]

how do you know?

[dense locust]

I hate that we are going back to the thin fad again

[elfin mural]

leaks after leaks

they all talk about 120hz screen

[dense locust]

No tech company can keep a secret anymore

The sad state of the internet

[elfin mural]

there won't be a plus iphone either

it'll be base 17, air, pro and pro max

[dense locust]

Will the air use new batteries to keep the battery life the same?

[elfin mural]

that's uncertain rn

but i sure hope so

[dense locust]

The badly named Samsung phone didn’t use it

That phone was a miss

[elfin mural]

yeah

basically no one wanted it

nor did they ask for it

[dense locust]

Well besides durability

I can’t wait for all Apple YouTubers who dunked on Samsung, to love the air

[misty sparrow]

Smartphones were a mistake

[elfin mural]

i'd say big tech was a mistake

one monopoly after another

[dense locust]

Profits over everything is a mistake

[elfin mural]

stripping away one thing after another over time

[dense locust]

Increase prices, decrease employees, don’t raise pay

Record profits

[elfin mural]

ceos keep getting richer lmao

while the employees suffer

[dense locust]

The ceo (who did nothing) getting paid 40 million:

[elfin mural]

and the products are worse

"yeah uh we need to lay yall off. don't look at the record profit pls k thx"

[dense locust]

It’s crazy how the people who do the least amount of work decide how a company is run and then blame it on the people who don’t make the decisions when it fails

[misty sparrow]

It's also crazy how the people responsible for said failures only fail upwards within the company instead of getting fired

[dense locust]

I feel we are headed to a breaking point and it won’t be pretty

[elfin mural]

ceos can do illegal stuff without going to jail

as long as they're in the helm of a conglomerate

lmao

we now have more billionaires on earth than ever, and their rate of growth is rapidly rising

all in spite of us all suffering

[dense locust]

The 1% get richer while the 99% get poorer

They also visit illegal islands with no repercussions

[elfin mural]

they also-

woops, can't talk about it

getting political xd

[dense locust]

[hoary zodiac]

Yeah

The thing is

[dense locust]

I said that hypothetically

[hoary zodiac]

There's specific legislations that target monopolies

But uh

That's steering towards a political conversation

[elfin mural]

they're not used correctly

[dense locust]

The anti google legislation

[elfin mural]

that's how i can put it without steering into politics

[shadow osprey]

should i get the 4070 super or 5060 ti ? i could also get 9060 xt, but its amd so

[hoary zodiac]

Or not in the interest of certain individuals to be used

That's as close as I could get

[elfin mural]

4070 super is a better pick

[hoary zodiac]

5060ti is god awful

[dense locust]

“But it’s amd so”

[hoary zodiac]

Compared to the 4070s

[elfin mural]

you should buy 9060xt, only in 16gb form

it all depends in the price

[shadow osprey]

i honestly dont know how people can use amd, fsr is so awful

[elfin mural]

fsr is good now

[shadow osprey]

is it ?

[dense locust]

Fsr 4 is as good as dlss 3

[hoary zodiac]

I don't use either

[shadow osprey]

whenever i used fsr i always noticed pixelation blocky and quality being like half as good

i never understood how someone can genuinely buy amd like that, given you NEED fsr for every new game now

[elfin mural]

it depends on which fsr version that game is using

[dense locust]

Ah yes the Classic “we don’t need to optimize our game because we will let ai do it for us”

[hoary zodiac]

let that sink in

[wary fjord]

Poor 4090 xD i bet still works aslong you dried it..

[shadow osprey]

like all relatively the same

[hoary zodiac]

The games run so crap now we have to use upscaling as a cope

💀

[shadow osprey]

yeah

[elfin mural]

ok then

4070 super it is

[hoary zodiac]

Yes

[shadow osprey]

but dlss 4?

[dense locust]

This probably a stunt either way

[hoary zodiac]

4070 super is by far the best option at the same price

DLSS isn't magic

[wary fjord]

Expensive stunt

[elfin mural]

dlss 4 is supported on all rtx cards

just not multi frame gen

[hoary zodiac]

It's not going to make a 5060ti better than a 4070s

[elfin mural]

but you can still use normal frame gen on 40 series

[shadow osprey]

but 3x frame gen is only on 5000s right ?

[elfin mural]

and smooth motion will be enabled soon in the future

for 40 series

and yes, mfg is 50 series only

[dense locust]

Frame gen is just motion smoothing

[elfin mural]

only use normal frame gen if you absolutely have to

don't bother with anything past that

it adds a lot of latency

[dense locust]

And it also kills your performance

[shadow osprey]

i never understood the framegen hate

like isnt it just doubling your fps with little latency

[dense locust]

It’s advertised as something it isn’t

[elfin mural]

no

[shadow osprey]

wherees the catch

[elfin mural]

it's not as simple as it seems

the catch is potential ghosting issues