ah yes the series with portals and p90s
#general-chat
tranquil pebble
onyx merlin
https://www.amazon.com/Stargate-Collection-Richard-Dean-Anderson/dp/B08T6P2B6J/ref=rvi_d_sccl_1/136-4605031-0515746?pd_rd_w=U0YOm&content-id=amzn1.sym.f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_p=f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_r=WXJ4JCEQ6F28P9YB6XHT&pd_rd_wg=fbfeQ&pd_rd_r=ccdf1ce3-073e-4fc7-a934-0ebe8e2864f5&pd_rd_i=B08T6P2B6J&psc=1 was thinking of getting this box set in Blu Ray (way better quality then anything streaming gets you lol )
tranquil pebble
the concept of the stargates are cool ngl
onyx merlin
no, it has a LOT
ya its got all of SG1- Atlantis and some Universe series I never heard of
I use to watch SG1 as a kid alot I remember getting DVDS from library
tranquil pebble
So, no. That is more than fair of a price for that much.
onyx merlin
the only downside I heard is it lacks the bonus features well some of it
do you think I should wait to see if price comes down to 130-150 ?
tranquil pebble
if I was really into Stargate I would buy that no questions asked
onyx merlin
during a massive sale like fourth of july
I mean I like Stargate enough to want it on Blu Ray
If it was 100 or less instant buy
.
179 has me questioning a bit
tranquil pebble
not sure you are comprehending quite how much content 41 discs is... its insane
onyx merlin
true and its very compact.
I watched a video unboxing review
it has the episodes all labeled onthe disc in clear plastic jewel sleeve
tranquil pebble
its more likely to go up in price than down tbh
onyx merlin
hum
looking on walmart.com showing 152 bucks so likely 179 after taxes
Joker you need to make pc in third person
onyx merlin
I guess.
tranquil pebble
I already have limited hand coordination and eyesight.
onyx merlin
my eye sight sucks as well and likely to get worse over years.
then again I got Type 1 Diabetes so meh.
tranquil pebble
he's probably just trying to pull a fast one on someone
bitter ridge
Original launch 3060 12gb he probably paid crypto prices for it
That is assuming he is telling the truth about building it when he was 14
lethal jasper
Is 96% ethanol fine for cleaning components?
thermal paste too ig
I dont think it has any additives
Doesnt have any additives
tranquil pebble
Use isopropyl if you can
lethal jasper
Use isopropyl if you can
I couldnt find any
Best i found is 96% ethanol with no additives
lethal jasper
Thats crazy
sinful blade
@lethal jasper
tranquil pebble
$345 ryzen 5 2600
lol those go for like $50 from what I can tell
lethal jasper
<@530780597082390529>
Does a 2030 even exist
sinful blade
lol those go for like $50 from what I can tell
Usually around $35-50.
sinful blade
Does a 2030 even exist
Nope
misty sparrow
I'm just buying stupidly cheap stuff on there
don't really know what else I'd buy, but just looking for things I might need or use in general
tranquil pebble
Does a 2030 even exist
no. RTX 2050 was the weakest RTX and it was mobile only iirc
lethal jasper
no. RTX 2050 was the weakest RTX and it was mobile only iirc
yea ik that i saw an aio with one
tranquil pebble
a 2030 would make no sense anyways.
lethal jasper
50 series cards make no sense imo
opaque sedge
<@530780597082390529>
Is it not possible to report listings?
tranquil pebble
50 series cards make no sense imo
they make money for Nvidia so in that sense they do
lethal jasper
When a new series gets launched cant they just make the msrp of the previous generation loeer
lethal jasper
they make money for Nvidia so in that sense they do
The 5050 is basically a 4060 isnt it
opaque sedge
Someone might actually fall for that brat’s attempt to fleece off from his build
Especially rn
misty sparrow
hot air station? what is that
bitter ridge
Sell it for 2k and buy himself a nice 5070ti rig
Really hope he is unable to sell it at that price
dense locust
hot air station? what is that
Soldering iron but with air instead
misty sparrow
that's cool
lethal jasper
So is 96% ethanol fine or not 😭
misty sparrow
I did buy my mouse off alibaba but then again it was an official store
sinful blade
Is it not possible to report listings?
It is, but it’s useless
lethal jasper
I got mine off aliexpress but the dongle kinda stutters when i put it on the back io usb idk why
bitter ridge
Farther away from where your mouse is
lethal jasper
Farther away from where your mouse is
Its like 30 cm
Is it possible that the bluetooth/wifi antenna is interfering cus i also have Bluetooth headphones
I just put it on the top case io though so its fine
dusk knot
Hmm
worn night
I'm just buying stupidly cheap stuff on there
That’s what I did
elfin mural
50 series cards make no sense imo
xx50 tier cards are actually the second best seller according to board partners and system integrators
and back then, games weren't so stupidly unoptimized
they used to be really good for really cheap
like 1050 was $150
and ran all games in 2017
then remained relevant into 2020
these cards aren't meant to be powerful, they never were
but games weren't so demanding so they were fine
bitter ridge
Games aren't demanding but the 5050 is just too gimped
elfin mural
i guess you can say that too
it goes both ways
but look at it this way, the 1050 lasted for so long
while the 5050 isn't looking good already
now i do wish the 5050 was equipped with more cuda, faster vram and more of said vram
sinful blade
Then again
The 1050 had like
0 competition
sinful blade
the RX 560
Wasn’t as strong
elfin mural
i would say 570 but that one's a step above
elfin mural
and for much longer than anyone thought
too bad the 5050 isn't gonna deliver the same experience
and for more money, technically, adjusted for inflation
yikes, even 5050 is 300 or more rn in the us
oof
nocturne flicker
6050 for $725
worn wave
like 1050 was $150
the 1050Ti was $140
elfin mural
oh, i remembered wrong then, mb
elfin mural
gpus have gotten way more expensive that my memory is hazy
damn, we used to have it good
worn wave
But yeah imo the closest value card we've gotten to that was probably the 6600xt back when it could be had for around $200
Maybe slightly under $200 even
Unfortunately Nvidia has realized that a significant portion of gamers will just get the cheapest Nvidia GPU without thinking
So they made xx50 terrible and are working on nerfing xx60 series to upsell people who care about price/perf
misty sparrow
You can get a 3070 for $230~
what would you say a 4070 would cost
worn wave
what would you say a 4070 would cost
Around $400 maybe?
elfin mural
the market is hovering at 450-500 rn
i was looking at 4070's on ebay, and the cheapest one that wasn't an auction was 449
with a lot of others reaching as much as 500
random osprey
im missing one road in fh6 and i cant find it 
worn wave
i was looking at 4070's on ebay, and the cheapest one that wasn't an auction was...
Oof you're right, cheapest buy now is 450
Same model that I have actually
Here's a 3080 12gb for $352 + reasonable shipping ($10 for me)
Doesn't handle dlss4 as well as the 40 series but otherwise pretty similar performance to a 4070 I think
bitter ridge
Valve is getting grilled on the timeline
Very satisfying to see since most folks have a cult like attitude towards them
Like they are holier than thou
craggy shoal
Man today is about to SUCK
My throat hurts, I have to go to work with an annoying coworker, I got no sleep, and it's my birthday
Obligatory: if the mods are reading this, please don't give me the birthday role. I don't want the attention
craggy shoal
I will not be on Discord today
velvet summit
upper rain
Doesn't handle dlss4 as well as the 40 series but otherwise pretty similar perfo...
GA102 doesn't lose much performance on DLSS4 transformer at all, not really worth worrying about imo. i found an average 3% deviation between expected uplift on 3090 vs my 4070 ti super
with a different methodology iirc it was like 0.5%
elfin mural
that's very good to know
ashen swan
velvet summit
electrify my heaheaheaheaheaheaheaheart
bitter ridge
Every other handheld looks extremely uncomfortable since the Xbox ally was launched
velvet summit
most of them aren't uncomfortable though
just because the xbox ally looks more like a controller doesn't make it automatically more comfortable than the competition
bitter ridge
Every other handheld looks extremely uncomfortable since the Xbox ally was launc...
Ig Ps portal was the first to do it but that thing isn't as exciting to mention
ashen swan
me want trackpads
velvet summit
in fact, the angling might make it more uncomfortable to use wince you kinda have to lift it to be able to view it properly, while the rest aren't angled so you can lay it on your legs to use it
granted, i've not touched the xbox ally but i've tried a few of the competition and most of them were fine asides from the nintendo switch which i hated
the switch was made for children sized hands i swear
which does make sense
bitter ridge
My handheld experience are only with the original ally and Xbox ally X so it could be that there are more comfortable stuff out there
Original Ally to Xbox ally X feels way more comfortable
Performance improvements aside that alone sold it for me
Well Rog Xbox Ally X would be the correct terminology but that becomes too long
The Rog comes before Xbox apparently because Rog has more brand power than Xbox
Which makes sense I have seen people who have nothing rog in their system still putting a Rog logo as their wallpaper
elfin mural
the example i see that case the most commonly is non-rog asus laptops lmao
potent lichen
Poop
bitter ridge
Adrenaline modern interface was one of the few Radeon wins and now even that is gone
velvet summit
What
lunar bobcat
velvet summit
GeForce experience has been around
People using control panel didnt want the modernized UI
It's just bloat
rancid juniper
@ashen swan @tranquil pebble have you seen the persona 6 concept art leak today???
ashen swan
<@1196024230366683198> <@149693904734650369> have you seen the persona 6 concept...
Na
I don't have social media
I barely use them to be accurate
rancid juniper
I don't have social media
Oh
rancid juniper
It might be the protags but it is still concept stuff
velvet summit
It counts as social media I would say
ashen swan
also when I refer to socials it's like Insta, Bluesky, Twitter etc
royal crow
Never getting anything that s normal person would consider social media
velvet summit
Does discord count as social media or communication though
Discord imo only counts as communication if you exclusively use it just for friends/families but the moment you join a server like Newegg to chat then it's social media
royal crow
Discord, YouTube, Tumblr and reddit someday
worn night
Yeah
velvet summit
Définition of social media is
websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
rancid juniper
elfin mural
just ordered a vxe r1s on ali
ashen swan
niced
elfin mural
my first aliexpress shopping experience lol
new customer deal pushed the price down to 10 usd, shipping included
craggy shoal
AliExpress moment
manic glen
I’m looking for a good budget friendly laptop to use for school. It’ll be used primarily for studying and assignments, nothing super strenuous. I am looking into the MacBook neo, but wanted to see if anyone had reccs for the same price or lower. Anything?
elfin mural
you can find windows laptops for around that money or less that'll give you a decent experience
macbook neo is hard to beat tho for non-gaming tasks, but that also depends on what software your school wants you to use
manic glen
No softwares required luckily, it just has to be compatible with the honorlock chrome extension
elfin mural
i have to do stuff rn, so i'll come back and look over some laptop deals for you
dusk knot
https://videocardz.com/newz/samsung-unveils-worlds-first-31-5-inch-4k-360hz-qd-o...
I can't run that 😬
bitter ridge
Running is a solved problem since I make use of all the features of my gpu
manic glen
i have to do stuff rn, so i'll come back and look over some laptop deals for you
Thank you !!💕
velvet summit
I think the neo would be a fairly good choice for school especially when it sounds like the requirement is basically a chromebook
elfin mural
alright, i've returned
time to look at laptops
@manic glen wait, how much budget do you have?
manic glen
<@453653794853486602> wait, how much budget do you have?
I would say around $500 max probably
elfin mural
i aim for good deals of course, i'd like to ask just to be sure
alright
hmm, macbook neo on student discount is likely the play here tbh
ivory hound
I would say around $500 max probably
Hopefully 2026 doesn't get worse than this
elfin mural
$500 windows laptops are... mediocre right now
ivory hound
$500 windows laptops are... mediocre right now
Eh depends what you wanna do
manic glen
That’s what I feared
ivory hound
eBay is great place to look
elfin mural
ebay would be good for used stuff mostly
ivory hound
ebay would be good for used stuff mostly
There's nothing wrong with used if it's just for school work
Just read the seller descriptions
neat plover
I would say around $500 max probably
$500 for a laptop 😁
elfin mural
i personally have no qualms with used stuff, but the one who's buying is our guy up here
ivory hound
i personally have no qualms with used stuff, but the one who's buying is our guy...
Does he not want to get used?
elfin mural
That’s what I feared
btw, do you mind getting a used laptop?
something with not much use, laptops drop in price a ton in just a year or two
manic glen
I would love to not pay $500 for a laptop, and I’m not necessarily against getting a used one either
elfin mural
gotcha
icy ore
she wouldn’t mind getting used, just looking for the best option. Best bang for the buck
elfin mural
oh wait-
ivory hound
she wouldn’t mind getting used, just looking for the best option. Best bang for ...
Then I'd say look on eBay but you have to familiar with specs
elfin mural
i just noticed your names xD
icy ore
manic glen
The reason I say $500 is just bc that’s the price of of the Neo but obviously the cheaper the better
ivory hound
eBay has a lot of laptop's that are still 200-400 but idk what kinds specs you really need
ivory hound
The reason I say $500 is just bc that’s the price of of the Neo but obviously th...
For school work right? Or light things
elfin mural
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256960845305
this one's an acer certified refurb, $399
with a pretty efficient cpu
lunar lake is sure to get ya thru a whole day
ivory hound
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256960845305
This is actually pretty decent
oh when you guys do look on ebay for laptop deals avoid the ones that dont say the cpu
Some listings will just say i5, i3, i7 and not the sku number which is unhelpful and doesnt tell you anything valuable about the laptop
Just wanted to put that out there
velvet summit
Acksully I think they should buy a $3000 MacBook pro for elementary school
ivory hound
Also of you're gonna get a laptop make sure its easy to repair just in case future things happen
ivory hound
Ebay has some pretty decent deals
velvet summit
Sometimes
ivory hound
I like buying 2010-2019 boards for some of my projects off ebay sometimes
velvet summit
Other times eBay sellers try to sell something used for over MSRP and it's not even a shortage
💀
ivory hound
Other times eBay sellers try to sell something used for over MSRP and it's not e...
Depends on what it is and what your looking for
Its a very "depends" market
Since most of the sellers are just everyday people as well most of the time
velvet summit
I'm sad there's no good ThinkPad deals near me that aren't like locked boards
I see some really cheap ThinkPads that are like 90% certain they were stolen lmao
elfin mural
this one's a tad old but
ivory hound
Thinkpads are like so larped to the point people just tax them too much just because
elfin mural
interesting cheap choice
velvet summit
And the ones that are not stolen are far enough that shipping makes it not worth it
velvet summit
I'm sad there's no good ThinkPad deals near me that aren't like locked boards
I ...
(listed as locked bios)
ivory hound
Personally call me boring but i never been with the Thinkpad hype
I rather stick to just using any laptop esp if its just gonna be fore stuff like linux etc
elfin mural
all a thinkpad really offers is extra repairability that is not a gamble
plus a cult like following
ivory hound
Like people are so crazy over thinkpads its so stupid they'll glaze a thinkpad with crappy specs but if they see something like a dell latitude with the same specs they'll immediately start dunking on it
velvet summit
There's basically 3 brands with the top tier repairability and Linux support at the same time
Dell, lenovo (specifically ThinkPads t or x series), and framework
elfin mural
dell actively pushes out kernel patches for their laptops
ivory hound
I like dell's older laptops they were nice my current laptop is a Dell latitude 7480 and that thing isn't weak(build wise not performance)
elfin mural
same for lenovo iirc
velvet summit
The problem is that the Dell with the specs I wanted cost more than the ThinkPad
ivory hound
The problem is that the Dell with the specs I wanted cost more than the ThinkPad
Whats the specs
velvet summit
Arrow lake or panther lake basically
Also with a bright enough screen
ThinkPad p series is way overpriced so I would never consider those
Though I also don't want to deal with dgpu in a laptop anymore
ivory hound
Personally call me crazy but i prefer laptops that dont have dgpu's like omg 4050, 5070 etc
I rather i have an Igpu and a good battery and i want my best spec to go to the ram at least 16
Because i feel like these dgpus laptop just have worse battery life due to that graphics card being hungry
velvet summit
Yeah after owning a Zephyrus I am of the same opinion too now
Back when my igpu on my Zephyrus wasn't causing my PC to crash (even In bios) I would use it in igpu mode 90% of the time anyways because the 3070ti sucked so much power
ivory hound
Like when i have a laptop i rather give up good spec for good battery life and the thing is since its yk 2026 theres laptops with actual good igpus unlike back then so its not cooked
And if you really want gaming and travel then i would maybe just buy a handheld console or whatever
They'll have better battery than a gaming laptop
And you wont have to carry a brick around
velvet summit
Gaming laptops I thought would be a gamechanger in a plane
All it brought was disappointment
Because the plane outlet had a max wattage of 65 watts
Anyways I got a steam deck OLED (before the price hike) and that was much better
ivory hound
When i was first getting into PCs i actually considered buying one of those asus rog gaming laptops
velvet summit
Actually usable on a plane unlike a 16" laptop
ivory hound
When i was first getting into PCs i actually considered buying one of those asus...
But then someone brought me up to speed and i ended up building my own computer instead i don't regret it
ivory hound
Chat W pc?
Its very blue
velvet summit
I bought the gaming laptop for school despite having a desktop since my internet used to be shit and I couldn't remote in it with decent quality
ivory hound
Though why the rainbow in some places it doesnt match the rest of the colors
I would recommend you have the colors match more and it would look better
velvet summit
But one year after getting the laptop the ISP finally ran fiber to my street completely negating the need for me to play games locally
worn night
I would recommend you have the colors match more and it would look better
I know
It’s the gpu not syncing
And ram
velvet summit
LEDs frfr
worn night
Gonna figure that out
ivory hound
Gonna figure that out
I dont know it openrgb sees ram rgb but try openrgb
velvet summit
Does windows ambient lighting or whatever work
ivory hound
Actually usable on a plane unlike a 16" laptop
Personally if im on a plane i just sleep to skip time 😂😂
velvet summit
I hate sleeping on planes because my neck always hurts afterwards because I never remember to pack a neck pillow
Every time
I've used a neck pillow like a grand total of twice on a plane
Lifechanging
ivory hound
I hate sleeping on planes because my neck always hurts afterwards because I neve...
Well im 5'5 so its easy for me to use cheat codes to get comfortable
velvet summit
Oh
velvet summit
Well I'm 5'10 and I have to stick my leg out the aisle to be comfortable
Not even tall but economy seats really got no legroom
I can't imagine being tall and being in economy
ivory hound
Dang
velvet summit
Well, I can imagine but it must suck even worse
ivory hound
Honestly i work in a repair shop if it makes you feel better and being short is the absolute worse
Because people bring in all kinds of desktops when they do bring desktops in
And some of the computers are too big and heavy for me to even carry
velvet summit
The world is made for the average man and as the average man this shit still sucks
dusk knot
Hm
ivory hound
And some of the computers are too big and heavy for me to even carry
Like i hate dealing with full tower PCs
nocturne flicker
I hate sleeping on planes because my neck always hurts afterwards because I neve...
Ngl I just opened up Discord and thought you meant a flat surface 
dusk knot
Interesting conversation
velvet summit
And some of the computers are too big and heavy for me to even carry
I don't think that part has to do with height
You just need more gains
ivory hound
I don't think that part has to do with height
Well they do because i cant see
nocturne flicker
Jim time 
dusk knot
velvet summit
Jim button
ivory hound
If you seen me carry a fractal meshify C it literally is almost my whole torso whatever so i have to carry it low
ivory hound
And when im carrying full towers i literally cant see anything
dusk knot
Hm
nocturne flicker
This man thinks
ivory hound
Carry a fishtank case and look through the window
If it's fishtank on both sides 😂
Personally i just tell my boss to move it for me @velvet summit but it sucks bc i gotta wait for him
velvet summit
Lmao
dusk knot
Today is Harambe day
nocturne flicker
Um actually it is Thursday
royal crow
Um actually it is Thursday
You dare to fail the acknowledgement of the anniversary of the blackest day humanity has known since Good Friday?
opaque sedge
You dare to fail the acknowledgement of the anniversary of the blackest day huma...
Whats good friday?
royal crow
Whats good friday?
The day Christ was crucified, the Friday after passover
opaque sedge
The day Christ was crucified, the Friday after passover
What the hell
Why do they call the day good then
😭
dusk knot
You dare to fail the acknowledgement of the anniversary of the blackest day huma...
Forever etched into the psyche of humanity
royal crow
Why do they call the day good then
In the approximate words of a bishop whose name escapes me:
"We can only call it 'good', because on that day, humanity's redemption was secured"
Christ was crucified for the sins of humanity, in the words of the prophet Isaiah: "he was crushed for our iniquity, and pierced for our transgressions"
If it were not for his sacrifice, each man who would be saved would have had to sacrifice himself
dusk knot
Alright. Well stop this discussion right here
royal crow
royal crow
I do not decide when Christ puts his word into my mouth; I simply open my mouth, and through it, he speaks
Or in this case, my thumb
craggy shoal
Gf got me this jet tag
dusk knot
Must be nice
craggy shoal
You'll find your Brazilian someday JP
nocturne flicker
You dare to fail the acknowledgement of the anniversary of the blackest day huma...
I dunno, yesterday kinda sucked ngl
And today I had to layout money for utilities
Kinda trivializes all the terrible things that have happened in human history to declare Harambe being shot the worst thing tbh
sinful blade
@dusk knot https://bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/dev_insights_return_of_the_director
first of three
@dusk knot
worn night
What a nice team
dusk knot
<@350124341238824960> https://bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/dev_insights_return_o...
Nice. Even though I don't play enough, I still have an emotional connection to it. In some ways its my all time favorite game
icy ore
unborn wind
Guys I turned off my pc and for some reason my aio screen still shows my temps and usage it’s frozen obviously but it normally turns off
Been off for 2 days lol
olive plaza
When people are rude and they aren't in your way of anything, don't spend time on them
olive plaza
Chat W pc?
ALMOST
worn night
What does it need lol
olive plaza
Visually I like the theme you're going for here but I just wish there were white PSU cables and white ram
it would match so much better
water under the bridge now though
and we can't be too picky with ram these days
bitter ridge
Still seems like a bad deal
pliant berry
it looks like they are just delaying the launch, missing the original first half of the year estimate
velvet summit
My phone is charging slower now that it's summer
It gets to 38c so much faster now
Before it gets to 20w charging no problem but now that it's hot it charges to 20w for a few minutes and it's already throttling the charging
dusk knot
Hm
opaque sedge
1.2k at most
6 hundos for the pc and 6 for the headset and the controller for free given it would be a combo but thats in lala dreamland
worn wave
Don't think they would ever have been that price
Maybe 650 for the PC and 700 for the headset
Probably more for the headset even cause it can do standalone
Now I'm expecting something like 800+ for the PC and 1000 for the headset
opaque sedge
Now I'm expecting something like 800+ for the PC and 1000 for the headset
1k would be absolutely egregious for the headset given facebook’s stupid console ass headset exists
nocturne flicker
I'm expecting the PC gets cancelled, the head set for 950+ and the OS gets posted online
worn wave
Facebook gets to subsidize theirs unfortunately
opaque sedge
Facebook gets to subsidize theirs unfortunately
Yeah cuz they lock their shit down
Like a console
worn wave
Yup
opaque sedge
Disgusting
worn wave
You can use a quest as pcvr but in my experience it's an absolute PITA
nocturne flicker
Or the PC is a limited release to whatever they already had made and then gets cancelled
opaque sedge
I genuinely thought pcmr was overdramatic with their hate for consoles but i kind of get it now
nocturne flicker
I genuinely thought pcmr was overdramatic with their hate for consoles but i kin...
Nope, it is still overdramatic
Even more so back during the PS3 days
opaque sedge
Or the PC is a limited release to whatever they already had made and then gets c...
Yeah that would be a probable future too, they can most likely easily support the OS for the pc alongside the steam deck and if not well users will sadly have to go for windows
worn wave
Nope, it is still overdramatic
I don't hate on consoles, I hate people who get a console and try to rub it in PC gamer's faces
"oh my $600 console beats your $1000 PC harharhar"
...yeah and you're stuck on the consoles' respective store, paying subscription for online play, and can't upgrade it at all
opaque sedge
I don't hate on consoles, I hate people who get a console and try to rub it in P...
Those ps5 pro bros are legit annoying 😭
I mean i find it cool that you can enjoy unlocked frames and a decent upscaler on console too
nocturne flicker
I personally don't think most consoles really have much of a purpose anymore since they have basically verged from being their own thing the crossed over with PC gaming to basically PCs with caveats
But I'm not going to bully people for getting one
opaque sedge
I personally don't think most consoles really have much of a purpose anymore sin...
So everything’s a pc now, but the software is what’s dividing us
nocturne flicker
Pretty much. The days of super complex, customized hardware is over
velvet summit
Consoles are bad because you can't be playing games with mods
Well, technically some games have modding support technically
But it's fairly limited
opaque sedge
Consoles are bad because you can't be playing games with mods
I have touched mods for a very few games on pc 😭
I did mess with ultrawide mods for sekiro tho
(Peak game btw)
velvet summit
I have touched mods for a very few games on pc 😭
Pathetic
nocturne flicker
Mods imo are only a super duper important thing for specific games. If you play generic single player AAA titles, modding won't be super important. Which incidentally is what consoles are more focused on
That and MP games that can't get modded
velvet summit
Some games do lack any good mods though but also a fair bit have a bunch of fun or funny mods
nocturne flicker
That and MP games that can't get modded
Or at least not if you want to play on official servers
opaque sedge
Mods imo are only a super duper important thing for specific games. If you play ...
I do like the idea of indie games with mod support or market their game with mods in mind
velvet summit
Mods imo are only a super duper important thing for specific games. If you play ...
I would argue that singleplayer games benefit most from modding
opaque sedge
I do like the idea of indie games with mod support or market their game with mod...
Wonder why shitesda doesn’t do that their creations thing is super confusing
dusk knot
Mods imo are only a super duper important thing for specific games. If you play ...
Why would a game need a mod? It doesn't need supervision due to bad behavior.
nocturne flicker
I would argue that singleplayer games benefit most from modding
I said generic single player AAA games. Stuff like Sony's first party single player games
opaque sedge
Why would a game need a mod? It doesn't need supervision due to bad behavior. <...
Renodx is a mod
velvet summit
Though there are some useful mods for multiplayer games such as increasing the player cap in lethal company or phasmophobia
dusk knot
Renowhat
opaque sedge
Really useful for re games
dusk knot
Resident evil?
opaque sedge
I used reno dx for 2 and 3
The default black levels were off and had this black crush effect
After renodx
Flawless
dusk knot
Nice
dusk knot
That didn't sound right lmao
opaque sedge
Dont ban me pls
dusk knot
But I get you...the contrast
dusk knot
I'm taking my own screenshot
nocturne flicker
JP starting his own files?
opaque sedge
dusk knot
Disgusting moment, but seeing homelander losing his powers was satisfying.
dusk knot
Clean setup. I like it
neat plover
Clean setup. I like it
You’re gonna see the same picture the next few days
dusk knot
Oh
proud jackal
Just paid my $977 MRI bill 
pseudo raven
opaque sedge
Just paid my $977 MRI bill <:pepeOld:813172058895810612>
Regular checkup routine checkup that comes with age like colon exams or…
nocturne flicker
Regular checkup routine checkup that comes with age like colon exams or…
MRI isn't routine checkup
Even if it stems from something brought up during a routine checkup
It will always have a different medical code and as such a different rate for service and coverage
velvet summit
You’re gonna see the same picture the next few days
Don't
royal crow
Is pc gaming dying <:PepeRealizes:1024543017949986856>
Yes
Because it's much less profitable for corporations
rancid juniper
bruh
dusk knot
Expensive
misty sparrow
bruh
Everyone I know is not reacting too much to the steam deck price increase
$300 increase is crazy
random osprey
we live in a world now where greedtendo is no longer the most greedy 🗿
rancid juniper
$300 increase is crazy
definitely a bigger jump than the xbox/ps/nintendo increases
rancid juniper
ill make a few calls around to lower the price 🗿
thanks bro
opaque sedge
No one is gonna buy a Deck for $700+
Went oos immediately today
rancid juniper
I wonder if they’re gonna discontinue it in the future
with the specs and market situation yea
opaque sedge
misty sparrow
to be fair they’ve been out of stock for a while
they probably didn’t have a lot available
opaque sedge
Yeah shit might be eol
rancid juniper
you can buy a competitor handheld and likely have a better experience
- better price
opaque sedge
you can buy a competitor handheld and likely have a better experience
Or a laptop
rancid juniper
or a laptop
opaque sedge
opaque sedge
or a laptop
rancid juniper
bitter ridge
If there is barely any supply makes sense it would go oos
misty sparrow
https://tenor.com/view/the-burnt-peanut-theburntpeanut-peanut-what-scream-gif-14...
I remember someone in here a few days ago getting a laptop far more powerful than a Deck for like $350
Got it on Woot, deal was snatched instantly but they still got it
Then they canceled it
nocturne flicker
Nah bro got it was just vague about what he cancelled
I think he cancelled the order for the thunderbolt cable
He posted pics of the laptop box and such a couple days ago iirc
misty sparrow
I thought he canceled the entire laptop
dense locust
I remember someone in here a few days ago getting a laptop far more powerful tha...
I got the base Samsung galaxy book 4
For $160
nocturne flicker
I thought he canceled the entire laptop
Nah. It was skyveha, he was posting a lot about setting up the laptop and stuff. Apparently Gigabyte slapped an ai chatbot into their software
random osprey
still couldve been resold 🗿
rancid juniper
an incredible deal for a 5070 laptop
nocturne flicker
Actually insane Gigabyte put that in
rancid juniper
gotta "trend" hop
dense locust
What tech company hasn’t shoehorned ai onto their devices
nocturne flicker
Uh...I dunno. XFX?
bitter ridge
Noctua
rancid juniper
even if you may not have the control panel anymore you can still use nvidia profile inspector
nocturne flicker
They can pry control panel from my cold dead hands
-# (I haven't really used it in years)
The other one is just trash tho
Half the time I can't find what I want because everything is buried under non-descript subheaders so I just give up
rancid juniper
yea ngl its super basic
barely updated, problem with the nvidia app is the constant telemetry
like you can't really turn it off lol
tranquil pebble
Doritos flavored Mountain Dew
nocturne flicker
Hold up bro, gonna roast some marshmallows, imma go get some doritos
opaque sedge
even if you may not have the control panel anymore you can still use nvidia prof...
I dont think the nvidia app has all the options from the control panel yet…
bitter ridge
It does have pretty much every relevant setting
opaque sedge
Yeah for modern games
Pretty sure older games and their respective modlists require some settings
opaque sedge
For example skyrim modlists require u to have a priority or was it high performance option on in the control pnael
opaque sedge
<:bbnohappy:806706563745710160>
Why couldn’t ngreedia just reskin the control panel…
Doubt they’re saving money… or even making money by making the app mandatory
dense locust
I dont think the nvidia app has all the options from the control panel yet…
It’s missing most of the lower level stuff
It’s insane that they just got rid of it
rancid juniper
Why couldn’t ngreedia just reskin the control panel…
literally control
nocturne flicker
Control what you do in Control Panel when you are going to play Control
opaque sedge
literally control
Oh shit
I forgot
They require u to make an account to use the nvidia app
nocturne flicker
I thought they removed that?
opaque sedge
Oh they did?
rancid juniper
pretty sure its optional
opaque sedge
Well they’ll prolly entice people to make one with the game rewards thing
Gotta make it subtle
nocturne flicker
Mmmmm. Tillamook cheese is half price
Too bad my store only carries exactly two types of their sliced cheese
opaque sedge
Mmmmm. Tillamook cheese is half price <:pepehmmm:903335097305034783>
Whats tilamook cheese
nocturne flicker
Tillamook is a dairy brand
bitter ridge
My brother currently uses a wired corsair katar so wondering if this would be a upgrade for him
nocturne flicker
Tillamook is a dairy brand
From Oregon. They generally make good stuff
Also a cooperative
Generally an okay company, not many controversies
One of the first big dairy brand to phase out bgh
I'd put them at a similar level to Cabot except Tillamook doesn't focus as much on cheese as Cabot, Tillamook also does a ton of ice cream
proud jackal
heady plinth
$400 would be pretty good. Open box on zotac store is $440 with 2 year warranty.
sinful blade
I want a 4070 instead of my 9060xt.
Just due to nvidia’s performance in my games being preferred
Like fallout games and destiny
royal crow
I dont want those ps5 pro bros to have any taste of satisfaction
The answer, as always, is between c4 and tanneritr
nocturne flicker
upper wedge
Am I able to put a similar 5600 1x16 stick of ram into my laptop or does it have to be same brand & etc?
heady plinth
It'll probably work, especially without overclocking. Sometimes mismatched ram can lead to stability problems though. And mismatched would technically be anything that didn't come in a single kit.
upper wedge
I was honestly thinking of just finding a scrapped 32gb laptop with the same kit of ram (if possible & cheaply)
opaque sedge
@rancid juniper have u checked out dead as disco yet?
upper wedge
I was honestly thinking of just finding a scrapped 32gb laptop with the same kit...
though I think I can solve my issue by debloating windows on here which im trying to do
rancid juniper
<@255061019322351618> have u checked out dead as disco yet?
i played the demo months ago so yea
upper wedge
for some reason my laptop is draining battery like crazy, i have my dgpu off + eco mode, 60hz, light rgb on the keyboard
rancid juniper
its an interesting game
opaque sedge
its an interesting game
Its fun af
rancid juniper
yea, love how the hits connect to the beat
opaque sedge
Only 4 bosses rn
rancid juniper
for some reason my laptop is draining battery like crazy, i have my dgpu off + e...
check to see if the dgpu is actually consuming power on hwinfo64, check what background apps are constantly sipping power
rancid juniper
There’s 3 more to come iirc
the fact that you can add custom songs and tune it properly so the combat can flow with it is awesome
upper wedge
check to see if the dgpu is actually consuming power on hwinfo64, check what bac...
is it cpuz or hwinfo64 that was supposedly hacked? random question if yk
rancid juniper
is it cpuz or hwinfo64 that was supposedly hacked? random question if yk
cpu-z is the one hacked
hwinfo64 is the one to get
opaque sedge
the fact that you can add custom songs and tune it properly so the combat can fl...
I haven’t tried that feature yet, dont know where to grab the songs 
Wonder if i can add samurai tracks from cyberpunk
rancid juniper
I haven’t tried that feature yet, dont know where to grab the songs <:kekw:74167...
well
there are ways
opaque sedge
Wonder if i can add samurai tracks from cyberpunk
Cdpr gave the base game tracks for free
upper wedge
check to see if the dgpu is actually consuming power on hwinfo64, check what bac...
using task to check background or will hw say so?
rancid juniper
using task to check background or will hw say so?
you can check task manager for background tasks and hwinfo64 to check power draw
opaque sedge
@rancid juniper looks like i got options
Lots of games give their soundtracks for free
rancid juniper
iirc there might be an option to check gpu activity directly from nvidia
opaque sedge
rancid juniper
like some indicator
rancid juniper
and your laptop is somehow sipping power that fast? whats the specs again? is your OS install cluttered?
upper wedge
like i went through 5% and it hasn't even been 20 minutes on an igpu + discord and librewolf open
upper wedge
and your laptop is somehow sipping power that fast? whats the specs again? is yo...
ryzen 7 350ai/860m + 5070
rancid juniper
specs like these should be well efficient enough, btw whats your brightness setting at?
rancid juniper
alright value
bruh its not supposed to lose power that quick, but maybe the battery isn't so great?
upper wedge
perhaps?
rancid juniper
since you did buy it on woot i forgot if its a refurbished model or new
rancid juniper
rancid juniper
i guess try updating your bios and chipset
upper wedge
i would check warranty but uh
warranty is probably useless through woot
the best they could do is refund me the laptop amount
which is like.. 370$ 💔
rancid juniper
na thats mid
upper wedge
yeah 90 day limited warranty
rancid juniper
can you show me your advanced power settings on power plan?
upper wedge
they'll probably have me send it too
upper wedge
can you show me your advanced power settings on power plan?
want me to stream it?
or send pics
upper wedge
idk if thats what you're looking for
display is off after 3 minutes
at 60hz too
I find it strange that a laptop with an igpu only has about 6 hours of idling lifetime
when it's rated for 9-12?
opaque sedge
bitter ridge
It's not an Apu only laptop so middling battery life is expected
rancid juniper
charge rate seems fine ig
rancid juniper
i wonder if you can change the "optimize power savings" to max savings or whatever it is
upper wedge
i wonder if you can change the "optimize power savings" to max savings or whatev...
it didnt give me an option but theres this through gimate/gigabytes os
rancid juniper
?
upper wedge
it directly effects windows settings
probably with the use of ai, who knows. Otherwise my frame rate gets capped at 60, everything goes into eco/savings mode
upper wedge
how many hours can you get out of this laptop solely on eco mode?
windows estimates around 6.5 hrs
I just turned on battery saver, waiting for it to update
I think background tasks are just killing the battery
royal crow
It breaks my brain that eco more is even an option for desktops
rancid juniper
I think background tasks are just killing the battery
it'd be funny if discord is the one doing this
(probably is)
elfin mural
discord eats like 1 hour+ of battery runtime lol
rancid juniper
It breaks my brain that eco more is even an option for desktops
probably there for people crazy conscious of their power bill
royal crow
discord eats like 1 hour+ of battery runtime lol
webview2
upper wedge
ngl maybe I should get betterdiscord
elfin mural
it's not webview
upper wedge
I heard it optimizes
rancid juniper
Thing is will discord eat the battery less if hardware accel was turned off?
never tried it myself
elfin mural
not sure tbh
royal crow
which is basically a chromium wrapper
Isn't that also what webview is?
rancid juniper
not sure tbh
well, that goes into my list of things to improve my laptop's battery life
imma test that soon
royal crow
Is it true that Linux doesn't have web wrappers or is that something I came up with subconsciously
upper wedge
battery saver adds like 40 minutes of battery to the timer
ain't bad but I can tell discord is getting choppy
elfin mural
Is it true that Linux doesn't have web wrappers or is that something I came up w...
i mean chromium is basically os-diagnostic
and webview can be implemented there too, if wanted
rancid juniper
windows 11 itself is the battery eater i see no other options at this point
elfin mural
PWAs aren't a windows only thing
royal crow
Woe is me
upper wedge
im debloating my laptop
elfin mural
android has webview, and that's linux too
upper wedge
question is do I use smth like winhance?
royal crow
Nothing that uses webview works on my pc
royal crow
Idk why, discord and WhatsApp take 30 minutes to load(i measured it!) The desktop versions
elfin mural
android works with webview because it comes with it
royal crow
Ooc, how does one reinstall gaming services
velvet summit
windows 11 itself is the battery eater i see no other options at this point
Fedora has nearly doubled my battery life over windows 11 I swear
On idle
opaque sedge
@rancid juniper bro
velvet summit
Mostly idle
rancid juniper
Fedora has nearly doubled my battery life over windows 11 I swear
thats pretty good
elfin mural
fedora had the same batt life for me
velvet summit
Went from like 1.5h to 3 hours on battery
rancid juniper
<@255061019322351618> bro
cooked
velvet summit
Only thing i miss from windows is windows hello face recognition
Technically there's a Linux package called howdy which works but isn't perfect
elfin mural
tbh music is a matter of taste and preferences
velvet summit
That's so far the only downside I've found that windows is better at Linux at and it's just a minor convenience thing
elfin mural
there's no bad music basically, unless it's ai
opaque sedge
tbh music is a matter of taste and preferences
Nope there is def music thats ass and not ass
velvet summit
Basically everything else has been better on fedora than windows 11
opaque sedge
Only two categories of music
elfin mural
that's very subjective lol
rancid juniper
Is all his music ass?
Well, personally it's just meh but i wouldn't say it's outright terrible
elfin mural
i don't understand rap, but there are people who love it
rancid juniper
However if you look online you'll see people hating on that guy lmfao
elfin mural
i also don't understand phonk, but there are people tho love it
opaque sedge
i don't understand rap, but there are people who love it
There’s rap thats ass and there’s rap thats not ass
See
opaque sedge
Ass and not ass are the true and only two categories of music
opaque sedge
i don't like all rap
Hmm i think raps hip pop right
rancid juniper
i also don't understand phonk, but there are people tho love it
There's like 1 or 2 phonk songs that's fine to listen, rest is slop
opaque sedge
Hip pops legendary
velvet summit
I recognize the skill required for a lot of rap but I don't get how it's enjoyable to listen to for the majority of it outside of the older school rap
elfin mural
i appreciate rap for the skill it takes, but do i like the genre as a whole? nooooope
it doesn't groove with me
opaque sedge
You know what music genre slaps? House
I know smth else that slaps
elfin mural
house is good imo, but not the best genre in my mind
i prefer rock and postrock
perhaps metal too
edgy music moment
elfin mural
i love me some acoustic songs too tho
velvet summit
Technically speaking pop is the best genre because it is a very very wide genre
elfin mural
my music preference is mostly modern music
elfin mural
Technically speaking pop is the best genre because it is a very very wide genre
pop is literally everywhere yeah
rancid juniper
Technically speaking pop is the best genre because it is a very very wide genre
Yuh
elfin mural
pop rock, synth pop and much more
velvet summit
Pop punk
elfin mural
i like pop too tbh, heard it growing up
nocturne flicker
What is House and why isn't it the thing people live in
elfin mural
progressive dubstep is cool to me
velvet summit
Our house
elfin mural
or melodic dubstep
rancid juniper
No no
velvet summit
Our house
rancid juniper
🗿
nocturne flicker
In the middle of our house
rancid juniper
Here comes the endless loop
opaque sedge
U guys wanna watch dead as disco gameplay
velvet summit
Our house
nocturne flicker
In the middle of our house
nocturne flicker
Can you play disco in Dead as Disco
velvet summit
Here comes the endless loop
It was inevitable when we are in the middle of our house
elfin mural
i like emotional music even tho im not depressed
rancid juniper
If you wanted to add custom songs I think the minimum bpm requirement was about 120bpm
opaque sedge
Can you play disco in Dead as Disco
U are john disco in the game
Well charlie disco specifically
nocturne flicker
But can you play disco music
opaque sedge
No u beat butt to disco music
velvet summit
Pump up the jam pump it up
elfin mural
elevator music
rancid juniper
You can add songs slower than 120bpm but it can ruin the combat experience because the beat doesn't sync
rancid juniper
It was inevitable when we are in the middle of our house
What if we were in front of our house
nocturne flicker
No u beat butt to disco music
Okay but is it the really trashy disco that got mind wiped from music history because it was so trash
rancid juniper
And no nitro to share large video files
Record in av1 and lower the bitrate
velvet summit
elevator music
I have the perfect elevator music
opaque sedge
What if we were in front of our house
Our house? Damn compooper and mr man i didn’t know u two started a family
rancid juniper
Our house? Damn compooper and mr man i didn’t know u two started a family
I will break your game bro
elfin mural
Pump up the jam pump it up
lemme pump up the jam real quick
bringing out the bicycle pump so i can pump the jam up
opaque sedge
Okay but is it the really trashy disco that got mind wiped from music history be...
I- uh dont know the songs in the game are great
nocturne flicker
Sad
elfin mural
imagine staying alive playing during a cpr
velvet summit
rancid juniper
nocturne flicker
You can't have disco if you also don't have the really trash disco everyone wants to burn off the face of the earth
elfin mural
elevator music is either something chill or jazz
opaque sedge
I will break your game bro
velvet summit
Do not ask where the elevator music I sent comes from
nocturne flicker
Do not ask where the elevator music I sent comes from
Where
opaque sedge
Do not ask where the elevator music I sent comes from
Where
velvet summit
nocturne flicker
opaque sedge
ANSWER
rancid juniper
Shared braincell activity
opaque sedge
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR ELEVATOR MUSIC FROM
velvet summit
It was....
opaque sedge
ANSWER ME NOW HERECTIC
nocturne flicker
Oh that's not that bad
elfin mural
newegg is running on one central brain cell
rancid juniper
From conkers bad fur day
Imagine that cursed title had a modern remake
velvet summit
It wasn't that bad
nocturne flicker
https://tenor.com/view/what-the-hell-is-even-gif-20535402
He doesn't know the lore
opaque sedge
elfin mural
bad fur day
upper wedge
use wintoys
Never heard of it
elfin mural
isn't that the mid furry show?
elfin mural
oh
opaque sedge
Just some old ass Xbox original game iirc
Hmm but where did he acquire a totally legal mp3 file from that game tho
velvet summit
It certainly wasn't as cursed as like that one Dreamcast game that starts with sea
rancid juniper
Hmm but where did he acquire a totally legal mp3 file from that game tho <:pepeh...
Internet archive? Idk
nocturne flicker
Just some old ass Xbox original game iirc
Bad Fur Day was the og N64 version
rancid juniper
What
nocturne flicker
The Xbox version was Live & Reloaded
rancid juniper
Bad Fur Day was the og N64 version
Oh wtf it is
elfin mural
if at all
opaque sedge
old game music lost their copyright long ago
Damn even the sega sonic games?
opaque sedge
Damn even the sega sonic games?
They had talented musicians for some reason
velvet summit
Damn even the sega sonic games?
Depends on the year but possibly
elfin mural
ya, copyrights do expire, if not renewed
velvet summit
Sega doesn't really go after people using their music in commercial contexts anymore
rancid juniper
Sega when they have to do music:
opaque sedge
Sega doesn't really go after people using their music in commercial contexts any...
Anymore?
rancid juniper
nocturne flicker
Does Sega actually do anything anymore?
elfin mural
tbh it's funny how valve jacking up the prices of the decks doesn't get roasted as much as it should be
rancid juniper
Does Sega actually do anything anymore?
They kinda just publish games y'know
Just existing
opaque sedge
Does Sega actually do anything anymore?
Publish games and give really shitty stingy and stinky discounts on the first 6 yakuza games?
velvet summit
Yeah I think Sega just remains as a game publisher but not really much more than that I've seen
elfin mural
but when others do it? ooooh boy, hell is raised
valve meanwhile mostly gets away with it
rancid juniper
Where is my
Jet
Set
Radio
Sega?
opaque sedge
tbh it's funny how valve jacking up the prices of the decks doesn't get roasted ...
I’m just sad af
Hope they dont axe steam os
opaque sedge
How
nocturne flicker
The Steam Frame of Steam fame
opaque sedge
Nvidia cards barely work on linux
elfin mural
nvidia cards work on linux
opaque sedge
So the potential install base is prolly alr very very very small
elfin mural
just with a performance penalty
i legit booted fedora without issues on my nvidia laptop
it recognized the gpu instantly
velvet summit
but when others do it? ooooh boy, hell is raised
TBF I don't really care if other companies raise their prices much either if the cost of production went up
But I do care if the price of production went down but they didn't bring their prices back down to match
elfin mural
TBF I don't really care if other companies raise their prices much either if the...
fair
opaque sedge
there's steam frame
I mean… ig they’re developing that arm translation layer so ig that does mean there’s a slightly higher potential install base
Btw foxy
Can i get streaming perms
velvet summit
I'm more annoyed at the ram and nand Flash prices than valve
opaque sedge
elfin mural
uhhh
opaque sedge
I take it
elfin mural
im not the one making decisions sorry
velvet summit
Sure there could be greed in there but at the same time it is definitely true that like those prices are terrible
opaque sedge
elfin mural
so a roundabout no, yeah
lmao
my mouse is gonna arrive in june
just a lil more of suffering with the g304
velvet summit
No yeah no
Yeah no yeah
No no yeah
Yeah yeah no
Yeah yeah yeah
No no no
opaque sedge
I wonder if the steam deck price increase is indicative of the oncoming cpu shortage too, because even just for ram and ssd that was a dramatic price increase
nocturne flicker
No yeah no
Yeah no yeah
No no yeah
Yeah yeah no
Yeah yeah yeah
No no no
elfin mural
cpu shortage has been warned by amd, mhm
gee, datacenters takes everything away from us
opaque sedge
cpu shortage has been warned by amd, mhm
Maybe valve could only order a limited amount of the steam deck apus from amd?
elfin mural
nah, i don't think that's the case yet
nocturne flicker
Maybe the uh-maybe they uh-maybe maybe uh uh uh
elfin mural
but ram and ssd being 3-4x the original price will do that
especially on higher capacity
like 16gb probably costs like $100 for valve
opaque sedge
The new costco brand energy drinks are quite decent ngl
elfin mural
and that's just the raw cost alone
not including other components
and other expenses that comes with selling a product
nocturne flicker
You know what is quite decent? Not injecting pure caffeine into your stomach
opaque sedge
nah, i don't think that's the case yet
What if it could be? Cuz amds providing other brands with apus too no? And maybe the stock’s stretched thin
Pretty sure the xbox ally uses the same chip as the steam deck
elfin mural
it's not confirmed that there's a shortage yet
opaque sedge
With a 5w higher tdp limit
elfin mural
amd is just warning of a future shortsge
opaque sedge
it's not confirmed that there's a shortage yet
Nah for the apus specifically rn