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Nice, I've been tempted to buy a 970 myself, but I always end up spending my money on other things.

Senpai wrote: Nice, I've been tempted to buy a 970 myself, but I always end up spending my money on other things. Same here. I've been wanting to get a better processor for some time now.

Customer wrote: Senpai wrote: Nice, I've been tempted to buy a 970 myself, but I always end up spending my money on other things. Same here. I've been wanting to get a better processor for some time now. I have a whole rig planned out, but have never accumulated enough money to purchase it. I'm almost certain that my list of parts are obsolete now. 😃

Still debating whether I should spend my budget on a PC build or save up more for a car. Hard decisions.

Losi wrote: Still debating whether I should spend my budget on a PC build or save up more for a car. Hard decisions. BUY A PC AND GAME ON GTA V WITH CUSTU-SENPAI

I think I worked out why my hard drive died [spoiler] [/spoiler]

malmon wrote: I think I worked out why my hard drive died F . <iframe data-s9e-mediaembed="imgur" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" onload="var c=new MessageChannel;c.port1.onmessage=function(e){var d=e.data.split(' ');style.height=d[0]+'px';style.width=d[1]+'px'};contentWindow.postMessage('s9e:init','https://s9e.github.io',[c.port2])" scrolling="no" style="border:0;height:400px;max-width:100%;width:542px" src="https://s9e.github.io/iframe/2/imgur.min.html#BcJCS5j"> [/img] Would you happen to recall what brand that was? I've been fond of Western Digital, but I'm curious what's most (and least)-reliable these days.

Backlash wrote: malmon wrote: I think I worked out why my hard drive died F . <iframe data-s9e-mediaembed="imgur" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" onload="var c=new MessageChannel;c.port1.onmessage=function(e){var d=e.data.split(' ');style.height=d[0]+'px';style.width=d[1]+'px'};contentWindow.postMessage('s9e:init','https://s9e.github.io',[c.port2])" scrolling="no" style="border:0;height:400px;max-width:100%;width:542px" src="https://s9e.github.io/iframe/2/imgur.min.html#BcJCS5j"> [/img] Would you happen to recall what brand that was? I've been fond of Western Digital, but I'm curious what's most (and least)-reliable these days. It was a 3TB Seagate - one of the least reliable drives of all time. It's honestly amazing that it survived as long as it did. WD and HGST (which I think are now owned by Toshiba) are generally the most reliable, with WD red drives probably being the best out of the WDs. That being said, I think Seagate are a lot better than they used to be, and they certainly have some more interesting options in the higher (10+ TB) capacity range.

malmon wrote: I think I worked out why my hard drive died [spoiler] [/spoiler] [font=Comic Sans MS] [size=xx-large]f[/size] [/font] [font=Comic Sans MS][size=xx-large][size=x-large][size=medium][font=Arial][size=xx-large][size=x-small]mine is about to die [/size][/size][/font][/size][/size][/size][size=medium][size=xx-large][size=x-large][size=medium][font=Arial][size=xx-large][size=x-small]too[/size][/size][/font][/size][/size][/size][/size][/font]

lewdygaga wrote: malmon wrote: I think I worked out why my hard drive died [spoiler] [/spoiler] [font=Comic Sans MS] [size=xx-large]f[/size] [/font] [font=Comic Sans MS][size=xx-large][size=x-large][size=medium][font=Arial][size=xx-large][size=x-small]mine is about to die [/size][/size][/font][/size][/size][/size][size=medium][size=xx-large][size=x-large][size=medium][font=Arial][size=xx-large][size=x-small]too[/size][/size][/font][/size][/size][/size][/size][/font] Yeah, I noticed mine had a bunch of uncorrectable sectors or so, so I knew it didn't have long left. In other news, I ordered a Dr Ząber Sentry case. Hopefully I'll be able to afford to do something with it by the time it arrives >.<

Hardware Discussion General

Backlash

I needed a cheap discrete GPU for a Linux host while dedicated my 5700 to a Windows VM; found a rather nice fanless Radeon HD 5450 for under $15. I'll let y'all know how it turns out. ^^

malmon

The 9900k box is actually really pretty in person :o

CuteHat

Backlash wrote:
Anyone else who doesn't see the appeal of tenkeyless keyboards? Sure they're small and look aesthetic, but it just seems like such an inconvenience.

I do it for desk space. I'm usually reading a book or writing at my desk, plus I have a plant and usually a cup of tea. So I like having a small keyboard I can just push up to the corner of my desk and not worry about it falling off. It's 4 rows, including the numbers, and has insert and delete which is nice, but home and end are function keys which is not very nice. I think I'd go with 5 rows if I were buying a new one--my Thinkpad keyboard is like ideal for me. But I got this magicforce one because it was <$40 iirc.

Backlash

Loko wrote:
Backlash wrote:
I needed a cheap discrete GPU for a Linux host while dedicated my 5700 to a Windows VM; found a rather nice fanless Radeon HD 5450 for under $15. I'll let y'all know how it turns out. ^^

Please do, that sounds pretty cool!

Hyeah~, looks like the card was DoA. I can't get any sorta output from it via HDMI, even with the correct drivers.

That's fine, though. I've already got a dual boot set up, and trying to use a VR headset with the virtual machine would be a can of worms.

malmon

Backlash wrote:
Loko wrote:
Backlash wrote:
I needed a cheap discrete GPU for a Linux host while dedicated my 5700 to a Windows VM; found a rather nice fanless Radeon HD 5450 for under $15. I'll let y'all know how it turns out. ^^

Please do, that sounds pretty cool!

Hyeah~, looks like the card was DoA. I can't get any sorta output from it via HDMI, even with the correct drivers.

That's fine, though. I've already got a dual boot set up, and trying to use a VR headset with the virtual machine would be a can of worms.

Awh that's not ideal >_< Can you get a replacement?

Backlash

Haah! I've finally got my hands on (or rather, in) those fancy new Valve Index VR controllers. Finger-tracking, here I come!... as soon as I pick up my room. ⌒°(ᴖ◡ᴖ)°⌒

Backlash

Anyone been following Intel's push to make their own discrete GPUs? I didn't think much of it till I saw the prototype shroud in this article, but it looks like they're very much targeting the low-to-mid-range segment. That's bad news for Team Red, especially pending the release of their mainstream/mobile RX 5500/5500m.

Loko wrote:
Backlash wrote:
Haah! I've finally got my hands on (or rather, in) those fancy new Valve Index VR controllers. Finger-tracking, here I come!... as soon as I pick up my room. ⌒°(ᴖ◡ᴖ)°⌒

Hey, that's awesome! Let me know how it is, they look pretty cool from what I've seen/heard.

I will, soon~... It's just been a crazy-busy week. You know how it is. ^^'

COUPLED

Backlash wrote:
Anyone been following Intel's push to make their own discrete GPUs? I didn't think much of it till I saw the prototype shroud in this article, but it looks like they're very much targeting the low-to-mid-range segment. That's bad news for Team Red, especially pending the release of their mainstream/mobile RX 5500/5500m.

Loko wrote:
Backlash wrote:
Haah! I've finally got my hands on (or rather, in) those fancy new Valve Index VR controllers. Finger-tracking, here I come!... as soon as I pick up my room. ⌒°(ᴖ◡ᴖ)°⌒

Hey, that's awesome! Let me know how it is, they look pretty cool from what I've seen/heard.

I will, soon~... It's just been a crazy-busy week. You know how it is. ^^'

intel's been trying to make dgpus for over a decade now

But I believe they'll actually come out with something sooner or later.
Raja Koduri kinda botched the vega GPU launch tbh, creating super unrealistic expectations so we'll see how he does at intel

malmon

COUPLE wrote:
Backlash wrote:
Anyone been following Intel's push to make their own discrete GPUs? I didn't think much of it till I saw the prototype shroud in this article, but it looks like they're very much targeting the low-to-mid-range segment. That's bad news for Team Red, especially pending the release of their mainstream/mobile RX 5500/5500m.

Loko wrote:
Backlash wrote:
Haah! I've finally got my hands on (or rather, in) those fancy new Valve Index VR controllers. Finger-tracking, here I come!... as soon as I pick up my room. ⌒°(ᴖ◡ᴖ)°⌒

Hey, that's awesome! Let me know how it is, they look pretty cool from what I've seen/heard.

I will, soon~... It's just been a crazy-busy week. You know how it is. ^^'

intel's been trying to make dgpus for over a decade now

But I believe they'll actually come out with something sooner or later.
Raja Koduri kinda botched the vega GPU launch tbh, creating super unrealistic expectations so we'll see how he does at intel

I somehow can't really see Intel releasing something as overly hyped as AMD tends to do in the GPU department. I don't expect them to properly compete with AMD at the start, but they'll certainly be giving them a kick up the butt if the first gen units are successful.

Backlash

Just picked up a pair of 8 gig sticks of RAM, rounding out my DIMM slots with a total of 32. Not too expensive, and well worth my workload of running hyper-accurate simulations.

And by that, I mean simulating all the cool peeps here, and my other friends in a game of RimWorld. ^_^'

All in One

Backlash wrote:
Just picked up a pair of 8 gig sticks of RAM, rounding out my DIMM slots with a total of 32. Not too expensive, and well worth my workload of running hyper-accurate simulations.

And by that, I mean simulating all the cool peeps here, and my other friends in a game of RimWorld. ^_^'

I'll be damned if I'm not the leader of the inevitable cult.

COUPLED

Soooo on black friday or cyber monday i'm hoping to get a laptop because I finally need one now. I'll really miss desktops : (
Anyway my budget is around $1k, flexible but it HAS to be able to game. I recently hardly play games but next year Cyberpunk, Halo, and Death Stranding are coming for the PC!

Thinking of this Acer Predator Helios 300. I'm really hoping it goes on sale xD 1660ti will be able to play any game I want!
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-i7-9750H-Keyboard-PH315-52-78VL/dp/B07QXLFLXT

Is there anything else anyone could suggest to me?
And how is carrying a 5 lb laptop? I don't intend to bring it around with me all the time but idk if I'll need to bring it to my classes yet xD

malmon

COUPLE wrote:
Soooo on black friday or cyber monday i'm hoping to get a laptop because I finally need one now. I'll really miss desktops : (
Anyway my budget is around $1k, flexible but it HAS to be able to game. I recently hardly play games but next year Cyberpunk, Halo, and Death Stranding are coming for the PC!

Thinking of this Acer Predator Helios 300. I'm really hoping it goes on sale xD 1660ti will be able to play any game I want!
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-i7-9750H-Keyboard-PH315-52-78VL/dp/B07QXLFLXT

Is there anything else anyone could suggest to me?
And how is carrying a 5 lb laptop? I don't intend to bring it around with me all the time but idk if I'll need to bring it to my classes yet xD

Perhaps look at some Linus Tech Tips reviews for gaming laptops. I personally don't have much to do with them, I don't play games much nowadays

COUPLED

Loko wrote:
COUPLE wrote:
Soooo on black friday or cyber monday i'm hoping to get a laptop because I finally need one now. I'll really miss desktops : (
Anyway my budget is around $1k, flexible but it HAS to be able to game. I recently hardly play games but next year Cyberpunk, Halo, and Death Stranding are coming for the PC!

Thinking of this Acer Predator Helios 300. I'm really hoping it goes on sale xD 1660ti will be able to play any game I want!
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-i7-9750H-Keyboard-PH315-52-78VL/dp/B07QXLFLXT

Is there anything else anyone could suggest to me?
And how is carrying a 5 lb laptop? I don't intend to bring it around with me all the time but idk if I'll need to bring it to my classes yet xD

COUPLE wrote:
Soooo on black friday or cyber monday i'm hoping to get a laptop because I finally need one now. I'll really miss desktops : (
Anyway my budget is around $1k, flexible but it HAS to be able to game. I recently hardly play games but next year Cyberpunk, Halo, and Death Stranding are coming for the PC!

Thinking of this Acer Predator Helios 300. I'm really hoping it goes on sale xD 1660ti will be able to play any game I want!
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-i7-9750H-Keyboard-PH315-52-78VL/dp/B07QXLFLXT

Is there anything else anyone could suggest to me?
And how is carrying a 5 lb laptop? I don't intend to bring it around with me all the time but idk if I'll need to bring it to my classes yet xD

Like malmon said, Linus Tech Tips does have some really good videos on some decent gaming laptops. I did find a couple of RTX gaming laptops for around 1300, but they're relatively unknown brands (to me, anyways). I went ahead and linked the search results.

Thank you, I watched somevideos xD

Backlash

Watching Tech Jesus roast Google Stadia has got to be one of the most gratifying things I've seen in years. Y'all should totes check it out. ^^

[video=youtube][/video]

malmon

Backlash wrote:
Watching Tech Jesus roast Google Stadia has got to be one of the most gratifying things I've seen in years. Y'all should totes check it out. ^^

[video=youtube][/video]

As expected, the latency is pretty bad. Seems odd they decided to lauch Stadia with some games that require the minimum possible latencies, especially Thumper. It might be a decent option for the casual gamer who wants to unwind with something slow, but for everyone else it somewhat unideal.

Games as a service is also a bad direction for the joke of an industry to go in. We have Valve to thank for that.

I also hope that everyone has donated to plant trees~

COUPLED

malmon wrote:
Backlash wrote:
Watching Tech Jesus roast Google Stadia has got to be one of the most gratifying things I've seen in years. Y'all should totes check it out. ^^

[video=youtube][/video]

As expected, the latency is pretty bad. Seems odd they decided to lauch Stadia with some games that require the minimum possible latencies, especially Thumper. It might be a decent option for the casual gamer who wants to unwind with something slow, but for everyone else it somewhat unideal.

Games as a service is also a bad direction for the joke of an industry to go in. We have Valve to thank for that.

I also hope that everyone has donated to plant trees~

yup I don't think i'll be getting it. cannot stand latency.

malmon

Finally

[video=youtube][/video]

malmon

Loko wrote:
malmon wrote:
【0.48 Gm】
Finally

[video=youtube][/video]

Honestly I liked their RX 580 one better.

Yeah, there's not really anything unique about this one except for colours

Backlash

Aheheh. You know, I love the fact that the industry-standard FOSS disk diagnostic tool has its own anime mascot. And whenever there's a problem, she clutches her cheeks and looks like she says "A-raa~"

On that note, I do hope my warranty's still good. ^_^'

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