Recent content by Dan_D

Yeah don't get me started on that. I make more money than ever and it doesn't go as far as my salary from 10 years ago did. I used to be that guy that built a new PC every year or two. I'd upgrade to nearly every generation of GPU and CPU, etc. Now, I'm looking at my current rig as if it will be...

But why?

Your not wrong. I've experienced this gaming on my own laptop from time to time. I recently had issues with my desktop and hooked my laptop up to my monitor and I had to game with my headphones on. My desktop isn't nearly that loud despite having 9 case fans, an SSD fan and of course, my 5090's...

It's definitely the worst time in history to be a PC enthusiast. In the past we've seen volatile memory prices, much more expensive CPU's, high storage prices, etc. However, we've not really seen them all super expensive at the same time.

Yes. It is effectively dual 32" 4K displays. And a lot of the time I use it that way, splitting my work computer and my personal computer on separate inputs.

The problem is, building a top end rig (a favorite hobby of mine for over 20 years) is no longer viable. Top end motherboards are over $1,000. Quality PSU's are $250+, 32GB of DDR5 6000MHz RAM is $350+, higher performance SSDs at 4TB sizes are $1,200+, 5090's are $5,500+. CPU's are the one area...

**** a bunch of iCUE, but I get your point.

Well, she's not wrong. The previous decision makers made bad decisions which were responsible for the current state of the XBOX division. That said, I don't think she's the one to fix this mess either.

Tell me about it. I'm using the Odyssey G9 57". It's native resolution is 7680x2160. It's also a 240Hz display.

Exactly the kind of statement I'd expect from a company that makes some of the ugliest fans on the market.

It's just the market adapting to getting ****ed in the *** with a sand paper wrapped horse sized dildo by GPU prices over the last three generations. The problem is the same as it ever was though. A lot of older cards aren't going to be fast enough to make use of the extra VRAM in games. For...

You should check and see if a 12 pin cable is available for your unit. Cablemods makes some if I recall correctly, but a lot of PSU manufacturers started making them as well. That said, depending on how old your unit is, I'd go ahead and replace it. The fact is, transient response for the high...

Obviously, you can't prevent every mod from being broken by patching given what a patch might change. But most games don't break 90% of their mods with every patch, requiring the mod to be updated in order to work again. Like with Cyberpunk 2077, it's just Cyberengine tweaks that needs to be...

Bethesda's the worst developer. The fact that you have to update mods specifically with each patch level of the game is asinine. It still does things like its 2007. From game design to the backend of the game, it's still the same ****show as always.

I've got the lowly MSI Ventus 3X OC, but I only paid $2,600 for it around launch. I had to buy it as part of an MSI bundle to do it, but I still got the card for what was about MSRP at the time. The prices of 5090's (and most everything else) now is utterly insane. I make good money at my job...