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Other Geeky Stuff / Re: Board Games
« Last post by Natividad on Sat, 12 July 2025, 05:00:17 »I'm more into digital games, but I do play a bit of Catan and Ticket to Ride when friends bring them over.
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Off Topic / Foundaci0n Cson 3
« Last post by tp4tissue on Fri, 11 July 2025, 23:36:59 »So far so gud' .
_a Compelling start.
_a Compelling start.
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Off Topic / Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Fri, 11 July 2025, 23:17:43 »What is the recommendation for monitors these days? I know TP4 will have opinions on this.
I'm thinking of a 1440p OLED, but there's only one or two models that are 24". Everything else is 27". I'm not sure how much refresh rate matters above 144hz (what I currently have).
Also, I'm not sure if ultrawide would be a good idea. I currently have a triple monitor (all 16:9) setup on monitors arms, but I never use all three monitors for games (I tried it once out of curiosity, but the setup was annoying, and everything looked really bad because it was so stretched with peripheral things appearing too close).
If you're married to sitting at a desk. 240hz 32" 4k qd-oled 16:9 is the practical solution.
Ultrawide oled is not recommended, it's pretty easy to cause uneven pixel wear if you use only portions of the screen.
You might consider 43" qd-oled or oled if your desk is more than 2 feet deep. These go up to 144-165 depending.
You should get a motorized standing desk if possible. This gives you alot of flexibility, and long run, less back pain.
The thing about the 32", is that at the moment, there're some issue with implementation involving win 11/ drivers/ DSC. It's really not as seamless as it should be.
You have to research it per model. Even if they all buy the same samsung or lg panels, the drive package they're tied to may or may not work in the configuration you're after. You might want a monitor that can run without DSC to get the best image quality, but then, will it be compatible with the GPU, specific drivers might break something, or you have to buy 5 or more cables to get one that can actually push all 48gbps @ the length you require.
HDR is still not fully solved.
You can start with price, but caveat, does it work properly, does the drive package show bad dither handling resulting in banding in 8bit/10bit.
You have to have clear stated goals. And unfortunately, you can't have these goals, if you don't invest quite alot of time educating yourself on what constitutes A Superior image.
Just getting to the point where you can ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS, is a journey all its own.
The marketing, numbers, delta-e, etc, unfortunately are mostly made for dumb people. They're not very informative.
If they advertise, 240hz, ok, but if it's really blurry in motion, what's the point. If they advertise xxx-bit signal, xxx-bit processing, ok, but if it still shows really bad banding, looking at you LG, then what's the point.
If they advertise Delta-E <XX, selling delta-e is like selling Yardsticks to people who want a baseball bat, it's inappropriate outside of proper context.
It's enough to say you can't just throw money at this.
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Off Topic / Re: What are you listening to right now? [2.0]
« Last post by noisyturtle on Fri, 11 July 2025, 23:06:32 »5
Off Topic / Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Last post by noisyturtle on Fri, 11 July 2025, 22:58:33 »What is the recommendation for monitors these days? I know TP4 will have opinions on this.
I'm thinking of a 1440p OLED, but there's only one or two models that are 24". Everything else is 27". I'm not sure how much refresh rate matters above 144hz (what I currently have).
Also, I'm not sure if ultrawide would be a good idea. I currently have a triple monitor (all 16:9) setup on monitors arms, but I never use all three monitors for games (I tried it once out of curiosity, but the setup was annoying, and everything looked really bad because it was so stretched with peripheral things appearing too close).
This is what I'd get, but it is very suited to my specific uses of immersive solo gaming and movie watching:
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-ls32bg852nnxgo-32-uhd-max-240-hz-odyssey-neo-g8-va/p/N82E16824027121?Item=N82E16824027121
https://www.newegg.com/msi-mpg-321curx-qd-oled-32-uhd-240-hz-metallic-black-rgb/p/N82E16824475451?Item=9SIAFVFKFD3528
also got dang expensive
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Keyboards / Re: Help me find my next keyboard, please?
« Last post by hvontres on Fri, 11 July 2025, 22:38:40 »If you like the whites, you might want to take a look at the light blues for the switches. They are about halfway between a white and a Jade, with a slightly heavier clickbar but not as heavy a spring.
My personal choice for a Full-size type board has been Pylon's Boston for the last four year. I have two, one for home with the light blues and one at work with Hako True switches. They are ok for a tactile, but the light blues are my definite favorite, but maybe a bit loud for an open office setup. The only downside to the boston is going to be finding a suitable set of keycaps for the extra top row.
My personal choice for a Full-size type board has been Pylon's Boston for the last four year. I have two, one for home with the light blues and one at work with Hako True switches. They are ok for a tactile, but the light blues are my definite favorite, but maybe a bit loud for an open office setup. The only downside to the boston is going to be finding a suitable set of keycaps for the extra top row.
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Off Topic / Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Last post by Kavik on Fri, 11 July 2025, 21:47:02 »Well, Project Lifesupport is a full go. I officially have all the upgrades on the way, except for a main HD replacement.
Sabertooth z77/ 850W PSU/ a KILLER Noctua cpu cooler/ some case fan upgrades
Gonna do a full disassemble and deep clean including fans, replace some case cables, delid/move to new home/repaste the cpu, replace existing PSU that powers off when the cord jiggles
This rig just needs to last 1 more year or so
Hell, yeah.
I just stuck my 3770K system in a new case. I killed a RAM stick trying to fix the heat spreader, so I've ordered a cheap used pair to replace it. I need to change the cooler if I don't want to damage the RAM again.
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Off Topic / Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Last post by Kavik on Fri, 11 July 2025, 21:44:58 »What is the recommendation for monitors these days? I know TP4 will have opinions on this.
I'm thinking of a 1440p OLED, but there's only one or two models that are 24". Everything else is 27". I'm not sure how much refresh rate matters above 144hz (what I currently have).
Also, I'm not sure if ultrawide would be a good idea. I currently have a triple monitor (all 16:9) setup on monitors arms, but I never use all three monitors for games (I tried it once out of curiosity, but the setup was annoying, and everything looked really bad because it was so stretched with peripheral things appearing too close).
I'm thinking of a 1440p OLED, but there's only one or two models that are 24". Everything else is 27". I'm not sure how much refresh rate matters above 144hz (what I currently have).
Also, I'm not sure if ultrawide would be a good idea. I currently have a triple monitor (all 16:9) setup on monitors arms, but I never use all three monitors for games (I tried it once out of curiosity, but the setup was annoying, and everything looked really bad because it was so stretched with peripheral things appearing too close).
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Off Topic / Re: New Computer Day
« Last post by Kavik on Fri, 11 July 2025, 21:37:11 »Well, I'm an idiot and I ripped off a chip from one of my old DDR3 DIMMs trying to straighten the bent heat spreader. Luckily, I found an identical used set for under $20.
The new Zalman case for my old computer looks pretty nice. The only thing I don't like is the fans are rainbow RGB only - not configurable.
The new Zalman case for my old computer looks pretty nice. The only thing I don't like is the fans are rainbow RGB only - not configurable.
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Off Topic / Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Fri, 11 July 2025, 21:00:46 »What is up with 40gbps ssd enclosures.
Why do most of them top out at 3.3Gbps, that's only 26gbps.
Why do most of them top out at 3.3Gbps, that's only 26gbps.