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Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Reply #1000 on: Thu, 19 March 2026, 16:34:36 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 18 March 2026, 10:06:32

how BAD youtube bitrate is,


They have to accommodate the 20-year-old laptop on a farm with a dial-up connection ....
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Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Reply #1001 on: Thu, 19 March 2026, 18:13:13 »
20 year old laptops should be able to decode 3-7MB/s video streams at 1080p. 

Dial-up DSL can pipe it, Dial-up 56k, no.
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Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Reply #1002 on: Thu, 19 March 2026, 18:26:19 »
So, true, so true.

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Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Reply #1003 on: Fri, 20 March 2026, 15:02:47 »
I found out a couple of months ago that DDR5 RAM price was through the roof, but has NAND PCIe skyrocketed now, too?
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Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Reply #1004 on: Fri, 20 March 2026, 15:25:59 »
Yes, but most people don't need much nand.

Tp4 stocked up on the wd sn850x 4TB @ $221 a piece.
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Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Reply #1005 on: Sat, 21 March 2026, 01:41:52 »
Portal 2 graphx def holds up.

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Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Reply #1006 on: Sun, 22 March 2026, 12:38:51 »
Wow 4k 240hz is 6.8 GigaBYTE / second.

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Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Reply #1007 on: Mon, 23 March 2026, 12:35:37 »
Cleaned up 8bitdoo contro.

Feels gud, lubricated spring and loop. Krytox triggr. Made plastic washers to tighten tolerance out of packaging material.
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