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  1. I've been able to get my G305's weight down by using lithium AAA batteries with an AAA battery adapter. Lithium batteries are the lightest AAA batteries I've found so far. The ones I use are Energizer Lithium, they're around £1.74 per battery in a 4-pack of £6.99.

    I can't remember off the top of my head, but I believe my G305 weighs around 86g thanks to the AAA battery.

     

    I can't comment on back cover as I've not been able to get any 3D-printing done to reduce the weight down further.

  2. 8 minutes ago, ComputerBuilder said:

    and the tmx does produce more torque, idk where you got 2nm of torgue from

    Could you provide a source for where you belive the TMX is producing more torque? At the moment, you sound like you're trying to justify the TMX.

     

    Additionally, why are you complaining about the G920 being violent, but also complaining that it's not producing enough force? Which are you actually looking for in a wheel? The 2nm of torque that the G920 procudes is typical for a consumer-grade racing wheel.

  3. Hi, I'm looking to expand my videography setup and I'm looking for a decent microphone. For some context, I use a Samsung S20 connected to an Adonit V-grip which has an included hotshoe on it, so I'm able to connect a hotshoe microphone on it.

     

    Some criteria for the microphone:

    • Must be otshoe-mountable
    • Must be USB-C or USB-C-to-3.5mm dongle-compatible
    • Audio quality must be better than my Samsung S20's microphone
    • Must be <£50 - Ideally purchased on Amazon.co.uk

     

    It sounds like a difficult task to meet all the criteria, and I'm honestly not completely sold on getting a microphone yet, but thanks in advance for any suggestions!

  4. Obligatory "I'm a Logitech G920 owner and I've had no issues" statement aside, a few things to note about the Logitech G920 and the Thrustmaster TX.

     

    11 hours ago, ComputerBuilder said:

    because it produces way less feedback then the tmx

    The Logitech G920/29 produces 2.2Nm of torque; The Thrustmaster TMX produces 2Nm of torque.

    source

     

    11 hours ago, ComputerBuilder said:

    and i hate how i have to buy a shifter

    The Logitech Shifter is an optional extra, you do not need to buy it, unless the simulator you're playing on has cars with H-shifters, otherwise the paddle shifters used for sequential semi-automatic cars will suffice.

     

    11 hours ago, ComputerBuilder said:

    i dont own it but the wheel can sometimes vibrate vionlently, like it will shake back in forth on a curb, making me spin out in a r34

    I've got my money on that you're likely using too high of a force feedback setting. This can also depend on what game you are playing. Simcade games like Project Cars 2 will definitely rock you out of the wheel on 100% force feedback, while other simulation games like Assetto Corsa Competizione are more lenient on how aggressive the overall force feedback profile is.

    Arguably, your final point about the G920 being too violent would contradict how you said the G920 produces less feedback... Unless you really despise the gear-driven force feedback system of the G920 for some reason.

     

    I feel like you're highly dismissing the G920 and other gear-driven racing wheels due to your soiled experience with the G920 which I still feel is wholely undeserved. You've given no real critcism towards the wheel apart from "It's too violent and doesn't produce enough force feedback, it's also loud", which have lacked anecdotal evidence apart from "My friend owns one and I used it for a while".

     

    Reality is, gear-driven racing wheels are what you will come to expect from this $150-$250 price point, with the Thrustmaster being the only real belt-hybrid I have come across from a few minutes of research with your given pricepoint.

     

    Admittedly I am a little disappointed you find the G920 to have let you down as it has, but I'd highly recommend you give it another shot, and properly configure force feedback and get to know the wheel better. You've already tried it, and therefor you would be able to know the wheel and the pedals with a few more laps around the track.

    That being said, you also mentioned your friend also owns a Thrustmaster TX so... The choice is really in your ballpark. You have experience with both Logitech and Thrustmaster wheels, reality is it's up to you to decide which you want for yourself, but like I said earlier, I feel like you're letting your emotions cloud your judgement regarding the Logitech G920.

     

    However, I can understand that if you truly despise the Logitech wheels, I won't force them down your throat.

     

    For further reading on Thrustmaster wheels, I've found some posts from other forums that detail what you can expect if you choose a Thrustmaster wheel, and why torque generally does not matter, as well as generally just further reading into which wheel you want.

    G29 vs T120 - Torque discussion

    User chooses G29 over T15/TMX after watching InsideSimRacing review

    SimRacingPaddock's 2018 Racing Wheel Buyers' Guide

    r/simracing Torque Discussion

  5. Organisation and patience, make sure you know where all your screws go is the most important point, I believe, as a new layer of thermal paste will be useless if you can't put your card back together.

     

    As for the re-paste itself, I've re-pasted my own Asus Dual GTX 1060 using Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (a non-conductive paste) and I used around a pea size, but slightly smaller than what a CPU would get,. as the die is noticeably smaller than a CPU heatspreader.

     

    As a final note, if you're not seeing concerning temperatures, it's probably not worth the risk unless your card is extremely easy to disassemble. Be patient and careful if you proceed.

  6. This is a great example of why I tend not to pre-order games, unless I've committed a deep level of research into a) whether it will run well, b) if it's worth it to pre-order, and c) if the game has a long shelf life ahead of it.

     

    Clearly, Cyberpunk 2077 fulfilled none of those if you own a console. It always seemed like a game that was going to be inevitably hard to run especially given the system requirements for PC gaming.

  7. If my next PC upgrade happens to be an MSI product, it is what it is, but the feeling of their unethical doings will always lurk.

     

    I'm the kind of person that takes pride in my branded products such clothes, shoes, PC components, and even small things such as home decor and software. In the right environment, I wouldn't exactly be proud to say I own an MSI product, but if I paid the right price for said product, I won't complain for the value.

  8. Considering I play on PC and Nintendo Switch, of course not. I'm mainly a PC gamer though.

     

    I don't look down on console gamers due to me being one on the side, and I believe that you should have fun on whatever console you're on, but if a console gamer (or a PC gamer for that matter) looks down on me for playing on PC or console, can't really be helped, it's my platform I'm enjoying, you do you. If you have the time to look down others, you clearly don't have anything else good to do with yourself...

     

    I did used to play on my PS4 for four years up until I was sick of paying Sony £49.99 every single bloody year for the simple foundation of being able to play online such as Grand Theft Auto Online and Rocket League.

    So I moved to PC, and have never looked back. As mentioned before I do own a Switch, but I don't play online, so it was essentially pay Nintendo once and that's it, and even then, a year of Switch Online is like £20 at most.

  9. Hi, so I'm in the market for a new storage drive since I'm not satisfied with the performance (or lack thereof) that my Crucial P1 is giving me, while it is an NVME drive and it's great for short bursts of moving files around, it's painfully slow in sustained read and writes. Additionally, it tends to bog down my system if I save an Nvidia Shadowplay in the background, which adds to the frustration. As a result, I'm never going QLC again.

     

    I've recently found a new drive I've been thinking of, and it's the Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 500GB, for £90 on Amazon. However, while browsing eBay, I've found a Samsung 960 PRO, 500GB, for £88 used.

    The 960 PRO in question has 1800 hours powered on, 1.3TB host writes, and 1.6TB host reads on it.

     

    I'm inclined to buy the 960 PRO for the longer life endurance/expetancy, seeing as I'll definitely be making use out of the read and writes of either drive, it's just a question of if the 960 PRO will be more in my ballpark.

    The eBay listing has a CrystalDiskInfo screenshot of the 960 PRO, here it is:

    Spoiler

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    For some context, here are a few key points:

    • I own two small YouTube channels, both of which I make videos for every week or two
      • I use DaVinci Resolve to achieve this
      • I tend to move files around often to keep my files organised e.g moving relevant video clips to the appropriate folder(s)
    • I already own a pair of 250GB Samsung 850 EVOs
      • Once I get a new OS drives, these 850 EVOs will be used for games and non-sensitive/important files such as pictures and music that are not required to be on my 'professiona' drive
    • I use SSDs until they die, so life expectancy is crucial

     

    As a final summary, here are my options:

    1. New 500GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus - £90
    2. Used 512GB Samsung 960 PRO - £88

    I am open to other options for a new 500GB OS drive, I value life expectancy and read/write endurance over anything else.

     

    Thanks in advance!

  10. I always tend to remove, the stickers look tacky in my opinion unless it's on a store sales floor where you can get an idea of the specs e.g Intel i7 inside + GeForce GTX stickers quickly without needing to read an infographic.

     

    I think the fact that the laptops I buy always come with either an i3 or i5 since I'm a pretty average consumer plays a part in how much pride (or lack thereof) I take in laptop stickers.

  11. I moved away from Google Photos once I transitioned away from my original Google Nexus 5 to my iPhone and then my Samsung S20, having to settle for Apple Photos & local Samsung Gallery respectively.

    I'm real boring and don't need to keep photos very often, and if I do need to, they're backed up manually on Google Drive anyway, which Google Photos now contributes to along with Drive to the 15GB per user storage pool.

     

    Can definitely understand the need to stop giving every single user unlimited storage though.

  12. I already own a Switch, and could probably make good use out of a new GPU for video rendering and gaming, so the GPU would definitely be the option for me.

     

    Sony lost me when they started charging £50 annually to play online, the long-term real cost of owning a PlayStation sucks.

    Nintendo isn't as bad, it's £18 annually to play online on the Switch, plus the modularity of the Switch makes it so much more convenient as an on-the-go mobile gaming device, but I digress.

  13. I've named my drives after Greek Gods just to give my storage setup a bit of excitement, although it may sound confusing at first, the storage sizes dictates/indicates what the drive is used for.

    I love Greek mythology so I thought why not implement some of it into my drives.

     

    Atlas (C:)

    It's a 500GB OS drive, contains all my Windows files, drivers, and other software that needs to be kept on the fastest (and largest) drive available.

    Atlas was the God who was forced to hold the Earth above him, metaphorically, my drive holds the entire OS.

     

    Ares (D:)

    Ares is a 250GB games drive, although it's looking a bit full...

    Ares was the God of war and battle, metaphorically, this drive holds all the gaming spirit!

     

    Demeter (E:)

    This drive was supposed to be part of a RAID 1 array along with my F: drive but I decided to keep them separate just in case I need to dedicate a drive to a different role in the future. This mainly holds any important data such as YouTube footage that I can use to reference in the future.

    Demeter was the God of harvest, metaphorically, she is important to the files that need to be safe and sound.

     

    Hestia (F:)

    This drive was meant to be part of a RAID 1 array with the above drive but never happened due to the above reasons. Like its sister, it's used as a drive for generally holding important data.

    Hestia was the God of hearth, like the drive above, she is dawned with the responsibility of holding important files.

     

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    TL:DR Greek lore implemented into my drives' names, with names that match the drive responsibilities.

  14. My brother's ASRock B450M board came with a POST speaker cable thing, I stole it for my own PC, it's not very useful as I've never tinkered with my hardware enough to hear anything other than a 'beep', but I appreciate it since my motherboard otherwise has no other method to telling me what's wrong if something doesn't come up. It's a basic Asus Prime Z370-P so it's not the highest end house on the block.

     

    They're definitely not as favored today, but for older or less-blingy motherboards, the speakers that attach to your motherboard exist.

  15. 9 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

    you answered your own question by posting a picture of the case with an AIO installed.

    fan dimensions are norrmalized. meaning all 120mm fans should be the same height, diameter and length.

    same with radiators. the fact that one slim 240 fits means that all slim 240's should fit.

    Ah, I should have noted that that case is not strictly an S340, but you're right, NZXT mid-towers seem to be equally standard in where their beauty panels are, so your point about the dimensions is right!

     

    Thanks to all! :)

  16. 6 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

    Clashing?  In what way?  Color vs color?  Fitment?  

    Sorry I wasn't specific, I meant it fitting inside the case.

     

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    The NZXT S340 has this black bar thing near the front of the case, and as you can see from this Gamers Nexus screenshot, that AIO is getting its hairs trimmed, so I was wondering if I might have troubles with the radiator plus fans fitting in.

  17. Hi, so I've recently been in the market for an AIO liquid cooler to enhance the aesthetics of my PC, I've found the ID Cooling PinkFlow 240mm that I've possibly found is the one. It's got the looks that I want, whilst also being at a price that I can swallow, at £119.99 on Amazon UK.

     

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    I watched Gamer's Nexus' video on it and it performs just like any other Asetek AIO on the market.

     

     

    I just have a few concerns:

    1. Is it actually priced okay?
      1. I'm not familiar with the AIO CLC market so I'm fairly blind on pricing.
    2. Is there anything better in the market that has equally good aesthetics and/or cooling performance?
    3. How am I able to tell if it's compatible with my case?
      1. I have an NZXT S340 and I'm worried about the beauty panel clashing with the AIO.

     

    Thanks in advance for advice!

  18. Following Twitch's recent rampage of suspensions surrounding the streaming of copyrighted music under the premises of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, DragonForce guitarist and avid streamer Herman Li has been suspended on Twitch for playing his own music while streaming, seemingly misapplied.

     

     

     

    Herman is/was a prominent supporter of music on the streaming platform, often allowing his viewers and fans alike to cover DragonForce's songs without the knife of Twtich's DMCA takedown riding down the backs of smaller, aspiring streamers.

     

    Twitch hasn't appeared to have given a statement on why Herman was suspended, but fans speculate it was evidently because of music, given that Herman 99% of the time on his now-suspended channel was playing his guitar for thousands of his fans to see.

     

    It's yet another nail in the well-secured coffin for Twitch's dwindling and now-intimidated small and big streamerbase, when even a music streamer with such high pedigree in DragonForce's Herman Li gets suspended, although the reason has not explicitly been noted.

     

    While not a music producer myself, I feel like as a member of DragonForce and therefor under the label of DragonForce, he would be able to amend the situation by simply asking his label to give permission to his own music? However, I feel like Herman Li is one to take it on the chin and move on to YouTube, as conveyed in the tweet above, at least until/if his Twitch channel is unsuspended.

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