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I mean keep all the screws organised, make sure you know where everything goes, don't poke off any of the SMDs,
don't over/under torque the cooler, don't use conductive paste, be careful with the thermal pads.
 
I could go on but you'll probably figure it out. It's not too hard tbh

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.

I strongly recommend you do not try and get a job even if it is legal. Focus on school and having fun instead. You'll have around 40 years of work ahead of you anyway, and once you become an adult you'll really miss the time when you didn't have to work. 
 
Besides, even if you did somehow get a job at subway, the salary would be terrible. Not to mention all the laws surrounding employing children. I really don't think you would get the job even if it was legal. 
 
In any case, in Australia an employer with permit can employ people as young as 13 years old. If the employer doesn't have a permit then the minimum age is 15.
There are separate rules for delivery jobs (like news papers) and entertainment (like child actors) but that shouldn't apply here. 
There are also strict regulations on when and for how long a child is allowed to work. 
You can find more info about it on this site:
https://www.business.vic.gov.au/hiring-and-managing-staff/employing-children/laws-and-act

Instead of them burning, I wish they would stop cutting budgets and using cheap call centers, and actually employing people who knows their stuffs
 

Christ that's expensive... It looks more form over function.

Christ that's expensive... It looks more form over function.

Christ that's expensive... It looks more form over function.

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.

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.

Christ that's expensive... It looks more form over function.

Christ that's expensive... It looks more form over function.

I thought they bought Beats for that? 

Console games?
Cross platform games, yes, with the caveat of: 'towards the end of the life cycle of any given console generation.'
Games are developed on the baseline of the lowest denominator, and that tends to be a bit obsolescent on the generation cycles of past.

Consoles themselves?
No. Game on what you want. Not everybody wants to build a PC, not everybody wants to troubleshoot the issues that can, and do, happen with PC's. They want to come home, push a button, and play a game. That's what consoles do very well (usually).

This current generation is closer than ever to traditional PC hardware (and in some respects, software). There are currently some tangible benefits to consoles this time around that the PC space doesn't quite compete with.
You should let the person be happy with their choice, just as they should let you be with yours. Superiority complex "dick swinging competitions", essentially, are for those who are insecure about themselves. They spent $500 on a console. It's very difficult to meet that performance at that price point on a PC. You very potentially have more performance, flexibility, exclusives, whatever you'd like to pick at on PC, but you've also almost certainly spent more to get there.

>DIY Perks

"Some Guy"

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:
 
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:
New 500GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus - £90 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!

once a month at least 
 
vacuum for the fans (from the outside) and the cables in the backside which is essentially also the air intake... 
 
compucleaner (basically a mini leafeblower) 
 
damp (!) microfiber cloth 
 
very soft anti dust microfiber cloth 
 
small brush (if needed) 
 
 
 

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.
 

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

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.

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.

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.

jet engine that cools my laptop: not again have mercy

This hits extra for Pixel users. For the past 4 years we've enjoyed unlimited backup and now the sun is setting, unless you keep your Pixel 1-5 for the foreseeable future of course

Google's got us all fooled.
>Gives free storage
>Now that everything is there it's more annoying to remove them and find new space than pay for storage
>More users pay for storage

Because "One single Kenyan Network Provider will lock your phone if you don't pay your bill" doesn't get as many clicks as "Google is gonna lock your phone if you don't pay your bill".
 
The interesting thing is Google is neither a network provider nor a credit provider so wouldn't have the power to do this even if they wanted to.

There are some VERY important parts that are just being glossed over here.
 
1) It is only in Kenya.
2) This only works if you have bought a phone from the Kenyan carrier Safaricom using their financing plan.
 
 
Honestly, if you buy a phone on a payment plan and then don't pay for it, I think losing access to the phone seems like a reasonable response. If I stop paying for let's say Netflix then I don't get to keep using them. I lose access until I start paying again.
I don't see why phones would be any different. I think the problem only comes when this start being used for other purposes, but so far we have no evidence or indication that it will.