LCDR E-314 - Professor G

Thanks for the Idea...

Maybe in the future but at the moment, No. Since it is a dorm room 1 person studio apartment, sitting right next to where I am working on anything, fun or uni stuff, I would prefer the noise to be at a minimum. If I was in class or playing games looking at the same monitor I am now, the printer would be sitting at my 4 o'clock under 1m away.

Thanks for your response and I can't wait to get a printer. I am even hopeful that it will become more useful further into my course. I respect your recommendation, and I have talked to people about the Ender 3 and 5 Models in the past with high regard. I know of a little software start-up that I met at PAX Aus last year that use them internally for testing their cloud printing software. However my main problem is they are not enclosed, which was a stipulation of me buying a printer, and the one Creality make that is enclosed is to expensive. Cheers...

I am looking to get my own 3d printer, as the university I am studying at seem to not let students outside of the Design Faculty (I'm in SciTech) use there FFF and Resin printers in free time. I am looking at getting something from FlashForge or TierTime as I am already familiar with their printers and have used them in the past. However as a student, I live in the student subsidised accomidation situated in the area of the campus, and as such, things are bound to their building. In this instance, the fire alarms are notoriously painful because of the alert going to the Fire Department, and will lead to a fine to the tune of ~$1463 for a false alarm, if the firefighters and building management declare it as that. My conern is that will an enclosed printer, using a varity of materials (mainly ABS, PLA, and the occasional PVA), set off fumes from the filament, printer, etc. set off the fire alarm, as I would lose a lot of money, the worth of the printer in the fine if it goes off and I can't shut it off. And if the fumes set off the alarm every time I use the printer, then it will never get used or I go bankrupt. As a side note, any Aussies out there, do you know of where the best place is to buy 3d printers and consumables, other then JayCar, they have some but not a wide range. Cheers...

You are right, duely noted, however you can get ones that don't require drivers, which should avert the problem. I always link these websites links, as because I am from Australia, in a regional area, I am very limited to what I can get that isn't horribly expensive. The thing with PC gear in Australia is that if a product is in Australia, there is a high chance there is a similar product elsewhere in the world. But it is not Vice Versa, It is very hard to get something from another country (e.g US) that is not available in Australia, into the country at a reasonable price (e.g Digital Storm Custom Laptops and Desktops [I know this because I have tried to get one]). Please do not take my link recommendations as you have to get it from this store and this exact product, it is just an example of a product, that does what you want it to do, leaving open options for similar products that are available in your area. I am not affiliated with this store, but where I am located in Australia leads me to order from this store frequently.

Where I am from, VR and MR is very expensive. However I was able to score a Lenovo MR Kit on clearence for $250, down from $700. I love this thing. I use it exactly for what you want. It definately helps that on Steam, there is a plugin for Steam VR on MR, which streamlines the process. It is definately a low budget VR option, with the main downside is the specs of the kits compared to a Vive, or Rift Kit. For Context: In Australia, a Vive Pro Kit costs $2199 - https://www.pccasegear.com/products/42283/htc-vive-pro-virtual-reality-headset-kit

A thunderbolt 3 dock is a great idea if the laptop supports, and depending on what one you get will depend on your I/O options. One like this should do it. https://www.pccasegear.com/products/40283/mbeat-elite-usb-type-c-multifunction-dock As this one has a hdmi in it, you could hook up your external monitor. As for gaming, I reccomend hooking up a kvm switch (keyboard, video and mouse) https://www.pccasegear.com/products/42811/startech-2-port-usb-displayport-cable-kvm-switch Connect the 2 machines and then with a push of a button you could switch between machines without changing peripherals. The one I linked above is a display port one so you might need to pick your own or get adaptors for what you need. Cheers... Professor G.

Fan controller. https://www.pccasegear.com/category/9_511/fans-accessories/fan-controllers https://www.pccasegear.com/products/39193/corsair-commander-pro-link-system Use a PWM one, so you can have fan curves, and program RGB if you have it. This corsair on is very good and widely used.

Years ago, maybe, Very old CD Keys may not use steam and require the CD to run. Easiest examples include the Star Wars: Empire of War game and the original Call Of Duty on PC. No harm in trying it.

That should work as long as their is an active license for the game on your Steam Account.

Personally, I like skins that fit my personality, intrests, and knowledge. That's why I like things that mirror metals or carbon fibre, geometric patters, as well as camo due to my interest in military. Everyone I talk to who put skins on things, they feel so much better when their device mirrors their personality. Maybe you should try it, because it could help your decision.

That's the thing with companies like Valve, they like to restrict things. For example, I was in hospital for a month and I had to verify my account access when I was discharged, I had to wait 3 days until I could use Steam Online. I'd be tempted to find the files for the game (if they have downloaded) and see if you can launch it from the exe file. It has worked for some Steam Games before e.g Hacknet, Garry's Mod.

Might be just a new verification measure that Valve have implamented. Check your email for a verification email from Steam. If there is nothing there, you might just have to wait, or contact steam support at this link. https://help.steampowered.com/en/ Cheers... Professor G.

This sounds like a preference is set to be GPU accelerated. Simple fix is inside media encoder, go to Prefrences -> General -> Video Rendering -> Change Render to software only. That should take away the gpu strain and put it on the cpu. Also try changing the priority of Media Encoder in Task Manager to a higher setting to prioritise the program to use more CPU. See if that Works. Cheers. Professor G.

According to Occulus, a Desktop 1050 Ti is needed, which is higher performence then a Notebook 1050 however it may work with a notebook 1050ti (unsure as of this moment, I run my headset off of an external gpu). The only way I could consider this laptop to work would be some creative work with Windows Mixed Reality on Steam VR, which is possible, however runs horribly. If you are willing to pay more, these are good options for VR ready laptops. https://www.pccasegear.com/products/46561/asus-strix-g-core-i7-geforce-gtx-1650-15-6in-120hz-notebook https://www.mwave.com.au/product/msi-gl65-9sc-156-gaming-laptop-i59300h-16gb-512gb-gtx1650-w10h-ac26827