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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from 220VoltsallCore in what resolution is between 1920*1080 and 2560*1440 and also 4k and 1440p   
    Depends on the specific panel and what's specifically being portrayed.
     
    I'll try to explain this below...
     
    On my specific 1440p monitor the majority of games look excellent but a few games you can notice a blur distortion when putting this 1440p monitor in 1080p fullscreen. A quick fix for this blur distortion in these few games when attempting 1080p resolution is to play in windowed mode with the black bars on top and bottom of the display.
     
    Ever since I upgraded from a 1060 to a 1070 though I don't ever need to run games in 1080p resolution.
     
    So for you, at 4K games are going to eat your fps simply because there's way more pixels to render than 1440p so instead of upgrading your CPU and GPU or downscaling to 1440p(where the blur distortion will show up in some games) I'd recommend buying a cheap 1440p 160-180 Hz monitor and use your 4K monitor as your second display. Here in the US you can find a great price of literally $150-$170 for a 1440p 160-180 Hz IPS monitor.
     
    In the mean time, try more games at 1440p on your current 4K monitor. Some games you will find to look excellent and not have the blur distortion, but keep in mind that all monitors are different when it comes to downscaling.
     
    Another thing is that certain games that you may have played on certain TVs with certain systems(whether it was a PC or a console) look even better on certain 4K displays because all displays also upscale differently, especially with certain consoles/systems. For example, I remember being completely blown away at how much better Battlefield 1 looked on my 4K monitor using a regular Xbox One S than it did on my 4K TV and one reason is because of how well the Xbox One S upscaled the specific game known as Battlefield 1.
     
    Try this link and this link to see one aspect I just mentioned above when it comes to 4K upscaling. There's an enhancement and then there's a form of upscaling, which are two different things. And there's also HDR support.
     
    It's these types of technologies that make what you see on different displays at different resolutions... different. So what I see on my displays might be completely different than what you see on yours.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from TVwazhere in Streamer Life Simulator FREE on Fanatical April 16th   
    Streamer Life Simulator is FREE right now on Fanatical. 79% Mostly Positive reviews on Steam... Link.

    You have until April 23rd, 2024 to claim this freebie or when they run out of keys, so GRAB ASAP.
     
    Developed by Cheesecake, you may have heard of their other decently popular game called Internet Cafe Simulator.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from filpo in [UK] 7900 XT down to £629   
    Nice find, transient power spikes on this model look much better at 390 watts max and averaging at around 335 watts. A 750 watt PSU is recommended by AMD for an RX 7900 XT but unless you got some high powered CPU a 650W PSU is plenty. The GPU temp should be excellent in the low 60's but hotspot in the mid 80's(still good) for this particular XFX Speedster MERC 310 model. Noise should be pretty noticeable at 37-42 dBA so be sure to balance out noise if it's too loud and since GPU temp is excellent in the low 60's you've got tons of degrees to work with for a more quiet operation.
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    Paul Rudd reacted to filpo in [UK] 7900 XT down to £629   
    XFX AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB SPEEDSTER MERC 310 Graphics Card for Gaming | Ebuyer.com

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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from 220VoltsallCore in why does every youtubers buy high end camera and still just upload non hdr videos.   
    HDR is out is my expertise, all I know about HDR is that there are many forms of HDR and most of them are pretty basic and nothing special. As for contrast ratio, it's also out of my expertise. I just remember there's backlight and dim light gimmicks involved in certain types of contrasting and that native contrasting is more important than those gimmick types of contrasting. I also remember a VA monitor has a higher contrast ratio than an IPS monitor but a VA monitor also has ghosting issues when it comes to high frame rate gaming. I definitely notice things such as washed out colors or blacks not being the deepest blacks on my current TN monitor but these are not things I invest a lot of time noticing so it doesn't bother me when I spot them.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from OU812 in [US] $70 down from $90 - 10TB 3.5" WD DC HC510 HDD Refurbished at Newegg   
    It ain't goin' nowhere.
    $40 more and take away 2 TB?
     
    $110 for 8 TB isn't bad but $70 for 10 TB is a steal.
    Some reviews could be fake or lies, so this is understandable. Hell, maybe the 5 Newegg reviews are fake, who knows. I just know I've never had a single HDD mess up on me. Every single one is still alive and kicking. I dunno if it's because of how I use them or what but I love em'. And I've left a 5 star positive review for each one.
     
    The only con I've experienced from an HDD is boot time when the power goes out during an online competitive gaming session. When the power goes out and I'm forced to turn on my PC after it's been powered off from the power outage, it takes a good 4-6 minutes to get back into the game before my team loses because it's 4v5.
     
    Boot time when first turning on my PC any day of the week is not a con though because each night I just put my PC to sleep. So when I turn it on, it's the same 10 seconds an SSD is.
     
    And for this reason, my personal PC still has Windows installed on my 1 TB HDD. People tell me to get an SSD for it all the time for it, I never do.
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    Paul Rudd reacted to dizmo in [US] $70 down from $90 - 10TB 3.5" WD DC HC510 HDD Refurbished at Newegg   
    Good price, but I don't think I'd ever trust mass storage to a refurb drive.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from OneMember in Content Warning FREE on Steam April 1st   
    Content Warning is FREE right now on Steam. 97% Overwhelmingly Positive reviews.

    Free to keep when you get it before Apr 2 @ 12:00pm.
     
    This game has the same Swedish publisher of Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. Surprisingly they also have two games called Landfall Archives and Air Brawl that just so happen to be FREE.
     
    P.S. You may or may not remember this post from approximately 2 years ago on April 1st, 2022...
    Knightfall A Daring Journey also has the same exact publisher as all the games I just mentioned. So this could mean that Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Square Brawl or ROUNDS could eventually be given out for free too since Totally Accurate Battle Simulator was also given out on Christmas Day of 2019 on the Epic Games store.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from Lurick in Content Warning FREE on Steam April 1st   
    Content Warning is FREE right now on Steam. 97% Overwhelmingly Positive reviews.

    Free to keep when you get it before Apr 2 @ 12:00pm.
     
    This game has the same Swedish publisher of Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. Surprisingly they also have two games called Landfall Archives and Air Brawl that just so happen to be FREE.
     
    P.S. You may or may not remember this post from approximately 2 years ago on April 1st, 2022...
    Knightfall A Daring Journey also has the same exact publisher as all the games I just mentioned. So this could mean that Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Square Brawl or ROUNDS could eventually be given out for free too since Totally Accurate Battle Simulator was also given out on Christmas Day of 2019 on the Epic Games store.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from Andre_Wit in Content Warning FREE on Steam April 1st   
    Content Warning is FREE right now on Steam. 97% Overwhelmingly Positive reviews.

    Free to keep when you get it before Apr 2 @ 12:00pm.
     
    This game has the same Swedish publisher of Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. Surprisingly they also have two games called Landfall Archives and Air Brawl that just so happen to be FREE.
     
    P.S. You may or may not remember this post from approximately 2 years ago on April 1st, 2022...
    Knightfall A Daring Journey also has the same exact publisher as all the games I just mentioned. So this could mean that Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Square Brawl or ROUNDS could eventually be given out for free too since Totally Accurate Battle Simulator was also given out on Christmas Day of 2019 on the Epic Games store.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from TVwazhere in Content Warning FREE on Steam April 1st   
    Content Warning is FREE right now on Steam. 97% Overwhelmingly Positive reviews.

    Free to keep when you get it before Apr 2 @ 12:00pm.
     
    This game has the same Swedish publisher of Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. Surprisingly they also have two games called Landfall Archives and Air Brawl that just so happen to be FREE.
     
    P.S. You may or may not remember this post from approximately 2 years ago on April 1st, 2022...
    Knightfall A Daring Journey also has the same exact publisher as all the games I just mentioned. So this could mean that Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Square Brawl or ROUNDS could eventually be given out for free too since Totally Accurate Battle Simulator was also given out on Christmas Day of 2019 on the Epic Games store.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from Needfuldoer in Content Warning FREE on Steam April 1st   
    Content Warning is FREE right now on Steam. 97% Overwhelmingly Positive reviews.

    Free to keep when you get it before Apr 2 @ 12:00pm.
     
    This game has the same Swedish publisher of Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. Surprisingly they also have two games called Landfall Archives and Air Brawl that just so happen to be FREE.
     
    P.S. You may or may not remember this post from approximately 2 years ago on April 1st, 2022...
    Knightfall A Daring Journey also has the same exact publisher as all the games I just mentioned. So this could mean that Clustertruck, Stick Fight The Game, Square Brawl or ROUNDS could eventually be given out for free too since Totally Accurate Battle Simulator was also given out on Christmas Day of 2019 on the Epic Games store.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from venomtail in Red Faction, Red Faction II and Saints Row 2 $0.33 Each on Humble ENDS SOON   
    This is a friendly reminder that this $1.00 bundle ends in 4 days, it started a couple weeks ago and I actually overlooked its pickup potential.
     
    Red Faction is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 86% Very Positive reviews on Steam.

     
    Red Faction II is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 53% Mixed reviews on Steam.

     
    Saints Row 2 is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 75% Mostly Positive reviews on Steam.

     
    All 3 games were created by Volition, a developer headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
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    Paul Rudd reacted to SImoHayha in Red Faction, Red Faction II and Saints Row 2 $0.33 Each on Humble ENDS SOON   
    be wary that the PC versions of Red Fraction 1 and 2 need fixes for it to play properly. You can check out PCgamingWikia for help/aid for fixes.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from Needfuldoer in Red Faction, Red Faction II and Saints Row 2 $0.33 Each on Humble ENDS SOON   
    This is a friendly reminder that this $1.00 bundle ends in 4 days, it started a couple weeks ago and I actually overlooked its pickup potential.
     
    Red Faction is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 86% Very Positive reviews on Steam.

     
    Red Faction II is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 53% Mixed reviews on Steam.

     
    Saints Row 2 is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 75% Mostly Positive reviews on Steam.

     
    All 3 games were created by Volition, a developer headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
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    Paul Rudd reacted to OhioYJ in Red Faction, Red Faction II and Saints Row 2 $0.33 Each on Humble ENDS SOON   
    All excellent games. Red Faction is one that always brings back good memories. That's always been one of my favorites. 
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from will0hlep in Red Faction, Red Faction II and Saints Row 2 $0.33 Each on Humble ENDS SOON   
    This is a friendly reminder that this $1.00 bundle ends in 4 days, it started a couple weeks ago and I actually overlooked its pickup potential.
     
    Red Faction is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 86% Very Positive reviews on Steam.

     
    Red Faction II is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 53% Mixed reviews on Steam.

     
    Saints Row 2 is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 75% Mostly Positive reviews on Steam.

     
    All 3 games were created by Volition, a developer headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
  18. Like
    Paul Rudd got a reaction from OhioYJ in Red Faction, Red Faction II and Saints Row 2 $0.33 Each on Humble ENDS SOON   
    This is a friendly reminder that this $1.00 bundle ends in 4 days, it started a couple weeks ago and I actually overlooked its pickup potential.
     
    Red Faction is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 86% Very Positive reviews on Steam.

     
    Red Faction II is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 53% Mixed reviews on Steam.

     
    Saints Row 2 is just $0.33 right now on Humble. 75% Mostly Positive reviews on Steam.

     
    All 3 games were created by Volition, a developer headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
  19. Informative
    Paul Rudd got a reaction from FIXXX in Hammerting FREE on GOG March 29th   
    Hammerting is FREE right now on GOG. 59% Mixed reviews on Steam... Link.

    You have until Monday, April 1st to claim and keep this freebie forever.
     
    Published by Team17 Digital, Hammerting was created by Swedish developer Warpzone Studios. It's is a vertical dwarven mining colony sim with RPG elements. You manage a clan of Dwarves, establish an epic mining operation, craft legendary swords and delve deep for riches and danger.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from Biohazard777 in Hammerting FREE on GOG March 29th   
    Hammerting is FREE right now on GOG. 59% Mixed reviews on Steam... Link.

    You have until Monday, April 1st to claim and keep this freebie forever.
     
    Published by Team17 Digital, Hammerting was created by Swedish developer Warpzone Studios. It's is a vertical dwarven mining colony sim with RPG elements. You manage a clan of Dwarves, establish an epic mining operation, craft legendary swords and delve deep for riches and danger.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from 220VoltsallCore in can you share steam games without telling your password to friends   
    RDR2 is understandable to wanna share but Left 4 Dead 2 hits literally $1 all the time and Warhammer Vermintide commonly sits at $2. I say have them spend $1 to $2 to play those two games with you and in the mean time I just found out that this new Family Sharing feature is still in Beta so many people are getting an error when trying to use it and this is because a lot of the BIG developers have opted OUT of this new Family Sharing feature. Which means RDR2 is most likely not on board with this new feature. I also found out that you must be in the same country as your friend for this feature to work.
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from 220VoltsallCore in can you share steam games without telling your password to friends   
    I'm not familiar with this new Family Sharing feature but what I can easily recommend you make sure to do is never give out any passwords to anybody, keep your passwords to yourself. I'd also think this new feature would not require anyone to give any passwords to anybody.
     
    What exactly are you trying to do?
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from TVwazhere in Wanba Warriors FREE on Fanatical March 14th + FREE DLC for The Sims 4 and Hearts of Iron IV   
    Wanba Warriors is FREE right now on Fanatical. 91% Very Positive reviews on Steam... Link.

    Initially released on May 30, 2019, it went out of early access and officially released on March 26, 2020.
     
    You have until March 20th to claim the game but GRAB ASAP, Fanatical is known to run out of keys in no time.
     
    It's a uniquely abstract 1v1 fighting game set in an ancient world with supernatural powers and unconventional weapons. Choose from a variety of characters to battle friends or AI opponents, mastering tactics in this wonderfully bizarre world. Battles are quick and satisfying, delivering joy with each hit and minimal frustration with each loss.
     
    P.S. The Sims 4 Backyard Stuff DLC is FREE right now for a limited time on several platforms, including Steam, Epic, the Microsoft store, Origin(now EA) and even Xbox. So if you own the game on any of these platforms be sure to separately claim this DLC on each platform. Also, Hearts of Iron IV has 3 expansions that are free right now as well, Death or Dishonor, Together for Victory and Waking the Tiger.
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    Paul Rudd reacted to Dedayog in 7900XT for $519... maybe incorrect GRE listing... but showing XT...   
    Grr, canceled it.
     
    I saw his 7900XTX listing as well for much less.  Not a one-off, which I don't mind seeing how it plays out, but he's doing it across multiple items...
     
    Reported to Amazon again as well.
     
    😞
     
    Damn you all.  If it was just the one, I would have played it out!!
     
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    Paul Rudd got a reaction from TVwazhere in Nomads of Driftland The Forgotten Passage FREE on GOG February 29th   
    Nomads of Driftland The Forgotten Passage is FREE right now on GOG.

    Nomads The Forgotten Passage is the scenario pack for Nomads of Driftland(75% Mostly Positive reviews on Steam).
     
    Nomads of Driftland is an RTS game initially created as an add-on to Driftland The Magic Revival(74% Mostly Positive reviews on Steam). Since it is significantly different from the base game, the devs decided to release it as a standalone expansion and make it available as FREE TO PLAY on Dec 7, 2020. A couple weeks ago, Driftland The Magic Revival(currently $20), was given out for FREE on Fanatical. Here is that thread.
     
    I hope I explained all this so you can understand it because I doubt any of you have actually played any of these. You have time until March 8th, 2024 to claim and keep this DLC forever.
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