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    SenKa got a reaction from cluelessgenius in OLED or QLED - Convince me   
    I would do QLED, especially if you intend on watching sports (which are a large offender of having static HUD's on the screen).
     
    OLED is nice, and objectively better, but until MicroLED (OLED but without image retention issues and use of organic matter), the tech just isn't there.
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    SenKa got a reaction from Squanchy in Is RTX 2060 right for my build?   
    He games at 1080P, so you owe me a dollar! Lets call it even ?
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    SenKa got a reaction from Sychic in Vega 64   
    Vega 64 is somewhere between the 2070 and 2080. It depends on game optimization, versions of the card in question.
     
    One thing to remember, is that Vega has a lot of untapped potential in terms of performance. All benchmarks are done at stock settings. When undervolted and overclocked it more solidly combats the 2080. By comparison, Turing is more or less binned at its limits. There is very little room for meaningful overclocking without shunt modding or 3rd party vBIOS'.
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    SenKa reacted to MeatFeastMan in New RAM or save for GPU   
    The GPU is more worthwhile. The RAM might give you 10% more performance at a stretch, depending on the game. The GPU will give you over double the performance of what you've currently got.
     
    And forget the 2080 or 2080ti, the real winners in the UK are either Radeon VII:
    https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/yM97YJ/powercolor-radeon-vii-16-gb-video-card-axvii-16gbhbm2-3dh
     
    Or you could go onto the used market for a 1080ti.
     
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    SenKa reacted to Princess Luna in New RAM or save for GPU   
    Is 16GB not enough for what you do? I get it that 2133mhz is crap but you can always try to manually OC it.
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    SenKa reacted to Pixel5 in What server-"typ" to get for an "all MAC company"   
    honestly after all reading all this stuff id say for an office like this that clearly has no idea how to operate any IT system getting a good Synology NAS is probably a really good solution as its easy to run and will give them similar speeds as they would get with a custom system as long as they stay with 1gbit/s connections.
     
    i would get a switch that supports link aggregation and connect everyone to that switch, that way you can get up to 2gbit/s out of the NAS while everyone will only get 1gbit/s for himself max this reduces bottlenecks without a total network overhaul.
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    SenKa reacted to Fasauceome in WiFi for Asus Strix ROG B450F   
    No wifi. Usually a product will have "AC" or "WiFi" in the name to signify if it has wireless. 
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    SenKa got a reaction from Badegakk in VM Ware player free   
    I do not believe it would matter. Guest OS support of TRIM does not matter in the slightest because the guest OS isn't booting off of an SSD. It is booting off of a file on the SSD.
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    SenKa reacted to Kisai in How does one get a job at Linus Media Group?   
    Nay, they're very realistic.
    1. If you need a roommate, then you are not being paid enough to live in the location. You should not be subsidizing your employer, even if your employer is you. Two-income families can justify a larger place because they intend to have kids. Two roommates are just sucking up housing that families need, yet wouldn't need to if bachelor and 1-bedroom properties didn't have such a large cost gap versus 2bed/3bed units.
     
    2. Vancouver is the second most expensive city to live in right now. This is due to a combination of money laundering, counterfeit drug market, and foreign investment running head first into people buying up all the affordable buildings, demolishing all the affordable buildings, and replacing them with garbage-class luxury condos (that are too tiny to live in) or nothing at all. 
     
    If you are renting, the maximum is 25% of your gross income. If you really want to live in BC, you're going to drop 15-20% of your gross income in income tax, and an additional 12% on nearly all purchases in sales taxes. 
     
    Between taxes and renting, you're looking at 57% of your gross income is gone before you even buy food. This is why people should not be in a hurry to spend 50% of their gross income on housing, because they will surely find themselves in trouble if they ever miss a day of work.
     
    The necessary costs? Let's see internet, about $100/mo, mobile phone? 100$/mo. Energy? If you rent and heat is not included, probably $100/mo, otherwise might be closer to $50. Food costs and transportation costs are directly dependant on the kind of food you like and how far you are willing to walk/drive/transit to get to it. People often cite "oh just buy your own food" not taking into account the fact that they many not have a car or a fridge. 
     
    The same can be said for buying property. Most single family homes in Metro Vancouver built after 1979 have been built with illegal basement suites intended to be mortgage helpers. This means if you buy a 1 million (and nearly all detached homes are over 1 million) property, you are required to either rent that basement suite, even if illegal, in order to afford your mortgage. A Mortgage on a 1million dollar property is about 5,816.05/mo . So times that by 4 to get the monthly salary and then times by 12 to get the yearly salary of ‭279,170.4‬0‬. That's what you need before considering shooting yourself in the foot. Up that to 30% and then rent out the basement suite for 2000$/mo (yeah right), you instead need to make 3862/per week (185,377/yr salary.) The property taxes, or strata fees (everything that is not a SFH) can frequently be equal to renting. (Compare strata fees out east to BC, and BC is a bargain though.)
     
    That's how it works out here. You may not agree, and there are plenty of people who do not have a grasp of what it's like to live in a large metro area, but there are a lot of hidden costs and benefits that apply to living in a city like Vancouver, Hong Kong, and London that do not apply to large cities in the US. The principal problem with a comparison to the US is that health care is a landmine, so where in Canada you might have 57% of your income sucked away and get passable healthcare. In the US, you are always one health emergency away from being screwed forever.
     
     
     
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    SenKa got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in Thinkpad Goes Ryzen! Lenovo Adds Ryzen Pro To The Main Thinkpad Lineup   
    But its correct english grammar for titles ?
  11. Funny
    SenKa reacted to James in A $99 Laptop?! - Pinebook   
    When you quote me I get a notification
  12. Funny
    SenKa reacted to Fasauceome in Gaming made from scrap?   
    Wot?
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    SenKa reacted to SansVarnic in Receiving Calls on PC as a PC Gamer- Is it Possible?   
    Skype, google duo, and a plethora of other apps.
     
    We do not allow lmgtfy links .... this is a google search did just for you. it's lists a lot of programs you can use, some are free and will present results dur to being free....(silence) .... and those that are paid will perform like those that should. https://www.bing.com/search?q=phone+calling+applicaons+for+pc&PC=U316&cvid=7a194f6000794d829922d3bfda26cd95&&FORM=ANNTA3&cc=US&setLang=en-US
     
    I personally have used a few of the paid through work and depending on our use case are decent.
    As for personal use I Skype on my persoanl pc and have had very very few issues using it. It can use your number or a new number.
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    SenKa reacted to Princess Luna in i5 2500 vs i5 2500k   
    It makes absolutely no sense to "upgrade" from an i5 2500 to an i5 2500K on a board that can't overclock.
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    SenKa got a reaction from DrMacintosh in Did older Samsung devices ruin the "normie" reputation of Android as a whole.   
    People who dont know what theyre talking out reference old memes, like Note 7 and Touchwiz.
     
    I personally made the switch to iOS due to a horrifically unstable Note 8 and the preceding phone being an absolute lemon even after 2 replacements.
     
    I bought an XS Max. Better battery life than any phone I have ever used, and the most stable by far.
  16. Informative
    SenKa got a reaction from FatYeeterson in "The Beast" - 2005 dell PC   
    Board is almost certainly made by Foxconn, fyi.
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    SenKa got a reaction from Froody129 in Experiences with non-techies   
    I got a good one here boys. Its short, but should be funny.
     
    My neighbor isn't the smartest, but she's a fellow Missourian and probably one of my closer family friends. She stops in my work (UPS Store, she was shipping a package) and we chat while I enter info. Nothing all too interesting, but I asked if her husband had came across any abandoned PC's or the like at his work (Storage facility). She says no, but that she has a couple laptops for me. One of them was an "Apple laptop" that doesn't turn on. She says if I can fix it I can have it, so I go aight, worse case scenario I can sell it as spares. 
     
    This is a 2014 Macbook Air, which has the power button next to volume up on the keyboard.
     
    I take it apart, clean the dust bunnies out (needed, it was filthy), and press the power button for 2 seconds (as you need to do on these. If you just tap it it wont turn on.)
     
    It turns on no problem. Dead silent, just as it should be.
     
    I was expecting water damage, as this woman quite literally has a liquor stores worth of booze in her house (I am her dog sitter as well. I do take a sip sometimes). This laptop is also often left outside on her patio or under the awning by her pool.
     
    But nope, got a free Macbook Air and 2 other laptops to clean up and sell off. Feelsgoodman
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    SenKa reacted to Tristerin in Motherboard Bending   
    No, unless you didn't attach it right (mobo or the cooler)
     
    If you are REALLY concerned (they make bigger coolers than that) sit your desktop on its side so gravity isn't doing its thing.
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    SenKa got a reaction from BDMD in How do I learn about Different car parts   
    Used to work in a mechanics shop, and am a back yard mechanic to this day.
     
    Between me and LTTFanFromDarlo we prolly have you covered. The one thing I don't know how to do is rebuilt a transmission. Anything else? Ye.
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    SenKa reacted to SupaKomputa in overclockin a really old card   
    RX570 / 580
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    SenKa got a reaction from FloRolf in Experiences with non-techies   
    I got a good one here boys. Its short, but should be funny.
     
    My neighbor isn't the smartest, but she's a fellow Missourian and probably one of my closer family friends. She stops in my work (UPS Store, she was shipping a package) and we chat while I enter info. Nothing all too interesting, but I asked if her husband had came across any abandoned PC's or the like at his work (Storage facility). She says no, but that she has a couple laptops for me. One of them was an "Apple laptop" that doesn't turn on. She says if I can fix it I can have it, so I go aight, worse case scenario I can sell it as spares. 
     
    This is a 2014 Macbook Air, which has the power button next to volume up on the keyboard.
     
    I take it apart, clean the dust bunnies out (needed, it was filthy), and press the power button for 2 seconds (as you need to do on these. If you just tap it it wont turn on.)
     
    It turns on no problem. Dead silent, just as it should be.
     
    I was expecting water damage, as this woman quite literally has a liquor stores worth of booze in her house (I am her dog sitter as well. I do take a sip sometimes). This laptop is also often left outside on her patio or under the awning by her pool.
     
    But nope, got a free Macbook Air and 2 other laptops to clean up and sell off. Feelsgoodman
  22. Funny
    SenKa got a reaction from Fnige in Canadian border agents increasingly being nosey with tech   
    Sounds like an oddly specific example... Do you have something to say? ?
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    SenKa got a reaction from Giganthrax in Experiences with non-techies   
    I got a good one here boys. Its short, but should be funny.
     
    My neighbor isn't the smartest, but she's a fellow Missourian and probably one of my closer family friends. She stops in my work (UPS Store, she was shipping a package) and we chat while I enter info. Nothing all too interesting, but I asked if her husband had came across any abandoned PC's or the like at his work (Storage facility). She says no, but that she has a couple laptops for me. One of them was an "Apple laptop" that doesn't turn on. She says if I can fix it I can have it, so I go aight, worse case scenario I can sell it as spares. 
     
    This is a 2014 Macbook Air, which has the power button next to volume up on the keyboard.
     
    I take it apart, clean the dust bunnies out (needed, it was filthy), and press the power button for 2 seconds (as you need to do on these. If you just tap it it wont turn on.)
     
    It turns on no problem. Dead silent, just as it should be.
     
    I was expecting water damage, as this woman quite literally has a liquor stores worth of booze in her house (I am her dog sitter as well. I do take a sip sometimes). This laptop is also often left outside on her patio or under the awning by her pool.
     
    But nope, got a free Macbook Air and 2 other laptops to clean up and sell off. Feelsgoodman
  24. Funny
    SenKa got a reaction from HarryNyquist in Canadian border agents increasingly being nosey with tech   
    Sounds like an oddly specific example... Do you have something to say? ?
  25. Funny
    SenKa got a reaction from Bensemus in Canadian border agents increasingly being nosey with tech   
    Sounds like an oddly specific example... Do you have something to say? ?
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