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Performance wise the following cards are all roughly in the same ballpark depending on the game: 1080ti 2070S 2080 3060ti 4060 7600 6600XT 6700XT A770 So basically find the cheapest few options available to you from the above and pick the best. Gamers Nexus did a recent 2024 re review of the 1080ti to see how it stacks up today.

https://www.net-7.org/ Havnt played it in a few years, but its still up and running.

If a game has a dedicated enough fan base, even if most of game code is server side, the fans can rebuild it from scratch if they have to, to keep it alive. An old example from a simpler time it may be, but. Westwood Studios Earth & Beyond was/is a space based MMO, a spiritual predecessor to Eve Online. It like games like Blizzards WoW, and D3, had the vast majority of its game code server side, the client was non functional without it. When EA (fk EA !) bought out Westwood studios, for the sole purpose of owning the C&C franchise, they immediately shutdown Earth & Beyond. it took many ..MANY years, but a small dedicated group of fans rebuilt the game from scratch using what little info they could get there hands on, and now you can play the fully functional game online again. It would have been nice if this wasnt necessary as the player base most likely would have been much bigger in the years following the official servers demise. And while games that are good enough and popular enough can always be 'resurrected' with enough dedication from talented fans, forcing publishers to release the code neccesery to maintain private servers or otherwise allow client side solo play is a much desired and needed thing, im all for this.

if i'm not mistaken, and i'm not American so i may well be on this particular issue, wasn't that actually about common decency and re-confirmation of what is and is not appropriate in schools for young children along the lines of pornography. IIRC the books mentioned were entirely unsuitable for kids of the age that were being targeted, with content of a pornographic nature and discussion on sexual activities that such young children shouldnt even be thinking about let alone being taught in detail from a random book. So if thats what you on about, in all seriousness thats REALLY! not something you want to be using in defense of your point of view. >.< Anyhow, it doesn't matter where the bill is coming from, or who has put it forward. The idea of restricting social media and all that it has become from those that it is currently harming, is a good thing. Access to information and communication isnt being entirely shut of here, just the easy access to the cesspool that is social media until such a time that a person is somewhat more capable of navigating through it without being permanently harmed by it.

Good. Social media, as it pertains to being perpetually online with a mobile, is very bad for kids. They are addicted to the point of threatening suicide if they cant use it, and going so far as to do incredibly stupid lethal things just because their social media said so. It teaches them to be talked at, and for them to talk at other people, and not engage in proper debate and discourse, especially face to face, resulting in adults incapable of accepting things they dont agree with and retaliating violently or in other extreme ways. Since parents nowadays are incapable, unwilling, or otherwise unable to actually parent, its unfortunately going to be left down to companies, and government, to put in place safeguards to at leeast attempt to keep some semblance of moderation in place on how young people develop as a person. being perpetually on social media is not good for a developing mind, we know this now. The idea that without access to social media these kids wont have anything to do is ...well thats the kind of thinking that results from being on social media all the time. There are plenty of things to do nowadays, more so than in the past, even if one cant 'go outside'. A rather extreme series of circumstances, but in this scenario the child needs help/treatment. One would hope the police or social services get in contact with the parents first before any major investigation to inform them of whats been reported and offer assistance/support in an entirely non combative and non accusatory way. Now if things continue to progress without change, or gets worse, then sure protective services can then step in if they think the child is being pressured into 'the group' or otherwise not offered essential psychological help.

I used to watch 'lets Play' and 'achievment hunter' years ago. Stoped after they threw Ryan under the bus. Honestly as they got bigger things just got worse. Not surprised they have finally folded.

no idea, its on facebook and i dont have an account

Thanks ill look into those suggested.

So the 'system' you using is located in your original country of origin, ur trying to access that with ur laptop outside said country but u cant get access in those situations. Well then the only way to make the 'system' think ur local is to use a proxy / vpn. And if multiple different proxies have the same slow speeds its likely a country wide / town wide issue with the local ISP providers. In other words, nothing u can do since regardless of what u use ur still having to use the local ISP to connect to the 'system'. Now it 'could' be the case that the local ISP are detecting VPNs and throttling those connections, in which case u'd need to try obfuscated connections. NORD has those as an option, not sure about others.

If u can get the original receipt you may still be able to use the warranty, if its still within warranty that is.

Didnt know it was a thing. thought if people wanted to run an android app they would just use BlueStacks lol.

Ill look into those. Cheers.

Is there any app for android that works as a telemetry and data monitor to block unwanted data gathering ? Dont want to root my new phone and potential brick it so I was hoping there was an app that would just block what is there by default. Cheers.

Not particularly into them tbh, but ill take a look none the less. Thanks. Anyone else got any recommendations along the lines of what im looking for ?

So any1 got any recommendations ?

Think you glossed over the part where i mention im looking for a modern 3D graphic game and not browser or retro style -.-

So, for the 1st time in many ..MANY ..years i've got myself a new phone. A DooGee V30T, to replace my old Galaxy S7 I didn't get it for gaming but apparently is more than capable. So, i figured i'd grab a couple games and give it a go. oh boy what a can of worms. So are there ANY mobile games out there that are of moderate quality or better, using modern 3D graphics... WITHOUT ANY adds or MTXs (of any kind) ? So far all i can find are retro style games, basic browser style games , very old 3D games from like the PS1-2 era, or modern games full of MTXs I know the mobile gaming scene is ...horrific ..in regards to monetization ..but there must be something ? ideally im looking for something i can pick up and play for 10 minutes or so offline. So no MMO style games. Maybe a ARPG/hack&slash (diablo style) or RTS (C&C style) EDIT: Also games Like Aether Gazer look like a blast on mobile, alas the ones i've found so far have monetization out the ears >.< Recommendations ?

oh joy /s I hate AMDs 'control center' ..its way to bulky. The NVCP is sooo much better, nice and concise, all it needs is added functionality for overclocking and such, but with the same UI style. I don't want a massive unwieldy bulky 'modern' UI. its entirely unnecessary and impractical. Seriously, saying something is 'modern' doesn't make it better. new isnt always good, and a massive Ui with a crap tone of wasted space just for 'style' ..is BAD. Its not a game its utility program for crying out loud. .... look at the size of that UI ..urgh ...you just know its going to be a compulsory 'upgrade' ...im rly not looking forward to this.

'burn-in' on OLEDs in cumulative, and general starts around 1000 hours on the older models like the CX, but wont be noticeable on normal content at this point. Noticeable in all content burn-in will likely take around 3000hours of the same image being displayed,, like game UI's. Minor temporary retention can appear after just 10 minutes, but only lasts up to 4 minutes after displaying regular random content and/or allowing a 'basic' refresh cycle. So basicaly if the ONE game your playing is played for say 200 hours total, you will be fine. If its the type of game you are going to be putting 1000 hours+ into, and it has high contrast static UI's that are displayed most of the time, then yea your going to end up with some amount of burn in 'eventually'.

That refers to the backlight that shines through the LCDs to allow you to actually see the image. Modern LCDs use LED backlights instead of the old Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL) Any display advertised as LED, is in fact LCD, and all new* LCD displays advertised are LED lit, be them edge lit, 'back' lit, or using full array local dimming (FALD). *I dont think CCFL LCD are made anymore anywhere....maybe some obscure small Chinese vendor, similar to those crappy cheap CRTs still being made.

Any1 got any thoughts on the Doogee V30T and S100 ? The 22,000mAh versions i think are a tad too thick at 27.3mm, but 17.9mm is fine imo as its the same as my ancient S7 +case.

I'm considering buying a new phone for the 1st time in many years. It will primarily be used for emergency calls, texting, web browsing, and media consumption. Primary point is longevity. So it needs to be durable, not suffer from software bloat over time. Onboard storage has to be big enough to ensure even after years of software updates it wont run out of room. Battery life has to be high. Super thin, tiny battery, mobiles I have no interested in. Im ok with it being a thick boy. ideally the battery will be replaceable. Good screen brightness for outdoor use is ofc needed, not to concerned about screen size so long as it isnt stupidly large. I currently have a 5" screen,, so maybe up to 6.5". Despite being a tech head with computers, i hate dealing with mobiles, especially locked down run of mill big company models. They infuriate me. So something that comes with or is capable of running a good OS that gives the user full control would be great. And finally no proprietary ...anything... And while by now it should go without saying ...nothing from Apple. As for budget....maybe £300. And if any1 has any good sites for mobile phone reviews (factual statistical reviews, not 'overviews' of marketed specs), please let me know.

12400/13400 CPU + 7800XT based system would probably be fine.

For the rads at least I always do a vinegar bath (leave filled for 30 minutes minimum), rinse with a baking soda solution (to neutralize any remaining vinegar), and then a final water rinse.