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[Arika]

4 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

At 140W that's beautiful!

i know right. i have no idea how the workstation cards can use so little power compared to gaming ones but get similar performance.

 

the a4000 is roughly equivalent (in gaming) to the 3060ti

 

Total board power:

a4000: 140w

3060ti: 200w

[IkeaGnome]

6 minutes ago, Arika S said:

i know right. i have no idea how the workstation cards can use so little power compared to gaming ones but get similar performance.

 

the a4000 is roughly equivalent (in gaming) to the 3060ti

 

Total board power:

a4000: 140w

3060ti: 200w

It's amazing what happens when people aren't as worried about MOAR FRAMES isn't it? Single slot 3060ti basically with tiny power draw.

[flibberdipper]

1 hour ago, Arika S said:

hell yeah

 

I have a huge soft spot for blower-style cards for some asinine reason, and the weirder they are (single slot or half-height) the more I like em so uhhhhhh

[Arika]

3 hours ago, IkeaGnome said:

It's amazing what happens when people aren't as worried about MOAR FRAMES isn't it? Single slot 3060ti basically with tiny power draw.

 

and with a tiny bit of tweaking it doesn't even get over 75c at 100% load on both core and memory

[flibberdipper]

4 hours ago, Arika S said:

i know right. i have no idea how the workstation cards can use so little power compared to gaming ones but get similar performance.

My uneducated guess is they're just some of the best binned chips Nvidia has and not a whole lot else really. Better bins = lower voltage = waaaaaay lower power draw and the ability to throw dumb idiot coolers like that one on and not have it turn into the second coming of Chernobyl.

[FmPhenom]

Some early black Friday deals. 

[BondiBlue]

4 hours ago, GOTSpectrum said:

But how well does it fold?

The A4000 does pretty damn well for the size. I've used a couple of them for folding in the past, and they were around 2.8M PPD IIRC. The A5000 gets quite a lot more than that (the ones I've used have easily broken 5M PPD each), but they're dual slot cards that draw 230W. The A4000 is a nice little card. 

[GamerDude]

Bought a new 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD to add to my rig, I forgot I still have a spare NVMe M.2 slot on my mobo. I'm fully aware this SSD isn't that fast, bor is it of great quality, but I'm simply using it to store more games. This is part of my ongoing effort to upgarde my rig in preparation for the RX 7900 XTX. Already upgraded my CPU to the 5900X, and upped my RAM to 2x 16GB DDR4 4000MHz.

[diegoaccord]

VG28U 4K144 (right). Even though most of the games I play will be well below that number of FPS.

PC/XSX and PS5 looked up it.

[flibberdipper]

@soldier_ph inspired me to finally buy some wired in-ears since the DualSense sucks at driving headphones, and completely by accident I ended up getting some ZEX Pro's as well, though mine are the CRN flavor as apparently they've got more low-end bias than the vanilla ones (and I am a filthy zoomer who likes copious amounts of bass). Certainly a very weird feeling compared to my 2nd gen Airpods which fit my ear perfectly, it's very unusual having in-ears shoved this deep into my head.

 

Might have to see if there are even smaller tips available, even though I'm using the smallest tips included in the box it honestly still feels like it might be just a smidge too large.

 

[SimplyChunk]

A must have added to my growing SNES collection:

Mario Paint..

No box or mouse pad *which iirc was only a horrid hard plastic thing* 

 

It's dirty but will clean up just fine.  £20 from CEX

[DANK_AS_gay]

On 11/20/2022 at 5:31 PM, Arika S said:

hell yeah

 

 

On 11/20/2022 at 6:05 PM, GOTSpectrum said:

But how well does it fold?

 

On 11/20/2022 at 6:20 PM, Arika S said:

what ever this means:

Thought that was the Katana 1070 at first, until I saw the tiny "A6000" and over 2.3X the folding PPD of a 1070...

[DANK_AS_gay]

On 11/21/2022 at 8:32 AM, GamerDude said:

Already upgraded my CPU to the 5900X,

why not 5800X3D?

[soldier_ph]

@flibberdipper Actually I don't like the KZ Zex Pro at all. The sound is weird, the fit is uncomfortable and I don't like the fact that there aren't clear R and L markings on them because I'll be confused for a couple of seconds while figuring out which way they go. Someday I might get a fancy Sound setup with premium Headphones and DAC+Amp but for now my Sony WH-1000XM4s and Sony WF-1000XM4s are my choice and nothing else. Don't get me wrong I appreciate the gift, I just don't like the gift. Meanwhile the PineTime is cooler at least.

 

 

 

Anyways, my iFixit Order arrived today:

 

iFixit Manta Precision Bit Set, the Essential Electronics Toolkit and the pair of Heavy Duty Suction Cups. Can't forget the Haribos of course:

I didn't know that they included Stickers with these lol.

 

T-Shirts, they each have the iFixit logo on the back: (couldn't also upload the pictures from the Back because of the size limitation)

Tote Bag:

Lots of Stickers:

I bought those guys on the top left individually, appreciate it that they also include them for free with the Toolkits. 

 

iflex, Battery Blocker pic and set of cleaning swabs/pics:

On the far left we also have the Heavy Duty Spudger, I just also needed to have that.

 

Now the main reason why I purchased from iFixit: Two 512GB Premium Edition Steamdeck Displays to upgrade both @AluminiumTech's and my Displays:

Now here I don't understand why they included a Battery Blocker pic in the first place, you have to use a Plastic pic or tweezers anyways to wiggle free the Battery Connector from the Motherboard and there wouldn't really be any risk of it reconnecting itself on its own. Nevertheless I have 3 of those now, I guess I should've more thoroughly read the Product description of what they included. I only cared about the Display, Ribbon Cable, adhesive strips and the iOpener. The Display itself is 94$ and the whole kit with more than enough Tools is 99$ so it made sense to just buy the whole kit.

[AlTech]

23 hours ago, flibberdipper said:

@soldier_ph inspired me to finally buy some wired in-ears since the DualSense sucks at driving headphones, and completely by accident I ended up getting some ZEX Pro's as well, though mine are the CRN flavor as apparently they've got more low-end bias than the vanilla ones (and I am a filthy zoomer who likes copious amounts of bass).

Iirc Crinacle asked KZ to make both the ZEX Pro and the CRN sound the same to see if the non CRN branded version would sell well even without Crinacle's endorsement.

23 hours ago, flibberdipper said:

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Well I hope you enjoy them.

 

I have them and I've been collecting different pairs of KZs (ZS 10 Pro OG, ZS 10 Pro X (Possibly?), CRN, and ESX 10th Anniversary Edition) and I like them all a lot but they serve different purposes.

 

12 minutes ago, soldier_ph said:

@flibberdipper Actually I don't like the KZ Zex Pro at all.

I'm sorry to hear that (no pun intended).

12 minutes ago, soldier_ph said:

The sound is weird,

Have you tried letting them burn in?

 

The sound is meant to be neutral like the Sennheiser HD 600.

12 minutes ago, soldier_ph said:

the fit is uncomfortable

If you press it too much against your ears it can be. Pressing it with less force against your ear should make it more comfortable.

 

12 minutes ago, soldier_ph said:

and I don't like the fact that there aren't clear R and L markings on them because I'll be confused for a couple of seconds while figuring out which way they go.

To be fair, it's easier to tell on cables that have the microphone cos the microphone is on the part of the cable that connects to the right IEM.

 

Though it's also something that gets easier as you use IEMs more and more.

12 minutes ago, soldier_ph said:

Don't get me wrong I appreciate the gift, I just don't like the gift.

Again, sorry you didn't like it.

 

I'll message you privately to discuss what to do about it.

12 minutes ago, soldier_ph said:

Now here I don't understand why they included a Battery Blocker pic in the first place, you have to use a Plastic pic or tweezers anyways to wiggle free the Battery Connector from the Motherboard and there wouldn't really be any risk of it reconnecting itself on its own.

I would imagine it's to either:

• Prevent the battery from short circuiting the logic board or vice versa
• Prevent something from puncturing the battery and then the battery catching fire as a result.
• or to Prevent some kind of contact between it and something else

[Guest]

Everything except the magazine on the far left. 

 

M4 and AK mags. Really excited to have 40 rounders. Now my AK can be an rpk and my m4 can be... An m4 with long mag ...I also got the 30 rounders. 

[AndreiArgeanu]

The screen on my S10+ decided it didn't want to work properly anymore so I'm now an iPhone user. Got this 128GB iPhone 12 for 370£ in really good condition came with a new cable and all the documentation. My first iPhone. The USB C to lightning cable inside doesn't feel like it's of great quality, very plasticky, I'm not entirely surprised they (used to hopefully) break so easily. I've been using my laptop to charge it for now since I don't have any chargers with USB C ports.

[sub68]

2 hours ago, soldier_ph said:

the fact that there aren't clear R and L markings on them because I'll be confused for a couple of seconds while figuring out which way they go

Most iem are like that and I discovered you don't need the markings due to how self evident L and R are.

2 hours ago, soldier_ph said:

fit is uncomfortable

Most iems are like that.... except my moondrop chu, I was fine with my SSR.

2 hours ago, soldier_ph said:

The sound is weird

Can you explain?

Usually it takes about a week for it to sound good. (Burn in )

 

Most iems I owned where flat but I actually like it but that's just me.

[sub68]

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

Iirc Crinacle asked KZ to make both the ZEX Pro and the CRN sound the same to see if the non CRN branded version would sell well even without Crinacle's endorsement.

I don't remember....

https://youtu.be/mu1F7T-rJCs

[IkeaGnome]

2 hours ago, soldier_ph said:

Now the main reason why I purchased from iFixit: Two 512GB Premium Edition Steamdeck Displays to upgrade both @AluminiumTech's and my Displays:

Let me know how this goes and if it's actually plug and play or if there's something different you have to do. I know a few people that got the 64gb but wouldn't mind the nicer screen.

[flibberdipper]

2 hours ago, soldier_ph said:

@flibberdipper Actually I don't like the KZ Zex Pro at all. The sound is weird, the fit is uncomfortable and I don't like the fact that there aren't clear R and L markings on them because I'll be confused for a couple of seconds while figuring out which way they go. Someday I might get a fancy Sound setup with premium Headphones and DAC+Amp but for now my Sony WH-1000XM4s and Sony WF-1000XM4s are my choice and nothing else. Don't get me wrong I appreciate the gift, I just don't like the gift. Meanwhile the PineTime is cooler at least.

Honestly I can understand that completely. Now that I'm used to having something shoved halfway into my skull they're starting to grow on me at least. Doesn't help that my dumbass actually only swapped out one tip for a small, I ended up putting the largest tip on the other ear and now that I've swapped both to the smallest I think I actually might end up keeping the mediums on mine. Not quite as comfy but they do get a little more low end punch going.

 

I did not like them at first, and I still hate how plugged up my head feels with them in (and how you can hear everything your body does). Though on the flipside, the noise isolation is absurd. Last night my dad was trying to get my attention for quite a while by talking loudly with my sister outside my open doorway which is behind me while I was listening to music at not even all that loud of a volume.

 

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

Iirc Crinacle asked KZ to make both the ZEX Pro and the CRN sound the same to see if the non CRN branded version would sell well even without Crinacle's endorsement.

Well I hope you enjoy them.

That is actually pretty damn funny if true. Especially for me because I have no idea who the hell Crinacle is, I'm completely audio illiterate and ultimately end up asking other people for help when it comes to anything audio related that goes on/in my head.

 

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

Though it's also something that gets easier as you use IEMs more and more.

This is also very true, it took me longer than I will publicly admit to figure out how the flying fuck these things were supposed to go. Hell, I thought the actual driver bits were side-specific for at least [REDACTED AMOUNT OF TIME]. Now though it's almost like my AirPods where I just immediately know how they go, even without cheating by looking at which side has the mic which I will literally never use.

 

23 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

The USB C to lightning cable inside doesn't feel like it's of great quality, very plasticky, I'm not entirely surprised they (used to hopefully) break so easily.

That is something I noticed going from the iPhone 7 I got in 2020? to the 13PM I got earlier this year. They did get a bit stiffer and less rubbery. But as long as you don't pick your phone up by the cable and use it as a flail, the cables hold up just fine. I used the cable from the 7 up until just a few months ago and it's held up great. Only "defect" with it is where I rolled over it with a chair and cracked the housing on the Lightning end.

[AlTech]

1 hour ago, sub68 said:

I don't remember....

https://youtu.be/mu1F7T-rJCs

Yeah that's the video he mentions it in.

 

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

Honestly I can understand that completely. Now that I'm used to having something shoved halfway into my skull they're starting to grow on me at least. Doesn't help that my dumbass actually only swapped out one tip for a small, I ended up putting the largest tip on the other ear and now that I've swapped both to the smallest I think I actually might end up keeping the mediums on mine. Not quite as comfy but they do get a little more low end punch going.

 

I did not like them at first, and I still hate how plugged up my head feels with them in

 

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

(and how you can hear everything your body does).

Part of that is the "noiseiness" of the stock cables (Anything that touches a "noisy" cable creates noise that your ear picks up). Premium cables shouldn't have that problem. i

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

Though on the flipside, the noise isolation is absurd. Last night my dad was trying to get my attention for quite a while by talking loudly with my sister outside my open doorway which is behind me while I was listening to music at not even all that loud of a volume.

A lot of IEMs are like that. Though with this pair it is especially the case.

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

That is actually pretty damn funny if true. Especially for me because I have no idea who the hell Crinacle is, I'm completely audio illiterate and ultimately end up asking other people for help when it comes to anything audio related that goes on/in my head.

The CRN was a collaboration between KZ (a Chinese IEM brand) and Crinacle (an audio youtuber). His OG channel got yeeted so he's now Crinacle+ . He's super knowledgeable about audio stuff.

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

This is also very true, it took me longer than I will publicly admit to figure out how the flying fuck these things were supposed to go.

Unintentional side benefit of buying the version with the microphone, it takes way less time to figure out .

 

Though when I shared a pair of my KZs with a family member, even after using it a few times they had no idea which side was which.

 

Though when they tried my ZS 10 Pro X using the AZ09 Bluetooth earhooks it wasn't as much of a struggle.

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

Hell, I thought the actual driver bits were side-specific for at least [REDACTED AMOUNT OF TIME].

They're not but the cable tells the audio device what sound to play in what driver so they might as well be side specific.

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

Now though it's almost like my AirPods where I just immediately know how they go, even without cheating by looking at which side has the mic

Nice.

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

which I will literally never use.

Oh lol. The built in mic is actually not bad for normal stuff.

1 hour ago, flibberdipper said:

That is something I noticed going from the iPhone 7 I got in 2020? to the 13PM I got earlier this year. They did get a bit stiffer and less rubbery. But as long as you don't pick your phone up by the cable and use it as a flail, the cables hold up just fine. I used the cable from the 7 up until just a few months ago and it's held up great. Only "defect" with it is where I rolled over it with a chair and cracked the housing on the Lightning end.

 

[sub68]

2 hours ago, flibberdipper said:

That is actually pretty damn funny if true. Especially for me because I have no idea who the hell Crinacle is,

He is famous due to the biggest public iem testing database.

https://crinacle.com/

 

[sub68]

8 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Yeah that's the video he mentions it in.

Cool.

I forgot what happened.

8 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Oh lol. The built in mic is actually not bad for normal stuff.

I use my moondrop chu in game chat it's very good from my friends.

Yeah gaming with iems is werid

[Virus__]

Current parts are getting a bit long in the tooth now. Figured may as well grab a few new bits whilst they were on sale & I could afford them. 13th gen is far too expensive here in Aus & the ITX boards for 12th gen dropped by like 30% in price here so figured I may as well.