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Old story always brings laughs when we reminisce among our old selves and how we played 1v1 on DN3D, Doom 2. RIOT/Delta Force 2, I think maybe Quake or Hexen, and or other similar FPS games... (friends I grew up with) One day my buddy calls, I'm not home. Get the note from mom, "**** called, said it's about a school project, better call him back now kid, says you two have it due tomorrow." I sense the direction this message has been relayed by ****..... I know what's really up. LMAO. I call him back and he says, "EFF ME.... I'm busted. Grounded for 2 weeks, PC is unplugged 24/7 and I'm only allowed to call you, the school, and **** and ****." I'm in shock..... (* happened) ............. I ask just that. "Soooo I didn't know! I didn't know! I thought it was just like regular long distance!? I didn't know playing **** in Germany was; like, more expensive than calling New York, you know we've been battling 1v1. Dad got the ATT bill and it was $1056.46" ....... Ok.. so TLDR: My buddy back then (mid 90's) had NO idea that playing 1v1 via modem over landline to his opponent in Germany (met via BBS) would cost as much as it did, for his nightly sessions, 4 times that week for about 30~40 minutes each session. Good times.

Are we bringing Ventrilo back? LOL.... IRC -> Vent -> TSPK -> DISC Oh how the world turns....

I love IRC. I believe that if the iphone hadn't been created mid 2000's that IRC might still be popular today... I mean, coming from ICQ, AIM, etc... i yearn for the old style BBS messaging systems. Kinda like answering machines. Oh, you called? Must've missed it. Oh, you texted? Sorry, forgot my phone has been on permanent DND because while I love connecting via voice and text with family and friends, I'm tired of being called by robots, spammers, scammers, and polling bureaus. I'm not asking for 1988 and Gremlins back.. but... I think it's still fine not knowing where people are 24/7. Or getting ahold of them. SLOW DOWN EVERYONE. THE SUN STILL COMES UP EVERY DAY. for now...

a return to IRC ?! color me in...

shiza. i'mkapoot.

10900K 5Ghz / 4200MT CL16-16-16-36 32GB DDR4 / 4080 Super FSP 4K DLSS 4K FSR / Widescreen 2K 3440x1440 DLSS / Widescreen 2K 3440x1440 All previous scores were done in windowed mode (for 4K and then similar comparison, etc). A quick subjective single-run test in fullscreen at native resolution 3440x1440 for DLSS results: 2% HAHA! lmTUSHo Anyways another subjective take is motion and shadows are much better in DLSS than FSR for me.

Voting with a "yay".

BADASS. I has on CD. Lucky enough to be near Long Beach, CA 80's 90's so lots good stuff form KJAZZ (UCSLB)... it was KLON back then. Two things I'm fond of memory wise. Many people have ooogles of shows, concerts and events they've been to. Me? Worked too damn much. But I will say my top visits to live events have been (in order of best) 1. BB KIng Live @ MBPAC w/ Shamika Copeland - who did Sunrise a 'Capella together... unbelievable experience. Got me a BB signed poster that night.. 2. Taj Mahal & Charlie Musslewhite at the LBBF late mid 90's - Taj n Charlie just went on... and on.... and on... unreal. 3. Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes - at a little venue in HB, SoCal... opening show for her 'America' tour.. too bad she didn't last with a group - went solo and ruined herself. Her + group was ... incredible for a modern day take on showmanship.... Honorable mention cause I just feel lucky enough to have had the chance... got to see Tom Petty in Anaheim before he passed. The man is a legend, no doubt. No one quite compares.

Annnnnnnnnnnd a lil Hammond does Waites...

Down Home Blues

Continued research LOL.

Man I looked at stuff for about a week. I am rethinking myself now into two options, not for much other than simplicity. That MORA rad (which I'm sure has made it's rounds already in the WC community) definitely seems to be the best option for the actual performance side of it; that said it is massive. Either that or a AIO 420; - less maintenance all around I suppose. Along with finding out I'll need extra parts on hand (no issue there), I am curious to know if a custom loop is really worth the "hassle" (if you will) of obtaining "highest possible performance" outside of extreme options beyond water. I'm not here to break any records, rather was curious if putting a spare chip under water might produce better clocking results due to ability to crank vcore (somewhat). I am not trying to talk myself out of it, I am trying to find my vantage point between "this makes sense" and "nope, this doesn't".

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Dear cosmos, please use this moar broadly. WE ALL WANT IT.

definitely

Moar FPS please.

I had NOT seen that. WOW that does look dope. Ooh lucky me I get paid today... LOL

Have you or are you gonna get the new remaster? Any good?

Awesome. Gives me bunch to look into over the next few days. Rad. So rad. Excited.

Awe man dope! Roger that on biocide. I've got two 140's SW4 pro's on an AFII and WOW. Definitely on the list for maybe 120's of them for a 360. I'm thinking a 360 is maybe overkill for the CPU, but also maybe not because of unlocked PL1/PL2 ratios... Hmmmm. What's the general consensus on flex versus firm tubing? The obvious is flexibility if you're not measured things I assume, but are there performance and/or quality concerns with materials involved via flex versus firm? I'm gonna spend a good amount of time this weekend looking at AC and Bitspower. Might you or anyone offer 2 cents on whether or not it might be better to source all parts from one vendor instead of mixing? I'm thinking that's likely a best first-timer move, but not sure. On my AIO experiences (have had several including the *IIRC* the first Antec Khuler?), generally speaking I used all fans on RADS as intakes (whether top or front mounted) with various intake/exhaust options per build/config (some needed cooler internals, others not as much). But, with a "quote" (LOL), real watercooled PC, I'm guessing that since I'm aiming for CPU only this go then I'd be opting to exhaust that head out instead of in. So, in my mind (visually), either front or top exhaust. I'm really diggin the Thermaltake CTE500 full tower. Not so much the connections from the top, but the vertical mounting position with no GPU sag. Looks dope IMHO.

I am about to embark on my first WC parts collection to build my first loop for CPU only. 10850K since I have parts to begin a second build. Goal: Familiarize myself with WC parts and so forth; researching parts for correct fittings/cases, etc; and giving the CPU the max headroom for clocking. Whatever the results end up - good or bad - I am aiming for a learning experience over performance. Though, performance will be the secondary goal obviously. What the community can provide: I hope anyone and everyone could chime in with their subjective and objective opinions on parts or theory or anything. I'll likely use this thread as a starting point and being a new build-log thread and try to make it pretty/presentable. What I have & what I need: I have CPU/GPU, mobo, RAM, storage; I need a case, PSU and CPU cooling parts. Let me see if I have the basics: CPU block Pump Radiator Fans Coolant mix (still researching but looking at 50/50 mix, or 25/75, OR in between those two) For all of the available companies that offer watercooling solutions (custom build), EK, and such, who stands out in the crowd? I don't need to go to extremes with the highest of tiers, but I am inclined to at least buy middle-upper end parts because I do believe quality succumbs to all other variables (whatever they may be). Thoughts from all of our beloved EXHW community?

Ooooooh I finally have something to post: I don't know if I'm going to kick myself in two years having gone with this over the 7900XTX, but because it was same price point ($999 msrp, man am I a dunce), I figured the RT and otehr features (productivity etc, encoding) was worth it now. Plus I couldn't find an available 4090 at the $1500 mark so.... pretty impressed with this going from a 6800XT that was massively clocked.

I am hoping a kind soul out there will have some personal subjective expertise in the vast land of computer mice. Like many enthusiast, advanced, and gaming users, I myself seek a specific type of mouse. What kind exactly is more of the issue.... thus my questions: 1. In terms of build quality that isn't accessible say at "Best Buy" (USA here), is there a company that makes a mouse that feels well built? 2. If there is, does said company offer a mouse that can do 2Khz polling rate and has a decent selection of styles that fit different grips? Any and all suggestions/feedback appreciated. I'm a oldie so I like the MS IE 4.0, G5, Viper 8K, etc. The 318.... those all fit my hand well enough for my uses. Thanks thanks!

I dunno I dunno... I mean it's tempting for 6.2Ghz on two cores for about 30 seconds. Tempting. Plus with 85% less smoke, I think the canaries will live this time.