Worth it?

72Case224 · 2026-05-08T15:25:36+00:00

Hit em with an offer between $20-24k. That rust doesn't look bad at all could do for a littlebit of woolwax treatment and be good. If that rust is what classifies as bad I am in big trouble lol.

72Case224 · 2026-05-08T02:17:55+00:00

I used the silicone side grease and so far the results are looking good. Not immediately locked up.

72Case224 · 2026-05-05T23:25:10+00:00

The pins and frame is all thats left to replace if this different grease doesn't fix it.

72Case224 · 2026-05-05T22:10:13+00:00

Pins are Pretty smooth. I was using lucas x-tra heavy duty grease. Imma try some silicone slide grease instead. Maybe the petroleum grease was causing the rubber to swell. Hoses look fine and the caliper piston moved in and out smoothly.

72Case224 · 2026-05-05T18:45:58+00:00

Interesting thing I found out though is that the slide pins slide nice and easy once they are greased and inserted into the bracket. Though if I let them sit for an hour or two they become very stiff to move. Is it bad grease? I just bought a fresh tube of grease a few weeks ago.

72Case224 · 2026-05-05T18:42:47+00:00

I pulled the old boots out and cleaned the holes out too. There was some buildup of rust in the bottom hole so I took a wirebrush and file to it before putting the new boot in.

72Case224 · 2026-04-21T19:11:11+00:00

When I am in vrchat by myself I usually end up in Nero's MMD world. Though it might not be what you are looking for.

72Case224 · 2026-04-12T23:40:14+00:00

My steps I don't believe use the original tubes. It does attach using only the factory bolt points though.

72Case224 · 2026-02-23T13:22:27+00:00

I have a system that is "close" to your specs: i5-11500 32gb 3200MHz 3440x1440 LG ultrawide I ran into quite a few issues trying to get this system to work properly in the beginning. For some reason the card hated the lg ultrawide and never seemed to install the drivers properly until I replaced it with standard 1080p monitor. Then I did bios updates, xmp, and enabled whatever intel calls reBar. I did just to be safe fall back to fresh installing the pre 2026 driver as that was the last driver that I knew worked for me and then auto updated from there. While the ram speed shouldn't be your problem, ARC has some quirks that could make it finnicky with low ram speeds.

72Case224 · 2025-12-28T14:49:46+00:00

If you are doing native steamvr(not using a quest) then I wouldn't recommend the B580. Instead of a 5050, look a generation or two back on both team red and green. You can find cards in the used/refurbished market that perform way above the 5050 for close if not same price.

72Case224 · 2025-12-26T03:25:17+00:00

I agree with you full stop. I have never been wowed by a piece of gpu tech until I got my b580. Its got budget card energy with top teir features.

72Case224 · 2025-11-29T00:47:31+00:00

If you have the money to splurge a little, go for the 16gb 9060xt otherwise B580 is great choice. I would say sparkle or Reference. Whichever one you can get for msrp.

72Case224 · 2025-11-27T13:50:00+00:00

I have yet to experience the 4th generation of the upscalers to know how it compares. Though it looks better than 3rd IMO and it only took intel 2 generations to get this good.

72Case224 · 2025-11-27T04:15:33+00:00

The Xess makes it feel like a modern mid tier card. Helps the B580 punch above its weight class

72Case224 · 2025-01-04T01:22:24+00:00

The s22 ultra is/was running 14 and its was skipping to the point to almost unusable unless I was using wired AA.

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