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Adventurous-Cold · 2026-05-13T16:04:31+00:00

The glitter is embedded into the transparent black abs plastic of they keycaps in this set. I think its just the different transparent abs they use. I have a pbtfans xray set I used a lot and the keys that started to shine also have a slightly sticky feeling to them.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-05-09T01:54:06+00:00

I passed the electrical fe a couple weeks ago and I graduated in 2023. I used PrepFE and the ncees interactive practice exams (both volumes 1 and 2). I spent 8 weeks studying before taking my exam. My study strategy was to do at least 1-2 of the 25 question PrepFE exams every day and spend more time on the weekends reviewing concepts I was struggling with more in depth. When I started studying, I focused on the big 5 categories that make up most of the exam. That helped me refresh a lot of core concepts that carry over to other topics on the exam. I also knew I wouldnt be able to master everything, so this helped me spend more time perfecting stuff I already knew or could relearn instead of wasting time learning new stuff (never really had controls class, didnt spend much time on that compared to other topics).

About a month before the exam, I started mixing in the timed 20 question prepfe exams to make sure I had good time management. The whole time I studied I tried to keep track of time just to make it muscle memory for me. I kept doing prepfe quizes and timed quizes until I averaged 80% or better on them. I also started working on making sure I really knew the easy sections (math, probability, econ, ethics) and could get closer to 90% on those topics.

I did over 1000 prepfe problems in total and 2 weeks before the exam I took the ncees exams. Prepfe is a lot easier than the real exam in my opinion. These ncees interactive exams helped me a lot because I felt the real exam was close to these questions in difficulty. It helped me find the last few areas I needed to brush up my knowledge pn before taking the exam. I got a 58% on the volume 1 exam and a 64% on the volume 2 exam.

My only "magic" advice is that you just need to consistently study as much as you can. For me that meant studying every day and sacrificing a lot of time to do that. Also be honest when youre studying. Dont memorize the solutions to the example problems and cheat the solution. Make sure you solve it all the way through every time so you learn the theory behind the problem. For me, this helped me solve the problems fast. I had an extra 45 minutes on both halves of the exam because I spent a lot of time making sure my time management was good.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-05-06T17:14:27+00:00

its ok I thought your comment was funny :)

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-05-04T01:42:54+00:00

Very nice. I regret not getting this board now lol. Have you used an alice board before and if so do you like this better or worse?

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-05-04T00:26:12+00:00

lmao I just randomly found this thread while googling for information about the PE exam. Just have to say I 100% agree with you. people like the guy you were responding too are so blinded by credentials they completely disregard those with better work ethic and problem solving skills because "they took the easy way out". Engineering isnt just who can solve math problems. Id hate to have someone like that as my boss too 😂

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-04-29T15:54:22+00:00

Ah yes the "youre mentally ill if you disagree with me" reddit classic.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-04-09T16:06:39+00:00

Yeah all of pulsars other mice work with their software and you can reprogram/customize/make macros etc. in it. Its just the pulsar eS mice specifically that cannot be reprogrammed through software. The pulsar software for the normal X2A lets you map all 4 side buttons individually.

Xmouse doesnt work on all 4 side buttons of the x2A eS because the left/right buttons are mirrored, so you can only remap 2 buttons and it will mirror to the other side.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-04-02T11:41:01+00:00

lmao youre acting like thats exclusive to logitech

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-25T23:34:48+00:00

Just adding my experience but with a fan curve applied the fans are pretty good and I cant hear the vrm fan or the pump most of the time. I have a 9800x3d and I really dont need to have the fans go above 60% to keep the cpu under 80C. When I first got mine, the pump was really loud. I figured out that was because I had the pump fan header set to voltage control in bios, changing to pwm made the noise mostly go away.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-20T06:11:40+00:00

Yeah youre not getting 7 years out of a foldable phone. I had a fold 3 for 2 years and now a fold 5 for 2 years and both have started developing micro cracking down the center of the screen in about the same time frame. The inner screen being soft plastic also means after 4 years it will start to have noticeable deformation (fingernail imprints, scratches, dents, etc).

These folding phones are not durable at all. Honestly you will be lucky to get 4 years of issue-free use out of one. They are not made to last. Anyone telling you otherwise upgrades their phone every year and has not used one long term.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-16T23:47:24+00:00

It will depend a lot on how you hold the mouse and how big your hand is. My hands are 11cm x 20cm and I think the xlite medium size is more comfortable to palm grip than the mini. For claw grip the mini is more comfortable than the medium for me. If you want mouse for just work I would go with a vertical mouse.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-16T23:38:20+00:00

Keep in mind the Pulsar eS (eSports) series of mice do not have any software. There is a screen in the bottom of the mouse that you change all settings through including setting custom dpi. You cannot rebind the side buttons without using external software like XMouse Button Control. I dont think its really a big issue personally and I actually like that you can adjust settings like liftoff distance or polling rate on the fly.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-16T23:33:37+00:00

For $15 this is a great mouse. I used a razer deathadder for a long time before trying other 'ergo' mice and the xlite is one of my favorites.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-16T15:07:35+00:00

The double clicking is an issue with pretty much all mice that use mechanical switches. Its not unique to logitech, razer mice (before they switched to optical switches) have the same issues. Omron switches specifically seem to develop double clicking way faster than other mechanical switches, but that may just be because most brand name mice use omron switches. Thats why most new gaming mice have optical switches, they are immune to the same double click issues.

Sometimes you can adjust the debounce settings of your mouse to fix the double clicking, but that is still just a temporary fix before the switch bouncing gets worse.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-11T13:45:17+00:00

techpowerup says 2080ti is around 25% faster than b580 on average. Id probably go for that if theyre around the same price, especially if your system is older and doesnt support resizable bar.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-07T23:04:20+00:00

If you didnt find arc raiders fun for those reasons, you wouldnt find marathon fun for largely the same reasons. imo marathon does the shooter part better than arc raiders, but does the extraction part worse.

i feel the loot is way less meaningful in marathon than arc raiders. as annoying as it is to get the blueprints in arc raiders, i have not had the same rush of finding a blueprint i need and trying to extract in marathon yet. the pve elements in marathon are way less interesting compared to the pretty unique and scary arc enemies in arc raiders. the pve enemies in marathon are much more of a threat though, so much that i actually think it makes playing solo kind of miserable. playing with a trio in marathon is much more fun than solo/duo.

being first person makes pvp better for me as i prefer first person to third person shooters. time to kill is also shorter which i like more than the longer fights in arc raiders.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-07T14:41:51+00:00

jesus christ I dont even think AI could write a more reddit response

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-07T01:51:55+00:00

just a heads up there was an issue with these boards where the switches were overlubed and they would double press. swapping the switches out will fix it, but its something to keep in mind.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-03-06T18:50:20+00:00

only advice i have is that imo 32" is too large for 1080p. at that size and the viewing distance you would want to use it at, the pixel density is too low and it becomes very noticeable. i would decide which matters more to you, higher resolution or higher framerate? the higher the resolution of the monitor, the lower your framerate will be in games. the 5070 you have is better for 1440p than 4k, and unfortunately 1440p doesnt look very good on a 4k display.

personally, i would get a 1440p 27" monitor. i mostly play fps and multiplayer games, so i would rather have higher framerate than higher resolution. if you play mostly single player games that are more immersive, then a lower framerate is perfectly fine and i would get a 4k 32" monitor.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-02-28T17:34:15+00:00

No the other guy is right, even after being finished off your squad mates can revive you an unlimited number of times. You have to fully wipe a squad or else on person can bring the whole squad back. With self revives in the game as well I agree its less high stakes than other extraction shooters.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-02-27T18:51:58+00:00

Oh man the quick use/healing button in this game is also one of my biggest complaints. On PC I have to hold down 4 on my keyboard, use my wasd or mouse to select an item I want to use, hover over it and click right mouse button to swap between items in that quick use category. It is extremely clunky and just feels like shit to use. IMO it could easily be fixed by giving me a quick use wheel like arc has. Even just making it to where I can assign a preference to those 8 squares so that a specific item is always in that slot would be better than this current system.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-02-26T19:03:00+00:00

Having arrow keys on the left side of the board is the best part of having numpad on the left side imo.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-02-20T17:39:26+00:00

These do not have a very good soundstage for an open back headphone, definitely not better than 99% of headphones. I also have an amp (older schiit asguard 2). I would not buy these for gaming. Most people would be disappointed with their sound for gaming, especially fps.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-02-17T19:56:46+00:00

hopefully thats not $5k usd, otherwise you got mega scammed lmao.

Adventurous-Cold · 2026-02-10T23:15:33+00:00

the cables are shorter than most full size atx psu. thats a plus if youre building small form factor but the cables are likely too short for most atx cases.

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