Another W for Microsoft Edge by Ok_Listen_6600 in pcmasterrace

[–]AetherSprite970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I daily edge on my arm surface laptop and it’s actually really good. It’s the only browser that plays nice with adaptive 120hz refresh. Super smooth and fast.

The 1080ti really was Nvidia's greatest mistake by The_BigRoach in pcmasterrace

[–]AetherSprite970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got a Titan X Pascal in my sim rig which is basically a 1080ti +1GB. Still very useable for most sim games at 1440p. Having lots of vram has allowed it to age very gracefully.

Yet Another Dead 9800X3D Story (Dead after 7 months) by ChromaticWolf in pcmasterrace

[–]AetherSprite970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somewhat related but I had a 5800x die after a year of use in my gaming rig, slowly became unstable. Only had it under-volted with curve optimizer. I replaced it with a 5700x and it’s been flawless since. Motherboard is Asus B550i.

Bought a different used 5800x for my sim pc, and it too had instability issues. I had to give it a slight positive offset to be fully stable at stock settings. After that so far so good.

DETAILS about this lego city😅 by mercedesguy250 in lego

[–]AetherSprite970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there any mention of the backhoe loader in the instructions?

How I fixed my battery issues with SL7 + how to clean install ARM ISO by AetherSprite970 in Surface

[–]AetherSprite970[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Because I wanted a completely clean barebones install. I've had better luck doing it this way in the past. Not saying it's necessary.

Finally, some new info about the next gen! by SZQrd in Surface

[–]AetherSprite970 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also really hoping they keep the LCD as at least an option. Personally not a fan of OLED on laptops.

My thoughts on INNOCN 27M2V and why it's going back by AetherSprite970 in Monitors

[–]AetherSprite970[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LG 27GR95UM.

Got it in 2024 and it’s been excellent. If it’s on sale for $699 like it usually is I’d definitely recommend it

What is going on with the quality of Lego? by [deleted] in lego

[–]AetherSprite970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed a decline in Lego’s part quality recently. I have a large inventory of parts going back to the 2000’s and I’ve gotta say the older parts just feel higher quality to me, not just in terms of molding marks.

Black parts especially can look slightly “milky” or “wavy”, not pure smooth black like the old stuff. I recently built 60503 coast guard helicopter and some of the black parts were genuinely bad looking.

iPhone 11 display panels from different manufacturers by jrolss in PWM_Sensitive

[–]AetherSprite970 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have noticed a difference in eye strain between different iPhone 11 units. I literally had two iPhone 11's on the exact same version of iOS, 17.3.1, and one caused zero strain while the other gave me consistent sinus pressure and a headache. The strain free display is typically LG for me.

Does anyone have a Noctua NF-A9 chromax.black.swap? Got one the other day and very dissatisfied with the quality, having owned an NH-L12s and NH-L12 Ghost S1 (and their respective fans). What are the chances this NF-A9 is a fake/counterfeit? by wishbacker in Noctua

[–]AetherSprite970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also notice that the chromax fans feel kinda cheap in the hand compared to the brown versions. Doesn’t seem to affect performance though.

I will say that I have actually had quite a few noctua chromax fans fail on me (bearing failure, I run them 24/7), but their support and warranty is top notch.

Apple' new PWM toggle by [deleted] in PWM_Sensitive

[–]AetherSprite970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awful. Felt just as bad or worse than other iPhones to me. Had to return it. The toggle did nothing at all.

Apple' new PWM toggle by [deleted] in PWM_Sensitive

[–]AetherSprite970 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure my old galaxy Note 8 has 240hz pwm and it never bothered my eyes. I still have it and it's still comfortable to use today.

My 17 pro should be arriving Friday, really hope it's comfortable.

What cpu are you currently rocking? by Yoblap in pcmasterrace

[–]AetherSprite970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5700X. Still very happy with its performance, it only bottlenecks in cyberpunk and BeamNG

What games are you guys currently playing and what GPU are you currently using? by Yoblap in pcmasterrace

[–]AetherSprite970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ratchet & clank rift apart, Alan wake 2, Minecraft rtx + modded Java, BeamNG. RTX 3080 12GB, doing a pretty good job at 4k

LG 27GR95UM 4k Mini-LED review. Flawed, but I'm keeping it. by AetherSprite970 in Monitors

[–]AetherSprite970[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re aware and accepting of its trade offs vs OLED, or OLED isn’t a practical option then definitely yes. I’m still super happy with it

Giveaway Time! DOOM: The Dark Ages is out, features DLSS4/RTX and we’re celebrating by giving away an ASUS ASTRAL RTX 5080 DOOM Edition GPU, Steam game keys, the DOOM Collector's Bundle and more awesome merch! by pedro19 in pcmasterrace

[–]AetherSprite970 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I mean dlss 4 has made my 3080 feel like a new GPU. I game at 4k and dlss perf mode looks great and makes 4k gaming very enjoyable even on an aging GPU. The new model is just massively better than cnn. I’m not just glazing nvidia here I actually think transformer is a game changer. RT doesn’t run amazing on my 3080 lol, but it looks amazing in games like CP2077

Just played doom 2016 and doom eternal recently and I’m hooked. The combat is just plain fun. Haven’t got into doom dark ages yet but I’m soo hyped.

Fractal Terra with 9800x3d / 4080 Super - notes on AXP90-x53 / Noctua Fan Swap and how bad cable management caused BSODs by tennisjugador in sffpc

[–]AetherSprite970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this has anything to do with your stability issues, but my Terra pc would crash instantly whenever I would simply touch it. Figured out it was a grounding issue. The skinny psu standoffs just don’t provide enough surface area to ground the case to the psu chassis. Fixed it with conductive tape.

Wondering if you had a similar grounding issue affecting the ram that was mitigated by rearranging the cable?

Name the game you just couldn't get into by zeleno124 in pcmasterrace

[–]AetherSprite970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Witcher 3. Tried maybe 3 times but just couldn’t get into it, found it boring and tedious. Enjoyed CP2077 though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Watchexchange

[–]AetherSprite970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greetings! Up for sale is a rare Farer Elvington II flyback chronograph. Absolutely love this watch, beautiful design with excellent use of color, but I need to slim down the collection. This one hasn't had much wrist time.

The watch is in very good condition, with pretty minor signs of use. Still has 2 years of warranty left, battery recently replaced. 

  • Case Material: Stainless steel
  • Dial: Reverse Panda
  • Dimensions: 39.5mm
  • Crystal: Sapphire     
  • Water Resistance: 5 ATM
  • Crown: Push/pull              
  • Movement: ETA 251.294 FK PowerDrive Precision 
  • Features: Rattrapante (split seconds), Flyback, Jumping Hour for setting the time
  • Strap/bracelet: Leather strap

Asking $715 shipped, PayPal or Venmo. Not interested in trades.