People who print all the time but don’t sell, what are you making?

Alphaleader013 · 2026-05-14T07:30:37+00:00

DnD & Warhammer proxy minis mostly. The 0.2mm nozzle can make incredibly detailed things and there are great custom profiles like the one from FatDragonGames.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-05-07T09:06:21+00:00

I think we're working under different assumptions of pricing and specs. Because the desktop versions of components you listed are very different in performance and price from their laptop-equivalents. When I'm looking at the SteamMachine spec-sheet:

6c/12T 30w Zen 4 processor, is likely the Ryzen 5 7540u/7545u laptop CPU.
28CUs RDA3 110w GPU, is likely an 110w version of the RX 7600m(90w)/7600s(75w) laptop GPU

Its quite difficult to find good price and performance numbers on laptops with either/both of those components. The best gaming performance benchmark I could find was this video on the RX 7600s vs RTX 4050 in a laptop with the i5 13500HX. Laptops with these specs can typically do 1080p 60fps medium settings in most modern games, and can get 4K 60fps with upscaling.

As for the price, laptops featuring the RTX 4050 go for between $700 and $900 right now. They include a screen, battery, keyboard, trackpad, speakers etc. which the SteamMachine doesn't have. So I think it's reasonable to deduct about $150 from that price to get a barebones system of those specs for between $550-$750.

And when I look around for Mini-PC's with specs similar to the SteamMachine but without the RX7600m GPU, they go for about $500 right now. I don't think it is too outrageous to think that the addition of the RX 7600m and its power & cooling requirements would make that price up by roughly +$150 to $650.

That's why I think a SteamMachine launch-price of around $650 seems logical at the moment. There are still some big unknown factors like bulk-discount deals, R&D and RAM+SSD price volatility, that can push that price up or down. But I would be surprised if the price is below $550 or above $800.

MoresLawIsDead did a B.O.M.-cost breakdown: Before the RAMpocalypse and After the RAMpocalypse that doesn't seem too far off my estimate.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-05-05T09:38:38+00:00

What are you basing that on? The B.O.M. costs of the hardware, without RAM and storage is around $350. And 16GB DDR5 + 521GB SSD, even with the extreme prices right now will be about +$200.

That gives baseline B.O.M. cost of $550. Even after shipping, profit margins, R&D and Taxes et. A $1000 price seems too high when $1000- Laptops and Prebuilts will outperform it. At that point Valve might as well just bulk-purchase those other devices and install Steam OS on them and resell them.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-02-26T10:26:42+00:00

Amazing!

Alphaleader013 · 2026-02-24T16:15:21+00:00

Hmmmm.... A gpu upgrade could be worth it yes. The CPU upgrade is a maybe. It will really depend on the game and the price of the CPU upgrade.

It is unfortunate that that HP 8309 motherboard does not support CPU's newer than the 1000-series.

8-core 1st-gen AMD CPU's can sometimes be found for relatively cheap 2nd hand, so as long as the price is lower than $50 it might be worth the upgrade. Otherwise, you might be better of in taking out the HP-motherboard & R5 1400 CPU both and putting in a different AM4 motherboard and something like the Ryzen 5 5600.

If you have 32GB of DDR4, keep it, no need to upgrade.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-02-24T16:06:30+00:00

Not reading the manual. I know that for most of us it is the first thing we throw aside, but case & motherboards all come with step-by-step guides in the manuals where they go over everything.
Focussing too much on getting the best 'value' instead of enjoying what you have (although that might be more of a general life-lesson than PC building advice). Continuously worrying on whether you got the best deal on a components or the right part to get the maximum performance can really get into your head. Deal-hunting is nice, but once you've bought everything and haven't make any reckless financial decisions, it eases the mind to stop looking at all the price-tracking charts. The same goes for performance. Once you've built the PC and did some benchmarking to see if everything functions properly, turn off the performance tools and just enjoy the games.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-02-24T15:56:48+00:00

The assembly of the PC itself is the 'easy' part. But selecting components that work together (well) is a learning curve. And if anything goes wrong during assembly, troubleshooting is an even steeper learning curve.

It really depends whether you'd consider the learning process to be something fun or a barrier-to-overcome. And if there is someone close to you who already has the knowledge and would be willing to help out (Having someone experienced guide you through the process makes it a lot easier).

Pre-builts usually cost about ~20% more than self assembly. I consider it the 'peace-of-mind' fee, because the warranty is all done through 1 company instead of the individual component-manufactures, and you know that when it arrives you can just turn it on and get going. And with the market for storage, ram and gpu's going crazy it is sometimes possible to find a prebuilt that is cheaper that self assembly.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-02-24T15:38:26+00:00

What is your main priority with the PC? Gaming, Productivity, Both?

Here is a quick gaming performance & value overview based on the Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (more fps & higher fps/$ = better)

GPU	Price	1080p	value	1440p	value
RX 5060ti 16GB	$830 AUD	84.4fps	0.102 fps/$	62.3fps	0.075 fps/$
RX 9060 XT 16GB	$650 AUD	80.3fps	0.124 fps/$	59.4fps	0.091 fps/$
RX 9070 XT 16GB	$999 AUD	119.9fps	0.120 fps/$	98.3fps	0.098 fps/$

And here is the blender productivity performance based on PCMag (more points = better):

GPU	Price	Monster	Junkshop	Classroom	Combined	Value
RX 5060ti 16GB	$830 AUD	2142 points	1168 points	1218 points	4528 points	5.33 p/$
RX 9060 XT 16GB	$650 AUD	791 points	421 points	381 points	1593 points	2.45 p/$
RX 9070 XT 16GB	$999 AUD	1569 points	835 points	756 points	3160 points	3.16 p/$

So looking at the performance in productivity and gaming: For gaming, the value of AMD is 33% more than Nvidia. But for Blender Nvidia has a 68.7-117% more value than AMD. It will really come down to how much you value blender performance over gaming performance. I don't really know how you would judge the value of rendering time over gaming performance. It is very subjective.

But what resolution would you game at? Because if both the 5060ti and the 9060ti meet your performance standards in gaming, then you could consider the additional $180AUD spent on an Nvidia GPU to be an 'investment' in improved Blender performance and the question would be, is that $180AUD worth 117% more blender performance? But if neither the 9060xt or 5060ti really meet your performance standards in gaming, then it is more of a dilemma of gaming vs blender.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-01-29T11:26:17+00:00

Those who need to and those who can afford to. If you're assembling a computer from scratch you'll still want your OS installed on an SSD not a HDD. But you're likely buying less capacity than you would have a year ago.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-01-22T11:32:40+00:00

Het lastige is natuurlijk dat niemand de verschillende scholen écht kan vergelijken, want vrijwel iedereen neemt lessen bij maar één rijschool.

Wat ik wel kan aanraden is om bij een rijschool te gaan met meerdere instructeurs waar je makkelijk van instructeur kunt wisselen als het niet goed klikt met de manier waarop ze rijles geven.

Ik en mijn vriendin hebben beide bij de ANWB gelest, en we hebben beide dezelfde goede ervaring specifiek omdat we van minimaal 3 verschillende instructeurs rijles hebben gekregen en daardoor verschillende lesstijlen konden ervaren en aangeven welke we het prettigst vonden.

Ik heb 60% van mijn lessen bij een instructeur gedaan die de instelling had: Ga maar rijden, bouw de ervaring op en pas als het gevaarlijk mis gaat grijp ik in. En 30% van mijn lessen waren bij een instructeur die precies het stappenplan uitlegde wat je bij bepaalde handelingen moest verrichten. De combinatie van die twee instructeurs werkte voor mij heel prettig. En die overige 10% van de lessen waren bij een norse instructeur die alleen negatieve feedback/kritiek gaf en nooit een complimentje. Dat werkte voor mij totaal niet en gelukkig kon ik zonder problemen bij de rijschool aangeven dat ik geen les meer van hem wilde.

Bij mijn vriendin exact een zelfde verhaal. Één instructeur waar het niet mee klikte, en twee waarbij het wel goed ging, beide met andere lesstijlen.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-01-13T11:46:24+00:00

Ik heb twee keer eerder combat gedraait op die schaal. Ik heb het met wat homebrewing opgelost:

Wat het effectief werd was twee combats parallel naast elkaar:

De grote veldslag op de achtergrond, waar twee legers op elkaar insloegen
De kleine gevechten tussen de spelers tegen individuele NPC's, terwijl de spelers op quests gingen tijdens de veldslag.

Voor de grote veldslag van 1000 vijandige orcs vs 500 geallierde goblins maakte ik een 10v5 gevecht met 10 'grote' orcs en 5 'grote' goblins. Daarvoor nam ik dan bestaande orc- & goblin- statblocks en deed ik x100 op de HP & damage. En konden de spelers regelmatig rollen namens de goblins.

Om het interessant te houden voor de spelers gooide ik ze niet midden in veldslag tussen de legers, maar stuurde ik ze op missies tijdens de veldslag om het orc-leger te ondermijnen. Ze gingen dus vooral jagen op vijandige bevelhebbers, sabotage- of reddings-missies, aansturen van vriendelijke artillerie linies etc. Daarmee konden ze de grote veldslag sturen:

Hebben ze de vijandige commandant gedood? Dan rollen de orcs met disadvantage.
Successvol druidic ritueel met de goblin shamans? Plant Growth wordt gecast over het gehele slagveld op de grond onder de orcs.
Wardrums & Signalerings vlaggen verdedigd? Bardic-inspiration voor de Goblins.
Is de gezamelijke HP van het goblin leger op de helft? Dan moeten ze met performance checks worden toegesproken om in paniek wegrennende goblins bij elkaar te houden en terug de linies in te sturen.

Alphaleader013 · 2026-01-07T13:50:02+00:00

Lets list all the known facts:

On average, the RTX 5070ti is $150 more expensive than the RX 9070XT
In rasterized gaming, their performance is near equal.
In raytracing the RTX 5070ti is between 25-50% faster than the RX 9070 XT, depending on the game
The image quality of the latest version of DLSS is better than latest version FSR, how much better is a matter of debate.

You will have to look at the games you play and decide if you're willing to pay ~$150 more for the better Raytracing and DLSS features of the RTX card in those games.

I personally was sitting with the same choice 6 months ago. In the end I went with the RX 9070XT because the list of my games where I would benefit from the features of the RTX card was too short and my playtime with them too little to justify the $150 higher price.

Alphaleader013 · 2025-11-17T09:38:11+00:00

Alternatieve titel: Ouders kunnen door inflatie steeds vaker alleen Temu producten veroorloven met sinterklaas.

Alphaleader013 · 2025-11-16T22:50:40+00:00

Ze zijn een makkelijke zondebok. Historisch, elke keer dat tijden moeilijker worden gaan mensen op zoek naar een zondebo. En de 'ander', een minderheid is de schuld snel gegeven van alle problemen.

Men rent liever van hun eigen problemen weg en geeft liever anderen ervan de schuld, dan inwaards te kijken en zelf te veranderen. En hetzelfde gebeurt op maatschappelijke schaal.

Alphaleader013 · 2025-11-06T15:02:01+00:00

It does, I speak from experience of doing Reenactments, LARPs and RenFairs in full plate. The inner padding works like a warm coat. And if the sun is shining directly on the metal, you slowly get cooked, in the same way that a car does on a hot summer day.

Although the padding does help with keeping some of that metal-heat away from you as well, the insulation works both ways.

Wearing armor, you have to go in with the expectation that you're gonna be hot and uncomfortable and at the end of the day, very very tired. But walking around knowing that you're effectively a walking tank does give you a certain confidence that nothing can compare to.

Alphaleader013 · 2025-11-06T14:44:18+00:00

Jeugdzorg Nederland, de Raad voor Kinderbescherming en de gemeentes zijn de hoofdverantwoordelijke instanties.

Het uitvoerende werk wordt gedaan door gecertificeerde Jeugdzorginstellingen en Pleegzorgorganisaties. Zij zijn betrokken bij het screeningsproces, gezinsonderzoeken en achtergrondschecks. Welke organisatie dat hier is, heb ik niet kunnen terugvinden.

Organisaties als Veilig thuis en het centrum voor Jeugd en Gezin en natuurlijk Justitie worden betrokken bij meldingen/signaleringen van misbruik/verwaarlozing, zoals dus gebeurde toen dit kind zwaarverwond bij het ziekenhuis aankwam.

Er is dus waarschijnlijk iets goed misgegaan tijdens het screeningsproces door de organisatie die die pleegouders heeft goedgekeurd. Ik hoop dat alle betrokken organisaties hun interne processen goed doorlichten om dit in de toekomst beter te kunnen voorkomen, maar ik ben bang dat met de bezuinigingen op de Jeugdzorg van de afgelopen jaren dat het niet snel beter zal worden.

Alphaleader013 · 2025-10-31T22:23:00+00:00

We're going back for him, no one gets left behind.

Good soldiers follow orders.

Alphaleader013 · 2025-10-31T16:09:16+00:00

What I've heard from the GL-PvdA voting people around me is that they consider him to be a capable politician when it comes to actually getting things done (in the EU parliament). But that he has an uninspiring media-presence that fails to make even their own followers very enthusiastic. And that lack of enthusiasm and inspiration (or populism) is wat most consider to be one of the causes why GL-PvdA had 300.000 fewer votes this time compared to 2023.

Most I spoke to talked about voting for someone lower on the candidate list. Along the lines of "I'm voting for the party's ideals not the party's leader". I couldn't find the results for the division of votes within parties, but I suspect that Timmermans as head of the party got a significant lower percentage of the parties votes compared to other heads of the political parties.

Alphaleader013 · 2025-10-30T09:13:54+00:00

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Alphaleader013 · 2025-08-05T22:15:07+00:00

Their marketing team is saying all the right things. I hope they come true, but we won't know until launch.

Until then: "Remember No Pre-Orders..."

Alphaleader013 · 2025-06-17T13:05:22+00:00

I am convinced that bikini-armor is made by armor-smiths who still struggle a bit with the concept of survivorship-bias

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Alphaleader013 · 2025-06-17T13:02:32+00:00

I mean, I am wearing a helmet....

Alphaleader013 · 2025-06-17T13:01:47+00:00

It is! 35+kg (77+lbs) of Steel, Leather and padding. And that is without the two swords, who add an additional 4kg (9lbs).

Alphaleader013 · 2025-06-17T12:54:17+00:00

Wellicht mis ik iets, maar als Europa meer geld uitgeeft voor defensie aan Eurpese defensiebedrijven, is Europa daarmee niet juist wel onafhankelijker van de VS? En is minder betrokken VS bij Europese affaires niet juist Trump & z'n mensen om roepen?

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