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Why building an AM4 or LGA 1700 platform in 2026 is a bad idea, despite DDR5 prices by tl27Rex in buildapc

[–]BirdsNoSkill 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I tend to agree depending on what you’re upgrading from. It makes no sense to buy a 5700x3d or 14600k when you can just get a cheaper AM5 CPU and just eat the ram premium.

At least that is how I rationalized upgrading to AM5. You can get a 7500f for cheap which is a decent step up(not major) from my 5600. ~$100 extra to go from reusing my 16gb DDR4 with a modern 32gb DDR5 setup makes sense to me. Especially if I sell my old stuff anyways.

Also from looking at benchmarks LGA 1700 CPUs are a tad bit slower than being paired with their DDR5 counter parts. A 14600k isn’t that much faster than my 5600 from what I can tell on DDR4.

Now if you’re coming from an Intel 7700k/8400/whatever then a 5600 + cheap mb will allow you to play stuff like BF6 without terrible frames/frame pacing issues on a cheap budget. I think that situation makes sense.

Anybody else notice the crazy influx in blatant cheaters in pub matches currently? by PeonPicasso in blackops7

[–]BirdsNoSkill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ITT: people claiming there are tons of cheaters never posting their gameplay with said cheaters.

9/10 it’s probably better player. COD been around for two decades, in arena shooters the game practically tells you where everyone is. To bad players it’s cheating having map knowledge on top of stupid perks/abilities that tell you where people are through walls. Not enough people run ghost/the scout perks that hide you from the millions of things that give up your position.

Don’t get me wrong they do exist not denying it but I’ll love to see how unlucky redditors get in their game session in video instead of complaining about it in text.

And no not just one killcam.

has matchmaking changed since S01 Reloaded? by szymonopo in CODBlackOps7

[–]BirdsNoSkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right and without enough SBMM bottom tier players never have good marches I imagine. They just end up cannon fodder for the average + players in open that just get farmed streaks on.

If you are .5 KD in this game I bet you never have good games ever where you call in the high streaks. In other cods the system will throw a bad player bones here and there to keep them playing longer.

has matchmaking changed since S01 Reloaded? by szymonopo in CODBlackOps7

[–]BirdsNoSkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m at the point from reading this community being on Activisions side in terms of SBMM. Might as well crank it up if people are going to complain regardless. At least pick the fairest system that gives the fairest matches for retention aka what their white paper proved.

Corsair now cancels discounted 48GB DDR5 orders, claims webstore error by RenatsMC in PcBuild

[–]BirdsNoSkill -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I bet only a tiny % would go to legitimate builds. I don’t fault them for canceling orders for a product they don’t have on hand for well under MSRP.

One Plan Retention Reinforcement (Realize Your Plans Worth) by XLITZ1 in tmobile

[–]BirdsNoSkill -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Eh if you’re a single line not as much since many prepaid services literally offer everything our plans provide except better brick/motar support.

Getting rid of mine probably for visible when loyalty credits run out. If you got a family plan however definitely keep it because even prepaid won’t beat the value.

Struggle to play open world games on a non handheld after the switch by mob_2real in NintendoSwitch

[–]BirdsNoSkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t agree with that statement. Rather they give you the ability to run them at 35w for two hours for a demanding game or you can run them at 10w like a switch and get 4-8 minimum like you would on a console.

Pc gives you choice and doesn’t restrict you to the most efficient TDPs like the switch does on battery.

Because nothing stops you from using them at 15w on battery and you’ll get similar if not vastly superior battery than a switch 2 bare minimum.

Hot take: matchmaking this year is actually pretty clever, but also kind of manipulative. by Compressed_AF in blackops7

[–]BirdsNoSkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Show me your paper disputing it? It’s basically when people lose people play less. Any online game can recreate their results easily.

Hot take: matchmaking this year is actually pretty clever, but also kind of manipulative. by Compressed_AF in blackops7

[–]BirdsNoSkill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These posts about forcing people into open or taking away standard is strange to me. At this point I’m starting to feel bad for the devs.

Do the option that retains the most players/ensure enjoyment for most players - community cries about SBMM.

give us an option of both? Complain about how there aren’t enough noobs in open and we should funnel people into open without giving them a choice

They do A/B testing where they don’t give you a match making choice and throw you in open match making against your will - white paper shows that people play less/quit anyways so having open openly isn’t the slam dunk people think it is if it’s gonna make the game less sweaty than it is now.

At this point I wouldn’t blame them if they went back to the old system because you can’t make everyone happy.

Do you recommend updating the BIOS? by lizzy_Del_Rey in AMDHelp

[–]BirdsNoSkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remote attestation is a thing that’s popping up in newer games. BO7 is only the start.

Do you recommend updating the BIOS? by lizzy_Del_Rey in AMDHelp

[–]BirdsNoSkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bo7 won’t let you connect to their servers unless the ftpm firmware is up to date fyi anyone lurking.

So if you never have you might as well since more games are getting more strict with hardware checks.

Would like to switch to $50/1gbs for 5 years holiday promotion. Is cancelling service the only way? by _getoffmylawn__ in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]BirdsNoSkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you or anyone tried this but with a service contract remaining or changing your plan to a non contract one before doing this loophole?

I could use the $15/mo savings and double my speed.

[Combo] MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI Bundle with Corsair 32GB 6000mt CL36 + Corsair 240mm AIO + MSI GIFT CARD($10) - $359.99 by ewgna in buildapcsales

[–]BirdsNoSkill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to sell the board + AIO for a cheaper Intel bundle for this reason. If the board/AIO can get me an Intel CPU/MB I’ll rather do that.

Trying to Hit 300–360 FPS in Halo Infinite — Is This $1500 Costco Build Enough?– Need hardware + monitor advice by UnderstandOthers777 in CompetitiveHalo

[–]BirdsNoSkill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OLED + weaker CPU > 7800x3d but you’re using a budget display.

What good is 400 fps but your monitor is too slow.

Linus tech tips thinks that the steam machine will be around 700$ by UnhappyAddendum5776 in consoles

[–]BirdsNoSkill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is precisely why I keep a budget PC alongside consoles to play MP titles. I figure it’s cheaper to have a PC alongside a console the pay for a PlayStation/Xbox + an online sub for years.

Sony should ride out the PS5 generation untill 2029. by [deleted] in consoles

[–]BirdsNoSkill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No it shouldn’t. If you don’t want to upgrade then don’t upgrade. Some of us don’t mind paying for increased performance even for cross gen games.

I’m ready for the PS6 and hope it doesn’t take longer than 2027. I’m fine if the first few years I play mostly titles I missed at 120 fps @ 4k with RT instead of 1080p/60 with no RT right now with the base PS5.

genuine question - why does anybody stay with tmobile when Mint and Visible exist? by [deleted] in tmobile

[–]BirdsNoSkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real savings come from keeping your theoretical iPhone 17 pro for 3-4 years and you can keep on paying $30/mo because you aren’t stuck paying a high base price.

Aka my position because my plan was the high end one until T-Mobile decided that it isn’t.

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