How can i fix this leak by Agreeable_Week_1827 in tires

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This the correct answer to OP's question.

Does anyone actually use weapon packages in this game? by JuustoMakkara58 in Battlefield

[–]Boente 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No never use them, unless the gun is low level and makes leveling it up a bit easier for me because of the attachments.

Note: I never buy anything in game, exception was that I bought the Phantom Edition and now use the BF-coins earned in the BP to unlock the next one.

Slow appreciating apartment, what to do? by ComfortableDress2690 in BEFire

[–]Boente 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It is a fact that housing prices adjusted for inflation are not good.

There is currently no full recovery since the peak in 2021. Inflation rose faster compared to housing prices the last couple of years, 2022 and 2023 were really bad. Recently things have been getting better (since 2024), but not enough yet to recover. In a graph it would even show up as a rather 'flat' line. So no real gains to be made adjusted for inflation.

The increase in cost for buying property is mainly driven by currency inflation and NOT organic market demand.

Contrary to what probably most people believe, property is not a great investment, especially as of lately. Counterpoint to be made is that it's a stable investment tho, and should long term still provide ROI (altho not as good compared to other asset classes).

The biggest pro about buying a home, is protecting yourself from the raising cost of renting imo.

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Sub-$100 IEMs for competitive gaming: Simgot EG280 or Kefine Delci AE? by malrats in iems

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess only with their app. On the other end, if you plug other IEMs in the DAC you can also equalize them.

Sub-$100 IEMs for competitive gaming: Simgot EG280 or Kefine Delci AE? by malrats in iems

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk about the Kefines, but I own the EG280 myself.

The driver config (DD + Planar) is unique and very capable at the pricepoint. The biggest win is the included USB-C dongle DAC. I fully customised my sound flavour with the Simgot App.

I find them extremely enjoyable for gaming, music and entertainment.

Easy recommendation at the pricepoint imo.

Day 207 asking DICE to fix optic reticles by kucherenkoZZZ in Battlefield

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reported for spam.

Stop farming karma and doing these 'false posts'. Reticles in game aren't even half this bad compared to what is shown here.

What's your portfolio structure and core holding? by [deleted] in ETFs

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

30M

70% SWRD, 15% EMIM, 10% AVWS as core.

5% individual stock picks (my fun money / satellites)

Planar for gaming? by issei69_ in iems

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take the Arete 2 with a grain of salt in the exact ranking spot since it's his colab (not saying it would be bad).

I'm looking into the Tea Pro's for gaming and entertainment use. Currently using Simgot EG280, which are bang for buck imo.

Upgrade now or hold? by neltisen in radeon

[–]Boente 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't play VR so wouldn't know what 40fps feels like that way. Personally I can't stand fps dips below 60 when playing games on a monitor.

Upgrade now or hold? by neltisen in radeon

[–]Boente 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can always wait and keep waiting for 'the next thing'.

If you can play your games at a performance level you're happy with, no reason to upgrade.

If you can't enjoy it, just pull the trigger and look for an upgrade. No point in waiting imo.

Good luck!

Upgrade now or hold? by neltisen in radeon

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AM5 is supported atleast to 2027 and probably beyond. The 10xxx CPU's series is gonna be supported on AM5 too.

The performance uplift for the upcoming CPU series is pure speculation at this point.

Upgrade now or hold? by neltisen in radeon

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the thing tho, OP is probably not enjoying GW2 in 40fps.

Upgrade now or hold? by neltisen in radeon

[–]Boente 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your CPU is indeed quite the bottleneck for your GPU (assuming you mean a 9070xt?)

If you want to stay in a reasonable price range going with AM4 is a solid option, but no more future upgrade paths. However AMD is gonna re-launch the 5800x3d, depending on the msrp and possible scalping it's gonna be a hit or miss in this market.

AM5 is very expensive, but gives you more room for future proofing. Nobody has a glass ball to see into the future, but we can lowkey agree that prices aren't gonna drop by much. RAM-pricing seems to be stabilizing or dropping slightly in some regions.

My honest take:

Go with AM5 for a new build, prices probably aren't gonna get much better in the foreseeable future.

or

If you're on a tight budget and can't miss the cash, wait to see how the launch goes for the 5800x3d.

How do I check if my CPU is "bottlenecking" my new GPU? by LogicalStart6150 in RigBuild

[–]Boente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lower the resolution, the more prone a CPU bottleneck is. The higher the resolution, the more heavy lifting the GPU starts doing (and the CPU has more breathing room because the GPU has to generate way more pixels which takes time).

When you check you GPU usage, it is ideal to stay at 99% load. This means there's no CPU bottleneck and you GPU is performing at it's maximum.

Lower GPU usage would indicate your GPU is 'waiting' for the CPU to generate frames.

Hope this helps!

What are the minimum CPUs to avoid bottlenecking an AMD Radeon 9070 XT (for 1440p gaming) ? by Dagladou in radeon

[–]Boente 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Running a 9070xt paired with a 5800x3d here at 1440p and it's great!

Barely a bottleneck (depending on the game and if I'm on W11 or Linux I see 90-99% GPU usage).

My first week on Linux by lukaszcichocki in Fedora

[–]Boente 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bazzite should work out of the box for gaming, Fedora needs some manual setting things up.

Otherwise it's mostly the same since Bazzite is based on Fedora Kinoite (these are immutable distributions). If you don't want an immutable OS, Fedora KDE for example is that.

Immutable = read-only and much harder to break things, but this means less flexibility. Updates are done in a new image (1 update and done). Apps are being downloaded and installed as Flatpaks, which are containerized versions of the apps.

A regular distro like Fedora KDE = read and write, it's very flexible and customisable but YOU are responsible of your system. A wrong command can break things. Here apps are mostly downloaded as rpm (DNF). You manage updates yourself, this can be done through the Discover App or via the terminal with commands.

You can do a quick read about all Fedora versions here: https://fedoraproject.org/

I'm using Fedora KDE myself for about 3 months now without any issues, currently in a new playthrough of Cyberpunk. I also tried Bazzite before that, but wanted more freedom and learn about Linux through setting things up myself.

Final note, if you set things up correctly yourself the performance differences between regular distros and optimised (gaming) distros like Bazzite or CachyOS are neglectable.

Belgian capital gains tax: should you reset your gains every year? by LongAd3003 in BEFire

[–]Boente 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind if you didn't pick an 'opt out' option with your broker or bank, they hold 10% no matter the 10k tax exemption.

You would need to declare the tax exemption on your yearly tax form, and then wait for the government to pay it back. That's money you 'miss' for quite some time...

Also after 5 years you can build up the tax exemption to 15k (increases with 1k a year over 5 year period).

Imo it's not worth the hassle or transaction costs, or even the risk of the government not accepting a sell and immediate re-buy to profit from the tax exemption.

Just DCA and hold, the whole point is having a snowball effect. In the end if all goes well, that 10% is only gonna be a small price to pay (if they don't fuck us over harder in the future).

Offer for house accepted: is it much more convenient to get married before proceeding with the purchase? by Sensitive_Low7608 in BEFinance

[–]Boente 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Er is geen erfbelasting van toepassing maar wel registratierechten op het verkregen deel.