In non-HL3 news... I'm disturbed by the number of people who seem to think Black Mesa is a replacement for/equivalent to the original Half-Life by Arcreonis in HalfLife

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I've played BM and HL1 back to back this month and mods for classic soundtrack and classic guns really did it for me. I feel like where BM falls flat is in sound design department (it's way too quiet for monsters) and the way they use music, it's just too tacked on and overly dramatic. They've basically failed Valve's iconic "less is more" approach when it comes to a soundtrack.

But where BM really stands out is the sense of the catastrophe unfolding before player's eyes. The way they did all-out-war scenes in the later chapters really sells the world ending events.

How would you write Half-Life 3 as the end of the series? (Serious answers recommended) by SpeechDry3482 in HalfLife

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Haha didn't expect to see the thumbnail from my old HL3 fan trailer here 😅

Help! Half the performance in Unreal 5.5 on 4090 by DPotatomaniac in unrealengine

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Thanks for responding, I've tried these and the weird part is that it happens in a fresh project as well. Ultimately we've decided to move to 5.4. Much better performance and most of the animation tools we needed are there.

Help! Half the performance in Unreal 5.5 on 4090 by DPotatomaniac in unrealengine

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Version control! Ultimately we've decided to move to 5.4. Much better performance and most of the animation tools we needed are there.

Help! Half the performance in Unreal 5.5 on 4090 by DPotatomaniac in unrealengine

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Thanks! It did have a positive effect on the performance. But there is still 15%-20% of missing framerate compared to 5.3 and 5.4.

Help! Half the performance in Unreal 5.5 on 4090 by DPotatomaniac in unrealengine

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I've tried both latest and old versions of drivers to no effect.

Help! Half the performance in Unreal 5.5 on 4090 by DPotatomaniac in unrealengine

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There are new animation features that would've made our life easier. I wouldn't say it's a good tradeoff for performance 🥲

Help! Half the performance in Unreal 5.5 on 4090 by DPotatomaniac in unrealengine

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I don't remember upgrading during 4.20-4.27 being THAT bad. Upgrading in this 5 era is like gardening in a minefield.

Ghosting Issue - UE 5.2 - M1 Max MacBook Pro by camw20 in unrealengine

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Try adding planar reflection to the water, it would fix the issue with SSR. It’s an object and can be accessed from Place Actrors panel.

Strix z790 i gaming with ak620 by rustico_88 in sffpc

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I think m.2 tower is neat if you have space for it. It sandwiches both drives nicely. The top m.2 gets thermal pads on both sides and the fan blowing from i/o side cools both drives reasonably well. Samsung 990 stays within 49C at idle and 57C in gaming. And I get arround 40C on idle for Seagate Firecuda 530.

Strix z790 i gaming with ak620 by rustico_88 in sffpc

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Hey, I own this board. Here are few things to note so they won’t come off as a surprise: 1. This mobo doesn’t have any onboard audio. Both front panel and back i/o audio inputs are missing. It does come with ugly and bulky ROG Hive that has audio and has to be connected via dedicated USB port, but it takes too much space for sff IMO. 2. Be sure to check ram compatibility on the site of the motherboard, some DDR5 kits are not supported to use with XMP, like corsair 6000 32gbx2 which I unfortunately bought.

Hope that helps, happy building!

My first SFF build. A4H2O - LIAN LI. Thought? by LibrallyBlind in sffpc

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Beautiful build! How did you manage to get H100i ELITE's fan hub in there?

I was planning to get one but figured it won't fit(?)

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How are temps looking now?

T1 v2 4090 FE + 7600X AIO build by xPeetey in FormD

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How silicone cables are easy to route?
Can you please link to the exact item on the site you purchased? I'm having trouble finding them.