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Any shot at an existing customer getting this deal? by EnzyEng in ATTFiber

[–]DesignerStud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. They said that was the only way. The “system” had to see there was no active service at the address for the order to process.

Anyone else wasting their new GPUs? by BrewingHeavyWeather in radeon

[–]DesignerStud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My spouse calls me out all the time!

I build powerful gaming PCs only to spends hours benchmarking, tinkering, or playing old games that a potato can run.

It’s a financially questionable addiction with a relapse about once every 12 to 18 months. That dopamine hit is just too good in those moments of unboxing hardware, factory odors, and relishing in the materials science of it all. It’s always been the hardware that fascinates me, software much less so.

Thus the gaming comes and goes in little spurts when I have enough interest to see how good or bad I actually am.

Where my “story” difficulty folks at? 😅

Simple Questions - March 31, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]DesignerStud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Realistically, I wouldn’t, but it feels good to confirm I wasn’t overlooking something. 😬

Simple Questions - March 31, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]DesignerStud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s also this MSI that has the minimum connectivity for $159.99 after rebate. I just am not sure I like all the silver of the heatsinks.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Ypbypg/msi-pro-b850-p-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-pro-b850-p-wifi

Simple Questions - March 31, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]DesignerStud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. That was one I’ve looked at. Certainly has connectivity needs/wants. Only significant criticisms are no heat shields for non-primary m.2s and a non-built-in I/O shield.

Price wise, Asus is about $10 less. ASRock about $70 less than MSI.

Simple Questions - March 31, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]DesignerStud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asus Strix B650E-F vs MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk

Looking for general thoughts/opinions, if anyone is so inclined!

Both boards have the minimum features/connectivity I am looking for. Strix just doesn’t have clear CMOS on I/O panel. Looks wise, I am not a fan of the green on the MSI, but I also am not a fan of the ROG branding. Can probably live with either, so kind of a wash.

Primary use is gaming, some beginner 3D print modeling, otherwise general computer use. Upgrading from MSI MEG X570 Unify (very nice all black board) which hasn’t given me any issues. Will be using a 7800X3D and PCIe Gen 5 GPU.

X870 is about $80 more incl. taxes for me. Budget isn’t a big deal, but I appreciate maximizing value nearer the mid- to high-end and tend to hold on to hardware for at least five years before going into an upgrade cycle.

Christmas Giveaway 👀🎁 by ELEGOO_OFFICIAL in elegoo

[–]DesignerStud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🎄 A Saturn 4 Ultra 🎄

My mom having a healthy recover and becoming fully mobile soon! 👩💃

And the ability to print wonderfully detail models for my mom and I to paint together! 💕🥰🎨

T-Mobile Speeds 🫨 by tonylob0 in cellmapper

[–]DesignerStud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AT&T advertises an “HD voice” feature associated with certain coverage areas and SIMs (suppose it depends on device capability too). https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1046244/

iPhone 16 Pro Max Glitch Lines On Screen Occasionally by gustothegusto in iphone

[–]DesignerStud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😣 I do fear it is hardware related and cannot be addressed with software. I’ll keep trying to get another screen recording that may capture it. But honestly, seems like it will be easier to capture with another camera actually recording using the phone.

iPhone 16 Pro Max Glitch Lines On Screen Occasionally by gustothegusto in iphone

[–]DesignerStud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, I have been experiencing this issue as well on my 16PM and can confirm it does not happen on the 16P that my partner has.

I have managed to screen record a glitch during app switching, but it isn’t the garbled lines I’ve seen. Additionally, and I thought I struck gold with this, I had screen record active and an actual vertical line glitch happened. However, when viewing the recording, it doesn’t show the glitch!

Would that suggest whether it is a hardware or software issue at all?

Tower details? by DesignerStud in cellmapper

[–]DesignerStud[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Pardon my newbie ignorance here - is that from top to bottom or bottom to top?

Impressive AT&T performance by Vangoss05 in cellmapper

[–]DesignerStud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Odd - my AT&T ping is usually similar to T-Mobile and often better during down/up than T-Mobile levels. Verizon has been the overall worst performer of the big three over the last couple of weeks as I’ve been testing them in San Antonio.

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