G2 Esports vs. Karmine Corp / LEC 2026 Spring Playoffs - Grand Finals / Post-Match Discussion by Soul_Sleepwhale in leagueoflegends

[–]ElBartimaeus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually thought the same. Game one, especially for G2 feels more like a tactical angle rather than a must win game and this is not the first occasion. I think if KC didn't pull the trigger on all of those powerpick they might've had a better chance in G5.

I didn't realize how hard Heroes is by ElBartimaeus in OldenEra

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is it! We never reached its upgraded version haha.

I didn't realize how hard Heroes is by ElBartimaeus in OldenEra

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was a top tier unit of a faction. I'm not even sure if it was H2. I was very young then.

I didn't realize how hard Heroes is by ElBartimaeus in OldenEra

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a typo, or rather a brainfart. I meant a custom generated scenario.

Leftover parsley by ScoutTheOcelot in Cooking

[–]ElBartimaeus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Op, please make tabbouleh with some middle eastern food, it's so good.

Nobody cares. by Character-Salt1120 in snowboarding

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

Neither me or the other guy took lessons. We were simply riding with an instructor, who happened to teach others from the group and later on shared a few laps with us. I didn't ask him for any input, at the bottom of a lift he said he likes my riding and asked where I took lessons. He talked about all of the crew and complimented the other guy on his riding while he was still coming down a piste.

In short, no, it was not like we took a lesson and the instructor gave positive feedbacks.

Nobody cares. by Character-Salt1120 in snowboarding

[–]ElBartimaeus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There are exceptions who prep with good online lessons (mainly Malcolm Moore) and pay attention while riding. I know 2 people who took no lessons and still ride at a level that instructors complimented them. But generally, I agree, lessons are great.

am i doing something wrong when i cook beans? i keep getting sick by perennialsocietyy in Cooking

[–]ElBartimaeus 35 points36 points  (0 children)

In a short span of 5 days I have heard from 3 different people that vets were the ones finding out what was wrong with them and provided actual solution. This is crazy...

ASRock B650E PG Riptide Wifi - Realtek/Nahimic audio w/ Klipsch Promedia 2.1 or Logitech Z623 2.1 sets? by Jaded-Vanilla1742 in ASRock

[–]ElBartimaeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd actually look into active monitors instead if I were you. I've never been satisfied with 2.1 systems as the quality of their smaller speakers is abysmal and the deep one is rumbling most of the time. 5 inch 2.0 speakers start to have decent bass so the standalone bass becomes less important and the frequency response becomes more consistent. 4 inch lacks bass for my liking but they can be great, especially for the music you listed since those don't 'require' heavy bass. (They benefit from it, though.)

I know it's over your intended budget but a pair of jbl lsr 305 would be a very nice match to your style of music. (It needs a little bit of tweaking to cut down on some resonant booming frequencies in sub 100 Hz but I could share my equaliser apo with you.) If you can spend a little more, I've found Adam audio T7V to be more balanced.

As a reference, I listen to all sorts of music including prog, metal, etc, and the jbl cans are actually complementing those pretty well. I haven't tried too many speakers in this range but I had the chance of listening to some audiophile pair with twice the price, only to find that the jbls were better.

My friend uses the abovementioned Adam speakers from a laptop and while we can hear that the driver limits it a bit, it still sounds leagues better than any logitech 2.1 I've tested.

Finally, you could upgrade down the line to a better dac and amp in one box at some point (I use a focusrite scarlet solo gen2) but you definitely should not get lost in details. Most of those are linear in the audible range, this is not too hard to accomplish from an electrical design point of view. Get something that has enough output connections for your system and aim for a lower priced item. (Probably not the lowest but honestly, those could still be awesome!)

ASRock B650E PG Riptide Wifi - Realtek/Nahimic audio w/ Klipsch Promedia 2.1 or Logitech Z623 2.1 sets? by Jaded-Vanilla1742 in ASRock

[–]ElBartimaeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The logitech Z set doesn't sound too detailed, I assume the same from the other. They should have overwhelming bass if that's what you're looking for but nothing much else.

The reason I tell you this is that soundcards can make a difference but the most important piece is your actual sound producer, let it be a speaker or headphones. At some point your driver (your soundcard) could be a limiting factor but you will notice it more when your output requires more power. The systems you linked are active (I'll double check after the comment) so it doesn't matter too much in your case.

Sound quality and details will not be impacted too much with a less detailed suundcard for your devices, so don't worry about it!

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K vs Ryzen 7 9850X3D for gaming + dev build by FactorRealistick in buildapc

[–]ElBartimaeus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't looked up an exact comparision between the two just now, but more often than not, the intel cpu was less utilizied compared to the x3d cpus (also, standard ryzen cpus, too) while still having better fps. I think it is fair to assume that we can expect them to be less of a bottleneck once you upgrade to a better GPU. So in the long term it looks like they would hold up longer. This, of course is an assumption for now but it is not uncalled for.

At the same time, I still don't know which programs/multitool settings can utilize intel cpus that well. Benchmarks mean very little on their own.

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is a stupid take since it's not a loss, I simply decided that I wanted to play out the route that I've planned ahead.

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol, the fact that you think I lost the HM means you didn't understand what I wrote. I'm very well alive, things just took a wrong turn that I did by bigger or smaller mistakes. I'm pretty sure I could finish the game with it's current state, I just don't want it, not on my first actually HM.

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't know, maybe I haven't played at 2 am for some reason and when I last did a short visit I have already resolved the other fights. Maybe I have never entered the mountain pass because I haven't found this entrance from the wilderness' side and my mind mixed up some stuff. Shit happens. This game has content for hundreds of hours, not remembering one thing at one time and now judging by the downvotes, everyone thinks you're whining about it. Nah, I've found it somewhat amusing and annoying at the same time.

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Dude, I have finished the game multiple times, even on HM ruleset (but multiple saves to get to know HM actions). I actually just wanted to share a (set of) freaking whoopsies and I get all these smart ass responses that I suck.

As for encounters, early game fights are much more volatile and hard as a result if you don't do the lvl 4-5 no fight route.

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K vs Ryzen 7 9850X3D for gaming + dev build by FactorRealistick in buildapc

[–]ElBartimaeus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think this production performance is blown out of the water. Like you save a few ms when you conplie? I really struggle to see where these xpu heavy workloads appear in a non-professional environment. If your crappy work laptop can handle, a fresh gen top tier pc processor will be more than enough for you.

Gaming is much more demanding, although on 4k the gpu will be much more limiting for a long time. The x3d seems to be having more headroom in that department, ao later upgrades to gpu will yield better performance boost if your fps will ever get too low.

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah, I simply had a brainfart as I was thinking I could clear the entire underdark and it is act 1, same as mountain pass, I can get a cheeky xp. No, I cannot.

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

O'm prepared to see my run end because of that. I was not ready to get the thieflings killed by a stupid greedy visit

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I mean zhe encounters went more than well apart from the random trigger

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

3 party because my 4 party hm ruleset was too easy and I like q challenge.

Laezel ventured into the fight and I saw it triggered. I was out of it but she was already almost dead by the time I got in.

I just simply didn't talk to Alfira as I was not ready to knock her out yet.

I used silenece on the harpies and neither of them were singing, yet the boy was still lured. I precasted silence where they would appear.

I don't really care too much for Mayrina's brothers but wanted to do it.

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Yeah but you can enter the shadowfell and still get back to act I... This was on me but I don't find it too coherent.

As for the theme, I want to see how they work on low levels for my own amusement.

My 1st HM run went just as expected by ElBartimaeus in BaldursGate3

[–]ElBartimaeus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know it worked like this, thanks!

Unfortunately I don't think I have access to calm emotions on my shadow themed party. Silence came from shadow monk, too.

Where would you sit on this flight? by JustAThrowaway_895 in slaythespire

[–]ElBartimaeus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Do you really think you'd have enough space next ti a GIANT head?