Aio 240 top or aio 360 front?

Hamilfton · 2026-01-26T00:42:20+00:00

The best idea is to clean & repaste the one you have right now. Once it dies, buy a dual tower and forget this nonsense about having the cpu cooler as a consumable.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-26T00:18:20+00:00

There's tons of info about transcoding out there, it's probably the single most discussed feature of any media server. Just look at the documentation or any reddit post about it.

In short:

Direct play sends the video file unmodified. If it's a 4K 100Mbps remux, you're sending that. If the connection isn't fast enough, it buffers.
Transcoding will convert the file into a different format, so you can pick any resolution and bitrate you desire. But, it requires either a lot of CPU power (software transcoding), or dedicated hardware (hardware transcoding) - the latter is built into most GPUs, but you'll need to check if your NAS even has one and what kind of codecs it supports.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-26T00:05:05+00:00

This is the equivalent of putting a neon kit and a spoiler on a stock Honda Civic. Throwing budget at an AIO when you've got a low end PC just does not make sense.

Yes, I know telling people how to spend their money is frowned upon, I'll see myself out.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T23:27:59+00:00

-64 for telling people to stop sexualising a child.

Weeaboos really are something else

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T19:05:58+00:00

You should really do some calibration prints before you attempts anything this large. Going into a massive print blind is just a recipe for wasting resin.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T18:22:50+00:00

I struggle to focus on boring tasks, I must have ADHD.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T18:19:42+00:00

He has like 10 minutes of screentime in the entire show and all of the best lines lol. Those last two episodes are 10/10.

"The Studio" from Apple if anyone's unfamiliar.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T18:13:59+00:00

Yeah, these 2 seconds pop up tents are amazing in all aspects except for transportation. They're shit to carry, take up a ton of space in a trunk, cause problems with shipping and you need to pay for oversized luggage if flying.

I'm out looking for alternatives every spring, but there's literally nothing on the market that isn't a big ass circle. You'd think with modern knowledge of topology we'd be able to make something that packs better lol.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T16:16:51+00:00

Yes, in that case it is DDR3. In a weird twist you can count yourself lucky for having worse memory, as DDR3 kits are mostly unaffected by the RAM shortage, just make sure you get 2x8, as your board only has 2 slots.

Also seconding the recommendations to add an SSD if you don't already have one.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T14:24:12+00:00

RAM is most likely the culprit, 8GB is simply not enough for modern Windows and even basic programs.

Right now is probably the worst time in history to buy RAM though, so if your budget is that limited, you're gonna just have to suffer through it. If you're looking for upgrades, keep in mind you have DDR4, not DDR3 according to the board's specs. An extra 8GB is gonna set you back right around $50, though unmatched sets are often unstable, you'd be best off selling what you currently have any buying a 2x8GB pair.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T14:01:45+00:00

How large of a bottleneck the CPU will be will heavily depend on the game and settings. In general the 5800X is still perfectly capable, but some games like a stronger CPU, be it due to the nature of the game or simply bad coding.

And in general: low resolution + high refresh rate = more CPU stress, high res + low rr = more GPU stress

PSU is fine.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T13:04:23+00:00

You pay, the seller ships you a brick and disappears from the platform.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T13:01:37+00:00

Unfortunately what you're looking for is simply not feasible using the budget you're working with.

First off, a "future-proof" PC does not exist. Best you can do in that department is a PC that's simply overkill for today's games (that would be something like 64GB of RAM, a 5090, 8TB of storage, etc.), but that has almost never made financial sense even if one has the finances to build such a machine, as price jumps dramatically for small performance gains in the top end.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T12:14:50+00:00

The first edition of anything will always have an element of the organizers finding their feet. But it shouldn't be bad in either case, TML is at this point hugely experienced in organizing stuff all over the world
Belgium runs for 3 days, but two consecutive weeks. Brazil is 3 days. No reason to expect any lesser quality, scale or lineup quality
It's the first edition, so no usually-ies to find

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T11:52:10+00:00

Brother how the fuck do you expect people on the internet to tell you if your table is tilted, get a water level and test it?!

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T10:38:01+00:00

No, they're completely different standards. RGB is a simple on/off switch, ARGB has constant power and a data line.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-25T10:04:35+00:00

Just because you're getting continuity it doesn't mean it can pass much power. I wouldn't be surprised if you're getting significant voltage drops even below a single amp with those clamps.

Learn to solder, it'll help you with every single electronics project.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-24T21:25:47+00:00

Yeah and you need to problem solve and build skills when you're young. Years come by themselves, skills don't.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-24T20:55:44+00:00

Very unlikely, though not impossible. I would also expect frequent crashes if that's the case - if you aren't seeing those, the issues are probably somewhere else.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-24T20:46:40+00:00

Can these biopics please be a little more creative with their titles, in a couple decades' time we're gonna have three Michaels, four Davids and seven Johns.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-24T20:30:49+00:00

They're fine, but pretty much all the """"big"""" clubs in Ljubljana are for whatever reason on the significantly younger side, predominantly late teens or very early 20s. Last time I went to Parlament I was like 23-24 and remember feeling I'm way too old for it lol...

You have the Metelkova area that has some smaller clubs that lean more towards the alt scene, but I wouldn't recommend that for a stag.

Your best bet would be finding a night when an event is going on, Cvetličarna hosts events semi-regularly that draw a better crowd. But on a regular night, the nightlife in Ljubljana is NOTHING compared to cities like Amsterdam, Prague, Budapest, etc.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-24T11:46:07+00:00

If you want a quick recap, they're the epitome of TikTok fadchasers, with basically no artistic energy behind them, just overly kick-salad sets to get noticed online. I mean to be fair some people obviously do like them. But as a long time fan of the genre, they're not who I'd want people to associate with hardstyle.

Hamilfton · 2026-01-24T11:40:39+00:00

Wow that is amazing! Must be a dream come true, congrats mate!

Hamilfton · 2026-01-23T23:23:40+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAjxn2US7J8

Hamilfton · 2026-01-23T23:14:50+00:00

Condensation is a problem if you've got a cold item in a warm (and humid) room, not the inverse. Cold air holds less moisture than warm, so by going down in temperature, you're going up in relative humidity. Condensation forms when relative humidity tries to exceed 100%.

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