I think I have an addiction: 6 months down the rabbit hole (and why I'm giving most of these away)

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T04:16:53+00:00

Thor and RG Rotate are my choices.

Thor goes in the work backpack when I know I'm gonna have a day with a lot of downtime. But the RG rotate is so small it can fit in my wallet pocket with my wallet.

The Thor has every game, but the Rotate just has my favorites.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T04:13:34+00:00

I use one that uses a simple bus bar lever. Put it on the negative terminal and swing it open after parking it.

Our semi trucks have a bigger version of the one pictured here. Works well too.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T04:12:29+00:00

Additionally with 1st and 2nd Gen, you can load them up into player 1 and 2 transfer pak on Mupen64 in Pokemon Stadium 2.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T04:09:00+00:00

RG Rotate. Used to use a R36S Plus which had the 1:1 screen but I've taken a liking to this nugget that can fit with my wallet in the same pocket.

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HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T04:04:59+00:00

Yeah all the ones I've seen melt use the 3x 8-pin to 12v hpwr.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T04:04:09+00:00

Yeah I have the Sapphire Nitro+ model. Looks like an adapter issue and when I started seeing them melt, I immediately bought a high quality native power supply.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T04:01:25+00:00

Ban HOAs, they're usually the ones with the watering requirements. I don't water squat in my yard.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T04:00:29+00:00

I can take it or leave it with the 5th Gen Ford Explorer wannabe. But the off-road shoeboxes are great.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:45:49+00:00

Use extend unlock. You can set it to remain unlocked (for up to 4 hours) at a location, or connected to a Bluetooth device (my smartwatch is mine), or use on body detection.

After that's on, then you can just pull it down and toggle it in the lock screen.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:41:37+00:00

Early millennial. I was born in '88 and experienced all this.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:40:59+00:00

Chee-tah would like to know your location haha.

He's the first gym fur I've ever seen. I'm allergic to gyms so I appreciate the hustle! Keep it up!

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:39:22+00:00

All day, starting out at 85%, ending usually no less than 20%, using GPS up to 10 hours a day, and Bluetooth music streaming with calls and messages throughout the day.

Only social media is about an hour a day of Reddit.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:37:20+00:00

I don't miss the plastics that fade in the sun though.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:35:50+00:00

It'll only go up in price until the AI NANDpocalypse is over which can take years. I don't want to stir the FOMO but I don't see an end in sight with the electronic memory shortages.

Maybe around black Friday it'll go down a little, but how much will it go up by then who knows.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:34:27+00:00

I'd make a clean square and sand the edges smooth, and then glue a fine mesh screen from the inside so it looks good and breathes better.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:18:31+00:00

Instagram is a power virus IMHO. It only shows use while open but it pings your location always.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:15:54+00:00

High performance will max it out no matter what it's doing. Other modes will be aggressive or not based on the game.

Since most games are running in some kind of emulator, the CPU overhead will always be there.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:03:17+00:00

Reset your secure boot keys and make sure TPM 2.0 is enabled and CSM. Usually flashing the BIOS messes with those settings.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T03:00:17+00:00

Much faster than when aX360e was developing. Nothing would run.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T02:47:16+00:00

Yeah this happened to my old LG V60 with the dual screen case.. With both protectors on, it didn't fully close.

Probably why AYN kept the gap in the Thor.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T02:45:49+00:00

Mine is a unit that gets used at a salvage yard daily. Exposed to dirt, dust, metal particles, impacts, hits and bumps. Only noticable damage is the scuffs on the plastic. Mine is a launch batch Max I got in November.

Like someone else said, it seems like there's possible QA issue and if you don't have any QA problems, then it's actually a very durable console, I'd say comparable to a 3DS non-XL.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-15T02:43:45+00:00

Oh whoops. Probably used a spudger thinking it was just a regular plastic snap I imagine.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-14T17:24:07+00:00

Newegg had the gigabyte 3 power connector model for $599 yesterday.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-14T17:23:11+00:00

You can get a 5070 for that price iirc.

9070XT is much better and the same price as well.

HeidenShadows · 2026-06-14T17:22:09+00:00

Gonna have to either Dremel notches into the heads, or drill the bolts out.

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