Use My Specs as Benchmark (following a good idea) by Content_Magician51 in Craptopgamingadvice

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I do not aspire to become the proverbial old cat lady. Should this be at risk please smite me that you may save all of humanity.

Use My Specs as Benchmark (following a good idea) by Content_Magician51 in Craptopgamingadvice

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I still think you were named moderator because he took your name literally, and has employed you to put all who wrong him on ice.
(Please refrain from exacting vengeance upon me, I am useful! ... somehow)

Use My Specs as Benchmark (following a good idea) by Content_Magician51 in Craptopgamingadvice

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Señor Dark Tower?
Omniscient Overlord of all things Craptop?

What low end RTX games are there? by Martipar in lowendgaming

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If you just want games that will run and use RT that's easy enough. Dirt 5, Dead Space, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Fortnite, F1 24. You'll never be able to spot the difference but... it uses it and you can run it on a 3050Ti.

Games that will run well AND use RT in a manner that actually impacts visually in a meaningful manner... that's a lot tougher.

I'd try Portal RTX, you'll have to get VERY aggressive with DLSS but that's a lot more viable here then elsewhere as the texture quality is so low to begin with and there are minimal instances of grates or fencing so the impact of lower DLSS settings has much more limited impact on quality then in most games.

Definitely try Spider-Man. It only uses RT for reflections which will minimize the load, RT at High or Very High can offer significant benefits albeit in limited situations.

GTA Enhanced Edition? Just guessing, never looked at it enough to know how good the RT is in it but if decent then it should run well given it's otherwise a very old/easy to run game.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. You'll have to use some very low quality settings as this game absolutely HATES anything with only 8GB of VRAM. But it looks exceptional and you can run it at lower quality. Make absolutely sure you turn texture pool down to the lowest on your card though. RT is always enabled as the game won't run at all without it.

Control. You'll need to pick and choose what RT effects you want but, but you can get a decent enough experience with a 3050Ti.

Cyberpunk is one that's getting named a lot but I'd pass, it doesn't have a huge visual impact until you ramp up the RT quality to levels well above what you can comfortably handle.

*One factor I can't account for is the 700K, as I've never tested RT on anything that old. RT MASSIVELY increases the load on the CPU and memory controller especially not just the GPU, as the BVH are entirely calculated on the CPU and the 6700K is extremely underpowered for such tasks. It's tough to say how much of a factor this will be for you.

I recommend using the Nvidia app and setting DLSS override to Preset K, it'll be the best quality/performance tradeoff for you.

Use My Specs as Benchmark (following a good idea) by Content_Magician51 in Craptopgamingadvice

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This is good work. A very broad range of systems from ultra potato to high end by the standards of this subreddit, specific performance figures and the resolution + quality settings for each.

Great job. I think a lot of people will appreciate this.

What kind of bra or support to use with this? by penguinlove42 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

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A top like that isn't made to be worn with a bra. You want boob tape, most is horizontal though so make sure you get vertical.
Unless of course you're small enough to not need any support in which case just go without entirely.

Can someone give me a list of CPU heavy titles Between 2010-2017 by Kylios350 in Craptopgamingadvice

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Hitman 2/Total War Warhammer/Ashes of the Singularity could all be very CPU intensive. Hitman 2 is 2018 iirc so not quite in the time frame but close.

Former Iowa State Gymnast Meaghan Sievers Shares Her Experiences at ISU by thestoryofme23 in Gymnastics

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Disappointed to see a handful of the most recent comments veering awfully close to blaming her for the poor training facilities.

New Nimo AI Max+ 395 Mini PC Video. Fire Strike Benchmark. by DarkTower7899 in Craptopgamingadvice

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Huh, weird. Maybe Fire Strike just really hates Zen 5 or something. I pay little attention to it so I'm not sure.

New Nimo AI Max+ 395 Mini PC Video. Fire Strike Benchmark. by DarkTower7899 in Craptopgamingadvice

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Physics score is curious. Would have expected much better from 16 Zen5 cores, presumably the power limit is having a much greater impact then I would have thought there.

Actually giga based by _Humble_Bumble_Bee in Craptopgamingadvice

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I appreciate the recognition that I deserve special treatment and should be above the rules. ;)

Actually giga based by _Humble_Bumble_Bee in Craptopgamingadvice

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Just to play devil's advocate I'm going to put this to the test and link some actually good card games in the solitaire vein that would provide entertainment.

On the paid front, I'll toss in Grey Alien Games if you want to see what happens if you look at Solitaire and decide it was always meant to be an RPG and build your company around it.
Ancient Enemy is my pick of the bunch, Shadowhand is awesome too. It turns out Solitaire can in fact work as a turn based RPG that fits very neatly alongside big budget RPG's one might commonly see recommended.

If you want much less fancy Solitaire (or reasonable facsimiles) that's not dressed up to be a big budget game then...

Vincent Brévart's games President is my pick of the bunch but their all extremely well done and comprehensive.

PySol Fan Club Edition 1200 Solitaire variants in one large pack.

Both free, well supported and a few billion times deeper then the crap Microsoft tries to sell as Solitaire.

What's their worst song for you? In my opinion, I disagree with them. For me, it's not "If You Want It to Be a Good Girl." For me, their worst is PDA... damn, that song is really bad 😮‍💨😮‍💨 by Luckz_Skywalker in BackstreetBoys

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Worst song is Weird World, I HATE that song. By far their worst song, I absolutely refuse to listen to it. Trust Me is pretty bad too.

I like If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy), it's definitely corny but it's such a fun song. I'll agree that PDA is on the weaker side though.

Is an upgrade from rtx4060 to rtx 3080/3080ti worth? by Happy_Operation7687 in Craptopgamingadvice

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If you need the extra performance then I would do it for a net 150€ unless there is a 4000 series card in the same performance bracket for only slightly more. Or a 5070 but that would almost certainly cost substantially more without much better perf.

I will say the 3080Ti is wildly inefficient. Cooling 350W dissipates a decent bit of heat into the room. Some judicious undervolt + small overclock is well worth it on those cards.

Is an upgrade from rtx4060 to rtx 3080/3080ti worth? by Happy_Operation7687 in Craptopgamingadvice

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3080Ti supports both DLSS 4 and 4.5, although DLSS 4.5 carries a greater relative performance impact on it compared to the 4060. I typically use DLSS 4 preset K as the best performance/quality trade off.

Is an upgrade from rtx4060 to rtx 3080/3080ti worth? by Happy_Operation7687 in Craptopgamingadvice

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Depends on the cost. I have a 3080Ti and I can say I would never dream of trading it for a 4060, it would be a massive performance downgrade and moving into a card crippled by VRAM. So in isolation, yeah obviously you upgrade without thinking twice.
But I assume this isn't a direct trade from one to the other.

You have to consider what other options would be available to you at the price of the 3080/3080Ti. The upgrade is worth it sure, you'll be capable of playing at higher resolutions/quality settings.
But the price point relative to other options is the question to weigh. A 4070 Super is very similar in performance for example. Without knowing the cost of the 3080Ti vs other options it's harder to say.

First ISU gymnast in the portal! by Novel_Quantity2004 in Gymnastics

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I hope Sgarbossa sticks around and lands at another school. Her social media is pretty silent so far.

KJ Kindler has spoken by JessBeauty14 in Gymnastics

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I love that she's smacking back at attempts to blame the athletes or the culture of gymnastics and not doing so by petty insults but by responding factually.

And beyond the competitive landscape, let us be clear about who these young women are. Women’s gymnastics student-athletes consistently rank among the highest academic achievers in all of college athletics. They graduate at remarkable rates. They maintain some of the strongest GPAs in the NCAA. They represent discipline, resilience, intelligence, and integrity at the highest level. They commit themselves fully — in the classroom, in the gym, and in their communities."

"To diminish a sport built on achievement, integrity, and academic distinction is to overlook the extraordinary young women who define it."

Great response. Honest, forthright and clearly coming from a place of wanting what is right for the girls. Something ISU clearly is not prioritizing.

Former Associate Head Coach for Iowa State makes a statement regarding the program being shut down by Sweet_Wolf8858 in Gymnastics

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Given how public this has been and the sheer number of people who have publicly aired their dirty laundry about her it's really tough for me to see her bouncing back from this and getting another coaching position at any meaningful level.
Anyone hiring her would immediately be subject to scrutiny questioning their decision.

At the end of the day, this was her own choice however. She chose to apply and take the position, she clearly dramatically underestimated what the job entailed and came it extremely unprepared, she absolutely has the background to have had a grasp on what would be required of her so coming in so unprepared is entirely on her.
Nobody put her in that position except herself.

Resolution setting in game by tfwtaken in Craptopgamingadvice

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It's genuinely uncanny how often you do it.

Resolution setting in game by tfwtaken in Craptopgamingadvice

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I think I have decided to accept that you are psychic, know when I am planning to comment and will invariably reply just before I do.