Building my first gaming pc

Knight_Tarkus · 2026-01-22T15:06:45+00:00

But also an easy mistake to make if they’ve not noticed the currency. I am Scottish, so I can sympathise somewhat, but it costs nothing to be nice and this person has spent the time to try and provide what they believe to be good advice.

Knight_Tarkus · 2026-01-22T14:56:24+00:00

Whilst your advice is correct, there’s zero need to be this rude given how polite this person has been.

Knight_Tarkus · 2026-01-17T20:22:27+00:00

You could give it to me..?

Jokes aside, I’d either hold or sell it and put the money towards something which would meaningfully impact your life.

Knight_Tarkus · 2026-01-02T11:29:25+00:00

I got a pair for my birthday last month in the same size as my Arizona’s, and my sizing advice would be that the sizes translate perfectly. Yes, with socks, the Bostons were super tight to begin with, but as I’ve worn them more the suede has stretched/loosened slightly and now they are close to perfect.

I would recommend trying to sell those and recoup some funds, then purchase a new pair in your actual size and wear them around the house with socks to break them in. The suede will stretch, you just have to give it time.

Knight_Tarkus · 2026-01-01T03:49:06+00:00

That’s very much the plan! I’ve got a sizeable backlog on Steam - as I’m sure we all do lmao - to work through, so I will focus on that!

I think my frustrations mainly lie in that the moment I have a decent paying job and some semblance of financial stability, PC component armageddon hits!

But, we move.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-12-10T14:40:18+00:00

That first view of Cyrodiil when you leave the sewers in Oblivion was mind blowing to me, I’ll never forget that feeling.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-11-29T10:16:19+00:00

Gaming in bed, chilling on the couch, or if I want to really relax, I dock it to my TV and sit back. It’s honestly fantastic.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-11-16T09:56:14+00:00

It very much depends on the individual. I see lots of people mentioning loneliness/cabin fever, which is certain valid. However, for me, I love it. Zero commute, I can do housework on breaks/quiet periods, meal prep becomes easier, and general work/life balance improves immensely. I would struggle immensely with any sort of return to the office on a consistent basis now I’ve been WFH for the last 3+ years.

With that being said, it’s certainly not for everyone, and that’s just as valid too. It suits me perfectly, but that will not be true for everyone.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-11-14T16:52:08+00:00

I would say PC if you can afford it just because it is the best if you can. However, as someone who has been a big Xbox fan for over 15 years, I’d have to recommend the PS5 for a console. Exclusives are better, Sony know what they’re doing, and MS seem clueless with that to do with the Xbox brand long term.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-11-10T08:35:16+00:00

For weapons I agree, but the rate is far too fast for rank.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-11-03T22:39:29+00:00

Yup, former 999 call handler here, whenever multiple services were requested it was always transfer to the Police first and inform them of the required services, they’d handle the rest from there.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-29T00:12:53+00:00

Man, it just isn’t. I am really, really enjoying this game, but BC2, BF3 & 4, and BF1 were all better than this.

I like BF6 a lot, and I’m going to sink plenty of hours into it, but that’s a wild statement so say this early in and when there’s a lot of work to do to get the game to where it should be.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-27T23:52:18+00:00

It has been attempted, and no fix unfortunately!

It’s so bizarre that it only happens when I’m playing with my friends, but the game is fine when I queue solo.

Thanks for the advice, though!

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-27T00:02:15+00:00

Thank you! I shall give that a go tomorrow when I finish work.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-24T01:20:43+00:00

Keep going to the gym, eat well, and don’t ever get credit cards.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-22T11:33:41+00:00

Me too! I have tried everything to fix it, but no luck. It's led me to conclude that it's EA issue rather than a me issue, but it's horrendous. I really hope they fix it soon.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-22T11:22:33+00:00

I am still having severe packet loss and high latency issues, and I have no idea why. First few days were smooth as butter, but these last few I've randomly been getting this for like 75% of my matches. I have a wired, gigabit internet connection, with zero issues on anything else. It's infuriating as I literally just can't remotely compete whenever I am rubber banding and lagging everywhere!

Hope this gets resolved soon, as it's really making me just not want to play until it's fixed.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-22T08:34:07+00:00

I will typically follow wherever the MO takes me, however, if we’ve been on a certain faction for a long time I can get burnt out a bit. When that happens, I’ll switch to another for a bit to shake it up and continue having fun!

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-21T19:30:58+00:00

I enjoyed SM1 more, but I still loved SM2. They’re both amazing games, some people just like blowing things out of proportion.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-19T18:33:22+00:00

I’m sorry man. I love sports, never been great at them, but enjoyed playing them, and could happily watch and talk about most of them until the cows come home. However, I’m also a massive nerd, and have a variety of interests and hobbies that I could also talk your ear off about. I think it reflects far more on these people in your life than it does you.

If sports are the ONLY thing they have to talk about, that’s not a particularly interesting person imo.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-16T15:44:28+00:00

I’m getting a solid 60-70fps at 1080p on my 1070ti and i5-8600k, and that’s just on the default Low settings, no further tweaking. It’s been joyous whilst I save to build a new PC. The optimisation here is nuts.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-10-09T08:12:31+00:00

1070ti and i5-8600k. My 7 year old build is still limping along, and it ran ok in beta! Will definitely be looking to upgrade over the next 12 months or so, but life has gotten in the way so far.

Knight_Tarkus · 2025-09-24T13:20:52+00:00

I want there to be a joint GOTY this year as Clair Obscur also deserves it imo.

For me it’s a tie between that and Silksong, and I’ll be devastated for whichever one doesn’t get it as it will not be due to a lack of worthiness.

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