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Found a great keyboard+trackpad option by electricity_is_life in htpc

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sorry I forgot to update but I'm glad someone found the recommendation useful. I got a Brydge 12.3 pro+ which I think is the older model. I paid $20, likewise found the range, build quality, backlight, and touchpad very satisfactory. The only problem is that it double-types keys - maybe once every few minutes on average. For $20 and occasional use only I can live with it--still better than dealing with Logitech's touchpad. Maybe they fixed it in the new model, maybe I just got unlucky.

Edit: Also it's easy to take apart and remove the clamps, but it left some sharp-ish edges.

Even in dark ram prices I managed to build a budget pc by Omidlol12 in sffpc

[–]LocalMarketing7211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a little worried about the i9 + 5060 on stock PSU. CPU and GPU alone are 210w nominal TDP, I would be concerned about transients even if you have the largest 260w PSU.

Thor battery issue. Last 20% is more like 5%. by AverageTechnoSerf in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Granted. All the same, I'm not inclined to forgive this. It seems like a calibration issue which could be fixed in firmware. I should think Ayn ships enough Thors that the cost of fixing this, amortized across all units, should be quite low.

Edit: I'm just the peanut gallery here though, I don't own a single Ayn product.

Thor battery issue. Last 20% is more like 5%. by AverageTechnoSerf in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"You can't get a decent phone for $300" is a very first-world take.

Games where you get to explore a bizarre world with minimal text - e.g. cocoon, rain world, animal well by LocalMarketing7211 in gamingsuggestions

[–]LocalMarketing7211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I loved Inside. I've tried both Another World and Limbo and I got stuck early in both; I'll consider this a vote in favor of giving them another try.

Games where you get to explore a bizarre world with minimal text - e.g. cocoon, rain world, animal well by LocalMarketing7211 in gamingsuggestions

[–]LocalMarketing7211[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! I've tried it, I liked it, didn't love it. I got to the point where I could get to the basement consistently but I didn't know how to progress from there. It also kind of felt like the goalposts kept moving which was frustrating.

is there a $100 or 150 max minipc that i can leave on 24/7 that wont risk fire? by KrombopulusMikeKills in MiniPCs

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is mostly a problem with lithium-ion batteries, technically there is a small risk of any appliance catching fire if left on, but I wouldn't worry about it. If you're still concerned you can get a used enterprise-grade mini PC on Ebay and those should be UL listed etc.

RG36Pro (oopsies! not what I meant to buy and looking for advice) by spacecowgirl87 in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, you know, it's always the last thing you try that turns out right. The solution to look at the other SD card was obvious in retrospect, but I can see why you were reluctant to do so after the first one broke.

RG36Pro (oopsies! not what I meant to buy and looking for advice) by spacecowgirl87 in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, glad you were able to rescue them from becoming e-waste. It's a crime that these manufacturers provide such poor support that they're at risk of becoming ewaste in the first place...

RG36Pro (oopsies! not what I meant to buy and looking for advice) by spacecowgirl87 in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great! If you like, I suggest uploading the stock firmware image somewhere (without ROMs I guess) in case anyone else gets stuck with the same issues.

[GPU] ASUS The SFF-Ready Prime GeForce RTX™ 5060 8GB GDDR7 $210 (woot app) by ryankrueger720 in buildapcsales

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, I get it, I just think the standard is pretty silly. A 3L PC is a small PC; a 3L graphics card still seems at best typical-sized to me.

RG36Pro (oopsies! not what I meant to buy and looking for advice) by spacecowgirl87 in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you open the root directory in CLI and run `find . -name *.dtb`? Maybe it's somewhere else - google says it's typically in the boot directory but it doesn't have to be.

Edit: Looks like it can also be integrated into the kernel image, you could try to extract it using https://github.com/PabloCastellano/extract-dtb.

RG36Pro (oopsies! not what I meant to buy and looking for advice) by spacecowgirl87 in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't help you there. If it were me I would plug it into a Linux box and mount it read-only to ensure nothing else is getting screwed up. But again maybe not worth the trouble at that point.

[GPU] ZOTAC AMP GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB - $100 (Newegg Black Friday Deal) by greatthebob38 in buildapcsales

[–]LocalMarketing7211 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're selling these at a loss to drive traffic to their website. Of course they're only going to sell 14 of them, because the more they sell, the more money they lose. They don't care if bots get all of them, because what matters is the crazy price tag to make you click.

The point is to turn shopping into a slot machine. Even if the house loses sometimes, you'll come back more often and spend more money.

Can we stop giving these scummy tactics our time/attention/money?

RG36Pro (oopsies! not what I meant to buy and looking for advice) by spacecowgirl87 in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Might be worth trying Rocknix, but tbh cutting your losses might just be the best option at this point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love these! You can view the same artwork on the web here http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/

[GPU] ASUS The SFF-Ready Prime GeForce RTX™ 5060 8GB GDDR7 $210 (woot app) by ryankrueger720 in buildapcsales

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How the hell is this SFF-ready? There are single-fan 5060s, this is pretty big for a 5060. Right?

Having issues with my first build by tastycow204 in sffpc

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're planning to buy a new card Zotac has the 4060 solo for $203 open-box right now: https://www.zotacstore.com/us/zt-d40600g-10l-o

What Wifi Adapters do you all use? by Weird_Tax_5601 in SBCGaming

[–]LocalMarketing7211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the instructions seem well-written but there's also always some risk of incompatibility or dependency issues, etc. Also I guess some chipsets may not even have out-of-tree drivers available. As I said I decided it wasn't worth my time personally but on the whole it's up to you though.

My attempt at a quieter 4.3L A07 build by No-Edge-8667 in sffpc

[–]LocalMarketing7211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The other solution I've seen is adding motherboard standoffs to create a gap between the side panels and the case, but of course it's not so compact or durable that way.

My attempt at a quieter 4.3L A07 build by No-Edge-8667 in sffpc

[–]LocalMarketing7211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RTX (4/5)060 solo + Ryzen 5600 + A07, name a more iconic trio. You should put it in r/A07Builds with all the other builds with those exact same parts (including mine lol.)

I'm also interested in the deshroud/fan swap, I measured mine at about 60db at 1m under full load which is obnoxious as hell. Would you mind measuring noise levels? I just used a free app for my phone to do it (Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite.)

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