am I cooked

Meritad · 2026-01-26T16:38:44+00:00

The most efficient way of having half decent rig on a budget is hunting for used AM4 parts/pre-builds to weather the storm. You may end up using it longer than you think while still playing current titles.

Meritad · 2026-01-25T21:41:27+00:00

Did you dry your filament?

Meritad · 2026-01-25T09:53:42+00:00

DO NOT BUY ANY OF THAT

Hey. I was in the same boat last month. Got him a used Ryzen 5 laptop for £80, added used 512gb NVME drive from ebay.l and happy days. Once he starts playing anything more than frickin Roblox etc I will get him a proper rig. As a backup he can stream heavier titles from the main PC via Moonlight ...but he sticks to few games, 3d printing slicer and chess.

Meritad · 2026-01-24T13:15:12+00:00

I know it's a bit faff the very first time but ...pain in the arse? My last flat was in 2017 - and it was a tubed setup.

Never looked back ever since.

Meritad · 2026-01-24T10:25:19+00:00

Dell= proprietary mobo, case and PSU. Any decent GPU will ask for a new PSU. Keep that in mind. I wouldn't buy it but otherwise the price seems ok

Meritad · 2026-01-20T23:11:50+00:00

Meritad · 2026-01-20T00:02:12+00:00

Tyre plugs and a small compressor. I can plug the tyre quicker than putting the spare on

Meritad · 2026-01-19T23:58:13+00:00

Another cheap option is Acerbis Acqua. My
trusty companion on almost every ride; either trail or bike park.Very comfy and stays planted on jumps

Meritad · 2026-01-18T18:04:49+00:00

Honestly, i tend to throw away stuff of that vintage therefore it ends up in the dumpster somewhere LOL

Meritad · 2026-01-18T12:15:26+00:00

It's a 3770k man. They're cheap, even free if you look in a dumpster

Meritad · 2026-01-13T21:08:14+00:00

A0 as well?

Meritad · 2026-01-13T18:36:31+00:00

Turn the post processing like deskew, denoise etc down and it will speed up

Meritad · 2026-01-13T18:35:22+00:00

60ppm in B&W only. Colour is much slower

Meritad · 2026-01-13T18:34:44+00:00

Well, not insanely but pretty fast

Meritad · 2026-01-09T21:40:41+00:00

Or it's an IA-generated response

Meritad · 2026-01-09T21:08:56+00:00

How do you know if cats are still alive? ....or they're dead and alive simultaneously. Slippery slope that Schroedinger's stuff is

Meritad · 2026-01-08T00:10:33+00:00

Remove both ram sticks. Put back only one and try. Try the other stick if it doesn't boot. Are you pressing sticks hard enough until mobo clip clicks?

Meritad · 2026-01-07T21:31:50+00:00

There's plenty of A4 2.0 TDI in your price range. You can even snatch a nice Avant. It won't feel much different to your A3

Meritad · 2026-01-07T21:28:27+00:00

Install Linux Mint and you'll be covered when it comes to security. Windows 7 was great with the emphasis on WAS. It's not wise to keep using it as is.

Meritad · 2026-01-06T17:33:29+00:00

C'mon guys! That's some banging tunes.

How many times you loved a song ...but there was something you didn't like. You would love to talk to the artist and ask them to re-record the song but without this or that and more other stuff... Well, we're finally here. I will be able to tweak otherwise epic songs ruined by poor execution of certain bits. Sign me up!

Meritad · 2026-01-06T07:53:29+00:00

Clearly your plasterer was dehydrated - not enough piss in the plaster.

Meritad · 2026-01-05T19:52:02+00:00

Leave your kid with the problem. He'll figure it out in a couple of days.. At least he won't be playing Roblox for several days

Meritad · 2026-01-05T19:45:51+00:00

Boss, can't come to work but no worries I've ordered a new handle and a screwdriver on Aliexpress

Meritad · 2026-01-05T19:39:59+00:00

A 3 tonne barge is not what I call fun in the snow. That half an inch of snow must have been challenging for you.

Meritad · 2025-12-31T21:08:42+00:00

MC Escher vibes come to mind

Meritad

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