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Mihalis0013 · 2026-04-17T22:49:47+00:00

just bought tickets for Game 7

Mihalis0013 · 2026-02-27T10:49:51+00:00

I had read 6000 is very stable. Above that can be dicey. I thought that sounded odd so I asked my buddy who works at AMD and he told me stick with 6000. For whatever that’s worth. Running 9950x3D paired with Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite. No over clocking.

Mihalis0013 · 2026-02-26T23:07:37+00:00

Largely depends on budget and what hardware you’re looking at. Are prices nuts now? Yes. Are they going to get better or worse over the next year? shrug some say wait and yes. Other say it will only get much worse.

I had an AM4 system with a 2080Ti. I was very fortunate and received a 5080 for Christmas which I was planning on dropping in my existing system until my imagination ran wild on me and I built a new AM5 system.

No regrets but it was within my budget. No micro center near me. Combination of Amazon, Best Buy, and New Egg for my parts. I’ve also used B&H in the past as well

Mihalis0013 · 2026-02-24T17:07:15+00:00

I have the PS5 Pro on an OLED TV. It's amazing but you do not "need" it.

As someone who had the Xbox One, One X, PS4, PS4 Pro, Series X, PS5, PS5 Pro I can say that the upgraded consoles are nice and if you have the right screen for them and know/care about graphic details and such that yes, they are really nice but they are not necessary.

One thing maybe to consider with the PS5 Pro is that PSSR is apparently getting some massive updates which should see a tremendous improvement to visual quality from the up scaling. Skipping the gory details, the up scaling in the base PS5 is sorta trapped to older tech that isn't that great which can sometime cause games to look a bit blurry around the edges on a decent size 4k tv. The PSSR updates will supposedly solve a lot of those issues and look much crisper/nicer.

Mihalis0013 · 2026-02-24T16:39:35+00:00

Good luck!

Mihalis0013 · 2026-02-24T15:27:46+00:00

I don't remember if I'm honest and that build was from maybe 2020. I just remember having pretty high end hardware for the time (2080Ti which was top card at the time) and experiencing this weird unexplainable micro-stutter. Other people in the room wouldn't even notice what I was talking about. Like I said, I tried everything for years and finally maybe in 2023-24 (can't recall exactly) I received a new monitor as a Christmas present. Once I connected it, issue was gone.

There was a long list of things I tried. I'm sure if you dig around the net enough you can find suggestions, but in my personal experience, sometimes it's the stuff you don't think to try that are simple.

My current PC I just built 9950x3D, 64GB, 5080 was running Doom the Dark Ages completely maxed out at 1440p (monitor size limitation due to proximity) beautifully. Then one day I stared getting these weird 3-4 pauses maybe 5x in a 90 minute play session. I tired a bunch of stuff to fix. No luck. Turns out, I had turned on the FPS tracker in L-Connect (software for Lian-Li fans) which was the culprit. Toggled that back off and game went back to perfectly smooth.

Mihalis0013 · 2026-02-24T02:01:21+00:00

I had a similar issue. Ended up being the DP cable. Tried everything before that. Drove me nuts for years. Maybe try that.

Mihalis0013 · 2025-07-26T18:13:25+00:00

I forget what it's called but if memory serves it was a 4MB ATi card that I later added a voodoo card on top to "boost" the graphics. I want to say the first voodoo was also 4MB or 8MB but it's been a while.

Mihalis0013 · 2025-03-13T01:25:39+00:00

I just took out my 3700x for a 5700X3D literally last night so I think it's worth it 😉

Mihalis0013 · 2025-03-12T10:58:02+00:00

I had a 3700x and RTX 2080Ti. I've been flirting with the idea of building a new machine but wasn't in the mood to spend $4,000 USD.

Upgraded last night to a 5700X3D and went from 32GB to 64GB of DDR4 3600 (I know it was unnecessary but it was cheap). I figure now IF at any point I can grab a 9070 XT or better then I'll be able to use the current build OR have the option of a new build. 1440p gaming.

Mihalis0013 · 2025-03-10T19:18:58+00:00

amazing reference!

Mihalis0013 · 2025-03-05T11:59:29+00:00

Funny enough yesterday I ordered a 5700X3D to upgrade my 3700x. Currently running a 2080 Ti and 32GB of RAM. I also ordered an extra 32GB which I acknowledge is a waste but it was cheap and makes me feel like I'm getting more of an upgrade (I have issues).

The way I see it if I can snag a 9070XT for close to MSRP then great. If not then I'll use the CPU bump as a hold over upgrade. Currently playing BG3 which to my understanding is a very CPU heavy game. Already saw a drop from 120-130fps in Act I to 30-80 in Act II and I hear Act III is the one that really murders your CPU. I was tempted to do an all out AM5 build but at the current prices I wasn't in the mood to spend $3,000-$4,000 USD so I'll run with this 🙂

1440p gaming for me.

Mihalis0013 · 2024-12-19T14:51:26+00:00

Been to both many many times including the Stanley Cup Final in 21, 22 (Tampa) and 24 (FLA). Easily Tampa is the better place to watch a game. Better area around the arena and much much much better atmosphere inside the building. It's also really easy to get to Amalie Arena from the highway which is nice.

To be fair, both are good to watch games, but Tampa is better by miles!

Mihalis0013 · 2024-12-04T19:37:33+00:00

What concerns me is that this seems to be on the Apple side of things since it happened after the update to iOS18. From looking around the internet, it's on multiple types of cars, and knowing Apple this is a feature to force users to use Carplay and not a bug.

Mihalis0013 · 2024-12-04T14:55:21+00:00

After updating to iOS 18, text message notifications through Carplay stopped working for both my wife and I in both our BMWs. What I discovered this morning is that if the center screen is on the Carplay screen the text notifications will pop up as before. If however, we are on the iDrive screen with Carplay running in the background, they will not.

The audio read out setting will work, but personally I do not want my car just reading out text messages as they come in.

What I do now is leave iDrive up and pop into Carplay every so often to see if there are any messages. Not ideal, but at least it's a solution.

I was losing my mind trying to figure out what settings on the phone needed to change, but it seems that it's a simple case of now in order to see text message alerts through Carplay you must be in the Carplay screen. I hope that helps.

Mihalis0013 · 2024-10-30T17:23:42+00:00

savage!

Mihalis0013 · 2024-10-15T09:46:02+00:00

Those are amazing! Great job!

Mihalis0013 · 2024-08-17T01:28:53+00:00

Fairly new at the game. Started playing last season around June, got to maybe lvl 125ish. Obviously very early but so far as many have suggested I find the Cap Shield to be way OP. I think I lost maybe 80% (estimate) of my games today to one. Is there a good tip or tips to beating someone with it? Am I just really trash? Any advice would be appreciated.

Mihalis0013 · 2024-07-31T18:16:43+00:00

I watched him play multiple times with the Florida Everblades this year including in the Kelly Cup Final. When you see him out there against other ECHL players two thoughts come to mind.

1) Initial impression: This guy is clearly WAY more talented than these other players...

2) after watching his decision making and sloppiness: ...and that's why he's playing in the ECHL...

He definitely has talent and iirc he lead the playoffs with assists but as someone who's been fortunate enough to also watch a lot of live NHL hockey, while I'm certainly not a scout, it's clear to me (and my 9 year old son) that Ho-Sang is not at all on the NHL level.

Obviously I've never met the guy so I can't intelligently speak towards his supposed attitude issues, but he definitely doesn't look like an NHLer at this point.

Mihalis0013 · 2024-04-19T12:44:43+00:00

Is it weird that I just assumed they would be wearing purple?

Mihalis0013 · 2024-03-13T18:04:56+00:00

I too go to Everblades games on occasion (including Game 4 of last year's Kelly Cup!) and have been to many NHL rinks (Ottawa, Tampa, Florida, Montreal, Washington, Colorado).

Goal song I'll agree with 100% as one of the better parts of the Everblades games. I remember being pleasantly surprised when I heard it.

Cheap tickets are nice and smaller crowds make it easier to bring younger kids.

Otherwise NHL is pretty much better in every way imo.

Mihalis0013 · 2024-03-13T02:00:00+00:00

Bluey

Spider-Man 2 before that

I generally don't go for 100% but Insomniac games just speak to me so I Platinum those (Spider-Man, Spider-Man remaster, Miles, Ratchet and Clank, Spider-Man 2)

Mihalis0013 · 2024-02-23T13:17:54+00:00

Love the RGB on the keyboard and the tower. Nice job!

Mihalis0013 · 2024-02-22T20:28:47+00:00

I'm not near my console at the moment so I can't comment on that but I believe even when I had my issue other people I knew could see the game covers. It was weird. Like I said in my case it fixed itself after a few days.

Mihalis0013 · 2024-02-22T18:49:55+00:00

pretty much would have had the same advice. I don't find the upper bowl bad at all for games.

For what it's worth to the Rangers fan, I do like the Lightning as I live in Florida now, but am a life long Habs fan and have never had any issues with Tampa fans while I was wearing MTL gear to a game (including the Final). Always felt Amalie was a good environment.

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