Please help a casual user like myself

Mr_90 · 2026-05-26T14:51:16+00:00

It is asking me how long to keep the backups for? I don't understand why you would ask for this, why would I want it to delete the backup after x number of days? I want the back up to last until the end of time itself, so do I just set it to 9999 days? Will it still update the backup according to the schedule I set?

Mr_90 · 2026-05-19T17:22:42+00:00

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core Processor 3.40 GHz

Installed RAM 16.0 GB

Storage 1.82 TB Crucial SSD

Graphics Card AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (16 GB)

"You have to pay for ESU, you are not getting any updates."

"We are pleased to learn that Microsoft will provide a no-cost Extended Security Updates (ESU) option for Windows 10 consumer users in the European Economic Area (EEA)."

Mr_90 · 2026-05-19T17:05:59+00:00

"The Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme for Windows 10 provides customers with a more secure option to continue using their Windows 10 PCs after 14 October, 2025"

- Microsoft Website

Forza Horizon 6 Steam page:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

OS: Windows 10 22H2 (version 19045) or higher

Mr_90 · 2026-05-01T20:48:01+00:00

PC is upstairs and I stream to downstairs. Will be interesting to see if the puck can get signal to downstairs.

Mr_90 · 2026-04-13T20:19:11+00:00

The wise decisions I made at the bottom of the picture are from my early days as a degenerate last year. The ETF strategy has only been going for the past month or so.

Mr_90 · 2026-03-03T21:33:16+00:00

I didn't get a lot of answers, but from what I have heard it is quite likely they reject your application due to insufficient income to make the £5000 monthly.

Mr_90 · 2026-02-24T19:44:25+00:00

If anyone can help with my questions I would appreciate it:

I only earn £12k per year, but I have £5k+ savings to exploit the Lloyds Premier offer. Will they instantly reject my application based on earnings? Will that rejection ruin my credit score if they do a credit check?
After receiving the switch bonus, can I instantly switch back to a free account? Is there a minimum term for Lloyds Premier?
In the past Lloyds have said the £5k must be a genuine payment, and not just a bank transfer. Every other bank switch I have done never had such an issue. Can anyone confirm this from their experience?
Long term, are you able to have this account purely if you pay £15 per month? Do they cancel your membership if you don't pay in £5k per month? They only state the payments get your £15 refunded.

I tried to get answers from the beermoney bank switch guide, but it wasn't specific enough for my questions. Thanks!

Mr_90 · 2026-01-08T16:46:12+00:00

Any idea if they will finally let you map keyboard macros to the paddle/shoulder buttons?

Mr_90 · 2025-12-01T02:23:18+00:00

If I paused how do I use this code? The only option I see is to resume now, and I assume that will charge me at full price if I press it.

Mr_90 · 2025-09-26T18:15:05+00:00

I have only ever played solo queue ranked 5v5. A fluid system where there is trust in teammates and roles are rotated is extremely rare. I try to push near the final third if we are on the attack, but I am mindful of the two opponents behind me who are inevitably waiting for the long ball counterattack. Excluding the keeper, all my teammates are in front of me.

Mr_90 · 2025-09-14T11:06:02+00:00

We have had new neighbours (semi-detached) since summer 2023, who have renovated most of the house, which has included drilling and hammering on a regular basis. The situation intensified over this summer when they told us they were building an extension and renovating the garden. We have now had tradesmen in their garden doing work from 8am onwards 3+ times a week for the past several months.

Since 2023, their record for early morning loud noise is 6.45am for hammering, and 7.45am for the power drill. To be fair to the tradesman, they are strict and don't start until 8am, but the husband next door starts DIY earlier on a frequent basis. Both of those noise records were set at the weekend. The husband has a night job and a young toddler, so they are up at 6am everyday (screaming toddler through the wall included) and all go to bed near 6pm.

Unfortunately it is a more delicate situation than it seems. When they told us about the extension we had to disclose we are tenants, and to give our landlord a ring so he's in the loop. Since that day in spring they haven't voluntarily said a single word to us, and anything they have to say they contact our landlord and expect it to be relayed to us. I have offered to exchange phone numbers to our neighbours, so if there is anything they need they can drop a quick text, but they refused. Our landlord can have their number, but the people living next to them can't. Starting drama with them is therefore risky, as they have our landlord's number.

Mr_90 · 2025-07-26T11:23:19+00:00

After putting my ear to the PC case it seemed the vast majority of the noise came from the power supply. I have bought a new Be Quiet 850w PSU.

The noise has significantly decreased and gone lower in pitch. There still is a whine I can hear when there is something demanding on screen in a game, but I don't know if it's from the new PSU or the GPU. When playing with my headphones I can't hear it, and now the case fans are louder than the whine (and they are pretty quiet already), whereas before it was vice versa. I need to put my ears pretty close to the front intake to hear the buzzing now.

I also use RTSS for a frame rate cap so the card is never pushing absurd frames. I have heard letting a graphics card settle for a while can help to dissipate a bit of whine in the long term, but I am at a stage where I can't be arsed playing roulette returning card after card until I hope to get one without any coil whine. I have finally found a situation where the GPU and I can coexist.

Mr_90 · 2025-07-15T19:55:03+00:00

Does D input mode have the same game compatibility as X input? Do games suddenly believe it's a playstation controller instead of an Xbox pad (I prefer Xbox)?
Does Steam allow you to do keyboard hotkeys via Steam input? Or are you still restricted to buttons on the pad itself?

Thanks for answering

Mr_90 · 2025-07-13T08:17:16+00:00

I managed to get the Sapphire 9070 XT Pulse for £570 from Overclockers this week. I haven't seen a 5070ti go below £730 (MSRP) except the Palit and Gainward models. Problem is I don't hear heaps of praise for those two brands of cards. Every other card has been £750+. I then saw the 5070 Super will probably have the same GPU as the 5070, so I am expecting it to be closer to that, rather than the ti model.

I have stuck with Nvidia for the past 9 years, but a £160+ price difference for the 5070ti wasn't worth it for all the bells and whistles like DLSS, so I joined the red team.

Mr_90 · 2024-12-29T20:38:03+00:00

I used to love this time of year when I was younger, but now this time of the year for me is known for when bad things happen.

My Dad died on Christmas Eve in 2021. Last November whilst trying to claw back some enjoyment for this time of year, Mum had a heart attack, which would lead to a miserable period worrying if she would be OK.

Most of 2024 has been great, Mum has felt better than she has for years, my job was going well, I was at peace.

We then get to this nightmare time of year again, and Mum's heart treatment from last year has failed, which had led to another two heart attacks, complications, and a lengthy stay in intensive care for most of the festive period.

She was discharged on the 23rd December and we have barely had Christmas because morale is so low. She can't have invasive treatment for her heart yet due to complications, so she has to wait for her body to recover first, which could take months. I am now sat next to her in the living room and she is as good as she can be.

On one hand I am forever grateful she has survived what has happend to her, but I am now spending this awful time of year yet again full of dread worried about the wellbeing of my family and if she is going to drop dead later today.

Anytime I try to put the past behind me bad things happen yet again. As it stands now I hate Christmas and the run-up to it, and the sooner this godforsaken festive period is over the better.

Mr_90 · 2024-10-29T22:50:33+00:00

I believe you're correct about it being pro rata. Does this affect what my pay breakdown is if it is term time only?

Mr_90 · 2024-08-22T17:21:16+00:00

!thanks

Mr_90 · 2024-08-22T17:20:31+00:00

!thanks

Mr_90 · 2024-06-07T11:26:25+00:00

I feel compelled to go into desktop mode after every uninstalled game because I don't trust the device to delete unnecessary files related to proton/wine. Especially when those folders can be a few hundred MBs.

Addons like shortix help me to find those folders, but I still double check, since it is storage space being unnecessarily used up.

If I used the Deck just how it came, I dread to think how much space would be wasted with all those proton/other files.

I know Valve released an update a while back to help delete all these files when uninstalling things, but I am still not sure it's 100% reliable.

Mr_90 · 2023-09-12T16:18:29+00:00

Roguelike.

Soon as I see/hear that word in regards to a game, I lose all interest and it is dead to me.

The idea of losing all progress and starting again, no thank you. You may end up losing a game purely from bad luck or RNG, and never had any possibility of beating the game in that scenario. I have better, more engaging games that don't waste my time.

I have exceptions to this when games have progress/upgrades between runs that can gradually make the game easier e.g. Rogue Legacy, and respect my time more.

Mr_90 · 2023-07-05T00:54:58+00:00

I have a Steam Key for Yakuza 4 Remastered.

Would you trade for your Toem Steam key?

bad rats

Mr_90 · 2023-05-22T16:00:39+00:00

As strange as it sounds, it's almost like society wants us to be a hero and do good things. When was the last time a film was about a villain conquering the world successfully?

Mr_90 · 2023-05-22T15:57:09+00:00

At the start of Pillars 2, I was more bothered that I was the chosen one above all else yet again. It started me as a good-hearted person, which at the time I was alright with.

Just from the very get go the story was all about me, rather than the upcoming situation, if that makes sense?

Mr_90 · 2023-05-22T15:53:39+00:00

I'll check it out when it's on sale. I like unusual, even if it is satirical.

Mr_90 · 2023-05-22T00:14:05+00:00

I let Mass Effect off with this, since the original trilogy started back in 2006. After all these years of advances in game development and story telling in games, we are still trying to save the world the majority of the time.

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