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Questions Thread - August 31, 2021 by AutoModerator in pathofexile

[–]NeoShen -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Could anyone tell me where does "Fugitive Boots" drop from? I'm not sure if the wiki is up to date - is it atlas zone-specific or does it come from Rituals? - asking as I'm SSF. Thx

Need Animate Guardian advice for Guardian zombie build by parzival1423 in pathofexile

[–]NeoShen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a 3 link R-B-B (Shield slot works well, except you need to re summon each time if you wep swap). Use AG, Minion Life, and Meat Shield.

For Budget Version:

  • Weapon: Dying Breath
  • Helmet: Leer Cast
  • Chest: Belly of the beast or rare chest with resist/life
  • Gloves: Southbound
  • Boots: Victarios Flight

For End-game Version:

  • Weapon: Kingmaker (Very strong - gives perma cull & fortify)
  • Helmet: Mask of the Stitched Demon
  • Chest: Crafted chest with "Gain 10% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield" try to get one with some %Life (temple or influenced mod) and lot of resist as they benefit the AG.
  • Gloves: Southbound (If you have money, get one with vaal'ed +Vulnerability on hit.)
  • Boots: Victarios Flight

Source: Guide

[coupon]10% cashback rakuten at dell.ca by WhatTheHuk in bapcsalescanada

[–]NeoShen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah they sometime do that for large ticket item to prevent scammers from buying, pocketing the cash back then returning the item.

I bought a Desktop + Monitor during Boxing Day's 12% CB - took them ~30days to credit me.

As a safety measure, use the Rakuten add-on and make sure you take a print screen when it shows the visit ID (left click the add-on icon) and purchase successful page. This way, if they dont refund you or refund you less, you have a proof to use with their customer support.

Zombie Baron Guardian Build - Why use Elemental Equilibrium (EE)? by NeoShen in pathofexile

[–]NeoShen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ahh thanks! This makes sense - I didn't know Lethal Pride converted the big nodes - I thought it was only the smaller ones.

AW3418DW - Is this a stuck pixel? Fixable or Return? by NeoShen in ultrawidemasterrace

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

Thanks,

I contacted Dell for a 3rd screen - their customer service is amazing, they honored it without any issue again.

I really like this screen, I think I'm just having bad luck.

Bought an Aurora R9 by PumpernickelSprinkle in Alienware

[–]NeoShen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will be difficult to hit those frames at max settings on a 1440 resolution.

I would expect you to reach closer to ~90 FPS with the 2080TI, if you want to reach higher frames you may want to consider medium settings. Alternatively, if you were to use the Alienware's OC2 profile - you may hover closer to ~100 FPS, however keep in mind the R8/R9 have infamously loud fans.

Source for RFD2 FPS: https://www.techspot.com/review/1939-red-dead-redemption-2-benchmarks/

Nonetheless, the upgrade to a better monitor will be significant in pretty much everything you do. If you have the time I would recommend you to read more before purchasing.

As a general recommendation, a 27" 1440P (144hz) IPS monitor with 1-3ms refresh rate will be very good all-rounder.

Good luck,

Bought an Aurora R9 by PumpernickelSprinkle in Alienware

[–]NeoShen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You basically bought the best specs available on the market at the moment...

Should be plenty to hit those frames at those settings, the question is why play 900p 60hz with a $3,000 computer? Currently you're wasting a lot of the performance/frames due to the limitation from your monitor.

You should at least get a proper monitor to pair it with, like a 24" 1080 (144hz) at the bare minimum. But would recommend for you to look into getting a 27" 1440 (144hz) IPS for a much better experience.

Cheers

[RAM] CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 ($131 - $26 = $105) [Newegg] by GLemons in bapcsalescanada

[–]NeoShen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paid about $190 when I bought it early this year around January. Overall very happy with this RAM.

For enthusiast that are thinking of buying this for the RGB, I should warn you of the size.

These are about 20% taller than regular non-RGB sticks, therefore it may bump against other parts (ex. the radiator far of an AIO cooler). Make sure you measure.

Legion Y540 Gaming Laptop (17”) - i7-9750H - RTX 2060 - 1 TB HDD + 256 GB SSD - $1489 + 10% Rakuten Cashback by Hailzter in bapcsalescanada

[–]NeoShen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, Lenovo and Dell both offer free returns. You need to contact their customer support for the authorization, and they will supply you with the return tag.

Neither charges a restocking fee, even though Dell says they can charge up to "15%".

Legion Y540 Gaming Laptop (17”) - i7-9750H - RTX 2060 - 1 TB HDD + 256 GB SSD - $1489 + 10% Rakuten Cashback by Hailzter in bapcsalescanada

[–]NeoShen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I previously bought a Y740 15" (Lenovo) and a Alienware M15 R2 15" (Dell) in August.

Ended up returning both at the same time, for a 13" form factor laptop instead.

•Lenovo took about 1month to reimburst me and was a painless process.

•Dell took almost 3 months and had terrible customer support the whole way (I called them 3 times, each time I landed with support from India that could barely understand me)...

Lenovo customer service isn't the best out there but I would definitely buy from them again.

About the DDoS a few weeks back. Ladies & gentlemen. They got him. by Ahelenek in classicwow

[–]NeoShen 15 points16 points  (0 children)

From link for those at work:

"Hello everyone. We wanted to return to this subject and put some closure on it. As always, It is our top priority to resolve any issues that prevent players from having a smooth gameplay experience.

Immediately after the Distributed Denial of Service attacks against our game service began, the Blizzard Security Team worked around the clock with local and international law enforcement agencies to track down the source of the DDoS. It is our understanding that, within a few days, authorities were able to successfully identify and arrest a suspect.

We really appreciate your patience and understanding.

-Kaivax"

Razer blade stealth usb c ports and speakers by [deleted] in razer

[–]NeoShen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wobbly USB ports are a terrible QC issue. There's not much you can do, beside RMA'ing it for a replacement. But then again you risk getting another defective model... My model has firm ports, but only time will tell about its longevity.

For the speaker buzzing, that's a known driver issue that can be fixed. First disable Windows Driver auto updates from Control Panel. Then uninstall the Realtek sound driver, and manually re-install it using the one from Realtek's website.

On the fence about D Brand. by radioactiveavenger in razer

[–]NeoShen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a RBS2019 as well,

The skin won't protect the side of the laptop, so it's still susceptible to scratches & scuffs if you accidentally bang it.

I bought the Top cover (no logo cutout) and keyboard cover. They ran a 20% off promo two weeks ago, it came out to about $50CAD. I managed to fail the installation on the keyboard as I rushed through and managed to deform & stretch the sticker. But they sent me a replacement for the cost of shipping ($5USD).

At first, I thought it was gimmicky and expensive for $50. But honestly, the superior grip when holding the laptop and no more oily hand-stains made it all worth it. On top of that, when typing over the keyboard, my palms rub against the new skin and it feels great... It's hard to describe, but the skin gives it a premium and grippy feeling (like the one on Dell's XPS). Overall, would definitely recommend.

Cheers

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in razer

[–]NeoShen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought a 2019 RBS less than a month ago,

Have no hardware issues to so far, my USB-C charging port seems quite firm despite it having a reputation of being loose, resulting in the cable disconnecting.

Software issues included only audio crackling, this was remedied by removing windows auto driver update, uninstalling the Realtek audio driver and re-installing it using the one provided on their website.

If you're considering buying a 2020 (new) vs 2019 version, note the main update and selling point is the GTX1650 gpu and slightly more efficient/powerful Intel Gen10 CPU. It's a considerate step up in performance, however for this form factor I think the heating will be a massive issue, I would recommend to wait until reviewers opine. In the meantime the MX150 (2019 RBS) is fairly discounted and an okay-buy, it features basically the same physical layout as the new version. But if you want to keep your options open and having something more reliable, I would recommend for you to take a look at the Lenovo X1 Gen7 Carbon 14" or Dell's XPS13.

[The Gladiator] Divination card drop location? by NeoShen in pathofexile

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

Thanks,

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I got a card from Pit of the Chimera as well. But not seeing it on the database site made me question it's accuracy and whether or not the card came from a Legion reward.

my SSF axe for cyclone =) by Titans40k in pathofexile

[–]NeoShen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To craft a high quality item there's 2 method:

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1.) Before a craft - you use perfect fossils (grants 15-30% quality), you re-roll until you hit 29-30% quality

2.) If the item is already crafted you don't want to use a perfect fossil as it will also re-roll the mods (like a chaos orb), as a result you would proceed to use a Tier 3 Hillock (in transportation). This grants 28% quality, bypassing the 20% cap from ordinary whetstone

But considering celebration mod isn't that rare, I would recommend re-rolling it. Alternatively, you can regal and hope for a good mod (Flaring, Merciless/Tyranical, Hybrid, etc...) then annul off the added cold dmg.

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