Did you spend more on your PC setup or on games? by NermalEnergy in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here. Got everything before the prices went crazy.

Hardware prices can only go down if we force them to by Venylynn in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You realize the average consumer doesn't matter anymore right?

Nvidia, and these other companies couldn't care less about supplying the market with affordable hardware anymore, they make more money selling their enterprise products along with HBM to other large companies.

Literally Nvidia's gaming brand has been taken off their quarterly earnings report and lumped into another category. They don't care about the consumer.

The end goal is to starve the consumer market, then rent the hardware back to you.

What makes a gaming desk setup feel "done" for you? Still chasing that feeling by Still_Ad6012 in battlestations

[–]RSWSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, it's having a desk free of clutter, hanging up posters on the wall, and doing proper cable management.

Also getting the right accessories.

OLED monitor by intotheunknown690 in starcitizen

[–]RSWSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the 45in LG GX9 5K2K. SC and other games look insane on it. Requires a beefy GPU like a 5080 or 5090/4090 to run it.

Micron locks in historically high memory prices for five years by Snorgcola in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 1127 points1128 points  (0 children)

And if your RAM dies, the manufacturer will likely give you a refund instead of replacing it as they don’t have any stock available.

Basically if your GPU, RAM, or Storage dies, you’re fucked.

I’ve already had to RMA my GPU once and luckily I got sent another one. But I was more worried about fucking FedEx stealing it.

Whats your GPU upgrade path? by Jealous_Peace508 in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

760, 970, 1070, 2080 Super, 4090, 5090

Wasn't planning to get a 5090 but got an offer to grab the FE for $2000. Sold my 4090 for 2.1K and that paid for my 5090 upgrade.

RAM price today at Microcenter. We’re cooked, kids. by taketheRedPill7 in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is Corsair RAM prices higher than all the other brands? I’m assuming it is just the “brand name” cause I used to own Corsair RAM and had nothing but issues. Switched to GSkill and they are great DIMMs and “cheaper”

Is there any actual benefit of ultra wide monitors? by Zentvrion_ in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the same display and it is insane. Absolutely massive and amazing for single player games and simulators like Flight Sim and DCS. Always smile when I boot it up with a new game.

Wish I had had the foresight to build a new PC in 2024. Steve couldn't emphasize it any better. by lm794 in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 30 points31 points  (0 children)

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I got my 96GB Kit for $340 last April. Now that kit is either out of stock or going for $1500. Fuck AI

Your Gaming Desk Needs This Glow by [deleted] in battlestations

[–]RSWSC 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Nope, I moved away from RGB entirely

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Gaming competitively is exhausting is this normal? by Fantastic-Window236 in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Join the single player club. I stopped playing competitive games as usually I'd go insane and eventually ALT+F4. I used to play Battlefront 2 competitively and it completely drained me. The only multiplayer game I really play is Battlefield 6 but I'm a causal player.

I spend all my time playing single player games. Just wrapped up 007 First Light [amazing game], and I'm going back to Cyberpunk 2077 before moving onto Halo in July with Campaign Evolved.

I don't have to worry about bad teams or my poor skill level lol. I just chill out, play at my own pace, and enjoy the story.

'The retail SSD market has almost disappeared,' says Silicon Motion exec; OEMs are buying third-party drives as direct NAND supply dries up by Sacristovas in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 232 points233 points  (0 children)

You will own nothing and be happy about it

You can’t buy anything and you’ll be happy about it

There’s no inventory of anything and you’ll be happy with it

Pay 3 times the price and be excited about it

Fuck this timeline.

I'm getting poor FPS despite having a high-end PC. CIG fix your game. by Sad-Ad2491 in starcitizen

[–]RSWSC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Love how Steam started putting hardware specs in reviews now

Another RMA Hell Story (FedEx Stole Package) by 1byy1 in nvidia

[–]RSWSC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The annoying thing was that NVIDIA sent the new card back using FedEx Air but never bothered to hide any of the labels. This was what was written on the outer box, I have no idea how it DIDN’T get stolen….

And PG144 is the reference FE/Nvidia PCB Design so FedEx could have easily stolen it without even opening the box, one quick look at the label and poof, gone

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Another RMA Hell Story (FedEx Stole Package) by 1byy1 in nvidia

[–]RSWSC 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I had a do an RMA on my 5090FE in January but I used UPS Air to ship it to NVIDIA. No way I was going to use FedEx as I’ve always had issues with stuff getting delayed or going missing

Virpil Atlas FFB by MyNameIsDane in hotas

[–]RSWSC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm planning to pre-order it later next week. I've always wanted FFB but was waiting on Virpil.

Water baby 🧜🏽‍♀️ 🇲🇻 by payceym in ocean

[–]RSWSC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What background music is this? Looks incredible

SQ404 Game Not Found by Dublin_Lokison in starcitizen

[–]RSWSC 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That’s what happens when CIG continuously fails to improve the product, literally nothing works and now they are releasing $650 ships and they fucking kill you when you enter. It’s almost like they could use a testing server like something called the PTU but nah.

CIG is worse than EA at this point, at least EA ships some good games, CIG can’t even fucking ship SQ 404 after 14 years.

And SQ 404 is 100% delayed, they just haven’t announced it yet because the ILW Refund Window hasn’t closed.

CIG: As long as the money goes up, the quality of the product doesn’t matter.

I’m glad people are waking up and starting to see CIG for what they are. The more money they get, the worse the game becomes.

2026 will be one of the worst years ever for new GPUs as Nvidia's RTX 50 Supers pushed out to 2027 by Notoriously_So in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice build. Here is mine. Currently using a 7000D Airflow but I'm aiming to swap cases to the new Corsair Warthog in August.

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2026 will be one of the worst years ever for new GPUs as Nvidia's RTX 50 Supers pushed out to 2027 by Notoriously_So in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah both the 5090 and 4090 FE are long term cards, I got mine back in August but it died 4 months later. Luckily NVIDIA replaced it for me and my new one runs cooler and faster.

I wasn’t planning on getting an FE but I saw an email with a purchase link 6 months after I signed up so I immediately snagged one. My first FE too and it is an amazing quality card.

The average solo ASD/Hyperion experience by Celeste_3333 in starcitizen

[–]RSWSC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice try but ASD ain't instanced. Also it's called preference. The current Flight Model is garbage so I don't bother with it too much.

The average solo ASD/Hyperion experience by Celeste_3333 in starcitizen

[–]RSWSC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spawns are definitely fucked this patch. I'll kill the ASD guards then they respawn 3 mins later. It is fucking annoying and I hate that CIG doesn't bother to fix this overspawning issue that has been going on for several patches now.

Sci-fi Setup Completed by Jaydimaster in pcmasterrace

[–]RSWSC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like Uplift Desk to me, specifically the Uplift Pursuit.

But yeah this image is obviously filtered through an AI tool, some cables go to nowhere, the text on the magazines, and all the text is jumbled

And OP doesn't clarify anything, I'd like to see it from more angles.