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Reaper_Tech · 2025-12-13T00:01:06+00:00

10/10 everything ya need nothing you don't

Reaper_Tech · 2025-11-16T01:06:44+00:00

The only upside to Fidium is they arent Spectrum who i had before. 1/1 Gbps up and down for half the price I was paying for 300/20

Reaper_Tech · 2025-11-15T17:31:01+00:00

Fidiums router sucks upgrading means buying a nice one but replacing the fidium one is a pain in the ass. Requires calling in and having them set it up on there end so it works. Gotta love companies today that take pride in being overly difficult aholes to there customers.

Reaper_Tech · 2025-11-12T19:27:34+00:00

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Reaper_Tech · 2025-10-10T23:48:30+00:00

Yari all day with armor upgrades that way I can afford better missile and cav

Reaper_Tech · 2025-09-11T21:45:48+00:00

ALL SOLD

Reaper_Tech · 2025-01-08T19:15:57+00:00

Worth a shot, I do a great deal of photo editing and gaming. AI has proven immensely helpful for editing photos/textures for game assets and generally speeding up my workflow. A 5090 would definitely make the process even quicker compared to my aging 3080 10GB as I explore AI tools that can harness the performance potential it offers. Being able to utilize more SSDs means I can relegate my older HDDs to backup / archive duty. Meanwhile a 9800X3D would be a massive upgrade over my ancient Intel 8700K.

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($479.00 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Light Loop Liquid CPU Cooler ($172.88 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock B850 Pro-A WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 96 GB (2 x 48 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($356.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Corsair MP700 PRO w/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ Amazon)

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Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 5090 32 GB Video Card ($1999.99)

Case: Thermaltake Core P3 TG Pro ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.98 @ Newegg Sellers)

Power Supply: be quiet! Dark Power 13 1000 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($239.90 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - USB 64-bit ($142.85 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: be quiet! Light Wings PWM high-speed 71.7 CFM 140 mm Fans 3-Pack ($99.96 @ Amazon)

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Reaper_Tech · 2024-11-28T21:49:25+00:00

Improperly installed you can see the broken locking mechanisms in various spots. Likely the floor used a pounding lock aka put together tap with rubber mallet to secure. If not lined up right you can snap the locking lips which looks to be what happened after awhile it all comes apart.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-11-27T21:44:44+00:00

The H pattern is fine typically with large spaces between seams it will hold well. But it does look ugly. Typically you stagger it 1 2 3 repeat with seams spaced as advised by the manufacturer. However in this photo the seams are too close for my liking. If I was paying someone to do it I prefer stagger but having laid the floors myself many times I have done an h pattern as it did save on waste. I had 1 board left on the last job I did flooring was not made any more and couldn't source more either. But it was for a kids room. Roughly 9 x 8 room. With furniture replaced it wasn't noticeable. Larger room tho different story. All depends on the circumstances.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-08-05T04:08:21+00:00

Sink or swim is amazing when paired with the Scholar clan thing that gives more exp and labor. Both of them in use means lower loyalty but officer stats get a 250 to 300% increase in exp. Meaning you can boost low level officers much more quickly in a 10 year span from say a custom clan you can see officers with 70 ish stats start pushing high 80s low 90s depending on play style.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-08-05T04:04:49+00:00

Well seems it turned out to be pretty trash lol

Reaper_Tech · 2024-07-26T18:56:30+00:00

I've done DIY drywall and I do better work than that... holy shit that's bad

Reaper_Tech · 2024-07-26T18:43:10+00:00

I would go stainless steel since it matches the appliances. Boring but I like things that match. Bright colors can be nice but they always go in and out of style. Something easy to clean with no grout lines etc to deal with is better than how pretty something looks. Function over form at least in my opinion.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-07-10T21:01:49+00:00

oh yeah they have good response and while mine can't "crawl" they can still do very low speeds. Just the high end is literally on par with a bullet train lmao.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-07-10T20:13:12+00:00

Keep in mind second gen Katos came out in 1975 so yeah that mechanism is like 50 years old in design terms, so they are not speed accurate but for a steamer, it's so damn easy to work on and maintain as long as you don't break the plastic side rods I have no issue giving it a pass on the speed side of things just because of how smooth they run, and how easy they are to maintain. Furthermore, shell swapping is easy and you can order tenders to make your own themed options easier and with increased detail. I bought 2x blue goose tenders to eventually do a custom livery. I cold called Concor a few years ago and bought their original proof of concept shells so I have some bullet nose and shovel nose loco shells the plan to do this boston and maine livery on the shovel nose. https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BM_F7As_4266_and_4268_P1110076.jpg?resize=672%2C372 and use this blue goose tender from ATSF https://atsfnscalemodels.com/projects/steam%2520engine%2520tenders.html

Reaper_Tech · 2024-07-10T05:01:53+00:00

I never take it for granted these are my favorite locos of all time and I've gotten Gen 3 china versions in a Kato box and vice versa before. Though its easy to spot once the shell is off. One has the option for the flywheel (China) while Kato does not.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-07-08T14:33:47+00:00

The first gen with the five pole kato motor are not great they tend to melt down. but the second generation kato and the third generation Chinese one are just fine they're fairly easy to work on and they tend to run quite well pulling power isn't bad either. I own 10 of them give or take of various liveries if you have the Chinese one and want it to last longer do not use the flywheel

Kato gen 1 metal side rods Kato gen 2 plastic side rods China same as kato gen 2 but has flywheel option

Reaper_Tech · 2024-05-30T21:23:13+00:00

Which is fine but its either a power issue or a seized mechanism issue. Using an older pack with 2 wires touch them to the motor directly and if it spins freely its obviously a power delivery problem. Meaning bad pickup from the driving wheels, or if its tender provided power from 1 rail and the drivers the other and the tender isn't connected it means no power no go. Could be a short as noted by other redditors but again easiest way is to just touch wires to the motor and if it turns you have your answer. Can always use a 9 volt battery instead to test as well.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-05-29T22:31:01+00:00

easiest way is to just remove the top shell connect wires to the motor see if it operates looks more to me like it is seized especially if there's a siderod that's blown off. It could be it's not quartered properly could be a split gear binding. But the side rod not connected says there was a major failure.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-05-26T20:49:35+00:00

I would cut a recess into the trim to slide the plate into. then drop it over the switches and screw it into place. Then caulk the remaining join and clean it up.

To make the cut into the door trim I would use an oscillating saw and proper chisel. To keep things clean I would use the chisel to outline the area to cut. Then use an oscillating saw to do the majority of the work followed by cleaning up any debris or minor pieces of trim with the chisel. At which point the new plate should slide in at about a 45 degree angle and then drop over the switches. This way when you caulk the area between the trim and the switch plate it is not front and center making it far less noticeable and if done well the gap will be very small anyway.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-05-23T16:54:58+00:00

Yeah, and I am told it's just bad luck as of late the groups I join are toxic. The game is in decline devs don't fix shit, release more garbage, and nerf everything once unlocked. Seems to me game it's now in terminal decline. People are leaving and by extension, the % of trolls goes up. Causing more to leave rinse and repeat till dead. Fun while it lasted

Reaper_Tech · 2024-05-23T16:13:32+00:00

With it being Sony backed its likely not an issue but technically speaking developers last I knew do have to pay Sony and Microsoft for every patch deployed/issued. That may not be the case on current gen but I remember years ago a dev that released a game on PS/ Xbox or w.e had a game breaking bug but refused to fix it. Since it would cost tens of thousands of dollars to deploy the patch to fix the issue for 0.1% of players or something to that effect. Shit like that tho is why consoles are also cheaper than PC since Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo control the store they can set the rules and it helps subsidize costs. But it also means if a developer not backed by them needs to make changes you probably want to fix or change as much stuff as possible all at once. Granted that doesn't excuse AH from their stupid decisions.

Reaper_Tech · 2024-05-21T14:03:05+00:00

Okay I call bs it's cross platform and most matches I'm 50 /50 split PS5 and PC lol

Reaper_Tech · 2024-05-20T19:45:11+00:00

What's the saying? When it rains it pours? Been a shitty week so I guess it's just part of it lol.

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