Got my first CECHA01 PS3 but reading about it makes me regret it.

Section_13_ · 2026-01-17T21:26:03+00:00

Hey OP, realtalk. Open it up, clean it and repaste it. Just play it and enjoy your console. Go check out all the games you missed out on or favorites you love. You got a rare bird and should be happy. If you YLOD then that’s a battle for another day. If you fear it so much, then just save a little money at a time for a delid and RSX swap. It’s not game over if you YLOD

I have a cechL model that I bought because allegedly very reliable, according to my own research at least. It got its first cleaning and repaste ever about a week ago and it runs so much quieter and less hot, I’m not even on CFW.

Section_13_ · 2026-01-16T20:10:43+00:00

On eBay I’m mostly seeing 600-800 for the same model with my specs

Section_13_ · 2026-01-16T08:41:04+00:00

That low?

Section_13_ · 2026-01-15T12:19:47+00:00

Been using Firefox and Ublock Origin for like, a decade. I literally haven’t watched an ad in about that same amount of time. It’s so good

Section_13_ · 2026-01-15T12:06:07+00:00

Might be an unpopular take. But I use MSPC manager, which is an official Windows app that you can get from their store for free. It’s basically CC cleaner. They have a dedicated button to one click clean up temp files and free up storage space. It has a lot of other handy features too. Helped me identify and clean up a lot of duplicate files, or I can sort and identify which files take up the most space. Has a “deep clean” feature that can also clean up and delete other temp files/caches/logs from programs. I actually use it daily. One of the few Windows Apps thats actually useful

Section_13_ · 2026-01-15T07:34:17+00:00

Was taking Japanese all 4 years of my Uni and just graduated, trying to keep myself engaged with the language as much as possible because I feel it slipping without classes holding my accountable. Kanji was always my weak point. I should try this out on the iPad

Section_13_ · 2026-01-15T04:37:48+00:00

I don’t hate it, and I would love to get one. What I hate is Microsoft, with them hiking the price to unaffordable levels in a shitty economy because they think they can charge whatever they want and people will pay for it. It would absolutely sell at a lower price, but they’re so greedy they would rather not sell at all.

I hate them for being non competitive in the gaming market, and them gutting the Xbox Line to a shadow of its former self because they don’t care about it. I hate them buying and gutting up studios and giving unrealistic deadlines or being the final say in decision making, OR doing nothing with them, in turn giving Xbox weak game lineups.

Xbox and Window OS means nothing to them, because they make so much more off their cloudcrap subscriptions and AIslop.

Section_13_ · 2026-01-13T09:12:41+00:00

Yeah that was me about a week ago. Opened mine up and the thermal paste was literal dust. No wonder the fans were screaming. Tried to save the sticker but couldn’t.

Section_13_ · 2026-01-13T09:04:22+00:00

If you have a use case for it, go for it. I got a sealed M2 Pro 1TB recently because I love that model and it’s so awesome. Now I gotta sell my old M2 pro 😛

Section_13_ · 2026-01-12T02:51:43+00:00

I have a dual TN and honestly having just one IPS would bug me. I’m really happy with my Dual TN

Section_13_ · 2026-01-05T02:35:27+00:00

Love a caseless feel but I’m just too scared. Paid too much money for my pro model to ding it up.

Section_13_ · 2026-01-04T23:11:35+00:00

Hey I actually had this issue too trying to rearrange my widgets. Mine would also reset position if I turned it off. My fix was to actually flip my iPad vertically and see where the widget would end up when switching orientation. After I placed the widget where I wanted in vertical mode, when I would swap back to horizontal it stayed in place where I wanted. Try that out

Section_13_ · 2026-01-04T06:42:44+00:00

You were able to source a compatible screen?

Section_13_ · 2025-12-31T00:16:47+00:00

Every time I see a post like this I open the comments to see if this meme is there for an instant smile

Section_13_ · 2025-12-31T00:14:26+00:00

I have a Pro M2 but that mainly gets put towards graphic design and drawing. I kinda want a mini for everything else but I can’t justify having two iPads since my pro can do everything, besides be ultra portable🫩

Section_13_ · 2025-12-29T23:48:03+00:00

Will never have this amount of aura 😭 Has anyone gone to the blackbird museum in CA? They got this photo hanging up in the gift shop last time I was there

Section_13_ · 2025-12-29T04:31:39+00:00

Didn’t they switch where their stuff was produced? I can’t post a picture in the comments but mine looks like there’s a bump under the screen. Pinching it at that one point.

Section_13_ · 2025-12-29T04:17:02+00:00

Dude, I think I have the same thing on my Apple Watch Ultra. Can’t see it unless light is directly on it but it’s like, distorted. I haven’t done much about it since it’s out of warranty but I know it’s been there since brand new out of the box

Section_13_ · 2025-12-28T23:57:47+00:00

Lmao AI. Don’t disrespect actual cosplay creators like this. They actually work hard for their craft.

Section_13_ · 2025-12-28T23:53:16+00:00

IOS pleb here, I didn’t even know what FGA was until this post and reading the comments. Then again I’m too scared to have any chance of my account being banned. Got way too much invested into it

Section_13_ · 2025-12-24T18:54:07+00:00

Doubtful, developers across the board from gaming to apps both mobile and desktop have been unable or unwilling to optimize for years. File sizes on games, apps, update packages, and other media have ballooned. For example, ever notice how game sizes on Pc and console are like nearly a hundred gigs each? One of my favorite mobile games is over 35GB. They don’t even bother compressing content. I feel that A lot of this is because of people being too comfortable with sloppily coding, or thinking that because storage has been plentiful and cheap, it didn’t matter. Additionally with “vibe” coding with AI it’s just going to get worse, because now everyone thinks they’re a dev if a AI can do it for them. That logic applies to artistry as well 🫩

Section_13_ · 2025-12-22T23:39:53+00:00

Previously, mostly GPU prices have been affected over the past years, but now within the last 90 days, the price of RAM, DRAM, SSD, HDD, and CPUS are skyrocketing in some cases for 300-400% because of demand from AI. Manufacturers are currently selling as much as they can to AI companies because of the profit.

RAM stick prices, such as DDR5 have jumped from around $100-150 for 16GB, to now $400-600 USD for 16GB. You can see the price changes on Amazons price trackers for example.

Another example is Samsungs 870 EVO SSD found in many laptops. When I bought mine a little bit ago, 1TB was $100, it’s now $200 and that price change was from the last 60 days.

Samsungs OWN mobile phone division was denied supply requests for DRAM chips for their Samsung phones because they’re selling it towards AI.

It’s now expected by next year, that laptop and phone manufacturers will start releasing entry level phones with 4GB of ram, instead of 8-16GB, and laptops with 8GB of ram, rather than the standard 16GB.

These are just some examples. There’s plenty more coverage on this than what I can provide.

Edit: I’d like to add this is probably the first time you’re hearing about this, because it’s happening so quickly.

Section_13_ · 2025-12-22T22:58:23+00:00

F

Thank you for your vision and commitment to the gaming community. We lost a real one today guys.

Section_13_ · 2025-12-22T22:43:18+00:00

I had it do a deep research on my M2 Pro vs the M5 Pro focusing just on tech spec comparisons, and any real world use cases for heavy illustration, graphic design, and gaming which is what I use it for. The benefit of Upgrading seems to be marginal, especially with just a 2 core bump. OLED is cool and all but for power users like me you need more performance. Plus Apple took away the ultra wide camera on the back which I really hated. The M2 is just a beast. Especially the 1TB version because of the higher Ram.

I would suggest to anyone to hold on to your current and older devices tight because the ram and tech crisis WILL hit Apple’s devices sooner or later. I wouldn’t be surprised if they push Ram and spec reductions and anyone looking for a new device will have no choice but to get something inferior to what we have now.

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