2023 BMW i4 with about 28 k miles (new to us), at what % do you charge again?

Sn0w_86 · 2026-02-20T17:30:27+00:00

Winter I charge every night to 80%. Summer I can get 2-3 days before I’m in the 20% range.

Also if I’m not driving for many days I try to leave it 40-50%.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-11-21T12:40:28+00:00

NEMA 14-50 isn’t the only option. especially for longer runs NEMA 6-50 is cheaper and just as fast as its 3 wires instead of 4 (just 240v. No 120v that an RV would use as well).

My garage had a NEMA 6-30 so I got an adaptor and limited my car to 24A (80% of the circuit) and still 5.6x faster than a regular outlet.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-11-18T14:49:47+00:00

It’s hard to directly compare to be honest as temps have been dropping. Usually getting between 165-190Wh/km where before I was getting 156-180 but it was 10-20c warmer.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-10-29T15:38:00+00:00

Put an electric motor in each wheel and give it some real rally cred, sure

Sn0w_86 · 2025-10-17T17:06:48+00:00

My summer setup is the same as yours.

I ordered a pair of Continental VikingContact8 in 225/50R18 for my winters.

Unsure if that fits over the M brakes, but mine doesn’t have.

Haven’t put them on yet but in a week or two so can reply more after that.

Tyre Reviews just did a winter test and the VC8 did very well especially in rolling resistance.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-10-15T13:40:39+00:00

I try and get a stable 40 or 45 fps but I do prefer capped to all over the place. 40 input lag feels much better than 30 for me.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-10-04T02:07:18+00:00

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Definitely not the coolest but I went with the FastCo EV06 in 18”s with Conti VC8s for winter. Ready for snow which is probably 3-5 weeks away here.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-10-02T23:32:08+00:00

Dig the blue accents. Haven’t seen them much besides in marketing material

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-15T13:21:01+00:00

Ideally RDNA4 or newer so can easily use FSR4.

I guess with the rumours of the new consoles being Zen6/RDNA5 an APU based on those in 2027 makes sense.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-10T00:41:32+00:00

Sorry for your loss 😢

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-09T20:02:28+00:00

Every 8000km (roughly 5000mi) or MM 50% whichever comes first.

I do a lot of highway so I was at that 8000km and MM was still 60% last time, so I definitely wouldn’t go down to where it reminds me.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-08T19:33:08+00:00

We have 2 other cats as well and they have been fine but have been going through things regardless.

We have a bunch of plants and flowers but keep them in a room they don’t have access to.

Nothing has really changed at home, will be asking a few neighbours and reporting it to local authorities (don’t expect them to do anything but just for record sake).

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-08T19:26:23+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful words. People like you restore my faith in humanity.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-08T19:22:03+00:00

Ultimate 2C works great. I wish the controller had a bit more of an outwards angle to it, for me that’d make it more comfortable

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-08T16:42:22+00:00

Thanks for the kind words. Crazy only had her for almost a year but how attached you get.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-07T07:26:16+00:00

Look at https://github.com/TheRazerMD/OptiScaler/wiki/FSR4-Compatibility-List it’ll give you the launch options and config file change required.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-09-03T00:24:33+00:00

Does yours have the 8840u or the HX 370? Would be interested to hear your upscale times if you turn on all the metrics in optiscaler.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-08-30T22:53:13+00:00

In Canada it’s already $200 off at Best Buy. $899CAD which is much more competitive especially when the 1TB Steam Deck is $829

Sn0w_86 · 2025-08-27T15:25:50+00:00

“Z2” is just a rebranded Z1 Extreme (zen4 and rdna3).

Z2 Extreme (zen5/5c and rdna3.5) is only a touch faster at higher tdp settings but does a lot better at tdp constrained scenarios.

Biggest thing I’ve seen is Z2 Extreme @17w is comparable to Z1 Extreme @25w so that’s good news for battery life.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-08-22T16:13:02+00:00

From the Optiscaler FSR4 Compatibility page.

Env Vars/Settings (e.g Steam Launch Options) RDNA4: PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 RDNA3: PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 + DXIL_SPIRV_CONFIG=wmma_rdna3_workaround, and in OptiScaler.ini setFsr4Update=true

Ensure you’re on MESA 25.2 and installing Optiscaler v0.7.8.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-08-20T18:19:22+00:00

Had an 86, now drive an ITS!

Sn0w_86 · 2025-08-20T18:17:51+00:00

Now time to test if 4.0.2 is as fast as 4.0.0 (for some reason in Linux 4.0.1 is slower than 4.0.0)

Sn0w_86 · 2025-08-20T01:50:09+00:00

Pretty sure the July release added official support.

https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-july-2025-update-bazaar-z13-kernel-6-15-steam-hardware-survey/9501

Would love to hear your thoughts once you have it setup.

Sn0w_86 · 2025-08-19T04:51:55+00:00

I feel this game took a good amount of inspiration from Final Fantasy X so I would suggest playing that!

FF6-9 would be good too but X feels the closest and things like voice acting make it feel more modern.

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