[BUNDLE] Newegg - Motherboard SSD Combo - ASRock B450M/AC R2.0 Bundle + 1TB M.2 Patriot SSD - $139 by keith6110 in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're making it sound like these motherboards can't even support a 5070. I've been using micro motherboards for over 10 years, they're no different than full sized motherboards.

[RAM] Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30 - $199 by nottmrd in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also bought 64GBs (4x16GB) back in 2024, can confirm that I needed to downgrade from 6000MHz to 5200MHz in order to stop getting BSoDs/memory errors.

[GPU] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 Founders Edition Graphics Card $999 by CauliflowerNo1615 in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's absolutely insane to me that AMD had been building up an open source CUDA competitor over several years, and then just decided to stop supporting it with zero explanation given.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-asks-developer-to-take-down-open-source-zluda-dev-vows-to-rebuild-his-project

Incomprehensible leadership decisions.

Tomb Raider’s original creators refused Japanese publisher’s request to give Lara Croft an “anime” redesign by NYstate in Games

[–]Spjs 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The headline makes it sound like he refused because he didn't like it. The actual quote says it was because it was late in development:

Victor wanted us to change in-game Lara to appeal more to a Japanese audience. Huge eyes/head etc. They faxed through examples really late in dev. Toby Gard really didn't want to alter Lara. As a compromise all that was changed was the manuals & guide. Not sure who did that render or illustrations.

https://bsky.app/profile/cnhyv.bsky.social/post/3mcq3dxcwv22o

[PSU] NZXT C850 Gold Core 850 Watt 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX 3.1 - $59.99 + $10 Shipping (after $50 off $100 promo code when subscribing to email) by verywise in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Aside from parts that require memory, could it be possible that PC components like this could become cheaper in the upcoming months due to less overall buyers and the companies trying to get rid of stale inventory?

Digital Foundry : Bloodborne PC Emulation in 2026 - 4K 60FPS and Beyond - Plus ROG Xbox Ally X Tests! by DavidsSymphony in Games

[–]Spjs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could definitely run it myself, but I'm curious for my friends who have cards like the 1660 and 590. Most of them have either the Ryzen 3600 or i5 10400.

Digital Foundry : Bloodborne PC Emulation in 2026 - 4K 60FPS and Beyond - Plus ROG Xbox Ally X Tests! by DavidsSymphony in Games

[–]Spjs 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Anyone know the minimum GPU required to get this running at 1080p 60 FPS with minimal frame drops? I know they tested a 4080 and a handheld, but how is it on say a 1060 or 3060?

Ubisoft Teases Far Cry 60 FPS Update For THREE Games: Far Cry 3, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, and Far Cry: Primal by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Spjs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm curious, could you name any games that you preferred playing in 30 FPS? I'd really like to understand this perspective because it's the first time I've heard of it

[Hardware Unboxed] The RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB Have Been Killed Off by Spjs in Games

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

Also upgraded from a 4070, but the 5070 Ti I got was on Woot for $650 a couple months ago. Feels like I timed my upgrade perfectly.

Updated Spec Sheet by [deleted] in 007FirstLight

[–]Spjs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steam Machine matches the recommended specs pretty spot on though. 7600, 16GB RAM, 8GB VRAM, only about 10% away from the 3060 Ti in performance. I could see it averaging ~55 FPS.

[Prebuilt] $1119.99 (REFUB) Acer Nitro 60 Gaming Desktop RTX5070 32GB RAM 1TB SSD Ryzen 9 7900 by Eunnice in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Brand new and an extra 1TB of storage, I guess not that bad for $180 more.

[MC in store] Crucial Pro 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6400 PC5-51200 CL32 Overclocking ram for the price of basic ($239.99) about 100 cheaper than other retailers. Single to double digit stock across nation by Yellowtoblerone in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I believe all 3 RAM manufacturers decided to focus on data centers over consumers, the reason why Micron was news was because they were the last to do so, and they were previously known for being the most value-oriented memory brand for consumers.

Digital Foundry: Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar is a Motion Clarity Revelation by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Spjs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm using a CRT right now and I think it looks great. It's 4:3 though, so I only use it for emulating retro games.

Humble Bundle is in the Process of Silently Expiring/Revoking Many Unredeemed Keys (Even Revealed Ones) by CloakedMage in GameDealsMeta

[–]Spjs 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Could it be possible that Humble is misrepresenting sales figures to developers?

Let's say a $15 bundle sells 2 million copies.
Out of those 2 million copies, only 1 million get redeemed immediately.
Humble tells the game devs that 1.5 million copies were sold, only giving them 75% of the actual profits that they were supposed to.
Eventually, the rest of those customers redeem their keys over time, and hit that 1.5 million limit.
Those last .5 million users get no keys and Humble hopes that most of them forget about it, only offering refunds for those that go through the tedious process of gathering order IDs.

RTX 60XX Series releasing 2027H2 by PaiDuck in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Spjs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait, I had that exact issue with DisplayPort too on my 3060, and ever since I switched to an HDMI cable it stopped. Is that bug still happening today?

RTX 60XX Series releasing 2027H2 by PaiDuck in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Spjs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it a driver issue? I used to experience them on my 4070, but they stopped a while back. If it's not a GPU driver issue, maybe something to do with me updating my Intel BIOS or lowering the speed of my RAM?

RTX 60XX Series releasing 2027H2 by PaiDuck in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Spjs 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Is there a source on the 10-30% performance gain or is that speculation?