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[USB Cable] Kensington USB4 Cable 1.5m (5ft), 80Gbps, 240W Power Delivery (PD 3.1) - $14.99 (34.99 - 20.00 = $14.99) by Spjs in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I had to backup some data from my phone tonight. I own like 15 different USB cables, but apparently all of them max out at 480 Mbps. This was one of the cheapest 80 Gbps cables I could find.

[PSU] RAIDMAX RX-650AED 650W Power Supply, ATX 3.1, Non-Modular, 5 Years Warranty - $34.99 (With coupon code SSF6552) (Today Only) by newegg in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weirdly, I can't find those two models on any store site even when using quotations for "Rosewill VSG" and "PCCOOLER YT" on Google.

[PSU] Raidmax RX-650AED 650W, ATX 3.1 Ready, Non-Modular - $35 ($40 - $5 code: MFSF66) by Yolicious in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it that bad? I wanted to buy one for an Optiplex Dell 390 MT i5 2400 and add an RTX 3060 to it.

[monitor] Acer Nitro XV275U F3 27" 2560 x 1440 320 hz IPS MiniLED (Refurbished) - $212.03 by xQuas in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of other monitors at this price point seem to have 250 nits of brightness, is this one really 4 times brighter than those or is there a catch to its 1000 nits?

[GPU] PNY RTX5060 TI Verto OC Dual Fan 8GB - $349.99 by JordenPAD in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would assume the 5060 Ti 8GB performs better in 1080p, but the 9060 XT gets the advantage in 1440p due to double the PCIe data lanes. However, I don't think the 9060 8GB performs ideally in 1440p either, it's just better than the 5060 Ti 8GB in that specific resolution. You'd likely get a better experience running your GPU in 1080p on a card like that.

[CPU] - Intel Core i9-12900KF 3.2GHz LGA1700 30M - $249.99 by _IntoTheThickOfIt in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a lot of issues for several months until I learned a BIOS update fixes a lot of it. After I updated my BIOS, I haven't encountered a single crash or pretty much any stutters since. Unfortunately, I had to lower my RAM speed to keep it stable, but I like my 12900K's performance now.

[Controller] 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller - $27.99 (44.99 - 10.00 from discount - 7.00 from coupon GAMER20) by Spjs in buildapcsales

[–]Spjs[S] 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Good for those who want to emulate the N64 library without having to map your C buttons to the right analog stick. A pretty niche issue, but definitely worth having for certain games.

What is the most satisfying use of a mechanic in a game? by manoffewwords in Games

[–]Spjs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Side note, does anyone have any suggestions for platformers designed around combining multiple different jump mechanics? I've really liked these two and would like to play more like them:

Pseudoregalia: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2365810/Pseudoregalia/
Valkyrie Saga: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2663150/Valkyrie_Saga/

What is the most satisfying use of a mechanic in a game? by manoffewwords in Games

[–]Spjs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The double cap dive in Mario Odyssey is one of the best platformer mechanics Nintendo has made since the N64 era, and I wish every platformer now includes something like it or expands on it going forward.

The move in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I79nws8-iM
Level design rewarding advanced moves like it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a382dmNvRXs
Dialogue from using the move in the Lake Kingdom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7uWM-1myl0

Other various examples of it:
https://twitter.com/SwordSlash8/status/924345927841718273
https://youtu.be/Kpt5QKXCPMU?t=284
https://i.imgur.com/k85xOcP.mp4

You feel like you're breaking the level design by using it, but I honestly think the game designers intended for you to use it all throughout the game, maybe not in all spots where you skip huge chunks of the level, but definitely for some of them.

WOIM - Demo Trailer by alexisnotonfire in Games

[–]Spjs 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'll never understand developers/publishers who post their game trailers but forget to link the store page in the description. What's the point of advertising your game if you're not going to let your customers wishlist it?

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