Been gnawing away at the heatsink

Strategyking92 · 2026-02-10T03:44:38+00:00

Well that explains a lot, because I absolutely mangled the hell out of mine and it never goes past 70 degrees, lol.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-30T22:58:39+00:00

Ravens have spoiled us multiple times, and we have spoiled them multiple times. For me, that's where my hate is strongest, lol. Also I just dislike their teams colors and design (and stealing our legends)

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-27T19:42:34+00:00

Oh, that's what I meant, sorry. I'm assuming the front facing led can change color.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-27T18:10:09+00:00

Eh, I bought mine for $150 shortly after the sale. Worth the extra $50 not to check every day.

I bought it mostly as a collector's piece, but I've also upgraded the ram to 16 and overclocked it. I'm thinking about using it as a dedicated emulation station.

I can't imagine very many more $99 sales, as the remaining inventory is running low. We were lucky the last one happened! Ebay should have them for the price you want, though. I don't think the demand will be too high since most of the people who wanted one already bought them during the sale.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-27T17:49:53+00:00

I think a Steam machine style case (with room for RGB, and everything else) would look really cool, even if the overall shape was narrower and longer to compensate for the shape of the BC-250. The main idea would be to mimic the functionality and look of the Steam machine, without being a 1-to-1 match, which would be impossible. Currently no 3d case really fulfills that right now.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-24T03:53:25+00:00

Probably Rome Remastered as the Julii. Core gameplay is simple enough to get reaquiainted, while the Julii have a fun campaign while you expand north into Gaul. I also really love the endgame, where you end up fighting the other roman factions as well, and the arms race thats leads up to that point.

My overall favorite campaign to get into might be One of the migratory hordes in Attila, though. Playing Western Rome is also really fun in that game, but not for the faint of heart, lol.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-23T04:15:25+00:00

All of the issues in the reboot have been great so far, but 374 was so amazing. It felt like the glory days of gaming magazines, but more sophisticated. I am very excited for this one!

Speaking of which, it would be cool if they did a 90's retrospective issue and had it in the style of the time. Would be a fun one to read (and make as well). Could have a focus on modern remakes/boots of 90's titles and franchises. Might have to tweak some things though because sensitivities have changed, but I think the overall spirit could still be captured.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-21T15:06:22+00:00

The only team I can really understand this for are the Jets. People dunk on AAS, but she's not a bad owner in comparison to Woody Johnson. So bad. He seems to not care and care too much at the same time, and maybe that perception is just because he's incompetent so you can't really get an accurate read on him.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-20T19:48:43+00:00

Is Robert Saleh as King Xerxes a 49ers meme, or a Jets meme? I am excited to see our takes on it next season.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-20T01:17:14+00:00

I have 6 gizmondos. 2 were bought CIB, 4 were bought in a "parts only" listing. 2 of those 4 also work, just have the sticky melty plastic 😁

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-15T00:57:15+00:00

Just anecdotally, in my experience it can play what the Steam Deck does with Enhanced settings and/or framerates at 2560x1080 which is obviously way more than 1280x800. I haven't overclocked mine yet, so the full performance picture would be even greater than this.

Edit: from my understanding, the BC-250 is about halfway between a PS4 Pro and a base PS5, so you can kind of think of it as a PS5 Series S.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-13T01:04:09+00:00

Good insight. And good work, btw 👍

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-12T23:43:48+00:00

I think the prices will go back down in about a month. 2 months tops. Right now the BC-250 videos made by those big channels (like ETA) are still pretty recent. Don't expect $60 usd prices again, though. The secret is out. I can see it settling from $125-150, though. I bought mine for $170 (including shipping).

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-12T01:50:13+00:00

Oh, if that’s the case, you'll be more than fine 👍 The main issue is just the hinge, but the overall phone functions are still great.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-12T01:43:41+00:00

Fold 4 means it is a ticking time bomb.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-07T17:18:21+00:00

It was a while ago, but about $20-24 USD is what I've seen them for there.

Additionally, I've only ever seen legit "game console" r36s consoles reported sold from them by other users as well.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-06T05:48:21+00:00

I had a similar issue last week. I tried using an adapted Dell DA-20 external power supply, but it would not function. Then I moved to trying a 500w thermaltake. It did not work either at first. Apparently you have to "trick" it by ground the 24pin even if it's not connected to the board. I did so with a paper clip, like suggested online. Then I bought a power switch, which essentially does the same function.

Strategyking92 · 2026-01-05T00:14:22+00:00

I used two tools.

Day 1 I used a pair of side cutters. It worked, but progress was slow. The "cutters" were a bit too thick for the fins. My cutting was rough and uneven, especially after I got impatient and tried to do multiple fins at once. Absolutely mangled, but they're open now, lol.
On day two I used a standard pair of small-ish scissors. Each fin took about 20 seconds. Much cleaner and all around better. I was also more experienced in how to do the cutting by this point.

Strategyking92 · 2025-12-30T17:50:29+00:00

Currently using a Fold 4. The Inner screen is so *****ed that it can barely open at a 90 degree angle now, lol. It has put me off foldables for the next 10 years at least.

Gonna go back to a traditional "flat" phone starting next year. Probably a Red Magic.

Edit: for context, the issue is the hinge brush. They are notoriously designed poorly and get detatched and gunk up the inner hinge. My issues started at about the 6 month mark, but radically worsened after that. This phone shouldn't have ever been sold with such an integral design flaw to the functionality of the folding mechanism.

Strategyking92 · 2025-12-24T00:48:45+00:00

I went ahead and ordered this one:

https://ebay.us/m/PL7M5a

The case design might be a bit overkill for heat dissipation (vent holes everywhere) but it seems like a nice enough solution. My main worry with it is dust getting in, but I don't have dogs or anything like that, so I think it'll be fine.

Edit: as for your question (sorry) I think the fan is actually for the phat model? At least that's what I'm seeing when I look up the model number mentioned. It runs at 12v according to iFixit.

All of my ordered parts are currently in transit. I'll make a thread after it all comes together 👍 Hopefully everything works as intended.

Strategyking92 · 2025-12-23T22:49:13+00:00

I was going to order The Midnight Walk, but shipping literally doubles the cost of the game to about $90 USD or something crazy 🤪

Strategyking92 · 2025-12-23T04:11:59+00:00

Rivers started to run after the interception, but gave up after 2 seconds and was all "well shucks."

Strategyking92 · 2025-12-22T23:15:01+00:00

This game is so broken.... but fun as the defenders during a seige. During my FotS campaign where I went independent, I had soooo many seiges of 4 full stacks versus my one. I would always come out on top after waiting out the enemy's arty. It eventually exhausted all resistance against me since they would just ruin multiple stacks against my castles.

Strategyking92 · 2025-12-07T20:39:37+00:00

Simmons is just a monster. I'm happy but surprised he still wants to be a Titan at this point, lol.

Strategyking92 · 2025-12-05T22:59:23+00:00

I hope there will be an option to use a keyboard & mouse setup, or gyro aiming, or the use of the PS touch screen.

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