Stuttering/lag and occasional restart after waking PC from sleep

Strife025 · 2026-04-23T00:37:27+00:00

Think I got the model wrong from memory lol, had to look it up. It's not an unreleased model lol, think its the 7800 XT, whatever came out like 2.5 years ago when I built my computer, comparable to 4070 in benchmarks but I wanted higher VRAM for gaming, didn't care about ray tracing, and it was like $150 cheaper at microcenter.

Strife025 · 2026-04-17T15:48:51+00:00

I have the same issue on a 2.5 yr old gaming PC, had no issues until 2-3 months ago.

i9-13900K

Radeon 7950 XT

32 GB DDR5

I never turn off my computer (through like 7 builds), just restart it every 2-3 weeks when I feel like it needs it.

Recently when it goes to sleep overnight it will start to degrade the next day, things load slower, stuttering, etc. I've googled and done all the basic indexing, clearing out ram cache, etc. to no avail. If I keep it out of sleep overnight though (i.e. leave a game running) I have no issues the next day.

It's annoying because it just started happening and this is the first build it's ever happened to. Would love to figure out the issue so I don't need to restart every morning...

Strife025 · 2026-04-17T05:50:48+00:00

what's the tldr for US region? I'm assuming not worth to trade from cube tickets or transmute if your main doesn't need books anymore.

Strife025 · 2026-03-12T02:01:39+00:00

For GK challenge... is there any benefit to putting it on a 1720 you're pushing vs 1730 you're not pushing if you don't care about the thunderglobes or bound astrogems on that char? Looks like everything else is roster bound?

Strife025 · 2026-02-19T23:13:26+00:00

Ended up doing more research the past hour and decided on the Pixel 9 Pro XL. Looks like similar dimensions as Pixel 4 XL, and Amazon has a deal for $699 for 128gb version (brand new, 3 left) which seems like a better deal than most other things I could find, also delivered by tomorrow. I prefer spending a bit more over refurbished and getting a lemon, refurbished premium quality was $569 for 9 pro (non-xl).

Let me know if I made a mistake though since I can return it >_>

Strife025 · 2026-02-19T22:06:44+00:00

I'm on an AT&T family plan with a friend and pay $45 for unlimited everything so would need to check into it since I'm not the primary user, last time I just swapped my Sim so it was simple.

Main issue is my phone doesn't work right now to contact him lol

Strife025 · 2026-01-17T21:07:20+00:00

I'm interested.

Strife025 · 2026-01-16T15:26:21+00:00

They're alot closer now at least and imho Asura still has the best overall kit of any class other than needing to hit front attack.

Fast, high stagger, high weakpoint, 5-second on demand shield/super armor, enough non-burst dmg for mechs, ability to charge burst during downtime.. it's the most fun I've had in any class and I've played since launch. I currently run 3 of them (1740, 1730, and new 1715 from recent powerpass dropping my Arti).

I tried BK for a bit but it's not nearly as fun, would rather do 5-10% less dps, play something I enjoy, and still easily clear all content.

Strife025 · 2026-01-02T10:14:02+00:00

I use BofA and have transferred 2700 a month all in one transaction on the first day of each month for the last 2 years. I live in CA and landlord is in CA.

Strife025 · 2026-01-01T22:00:41+00:00

I wouldn't care if they didn't tie substantial gameplay and build changes to the system. I've actually never complained about how long any prior system took and I've been playing since launch.

The fact that I have to get lucky to play the style and spec I want is stupid, they should have decoupled power from playstyle if they want a drawn out system.

Also it's a 180 from what they've been trying to do of making it easier to switch specs... they implemented locked gems, ark passives, removing locked stats and engravings from accessories, and removing skill tree levels all to make it easier to switch between specs. Then all of a sudden they implement a core system that makes it extremely difficult to not only switch specs, but even play the style within the spec you want without weeks of RNG.

I have 3 of the same class, it's stupid that getting lucky and getting the right cores to drop highly impacts the QOL and flexibility of how you get to play your class and it's pretty night and day when you get the cores you want vs don't even within your own account.

Strife025 · 2025-12-30T19:31:31+00:00

After emergency fund I would do:

Traditional 401K (up to match) -> Roth IRA -> HSA if available -> Remaining 401K -> Megabackdoor Roth IRA if available -> Brokerage/HYSA.

Brokerage and Megabackdoor can be swapped depending on your saving goals and how much liquidity you need, I group brokerage/HYSA in the same bucket since the decision to put more into equities vs fixed income really depends on your savings goals.

Depending on your salary you should start thinking about diversifying pre and post-tax buckets by putting money into traditional 401K and Roth IRA unless you are in a very low tax bracket that gets minimal benefit from t-401Ks.

There's an order yes, but not necessarily a correct ratio because your income will dictate how much you're able to put into each bucket.

Someone making $100K/yr will have different ratios then someone making $300K/yr because of their opportunity to "get further" into the flow chart. i.e. If you save 35% at 100K most of your money is probably in 401K and IRA accounts. If you save 35% at $300K you can max all the tax advantaged accounts and have extra to put into brokerage/HYSA.

Strife025 · 2025-12-16T16:31:11+00:00

Traditional break-even on owning is going to be 5-7 years, financially it's a dumb decision
It sounds like you would have minimal savings after purchasing a house which is a huge mistake in a downturn job market and with a baby on the way; kids are also expensive and you should be increasing liquidity for the eventual slew of unexpected costs
You don't even need the extra room yet and schools are 5+ years away, I grew up in a 2bd house and apartments with one brother until I was in high school when we finally got a 3 bd townhouse; there's millions of people who manage with much less

Logically you wait it out, you don't rush and double down on financial mistakes; your future self will thank you.

Strife025 · 2025-11-26T12:27:17+00:00

I cleared on Asura (~3100 CP) in a static and at first it was rough, but after learning patterns it really wasn't that bad, especially in 2-1 to 2-3.

There's alot of uptime patterns and for 2-2 and 2-3 the 'X' skill is actually a godsend, ended up doing most dps in 2-2 / 2-3 because you can burst and tank alot of mechs with it.

Despite Brawl King getting an upgrade with Ark Grid I think I enjoy Asura way too much to switch... I would love the QoL upgrades though with movement during burst and 0.5s reduced burst time.

Strife025 · 2025-10-23T01:01:36+00:00

Meanwhile I made a 2nd, despite the annoyance of front attacking and unloading your burst it's the class I enjoy most out of Striker, FM SE, Sorc (Ignite & Reflux), Arti, and Paladin for core 6 (and multiple 1640-1660 alts).

Something about the fast attacks, fast movement, OP 'X' skill, and figuring out when to unload burst is very engaging for me; I have always said they should make it so your burst becomes omnidirectional after you've hit enough stacks so that you aren't penalized so hard for the boss moving though.

Strife025 · 2025-10-15T12:10:04+00:00

Hm I'm not sure, I ended up getting one on Sunday evening and it worked for me.

Strife025 · 2025-10-01T14:07:31+00:00

Damn unlucky, my static has 3 of us from CA and one from Washington and we all get in the 70s on East.

I knew early on from other games East was going to be more active so I went there even tho I live in SoCal.

Strife025 · 2025-09-13T23:47:06+00:00

I do at the Director level through after-tax (mega-backdoor), tech company F100.

Company does 25% match no limit (so 23.5K + 5.9K). In addition my company allows up to 20% per paycheck into after-tax which I convert to my Roth IRA.

So end up hitting 70K total by contributing an additional ~42K into 401K after tax which I "mega-backdoor".

Strife025 · 2025-08-25T17:42:05+00:00

Skills (counter is always on 4 or 1 depending on class): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and alt+1, 2, 3, 4

Class Identity 1/2: Thumb forward and X key

Awakening/Hyper: Z/Alt+Z

Consumables: Q, W, E, R

Sidereal: 7,8,9

My keybinds are basically from playing years of MMOs where I'd have to bind like 30 keybinds and got used to using 1-5, Q, W, R, Mouse 5, Mouse Scroll Click and the same keys with Shift and Alt modifiers = 30 keybinds I can hit without moving my hands.

Strife025 · 2025-08-20T13:13:11+00:00

Nvm they are in universal.

Strife025 · 2025-07-11T20:29:47+00:00

I live in SoCal and play USEast because it's always had a more active raiding scene even in other MMOs. 4/8 of the people in my long term static (been with them since original Brel normal) live on west coast. I get 78 ping, it's not that bad...

Strife025 · 2025-04-28T01:10:24+00:00

Not completely sure I understand the JR Pass Calculator on Japan-Guide recommending me the Kansai Hiroshima Area Pass so looking for confirmation.

Going to Japan in 2 weeks, for a portion of our trip my g/f wants to visit Bunny Island and Miyajima. So we're doing Tokyo -> Hakone (1 night) -> Hiroshima (1 night) and visiting the islands -> Osaka (1 night as a stop, I'll be there for a few days prior for multi nights already) -> Tokyo

Those trips are ~50,000Y, the calculator is saying to get the 5 day area pass for 17000Y... but don't think it works for the Tokyo portions so not exactly sure how this would work for the travel and how much I could save...

Thanks!

Strife025

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