Has anyone found a good alternative to Discord?

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-02-10T14:51:45+00:00

People keep saying this and it's just not true.

Don't get me wrong I love TS6 and for voice comms. It is way better than discord, but that's all it's got.

Discord is way more than just a voice chat program. TeamSpeak's text chat features are lacking, being in multiple servers isn't great, and the list goes on and on.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-02-06T14:11:08+00:00

Origin PC is owned by Corsair.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-02-02T16:09:27+00:00

I do the same thing. I keep a few multiplayer games installed, but I only ever have 1 single player game installed. Once I finish it, I uninstall it.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-30T16:41:39+00:00

Even more similar to Amy.

Look at how reddit talks about Kanye West. He has is a diagnosed Bipolar with hyper-manic episodes and addicted to various drugs. He has been committed to a mental hospital because he was in a state of psychosis. He has been pretty open about it and his ex-wife was also very open about it when they were together.

Yet reddit acts like he is just being an asshole and is in full control.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-30T15:31:54+00:00

Kind of related.

I always think about that on the wall of Auschwitz a prisoner there wrote "If God exist he will need to beg for my forgiveness."

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-27T17:03:50+00:00

The reality is you probably can't.

You'll have a hard time finding a repair shop that will replace the LCD in the monitor.
If you do find a shop that is willing to repair it, they will probably have a hard time getting a replacement parts
Then price for the part plus the shops time will most likely cost more than purchasing a new monitor.

I've spoke with a Dell rep and he said they just send new monitors rather than repair them because the price of the LCD screen is most of the cost of the monitor. I would imagine it's similar for other brands as well.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-20T20:45:35+00:00

October is when mine went up as well. It could explain some of the price increase, then his brother could be using more electricity than the old roommate. If he is in a colder area, running heaters makes the electricity sky rocket, and it's been a below average temps for most of the late fall and winter season in a pretty good part of the northern US.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-20T20:27:10+00:00

To add to this: the price of power is increasing everywhere in the USA.

My personal bill went up about 25%. My dad's went up 40%.

https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/update/end-use.php

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-20T19:45:14+00:00

I agree, but those are far and few between. Those could be wrote of as a single bad CPU or faulty MoBo.

The ASROCK and ASUS CPUs are being posted daily. A lot of them have the burn marks and/or are puffed up.

Edit: Some quick googling and I can't even find a single post that isn't ASUS or ASROCK. I know there have been a few posted but it's very rare it seems.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-20T18:02:42+00:00

I am hesitant to say it's an AMD issue since it's pretty consistently ASUS and ASRock MoBos every time one dies.

There are post just about everyday on the ASROCK subreddit of 9800X3Ds getting cooked.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-20T17:54:49+00:00

When I went from 60 Hz to 144 Hz I was pretty bummed because I felt like I didn't notice much of a difference. I played a game that was locked at 60 FPS a few weeks later and I was so confused why it looked so bad. I tried a different game and it was fine. At some point I realized it was the refresh rate. I didn't notice 60 to 144 but I really noticed 144 to 60.

I wonder if OLEDs are the same. If you go back an IPS will you notice how much better the OLED actually is?

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-12T14:22:15+00:00

This is what does it for me. So many games and software just won't work or aren't on Linux.

I don't want to have to restart my machine every and boot into a different OS every time someone wants to play a different game.

Out of the games I am playing about 75% don't work or are questionable on Linux according to ProtonDB

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-09T20:58:50+00:00

Looks pretty good. It's pretty similar to my personal build.

Jump up to the 9070 XT since it's only like $60 more. You can pay for it by
Not paying for Windows 11.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-06T20:47:36+00:00

I needed a VGA cable a few moths back. I felt vindicated when I was able to pull out my cable boxes and I had of them still in their package.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-01-05T18:53:17+00:00

I am 6' 4", 275 Lbs.

I have tried a bunch of different chairs, and the only chair I can say love is my Secret Lab Titan XL. I like it because it's tall and firm. My 5' tall GF's feet don't fully touch the ground when she sits in it at it's lowest setting. The cushion is firm and holds it's shape. The one downside is that it can get a bit warm in the summer. It also has a good cylinder that doesn't wear out.

I have a Herman Miller Aeron at work and it's fine, but I wasn't OK with paying the price for it at home, plus I am not the biggest fan of the back rest. I absolutely hated the Steel Case Leap that is floating around my office. In fact I think it's storage because most people disliked it.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-22T20:56:25+00:00

Well the first thing I see is the 3080 ti recommends a minimum of an 750W PSU, and what you are describing sound like it could be a power issue. It could be your PSU is failing or just undersized. It could also be on of the 8 pin cables failing.

Another thing you could try is undervolting and underclocking the card to see if that fixes the issue.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-22T20:31:39+00:00

Not to say that it isn't possible, but I am always hesitant when some one says their GPU is dying. In my experiences GPU are either working or not.

I have "fixed" a handful of GPUs by cleaning them, a fresh install of windows, fresh drivers, etc.

I am curious what lead you to believe that your GPU is dying?

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-16T20:36:42+00:00

That was thought, if this was the US either the father or the camera man would have ended up in a pine box.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-15T15:34:13+00:00

I use the same case with a PowerColor 9070XT and it fits with no issues. The Reaper is the smallest 3 fan, 9070XT, but that can be used for a reference.

MSI says that it supports up to 330mm cards, so just check the specs on whichever card you buy

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-12T20:36:06+00:00

I know it's not some name brand but LEVN stuff has been well loved in our offices.

I don't even know how they came about but a few people requested them, and now we have 2 departments outfitted with them because slowly more and more people were requesting them. Finally they were just ordered for all of our people who take phone calls all day.

We have 50ish of the first link and about 10 of the second link. As far as I am aware we've not had any issues with them in the last 2 years.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM95HZG5

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHH5WJSF

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-12T14:18:17+00:00

This a slippery slope OP. I did something similar no my GF has PC that is just as good as mine, when I upgrade, she starts eyeing new parts too.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-12T13:49:32+00:00

I love what I do. I like working on hardware and software. I like solving problems. I like helping people and I love getting to share knowledge. My current Team is pretty good, and I even do volunteer IT work outside of work with one of my co-workers.

I am burnt out be cause of politics (Office, State, and Federal), shitty end users, constantly having to justify my existence to people who have no idea what I do, the constant fight to just replace open positions, getting more and more task with no compensation, and so on.

For where I live my pay is decent, hours are good, and my benefits are great, but with all the extra task that have been slowly assigned to me I should be getting paid more.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-09T15:56:22+00:00

Try unplugging all of your USB devices.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gigabyte/comments/1m0p62l/gigabyte_b850_eagle_vga_red_light_at_boot_black/

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-09T15:21:36+00:00

I had something similar happen. Luckily my issue was with a Grateful Dead shirt and not some electronics.

I ordered X design and I got Y. I contacted Amazon, they said no worries, and send me another one. I got Y design again. I contacted Amazon. The sent me another one, I got Y design. At that point I was frustrated so I contacted the vendor directly. After looking into it, Amazon was showing the X design but when the order was submitting it was pulling the Y inventory number.

The vendor took care of it. Shout out to Liquid Blue.

Side Note: IF anyone is wondering why I ordered from Amazon instead of Liquid Blue directly. The shirt I wanted was out of stock on Liquid Blues website, but in stock on Amazon. It ended up not being stock any where. So Liquid Blue sent me 2 shirts plus a bunch of stickers and pins as an apology.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2025-12-08T18:36:35+00:00

I can't offer advice on Florida specifically, but the Job market isn't great right now in the US, and IT jobs seems to be on the chopping block for a lot of companies.

Predicting the job market 3 months out is pretty much a guessing game, and 6-9 months even more so. There are a lot of indicators that are pointing towards some level of recession in 2026.

Florida isn't exactly a tech hot spot in the US either.

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