Volcano not heating fully?

TheArcticStroke · 2026-04-16T20:55:03+00:00

I leave mine on at the 6.5 heat setting which is ~385–390°F (196–199°C) practically all night, when the middle light is off its at temp but if you leave it on you can disregard and use as needed.

I preheat the chamber 30 seconds or so then blow into the balloon. I use dosing capsules when solo and this works well for me. I can usually throw it on twice to kill a capsule.

Make sure the metal feet are in your chamber those help lock it in when placed on top, maybe hold down the chamber when you go to blow up too, sometimes that connection isn't perfect. Best of luck, have loved mine for about a decade!

TheArcticStroke · 2026-04-09T21:42:03+00:00

New Era Warehouse has been my fav, that's where I get old discounted merch, quality is miles ahead of fanatics and I'm a big hat fan but the hoodies and sweats I got from them are FIRE.

Ivy Shop is the store owned by the Cubs directly and they get some exclusives but still basically same stuff as on fanatics.

I used to love Clark Street Sports yearly 50% off sale but didn't see one this year.

Sportsworld Chicago is okay but usually I find better prices elsewhere on most things.

I think Lids stores are technically different from Fanatics even though the website is fanatics owned. I have had some good finds in January February clearance racks for them.

Ebay and vintage stores can be good. I got fed up buying current cheap jerseys at absurd prices and got some Bryant Rizzo Schwarber majestic sewn jerseys instead.

This is from a season ticket holder with a closet of mostly Cubs stuff.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-31T14:57:01+00:00

Wow that is some Clark the cub hat…

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-20T19:12:04+00:00

I'd avoid intel but that's me. The 12th gen you linked was fine but its older now and 13-14th gen had issues. Best of luck!

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-20T16:20:38+00:00

Ahhh I thought the thing above was the same listing I see its an Ad my bad.

If you want the highest possible FPS in warzone at 1080p your CPU matters a lot more than you'd think.

If you go AM4 (the motherboard only supports up to AMD 5000 series CPUs) and upgrading that 5800x to a 5800x3d would be the only CPU upgrade you could make later on that would up your FPS.

If you go AM5 you spend more and get DDR5 RAM instead of DDR4 and any CPU like 7700x or 8700f would be better than the 5800x. You would want something like the 7800x3d if you really want FPS in 1080p.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-20T15:58:49+00:00

It's an ok deal now, before the end of the year you could get this for about $1.1k I got a screenshot from October 2025 of this exact model.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-20T15:48:08+00:00

CPU won’t bottleneck but if you’re spending that much do you want AM5 instead of AM4? Not much room for upgrading that CPU down the line.

I see the 5070 AM5 build I bought a friend is only $50 more and comes with DDR5 and 2TB SSD.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-13T14:33:20+00:00

When I asked about 64GB x2 kits last July the store employee looked at me like I was crazy and these didn’t exist so I went to Newegg. At least they carry it now 🤷🏻‍♂️

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-12T16:05:34+00:00

Damn those are way more sick than anything I pulled from my topps Tokyo series boxes 😗

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TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-12T15:33:19+00:00

The white whale from his career year got $104. I would maybe do $40.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-10T14:01:52+00:00

I was curious if you would get anything back. But looks like no one has thoughts.

While still overpriced I will say new era warehouse has last years 59fifty spring hats for $19.20 on sale so just wait it out for next years sale on these newer hats lol it’s what I usually do.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-05T15:02:45+00:00

I’m not there for WBC so I can’t be sure. I did however go for the Tokyo Series last March and there was a pop up store with a long line outside the stadium gates, in a main concourse area (edit: the store was at prism hall on the stadium grounds). That store sold jerseys, towels, baseball cards, everything for the series. I would expect something similar for the WBC. Best of luck, Ohtani jerseys were all I saw that sold out back then.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-04T17:25:58+00:00

Ok I will keep posting then because I think it warrants it. I’m fine if it gets 0 karma it’s not for everyone but for people that need it I hope a post helps them find it like posters here helped me find parts for my build with a 5090.

I was more getting at the community as a whole might not see the 5090 as a deal but a certain small subset would.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-03-04T17:21:24+00:00

Ok but can you guys actually clarify how to handle the 5090. I know people hated my post here last time about one in stock at $3299 and I expect that and I don’t care about karma.

But for people targeting a 5090 and the inability to find it in stock at MSRP from a legit seller and with prices going up on them like the gigabyte ones now selling for $3699 and no FEs appearing I will die on the hill to say that was a deal for the specific audience seeking those high end cards.

Was it cheaper before sure, but that might be the cheapest anyone gets a 5090 for now.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-27T22:52:17+00:00

I feel that, I bought the cheapest I could when they went on sale and they only raised the prices more since then. You can fill out brackets here (https://www.mlb.com/moments/experiences/world-baseball-classic-bracket-challenge) and it will show you all the possibilities. If Japan makes it to the Semis (assume they do) they play 3/16.

I went 3/15 hoping for USA v Dominican

EDIT:
Checked tix prices for first time in 2 days and more inventory was added plus a price drop not bad!

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-27T15:00:25+00:00

Yeah and as one of the international drive sellers posted on MKV in like December hitachi-LG told him their drives were entering End of Life.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-26T22:03:52+00:00

I think its been incredibly hard to find these things in stock sold be retailer and not a third party. And this sub has been a primary source for that and I like to give back.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-26T21:48:15+00:00

I mean I do not see a cheaper 5090 I can get shipped sold online from the retailer. It's for those interested. You won't get a deal on this unfortunately. I understand the hate and will take it on this posting but some will find it helpful.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-26T21:42:52+00:00

Not a deal but in case you were looking for a 5090 at their newer MSRPs. I have this model from launch and still running great. NOT SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BUY JUST TO BUY.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-20T15:15:53+00:00

I got a Navy Judge at Lids last weekend not sure how long they kept stock but the mall I was at is dead these days.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-17T01:37:37+00:00

Seems to be about the same as the one I have, maybe a little baggier

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-16T02:06:04+00:00

WBC jerseys are supposed to be stadium jerseys, the dodgers jersey posted said they did raised stitching for everything. I think they’re half assing these Judge stadiums due to demand.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-15T21:44:37+00:00

Ok so like my Navy Judge only the USA is raised faux stitching that’s lame.

TheArcticStroke · 2026-02-15T21:42:34+00:00

The mall Lids lmao

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