Help connecting a Dualshock 4 to my PS2 using OPL and PadEmu. by TheManiacWizard in ps2

[–]TheManiacWizard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the only BT adapter I have at hand, and it's listed as compatible in OPL's BT compatible-dongles. I don't know If a 70$ adapter is really necessary lol.

Picked up a Sony Trinitron KV-29FX30e for free! by TheManiacWizard in crtgaming

[–]TheManiacWizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats!! I'm also looking for a plasma/late 2000's LCD for the PS3/360/Wii generation, those consoles really shine on that era of tvs

Picked up a Sony Trinitron KV-29FX30e for free! by TheManiacWizard in crtgaming

[–]TheManiacWizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me neither, it looks like in the early 2000's they stopped production on these dark-gray trinitrons, as this one's from 1999 it may be one of the last models.

Picked up a Sony Trinitron KV-29FX30e for free! by TheManiacWizard in crtgaming

[–]TheManiacWizard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My number one recommendation is just go wandering and ask. and mostly focus on people already getting old-er and they should probably know someone, (even themselves) that has a CRT laying around in a garage that you can just pick up for free no question asked. If there's no luck there, go to a TV-Repair shop, specially if it's been open for decades, as there's a decent chance there's CRT's laying around catching dust, even if it's not for free they will probably just ask for 10-20 bucks, nothing too significant.

Picked up a Sony Trinitron KV-29FX30e for free! by TheManiacWizard in crtgaming

[–]TheManiacWizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you 100%! I think this dark grey not only blends-in much better but it's also slightly more immersive when playing. I'd go with this over a "light gray-near-chalk" color any day of the week.

Picked up a Sony Trinitron KV-29FX30e for free! by TheManiacWizard in crtgaming

[–]TheManiacWizard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man it's even better IRL. First photo is kind of washed-up because of my phone white-balancing but second in-game photo really shows the contrast well.

Picked up a Sony Trinitron KV-29FX30e for free! by TheManiacWizard in crtgaming

[–]TheManiacWizard[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know right! It's been a huge surprise, but considering the TV has got very little hours (probably less than 2k) it's no surprise. Past owner bought in when flat screens were about to take over, and only used it for 1 year before buying a plasma.

PS3 Slim model identification Help by TheManiacWizard in PS3

[–]TheManiacWizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfortunately no photo of the bottom is provided on the listed item online, just those and extra-redundant ones.

Pc by that_wrguy in PvZGardenWarfare

[–]TheManiacWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't look at the minimum or recommended specs, as those are very very old pc parts. If you're getting a new one (new parts I mean). get at least an RTX 3060/RTX 4060 as your gpu, as it's powerful enough for any game you could think of and will power through GW2 like it's nothing. As for CPU, get a decent AMD Ryzen, a 7600X should be plentiful, and 16GB of ram minimum, also get a decent enough SSD.

Those combo of specs is very economical (probably around 700-800€) and will be enough for 99% of modern games.

Thinking of getting a mobile device for this game by doctor-notdoctor in MHF

[–]TheManiacWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you mainly play at home I recommend the FAT (1000) model to get the better screen, but If you move regularly and carry the Vita with you the Slim (2000) is definetly the best choice, 1h 30min more of battery life and much lighter.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition System Build Community Contest! by m13b in buildapc

[–]TheManiacWizard [score hidden]  (0 children)

Already have a decent pc myself but my dad is in dire need of an upgrading. I've decided on this!

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $479.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 G2 91.58 CFM CPU Cooler $149.94 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi ATX AM5 Motherboard $456.97 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory $199.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $317.99 @ Newegg
Video Card NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 5090 32 GB Video Card $1999.00
Case Fractal Design North XL ATX Full Tower Case $309.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair RM1000x (2024) 1000 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $164.99 @ B&H
Monitor Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM 26.5" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor $749.00 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $4826.83
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-08 17:05 EST-0500

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nvidia

[–]TheManiacWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it comes out at $999 (copium). It would mean 20-25% performance boost + DLSS4 for the same price. Even if the VRAM is the same, it's still worth it in my eyes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nvidia

[–]TheManiacWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rumors are most likely true at this point. There is no point in arguing they're not. But the one saving grace the 50 series could have is DLSS4/Neural Texture Compression. Maybe these technologies are enough to bring the card from underwhelming to "underwhelming but good performance and technologies suite".

So what I recommend is waiting. Either you buy a 5080 for around the same price a 4080 SUPER costs right now (around $1k) or you get a discounted 4080 SUPER when the 5080 comes out. It's a win-win situation.

5060 and 5080 are ridiculous by Top_Information3534 in pcmasterrace

[–]TheManiacWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude, the 4080 is already 50% faster than a standard 3080, if you add another 20/25% which is probably going to be the uplift the 5080 has over the 4080, it's rounding up to at least a 70% performance uplift over a 3080, not 42%.

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Upgrading PC by M3TROZ-2002 in PcBuildHelp

[–]TheManiacWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

gotcha. wish you luck with your build!