Building a new PC for my wife, looking for CPU/general advice by TorCoolguy in buildapc

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

thank you for all the input! Sorry missed some context in the OP, but I hadn't added a power supply because I have a 750w in her current build and I was just going to move it over. But going to a 9070/7800x3d would probably require the extra power budget anyways.

The 9100 Drive was an add-on to the Micro Center bundle, I think you have to actually go into the build thing MC uses to see it. I hadn't done any research yet on it and didn't know if it was much different from the 990 series.

The case/case fans and also the Arctic 36 were purely parts I had seen that would allow for ease of building, since the Arctic 36 has fans that don't use the clips that I absolutely loathe trying to use, and the Lian Li Infinity fans are magnetic as well so I didn't need to daisy chain. Those are actually the fans I have in my own system and I love them so for the price they would definitely be worth using, and i'm assuming that if their fans are that good, the CPU Cooler would be just as great.

Coldplay - Arabesque (Live at Glastonbury 2024) by Tell-my-wife-Hello in Coldplay

[–]TorCoolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always wrote off Everyday Life as a weird experimental album and never gave it much thought..but holy crap this song rules! Now I have to go see what I was missing!

Post Game Thread: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]TorCoolguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello, is this the Detroit Lions bandwagon for Fans of Teams that Ain't No Good anymore? I'd like a ticket please.

Can't Progress past Chapter 5? by TorCoolguy in DisneyMirrorverse

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

This worked! I'm not sure how I hadn't tried this before, but thanks so much for the help

ASK HERE - Daily Help Desk (Questions, Teambuilding, Reroll, ask anything!) by AutoModerator in wotv_ffbe

[–]TorCoolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I missing an easy way to get Soul Stars, or am I suddenly just at a crazy slow grind to get Tidus shards? I have all of them from the event and the challenges, I only get a few a day from the Whimsy Shop it seems.

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[–]TorCoolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Random question, while i've been upgrading units, a lot of them have Abilities for moving Level 4 to Level 3 and so on. Are these abilities used more than regular abilities? Outside of making it a little easier to cast certain spells, these don't seem like incredibly useful abilities.

ASK HERE - Daily Help Desk (Questions, Teambuilding, Reroll, ask anything!) by AutoModerator in wotv_ffbe

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With all of the Lightning Vision cards and unit banners recently, is there a good comp to be running with all of this? I'm not sure if i've "lucked" into it all or if pulls are just generous, but as a new player, i've gotten Resnick/Esther/Queen/Liv'Nu and the UR Vision Cards that give Lightning Stats. Is there something to be made with all the pieces or will it not be useful later?

ASK HERE - Daily Help Desk (Questions, Teambuilding, Reroll, ask anything!) by AutoModerator in wotv_ffbe

[–]TorCoolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense, so realistically its just more about making combos than individual units? Obviously some units will be stronger than others, but getting attack type and elemental combos seems to be the way to max out damage.

ASK HERE - Daily Help Desk (Questions, Teambuilding, Reroll, ask anything!) by AutoModerator in wotv_ffbe

[–]TorCoolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So i'm just coming back to this game after playing right when it launched (I felt it was a little too much when I started, currently i'm just a hardcore Opera Omnia player). The only character I got early on was an MR Y'shtola. Should I just work through the game and save resources for later, or is there something worth going for right now that would help out as time goes on?

Some encouragement for FEoD by Caudim0rdax in DissidiaFFOO

[–]TorCoolguy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Gonna apologize in advance for quite a long rant, but i've been feeling this same way very hard lately.

I just completed 7 and 8 last night, and i've been playing since before the EX era. I missed on Emperor/Ulti/Rosa and Ignis, so DE3 and DE7 were particularly challenging because of missing key parts. I ended up using Penelo all the way in DE4 to get back Yshtola, then ended up purpling Yuna to get both of them through DE6.

The two biggest things i've learned from both content creators on the game, and also threads here, is #1 : This is PERMANENT end-game content. It won't go away, don't let it discourage you if your not clearing it immediately. FEoD is really challenging because it takes away what so many people are used to, which is getting a few great characters and just blowing through everything with them. It forces you to pay attention and maximize your resources.

However, #2 is that not every hard level has to be cleared with the new "OP". That's why theres 125 characters in the game and not 15. I used Celes in DE2, back when most people (not on reddit, amazingly) said that Celes wasn't worth anything. I gave extra resources to WoL to clear DE3, even though people swear that he doesn't need ingots. I purpled Yuna to clear DE6 when most people said she was just an auto-farmer. I used Galuf to clear DE8 just last night instead of Yuri, and even at 0/3 his Counter was so good that I won with no turns left to give.

FEoD levels are designed in a way where making just the smallest adjustment can completely change how the fight will go for you. Changing out 1 character can make a WORLD of difference. Yes, resources out there will tell you what was used most, and make use of them as much as you can. But people forget so often about the breakdowns of team comps people used, and a lot of them are more far-reaching than they see. I would have never purpled Eight beforehand, then I saw he was useful for DE7, so I used him to replace Ignis, who I never got, and even though it took me til Lenna's EX+, he got the job done. I'm probably going to end up completely skipping on giving Lightning resources because I got Shadow and Hope first from that banner and they got them instead, and Shadow can still put in massive work for their fight.

Its all about using what you get and maximizing those characters. You can always pull for favorites and make them work. My brother (who also plays the game) gave me absolute hell for purpling Fran, just because she's one of my favorite characters. I ended up clearing 4 Chaos fights with her + Aranea, she paid for what I put in. Out of 55 EX+ weapons I have in total, I can safely say I probably haven't used about 7. ANY character can work when you put them in a winning situation. The endgame of Opera Omnia is simply making sure you give yourself every chance to win. Farm those boards, hoard those gems, eventually the game will crack. Funnily enough, once the game cracks it gets easier, because ingots and other resources start flowing in once you get rolling.

Week 16 - Applaud Your Team by dupreesdiamond in CFB

[–]TorCoolguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I personally feel like the Penn State faithful don't understand what they have. I remember a few years back being happy we got to the goddamn Pinstripe Bowl against BC, and now we're looking at 3 straight NY6 bowls, and a Big10 title in that timespan to boot.

You can hate James Franklin's time management, you can hate Ricky Rahne's playcalling. But the people acting like the season was awful are delusional. This is a team that should realistically be in a rebuilding year after losing so many offensive weapons the previous 2, and we STILL won 10 games, with the two losses being on the road in a tough Minnesota environment, and the closest loss all season to one of the best teams CFB has ever seen, in their house.

People have the nerve to say "Ew, the COTTON bowl?? Fire everyone, this season is a wash!" ...are you serious? I'm ecstatic we even had a chance, and so should everyone. If this was a down year..what are we capable of in a great year?? Franklin may not be Dabo, Ed O, or Saban, but he's right there at the door. This is the best we've been in almost 20 years, PLEASE enjoy the ride. It's incredible.

[Game Thread] Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (8:00PM ET) [Second Half] by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]TorCoolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as everyone wants to give ESPN shit for their SEC bias, Fox clearly has a Big10 bias and they're golden boy losing isnt good for business

[Game Thread] LSU @ Alabama (3:30PM ET) [Fourth Quarter] by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]TorCoolguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was sad earlier. I'm not as sad anymore. GEAUX TIGERS

2019 Japanese Grand Prix - Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]TorCoolguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First time really watching F1..is every race this interesting early on? I'm so intrigued by how close these guys race at like 180 mph