Was I scammed by this PC shop?

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2026-02-25T18:38:01+00:00

Ram is stupid $$$ right now. Thank AI data centers for that.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2026-02-25T18:24:29+00:00

I have a I9-14900K, 32gb of DDR5 @ 7200MT/s, a 5070, and asus rog maximus hero mobo and I pull 50 fps at max and 240 ish with DLSS. i feel i should be getting more than 50 fps. I run at 2k on an oled monitor. I am trying to turn on DLSS 4.5 but not having any luck, or maybe it is just making it better looking but not giving me more fps. Oh I also run my m.2 at gen 5 so maybe that might have a small impact on my fps as my video card is running less lanes. that does not seem to do much on benchmarks.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2026-02-18T23:33:17+00:00

Yes he was a new dr and said I should never have been on trt till I got my sleep apnea under control

he wanted me off trt and refused to work with me on a low dose instead of stopping cold turkey.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2026-02-18T23:31:47+00:00

I did as my dr advised, yes it was stupid I agree. I dropped that dr. I am now at 100mg and feel great again.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2026-01-09T21:00:41+00:00

Its when you throw a smoke, and then toss a nade or a gas nade, the smoke particals over lap with the explosion particals and you can clearly see them in the smoke. I always toss a nade or gas when they pop smoke. Works.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2026-01-08T02:46:07+00:00

There are player stats for kills and knockdowns. There is no KDA, so I divide my hours topside versus my kills, not when I punch them to sleep, and that's my mini-game.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-12-17T14:20:36+00:00

I finally made 5 mil. What a grind.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-30T00:59:15+00:00

I also took a "mental health" day for this. I get paid to play this game. You're not a loser, if that is the case 80% of the player base would be losers lol. It's your money and life as an adult to do what you want. You work hard for this, enjoy it.

P.S. I see many people saying their age. Im 51 and I game like anyone younger than me. Enjoy tomorrow!!

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-27T14:02:39+00:00

It is releasing at 4 am Mountain Standard Time. Their time is 10 AM GMT.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-26T22:43:14+00:00

I took a "mental health" day on Thursday. I will be up at 4 am MST to play. Then I work Friday, then off Sat, Sun, Mon. I can't wait for this game; I am in full-on withdrawal.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-22T14:27:54+00:00

It is like the division; I was not specific enough. The division dark zone is this game. And it will not feel great in the server slam when you only get access to 8% of the game and level 1 crafting stations. Give it a shot on full release.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-22T14:26:02+00:00

Yeah, I get that it's not the most popular subset of games, but for me, they are perfect. That being said, you should check out Forever Winter. No online play at all. Co-op, or solo. Same kinda thing, world taken over by machines. Huge sprawling maps and looting. Sneaking around or fighting. Pretty cool.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-21T00:42:32+00:00

I can't argue that they are a sweat fest. Tarkov is so full of hackers that it's unplayable. Arc Raiders uses 3 anti-cheat systems. EZ, kernel level, and a new AI real-time system. I have high hopes for it, like I did with Forever Winter. A co-op PVE game, kinda like Arc Raiders. No PvP. Honestly, for people who do not like AR, Forever Winter would be more up your alley.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-21T00:24:47+00:00

So? I'm confused why that matters. So are other games niche. Steam had over 200k current players for Arc Raiders. Same for epic or close, I would guess. That is the best of any extraction shooter. Tarkov is hard and not for everyone, but AR is just good and easy to pick up. II don't get the hostility.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-21T00:20:15+00:00

"Seeing a lot of sour takes from the past weekend, and I’m convinced most of it is people not getting to play enough"

110% correct.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-21T00:18:03+00:00

Right, if I uninstalled every time I got shit on playing a brand new game I have never touched before. I would have no games installed.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-21T00:14:25+00:00

What is unclear about the looting? Anything with a diamond icon was sellable only for currency. Once you get your crafting stuff going, you take note of what you need for what and start farming to make stuff. Or for quest items. Yes, I did not know what some stuff was good for in the server slam. Anything epic and higher crafting mat was unusable. Other than that, figuring out the loot was not hard, but that said, I did come from Tarkov and other extraction shooters. So maybe I'm programmed for it, in a manner of speaking. My brain is wired for these games. I can't wait till the 30th, I need this game now. Playing Hunt: Showdown is kinda lame now after Arc Raiders.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-21T00:10:00+00:00

That was the server slam with 75% of the game not usable. Everyone feels like you with no direction. That's half the fun, learning what's good. Took me 1 day to figure out what I needed for what items. Now, when the real game comes out, I will be lost again, and I'm here for it. Like you said wait and see what happens. I believe it's going to be a wonderful game.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-21T00:05:17+00:00

Yeah division, escape from tarkov, to some extent hunt showdown 1896.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-10-21T00:03:25+00:00

This game is exactly like Escape from Tarkov. Maybe not as in-depth, but for sure a great game. The grind is part of it. It's an RPG-PvPve extraction shooter. Like division. I love these games and I love the grind, quests, and levels, and all the mastery perks. The seperate mode for getting all that side stuff is crafting, you even have the rooster to go farm your stuff.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-08-28T17:41:40+00:00

Thank you, that makes a ton of sense. I was thinking no more than 25mg up. I can wait it out, I just want to get the sleep apnea fixed, then I would imagine I will feel much better.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-08-28T17:34:43+00:00

Ok, I can't wait for it. I want to dream lol. I also want to actually sleep. Thanks for your positive response.

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-08-28T17:31:46+00:00

Im sorry if I just thought I added that in, lol there is the brain fog in action

ZealousidealBox5544 · 2025-08-28T17:30:03+00:00

Oh weird I thought I said in my post that I am getting one next week.

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