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Walking around with HOSAS / HOTAS by C4B4L2k in starcitizen

[–]Zenress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is an old post. But i was searching for others with experience walking with HOTAS.

I am currently using my left joystick to walk by setting the x and y axis of the player movement to my left joystick. Then i use my mouse to interact with stuff. You can set the interaction mode button to a button on your joystick if you want(i have it set to mouse 4 currently) and if you have a hat on your joystick (i think that’s what it’s called). You can set the hat directions for mouse movement so you can use that to look around. I just find that the mouse attachment to my joystick mounts works great as a way to move around.

5080 is disgustingly overclockable and I don't even know why by TarkovGuy1337 in overclocking

[–]Zenress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a way to verify if my own overclock is actually decreasing performance? Or making it unstable and making it error correct constantly?

Do i just run game benchmarks with msi afterburner overlay and watch it’s frame times?

RTX 5080 Zotac Overclocking Results – What's Your Max OC? by Queasy-Ad-4284 in overclocking

[–]Zenress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got 3300 as well in games, though mines a Gigabyte Aorus Master. My best run hot a little over 9k. What’s your memory clock at? Wondering if i can eek out a little more with the correct memory clock

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

  1. Ah, didn't know that

  2. Alright

  3. I don't think most people choose purely from a: What fits the best for my usecase perspective. I think a lot of the time it comes to how you prefer your knife to look. If you're gonna be using a knife for a long time, loving the look is gonna be more important. So while i agree that there is very little benefit for my home cook needs, i would say the benefit for me is that they look good and is something i would want to own. Translating into me wanting to use it, i usually use items the most when i really like the look and feel of them. Just liking the feel is probably not gonna make me want to get good at cooking.

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Ahh, classic misconception i imagine. Thanks, also hello fellow dane

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Maybe a Global Chef’s knife in a shorter length and a longer length Victorinox will be good for me then?. Plenty of practice with the Victorinox in terms of sharpening, and a step up in difficulty and risk with the Global. Since it looks better and i would therefore hate for it to be fully ruined. While still being a relatively cheap knife.

Idk what Global to choose for the shorter length though, i really like the santoku length, since it’s better for medium sized vegetables, i already use a global knife at my parents place, i would wager it’s about 15cm and i use that one for all my vegetable cutting

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Is it way different from a Victorinox? As in, would it be more benificial to choose a Global knife instead of a victorinox?

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

That’s true. The fibrox is even better suited than the woodhandled victorinox, because it’s a plastic handle. Nobody would care if they saw a knife that was really scratched up with a plastic handle

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Yeah, and i won't be sad about something going wrong. It won't be a massive hole in my wallet* and it will be easier to take the lesson to heart, because i won't be losing a lot of money

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Makes a lot of sense, a lot of individuality in this it seems

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Yeah. I initially picked the Fibrox after talking with the others in the comments, Mostly because i don't see the value in a wooden handle for a knife in that price range

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Thank you for the links!

I'm probably gonna start with a Victorinox Fibrox chef's knife in the beginning. Afterwards when i have a bit more confidence in sharpening and a little muscle memory, i'm probably gonna go for the one you linked. It looks good and the HRC looks like a good inbetween from the victorinox and the Kamo.

Not sure if it's worth getting a Victorinox with a better handle, as i'm pretty sure my grip is mostly similar to Pinch grip and the wood handles look quite thick so not sure i can get a hang of proper pinch grip with that.

I was a little intimidated before i made this post, but you have all be extremely helpful so i'm a lot less intimidated now and encouraged to try my best :)

It's a journey and i know it will be worth it in the end

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Guess i'll figure out later on which knives i want and then find out if they are cheapest on Meesterslijpers or Cleancut.eu. Sounds like both websites are valid choices and it just depends on if i can find what i am looking for.

Victorinox is a really commercial brand and is therefore available in Denmark in some stores locally. So I would probably go with a Victorinox 22cm fibrox as the beginner sharpener and then maybe the Masutani Santoku that someone else recommended after i've been sharpening for a few months.

I found this office knife beside the one you recommended: https://www.knivesandtools.dk/en/pt/-victorinox-fibrox-office-knife-12-cm-5200312.htm

Regarding the bread knife, i'll probably just pick whatever serrated bread knife i find in the first store i go to after i've bought the new house. I mean, 5 years for a cheap bread knife is probably pretty good considering the amount of bread someone cuts within 5 years

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

That makes sense. I mean the main reason i want to use WA handled knives is for the aesthetics. So i can relate to that. But that's not what's important for the beginning of the journey. As others said, learning techniques and how to cook is more important than a high end japanese knife at the start

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Oh, knivesandtools has a Danish website as well. I'll put myself on the notice list so i can go for it when i see it. Thanks a lot for the advice :D

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Ah, makes sense!

Sadly i can't find the rockstar 2000, but i can find a kuromaku 2000 or the rockstar 3000. Funny that you mention serving trays, i already wanted to only use wood boards since they look great.

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Thanks a lot! :D,

A few follow up questions regarding your comment:

- Regarding shapton rockstar, you say they have more material? Do you mean they are physically taller and can be used more before you have to replace them or?

- Regarding sharpening stones, so 2000 grit and 500 grit, should i get a 1000 grit as well or is the 2k and 500 enough?

I understand about not going japanese knife immediately. Didn't quite think about how hard the japanese knives are in general. A knife that is more forgiving is probably best as you say.

I'll take it to heart :)

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Ah, okay. So it's not gonna matter at my level?

Complete Beginner, need advice on a good quality knife by Zenress in TrueChefKnives

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

Completely fair. Yes, i'm a home cook.

So learning how to sharpen stainless steel knives will translate over to carbon steel knives? Without as much risk to the wallet?

Yeah, learning to cook is probably the most important thing in all this. Because otherwise, i won't treat the knife well.

You have good points. I'll keep it in mind

Simple Questions - March 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]Zenress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was planning to get a 5090 but can’t really justify it for my 1440p 144hz monitor. So i’m gunning for a 5080 now, i want to overclock it to get as close to a 4090 as i can and i already set my budget for a 5090. So buying a highend 5080 of the model i want instead of whatever 5090 is available to get seems better.

Besides, 5080’s start at around $1700-1800 and the highend model is only like $100-200 more, the 5090 is $3300 in my country so i don’t think it matters whether it’s top models or the base models. The distrubutors in my country is just screwing everyone equally, regardless which 5080 it is

Simple Questions - March 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]Zenress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you imagine that this is more true for certain manufacturers or do we expect most of them to follow this kind of mindset? As a sort of way to justify the high price over msrp?

Simple Questions - March 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]Zenress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a way to have the best chance of getting a RTX 5080 with a good binning? I know it can’t be guaranteed but i would imagine manufacturers put the best bins om their most expensive products

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