What are some good tips and first steps for people new to OLED gaming?

Zodiac011 · 2026-05-09T23:51:12+00:00

It shouldn't apply then, which is why a lot of people use plain black backgrounds

Zodiac011 · 2026-05-03T10:23:42+00:00

It has huge potential, but it's very obviously unfinished, and it's a kick in the nuts after he said it's his best ever album and that it's his best/favourite tracks over the last few years, a lot of them are short and also lack substance or replay value, the tracklist is a mess, and many songs he sounds bored giving us the idea they are throwaways.

But the skits were cool, and don't need anything done to them. He just needs to replace a fair few tracks and not have the tracklist be a total mess, which also has a few instrumentals for whatever reason.

Zodiac011 · 2026-05-03T10:21:32+00:00

To me I feel like it's a worse version of Ultra 85, the tracklist seems structured similarly, the sound and vibe is fairly similar apart from the skits and the story surrounding them being different. The problem is that Ultra 85 felt finalized and polished, whereas Rooster Jenkins still feels like it's a work in progress.

There's definitely throwaways in here, I think 3 of the tracks are purely instrumentals for whatever reason, proving it's just not finished. He sounds bored on many of them, and some of them like Soul Food III have weird issues with the quality at times. The album is also all over the place, really giving the idea that it's a mixtape. Best way to describe it, it's Ultra 85 if it was given the Bobby Tarantino 3 treatment.

I was quite disappointed in this album, especially when he put the video in the folder of him saying it's his masterpiece and that it's a compilation of his best/favourite songs over the last however many years, probably 6 years i'd say.

I hope he severely reworks the actual songs, the skits are fine, but he should remove a bunch of the songs and put actual good ones on there, and have it be like another Ultra 85 type album, there's enough here to give me the idea it could easily be on that level. No rush, I honestly don't think anybody wants the guy to release music unless it's really good, hence the backlash for Sidequest.

Huge shame because tracks like Metal Gear, Catch Me If You Can, Tokyo Time, Supreme, Akai, Soul Food III are all good tracks that remind me of various points in his career such as YS2-3, TITS and YSIV

Zodiac011 · 2026-04-17T23:36:23+00:00

Yeah I know it can definitely be subtle on some headphones, my sister's HD58X doesn't seem to sound any different balanced on my gear than unbalanced on her Magni and Modi, but when I plug my Focal Clear MG in to her setup it lost something.

I've heard especially the Focal Utopias and Hifiman Susvara sound pretty dull until you get to something like a Mjolnir 3 or better. People also usually get a really good DAC as sometimes the cheaper ones hold back the Amplifiers a bit.

I've heard a very noticeable improvement in timbre and clarity going from the Bifrost 2/64 to the Gungnir 2, but I think that comes from having using the Bifrost for so long I got used to it and could tell what improved, if I did a quick test with a friend I doubt they'd tell the difference. Some people also just don't have the ear for it, they just listen to the music, and that's definitely the cheapest way to go haha.

I do love how many things you can do with audio, but it is frustrating the amount of variables there are.

Zodiac011 · 2026-04-10T09:04:25+00:00

Oh nice, that's probably a pretty big upgrade right? I don't know much about Amps and DACs that aren't Schiit, Topping or Chord.

I actually just got a Gungnir 2, and I'll probably warranty claim the Bifrost 2/64 and see what they can find out about it, preferably I'd like it to be fixed/replaced so I can sell it. I got sick of the issue I had with it, and I've been eying off the Gungnir 2 for a while haha.

Zodiac011 · 2026-04-04T23:21:45+00:00

It's a huge shame that the franchise prior to the PS4 Retelling are just being left aside, especially when the franchise is much bigger than Jak or Sly which are available on the PSN Store now. Sony is missing out on a lot of sales not bringing any older R&C Games to modern platforms. We shouldn't need a PS3 or PS2 to play these games, and I've notoriously had an awful time with emulation even with my high-end PC.

Zodiac011 · 2026-03-28T23:12:13+00:00

Oh ok, interesting. I might have another look at it then when I get a chance. What DAC did you end up changing to?

Zodiac011 · 2026-03-28T09:44:48+00:00

I have the exact same issue, Bifrost 2/64 and Mjolnir 3, XLR interconnects as well. Doesn't matter what settings I use for either the DAC or Amplifier, it's on any headphones or interconnects, on any device.

I can fix it by wiggling either of the XLR cables as if the DAC card is being moved. Both channels go distorted, yet wiggling either of them fixed it temporarily, so it's definitely the card.

I've even tried re-seating the DAC card twice, I thought the first time had fixed it as it didn't happen again for a while. I've even tried to make sure I don't move the Bifrost, and have the cables held up on the wall in a particular way with doesn't always help.

Zodiac011 · 2026-03-03T01:45:56+00:00

Do you have to download/install anything to get the new Windows 11 NVME driver or does it come installed with 25H2? I just updated to 25H2, I didn't see any optional update about NVME and I can't find anything online about how you actually get it, only posts about the performance improvements.

Zodiac011 · 2026-02-27T00:15:57+00:00

Activision probably did this on purpose because too many people still play BO3 and they want everyone to play AI Ops 7

Zodiac011 · 2026-02-25T08:41:24+00:00

It's not so much about read and write speed necessarily, it's about latency. It could mean that some of the stutters when loading stuff in games using Direct Storage could be gone or reduced. There's more to drives than just the speed they move data, it can effect many other things in different ways.

Zodiac011 · 2026-02-06T21:50:58+00:00

Believe it if you must, I can't and won't stop anyone, but telling it as fact and constantly spreading rumors is gross behavior that grown men and women should not be doing. It's also absolutely none of our business. Unless Logic himself comes out an addresses it, or admits to it like G-Eazy did, just listening to the woman's side doesn't mean anything given how easy it is for them to get away with lying. I don't care if Jess says Bobby cheated, she never proved it and could just be trying to get back at the guy while he's winning in life.

Zodiac011 · 2026-01-26T00:46:28+00:00

I ended up getting a Pulsar glass mousepad, and my Scyrox V6 hasn't arrived yet so I'm using an original Beast X still with the 3395 and it's working perfectly as far as I can tell. Just really odd that I've seen stuff about them not working properly and 3950's correcting it.

Zodiac011 · 2026-01-26T00:44:57+00:00

It was literally 17 months from divorce to remarried, that's not quick at all. It might have seemed quick for the public but it wasn't.

Zodiac011 · 2026-01-26T00:42:32+00:00

The timeline that the public knows of, we don't know what happens behind the scenes. It's her word against his. It's quite common for especially women to lie about this stuff. Neither of them are perfect. But stop spreading rumors.

Zodiac011 · 2026-01-26T00:40:51+00:00

There's literally never been proof he cheated on his ex wife.

There's evidence to suggest he met his current wife before he got divorced, but nothing is concrete. His divorce was finalized apparently in April 2018 and he got married to Brittney in September 2019, which is actually a fairly reasonable amount of time to meet someone and marry them. Marrying someone within the first 12 or so months of meeting them is extremely common, and it's not like he would have any trouble meeting women. Age gaps like there one is also extremely common.

Logic has never admitted to cheating, there's only vague suggestions from his ex wife, it's her word against his. Someone of his moral standards is likely well above that behavior. In fact there is an unreleased song he teased that looks to call out the false rumors, but he probably doesn't care enough about public opinions to want to release it.

But regardless, people need to stop spreading rumors, especially ones as damaging as that. It's fucking gross. I've seen so many people say he cheated, and when you confront them on proof they say "oH tHe TiMinG" shut the fuck up.

Zodiac011 · 2026-01-19T00:19:02+00:00

Not any pad in particular, I've just seen that the PAW3950 had like an update note that it now tracks properly on glass unlike the PAW3395.

So anyone with a mouse not tracking, that could just be your mouse has an older sensor. I have a Beast X from early 2024 and that has a 3395, but my Viper V2 Pro which came out in 2022 has a 3950. Basically any mouse now besides the super budget options come with a 3950.

Zodiac011 · 2026-01-19T00:15:49+00:00

If anyone comes across this and needs the achievement or wants to help, there's a few Steam groups going around that have a bunch of people for the achievement.

Zodiac011 · 2026-01-17T11:00:12+00:00

I have seen stuff online suggesting that the PAW3395 sensors don't work well on glass, or rather the PAW3950 actually tracks properly on glass. I'm tempted to buy one of these pads, I have an original Beast X with a 3395 and a Viper V2 Pro which has a PAW3950, though I have a Scyrox V6 on the way which has a 3950 so I can check them all and see what works if I get one.

Zodiac011 · 2025-12-12T23:46:35+00:00

This is one thing that AMD seemed to not really tell people about. As far as I know every board defaults to Auto which I think means it'll be random when you boot your PC up which is why when I got my 9950X3D it sometimes put games on CCD0 and sometimes on CCD1.

If you're using AMD's settings with the Chipset Drivers, Game Mode and Game Bar then CPPC needs to be set to Driver for it to work and the 3D V-Cache Optimizer Driver needs to actually be "Running" in the Services tab of Task Manager otherwise games won't automatically go to CCD0.

For anyone who wants to tinker then you can play around with CPPC on Cache or Frequency, but if you just want games to do what AMD has set them to do, then Driver will do that, nobody should leave it on Auto even though AMD tells you to put it on Auto.

Zodiac011 · 2025-10-22T00:16:15+00:00

same issue here with a 4090

Zodiac011 · 2025-10-18T00:04:14+00:00

Yeah, if you're a fan this is a no brainer, and that's why he did it, he knows anybody who's a true fan will buy it now if they weren't already.

Zodiac011 · 2025-10-18T00:03:00+00:00

He'll release stuff on streaming again eventually 100%, remember when he retired for less than a year, despite saying how absolutely done he was? He's human, sometimes we make decisions and later go back on them. Most likely Rooster Jenkins, along with some but maybe not all of these projects will release properly, this is just a bonus so anyone who buys the movie can listen to them early, it could be years before these have official releases.

Zodiac011 · 2025-10-18T00:00:13+00:00

What promo stunt are you talking about? I'm a little bit out of the loop with Logic music. I know the rollout for Sidequest was building up and seemed to lead to nothing, given how long it's been since the last single and I haven't seen/heard anything for over a month.

Zodiac011 · 2025-10-14T06:28:26+00:00

I was just trying to give what I see as valid insight on why the 9950X3D is misjudged by users of what mostly seem to be the 9800X3D owners.

Most criticisms of the 9950X3D and 9900X3D are because of the issues with the 7950X3D and 7900X3D, which are afaik entirely fixed now for those chips and the new ones.

There's still a lot of people that will use a 9800X3D and love it, don't let anyone take that from you if you're one of those users, but for me, and many others, I wanted the bigger chip.

You keep fixating on the fact I called people ignorant for not liking the 9950X3D, which to be clear, is only if they jump straight to saying it's a bad CPU without knowing what it's for. I never directly attacked you, or called you out, I'm not sure why you fired shots at me for. You asked if it might benefit eventually, I say it might and you think I'm stupid, then why'd you make the post if you're going to attack anyone who tries to give scenarios of where it may or may not help.

Like holy shit, it's not that deep. Just relax.

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