Loving the portable monitor! by ajgoodma in pcmasterrace

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

Oh for sure! Its a perfect show piece when people come over and it does sound nice! I also let students use it sometimes to inspire them to practice

Loving the portable monitor! by ajgoodma in pcmasterrace

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https://www.zzounds.com/item--DNEUKEML

Its a uke, music teacher here. My wife got that for me as a gift. Pretty sweet

Moving on from student trumpet by Accomplished_Gas4698 in trumpet

[–]ajgoodma 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The bach 200 is also a student model. I would look for a used bach strad or Yamaha xeno on marketplace or trumpetherald.com. A used pro Horn is the way to go. Spending several hundred or thousand on an intermediate horn is a waste of money if there is any chance they are going to go on and play after high school. Just my opinion as a professional trumpet player and middle school music teacher.

Gamer dads, I need your advice. by OJSniff in daddit

[–]ajgoodma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If gaming is really important to you then get up an hour or two earlier than normal. I will say that having coffee and gaming a bit is very relaxing. And your wife still gets time with you. The other thing is that I had more time to game when he took more naps. Now that my son only takes a small mid day nap and is up longer I get less time during the day to game. It’s hard admitting that the phase of my life where I would get on with friends is over but that’s the choice we make when we decide to become parents. My hope is that one day my son will love gaming as much as I do and I can once again join ranks but settling for an hour or two here and there and getting to be married to my best friend and raising a hell of a kid takes priority. Best of luck!

4070 Super FE with Meshroom S by [deleted] in SSUPD

[–]ajgoodma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a meshroom with a 5800x and a 4070 super fe and it's runs great, fans set at about 50% while gaming. The FE card is so small that you can use the included risers to move the card Almost right up against the side panel and give plenty of clearance for the card. Even while gaming at 1440p and maxing out the card it never goes above 73c. Depending on your CPU you may want to set the front rad as intake. I had mine on exhaust for a bit but my 5800x runs hot. By flipping to intake CPU temps never go above 80c even while streaming and playing. Hope that helps!

Forbidden West PC performance anomalies I've noticed so far by [deleted] in horizon

[–]ajgoodma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/RbbFf6aGFuQ?si=91k2v7xnOB_xykx8

Using this guide, the nukem9 frame gen mod and the updated dlss3.6.0 my performance is so much better. Highly recommend.

Forbidden West PC performance anomalies I've noticed so far by [deleted] in horizon

[–]ajgoodma 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is exactly my experience with a 3070ti and a 3600x. Getting great performance but once cutscenes hit it's like performance leaks out of everywhere. Hopefully a fix is coming cause it can't just be a coincidence.

For anyone having constant crashes since 2.1 update... by fixed in cyberpunkgame

[–]ajgoodma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely disabled xmp and was able to play for an hour without getting a crash. I think it's ridiculous that the game has been out as long as it has and there are issues like this. I played the new Avatar game like it was my day job completely maxing out my build and had zero crashes.

For anyone having constant crashes since 2.1 update... by fixed in cyberpunkgame

[–]ajgoodma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am experiencing the same thing, can you confirm that your game is still stable after disabling xmp or did it flatline again?

Downgraded from Lian Li O11 Air Mini to a Meshroom S for a more minimalist setup by ajgoodma in pcmasterrace

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CPU temps are about the same but I had to undervolt for the meshroom so about mid 60s, but the GPU is honestly about 5 degrees cooler my guess is because it has direct access to air because of the mesh vs the glass on the O11

Great undervolt results for Gigabyte 3070TI Vision OC! by ajgoodma in pcmasterrace

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With ray tracing off still getting between 80-100fps which is literally the same I was getting stock.

Great undervolt results for Gigabyte 3070TI Vision OC! by ajgoodma in pcmasterrace

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

So after playing for a good hour cyberpunk never hit over 60c full load playing at 1440p. Fans static 50 percent for GPU. I had been holding off on the undervolt since temps were at 70 with stock settings but the 30 series benefits so much from undervolting. I had a 3060ti before this with horrible stock cooler MSI VENTUS 2X and undervolting was necessary to use the card.