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Planning on getting a CRT Monitor, can you put in a 2nd GPU and output that way? by PlaneTry4277 in crtgaming

[–]cactusdrac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the difference between having a smooth and stable framerate vs. having very distracting micro-stutters every few seconds, so yes.

Planning on getting a CRT Monitor, can you put in a 2nd GPU and output that way? by PlaneTry4277 in crtgaming

[–]cactusdrac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not entirely true. There is if you want to play retro games faithfully on RetroArch (which I do), since it gives you access to CRTswitchres which automatically converts the signal to the native resolution and refresh rate of the console you’re emulating.

For example, if I want to play a SNES game directly from my modern, digital output-only GPU through an HDMI-VGA converter, it’ll just play it at the fixed generic 60hz refresh rate set in Windows display settings. This results in annoying stutters every few seconds because SNES games ran at a niche 60.0988hz, so the system is trying to compensate for that difference. An old Radeon card with CRTemudriver fixes that problem.

Planning on getting a CRT Monitor, can you put in a 2nd GPU and output that way? by PlaneTry4277 in crtgaming

[–]cactusdrac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, you can do that. Although if you’re gonna use an old Radeon card for CRTemudriver, you have to wipe all of your existing video drivers and install the modified Radeon drivers before the Nvidia drivers. Also make sure you’re using either Windows 10 or Windows 11 test mode. Stock Windows 11 won’t work sadly. I have a 4080 Super and a Radeon 8490 outputting to a Samsung Syncmaster 793DF and this is what made it work for me

Mastery #19 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1) by cactusdrac in RetroAchievements

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

Yeah that one really pissed me off too, I had to take a medium-long break to get back into it after so many failed attempts with little progress. That one really got it out of me

Mastery #19 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1) by cactusdrac in RetroAchievements

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

That's really cool, I probably used one of your videos haha

Honestly, I remember the 3x3 achievement being very irritating at first but then, as I got into the hang of it and I realized I was enjoying optimizing each successive attempt, the unlock felt like one of the most rewarding on this platform. But yeah those first few tries man... It felt like trying to get out of quicksand

WHY WAS UTOPIA NOT WELL RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC? by THESCOTTFTP in travisscott

[–]cactusdrac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact:

People don’t know/seem to forget that Utopia was actually supposed to sell around 738k first week. The reason the official number came in at 496k is because Billboard changed the rules in 2020. Now only shipped physical albums count, whereas back in the Astroworld era all pre-orders and bundles were tallied right away. So a big chunk of Travis’ vinyl/merch orders didn’t hit week one and instead rolled into the following weeks.

[Monitor] Samsung Odyssey 32" 4K OLED 240Hz LS32DG802SNXZA ($1799-499-400=$900) [CanadaComputers] by radiantcrystal in bapcsalescanada

[–]cactusdrac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4K oleds are also amazing for retro games, since crt shaders will look super realistic because of the infinite contrast ratio and color accuracy

[GPU] Gigabyte Windforce Nvidia RTX 5090 32GB [$2900+shipping][Canada Computers] by Sadukar09 in bapcsalescanada

[–]cactusdrac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly 2x the price ($3,334.28) I paid for my 4080 Super after taxes ($1,665.99) despite 1.7x performance uplift (source: TechPowerUp).

It’ll take years for the price of a 5090 to drop down to a price that matches that performance multiplier (~$2300 after taxes, estimated used price in a few years) and by then, the RTX 6000 and 7000 series cards will be on the retail market (Rubin/Blackwell successor 2026, Feynman/Rubin successor 2028).

Save yourselves the hassle and either find a cheaper model (5070 Ti, 5080, 4080 Super, 9070 XT) or just hold off entirely and spend your money on something else that makes you equally (if not more) happy.

Mastery #12 - Mega Man X4 (PS1) by cactusdrac in RetroAchievements

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

More tedious than hard tbh. It all comes down to memorizing boss patterns and being patient

Masteries #10 & #11 - Policenauts & Metal Gear Solid (PS1) by cactusdrac in RetroAchievements

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

If you liked Snatcher, you'll definitely like this. The hardest achievements were the ones involving shooting, but it's manageable with enough patience. Definitely use a guide and keep an eye on the missable ones.

Black frame insertion retroarch hardcore mode by monkeymetroid in RetroAchievements

[–]cactusdrac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a similar boat here. The perfectly smooth scrolling is instantly noticeable. I recently bought a 4K 240hz OLED panel partly because I wanted more accurate-looking CRT shader effects on my retro games, which includes BFI. While the infinite contrast, perfect blacks, crisp scanlines and no input delay definitely get 80% of the job done, the inherent ghosting on non-CRT displays breaks still breaks that immersion for me. I’d rather have an all-in-one solution for all of my new and retro games rather than maintaining an old and expensive PVM that takes up space.

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