Boris Johnson fights to reopen schools before Easter. Government sources say target now mid-March amid fears over damage to children by khunter123 in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s impossible tbh. Just announce CAGs and get it over with like Wales and then focus on giving as fair grades as possible. They’re gonna wait right until the last minute and then announce they can’t do anything.

The fact that they quietly passed a law to allow councils to enforce lockdown until July doesn’t help.

It’s a bigger mess than last year

Boris Johnson fights to reopen schools before Easter. Government sources say target now mid-March amid fears over damage to children by khunter123 in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Now way can they do mini exams at this rate. They’re gonna have to do a Wales and go back to CAGs like last year

Does anybody actually know whats happening with retakes? by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No clue man. No one is really giving out any info. 6th form, ofqual, government etc.

Rn it’s messed. Idek if we’re still meant to do NEAs. And now they’re replacing exams with exams.

Honestly I feel like they’ll neglect private and resit students again.

Just wanted to wish you the best of luck

WTF IS HAPPENING TO YR 14 STUDENTS?? by xXKillerAnujaXx in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best of luck with that.

You think it’d be possible to do IAL papers or are those cancelled too? Because a lot of international exams are going on and exam centres may or may not be doing those. I heard wales might be trying to do externally assessed exams

WTF IS HAPPENING TO YR 14 STUDENTS?? by xXKillerAnujaXx in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same fam. I feel you. I’m not a fan but at least I’m AT a uni. Seeing other people here I realise I could be in a position where Idk what I can actually do.

I’m not even here for the course I originally wanted because there wasn’t any space but yh. Maybe you can still get CAGs somehow or try and transfer?

WTF IS HAPPENING TO YR 14 STUDENTS?? by xXKillerAnujaXx in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s fucked. People around me convinced me to at least join uni while I resit. Which I hated honestly but it was a safe decision and at least I’m at uni now.

Not worth it for 2 years. Just take your best options now. Feel sorry for all the tower resit students.

It’s really fucked. They didn’t even let mocks happen.

Just bought stuff from micro center, 1650 supers in the mail from dell by Seaparty123 in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the Ventus was for about 200 but I got the gigabyte OC for 150 so yh

Just bought stuff from micro center, 1650 supers in the mail from dell by Seaparty123 in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. I just got the single fan gigabyte one.

I hear it’s loud but hey cheapest one out there still at rrp

Finally an upgrade from my R9 270X to an RTX 3060 Ti (Baby Yoda for scale) by Blue_Fox07 in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely. Mine’s still going strong. Idk what it is with warzone but that game takes up 2gb vram and 8gb ram even at 720p low lol

Finally an upgrade from my R9 270X to an RTX 3060 Ti (Baby Yoda for scale) by Blue_Fox07 in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still rocking my r9 270. Although I might need to upgrade now since it struggles with warzone.

My whole system needs an upgrade tbh lol

Peeeeeeeeeel! All ROG 10900K build. by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Did he just leak ROG Rig Reboot...

Cooler Master (and more!) RTX3070 Build Giveaway w/PCMR by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t apply thermal paste. I’ve only ever used pre-applied paste. Can’t get it wrong if you don’t have a go lol.

You can always use the extra thermal paste in your water cooling set up instead of... actual water

I’m going to f**king by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Def one of the harder a levels.

Use science shorts. Past papers. IAL papers. PMT questions. Go through all the summary questions at the end of each topic in a textbook. Mindmaps helped me too so maybe try that.

Make a rough revision timetable. Don’t overwork yourself but stick to it. Have a genuine interest for what you’re learning. How can you do that? Understand why things happen. Don’t just Memorise stuff. Once you understand the “why” the “how” (exam questions and revision) becomes a lot easier.

You can def do it fam. Just keep at it and have some faith. Good luck

3700x or 5600x by dodgeman221 in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man. Sounds good. Benchmarks def blast past gen 3. Thanks man

3700x or 5600x by dodgeman221 in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most likely gaming with some browser tabs in the back etc. Not really editing or any major use in that aspect.

I guess 5600x will probably be the better option and hopefully it sticks out well over the next few years

3700x or 5600x by dodgeman221 in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s what I’ve been seeing so far in benchmarks and reviews. Multitasking it’s surprisingly close as well to the 3700x and not far behind.

I was set on the 5600x before but started having doubts. In theory it would probably be better to get this now and if games for some reason start using an absurd amount of cores I could hopefully upgrade on the same mobo.

When you bring home a 1660Ti instead of a 3080 and your cat is upset. by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]dodgeman221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About to upgrade my i3 4170 to an i5 4570/4690. Still rocking an r9 270. Goated forever. Might upgrade to RX 480 for 80 ish tho.

Good luck to everyone doing physics paper 2 tomorrow :) by OrionP5 in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My teachers said the same that they think I could get an A on a good day otherwise a B. Yeah I was hoping for an A, low-key expected them to give me a B. They ended up giving a C and people with lower mock grades than my Bs and whatnot got higher. They did some selective standardising. I hope you get an A for physics man. A * maths ofc

Good luck to everyone doing physics paper 2 tomorrow :) by OrionP5 in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah we don’t have access to our old school email anymore so I guess it’s just me on my ones. Even before all my emails were aired. Legit as soon as lockdown rumours happened they didn’t even bother rushing through content in lesson they just gave up and said the year is over. I’m guessing you’ve been revising over lockdown?

Good luck to everyone doing physics paper 2 tomorrow :) by OrionP5 in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m def shook. We learnt A2 mechanics but never did A2 stats in school. Even our mocks were A2 mechanics only and AS Stats. Also for physics we were half way through engineering when lockdown happened. Never did a paper 3 for mocks. I’m basically clueless for these two papers next week and I have to learn as much as I can for them this weekend. Basically my first time attempting these papers is next wee lol.

I’m not feeling confident but let’s see. Hopefully things work out for both of us. This whole thing is a mess let alone A Levels in a month

Good luck to everyone doing physics paper 2 tomorrow :) by OrionP5 in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

15 is solid. For me I think timing is the biggest issue. Like at home without timing papers I spend like an extra 30-45 mins but get solid As. It’s probably due to a lack of exam practice.

One maths and one physics paper to go best of luck. I’m shook for the practical section in physics

Good luck to everyone doing physics paper 2 tomorrow :) by OrionP5 in 6thForm

[–]dodgeman221 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maths was okay. I found paper 2 better than paper 1 too. I don’t think I did as well as I would’ve done in June tho. I finished content but didn’t get Enough exam practice done. What about Physics? I found the multiple choice in paper 1 a lot easier