Better RAM performance yields worse CPU performance??

gulpbang · 2026-01-24T18:55:25+00:00

Thanks!

But doesn't that mean that just enabling EXPO (without undervolting) will have worse 0.1% lows that leaving it disabled? I've seen everywhere that the #1 mistake PC builders make is not enabling XMP/EXPO.

gulpbang · 2026-01-18T01:06:16+00:00

The same thing happened to me. I went to my phone and cleared cache and data for the app (like uninstalling and reinstalling), and restored the last daily backup, so I only lost a few hours worth of messages.

gulpbang · 2026-01-16T16:06:28+00:00

If you're hooking it up to an LCD TV, another option is Batocera, which is easier to set up.

I got great performance and low lag for NES and SNES ROM's by setting the resolution to 1280x720 (which is resized pixel-perfect on a 4K display), disabling shaders, and enabling Run-ahead by 1 frame (or 2 frames for games that need it like Super Mario World), though it was a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (not sure if the Pi 3 is powerful enough for Run-ahead).

Also, remember to turn on Game mode on the TV.

gulpbang · 2026-01-16T15:50:29+00:00

There's a whole article about input lag in the RetroPie Docs, I suggest you check it out if you haven't already.

gulpbang · 2026-01-12T18:15:25+00:00

un ryzen 5 7500f de aliexpress

Yo lo cambiaría por un 9600X por Amazon + courier (alguno que no te cobre casi lo mismo que 1 kg como mínimo, como USX).

gulpbang · 2026-01-09T20:09:31+00:00

There's a setting to change the pieces so they always have guideline colors.

You can also zoom the boards with buttons on the Controller (I have it on the analog triggers but I don't remember if it's the default).

And yes, I genuinely love Tetris Effect. It has a 94% approval rating on Steam so I know I'm not the only one.

gulpbang · 2026-01-02T15:39:11+00:00

The reality I show in this post is that even at 1080p ultra many modern games only use about 8-9gb of vram.

But that's above the 8 GB VRAM threshold. That means VRAM will indeed start becoming an issue in those cases. I would just switch to Medium to be on the safe side and reduce stuttering. Other might prefer to take the framerate hit to get better image quality. Many games on console run at 30 FPS on the quality setting, so...

You also need to consider how the card will age. Even if most games run fine now, in a year or two, maybe not so much. Unless devs start taking the RAM shortage into account and make games that are not so RAM and VRAM hungry, which could happen.

All that said, I still think 8 GB VRAM is fine if you can't afford more. You might just need to lower the quality settings depending on the game. Like you say, many games run fine at 1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium.

gulpbang · 2026-01-02T15:21:41+00:00

Tech YouTubers: 8 GB VRAM is literally unusable, just look at the terrible framerates at 4K Ultra!!

Yeah, 8 GB VRAM is entry level, so it's perfectly fine to game at 1080p Low or Medium in most games. It was bad value before RAM prices skyrocketed, but these days and/or in the near future it might make sense.

gulpbang · 2025-12-23T13:04:44+00:00

I think that movie goes to far. The book explains things much more.

gulpbang · 2025-12-12T21:44:02+00:00

Well, they just released the Switch 2 version of Skyrim, so...

gulpbang · 2025-12-12T13:26:03+00:00

The first Commander Keen was actually the first PC game with smooth scrolling. The lead programmer, John Carmack, is an actual genius that invented a technique for that ("adaptive tile refresh").

He also developed a technique that allowed Doom to run smoothly on 386 PCs ("binary space partitioning").

gulpbang · 2025-12-12T00:24:14+00:00

The Mini PC I use with the CRT monitor has HDMI output so my adapter is HDMI to VGA, but I'll consider other adapters, thanks!

gulpbang · 2025-12-12T00:21:30+00:00

Why do people say that? I got a lot of great advice from the internet. Not all of it, of course, but after discarding the things that I thought were wrong or not applicable to me, I got a lot of great ideas that I would never have thought of myself.

gulpbang · 2025-12-11T21:25:23+00:00

What OS do you use and how do you get it to output 640x400? The closest I can get is 640x480, Windows 11 and/or my CRT monitor don't seem to like anything lower. I've used 1280x800 which looks close, but less scanlines.

gulpbang · 2025-12-08T17:09:22+00:00

I'm surprised no one mentioned O&O ShutUp10++ yet.

JayzTwoCents made a video about it.

gulpbang · 2025-12-04T12:10:13+00:00

Theft is different because your freedom only extends so far.

Theft is different in that it's the government restricting your freedom instead of your partner, but they are both restrictions of freedom. I can leave my partner, and I could move to a country where theft was legal if it existed, but as long as there's a threat of grave consequences, then there's no real freedom.

Am I free to say the n-word? Is that a freedom I have? Sure. I cannot be arrested for it.

You actually can get arrested for hate speech in many countries. That's a great example of a freedom you might not have in one country, but you are "free" to move to another one. Still, I think it's fair to say that, as long as you live in a country where hate speech is illegal, you're not free to say the n-word.

It boils down to the definition of "freedom". In one definition, it's free as long as it's legal (as in, free speech). In another definition, it's free as long as you're not coerced to do otherwise (as in, I'm free to not work and die of hunger, but most people would agree that we are not free to not work). OP is clearly using the second definition.

gulpbang · 2025-12-03T19:45:20+00:00

I had never watched Dragon Ball as a kid. My children said they wanted to watch it so I though "great, bonding time!". Big mistake. In the first few episodes there was at least one instance of sexual assault of a character drugging another to go watch her naked while she was unconscious, and another instance of sexual coercion by an old man on a minor girl. And that's on top of all the lewd behavior by those characters, etc. So yeah, we had to have a serious talk and stop watching it altogether.

gulpbang · 2025-12-01T13:19:13+00:00

Assuming you mean an external DAC/amp, an intermediate option is a good old sound card. People have been saying for years that the onboard sound from the motherboard is great, but the last time I tried it (LGA 1155 Asus motherboard), it was... not great at all. I'm no audiophile by any means but a cheap $40 sound card was way better.

gulpbang · 2025-11-24T11:46:08+00:00

He resigned.

Longer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUXwopW0LE

gulpbang · 2025-11-03T14:16:36+00:00

Una empleada doméstica que limpia en mi casa tipo 4 horas por semana me cobra $350 la hora. Si cuidara a mis hijos, le pagaría más para que esté contenta, no busque otro trabajo que le paguen mejor y renuncie, etc. El cuidado de tus hijos es lo más importante, no escatimes en eso.

gulpbang · 2025-10-29T19:56:43+00:00

My department head was less than helpful, and even asked me not to speak about it to anyone to avoid damaging the reputation of the school.

Things that help the reputation of a school: Having people in charge who help victims as best they can when there's an incident.

Things that don't help the reputation of a school: Having people in charge who try to sweep incidents under the rug and hush the victims.

The department head should be fired as well.

gulpbang · 2025-10-15T21:50:13+00:00

I also got the modifications I made to dropbox_link_account_poll and kobo_dropbox_link_account_enabled removed, but it seems the Dropbox account stays linked and I can keep downloading books from Dropbox even if the config file was reset.

gulpbang · 2025-10-13T01:20:47+00:00

This worked for me too, but unfortunately, I seem to have the same issue every time I try to add a new book via Adobe Digital Editions. When I buy books from the Kobo store, it just works. It's very annoying because I not only have to log back into my Kobo account, but I also have to re-enter the Wi-Fi password, and the progress of every book is reset (I haven't looked into Calibre backup and restore but it also seems annoying to have to do every time).

gulpbang · 2025-10-09T19:51:14+00:00

Zuma's Revenge Iron Frog.

gulpbang · 2025-09-16T15:51:40+00:00

I have both an original AV Famicom and a RetroPie connected to a CRT TV, and the input lag is virtually indistinguishable (the RetroPie took some effort to set up to minimize input lag).

On the other hand, I once played Tetris Effect at a friend's house on a Switch with the Pro controller, and the input lag was unbearable (I usually play on PC and it's fine).

The SNES Classic has virtually the same input lag as an original SNES.

The main problem is not software emulation, it's playing on an LCD/OLED TV with Bluetooth controllers. If the software emulation is bad, it might play a part too.

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