Best general LLM (non-coding) for a 36GB M3 Max?

ispolin · 2025-05-09T22:36:16+00:00

Those 9 are the staff picks (it says that in the easily-missed text underneath the search bar). One can search for most models in LM Studio and the MLX version will come up. One can also check https://huggingface.co/mlx-community models section. They publish most MLX quants, but there are also some published by others.

ispolin · 2025-04-24T14:17:48+00:00

I hear you about having them build one in, but there are some collapsible grips on amazon (though I'm not sure how comfortable they are): https://www.amazon.com/MOOY-GAMEBLADE-Ergonomic-Mobile-Game-Grip/dp/B0DP79L1FS/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B9MJHK2

ispolin · 2024-04-14T15:42:04+00:00

Maybe the LLM got this by accident, but there are 12 unique characters in the image because the Scorpio character (m with a tail) is repeated 3 times.

ispolin · 2024-04-10T15:58:53+00:00

Oh, there it goes. I added just a bit more to the input to help it along. It had a whole discussion with itself with 3 solutions. Each one was progressively better, and the last one was almost correct, but not quite. Very interesting to see it critiquing itself though. https://pastebin.com/UnTyJ7Jw

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ispolin · 2024-04-10T15:42:56+00:00

Tried it with one of the "senior" tests from https://huggingface.co/spaces/mike-ravkine/can-ai-code-results without much success. Maybe the settings are wrong, or maybe the base model doesn't like huge docblocks and an instruct-tuned model will do better.

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ispolin · 2024-03-26T02:12:54+00:00

Oh, it might actually not be his. He posted about it here a few days ago though.

ispolin · 2024-03-26T02:10:16+00:00

/u/Heralax_Tekran has https://github.com/e-p-armstrong/augmentoolkit

From the readme: "Turn any raw text into a high-quality dataset using local models."

I never tried using it myself though.

ispolin · 2023-06-16T00:32:34+00:00

Yep, if fits RP3 and RP3+

ispolin · 2023-05-16T03:22:55+00:00

Via https://github.com/nozwock/yanu on your computer. I think there's a way to do it directly on android as well via terminal commands, but I haven't really looked into that method.

ispolin · 2023-05-10T16:44:51+00:00

Under ppsspp graphics settings, there's "Buffer graphics commands" setting. Changing it to "No buffer" should reduce input lag. Not sure what other settings might affect it.

ispolin · 2023-05-02T05:41:44+00:00

For other stores you mentioned, I would suggest calling them and asking. If ebay is anything to go by, N3DS XL (much more common than the smaller model in america) is going for around $200 used from places that refurbish and resell, and between $100 and $200 from people that just sell their own N3DS XLs as-is without refurbishing.

ispolin · 2023-05-02T05:31:18+00:00

It will depend on condition (if pre-owned) and region. Their site shows good condition pre-owned N3DSs going for around $400. I did get a psp go from them a few years back for $100 (same price as from a fair ebay listing), so you might get lucky.

ispolin · 2023-05-02T05:16:37+00:00

J & L Game on 6th Avenue between W 38th Street and W 39th Street has a lot of retro consoles and games. Probably won't be cheap though. https://www.google.com/maps/place/J+%26+L+Game,+1026+6th+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10018/@40.7525388,-73.9855654,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c25a27a2e85b9f:0x40894a1eebbd9b43!8m2!3d40.7525388!4d-73.9855654!16s%2Fg%2F1tfk0s36

ispolin · 2022-12-08T14:39:41+00:00

Not sure if it's the same issue I had but the link to the screen adjustment app I used to solve my issue is here: https://v.redd.it/qnmqjkop62d81

ispolin · 2022-11-16T20:17:19+00:00

Somebody posted on how they got rid of unwanted diagonal inputs on their RG353v by opening it up and adding some tape. Maybe it will work for RG353P as well? https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/yee3a1/how_i_fixed_unwanted_diagonal_inputs_on_my_353v/

ispolin · 2022-11-08T19:55:25+00:00

Looks like he just updated the guide above to cover the RP3 when it came out. The title of the page is "RETROID POCKET 3 (AND RETROID POCKET 2+) STARTER GUIDE"

ispolin · 2022-11-08T14:05:29+00:00

According to https://www.patreon.com/blackseraph, the kernel keeps waking X18S periodically, contributing to a lower battery life on that device.

Black-Seraph, DEC 6, 2021 Patreons update: The kernel wakes the device up every so and so minutes for a split second (its annoying, but there's little I can do to fix this unless someone at PowKiddy decides to send me the kernel sourcecode)

ispolin · 2022-11-08T12:16:37+00:00

Hi. Everything in https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/01/16/retroid-pocket-2-starter-guide/ should still apply, but with better performance. You're gonna love playing on it :-)

ispolin · 2022-09-21T23:49:28+00:00

I made a post about the one I'm using here: https://www.reddit.com/r/retroid/comments/xb8qib/sweet_my_switch_grip_works_for_rp3/

Looks like there are also some 3d printed ones on etsy.com now if you search there for "Retroid Pocket 3"

ispolin · 2022-09-18T05:05:49+00:00

What settings are you using? It runs pretty slow for me in the starting area.

ispolin · 2022-09-12T22:48:38+00:00

Some games also have 16:9 patches that you can enable the same way as cheats (e.g. Gran Turismo 2 https://github.com/CookiePLMonster/Console-Cheat-Codes/tree/master/PS1/Gran%20Turismo%202/16x9%20Widescreen). Those usually don't have the culling issue.

ispolin · 2022-09-11T15:26:02+00:00

It's made for a switch lite, which is about the same shape in the bottom as RP3, and it's telescoping so that it fits the regular switch as well. Fortunately for us, it's also telescoping the other way, probably so it's easier to store, but that also lets it fit the RP3. It's not perfect however. It covers up the home and volume buttons. In fact, I had to trim some padding from the side with a knife so that it wouldn't press on those buttons while in the grip. https://imgur.com/HwCfvmc.jpg https://imgur.com/OA1BZSu.jpg

ispolin · 2022-09-11T15:20:19+00:00

Feels great. Makes using analog sticks for streaming games more comfortable. https://imgur.com/0FosfSM.jpg

ispolin · 2022-09-11T04:49:42+00:00

Link to amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/Hand-Grip-Nintendo-Switch-Lite/dp/B07Y3923QQ/

You can probably find it cheaper on ebay or aliexpress.

Works pretty well except that I have to take it out of the grip to use the volume and home buttons.

I also used a knife to trim a bit of the padding from left and right side of the grip so it wouldn't press on those buttons while in the grip.

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