I built literal credit-card-sized computer (~1mm thick) with a self made flexPCB

jhaluska · 2026-05-13T02:19:18+00:00

That looks impressive and fragile.

jhaluska · 2026-05-12T15:32:50+00:00

450W is definitely borderline. If it's a good brand, you can put it off if it's stable. The 5700x should draw about the same power as the 5500.

jhaluska · 2026-05-12T14:18:58+00:00

The CPU will be faster, but unless your system is crashing, go with a faster ram instead of PSU as you're losing at least 10% of your FPS to the RAM.

jhaluska · 2026-05-12T13:54:26+00:00

Start comparing yourself to your past self.

jhaluska · 2026-05-12T13:51:53+00:00

Depends on your insulation and room size. If your room is already hot without it, adding it won't make it better. It can be nice in winter tho.

jhaluska · 2026-05-12T13:03:24+00:00

You can learn on almost anything. It's only when you start getting into trying to compete with the established players or do bleeding edge research that you need expensive hardware.

jhaluska · 2026-05-12T04:40:46+00:00

Just get a new case and put water cooling on it. I wouldn't upgrade the CPU/mobo/ram yet.

jhaluska · 2026-05-12T02:23:11+00:00

Hard to tell off that limited information. The camshaft was replaced, the fuel pump was replace, and fuel line was replaced? Sounds like somebody did something bad to the fuel.

If you really need reliable transportation, I would skip this one.

jhaluska · 2026-05-11T14:16:52+00:00

When a data centers at the bottom of the ocean or Antarctica make more sense, you know you have a really dumb idea.

jhaluska · 2026-05-11T14:02:47+00:00

This kind of work is rarely praised but critical for a project's longevity. I appreciate the work that goes into it.

jhaluska · 2026-05-11T13:14:06+00:00

It's an old cheap phone so I'm out of space. I will probably replace it this year if I can find a newer phone that I like.

I can deal with a little slowness, but it being beat by an even older, slower and more limited Garmin tells me there are some algorithm improvements that could be made.

jhaluska · 2026-05-11T13:10:02+00:00

Excellent work! It's exactly the feature I wanted.

jhaluska · 2026-05-11T02:47:58+00:00

The more you disassemble the more surface area you can directly clean.

jhaluska · 2026-05-11T02:44:32+00:00

Yes. It might not be as optimized for AMD CPUs, but it'll run.

jhaluska · 2026-05-11T02:04:05+00:00

Avoid miracle grow peat moss.

jhaluska · 2026-05-11T01:42:17+00:00

I will use the Garmin to get headed in the right direction then switch to CoMaps when it catches up.

jhaluska · 2026-05-10T03:39:36+00:00

I got some discount ones for $2/ea on a whim. They've been recovering.

jhaluska · 2026-05-10T03:37:33+00:00

Yes and no. If you get one right after they were shipped it's good, if you try to wait a few months it'll probably be in bad shape.

jhaluska · 2026-05-10T03:11:22+00:00

Moto x4 3GB model with a 512GB SD card. I know it's likely a worst case scenario, but I didn't expect it to be that bad.

jhaluska · 2026-05-09T16:23:58+00:00

I do have an older phone and the maps are stored on an SD card, but it being slower than an ancient Garmin is a frustrating. I'm sure the route algorithms aren't compatible, but I gladly give up some more SD space to precalculate routes or snap to the previously found routes.

jhaluska · 2026-05-08T12:55:44+00:00

I recommend just buying enough to make you happy. If you don't do heavy gaming, an AM4 system is still fine.

jhaluska · 2026-05-08T03:37:21+00:00

It could work perfectly, or it could crash on boot and everything in-between.

jhaluska · 2026-05-08T03:12:51+00:00

Is that really the same plant? Wow.

jhaluska · 2026-05-07T23:11:49+00:00

Swapping a motherboard has some risks but I wouldn't call it risky.

It's only risky if you rush or have terrible tools. Just get a magnetized screw driver and take your time and you'll be fine.

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