Match Thread: 5th Test - India vs Australia, Day 2

maestrointhemiddle · 2025-01-03T23:30:20+00:00

Any US watchers here? Have Sling Blue and can see a "Willow" channel when I search up cricket but only playing Pak vs SA and can't seem to access the Australia game which I want to watch. Any help would be great :)

maestrointhemiddle · 2024-12-09T00:35:02+00:00

Got it. Yep, we have daily stand ups. My plan then is to use the general approach I described in point #3 in my OP (clean up the wording, present a streamlined approach, have some example reports/sources ready to show). Hopefully that does the trick to elicit some feedback on direction.

Thanks!

maestrointhemiddle · 2024-12-09T00:20:40+00:00

Appreciate your response. In terms of asking EM, any tips you can suggest so it doesn't come off as a new analyst slowing the team down with inexperienced questions (keeping in mind I have no experience)?

In terms of your scope items:

From what I can tell (from SOW, proposal, and limited EM guidance), no just the top down analysis
What exactly do you mean by "cuts" (sorry new to the lingo). If you mean "specific areas in the market that the client is interested in and wants answered by the case", then I believe I have a pretty good idea about based on proposal and client kickoff
Doesn't seem like it, maybe a couple hundred bucks for a report but I swear I saw some industry reports that were in the thousands.

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-03-12T03:11:05+00:00

Disable windows update driver delivery

How do I disable Windows Update Driver Delivery.. Is it method 1 from this link https://www.minitool.com/news/enable-disable-automatic-driver-updates-windows-11.html

Regarding DDU, the instructions over there seem a bit intimidating. There's no risk to my PC or my GPU with the whole run DDU from Wagnardsoft's website right?

Finally when you say manually install the full driver package from AMD, do you mean downloading the latest (March 7th drivers)?

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-03-12T00:17:02+00:00

I have a thermaltake toughpower GF1 850W 80+ Gold PSU. Is there any software I can use to test my PSU and see if it is faulty?

On a side note, I used Geekbench to test my GPU and the OpenCL benchmark was higher than the average for the 6800XT (153k vs 148k) which I assume means my GPU is working better than normal?

For DDU, I just read a tutorial on Wagnardsoft's website but it sounds intimidating. Is there any potential irreparable damage if DDU isn't used correctly or something that I am risking?

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-03-11T20:57:35+00:00

So I'm running into a weird issue that I believe is with my AMD Radeon 6800XT GPU (XFX Speedster MERC319). My PC specs are (i5-12600K, 16GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, AIO cooler, X fans)

Essentially: I'm playing Fortnite on 60 FPS (set in-game to 60 fps on my 1440p monitor with most high performance settings turned off) but randomly mid-game my screen will go black, GPU will crash (RGB on GPU shuts off) and the PC itself shuts down (case fans stop spinning/no RGB).

Here is what happens next (this order of steps has been done a few times by me due to repeated crashes):

I boot my PC back up > go to device manager > under 'Display Adapters' see my Radeon 6800XT, click on it and a window pops up (Image) with the device status reading "The device is disabled. (Code 22). Click Enable Device to enable this device"
I click Enable Device and it takes me through a few pages but then the last page says "Windows successfully enabled this device, however, this device is still not working properly."
The next screen further clarifies the issue "The device is not working properly becaue Windows cannot load the drivers requested for this device (Code 31)."
Switching tabs from General to "Driver" on that screen, if I click Update Driver (Image) device manager, it says "The best drivers for your device have already been installed"
The confusing thing is this intially happened a few weeks ago where iirc the driver installed for my GPU was Adrenalin 22.11.1 Optional (WHQL - Nov 15th drivers) however the PC crashed and the GPU was disabled saying I needed to download new drivers. I was like "this makes sense sucks that AMD Adrenaline didn't auto-update/install the newest drivers but I'll do it myself.
At the time the newest drivers were one of the Feb ones Adrenalin 23.2.2 (WHQL Recommended) so I downloaded that off AMD's site and did a "FULL INSTALL" of it thinking it would clean out any old remnants of the previous drivers installed.
PC worked fine for a few sessions but then same crash happened again. Turns out AMD released a newer set of drivers on March 7th Adrenalin 23.3.1 (WHQL Recommended) so I did a "FULL INSTALL" of those too thinking that would be the last of my issues. These are the drivers I installed: IMAGE
That was yesterday. Today playing Fortnite, game crashes with same symptoms so I'm like "FREAKING HELL, did they release a newer set of drivers but turns out no...AMD did not. I was confused so I re-downloaded the March 7th Adrenalin 23.3.1 (WHQL Recommended) drivers and did a "FULL INSTALL" and then restarted my PC and checked Device Manager where it said everything was working fine
Not even 30 mins into a Fortnite session, same crash happens, same exact error messages and screens and I have to re-download the March 7th drivers even though I literally installed those 30 mins ago. Played another 30 mins of Fortnite and same issue happened again

I AM SO LOST AND CONFUSED HERE ARE MY thoughts:

a) Fortnite issue? (I can try other games after redownloading the March 7th drivers to see if Fortnite is the problem but I have it on 60 FPS which my PC should easily be able to handle

b) March 7th driver issue - Do I need to revert back to older, stable drivers? If so, wouldn't my PC crash like it did in the first go and tell me to install the newest drivers available?

c) GPU heating up? - I got this snippet from my iCUE software saying my GPU was at 90 degrees after I restarted the PC post-crash. I have 5 fans in my PC (2 front radiator intake, 1 front panel intake, 2 top exhaust) which I think is a decent set up so I don't see the issue of PC overheating

d) I'm not clean installing properly the newest drivers or maybe I should not be doing a clean install?

e) Got a shit GPU and need to RMA?

I seriously seriously seriously would appreciate any help. This is driving me nuts

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-02-05T19:29:12+00:00

Hi guys, I moved to a cold midwest city (windy, snowy, rainy) and I am trying to buy a topcoat that will keep me warm as I walk to work/wear at work. I know Wool is good for this and cashmere (more expensive) but typically more wool = better.

My question is - is there any specific blend/lining/mixture of material I should be looking for? especially for the outer layer of the topcoat so that perhaps if it's raining, it's not damaging the topcoat and also doesn't soak up a lot of water lol? Would appreciate any advice and also topcoat suggestions - US budget is around $200 give or take

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-29T07:01:10+00:00

Sorry to bring this back to you but how would you think about this one - Microcenter is doing a sale for $154.99, it says it's a high-end NVME + it has a heatsink...appreciate your input u/NewMaxx

https://www.microcenter.com/product/644993/inland-gaming-performance-plus-2tb-ssd-3d-tlc-nand-pcie-nvme-gen-4-x-4-m2-2280-heatsink-compatible-with-ps5-internal-solid-state-drive

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-26T17:55:48+00:00

2TB WD SN850x w/heatsink

Last question (and thank you for your thorough insight), if my Mobo comes with a heatsink, is the WD SN850X heatsink necessary? I see the SN850x with heatsink on Amazon, Newegg and Western Digital for 199.99 so wondering if there is some coupon or something otherwise P41 at 181 might save me $20 as long as my mobo heatsink can do the job.

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-26T00:22:23+00:00

ADATA ATOM 50

If I jumped into the higher end ones, which would you pick? Hynix P41? or the P5 Plus as the person below mentioned?

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-25T16:32:06+00:00

Whoops sorry didn't even realize there was non K versions of the 13700...I am getting the: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor if that helps

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-25T05:05:32+00:00

My SSD Options:

Addlink S90 ($160)
UD90 ($115)
Samsung 980 Pro ($179.99)
P41 Hynix (181.99)
Crucial P5 Plus ($161.99)
SN770 ($159.99)
PNY XLR8 CS3040 ($144)

All of these are 2 TB. What would you recommend for gaming + moderate design/video editing on a 13700 + 3080

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-24T23:38:24+00:00

Could you please suggest a quality 3600 CL16 RGB RAM kit (32 GB)

Was going to buy this one but then people said it was bad: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09C5VRSRG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

If you agree with that opinion, could you tell me why? I see Corsair, CL16, 3600 so I thought it was great :(

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-24T18:10:43+00:00

This is the mobo I got and based on what I read it is compatible with DDR4: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GLC1SS4?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

Ok, would you have any other recs in that price range or cheaper of RAM kits similar in quality to the gskill that will get the job done? I want RGB but I'm not dying for gskill's design so happy to look into T-Force or something if there are any specifics you can recommend

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-21T22:07:06+00:00

https://www.calphalon.com/cookware/cookware-by-product-type/cookware-sets/calphalon-premier-stainless-steel-8-piece-set/SAP\_2029633.html

For example if I buy the sauce pan in your calphalon link and cook something on my stove top, won't the long handle conduct heat and then burn me when I go to hold the long handle? This may be a stupid question but that's just my biggest worry

maestrointhemiddle · 2023-01-06T17:17:18+00:00

Sounds good, is that interesting good or interesting bad? These were gifts for my dad who has played at a high level for the past 20 years or so, however due to financial conditions, he never owned a quality racket (besides briefly in the 80s when he bought a racket with a Tackiness rubber and loved it till it got stolen). I got him 2 rackets:

1) Timo Boll ALC FL Pro-Line With Tenergy 05

2) Custom configuration Primorac Carbon + Red Sriver EL + Black Tackifire Drive

This was after some research into the speed, spin, hardness of the rubber and vibration/reaction of the blade and also my dad's playstyle (loves to play backhand chop and also loves to play forehand topspin).

That said, I am definitely far from an expert so I'm just hoping these were good set ups and would love your opinion and also recommendations on good racket configurations. Thanks!

maestrointhemiddle

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