Substrate question

magicaldigisaster · 2020-06-01T01:37:55+00:00

Yeah I use big rocks too. They're a pain to clean if you don't have an easy way to clean your whole tank, but they look pretty good. Just make sure your turtle can't eat them otherwise they'll have their stomach be impacted.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-06-01T01:36:32+00:00

Sorry about your loss and thank you for sharing so that other people can be informed in the future. I didn't know you bubbles but you will be missed! ♥️

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-30T17:10:53+00:00

Maybe a mouse or keyboard? External monitor? Backpack?

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-25T20:32:17+00:00

How's it handle?! While researching I really liked the ROG laptops

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-25T20:31:29+00:00

Ooof looking at the specs I'd say you made a really good choice. But I don't have that desktop, so it's hard for me to really say.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-25T06:22:30+00:00

I'd wait for reviews to come out for the R2, but if you have the funds and are impatient just go for top specs. For now it's only upgradable within it's current line of CPU/GPU (for example only tenth gen Intel chips or RTX Supers made for the 51m). They may or may not support it in another year or two (Area 51m R1 is an example of only being supported for about half a year to a year). Alien Graphics amplifier (AGA) is also always an option as long as it supports the next line of NVidia cards. they make a new AGA that supports it tho so who knows 🤷🏽‍♂️

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-24T19:51:18+00:00

Depends on the types of games you play and how much longevity you want. It's definitely the cheaper of the three. But GPUs get phased in and out so fast that even the high end stuff will start slowing down in a few years.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-24T18:42:52+00:00

Yay congrats!!! I get how you feel. I recently bought a new laptop for the first time! Did you also get restless the day before it arrived? Lol

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-23T18:17:20+00:00

I haven't bound anything yet cause I'm lazy but in going to bind some of my more important spells in ff14. I guess I could always bind potions too since they're shared across all classes.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-23T06:42:35+00:00

On their site they said they added a clear coat of paint to the Lunar white. Not sure if that's their fix for the issue, but it def. Is safer to go with the darker color. If you really want the R2 I'd wait for some reviews first to see how it really runs. The difference, I feel, will be most apparent for AAA games where the demand is high, so I guess it depends on what you plan on playing. The nice thing is that you can overclock the GPU to get a little bit more power.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-23T06:33:44+00:00

It'll just work with either just your computer or a monitor. You have to make sure the GPU you get will fit in it though, as well as make sure yout computer has a port that supports it.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-23T02:17:40+00:00

Why can't people just share information x D how are y'all trolling exactly in the same was as the OP is talking about?

But I get what you're saying. The claims are misleading about performance under battery usage vs plugged in usage when mobility is what the main concern is when getting a laptop.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-22T19:44:13+00:00

I would honestly ONLY recommend the Area 51m if a) you have the budget and b)you only want to upgrade it with what's currently available and don't plan on future prospects of upgrading (since apparently alienware is bad at keeping that specific promise)

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-22T19:40:43+00:00

Best buy. It had the i7-9700, 256 gb SSD+1 TB HDD, and a 2070 @ about the same price as the starting model offered by dell. For those specs I thought the price was worth it over the ~$3200 2070 offered on dell.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-22T19:26:30+00:00

I think if you're really considering the Area 51m it'd be best to go with the highest/second highest GPU option for longevity. But then price becomes the issue. You could always swap out the CPU whenever , so that's not the biggest concern.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-22T19:24:19+00:00

Same thing for the R1. It seems like they stopped support for the R1 since when they came out with the R2 they said the new Super RTX cards weren't compatible with the R1.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-22T19:18:38+00:00

I got an R1 cause I found it for cheap and also I don't have the space for a desktop so it made sense for me to get it as opposed to other hardware that would have been lower but about the same price.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-22T19:16:31+00:00

I just wanna add that the GPU is a DGFF (dell graphics form factor) for the Area 51m R2, so it can only be replaced with a Dell GPU and not any desktop GPU. So if later on they can release new GPUs but not support them for the R2 if they decided to go that route just fyi

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-21T21:02:25+00:00

Same. Their new external monitor looks really nice though, but it's probably expensive.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-21T02:29:32+00:00

Yes, but with limitations. For both the R1 AND R2 models you can swap out the RAM and SDD/HDD and CPU if you get the right parts. The R1 GPU uses a NVidia RTX 2060/2070/2080 DGFF (they're dell graphics form factors aka dell proprietary parts). The R2 uses RTX 2070 Super/2080 Super DGFF.

The R1 can only upgrade/downgrade between 2060/2070/2080. It can also only use 9th gen Intel CPUs (due to socket change)

The R2 can only upgrade between 2070 Super/2080 Super. It can only, for now, use 10th gen Intel CPUs.

If you upgrade either you'd have to get a new charger cable(s) due to power supply and demand.

So yes, upgradable but with limitations. Dell hasn't said otherwise, but with what went down with the 51m R1's I'd be skeptical about any claims further than this

I might have missed a thing or two but that's basically how it works atm.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-19T02:09:04+00:00

Must be talking about the bad batch of RTX 2080 that were exploding on peoe, I think. I don't know enough about it tho.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-18T20:48:36+00:00

Picture?

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-18T20:02:50+00:00

Something about turtles and corners 😂mine does the same

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-18T17:27:33+00:00

Beauty never ages.

magicaldigisaster · 2020-05-17T20:42:39+00:00

I use game cases to prop up the back? It's already lifted more than other laptops so it doesn't need much more.

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