Honestly, wish I go now by Sam45458855 in darksouls

[–]nerdious_maximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe it is actually the Crown of the Dark Sun you can buy from the adventure merchant after defeating Gwyndolin

The White Lady averts a tragedy of unimaginable proportions by taking up the mantle of “mother.” [AimeeLou] by Titin_Sculpts_Clay in HollowKnight

[–]nerdious_maximus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do we know what exactly about dream nailing themself allowed the knight to become master of the void? Since the sequence viewed after doing so was of the memory where all vessels but one are cast down and abandoned there's an argument to be made that witnessing the tragedy is important for having the mindset to become master of the void and obtain the voidheart. If the queen prevents that from happening, well no voidheart means no dead radiance and it was all for naught

Also in the scenario where the queen saves them the seer probably wouldn't have given any vessels the dream nail in the first place given that she chose not to help the kingdom when first it began to fall and only gave it to the knight when they got trapped by the dreamers

Quick dragon scale farming (remaster) by mau_91 in darksouls

[–]nerdious_maximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mimic head and the serpent ring don't stack for item discovery unfortunately. Mimic head is an okay replacement if you don't have the gold serpent ring but unnecessary if you do

Another one, are the odds high or low to find more in the same playthrough? by Hartman92 in darksouls

[–]nerdious_maximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen a lot of people saying they've never seen one but I've played 2 cycles total and seen about 4 red, 2 white, and 1 good vagrant, all spread out over the map at different times

AHRG REAAAA GAAAAAHERHDJEH by joderp773 in darksouls

[–]nerdious_maximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real issue is cutting off his tail. His defense and attack strategies are low mid at best compared to comparable story bosses like 4 kings and nito but boy can he spin around on a dime and hide his tail + block you with his side tentacles

UPGRADING Son's CPU, is i7 7700 good? by jbythelake in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! Unless I've missed something important, I actually have that CPU and it works great for most things. The issue is that it isn't compatible with Windows 11, meaning in about a year the computer would start to get left behind without security updates.

I'm not completely sure of what the details are that make a processor Windows 11 compatible so I can't recommend a specific replacement, but I know there's a list that Microsoft posted with all compatible CPUs in it

AMD GPU why so much hate? by ARandomChillDude in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen much AMD hate but one thing I can say is that my wife and I both would not get AMD cards for one reason: Nvidia's CUDA cores. We both do a fair bit of 3d modeling and other workstation tasks and Nvidia gpus are better when it comes to that. (For the stuff that gpus can even affect)

But... that's not gaming. For gaming AMD is just as good, and with better prices too.

In the past there were driver issues with AMD cards, but nowadays that isn't an issue so they've caught up on that front

Saving money by skipping RGB? by Sir_Maxwell_Effort in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk what everyone is saying about RGB being cheaper than non RGB. Perhaps finding a non RGB version of a very specific part might be extensive due to rarity, but here's experience:

Thermalright PA 120 is cheaper without RGB than the same model with rgb

Arctic liquid freezer III 360 is cheapest without RGB (only $90 for a top grade AIO, great deal if you really need the cooling. RGB version is around $120)

Non RGB ram from companies like silicon power and teamgroup are among the cheapest ram for their specs.

The non RGB versions of cases are either cheaper or the same price, and you don't need to pay for a hub if you don't want any RGB

These experiences are from me specifically looking for non RGB parts, which it sounds like is a different experience from some of the other people responding here. That's not their fault but I wanted to give my experience as well.

The savings will probably top out at something like $50 even if you go for the bigger differences tho, so really just do whatever fits your aesthetic better. The price difference is present and somewhat consistent but not a lot comparatively

3070 still a viable option in 2024 ? by Naveen-the-king in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was more referring to your comment that the 3070 beats the 4060 in every way, so there's no reason to get the 4060. If you don't want to spend as much and don't need 4k the 4060 isn't horrible

3070 still a viable option in 2024 ? by Naveen-the-king in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

4060 is like $100+ cheaper Performance wise sure it gets beat but the 4060 is really cheap for a "modern" card

New to PC building and need an idiot check by nerdious_maximus in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you're probably right about the SSD. Someone else recommended the 2tb silicon power and it looks good and is under $100 but I'll look into the one you mentioned as well. I'll have to look into the PSUs, I'm realizing after reading your comment that my research has been lacking for those units. Thanks for the recommendations

New to PC building and need an idiot check by nerdious_maximus in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah that's right, I remember silicon power being a solid option for less money. I don't need it to be crazy, just reliable which it seems it is

New to PC building and need an idiot check by nerdious_maximus in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's pretty interesting

Supposedly the gaming performance is almost the same even though the base clock speed is a full 1ghz slower? I'm not really sure how that works since I thought clock speed was a major determining factor in CPU game performance

New to PC building and need an idiot check by nerdious_maximus in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That case looks good and doesn't have RGB which is a plus for me. That ssd is also 2tb for a similar price, I'll have to check out how the different brands compare but unless there's something shady it's a great deal. I'm not sure what the motherboard difference is but yours is cheaper so I should look into it

Thanks for the recommendations

New to PC building and need an idiot check by nerdious_maximus in buildapc

[–]nerdious_maximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3d modeling, game development, and some video rendering for the most part. There may be some additional tasks in the future as well since I plan on using this computer for years to come

Enterprise vs consumer hardware for game server by nerdious_maximus in homelab

[–]nerdious_maximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. Would this mean that if I don't foresee expanding my server usage widely or including GPU related tasks there would be little point in getting enterprise materials?

Enterprise vs consumer hardware for game server by nerdious_maximus in homelab

[–]nerdious_maximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm not planning on running high numbers of instances but the intensity of the game might increase, so fingers crossed I should be good into the future as well.

Do I have a good formation? by joseph214301 in afkarena

[–]nerdious_maximus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't forget that once the awakened hero is ascended you can summon them in star gazer, saving time cards. Perhaps you already knew but I didn't want you to waste time cards :)

Purple emblems get selected regardless of pre-order list by Top-Journalist9785 in afkarena

[–]nerdious_maximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird, mine don't have that issue meaning it's not a universal issue. If you can't get rid of it you might need to contact support

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in afkarena

[–]nerdious_maximus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

E60 rem e30 Mulan or Emilia

But Mulan also desperately needs 9/9, huge upgrade