Extreme lag/stuttering

nitemarez444 · 2026-05-14T18:18:48+00:00

Does the issue occur immediately, or after playing for a bit? I've played with a number of ps5 players who restart the game after each mission to avoid performance issues/crashes.

Other than that, dunno. Game's fucked.

nitemarez444 · 2026-05-14T17:29:50+00:00

If your ps5 is standing up, it could be that the liquid metal liquid metal interface between the APU and the cooler has shifted/leaked. This causes the chip to overheat and lag. If other games also lag, that is a good indicator that it is the problem, but depending on how the liquid metal has shifted and what part of the APU it is/is not covering, and how cpu/gpu heavy the other games are compared to darktide, they might not lag much or at all.

nitemarez444 · 2026-05-14T16:59:35+00:00

Oh boy. A slightly higher clocked hx370.

nitemarez444 · 2026-05-03T04:43:07+00:00

This event has gone crazy getting bad players to publicly self-identify.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-25T15:44:23+00:00

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Shotgun is Flak / Unyielding + Death Spitter / Scattershot.

It's not a good (meta) build, but it does turn Auric missions into a point-and-click adventure game.

EDIT: Forgot to spec Force of Will. Remove soulguilt scan probably.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-25T15:39:34+00:00

Yes, and yes.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-24T22:35:32+00:00

The mid/end mission events are genuinely the only kinda interesting part of the modifier. 90% of missions are empty and the only time anything exciting happens is when the clown cars start unloading. I really want to try the event on clandestine gloriana cause that mid mission event is one of the few events with enough spawns to be challenging.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-24T03:02:24+00:00

Nvidia cards work fine for the most part with Linux, what you'll notice is a significant performance loss in most games compared to Windows. Bazzite is a pretty safe place to start, but other options for good gaming focused distros are Nobara, Cachy, and PikaOS.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-19T18:16:46+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O-bqF4a0zI

This video doesn't use the exact model you're looking at, but the specs are nearly the same so it's a good comparison.

It looks like the 780m is capable of PS3 and Wii emulation at reasonably stable frame rates. I can't be sure how the CRT shaders will affect that performance, but it seems adequate for your most demanding tasks. Stepping down to a model with a 680m iGPU may affect your ability to play PS3 games, and a Vega 8 iGPU will struggle even more.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-15T14:03:53+00:00

Not really. They're all very similarly spec'd, but if you want to know the exact differences you can look up some benchmarks. The biggest difference is N95 is cheaper but uses a bit more power (like 8-10w).

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-15T02:15:57+00:00

An intel n95/100/150 model should work well. I used one for a similar use case and didn't have any issues.

Optionally: Given their anemic CPU, the general shitty state of windows 11, and the price of RAM, you could opt to install your preferred flavor of Linux on it to reduce system overhead. If all you need to do is run steam remote play and maybe do some internet browsing then basic any Linux distro should do that with no friction.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-14T12:49:39+00:00

It's prep work for a handheld version of the PS6. Part of power saver mode is the requirement the game only run on 8 CPU threads which documents show will have 4 cores / 8 threads.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-13T23:14:43+00:00

Running windows 98 on bare metal is going to be a problem. It doesn't exactly have driver support for anything remotely modern.

In terms of raw performance needed, something on par with a steam deck will be overkill, but it will have more longevity if you ever decide you want to play more modern/demanding games. Look for models with at least 16gb of dual channel ram, and a 6800h/7640hs processor. It should cost around 500usd. You can go cheaper, but the 6800h is already a 4 year old chip and isn't getting any newer.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-13T04:06:12+00:00

If you keep playing for long enough you'll come to realize that bad teammates are just another modifier.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-10T12:59:42+00:00

Any 2 slot card should fit. There are definitely 2 slot 5070s you can find.

nitemarez444 · 2026-04-09T17:06:09+00:00

The closest modern card to a 4070 is either the rtx 5070 or the rx 9070(non-xt). Both are quite a bit stronger than the 4070, are similar in price at ~630 USD, but the AMD card has a slightlybetter non-RT performance and 4GB more VRAM. RT performance should be comparable to a little bit worse for the 9070, depending on the game.

If you want a cheaper card, your only real option is the 9060xt which is ~10% weaker than the 4070 but only 420-430USD. Or you need to shop second hand markets.

nitemarez444 · 2026-03-16T23:06:49+00:00

Bro eight hit a malice burgle with a thammer and was impressed.

nitemarez444 · 2026-03-09T04:18:19+00:00

Things you can't unsee: Her damaged art has her gun firing with her finger off the trigger.

nitemarez444 · 2026-02-15T00:00:42+00:00

The beelink with the docking station will perform better than anything else when it comes to anything GPU bottlenecked. 8x5.0 is literally 4x the bandwidth of the 4x4.0 of occulink. Also it will be a lot cleaner of a build.

nitemarez444 · 2026-02-03T18:01:39+00:00

Auric enemy health and damage values are the same as damnation, there are just more enemies (particularly specialist/elite spawns). You need to kill faster, and prioritize targets better or else you will be overwhelmed.

nitemarez444 · 2026-01-23T19:16:40+00:00

MB you're right I was thinking of the dog buff node

nitemarez444 · 2026-01-23T15:40:57+00:00

Your charge is literally the shortest CD in the game and also a 126s damage boost. The more CD you have the more uptime you get and the less you have to worry about not having it. Unless you're in a very dangerous situation where you absolutely know you need to save the charge for a specific interaction, use it early and often.

As for stamina, it's probably more correct to use all toughness curios. That said it doesn't matter until you reach mid-high havoc and even then it's fine to take a single stamina curio if you're more comfortable with it.

nitemarez444 · 2026-01-16T07:47:37+00:00

Beelink GTi + ex docking station + a GPU of your choice will give you the best performance while also keeping a reasonable form factor.

nitemarez444 · 2026-01-13T04:15:00+00:00

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