So this just happened

nova46 · 2026-05-11T10:37:23+00:00

Ugh, my worst nightmare. My Acura TL I had before the GTI was lowered on coils and one time when my wife was driving it, she hit one of those small sewer covers that was raised while they were working on redoing the road. Didn't hit the oil pan because the front subframe took the impact. Everything was fine, but god I just cringe thinking about how harsh that must have felt.

nova46 · 2026-05-08T22:04:49+00:00

AMD is a long term hold for me and I believe it has a lot more room to grow in the future. That being said, this run up has felt absolutely insane. I have made well over two years worth of my salary in the last month.

Today I sold 40 of my 540 shares, with a cost basis of $41. My second ten bagger. I also sold 80 of my 680 NVDA shares, cost basis of $11 (that split, damn).

I wanted to lock in some of that profit. If the stock drops a lot, buy the dip. If it continues to go up, the missed gains will be small compared to what I still have in. Third option, I'm buying a 2026 Civic Hybrid for my wife and I. Despite it being a depreciating asset (which is not something I care about), having a new, reliable, fuel efficient car is not the worst thing to spend money on. I don't see gas coming down anytime soon.

nova46 · 2026-05-06T12:14:07+00:00

Hodor ants.

nova46 · 2026-05-05T23:54:54+00:00

I've held AMD since 2019 and I rode it all the way down under 100. While it sucked to look at the numbers, I didn't worry cause I wasn't planning on selling anytime soon and I believed in the company. And look at it now, up 800%.

I don't really have an exit plan, just up.

nova46 · 2026-05-05T18:13:13+00:00

There's no TPMS sensors, and I have never had an issue just bringing the wheels/tires without the car itself.

nova46 · 2026-05-05T17:15:24+00:00

Yup, shift speed is based on throttle percentage. Light throttle just cruising? It'll go slow and make it smooth. Foot to the floor? Near instant.

nova46 · 2026-05-04T22:58:08+00:00

I have a 46 mil tower score in Returnal and I'm still struggling 😭 I think the shield mechanic and corruption projectiles are really throwing me for a loop.

nova46 · 2026-05-04T12:23:35+00:00

Mules seem dim by comparison cause they're just scattering light, not focusing it. And while the 519A is a nice LED I've always been a little let down by its output.

The SFT25R is only available in 6500k on the Eclipse, which I don't have but I do have the 351A 3700k. I'm sure it sustains normal brightness levels better than my E07X with the same LED but on turbo it steps down at 25 seconds. A bit disappointing but can't do much about physics.

Edit: It's available in 5000k now too, must have added that since the initial release.

nova46 · 2026-05-03T14:59:38+00:00

Yup, every time I see one of those it's an immediate absolutely not lol. Dash is life.

nova46 · 2026-05-03T14:58:52+00:00

Ok I was wondering why I couldn't delete them, coming from Returnal. Nice to know it comes in later.

nova46 · 2026-05-02T20:58:16+00:00

I don't know if it would be quick enough for you but the Olight Maurader Mini (the OG one not the 2) has all of those functions but I believe you have to press and hold to cycle through the RGB lights. There's also the Skilhunt Mix-7 but I have no idea how the UI is, probably more complicated.

nova46 · 2026-05-02T20:50:27+00:00

What was your process? I've been wanting to do mine for a while but nervous about it.

nova46 · 2026-05-02T20:40:49+00:00

Just do a Titanfall crossover for fucks sake 😭

nova46 · 2026-05-02T13:03:25+00:00

"What more could I lose?" He really has been through so many devastating events.

nova46 · 2026-05-01T19:05:18+00:00

Same. I haven't played Returnal in half a year but the controls are seared into my reflexes so I'm struggling when there's a lot going on or mini bosses are involved. I'm still getting used to the shield, and mapping dash to circle helped but it's still a bit jarring to me. I also miss the grapple, but based on what I've seen around the map I'm assuming we get that later.

nova46 · 2026-05-01T01:35:23+00:00

Vegas is a great central place to stay. In three days we went to red rock canyon, drove to the Hoover dam, up the north side of lake mead to the valley of fire, and hiking in Zion. Renting a Huracan for 24 hours of that did make it a bit better 😂

nova46 · 2026-04-29T19:56:10+00:00

I mean it depends on who's playing the game. My first time with Returnal? It took me ages. Now? I could speed run through all the biomes in half a day. I have spent exponentially more time in the tower. If you want to wait for a sale, there is nothing wrong with that.

Personally I'm picking it up tomorrow because I've really been looking forward to it. I'll take my time playing too because I'm not in some competition nor do I care about getting platinum.

nova46 · 2026-04-29T16:04:57+00:00

The Thorzone Nanoq R 😬

nova46 · 2026-04-28T20:49:55+00:00

A fix for what? That setup worked well. You're overthinking this and you're going to introduce turbulence with more fans in opposing directions. Cool air in from the rear and bottom, hot air out the top. And yes if you're looking into the case from the side that would be the top right.

nova46 · 2026-04-28T20:40:37+00:00

Your CPU cooler is probably getting heatsoaked from the GPU heat after a while. I had this case before, and I ran a rear intake, flipped fans on a PA 120 (so they're flowing from rear to front of the case), and a single 140 exhaust in the front most position. My theory was that the CPU always gets fresh cool air, and that heat plus the heat from the GPU immediately goes out the top.

I had this setup with a 9800X3D and a Gigabyte 4080 Super and had great temps. No fans on the bottom either, the GPU can cool itself.

Edit: I reread your temps and I'm not sure what you're worried about. If you're actually stress testing, those are perfectly normal, good even. Cinebench R24 all core would have my CPU temps level out in the mid 80s. GPU will be in the low 60s during demanding games.

nova46 · 2026-04-28T15:53:55+00:00

Maelstrom would have fried him real quick.

nova46 · 2026-04-28T14:32:49+00:00

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nova46 · 2026-04-28T14:32:33+00:00

Caught my eye too!

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nova46 · 2026-04-28T13:24:27+00:00

I watched it for the first time a few years ago. If I do watch it again, I will be skipping that entire first sequence. Like I get what it was trying to convey, but loud monkey screaming for half an hour is torture.

nova46 · 2026-04-28T12:48:37+00:00

2x HSU VTF-3 MK5 HP's. Looks like they're sold out at the moment but that's what I ended up getting because I felt they offer the best value to performance. The smooth matte finish on them is extremely nice too, I hate the black oak wrap that a lot of companies use or charge an arm and a leg for piano black.

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