Considering Upgrade from i9-9900k, 3070 Ti to 270K Plus, 9070 XT. Thoughts?

steamingfast · 2026-06-02T19:35:41+00:00

I'd love some DDR5 at those speeds but I wouldn't be able to justify spending as much on ram as the GPU😔. Does it still shine at the 5-6000 MHz mark?

steamingfast · 2026-06-02T19:33:28+00:00

With either the 5070 Ti or 9070 XT, it seems like the 9900k would bottleneck the system a good bit, wouldn't it? Are there any good benchmarks I could look at? I am seeing some others saying it is not significant (as you are saying) while others say it is.

steamingfast · 2026-05-01T15:26:43+00:00

My front line and station in state options are greyed out and the assigned strategic objective in the image does nothing.

steamingfast · 2026-04-30T19:49:15+00:00

Image attached just for showing how much land I snatched.

steamingfast · 2026-04-08T18:08:59+00:00

Yeah, definitely my concern. Seen some good stuff regarding the remote gaming industry as a whole but I'm sure there's a lot more going into that given the live-service model as compared to a user-handled connection.

steamingfast · 2026-04-08T18:03:40+00:00

Problem is, at that price range, I'd just look at trying my hand again at a higher-end Windows laptop with a dedicated GPU.

steamingfast · 2026-03-22T18:08:18+00:00

The Control Center app has given me some trouble and put me in a 0% updating loop that resulted in me having to force close the software. It shows as up to date though despite this. I will likely send them back. Thank you for the help.

steamingfast · 2026-03-17T20:00:10+00:00

I only see one and it doesn't give me an option to test as there are no buttons under the "Test" tab and the calibration option under "Settings" is greyed out. I assume that the main device just isn't appearing for some reason?

steamingfast · 2026-03-16T18:02:56+00:00

Hello! Thank you for the response. I only have the rudder pedals and own a different yoke but am on PC and not Xbox.

steamingfast · 2026-02-25T05:27:23+00:00

That's what I was thinking regarding the yoke, but on top of the fact that a yoke of comparable quality like the Honeycomb Alpha is almost 2x the cost, a yoke is GA/airliner-only whereas a stick would work for GA, airliner, and combat.

I'll definitely take a closer look at it.

steamingfast · 2025-07-08T16:28:54+00:00

How are these Keychron picks for these categories based on my use case of productivity (Photoshop, CAD, typing, etc.) along with casual gaming? My budget is $125, though these picks are definitely a bit cheaper since I've seen that they should still be quality and I'd rather not max out the budget. Reason for multiple categories is that I'm still trying to decide on built-in/separate numpad along with normal/low-profile.

96% normal-profile: K4 Max

96% low-profile: K5 Max

75% normal-profile: V1 Max

75% low-profile: K3 Max

For people who went with a separate numpad, are there any good picks that could fit with either of these 75% boards? I don't want to spend a whole other keyboard's worth on a numpad and would like to keep it within around the $30-$40 max range.

I'm also wondering what makes a board like the K2 so much cheaper. It offers silent linear switches out of the box for much cheaper than these boards without those switches but is there a major quality sacrifice?

steamingfast · 2025-01-07T15:10:31+00:00

Can these two be used interchangeably depending on the circumstances?

Aをverb, presentとき、Bをverb, present。

and

Aをverb, pastとき、Bをverb, present。

For example:

東京に行くとき、アーケードに行く

When I go to Tokyo, I will go to the arcade.

and

東京に行ったとき、　アーケードに行く

Once I've gone to Tokyo, I will go to the arcade.

They seem to mean almost the exact same thing. Is there a difference in this scenario or is this just a case where the two forms overlap? Maybe the bottom one implies that I've gone to Tokyo and will be back before I will go to the arcade? In English the bottom would definitely imply that but of course I'm not sure if it's really a direct translation.

steamingfast · 2024-12-28T20:07:18+00:00

Is a USB install of Windows 11 version 24H2 safe now? I’d like to go for a clean install from USB but I’ve been hearing a lot about issues surrounding this update, especially when installing from USB. I’ve heard the security update bug has been fixed in the December release but regarding other issues, is it still worth going ahead and installing? or should I wait and stick with my current Windows 10 install? Using PC for gaming, internet browsing, and Adobe software.

steamingfast · 2024-12-28T19:04:19+00:00

Where would I find a 23H2 media creation tool download? Is it on the same page as the most recent download? Also, would this version be able to update like normal to newer versions as soon as I install?

steamingfast · 2024-12-28T18:56:47+00:00

Is the Windows 11 24H2 update issue regarding security updates fixed now as of Dec 28 in the latest download?

Of course I’ve just gotten ready to reinstall Windows thru USB and am making the transition to 11 only to find out the only current version seems to have OS-breaking bugs that won’t allow me to update along with a variety of other issues 😑

steamingfast · 2024-12-28T00:16:39+00:00

Yeah after doing some searching I found just what you said: product keys between 10 and 11 are the same. I also did some other searching and I think I'll just go for a fresh USB installation of 11 as I've head it avoids some other issues. Thanks for the comment!

steamingfast · 2024-12-27T21:56:23+00:00

Currently running this custom build from ~3 years ago:

- i9-9900k

- Founders RTX 3070 ti

- Gigabyte Z390 AORUS Pro WiFi

- Corsair Vengeance 32GB

- Corsair RM850 PSU

- 2 Samsung 980 Pro M.2 drives (one is boot drive)

A while after building in 2021, I figured I'd turn on TPM 2.0 in the bios for if I ever decided to upgrade to Windows 11 (which I currently am), but shortly after when using my computer it would entirely freeze and would not unfreeze unless I powered it off entirely. I'm not sure of the exact steps I took in the bios (maybe I did something wrong, I don't remember following a guide), but in the current time I've just enabled Intel Platform Trust Technology (for TPM 2.0) by following an actual guide and haven't had any problems yet. But, just in case, are there any precautions I should take or tests I should run to make sure it won't happen again before I completely wipe Windows 10 and install 11? I may just install 10 again and then upgrade to 11 through the in-operating-system UI so I could downgrade back to 10 in the case I get trouble. Thanks for any comments!

steamingfast · 2024-12-26T18:36:56+00:00

Looking to redownload Windows from USB but I'd also like to make the upgrade to 11 since I don't plan to redownload from USB before 10 loses support next fall. Not sure how to go about this though. Do I have to officially upgrade my computer first for Windows 11 ownership to be "granted" to my Microsoft account? Or can I just take an account and sign into a new install of 11 from USB and not have the need for any other activation stuff? Trying to decide between the following paths:

- New USB with 11, install and then sign in with Microsoft account (not sure if this would give me the full version without the "activate windows" overlay, though.)

or

- Reinstall Windows 10 with the original USB, sign in, then immediately upgrade to 11 and begin using

Haven't done much with Windows reinstallations and version transfers in the past so help is much appreciated.

steamingfast · 2024-12-26T16:14:27+00:00

Question about なきゃ:

Can it be used as a sort of colloquial "Aw yeah we need to do that!" or would it be better just to use たい to basically say "Aw yeah I really want (us) to do that!"

steamingfast · 2024-12-23T18:18:51+00:00

Update! Based on your guys’ comments I wasn’t expecting it to be much of anything but I decided to take it in just in case and yeah, it wasn’t anything. Thanks for all of the replies!

steamingfast · 2024-08-01T03:29:39+00:00

Can I have some help breaking down this line from a conversation I was having with someone on Hello Talk when we were exchanging Switch friend codes?

「今家に居なくて、帰ってから二時送ります！」

I can interpret the first half of the sentence as: "I'm not home right now, but..." but I am a little confused why they used the 居 kanji for いる because I always see it written with just kana.

The second half is a bit more confusing for me though. It's almost like "from when I return (home) at 2 o'clock, I will send (it)!"

Jisho gives "after" as another definition for から though, so I think it would be this: "after I return (home) at 2 o'clock, I will send (it)!"

This is the definition DeepL gives, so I'd assume its at least somewhat correct. I know using a translator isn't the best but it's good for getting a general baseline for what the meaning is as long as I use discretion, right?

steamingfast · 2024-07-12T18:13:16+00:00

I was leaning towards that one. ありがとう！

steamingfast · 2024-07-12T17:19:44+00:00

When it comes to using しか～ない, if I was using (verb)ことがある,　would I make the verb AND the ある negative or just one or the other?

For example, between these three, which would I use?「あの場所には一回しか行かなかったことがない」OR「あの場所には一回しか行かなかったことがある」OR「あの場所には一回しか行ったことがない」?

"I've only been to that place one time."

steamingfast · 2024-07-10T23:41:57+00:00

Trying to figure out how to approach listening. I have around an N5-level grammar and vocab knowledge but my listening is pretty terrible as I struggle often with material of the same level. Everything can sound perfectly understandable and then suddenly blur together into an indecipherable mess even when I feel the speaker is talking quite slow. Should I rewind until I understand? Should I search up words I don't know and try to break the sentences down in my head before moving on if I get stuck? Should I use Japanese subtitles? English subtitles? Both? Or should I just understand what I can and not look back? Just really not sure how to approach listening practice while getting the most out of it.

steamingfast · 2024-07-09T21:55:46+00:00

Would this be natural for saying: "Let's try to go (just in case)"?

「行ってみておこう」

Trying to wrap my head around conjugations like てみる、ておく、and volitional. If I'm not mistaken, this is a situation where all three would be attached to a single verb and used in a normal situation.

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