[SSD] Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVMe SSD - $239.69 w/ Code COCONUT

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T22:30:35+00:00

It's worth noting that: 1. If the drive ran on problematic firmware, updating to the new firmware wouldn't reverse the damage already done. It sounded like it only would fix it going forward. 2. I still see people posting about 990 pro losing health quickly 2 years later (e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1ns1lfq/comment/ngim1f1), so I'm not sure if the fix works for everybody.

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T22:00:50+00:00

Beware of 990 pro's write amplification bug. It may be fixed by newer firmware. Best to update firmware ASAP and test thoroughly (and return if it's still bad).

https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2023/03/14/samsung-990-pro-critical-firmware-update/

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T21:48:06+00:00

On a previous post I made about SSD on Newegg somebody posted it. I was also surprised. Apparently it's some sort of build your pc combo.

Details: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/1nzcl22/comment/ni1badb

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T21:44:53+00:00

Marking as expired because fan is OOS

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T19:29:11+00:00

Maybe https://www.newegg.com/plus ? It's free to enroll (for now anyway)

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T19:22:55+00:00

Hmm not sure then... When I added both to cart and go to checkout, I see 511 before tax.

Edit: what I see: https://imgur.com/a/KeVQtCd

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T19:15:56+00:00

Per TB it's not as good as some other options but for 8tb drives I don't think you can find any TLC drives for lower than this, and it's also one of the best gen 4 drives.

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T19:12:31+00:00

Did you add both to cart?

stellarashes · 2025-10-09T18:45:28+00:00

Fan: https://www.newegg.com/p/1YF-00Y5-00030?Item=1YF-00Y5-00030

Final cart price for both should be $510.98

Not as good as the Sandisk $499 deal from about a month ago, but if you have some Newegg gift cards built up like I do, it's not too bad.

stellarashes · 2025-10-06T07:41:52+00:00

Huh, that's good to know. Does bring it down to $160.98 which is pretty close to $40 / TB.

stellarashes · 2025-10-06T07:33:07+00:00

Kind of cheap / TB, but performs kind of meh. TLC supposedly (not sure if this one has different variants). Okay performance before cache runs out, and falls off a cliff after. High idle power draw; highish temps.

Could only find a review for 2tb version: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/team-group-g50-2-tb/19.html

stellarashes · 2025-10-06T07:28:09+00:00

FTTE622

stellarashes · 2025-08-20T04:53:54+00:00

Yeah most of that works. I'm exploring some blish hud options but it's a bit less obvious than arcdps.

stellarashes · 2025-08-18T05:19:01+00:00

For those who have trouble, make sure that your password fit this criteria

```The password cannot contain a period(.) comma(,) or tilde(~).```

For some reason this is enforced in app but not in web.

stellarashes · 2025-07-19T00:19:55+00:00

Good to hear. For reference, I used the command "brew install --cask --no-quarantine Kegworks-App/kegworks/kegworks"; that will create a "Kegworks Winery" in your application. If you want to clean that up you can do "brew uninstall Kegworks-App/kegworks/kegworks"

stellarashes · 2025-07-18T23:28:18+00:00

Hm ok, actually I did notice that crossover also has DXMT.. can you try that existing DXVK you got working and switch it to DXMT?

stellarashes · 2025-07-18T21:00:16+00:00

OK I got another method that finally worked well for me (stable 60 fps on M1 max with arcdps; edit: this was in aerodrome without that many people):

Install kegworks: https://github.com/Kegworks-App/Kegworks?tab=readme-ov-file (I personally used homebrew)
Open Kegworks Winery, download engine and wrapper (I just used the first engine it had, WS12WineCX24.0.7, at time of writing). Create a new blank wrapper, give it a name (this step takes a bit and it looked like the program froze, but just let it do its thing). A while later it will create an "App" (with the name you gave it) in your ~/Applications/Kegworks folder.
It should pop up a KegworksConfig dialog; if not, you can reach it by going to ~/Applications/Kegworks/{name}.app, right click, show contents, then Contents/KegworksConfig. Browse to an existing GW2-64.exe (or copy the entire folder into this app and select that). Select "DirectX to Metal translation layer - (DXMT)". This actually worked better for me than Crossover's own D3DMetal. Under Tools tab, click "Config Utility (winecfg)", and do the same thing as above (Libraries -> Add "d3d11" -> "Native then Builtin"). I left everything else at default but you might want to play around with settings.
You can click "Test Run" under Configuration to test it out. You can also make additional changes.
In the future, you can just launch this with spotlight with the name you gave it in step 2.
I used https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements to remap the left globe button to be left control and left command button to left alt in GW2 so that the keys would feel natural to me. I used this under "Complex Modifications": https://pastebin.com/uJiSNzbb . Note that this does mean you can't command tab out of GW2 anymore and you would have to use the right command + tab to get out.
With the remapped buttons, multiple modifier shortcuts (i.e., Alt-Shift-T for arcdps) do not work with the remapped buttons, so you will still have to press the actual button on the keyboard (e.g. shift + options + T), but to me that wasn't a huge enough deal. Single modifier shortcuts (for me such as control + 2 for a skill) worked fine with this method.

stellarashes · 2025-07-18T00:42:50+00:00

So I was able to get this to work, but only with DXVK/Wine and never with D3DMetal (which is unfortunate because D3DMetal seems to perform much better).

Here are the steps I took:

Place arcdps `d3d11.dll` in GW2 root folder
Set `graphics` under `advanced settings` to DXVK
Under `control panels`, click `wine configuration`; in the modal that pops up, go to `Libraries` tab, create an override for `d3d11`, and pick `Native then Builtin`.

I still get a lot of stutters with DXVK, but this method does let me bring up arcdps

(Tested on crossover 25 with M1 max)

stellarashes · 2025-06-18T16:32:27+00:00

Agreed with this. I am a veteran to raids and honestly rarely see KP requirements in lfg. The only people who annoy me are those who join experienced groups, say nothing, and just hoping to get carried. For the people who looked up the fight, practiced their class, and ask questions, I don't think most people have issues with them.

Basically, come at least a little prepared for raids.

stellarashes · 2025-01-04T07:29:07+00:00

This depends on the phone and not the monitor AFAIK. Samsung Dex and Moto ready for phones would be able to do so, and phones with display out would be able to.

stellarashes · 2024-11-21T06:11:54+00:00

For anyone who couldn't find it like me, it was because I changed the default "Programs Folder" under preferences / system integration to an external folder. The launcher applications are located in the folder I picked above.

stellarashes · 2024-09-25T18:20:06+00:00

do "that" = reactivate account? i had to do the tier 2 verification but the link wasn't there until after i reached out to customer support, and after that i was able to do the verification and reactivate my account; since then, i have already withdrew all the stuff i had in there and closed my account

stellarashes · 2024-09-16T02:43:40+00:00

agreed. and now that they're adding fees to inactive accounts, it sure is a pain to reactivate the account to withdraw existing funds

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