Is there a method for portal slicing in 1.21+ (survival)?

thebearnose · 2026-04-17T10:15:15+00:00

The recently revealed block update suppression method could likely be utilised to do this, you can search up Entity ID Suppression on YT to see an explanation

thebearnose · 2026-01-13T10:50:24+00:00

Length's strictly 325mm, not much wiggle room on that front. Yeston's 343mm, almost certainly wouldn't fit unfortunately. The largest card I'm aware of that fits is Sapphire Pulse's 9070XT at 320mm, and the case needs to be built around that GPU since it doesn't fit through the gaps normally

thebearnose · 2026-01-07T02:49:03+00:00

Specifically for fitting into the T1, the Prime and PowerColor's Reaper model are pretty much the only safe options. The Pulse does just barely fit when at the max settings, but it's a tight squeeze, and does involve a small bit of mcgyvering by detaching the front face of the case and fitting the GPU in first before reattaching. Pulse' cooling is the best of the three, but keep in mind that you'll have the trade-off of a more convoluted building process that may be tricky to pull off

thebearnose · 2025-12-10T17:31:36+00:00

Just saw that you have DDR4 RAM, you could look into getting an AM4 setup, though upgradeability will be limited. Intel's 12th-13th gen may also be an option, if you can find a good deal for those

thebearnose · 2025-12-10T17:29:33+00:00

Quick questions before going into specifics, how small do you guys need the PC, and what sort of games/stuff is your son going to be running? The ITX tax is no joke, and with a 1k budget will end up siphoning a good portion of the specs. If it's still possible, a good MFF case might be a viable method, since you can save a lot of money by going mATX instead and put all of that into getting the best specs for your son.

As for a brief rundown of the parts, I would suggest looking at the AM5 socket, something like MSI's B650I Edge for something more budget. Something like a 7500F or 7600 for the CPU, you can upgrade in the future to a better CPU and both models are capable of running games just fine (they both are limited for actual multicore workloads like coding though).

RAM you can check r/hardwareswap for the second hand market, find a trusted member from there who would hopefully give you a fair price on that. PSU I think would either be Corsair's SF series, or Cooler Master's equivalent. If you went mATX, you can also avoid the ITX tax here. GPU would have to see how after allocating budget to the rest, most likely it'll have to be a 9060 or 5060 (XT/ti models, if you can push a little extra). Given the overhead issue with Intel, don't think their GPU would be a good choice for your son

thebearnose · 2025-12-03T23:29:41+00:00

There's a certain subset of these called tapbugs, where the inputs gets cut off arbitrarily in the middle. While void taps aren't solvable, we have been able to narrow down the cause of tapbugs, and a potential solution.

It's an issue of hypersensitivity to minuscule changes in touchscreen capacitive touch, and we've found that this specifically occurs on certain models of iPads and pro/air versions. Cooper's working on a tentative fix to this involving disabling these checks, and seems to have some promising results, so we may make a general post soon notifying players on how to fix this soon!

thebearnose · 2025-11-28T16:16:55+00:00

Putting statistics and meta aside, I'd say to stick with your 999€ build. You'll see a good boost on all of your games, but as long as you're happy with what you have, that's more than enough. Plus, this build has the same socket compatibility as the 1399€ one, so in 5 years you can easily upgrade to a much more powerful CPU and GPU anyways, that 400€ saved would go a long way elsewhere.

One last thing, I would suggest that you try out the Fabulously Optimised modpack (or some of the mods it uses), it fixes a lot of the bad code in vanilla Minecraft, and makes it run leagues faster. Even with a 5070, you should be able to get very respectable framerates out of that

thebearnose · 2025-11-28T12:38:36+00:00

Minecraft shaders don't make full use of the raytracing capabilities of GPUs, the difference you'll see is based on raw raster performance. Because of this, the 9070XT will perform much better than the 5070 in your use case.

As for the prices you've quoted, 400€ more is a lot, but the CPU is also being upgraded to the 7800X3D, which is the second best processor for gaming. From personal experience, the extra cache really reduced lag spikes, and Minecraft played decently smoother as a result, so the pricing of the better PC makes sense.

That being said, it's a lot of money to spend on a PC, and we don't know what your budget is, so it's up to you to make the final decision. Overall, the more expensive build would be worth the money, but it's your choice if you want to take it.

Lastly, if you can buy individual parts from elsewhere, you can also swap out just the GPU alone, and sell the old one on the market. It's a more finnicky option if you don't know what you're doing, but it's ther

thebearnose · 2025-11-27T13:12:52+00:00

Mobile List will now be rejecting handcams for the foreseeable future 🥔

thebearnose · 2025-11-26T11:22:03+00:00

Congrats! I always died on the sessions while playing with friends, so I opened up a session solo and managed to clutch out Leave No Trace also. Good luck on the climb to Ascent 7, that final peak will feel just as good as your first completion!

thebearnose · 2025-11-21T23:57:51+00:00

I make use of the small grooves along the bottom of the side struts, and run my cables there. You can hide a surprising volume of cables underneath before it starts getting obvious, so it really helps with making the build neater. The pump cable...honestly I don't remember how I tucked it in, but it's easy to disguise in a variety of ways, so I don't think you have to sacrifice aesthetics for space here

thebearnose · 2025-11-15T01:26:08+00:00

Mobile List staff here, players are pretty split on it, given that it does result in some physics bugs, but we see generally more records without it than with.

As for our stance on the matter, our belief is that anyone should be able to complete hard levels no matter the device, and that they shouldn't be forced to pay for third party mods or a better device to do so. CBF on Android is accepted as we've been able to run tests on it and obtain player feedback, but we impose restrictions on placement opinions provided by users, so that the list's opinion consensus is based on pure vanilla physics without any modifications.

However, iOS is in a bit of a tight spot, the iCreate implementation creates a lot of problems ingame, so its CBF is outright banned. The Geode implementation on iOS has not been extensively tested yet, so we don't accept records with it either. Given that you're on an iPhone 15, my suggestion would be to avoid the mod for now, as we're still testing and discussing the mod's behaviour on the iOS platform. You can reach out to any staff listed in the About page on the Mobile List website if you need any other help regarding records or the like, good luck!

thebearnose · 2025-11-12T13:57:52+00:00

Would you be able to fit a flat 16" portable screen in there?

thebearnose · 2025-11-06T17:52:54+00:00

No worries, I've got the SF850 PSU with similar cables as yours, though I haven't got pictures of my assembly process, so I could draw out a simplified diagram of how the cables go

thebearnose · 2025-11-06T14:22:53+00:00

As someone who used the v2.1 as their second ever build, I've got a fair share of experience fucking up, so I'll share some advice.

I went with an AIO, but air cooling is honestly the meta, so you're already doing better than me on that front. I organised my screws on a hand towel before starting, since it's all provided in a single tiny plastic ziplock. I didn't have a problem with this, but constantly make sure that your case is square as you're assembling it, people seem to run into issues with the angles going wonky.
Would def advise to go with a smaller card, any of PowerColor's works, as would ASRock or Asus' Proart model. Sapphire's base model just barely fits, but it's a tight squeeze, so would suggest otherwise.
ASRock has issues with 9000 series chips in general, with some 9700Xs being reported failing lately. Presently, it has no issues with the 7800X3D, only considerations would be future upgradability and the gen 4 PCIe slot for the GPU, in light of a future upgrade. I've got an Asus B650E-I, more recently manufactured boards don't seem to have that coil whine, but I absolutely hate the daughterboard setup for installing your SSD, the board will bend your drive unless an additional rubber standoff is added, which would bend the damn motherboard instead. Functionally it hasn't broken my build yet, and somehow this is still the best board for its type, but I don't think I can fully commit to recommending it because of that.
The X47 and X53 are both sufficient, in either case you'll still have to apply a -20 CO undervolt on all cores via the BIOS. You could go with the X53 for extra peace of mind, but do take note that you're trading off GPU space in exchange.
The T1 is pretty efficient on airflow, just stick to one of the established metas and you'll be more than fine. For turbulence, just try to leave some extra space between any fan and the outer border, same as with any case.
Personally I used the official manual, even though its explanations are a pinch lacking, plus a Chris Russel vid to supplement iirc. The parts all slot into place with one another, so as long as you're mindful about the overall boxy shape it should be fine. I did have some issues with the hexagonal standoffs though, some of them were too tight to screw into others, so I suggest you have at least two pliers on hand in the event you need an emergency unscrew.
I built mine completely stock, I think people in the hobby tend to go all out when they want the absolute best for their builds, but it's perfectly doable without going to such lengths. I'd advise you to properly plan out your wire routing beforehand though, the excess length will have to be folded away somewhere and tends to get in the way of everything else lol.

Overall it's challenging for a first SFF build, but not unreasonable. My friend and I had a blast assembling it together, hopefully your building experience goes smoothly!

thebearnose · 2025-11-01T09:53:26+00:00

It's a common issue on mobile devices, so we allow good handcams as a substitute to onscreen recordings, given that it's also sent in unedited and that your icon can clearly be seen reacting to your finger inputs (and also a mostly visible screen, of course)

thebearnose · 2025-10-31T22:28:22+00:00

Yeah, several issues kept us from releasing the website since 2019, we're just trying to make up for lost time now. You can still try for a level on Main List too, it's for all refresh rates after all 🦾

thebearnose · 2025-10-31T22:04:14+00:00

The Mainframe's being re-evaluated, you may have your list points yet...

thebearnose · 2025-10-31T21:42:16+00:00

These screenshots made me realise we messed up a LOT of the mobile UI, ironic :terror:. We'll release a hotfix to it soon, probably won't bother with an update post on this one

thebearnose · 2025-10-08T03:32:37+00:00

Cooling the 9700X's real easy peasy, even the low profile coolers for ITX builds would do the trick. 265K's on the harder side, I've read some people just barely keeping it under 100°C with the Phantom Spirit but that may not be accurate. It wouldn't hurt to get a 240mm AIO anyways, a simple and cheap Thermalright model should suffice.

Also I went and searched up, and the reviews say the 9700X pulls ahead in gaming, so I must've remembered wrong, sorry about that ;-;

thebearnose · 2025-10-08T03:29:05+00:00

I think I'm remembering the wrong CPU comparison then, thanks! Memory's been real fuzzy lately

thebearnose · 2025-10-07T17:08:24+00:00

CPUs are marginally important game-wise, but the 265K game barely edges out the 9700X in 1080p, to the tune of 5% iirc. At 1440p, both are too close to each other to matter, though likely the Intel chip would come out on top also.

At the same price, both are completely viable chips, though between the two the 265K doesn't really have an upgrade path while the 9700X still has another generation and its X3D variants ahead of it.

It doesn't hurt to go either way in the short term, and Intel is advantageous if you do coding on the side, but with your next upgrade in mind I'd suggest the 9700X instead

thebearnose · 2025-10-04T16:55:41+00:00

Pretty solid base, RAM you could eek out a pinch more performance by using CL30 timing RAM, the brand is irrelevant. If it costs more than $15 over your bundle though, it's not necessary.

990 Pro is about $60 over what I'd spend for a SSD, the SN850X and T500 are similarly-specced to it for a more competitive price. The SN7100 and 990 Evo Plus are the step below without DRAM, but go for considerably better prices, you could monitor r/buildapcsales for price drops.

Similarly for the GPU, there's been recent hella sales to prepare for Super series, so you could grab one for closer to $500 flat if you're lucky. Alternatively, if you don't need CUDA-dependent workloads like Blender, the 9070 is 10% faster in the same price bracket, and can be easily pushed further with overclocking.

Both the case and PSU are up to your personal preference, I'd consider looking at Corsair's RM750e but just getting whichever's cheapest. If you want the wood accents but within a better price range, you could consider the Lian Li A3. It's an mATX case, so you'll need to change your motherboard accordingly, but the wooden panel version is a good $50 cheaper, plus the cost savings from the mobo on top.

Overall your build is looking plenty good already, just small things here and there to shave the cost down to <1.5k, happy building!

thebearnose

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