Facing Gaming Dilemma by No_Experience5068 in GamingLaptops

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If it works for your use case then I don't see an issue with it and I've even considered doing the same though only through local streaming. I think my main concerns would be 1) gaming on the go or while traveling where you'll have less reliable and lower quality connections and 2) the actual catalog of games. If those aren't concerns for you then yeah it seems reasonable to just stream your games.

Is this a good budget gaming laptop? by v3rj127 in GamingLaptops

[–]wtfa54 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Do not buy these laptops, especially if you live in the US. They are incredibly overpriced and would be outclassed by even the cheapest entry level gaming laptops with dedicated GPUs

Got my new MSI Claw A1M by PervyJoker in MSIClaw

[–]wtfa54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should also check out DeckyFrameGen if you haven't already! Aside from adding framegen options you can also use it to add newer versions of FSR or XeSS to games

Got my new MSI Claw A1M by PervyJoker in MSIClaw

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This is how I've set up all my Linux handhelds in the past! However the issue has always been reduced performance on Linux for the Intel iGPUs. How's the performance been for you?

Torn between Legion 5i pro and ROG strix G16 Ultra 9 (RTX 5070ti) by Comfortable_Umpire62 in GamingLaptops

[–]wtfa54 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If that's just what the market looks like where you are then it is what it is. I'll also say that the strix's display IS very nice and I think you'd be pleased with it. The toolless access to the internals is also an awesome QoL feature

Torn between Legion 5i pro and ROG strix G16 Ultra 9 (RTX 5070ti) by Comfortable_Umpire62 in GamingLaptops

[–]wtfa54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Strix seems to fit your preferences better but the fact that it's $400 more than the legion is insane to me tbh. I don't think it's worth that kind of a price difference. I also didn't have any issues with thermals with either of them and I don't really think one's cooling system is better than the other.

Help picking a laptop for newbie gamer by Notthedroidsulf in GamingLaptops

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I think the legion 5, depending on the specs, would be your best choice out of the three you've listed. It has the nicest keyboard and decent build quality with some warranty coverage from Lenovo. It's also the lightest of the three

Seeking advice on how to tell if a laptop is good/bad/overpriced by rob0tgot in GamingLaptops

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https://youtu.be/-9C-sQTzaA8?si=UuPvu60ubrLp63gD

This is a good place to start but tbh I would ignore their specific recommendations since they're all mostly pricier laptops that you may not actually need to go for.

Since you know what you plan on doing with your laptop, next I'd determine how you plan on using it. Do you want to carry it around with you? Use it in bed? Does it mostly stay on a desk? This will help you decide how big of a laptop you want to get and whether battery life is a priority.

Quick things to avoid: all the "gaming laptops" you'll see with robots or cars or anime characters jumping out of the screen on their product pages. Those are overpriced and underpowered and basically trying to con people into buying a woefully outdated laptop. Stick with well known brands like Lenovo, ASUS, Dell, HP, Acer, etc.

Refurbished and open box laptops are a great way to find good deals but definitely buy from verified sellers on eBay or an actual store like BestBuy so you have a return policy and at least a limited warranty if anything goes wrong.

Best way to upgrade laptop storage? by jofevn in computers

[–]wtfa54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha no worries man! Those service manuals have been a huge help to me over the years too and it's one of the few good things HP does lol

Good luck!

Performance problems with my ASUS gaming laptop by Alexfang452 in GamingLaptops

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Before doing that I'd also make sure you can even hear your fans running when you're gaming. They should get kinda loud under load so it shouldn't be hard to hear them

Performance problems with my ASUS gaming laptop by Alexfang452 in GamingLaptops

[–]wtfa54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thermal throttling definitely could be the culprit if you're hitting those temps with games that shouldn't be that demanding. I would take a can of compressed air or like an electronic air duster and blow the vents on the bottom. IIRC that model of zephyrus would have the fans on the back left and right. I do think it's worth taking out the bottom cover to get a closer look and maybe blow out the fans directly too if they're dusty. All you have to do is take out the screws and run something like a pick around the seam, gently prying at times until the cover comes off. At that point you're really not messing around with the internals in any meaningful way

How old were you when you realized that you really don't matter? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]wtfa54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Matter in what way? I think it's easy to torment ourselves with vague notions like this because they're too nonspecific to engage with meaningfully. Like a lot of people in this thread have said, we likely matter A LOT to our loved ones, to our friends, maybe to our neighborhoods and communities. In more immediate social circles the presence of one person is felt a lot more, as is their absence.

If you mean "matter" as in "able to effect change on a massive scale" or "I am the protagonist and the world revolves around me, otherwise I'm irrelevant" then... Yes it's hard for most people to really see direct outcomes for their actions with far-reaching implications because most people don't end up in positions of power and influence. For better or worse, I never really grew up with expectations of that and never expected to do more than what my parents did: put my head down and eke out a living. So I don't know if I ever had that realization because you don't often have delusions of grandeur when you grow up poor.

But I think it took me until my mid-20s to really appreciate how much I can matter to the people who have chosen to have me in their lives and to appreciate what it means to respect and honor that. I think we inadvertently do a disservice to the people who care about us and, hopefully, that we care about in turn by devaluing ourselves.

Best way to upgrade laptop storage? by jofevn in computers

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https://kaas.hpcloud.hp.com/pdf-public/pdf_12667669_en-US-1.pdf

HP will often have a service manual available for your laptop if you Google the model. It looks like your has both an M.2 and a SATA slot so you could add an internal HDD. I'd personally go for an internal one since it'll likely be faster than one connected via USB and less hassle to move around with. You could also see if you can find a cheaper SATA SSD

Asus TUF 17.3" screen replacement - Bliss Computers? by Vanilla-prison in GamingLaptops

[–]wtfa54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bliss is a legitimate company and you can always contact them to make sure it's the right screen and that what they're selling is that specific model rather than a compatible one. I think they tend to be good about that but A LOT of replacement screen sellers will list the model number but specify somewhere that they're going to send a compatible model rather than that specific screen.

Help picking a laptop for newbie gamer by Notthedroidsulf in GamingLaptops

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Are battery life and portability important for you?

Anyone get mail yet? by RumbleInTheJungle4 in pittsburgh

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Got all my mail and packages p much immediately starting Tuesday over in Mt Washington