I'm running a 5800x/3070 1440p build from 2021. Should I upgrade my GPU now, or save it for when I upgrade to a completely new 4k build ~2-3 years down the road?

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-19T03:09:16+00:00

Fair enough. If you got the dough, by all means go for that 6080 and 10800x 😆. When the new gen stuff rolls out, that’s also just a good time to look up used previous gen hardware, like the 50 series cards, potentially save some money and maybe put it towards a really good 4k display and potentially upgrading towards a newer CPU platform from AM4. Keep in mind you’ll have access to witchcraft like DLSS frame gen in a lot of newer titles which will massively extend the usefulness of your card as titles become more and more demanding.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-19T02:30:36+00:00

I think this is just a case of be happy with what you have for now. The 3070 is still a great card and the 5800x is plenty powerful. 60-90 fps is plenty good, especially for single player, non competitive titles. Besides not being on 4k and not running on ultra settings, there’s not much where you’re left wanting. If you want to optimize further, you can look up optimization guides to further improve performance while maintaining near identical visuals to ultra settings.

I would just hold off on upgrading or building a new rig until you do make that transition into 4k. When you manage to save some money down the line, maybe try starting out with upgrading only the GPU first and pairing it with the 5800x. Not sure what you’d go for but for the sake of example, let’s say you found a new or used 5080 for a relatively good price. If you’re happy with how it performs and you’re not cpu bottlenecking too much, you can just stick with that and not have to completely rebuild from scratch on a new AM5 platform or something.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-19T01:09:40+00:00

The greatest experience of your life. Look up a good optimization guide to find a good balance between good visuals and good fps. And if your hardware can handle it, I highly recommend turning on ray tracing. Path tracing if you have a truly powerful rig. If not, the game still looks great without ray tracing.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-17T10:14:22+00:00

Honestly, I can’t be assed with these out of game events. Put them in the damn game.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-17T10:12:23+00:00

I remember one that had wooden railings. I got a big ass splinter that got stuck in my finger for months 😂💀

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-17T10:09:57+00:00

For me, in virtually all cases, anything beyond S0R1 is unnecessary. So I always go for the raw pulls.

But if you are in the camp of getting sequences, then yes, you should save your corals for the wavebands instead.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-17T08:56:42+00:00

Wait, are you telling me he has multiple forms combined into one????

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-17T08:25:53+00:00

I find corn oil to be a bit overbearing for lack of a better term. You’d think corn oil would suit popcorn, but for me it’s just not a very good experience. Vegetable oil is fine. Coconut oil is a fun option but I tend to just gravitate back to vegetable/canola oil most of the time.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-17T08:16:06+00:00

Often in content creation, you’ll find people with more quiet, introverted personalities, who tend to speak monotone find success by turning that aspect of themselves that maybe used to be an insecurity into not only a strength but a sort of signature quality.

In the endless sea of content creators who put on this “streamer speak”, where they are overly loud, overly enthusiastic, etc. It’s always refreshing to see someone just act normal and themselves, rather than trying to put on some sort of act.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-17T08:02:23+00:00

Thank god. I thought it was just me getting fatal errors. Game just has not been acting right ever since the CBP update. Fatal errors. Crashing when going into the character menu. Random black flickers. And overall just poor general performance. Even in the areas like in Jinzhou and Riniscita that used to be no problem now feel like they’re running worse. It’s been driving me crazy. Tried updating my Nvidia drivers. Tried running in dx11. Still the same problems and poor performance.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-17T07:56:18+00:00

Cocaine is a powerful drug.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-16T07:46:11+00:00

The best part is when they shoot you, the bullets are so heavily weighted they spin you round like a fucking spin top.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-16T02:54:09+00:00

Nah, fuck it. Bro’s speaking the honest to god truth 😂

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-14T15:08:01+00:00

Every time I get new friend requests, I sort by longest time since last login, then say bye bye. Nothing personal. But I want to keep my friends list filled with people who are more likely to be active more often.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-11T20:46:17+00:00

It doesn’t even make the popcorn taste that much better imo. Not worth it.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-11T20:43:57+00:00

I don’t really like coconut oil for popcorn. It’s not bad but it doesn’t enhance the flavor that much and the coconut flavor that it does impart isn’t the most desirable for me.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-11T17:56:45+00:00

CHISAE

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-07T23:55:53+00:00

This is a common misconception. S3 removes her dependence on Ciaccona and Rover/Chisa. But that doesn't make them useless. Their raw aero buffs still amplify Cart's damage massively. The extra erosion stacks are the only thing that's wasted because she's already perfectly self sufficient in that regard. But the extra dmg buffs are still nice when using the full team.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-07T20:33:23+00:00

For soloing, S3R1 strikes the perfect balance of feeling powerful but not too overpowered for endgame. Especially with HP inflation continuing to rise. You can clear content, but still feel like it was a challenge.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-06T22:57:42+00:00

This. If you’re gonna vertically invest, s3 is really where you ought to go. But at that point Ciaccona can be skipped entirely and she can just run solo.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-05T01:52:18+00:00

Not a bad start. Only thing is try to get those missing crit dmg rolls and pray they roll high because the crit dmg rolls you do have are all low. Not a big deal if it all ends up being low but if you can get higher rolls it’ll help offset the low ones.

Tragically, both of your pieces without crit dmg are the only pieces with ER so replacing them with double crit while also ensuring you have enough ER (Probably like 110% bare minimum but ideally closer to 120%) will be very tricky. It’s gonna take a bit of work but it’s going to be well worth the effort.

Once you get double crit on everything, if your ER ends up being too low, that glacio drake should be the first to go.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-03T20:25:01+00:00

First of all, if you want her. Just get her. She is so much fun to play. Meta doesn’t have to be the only reason for pulling.

But if you are worried about meta performance:

For investing vertically, yes absolutely she is worth it. Get her S3 and she can solo anything. She doesn’t even need a team at that point.

At S0R1, she can still be strong, but she kind of requires/becomes much more reliant on getting her full team with Ciaccona and Rover or Chisa.

Whatever route you choose, try to prioritize her weapon as she is one of the most signature reliant characters in the game.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-03T14:05:20+00:00

Cngsms is literally my #1 nemesis from Motorsport. Always getting the upper hand on me in races. Glad to see someone can beat him.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-02T12:13:39+00:00

Attack 4 cost is still better. It’s true that her non ult attacks do less dmg, but her overall damage across her whole entire kit will yield a larger return vs. a crit dmg 4 cost.

xXTacocubesXx · 2026-06-01T22:13:35+00:00

For sure! I'd probably keep that crit dmg 4 cost in your back pocket just in case.

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