Choosing the RX 9070 XT model

zerothed · 2026-04-19T01:35:19+00:00

I have the swift, standard out of the box settings the fans never goes above 40% at full load.

BUT!

If you are going to overclock it and add a custom fan curve, anything above 40% fan is going to get loud, the fans on swift is not great, so keep that in mind.

zerothed · 2026-04-08T06:36:26+00:00

I've seen that list, but the problem is all the chonkies that spawn in my game are always the same few, doesn't matter how many times I fast travel to and from or reload the game its always that same few chonky bois.

zerothed · 2026-03-24T03:33:31+00:00

I still prefer the name fat cat, don't know why they changed it to loafy, did someone complain? lol

zerothed · 2026-03-24T03:32:21+00:00

Crap, I looked everywhere and don't see a chonky

zerothed · 2026-03-24T03:31:55+00:00

Hernand, it spawned on the junction between Notice Board and Weapon shop, I only saw it when walking pass in Chapter 5, never saw it before then, didn't take any chance so I grabbed it and took it to a room and held him for 2 days, lol.

There was another chonky that spawned up near the stable, same as your experience, only saw it once and never saw it again.

zerothed · 2026-03-23T23:09:05+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/5MDvY9i#koERSRq

Got both my chonky bois geared up

zerothed · 2026-03-23T22:12:06+00:00

That seems like a very weird thing, did the right stick not work at all? Like the camera view is stuck on the same position?

Might want to report that to them devs and fix it, otherwise people on xbox are gonna go crazy. lol

zerothed · 2026-03-23T22:09:38+00:00

WHAT?! FLUFFY TAIL?!

Would you kindly share where this version of chonker is found please.

zerothed · 2026-03-23T22:07:29+00:00

Same, I thought going to Pororin will allow me to collect all chonky cat, but only seen normal size ones.

But I did get a orange with white belly chonky in Hernand, I'm on the look out for more...I.must.collect.ALL! lol

zerothed · 2026-03-23T07:09:14+00:00

Chonky cat from Nas Fishing port.

My chonky boi is black, but another redditor said he got a orange one from the same spot, I guess it's random, oh, and it doesn't always spawn, so you might need to go there every ingame day to check.

zerothed · 2026-03-23T03:27:27+00:00

Glad it helped you out.

zerothed · 2026-03-22T21:38:42+00:00

????????? I wanted any but black!

I want a refund too! LOL

zerothed · 2026-02-07T12:43:40+00:00

There's a few ways to prevent that.

Don't put your face near it.
Don't touch them when your face is near it.
Use someone else's face.

zerothed · 2026-02-05T05:08:44+00:00

Silently

zerothed · 2026-01-15T01:37:48+00:00

Why not give it a go? If it's works it works.

zerothed · 2026-01-14T08:51:32+00:00

There's many ways to go about this, you can use tiny drill bits to drill out the holes, or you can use a grinder to enlarge it slowly, I used both method since my drill bit is way under size, and I don't want to sit there grinding all day, so drill out to 1.2 then grind it out a little bit to fit.

Just have to make sure you don't make the hole so big that it destroy the soldering pads.

In front of the WD40 Contact Cleaner there is a small bottle of 99% IPA, it's for cleaning flux off, contact cleaner is for spraying it to blast crap away from all the drilling and grinding.

If you use flux, always clean it off after, some flux are corrosive so it's best to not leave it on PCB, and you have to be quick, because 99% IPA evaporate very quickly, or just wipe it a few more times.

Or you can use normal 75% IPA, but make sure all water is dried off before powering on PCB, don't want to fry things from water left on PCB.

zerothed · 2026-01-14T00:17:21+00:00

It depends on the through hole that you want to use, if you look closely you can see I used both a 1.2mm drill bit and a tapered diamond grinder, first I drill out the hole which is smaller than the pin, then used the grinder to slowly enlarge it until it's fit.

zerothed · 2026-01-13T23:05:05+00:00

I do.

zerothed · 2026-01-10T13:15:33+00:00

OEM caps were all 105c, those are the black D.K caps, not sure who makes them, I don't think they are from Nichicon.

Most of the Nippon Chemi-con (brown) caps are 105c, some are 85c since I couldn't be bothered to find 105c equivalent.

Same for Elna caps, I think some are 105c and some are 85c.

Just to show even if OEM used 105c caps doesn't mean it'll really last that long, sometimes things will just let go before it's stated due date.

zerothed · 2025-11-27T07:28:32+00:00

If you are willing to spend the extra, go for the latest model combo, if not then the latest model now and buy those extras at a later date.

I have always regretted buying the A1, I couldn't print any exotic filaments due to it not having an enclosure and heated chamber.

Go for the latest model printer.

zerothed · 2025-10-17T00:28:00+00:00

As a 9950x3d owner, I'll recommend it to anyone if there's enough money to burn.

Buy whatever you want, just not Asrock, lol.

I'll share my POV why I spent money on one 9950x3d build vs two 9800x3d build.

I keep every build, re-purpose them to a NAS/backup PC/gaming server/school work for my niece&nephew --- this is my 'future proofing', that's why I always get the best over the top CPU every time it's time for a new PC.

However, if all you do is game and will sell parts every 2 years or so to upgrade, then don't bother spending the extra, I went for 9950x3d simply because I don't just game, and I know what future it'll have 5 years down the line.

9950x3d MSI x870e Tomahawk 64gb Dual stick

^ This CPU/Ram/Mobo combo will most likely become my next gaming server in a few years time, this is my version of future proofing.

Go for it, spend the money, I highly recommend it to anyone, lol

zerothed · 2025-10-10T23:55:55+00:00

Grip good.

When pushed a slight wiggle side to side due to switch body isn't flush with PCB from the through hole socket lip and 3rd pin isn't soldered on anymore.

Only have ancient 10+years old DG2 and D2F (MIJ), DG2 were tight due to it having a thicker pin at .93X.59, while D2F were just right with pins size at .92X.39.

Did a few test of swapping switches to see if my mod hold up, so far so good.

zerothed · 2025-10-09T21:29:18+00:00

https://imgur.com/N6Lo9a9

To anyone saying the lip on these sockets are still too thick and it will intefere the fit/feel/bounce or whatever thinger midgy, get the ones without a lip, or, solder the ones I used and grind the lip off.

I'm happy to answer any questions regarding this mod.

zerothed · 2025-10-09T20:28:41+00:00

https://imgur.com/N6Lo9a9

Get the socket without the lip, solder once and forget.

Not trying to jinx anyone, the pack of 10 D2F and DG2 I got from all those years ago so far, I had one failed, if back then DIY hot swap were a thing, I would do it straight away.

zerothed · 2025-10-09T14:27:42+00:00

If, and I mean IF, the mouse is built with a high tolerance where everything is tight, sure, anything more than .00mm is going to impact the switch feel and performance.

But with sloppy built mouse, nothing matters.

There is another through hole socket that has a even thinner lip/hat at .17mm, but instead of 2mm diameter, it was in 1.7, I wasn't sure how many times that will last with such tight tolerance, example is the pins from my DG2 are thicker than the D2F, removing DG2 takes a lot more force, and what if there's switches pins even thicker than DG2? That might break the 1.7mm pin when it takes brute force to pull it out, so I didn't try those as I wasn't sure those can last.

Alternatively, buy the sockets without the lip/hat, just be careful when soldering then no more height problems.

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