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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by Grim_Fandango on April 18, 2025, 12:32 »
No real reason for going down the Intel route other than Quiet PC were selling a model called Serenity Ultimate Gamer i18 and it came with an Intel chip installed.  I figured I'd build one with similar spec' and source the parts separately.

This build has really helped up my game, it has propelled me from a crap player to a mediocre one in a short space of time.  It almost feels like I'm cheating  O:-) >:D O:-)
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by M0rph1n3 on April 18, 2025, 11:50 »
I'm liking the colour scheme you have going on there, Grim and the whiteness of everything (damn you're tidy hehe).  For my build I really wanted a white pc with beige noctua fans, but I found it too difficult to source white parts at the time.  Any particular reason you went with the Intel cpu this time? (just curiosity) and from my experience, you really can't go wrong with asus mobos - They've lasted me years over the years ;)  A job well done by the looks of it, enjoy!  ;D
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The Lounge / Re: Flenser's Spring Trip — Nice and Amsterdam!
« Last post by Right on April 16, 2025, 17:03 »
A bit windy in the start but a very nice day and very good company for a Sunday afternoon, thank you en Mrs. Flenser for meeting me.
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The Lounge / Re: Flenser's Spring Trip — Nice and Amsterdam!
« Last post by Flenser on April 14, 2025, 17:51 »
Mrs. Flenser and I had a wonderful afternoon yesterday, soaking up the sun and chatting with Right, while enjoying a really good cappuccino.

Right is super-nice, and I’m really glad I was able to meet him and hang out for a couple of hours.
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by Grim_Fandango on April 14, 2025, 16:29 »




Apart from additional RAM, and possibly another SSD or two, I reckon this is my final upgrade, although I may tinker with the aRGB side of things later on.

Case:         ASUS TUF Gaming GT502
MoBo:        ASUS TUF GAMING Z890-PRO WIFI
PSU:          850W FSP Fortron Hydro TI PRO ATX 3.0 80+TITANIUM
CPU:          Intel Core™ Ultra 7 265K 20 cores
RAM:         CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 64GB (2x32GB) 5200MHz
GFX:          ASRock Radeon RX 7800 XT Steel Legend 16GO, 16384 MB GDDR6
Storage:    Samsung 990 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD, 2 TB, PCIe 4.0, 7,450 MB/s read, 6,900 MB/s write, Internal SSD
CPU Fan:    Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25
Case Fans:  4 x Noctua NF-A12x25 5V, Premium Quiet Fan
Coolermaster PCIe Riser cable
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Monitor:     Gigabyte M32UC 4K Ultra 31.5" OC'd to 160Hz
Keyboard:   Razer Hunstman V2 Optical switch - 8000Hz polling rate
Mouse:       Razer Basilisk V3 - 1000Hz polling rate
Speakers:   Creative Pebble V2
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Switch:       8-Port TP-Link TL-SG108 Gigabit
Dock:         Lenovo ThinkPad Hybrid USB-C with USB-A
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Euler's Disk:   Pointless, but mesmerizing
Jumborest Ergonomic Desk Armrest:  Takes pressure off your wrist and arm, and has helped cure a trapped ulnar nerve issue I used to have a couple of years ago.
ASUS PN51 in an Akasa Turing A50 MKII case:  Until last week, my main machine.
CO2 Monitor
Quinetic light switch
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[MiA] Servers / Re: VCTF maps
« Last post by Piglet on April 13, 2025, 12:56 »
It's just named that way so it shows up in the list. Variety is good. If people don't want to play it they won't vote for it.
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[MiA] Servers / Re: VCTF maps
« Last post by M0rph1n3 on April 12, 2025, 14:01 »
If plaka's on, there's a manta inside the burrito :D
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Technology Area / Re: Laaaags (unplayable)
« Last post by nyrde on April 10, 2025, 20:55 »
I had an issue of mouse lag after win 11 update 24h2, and changing windows power option to "balanced" fixed that issue.
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Technology Area / Re: Laaaags (unplayable)
« Last post by M0rph1n3 on April 10, 2025, 18:18 »
In windows 11 it's generally recommended to disable Memory Integrity for gaming...

I think it's under settings-privacy&security-windows security-device security-core isolation-memory integrity...  Toggle it off and try the game.

Personally I've had issues in the past especially with win 11 (more especially with 24h2) and nvidia drivers are the worst they've ever been for causing problems.  Maybe that suggestion will help :)
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The Lounge / Re: Let's see your battlestations
« Last post by M0rph1n3 on April 10, 2025, 18:05 »
Yes, I'm a lefty Grim and have to grin and bear the higher iq over righties :)

Thanks for the helpful edit :D

Next up it's a new monitor, a 49" or 55" (Odyssey G9 or Odyssey Ark).  I couldn't go back to a non curved screen after my current one.  I'll do a lot of research though before taking the plunge and committing.

Then, it's an RTX 5090 once they're available and prices go down a bit.  My mouth's watering at the ROG Astral Dhahab because it's gold but I dunno will I ever be able to source it (or how much it will cost).

https://rog.asus.com/me-en/graphics-cards/graphics-cards/rog-astral/rog-astral-rtx5090-o32g-dhahab-edition/

If I cant get it I'll go for nVidia's Founders Edition as it'll take up a lot less space.

Lastly, a switch to AMD's 9950X3D and a motherboard to go with it but I'm not too pushed about this particular upgrade for now.

I have to check the forums to see if there's a thread to donate old hardware as I tend to have a lot of bits and pieces gathering dust (even Noctua fans I no longer need)  :'(
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