Mine was a Sony Vaio desktop, Pentium 2 and on board 3D processing with a 4GB hard drive. Bought it with money from my enlistment bonus for joining the army.
That was mine specifically? A 300 MHz Celeron (the kind that didn't even have a cache). I nursed that thing for a long damn time since I couldn't afford to upgrade it. At some point I scavenged a 300 MHz Pentium that was getting discarded at work for a tiny boost.
I think I eventually ended up replacing it with some flavor of Phenom Black Edition, probably an X4.
I don't think I owned my own computer until like 2009. I think it was a secondhand dell laptop.
I had access to computers through school or my girlfriend, or work, but didn't own one.
I bought xbox consoles because the entry point was much lower.
Hell, I didn't have a cell phone until 2007. Goddamn I was broke. Dunked on by the economy and a lack of any parental help and basically being just cast off into the wild with about 300 dollars to my name. I'm lucky I didn't become homeless.
Anyhow, this is why Jebustina and I put money away every month for our kids when they grow up, sp yhey dont have to struggle. That reminds me, I need to invest it in something wise.
I suggest Legos.
Maybe a Lego NFT
and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
but they're listening to every word I say
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Nowadays, it is just cheaper to buy a laptop with a docking station. You can get one with a decent GPU without blowing a bunch.
Really, you can still get by with a GTX 1080 in a desktop. I am still using mine. Still plays the current games fine. I can still upgrade it too. Just need to swap the power supply and video card.
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amateurhourOne day I'll be professionalhourThe woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered Userregular
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Hey chat, what's good this afternoon?
I gassed out choring this afternoon and stopped about an hour or so ago. Did manage to drop off the month's recycling, clean out some stuff in the house and put it in the shed, and had a good lunch with the wife
Including my employer match, I’m contributing 8% of my pay to my 401k since January. And my balance is actually less than my rollover that started this account. My contributions can’t grow it quicker than the market can shrink it lol
Stocks are on sale man
There is a single (1) day paper $ value of your account matters - the day you cash it out
("there's actually a number of days, as your fund manager begins mixing you into non-volatile instruments as you approach your TRD, but whatever cost average GANG GANG")
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
What happened is that laptop GPUs are not as expensive as desktop video cards.
That is starting to change though.
Mainly, you can get good deals on RTX 3060 laptops. Maybe a 3070 one.
An RTX 3060 runs Elden Ring great on max settings.
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SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
What happened is that laptop GPUs are not as expensive as desktop video cards.
That is starting to change though.
Mainly, you can get good deals on RTX 3060 laptops. Maybe a 3070 one.
An RTX 3060 runs Elden Ring great on max settings.
Yeah but do they overheat and throttle down to nothing making them essentially useless?
and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
but they're listening to every word I say
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zepherinRussian warship, go fuck yourselfRegistered Userregular
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I had a beer and a burrito bowl for dinner, and now I want a nap.
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Zavianuniversal peace sounds better than forever warRegistered Userregular
What happened is that laptop GPUs are not as expensive as desktop video cards.
That is starting to change though.
Mainly, you can get good deals on RTX 3060 laptops. Maybe a 3070 one.
An RTX 3060 runs Elden Ring great on max settings.
Yeah but do they overheat and throttle down to nothing making them essentially useless?
my 2080 Max-Q runs fine and doesn't overheat or throttle down, but I use MSI Dragon Center to manage settings and an external fan stand which helps with temps
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the se215s are great and quiet but I just want M O R E
helmet sensory deprivation chamber please
(Comply isolation tips might do this!)
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
but then I also used arrow keys and xc sd ( with a and f for l and r) for the four buttons of an snes controller for the very legitimate snes games I had on my pc
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Mine was a Sony Vaio desktop, Pentium 2 and on board 3D processing with a 4GB hard drive. Bought it with money from my enlistment bonus for joining the army
Edit: Camp Casey PX, so then I had to cart the whole thing back up to the dmz
Mine was an intel 286 IBM PC/AT clone
no 3d processing whatsoever, with a 5.25" and fancy 3.5" floppy drives, and a 20MB hard drive. It was handed down to me by my dad after he got a Pentium machine.
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So many of those kids got fresh haircuts thinking they'd finally get laid.
Maybe a Lego NFT
but they're listening to every word I say
Sausage-fests, gotta love it
I have always had a vague idea that my ideal garage setup would involve a Panasonic toughbook
But the sweaty nerds don't stay at the LAN party, I should know
Really, you can still get by with a GTX 1080 in a desktop. I am still using mine. Still plays the current games fine. I can still upgrade it too. Just need to swap the power supply and video card.
I gassed out choring this afternoon and stopped about an hour or so ago. Did manage to drop off the month's recycling, clean out some stuff in the house and put it in the shed, and had a good lunch with the wife
Man this is brutal
So I had an alienware case for a while
Stocks are on sale man
There is a single (1) day paper $ value of your account matters - the day you cash it out
("there's actually a number of days, as your fund manager begins mixing you into non-volatile instruments as you approach your TRD, but whatever cost average GANG GANG")
Rousey is not a dog that likes being alone
Double edit: it’s not an especially hot day so Rousey’s not going to be overheated and she’s in the shadow of the house to boot
margaritas were acquired, and a bunch of tasteful older dudes slobbered over my bike while the kids were unsure what to make of it
Shure 215's wedged deep + a neck gaiter folded double to lock them in has resolved wind noise issues + got my tunes back
bike is wonderful and just PULLS through 2nd and 3rd but it's never punishing, and 1st will take you up to 30mph easy for city bopping. Brilliant.
That is starting to change though.
Mainly, you can get good deals on RTX 3060 laptops. Maybe a 3070 one.
An RTX 3060 runs Elden Ring great on max settings.
oh, he found the button
Yeah but do they overheat and throttle down to nothing making them essentially useless?
but they're listening to every word I say
my 2080 Max-Q runs fine and doesn't overheat or throttle down, but I use MSI Dragon Center to manage settings and an external fan stand which helps with temps
helmet sensory deprivation chamber please
(Comply isolation tips might do this!)
They do well with babies and high frequency stuff, less well with vibration type stuff. Mine make my earbones ache sometimes walking.
Comply tips on some GR07BE for a long time and now on Starfields
I settled on the T200 I think? I just have a big baggy of them.
Mostly I wanted zero power isolation on airplane, I dont ride., if that isn't obvious.
Neigh.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS GOSHDARN BIKE
I'm the 2021 Yamaha XSR700 on the left
689cc twin, it's a MT07 with the 70s heritage setup
Wait, don't turtles bury their eggs in the sand? How many nests is this guy crushing by picking up plastic bottles on the beach?
It was rough!
peeps in the lower right hand side using arrow keys and mouse
My god
It was like learning arcane hand gestures
:drool:
It's so beautiful. Was it insane getting a new bike rn?
I remember them
but then I also used arrow keys and xc sd ( with a and f for l and r) for the four buttons of an snes controller for the very legitimate snes games I had on my pc
Mine was an intel 286 IBM PC/AT clone
no 3d processing whatsoever, with a 5.25" and fancy 3.5" floppy drives, and a 20MB hard drive. It was handed down to me by my dad after he got a Pentium machine.