Recent content by Skripka

It absolutely is. Systems with soldered memory these days make a ton of sense financially. At least for now until ther prices are adjusted too. What I’m wondering is how long Nvidia and AMD keep bothering making GPUs for consumers which is nothing but an opportunity cost to them when they could...

Printed out the custom funnel and side panel for the FD case, only had grey filament so when it is warmer I'll paint it black. Also got Noctua to send me a new metal case badge (lost my old one from my Noctua cooler from years ago). Also also can't be seen I'm trying a G2 fan in place of the...

Framework Desktop time! Ryzen 395 with 128GB of RAM...because my Mac Mini outgrew its RAM waaaay too soon. Running Bazzite, because screw Microsooft and Satya Nadella Wine glass for scale LOL Better side panel, needs painting but too cold 32" monitor for scale LOL

Hehe. I used to daily Linux back 15 years ago (right around when KDE Plasma 4.0 was pushed as final initially to distros). Back then the tables were reversed and Nvidia had better GPU drivers. I had to stop because my Radeon HD6850 that I had just bought at BestBuy, 6 months after release, had...

Got my machine on Tuesday. Dang this is a sweet little whip. Tossed Bazzite on it (has been years since I ran Linux on the regular). Ofc, I couldn't leave well enough alone--saw a UEFI update 3.03->3.04, which introduced a long boot time issue....there's a Linux command line utility to just roll...

Well, I went and ordered a 395 system to replace my MacMini that is short in the RAM department these days. Should be fun. Need to get the Noctua side-panel and duct printed out, supposed improves noise performance a lot: How to make the Framework Desktop run even quieter | Noctua And...

Looking for input/experience. Thinking of replacing my Mac Mini M2Pro, the RAM config in the Mini is falling short ...and thinking of replacing it with the Framework Desktop given I can get a ton more RAM for the same price (even buying Apple Refurb). Aiming at the 395+ config with 64GB, or...

Well I won the lottery....scored a 5080, at proper $999 MSRP at my local WorstBuy. It only took 7 months. Finally can drive my bloody 240Hz 4K OLED monitor properly 😅 For my next trick--consecutive PowerBall jackpots

Dune time folks!

If you're into JRPGs it is probably right up your alley. This is my first real JRPG I've played, basically ever. I never got into the FF games. And unlike a lot of Japanese content that was imported to the US or English markets--this isn't remade to be rated G and re-made to be happily ever...

I have like 20 hours in on it since Friday and only just got to Act 3. I only got wind of it from a review on The Guardian. I couldn't put it down this weekend. Drop dead gorgeous world design, great character dialogue and development, the music score is brilliant. Last time I played a game that...

All panels will burn-in sooner or later, just look at any airport flight-status monitor bank. OLEDs, because of their construction, are a bit more prone to it. HardwareUnboxed did a year-long 8+ hour/day worst-case only-productivity test on one of the new 240Hz 4K QD OLEDs. It honestly turned...

These newer high-density OLEDs are fine for text....just beware using them for focused productivity with static UI--you'll cause image permanence over time.

I didn't bother with the Synapse, yet...My PC and Mac mini are isolated behind a KVM, and the PC is connected via optical cables (to get the heat and noise away, although in this case it is a nice air-gap for electrical isolation too). The keycaps for whatever reason are an adjustment. My...

Before the Big Dumb Trade War tariffs v2 hit...Pawpaw got a new Hall effect Keeb and DAC: NuPhy Air75 HE https://jdslabs.com/product/element-iv/ If you've seen reviews of the Element IV DAC...it is most certainly the knobbiest knob to ever knob LOL.