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This makes me sad

 

Probably one of these situations where they need like a year to bug fix.

 

update: skipping a GPU for now on this current build.

Didn't want to buy one without current gen connectors nor an inexpensive one that didn't create a big performance bump.

 

Have been considering doing a build with FalconNorthwest for a couple of years now. Finally pulled the trigger.

Configuration Summary:

Chassis: Talon

Power Supply: Seasonic PRIME TX 1300 Watt

Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero WIFI

Processor: Intel Core i9-14900K 24-Core - 2.5GHz to 6.0GHz

Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade 96GB (2x48GB) - 6400MHz

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition - 16GB

Storage: Crucial T700 4TB - PCIe Gen 5.0 M.2 SSD

 

Nice build. Not familiar with that SI but guessing you're close to $3700 out the door?

 

I wish it was that much. Nearly double that.
Crazy amount to spend but their engineering and precision were near the top of every review/list I could find. Plus great customer service.
My current PC that I purchased individual components and built is showing its age now. Wanted to go with them to experience basically the best there is in the industry (from what I have read).

 

their cases and service/warranty must be good to command a ~$2k premium on the BOM. Are they doing any custom fabrication or touches?

I just built a 14700k without a GPU for $1150. Feel pretty good about how far that money went when glancing at similar builds with that CPU in pcpartpicker. Will pick up an RTX 5070 or similar when it comes out.

You do have a lot of PCIe headroom if new boards or components are realized down the line.

 

From everything I read they do. They sell custom prints and stuff but I didn't care about any of that. More focused on performance items.
Yeah I went overkill on the power supply (in case of future upgrade), and had them prewire for possible expansion down the line.
Part of the cost is the name alone I'm sure. But didn't really find anything negative about them, when I did on pretty much every other builder.

 

I feel like for that price you should have got a 4090, but everything else is top shelf. Nice build!

 

Steam is releasing an OLED SteamDeck next week, for those who want a great travel ‘PC’

 

Same. Have the original and don’t need an OLED.

It’s such a great travel gaming device, though.

 

Been about a year with my OG deck and I love it don’t need the OLED and I’ll get the last laugh when the Steam Deck 2 comes out in 5 years imo

 

I was kinda thinking of getting a deck. Seems like a nice upgrade

 

Weird question but could one theoretically play Xbox game pass games on the steam deck?

 

Xbox game pass on PC games yes but not the Xbox game pass

 

Yes you can look online how to get cloud gaming installed.

I’ve got mine running cloud and blizzard.
And didn’t switch to windows.

 

a man of culture

 

Also saw Half Life is free for a limited time.

 

I was looking at that destiny 2 expansion and yeah, the reviews are not good

 

So much of my wishlist is on sale. The Disney Afternoon Collection and Aladdin/Lion King pack are probably going to happen, not sure what else.

 

My kid wants a gaming/video editing PC for Xmas. He’s just going to be using it to play things like Roblox/Minecraft/steam games and the “editing” is just clipping and putting commentary on roblox videos for his YouTube page. I haven’t had a desktop in well over a decade so I don’t even know where to start.

 

Not really but obviously the cheaper the better.

 

https://www.logicalincrements.com/

 

Head to micro center in KC

 

DirtBall the question is also are you/him gonna build this thing or do you want it assembled already

 

100% assembled

 

Just bought Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous for 12 bucks to scratch my deep RPG itch

 

Anyone play frostpunk?

 

It's on GamePass. Good game, was a bit challenging when I first attempted it.

 

Installed cyberpunk. Played diablo instead

 

holy shit this game is great. where has it been all of my life

 

It’s so good. How far have you progressed?

 

Just picked up hades, absolute blast

 

You’ve found player-made blueprint sets, right?

 

No I’ve only played for like an hour lol but it felt like 10 minutes.

 

Yeah Ive put in many unintentional late nights at the factory

 

At a certain point, you realize you are the most inefficient planner and everything has gone to shit in a tangle of pipes (specifically, this is when I noticed it, transitioning to pipes for oil, water, so on). There are people who have uploaded their replicable blueprints online.

 

After the initial learning curve, dealing with fluids and oil processing is the next big step for sure. This is a great time to learn how to use circuits.

 

I’m glad more people are playing factorio. One of my favorite games and the upcoming expansion looks great.

 

Any mods y’all use?

I remember hearing about the game in here before, and I’ve been kind of burning out on my usual playlist of games. Really glad I found the demo last night.

 

Y’all play Satisfactory too?

 

no.

 

i have lots of mods, not sure how many i would recommend to a new person. squeak through is good.

 

Yea every guide I see says don’t look up stuff just wing it and learn. YOLO