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Got the parts to fix my air conditioner in my car, and a used phone, and a retro handheld I had been putting off.

All used, of course. I'm not contributing back to this corrupt hell government.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago (4 children)

My PC just started taking shits last week. I'm fucken upset I have no time.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

looks at my RX580 I got pre-Covid

softly Don't.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Eh thats not really fair to my build.

What I should say is Microsoft has decided that my E2550 (or whatever) Killer WiFi is actually an E1100 and every day I gotta uninstall the drivers and restart. I added a dword to the registry so fingers crossed.

But god dammit I want a build with no Nvidia so bad. I wanna rock a Battlemage just to say I have a Battlemage cause I'm dumb like that.

So believe in that RX580 its got this for 10 more years (just dont play new games by then).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I totally get it. It still runs great, but it's showing its age, that's for sure. I tried Enshrouded, but it was a slide show once I got out of the starter cave with lowest settings. At least it runs Satisfactory and that's okay with me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Get real into Space Station 14 or BAR and you'll forget about new GPUs. Both those games are open source.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Have you tried reinstalling Windows? Probably a dumb question.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Its an issue with Microsoft delivering the drivers, from what I can tell my registry edit fixed it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Look for used parts or machines recycled as part of a corporate hardware refresh. They won't be top of the line, but it's better than paying double the price for something that's already expensive.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I feel that. I'm currently using a laptop from like 2017 (with a 1050) and honestly... if it dies, I'm pretty well hosed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm using a desktop that's an off lease machine I bought in 2016 that was new in 2012 (haswel architecture.)

about the one thing I HAVEN'T replaced on it is the power supply and fans. It's been a pretty good box.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Fingers crossed, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm still running a Ryzen 5 3600 and a 3060ti. I can't afford to upgrade right now, so if my PC takes a shit during tarrif hell I'm going to use my Steam Deck as my main PC until living becomes affordable again, then maybe someday a new PC will.