Sharpe

17 minutes ago, SGTSmeg said:

Yea I thought moving up to a 1GB FIOS connection it was going to have me scoring like @Sharpe and @Remmy.....but alas I just suck  

You got yourself a 144hz monitor? I must sound like a broken record, but it makes a difference haha!

Nice!

Edit - Also, hax!

Here's a rough idea of something pretty decent, (reusing monitor and windows): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WTzZrD 

Could always go down to a 1tb nvme and try and get a second hand graphics card and knock $200 off.

Didn't check for full compatibility, but gives a rough idea. As others have mentioned, better deals may be available soon. 

Here's the scanner I was telling you about: https://www.crucial.com/store/systemscanner 

One thing to bear in mind if you upgraded the current system with a new graphics card is making sure it would fit the case, as the case looks quite small. Also that the psu would be able to handle it. Assuming I've found the right system on the hp website, the power supply is 310w which is low. Something like a 1050 is on the smaller side, so that might work, and only seems to need a 250w psu, although that might be pushing it. Some sites suggest 300-350w. Maybe a 1030  These cards are an upgrade on the onboard graphics, but still on the lower side as far as playing modern games with decent fps. Might be better just to wait until you were upgrading everything, if you decide to wait. 

Could always try an ssd/nvme first and see how much of a difference it makes. Decisions, decisions, haha. 

15 minutes ago, Sharpe said:

What do you use for storage/external storage right now? Are they ssds/nvmes or old hard drives?

Looking at the specs in the Amazon link, it is an old style hard drive. Upgrading to an ssd/nvme should provide a large performance/productivity boost for programs like photoshop and lightroom. Not to mention just for general day to day performance.

If budget isn't too much of a concern, you could look at a 144hz monitor for gaming, if you don't already have one : )

Which graphics card do you currently use?

What do you use for storage/external storage right now? Are they ssds/nvmes or old hard drives?

7 hours ago, Barron said:

I dont post much but it popped up on my youtube feed and I watched it I thought it was interesting, I decided to post it, no one else is interested so it seems so let it be.

I looked through it a little bit. I've heard people complaining about the new Cods for years and say they aren't as good as Cod4 and Mw2 (never played mw2 personally, but have heard others say it was their favourite). If it ain't broke don't fix it 

Just need to upgrade it so we can play it with our VR headsets in a few years lol. 

Play the original Cod4 and come to freezetag, problem solved : )

10 hours ago, Totty said:

I have been getting lag spikes which has crashed my game

The more populated the server gets the more often it happens

My game runs through steam, but I find it is more stable by turning off steam and changing my shortcut target to 

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty 4\iw3mp.exe"

I have ordered a new network card in case that would improve stability as well

I have downloaded the cfg file but can't get it to work,

I am happy with using the ¬ and then typing /+activate in the game menu before joining the server.

 

What's your fps doing while playing? You can view it with "/cg_drawfps 1".

6 hours ago, WeednFeed said:

Great looking setup, congratulations!

None of my upgrades have made me a better player! Sad so sad!

You ever gotten yourself a shiny 144hz monitor, with low input lag?

I think all the stuff you mentioned is banned?

Welcome!

Cpi will be interesting next week!

I'm not sure how bad your issues are, but maybe there are a few things you could adjust to try and help? Not sure if you have tried playing with the contrast/brightness settings on your monitor? That can make a difference. Not sure how new/old your monitor is either, as the newer ones can be a lot better than models from 5-10 years ago.

Also, in cod4 as an example, you can use the command /r_gamma 1 (number between 0.5 and 3) to adjust brightness quickly between maps. Some maps play much better around 1 (generally stock maps), average for me is around 1.6, and some need over 2. This will probably depend on your own monitor settings though.

Do you know of David Hunter's forecasts?

Hahaha, the bat is awesome.

You just need to pay your $10 monthly sub to sharpedownloads.com, problem solved 

I'll never forget that game ending pred I got you with on backlot a few years ago, last round in overtime, two of us left. No video unfortunately, but will sadly live on in my head as one of my cherished memories 

Always fun listening to Huberman!

12 hours ago, Timmah! said:

Smells like a craze, a fad; people investing on accumulated hype, not wanting to miss-out.  It's a bubble ready to pop with the untenable, unfounded-on-anything-but-hype all-pervasive social media buzz.  A little over 10 years ago, Bitcoin was worth like 10 cent, now it's 'worth' like ~$50,000?!  That's over a 200% annual compound growth rate; & based upon what justification?  Hype?  It's pure speculation & the hype train is in full effect, pushed along by those already invested.  Just know it's speculation, not a tenable investment & should be treated accordingly.  It's not a question of if but when the bubble bursts & one can only hope to get out before what they've invested goes down the tubes; all like the dot.com hype & eventual pop.

The use cases go far beyond what Bitcoin does. The US military has contracts with crypto companies to secure data for example. I don't disagree that many coins have little to no substance however.

14 hours ago, Izumi said:

There's a few of us on the forums and in the clan that could probably talk your ear off on it with various opinions and ideologies on the topic.  I will not name names out of respect for privacy One thing I think crypto investors can agree on it that Bitcoin would be the 'gold' standard and I'd suggest reading up on it prior to investing.

Michael Saylor, CEO of Microstrategy is one of more prominent voices in the space and if you watch some of his interviews or the 'masterclass' videos out there.  You'll learn a lot of the case for Bitcoin.  What you will not hear from him is a possible use case for alternate coins (Ethereum, Solana, et al)...

I'll post just the Youtube links and try not to embed the videos to shorten the response:
Philosophical and lengthy series by Robert Breedlove - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rvTppy1qLI&list=PL2jAZ0x9H0bQFY6wIbQfnrnIlqMcSHd6X

Microstrategy site for guidance and resources - https://www.hope.com

To answer your inquiry, you can open up what is called a hot wallet with an exchange such as Coinbase, Crypto.com, Gemini, FTX.  Only keep what you want in your hot wallet what you are comfortable losing should there be a devastating hack on an exchange.  If you're not comfortable losing any of your money (ikr?) and increase your holdings and positions, I'd recommend obtaining a cold wallet - a physical device to transfer your crypto onto. 

Here are a few hardware wallets I can attest to:
Ledger - https://shop.ledger.com/pages/ledger-nano-x
Trezor - https://shop.trezor.io/

+1 For a hardware wallet. Not all coins/tokens are supported, but many are. Remember and set two factor up on your exchange accounts, although I think some of the main ones force you to.

On 3/20/2022 at 2:15 PM, YACCster said:

Waited for my favorite company to announce their new monitor, and it's only 60Hz.  So went with what I think is the current top choice, it's definitely got a lot of trade offs, wasn't going to wait for the G8 will likely regret it later on:

 

Have you noticed the difference when playing?

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