honestly, don't even bother sinking more money into that junk, just cut your losses and get rid of it as fast as you can. I sent you my cell number in a DM so I can swing by and haul that trash away from you, I'll even toss you a couple of Bud Lights for the trouble... maybe it'd be best if I just come over today and finally put an end to this whole disaster...
Honestly, if we're just talking about the States, it'd be plenty, though I can't really speak for the rest of the world My setup is pretty standard: a 256GB NVMe drive for Windows, my essential software, and whatever active projects I'm grinding on right now Everything else—archives, random junk, backups, or stuff I just need sitting around—lives on a 3.5-inch HDD with about 2TB of space I haven't actually gone through the hassle of testing how much of a nightmare it would be to run everything off a spinning hard drive, or even how much of a massive slowdown I'd be dealing with
makes me wonder how long we're actually supposed to wait for these "better days" when everything finally becomes accessible again...
I've got a nagging feeling it’ll last way longer than they’re letting on, but man, I really hope I'm wrong...
Everything I’ve been looking at lately regarding prices has been an absolute train wreck, whether it's individual components or full laptops... (whispering to the OP): I really hope you're talking about M.2 drives. I've been running a Ryzen 5 3600 setup for about a year now—MSI B450 motherboard, 32GB of G.Skill RAM—and honestly, it's been doing just fine for me, mostly handling 3D modeling, 2D CAD, and the occasional game... -- In my opinion, $1,500 feels a little light if the monitor is included, maybe it could go up a few bucks... though if you bill it to the company and write off the sales tax, that's definitely a smart move.
Hey there. Got a bit of a random question for the group. We’re currently hanging out at our weekend spot up in the Appalachians while everything back home is shut down for the weekend. The kids are having an absolute blast, and honestly, we’ve got total privacy—it feels like we own this whole mountain... I’m not even itching to get back to the city since my job is fully remote, but my wife’s salon is locked up tight until Monday. Of course, we aren't officially registered as being at this location. So, here's the real kicker: do we actually have to head back to the city right now?
Man, we were seriously starting to worry you'd had a heart attack or something just shoot me those links in a DM and I'll save you the headache just so you know: CAD is the software, and the main file format you're looking at is .dwg
Can you drop a link to where you found that? It’s not exactly clear what you’re actually trying to do here... Usually, things go a lot smoother if you just draft it out at a 1:1 scale first. And I'm sorry, but since when did IT support become an expert in sheet metal cutting?
Exactly, I honestly don't know why you're even stressing about this if her cousin snaps her husband's nose, she should just toss him right out the window the next time some inspector shows up to check on your work, just blast a round of shots at their feet and belt out your favorite old Motown hits just keep everything under the table, fly under the radar, and skip all those taxes it’ll all work out fine, we live in America, who actually gives a damn about following the rules anyway...
The reality here: But hey, we had no clue!!! We didn't bother reading the fine print, mostly because we just took people at their word whenever someone asked if everything was cruising along smoothly... and then little Todorić tells a quick joke and we all just headed out for lunch... --- In any halfway decent country, there would be some actual accountability, but certainly not here in the States... Up until now, nobody has ever been held responsible, so why on earth would you think the Todorić family would be the first ones to face the music?
Actually, it’s probably better that way, since I used to get bombarded with way too many ads anyway... You can find a massive mountain of series and movies over on Hulu Though I honestly don't get the indictment: he wasn't distributing anything, wasn't uploading, he was just mirroring content from three different servers He didn't even have the films themselves, maybe just some subtitles sitting on his server...
Wrong Zeus. The dismantling of this legal administration kicked off right when they swapped out the president... :nails: Rocky is still playing favorites, and honestly, the moderation team is just as biased as he is. You can take that Department of Justice joke and shove it wherever you want, because I'm pretty sure those guys have way more important things to do than investigate every frantic little report filed on some random internet forum...
lonecyclist11 said:Hey everyone. I’ve kind of stumbled into a bit of a dilemma here... My rig is about 6 years old now and it's starting to feel its age. Does anyone have any advice on what my best move should be? Thanks
Man, I've been feeling the exact same way lately, though I haven't actually pulled the trigger on any upgrades yet My biggest headache is definitely the motherboard, since basically only AM2+ sockets are even worth looking at anymore Is there any point in trying to beef this thing up if I stick with: Processor: AMD Phenom ii x4 940 (maybe grab a new fan?) GPU: Radeon HD4870 1GB (XFX) (probably needs a new fan too) The current power supply is 650W (I'll have to dig through my junk drawer to find the specific model and specs), and I've got two sticks of DDR2 lying around if those things are even still relevant. Not totally sure if you guys need more info than that... :noblet: Or should I just give up now? Reading through all these old threads about people's setups makes me a little nervous about reviving a topic from back in 2010... 🙂