crimsonstag84 said:The RX 570 isn't going to be anywhere to be found until at least late August—if ever. Everything got wiped out because of the absolute madness surrounding crypto mining.
If I hold off a bit for that 570, what do you think about this setup for a budget gaming rig?
Intel Core i3-6100 3.50GHz Socket 1151 $163 ASRock H110M-DGS, s.1151, D4, S3, U3, mATX $123 Patriot Signature DDR4, 2400Mhz, 8GB, CL15 $145 Gigabyte RX 570 AORUS, 4GB GDDR5, HDMI, DVI $551 Seagate Barracuda 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm HDWD110UZSVA $122 NaviaTec ATX Tower PC Case, No PSU, NVT-939B $31 EVGA 500 W Power Supply, 80+ Bronze, Japanese capacitors, 120mm smart control fan, US plug $139
I'm just stuck on the GPU choice—it looks like the Radeon RX 570 crushes the 1050 Ti in performance, and since the price gap is only about $133, I'm seriously leaning toward that route.
Hey everyone, I've been lurking and reading quite a bit, but this is my first time actually jumping in to ask for help. 😁
My old desktop computer finally kicked the bucket—it's dead. Now I need something new, mostly just for web browsing, Word, Excel, Photoshop, and that whole category of "office work."
But I figured—since I'm buying anyway—why not throw together a budget gaming build? Something I can use to play a newer game every now and then. It doesn't need to run everything on Ultra settings; I just want something that holds up for gaming for the next year or two... before I eventually upgrade to something much more powerful.
I've done some reading through your posts, so I’ve put together a potential budget gaming PC. If anyone could offer a comment or a suggestion, I'd really appreciate it. 👍
This one’s going to be a masterpiece... while the new Bond tries way too hard to be all dark and depressed, Mission: Impossible is absolutely killing it...
Gave up after just thirty minutes—honestly, it was just aimless. 🤷 This is the first time in a long, long time that I’ve actually walked out, regardless of how bad a movie might be.
The movie is solid for the most part—until it hits that dragging finale where they force this overly saccharine happy ending on you... still, it's worth the watch 👍
Carol Watson63 said:I caught a movie last night—decent enough to kill an hour and a half—but honestly, which part is actually better? They all follow the exact same formula anyway. I only watch them for the clever little traps, and my one gripe was the total lack of a twist. You could tell from the opening credits who was going to die and in what order.
Agreed. I was holding out hope for some kind of shocker at the end, but nope—nothing. 🤷
I've sat through every sequel so far, but after this one, I'm done... it’s just become repetitive and boring.
Rating: 5/10
Feel free to skip this one; you aren't missing anything.
Gregory Williams7 said:Every single levy they pile onto the economy acts as a direct stranglehold on productivity. If you impose a 4% burden on businesses, you are effectively stifling economic activity by 4%. A 1% hike in sales tax translates directly to a 1% suppression of consumer spending.
I am certain the Federal Government cannot afford to allow this under current conditions. The issue isn't capability; it is simply a lack of awareness.
Let's be real here—these hikes aren't going to break the back of the economy. Things will get tougher, sure, but a tax hike isn't what keeps an employer up at night; it's the employee who ends up feeling the squeeze.
The real kicker is that this extortion won't even fill the coffers. We're still going to be staring at a massive hole, wondering where to find $10 billion just to keep the lights on this year—especially since these proposed measures might only bring in a measly $1 or $2 billion. It's pathetic...
And yet, the government refuses to touch the bloated public sector.....
I was expecting more—nothing special, just one of those films I'll probably forget by tomorrow morning. 6/10. Honestly, I expected better from Howard..