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  1. David Hingtgen
    I am due for a new phone... Any upcoming iPhones have a better camera (read: zoom/night performance) on the lower-end versions? "ultra-super-duper-wide panoramic selfie" is of zero use, but if there's a second lens, that's what it's for. "optical zoom" is only ever present as a third lens on the highest-end version. But really, it should be the first, default lens. (because the actual default lens for about every iPhone ever is zoomed out to 0.75 or so--it's not even "reality", just giving me 1:1 zoom compared to what I see in real life would be an improvement)
  2. David Hingtgen
    Well, with news getting worse by the day (Dell gonna have a bad next quarter it seems, either unable to deliver or need to charge customers WAY more to fulfill existing contracts), I figured "they can all raise prices on existing stock AGAIN" with no warning, so I picked up that one at CostCo I linked to earlier. Pulled all but one off the shelf to look at serial numbers, picked the highest number (should be the newest one), and lucked out and got the one with the better mobo (4 RAM slots, better heat sinks for the VRM etc). So if I can ever acquire more RAM, it's ready. Not setting it up tonight, too many other things to do. **with component prices soaring, every retailer is seeing huge numbers of "returns" with pieces plucked out, that eventually get shipped back out to unsuspecting customers. Far more horror stories than usual, I wouldn't trust buying a whole tower online from ANY of the major retailers right now. Gotta go grab one in-person to visually inspect that it's factory-fresh and sealed. ***also, just since yesterday, CostCo sold out of my #3 choice. So "good options" are dwindling rapidly. (they had 2 of my top 3, and I didn't feel like risking Amazon 3rd-party seller for my #1 choice)
  3. David Hingtgen
    So how much RAM in that latest announcement?
  4. David Hingtgen
    I've upgraded my current PC about as far as I can. It's 11 years old, and despite almost nothing being original besides the case, I need "new everything" to really take advantage of any new tech. I've never had a PC this long before. The case itself is an issue at this point, incompatible with USB 3.1/3.2/C. PSU (#3!) doesn't have 6x2 12-pin for modern GPU's, and is borderline for 5070/5080 wattage requirements. So that pretty much dictates "new everything", to accomplish a GPU/CPU upgrade at this point I came very close to buying a 5060 ti on Black Friday, but was still REALLY waiting for the 5070 Super/Super ti to come out. Well, that's not gonna happen now, and everything is skyrocketing. It's either get something now, or be stuck with an old PC for a very long time or pay a LOT of money for something new a bit later. At the moment, I've swung back towards CostCo again. I could buy it, see if it works/see if it's one of the ones with the better mobo, and return it in-store if not. I dread the thought of ordering a pre-built, waiting for it, then something doesn't work. Much harder to troubleshoot "mystery components" and even harder to ship back.
  5. David Hingtgen
    I've been trying different builds at MSI's site, vs CostCo's version. And I keep circling back to RAM---even if I lucked out and got the 4-slot version from Costco, it'd cost $400 to upgrade it to 64GB RAM. If I also downgrade to a 5070ti instead of a 5080, I still have a 50xx 16GB card, and have 64GB RAM, for only $20 more than the Costco one. Of course, I could literally just walk in and pickup one from CostCo, plus the warranty/return issue...
  6. David Hingtgen
    Been looking at stuff all day. Latest conclusions: even if I re-use my current RAM and go with a DDR4 board and lesser CPU, stand-alone GPU prices are so high it's still better to go with pre-built. About the best prebuilt out there is this one: https://www.costco.com/p/-/msi-aegis-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-9-9900x-geforce-rtx-5080-windows-11-home-32gb-ram-2tb-ssd/4000355760?COSTID=iosapp_26.2.2&TRACKING=NO&adobe_mc=TS%3D1772454362|MCMID%3D45984365143951753835997397173870534982|MCORGID%3D97B21CFE5329614E0A490D45@AdobeOrg&sh=true&nf=true However, only 32GB RAM and no extra slots, it's only got 2 slots on a small mobo* *people have reported that newer ones include a 4-slot 840 series mobo instead of the original one. But you're rolling the dice, no way to check until after you've spent 2 grand. However, going to MSI's own site, I can build almost an identical system at the same price which guarantees a 4-slot board, but more importantly, for $275, I can upgrade to 64GB. Yes, $275 for an extra 32GB is insane compared to a year ago, but for what standalone costs, I think it may be my best option, to get a system that's truly an upgrade and meets all my main criteria *matching the Costco price at 32GB requires downgrading to 1TB SSD, but I've got my two 990 Evo's to install...
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    New thought, because RAM is more insane than GPU the more I look: Re-use my existing DDR4 RAM. While there are DDR4+5 combo boards, none have 4 slots for DDR4. (even trying to get up to 64 of DDR4 is ridiculous right now, but I can make due with my current 48) So thinking: get a new DDR4 mobo, and whatever CPU is best to try to weather the RAM storm. Could even be AM4? But would like AM5 for for future-proofing. Seems Intel abandoned DDR4 comparability earlier, but some recent CPU's may still be an option? DDR4+late AM4 won't be a huge upgrade processing wise, but really I need better PCIe+GPU more than anything.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Nearest Microcenter is hours away, but all of the others look like decent options, will look into them. My case is so old that it's basically jerry-rigged to support USB 3 ports, so if I were to build, I would need to buy that too. Though SSD's+PSU should be usable. ::edit:: googling/looking Is EVERYTHING AIO nowadays? Are they like, 10x more leak-proof than they were a decade ago? Still, I really want air-cooled, for sheer peace of mind. Also---the newest parts of my current PC, are two 990 Evo Plus's, 2TB each. And I think I paid like a third of what they're asking for now. They're pretty new, and could easily save quite a bit of money if I used them in a new build. Will depend on how much a 5070 ti or so goes for, alone. (are there any mobo+RAM+GPU combos out there? Ideal would be 5070ti+64GB). Processor will be "whatever". (I do prefer Gigabyte for both mobo and GPU, but really any of the major ones will do, though I would prefer to avoid Asus mobo---had an issue a while ago I'll never forget)
  9. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, so, with news getting worse by the day, I'm thinking I need a new PC *now* rather than "in the future". And building my own (with new RAM!) doesn't look like an option. But it's been literally decades since I *bought* a computer instead of built one, and have no idea what companies are decent nowadays etc. And not even sure where to buy, short of Walmart and BestBuy... Suggestions welcome! Basic wants/needs: Nvidia card, 16GB+ VRAM. Thinking 5060ti as the only semi-affordable option, but may do 5070 if that's all that's available. Would like 2x 2TB SSD's (OS+storage), but a large single would likely be OK. Extra slots on the mobo would be nice, I can slot in as many older SSD's as I have laying around... Lots of RAM! (yeah, I know). I currently have 48GB and would like even more, but at current prices I probably will actually have to downsize. Budget? No idea, but it's not gonna be some $600-900 budget build. 1500? 2000? 2500 if truly awesome? Nice-to-haves: I do value quiet, so a really good, really smooth nice-sounding PSU is a huge plus. Same for cooler. (no water cooling, do NOT trust it to run unattended) Case needs to be decent-sized for easy upgradability without worrying about "will it fit?". Not full-tower big, but more than micro-ATX preferable.
  10. David Hingtgen
    "Highly realistic" is a nice way of saying fake.
  11. David Hingtgen
    AZ Death Saurer on the way, so gotta finish my HMM Gun Sniper. Left brain---WHY are there so many gun barrels to sand and paint? Right brain---duh, you bought the GUN SNIPER
  12. David Hingtgen
    Bandai glues together the parts you need to disassemble, but doesn't apply glue to the loose-fitting parts that you don't want falling off...
  13. David Hingtgen
    So is the hinge/pivot area super-tight to the point that it couldn't rotate, or did it catch on one of the other nose-gear-doors?
  14. David Hingtgen
    Dang, I'd like that as a desktop at this point... (with how the GPU and RAM market is going, buying a prebuilt seems like the better option more than ever, detestable as it seems at times to tinkerers/builders like me)
  15. David Hingtgen
    ECMS is quite different from EMS.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Mine lives in GERWALK mode, as I feel its one of the few valks with a really neat GERWALK. (and some unique parts/transformation aspects just for that mode, and not PURELY "half-way inbetween fighter and battroid")
  17. David Hingtgen
    I presume we won't be limited to carrier-capable-only planes, for too long. Need my YF-23... (and no way would the F-35 be the "canon" final mission plane to save the world!)
  18. David Hingtgen
    Releasing a non-premium VF-0D, but with proper "slate blue and pale grey" base colors (instead of deep royal blue and pure white), would cost them almost nothing and bring some quick sales.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, but at least Freyja spent notable time in a valk with Hayate on-screen. Makina and Mirage is like "on paper only".
  20. David Hingtgen
    Mirage doesn't even get to be on the box of her own valk?
  21. David Hingtgen
    There IS a special tool just for spring pins. You want a "roll pin punch". (searching google for a "spring pin punch" will get you 99% "spring-loaded punches" and not what you want). It is very similar to a regular nail set, but with a "small ball" embedded on the tip. The ball goes into the pin, the edge of the set goes on the rim of the pin. I do have one (just for DX valks), I'll see if I can get the exact size of it later. ::edit:: It is a 1/16 in roll pin punch. I'm sure DX valks are actually metric, but it works. ::edit 2:: It's this one exactly (the model number is still on the package I keep it in) https://www.homedepot.com/p/TEKTON-1-16-in-Roll-Pin-Punch-66061/205820414
  22. David Hingtgen
    I'd accept an even worse show, if it meant we got all the super/armor packs we should...
  23. David Hingtgen
    More like Godzilla -0.00 You Can (Not) Kaiju
  24. David Hingtgen
    Looks like the nosegear has the same issue as the YF-21, where it doesn't seem to be able to QUITE fully unfold, leaving a kink/gap in the middle of the strut.
  25. David Hingtgen
    I wonder if they'll go back more like the original's footage/style, or double-down on "contrived experiences" and have tons of CG events blatantly "staged" to experience like in the current version. I like the original version way more.
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