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    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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    On 9/3/2025 at 5:38 PM, tekering said:

    The Practice S02E10, "Spirit of America" is a definitive example of the form.  It can (and has) been done well.

     

    On 9/3/2025 at 6:35 PM, Seto Kaiba said:

    The original CSI had a good one, though mainly because it was self-aware enough to take cheap shots at its own medium.

     

    On 9/3/2025 at 7:36 PM, pengbuzz said:

    M.A.S.H.; "The Interview" (Season 4, Episode # 25). Watch it sometime.

    I have never seen any of these shows.  

    Episode 8 was another stellar example of a horrible story. I am so tired of Pike's hair.  Again I like the Kirk side story far more than Pike's.  I am starting to think i just hate Pike.

    The computer and electronics super geek thread

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    10 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

     

    I recently built my first PC in over ten years too. Went with 850M mATX as I don't think we need larger systems any more since almost everything is built into the mobo or can be installed on it, namely NVME drives. Going 4K means more pixels which means more power in GPU, minimum is a RTX 5090 these days imo. Recommend going for 1440p which is a nice medium with OLED displays. 

    See my recent post in this thread on what I built. 

    Also, take your time do a ton of research before making your purchase. There is a wealth of Youtube videos that helped me in my decision and build plans. I think I spent over two months researching before I settled on my build parts. 

    EDIT: I found Christopher Flannigan's videos to be easy to watch and learn from for my new build. 

    https://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherFlannigan/videos

    More edit: Recommend MSI mobos right now, they seem to be leading the pack when it comes to stability and features. Don't cheap out on important no name parts like the PSU and fans. Check out ID Cooling for cooling parts, they're way more affordable than the competition too. 

    Last, skip the RGB crap. RGB does nothing for your system's performance and can add frustration if it doesn't work right. Learned that from my old system and skipping RGB for my new build made it soooo much easier. 

     

    I agree 100% about Rgb it is just tacky.  I am going with an ATX systems.  I still use a 8tb hard drive.

     

    6 hours ago, Test_Pilot_2 said:

    I would recommend aiming for a nice 1440p monitor that works at a high refresh rate. I'm also seeing better prices on packaged, pre-made PCs than parting out. Just find a brand that is friendly for DIY upgrades.

    You'll get more bang for your buck and you don't get sucked into the 4k/8k bs. High-refresh 1440p with all of today's graphics tech is fantastic.

    Also much more affordable.

    I game on a 150" 4k/1440P projector that runs at 144hz. Even at that size the smoothness and additional bells and whistles I can run at 1440p make the experience much better than 4k freesynced to anything 60-90hz.

    Maybe I should go 1440p instead.  But then do I need a 5070ti or will a lower end video card still be able to handle a 144hz screen.

    47 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

    Pretty much this, but I think one of the biggest mistakes I made was buying a 4k 60hz display back in the day.  Granted, it depends a lot on whether you prefer higher frames or higher fidelity, but I today I have an RTX 5080 and a 240hz display that runs at 32:9 5120 x 1440, which is double the pixels of a standard 16:9 1440p display but still roughly a million pixels less than a 16:9 4k display.  I play mostly single player games and I like to turn the graphics up; I average between 60-90 fps in most games, and occasionally hit the 120 mark.  Despite using different cables, both HDMI and Display Port, I had weird glitches with the desktop running at 240hz and wound up setting the display to run in 120hz mode.  Before, with an RTX 2080, I had to use DLSS and turn down a lot of settings to stay in the 45-60fps range at 4k, or if DLSS wasn't supported it was a choice between looking good at 1440p (or even 1080p) or looking like butt at 4k.

    Kinda depends on what you're running, I'd think, if it's more CPU-bound or not.  My setup came with an Ultra 7 265KF, and 99% of the time I'm fine.  I did notice playing Assassin's Creed Shadows, though, that I'd get some dips in towns where the CPU was driving a bunch of NPCs.

    I might just go 1440p. I

    The computer and electronics super geek thread

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    13 hours ago, azrael said:

    What's your budget?
    The only boards that seem to still have 5.1 audio are the Asus TUF Gaming B850 line. One way you might be able to get around the lack of 3.5 audio jacks is to use a DAC and pipe the audio that way. I mentioned this way back ☝️but most folks are no longer using 5.1 systems because more folks are using headsets and a good pair of monitors(speakers) do much better than a 5.1 system. Yes, some people like the immersive sound, but in most current markets, folks are just not using multi-speaker sets anymore. 2.1 systems are more than enough. 

    Whether you go with a 5070ti or wait for the Supers is up to you. The Supers, at least according to leaked specs are the same GPUs but with more and higher clocked memory. The Supers will get you farther but there is no real spec bump beyond memory. Nvidia is lowering prices of current GPUs to make room on shelves for the Supers. Rumor has it they might be the same MSRP-ish (we all know MSRP doesn't exists with any GPU). So if you buy now, you might get it for a decent price (i.e. MSRP 😱). If you wait, you will get a slightly better card for roughly the same price...roughly. 

    My budget is about $1750. The 5070ti has been available at $750 (msrp) for a while now.  This budget is just for the pc itself.  I will hold off until I see what the supers cost. 

     

     

     

    The computer and electronics super geek thread

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    I am asking all the experts here. I haven't built a pc in 10 years so I am a bit out of the loop. I would like a b850 for my next system. Which one should I choose.  I have 1 requirement it has to support a 5.1 speaker system.  I am not getting rid of my working Klipsch promedia ultra 5.1.  I an considering a 5070 ti (it will be a little more than I wanted to spend.) but the 5070 seems to be a giant step down.  and I am waiting for the super version announcement..    I wanted a 9070xt but the prices being so inflated on that card.  I am running a 24" 1200p monitor which still works.  But I will upgrade to a 32" 4k eventually.  

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