Video Games

[MR25]

Infinimist is great for all the ad clear, but is pretty doo doo for any bosses on higher tiers. I tried to 2 man it with a ball sorc but the increased health pool did us no favors because I don't think I was pulling enough weight.

[willeyeam]

They better not blow this

[skullman80]

They better not blow this

It’s EA…. They will.

[MR25]

Hope you're ready for CFUT

[Shyster]

My new gaming machine is now up and running. I went with the Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 case, which is a big-ass full-tower case, but it's also dual system and has mounting points for a main ATX motherboard and an mini-ITX motherboard. That means I can put both of my computers (gaming machine and Linux box) in the same case. I set up the motherboard for my Linux box to use a separate external "brick" power supply. The rest of the specs are:

AMD Ryzen 7 7800 X3D
Deepcool LT720 water cooler
Asrock X670E Steel Legend motherboard
G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo DDR5 32GB
Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Samsung 990 PRO m.2 SSD 1TB

I went with Noctua fans for all of the case fans.

[DigitalGypsy66]

Very nice! You should be good for 10+ years with that setup. IIRC, you don't play a lot of bleeding edge graphics games.

[Shyster]

Not usually, and I tend to prefer RPGs and other similar games that aren't too graphically demanding. Plus I'm a cheapskate who usually waits until games are old enough to be significantly on sale when the various Steam sales come around, so I'm rarely playing stuff that's new. I just got around to playing Dishonored, for example, and that game came out in 2012.

The computer I replaced had a CPU/motherboard that was 11 years old and a video card that was 7 years old. I'm hoping this machine will have a similar longevity. I spent a bunch of money on it (the video card was $1k by itself), but amortize that over 7-10 years and it's not too bad.

[nocera]

So it’s a Roblox machine

[tifosi77]

Aw, man, I thought you were a HAF guy.

[Joegap]

Got a new desk for gaming/work. https://secretlab.co/products/magnus-me ... EXT-LSHAPE

It's expensive, but great quality and I love the cable management

[tifosi77]

Ooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh s**t. We got a Magnus in here.

I've watched numerous videos on that desk, did you get any of the accessories?

[Joegap]

I bought the L shape, deskmat and I just ordered the dual monitor mount. I will post a pic when everything is finalized, but I am really loving the desk so far.

[Shyster]

Aw, man, I thought you were a HAF guy.

I was, but I didn't want a case with a glass side, all of the current HAF cases have windows, and my current HAF case wouldn't accommodate the water cooler I wanted to use. I don't want case windows and I don't care about LED lighting. I don't need my computer to be lit up like a freaking disco. Like the water cooler I bought has a LED lighted thingy that fits over the pump. I took it off and tossed it back in the box. And for the other stuff that came with lights, the first thing I did was turn them all off. I went with the Phanteks case both because it has the two-systems option and because it offered a version with steel sides and no stupid windows.

[eddy]

Shyster, can you take some pics of the computer? that sounds rad

[Shyster]

It's not that exciting to see, but that was one of my goals.

[eddy]

Sweet, reminds me of the monolith from 2001

[count2infinity]

I'm about 6-7 hours into Hogwarts Legacy and I don't think I've even cracked the surface on the game yet. This is going to take me forever.

[Kane]

I'm about 6-7 hours into Hogwarts Legacy and I don't think I've even cracked the surface on the game yet. This is going to take me forever.

I had a blast with it. Might play it again before long.

[count2infinity]

I'm enjoying it for sure. The ancient magic attacks in battle are freaking brutal. Love 'em.

[Kane]

Oh yea, some of them are insane. I think my favorite version is against spiders - the ancient magic shrinks them down to the size of a house spider and you step on it.

[MR25]

My old roommate's favorite thing to point out is that people will freak out if you use any Unforgivable curse, but not bat an eye when you turn someone into a spider and stomp them, slam them off the ground 4 times, or smite them with ancient lightning.

[Kane]

I wouldn't either. Cause there is no defense against it lol.

[eddy]

Those that have Hogwarts legacy for Xbox, are there add ons you can purchase in game? Do I need to get an Xbox gift certificate with the game for my kid? Also, for those that have Xfinity, if you sign up for their rewards, you can get a free $25 Xbox gift certificate if you sign up before the 10th

[Kane]

I'm not sure if there are micro transactions now but neither my wife or I bought a damn thing other than the base game.

[Kane]

FAQ on the official site says there no MTX.