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PaperclipPerfector  15d ago (text post)   2456 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for April 6, 2025

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Why are you using wifi to connect a stationary PC??

Anyway, congrats on your upgrade. A new PC is always a treat and now you understand the OLED religion.

Try playing the new Indiana Jones. It looks amazing.

I understand all the benefits of a wired connection, but sadly it's not an option. It's a rental, and my flatmate told me that the local ISPs won't roll out fiber this far. However, no data cap 5g isn't a bad experience at all!

A 5080 is a fucking beast. I've had an unfortunate habit of upgrading both my gpu and monitor at the same time, so a 1070ti and FHD to a 3070 and 1440p, which tends to eat up the performance gains. Well, even at native 4k, this baby flies. I've had an eye on the new IJ, will see about giving it a go!

Yeah, what pusher_robot said.

The 5080 is a fun gpu. It's perfectly adequate for everything out now. I had one for a month before I got a chance at a 5090. :)

Lucky you. I could have opted for a 5090, but I decided that this was good enough without bordering on extravagant. Maybe one of my elderly patients will die and leave one for me in their will, haha.

But the motherboard wifi is not talking to the LTE tower. Presumably there is an LTE device that bridges your private network with the Internet. You should at least hardwire the connection from your PC to that device.

@pbmonster just made me find the actual antennas for the wifi, but if that doesn't work well I'll bite the bullet and think about stringing up ethernet, thanks.

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