Gaming/VR

[Duluth]

@tim

It's kind of ugly but the specs are great considering it doesn't have to push a high resolution. I'll probably get one

[Tim]

@duluth The LPDDR5 is a big plus for bandwidth.

[Machpants]

I'd get the second model with NVMe disk, too

[nzzp]

@tim that's a pretty cool idea. Could be tempted

[Tim]

The LPDDR5 memory is quad channel (128 bit).

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/onmj52/steam_deck_to_feature_quad_channel_lpddr5_5500mts/

[Machpants]

Although not for user replacement, the HDD is replaceable, so maybe I will buy the cheaper model and upgrade it

[Tim]

[NTA]

Righto nerds, I just grabbed an HP Omen on discount ($600 markdown) and once I finish setting it up I'm keen.

Last game I really snagged was Witcher III and a bit of COD. My previous laptop was 6 years old so it was doing ok.

What's good?

[Tim]

@nta Do you like 4X games?

[NTA]

@tim said in Gaming/VR:

@nta Do you like 4X games?

Civ 6 is mostly what I've been doing on the current lappy.

[Tim]

@nta I've played that a fair bit over the last year. Stellaris is fun, but can get a bit too into micro-management.

[NTA]

@tim said in Gaming/VR:

@nta I've played that a fair bit over the last year. Stellaris is fun, but can get a bit too into micro-management.

Recently beat it on King mode - first getting a fairly easily diplomatic culture victory as Greece (Dude Greece, not Chick Greece) and then managed a King Science win as Tomyris. I just let the random leader thing spin and see what happens.

[antipodean]

Difference between my old and new PC. Amazing how good graphics are now.

[NTA]

@antipodean said in Gaming/VR:

Difference between my old and new PC. Amazing how good graphics are now.

I'm going from i7-4720HQ to i7-10750H. Graphics from GeForce 840M (4GB DDR3) to GeForce RTX2070 (8GB DDR6).

It is a new world...

[NTA]

Jesus fuck I loaded up Witcher 3 on this new box and the lighting quality is nothing short of astonishing.

Even the boy - who rubbished my old laptop in favour of his PS4 - shut up for a second to admire it.

[antipodean]

For those who like problem solving, I should have mentioned Frostpunk was free to play over the weekend.

[Kiwiwomble]

@antipodean ive been on a bit of a point and click, puzzle solving games phase over the last year or so....might finally have accepted im not smart enough, the last one i was looking up walkthroughs all over the place was fun for a while

[mariner4life]

i just spent $30 and bought a re-mastered version of Command & Conquer, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert

The days i burned playing those in Uni. I bought them to show the kids. The youngest thinks it's great. It's still cracking fun. The sound of a Tesla Coil frying infantry always cracks me up

[Tim]

So ... are there any good rugby games?

[Machpants]

@tim said in Gaming/VR:

So ... are there any good rugby games?

Not for years