Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

...One's not better for gaming or something? >.>

From what I understand, both CPU brands can be pretty comparable depending on what you'll be doing with your PC. I used to think Intel was, on the whole, better, but from what I'm reading AMD is catching up. You may have to research the different processors in your price range.

I stuck with Intel when I got my laptop this past fall out of familiarity more than anything, tbh. I love my new i7.

@Joeynator3000 I have Intel in my new PC (i5-7400 to be exact) and it is really good with my GTX 1060 3GB video card, Overwatch runs silky smooth at 1080p even with all the settings maxed!
Just my 2 cents.

Yeah just getting suggestions and ideas, I usually stick with AMD. Most of my games ran fine (most of them weren't always 3D heavy or anyways, most I've played was Garden Warfare. And most recently, Slime Rancher), even on max settings, but I saw that Intel was considered better for gaming...?

Anyways I'm wanting to upgrade and hopefully around the time MH World shows up for PC.

so this bruno mars guy pops out from nowhere.
with his one hit song.
you know.
the one that sounds like fake retro music.
the one that drops in randomly and starts playing for no good reason.
the one that tries to make people feel good.
it doesnt make me feel good.
cant wait for 2019 so the bruno fad can die.
at least the fad. if i can get more than that its gonna be a great 2019.

Exactly! I'm glad you agree!

@Anti-Matter My only issue is that May 4th (early May) DKC Tropical Freeze releases and because mainly anything with Mario on sells well, releasing Tennis early May as well may overshadow DK.

No.

@mikepeterson No spam please, thank you.

I suddenly miss the days of WiiWare World when I was a (ironically more foul-mouthed than now) preteen (goddayum my teen years are over... what?!) who had no clue about college, Tinder, substance overindulgence, social anxiety or generalized depression and when video games gave me more happiness. Ah nostalgia for the first time playing World of Goo...

After checking archive.org, was the site really that freakin ugly?

@Joeynator3000
From what I've heard, Intel CPU's tend to play better with Nvidia GPU's if you decide to use that kind of video card. Plus, i7's are supposedly a bit more efficient than AMD's Ryzen, but I could be wrong. It's what stuck with me after reading the analysis (more like gibberish...) on a dedicated PC website. Personally, I'm planning on going with Intel and Nvidia when I change my laptop since messing with AMD's driver settings is a pain.

@YummyHappyPills

Sorry for that. I hope you can find something soon.

Oh, yeah, the whole i numbers thing, lol. What's a good one to go with? I don't wanna go for the latest and greatest, just a little bit better than what I already have. Which is 3.8 GHz...

Actually, took another look, so they do tell you the speed and all that. Anyways yeah they seem to be a bit more pricey. :c

The top of the line at this moment are the quad core i7. The not so expensive option would be the i5, and among them you would have to check the proccesor speeds. If it is for gaming, a quad core is recommended from what I've read.

Yeah, I have a quad right now, lol
I was planning on going for AMD again since I found an 8 core for a decent price, so....yeah.

there is a new rumor about this week

My cat kinda just disappeared along with her second batch of kittens several months ago. I can only hope they're still well and alive somewhere.

Her two older sons don't seem to be planing to move out any time soon though, fortunately. They're like the chillest cats, so they don't seem interested in dominating the neighborhood or colonizing new lands.

They're funny though, they absolutely do not like being handled, even just trying to pet them results in the liquid dance of human avoidance cats do, and while they're not agressive or mean, picking them up results in annoyed cats trying to jump off at every chance... But if I go and sit anywhere within their reach... They become total lap cats. With the purring and slow blinking and everthing.

Even then, they still seem to be more interested in "grooming" my hands (aka sanding my skin) than in being pet though.

yeah and everyone thinks the next nintendo direct is gonna be about mother 3.
i hope reggie gives everyone links to online stores to get the english reproduction carts themselves and stop acting like 30 year old crybabies. juuust like this insecure little fellow below:

So in the never ending cycle of "Your plans are s*** and the world wants you to know", my plans for the year have just been...well swiftly annihilated.

YouTube's response to the Paul brothers cocking up has been...to fix a problem separate to the issue that doesn't really...fix much?

So now to earn ad revenue on YouTube you need:

10,000 lifetime views as stated from last year
1000 subscribers (This is new)
4000 hours worth of viewed content on your channel over a 12 month period (This is new)
From the above it also means you need to be on YouTube for 12 months first

Now if that isn't a huge barrier to entry for anyone looking to bring their idea to the platform I don't know what is. It could potentially slap down the growth for the platform at its source.

But on a personal note my goal for this year was to, for the first time in almost 9 years, make YouTube a supplemental income. Enough to basically fund itself. Pay for the Adobe bill every month. Not asking for a lot, you know?

That was the goal. Get a part time job to cover living, food, etc. with YouTube covering software licenses, which left me with enough time each week to do game development, my passion, and handle not only looking after my sister a lot, as my grandparents are becoming increasingly unable to do so while my mother works, but also my mother, who is now having difficulty moving and needs frequent blood tests and support from me.

Add on to that my planned two rounds of surgery with 4-10 week recover times, and it's my logical move. Work part time, gives me enough time to do everything I need to do without pushing myself to the points my doctor wouldn't want me pushing to after surgery, and work on my ideal career.

But with this YouTube change, that supplemental income is gone. Not reduced, not limited, gone completely.

That means an extra expense will need to come from my day job, when I get it. My software licenses are used in more than just YouTube and game development after all. So my job would need to pay for those. To cover that, I'd need to work more hours. If I work my hours, I cant spend as much time furthering my career, as I would have less free time after all my commitments.

But because I also need surgery, I lose work hours anyway.

Swear to God 2018 doesn't want me to do anything.

Was my birthday today! Got a little extra spending cash, so I’m trying to decide whether to save it up or break down and get Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I should wait and save the cash since I need it, but the other is a strong temptation.

@Luna_110 gives you a cookie with a candle on it