Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Jalex_64 It's more that I don't know the hierachy of graphics cards.

@Professor_Plumber Uh, no, it's Steins: Gate but I know it can run it, I booted it up the other day. I more want to know for future reference in case I want something that's only on Steam. I wasn't asking for advice, more just lamenting how clueless I am about the whole thing.

@Zuljaras I love it, your sky is even better than before! I’m keeping tabs on a watercolor set similar to yours, because I still want to have the regular colors.

I coincidentally also painted something small before going to bed yesterday. Unfortunately I used a water-based pen for the lineart, and it started smudging.

@TeaCatherine Ah, ok, well there's plenty of helpful lists online, next time you're looking up recommended specs.

This one's pretty useful, as it also includes mobile chips:
https://www.gpucheck.com/gpu-benchmark-graphics-card-comparis...

There's also 'Can you run it', a site which allows you to input your current specs and it will tell you whether your system is able to run any game:
https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

Hopefully these prove useful for future reference.

@Jalex_64 Ah, thanks. That second one sounds super helpful.

@TeaCatherine No problem. Also, if you're not sure how your GPU measures up to another, just google the name of your GPU vs other GPU and you'll get lots of comparison sites to help you. 'Userbenchmark' is the one a lot of people use and should give you a rough estimate of the difference in performance in the form of a percentage. Best of luck!

@Jalex_64 How often is that second site wrong? 'Cause I decided to give it a try and it's saying that this laptop can't run something I literally just booted up.

@Eel Very nice! Is that Snoopy? I ask because I only think it is that, never watched it. Also, waterproof pen is a must!

@Zuljaras yep, Snoopy on his WW1 airplane (aka his dog house).

😅 now I know, gonna try to find a good water proof liner next time.

@TeaCatherine Well, a lot of people differ on what counts as being able to run smoothly. Usually 'Can I run it' simply relies on minimum and recommended specs from the publisher. These aren't always 100% accurate, as they can't take into account everybody's personal setups and what framerates people find tolerable.

If your specs are very close to the minimum, then sometimes you can get away with not meeting the required threshold for every part eg. CPU or GPU as maybe you compensated in other areas like RAM etc.

@Jalex_64 I always assumed if you didn't meet the minimum listed it would show an error message or something, thanks for clearing that up.

@Eel I suggest those:

They are really good!

@Zuljaras ironically, I do have a few Microns my brother gave me, but none of them is black!

@Eel Other colors might even be better depending on the drawing I have to get some other colors as well

@TeaCatherine Oh in some rare cases that can happen but most of the time the game will just be an unbearable slideshow, haha. Happy to help!

@Zuljaras I think I have one of those lying around, they’re good for drawing with? Or at least black and white drawings?

Also I wanted to ask you, do I need pro coloring material? Obviously it would be better but do crayons work? Look I know it’s a stupid question have I ever used a crayon before of course I just was wondering if it’s recommended coloring like that.

Microns are excellent for lineart, doodling, technical drawing, and bullet journaling.

@Snatcher You mean Pastels? I think it is the same thing They are an arm medium. I do not have any experience with them but they are useful for adding finishing touches to watercolor or gouache paintings like highlights or shadows

I assume they mean literal wax crayons, like, the crayola brand ones.

@Eel Yes I mean these, pastels is what I kinda consider to be the much better tools compared to crayons.