The Gaming Thread

[hsilman]

Klei has been slowly updating Griftlands, quietly working towards 1.0 release. I really like the game, hadn't played it since mid 2020 and just reinstalled it.

[JonA]

Ok. I caved. I liquidated every GPU I could possible find on eBay. And pretty much every other scrap of computer I had laying around too. The used market right now is absolutely crazy.

[dw]

Bump.

How do you guys feel about gaming on a laptop? I've never really done it.

I have a desktop PC but my GPU died a while ago, and I just am not willing to buy a new one at current prices. I also play old games, usually 3-5 years old.

I guess my question is, (1) how much for a laptop that's good enough to run last-gen PC games, (2) would I enjoy it or is just annoying compared to a desktop?

[neandrewthal]

Ok. I caved. I liquidated every GPU I could possible find on eBay. And pretty much every other scrap of computer I had laying around too. The used market right now is absolutely crazy.

I looked around my whole house and even out in the garden. I could only find the RX 480 in my PC.

[SquatsALot]

Bump.

How do you guys feel about gaming on a laptop? I've never really done it.

I have a desktop PC but my GPU died a while ago, and I just am not willing to buy a new one at current prices. I also play old games, usually 3-5 years old.

I guess my question is, (1) how much for a laptop that's good enough to run last-gen PC games, (2) would I enjoy it or is just annoying compared to a desktop?

I bought a Dell G5 a couple of years ago, has a RTX2070 in it. I use it basically like a console, have a wireless keyboard and mouse (the corsair keyboard that's in a lap desk thingie, it's great). Hook it up to either of my TVs. Sometimes use my Switch ProController with it.

It's great. Haven't turned on my PS4 in probably 5 years.

They are loud, however. Those fans get going and push a lot of air.

[JonA]

I looked around my whole house and even out in the garden. I could only find the RX 480 in my PC.

Check the wood pile out back. That's where I found my 750ti.

More seriously, I built a couple of gaming computers for the teenagers a few years before the Great Chip Shortage of 2020/2021. Back when you could pick up a used 1060 for < $100 on eBay.

How do you guys feel about gaming on a laptop? I've never really done it.

It's nice. Like @SquatsALot said, they have loud fans. And they really aren't mobile. If you aren't plugged in, you aren't going to be gaming for very long. And they get hot.

My son picked up a Lenovo Legion 5 with an AMD 4800h and a 1660ti for college for something like $800 refurbished. It's a very nice laptop...and not just for gaming. I'm quite jealous.

[GlasgowJock]

My desktop died a few months ago too. I now game on a Dell G15 and tbf it's pretty solid for running the games I like.

[aurelius]

I convinced my work that we needed a AMD threadripper computer. I get to build it. So excited. Suckers.

[Renascent]

I convinced my work that we needed a AMD threadripper computer. I get to build it. So excited. Suckers.

RGB?

[aurelius]

RGB?

I want to but I have to keep it under $5,000. Plus my boss (who knows nothing about computers) would likely have a few questions if the computer also gave off a light show.

[Renascent]

RGB?

I want to but I have to keep it under $5,000. Plus my boss (who knows nothing about computers) would likely have a few questions if the computer also gave off a light show.

Gah.

A man can dream...

[Allentown]

Bought Borderlands 3 since it went cross platform to play with my brother. One session in and he seems to hate it, which I probably should have guessed since Gears 5 was too complicated for him, but he suggested this one. 0/3 so far on any game that requires more than two buttons, lol

[broseph]

Bought Borderlands 3 since it went cross platform to play with my brother. One session in and he seems to hate it, which I probably should have guessed since Gears 5 was too complicated for him, but he suggested this one. 0/3 so far on any game that requires more than two buttons, lol

I loved BL2 and 3 so much I recently bought the first one to play just for the character lore (which is super shallow and unnecessary, but it felt like an itch I had to scratch).

[Renascent]

Is it possible to boot macOS with a Ryzen G-series CPU as part of the hardware setup?

[aurelius]

Gah.
A man can dream...

I did complete my personal build that has some bling over the weekend...

[Renascent]

Gah.
A man can dream...

I did complete my personal build that has some bling over the weekend...

Fuck yeah.

I had to rein in my impulses a year ago when we did our first build. Figured my wife wouldn't believe me if I'd told her that the RGB fans cost less than the non-bling ones. Never even bothered to download the RGB software for the board.

But I just bought another case and am already leaning into flights of fancy. Would like to go for a less modest look this time around, and if I could load macOS with a dual-boot setup, that'd be swell. Though, from what I hear, I might only have until 2025 to enjoy this particular fantasy, assuming I can even pull it off with a non-Intel chip.

[aurelius]

But I just bought another case and am already leaning into flights of fancy. Would like to go for a less modest look this time around, and if I could load macOS with a dual-boot setup, that'd be swell. Though, from what I hear, I might only have until 2025 to enjoy this particular fantasy, assuming I can even pull it off with a non-Intel chip.

I was able to pick up an AMD Ryzen 9 5900x for $500. Which is way overkill but it was too good of a deal to pass up. They are gettable. Had to overpay for my GPU (3060 Ti) which made me sad but decided waiting until 2023 was a no go.

[Renascent]

But I just bought another case and am already leaning into flights of fancy. Would like to go for a less modest look this time around, and if I could load macOS with a dual-boot setup, that'd be swell. Though, from what I hear, I might only have until 2025 to enjoy this particular fantasy, assuming I can even pull it off with a non-Intel chip.

I was able to pick up an AMD Ryzen 9 5900x for $500. Which is way overkill but it was too good of a deal to pass up. They are gettable. Had to overpay for my GPU (3060 Ti) which made me sad but decided waiting until 2023 was a no go.

That Ryzen 9... is that with a watercooling setup or fans?

I'm trying to justify going with some sort of iGPU setup in the meantime. Not even looking for a 3000-series card (I don't intend to do much gaming, if at all), but even the lower-tiered cards have some nutty prices, from what I've seen.

Saw a 3000-series card the other day for something pandemic-reasonable (in the 700s, I think), but I didn't bite...

[aurelius]

That Ryzen 9... is that with a watercooling setup or fans?

I'm trying to justify going with some sort of iGPU setup in the meantime. Not even looking for a 3000-series card (I don't intend to do much gaming, if at all), but even the lower-tiered cards have some nutty prices, from what I've seen.

Saw a 3000-series card the other day for something pandemic-reasonable (in the 700s, I think), but I didn't bite...

Liquid cooling. Surprisingly easy to install.

You can get a 3060 Ti for 700-800 pretty regularly. I picked one up off of Ebay after the last Best Buy resupply for $750. I game at 1440p so anything more than a 3070 series is overkill.

Newegg has a daily raffle where they sale graphics cards for MSRP.

[quikky]

I game at 1440p so anything more than a 3070 series is overkill.

Depends on your settings. If you use ray tracing, for example, even a 3070 might not cut it at 1440.