Durandal

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[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah... I've had my eye on the gx8 for a while but it's still more than I want to pay. The gx9 is like $900-1000 used.. way outside what I'm looking at.

I was originally looking at the olympus e-pl6 because it's about 200... but I started seeing that for just a little more if I pushed I might get noticeable feature boost... so I'm considering a little more to get nicer features. The gx7 seems like it's got good quality and checks most of the boxes (slightly larger than I wanted but that's ok)... but I'm stuck in a cycle of comparing it to all the stuff in it's range.

Have you used the gx7 at all to compare to the gx85 / gx9? Also, how is the focus peaking on lumix cameras. I'd like to be able to use manual lenses but I really like focus peaking to be an option.

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

FYI, for the same price you could grab it in a bundle right now and get several other games with it.

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/return-to-metroidvania

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

steamdb only tracks steam directly though, correct? Great site, just doesn't track all prices if that's what you're going for.

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Depends on the game and the publisher. There are frequent sales as well as sales from 3rd party resellers. Check out IsThereAnyDeal.com which tracks all the prices and you can see how often a game has gone on sale at steam or any legit reseller.

https://isthereanydeal.com/game/hollow-knight/history/

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

Time to show them the door …

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago

Yeah... I think I'm less upset they changed the type of game... and more that it's just creatively bankrupt cash-grab nonsense.

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

Did Roko write this?

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Both Tuta and Proton are decent selections.

Some of the rumblings from proton admin are a little concerning... too early to see if they're going to have issues or not. Their service is robust and easy to use.

Tuta seems to be a fairly good choice from a privacy standpoint. They aren't nearly as robust of a product package and using it feels a little old skool and clunky... but they're actively working on it... so hopefully it will change.

The biggest thing with proton is that they offer a suite of products. They look to compete directly with the goog on their offerings... so they have email, calendar, password manager, file drive, wallet, whatever else... and they're working to integrate them. So if you use a plethora of g-products... it's more of a smooth transition because there are more analogs to use. If you have already diversified away from a monolithic product base, then this isn't an issue.

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 20 points 2 months ago

Perhaps this would work...

https://openrgb.org/

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

I love Gamers Nexus' reviews. Good in depth coverage and I've been happy with their advice.

I had a Coolermaster TD500 mesh for years and it has been great. It was decent build process, good thermals. Looked nice. Sturdy build.

It held up so well I was going to reuse it when I upgraded, but ended up giving the whole pc to someone else that needed one and built a new one almost from scratch. I almost got the Antec one that GN recommended, because of price and because I wanted to get a larger case since I was adding a water cooled CPU rad. I ended up getting a good deal on a Lian Li o11 vision. I've been super happy with it. I sorta wish it had a top vent as well but it isn't lacking in air flow. It allows me to put 3 x 140mm fans on the bottom, the 360mm water cooler on the side panel, and and up to a 240 on the back panel. The fit and finish was decent and the build process was a breeze. Everything comes apart to allow access to building... the back fan panel removes entirely from it's bracket so you can attach it to the radiator or fans then clips in to place with a latch. It has copious tie downs and routes for wires to the back build area. The motherboard attachment point actually can be moved up or down to accommodate different sized motherboards and GPUs a little easier. So far my thermals have been really good, so I'm happy with it. It sits in the $120-150 price range depending on trim options.

[–] Durandal@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

The combo pack of Enter the Gungeon and Exit the Gungeon is also on sale for pretty cheap... and it's a complete the bundle so if you have one or the other you'll only pay for the one you don't have which makes it slightly cheaper.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/14087/Enter_x_Exit_the_Gungeon/

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