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"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 04/11/2020 at 13:48 • Filed to: None

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The first place team has just over ONE TRILLION POINTS, but they’re looking over their shoulders at us!

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/11/2020 at 14:05

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My i7 added a grand total of... 220

My CPU is slowly plugging away and should finish its WU in ~8 hours

Seems like my PC is making a hell of a lot of noise while not accomplishing much.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/11/2020 at 14:12

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What are your system specs?

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > gin-san - shitpost specialist 04/11/2020 at 14:13

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Lol. What i7 is that? What GPU are you rocking?

gin-san - shitpost specialist > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 04/11/2020 at 14:21

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i7 4770k

GPU is a GTX 760

I’ve been putting off a GPU upgrade for a long time... it’s passable for most games but struggles with higher detail, especially on newer games.

Also, I should have said that my GPU is going to take about ~8 hours. The program can’t even find a WU for my CPU to complete so it’s been doing nothing since it submitted that first (and only) WU.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/11/2020 at 14:25

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I haven’t completed 10 work units yet, so I’m not getting any bonus points and just base credit.  My contribution should start getting a lot bigger in terms of points later today.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 04/11/2020 at 14:27

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i5 Xeon six-core / twelve thread proc and Quadro 2000 GPU.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 04/11/2020 at 14:58

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I’m running a Ryzen 7 1700 overclocked ~20%, and an Sapphire Rx590 overc locked ~5%.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/11/2020 at 14:59

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How do you like that 1700?

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > gin-san - shitpost specialist 04/11/2020 at 15:00

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Nice, I'm hunting for a good deal to upgrade my 780ti, the 3gb of vmem is holding me back at 1440p.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 04/11/2020 at 15:15

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It has been a pretty deeply impressive CPU. As prices keep dropping, someday soon I’ll snag a new 7 3800x and drop it in my X470 board.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/11/2020 at 15:35

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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 04/11/2020 at 15:47

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As is, my rig rocks for high-refresh sim racing at 1080p. My plan is sometime this summer is to upgrade to 3800X, 5700XT and grab a 1440p high refresh monitor to make the jump to 1440p.  

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 04/11/2020 at 15:55

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I had some difficulty following that. I think it's time to watch the movie. 

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/11/2020 at 16:19

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Better to read the book. You'll likely still need to reread passages to wrap your head around what's going on.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/11/2020 at 16:32

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Ttyymmn, who happens to be my brother, was telling me pretty much exactly the same thing offline just now.

ttyymmnn > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/11/2020 at 16:37

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I read Dune for the first time last year, and yes, it is a book that requires dedicated, thoughtful  reading. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. I thought the book was extraordinary. It’s just not a book you can pick up and put down, reading in short stints. Those who give it their full attention will be rewarded. 

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/11/2020 at 16:39

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I only included it for the “We have just folded space from Ix” line. That’s how people in the Dune universe move about the galaxy, by folding space. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 04/11/2020 at 16:45

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Creature tesseracts in remotely and talks to the dude through early 20th century bathroom plumbing. Was Dune the book with the blood sucking Gribs?

404 - User No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/11/2020 at 16:53

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Updated my ID my client. Been running anonymous for some time.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/11/2020 at 18:02

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No, the bloodsucker gryb was in War Against the Rull , by AE van Vogt. The book is actually a combination of various short stories, which is why it seems a bit disjointed, especially at the end.  I bought you a copy of it years ago, and it’s on the shelf in your living room. Or at least it was the last time I was there.

404 - User No Longer Available > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 04/11/2020 at 21:18

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Ryzen 3700X with a 60A TDC  PBO cap   and an RTX 2060.

404 - User No Longer Available > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/11/2020 at 21:19

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It might take a while though, with COVID disrupting supply lines. SSD and RAM prices for example went through the roof lately.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > 404 - User No Longer Available 04/11/2020 at 21:30

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I spoke too soon. This thread lead me to take a peak on Amazon. Last I looked 3800x were around $380 and around $500 for the 3900x . I saw that the 3900x dropped to $430, so I clicked. It should be here on Wednesday along with some Artic MX-4 paste. I shouldn’t need another CPU upgrade for awhile.

404 - User No Longer Available > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/11/2020 at 21:46

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Which board do you have? I heard most  300-series boards don’t have VRMs strong enough for the 3900X.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > 404 - User No Longer Available 04/11/2020 at 21:54

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I’ve got an MSI X470 M7 AC. It should be plenty robust.  The 1700 originally came from a Dell gaming system I got for cheap with a shitty Dell X370 board.  After I while I upgraded to my current build, and I bought a high-end X470 board specifically with the idea of going to a 3000 series cpu down the road.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > ttyymmnn 04/12/2020 at 10:17

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100% agree

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 04/12/2020 at 11:00

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The costumes and sets in this movie are incredible.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/12/2020 at 12:11

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I went ahead and watched it last night. I had it on the DVR from a couple of years ago, sadly with commercials, but I could skip them. Yes, the look of the film is exquisite. Having read the book, it was interesting to see where they had compressed things. Kind of makes me want to read the book again. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 04/12/2020 at 12:16

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If you compare the look of this film to the look of the Star Trek film - Veeger - the latter comes up wanting much.

Dune has its flaws but wow, what an experience. We’re not very far into it yet because Missus fell asleep early. We paused after our introduction to the barron. What a scene.

That scene with the navigator and the empe ror, with the vacuum cleaners and the costumes and the steam punk props, wow. In particular, the acolyte who speaks to the emperor through the translation device; he nails that bit part.

At the same time... There are dozens and hundreds of middle aged actors and extras in soldiers’ suits and many of them do not look very soldierly. And there’s some rather poor green screen...

But in all, visually stunning and creative.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/12/2020 at 13:34

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Mrs. Ttyymmnn and I are working our way through all the Star Trek movies in the order they were released. Watching it again, I didn’t think the first ST movie was as bad as people say it is. It’s solid science fiction, even if the pacing is a bit slow. And the effects were fine, though I think it might have been touched up in later years. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 04/12/2020 at 17:44

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The costumes are beyond dreadful and they made everything very dark.