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  1. richolmes72

    Quest 3 accessories thread

    Ignoring the battery, would the BoboVR be a better buy?
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    *** Nintendo Switch ***

    They ported Portal and Portal 2 - watch out though as some of the games (e.g. Wolfenstein 2) are basically streamed. Switch is for Nintendo first party games mostly in my opinion, if you've not had a Switch before, there's a lot to play! If you want some strategy in your couch gaming...
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    Relaxing/chilling games I've missed?

    Another vote for Artful escape, also liked Jusant recently.
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    Quest 3 owners etc

    Pretty big, you can move your eyes without moving your head to look at things and it's in focus. I know resolution and field of view are improved, but it's the pancake lens effect that you really really notice. That and the controllers not clashing in to each other because of the rings.
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    Is the end of Battery EVs coming?

    I don’t think it’s the end, but feels like a slowing down For a lot of people a BEV is just a much better proposition, and for a lot of people petrol is. If you have 2 cars, have one of each. For our lifestyle, a 120 mile real world range small EV is perfect, and vastly superior to drive than...
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    When do you know your CPU is throttling your system?

    Sorry for hijacking the thread but this is pretty relevant to me. I'm on a 9600k (stock at 3.7ghz) with a 2070 Super and keen to upgrade the graphics card to play some slightly newer games. Play at 4k on the TV and 3840x1600 on the monitor, both are only 60hz and I'm happy with 60fps as not...
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    Lower resolution v lower graphics settings

    At 3m on a 65" screen, I'd probably drop to 1080p and keep the settings up high I'm 2.5m away from a 77" screen, it's an old 60hz OLED so I stick to 4k wherever possible, 1080p doesn't look great, but 1440p is fine really at this distance. For lounge gaming you have to go really close to...
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    NVIDIA 4000 Series

    The 4070s founders edition is getting seriously tempting the longer it's in stock for me, but funnily enough the normal 4070 now out of stock.
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    how many cases have you had ?

    4 in 22 years and no plan to change. Cheapo case for about 4 years - got fed up with it being cheap and tacky Antec 900 for about 5 years - got fed up with the noise Fractal design r5 for about 8 years Coolermaster silencio s400 - wanted something smaller, a bit smarter and with a window, had...
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    Games you're playing, and games...

    Just finished Jusant on Xbox. Playing Mario RPG but slow going. About to start Far Cry 6 on Xbox. Played Mario Wonder just before Christmas, I did eventually complete that final level but next level frustrating!
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    Local Multi, Co-Op & Split Screen Thread

    Some great suggestions here, most we’ve played but a few more to try, definitely a bit of a dying breed If you really want to make co-op gaming a big part of your free time, you’ll want to go Nintendo at some point, Mario 3d world, Wonder etc… Pikmin 3 deluxe is amazing, they added full co-op...
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    Xbox games that are like System Shock, and other fun games, co-op?

    Another vote for “it takes two” - this is a co-op game that is so good it won the game of the year award in 2021 A good site for finding couch co-op games is co-Optimus. Portal 2 a good option although 10 years old now. Couch co op is more commonplace in simpler arcade style games like...
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    The last game you completed, and rating (Console Edition)

    jusant on game pass. Not sure it quite deserves the strength of reviews it’s had but very enjoyable, nice pace and easy to play in short bursts, 8/10
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    Safest place to sell

    There’s a 3070 ti there right now so that should give you an idea on what you’d get on AVForums. You do get more on eBay though, think of it as risking a dodgy buyer for 5% more cash (Maybe 10% more if you have discounted eBay fees)
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    Safest place to sell

    eBay is hit and miss, if you do use it wait for an 80% of fees which comes round relatively regularly There are other forums that have members markets too, I use AVforums a fair bit which always works out well
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    Porsche Owners Thread - If you own one or just like or hate them! :)

    Put your hand under the floor carpet behind the passenger's seat - if wet, run away or negotiate, there are expensive electrics under there - due to front drainage holes being blocked Check that the car sits level, front spring failures are common. Check the aircon - the front radiators...
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    DIY kitchens, anyone uses them?

    Really good quality kitchen at a great price, although not particularly flexible regarding delivery I found.
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    Tell me about Volvo V50s

    I bought an old V50 cheap 6 months ago as needed an estate for renovating my house. Build quality good, especially considering it's done 210,000 miles although my washer bottle has sprung a leak somewhere. Flat folding passenger seat makes it more practical than many full size estates. Got...
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    Traded the XF in and got an ....?

    Just stunning - if I needed a exec saloon it's the only thing I'd consider.
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    Luxury car for £5500

    You sound fairly savvy on these Xj's and that's a very strong price for your car. I would do it and switch but not sure if you'd change to something different, the car that you linked to looks OK and a potentially better spec too (Heated seats, heated screen, nicer wheels too in my opinion)...
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