Got the parts to fix my air conditioner in my car, and a used phone, and a retro handheld I had been putting off.
All used, of course. I’m not contributing back to this corrupt hell government.
Materials for a home renovation project. I should have bought it all long ago, but better late than never.
- Filling up my pantry with shelf stable/dry goods.
- New stock of seeds for the next couple years.
- grains and seeds for chicken feed
- ammo
See, that’s real prep, not buying 2,000 cans of beans and 20k in ammo :D
I had some DYI hackable computer kits (ClockworkPI) that I orderd last year, both of them arrived in the last few weeks. Im very glad they made it through customs before most of this shit gets enacted.
Coffee.
Upgrade my nas to ssd.
None, because I don’t live in a country with an orange moron at the helm.
Lucky you, eh?
Must be nice
I built a gaming PC back in January for this purpose, unfortunately GPUs are impossible to get so I’m stuck in a 2080 TI (which is showing its age). Tempted to pay ebay scalper prices ($300+ above MSRP for a 9070 XT), beats paying tariffs and prevents that extra money going to fund whatever new atrocities my government intends to commit.
Also got a nice motorized sausage stuffer.
I have a 3080 and usually play on a patient gamer schedule so I don’t really need to update yet, but I sort of wish I had now. I feel like my current build is going to have to last me for a lot longer than anticipated. But that’s ok, it’s probably better for my bank account to hoard the money I have anyway.
I built at a good time, micro center had the 9800x3d in stock at MSRP 😁 i should be good for 5+ years from now
Also i was upgrading from a ryzen 7 3800X (predating the x3d line) and to 100% NVME storage (4tb gaming drive and a 1tb boot drive)
Just having it in stock seems like a miracle from everything I’ve seen for a while. I may be moving to Europe late this year or next year and my income will be dropping to about half (with a generally much lower COL, but PC parts look to be about comparable to the US at the moment) so I’m guessing I may be able to find the parts but affording them will be a different matter.
your industry in tech? it seems only tech and phd level scientist are able to move there as a viable alternative.
What games are you playing where it’s showing its age? I’m using a 2070 super personally. With a variable refresh rate monitor I hardly notice slowdown unless it’s below 30fps, or if it’s spiking.
I also play old games. My recent ones (past year) have been Fallout New Vegas, Stardew Valley, Watch Dogs, Watch Dogs 2, Sonic Unleashed Recompiled, and Cyberpunk 2077.
Its not the games so much as the resolution; I’m at 4K, watchdogs 2 struggles and i had to drop settings a bit to maintain 50+ fps.
Esir: also i want to play Avowed at 60 FPS. Love the universe and played both Pillars of Eternity games, enjoyed the tutorial island of Avowed, just wanna enjoy buttery smooth combat.
I’m still running my 1080 (non-TI), I’ve wanted to upgrade since the 30x0 series but couldn’t justify the cost… Definitely not gonna get any better.
9070 GPU and 9800x3d CPU
I can’t afford to get any real last-minute stuff, unfortunately. What I did do was stock up on rice and the spices that I largely use, and got some new shoes from walmart earlier than I normally would.
I put off the things I had been saving for (like a vero v), canceled everything but my basic phone service, and I’ll be seeing how much stuff I can get by with repairing/cobbling.
What’s sad is that the billionaires who control the only grocery options for 90 miles will be getting a LOT more of my income, and the small businesses (music stores, thrift stores, things like that) will be getting left. Thereby amplifying the wealth extraction already happening.
F this, and f everyone who voted for it.
Do you have a garden share anywhere near you? We have some towns near us where you can rent a plot that’s like 20’*20’ for $10 a plot.
A few from further out only plant low maintenance crops that they tend to on a weekend, or have met someone who happily lends a hand on a day when they can’t come.
Gardening is not only a good way to grow savings, it’s also fun! It can be a lot less work then some people realize.
That’s a good suggestion, and I will look
Bidet installed
There is no better gift to oneself than a clean ass.
I don’t believe you, show me the results…
Username checks out
Bought shrimp and rice at costco
probably better to get the 50+lb rice bags from asian markets. the white gallons drums are useful for holding the rice, and keeping it away from pests.
Might get an SSD for my laptop. Resisting new computer. Must … resist…
Stay strong. The one you have now works well enough. Nothing broken, nothing needs to be replaced.
You can always get used parts in 3-6 months when the economy really crashes and people start losing their jobs. (God, I hope I’m wrong)
Popcorn.
Bold of you to assume i have money.
My PC just started taking shits last week. I’m fucken upset I have no time.
fucken
Short for ‘fuckeng’?
I do have to say, I never really enjoy your replies to me. They’re all like this
quoted word
Quip or correction someone else already made.
Lol
I’m still running a Ryzen 5 3600 and a 3060ti. I can’t afford to upgrade right now, so if my PC takes a shit during terrif hell I’m going to use my Steam Deck as my main PC until living becomes affordable again, then maybe someday a new PC will.
I feel that. I’m currently using a laptop from like 2017 (with a 1050) and honestly… if it dies, I’m pretty well hosed.
I’m using a desktop that’s an off lease machine I bought in 2016 that was new in 2012 (haswel architecture.)
about the one thing I HAVEN’T replaced on it is the power supply and fans. It’s been a pretty good box.
Fingers crossed, right?
looks at my RX580 I got pre-Covid
softly Don’t.
Eh thats not really fair to my build.
What I should say is Microsoft has decided that my E2550 (or whatever) Killer WiFi is actually an E1100 and every day I gotta uninstall the drivers and restart. I added a dword to the registry so fingers crossed.
But god dammit I want a build with no Nvidia so bad. I wanna rock a Battlemage just to say I have a Battlemage cause I’m dumb like that.
So believe in that RX580 its got this for 10 more years (just dont play new games by then).
I totally get it. It still runs great, but it’s showing its age, that’s for sure. I tried Enshrouded, but it was a slide show once I got out of the starter cave with lowest settings. At least it runs Satisfactory and that’s okay with me.
Get real into Space Station 14 or BAR and you’ll forget about new GPUs. Both those games are open source.
Have you tried reinstalling Windows? Probably a dumb question.
Its an issue with Microsoft delivering the drivers, from what I can tell my registry edit fixed it.
Look for used parts or machines recycled as part of a corporate hardware refresh. They won’t be top of the line, but it’s better than paying double the price for something that’s already expensive.
I’m stocking up on Penguin eggs from Heard Island.
