What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
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Lordhippos
Pokémon Master
Nice! what spec? Looks like a decent one based on the size of that GPU
ussjtrunks
Straw Hat Pirate
Rog hero z790, 2tb 990, asus Tuf, rtx 4090, i9 14900k Corsair 1000w psu, 7 added rgb fans 3 front 4 case, case Corsair 5000 TNice! what spec? Looks like a decent one based on the size of that GPU
Lordhippos
Pokémon Master
Killer spec nice one!
I am hoping to do my next system update with the 5090, I can see those being £2K though!
sniper_samurai
Mad Scientist
And I got my entire gaming pc built for less than the price of the 4090.
Cost me €1500 for
Amd Ryzen 9 7950X, 32gb Corsair Dominator DDR5 6000, Crucial P5 1TB ssd, Gigabyte B650 Gaming AX, Corsair RX Shift 800w psu, Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240mm AIO, NZXT H7 Flow case, MSI RTX 4070.
Anyway Amazon with a stupid amount of packaging for my copy of Persona 3 Reload.
Cost me €1500 for
Amd Ryzen 9 7950X, 32gb Corsair Dominator DDR5 6000, Crucial P5 1TB ssd, Gigabyte B650 Gaming AX, Corsair RX Shift 800w psu, Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240mm AIO, NZXT H7 Flow case, MSI RTX 4070.
Anyway Amazon with a stupid amount of packaging for my copy of Persona 3 Reload.
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Lordhippos
Pokémon Master
For sure you can go cheaper, but if you want the best of the best, the 4090 exists
Depends on budget etc, I use my PC a lot so don't mind spending a bit more on it, also have 3440 * 1440 ultrawide that can do 165 fps I think (though tbh for most things 100 or so is good enough).
I got the 4090 FE when it was £1529, they're a bit more expensive now (if you can even get stock). The ones sold by the other manufacturers can be up to £500 more on top of this as well depending on the model.
The premium price doesn't scale at all in terms of value for money though, if I was on a budget I think I'd go 4070 TI as a better middle-ground as it has more VRAM. The new Super cards look interesting as well. I think the 4070 TI was replaced by a slightly better Super version but I haven't been keeping up to date with the GPU things really.
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sniper_samurai
Mad Scientist
Atm the best current cards price vs performance are probably the 7800xt, 4070 and the 4070 Super. Of the 3 new Nvidia cards the 4070 Super has the biggest performance bump and costs the same as the 4070 previously did. The 4080 Super is barely better, pretty much within margin of error on the old card, the price drop is the more significant factor there though.For sure you can go cheaper, but if you want the best of the best, the 4090 exists
Depends on budget etc, I use my PC a lot so don't mind spending a bit more on it, also have 3440 * 1440 ultrawide that can do 165 fps I think (though tbh for most things 100 or so is good enough).
I got the 4090 FE when it was £1529, they're a bit more expensive now (if you can even get stock). The ones sold by the other manufacturers can be up to £500 more on top of this as well depending on the model.
The premium price doesn't scale at all in terms of value for money though, if I was on a budget I think I'd go 4070 TI as a better middle-ground as it has more VRAM. The new Super cards look interesting as well. I think the 4070 TI was replaced by a slightly better Super version but I haven't been keeping up to date with the GPU things really.
If you do anything professionally though due to the lack of vram on everything the only option is the 4090.
Lordhippos
Pokémon Master
I always go Nvidia, more expensive but I find them more reliable and given the market share is so high, most developers seem to focus on them vs AMD hardware.
it's odd though as in console space I think Sony/Microsoft usually use AMD cards in their consoles!
it's odd though as in console space I think Sony/Microsoft usually use AMD cards in their consoles!
Otomo
Thousand Master
SkwigglesWorth
Magical Girl
It kinda a sequel/spinoff series from Grimoire of zero, (10 years later maybe im not sure there is a definative answer). So if you like grimoire of zero then probably you'll like this too.
So maybe you picked up grimoire of zero up from MVM deal of the week (or even got it in the MVM myster bundle), or just already have.
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Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Think I'll play Granblue first (until Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth arrives at the end of the month).
Otomo
Thousand Master
I knew it was connected and bought Grimoire in a sale (I think). Watched one episode!
I'm always the optimist.
Falcon1991
Brigade Leader
I've moved mobile provider from Vodafone to Lebara.
My monthly direct debit will go from £13.75 to £4.50 and conveniently Lebara use the Vodafone network anyway.
My monthly direct debit will go from £13.75 to £4.50 and conveniently Lebara use the Vodafone network anyway.
sniper_samurai
Mad Scientist
Nice, same happens here with Vodafone, 3 etc having sim only plans of about €20-30 per month and then they have all set up separate sim only providers with plans around €10-15 per month so as not to "devalue" their main brand.I've moved mobile provider from Vodafone to Lebara.
My monthly direct debit will go from £13.75 to £4.50 and conveniently Lebara use the Vodafone network anyway.
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Lordhippos
Pokémon Master
I've moved mobile provider from Vodafone to Lebara.
My monthly direct debit will go from £13.75 to £4.50 and conveniently Lebara use the Vodafone network anyway.
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That's really good, usually feel like I'm doing OK if I'm on sub £10 pcm SIMO plan with a few GB of data, guess this is cheaper by a little due to less mins/texts, but who really spends much time making calls or texting people when you have WhatsApp and similar these days?
I'm with BT currently at around £8 pcm but it piggybacks off the EE network, though BT are forcing people over to EE properly at some point, I'd probably look at one of the cheaper networks that uses them rather than paying EE directly.
I'm doing 100% the same thing here! already got my FF7 Rebirth on pre-order!
I just started it last night and I'm into chapter 3 now so a little beyond the point in the demo, where the demo seemed to be chapter 2 only. Liking it so far, I need to work out how the art boost thing works as I've probably skipped reading the text that told me
2024 HAUL - JANUARY CHAPTER: BATCH #5 + FEBRUARY CHAPTER: BATCH #1
Two more packages this week, one that arrived at the start of the week which didn't make my overall collection haul post but I got that updated today. The other arrived today which starts the February chapter haul.
Starting off the week with the final items for the January haul! These came from retailer Terracotta Distribution.
The first one is Reiki Tsuno's 2023 film Mad Cats which I first heard about from Third Window Films themselves when they were promoting it for their festivals. It looked like an interesting film to watch and considering its not part of their first print slipcase editions I decided to support them because they have said their non-LEs don't perform as well, which makes sense considering there's less of a rush on doing so.
The second one is an interesting addition for various reasons. Tokyo Decadence (トパーズ) is a 1992 film by director Ryū Murakami, who was also notable for writing a lot of novels including Audition which was adapted into a film by Takashi Miike. This is an erotic one, similar to the Pink genre, but what makes this release fascinating is that it's actually distributed by 88 Films as part of their new Japanarchy line-up. This is the first time that I can recall 88 Films actually releasing a Japanese film, because they have mainly released Hong Kong films with some South Korean films at one point.
This is also mirroring Radiance Film's design which I am not against but I don't know if they got permission from them to do that (so hopefully both are on good terms since I do think this obi-cover idea should be used more because it's a good solution for the UK releases). The limited edition is very much like Radiance Films in general with the reversible cover having alternate artwork and information while the obi has the rating, plus the booklet inside the Scanavo case.
Starting off the February haul is another Radiance Films package! This time we have three films from France which will continue my ongoing World Cinema collection that I have been going through these past few months.
The first is François Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black (La Mariée était en noir), which is now officially sold out of its limited edition release as this was one of the last seven available on the retailer's site. Interesting to see MGM's logo on the spine.
Next we have Alain Cavalier's Fill 'er Up with Super (Le Plein de Super) which I didn't bother with initially but I heard it was a very good film and worth a watch so I decided to order it.
And to wrap up the package is Jean-Denis Bonan's A Woman Kills (La Femme Bourreau), an older film that was rediscovered not long ago and is one of the first releases by Radiance Films. This one is not as loved as the other French films that the distributor has put out but I figured I'll own it to see how it is and its short films from my perspective.
Two more packages this week, one that arrived at the start of the week which didn't make my overall collection haul post but I got that updated today. The other arrived today which starts the February chapter haul.
Starting off the week with the final items for the January haul! These came from retailer Terracotta Distribution.
The first one is Reiki Tsuno's 2023 film Mad Cats which I first heard about from Third Window Films themselves when they were promoting it for their festivals. It looked like an interesting film to watch and considering its not part of their first print slipcase editions I decided to support them because they have said their non-LEs don't perform as well, which makes sense considering there's less of a rush on doing so.
The second one is an interesting addition for various reasons. Tokyo Decadence (トパーズ) is a 1992 film by director Ryū Murakami, who was also notable for writing a lot of novels including Audition which was adapted into a film by Takashi Miike. This is an erotic one, similar to the Pink genre, but what makes this release fascinating is that it's actually distributed by 88 Films as part of their new Japanarchy line-up. This is the first time that I can recall 88 Films actually releasing a Japanese film, because they have mainly released Hong Kong films with some South Korean films at one point.
This is also mirroring Radiance Film's design which I am not against but I don't know if they got permission from them to do that (so hopefully both are on good terms since I do think this obi-cover idea should be used more because it's a good solution for the UK releases). The limited edition is very much like Radiance Films in general with the reversible cover having alternate artwork and information while the obi has the rating, plus the booklet inside the Scanavo case.
Starting off the February haul is another Radiance Films package! This time we have three films from France which will continue my ongoing World Cinema collection that I have been going through these past few months.
The first is François Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black (La Mariée était en noir), which is now officially sold out of its limited edition release as this was one of the last seven available on the retailer's site. Interesting to see MGM's logo on the spine.
Next we have Alain Cavalier's Fill 'er Up with Super (Le Plein de Super) which I didn't bother with initially but I heard it was a very good film and worth a watch so I decided to order it.
And to wrap up the package is Jean-Denis Bonan's A Woman Kills (La Femme Bourreau), an older film that was rediscovered not long ago and is one of the first releases by Radiance Films. This one is not as loved as the other French films that the distributor has put out but I figured I'll own it to see how it is and its short films from my perspective.