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[Exnor]

There are PLENTY of older choices that have better specs, can be rooted, and thus just run Cyanogen or whatever current open source flavor of rom is. Google may start screwing new devices and Android versions, but if they "lose" your banking or some other critical info you can milk the hell out of them. If a nurotic basement dweller who made a virgin, new, free OS without even official hardware backing (as in guy having ANY money) does something with your data - gooooooood luck.

Post automatically merged: May 29, 2026

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Cyanogen was discontinued in 2016. Current we have Lineage OS but requires root and Banking apps do not work.
Graphene OS is fully open source and maintained by a team, not just the original co-creator, that stepped down in 2023 after been exposed as a "neurotic basement dweller incel".

 

[Marc_LFD]

Ordered a GCON-3 for the PS3 cool as it is, it's only compatible with about 4 games.



I've got my PS3 Super Slim ready so will try it, but if I want a bigger catalog of games... I'll have to buy PS Move.

 

[K3Nv4]

I'm at the age where it takes me an hour to put together a new fan that shipped in cheap plastic molds pieces that made no sense

 

[Exnor]

I'm at the age where it takes me an hour to put together a new fan that shipped in cheap plastic molds pieces that made no sense View attachment 575987

I have one just like it in white

 

[Hanafuda]

I don't usually buy accessories or add-ons for things I don't even own (yet), but today I ordered a 3D printed shell for the Krikzz "RGB Blaster." It's made by a company called Humble Bazooka, but if you go to their website they don't sell them. They're sold only at stoneagegamer . I'm not a fan of stoneagegamer, but no other option. And there are only two color schemes remaining of what was once a wide choice of colors. I don't expect there will be another batch, so I went ahead and got a black&green one. If I can't stand the color, I'll buy some spray paint.

It's needed because the RGB Blaster is an amazing device, but why Krikzz didn't put it in a proper Fami-cart shape is ????

This shell fixes that so the RGB Blaster doesn't wobble and malfunction.

If you don't know, the RGB Blaster delivers pure RGB signal to a SCART-capable CRT, or to an upscaler, i.e. no modification to the console is needed to get RGB-out! I'll buy the actual thing sometime later this year. (Black Friday)

 

[K3Nv4]

Got my pre-order in

 

[AncientBoi]

Bought another Dell Optiplex 9020 for either my Bedroom or the Living room. Now I gotta buy a cord, More mem.. And HDMI cable.

oops, And Keyboard, Mouse and SSD . I think I got a 500g HDD here somewhere.

This one is cheaper than the one I'm typing on now. And it has an i7 core, where this one I'm on now, didn't when I first got it Sheesh . But, I do see some Cosmetic damage .

 

[Hanafuda]

Bought another Dell Optiplex 9020 for either my Bedroom or the Living room. Now I gotta buy a cord, More mem.. And HDMI cable.

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oops, And Keyboard, Mouse and SSD . I think I got a 500g HDD here somewhere.

This one is cheaper than the one I'm typing on now. And it has an i7 core, where this one I'm on now, didn't when I first got it Sheesh . But, I do see some Cosmetic damage .

Kinda interesting that in the midst of all this internet consternation and finger pointing over prices for RAM & graphics cards, a perfectly functional & fairly recent PC that's just a little behind the current bleeding edge can be bought for peanuts.

 

[K3Nv4]

Kinda interesting that in the midst of all this internet consternation and finger pointing over prices for RAM & graphics cards, a perfectly functional & fairly recent PC that's just a little behind the current bleeding edge can be bought for peanuts.

Data centers require power over weakness for a reason.

 

[Hanafuda]

Data centers require power over weakness for a reason.

Right but it's actually only a very small slice of the general public that wouldn't be perfectly well served by @AncientBoi 's 'new' Dell. I'll let our contingent of 'hardcore gamers' chime in to explain how I'm wrong and just don't understand.

 

[K3Nv4]

Right but it's actually only a very small slice of the general public that wouldn't be perfectly well served by @AncientBoi 's 'new' Dell. I'll let our contingent of 'hardcore gamers' chime in to explain how I'm wrong and just don't understand.

PC builders have wanted overkill machines for decades. They're just mad data centers are stripping that from them.

 

[AncientBoi]

Kinda interesting that in the midst of all this internet consternation and finger pointing over prices for RAM & graphics cards, a perfectly functional & fairly recent PC that's just a little behind the current bleeding edge can be bought for peanuts.

Data centers require power over weakness for a reason.

Already purchased more pieces for it. Now to find a power cord. And I just found an HDMI cord in my "Electrical Stuff" box

 

[Hanafuda]

Already purchased more pieces for it. Now to find a power cord. And I just found an HDMI cord in my "Electrical Stuff" box

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I'd suggest another 8gb stick, but it might cost more than you spent on the PC itself.

 

[K3Nv4]

Already purchased more pieces for it. Now to find a power cord. And I just found an HDMI cord in my "Electrical Stuff" box

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Don't most of those come with external psu brick? I'm guessing you went over the spec sheet before you started buying for it.

 

[AncientBoi]

I'd suggest another 8gb stick, but it might cost more than you spent on the PC itself.

Don't most of those come with external psu brick? I'm guessing you went over the spec sheet before you started buying for it.

I'm not worried about that at the moment. It will not be used for any heavy use. It will be only used for regular entertainment purposes . I just need to find a power cord for it now.

 

[K3Nv4]

I'm not worried about that at the moment. It will not be used for any heavy use. It will be only used for regular entertainment purposes . I just need to find a power cord for it now.

They take specific kinds sometimes that's what they spec shett tells you

https://ebay.us/m/EpCPby

 

[AncientBoi]

They take specific kinds sometimes that's what they spec shett tells you

https://ebay.us/m/EpCPby

Pfffft, It only takes:

Just now bought

That's what's on this one I'm on Now . And has been when I first got it.

 

[K3Nv4]

Pfffft, It only takes:

View attachment 576310 Just now bought

That's what's on this one I'm on Now . And has been when I first got it.

Okay but I expect an apology if I'm right.

Post automatically merged: Jun 3, 2026

Murica

 

[Hanafuda]

I don't usually buy accessories or add-ons for things I don't even own (yet), but today I ordered a 3D printed shell for the Krikzz "RGB Blaster." It's made by a company called Humble Bazooka, but if you go to their website they don't sell them. They're sold only at stoneagegamer . I'm not a fan of stoneagegamer, but no other option. And there are only two color schemes remaining of what was once a wide choice of colors. I don't expect there will be another batch, so I went ahead and got a black&green one. If I can't stand the color, I'll buy some spray paint.

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It's needed because the RGB Blaster is an amazing device, but why Krikzz didn't put it in a proper Fami-cart shape is ????

View attachment 576154

This shell fixes that so the RGB Blaster doesn't wobble and malfunction.

If you don't know, the RGB Blaster delivers pure RGB signal to a SCART-capable CRT, or to an upscaler, i.e. no modification to the console is needed to get RGB-out! I'll buy the actual thing sometime later this year. (Black Friday)

Update I went ahead and ordered the RGB Blaster. What the hell. Also had to order a Sega Model 2 SCART cable (that's what plugs into the RGB Blaster) .... had to order from RetroGamingCables, cuz only place I could find exactly the thing. Retro-Access was sold out, Insurrection Industries was sold out. Is RGC ok? First time ordering from them.