u/Moist_Fortune9976

Hello everyone, I am 17 and I just got enrolled in a university department that will allow me to become an Industrial Automation Engineer in the future (note that I live in Europe/Greece and not US). Originally I wanted Computer Engineering, and specifically going to the path with Embedded Systems, because I wanted to work both software wise and hardware wise. I didn't end up qualifying there so I opted in for the department above since it was the best alternative than taking a whole year off again for exams. But I am not sure if this job is for me. I know the enviroment is more tough, has a lot of travelling, and is not a 100% desk job but that is fine, infact I prefer that over sitting all day. I am more confused on what I will do on on a day to day basis, and also how different PLC is from standard programming languages. I know there are many ways to program PLC's and most look like a flowchart or circuit, which confuses me on how you can make a complicated machine with so many restrictions. I did ask AI for all the above, but AI hallucinates and I don't trust it with my future and felt to ask here too. I probably left a lot of gaps in this text so please ask me for more information. And I am sorry if this is common information, I did google before sending this post.

Hello everyone, I am 17 and I just got enrolled in a university department that will allow me to become an Industrial Automation Engineer in the future (note that I live in Europe/Greece and not US). Originally I wanted Computer Engineering, and specifically going to the path with Embedded Systems, because I wanted to work both software wise and hardware wise. I didn't end up qualifying there so I opted in for the department above since it was the best alternative than taking a whole year off again for exams. But I am not sure if this job is for me. I know the enviroment is more tough, has a lot of travelling, and is not a 100% desk job but that is fine, infact I prefer that over sitting all day. I am more confused on what I will do on on a day to day basis, and also how different PLC is from standard programming languages. I know there are many ways to program PLC's and most look like a flowchart or circuit, which confuses me on how you can make a complicated machine with so many restrictions. I did ask AI for all the above, but AI hallucinates and I don't trust it with my future and felt to ask here too. I probably left a lot of gaps in this text so please ask me for more information. And I am sorry if this is common information, I did google before sending this post.

I found a Sapphire Pulse variant, that is less than a year old. I only care about 1080p, and im used to 15-20 FPS, so even 30 fps is fine for me just with good graphics. My current build is a 3400G, 16GB 3200/CL16, ik the 3400G is a massive bottleneck but I think upgrading the gpu first makes much more sense. I am not sure if I should go to older cards, like RX 580's and 1660's, since my demand is low, but I think of futureproofing. Thoughts? Keep in mind regions have different prices, I know in some market there are going to be 5060s for that price, im not that lucky lok

I found a Sapphire Pulse variant, that is less than a year old. I only care about 1080p, and im used to 15-20 FPS, so even 30 fps is fine for me just with good graphics. My current build is a 3400G, 16GB 3200/CL16, ik the 3400G is a massive bottleneck but I think upgrading the gpu first makes much more sense. I am not sure if I should go to older cards, like RX 580's and 1660's, since my demand is low, but I think of futureproofing. Thoughts? Keep in mind regions have different prices, I know in some market there are going to be 5060s for that price, im not that lucky lok

I found a Sapphire Pulse variant, that is less than a year old. I only care about 1080p, and im used to 15-20 FPS, so even 30 fps is fine for me just with good graphics. My current build is a 3400G, 16GB 3200/CL16, ik the 3400G is a massive bottleneck but I think upgrading the gpu first makes much more sense. I am not sure if I should go to older cards, like RX 580's and 1660's, since my demand is low, but I think of futureproofing. Thoughts? Keep in mind regions have different prices, I know in some market there are going to be 5060s for that price, im not that lucky lok

I know it's a weird request but hear me out.

I have an IPS TV and it's basically reflective, as all TV's. I noticed it has significantly more powerful colors and blacks compared to my monitor that is also an IPS. My monitor looks washed out and the blacks look way worse compared to it.

I think it might be down to the anti-glare coating because when I installed one on my phone I discovered the same exact results. Now for most users I know that having a mirror for display is a big issue because you probably won't even see anything, which is why anti-glare coating comes by standard in every monitor (apart from OLED's for some reason). Luckily for me, my room isn't bright enough to cause that issue. So im thinking, because I can't afford an OLED, and VA's are terrible, are there any IPS displays that have atleast minimal anti-glare?

P.S. Im waiting for the flood of "this is ragebait" and other hate comments to come because this is a very unpopular opinion. It's okay. I said it for you so you don't have to say it now. 😁

I see a lot of people using 40 and 50 inch TV's at this point as monitors for a computer and stating its awesome. I don't deny it I mean its subjective after all but how do you all do it? It seems very impractical and too huge to use with a keyboard and mouse at a reasonavle distance - unless you are sitting 3m away from your setup -.

For example how do you get daily work on such huge screens? Is all you use the computer for, about gaming? Personally I tried a 32" TV I had a while ago and it was practically unusuable. Yes I know TV's and monitors are different, but it was not unusuable due to that. It was too big for me (thats what she said). My eyes were constantly looking up down left right. And 32" is even kind of mainstream, I see there are a lot 32" monitors being offered even by big brands, so I must be the outlier. And also my setup looked ridiculous, my PC looked like an ant conpared to the screen.

What is your point of view? What are you doing different in your setup? Is it worth trying it again with the proper setup?

I let my computer aside for about a year so I could focus 100% on some exams. I left it in a closed room, but I didn't realise the window was a tad open. As a result today I found out that it has some dead worms, roaches and other stuff on it and generally it looks ucky.

Before putting it away I removed all power sources, even the CMOS so I think I should be okay right? But how do I clean it now? I feel like just using air isn't enough. Do I have to dissasemble it and clean it all? How should I proceed? And please be respectful, I know it could have been avoided but I don't need more reminders, just advice 😅