u/phiveoh23

3 days without power in a heatwave - I’m finally pulling the trigger and getting a generator. I’ve had it.

Price is paramount - I’m not interested in one of those expensive “standby” generators. Portable is absolutely fine.

I’m hoping to get a portable generator that can tap into my giant buried propane tank used to heat the house.

Thing is- I don’t know how to calculate the size generator I need. It’s a 2400 sq ft house. I’d want to power the whole house including heat / ac, and water (i have a well / pump).

How do I calculate what I need?

Edit: wow, this is an awesome community. Thank you to everyone that’s replied so far. I’m working a double today - tomorrow night I’m going to reply to some comments with specifics as to what’s in my house that needs powering

Looking for something fun I can dip in and out of. I'm looking for 20m play sessions, something with a sense of progression. I had a great time with Risk of Rain 2 for this reason, just not sure if I'm misunderstanding these two games.

It isn't mandatory but but if the game is suitable for kids it'd be a bonus- I game with my 10yo and 13yo. They're pretty decent and can catch on to a lot of games, right now we're playing Overwatch.

I found a cave with corpse eaters and thieves- the thieves were easy but I'm getting my ass kicked by corpse eaters. Seems like there's a boss corpse eater in there too- he's destroying me.

I'm using a 2h weapon currently. Help?

My brand new LG GX9 5k2k monitor all of a sudden started displaying these weird green, red, white pixels inside of blacks- what was weird is that the pixels would move with the image when I scrolled.

I toggled HDR off then on, and it went away (at leaser for now)- but I think I found the actual culprit - please concur or tell me I'm wrong:

I have two displays. A 4k TV and this 5k2k 165hz. I swap between profiles using a hotkey in DisplayFusion. My old monitor (and old profile) was 3440x1440 @ 240hz. I totally forgot to delete that profile and create a new one when I installed this 5k2k @ 165hz monitor. SO, when I swapped back to this display it was actually in 3440x1440 (and probably trying to achieve 240hz if that's possible?), thus causing those weird artifacts / pixels,.

I have a video of the issue here: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1ujs8fo/what_the_hell_is_this_green_pixels_in_black_that/

Please let me know if you think I'm right or wrong. I have a tight return window on this monitor, so if it's the monitor that's defective I need to know.

39" 5k2k LG OLED - open box/excellent. What sorts of tests / things to look for to make sure there's nothing defective or wrong? All advice welcome.

Initiated an RMA today. This is the first time my life (25 years of PC building) that I've ever had a PSU die on me. Gold-rated 1200w, too.

How is Thermaltake with RMA? Was the process quick to replace the part? I JUST got an open box monitor from Best Buy and I only have a 2-week window to return it, and now I don't really have the ability to properly test it.

I’m a big fan of tactical games, loved Battle Brothers, XCOM 2, and that Gears of War strategy game.

I’ve heard some mixed things about Wartales, but I’ve also heard it closely compared to Battle Brothers- which I loved.

Both are on sale and close in price. Not sure which would be the better buy.

any advice is appreciated

Steam Sale - Looking for some decent party games or multiplayer games to play with my kids. Some of the games we've played and liked:

- Among Us, Content Warning, Deep Rock, Crawl, Grounded, Jackbox, Minecraft Dungeons, Overcooked, Overwatch, Repo, Rocket League, RV There Yet, Ultimate Chicken Horse

This keeps coming up in every post about the LG 39” 5k2k: “Wait for the Alienware. It’s glossy.”

I don’t get the obsession with glossy. Some of us game during the day in well-lit rooms. I’d be staring at a literal mirror. I’m not closing blackout curtains to play a game- that makes me feel like shit.

There is still a conversation to be had surrounding glossy vs matte.

Anyone agree?

There are a lot on the App Store. The only functionality I really need is power on and switch HDMI inputs

And what other maintenance, if any, do you periodically do?

Debating buying the 39" 5k2k LG (matte) or waiting for the Alienware variant (glossy).

Everyone says glossy looks better, but matte is better in well-lit rooms and less glare.

Help!