u/throwertower — reddlx

Uber to Gamescom from Leverkusen

Hey everyone,

I've just realized how much of a nightmare the train situation is going to be due to the construction work between Düsseldorf and Cologne. Basically the entire north of Cologne is affected - even areas as close as Leverkusen.

In my specific case, I would have to walk 20 minutes to "Leverkusen Mitte" station and then take buses directly to Gamescom, or head to Manfort to catch the RB48/RE7, which both seem to be running.

I do have a backup hotel booked in Sindorf. The downside is that switching to that hotel would cost me around €300 more. In Sindorf, I can simply walk 8 minutes and have access to the S19, which seems to be running normally. However, as Sindorf is farther away from Cologne, the train journey itself also takes 27 minutes. Another downside is that the Sindorf hotel has no fridge, so I might also end up eating overpriced food at Gamescom.

So I'm wondering if my alternative idea makes any sense:

Stay in Leverkusen and simply take an Uber to Gamescom every day.

I've checked Uber prices at random times, and they're currently showing roughly €17–30 for the trip. Obviously Gamescom isn't happening right now, so I assume prices could be significantly higher due to surge pricing.

During Gamescom, I'm guessing there will be a huge number of people trying to get Ubers at around the same time. Is it realistic to expect that I can just open Uber in Leverkusen in the morning and actually find a driver willing to take me to Gamescom?

I really don't want to stay in Leverkusen and then discover that there are basically no Ubers available after Gamescom, leaving me stuck with the replacement buses anyway. 😂

So what would you guys recommend?

Option 1: Stay in Leverkusen, gamble on Uber every day, and potentially spend €50–80+ per day depending on surge pricing.

Option 2: Pay the extra €300 for Sindorf and have a much more predictable train connection.

Has anyone here actually stayed in Leverkusen during Gamescom and used Uber/Bolt/taxis to get to the Messe? How bad is the situation in practice?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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u/throwertower — 2 days ago

▲ 4 r/MSI_Gaming+1 crossposts

MSI MPG 341CQR X36 noise (coilwhine?)

For some reason, my 341CQR X36 makes a strange noise during loading screens or whenever new assets are loaded in games. I can also trigger it by changing a YouTube video from 1080p to 4K, for example.

At first, I thought it was coming from my graphics card, but it’s definitely the monitor.

Things I’ve noticed:

* It only happens after the monitor has been in use for several hours (gaming or any other usage).
* If I completely turn the monitor off and then back on, the noise is gone.

What confuses me the most is that power cycling the monitor makes the issue disappear. Does this sound more like a software/firmware issue or a hardware defect? Has anyone else experienced this, or did I just get a faulty unit?

https://imgur.com/a/Vp0i9T3

u/throwertower — 1 month ago

▲ 2 r/ultrawidemasterrace

MSI MPG 341CQR only 1000 nits in Peak 1300 nits mode?

I have a question to all the 341CQR x36 owners.

When you do the windows HDR calibration (which you should if you haven’t yet) with HDR mode Peak 1300, at which point do you no longer see the grid in step 2?

For me, the grid disappears at 990 nits:
https://imgur.com/a/7afHAYh

To my understanding, this should be 1300 or at least close to it?

In this video at 11:09, you can see that the reviewers monitor clips at 1300. at least he says that, but if you pause the video you can see that at 1200 you still see the grid.

https://youtu.be/-_DRtSKPtzk?si=IQ1e1fPjFNfHoeKh&t=669

So I’m wondering, is there something wrong with my monitor? Otherwise everything is fine till now. Picture also seems better/brighter than my AW3423DW.

I also tried switching to TB500 and back again, no change. Eotf mode is also exactly the same as Peak 1300, monitor clips at 990 Nits.

For TB500 my monitor clips at 520 nits, exactly as the reviewed monitor in the video.

I also updated the monitors firmware to the newest one.

u/throwertower — 2 months ago