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Building a PC has become exponentially easier (not to mention less bloody) since Y2K, yet fiddling with fan settings, headers, and voltages remains the kind of torture you’d only wish on a child molester.

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Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Oooh! Intravenous 3 finally comes out on 10/02! If you don’t know why that’s so exciting, do your homework: Intravenous: store.steampowered.com/app/1486630/... Intravenous 2: store.steampowered.com/app/2608270/...

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Intravenous on Steam

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Unless you’ve got a violent allergy to clicks, at $80, the Gamesir G7 Pro is shockingly the superior option when weighed against the $200 Razer Wolverine V3 Pro.

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At only $80, you’d expect the G7 Pro to be clowned upon by the far superior Wolverine, and yet … it’s not. In any way. At all. The G7 Pro features all the tech found in the Wolverine (Hall effects, TMR, etc.) but it also has four vibration motors and a unique clickiness that really appeals to me.

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About 3 months ago I needed a gamepad for my Xbox Ally X when it’s docked to my TV. I didn’t want to drop $200 on another Wolverine, so on an impatient whim I instead bought the Gamesir G7 Pro.

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My PC gamepad for the last two years has been a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro. It’s great; excellent build quality, fantastic stick options, extra triggers; it’s everything the $200 price tag promises. But there’s suddenly a hitch.

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Our modern world is an infinite swirling vortex of bullshit, but it’s still unbelievably cool that I can pick up an eighth of quality weed on a whim at 9pm on a Sunday.

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Since this Thanksgiving trip to Spain is now a real thing, I’m having to get my first passport. So far, it’s been pretty easy to get the majority of it done online.

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(These are the only sorts of improvements that won’t enhance my PC while saddling me with crippling debt, so I’ve convinced myself that I HAVE TO take advantage of capitalism!)

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I’m both indecisive and irresponsible, so my monitor upgrade (msi MAG 272UP QD-OLED X24) now includes these guys too: Edifier M90 Computer Speakers. Happy Christmas to me, I guess!

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On a similar note, I think I’m gonna treat myself to a new gaming monitor, aka the only upgrade you can make that doesn’t make grown men openly weep about memory crises. Anyway, I’m thinking about something like this: www.msi.com/Monitor/MAG-...

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I think I’ve convinced my girlfriend that we’d be fools not to shell out $1,400 for a new 65” Samsung OLED. Keep those fingers crossed for me, boys and girls!

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Getting flu and COVID vaccines tonight, then going for Italian Ice cups as a treat to me for being so responsible.

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And a bonus pic of the youngest baby.

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Here, have s’more of my cute boys.

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The older I get, the more I realize that my tastes in women are weirdly specific. I don’t care how pretty you are, if you don’t like Korean BBQ, it just won’t work out.

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Apparently My Black Cat Is Adorable Day has been extended!

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P12 Pro PST | 120 mm PWM Fan with Cable Splitter | ARCTIC

I spent ~$50 to replace all the case fans in my PC with 8 of these. Everything is cooler, quieter, and even at maximum CPU load, it stays 10 degrees cooler than it used to. Highly recommended inexpensive upgrade!

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You are correct. I’m replaying it for the second time and it remains so damned compelling!

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In case you were wondering, yes, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is still an stunningly good video game.

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Happy My Black Cat Is Adorable Day!

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They are definitely still around. I just bought 3 packs of them!

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On a related note, these things are amazing. If you see them at the store, buy immediately!

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It’s amazing how something as simple as a plate of ravioli can improve my outlook on life.

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