If it will make you happy and won't break the bank, do it bro! I just bought a 3rd and 4th gaming computer because it was too good a deal/upgrade to pass up and you know what, that $450 will not only come back, but I am going to get so much more joy from a 3080/5900x rig than the money in my account made me

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just, uh, just curious what happened to the 1st and second. And the third? Or do you use two at once?

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In my experience my 4th consumed the internals of 1-3

[–] credo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You guys know you can just upgrade the components right?

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

I can't upgrade the hard drives my stuff is stored on.

So it just gathers more and more SATA connections as it ages.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Yep

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Some old dude put a better than mine computer for sale at a silly price, when I got there he had a second older system he didn't want. Now I have to decide what case to put the best parts in, build out my current spare for a friend, and start getting used to Linux on the old one. And my second computer runs the TV in my bedroom.

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

Damn. I need to keep my eyes peeled for a deal like that. My current computer has parts almost old enough to vote.

[–] Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My printer broke like 5 years ago and i still have so many rolls of material...

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thats when I exited 3D printing. Looks like so many new and better printers now.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bought mine in 2016 and it took me weeks to get it dialed in where I could actually make shit with it. My brother bought one like 3 years ago and had it up and running that night. He paid like half as much as I did for mine as well. Crazy how much things have improved. Although it does seem like some vendors are trying to get people locked into proprietary bullshit so you have to watch for that.

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Ya, I think I will pick up a multi color enclosed printer eventually.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So don't use those unless they are still sealed. Otherwise you'll end up with dry spaghetti everywhere when you drop it

[–] Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I sealed them in some vacuum clothes bags with a silica gel pack but i wouldn't count on that to keep them good for the last 5 years XD i also got a food dehydrator last year so i could bring them back i think.

[–] persona_non_gravitas@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Depending on how much time has passed, your old gear might have been outdated anyway, so many new shinies.

sighs at old semi-abandoned Ender3 v1 in need of tinkering

eyes all the new reasonably priced multi-filament or resin printers

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I had a Ender V1 and a V2 as well. I really want a bamboo, but I saw they are locking things down and making it more difficult on tinkerer. I haven't been in the 3D printer game since 2020.

[–] persona_non_gravitas@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There will be a successor, there always is. And new high-resolution monochrome resin printers are more and more affordable all the time... Getting into resin printing is almost as tempting as my spouse's "no" is firm.

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

If it wasn't for the fumes, I would. But I have kids now so it's not a good idea.