I'm not very tech savvy so please bear with me.

I bought a premade in 2018 and I've only updated the graphics card and ram since then. I'm using a 55" Samsung TV as a monitor. It's really starting to get sluggish/finicky. Gaming example: it can run BGate3 on medium but starts having issues any higher.

• Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 Coffee Lake CPU, 4 Cores, 3.6GHz
• Graphics Card NIVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8gb
• CPU Cooler: Intel Stock CPU Cooler
• Motherboard: ASUS Z370-P Motherboard
• Memory: 8GB DDR4 2400MHz Memory (2 x 4GB Sticks) + Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G36C16U4B 3600 MHz, DDR4, DRAM, Desktop Gaming Memory Kit, 16GB (8GB x2), CL16, Black
• Hard Drive: Seagate 2TB Firecuda Hybrid Hard Disk

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It's hooked up to my TV because I use it for everything from simple browsing, YouTube, streaming TV/movies, to gaming. For games the most taxing is something like BG3, but I can't think of anything else in terms of taxing programmes.

I don't think I'd have a use for it if I kept it. Even if I kept the hard drive I'd have to research How and What To Save To Which Drive On Your PC, but if that's what y'all recommend then I can.

I'm not against investing a few grand if it's the right money spent at the right time, if that makes sense? My worry about changing individual parts is the standard worries about installation and compatibility, but if it's too soon to be changing the whole rig then I can get over that

Noob here

I have a wooden sheet of plywood that acts as a protective topper for an outdoor bath tub (don't ask). I'm looking for a way to add folding legs to the underside that will rest in the bath tub when the topper is on, and fold out to form a table sitting alongside the bathtub while it's in use

I just noticed that when I look at a game which I know nothing about and Steam says "Mostly Positive" I tend to immediately get suspicious

Whenever I enter a discord it's like walking in halfway through ten conversations happening all at once.

Unless you go all-in and follow everything being said like you would a personal/private discord, how do you navigate them?

E.g I can search for "cleric" and try and parse the latest conversations but it's janky

So, I guess, something chill enough not to be an assault on the senses

No one is on Lemmy because they like shitty corps so I need your help

I'm at a loss. Increasingly whenever I order New on eBay or wherever, the order gets fulfilled by Amazon.

When I complain to the site I bought it from they shrug.

I'm regularly paying more for items and still funding an undeniably awful company

Bonus points:

What are some interesting takes/interpretations/ reflavours that you've seen or want to try?

I have a pixel 7

Currently using Cambridge Melomania headphones, so maybe I should get the pixel headphones? Are the pros worth it? Do we think they'll go on sale in Dec?

Apologies, I've tried looking it up

Any tips on a more suitable first project welcome, or any patterns.

I've found a pattern that seems simple once I learn how to read the pattern itself, ha

I made a community for wheelchair users but I think it's too niche at the moment and we should instead focus on building larger general disability communities.

A non-comprehensive guide to some of the styles available.

Whichever you go for, they're all generally around £4000/$5000 . YMMV.

Depending upon your location, a dealer may bring one to your home for you to trial them. You're spending a lot of money so do not be afraid to ask.

Searching YouTube for these brand names should come up with a lot of examples.

Single Rear Wheel:

Smart Drive and Smoov are small motors with a single wheel that attach to the back of your manual chair. You control propulsion with a speed dial near your lap, and you steer the chair using your hands on the wheel push rims as normal. You can also push to contribute towards propulsion if you like. The extent to which they contribute towards overall speed is variable dependent upon your needs, but they can propel the chair entirely on their own, meaning all you have to do is steer.

Pro:

• They are both easy to attach/remove.
• comparatively light
• you have full control of steering

Con:

• sometimes have difficulty with steps/curbs as they're just clipped to an axle bar
• can feel less ergonomic/immediately responsive than devices attached to the wheels themselves.

Dual Wheel motors:

E-motion and WheelDrive style power assists are two motors, one on each wheel, which are connected to each other via Bluetooth. They each respond to how hard your hands push their respective wheel. This means you can set them to double your input, or treble your input, etc. They also have cruise control so they can propel the chair entirely on their own.

Pro:

• responsive, feel ergonomic. The force is kinda/ish coming from your hands rather than from a motor behind your bum

Con:

• rely upon Bluetooth, YMMV
• double the weight of single motor devices as there's one on each wheel, so if they fail for some reason, your chair is now very heavy
• you have to be careful how you push as every push is amplified and affects each wheel independently. Something to be aware of when you aren't pushing with each hand evenly, e.g, on slanted pavement/sidewalk, when you're turning/dodging, etc

Tricycle style devices:

These attach to the front of your chair with handle bars and a front wheel with a motor.

Pro:

• Great for longer distances
• some prefer handlebar steering

Con:

• less manoeuvrable. Your turning circle becomes very large.

Powerchair style:

There are also systems like the e-fix which turn your manual chair into a form of powerchair with a joystick to steer.

Pro:

• some prefer this undemanding mode of steering

Con:

• They add a lot of weight
• There's no middle ground, it's on or it's off, it's doing all the work or none of the work

Hope this helps

Please feel free to add first-hand experiences or any thoughts to this post, or let me know if I should edit anything