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- Sep 25, 2023
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- Detroit, Michigan
System Name | Desktop/HTPC |
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Processor | Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
Motherboard | Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro WiFi ITX |
Cooling | ID Cooling DashFlow 240mm AIO |
Memory | 64GB (2x32) G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3600 CL18 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB |
Storage | 4TB WD SN850X NVMe, 2TB WD SN850X NVMe |
Display(s) | LG OLED65B9PUA 65" 4K OLED TV |
Case | Lian Li x Dan A4-H20 |
Audio Device(s) | USB to MiniDSP DDRC24 DAC, RCA to SUMO Andromeda amp, wired to Wharfedale SP88 speakers |
Power Supply | Silverstone SX1000R SFX-L Platinum ATX 3.0 |
Mouse | Corsair M65 RGB Elite |
Keyboard | Corsair K65 RGB Mini |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift / PSVR / PSVR2 / Lenovo Explorer |
Software | Windows 11 Pro |
It's especially frustrating to be in an apartment building where they're the only (wired) option. Had WOW at my old address, it was like $55 a month for 600Mbit down, no data cap. Never any issues. It we were in a house I could get WOW here even cheaper, $45 for the same plan...I'd be more sympathetic if they hadn't taken massive government subsidies to implement fiber, and done pretty much nothing with them over a decade.
Instead I'm paying $80 a month to rent Xfinity's horrible modem since that's the "best" way to get no data cap. The modem is definitely causing issues, I had my own on the line before, all kinds of latency problems since. Tech support claims it's all in spec, but I regularly see 100+ms loaded latency.
Tried Verizon 5G hotspot thing, it was a little cheaper, but slower - ~180Mbits, when working properly - and unreliable. That would drop to effectively nothing several times a day, seemingly at random, and tech support could not find a fix. If it were like $30 and more reliable I'd consider.