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| Processor | Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix X370-F |
| Cooling | Dark Rock 4, 3x Corsair ML140 front intake, 1x rear exhaust |
| Memory | 2x8GB TridentZ RGB [3600Mhz CL16] |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA 3060ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming |
| Storage | 970 EVO 500GB nvme, 860 EVO 250GB SATA, Seagate Barracuda 1TB + 4TB HDDs |
| Display(s) | 27" MSI G27C4 FHD 165hz |
| Case | NZXT H710 |
| Audio Device(s) | Modi Multibit, Vali 2, Shortest Way 51+ - LSR 305's, Focal Clear, HD6xx, HE5xx, LCD-2 Classic |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM650x v2 |
| Mouse | iunno whatever cheap crap logitech *clutches Xbox 360 controller security blanket* |
| Keyboard | HyperX Alloy Pro |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | ask your mother |
Too much screentime will do that eventually, no matter what you do. If your screen is hurting your eyes from looking too long, take more breaks! Go do some small task or something. Your eyes get fatigued not just from essentially staring at a magic light box for a long time, but from staring at that light source from a fixed distance and actively trying to glean input from it. Changing the distance occasionally can help, but be careful not to start leaning in. I've noticed in myself and others that as one spends more time in front of a display, they tend to inch closer as fatigue sets in more. Trying to make it easier, but actually straining the eyes more by not only bringing them closer to a direct light source, but making them work harder to focus closer and looking left/right more to see everything on the screen. Ideally you kinda wanna not do that and instead get away from the screen completely, go do something that lets your eyes focus on something with more distance from them.
Posture is more of a factor than I think people realize, too. A lot of different regions in your head, face, and neck are connected via the nervous system. Say you've been sitting wrong for a couple of hours and it is starting to affect your neck. That might also light up nerves in your face, all the way up to where your temples and eyes are. Beneath this might be some otherwise minor eye strain, which compounds with the bad posture to make you feel even worse. Now it's a full-blown headache and you're getting even more sensitive to sights and sounds. Stuff like that throws your whole equlibrium off. Trust me on this one, I have TMJ and just what's happening with my jaw can make my eyes, ears, face, head, and neck hurt. Everything up there is connected so that when one has problems, sometimes the others follow. It might not always be your eyes at all.
Our eyes aren't really meant to stare into, let alone focus on a light source for prolonged periods of time. The best way to avoid strain is to not let it get to that point in the first place. Think about it this way... how long would you be willing to stare at a light source otherwise? You'd never even think to do that. You probably avoid it without realizing.
Imagine I give you two 10lb dumbells and tell you to hold them over your head. Easy for a while, right? May even forget you're holding them up. But what if I told you to hold them up for say... 3 hours? Eventually you're going to get sore. Your eyes are no different in this case. You're putting a constant workload on them. Plenty of things you can do to help minimize the strain, but just like the best running shoes don't let you run forever, you still gotta allow for rest. Stop and catch your breath.
Now, if it's immediate discomfort, that's a different thing. May be something up with your eyes, or just something with the display that doesn't sit well with you. I have trouble with fluorescent lights and older LEDs. They make me feel like crap, I get migraines and if I look to where the lights are even in my peripheral, I see little ghost blobs move along them. Sometimes certain light sources affect people weirdly. Being tired can make it worse, too. If I haven't slept right looking at a screen always hurts a little. It's going to sound silly, but things like your diet and generally taking care of yourself are important, too. If the rest of your body isn't healthy, your eyes fare no better. The more healthy and rested you are, the less likely you'll be to experience eye strain. It's like this downward spiral of fatigue that creeps up. You're more likely to notice when it's first setting in than if you're already below a healthy baseline for the day when you first sit down.
Posture is more of a factor than I think people realize, too. A lot of different regions in your head, face, and neck are connected via the nervous system. Say you've been sitting wrong for a couple of hours and it is starting to affect your neck. That might also light up nerves in your face, all the way up to where your temples and eyes are. Beneath this might be some otherwise minor eye strain, which compounds with the bad posture to make you feel even worse. Now it's a full-blown headache and you're getting even more sensitive to sights and sounds. Stuff like that throws your whole equlibrium off. Trust me on this one, I have TMJ and just what's happening with my jaw can make my eyes, ears, face, head, and neck hurt. Everything up there is connected so that when one has problems, sometimes the others follow. It might not always be your eyes at all.
Our eyes aren't really meant to stare into, let alone focus on a light source for prolonged periods of time. The best way to avoid strain is to not let it get to that point in the first place. Think about it this way... how long would you be willing to stare at a light source otherwise? You'd never even think to do that. You probably avoid it without realizing.
Imagine I give you two 10lb dumbells and tell you to hold them over your head. Easy for a while, right? May even forget you're holding them up. But what if I told you to hold them up for say... 3 hours? Eventually you're going to get sore. Your eyes are no different in this case. You're putting a constant workload on them. Plenty of things you can do to help minimize the strain, but just like the best running shoes don't let you run forever, you still gotta allow for rest. Stop and catch your breath.
Now, if it's immediate discomfort, that's a different thing. May be something up with your eyes, or just something with the display that doesn't sit well with you. I have trouble with fluorescent lights and older LEDs. They make me feel like crap, I get migraines and if I look to where the lights are even in my peripheral, I see little ghost blobs move along them. Sometimes certain light sources affect people weirdly. Being tired can make it worse, too. If I haven't slept right looking at a screen always hurts a little. It's going to sound silly, but things like your diet and generally taking care of yourself are important, too. If the rest of your body isn't healthy, your eyes fare no better. The more healthy and rested you are, the less likely you'll be to experience eye strain. It's like this downward spiral of fatigue that creeps up. You're more likely to notice when it's first setting in than if you're already below a healthy baseline for the day when you first sit down.
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