| 00:02.04 | Delusional | So when I unwrap that M1-chip mac mini tomorrowâ¦. I just download some BZ and bash some tanks into fragmentsâ¦. right? |
| 00:02.44 | The_Noah_ | Aren't the new Macs ARM based? |
| 00:02.50 | JeffM[m] | You'll be the first one to probably find out how well Rosetta2 works with old openGL calls :) |
| 00:02.59 | JeffM[m] | They are |
| 00:03.01 | Delusional | if you dont chiise the intel chip |
| 00:03.35 | JeffM[m] | all the info apple has said is that "games just run" |
| 00:03.48 | JeffM[m] | I have my personal doubts, but that's what they said |
| 00:04.34 | Delusional | probably too busy tomorrow to do the setupâ¦. likely friday I can report |
| 00:05.30 | Delusional | they said many games run faster under rosetta2 |
| 00:05.43 | JeffM[m] | I'd be curious about several things, 1) does the current build work? 2) Does it even compile in xcode for arm? 3) how does the performance compare. |
| 00:05.50 | JeffM[m] | Apple says a lot of stuff :) |
| 00:06.22 | JeffM[m] | and I wonder if those games that do run faster have Metal backends, because they made the GPU in the SOC optimized for metal2 |
| 00:06.26 | Delusional | compiling will likely be too tall amountain for me to climb |
| 00:07.07 | Delusional | says itâs 8-core and 8-GPUâs |
| 00:07.21 | Delusional | in a MAC MINI! that blows my mind |
| 00:07.34 | JeffM[m] | I have wondered if all that talk about desupporting open GL and only supporting metal moving forward is because of the arm transition and them not wanting to do GL drivers for the new GPUs. |
| 00:07.46 | JeffM[m] | it's big/little 8 cores |
| 00:07.50 | JeffM[m] | 4 bit, 4 little |
| 00:07.54 | JeffM[m] | big |
| 00:08.26 | JeffM[m] | it's an overclocked iphone12 CPU efectivly |
| 00:09.13 | Delusional | Donât forget Big Sur, OSX 11 |
| 00:09.14 | JeffM[m] | no ram upgrades ether, the memory is literally on the SOC chip. and no external GPUs vai thunderbolt. |
| 00:09.37 | JeffM[m] | heh, yeah the OS that our IT had to tell everyone to not install or the VPN would break for them? :) |
| 00:11.07 | Delusional | lots of reports that Big Sur is bricking pre-2014 machines |
| 00:11.09 | blast007 | Big Sur was bricking some Macbook Pros too |
| 00:11.10 | JeffM[m] | Apple has done CPU changes before, so I'm sure they can do it. I just worry if they are going to take the opportunity to raise and fortify the walls of the garden at the same time. |
| 00:11.49 | blast007 | (in the real sense - it was actually messing up some chip on the I/O board) |
| 00:12.23 | JeffM[m] | At some point I'm sure I'll be given a mac to work on, at least to test stuff. |
| 00:12.44 | JeffM[m] | Like frying the pram or something? |
| 00:14.29 | Delusional | need a recommendation on a over-30 inch monitor, hopefully less than $500 |
| 00:14.42 | blast007 | dunno. seems that unplugging the I/O board was letting the system boot again. |
| 00:14.45 | JeffM[m] | flat or curved? |
| 00:15.18 | Delusional | I want 4k-size, not ultrawideâ¦. wouldnât mind curved |
| 00:15.41 | JeffM[m] | ultrawide is where it's at :) |
| 00:15.43 | Delusional | that might mean 5k |
| 00:16.09 | Delusional | Iâd need a new desk with ultrawide |
| 00:17.20 | JeffM[m] | I have one of these, it's very nice |
| 00:17.22 | JeffM[m] | https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0812DKDD9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
| 00:17.38 | JeffM[m] | it's1440p ultrawide |
| 00:18.11 | JeffM[m] | it fits fine on a normal sized ikea desk |
| 00:18.25 | JeffM[m] | the curve is great for games. odd for work |
| 00:18.43 | Delusional | need HDMI version 2, or displau port⦠hoping for USB-c |
| 00:19.09 | JeffM[m] | you mean thunderbolt? |
| 00:20.37 | JeffM[m] | but you can get cables that go from USBC connector to display port easy. |
| 00:20.59 | JeffM[m] | or a dock that'll give you DP outputs |
| 00:21.02 | Delusional | howabout this one https://www.amazon.com/Sceptre-Curved-32-inch-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B088GWZ6YD/ref=psdc_1292115011_t3_B0812DKDD9?th=1 |
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| 00:21.22 | JeffM[m] | that's just a 1080p display |
| 00:21.50 | Delusional | oh itâs only 1080p |
| 00:21.58 | JeffM[m] | I wonder if the macs support freesync |
| 00:22.56 | Delusional | thereâs just so many monitors to choose from, itâs crazy |
| 00:25.22 | JeffM[m] | You'll also want to make sure the USB-C connector is for display, and not well.. USB devices like a hub. |
| 00:28.46 | blast007 | "Native DisplayPort output over USBâC" |
| 00:29.16 | JeffM[m] | Then a cable should do the trick |
| 00:30.57 | JeffM[m] | Wow, apple really wants me to get an Apple Card and buy a new phone and mac.... |
| 00:33.11 | Delusional | they are pushing that apple card like itâs crack |
| 00:33.32 | JeffM[m] | they gotta get some of that 15% back somehow |
| 00:50.13 | Delusional | $500 is not gonna cut it |
| 00:56.42 | JeffM[m] | For 4k, yeah that may be right |
| 00:56.51 | JeffM[m] | Tight |
| 01:12.15 | Delusional | https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YGZ7C1K/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bestforphotog-20&th=1 |
| 01:14.31 | JeffM[m] | Used |
| 01:14.41 | JeffM[m] | Iâd be leery of that |
| 01:22.34 | Delusional | 553.75 new on eby |
| 01:30.37 | JeffM[m] | Or spend less and just get a display port to usb cable |
| 01:59.46 | Delusional | whatâs with those lights on the back of the scepter?!?!?! seeing a lot of reports that the LG works nice with macs and even has mac-specific features⦠and I really like the up-and-down-stand⦠the macmini canât use more than 60hzâ¦. |
| 02:01.55 | JeffM[m] | I donât recall mine having any real lights on it. |
| 02:02.11 | JeffM[m] | Itâs packed in a box now for moving |
| 02:03.05 | Foo_man_choo | How can you guys stand such small monitors?!?? XD [ducks] |
| 02:04.59 | JeffM[m] | Because we like pixels per inch not pixels per foot, and our eyes work ;) |
| 02:06.09 | Foo_man_choo | ZING! |
| 02:06.34 | Foo_man_choo | 8~d |
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| 02:07.07 | JeffM[m] | Iâve also found it hit or miss with using tvs as displays, mostly with overscan |
| 02:07.11 | Delusional | Itâs the LG for me⦠585 after tax |
| 02:08.41 | JeffM[m] | Hope it works out well |
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