Hyperstrike

BURN THE WITCH!

Nah. Again, why I built

Buy an FE card directly from NVIDIA. No LEDs.

Okay, laptops aren't for you. I get it. Granted, they're a completely different class of machine today. I bumped the memory in my mom's old, cheapie HP, and replaced a failing HD with SSDs. The thing is desktop-level responsive now. My Dell isn't anything special (especially these days).. But I bought to a more high-end spec. So it's lasted about 5 years. And when my workstation blew it's BIOS off, I worked on it as my main box for the duration of the RMA process. It wasn't "fun". But I did it, and it worked fine. Especially since I could hook it up to one of my desktop monitors for more screen real estate. I could even run full-zone ship raids without problem.

On a decent system, a modular PSU isn't a bad thing. It allows you to cut down on cable clutter. Which usually is beneficial for air cooling. JUST SO LONG AS THEY PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FULL CABLE PACKAGE. Otherwise...what's the point? As for finding a use for a laptop? Travel. Long, long ago, on a back far, FAR less abused than mine is now, I used to tote a complete full tower system to conventions. Solid steel full Tower 21" CRT HP LaserJet IIISi OFFICE PRINTER Plus all the accoutrements. And I'd have to transport it from my hotel room, set it up, break it down, and tote it back EVERY DAMN DAY OF THE CONVENTION Had to do this because security at the cons was a JOKE. Even with the locking cages, you'd get the security guys cutting locks off to get at valuables. Even today at cons, we cover our cages and obfuscate what's stowed in them. And after a $3000 theft one year, NOBODY...EVER...leaves laptops anymore. Not talking about LED crap. I'm talking about wasting time, development and money, trying to work AROUND the shortcomings of what is a decades-old case. The aforementioned mounting of a 120 mm radiator into a bracket to use an 80mm fan. Hell, of delivering a 120mm AIO setup for the CPU, which isn't enough to keep the component cool. Sticking in perfectly acceptable high end cards, and completely choking off their air supply because the fans are only a couple mm from the unvented case bottom.

Please understand. Laptops are a completely different beast. They're mostly non-upgradeable by their very nature. We're talking about desktop machines. PCs have been more or less standardized for 30+ years. With minor tweaks here and there. Things like 120 and 140mm fans have been BASIC kit for 10+ years now. Things like mutant power supplies, ultra-short "just fits" wiring, and mutant motherboard form factors? Crap, crap and mega-crap. Even if you have money to BURN, or you need a machine RIGHT FRICKIN' NOW, these sorts of things should be avoided like the computer herpes they are.

And they're selling you a positively ANCIENT case dressed up with hacks and work-arounds that quite literally cost MORE than simply commissioning or licensing a new case. Building an adapter bracket to mount a 120mm AIO onto an 80mm fan slot? That's some 1990's crap right there!

You can build your own. Here's my Framework scrapper to get you started. And here's a basic example. This Hero build was built using Mids Reborn 3.2.17 https://github.com/LoadedCamel/MidsReborn Click this DataLink to open the build! Pretty Badass: Level 50 Magic Scrapper Primary Power Set: Energy Melee Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability Power Pool: Fighting Power Pool: Leaping Power Pool: Leadership Power Pool: Speed Ancillary Pool: Blaze Mastery Hero Profile: Level 1: Energy Punch -- Hct-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(A), Hct-Acc/Rchg(3), Hct-Dmg/Rchg(3) Level 1: Resist Physical Damage -- RctArm-ResDam(A), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx(5), RctArm-ResDam/Rchg(5), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(7), StdPrt-ResDam/Def+(7), GldArm-3defTpProc(9) Level 2: Bone Smasher -- SprScrStr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprScrStr-Dmg/Rchg(13), SprScrStr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), SprScrStr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), SprScrStr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(15), SprScrStr-Rchg/+Crit(17) Level 4: Temp Invulnerability -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(17), UnbGrd-EndRdx/Rchg(19), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(19) Level 6: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A) Level 8: Dull Pain -- Prv-Absorb%(A) Level 10: Power Crash -- OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg(A), OvrFrc-End/Rech(21), OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg/End(21), OvrFrc-Dmg/End/Rech(23), OvrFrc-Acc/Dmg/End/Rech(23) Level 12: Resist Elements -- RctArm-ResDam(A), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx(25), RctArm-ResDam/Rchg(25), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(27) Level 14: Kick -- FrcFdb-Rechg%(A) Level 16: Unyielding -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(27), UnbGrd-EndRdx/Rchg(29), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(29) Level 18: Whirling Hands -- SprAvl-Acc/Dmg(A), SprAvl-Dmg/EndRdx(31), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), SprAvl-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33), SprAvl-Rchg/KDProc(33) Level 20: Resist Energies -- RctArm-ResDam(A), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx(33), RctArm-ResDam/Rchg(34), RctArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(34) Level 22: Tough -- UnbGrd-ResDam(A), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx(34), UnbGrd-EndRdx/Rchg(36), UnbGrd-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(36) Level 24: Weave -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(36), ShlWal-ResDam/Re TP(37), Rct-ResDam%(37) Level 26: Total Focus -- SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg(A), SprCrtStr-Dmg/Rchg(37), SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), SprCrtStr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), SprCrtStr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), SprCrtStr-Rchg/+50% Crit(40) Level 28: Invincibility -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(40) Level 30: Combat Jumping -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(40) Level 32: Energy Transfer -- SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg(A), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx(42), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), SprBlsCol-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(42), SprBlsCol-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(43), SprBlsCol-Rchg/HoldProc(43) Level 35: Tough Hide -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(43) Level 38: Maneuvers -- LucoftheG-Def/Rchg+(A), LucoftheG-Def(45) Level 41: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(45) Level 44: Char -- SprEnt-Acc/Hold(A), SprEnt-Hold/Rchg(45), SprEnt-End/Rchg(46), SprEnt-Acc/Hold/End(46), SprEnt-Acc/Hold/End/Rchg(46), SprEnt-Rchg/AbsorbProc(48) Level 47: Fire Blast -- SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg(A), SprWntBit-Dmg/Rchg(48), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(48), SprWntBit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(50), SprWntBit-Dmg/EndRdx/Acc/Rchg(50), SprWntBit-Rchg/SlowProc(50) Level 49: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A) Level 1: Critical Hit Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A) Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A) Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A) Level 1: Swift -- Empty(A) Level 1: Hurdle -- Empty(A) Level 1: Health -- Pnc-Heal/+End(A), NmnCnv-Regen/Rcvry+(9), Mrc-Rcvry+(11) Level 1: Stamina -- PrfShf-End%(A), PrfShf-EndMod(11) Level 1: Energy Focus Level 50: Agility Core Paragon ------------ | Copy & Paste this data into Mids Reborn : Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1412;663;1326;HEX;| |78DA6594594F135114C7EFB4530B8552D9B7423B05EC0256F0D525588144A509098| |9AF75682F6592A64CDA6AACEFBE2B6A7C414050E3FA1D5C5F5CBF80DB17404D5C62| |7CA9A73DFF6B894CD2FE7ACFF99F73FEF7E64E93E7A79A1717672685D6723C67168| |BA9F974C1B46D597025CDAC9516F478E70AB2542A07136686046E8AF42B512A2973| |52C6A7F3B2902DF322F82F37251765BE28E327F2E7CEE648612E5839AB54A67ECBC| |BB9F88C955D2A59F96C736D352B4D9B163EB5C8C84271C9B23DB5F5BC2D65A66DDA| |B6D2F144CEBC205349B3589285720F5931E8B31AA32FAD6A55541C22E2106242178| |E2818661E72D7452E11A25F615DE8836080B9C700BB8903BA6838E8AC15AFD1044D| |156B2F39D8FC0A7CCD6C7903BE65EE7DC73C4C939D28763A7F20F993D9F60BFCCD5| |CA7492E88856B54D48247A8835B05DDDBACDC206523827AE37B0E767C003F32BB3E| |819F9947A95393F2D28453E8C129F4E014FA700A0E127BD558EF453EC73B51217C0| |21D7CD84D1F76E3C76EFCD8CD26796C55E7D6BAAAD7828337C035709D19DC006F32| |27697CBBF2DA0EAF417835E0D5805727893B95B813B60CD81A82AD21D8D249DCADC| |4DDD5B26AB283397C8A45C3DF995BB4875EB587DE33EC6DD864EE5B00D360861996| |CC6334A91FC55A3F268531A98B92032A39F05FF2168D0DA8B1814BDC2E7A195C01A| |F306357C16BCC04750EA9CE21748EA1732B2547547204C9312443948CA86404F76F| |0CDCF40A31AA3C8D3EE659634F98FB9F82CFC0E7CC032F985B541C57C5F1BB48DE0| |3EF33271E800FC147CC36B235AEAEE2B8C176027AFD95AEF875A19E4A755DA988D9| |DDA1395D555048AB85B63DF52E507DD91DFAEAD9F91F63F0D56838CD87E639C997F| |0DB0E9126AEF30BE35961DE8ED5DD54FE74514C59FF0BCF5DD918| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

You have machines that were built 10-11 years ago. Dell was a very different company back then. Basically ANYTHING you buy from Dell TODAY is non-standard nascent e-waste. It doesn't mean it doesn't WORK (mostly). What it means is that beyond, maybe, RAM upgrades, you're STUCK with that exact machine layout. Because the way the system is built, you quite simply CANNOT accept industry standard components. And this is on a FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR SYSTEM! Here's the Alienware R10 from last year. And here's one of their G5 desktop series Now don't get me wrong. I actually OWN a G5 series LAPTOP. Outside of the chiclet keyboard arrows, it's been a TOTALLY acceptable system. But it's a LAPTOP. NOBODY expects to be able to tear it down and rebuild with newer components.

The main problem with Dell E-waste-ware machines is that they're mostly non-upgradeable And as you can see, uses totally proprietary parts SO you can't just transplant a system into a new/better case.

Yeah. My rig has all the LED crap. But I've turned it all OFF.

Note: Something screwy with the forums this morning. Embedding YT videos not working.

Absolute crap. You do NOT want these computers. I don't care HOW sexy they seem. They're overpriced e-waste. https://youtu.be/DY1dlVPzUVo

What'd be REALLY funny if they covered the chorus from the animated Herc film on introducing him...

Hyper's Invuln fixation. "I put that sh** on EVERYTHING!"

If you smile and laugh at the notion about beating me over the head, you're probably on the right track...

https://github.com/rem0o/fancontrol.releases This just came up in my YT feed. Watched the video and was very impressed. Downloaded and worked with it for a while. ABSOLUTELY STUNNED. This stuff is so good I immediately donated $50 to the dev. If you're looking to take control of your system fans (AIO pump, case fans, GPU fans, etc), do yourself a favor and take a look at this stuff,. You can get as basic as you want. Or you can do advanced stuff, like set fan speeds off multiple component curves. If you agree, drop the dev a couple bucks. Because you literally CANNOT buy software that does what this package does.

Were you a jerk hacker? Or were you dupin rares?

Invuln Tank in the middle of a fight. "YES! YES! COME TO BUTTHEAD!"

And not THAT Bartman. That kinda stuff can get a guy KILLED in Chicago!

Now why would I have something like that? ... ... ...

Well, if you're looking for a relatively low-maintenance "Roomba" build. Spines. Quills and Lightning Field constantly grinding. PLUS your regular click attacks.

Toggle Suppression basically leaves a toggle activated. But the powers are simply disabled/ignored. So when the suppression ends, they're still there and toggled on. No time is then needed to re-toggle.

As you've noted, your build is rather piggy on End. Also, you have NOT grabbed your Accolades yet. You also haven't looked into an Alpha. Suggesting Cardiac. Also, as noted, you've exceeded Rule of 5 on your Resist sets. This looks like a derivative of my Invuln framework. There's several reasons why all three of the passive "Resist X" powers use Reactive Armor. A: Passive, so they suck no end. So you can load up on maximum set Resist without worrying about resting consumption. B: Shores up your Defenses. With a slight rework.