HawkManHawk
@hawkmanhawk.bsky.social
IT Professional, Cyber Security, Choctaw Native, recovering VMWare addict, video game hoarder, computer nerd trapped in a meatheads body.
Absolutely, Wii and the Switches are cash money printers.
January 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Absolutely, Wii and the Switches are cash money printers.
I mean they did with the Cube and the N64 was a mixed bag depending on region.
Post GameCube they kinda split off and did their own thing. Which has worked out for them so far. Well the WiiU was a rough bump, but the games were good.
Post GameCube they kinda split off and did their own thing. Which has worked out for them so far. Well the WiiU was a rough bump, but the games were good.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I mean they did with the Cube and the N64 was a mixed bag depending on region.
Post GameCube they kinda split off and did their own thing. Which has worked out for them so far. Well the WiiU was a rough bump, but the games were good.
Post GameCube they kinda split off and did their own thing. Which has worked out for them so far. Well the WiiU was a rough bump, but the games were good.
I want to go to those events but with health issues just isn't happening. Same with my indefinitely postponed Japan trip.
January 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I want to go to those events but with health issues just isn't happening. Same with my indefinitely postponed Japan trip.
I used the Honeywell PTM 7950 thermal pad and did some undervolting and pbo tuning.
It’s getting 18,5xx in Cinebench R32 in a Fractal Terra and with a Noctua NH-L12S.
Cruses at 4.8GHz on all cores in extended duration test.
It’s getting 18,5xx in Cinebench R32 in a Fractal Terra and with a Noctua NH-L12S.
Cruses at 4.8GHz on all cores in extended duration test.
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I used the Honeywell PTM 7950 thermal pad and did some undervolting and pbo tuning.
It’s getting 18,5xx in Cinebench R32 in a Fractal Terra and with a Noctua NH-L12S.
Cruses at 4.8GHz on all cores in extended duration test.
It’s getting 18,5xx in Cinebench R32 in a Fractal Terra and with a Noctua NH-L12S.
Cruses at 4.8GHz on all cores in extended duration test.
10 min of Cinebench R23 has temps 78-82.9°C, on default fan curve with DOCP-1 enabled.
I’ve got a bunch of extra fans crammed in there from when I was trying to keep a 10850k cool on a Noctua NH-L12Sx77 (impossible).
I left them in since they were already there.
Super happy with this setup.
I’ve got a bunch of extra fans crammed in there from when I was trying to keep a 10850k cool on a Noctua NH-L12Sx77 (impossible).
I left them in since they were already there.
Super happy with this setup.
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
10 min of Cinebench R23 has temps 78-82.9°C, on default fan curve with DOCP-1 enabled.
I’ve got a bunch of extra fans crammed in there from when I was trying to keep a 10850k cool on a Noctua NH-L12Sx77 (impossible).
I left them in since they were already there.
Super happy with this setup.
I’ve got a bunch of extra fans crammed in there from when I was trying to keep a 10850k cool on a Noctua NH-L12Sx77 (impossible).
I left them in since they were already there.
Super happy with this setup.
9950X3D - Asus 5080 Astra
9800X3D - Nvidia 4070 Super
7800X3D - Intel Arc B850.
Only the 9950/5080 is a full size ATX build the other two are mini itx. Even managed to fit water coolers in the mini itx cases.
9800X3D - Nvidia 4070 Super
7800X3D - Intel Arc B850.
Only the 9950/5080 is a full size ATX build the other two are mini itx. Even managed to fit water coolers in the mini itx cases.
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
9950X3D - Asus 5080 Astra
9800X3D - Nvidia 4070 Super
7800X3D - Intel Arc B850.
Only the 9950/5080 is a full size ATX build the other two are mini itx. Even managed to fit water coolers in the mini itx cases.
9800X3D - Nvidia 4070 Super
7800X3D - Intel Arc B850.
Only the 9950/5080 is a full size ATX build the other two are mini itx. Even managed to fit water coolers in the mini itx cases.
Cats love Smiling Friends.
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Cats love Smiling Friends.
Kinda sorta is already in a museum. Thought it was a fun display piece. Got it really cheap, still sealed.
October 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Kinda sorta is already in a museum. Thought it was a fun display piece. Got it really cheap, still sealed.
Work great for virtualization. I have a Beelink with a lesser Ryzen cpu running Proxmox.
It does great, mine runs a Domain Controller, OPNSense HA, etc.
only limitations are going to be ram. These are LPDDR5 that’s adjacent to the die. Similar to the Mac. Super fast but no upgrade path.
It does great, mine runs a Domain Controller, OPNSense HA, etc.
only limitations are going to be ram. These are LPDDR5 that’s adjacent to the die. Similar to the Mac. Super fast but no upgrade path.
October 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Work great for virtualization. I have a Beelink with a lesser Ryzen cpu running Proxmox.
It does great, mine runs a Domain Controller, OPNSense HA, etc.
only limitations are going to be ram. These are LPDDR5 that’s adjacent to the die. Similar to the Mac. Super fast but no upgrade path.
It does great, mine runs a Domain Controller, OPNSense HA, etc.
only limitations are going to be ram. These are LPDDR5 that’s adjacent to the die. Similar to the Mac. Super fast but no upgrade path.
I like the sticker over the dual 2.5g lan ports. Basically saying yeah install Windows 11 unplugged due to Microsoft’s bullshit.
October 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I like the sticker over the dual 2.5g lan ports. Basically saying yeah install Windows 11 unplugged due to Microsoft’s bullshit.
Still sealed booster boxes I should say. No way I’d buy a non sealed box. Too risky.
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Still sealed booster boxes I should say. No way I’d buy a non sealed box. Too risky.
Japanese boosters are roughly <$150 with with current exchange which is pretty cheap because…
A golden ticket-esque frenzy for a promo card “Witch’s Foresight (Force of Negation)”. Limited to 2k copies, selling for $2,000 on tcgplayer, etc. Boxes are bought just for the promo and the rest sold.
A golden ticket-esque frenzy for a promo card “Witch’s Foresight (Force of Negation)”. Limited to 2k copies, selling for $2,000 on tcgplayer, etc. Boxes are bought just for the promo and the rest sold.
July 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Japanese boosters are roughly <$150 with with current exchange which is pretty cheap because…
A golden ticket-esque frenzy for a promo card “Witch’s Foresight (Force of Negation)”. Limited to 2k copies, selling for $2,000 on tcgplayer, etc. Boxes are bought just for the promo and the rest sold.
A golden ticket-esque frenzy for a promo card “Witch’s Foresight (Force of Negation)”. Limited to 2k copies, selling for $2,000 on tcgplayer, etc. Boxes are bought just for the promo and the rest sold.