I’ve been playing 2D platformers my whole life. I started at the beginning with the original Mario Bros for NES. DKC2 probably my favorite game of all time. Continued playing this genre all the way up to modern classics like Celeste. I understand the fun and challenge of the classic 2D platformer and love that gameplay loop of mastering level after level of handcrafted level design.

Yoshi asks you to think of this genre in way that’s completely fresh and new. One of the oldest genres in gaming has just got a much welcome injection of innovation and creativity imo. There is no health bar and you cannot die, and this gives the false impression that it’s a kids platformer designed to be easier than your traditional 2d platformer. But that’s simply not true, Yoshi feels like it’s an evolution of the genre in a similar way BOTW evolved the Open World Genre where linearity and mission based structure still persists today. Yoshi throws out the mission of finishing a single level, and is instead an open world sandbox where exploration, curiosity, and the interaction between mechanics is front and center. Within that there are still your traditional platforming sections that are fun and challenging to pull off. But it’s not about just about landing your jumps. It makes you think in ways old platformers did not. The discovery of the insane amount of creature mechanics through trial and error and just trying tto be creative yourself is the new mission. And it’s awesome!

I would suggest anyone that has a love for this classic genre to give this a chance. I feel like if you know your 2d platformers, you will find a lot to appreciate in this gem of title. It’s hard to convey in words how fun this new game play loop is. And frankly I think a lot of reviewers missed the entire point of this game. If you are interested at all I suggest you watch Dunkeys video, Yoshi and the Mysterious Metacritic score, as that video really shows what this game has to offer.

Personally gotta be slay the spire, got me hooked immediately

Hello so since I got my PC the first thing my dad told me to do is to not let it running if I'm not using it because of electricity and all. So I shut it down everytime I'm done using it

But does putting it to sleep and all really take that much electricity?

Picking out parts for my first custom build and I was looking at SSDs. The Gen 5s seem to be twice as fast as the Gen 4s, which on paper seems impressive. But in practice it feels like its just cutting down an already insanely fast load time to "Fast AF" speeds. Essentially reducing what would be a 2-3 second load time in game down to 1 second.

For almost double the price it doesn't really feel worth it, at least for gaming. Am I missing something?

For context i am running my beloved 3060ti on 1440p 21:9. Obviously the limitation is vram for newer games. I dont really want to upgrade my 650w seasonic gold psu.

5070 is around 630-650 bucks in my country converted.
9070 hasnt been in stock for months
9070xt is 800-820 bucks and needs a new psu
5070ti is well over 1000

Sooo is the 5070 really a bad buy nowadays? Tech reviews say its obsolete at launch due to 12 gb vram and downgraded 192 bus width.

Im torn between buying now or waiting a few more years for a xx70 series with 16gb vram, but prices will definifely be much higher by then.

Also running a 5500x3d

Hey everyone,

I’m currently running an AM4 build and trying to decide what my next upgrade should be. I mainly play League of Legends, watch YouTube and Twitch, and play AAA games when something interesting comes out. I’m currently gaming at 1080p.

My current build:

Ryzen 7 5700X3D

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition

MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX

SK HYNIX Platinum P41 1TB SSD

2TB HDD

XFX RX 6750 XT

Corsair 650W PSU

Corsair 4000D

Unfortunately, I don’t have the budget to upgrade everything at once, so I’m choosing between an AM5 platform upgrade and a GPU upgrade.

For the AM5 option, I’ve been looking at the Micro Center Ryzen 5 7600X3D bundle for around $430. However, I may also need to replace my PSU because the included motherboard requires two 8-pin CPU power connectors, and my current PSU does not have both. The bundle also comes with only one RAM stick, so I was considering buying a used 32GB kit and selling the included stick.

My second option is to keep the 5700X3D and upgrade the GPU to something like an RX 9070. I could potentially stretch to a 9070 XT, but then I would probably need to spend another $100 or more on a new PSU.

Some people have told me that the 5700X3D should last until AMD’s next platform, which I believe may arrive around 2029. That sounds like a very long time to stay on this CPU, and I’m also concerned that my current AM4 parts will lose more resale value if I wait several years.

What do you think is the smarter move: upgrade to AM5 now while my current parts still have some value, or keep the 5700X3D and put the money toward a stronger GPU? Thanks in advance for your responses.

I'm having a hard time deciding what to do with my GPU.

Right now I'm running an RTX 3080 10GB with a 7800X3D, 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30, and a 1440p 240Hz OLED monitor.

I mostly play Battlefield 6, Total War (especially Warhammer), Darktide, and a lot of newer AAA single-player games.

The thing that's making this decision difficult is that I use DLSS in pretty much every game that supports it. I'm interested in the 9070 XT because the price/performance looks really good and the 16GB of VRAM is appealing, but I'm worried I'll regret losing DLSS. From what I've seen, FSR 4 support is still nowhere near as widespread.

The 5070 Ti seems like the safer choice because I'd keep DLSS, but it's also quite a bit more expensive where I live (the 9070xt is around 700 and the 5070ti around 930).

For people who've made a similar upgrade, what would you do? Is either card enough of an upgrade over a 3080 to justify the cost, or would you just stick with the 3080 for another generation?

I'd especially like to hear from anyone who switched from NVIDIA to AMD. Do you miss DLSS as much as you thought you would, or has FSR 4 been good enough?