this post was submitted on 07 May 2025
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Reducing computer performance:
Turbo button 🤝 AI button
now that you mention it, kinda surprised I haven't ever seen a spate of custom 3D-printed turbo buttons from overclocker circles
Same issue from when we had turbo buttons: why have a button for something you don't turn off?
your comment demonstrates a remarkable lack of imagination
Better option: An array of flip switches for throttling to different speeds.
Best option: Mount these flip switches above you on an overhead control panel.
And a clear lack of understanding of what the turbo button actually did
it could turn on the RGB! though that would imply that the RGB could be turned off in the first place, which is optimistic on my part
it's the button for more RGB
saw a microphone with RGB and i'm like wtf is this thing supposed to do, flash disco lights when you're on stream shouting slurs at your esteemed fellow gamers
They're called "heated gaming moments" /j
reheated gaming moments
Fresh(?) off the PUBG Bridge
nah, just call a fuckwit a fuckwit. even jokingly giving them breathing room is something they know how to abuse.
@dgerard @self no that's the Real Good Button