#💻-building-a-pc | SteelSeries | Page 86

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 3:20 PM

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Damn, it's out of stock everywhere

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 3:20 PM

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damn

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 3:21 PM

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Wait, it's actually in stock on Amazon!

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 3:21 PM

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how much is it going for

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 3:21 PM

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Wait frick, my page just hadn't updated

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 3:21 PM

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you are just trolling now : (

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 3:22 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0892VYBZG?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

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Availability is different in different places

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Check if it's available for u

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 3:22 PM

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it says theres only one left in stock?

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 3:22 PM

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Is it new or used?

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 3:23 PM

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i think its used

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 3:23 PM

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Damn

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Otherwise, if you need more help you can ask @crimson scroll he is pretty knowledgeable about tech too

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 3:24 PM

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yeah

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 3:26 PM

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Do you live near any Micro Centers?

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 3:27 PM

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no

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they are scarce in the us

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 3:28 PM

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I know, but if you happened to be, you could check out pricing there

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 3:29 PM

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the website proposes some good deals

brittle parrot Jan 9, 2021, 6:10 PM

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Perfect, Thanks man!

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Get a Z--- series mobo , not M---B series board, as it's an intel chip,

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 6:12 PM

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huh

crimson scroll Jan 9, 2021, 6:21 PM

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@idle bridge crucial ballistix or gskill ripjaws 2x8 3600cl16 probably?

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ram's been jumping up in price a bit

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Also there's not really a need for a z series motherboard on a locked chip

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Yeah, you lose on some performance since you don't hit optimal ram speeds

devout wolf Jan 9, 2021, 6:25 PM

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yeah, the 3200mhz perf gain is nice but not spending as much on mobo as cpu

crimson scroll Jan 9, 2021, 6:25 PM

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But on a budget, you're probably not going to be able to get a good z board

ripe dragon Jan 9, 2021, 6:48 PM

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@here do you guys know anyone who pcs for gaming?

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 7:15 PM

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what?

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 7:33 PM

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crimson scroll <@!388392259852435457> crucial ballistix or gskill ripjaws 2x8 3600cl16 probably...

I went with Crucial Ballistix as my reccommendation for him, could only remember the G.Skill part for the ripjaws

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 7:36 PM

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brittle parrot Get a Z--- series mobo , not M---B series board, as it's an intel chip,

Main difference between Z and B series boards are IO and ability to overclock, but his CPU isn't a K variant, so that doesn't come into play, he also had a buget of 350 dollars (Which I tried to meet to the best of my ability), but I can always make him another recommendation for a Z series bord if he wants to

brittle parrot Jan 9, 2021, 7:41 PM

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idle bridge Main difference between Z and B series boards are IO and ability to overclock, b...

ah yes my bad

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 7:41 PM

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No problem man 🙂

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If he can find another 50 bucks or so, and he wants to, he can always find some faster ram or upgrade to Z490, tho he won't see a huge performance boost, tho still some and better IO

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 7:53 PM

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crimson scroll Also there's not really a need for a z series motherboard on a locked chip

Yep, only extra performance he MIGHT get is from ram speeds and he can enjoy the better IO, but he is on a budget, and the CPU is locked, which you also stated, so a Z series mobo is only if he can afford to use some extra cash.

devout wolf Jan 9, 2021, 7:57 PM

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it's not a 'might' tbh

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the 2666mhz limit on b and h series really limits the performance on the 10400

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but it's still not that bad to the point where z series is a necessity

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the 10100 on 3200mhz ram can beat the 3600x in esports titles

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and since you're on z anyway, throw a 102.9mhz bclk oc on there

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 7:59 PM

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devout wolf and since you're on z anyway, throw a 102.9mhz bclk oc on there

Yea but he aint on Z

devout wolf Jan 9, 2021, 7:59 PM

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i know

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just giving an example of what it's capable of

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 8:00 PM

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Oh yeah I know

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I said if he wanted to, he could upgrade to a Z board

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Tho he did have a budget

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And I met it within a few dollars (He said 350 Dollars, so the price is assuming he lives in the US)

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:25 PM

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i have a 3080 and every time i play a game about 15-30 min in the game crashes anyone know the fix?

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:25 PM

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What wattage is ur PSU?

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:27 PM

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noble oak i have a 3080 and every time i play a game about 15-30 min in the game crashes a...

What are the specs of your PC?

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:28 PM

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ryzen 7 5800x 64gb 3600mhz ram, nzxt x73, 750 tituim psu, 3080ftw3

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and b550-f gaming wifi

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:29 PM

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idle bridge *What are the specs of your PC?*

those are the specs

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:31 PM

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Hmm, it appears the card, after a bios update can drop up to 450 w

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now lemme check the CPU

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:32 PM

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the cpu is only 105 tdp

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:32 PM

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tdp and power draw aint the same thing m8

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:32 PM

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oh my bad

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lol im new to this

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:33 PM

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Looks like it can draw up to a rough 230 watts

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:33 PM

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do u think im drawing to much power???

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:33 PM

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680 watts, that leaves about 70 watts for the rest of the system

gilded frost Jan 9, 2021, 9:33 PM

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Why a 5800x?

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:33 PM

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bc

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why not

gilded frost Jan 9, 2021, 9:33 PM

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Do you edit?

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:34 PM

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i do blender

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sutf

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stuff*

gilded frost Jan 9, 2021, 9:34 PM

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How much?

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:34 PM

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wym

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@idle bridge As you can see in the y-cruncher threaded benchmark results, the Ryzen 7 5800X consumes a peak of 112 watts at stock settings in this heavy AVX workload, which is much higher than the previous-gen Ryzen 7 3800XT.

gilded frost Jan 9, 2021, 9:34 PM

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First off, how much did you pay for the 5800x?

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:35 PM

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449

gilded frost Jan 9, 2021, 9:35 PM

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Bs , those thing’s are over priced everywhere

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:35 PM

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i paid no more than retail for everything

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i got it all from microcneter

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:35 PM

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Yep, appears to be your PSU, 680 watts at absolute peak, together with most mobos in the 50-70 watt range, then you need to run your fans, AIO, possible rgb, your blistering 64 gb of ram

gilded frost Jan 9, 2021, 9:35 PM

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You paid 500 then

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For 2 cores

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:36 PM

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You should run a benchmark of your power draw bro, and see how close you get to the limit

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:37 PM

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i ran a benchmark

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https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/37775484

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:38 PM

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That doesn't appear to show power

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:39 PM

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hmm

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im trying to find one rn that shows power

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i dont think any do...

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:42 PM

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Also, what efficiency is your PSU?

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:42 PM

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titanium

idle bridge Jan 9, 2021, 9:43 PM

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damn..

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 9:43 PM

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yea

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 10:00 PM

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ive decided that ill get a 10400f still figuring for the motherboard and RAM though

gilded frost Jan 9, 2021, 10:03 PM

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Well a 460 and 16gb ram should work

dense turret Jan 9, 2021, 10:08 PM

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Ram is getting pricey

bold parrot Jan 9, 2021, 10:10 PM

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Does your monitor have to be compatible with your pc?

noble oak Jan 9, 2021, 10:17 PM

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dense turret Ram is getting pricey

yes, ram prices are going up :((

civic apex Jan 9, 2021, 10:49 PM

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bold parrot Does your monitor have to be compatible with your pc?

what do you mean?

static pecan Jan 9, 2021, 10:53 PM

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@bold parrot I mean....as long as your GPU and monitor have the same connector (DisplayPort or HDMI generally these days) it'll work fine. The only thing that would stop your monitor from not working with a PC is not having the appropriate connector to plug it in

civic apex Jan 9, 2021, 10:53 PM

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^

bold parrot Jan 9, 2021, 11:03 PM

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Ohhh okay

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Because I want to get this 240hz monitor but

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I didn’t see it compatible at pc part picker

idle bridge Jan 10, 2021, 12:41 AM

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Most moniters now a days have either DP, HDMI or both.

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You might be able to find some with VGA, beyond that is just ancient tech lol

idle bridge Jan 10, 2021, 12:42 AM

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dense turret Ram is getting pricey

yep

dense turret Jan 10, 2021, 12:45 AM

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ill have to weaken my budget on the motherboard since ram plays a good part

crimson scroll Jan 10, 2021, 1:01 AM

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i doubt it's the psu, it could also be the game itself, a bad overclock, or something else @noble oak

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what happens if you run occt? that will show you power draw

noble oak Jan 10, 2021, 1:25 AM

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ooct?

crimson scroll Jan 10, 2021, 1:25 AM

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https://www.ocbase.com/

OCCT : Free, all-in-one stability test & stress test for your PC

Ocbase is the home of OCCT, the most popular all-in-one stability / stress testing tool available for PC

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run power

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just be careful on your vrm temps

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you can set critical limits for cpu and gpu but the vrm can heat up if you don't have sufficient cooling

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might as well run the other tests too i guess

crimson scroll Jan 10, 2021, 2:03 AM

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nice

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even keeps up at high wattage

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and at around 2/3 the price

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and a better soak time than the massive nh-d15

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idle herald Jan 10, 2021, 5:59 AM

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rate my cable management out of 10?

crimson scroll Jan 10, 2021, 6:00 AM

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more of a #archive-battlestations post

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put the other side there too

molten basalt Jan 10, 2021, 8:25 AM

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8.5 tho

brittle parrot Jan 10, 2021, 9:41 AM

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idle bridge If he can find another 50 bucks or so, and he wants to, he can always find some ...

Yeah

lean quarry Jan 10, 2021, 10:11 AM

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Good airflow

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devout wolf Jan 10, 2021, 10:56 AM

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i mean

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it's open air technically

idle bridge Jan 10, 2021, 12:56 PM

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lean quarry Good airflow

#archive-battlestations or #😂-steelseries-memes

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But yes, looks like good airflow

idle bridge Jan 10, 2021, 1:16 PM

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idle herald

It's pretty good a solid 8, maybe a nine, what case are you using?

idle herald Jan 10, 2021, 1:41 PM

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idle bridge It's pretty good a solid 8, maybe a nine, what case are you using?

msi sekira 110r I think it's called

idle bridge Jan 10, 2021, 1:51 PM

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I can only find 100r

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Ngl it looks pretty nice

idle herald Jan 10, 2021, 4:29 PM

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my bad it is the 100r lol

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got it for like 120 b4 tax on black Friday and it comes with 4 argb fans

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damn good case for the price imo

idle bridge Jan 10, 2021, 4:42 PM

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nice

bold parrot Jan 10, 2021, 9:30 PM

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What’s better the nvidia 3070 or the pny rtx 3070

prime thicket Jan 10, 2021, 9:44 PM

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depends which pny one

bold parrot Jan 10, 2021, 9:46 PM

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The 3070

vivid glacier Jan 10, 2021, 10:08 PM

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omg lol

crimson scroll Jan 10, 2021, 10:47 PM

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which model

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there's the Uprising dual fan and the xlr8 gaming revel epic-x rgb triple fan

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and also what price you're buying any of those at

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side note, what an absolutely atrocious name for a card

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"PNY GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB™ Triple Fan Edition"

static pecan Jan 10, 2021, 10:51 PM

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"How many letters and numbers can we possibly add to this graphics card to differentiate it from everyone else?"

acoustic wadi Jan 10, 2021, 10:53 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/797944890599538738/797961153367244840/IMG_2847_2.png

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almost done building my pc!

pastel nymph Jan 10, 2021, 10:58 PM

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oh no

craggy sparrow Jan 10, 2021, 10:59 PM

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...

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bruh moment

plain patrol Jan 10, 2021, 10:59 PM

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You need more

craggy sparrow Jan 10, 2021, 10:59 PM

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Exactly

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You haven’t got enough lol

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That thing is gonna catch fire if you don’t add more

plain patrol Jan 10, 2021, 11:00 PM

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I'm never getting a 3080 am i

static pecan Jan 11, 2021, 12:22 AM

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Not for at least another few months, but probably closer to the middle/end of this year

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 12:22 AM

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tariff exemption is over though so enjoy paying 15%+ more

static pecan Jan 11, 2021, 12:23 AM

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Also true, but hey, at least you might be able to get one 😬

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 12:23 AM

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looks like i'm hanging onto my card for a while longer

static pecan Jan 11, 2021, 12:23 AM

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Can't wait to pay $1000 for a 6800XT in November lmao

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Definitely not regretting my 5700XT purchase last month

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 12:24 AM

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i've changed my mind about the 6800xt

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i think there's no reason to get it over the 3080

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considering you can use dlss to get pretty much the same quality and pump out more frames

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if fidelityfx comes out and is decent, sure

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but i expect that to be more similar to dlss 1.0

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right now though

static pecan Jan 11, 2021, 12:25 AM

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Big reason for me is I don't like Nvida. I don't like them as a company and both of my previous Nvidia cards have been trash

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 12:26 AM

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fair

static pecan Jan 11, 2021, 12:26 AM

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My 970 caught on fire in my system after a year and the 1650 in my laptop died after 7 months lol

vivid glacier Jan 11, 2021, 1:58 AM

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yikesss

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 2:37 AM

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crimson scroll "PNY GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB™ Triple Fan Edition"

Yeah that’s the card lmao sorry for the late reply

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 2:37 AM

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what price?

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and how much would you be buying the FE 3070 at?

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 2:39 AM

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That much

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At Best Buy once they restock

vivid glacier Jan 11, 2021, 2:41 AM

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nice

astral belfry Jan 11, 2021, 2:43 AM

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are the corsair vengeance pro rgb ram sticks good?

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might consider asking for them

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 2:43 AM

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@astral belfry Which ones

astral belfry Jan 11, 2021, 2:43 AM

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lemme try and find em

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it wont lemme send the link

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but : CORSAIR - Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2PK 8GB) 3.2GHz PC4-25600 DDR4 DIMM Unbuffered Non-ECC Desktop Memory Kit with RGB Lighting - Black

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 2:44 AM

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Yeah those are alright

astral belfry Jan 11, 2021, 2:44 AM

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okie

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tank u

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 2:45 AM

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@astral belfry Do you need them to be RGB

astral belfry Jan 11, 2021, 2:45 AM

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not necessarily, but i do feel like spoiling myself

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 2:45 AM

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Could you send a PCPartpicker list?

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I might be able to help

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Because there are other options

astral belfry Jan 11, 2021, 2:46 AM

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i dont have one

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 2:46 AM

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Oh

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mmk

astral belfry Jan 11, 2021, 2:46 AM

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sorry

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 2:52 AM

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This is the price for the nvidia one

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 2:55 AM

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how much do you care about rgb?

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@astral belfry i'd avoid corsair vengeance

astral belfry Jan 11, 2021, 2:56 AM

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may i ask why cuz idk much about it

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 2:57 AM

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they don't always hit their rated xmp speeds

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and it's generally a bit pricier for the corsair brand name

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like record said, making a pcpp of your current pc is a good idea

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 3:01 AM

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Uhhh I don’t really care about RGB

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:01 AM

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crimson scroll and it's generally a bit pricier for the corsair brand name

Well they make good stuff

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:02 AM

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some, yeah

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:03 AM

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I mean

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:03 AM

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4000d and 220t airflow versions are good

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:03 AM

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I've never head anything bad

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:03 AM

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spec alpha was garbage

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some good psus like the sf750

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their green label psus were bad

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it's like every other company

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also their mice are pretty much regarded as having weird shapes

tacit thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:04 AM

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I love my corsair mouse

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:04 AM

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the m35 i think? had a decent shape but an outdated sensor by the time it came out

plain patrol Jan 11, 2021, 3:10 AM

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Tariffs are just on USA tho

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So i dont worry about that

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 3:22 AM

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@crimson scroll so which one do you personally think which card I should get

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:37 AM

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i can't find many comparative reviews of the xlr8 but i suspect it will have better cooling than the FE which ranks lower than any of the board partner solutions

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i'd probably pick the pny myself but it's really about what's available

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 3:51 AM

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I see

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I mean I can’t get any of them now because they’re all sold out

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:51 AM

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exactly

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whatever comes in stock you gotta just pick up

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even if it's not one of the two cards you listed

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 3:52 AM

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Lmao okay notes

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Noted

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Even if it’s a 20 series?

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:53 AM

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nah

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i meant the 3070

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when it comes in at non scalper prices

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 3:54 AM

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Oh okay

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:54 AM

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if you want to look at other generations of cards it really depends on the price

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and who's selling

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usually i'd say go used for those

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 3:55 AM

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Ahhh I see

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I’ll just wait

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And how good is the 3060 to

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Ti*

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:56 AM

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about equal or better than the 1080ti in most games

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generally, the more recent the title, the better it does comparatively

bold parrot Jan 11, 2021, 3:56 AM

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I see

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How well do you think it would run like Fortnite or like games like those

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:09 AM

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esports titles? at high refresh rates even at 1440p or 4k depending on settings

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i'd recommend looking up reviews for each card you're interested in, it'll give you more information on average fps and 1% lows than i can give you

civic apex Jan 11, 2021, 5:30 AM

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y’all i just got in an argument with someone in the yt comment section because they were saying 1080p is a dead resolution. is it dead?

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 5:31 AM

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no

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but your first mistake was the youtube comment section

civic apex Jan 11, 2021, 5:33 AM

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yeah i figured

static pecan Jan 11, 2021, 5:50 AM

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1080p remains the most popular gaming resolution according to the Steam survey so that alone makes the argument that 1080p is "dead" completely stupid

civic apex Jan 11, 2021, 5:51 AM

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ik, someone in the thread already said that and they just kept insisting it was dated and dead

gilded frost Jan 11, 2021, 5:53 AM

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I’d say 1440p might start to get more popular for competitive gaming, 3090 can handle say 240 FPS 1440p low settings on fortnite , or 1440p ultra in CSGo

static pecan Jan 11, 2021, 5:56 AM

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That's not the argument though, whether or not you're right. The argument is that 1080p is dead, which is objectively false

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 6:00 AM

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cs pros are....kind of set in their ways

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1024 black bars is hardly a "good" res

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objectively, a higher res lets you see things more clearly

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but preference plays a large role in what people use, and you gotta be comfortable to frag

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 7:27 AM

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plain patrol Tariffs are just on USA tho

Imagine if EU manages to get cheaper GPUs than the USA for once 😳 Or if the producers just gonna turn up the price for all countries ;-;

brittle parrot Jan 11, 2021, 9:24 AM

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crimson scroll 4000d and 220t airflow versions are good

yes,

brittle parrot Jan 11, 2021, 9:24 AM

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plain patrol I'm never getting a 3080 am i

Nah you will, it may just take a while haha,

brittle parrot Jan 11, 2021, 9:25 AM

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bold parrot What’s better the nvidia 3070 or the pny rtx 3070

I don't care what you all say, the Nvidia Founder's Cards And PNY Cards are bad, get EVGA, it's a good brand and they keep rlly good cards at low prices compared to the other brands,

thick ledge Jan 11, 2021, 9:58 AM

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why
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havnt i gotten a steelseries xai
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i want 1 now

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 11:17 AM

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My PC won't post, everything lights up, e.g. fans (they spin too), ram, gpu and the AIO screen turns on then off (I think because there's no software installed) but my PC wont post at all

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 11:21 AM

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Does it have any leds or displays that show error codes?

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On the mobo

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 12:47 PM

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uh

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I'll have a look next time I try it

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but

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I don't think so

gilded frost Jan 11, 2021, 1:11 PM

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@prime thicket

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:11 PM

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Hi

gilded frost Jan 11, 2021, 1:12 PM

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So... Did you look?

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:12 PM

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I'll have a look now hold on

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Nope.

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Nothing

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@gilded frost

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Another issue is that I can't turn the pc off with the power button

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It turns on but not back off again

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also is it ok that my pc is plugged into an extension cable

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:21 PM

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prime thicket - also is it ok that my pc is plugged into an extension cable

Shouldn't be an issue, but try just plugging it into the wall

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:21 PM

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That'd the issue

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I don't have enough sockets to

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:21 PM

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ah

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I know the pain

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:21 PM

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My main issue is no post though

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:22 PM

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Damn

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Is your PSU turned on?

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:22 PM

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Shits lit up like a Christmas tree

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But no post

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Tried hdmi from gpu and motherboard

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:22 PM

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Is the 24 pin connector to the mobo properly connected?

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:22 PM

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I'd assume so considering ram is lit up

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Same with you

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Gpu

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:23 PM

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Damn, we should call in the pros

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:23 PM

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Who's the pros

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:23 PM

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@crimson scroll

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:23 PM

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I need them

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:23 PM

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@craggy sparrow

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Two people I know in this discord, that at least knows a bit about computer

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:24 PM

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prime thicket Gpu

Wait so does the GPU light up / turn on?

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:24 PM

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GPU has RGB on

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But as I said I've tried HDMI out from motherboard and from the GPU too

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And nothing from both

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:24 PM

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prime thicket But as I said I've tried HDMI out from motherboard and from the GPU too

What specs does your PC have?

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:26 PM

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Ryzen 7 5800X, RTX 3080, 32gb Dominator ram, Gigabyte Aorus X570

pastel nymph Jan 11, 2021, 1:26 PM

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nice

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:27 PM

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prime thicket Ryzen 7 5800X, RTX 3080, 32gb Dominator ram, Gigabyte Aorus X570

Do you know if your bios is up to date?

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:27 PM

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No clue

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There's no post

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:30 PM

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Well if it has bios flashback (Or whatever the manufacturer calls it) you should probably try to use it

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 1:33 PM

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Uh

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How do I do that

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 1:36 PM

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idle bridge <@!713369568315310102>

I don’t know much, but it’s more than a lot of people

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Because people act like they know what they’re talking about when they really have no idea

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:40 PM

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craggy sparrow Because people act like they know what they’re talking about when they really ha...

Yep, actually pretty annoying to see :/

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 1:41 PM

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Yeah

wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 1:45 PM

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i'm new in this server, but i'd like to know if anyone knows a good gpu but in the price range of 100 to 500?

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 1:57 PM

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wary marlin i'm new in this server, but i'd like to know if anyone knows a good gpu but in t...

Thats a pretty broad pricerange

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But I would say you should either go for an RTX 3060 ti or RTX 3070 if you want to go Nvidia.

wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 2:00 PM

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how much is the rtx 3060 ti?

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 2:00 PM

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Depends

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 2:00 PM

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About 400 dollars iirc

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If you can get one for MSRP

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Which is very hard rn

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3070 is 500 dollars msrp, again, pretty hard to get

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 2:01 PM

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450

wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 2:01 PM

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yea I just checked

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 2:01 PM

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Wait no I dunno the currency conversion

wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 2:02 PM

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well i'm in canada

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 2:02 PM

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craggy sparrow 450

Depends on where you live, and what partner card you are buying

wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 2:02 PM

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so if we are talking us its shoul be about 600

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 2:02 PM

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Yeah

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Founders edition is £450

wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 2:03 PM

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i was thinking about the gtx 1660 super but i wanted to see if there was better in the same price range

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 2:22 PM

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500 Cad is just below 400 usd

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So a 3060ti is out of the question

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Maybe a 2060s or a 5700xt is doable if you go used

wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 2:26 PM

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yea i heard the rtx 2060 is pretty good

idle bridge Jan 11, 2021, 2:33 PM

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Ohh, I thought he meant USD

dense turret Jan 11, 2021, 2:40 PM

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just thought, who would pay 2.5k for a gtx 1070?! scalpers are ridiculous

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wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 2:52 PM

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what

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:08 PM

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Bitcoin and eth mining is kind of spiking again right now

wary marlin Jan 11, 2021, 3:08 PM

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really?

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:08 PM

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At least 3000cl16 2x8 isn't $140

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Yeah, bitcoin is in a bubble right now

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I would expect it to burst soon

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:32 PM

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When I plug my PSU in and turn it on something flashes - I also tried to turn it off and it felt like the switch had a spring and wouldn't flick off, is it faulty?

plain patrol Jan 11, 2021, 3:37 PM

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@dense turret clearly ppl buy it or the prices woulda dropped

dense turret Jan 11, 2021, 3:38 PM

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idk, its. Crazy that a card like this is almost double the price of a 3090, not even the ti version

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:39 PM

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something flashes?

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as in something in the psu flashes, or something on the motherboard?

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:42 PM

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No clue

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There's a flash

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Bottom left side of my mobo

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I think it could be the PSU

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Cause I was looking at the mobo and didn't see what flashed

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Gonna take a slow Mo video

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:44 PM

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is there a noise associated with the flash

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:44 PM

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No

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Hold on I'm gonna find out where it is

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:45 PM

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that's good

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:48 PM

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Ok it might be the RGB on the motherboard

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Which I didn't realise it had

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Yeah I think it is

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I'm still no further with the no post

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Idk why the RGB turns on then off again

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:49 PM

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don't do hdmi out from your motherboard again

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5800x has no integrated graphics

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:50 PM

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Ok well the GPU won't post anyway

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Either way

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:50 PM

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do gpu fans turn on when you power on the system?

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:50 PM

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I'll look

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:50 PM

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make sure all your connections are secure

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:51 PM

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I habeb

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Have*

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Yep they're on @crimson scroll

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:55 PM

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okay

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unplug all but one stick of ram

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see if the system posts

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also it could still be a bios issue but you can q flashback with yours

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:57 PM

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Alright will do

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 3:58 PM

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also what psu do you have

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 3:59 PM

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Still nothing

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crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:00 PM

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take out all the ram and power on again, see if any beeps or leds come on

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:00 PM

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Just so you known

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For some reason

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My the power button on the case doesn't turn it off

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Idk why

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No beeps or leds on motherboard

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Motherboard RGB off but GPU RGB on

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Still no post

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:02 PM

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okay

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do q flash

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:02 PM

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How?

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:02 PM

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make sure you check which revision of the board you have

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there should be a q flash button for you to hit

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your manual will tell you how exactly

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and which revision of the board you have

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:02 PM

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Lemme see

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:03 PM

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you need a fat32 usb

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what i would do is remove all your components and just plug in the 24pin and 4pin cpu power

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:03 PM

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Ok I found the qflash button

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:03 PM

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and then flash

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:04 PM

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Is that a must do?

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:04 PM

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it's safer

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:04 PM

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If so I'll do tomorrow cause I'm not unplugging all that shit

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:04 PM

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it's possible you have a dead motherboard, or just a bios that needs updating

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:05 PM

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I think dead motherboard is more likely considering the RGB doesn't stay on

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However the ram RGB was on

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So idk

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It's my first pc and all this is going wrong

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:06 PM

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it happens ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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there's a lot of other stuff that could have happened including user error

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:06 PM

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I'm tempted to give the pc to someone that knows what they're doing

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:07 PM

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you might have shorted something because you forgot standoffs

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:07 PM

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Although lockdown makes that harder

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Standoffs were preinstalled

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:07 PM

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did you assemble the system outside of the case?

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just on the motherboard box

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:07 PM

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Yes and no

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CPU, RAM, NVME SSD and Pump we're all installed outside of case on the box

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Were*

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:08 PM

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did you try turning it on outside of the case

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:08 PM

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Nope

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No one told me to do that

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 4:10 PM

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generally you want to test components before they go into the system so that if something's wrong you don't have to take it all apart

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 4:10 PM

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Well it’s a good idea to do that before putting the parts in the case just so you can make sure they all work

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Yeah

prime thicket Jan 11, 2021, 4:11 PM

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Well if Boris doesn't put us into further restrictions I'm gonna just give it to my friend to look at cause I'm fed up and have no clue what I'm doing

noble oak Jan 11, 2021, 6:07 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Wireless-Mechanical-Keyboard-Switches/dp/B0811CCQ44 should I get this keyboard? In my contry is in sale rn at 56 euro

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 6:08 PM

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seems alright for the price

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if it has the features you need/want, go for it

noble oak Jan 11, 2021, 6:08 PM

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Ok thx

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Also it was optemu red

noble oak Jan 11, 2021, 7:46 PM

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cpu air-cooler suggestions?

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 7:46 PM

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depends on what you're cooling, what your budget is, and what size constraints you have

noble oak Jan 11, 2021, 7:48 PM

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going to use it on a R7 3700x since the cooler it comes with right now is pretty dam loud, around $100, size contraints MSI B550 A Pro with Ballistix RAM

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 7:48 PM

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case constraints

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 7:48 PM

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A 5600x is way better than a 3700x if you can get your hands on it

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 7:48 PM

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depends on your use case

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in gaming, sure

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in production tasks, not necessarily

craggy sparrow Jan 11, 2021, 7:49 PM

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Yeah

noble oak Jan 11, 2021, 7:49 PM

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P400a digital, with 2 Stella ARGB Fans at the top of the case.

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1 Stella ARGB at the back of the case acting as exhaust

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other than that there's nothing standing in it's way

crimson scroll Jan 11, 2021, 7:49 PM

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if you want to go overkill, the nh-d15, deepcool assassin 3, or dark rock pro 4 are all at the high end of 80-100 and will be quiet and cool

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scythe fuma 2 will perform about the same as those while being the quietest and cheaper, at around 60

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arctic esports 34 duo is also fine but usually the price is jacked up

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se-234 argb, thermalright macho le grand, cryorig r1 universal also good

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just depends on what you can find and at what price

devout wolf Jan 11, 2021, 9:14 PM

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at the cheapest, there are se-224-xt and deepcool gammaxx 400 v2

hearty ravine Jan 12, 2021, 1:58 AM

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saucy can i get your opinion on a monitor uwu

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 1:59 AM

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absolutely NOT

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jk yes

hearty ravine Jan 12, 2021, 1:59 AM

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rude

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https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27gn950-b-gaming-monitor#

LG USA

LG 27'' UltraGear 4K UHD Nano IPS 1ms 144Hz G-Sync Compatible Gamin...

Shop LG 27GN950-B on the official LG.com website for the most up to date information. Buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up.

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 1:59 AM

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fabulous

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very good monitor

hearty ravine Jan 12, 2021, 2:00 AM

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do you think its worth the cost?

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 2:00 AM

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at $800....not when the gn850 exists, personally

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1440p to 4k is not as large of a jump as 1080p to 1440p imo

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in terms of how much finer details you can see

hearty ravine Jan 12, 2021, 2:01 AM

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ah so the largest difference is the one i sent is 4k & the gn850 is 1440p?

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 2:01 AM

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pretty much

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if you want a top tier 4k gaming monitor at high refresh rate, the 950 is good

hearty ravine Jan 12, 2021, 2:01 AM

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mmm ill just go with the gn850 then lmfao

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i dont care too much about the 4k display

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 2:02 AM

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alternatives to the gn850 include the 2721dgf which uses the same panel

static pecan Jan 12, 2021, 2:02 AM

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I just started using 1440p 144hz with my new rig and it's amazing

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 2:03 AM

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the legion y27q-20 is also comparable

hearty ravine Jan 12, 2021, 2:03 AM

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ive always had low tier monitors so when i build my pc im just going to invest in a really nice monitor so i can actually feel like me spending a gross amount of money on my pc is worth it lolol

static pecan Jan 12, 2021, 2:04 AM

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Same here. I got the G27 and it's great

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 2:04 AM

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gigabyte g27q or g27qc is also pretty good and runs a bit cheaper than the others

static pecan Jan 12, 2021, 2:05 AM

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https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012015?Item=N82E16824012015

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The QC is curved VA at 165hz

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 2:05 AM

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i don't know what cables each of those monitors come with but you'll want dp 1.4 or hdmi 2.0 at the least to support 1440p 144hz

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my 2719dgf only came with a hdmi 1.4 cable despite having a 2.0 port which was stupid

static pecan Jan 12, 2021, 2:06 AM

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G27Q comes with DP and HDMI

astral belfry Jan 12, 2021, 3:14 AM

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holy-

devout wolf Jan 12, 2021, 6:04 AM

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static pecan Same here. I got the G27 and it's great

Thought you were talking about the wheel for a sec

static pecan Jan 12, 2021, 6:04 AM

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Lmao

mystic crescent Jan 12, 2021, 6:25 AM

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anyone recommend best 144hz monitor for cheap?

devout wolf Jan 12, 2021, 10:07 AM

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uhm

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what resolution?

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 12:52 PM

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devout wolf what resolution?

Yeah.. I'm also looking for a high quality cheap monitor and I honestly don't know dimensions and stuff.

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You could say I'm new to this

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But if there is a certain resolution

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it can be any resolution

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and 26 inches

devout wolf Jan 12, 2021, 12:55 PM

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resolution is the quality

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not size

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1080p 1440p etc

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drop either your budget or the resolution

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 12:55 PM

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Well I know it can be any res

devout wolf Jan 12, 2021, 12:55 PM

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they're kinda major necessary factors to come to a desision yknow

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 12:55 PM

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yeah

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I'm looking at this one

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https://www.amazon.com/Sceptre-Monitor-Speakers-Edge-Less-C275W-1920RN/dp/B07MTRQ6B3/ref=psdc_1292115011_t1_B07KXSR99Y?th=1

devout wolf Jan 12, 2021, 12:56 PM

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that's, less than ideal

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 12:56 PM

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And they say it's edgeless, which it is not after reading the reviews it is not

devout wolf Jan 12, 2021, 12:57 PM

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$170 for a 1080p75 display, with pretty bad pixel density since it's 27"

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and on top of that it's probably TN too

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 12:57 PM

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Do you recommend any?

devout wolf Jan 12, 2021, 12:57 PM

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msi optix g241

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https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pXMTwP

MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 12:57 PM

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thank you!

gilded frost Jan 12, 2021, 1:10 PM

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Could get a Westinghouse

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Bit cheaper, 27’

sharp gazelle Jan 12, 2021, 1:19 PM

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Any recommendations on the best wireless keyboard, mouse, and headset to get that is reasonably priced?

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 1:31 PM

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sharp gazelle Any recommendations on the best wireless keyboard, mouse, and headset to get tha...

what's your budget?

sharp gazelle Jan 12, 2021, 1:46 PM

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swift galleon what's your budget?

Hit me with whatever ya got, it’s like a moderate amount, not to high but not to low

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 1:46 PM

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hmm

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 1:47 PM

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sharp gazelle Hit me with whatever ya got, it’s like a moderate amount, not to high but not to...

Apex 5 Full Size or Apex 7 TKL Red Switch

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For the keyboard

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Rival 650 Wireless mouse

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And Arctis 3 or Arctis 1 Headset

sharp gazelle Jan 12, 2021, 1:53 PM

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swift galleon And Arctis 3 or Arctis 1 Headset

Thank you I appreciate that

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 1:54 PM

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no problem

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 5:52 PM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/hcLrxr/magnificent-amd-gamingstreaming-build

Magnificent AMD Gaming/Streaming Build

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would you recommend this or not?

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Also I have a budget of like 700 - 800

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 5:55 PM

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the gpu and cpu both have no price

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you'd be paying at least 600+ on top of whatever price is listed there

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since it uses parametric filters and auto updating prices

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so no, on your budget i would not recommend that system

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also they're misspending the budget

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 5:56 PM

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Oh, okay thank you

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 5:56 PM

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$120 on a liquid cooler is kind of ridiculous for a 5600x if you'r enot going for looks, and is a good way to waste money in terms of price/performance

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 5:57 PM

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oh

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 5:57 PM

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meshify c requires extra fans to really reach it's cooling potential

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 5:57 PM

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I HAVE A KAHOOT HOLD ON

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sorry

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 5:57 PM

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go to class then and come back when you don't lol

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 5:57 PM

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lol

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 5:58 PM

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seriously

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it's easy to wave off online class but it's more imperative now than ever that you pay attention

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 6:06 PM

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crimson scroll seriously

alr, I'm here

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My friend recommended me oe

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one

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and he uses it

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https://www.letsbld.com/starter-series

NZXT Starter PC Series

NZXT pre-built entry-level gaming PC series

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this is the one he recommended

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 6:07 PM

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i already dislike it

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nzxt cases often have poor airflow

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 6:07 PM

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oh

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 6:07 PM

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prebuilts in general aren't a great way to save money

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with the recent gpu shortages if you know what you're doing you can spec out the right system and get a good one while selling everything else, but i wouldn't

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also prebuilts frequently have quality control issues

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loose connectors, glued connectors, incorrectly configured boot settings

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 6:08 PM

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oh that sucks

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what do you recommend?

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 6:08 PM

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building your own

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what are you doing with the pc and when are you buying the parts?

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 6:09 PM

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Honestly I'm not going to buy anytime soon, I'm just preparing for when I do.

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I have a laptop that was a birthday present and my whole setup is mostly gifts

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 6:10 PM

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come back when you do then

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 6:10 PM

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ok

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 6:10 PM

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prices fluctuate a lot

swift galleon Jan 12, 2021, 6:10 PM

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makes sense

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 6:10 PM

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a list that i make now, which will be heavily influenced by gpu shortages, probably won't be relevant in a year

arctic delta Jan 12, 2021, 6:33 PM

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Can I talk about other tech stuff here or just strictly building a PC?

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 6:42 PM

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depends on what tech stuff it is then

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chat topic isn't super strict as far as i'm aware, as long as it's tangentially related to pc stuff it's fine

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 6:57 PM

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I don't really agree with you on prebuilts @crimson scroll :)

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Sure there's def some that has problems

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But for some people prebuilts makes a lot more sense than building yourself

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 6:58 PM

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there's a place for some of them, like people with more money than time

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but for most kids it's more worth to build it yourself

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you'll learn something and save money

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 6:58 PM

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They're not always more expensive

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Plus if you build it yourself, you'll be the one with the problems if something doesn't work

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You'll have to figure out what doesn't work and return it

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I've done a couple random comparisons and the price difference between diy and prebuilt is often negligible

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:00 PM

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Usually you're getting better ram, better motherboard, and a better psu though

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And frequently a better ssd

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:01 PM

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That def depends on who you're buying from

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Like the Omen Obelisk desktop has RAM that's a little bit slower but everything else is pretty close to standard off the shelf stuff

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Depending on experience you can also easily buy slow RAM a bad motherboard etc

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Or a NVME SSD with no dram

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:05 PM

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the omen obelisk that's $1800 and has a 9700k and 2070 super?

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not seeing any other models

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:05 PM

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I'm not american so I'm not aware of how they're specced there

craggy sparrow Jan 12, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Are you from the Netherlands?

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:06 PM

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yeah i'm mostly talking about american prebuilts

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:06 PM

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I'm from Denmark

craggy sparrow Jan 12, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Yeah

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Location doesn't change the advantage of stuff like warranty on a prebuilt vs diy

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:06 PM

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that's true

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but it does change pricing

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Also just wanna point out that I don't use a prebuilt :D

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I'm not trying to justify a purchase or anything

craggy sparrow Jan 12, 2021, 7:07 PM

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I think prices change because of currency exchanges

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:07 PM

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The Obelisk is at it's end of life currently I think

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I've mostly used Obelisk with an i9-9900k and 2080ti

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:09 PM

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i'm not saying never get a prebuilt

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:09 PM

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I'm not saying you're saying that :P

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:09 PM

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just that for most people here, i think it makes more sense to build your own

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:11 PM

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If you're into spending the time on picking the parts, waiting for the individual parts, possibly troubleshooting individual parts and don't consider the time spent building it to have value, then sure. Or if you really want to have 100% control over every component of course

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Actually, @crimson scroll can you make a pc build that has these specs and is cheaper than $1,299.99? It's an Omen 25L desktop PC:
i7-10700
RTX 2060 Super 8GB
16GB DDR4-2600 HyperX (2x8GB upgradable to 64GB in 4 slots)
512 GB NVMe M.2 SSD
1 TB 7200 HDD
Wi-Fi and bluetooth
500W PSU 80+ Bronze
Windows 10 Home license

Because I just tried on PC part picker and I couldn't 🤷‍♂️

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It couldn't show me a compatible mobo but even without it's still more money at $1369.56

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:26 PM

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Not with the scalped gpus right now

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Usually I also don't do windows since you can download and use it for free with just a watermark and some customizations disabled

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But if you need a license then prebuilts can be viable too

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:27 PM

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I would personally never use a PC without a license

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The watermark would drive me nuts

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So in conclusion then; prebuilts are cheaper than diy due to inflated GPU prices for the foreseeable future

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:31 PM

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I did say that

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:32 PM

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crimson scroll prebuilts in general aren't a great way to save money

You did say the opposite earlier :P

crimson scroll Jan 12, 2021, 7:32 PM

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In general

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And then after I mentioned the current gpu shortage

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 7:32 PM

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I'm just pulling ya leg :)

idle bridge Jan 12, 2021, 8:18 PM

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pulsar fossil The watermark would drive me nuts

They CAN be cheaper, because they can mass order parts and get them for a bit cheaper, tho often there is a build fee / prices are marked up.

pulsar fossil Jan 12, 2021, 8:19 PM

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For sure. You can't say either way is cheaper/more expensive 100% of the time

idle bridge Jan 12, 2021, 8:19 PM

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yep

static pecan Jan 12, 2021, 9:15 PM

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Yeah I tried using Windows with the watermark for awhile on my new system but couldn't deal with it after a couple days lol

idle herald Jan 12, 2021, 10:38 PM

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hey yall quick question
im running occt with no overclocks (on cpu or gpu) and its already showing hella errors and a few whea errors
anyone know y

devout wolf Jan 12, 2021, 10:41 PM

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noctua naming scheme if anyone cares https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17xgEBRzDaLnBuOlww1yuUbafKmryeiiM2zdVjJxEarM/edit#gid=0

Google Docs

Noctua Naming Scheme

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Noctua Naming Scheme
1st Digit,By @Rafee#4484
N,Noctua,(Updated on 12 January 2021
2nd Digit,at 5:27PM GMT+3:00
A,Accessories,3rd Digit
FC,Fan Controller
FM,Fan Mount
HC,Heatsink Cover
P,Hoodies
SAV,Silicone Anti-Vibration Mounts
SAVP,Silicone Anti-Vibration Pads
SCW,Set of Cleaning Wipes...

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 12:28 AM

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all a stress test will tell you is that you have an error, not where the error is

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so hard for us to say

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if you ran a specific test like the memory test, then we'd know it's the memory

idle bridge Jan 13, 2021, 10:23 AM

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Yo, quick question, what speed and CAS Latency would you guys recommend?

brittle parrot Jan 13, 2021, 10:30 AM

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idle bridge Yo, quick question, what speed and CAS Latency would you guys recommend?

What are your other ideas?

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Specs wise,

idle bridge Jan 13, 2021, 10:30 AM

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something in the 3200 - 3600 range

brittle parrot Jan 13, 2021, 10:30 AM

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Okkkkk

idle bridge Jan 13, 2021, 10:31 AM

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Just looking for what CL you would recommend

brittle parrot Jan 13, 2021, 10:31 AM

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CL16, and probably 3200, if you plan on doing alot of ram heavy things get 3600

brittle parrot Jan 13, 2021, 10:31 AM

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idle bridge Just looking for what CL you would recommend

idle bridge Jan 13, 2021, 10:31 AM

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Ok ok

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Yeah I was thinking about 16 too, but was unsure

brittle parrot Jan 13, 2021, 10:32 AM

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I know like 14 and 12 is tempting but in reality 16 is all you need, you pay considerably more for 2ms faster ram

idle bridge Jan 13, 2021, 10:33 AM

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ik

vivid glacier Jan 13, 2021, 10:33 AM

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lol

idle bridge Jan 13, 2021, 10:33 AM

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Cause I noticed that CL 14 is like, almost twice as expensive as CL 16 or CL 18

vivid glacier Jan 13, 2021, 10:35 AM

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gte them all i say haha

lean quarry Jan 13, 2021, 1:06 PM

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my microsoft store has disappeared i have looked at so many things online but all things dont work

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i need it for apple music and mail

devout wolf Jan 13, 2021, 3:40 PM

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idle bridge Yo, quick question, what speed and CAS Latency would you guys recommend?

for which cpu

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but either way what optix said

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3000cl15 or 3200cl16 is fine

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 4:13 PM

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depends on your budget and cpu

noble oak Jan 13, 2021, 5:10 PM

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sup guys

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i was wondering what gaming pc i should get

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i want a low budget but not super low

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i’ve never had a gaming pc before so what do y’all recommend?

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:12 PM

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depends on what "low" budget means

brittle parrot Jan 13, 2021, 5:12 PM

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idle bridge Cause I noticed that CL 14 is like, almost twice as expensive as CL 16 or CL 18

yea I agree

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:13 PM

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noble oak i’ve never had a gaming pc before so what do y’all recommend?

Building one

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I can find parts if you guve me a budget

noble oak Jan 13, 2021, 5:13 PM

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like maybe from 400 to 700 @crimson scroll

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and @digital light

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:13 PM

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Hmmm

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Well

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You wont be able to get anything that good for that price but i will see what i can do

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It wont be under 600 tho

noble oak Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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aight thx

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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that's not true

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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Any under 500 is trash

devout wolf Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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no?

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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Well

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Not trash

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But not that good

devout wolf Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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$500 could get you 9100f+1650(s) or rx 570

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pretty dang good for budget 1080p

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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Under 500 is probably bad

devout wolf Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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used market

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:14 PM

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True

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But i would reccomend new

noble oak Jan 13, 2021, 5:15 PM

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same

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:15 PM

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And definitely building it

noble oak Jan 13, 2021, 5:15 PM

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ye that’s imma do

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:15 PM

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Good

noble oak Jan 13, 2021, 5:15 PM

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i just want parts

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:15 PM

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for somebody who doesn't know what they're doing yet, i would not necessarily recommend used, that's true

noble oak Jan 13, 2021, 5:15 PM

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that’s it

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but my brother already has one

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a new gaming pc

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:16 PM

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but saying under 600 or under 500 is bad isn't really true

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:16 PM

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Ehh

devout wolf Jan 13, 2021, 5:16 PM

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getting just the gpu used can save you a lot of money too

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:16 PM

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Yea gpu i would say used

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But other stuff should be new

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:17 PM

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i mean, if you're getting the gpu used, you could get the case used too

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:17 PM

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Under 500 i would say just keep saving bcus your gonna probably wanna upgrade soon from that

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:17 PM

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the most static thing in your build

digital light Jan 13, 2021, 5:17 PM

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Ye

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:22 PM

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hQxssX anyways you'd be looking at something like this. gpu prices are garbage right now; to get to 700, drop to a 10100

System Builder

devout wolf Jan 13, 2021, 5:23 PM

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hhh why is the neo air gone again

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oh still same price as p300a mesh

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:25 PM

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you can also save some money here and there by changing the ram since you won't hit the listed XMP speeds anyways, and the ssd to a sata drive, but the savings won't be significant enough to upgrade any other part

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but it is savings so

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most of the cheap 500gb ssds don't have dram, i think the first one i'd pick when ordered by price would be the wd blue, which would get you down 8 dollars. cheapest 2x8 ram right now is 3000cl16-18-18-36, which is again still faster than you'd be able to use on that motherboard, so you'd save 5 dollars there. I don't know very much about intel motherboards so i'm sure you could save money there but get a second opinion

swift galleon Jan 13, 2021, 5:48 PM

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Can anyone recommend me a PC for starters?

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I have a budget of like 700 to 800

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but 900 would still be okay if you can't find 7 - 800

next kayak Jan 13, 2021, 5:50 PM

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just get the nzxt prebulid for starters

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there is three

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each better

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699 799 and 999

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i think

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:50 PM

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700-800? see my build above

next kayak Jan 13, 2021, 5:50 PM

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pr that

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or*

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:51 PM

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swift galleon Jan 13, 2021, 5:52 PM

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oo 750

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thanks!

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:53 PM

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their $700 pc is slightly worse than mine specs wise

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but has wifi and bt

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also the sn550 is more than i expected so good for them

swift galleon Jan 13, 2021, 5:53 PM

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👌

swift galleon Jan 13, 2021, 5:56 PM

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crimson scroll their $700 pc is slightly worse than mine specs wise

hmm.. my friend just said it has a bad graphics card and intel core?

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I'm not worried about graphics though

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:58 PM

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why not

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and yeah, the graphics card isn't...great

swift galleon Jan 13, 2021, 5:58 PM

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But I can swap it out

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:58 PM

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but it's about what you'll get at the price

swift galleon Jan 13, 2021, 5:59 PM

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for a different one

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 5:59 PM

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if you're gonna swap it out, then just get a different pc

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assuming you can find another card

next kayak Jan 13, 2021, 6:03 PM

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crimson scroll

YESSS I want the starter

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peffect for meh

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 6:03 PM

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i mean

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the one i posted has better specs

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but sure

next kayak Jan 13, 2021, 6:03 PM

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i can't bulid

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to clumsy

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might break smth

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 6:04 PM

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nonsense

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it's like legos

next kayak Jan 13, 2021, 6:04 PM

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scared

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 6:04 PM

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you can do it

next kayak Jan 13, 2021, 6:04 PM

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thank you

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i am saving up

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about a year and a ha;f before i can get a job

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and hopefully covid can go away

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 6:04 PM

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come back when you're actually gonna buy and i can give you an updated parts list

next kayak Jan 13, 2021, 6:04 PM

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okok

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thanks

swift galleon Jan 13, 2021, 6:10 PM

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crimson scroll their $700 pc is slightly worse than mine specs wise

well what if I get the nzxt one and swap the case? you said they have bad airflower

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my friend has it, he said it runs like 200 fps

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 6:11 PM

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yeah...so you'd spend extra money on top of buying the prebuilt to buy a case?

swift galleon Jan 13, 2021, 6:11 PM

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true

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I would just go with yours

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And swap the video card

lean quarry Jan 13, 2021, 6:22 PM

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anybody knows how to reinstall microsoft store i have checked so many things but nothing works

crimson scroll Jan 13, 2021, 7:03 PM

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first thing i googled is the microsoft forums

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did you try that

calm forge Jan 13, 2021, 7:14 PM

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its possible to delete microsoft store?

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never knew that

lean quarry Jan 13, 2021, 7:43 PM

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Ye i checked the microsoft formums and i did try al the things they said but it dindt work

arctic delta Jan 14, 2021, 2:45 AM

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Does anyone know the best gaming laptop specs wise for 1.2k?

digital light Jan 14, 2021, 3:15 AM

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arctic delta Does anyone know the best gaming laptop specs wise for 1.2k?

Dont get a laptop they dont last

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From what ive heard at least

next kayak Jan 14, 2021, 3:19 AM

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alienware laptop might be th best

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bu pricey

gilded frost Jan 14, 2021, 3:19 AM

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https://www.adorama.com/giaorus15pwb.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA0fr_BRDaARIsAABw4Eu_RMbnj2JuNbXXJARltqqJsHvJm_BWsxN96xCOUzNGGMdFu79PKlYaAnfLEALw_wcB&utm_source=adl-gbase

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 3:19 AM

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not bad

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there are a lot of sales right now on 2000 series laptops since 3000 is coming out soon

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any reason you want a laptop specifically?

gilded frost Jan 14, 2021, 3:20 AM

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@arctic delta

idle herald Jan 14, 2021, 5:22 AM

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quick question for yall

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ive ran memtest86 on all 4 of my ram sticks in at the same time 4 passes no errors, should i still test 1 stick at a time now or am i fine?

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 5:25 AM

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if the PC is all fine included everything, you shouldn't even need memtest at all

idle herald Jan 14, 2021, 5:26 AM

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just ran it bc i got my ram as 2 packs of 2x8 instead of 1 pack of 4x8, which couldve meant different batches and more errors but hopefully thats definetly not the case lol

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 5:31 AM

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you shouldn't have any issues with new RAM

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quad should only put more load on the IMC, which shouldn

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i mean should not be an issue either

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 5:39 AM

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tm5 > memtest86

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much faster and better at finding errors

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however, if it passed, you're fine

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 5:41 AM

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i don't even run any at all, if the PC works good you should be good

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modern IMCs can handle 4 sticks just fine

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dual channel configs used as quadruple, i mean

idle herald Jan 14, 2021, 5:42 AM

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crimson scroll tm5 > memtest86

how long does tm5 take?

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 5:42 AM

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on the extreme setting, around 2 hours for 3 cycles

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goes faster as you tighten timings

idle herald Jan 14, 2021, 5:43 AM

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alright thanks yall

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 5:43 AM

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and really at stock it should be fine

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just when you're memory overclocking, that's when you test

idle herald Jan 14, 2021, 5:43 AM

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yea I don't plan to oc my ram

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 5:43 AM

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i just run XMP but yeah if you want to mess around with timings, memtests make more sense

idle herald Jan 14, 2021, 5:43 AM

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xmp I run if that counts but nothing else

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 5:43 AM

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yeah you're probably good to go either way

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 5:45 AM

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xmp is overclocking but it's factory overclocking so not really

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 6:27 AM

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yeah well on JEDEC DDR4 starts off around 2133 so you get 2133 on most RAM

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you buy better or worse RAM like 3600 for the XMP or manual tweaking

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 6:31 AM

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You can usually overclock it a bit past XMP, but I don't think I'll be doing that, as I fell like it might make it unstable xd

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 6:31 AM

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yeah i got 3800 out of my 3600 trident-z kits

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beyond that not much more stably

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 6:37 AM

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nice

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What about timings?

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 6:42 AM

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it depends on the IC and what xmp profile was set

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on samsung b-die for example you can usually overclock it far past xmp

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same with micron rev.e

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 6:58 AM

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👀

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 7:05 AM

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yeah it was b-die stuff

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i recall getting some 17-18-18-36 325 or whatever

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has been long

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it was in quad channel

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i think it was an X299 DLX asus

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might have been one of the two of my X299-A as well

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i got too much stuff.

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 7:16 AM

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bdie is notably the only ic that can reliably get under 300 trfc

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alongside being able to scale pretty well up to 1.5v

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 7:18 AM

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yeah, i never pushed past 1.45 tho

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i've always heard good stuff about micron e-die as well

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ballistix elite rocking 3433 at CL14 or whatever

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you could get a 2x8 kit of those ballistix elite 3600 for $80 on newegg

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not sure about now, they moved on to the Elite versions which seem to be the same kit with a different heatspreader.

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 7:22 AM

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ballistix max is the high end stuff

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normal ballistix with no suffix you can get in 3200cl16 or 3600cl16

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 7:37 AM

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yeah it was the max

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normal ballistix are no slouch either

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when i first got my X99 to DDR4 i had some 2600 ballistix stuff

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it was decent

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 9:23 AM

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Is the MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio any good? It's like £830 I need to know what I'm buying lmao

devout wolf Jan 14, 2021, 10:55 AM

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not good enough to drop 830 quid on tbh

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the FE has a better PCB

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 10:59 AM

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Buddy, I'm not getting an FE, and a 3080 Founders is like £1000+, and they aren't good cards, even if the PCB is better, its thermals and performance isn't good,

craggy sparrow Jan 14, 2021, 10:59 AM

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Founders edition 3080 isn’t 1000 unless you’re buying from a scalper

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 11:00 AM

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craggy sparrow Founders edition 3080 isn’t 1000 unless you’re buying from a scalper

Which you have to, because they will never be back in stock you know this,

craggy sparrow Jan 14, 2021, 11:00 AM

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You could just wait

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And yeah they will eventually

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 11:00 AM

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No one on the face of this planet is getting an FE for retail

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 11:00 AM

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craggy sparrow And yeah they will eventually

No they bloody won't, that defeats the point of "Founder's"

craggy sparrow Jan 14, 2021, 11:02 AM

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Oh

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Then don’t bother

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Just get one from msi, evga or Asus or something like that then

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 11:09 AM

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craggy sparrow Oh

lol dw

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That's why I asked aha,

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MSI cards are good just needed some to re assure,

craggy sparrow Jan 14, 2021, 11:17 AM

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Yeah they’re good

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 11:18 AM

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yep

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Imo most manufacturers that you feel that you can trust are probably ok to buy from. Asus, EVGA, MSI, PNY etc

devout wolf Jan 14, 2021, 11:31 AM

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brittle parrot Buddy, I'm not getting an FE, and a 3080 Founders is like £1000+, and they aren'...

just giving a comparison lol

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 11:31 AM

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idle bridge Imo most manufacturers that you feel that you can trust are *probably* ok to bu...

Please never say PNY is a trusted brand,

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 11:32 AM

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devout wolf just giving a comparison lol

They're just bad lol,

devout wolf Jan 14, 2021, 11:33 AM

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not that bad thermally

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just worse than all the 3-fan cards

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also trusted brands don't exist

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every brand makes good and bad

brittle parrot Jan 14, 2021, 11:35 AM

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devout wolf every brand makes good and bad

Yes ofc, Trusted doesn't mean all of their products are good,

devout wolf Jan 14, 2021, 11:35 AM

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no like, never care about the brand when you're buying a product

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just going, oh evga - that's a good brand while buying an N1 isn't good

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 1:04 PM

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I mean don't go with some shady company who you don't know

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If you don't think PNY is able to be trusted, or make bad products, then you can just not buy from them 🙂

lunar kayak Jan 14, 2021, 1:07 PM

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pny seems to be mostly good for enterprise material

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HPC or design work

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 1:12 PM

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yep

dense turret Jan 14, 2021, 1:26 PM

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my psu is not made from a big company, but it works fine

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 1:38 PM

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Where's it from?

dense turret Jan 14, 2021, 1:38 PM

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Powerco Ltd

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 1:39 PM

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What 80+ rating does it have (If any)?

dense turret Jan 14, 2021, 1:41 PM

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standard white one

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 2:05 PM

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Still nice

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 7:24 PM

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Anybody who gets a card for less than the new msrp+100 is getting a steal

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For the next few months

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Newegg itself is driving prices up beyond tariff levels

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Maybe if you get lucky and live near the one best buy that restocks their msrp FE cards

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 7:51 PM

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https://redd.it/kx0wys good news on the ssd and ram front

Samsung considers lowering NAND flash prices as early as 1Q21, sour...

Samsung Electronics may initiate price cuts on its NAND flash chips as early as the end of the first quarter of 2021, which may trigger a price...

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:14 PM

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crimson scroll Anybody who gets a card for less than the new msrp+100 is getting a steal

got a gigabyte gaming oc 3080 for £805

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😉

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 8:14 PM

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no way

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:14 PM

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that includes delivery

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and tax

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:14 PM

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That's in the eu

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US tariffs don't apply to the EU

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:15 PM

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I mean

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technically

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:15 PM

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Well, uk

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:15 PM

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we left the EU

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:15 PM

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Same thing

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:15 PM

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but sure

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wait I did buy it before we left

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:15 PM

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Yeah so I'm talking about after tariff exemptions were removed

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And in the US

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:16 PM

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rip

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:16 PM

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805 is basically msrp+shipping+taxes

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So what should be normal price

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Considering that it's not a FE

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:17 PM

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depends where you look

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its low on ebay

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but only by about £30

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:18 PM

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My pc is a series x lol

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I would recommend a cyber power or cyber storm

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And then with a sceptre monitor

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:19 PM

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I already have a pc I'm just tryna get it to actually work

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:19 PM

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Right now cyberpower has a promotion for 3060ti to 3070 for free

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:19 PM

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What wrong with it

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:19 PM

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Not bad

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:19 PM

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no video out

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and motherboard rgb wont stay on

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:19 PM

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Oh

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:20 PM

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and power switch only turns it on and not off

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:20 PM

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What pc it is

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:20 PM

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custom built

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:20 PM

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That’s even harder

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:20 PM

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yup

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plus its my first one

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and I've gotta do it by myself cause lockdown

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:20 PM

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Ya

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How long have you had it

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:21 PM

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might have to drop it to my friends house to fix then he gives it back

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fully built? probably about 16 days

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:21 PM

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Ya I could help u but customs are harder cause idk how you built it

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:22 PM

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wdym how I built it

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:22 PM

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Like if you put something in wrong it could screw it up

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:22 PM

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yeah

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I think everything is in right

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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Pretty sure we think the most likely cause is a bad motherboard

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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I'm getting rgb on gpu, ram and the screen turns on then off on the AIO (I assume due to a lack of software)

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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But have you done the q flash yet?

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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What mother board is it?

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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I'll look for you hold on

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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X570 aorus

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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^

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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Not sure which one

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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elite

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AM4 socket

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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So do q flash

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:24 PM

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Will do when I have time to take the whole thing apart and put back together again

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could it really be the bios?

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it's not even posting

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:25 PM

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That’s why I said screw it and got a series x and those got a mouse and keyboard and obviously a desk and a monitor

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:25 PM

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It could be

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Not like you have anything to lose by trying

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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true

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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If the motherboard is dead, it's beyond consumer repair

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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will give it ago when I've got time

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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And if it doesn't work still, rma time

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If you have another system to test on you could clear the ram, gpu, and psu

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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No offense but it’s a ryzen

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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... And?

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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crimson scroll If you have another system to test on you could clear the ram, gpu, and psu

I don't - My current PC is an all in one 😬

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:27 PM

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Unfortunate

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:27 PM

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I got multiple friends that have gone through so many ryzens

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:27 PM

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Anecdotal

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Zen 3 has some issues with agesea

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But actual failure rates I haven't seen anything to suggest that ryzen cpus are more likely to fail

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:28 PM

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Hmm

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What's agesea?

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:28 PM

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basically it's code that amd supplies to motherboard vendors

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:28 PM

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ah

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:28 PM

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that forms the backbone of the bios

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:28 PM

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Hopefully I'm fine then cause I have a 5800X

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:29 PM

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AGESA, sorry

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:30 PM

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I mean u also said the switch is a problem my best suggestion is take it over to your friends house let him fix what he can and then if he can’t fix the mother board I would look at getting a new mother board

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:30 PM

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the power switch not working could be a function of the motherboard

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:30 PM

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Cause that switch should be easy for him to fix I bet

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:30 PM

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crimson scroll the power switch not working could be a function of the motherboard

True

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:30 PM

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don't think it's a separate issue

prime thicket Jan 14, 2021, 8:31 PM

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its plugged in the right way on the motherboard so I'm not sure why that's happening

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:31 PM

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considering a power switch literally just jumps a connection

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:48 PM

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@crimson scroll

📎 image0.png

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:48 PM

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yeah that's xl

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:49 PM

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600inches?

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:49 PM

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also the units are...technically right? but should be squared

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:49 PM

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That’s medium

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:49 PM

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medium what

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:49 PM

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I’m American so idk mm

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:50 PM

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the steelseries site uses mm for everything

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:50 PM

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I use a 24x36

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Bruh

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:50 PM

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but you're looking at the 4xl

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just divide by 25.4 to get to inches

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:51 PM

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I’m mental I those figured that out

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What’s the glide in that thing

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:52 PM

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crimson scroll

How good is the glide

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:52 PM

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it's...fine?

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seems like a personal preference thing

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 8:52 PM

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It's great

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I got a qck prism, very nice

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:52 PM

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But like how fast

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:52 PM

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qck is considered medium control vs speed

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:52 PM

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Oh

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 8:53 PM

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Well it has two sides, basically one is plastic default mousepad, and ther other is what Saucy just said

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:53 PM

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hard pads are generally considered for speed

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 8:53 PM

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yep

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:53 PM

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something like a glass or hard plastic

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 8:53 PM

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If I clean the bottom of my mouse a bit (dust), I can literally blow my 650 across the hard side

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:54 PM

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I use a https://merch.streamelements.com/jtavarello/products/xxl-fuego-mousepad-wurmcollection

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With a bunch of steel series stuff

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 8:54 PM

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tbh imo qck prism is great, it got hard sided and fabric, and it has RGB lights so your aim get better

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:55 PM

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I never cared about lights I those cared about the glide

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 8:55 PM

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What type is your current pad?

crimson scroll Jan 14, 2021, 8:56 PM

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it's neoprene

stoic marten Jan 14, 2021, 8:56 PM

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U mean the one I use

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Ya what sauce said

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Do u mean fabric or brand

idle bridge Jan 14, 2021, 8:58 PM

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QCK Prism Cloth is, in my honest opinion, the best mouse pad I've had so far