#pc-build-help-and-tech-talk | GTFO | Page 110

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:20 PM

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I probably should just stick with a Corsair case or something.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:20 PM

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corsair cases for the most part are pretty good

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:20 PM

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I want the Crystal 570X but is it still good?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:21 PM

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by memory

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the 570x is basically just a narrow version of my 680x

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:21 PM

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Then what is the 465x?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:22 PM

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the 465 is definitely the thing version of the 680 lmao

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ive heard decent things about the 570 tho

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in terms of specs, it looks decent

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GPU clearance is above average

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so if you have a long ass card like a strix, no issues there

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got a touch over 70mm for fans and radiators if you want to go extensive liquid cooling

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or slap a 240mm up top, if you want a low profile/aesthetic based build

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going through a few reviews, it seems half decent

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airflow is better than most comparable cases, slightly harder to work in tho, especially when it comes to cable management

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:34 PM

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I just want a good white case that is RGB heavy.

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Or any colored case except for harsh colors like orange or red.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:35 PM

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fuck that

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black or white imo

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keep it neutral, then you can do whatever theme you want

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:35 PM

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The elusive gunmetal Grey PirateSimon

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:35 PM

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I initially wanted the Enermax Saberay, but it seems to be made of mostly plastic.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:36 PM

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looks like something cougar would make

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:37 PM

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Except without airflow phaWesker

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:37 PM

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lmao

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:37 PM

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https://gyazo.com/e94600eb0e0e6681ccd21c911b81678a

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:37 PM

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that all looks like deal breakers to me

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really not a fan of acrylic

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 4:37 PM

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The problem with white stuff is that over time it doesnt look white anymore

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:37 PM

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it scratches up way to easily

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:38 PM

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How is the iCue 220T?

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:39 PM

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A lot of those old computer cases that were typically white ended up yellowing and becoming off white or beige

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I don't know if that's something they've improved on

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But you know

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:39 PM

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the 220T looks like its gunna be clearance issues left right and center

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youd have to be particularly careful about what you put in it

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:40 PM

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Obsidian 500D RGB SE?

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 4:40 PM

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Sun can also affect the white color

abstract kite Jun 3, 2020, 4:40 PM

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220T has good airflow but you’re limited in placement of radiators and the like

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:41 PM

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the obsidian definitely wouldnt have clearance issues

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and you get decent options for radiators and the like

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:41 PM

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Does the iBuyPower Snowblind Element case not exist anymore?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:41 PM

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cant say im overly familiar with ibuypower

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im a kiwi, so we dont get a lot of that sort of stuff

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hell, you can only get like 1 cougar case over here

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:42 PM

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I doubt you would even buy their cases as is, you would have to get it with a system

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:42 PM

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I heard it was a case that had an LCD panel screen.

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:42 PM

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Since they're an SI

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:42 PM

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you can make your own screened panels

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i remember seeing a reddit post on it

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:42 PM

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Unless of course there's an OEM of the same case or something

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:43 PM

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side question, do you have any idea what mobo form factor you wanna do?

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or case form factor?

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:43 PM

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I know I don't want EATX or Mini ITX.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:44 PM

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safe bet

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odds are you wouldnt be looking at EATX anyway

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they are mostly for high end desktop platforms

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like intel I9s or AMD threadrippers

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if you didnt mind dropping to an MATX, you could go for a corsair 280x

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they come in white and look absolutely fantastic

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:46 PM

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EATX is an inconsistent form factor, there doesn't seem to be an acceptable standard for it from what I understand. Sometimes its just a longer ATX board, other times its just bigger in general phaSheva

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:46 PM

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^

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EATX unofficially means bigger than ATX

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because there is no offical

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sorta stupid

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:47 PM

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I can't find the white 280x anywhere.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:47 PM

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even asus cant make a consistent EATX board size

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:47 PM

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Sort of weird to build a case to support since it can vary

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:47 PM

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i mean, it just has to have the standard 9 pin standoffs, after that its just clearance

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:48 PM

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Are there any differences between the 280x RGB and the normal 280x or is it just the included fans?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:48 PM

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not just the included fans

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but almost

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the RGB version also comes with a corsair lighting node pro

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thats literally it

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:48 PM

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But anything else besides lighting?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:49 PM

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nope

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just the fans and the lighting node

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which you can buy seperately

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https://www.originpc.com/gaming/desktops/big-o/

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:50 PM

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I want the B450 Mortar Titanium motherboard, but it seems discontinued.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:50 PM

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whats the manufacturer?

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:50 PM

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MSI.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:51 PM

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it probably has been

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:51 PM

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I need a white or mostly white motherboard to fit the color schemes.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:51 PM

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B550 has just come out

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:52 PM

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Or silver that looks like white.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:52 PM

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and white parts are usually done in small runs

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:52 PM

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PcPartPicker doesn't have B550.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:52 PM

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because its new

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like

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really

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really

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new

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:52 PM

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Let's see what is on Intel's side.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:52 PM

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z390/z490

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:53 PM

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mATX.

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Or can I just plastidip the motherboard?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:54 PM

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https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-Z490-A-GAMING/

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thats a full size ATX

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but its a mostly white high end mobo

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:54 PM

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I see, but now I need a good ATX case that is in stock. XD

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:54 PM

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lmao

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:55 PM

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Well a good ATX case that is both white and full of RGB PirateSimon

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:55 PM

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id wholeheartedly recommend the 680x, except that its an absolute behemoth

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it takes a lot of desk space

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:55 PM

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STRIX Z490-A or the Prime Z490-A?

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Which is better?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:55 PM

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strix

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:55 PM

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What makes Strix better?

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:56 PM

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Prime is their lower end brand

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TUF would be a decent second to Strix

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:56 PM

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prime is mostly aimed at business/entry level

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TUF is budget friendly gaming

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also generally true to their name

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designed to take a beating

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strix is entry level enthusiast

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:57 PM

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Wonderful. 680X, $78 in shipping, amazing.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:57 PM

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then you get all the maximus/crosshair etc which are full blown enthusiast

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RIP you

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i got mine with free shipping

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because it was across town

eternal cairn Jun 3, 2020, 4:57 PM

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Ew, $68 for shipping?

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What site is this?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:57 PM

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also, by across town, i mean like

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15km

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 4:58 PM

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https://gyazo.com/888ab30b7a354f88527ed8dbb9b211c1

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:58 PM

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probably check out local tech shops first

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 4:58 PM

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That must be shipping from over seas

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 4:58 PM

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see if you can pick it up, or get cheaper delivery

eternal cairn Jun 3, 2020, 4:58 PM

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Amazon, you traitor. You're buying it from Amazon or the manufacturer right? Not from one of the Amazon sellers?

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:02 PM

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"Available from these sellers"

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Well, Newegg has the black case in stock.

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What is the difference between the 465x and the 570x?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:06 PM

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570 has less PSU clearance

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so you might have to be careful about what PSU you use

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sorry, 465 has less clearance

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the 570 can also fit 2x140mm fans up top, while the 465 can only fit 1, or 2x120

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:08 PM

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$360 for white PSU, delicious.

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:09 PM

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really, consider paintint if you are that into white color

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:09 PM

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465 can also fit 4 2.5 inch drives, as opposed to the 670 at 2

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:09 PM

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I don't want to void warranty on parts.

eternal cairn Jun 3, 2020, 5:09 PM

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Yeah, don't buy it from Amazon then if it says "available from these sellers".

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It's just people trying to rip you off.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:10 PM

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other consideration, if the case has a full PSU shroud, you wouldnt even be able to see the PSU

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also, with regards to the amazon thing

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:10 PM

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how do you even know you VOID your warranty?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:10 PM

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apparently they ship from italy

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lul

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warranties are tricky things

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generally look at the companies warranty policy either online, or on the warranty book they usually give you when you buy something

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:11 PM

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or... send them an email

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:11 PM

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sending them an email can be a good option

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but sometimes it wont help

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:11 PM

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most manufacturers are totally chill

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:11 PM

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sometimes they wont get back to you, sometimes english is a secondary language and half the shit they say is unclear

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:11 PM

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learn how to email bomb

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:12 PM

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Would a black PSU look bad in a white case or would it be fine?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:12 PM

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depends on other black elements within the case

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if its just the PSU, itll look really out of place

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if its basically everything, it wouldnt look terrible

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in any case, just get something with a full cover PSU shroud and you wont have to worry

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:12 PM

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And I don't feel like waiting half a year for stock and prices to be back in order.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:13 PM

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like, the 680x being dual chamber, you cant even see the power supply

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:13 PM

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for example how to not void the warranty of the GPU. Unmount the fan + heatsink. Unmount backplate. Repaint. Profit.

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:13 PM

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The 570x seems to have a PSU shroud.

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:13 PM

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Something gone wrong. Buy a new fan + heatsink + backplate. Install this.Send it for warranty. Profit

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:14 PM

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PCPartPicker, please add an in stock filter.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:14 PM

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the 570 does have a shroud, but its partial cover

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covers everything except for a little window that shows the power supply logo

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naturally designed for corsair PSUs, it looks pretty nice with a matching PSU tho

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the 465 on the other hand has a complete shroud

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no window

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:15 PM

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Best Buy has a black 850W PSU for $160.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:16 PM

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what model?

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PSUs you have to be a wee bit careful about

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if you get a high quality one, itll last a decade or more

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:16 PM

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RMx (2018).

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:16 PM

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low quality, and you risk killing your whole system

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corsair RM series is there entry level stuff

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:17 PM

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Is that good or bad?

abstract kite Jun 3, 2020, 5:18 PM

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Smh I have a RM850x

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:18 PM

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not really either

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corsair make great power supplies

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its just balancing power efficiency and fan noise, plus extra features

abstract kite Jun 3, 2020, 5:18 PM

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Now that johnnyguru is on the corsair team their PSUs are pretty good.

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If it wasnt for him, I would have stuck with EVGA or Seasonic

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:19 PM

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Here is shitty build 2020 in the midst of out of stock/price gouging parts:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ggshwh

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:19 PM

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EVGA make some pretty good power supplies as well, but mostly i like them for their killer warranties

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they generally top everyone else by about 2 years

abstract kite Jun 3, 2020, 5:19 PM

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^ Is why I only buy EVGA GPUs

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:19 PM

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and they barely give a fuck what you do to them

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im an ASUS man through and through

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:19 PM

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Hmm

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:20 PM

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but i have a pretty deep seated respect for EVGA

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:20 PM

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You have an 8700K right Shawn?

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:20 PM

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Yea.

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:20 PM

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Why bother upgrading to 10th gen at all then?

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TBH its a sidegrade

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:21 PM

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^

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i agree

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as a current 8700k user

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i dont see any reason to swap to a whole new chipset for a very minor upgrade

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:21 PM

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So use the 8700k I have or is it difficult to reuse CPUs?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:21 PM

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yes and no

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just gotta double check sockets

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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How do I know if it's still good though?

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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As long as the motherboard compatible that's all that matters

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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How will I know if iBuyPower didn't mess it up or something?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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look at benchmarks generally

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oh

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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Mess what up?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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you mean if its still good to reuse

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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You can't mess up a cpu really

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Outside of putting too much voltage through it

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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tell that to linus lmaoooo

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:22 PM

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Or if its PGA bending the pins phaWesker

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:23 PM

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There aren't any good white Z390 motherboards.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:23 PM

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z370 doesnt have pins tho 😛

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:23 PM

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Right its LGA

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Just gotta worry about the socket...

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:23 PM

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low profile contacts, basically fool proof

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:23 PM

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Um what motherboard do you have already?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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just make sure that whatever you move it to is still an LGA 1151 socket, and is new enough to have BIOS for 8th gen intel

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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Well its Z370 or Z390 those are the only supporting chipsets right?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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nope

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B250

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or 350

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not sure which

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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Oh he budget chipsets

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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AsRock Z370 IB-R.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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yeah

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:25 PM

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Well it makes sense to get the Z ones

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Since its an unlocked part regardless

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:25 PM

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enthusiast chipsets

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yum

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:25 PM

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Though it is iBuyPower branded.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:25 PM

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multicore optimizations, overclocking support, better power delivery

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probably one of those side grade things sold only to SIs

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:26 PM

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Oh right I forget the SIs like to customize boards

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So its a custom Asrock board

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:26 PM

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And now that I look closer at the board,

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I see one of the cooler screws are bent.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:27 PM

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lmao

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thanks ibuypower

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tbf, im surprised they didnt just glue it down

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:27 PM

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They obviously used power to force that screw in phaWesker

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:27 PM

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What is the plate thing called that the tubes are coming from?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:28 PM

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but did they buy that power?🤔

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:28 PM

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Uh waterblock right?

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:28 PM

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The thing you screw down onto the heatsink.

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That is dangerously close to the fan.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:28 PM

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uh

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:29 PM

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Is it one of those 120mm Asatek AIOs

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They tend to use them

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:31 PM

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Unsure.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:31 PM

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is it an all in one liquid cooler?

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or is it an air cooler

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:31 PM

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120mm, yes.

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120mm AIO.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:31 PM

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ah ye

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probably a bit inadequate for an 8700k imo

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:32 PM

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I think they use rebranded MSI and Asatek AIOs

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:32 PM

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So yea, I want an upgrade and to build my first ever computer.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:32 PM

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arent MSI asatek based anyway?

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:33 PM

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Actually Its not something I know about, I guess specifically MSI then. I recall hearing they're in the same building

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:33 PM

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Ever since I saw this video, this is what I roughly wanted to build.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BpQ8Y5v8qc

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:34 PM

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what sort of budget are you on?

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thats probably a very important thing to know

abstract kite Jun 3, 2020, 5:34 PM

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Almost every AIO is Asatek tmk

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:34 PM

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yeah, most are

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corsair and EVGA both use asatek

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:35 PM

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No more than $3500.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:35 PM

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anything you want to reuse from your current comp?

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or anything you think is worth reusing?

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:35 PM

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Recently various companies have been making their own versions where the pump is built into the block instead of the radiator

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:35 PM

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The graphics card, but it wouldn't fit in a white build.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:36 PM

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asetek is pump in block

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:36 PM

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Really I swear it was in the radiator phaSheva

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:36 PM

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nah, im using an asetek right now

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can guarantee its in the block

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:36 PM

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for 3500$ i paint you every GPU white and guarantue you won't void your warranty

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:37 PM

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id reuse it anyway

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either paint it or dont

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:37 PM

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The RTX 2080 I was given is the Ventus OC model.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:37 PM

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white graphics cards are few and far between

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:37 PM

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You can maybe buy a custom GPU air cooler and paint it white

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:37 PM

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Oh wait maybe its their original patent design that was in the radiator? I know I heard something like that, I guess they aren't designing them that way anymore?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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afaik, their patent has always been in block

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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or make an inquiry to the manufacturer. with that badget it's not unlikely

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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companies are doing them in the rad to get around it

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its an RTX 2080, itd be a good thing in the budget to keep it

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:38 PM

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What screwdriver and sizes do I need to dismantle the card?

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And to take it out of the old PC?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:40 PM

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to take it out of the old PC, youd only need to remove the screw from the expansion ports in the back, and then pop the little clip open on the motherboard PCIE slot

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:40 PM

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As example: here is a picture of a custom fan (no idea if fits on a 2080 or if it's even good).
https://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImage/35-186-097-17.jpg

But my point is you can replace the coolers of your GPU and paint the newly bought cooler

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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you can probably just eyeball the expansion port, usually its just a generic phillips or flathead screw driver

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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in this example it's super easy to repaint. you can just disassemble the black frame and paint that.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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as for teardown, i have no idea

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:42 PM

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Could get one of those Morpheus heatsinks for the GPU and put white fans on it

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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its probably also a consideration that whatever case you get, youd also need to put more fans in it

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and if you want it to be something like the video you linked, youd want some decent RGB fans

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like corsair LL series fans

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:44 PM

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Do I need the QL fans?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:44 PM

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probably not

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LL look fantastic as is

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if they are the same price, then sure, why not

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but i doubt they are

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:45 PM

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Could I reuse my PSU despite that it's a thermaltake one?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:45 PM

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you could

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:45 PM

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I don't see why you couldn't

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:45 PM

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personally im not a fan of thermaltake stuff

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:45 PM

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I believe it's 650W.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:46 PM

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but i dont see why not

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:46 PM

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They aren't bad, but they're pretty picky with the warranty

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They won't honor the warranty if the unit was purchased from Amazon, Ebay and the like

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:46 PM

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it's mostly fine, unless your upgrade exceeds the limit.
That said.... having a second PSU lying around for testing or replacement is worth gold

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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^^^

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i have an old corsair SF600 sitting under my bed for that exact reason

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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Heheh that reminds me how I swapped out my power supply after a few months

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:47 PM

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literally never had to use it tho

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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The old one isn't broken, but I'm not confident in it lasting long. Buyers remorse if you will.

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I still have it though, just in case phaSheva

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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i think every pc guy will face this one day: "Is it my PSU or is component XY?"

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:48 PM

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at some point, probably

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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yea. a good psu for every day is still grea

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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at this point tho, i know my PSU is a solid unit, and every time ive tested it, it runs fine

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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t

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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Was thinking of just using it for a second pc, but I don't really have use for a second one that I can think of atm

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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only reason i have that SF600 is because i bought it for a case that i couldnt find what power supply it took, because none of the reviews said, and the documentation was in chinese

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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servers!!!🥳

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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ended up being atx rather than sfx

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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Hmm maybe, whenever I upgrade I'll have a 2600 and RX 580 on hand so phaWesker

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:50 PM

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so i picked up an EVGA supernova G2, and the SF600 is still in its original packaging under my bed lol

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im at the same point

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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In my cellar there is around 12 PSUs and I had only one that died which was the most expensive one. What an irony he

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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strix mitx z370 board with an 8700k and a 1080ti

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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it was an Corsair AX860

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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im thinking about getting a silverstone raven rvz03

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reusing my parts for an HTPC for the lounge

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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under your bed? if you live in the north, then that's actually BIG BRAIN

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but I remember you said something about kiwis, so I fear the opposite

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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i live in new zealand

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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LOL

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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so

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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doesn't it get warm?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:52 PM

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we had the hottest year in a few decades last year

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peaked at like 43C

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lmao

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:53 PM

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oops, I misread. I thought your pc is under the bed

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but it's the packaging 🤯

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:53 PM

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nah, my PC is on top of my desk

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taking up a good third of my desk space

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while my monitor takes up the other 2 thirds

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:53 PM

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beauty has its price

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:54 PM

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that it does

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and low desk space is apparently that price

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i cant even fit my keyboard on my desk

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it just perpetually sits in my lap

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:55 PM

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is it a bigger keyboard

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:55 PM

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full sized razer black widow

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its just the monitor is gigantic

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desk is like 600mm from front to back

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monitor takes up about 500mm ish

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https://www.asus.com/nz/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-SWIFT-PG348Q/

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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50cm?! Are you using a CRT

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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nope

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THICC ultrawide

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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because of the stand that huge gap?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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pretty much

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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not possible to turn the feet?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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possible, but not idea

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ideal

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the panel itself weighs a tonne

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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considered a wallmount?

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yea i guess

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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and the balancing on it is very delicate

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i did consider a wallmount, but ultimately decided not to

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 5:58 PM

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Don't all games not support ultrawide?

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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it's a trick question

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 5:59 PM

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pretty much

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depends how the developers code the game

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some games let you run whatever resolution you want, but anchor the HUD to specific resolution points

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some anchor them to relative points

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 6:00 PM

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put a desk in front of your desk. THe only solution I can think of right now

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 6:00 PM

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gunna build a new desk

brisk badger Jun 3, 2020, 6:00 PM

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or that

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 6:00 PM

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use this one as a work bench

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problem is, everything is closed up from corona virus atm

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and while ive settled on a design, i cant get the timber i need till restrictions ease

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 7:21 PM

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I want a particular gaming desk but I'm unsure if Newegg is trustworthy.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 7:25 PM

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I wouldn't go for everything with "Gaming"

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Go for a nice desk

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Any will work

eternal cairn Jun 3, 2020, 7:25 PM

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Newegg is pretty good, but I've heard bad things about their eBay listings.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 7:26 PM

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Mine is just a homemade wooden board made by my dad

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And it fits everything I need, possibly more if I cleaned it

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Definitely more*

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 7:56 PM

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The one desk by Cougar looks cool.

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https://cougargaming.com/us/products/desks/mars/

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 7:58 PM

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Ooh

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Looks pretty nice

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I like the carbon fiber look

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 7:58 PM

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I feel that one has the best lighting of the ones I've looked at.

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Or is the EWIN one better?

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https://www.ewinracing.com/home/47-e-win-20-edition-rgb-gaming-desk.html

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 7:59 PM

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Ehh, feels like it's p small

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48 inches long, 26.8 inches wide, 30 inches tall

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:00 PM

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Hard to tell how big these things are by looking at em tbh

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:00 PM

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Impossible*

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Could be literally any size haha

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:00 PM

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That being said I wonder how big my desk is now

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:01 PM

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The Cougar Mars looks p nice

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But if you really want to have that kind of desk, just be sure haha

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I would def get myself a desk that had a carbon fiber graphic

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:03 PM

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And then the Z1-S Pro:
https://eurekaergonomic.com/eureka-ergonomic-z1-s-pro-gaming-desk-with-rgb-lights-controller-stand-cup-holder-headphone-hook-black/

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:04 PM

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260$ for a desk

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kek

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I uhh

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dislike how it seems to fit only one monitor

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:05 PM

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You can add stuff to it to make it more expensive PirateSimon

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Like a $300 chair

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:06 PM

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Like an unnecessary cup holder GWjianGodLUL

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Or that uhh

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Really bad idea of a PC uhh

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Thingy

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Whatever that is

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:06 PM

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Actually those things come with the desk

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:06 PM

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How about this one?
https://eurekaergonomic.com/eureka-gaming-colonel-series-gip-55b-e-sport-desk-with-rgb-lighting-armour/

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:06 PM

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Yeah but unnecessary imo

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:07 PM

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The use of Alienware is insulting

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:07 PM

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Yes

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Insulting

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Alienware cases are ugly

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:07 PM

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At least it's not the R9.

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:07 PM

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What?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:07 PM

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At least it's not one of those big ol ugly cases that's like

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An xbox with no sharp edges

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GWjianGodLUL

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:08 PM

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This one seems to have lighting all around:
https://eurekaergonomic.com/eureka-gaming-colonel-series-gip-44b-e-sport-desk-with-fiber-optic-lighting/

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:08 PM

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And its also the smallest desk

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:08 PM

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Which one?

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:10 PM

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There's this one, 60 inches, but the lighting looks really mediocre and too little of it:
https://eurekaergonomic.com/z60-gaming-desk-with-led-lights-black/

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:10 PM

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That desk seems pretty okay, but price barf

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:10 PM

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These desks just seem pointless

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:11 PM

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But if that's the average for desks, then wtf

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:11 PM

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You think that's bad?

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Look at this shit by Thermaltake:

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:11 PM

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However the the Z60 seems fairly okay with me

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:11 PM

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$1200:
https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/level-20-battlestation-rgb-gaming-desk.html

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:11 PM

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There's no unnecessary stuff with it

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Ahem

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"Level 20 RGB"

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What

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:12 PM

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Its the name of the desk phaWesker

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:13 PM

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Oh

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:13 PM

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Or call this a desk?
https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/toughdesk-300-rgb-battlestation-gaming-desk.html

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The RGB element is just a mousepad as large as the desk.

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:13 PM

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Thermaltake has a Level XX brand

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:13 PM

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Ah

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I'd just get a nice, dark colored desk

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Black, and definitely with a carbon fiber graphic, it looks mega good

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No RGB, no distractions

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But so many

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:14 PM

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I have a tinted tempered glass desk, and I got it for nothing cause someone was getting rid of it phaWesker

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:14 PM

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Not needed stuff

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Like a cup holder

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Or a PC thing move move thingy

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:15 PM

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If you want it on the ground but not on the ground.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:15 PM

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Nah it's just meh

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Honestly I would have liked it perhaps

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:16 PM

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You can put the PC on the desk if you wanted to.

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It's just there for if you don't want it on the desk.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:16 PM

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Might actually be a great idea on second thought

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:16 PM

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That cart thing is better than setting the PC on the floor.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:16 PM

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It'd give a lot of space for monitors, etc.

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:16 PM

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Since if it's on the floor, more dust.

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But if it's on a raised surface, no problem.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:16 PM

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Nah some of them uhh

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It looks like I can't really fit a case?

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Unless it were SFF

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But mmm, having carbon fiber

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:17 PM

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It could as you leave the space for it

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:17 PM

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I feel the Cougar desk is the best one.

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:18 PM

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Obviously if you have like 2 or 3 big monitors that's not gonna happen so phaWesker

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:18 PM

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I like that it lets you connect it to the PC to control the colors by software.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:18 PM

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I'm more likely just sticking with 2 monitors

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Probably will keep both my monitors perhaps

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:18 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAKeQgrVHDs
This is some review a guy did showing he has 2 monitors and the PC on the desk.

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I believe it also has a bracket at the back of the desk where you can rest a surge protector on.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:21 PM

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Gaming with a window in front of everything

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How??

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:22 PM

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Doesn't even have the shades down

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:22 PM

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What do you think of the desk so far?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:22 PM

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smh

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not a gamer man

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The desk seems nice I guess

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:23 PM

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I don't really have an opinion, its like a "gamer" chair you know

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:23 PM

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Is there like a minimalistic desk with just carbon fiber on it though?

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Cause I really like that look, not including everything else in it like RGB, etc.

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:24 PM

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Its cool I guess, but unnecessary and expensive considering the alternatives

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:24 PM

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Yeah

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 8:24 PM

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And I mean that for any so called gaming desk

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:24 PM

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https://mojodesk.com/products/mojo-bundle-silverton?variant=1159994146829&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlN32BRCCARIsADZ-J4vQx8mqmnqx04SczGqrAqyC7oDgV5six0nFrwD81qZ1RVSrd5KwensaAiEnEALw_wcB

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What

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https://www.amazon.com/Mr-IRONSTONE-Computer-Headphone-Workstation/dp/B07HYTWJ6Y/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=Carbon+fiber+desk&qid=1591215943&sr=8-8

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Almost similar to everything Shawn has posted

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This is like the worst photoshop I've seen https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Sports-Multi-Function-Construction-Workstation/dp/B07T6GZPQJ/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=Carbon+fiber+desk&qid=1591215943&sr=8-11

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Only complaint is the cup holder again

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But I'll rip it off anyways lol

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Unless uhh

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It can be built without it

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For 165$ however, it's not bad

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:31 PM

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Oh yay:
https://www.gamdias.com/furniture/index.php/en/gaming-desk/daedalus-m2-2

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:31 PM

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Legs lookin thicc 👀

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:33 PM

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This cup holder one looks more secure:
https://eurekaergonomic.com/eureka-gaming-captain-series-gip-p47-e-sport-desk-red/

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:33 PM

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I wouldn't really care about a cupholder

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:33 PM

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Though I believe the cup holder and headphone hook is optional and can be left off the desk.

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The Eureka desks let you buy them with monitor arms.

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Sweet, a gaming desk that will probably break if I set down my drink:
https://theatlanticstore.com/gaming-desk/

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:40 PM

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tbh, just build your own desk

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:41 PM

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There's that option?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:41 PM

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figure out what sort of desk you want, figure out what dimensions you can have, look up some designs for inspiration, and plan it all out on sketchup

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then you have a desk that can fit as many monitors as you want on it 😛

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:43 PM

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Mm, custom

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:43 PM

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if you want the carbon fibre look, just get some carbon fibre vinyl wrap off amazon

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:43 PM

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But I wonder where I could get them for that

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:43 PM

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worst case scenario, go talk to a cabinet maker

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or just go do the youtuber special

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:44 PM

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Well uhh

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:44 PM

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go to ikea, get two sets of drawers and a door 😛

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:44 PM

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I have no idea where to get myself any kind of custom

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:44 PM

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ez desk

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as i said before, work out what you want, and build it

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:45 PM

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Yeah I get the idea, just dunno where I can get them really

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:46 PM

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get what?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:46 PM

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The things I need for a desk

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~~Never really knew you could get custom ones, so yeah~~

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:46 PM

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for the most part, its just timber

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if you plan it out on sketchup, you can figure out what lengths of wood you need, and most places that sell timber will cut it to size for you as well

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:47 PM

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Think getting timber desk will be the easy part, since my dad can help with that part

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 8:48 PM

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other than that, most of what you need can be gotten at most hardware stores

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probably just wood glue, screws/nails, maybe some L brackets if you need them

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a wood stain and a clear coat

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anything else, amazon is your best friend

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you can get cable trays to attach to the back of your desk to help deal with cable clutter for a couple of bucks

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headphone stands are fairly cheap as well

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hell, you could even get yourself a cup holder 😉

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my desk has a mini bar in it, so skies the limit 😛

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 8:51 PM

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Wow, $915 on Amazon for the Cougar desk.

lilac geyser Jun 3, 2020, 8:52 PM

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oops wrong channel

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 8:52 PM

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Well, that's neat tbh

lilac geyser Jun 3, 2020, 9:19 PM

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there are always people who try to take advantage of a bad situation, but come on, don't they know that a stolen iphone is going to be disabled

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it seems pretty clear apple can track iphones

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 9:19 PM

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Who wouldn't

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:13 PM

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$1300 for a used RTX 2080. Yea.

late sorrel Jun 3, 2020, 11:14 PM

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as if

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:16 PM

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lmao

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Probably shit prices at their location tbh

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:16 PM

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$880 for a RTX 2080 Super, is that normal?

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Nevermind, I'm unsure if it's sold by Amazon.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:17 PM

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700$ is the MSRP for a 2080 Super

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:17 PM

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Should I not buy any product that does not say "Fulfilled by Amazon"?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:18 PM

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Uhhh

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Not sure?

#

I don't see why not having that should be a problem

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:18 PM

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All it says is "Ships from and sold by Fateka USA."

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:19 PM

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Fulfilled by amazon means its an item already stored in an amazon warehouse

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:19 PM

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Fateka?

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Ah

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Yeah I wouldn't mind about it then

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:19 PM

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So they just slap a shipping label on it and send it to you

#

Meaning you are guaranteed to get what you order

#

Anything else sold through amazon is the same as ebay

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Also, i believe they let you combine shipping on amazon fulfilled orders

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:22 PM

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Looking at a 2080 Super of the MSI Gaming X Trio model.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:23 PM

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Mm, 880$ seems like their average price for premium

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:23 PM

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Hold off on buying a new graphics card

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:23 PM

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Or I could be wrong?

#

And yeah, don't buy GPU

#

You already have a 2080 dude

#

lmao

#

No point buying a super

#

No point in literally buying a GPU except the 3080

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:24 PM

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How can I check the current quality of the card to see if it will last longer or not?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:24 PM

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Aside from that, rumor has it nvidia are anouncing Ampere GPUs in the next few months

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:24 PM

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I wouldn't really worry about how long it lasts

#

It's supposed to come September

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:25 PM

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Are you talking about how long it will physically work for, or how long till it isnt performing to the required standard?

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:25 PM

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Until it isn't performing like you'd expect a new card to.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:25 PM

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It shouldn't really be a problem

#

2080 is mega good, should last until like

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RTX 5000 becomes a thing

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:26 PM

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Like, how long until the performance regresses so much that it's noticeable?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:26 PM

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Actually RTX 5000 might be kind of quick

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:26 PM

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Depends what your monitor is like

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:26 PM

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Performance shouldn't ever be lost over time

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:26 PM

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1400p 144 hz.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:26 PM

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Only way to know it'll crap itself is when it craps on you

#

Showing you lovely, beautiful GPU art

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:26 PM

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Idk, probably a few years at least

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:27 PM

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I would expect at least like

#

5-10 years at the most lol

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:27 PM

#

How long do cards typically last?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:27 PM

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For longevity, depends

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:27 PM

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Depends how much care you take of it

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:27 PM

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For performance, that's probably like

#

Idk

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:27 PM

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I know people still running 10 year old cards

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:27 PM

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How do I know if my PC was built with a new card or a used one?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:27 PM

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No clue

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM

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Its from ibuypower

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM

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I wouldn't really mind if it's used because manufactures would never put in used

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM

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Guarantee they wouldnt risk a used card

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM

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I bought it from Best Buy, so...

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM

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If they did use a used card, that'd be a big problem

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It's an ibuypower, shouldn't be a problem

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM

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^

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM

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I once asked a "Geek Squad Agent" to show proof that a system I was looking at had room for 3 fans on the front panel,

#

And guess what he does?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:28 PM

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Hah, that name for a company isn't actually bad

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:29 PM

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He breaks it.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:29 PM

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Even if they didnt get into legal trouble, their name would become mud overnight

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:29 PM

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Geek squad are stupid idiots

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:29 PM

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Did you know you don't need any tech support or IT experience or degrees to be a Geek Squad agent?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:29 PM

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Yup

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:29 PM

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You just need 1 year of customer service experience.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:29 PM

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They're just like "So you know computers?"

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:29 PM

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"Hi, I'm here to fix your computer that I know nothing about,"

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:30 PM

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Most of the time its learning on the job, dealing with the same bullshit

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:30 PM

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Amazon's tech support is more better iirc

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:30 PM

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Viruses, dust buildup etc

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:30 PM

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Dust buildup, viruses, those are like

#

Literally the easiest things ever to exist

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:30 PM

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Viruses.

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Solution: Don't download stupid shit.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:31 PM

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Slap in malwarebytes free premium

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:31 PM

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But Malwarebytes caused my PC to blue screen.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:31 PM

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Thing is, you go to geeksquad for a reason

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:31 PM

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Shouldn't do

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Malwarebytes never been that bad lol

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:31 PM

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I removed Malwarebytes and I haven't gotten the blue screen yet.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:31 PM

#

Yeah

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It was probably a bad install

#

But it causing a blue screen

#

Wack

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:32 PM

#

I guarantee most of their clients are home users who dont know how to look after their computers

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:32 PM

#

Indeed

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:32 PM

#

I haven't cleaned my computer yet.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:32 PM

#

So itll always be the same stupid shit

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:32 PM

#

"My PC performs like shit and it won't download anything"

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:32 PM

#

"I downloaded PC Optimizer Pro and it did shit,"

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:32 PM

#

18 viruses and 4 pounds of dust later

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:33 PM

#

Disk full, probably viruses, shit that's useless, etc.

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:33 PM

#

"I left the side panel off for more airflow."

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:33 PM

#

Hah

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:33 PM

#

Hey, dont knock it till youve tried it

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:33 PM

#

"Because Gamers Nexus shows that any case without the side panel performs better than stock,"

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:33 PM

#

lmao

#

"Than stock"

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

My old comp had such shit airflow i legitimately had to do it during summer

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

lmao

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

"My PC overheats so much I fried an egg on the graphics card,"

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

Knocked about 20 degrees off the temp

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

My old comp never really had that problem?

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

I am wondering though,

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

It probably did, but it ran 15FPS on Payday 2

#

That was enough for me back then

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

Nice

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

Can you cook an egg in the Inwin 805 Infinity with how bad the thermals are?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

Been there done that

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

You can cook an egg on CPU

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:34 PM

#

Used to run payday 2 on my laptop

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:35 PM

#

I had a laptop.

#

It was an HP Omen one, it was shit.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:35 PM

#

Got myself 1060 3GB, was great

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:35 PM

#

Anything beginning with HP usually is ;)

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:35 PM

#

GTX 960M.

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:36 PM

#

I was running it on a laptop with an i3 3217U and 4 gigs of ram, no dedicated graphics

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:36 PM

#

6700HQ.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:36 PM

#

That is of course after my brother bought a 7700K, DDR4-2400MHz CAS16, Corsair uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Carbide Spec-03, 500 or 1TB HDD, Z270 Mark 2

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:36 PM

#

8 GB 2666 RAM.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:36 PM

#

2x8GB

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:37 PM

#

I wish i could get more of my ram :(

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:37 PM

#

Without the graphics card, my PC will be $1800.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:37 PM

#

I wanna get a better PC than what I have atm

#

Most are meh except the CPU cooler and GPU

#

And probably the CPU, but I'm upgrading that either way

#

7700K gamers rise up

#

On other note, I really have to try overclocking it but also I see no point atm cause 1440p 60Hz lol

#

Dumbest mistake was getting a 2560x1440p 60Hz instead of a 1080p 144hz

#

Still haven't seen 144hz yet to this day

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:38 PM

#

Probably no point in terms of FPS

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

Should I not buy parts on Amazon that aren't sold by Amazon?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

But general responsiveness, sure

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

2070 Super does 1440p 144hz epic, still need to buy 1440p 144hz

#

Amazon is amazon

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

Amazon is generally alright

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

I've got every order from them

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

Just make sure to double check what you are buying

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

Yeah

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/n6BLgJ

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

Usually the "Amazon recommend" is the best safest choice

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

Know if its supposed to be new or used or w/e

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:39 PM

#

Ye

#

Going with Intel now, hm

#

Or you already were going with it, I dunno

#

Not worth getting samsung for m.2 tbh

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:40 PM

#

What is better?

#

Corsair MP?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:41 PM

#

It's a pretty top tier, but the price is shit, there's really no special difference tbh

#

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xpYLrH/crucial-p1-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ct500p1ssd8

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:41 PM

#

Samsung are fantastic in the pcie 3.0 market

#

Albeit a wee bit expensive

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:41 PM

#

Their 2.5" is great either way

#

And plus, m.2 vs 2.5" will have absolutely no differences

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:42 PM

#

All their sata stuff is also good yeah

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:42 PM

#

Only like 2-3 second but doesn't really matter

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:42 PM

#

Corsair stuff tends to perform a bit worse than samsung for similar prices

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:42 PM

#

Is the 10600k even on Amazon?

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:42 PM

#

I believe so yeah

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:42 PM

#

But they have pcie 4.0 ssds

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:42 PM

#

All I could find was the i5-10400

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:43 PM

#

Mm

#

Don't see it actually

#

How the fuck is the 10900K available but the 10600K isn't

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:43 PM

#

Havent looked at 10th gen intel much, but i hear the 10500k is really good performance for money

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:44 PM

#

10600K and 10700K has not any difference that I would say makes it a better choice

#

10700K is in stock soooo

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:45 PM

#

Im probably jumping to amd for my next build

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:45 PM

#

Same

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:45 PM

#

Amd had a pretty exciting year

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:45 PM

#

Don't really care about Intel, they still suck at not gaming

#

And plus, the FPS difference is a joke

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:46 PM

#

While intels just like hurr durr, heres 2 more cores and 100 mhz extra turbo

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:46 PM

#

kek

#

They're trying

#

Plus, their 10th gen has more uhhh

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:46 PM

#

I love their marketing tho

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:46 PM

#

Whatever the hell it is in them that keeps it cool

#

Their marketing ain't bad

#

Maybe?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:47 PM

#

"You guys have more cores, but we take the crown in real world performance"

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:47 PM

#

At least all CPUs have hyperthread!

#

"Real world performance"

#

"Real world peformance"

torn ferry Jun 3, 2020, 11:47 PM

#

Unless there is a better white motherboard for AMD, I'll go AMD.

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:47 PM

#

Gaming, sure

#

Work, no

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:47 PM

#

only has real world performance lead in gaming

#

"We blow your cpus out of the water in gaming, and thats all people care about"

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:48 PM

#

Maybe

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:48 PM

#

ryzen comes within single percent difference in fps

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:48 PM

#

But how about their server CPUs?

#

afaik Intel was winning in something

#

And plus, Linus still likes them just because Intel loves Linus haha

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:49 PM

#

"You should stop looking at benchmarks and look at instead the impact we are having on the cpu market"

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:49 PM

#

He's had better experience with Intel when coming to like, server stuff

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:50 PM

#

Gotta hand it to them, at least they are still trying to spin it to make them look good

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:50 PM

#

True

#

5.3GHz, some uhh not really important 2 core focused OC

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:51 PM

#

I mean, my stock 8700k can hit 5.1 stable

#

All core

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:51 PM

#

True

#

Wild

#

Running a water loop?

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:51 PM

#

240mm aio

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:51 PM

#

Makes sense

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:51 PM

#

Gets pretty toasty tho

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:51 PM

#

Yeah OC is no fun with the heat

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:52 PM

#

Need to do an open loop, but that shits expensive

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:52 PM

#

I'm surprised how with how the cable organization in my PC ain't the best, my GPU still only maxs out on 60 celsius

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:53 PM

#

1440p 60 hz tho

#

Not exactly putting it through its paces

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:53 PM

#

It's in between "Meh, cables are kind of not important" and "Don't wanna have to make it really shit"

#

True

#

Trying to buy that first

vapid crypt Jun 3, 2020, 11:53 PM

#

I think you just need the delid and that will do it

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:53 PM

#

Delid is definitely on the cards

#

Was just waiting on noctua to release their NF F12 black edition

#

Coz tl;dr the fans on my aio run off a hub which doesnt get any input from my mobo

#

So i cant control the speeds

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:56 PM

#

Dang

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:56 PM

#

And they are locked at like 800 rpm

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:57 PM

#

I'm looking forward to getting an AIO

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:57 PM

#

And im stuck between spending money on a temporary fix, or saving up and going all out on a permanent fix

fleet canopy Jun 3, 2020, 11:57 PM

#

Mm

restive garnet Jun 3, 2020, 11:58 PM

#

Temporary fix would be to buy a pair of noctuas and run them off my mobo

#

Or permanent i do a full open loop with corsair fans running off the corsair hub

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:02 AM

#

So it doesn't matter if the product I want on Amazon isn't sold by Amazon or not fulfilled by Amazon?

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:02 AM

#

Yeah, I'd just check for like

#

If it's used or not

#

And see how much the price is to the MSRP

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:03 AM

#

I'd also like to have all the parts be on Amazon.

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:03 AM

#

That'd be kind of tough depending on what you're trying to get

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:06 AM

#

If you're buying from a third party seller you can see what rating they have on Amazon, the condition of the product and what not

#

If its New or otherwise

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:07 AM

#

What rating threshold should it be at?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:07 AM

#

Probably 90+% positive

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:07 AM

#

Well its a simple decision, if they have over 4 stars and hundreds of reviews that tends to mean they're a good seller

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:08 AM

#

If you live in USA, you should have microcenters which are pretty good from what i hear

#

Good stock and good prices

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:08 AM

#

Yeah

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:08 AM

#

Nearest Microcenter to me is in a virus epicenter.

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

f

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

Detroit.

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

F

#

Aw hell naw

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

Nearest microcenter is virus epicenter too

#

New York

#

Or at least like

#

near LIS

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

Forget about the virus, there's another problem altogether phaKrauser

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

"In store pickup"

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

Detroit is always the first place to go in apocalypse movies

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

lmfao

#

Movies are pretty dumb

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:09 AM

#

Because Detroit has poor healthcare.

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:10 AM

#

But yeah unfortunately Microcenter is super widespread so its only in select areas

#

I think they have like less than 30 locations?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:10 AM

#

Not sure, we dont have them over here

#

But a few of my american friends wont shut up about them

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

Oh wow they have 9 locations from what I can tell

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

Yeah

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

No hang on

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

Not a lot

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

I'm dumb

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

lmfao

#

I imagine about

#

20?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

And i just sit here crying about $2000+ 2080tis

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

25

#

Okay I was right

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

Those location names are weird and wack

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 AM

#

Its alright, the 3080 will make the 2080ti look smol probably PirateSimon

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:12 AM

#

New York - Flushing

#

GWjianGodLUL

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:12 AM

#

And inevitably cost about 3-4 grand over here

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:12 AM

#

How is the Asus Thor power supplies?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:12 AM

#

They look dope

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:12 AM

#

Why did the people who found it decided it to be Flushing

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:12 AM

#

And in true asus style they have killer heat sinks

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:12 AM

#

Are they good?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

But power delivery is a bit unstable for the price you pay

rapid plume Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

What about flushing?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

Not to say they are bad

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

So stick with Corsair?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

But youd hope they would be better

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

Please tell me you can paint PSUs.

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

Main appeal of them is that they are dead quite 90% of the time

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

I live only 1 hr 33 mins from a Micro

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 AM

#

Plus they have those mini displays

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:14 AM

#

📎 a0cf0c39b1bd332473373268a383772f.png

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:14 AM

#

If I had a jet ski, it'd be way less

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:14 AM

#

That motherboard deal they have with cpus is pretty sick

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:14 AM

#

$429 750W white PSUs, amazing.

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:14 AM

#

Yeah

#

High demand, low stock

#

Or just really low stock overall

#

And the white premium bullcrap

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:15 AM

#

I cant even imagine spending more than $300 nzd on a psu

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:15 AM

#

300$ for like a 1000W is like

#

Too much?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:15 AM

#

Nzd is about 1.5 nzd to 1 ust

#

So thats closer to about 200 usd

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:16 AM

#

Hm

#

Yeah

#

1 hr 33 min for quickest, avoids like the entire shit of I-95 which a shitload of people went onto and blocked traffic on, using I-95 takes a whole 30 minutes more for some reason, and the usual train/walking

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:17 AM

#

300 here would get you like a 750 watt platinum

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:17 AM

#

750W Platinum is dumb though

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:18 AM

#

Yes and no

#

Efficiency at the wall would be through the roof on most systems

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:18 AM

#

Aren't there laws against price gouging though?

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:18 AM

#

Not if it's for good reason

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

#

Or does that only apply to the hand sanitizer bandits?

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

#

Like low stock/high demands usually

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

#

Contextual mostly

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

#

Hand sanitizers and toilet paper had high demand = price rose

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

#

You arent allowed to price gouge necessities like fuel or medical supplies

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

#

That, never

#

Only in cases inflation happens

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

#

Is it the equivalent of arguing with a craigslist gaming PC seller who sells the PC for triple its actual value?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM

#

Probably

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:20 AM

#

I'd just avoid or wait

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:20 AM

#

Facebook marketplace is a good meme as well

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:20 AM

#

Fah See Boohk

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:20 AM

#

Fakeybook

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:20 AM

#

Saw a guy the other day selling a computer with 3 R9 280s for a grand

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:20 AM

#

Fah See Book

#

lmfao wtf

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:20 AM

#

Hahahaha

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:20 AM

#

But it was built inside a milk crate

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:21 AM

#

What the fuck

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:21 AM

#

Imagine the 0% scaling with tri-fire

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:21 AM

#

Ill try find a link to it

#

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/444213599752345

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:21 AM

#

Of a GPU that's equivalent to a... I dunno a 950 or something

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:21 AM

#

Marketpalce not available

#

Gay.

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:22 AM

#

The only parts I cannot get on Amazon is the processor, case, PSU, QVO 2TB SSD, and cooler.

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:22 AM

#

You can't get the processor?

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:23 AM

#

Look for it in other retailers

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:23 AM

#

Wait you're still looking to get the 10600k?

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:23 AM

#

10600k doesn't exist on Amazon.

#

Only the 10400.

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:23 AM

#

And 10700K

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:23 AM

#

Yeah that's not even worth it

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:23 AM

#

Which isn't worth it imo

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:23 AM

#

10400, 10700k aren't worth it

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:23 AM

#

Yea.

#

Which is why I went with 10600k.

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:24 AM

#

The thing is its a side grade from what you have already

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:24 AM

#

I'd rather have as many new parts as possible I guess.

#

I don't feel comfortable dismantling a PC yet except to get the GPU I want to use to put in the new build.

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:25 AM

#

Yeah, don't do it until everything except your 2080 is added in

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:25 AM

#

Its not that big of a deal, you're basically planning to put one together right?

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:26 AM

#

Yeah

void perch Jun 4, 2020, 12:34 AM

#

Alright let's move along, this is about pc build help/tech talk.

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:34 AM

#

In any case, I did find a used $90 Z370 board if you're interested Shawn

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:34 AM

#

Don't all the 10th gen need a Z4xx?

#

10600K and up

#

Not sure abotu the other one

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:34 AM

#

Well I'm recommending not bothering with the 10600k

#

And continuing with his 8700k

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:34 AM

#

Yeah it's not bad

#

Motherboard swap seems unnecessary too

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:35 AM

#

Um it is technically, but if he's going for a specific look this likely works

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:36 AM

#

I guess?

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:36 AM

#

Its an Asus Prime board, not amazing but it should work fine

#

Oh hold the phone

#

Oh its a bid race nevermind phaSheva

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:36 AM

#

Lmaooo

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:37 AM

#

Rog Strix board someone bid 55 and its got under 3 days left

#

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Prime-Z370-A-ASUS-LGA-1151-Intel-Z370-Motherboard-Aura-Sync/183743841393?hash=item2ac7fc8471%3Ag%3AkXkAAOSw-ZRclSQX&LH_ItemCondition=3000

#

So yeah that's the prime board, you can buy it now for 90

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

Is there any better white motherboard than prime?

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

Ah phaWesker

📎 s-l1600.png

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

You can always look

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

In terms of z370/90, i dont think so

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

Black on white

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

You could always just paint it tho

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

True

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

The ROG Strix board I saw was grey with white heatsinks

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 AM

#

But also meh

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:41 AM

#

Do I need to stick with my 8700K?

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:41 AM

#

8700K is a great CPU

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:41 AM

#

You don't need to, but there's no reason to sidegrade you know

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:41 AM

#

I don't really wanna paint the GPU, the mobo is okay since a Taichi seems good and I don't mind a small amount of black cause the Lian Li 011-d is gonna have some black either way

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:41 AM

#

What makes it a sidegrade?

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:42 AM

#

They're both 6 core 12 thread processors

#

And there's no difference in IPC

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:42 AM

#

10600K is 6, 8700K is 8

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:42 AM

#

I'm pretty sure the 10600K achieves similar clocks too

#

No no the 9700K is the 8 core

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:42 AM

#

I thought 8700K had 8?

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:42 AM

#

8700k is 6.

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:42 AM

#

Goddamn I've been bamboozled

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:43 AM

#

What? phaWesker

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:43 AM

#

I just want new parts. I don't really want to dismantle my old computer completely just to get the CPU. I want to keep the current PC as backup in case something goes wrong when I try to build.

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:43 AM

#

You're just gonna have the PC still there anyways

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You're getting a full build, aside from CPU and GPU

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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I just think there is no point forking out for a new mobo AND cpu for what is a very minor step up in performance

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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Now technically if you weren't adamant about having some kind of white motherboard, the process would be simple

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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Yeah

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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You wouldn't need to remove the cpu from the socket

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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I'm just waiting to get a 4700X

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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Just replace the thermal paste and cooler

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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And RAM

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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All it would take is moving the motherboard to a new case

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:44 AM

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Unless RAM is good

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:45 AM

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2 solid green 8 GB 2666 sticks.

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:45 AM

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Honestly, very little can go wrong with building a comp if you arent an idiot

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:45 AM

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Wow Ibuypower shafting their customers

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:45 AM

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My grandmother could build a PC in under 10 minutes! /s

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:46 AM

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I just want to buy new parts, I don't really want to reuse any parts except for the GPU.

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:46 AM

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20 years ago, electro static discharge was a huge concern

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:46 AM

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Yeah that's mostly gone now

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:46 AM

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Now its basically a ghost story

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:46 AM

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There's probably like a once a blue moon kind of freak accident where something like that could maybe happen

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:46 AM

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Not that im saying its good practice, but ive put together a few comps while wearing socks on carpet

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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lmao

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Did the whole PC build on a carpet

summer trout Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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now you gotta do the running man on a carpet while wearing socks to even get a chance of that happening PepeLaugh

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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lol

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Nothing ever went wrong

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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Actually i did build a computer on my bed once

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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Legit had parts on the carpet

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👀

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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Is it easy to clean a graphics card?

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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On a nice staticy mink blanket

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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Its humid AF where I live so it probably wouldn't matter phaWesker

summer trout Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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yes if you take it slow

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just a lotta screws

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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Graphics csrds arent hard

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:47 AM

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Do you have to dismantle the card to clean it?

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:48 AM

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No

summer trout Jun 4, 2020, 12:48 AM

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if you wanna clean it thoroughly yea

vapid crypt Jun 4, 2020, 12:48 AM

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For an absolute deep clean sure

torn ferry Jun 4, 2020, 12:48 AM

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Like, unscrew the shroud and fans and individually clean each parts?

fleet canopy Jun 4, 2020, 12:48 AM

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Unless you're gonna replace thermals at the core

restive garnet Jun 4, 2020, 12:48 AM

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You can just blast compressed air through the heat sink