graphics-cards

[honest dagger]

ok brb need to do drugs

no its just in a sling and i cant move it

i shouldnt really be using a keyboard either

[livid idol]

Get a one handed keyboard

[inland hound]

RTX in fortnite literally performs like hot garbage

[honest dagger]

not gonna be playing fortnite lol

[karmic crag]

don't buy things out of desperation

[heady turtle]

i wont

[karmic crag]

the patience will pay off

[heady turtle]

ik

but he sounded v desperate for gpu

[honest dagger]

just gonna play minecraft and vr games

[karmic crag]

3060ti is solid

[heady turtle]

was just saying if he couldnt find any on newegg etc

[heady turtle]

ik lol but the person i was talking to sounded like they didnt wanna wait

[karmic crag]

well they should

better to wait a bit to pay a good price for a great card than desperation-buy an alright card for a dumb price

[flat timber]

Lol 3060 prices from retailers here in Aus are nuts. Ti around equiv ~750 USD

[honest dagger]

christ

[flat timber]

Well. All cards are priced high here anyway after import taxes then retailers trying to make a buck too.

[lone pond]

Where can you even activate fortnite rtx

[inland hound]

in settings

duh

[livid idol]

Exactly this. Better to wait and be satisfied later than buy it now and regret it.

[heady turtle]

Yes ik but i already suggested that lol

[heady turtle]

I saw rx 570s being sold for €220

[flat timber]

So what's the go with this resizable bar stuff for nvidia 30 series cards? I have a rtx 3070 and a ryzen 3700x. Is it just a case of updating my motherboard bios when released and enabling it, then updating my nvidia driver when that is released to get access to it?

Motherboard has latest stable bios, is msi mag mortar b550m

[inland hound]

BAR was shown to slightly hurt performance actually

Unlike SAM

[tender mulch]

BAR is SAM

[fossil talon]

^

[tender mulch]

Same same

AMD just calls it SAM

Like it's something new and shiny

[inland hound]

I think it was 3080 with 10900k on an MSI laptop

Only CS:GO benefitted from BAR while every other game either stayed the same or straight up dipped in perf

LTT benches from the other day

As opposed to SAM, which raised perf in every game tested by as much as 10%

[tender mulch]

Well, that's a laptop.

[inland hound]

True, and afaik it was also on some beta drivers or something

[flat timber]

Guess I'll wait till all the drivers and stuff come out properly and see what happens then

[tender mulch]

BIOS has been out for a while and Drivers are out for nVidia. Update your BIOS, grab the latest drivers and turn BAR on. However, only applies to Ryzen 5000 for now

[inland hound]

Hey Rommy

What’s up?

[flat timber]

Cool thanks for clarifying. Given I have 3700x and I'll keep my eye on my motherboards updates and play with it then

[tender mulch]

I'm waiting on it as well

BIOS update is there

nVidia driver though only enabled it for 5000 series

[flat timber]

Oh right so it's on the nvidia side for now. Lol getting confused here.

[tender mulch]

Yeah, it's on the nVidia side

[tender mulch]

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/geforce-rtx-30-series-resizable-bar-support/

[inland hound]

I’m still waiting for what GN shows with their BAR benches

Cause from what I’ve seen so far, it hasn’t been good

[tender mulch]

Ah, need a VBIOS update as well

Late March, NVIDIA will release downloadable VBIOS updates for all Founders Edition GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs to enable Resizable BAR, and likewise, partners will release VBIOS updates for their custom models, too.

Also, the games list is rather short

GeForce RTX 30 Series Resizable BAR Supported Games
As of February 25th, 2021
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Battlefield V
Borderlands 3
Forza Horizon 4
Gears 5
Metro Exodus
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs: Legion

Support for additional titles will launch alongside our VBIOS and Game Ready Driver update for the rest of the GeForce RTX 30 Series family late March.

[inland hound]

Hmmm

[flat timber]

I'll probably just check again post march. Not too desperate right now

[tender mulch]

Oh, once it's released we'll be talking about it here lol

[flat timber]

Easy reminder then 👍

[fossil talon]

Would be interesting to see

[lone pond]

Doesnt support Zen2 iirc right?

[livid idol]

Just the new gen CPUs and GPUs

For now at least, we'll see about the future once we determine if it's even worth it

[heady turtle]

Amd announced 3000 series zen 2 is out or coming at the 6700 xt launch

[haughty glacier]

so the shops here are telling ppl asking that they don't totally scalp the gpus

[livid idol]

Not a statement that I would trust but some wouldn't think to question it

[lone pond]

Tfw when you actually keep your gpu

And be happy about it

[flat timber]

I loves my 3070. Not going anywhere

[lone pond]

Same

[haughty glacier]

damn the 2nd sentence didn't entered

dumb laptop

"The distributors/middle man is the one to blame coz they keep the price high"

maybe that's why all of those gigabyte 1660S back then started the pricing to 19,000 php ($395-ish)

[lone pond]

3060 has BAR

[wicked hound]

BAR isnt properly out yet on Nvidia, no point in worrying over what meh results say rn

[thorn kestrel]

Should i buy a rx 5600 or wait for better one to be in stock?

[lone pond]

What do you currently have

[thorn kestrel]

Gtx 460

[lone pond]

How much you have

Money that js

Like budget

What's your budget

[thorn kestrel]

Oh 380 or less

[lone pond]

If I were you do a little more saving like 50$ more and get a 3060 ti

Like 450$ total

[thorn kestrel]

I cant go above 400 rn sadly

[steel smelt]

You could try your luck on Tuesday to grab something from EVGA for under 400

[thorn kestrel]

What happens on tuesdays?

[stuck lynx]

best buy drop every other tues

[green harness]

It's not always on Tuesday tbf (referring to Best Buy drops here)

But a 3060Ti Fe would be a good buy if you can swing any added tax

[steel smelt]

EVGA drops 20 series cards and some B-stock on Tuesdays.

[green harness]

Ah, I thought Wednesday for some reason. Is there a particular time they drop?

[steel smelt]

I dont think so. It's normally later in the day though. I know wednesdays they have a "sale" on B-stock.

[thorn kestrel]

My brother wants me to a get a mid tier card so i suggested the 3060 ti Fe and he said if was a luxury card

So i cant

[toxic sinew]

Then get a 3060

[thorn kestrel]

Alright

[lone pond]

next best buy restock is thursday most likely

they had to change schedule for 3060 base drop

[steel smelt]

Either way, best to be ready both days just in case.

[lone pond]

explain to him that buying a 3060 is like a monkey buying a black and brown banana for only 70 cents less instead of perfectly ripe delicious banana for only 70 cents more

Also

alot of 3060s are more expensive than 3060 ti FE

[thorn kestrel]

I see i see

What are my chances of getting a FE

[stuck lynx]

little to nonwe

[echo sequoia]

0.05%

[stuck lynx]

unless u have a bot or a scraper

then it gets a tad bit better

cause u can spam add to cart

[thorn kestrel]

Jesus

[tender mulch]

spamming add to cart does nothing with the please wait added lol

[steel smelt]

the only place the get a 3060 ti FE is on Best Buy site too. So yeah, not the easiest thing to get lol

[green harness]

Yeah, BB is not as bot-friendly. I expect MANY people try for FEs because they are cheaper, but it's worth a shot imo. Otherwise Asus and EVGA both have $329 3060s, but I bet they're also hard to get

[umbral comet]

out of curiosity what do 3060 ti FE retail for?

[green harness]

$399

Part of the reason 3060s are such a bad value proposition in general, and especially at a lot of the aib prices

[stuck lynx]

no if you get please wait, spam the button

then once it turns yellow again you hopefully get the add faster

[tender mulch]

Nah bruh. I gpt it down. ;) if it says wait, wait. Trust.

[thorn kestrel]

is that what happened with you?

[tender mulch]

Indeed

[fossil talon]

lol

[coarse spindle]

Ok I am officially going nuts

Someone is selling a 2080ti strix for 500$ working

[lone pond]

thats good

buy now

[dreamy dragon]

lamb#2340 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lone pond]

........

[tender mulch]

-_-

[thorn kestrel]

Does micro center do in store restocks?

[tender mulch]

yes

They don't do online sales, in store only

[thorn kestrel]

Do you know what days they do restock?

[livid idol]

Call them and ask

[heady turtle]

I was using a bot to check stocks for 3060, 3060 ti and 3070 and it kept on getting a false positive and thinking a gt710 zotac was a 3060 ti from zotac lul

[halcyon plover]

Mine worked fine for 3070

[heady turtle]

It was just from one site, so weird

[livid idol]

The seller probably spammed keywords

[heady turtle]

yeah probs

had to remove the store from the checker because it auto opens a window in chrome lol

[sullen igloo]

Guys please help, my GPU is not working, everything is plugged in but it's not doing anything

Already tried to make sure the PCI-E Cable is properly connected

And I'm only getting video from my cpu

[faint kindle]

Did you download drivers?

[sullen igloo]

It was fine last I used it, my pc was shipped but I took the graphics card out and took it with me so it wasn't damaged at all

[median sequoia]

Newegg shuffle today?

[sullen igloo]

Check pins

[gritty notch]

rip to ur gpu

[sullen igloo]

Bro please this can't be it,

[zenith lagoon]

@tender mulch

U here

You know the max temp on 5700xt mem?

[covert forge]

Y’all if i get a base 3070 and I have a Ryzen 5 3600 and 165hz 1ms 1920 x 1080p monitor would it be a bottleneck to the 3070?

[inland hound]

the 3600 or the monitor?

[covert forge]

Either I think the 3600 right?

My friend says I should Chet a 1440p monitor

[inland hound]

you should

[covert forge]

But they crazy expensive I got the monitor I said for 200 on Amazon it’s prime and free returns

Idc it’s for my brother with a PS5 any way I’m getting it when I complete my computer

[inland hound]

I've seen 27" 1440p 144hz monitors for around $300 or $350

[thorn kestrel]

I was just forced to buy a 1050 ti for 350

[covert forge]

Well I made the buy it’s $200 it’s going to be used by my brother he has a PS5 and in getting it till i finish my computer

[covert forge]

How?

[thorn kestrel]

considering my age. older brother made me lol

[covert forge]

Lol

[inland hound]

how

[thorn kestrel]

I told you about my brother and how dumb he is LOL

[inland hound]

omfg

i remember

[thorn kestrel]

I couldn't convince him to get a 3060

said I was greedy for wanting a 3060

[inland hound]

your brother is an [EXPLETIVE] idiot

3060 literally costs the same as that 1050Ti

and is leaps and bounds better in every fashion

[thorn kestrel]

EXACTLY

[inland hound]

show him this message

[thorn kestrel]

but im "greedy" for thinking that

he wont care even if I do show you

him*

[inland hound]

do it

and give him the keyboard

I want to talk to him

[round crown]

sara lmao

[heady turtle]

That's acc insane

[thorn kestrel]

LOL

[round crown]

dont flame tofu's brother

[thorn kestrel]

sara I cant

[inland hound]

why

give me a reason

also wow server lag

[heady turtle]

Depends on what games, what resolution etc but that should be a very nice experience, make sure your psu can handle it tho

[thorn kestrel]

because then i'd get in trouble. As childish as that sounds its just how he is and how im treated. Im just so mad that he made me buy a 1050 for 350 with my money

[inland hound]

return the card, or sell it on ebay or something

[heady turtle]

How does he make you buy something with your own money tf?

[inland hound]

he has the credit card, apparently

[thorn kestrel]

I payed him the money to buy a 3060, he never bought the 3060. He made me buy the 1050 with his card

[heady turtle]

That just sounds like credit card theft

Ohh

[dreamy dragon]

Patokav#2667 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[heady turtle]

Sorry

[inland hound]

kek

[thorn kestrel]

exactly how i feel LOL

[heady turtle]

What in the explicit

Return the card?

[inland hound]

sell it or something

nothing less than what you bought it for

[thorn kestrel]

I cant even play league without crashing and I usually play with my cousins so they have to wait for me to load my computer back up. He says I dont think about other people if I keep waiting for this 3060 to be in stock. He says im greedy

I cant do that either

[heady turtle]

It PAINS me to think ppl out here buying 1050s for 350 🤮

[inland hound]

loading time has nothing to do with GPU

[thorn kestrel]

I had no choice :(

[inland hound]

absolutely nothing

[thorn kestrel]

is a gtx 460 to a 1050 even a big upgrade?

[inland hound]

yes

[thorn kestrel]

was it worth the price?

[inland hound]

not at all

[thorn kestrel]

he said we'll get a new card once one is in stock. a stronger card.

[heady turtle]

Nope

[tender mulch]

That's a $150 card max

[thorn kestrel]

sheesh :(

[tender mulch]

MSRP was $139

When it released

[thorn kestrel]

No shuffle today either im guessing?

[inland hound]

maybe later

[heady turtle]

Your brother literally could have at least bout an overpriced 1650 or rx 580 for that price sheessh

[thorn kestrel]

He saw the card in stock and he made me buy it. I couldn't show him any other card. I had to buy that one.

[heady turtle]

Oof

[thorn kestrel]

indeed

[inland hound]

it wasnt "in stock" lol

that was a scalper

[heady turtle]

Tru

[dawn plover]

^

[thorn kestrel]

I bought it off newegg

[inland hound]

reseller/scalper

[thorn kestrel]

oh

[heady turtle]

Was it acc from newegg tho

[dawn plover]

third party seller

[thorn kestrel]

welp

[heady turtle]

Click the sold by newegg

Thing

[dawn plover]

smh

[spare relic]

Third party sellers are almost always selling at exorbitant prices

[thorn kestrel]

seller is pc power marketplace

uhhhh

[inland hound]

scalping group

[heady turtle]

Refund that mofo

[thorn kestrel]

I wish I could

man I feel terrible

[heady turtle]

Try sell on ebay for more idek how you could tho

[thorn kestrel]

I cant sell it either

I have to work with this card

[inland hound]

resell it on ebay

[dawn plover]

buy another one then resell

[thorn kestrel]

Once a better card is in stock, we'll buy it. at least thats what my brother said. I cant resell or refund this card. he wants me to keep it

[spare relic]

Refund it

Buy a gtx 980 or 970 on eBay

[thorn kestrel]

I cant refund

[inland hound]

even more expensive

[spare relic]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Msi-GeForce-Gtx-980-4GB-GDDR5-PCIE-Video-Card-/274710857684?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

No returns tho

Gamble 😎

[tender mulch]

That'll smoke that 1050TI

[thick jolt]

Newegg shuffle?

[tender mulch]

doens't look like it

[sterile swallow]

Shuffle today?

[naive girder]

looks like a good deal but those cards are probably gonna go obsolete next gen

[dawn plover]

i don't think so

[spare relic]

Not really a good deal, it's still way overpriced but at least not as overpriced as most other things

As for obselescence, I don't think it matters

A 980 is around the same performance as a 1650 super

[dawn plover]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-GeForce-GTX-980-4GB-GDDR5-PCI-Express-Video-Card-04G-P4-2983-KR/313180360230?epid=12040176433&hash=item48eb010e26:g:ub8AAOSwS3dfMzeD here's one that isn't badly priced

[spare relic]

Decent 1080p performance and quality

[spare relic]

No returns and no seller history

You're weighing on buyer protection with that

Which is pretty good so long as you can test it right away

The seller doesn't say it's 100% working anywhere tho

Only seller refurbished

[dawn plover]

true, you've got a point there

[spare relic]

I was looking at that one a few days ago wanting to buy it but I can't even test it out when I get it so I gave up lol

[sly kestrel]

how has one acquired a 3070

was it through luck or did they pay for it from scalpers

[tender mulch]

jan 5th from best Buy

[sly kestrel]

ahhh i see it was luck

[tender mulch]

Perserverance

Trying for a month and a half

Being on top of drops

watching like a hawk

Figuring out the system

[sly kestrel]

yea ive been watching restocks for about 3 months

and i have been spam clicking those restock links for amazon and bestbuy

still out of luck

[tender mulch]

Best buy only restocks every two weeks

So tomorrow or Thursday most likely

[sly kestrel]

early in the morning i presume?

[tender mulch]

SOmewher ebetween 8 and 11 AM PST

[sly kestrel]

oh ok thanks!

[hybrid kettle]

Got to be quick

[karmic crag]

this

they're usually around 10:30-11:30 though

[hybrid kettle]

Nah I would say 8 to 11 pst

I got a card at 8:20 pst

[karmic crag]

I misunderstood, I read est

10:30-11:30 ish est, 7-9 pst

[jade ferry]

What card was it

[hybrid kettle]

3060ti founders

[jade ferry]

Fe ?? Dayum

[sly kestrel]

i is jealous

[finite oak]

What y'all think of this card? 1080ti sc2

[tender mulch]

Still pretty goodf

[spare relic]

Do they still make 1080Tis

[tender mulch]

No

Probs used

[finite oak]

Rtx 3060 or a rtx 3070 with a 300 dollar difference?

[tender mulch]

Middle ground, 3060TI

30% faster than the 3060, 10% slower than the 3070

[finite oak]

That is 50 dollars less then the 3070

[tender mulch]

Unless you can get an FE for $400?

Honestly, IMO, the 3060 isn't worth the money.

2060 super level performance

WIthout RTX and DLSS on

[finite oak]

The computer with the 3070 is 2150

[tender mulch]

Ah, it's a prebuilt?

That will change things a bit

[finite oak]

Kinda it's a local shop that builds

[tender mulch]

I mean, I'd go 3070 and not 3060 IMO

I don't think the 3060 is worth what they have it priced at

[finite oak]

This is the spec of the computer

Ryzen 5

[tender mulch]

Wow, seems pretty nice. Not a fan of that power supply but should be fine. They tend to be more expensive than other better units

[finite oak]

That hole system for 2150

[tender mulch]

My only recommendation would be to check another place like BuildRedux and see what it would cost. If they're close, IMO, that's not bad at all.

[finite oak]

I like going with them because it helps support my local shops

[tender mulch]

Ah, well, if you're OK with it I'd do it

I have a 3070/3700x and it's fantastic at 1440p 165hz

[sweet sedge]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/976532507/amd-rx-6800-xt-gaming-oc-graphics-card?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-electronics_and_accessories-computers_and_peripherals-computers&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQiAs5eCBhCBARIsAEhk4r6ZgVATBgg1YrUgMrnAzXxhwo2oJP6_Do4nP0heb4bYwRefrmwxsH0aAifAEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_1843970779_69216057785_346429258292_aud-1185363470307:pla-353923937411_c__976532507_12768591&utm_custom2=1843970779&gclid=Cj0KCQiAs5eCBhCBARIsAEhk4r6ZgVATBgg1YrUgMrnAzXxhwo2oJP6_Do4nP0heb4bYwRefrmwxsH0aAifAEALw_wcB Is there any indication that this is a fake?

[finite oak]

@tender mulch the 3700x is Ryzen 7

The Ryzen 3600x would drop it by 100 dollars

[patent summit]

Can anyone give me advice on buying a GPU, it is the only piece I don't already have/already chosen

[livid idol]

We can help you pick which one to try to get but it's hard to find anything in stock right now that isn't scalped

[patent summit]

I can see that, I have been considering something around 500, a little above or below wouldn't hurt either

Is there anything else you would want to know to narrow down the search?

[livid idol]

AMD cards are hardest to find, not even worth looking, to start.
3060 is a ripoff, you want a 3060 ti or a 3070 if you're going new gen. A 2070 or 2080 isn'ta bad choice still.

[patent summit]

I have been looking mostly at 3060's and 70's, I haven't really looked into the 2000's series

[sweet sedge]

I honestly might just go last gen, the only thing I need a good gpu for is my quest 2 and 1080p gaming lol

[tender mulch]

2000 series discontinued

[sweet sedge]

I have a 780ti rn.

[tender mulch]

last july

2060 rumored to be coming back but no evidence in the markets yet

[livid idol]

But if you can't find anything else it's not a terrible option

[sweet sedge]

Found this on etsy, legit or not?

[inner mural]

everythings a terrible option at these current prices

[sweet sedge]

I have a pretty big feeling it's not lol

[tender mulch]

Probs not legit on Etsy lol

[sweet sedge]

If it isn't, I could just get my money back.

[livid idol]

I'd avoid etsy... especially with the "handmade" and "vintage 90s" tags

[sweet sedge]

ships from UAE

[livid idol]

Nah that's a scam for sure

[sweet sedge]

yeah I figured lol

[livid idol]

Soon as they get the money in their account they'll withdraw it and you'll be fighting to get it back once you get a "handmade vintage 90s" graphics card

[sweet sedge]

I might just get a second-hand 2080 super, I found a good deal for 800, looks pretty legit.

[inner mural]

We'll rn for me getting a graphics card it's march 18th or bust

[tender mulch]

That's 3080 money if you have the patience

[patent summit]

well If anyone knows where I should look or when I should buy, just @ me in this channel

[sweet sedge]

I don't need it for much, I game on 1080p

VR works fine on my 780ti right now, my standards aren't very high as it is.

[tawdry sorrel]

2080 supers are going for 800?

[sweet sedge]

I found one on ebay.

[tender mulch]

yes

my 2060 non-super went for $500

[tawdry sorrel]

Maybe I should sell mine

[tender mulch]

O.o

[inner mural]

You could and try and go for the 6700 xt when that launches

[sweet sedge]

Maybe, they said the stock shouldn't be as bad at it was for the others.

Although that could be a complete lie

[tender mulch]

They'll sell out quick

[inner mural]

True 😦

[tender mulch]

No matter how much stock they have

[livid idol]

3060 sold out in, what, 5 seconds?

[inner mural]

Worst part is i see people with boxes of 20 on the marketplace going for outrageous prices

[livid idol]

Yep, you know for sure they're the reason everything sucks right now

[static zinc]

the best deals for gpus right now is buying a prebuilt

[inner mural]

at least CPUs stocks are getting better

[sweet sedge]

I don't have the extra 1500 on parts I don't need.

Or else I would just pick up a prebuilt.

[static zinc]

currently theres a 10400f/3070 build for $1230

it changes every week pretty much, last week it was a 5600x/3070/16gb ram/1tb ssd for $1350

[sweet sedge]

I found a really good prebuilt with a 2080 super and 10700k for 800, might just go that route.

[livid idol]

That's a pretty good deal

[inner mural]

I would definitely go for that.

[sweet sedge]

Would be a huge upgrade from my 780 and i5-9400f.

I'm going to have to say goodbye to my babies 😦

[inner mural]

Just make sure you power supply can handle it.

[tender mulch]

$800??

That's a steal and a half right now

[sweet sedge]

It can't, ill probably just snatch the psu out also.

If it's legit, fantastic deal. I could probably upgrade everything with it besides my RAM and mobo.

[tender mulch]

Yeah

Looks pretty decent TBH

[stuck lynx]

i bet it looks sick also

lian li case

[livid idol]

Yeah that's starting to fall into the "almost too good" category, The CPU and GPU alone cost $800

[sweet sedge]

That's what im thinking, I'll have to research into this more.

[tender mulch]

Is it a listing on FB marketplace or an actual shop?

[stuck lynx]

looks like an ebay shop page

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gaming-PC-Build-Intel-i7-10700K-RTX-2080-Super-8-Gbs/284212476995?hash=item422c623c43:g:nwYAAOSw~QdgRpqx

[tender mulch]

From Canada

Used

But

Seems legit? Plus Ebay buyer protection?

Owait

[toxic sinew]

Kinda sus though

[tender mulch]

0 feedback seller

yeah, just saw that lol

[toxic sinew]

Seems really odd

[tender mulch]

Yup, stay away from that lol

[livid idol]

Zero rep seller... I don't know there's just enough red flags

[toxic sinew]

Idk why dudes selling hats

Also who has 7 identical systems randomly

[spare relic]

Cool hats

Probably fake hats tho

[livid idol]

Could be stolen maybe?

[toxic sinew]

You can't just steal 7 high end systems like that

Highly highly doubt that

[livid idol]

All someone would have to do is break into a warehouse, and employees there would know just how to do it

[toxic sinew]

The dude most likely has 1 system and 1 person most likely is getting a great deal and the others will be scammed

People sometimes do this and use the tracking number on all of the listings they sell

I have seen this happen many times

[livid idol]

That's a distinct possibility

I think we've all agreed at least that it's just a few too many red flags

[static zinc]

@stuck lynx its a scam 😦

[stuck lynx]

im not the one buying lol i just googled the link... @sweet sedge sorry m8

[sweet sedge]

Yeah I found that also.

I figured it was, too good of a deal to be true.

[round valve]

was thinkin of buyin a 1070 someone is selling for $100 bc PC won't boot with it, would it b worth to buy n try to fix it? any ideas of common problems that can cause this?

[inland hound]

a 1070 for $100 or less these days is rare

make sure it isnt a scam first

if it isnt, then by all means

still an alright card

[restive grove]

I have an army of gtx 1060's, backed by gtx 1660's

and and a lot of angry gaming kids

[inland hound]

one of them is me

sell them

put them back in the economy

just dont sell them for a thousand bucks each

[restive grove]

lol they want upgrades aka 3060's

that reminds me, I haven't used gpu bottleneck in awhile now

nm it doesn't have the 3060 logged on it yet

[lyric wren]

I haven't looked at graphic cards in a long while. How has AMD's stock been?

[tender mulch]

Worse than nvidia

[lyric wren]

yikes, really?

[tender mulch]

Yes

Less csrds restocking for sure

Keep in mind theyre supplying consoles.....

[lyric wren]

Oh, forgot about that

Nowadays, I am moving towards wanting a 3060, though I'd have to wait until 2022 before I could do it

Mostly out of stock issues, but also to build up enough money to do a true dive

[tender mulch]

If you don't have a GPU at all, 3060 is a good option. However, for $400, a founders edition 3060TI mops the floor with it

[spare relic]

Was there ever a GTX 970 with this shroud design?

[tender mulch]

I believe so

nVidia's

They did the blower cards

[spare relic]

I was looking at an Asus one on eBay with this exact shroud design

[tender mulch]

Ah, they may have also

900 series was lots of blowers IIRC

I know EVgA did traditional fans

[spare relic]

MSI too

My grandpa has an MSI 980 I think

[tender mulch]

Wow, didn't know there were so many blower versions of that card

[spare relic]

I'm curious if it's a fake card

[tender mulch]

I wouldn't think so

[spare relic]

I was looking at the techpowerup GTX 960 page and it showed a fake card version

[tender mulch]

AHA!

It's a DELL OEM card

[spare relic]

?

[tender mulch]

The all black blower style cards were Dell OEM cards that shipped in Dell towers

[spare relic]

Interesting

And they were made by different vendors such as Asus for Dell?

[tender mulch]

Probably by nVidia for Dell

[spare relic]

Huh

[tender mulch]

IDK for sure though

[spare relic]

Wait I'm getting search results matching it with search term "Asus OEM GTX 970" but not for Dell

No spec sheet of it tho

I was wanting to find its length

[tender mulch]

May very well be an Asus card. If you search DELL OEM GTX 970 though you'll find quite a few

[spare relic]

Can't seem to find it searching dell

So those fake cards, the ones that get faked a lot are 750 Tis, 960s, 1050 Tis, and 1060s

And they're all GTS 450s according to techpowerup

[tender mulch]

I found it searching Dell

Ah, could also be a Zotac

https://www.zotac.com/hk/product/graphics_card/gtx-970-blower

[tender mulch]

This is a Zotac, same white part number sticker lol

[spare relic]

Interesting

The one I was looking at has Asus printed on the pcb tho

[tender mulch]

243.84mm x 111.15mm

Ah, yeah

The one from your pic has that same part number sticker though?

[spare relic]

That was from my search for 960

[tender mulch]

Interesting

[spare relic]

Here's the 970 that I was looking at

[tender mulch]

I wouldn't be surprised taht the 970 and 960 had the same cooler

[spare relic]

Huh

[tender mulch]

I guess that could be any number of cards then

Asus, Zotac, Dell OEM, etc

[spare relic]

I wish Asus still had 900 series on their website

Guess I could try wayback

[tender mulch]

Are you just looking for dimensions?

[spare relic]

I guess so

[tender mulch]

I'd say this is accurate 243.84mm x 111.15mm

Straight from the Zotac 970 website

[spare relic]

Ok

Neat

Don't think it would fit in my case, it's a Lenovo case from 2014, but I could buy a new one

[gritty notch]

looks like pny

pny makes all the oem cards

wait i just saw asus logo

my brain fatt

[spare relic]

[gritty notch]

pny makes most reference cards

[carmine turtle]

oooh

this is vely vely cool

[whole robin]

when will it be possible to get a 3060ti or 3070

[nimble swallow]

Right now on ebay

For double the price

It’s always possible

[whole robin]

well yes but no

here lemme rephrase, when will it be worth purchasing a 3060ti or 3070

[nimble swallow]

There you go

I never got one by itself, got mines with a pre built

[whole robin]

I don’t got enough money to buy a whole prebuilt just for a graphics card

would it be worth buying a temporary crappy gpu?

[heady turtle]

If you need a gpu, I'd recommend looking for a rx 580 but you would probs need to check ebay

But only if you can get below 200

Not worth more than 200 really

[whole robin]

5600x with an rx 580 that’ll do until I get a 30 series

bruh it’s like $389

[waxen sand]

Is it possible to update the Bios on a MB that won't post? Got a ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II and a Ryzen 5 5600X (among other parts). Put it together and it won't post. Asus tells me that it doesn't recognize the CPU and I need to update the BIOS, which I can't do.

[haughty glacier]

prob need to give it to a shop or something to get it updated

or ask someone to lend u a cpu to update it

[waxen sand]

Newegg is replacing it, but I expect the new one won't have the updated BOIS either..

But thanks

[toxic sinew]

Get a board with flashback

[haughty glacier]

^

or tell them to update the bios for u

[waxen sand]

If only. Old guy who my other old guy friends ask for help. Little do they know.. Plus, I put this in the wrong group..

[heady turtle]

Try ebay?

[heady turtle]

Well you should be running 5th gen ryzen on a b550 board so your best bet is just getting a b550 board probs

[waxen sand]

Thanks, I'll try to get the replacement order changed. Thanks you everyone.

[green harness]

Is amd still sending out compatible cpus to people to help them update bios? Check on that

[waxen sand]

Already returned the mb for a replacement. Asus tech support told me it was probably the board..

[green harness]

Is this your board? https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-ii-model/spec

@waxen sand

[waxen sand]

Sorry, yes.

Already found out it is incompatible. Returned it, am getting a 570.

[dawn plover]

make sure you get one in which you can flash your bios

or else you'll have the same problem

[median sequoia]

Is there a Newegg shuffle today?

[dawn plover]

it doesn't seem like it

it says that the shuffle's next date is to be determined so there might be no shuffle in within the next days

[median sequoia]

Ok thanks

[heady turtle]

x570 is overkill for 5600x just a b550 would be plenty

[dawn plover]

well it's not really overkill but it's not necessary in many situations

[thorn kestrel]

is best buy dropping rn?

[heady turtle]

b550 is even fine for ryzen 7's especially if its a decent one

[brisk flame]

x570 is the chipset

[limpid tree]

I made a mistake going with intel.

[dawn plover]

^ what sassy fish said

[brisk flame]

it has absolutley nothing to do with what cpu you use

99% of the time, just get a b550 board

[karmic crag]

why don't you check and see 🙂

[brisk flame]

because there is no reason to spend 40 dollars more on an identical board with a chipset that has features you never use

[limpid tree]

isn't the x570 platform able to upgrade to the next gen but not other boards or is the 550 included?

[heady turtle]

yeah ik

[dawn plover]

b550 and x570 support 5000 series

[brisk flame]

you mean the 5000 series chips?

[heady turtle]

but if you want a ryzen 7 you probs want some more features and possibly better vrm cooling

[brisk flame]

b450 and x470 support those

[limpid tree]

I ment from the 5000 series chips

[dawn plover]

the chipset isn't what makes the vrms cool better, it's the board itself

[heady turtle]

next gen theyre changing to a different socket

[brisk flame]

the 5000 series cpus are the last AM4 cpus

[limpid tree]

So if they ever do 7000 isn't the x570 the only one able to go to 7000 or did I hear something I didn't?

[brisk flame]

no

[dawn plover]

you can have a run of the mill x570 that's worse in terms of vrms than a decent b550 board

[brisk flame]

next gen no boards will work

[limpid tree]

Ooooo

[heady turtle]

ik thats why i said a decent b550 board

[dawn plover]

fair

[limpid tree]

Fair

https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-b550-f-gaming/p/N82E16813119312 Thats really not that bad it cost less than my z390 too

[heady turtle]

MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS would also be perfectly fine

[limpid tree]

I prefer Asus

[dawn plover]

why?

[limpid tree]

I like them?

[heady turtle]

thats fair

[dawn plover]

fair

tbh i also like the light up logo on the board

[limpid tree]

I enjoy rgb too much

[dawn plover]

smh

[limpid tree]

I got my hands on a asus 3070 KO

[dawn plover]

that card looks good tbh

[limpid tree]

I also posted a pic of my build in build pics

I had to vertically mount it its a waste to leave on its side

[signal cypress]

is the rtx 3060 ti good with the 5600x

[tender mulch]

Yes

[signal cypress]

ok

just wanted to know for my build

[green harness]

How close is that 3070 KO to the side panel and is it usually closed? Looks very tight

[signal cypress]

im sure its almost touching if im not mistaken

[green harness]

Yeah, I'd be concerned about cutting off its airflow

[signal cypress]

mhm true

[heady turtle]

it depends on your case but i believes its more thick than tall

[green harness]

Did you look at the picture? You can see it's really close to the panel...

[heady turtle]

the only pic i see is of his monitor?

ohh wait nvm

forgot they vertically mounted it lol yeah it does look really close

pretty build tho

[elfin quiver]

guyss i got a gra-phcis card caLLEWD the rTx 3090 and i hEaRd it';s poretty godo wht do i doi with it?

[tender mulch]

Bad troll attempt

[heady turtle]

^ lol

[limpid tree]

I don't have the side panel on lol

Because there is a serious temp difference

[heady turtle]

oof

[tender mulch]

If the GPU is too close to the side panel, yes

Best to have 1.5-2"

[heady turtle]

would you not just vertical mount of move it back if you can?

[dawn plover]

it's a waste to buy that card and not vertically mount it imo

[green harness]

It's still a 3070, and if you're more focused on performance you wouldn't vertical mount it the majority of the time

So not a waste

[tender mulch]

Unless your case is awesome with plenty of room to keep it cool 😉

P500A I've got 2" of clearance, 65C full load temps

[green harness]

Yeah, that's why I said the majority of the time. I guess you can also just keep the panel off, but eh

[tender mulch]

Yeah, i'd rather slot mount it than keep the side panel off

[green harness]

Same

[dawn plover]

i was saying that because most people would only buy the 3070ko because it looks good on its side or it was their only chance at getting a 3070

and for the people who bought it for the looks, it'd be a waste to not vertically mount it

[inland hound]

I bought the 3070 vision because it was my only chance at getting a 3070

looks nice too

[lone pond]

shuffle today btw

[green harness]

I tried to buy a KO earlier this year simply because it was a 3070 with a decent enough cooler

[lone pond]

I got 3070 vision too

and asus dual 3060

[inland hound]

3070 vision thermal perf sucks tho

which double sucks cause it actually has a pretty decent cooling system but no extra thermal technology, like pads on VRAM or whatever

[lone pond]

I heard about vram thermals but tbh i never checked it lol

[inland hound]

you cant unless you have an infrared camera anyways

they took the VRAM sensor out

[lone pond]

gpu temps not going up 60c mostly

rip

I thought it have vram sensor tho

[inland hound]

it dont

[thorn kestrel]

@inland hound imma try to win a 3060 from the shuffle and quickly refund the 1050

[inland hound]

good idea

[lone pond]

black pp not fits btw sara lol

[inland hound]

pfp you mean?

[lone pond]

yep

[thorn kestrel]

oh

[lone pond]

rip 1050

[inland hound]

download this please

[thorn kestrel]

yea bought it for 350

[lone pond]

techno

[lone pond]

F

[thorn kestrel]

indeed

[lone pond]

its not worth than 100 lol

[thorn kestrel]

[lone pond]

for 350 you could buy 1660 at least lol

bro I recommend refund it if you can

[inland hound]

weve said this

his brother - the one with the credit card - thinks he is selfish

[lone pond]

lol he can buy 1660s at least for that price xd

actually 3060 too but its hard to get

[thorn kestrel]

yea :(

[heady turtle]

The whole point is his bro wouldn't let him wait basically saying that was greedy

[lone pond]

idk still 350 is way too much for 1050 its like fantastic

[heady turtle]

ik lol

[tender mulch]

Here we go again

[inland hound]

https://tenor.com/view/here-we-go-again-gta-gif-20483040

[thorn kestrel]

[snow crystal]

hey why do I see the button "enter the shuffle" grey out ?

[inland hound]

hasnt started yet

[tender mulch]

It's not 10 AM yet

[inland hound]

~5 more minutes

[snow crystal]

okay, so I can choose all the options or just choose the one I need ?

does choosing all increase my chance ?

[tender mulch]

You can choose them all

Odds are unknown

[thorn kestrel]

vintage have you ever won a shuffle?

[lone pond]

I won 2 shuffle

[tender mulch]

never entered

I have everything I need already

[lone pond]

smart xd

[snow crystal]

wow

let's see, haha

[inland hound]

dallas won 8

[thorn kestrel]

what

in

the

[heady turtle]

Tell Newegg to add an eu store pls

[inland hound]

message @bitter bear lol

[snow crystal]

how can ...

[heady turtle]

Lol they would be like ohh yes ofc XD

[snow crystal]

submitted.

let's wait. haha

[sage sparrow]

hope i win 🙂

[inland hound]

Don’t we all

[karmic crag]

i didn't know there was a shuffle today

thanks for the heads up guys

[solar mist]

its usually every M-Th

[abstract seal]

wasn't one yesterday so 🤷 I just check every day

[viscid niche]

I was going to build my first pc and was wondering what would be the better gpu to get if could the 3080 or 6900xt. I play games like cod and etc and was wondering which would most likely be better for the long run

[gloomy portal]

either one you can get

[inland hound]

cod is one game lol

and very heavily CPU ound

also depends on the rest of system

what are your current specs rn

[viscid niche]

Yeah I have the rest of my parts have a 5600x and what I’ve seen with a 3080 or 6900xt they both get 170 fps on 1440p

[inland hound]

yes but whats the rest of your system specs and what kind of monitor do you have?

[viscid niche]

Um 1440p 165 hz

As my main

[inland hound]

ok

what is your CPU, RAM, Motherboard, etc

[viscid niche]

I think 2x16 cl16 3200mghz

5600x and some cheaper msi B550

[inland hound]

alright

how much are you willing to pay for this hypothetical 3080 or 6900 XT

and do you care about Ray Tracing, DLSS, or any Nvidia stream features

too many questions?

@viscid niche you dead?

[viscid niche]

Nah 😂

Um I would say Im not to much into ray tracing but some people have said dlss helps in performance but besides that I could care less

I would like to try streaming a bit maybe

[dawn plover]

heh

3080 then

[inland hound]

^

good luck getting either one tho

the 3080 and 6900 XT are the two rarest products rn

[viscid niche]

Yeah I’m sitting in a preorder for a while for evga not like I’m dying for it now but just wanna it by next month or so

[inland hound]

again

gl

[viscid niche]

Thanks

[inland hound]

times are tough on the industry right now

[dawn plover]

times are tough overall tbh

[viscid niche]

Yeah should get better now that Chinese New Year celebrations are about over so factories should get better hopefully

[inland hound]

nah lol

[viscid niche]

But yeah everything is just tough rn

[inland hound]

itll be just as bad still

[karmic crag]

it'll still be horrible, but slightly less horrible

*after the workers return back to the factories

[vital pivot]

You are still going to wait however. They ship those cards via ocean transport.

[gloomy portal]

anyone win the shuffle yet?

[vital pivot]

I just did.

[livid idol]

Congrats! Which one did you win?

[vital pivot]

Msi 3070

[livid idol]

Not bad at all

[vital pivot]

Bleh. I don’t want it.

3080 or Bust

[livid idol]

Aww. You can always pass on it or resell it

[inland hound]

sell to me

or some starving children in africa

[livid idol]

Well I guess they could use a bit more PCB and metal minerals in their diets

[heady turtle]

im sure there would be many people willing to pay like 1k for that lol

[inland hound]

at least

at the very least sell it to a friend or something

[vital pivot]

This is win no.6

[heady turtle]

Bruh

👀

[daring locust]

Da fuq. Teach us your sorcery

[inland hound]

Dallas won 8 times

[stiff zodiac]

Nice dallas

[abstract seal]

Wasn't this shuffle 3060 and 3070? Why even enter?

[inland hound]

good question

maybe for the 3060

[frozen seal]

wait, i wasnt even paying attention today, did best buy drop 3070

today that is

[inland hound]

not likely

[frozen seal]

so then next tuesday most likely?

[inland hound]

possibly

[frozen seal]

ok

[vital pivot]

I’ve been a newegg customer since they opened and I’ve bought probably 100k+ over the years

[inland hound]

how long is that

[vital pivot]

But I’m trying to catch up with Dallas

[inland hound]

this long?

you old

[vital pivot]

I’ve been buying from them sense 2001 or 2002

[lone pond]

What’s the best budget gpu i should buy in 2021

[livid idol]

3060 ti

As far as stuff available right now, not unreleased stuff

[unkempt robin]

Or thurs.

[daring vortex]

on my grandpas account he has stuff ordered from 2001

its pretty dope

[karmic crag]

check tomorrow and thursday

[tender mulch]

That's OG right there. My oldest Newegg email is 2006

[daring vortex]

He used to be big in tech back in the day

[torpid garden]

@magic pebble Has some stuff from the early days

My earliest was around 2007 I think

[hearty ice]

recommendations on PCIE riser cables?

pcie4 would be nice, but I think they cost waay more and there isn't an actual perf difference for GPU so I don't much care

this would be for an ATX case, so it can't be too short either. But doesn't need to be too long. I'd say around 200mm is more than enough

150mm might cut it

[elfin parrot]

I recently got a gen 3 riser and only noticed like 2 FPS difference

Phantex riser is good but if might have to manually switch the express lane to gen 3 to actually get it to work.

[hearty ice]

I can do the tinkering stuff, I don't mind

[static zinc]

ive got a 3m riser thats solid

[tender mulch]

With a PCI-E 3.0 riser and 4.0 card and baord, def need to set it to 3.0 in the BIOS before using it

[static zinc]

nvm the 3m one is pretty expensive, $80-90

[tender mulch]

Phanteks is good if you have room for the mount

I have one

[stone wraith]

At what time does zotacstore usually drop gpus?

[magic pebble]

oops thought I put my personal info in there for a second

oldest one for me. newegg cleared all the order info from an account before 2013 about a year ago, or maybe just me? you can still search it if you know your order number.

[stone wraith]

zotacstore is having a meltdown smh

I literally have the 3070 in my cart but cant checkout

omg

[magic pebble]

also bought an iwill kt133a motherboard a few months after that. Those were my only newegg purchases that year

I owned way too many socket a motherboards

[fossil talon]

Another stupid pricing rant

$1700CAD

Also that description 😂

[livid idol]

"This is definitely better than the card that was made to compete with its successor"

[unkempt robin]

So I missed the tail end of the zotac 3080 drops tonight. Had one in the cart but their store kept crashing/timing out

[gray comet]

Outperform 6800xt

[unkempt robin]

Seems like maybe I'm better off. Some of you were saying g the zotac 3080s were having thermal issues and/or underperformed the FE's?

[livid idol]

That's some tough luck, it really is just random who gets through since the site is basically DDOS'd

[unkempt robin]

I have an EVGA in my cart on best buy which apparently is a decent thing (allows me to skip their weird anti-bot queue and skip straight to checkout if I'm online during their next drop)

Thats the card I really want, but beggers can't be choosers in this market

[dire pebble]

i have a trx 2060 super gaming x and i noticed that my backplate of my gpu is getting super super hot that i cant touch it is this normal ? because i saw online it getiing hot is normal but not to the point where it burns you

i have 6 fans and the fans on the gpu are on i turned them to always on to see if that would help but it still gets super hot

[livid idol]

If you're not noticing any issues like stuttering or losing fps when it gets hot then it's probably fine

[random mural]

Does anyone have a graphics card installed in their desktop PC during this chip shortage? I am currently looking for an RX 580 but it's out of stock.

[iron lion]

what gpus should I look for for mining, im not looking to spend a ton of money

[tender mulch]

That 3070 is perfect

[stone wraith]

B&H dropping at 8 am Est?

[analog field]

guys can someone tell me why all the gpus so expensive These days ?

Because of mining?

[livid idol]

Several reasons. To start demand is crazy high while supply is crazy low.
Combine that with a global shortage of raw material, season with tariffs, and you've got a recipe for market disaster.

Estimates I've seen are that miners have only gotten 5-10% of the total stock

[visual scaffold]

tbh you make a point

[karmic crag]

no one knows

[signal cypress]

yoo best buy has a 3070 for $500 but its out of stock

prob could camp for it

[tender mulch]

Not in stores

[signal cypress]

yea online but i could buy it online

[karmic crag]

good luck with that lol

[karmic crag]

all the cards are out of stock

[signal cypress]

ik

but ill download the bb app

maybe get luck and snag one

[vital pivot]

You won’t

[karmic crag]

lol

the harsh reality

[signal cypress]

lol

[median sequoia]

Is there a Newegg shuffle today?

[lone pond]

not looks like it

[crisp perch]

hey

if I would sell my old GTX 1070, can I find buyer?

[tender mulch]

no here

No buying and selling

[crisp perch]

in general.

[tender mulch]

OH yeah

Check Ebay

going for good money

[crisp perch]

but it's too old

[tender mulch]

NOt really

It'll sell well

[crisp perch]

like in 2017 something

[tender mulch]

Still a decent card

[crisp perch]

it gives 45 frames on ultra settings on Cyberpunk 2077.

wait .. not exactly 45 fps.

between 29 and 45.

[tender mulch]

Cyberpunk shouldn't be used as a reference, it's an outlier game

[crisp perch]

true.

[heady turtle]

Cyberpunk =2021 crisis lol

[inland hound]

Crysis*

[winged stag]

TBD gotta love it

[unkempt robin]

They need to do a little better with it

Like, if you're trying to make shuffle a thing, and it's supposed to be Mon-Thur, randomly missing several days a week feels....

At least put something at the top of the page saying you don't have any rare item stock for a shuffle for the day etc

[dawn plover]

or it's just problems with stock

[mint zinc]

any idea if they would install any GPU's today?

[unkempt robin]

They're like an hour past when a shuffle would start - so I don't think they're doing anything at all today.

[heady turtle]

Shhhh

[unkempt robin]

Well, it was a crisis too 🙂

[elfin quiver]

anyone in canada rn theres 3070s in stock on memory express

[elfin parrot]

I have a question. Is the a solution to vertical mounted gpu sag with water blocks?

I have a 3070 with ek waterblock vertical mounted. It worked fine with the factory air cooler because it had screws for the gpu to mount to the vertical mount.

Since I have the waterblock installed there is no mounting thing for the screws. Any ideas?

[lone pond]

Yeah "launch" 😂

[inland hound]

news?

apparently 12 gigs of 19gbps G6X as well

[lone pond]

It's most likely gonna be $1k so I wouldn't really say its too worth it imo

seeing as how close the 3090 and 3080 were in gaming performance

[inland hound]

[inland hound]

*at 4K

[little sleet]

the 3090 isnt a gaming card though, just a workstation card advertised as a gaming card

[lone pond]

Indeed, but the performance wouldn't vary too much from a 3080ti if those specs are correct I would think

[inland hound]

the 12 gigs of G6X matter tho

[lone pond]

it's only 2 gigs more for like $300, most likely more if its going to be from a 3rd party I would think

but idk i'm not going to be playing games in 4k

I just want any graphics card at this point I haven't been able to play anything in months

[heady turtle]

cough paper cough

I'm joking lol, why is paper better anyway?

[heady turtle]

Ohh lol

[upbeat orbit]

Anyone ever heard of the brand Corn?

[toxic sinew]

Yes

[upbeat orbit]

Are they reputable? Solid hardware?

[toxic sinew]

Yeah but they make older hardware

[upbeat orbit]

Thank you sir

[toxic sinew]

What are you looking to buy from them?

[upbeat orbit]

I just purchased 8 of their 1060 3gb gpus

[toxic sinew]

At what price?

[upbeat orbit]

340

[toxic sinew]

Each?

[upbeat orbit]

Yes

[tender mulch]

O.o

[toxic sinew]

Jesus christ

[spare relic]

Oof

USD?

[upbeat orbit]

Yes

[tender mulch]

ouch

[upbeat orbit]

Company card dont worry about it gents

[toxic sinew]

$2720 USD lmao

you wasted your money hardcore

[upbeat orbit]

Thats ok just needed to know if the hardware works

[toxic sinew]

Even if it's a company card, still a terrible buy

[upbeat orbit]

Price wasnt an issue

[toxic sinew]

It should be if you can get way better performing cards for the price

[spare relic]

What are the cards for then?

[upbeat orbit]

A mining experiment

[toxic sinew]

1060s aint great for mining anymore

[upbeat orbit]

Experiment

[tender mulch]

NOt with 3 GB VRAM

Soon won't mine at all

[toxic sinew]

So you wasted $2720 on an experiment

I'm sure your higher ups will love you

[heady turtle]

The 1060 3gb is basically a 1050 in disguise tbf

[upbeat orbit]

Lol damn

Came in here to ask a question im getting attacked

Haha relax my guyver

[heady turtle]

You would have been better off getting rx 580s or 1650 supers r sum btw

[tender mulch]

Not really

Those aren't good for mining either

Those 8 1060;s will mine about the same as a 3080. 3070? Can't remember

[haughty glacier]

ig i'll go for a 1050ti for now

[spare relic]

You could try to find a 970

[haughty glacier]

i'm mainly playing competitive games anyways

idk if i find a deal breaker on that used 1050ti ig i'll go for it

[tender mulch]

970/980 better than a 1050

[haughty glacier]

need to shrink things down so i can get pc

[spare relic]

There's been a few decent deals on 970s on eBay

[haughty glacier]

owh no

uh

[spare relic]

Some sketchier ones too but some decent ones

[haughty glacier]

imma use fb marketplace

coz am not american lol

[spare relic]

Try filtering by country on eBay

[heady turtle]

Yeah nvm just looked up how little they make profit wise lol

[haughty glacier]

ebay not on here but yea fb and prob carousell will do

ebay on philippines? doubt

wait lemme see

[heady turtle]

eBay is in a lot of countries

And fb market place sketch at least in Ireland it is

[spare relic]

I live in the US so I filtered by listings in the US

[haughty glacier]

fb itself is so used here

especially messenger

[heady turtle]

Fair, just be careful when buying 2nd hand anyway

[haughty glacier]

can't rly fight against $95 tag for a 1050ti

[spare relic]

That's pretty decent

[haughty glacier]

the 470/480 is also suggested to me but all were sold as scrap cards

[heady turtle]

Check for a 970/980 if possible but yeah thats acc ntb

[languid hollow]

Is there a small possibility of AMD making a big progress of ray tracing within this year close to NVIDIA?

[heady turtle]

Not until the 7000 series anyway

[languid hollow]

maybe

[unkempt robin]

Quick question re best buy - have any of you tried calling your stores to do a stock check and gotten through? I've tried like 3 local area stores and not a single one picks up the phone - wondering if that's due to some store wide covid-related policy, or if my local stores just suck at answering the phone. I hang up after just letting the phone sit on hold 15 mins.

[languid hollow]

@heady turtle Not too familiar with how the technology implementation works, but its just mainly about codes right? Will there be a possibility of RX6000 series get a big ray tracing upgrade in the future?

[heady turtle]

Nope they use ray tracing cores

[languid hollow]

so it does techinacally include hardware?

[heady turtle]

Ray tracing is done using the ray tracing cores but Nvidia is much better at ray tracing atm especially as it's amds first attempt

[heady turtle]

Short answer yes

[languid hollow]

I see.

Thats interesting.