#tech-deals

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outer cypress
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jkjk

rare kayak
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depending what he plays, nothing wrong with a 1050ti

outer cypress
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except the price

earnest epoch
outer cypress
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

earnest epoch
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I can get this used for 80 😤

outer cypress
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you can also get a rx570 used for $80

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if you know where to look

earnest epoch
tall granite
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rx 570 used averages 80

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1050ti 70-80

ripe crater
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Bit high but that was the model in my brother's computer

west badge
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For pretty much those same prices @outer cypress you can get a 1650 Super and also the MSI card for the 1050 Ti requires a 6 pin connection as well

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@sly zodiac for 160$ you can get a 1650 Super which you can have a warranty as well in case something was to happen

sly zodiac
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I do t want a 1050ti

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I wanted a 1070 originally and I just dropped to 1060 cuz money

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Do you think I can get a 1650 S used for a out 130?

outer cypress
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theyre brand new, you might not find many used

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i could be wrong tho

sly zodiac
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Ok.. I'll look around thx

rancid ether
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who would buy a used 1050?

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u can get a 1650 super 4gb for 159 but theyre all sold out atm

sly zodiac
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Oh... Yea I need sum like a 1060 around $100

rancid ether
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the 1650 4gb super is better btw

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didnt see that one coming being its just a 4gb lol

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not sure but u could check facebook marketplace i got my 1070 from there

sly zodiac
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Alright

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rancid ether
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it was when i looked lol

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i sorted by 100-200 and all 16 series cards

west badge
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The one's that are gone is 90% of the MSI cards and the Asus/Gigabyte card but the Zotac and the RVGA one's are a better buy

rancid ether
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bigger fans

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he wanted a 1060 for 100

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next best thing is a 1650 super but they not 100

west badge
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Honestly i wouldn't have gotten that Aero card

rancid ether
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nah single fans suck

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id pay the extra 10 and get the evga

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has bigger fans also

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so more airflow

west badge
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Well single fan only sucks depending on who made it

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My 1660 is a single fan and is always quiet and cool

rancid ether
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my case is huge and quiet so i usually run my fans at max

west badge
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id say 28c is pretty much on the cool side

rancid ether
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on what game tho it didnt look like it was suing alot

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looked like 1gb

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but then again i run my games at 1440p max

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144hz

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my 1070 gets 59 i think

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should i repaste?

west badge
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Every game i have thrown at this card max load is 60c

rancid ether
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o ok so aircooled 59 is good?

west badge
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80c to 90c is repasting time

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you never want it to get even close to 90c

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i learned that from the Asus 570 i had

gusty cipher
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Is it easy to replace the paste on a GPU? I've never done it.

west badge
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the 570 i had cause it was 85c i had to lower it from 1300MHz down to 1090MHz just so it would get a little cooler and when i replaced the thermal paste (which Asus did a bad job at) it went even lower

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most common cards it is just removing the 4 screws removing the fan wire and jiggle it around until it comes off

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after use 70% to 99% rubbing alcohol to clean off all the paste on the dye and heat sink and then put a new dot of thermal paste on and put it back together

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If there is thermal pads on your card make sure they stay on the VRM's

rancid ether
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im at 73% ram usage wow

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definately goping back intel i never had these issues befopre

rare kayak
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rammap

rancid ether
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not downloading a program for my ram

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unnecessary

rare kayak
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sure

rancid ether
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ill just go back intel. they dont have these issues

rare kayak
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have fun.

rancid ether
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o i will lol

worn rose
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Aren’t you also buying 4000mhz ram or something

ripe crater
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The latest Windows update has a bug that uses more RAM than it is supposed to. Try restarting your computer to clear it out.

west badge
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It's not affecting me

outer cypress
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@rancid ether ive had plenty of ram leaks, and ive never used a amd processor

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try rammap

rare kayak
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I suggested that already rofl.

outer cypress
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im reinforcing your suggestion with evidence that intel wouldnt make it any better

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😤

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and its not a suggestion, its a command

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😤😤😤

ripe crater
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You can also update your chipset driver for your motherboard, the newest one out was posted on Nov. 25. I did that and haven't had a memory leak in a while.

rancid ether
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ive tested it out on both my computers its not a ram leak its ryzen. i have a i5 system and a ryzen system. i use a total of 4gb gaming and on this one i was just at 72% for my ryzen. ryzen is a memory hog and its performance is also dependant on that ram

ripe crater
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Is your OS build 1909?

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ripe crater
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I have had a memory leak on my 3800x , x570 board only after I updated to 1909. Before I did not notice any memory leaks. When I updated my chipset driver I have not seen any more memory leaks so I would suggest that.

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When I first turn on my computer and before any program starts it usually uses about 4gb of RAM.

rare kayak
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I still suggest rammap

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get that 4gb of used ram to 2 😄

icy wraith
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rammap ftw

ripe crater
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Lol I have 32gb of RAM it is possible that it allocates more because I have a lot. :)

lone depot
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run msinfo32.exe to show full build version info

dense rapids
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i found lenovo s740 touchscreen laptop i think its a good deal but i cant find any reviews on it. any reason why?

thorn plinth
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it just came out like last month didnt it @dense rapids

dense rapids
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i dont know im just looking for good deals on laptops

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i cant find much info on it

gray ravine
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I just built a pc for $670 last week it's pretty middle line but it's going to be my freind from works sons (they paid for it) if anyone wants the part list I think its $630 now it has rx 580 for its graphics card and a ryzen 5

dense rapids
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is it a good idea to buy this? it has similar specs to others like xps 15 but it is much cheaper. Is it likely to have large undiscovered flaw?

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what?

thorn plinth
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sorry, checking link

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what are you using it for

dense rapids
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school, light gaming

thorn plinth
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the cpu is decent, the gpu is a 1650 so you won't get much gaming out of that

dense rapids
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also watching stuff

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yeha gaming is secondary

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yeah

gray ravine
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Its run of the mill

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Kinda steep for 12 hundred

thorn plinth
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very steep

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lols

gray ravine
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I'd say just build your own pc

thorn plinth
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its the 15.6 in 4k touch screen premium you're paying for

gray ravine
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Little more than half of what your paying for ^

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Better specs

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And you can use the rest to but a touch screen monitor

dense rapids
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i need a laptop

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sorry my dad called me

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what does run off the mill mean?

gray ravine
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Average

dense rapids
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oh

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how does it differe from same specs xps 15

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differ

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or similar

gray ravine
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To play games off of a laptop would be really expensive

dense rapids
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games are not main priority, priority is watching movies and stuff and for schoolwork, hencd 4k and touch

gray ravine
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You have the same card but a diffrent processor

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So gaming would be still pretty meh but everything else would be fine

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Itd be great working for that kinda stuff

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But I wouldnt buy it lol

dense rapids
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what do you mean different processor?

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the lenovo also says i7 9750h

gray ravine
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Lol nvm I read it wrong I thought the first said 880 sorry I have boomer eyes

dense rapids
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no problem

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gray ravine
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I'd say go with the cheaper one

dense rapids
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so what would the difference in price be due to? all i see is wifi and ports

gray ravine
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They'll perform the same

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Probably the only diffrent ce is storage right?

dense rapids
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128gb is a little less @west badge

gray ravine
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Yeah there's cheap 4k laptops that wont be able to game at all but do everything else

dense rapids
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both 1 tb

west badge
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You can add/replace the storage with something better

dense rapids
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ok

west badge
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and also would still be spending a lot less

dense rapids
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non customizable

gray ravine
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The only difference then is memory

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The 2nd one has 32

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The first has 16

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The first is better price wise

dense rapids
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yes 32 is a bit overkill

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16 is sufficient

gray ravine
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Memory wont hurt you for your needs

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You can add storage externally

west badge
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For the laptop i linked when i say add/replace i mean doing it yourself

gray ravine
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You dont need to customize the laptop

dense rapids
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ohh ok

west badge
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with parts you know is good

dense rapids
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do you have experience with Microsoft? how are returns and stuff

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haven't bought form there before

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dense rapids
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ok im going to get the lenovo and hope it isn't badly quality controlled or something

west badge
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@dense rapids The Ryzen system's are actually very good for what they can do

tulip havenBOT
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Hi_Hello_Gooday#6893 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

gray ravine
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I forgot to get rid of it ;-;

west badge
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Did you ping me a naughty word?

gray ravine
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I said the graphics card is s word

thorn plinth
gray ravine
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The graphics card is bad everything else is pretty decent I'd only spend 200- 250 on it but laptops with touchscreen are expensive @west badge

west badge
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Well it is a system for media and school work so he wouldn't need something like a 1650

dense rapids
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how long would it be relevant

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im aiming for 4 to 5 years about

gray ravine
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Which one ?

dense rapids
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the one recommend by ecksgamer

gray ravine
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Relevant for school and movies for probably like 4 years yeah

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For gaming, it's not even relevant now

west badge
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If you're only using it for school work and movies it can last a long time

dense rapids
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ok

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for 1650 card can it play lower tier games ?

west badge
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1650 you could play like the new CoD game on medium to high settings

gray ravine
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If you want something for gaming I'd say get that laptop and build a pc with the rest of your money

dense rapids
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ive never built a pc before...

west badge
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If they had one of those Ryzen laptops with thunderbolt 3 could of went with an external GPU for gaming

dense rapids
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brb

gray ravine
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If you play big single player games like rdr2 youd have to play on low to mid for a good framerate

west badge
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mostly low for a non super

gray ravine
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I count 40 as a good frame rate

west badge
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Well getting over 30 fps would be everything low and high textures

gray ravine
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That's why I said med

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Rdr2 that bad on pc

west badge
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1050 Ti and 1650 is not meant for that game really

gray ravine
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An rx 580 runs it fine on medium

earnest epoch
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and rx580 is substantially better than those 2 cards though

gray ravine
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I mean yeah but only 36% tho

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gray ravine
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I thought they'd be fine with it

earnest epoch
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only 36% wuuut

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only

gray ravine
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I mean my first graphics card was on the razer blade stealth 15 lol rx 580 is 300% better but I still think my old laptop could run it

west badge
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The only problem with cards like the 1650S is that it would last for a good 2 maybe 3 years

gray ravine
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Rdr2 doesnt look that good on medium

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I remember playing it on console

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Literally the best graphics I'd ever seen until death stranding

dense rapids
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soo am i getting ripped off?

gray ravine
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On a console

west badge
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for which?

gray ravine
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For that price and for gaming yes @qwerty

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Frick

dense rapids
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1200 one

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lenovo

gray ravine
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If you want it for gaming

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Yes

dense rapids
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i meam maybe i dont really play that many games, just as a possibilty so low settings or whatever is fine

gray ravine
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But the only way to get a better price for a gaming laptop is to not buy a laptop

dense rapids
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yeah i dont aim as primary gaming

gray ravine
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If you're fine with it then it's good

dense rapids
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ok thank you

gray ravine
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Np

west badge
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16gb memory i5 and a 1660 Ti

gray ravine
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@dense rapids

west badge
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Could play almost everything maxed

gray ravine
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Touch is needed it seems tho

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Maybe hes an art major or Something

west badge
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Well for art you would get that draw pad instead

gray ravine
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I hear an iPad is great for that stuff and cheaper

dense rapids
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im in high school lol but probably something computer science related in college

west badge
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@dense rapids The MSI laptop would be the better buy overall even though it doesn't have a touch screen

wintry tinsel
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Can anyone find a 5700 or 2070 for under $290? might be hard but fingers crossed. ; )

worn rose
wintry tinsel
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thats pretty good but do you think the prices will go down on cyber monday by a lot?

worn rose
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i mean it wouldn't kill to wait, a few models are $300 so i doubt they all will go up

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and the cheapest 2060 Super/2070 is $400

wintry tinsel
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yeah I’m hoping the 5700 goes down a bit by monday
thx

west badge
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Going to have to wait about 6 months to a year for that to happen

rare kayak
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if they do go down, it's not going to be by much

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if at all

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honestly.

west badge
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You could always wait to see if they make a 5500 XT

glad python
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If anyone is looking for a 2700x go to microcenter i am pretty sure it is still on sale for 160 USD. (which is dirt cheap)

earnest epoch
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nope it's actually 130usd

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so

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run

glad python
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Yes previously it was but they bumped it up to 160 at least at my microcenter

earnest epoch
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I was about to check but the site keeps crashing on me aBlobRage

glad python
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ill cheack

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You are correct they brought it back down to 130

earnest epoch
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ok cause it keeps saying no connection PepeHands

glad python
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OOF

earnest epoch
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ye

glad python
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That is such a steal considering that the 2700x is still relevant

earnest epoch
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ye

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8 cores for under 150 bucks

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pretty good

glad python
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it really is a great card

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I mean cpu lol

earnest epoch
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yeah

shy pebble
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does cyber-monday deals started? if not when and how long

frigid lily
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I would say on monday and until tuesday

thorn plinth
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We should be seeing cyber Monday deals starting tomorrow

west badge
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up here black friday deals are ending on Monday lol

frigid sigil
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Cyber monday should be interesting

sharp pollen
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$1000 2080ti

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Idk about bins or anything so if anyone else wants to share the info on the card that would be great

frigid lily
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ahem

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Ventus

earnest epoch
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Ventus bad

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gaming x good

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at least if we're talking about msi

worn rose
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but like

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copper

earnest epoch
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not rgb

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bad

ripe crater
warped moth
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@worn rose is that the whole system and how is the warranty coverage?

ripe crater
worn rose
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the aio? @warped moth

ripe crater
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ripe crater
warped moth
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@worn rose yes the aio

ripe crater
worn rose
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@warped moth yeah it’s the full system, and I’m pretty sure it’s a 3 year warranty

warped moth
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does it cover the whole system like if it fails not user error, but destroys the rest of the system

ripe crater
worn rose
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I’m not sure, I’d ask them if you wanted to know @warped moth

warped moth
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thanks

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does newegg on ebay count as 3rd party?

rare kayak
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no

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that counts as newegg.

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lol

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on ebay.

warped moth
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well I have seen it where that wasn't the case and got me warned so thought I would hold back

west badge
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Most of the time when you see them selling it on ebay is when no one would really buy it from the store

lone depot
earnest epoch
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99 for a freesync 1080p 144hz monitor

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oh also gsync compatible

outer cypress
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THE DEAL IS BACK UP

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OMG

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THATS THE ONE I GOT

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@lone condor

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LOOOOOOKKKK

lone condor
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Ouuu.

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Too bad I already bought 2 monitors.

outer cypress
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rip

earnest epoch
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wait we have literally the same monitor

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wtf

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I paid 10 more bucks for the same monitor

tardy fossil
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lol

outer cypress
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loooossseeerrrr

earnest epoch
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I bought it first you copied me

outer cypress
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i also saved $10

earnest epoch
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Ok

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how much did you buy your ornata for

thorn plinth
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dont buy ornata

earnest epoch
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I'm not saying you should

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but I bet mine was cheaper than zack's peepoSmug

ripe crater
frigid lily
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2 fans super cost ~same

gray ravine
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Any keyboard deals?

rare kayak
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probably

thorn plinth
tranquil kraken
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Amazon Lightning Deal:

PS4 Pro bundle with Spider-Man GOTY Edition, God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn for $299
http://r.zdbb.net/u/bi8m

lone depot
worn rose
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that’s the 7th time u’ve posted it :v

frank summit
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Hes being paid 👀

finite ibex
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Lol, he's making BANK on pushing that item @frank summit

frank summit
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At least 12¢

lone depot
frigid lily
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3600 vengeance cheaper lol

lone depot
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Nice! Is that a better kit for the money?

worn rose
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probably not binned as well, cause that team kit is binned very well for b die

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i think i've seen people push 3733cl15 with that kit or something good like that

worn rose
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240hz for $280

ripe crater
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supple grotto
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hi

latent frost
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hi

rare iris
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if someone finds a good deal on MW let me now, my friend wants a copy

scenic yew
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plati.rıu

lone depot
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ru*

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Just wanna say that's greymarket stuff so if your key gets suspended don't be shocked

rustic shadow
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Is there any water cooling deals?

finite fjord
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Bykski or Barrow for full custom water cooling. About $230 for a complete loop. CPU, GPU, 360mm rad, reservoir, pump

oak jungle
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Any good PSU deals

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80+gold 650-750 watts

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and full modualr

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Best I can find is 95

split owl
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You guys think the 2080 super will be offered with a free game anytime soon? I'm ready to pick one up, but don't want to miss out on a free AAA if it's gonna happy anytime soon. I noticed the evga 2080 super just got an additional $20 off, so might be a good time to pick one up (includes a $30 rebate to boot)/

slim lava
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i bought a 2080 super today and got a code for cod mw

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@split owl

split owl
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Oh, sweet. Even though it's not marked on the card itself? I guess the deal is still going on?

slim lava
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yeah

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its kinda dumb

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but i bought it from newegg

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so idk

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and it was the rog strix one

split owl
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nice. my friend got that one. I'm looking at the evga ftw3.

small otter
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2080 super ftw3? Nice

split owl
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yeah, I bought it. $20+$30 off, and it's exactly the card I was looking for.

clever warren
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This 2500$ pc

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Contains rtx 2080ti and r9 3900x

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32 gigs of ram

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And its pretty sick

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Thank me later

split owl
clever warren
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@split owl nice

split owl
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no really. 3950x's don't exist lol

clever warren
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They do

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I made a build with it

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Not real life

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In pc part picker

finite fjord
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@split owl Evo is meh and overpriced. Look at EX920 or Sabrent Rocket

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Also pretty sure FOCUS Plus has bad voltage ripple

clever warren
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This is r9 3950x

finite fjord
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Permission denied

clever warren
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And msi godlike x570

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Ok try again

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Put it on private by accident

finite fjord
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If you havent built your system already that is

split owl
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I've used evo and the LL120's in the past, so I'm happy to use them again. I didn't know about the seasonic, but I'll check the power curve when it arrives.

lone depot
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hi

split owl
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hi @lone depot

oak hawk
strong parrot
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@oak hawk there is no specific TPM chip listed in Lenovo's documentation

patent cosmos
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@oak hawk it does not have the TPM security chip

oak hawk
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thank you @strong parrot and @patent cosmos for this info and documentation

tawny widget
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anyone good 2060 deals or um 970 evo deals?

mental scarab
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any cpu deals i7 or R7 or above

foggy inlet
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Try PC part picker

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might find some stuff on there

outer cypress
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look for a 2700x

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great for gaming and streaming

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should go for around $200 now

dense raven
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tfw black friday 2700x was about $100..

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Crazy deals

muted lodge
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Is this a good card to get?

amber stone
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It's a little worse than a 2060. I'd say a 2060 is more worth it

wild ice
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You should probably get an RX 5700 for that kind of money

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It outperforms the 2060 in most games

sleek canopy
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Or pay a little more for 5700xt

tawny widget
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doesn't the 5700xt blower style get overheated and gets worse over time

dusk dawn
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Yeah but there is also other styles for a bit more

tawny widget
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16.75% more fps for a extra around 50 to 100 bucks more

velvet cosmos
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Allo

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He

lone depot
outer cypress
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we dont allow selling or buying on this server. sorry.

civic belfry
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oh im sorry

outer cypress
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no prob

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thank you for being cooperative

civic belfry
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i thought this channel was for buying and selling

outer cypress
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its more for posting deals you find 🙂

civic belfry
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oh ok

outer cypress
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up top

lone depot
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You're kidding

outer cypress
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whats wrong with eset

lone depot
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I have some magic beans to sell you

outer cypress
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._.

rare kayak
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ocean front property in CO.

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I has that.

outer cypress
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so basically, eset does nothing?

lone depot
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It's better to avoid cars than to spend lots of money on your bike helmet.

brave shard
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I mean it’s kinda wide

worn rose
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idrk if you need 200hz, 144hz is fine, and its a va panel

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personally i'd see if you can snag a 1440p 144hz tn/ips panel for under $300, 1080p ultrawide i cant really recommend but dont know much about it

dusty vale
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ppl actually play on ultrawide screens hmmmm

upper mantle
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i personally prefer ultrawide since im gonna be playing games and id like that "immersive" experience and i want to multitask

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and just have a wider area to look at

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the problem is that ultrawides are just uncommon and expensive

finite fjord
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They're a bit pricy. But stupidly pricy if you look at Asus or something, name brand stuff and paying that good old brand tax. Something like an MSI 1440p ultrawide @ 100Hz is $380 USD

urban ruin
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Are there any good cheap ddr ram I need roughly 16gb

keen pier
feral hemlock
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would not suggest that purchase an rx 580 minimum is my recommendation and would suggest an rx 5700xt

worn rose
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not everybody can afford a $400 gpu

loud surge
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^

night hound
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Also, not everyone needs an advanced gpu. It depends on the games and software you tend to use.

west badge
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@keen pier no offence but you could buy a used RX 580 for about the same price

dire magnet
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l

lone depot
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mg

granite dirge
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yikes

earnest epoch
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maybe they don't want used?

lone depot
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@west badge and a used RX 480 for $90, then just OC the thing

west badge
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ok why a RX 480?

finite fjord
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480s tend to be slightly cheaper than a 580

lone depot
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^

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and imo they look better, at the sacrifice of slightly worse cooling

balmy root
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I have the budget conscious dream build, with almost all used parts, and I can say, used RX480s for $100 is a steal

west badge
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I believe "slightly worse cooling" would scare people away from that

lone depot
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well I can't really word it right

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but it's very slightly under the 580

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Higher fan speeds but there's one smaller fan, compared to the 580

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*If I remember correctly

balmy root
#

Budget an additional $10 for thermal paste to replace the cruddy paste and it's wonderful for 1080p gaming

lone depot
#

Oh shoot I need to make budget headroom for thermal paste

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you're a legend

balmy root
#

I would say the most important thing is to check if the bios has been altered

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ex-mining cards perform the same as used gaming cards, BUT some miners alter the bios to undervolt and reduce power consumption, and I would stay far far away from those cards if the seller doesn't reflash to the original bios (or if the seller doesn't seem to know what they're talking about)

lone depot
#

That's one of my major concerns with mining. They typically modify that stuff and don't remember to undo it prior to selling, and that's always something you just need to remember to do before getting into a game.

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That and replacing the thermal paste

balmy root
#

my card appears to be ex-mining, but I received it with the box and all accessories, bios is original, and once I replaced the thermal paste, runs like a dream

lone depot
#

Are you using a Rx 480?

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and if so what CPU is it paired with

balmy root
#

I've got a MSI gaming x 4g (yeah I know I should've looked for 8gb ones) with a xeon e3-1240 v3

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the xeon is basically equivalent to an i7-4770, so top of the line haswell

lone depot
#

dear god
my friend has the Xeon E3-1230 and that thing's literally a powerhouse

balmy root
#

that being said, ryzen 5 is probably a better investment these days

lone depot
#

I'm going to be using a Ryzen 3 2200G, and then in early January going to purchase either a 480 or 590

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Not going for 580, unless I can find a really good deal

balmy root
#

well...if you can stretch your budget, you could go for a r5 2600 for $110

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and 480 is much better value than 590 IMO, but it's about 10-15% slower

lone depot
#

The Ryzen 3 2200G was $77, and it's already coming in the mail

balmy root
#

ah thats pretty good deal, better than my CPU 🙂

lone depot
#

Is it?

balmy root
#

well, without SMT, it's gonna struggle with streaming at high settings and video rendering and stuff

lone depot
#

Mine would barely run better in gaming, very similarly just watching videos and whatnot, and probably worse under stuff like Blender and C4D because of Xeon being Xeon

balmy root
#

but for gaming, higher clockspeeds and the IPC improvement (pair it with high speed ddr4), it'll stomp my cpu

lone depot
#

Valid point

balmy root
#

so yeah, enjoy your cpu and whatever gpu you get, and definitely enjoy that easy upgrade path

lone depot
#

I'm pretty excited

balmy root
#

downside with my platform is that I've got nowhere to go :/

lone depot
#

Parents don't know I know though, so I gotta wait for Christmas

and are you using DDR3?

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like for memory

#

just curious

balmy root
#

yep

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upgrading to ryzen means at least $250, about half the value of my current pc

lone depot
#

so hear in a while you'll just need to get a new build as a whole

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here*

balmy root
#

ye post it in the build pics

lone depot
#

I will when I get around to Christmas. It'll be a good 2 ish weeks after that until I get a dedicated gpu though

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Luckily the 2200G is a pretty good apu

tranquil kraken
forest scroll
#

Laptop with gtx 1660ti at $700 (it's a sale, may be ended when u click on it)

icy wraith
#

^ been there for a while. I believe that 1660ti might be the max-q version but can’t confirm.

forest scroll
#

🤔 do you think it would be good for a college student?

rare kayak
#

yes

icy wraith
#

Yea it’ll be solid for medium gaming (if it’s max q. Dell also has some issues with over heating so being conservative might increase longevity). I’d recommend it nonetheless

lone depot
#

Can I cleanse some of these

woven harness
#

what do you guys think if a referb dell latitude E7440?

balmy root
#

Depends

balmy root
#

price? specs? who's selling/refurbing?

icy wraith
#

Refurb by the manufacturer can be legit. It means they went thru and tested everything to make sure it worked before putting it up for sale again. I wouldn’t buy refurbs from third parties though unless you know 100% they’re legit

lunar summit
#

Hot tip: corsair is discontinuing their 8gbx2 (3000mhz) ram so its bound to go on sale soon

drowsy wind
#

How much do you think it will go off for sale?

high canyon
#

Depends. I got 16 gigs 3200 for $50

drowsy wind
#

If it’s less than that I’m most likely get my hands on some

worn rose
#

no selling on the server @cloud notch sorry

rare kayak
merry mural
#

2080ti for 520 euros

#

should i get it?

flat swift
#

That actually seems like a good price for a 2080TI

#

Especially since they typically go for twice that?

#

I'm kinda skeptical about that now. They should be priced at twice that

merry mural
#

IKR

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the seller's got really nice reviews tho

austere thunder
#

RUSSIAN BOTS NYEHE NYEHE

flat swift
#

They are used though but I'd still expect them to be more

merry mural
#

Yeah, i could only find used 2080's for around 400 to 500 euros

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I think im not gonna risk it

flat swift
#

I mean, if Amazon will protect the purchase because it's through their store, might be worth it

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Never bought Amazon 3rd party though

merry mural
flat swift
#

Huh. Seems like it may be worth it then.

merry mural
#

I guess I might actually risk it

earnest epoch
#

there's a duke 2080ti

#

well that's news to me

flat swift
#

Yup, it's legit

#

From 2018

merry mural
#

It's a german amazon so if i wanted to return something will I need to speak german? lol

flat swift
#

Oh, where are you at?

merry mural
#

Poland

flat swift
#

Ah

#

Shipping won't be bad then

warm wagon
#

Hey everybody, I would like to buy a gaming pc from around 2000 $ but I dont really Know anything about it. Can Someone help me?

high canyon
#

@warm wagon Specs?

warm wagon
#

Idk of these are specs but I would like something whit Lots of rgb

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And a case where you can Look inside

high canyon
#

Hang on, I'm going to my desktop

warm wagon
#

K

outer cypress
#

for the case check out the Thermaltake Level 20 MT

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or the Thermaltake View 37

warm wagon
#

I’ll Check it out thx

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I really like the Level 20 mt

outer cypress
#

it comes with 3 rgb fans so you dont have to buy them separately 😄

warm wagon
#

What about processor?

#

It looks dope

outer cypress
#

im not at my desktop, ill be home soon

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oh wait

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are u gonna build it?

warm wagon
#

Idk yet

#

Not really sure how to

outer cypress
#

building is cheaper and you get more rgb

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you can watch a ton of tutorials and theres plenty of people here to help

rare kayak
#

yes

outer cypress
#

for $2000 you can get a crap ton of rgb

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ill make a list when i get home

finite fjord
#

Get a $200 system and spend $1800 on RGB

outer cypress
warm wagon
#

Thx guys

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Just Tag me in the message and ill take a Look at it when I can

high canyon
#

I wish I had seen this sooner

patent cosmos
#

the reviews arent very inspiring

high canyon
#

but it does seem as though they have a 3 year warranty

balmy root
#

Well you could just buy 3 for the price of a Corsair one

finite fjord
#

Single rail as well. Wouldnt get a 1000w and have it be single rail. Probably lacks a lot of protections

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wouldnt be surprised if ripple was insanely high as per your average super budget PSU

#

oof. Yep, it's group regulated. Major no no on a 500w PSU, let alone a 1000w one

worn rose
#

it has no protection

peak sand
#

Rosewill PSUs are not worth it at higher voltages, usually. Especially if they're under like 90 bucks.

#

The Glacier series is just hot garbage, unlike it's name.

#

Multi rail PSUs are also very very very expensive.

#

You just want it from a brand that's reliable.

#

Only time I'd say you should use a multi-rail PSU is if you have 1000W worth of equipment.

finite fjord
#

G3 isnt a good recommendation due to high OCP and bad temp tolerance

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G2 is even better than G3, and G2 is more of a "pretty decent" rather than high end

#

also look at Bitfenix for multi rail. They arent really that expensive

austere thunder
#

man if only there were a thing that rounded up the price to the nearest dollar on every page

gentle acorn
#

Im getting a pc for 2300 euros and I need to know if it’s good

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And what it can do anyone help me?

ripe crater
#

There is a website called pic partpicker that can help you price out the individual parts to see if they are charging you more or less than retail. You can also head over to build chat and post the specs to see if it is a good build.

regal nest
#

@finite fjord Is that a problem with all G3 models? I bought a G3 850 for $50 from EVGA and haven't experienced anything bad in the few months I've had it

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It replaced my Antec Truepower Quattro that I had for 10 years which still worked.. just didn't want to risk using it any longer after modding my similarly aged motherboard to accept 6 core xeons

finite fjord
#

Yes, it's all G3 PSUs. It certainly isnt a really bad PSU by any means, but definitely not recommended given the price

worn rose
#

i wouldn't really return any half decent 850w 80+ gold psu for $50 tbh

hollow prawn
#

Sounds good for 50$ lol

runic jay
placid oak
#

id say for now its a good deal, but i wouldn't make any decision until you know what the other parts are like mobo psu.

rare kayak
#

yeah, needs more pics shown

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Other things (motherboard, 250GB SSD, powersupply, case) - $200

#

lol..

cloud walrus
#

Not very specific

#

Ask for more detail before buying

#

So far so good tho

runic jay
#

i sent them an email asking for some pics of the internals

hollow prawn
#

I mean windows 10 pro ebay key is like 5 bucks

#

So subtract that

finite fjord
#

usually not very specific means not that great

peak sand
#

Bitfenix is really hard to find, and I can't see any multi-rail PSUs under 150 bucks.

#

Plus I've never heard of them outside of prebuilt PCs. Might be a nice brand though, I dunno.

#

They offer a great warranty.

drowsy wind
#

windows 10 is free at the moment since theyre discontinuing windows 7, so if you still have windows 7 id reccomend getting it.

vocal pulsar
#

Or

#

Hear me out

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Linux

#

Jussayin

echo hinge
#

no

vocal pulsar
#

Aww

red barn
#

i heard that the best prices are at Christmas due to companies getting rid of stock. Is that true??

flat swift
#

SOmetimes

vocal pulsar
#

Yup

#

Depends greatly on the product

viral sinew
past cove
#

where are the specs on the page itself

#

seems like a good deal though, if it's all legit

viral sinew
#

on what page may I ask? @past cove

past cove
#

on the link, I don't see the specs on the link itself at all

#

am I blind?

viral sinew
#

click link then it should take you to the listing and just press read more

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where it says price negotiable

past cove
#

oof

#

yep that's a good deal

#

building that yourself would be in the 800s at least

viral sinew
#

Specs/Parts List

  • Intel i5-6600K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core
    Processor
  • Corsair H100i v2 Liquid CPU Cooler
  • MSI B250M Mortar Arctic Motherboard
  • Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD
    (brand new)
  • ADUS GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GPU
  • Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB RAM
  • Corsair RMx 550W PSU
  • ALL INSIDE OF a Corsair Air 240 Micro ATX Case

PRICE INCLUDES:

  • Asus VG248QE 24" 1920x1080 144Hz 1ms gaming monitor
#

ty

cloud walrus
#

That is a good deal

#

I'd buy if I were you

past cove
#

get that 144hz monitor

finite fjord
#

@viral sinew based on memory that deal isn't great. Should be able to get a PC with a 2600, 16GB RAM, and 1660S more or less for that price

#

Which is basically same perf as you can't OC that CPU due to mobo

viral sinew
#

So not a good deal @finite fjord

finite fjord
#

I'd have to do a pcpp list, which cuz I'm on my phone and about to goto sleep rn I don't feel like doing. But that is semi estimated from a $600 pcpp build I did recently. May be closer to $660 for the build, idk. I am certainly skeptical rn but the deal at best would be "meh". Slight discount for used

worn rose
#

if it included the monitor it’s a decent price

#

but if you tried to buy used you could make a little better build, but that’s a lot more effort

ripe crater
rare kayak
#

'sale

#

'

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most of it's all OOS

supple forge
#

Damn if I had the money I could get a brand new 1080ti for $500

tranquil furnace
#

Brand new 1080Ti 500$

finite fjord
#

1080Ti for $500 is a waste of money

vocal pulsar
#

Depends on why you want it

#

If it's purely for practical use then yes

ripe crater
#

1tb ssd for $90

steep wigeon
#

is there any good deals on prebuilts for 1000 cad

finite fjord
#

BX500 is meh. Just get a SunBow x3/L5 Lite 3D for $81

ripe crater
vivid plume
#

oo

#

something else i cant afford LMAO

ripe crater
thorn plinth
ripe crater
#

Lol

thorn plinth
#

lol

#

Get BL3 or Ghost Recon + 3 months of Xbox Game Pass w/ purchase, ends soon if you buy directly off newegg.

rare kayak
#

isn't that the worst rated 5700?

thorn plinth
#

shhhhhHHHHHH

lone depot
rare kayak
ripe crater
#

There haven't been any good deals on 2080/s, 2070/s, or 2060/s. Even the refurbished have been near MSRP. :/

lone depot
#

There's a great deal on a 2080 waterblock, the hydrocopper ftw3

finite fjord
outer cypress
lone depot
#

Man it feels weird clicking that funny, upwards facing arrow

atomic coral
#

ui67 8

runic jay
#

the mobo isn't listed i was wondering if anyone recognized it

rare kayak
#

asus tuf gaming

#

as far as model, dunno

runic jay
#

thx that was quick

#

can you pick out the gpu

rare kayak
#

no idea

#

looks like a single fan though

azure bridge
#

Isnt that the bad 1060

#

I mean like 3 vs 6 gig

rare kayak
#

oh its a 2 fan

#

@runic jay Msi Gtx 1060 6gb

#

what are the odds hahahaha

runic jay
#

God damb why are the odds

#

Thx

rare kayak
#

np lol

forest scroll
#

hey how much did u buy that 1060 6g for?

#

and where?

dusty vale
#

Bought this gtx1070 8gb OC for 220 dunno if it was a good deal

#

I benchmarked it and works pretty good benchmarks even said that it was performing way above expectations

buoyant escarp
#

That sounds pretty solid to me

finite fjord
#

I mean 1660S is $230 new, so not really tbh

finite fjord
#

1tb NVMe for $108 tho

#

or if you need it in SATA and cant get an NVMe
MX500 for $100

split owl
#

Any good PSU deals?

rare kayak
#

that card is trash

#

so I've heard

#

bad cooling?

thorn plinth
#

WHY CANT YOU BE HAPPY ABOUT MY DEALS

rare kayak
#

cause it's not good?

#

😐

finite fjord
#

apparently XFX is fixing the cards

ripe crater
#

I will never buy a XFX product again. Bought a new XFX rx580 to use in cross-fire with another from Best buy. A week goes by and it fries my motherboard and itself.

rare kayak
#

I had looked at the XT version of what theo linked

#

and got reamed for it lol

#

but if they're fixing it that is good, cause I really love that look

#

especially the sides, reminds me of classic car grills 😄

finite fjord
#

2070S is $500

#

so not that great of a deal

tidal bear
#

Someone tag me and tell me if I'm getting a good deal on this

finite fjord
#

If you cant get custom then the deal is probably meh. If you can do custom, bad deal

worn rose
#

^

#

and it’s not overclockable so that’s not good

tidal bear
#

could someone send me a good deal pc thats around the same value as that one i put in chat

hollow prawn
#

pre built?

tidal bear
#

pre built or not it doesnt matter i can always have my brother teach me how to build one

#

i just want something that can run games like ARK really good

#

and it needs to have a good amount of fans because my last one overheated because it only had like 2 fans

karmic citrus
tidal bear
#

is it a different case im guessing @karmic citrus

karmic citrus
#

yup

tidal bear
#

how many fans does it have?

#

the thing you sent me doesnt look like it has fans

karmic citrus
#

Two fans currently, one in the front and one in the back

#

but the liquid cooling system should prevent overheating of the cpu

tidal bear
#

the fans come with the case im guesssing??

karmic citrus
#

yes

#

I'm assuming you were using stock cpu cooler with your last one. If you go with the h60 you should be fine.

#

temps shouldn't be too extreme inside the chassis unless something is horribly wrong

tidal bear
#

so theres 1 fan that comes with the case and then the fan thats for the cpu cooler

#

im not too experienced with computers if you cant tell lmfao

karmic citrus
#

in total if you go with this build, you will have two chassis fans and one fan on the liquid cooling radiator

tidal bear
#

for this case here i see the one fan on the back

#

the case comes with 2 fans right

karmic citrus
#

that's the pic from the retailer

tidal bear
#

oh and then you would just put the radiator on top of that fan on the front there

karmic citrus
#

I would mount the radiator on top of the case personally, but you can mount it w/e a fan mount is

#

bear in mind, you want the warm air from the radiator to be pushed OUT of the case, and the front of the case is by default intake

#

Optimal mounting is on top IMHO

tidal bear
#

would the radiator be on the front or back fan

#

im pretty sure back fan from my knowledge

karmic citrus
#

you can do it either way, in pull position or push position. Personally I would mount the radiator to the case and the fan to the radiator becasue doing it the other way is a PITA to clean

tidal bear
#

ye because in the other one that was prebuilt that my brother bought a while ago

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when looking from the inside you could see the radiator but not the fan

#

i see what you mean how it would keep it more clean

karmic citrus
#

That's what I prefer doing

tidal bear
#

yea makes sense

#

so 3 fans would be plenty for the stuff in the computer

karmic citrus
#

It should be good enough, ,but if you're not comfortable with the temps in the chassis it never hurts anything (except your wallet) to add more fans down the road.

tidal bear
#

are all 3 fans lightup or no?

#

if not it doesnt matter just curious

karmic citrus
#

Doesn't look like the fans are RGB, but the front panel has RGB

tidal bear
#

so the inside wont rlly lightup because that would depend where im gonna put it on my desk

karmic citrus
#

The cpu cooler has a white LED

#

so at least that will light up

tidal bear
#

to keep the pc more clean would it be better of not having it close to a wall

#

because on my left side of my desk the wall is to the left

#

and wall to the back

karmic citrus
#

Shouldn't make a difference. It depends on how dusty your environment is

#

Now if you're putting the PC on the floor, that will generally cause it to be more dusty than on a desk

tidal bear
#

do you know the game ARK

karmic citrus
#

I'm somewhat familiar with it, but haven't played it.

tidal bear
#

would i get good frames

#

wait i mean

karmic citrus
#

Avg fps on epic settings would be around 60

tidal bear
#

the previous computer i was on have 8gb or ram and a gtx 970

#

of ram*

karmic citrus
#

on 1080p

tidal bear
#

1920x1080

#

yes

karmic citrus
#

Ark isn't really the most optimized of titles so I would probably turn down the graphics settings if you don't want any drops below 60

#

I would start with shadows

tidal bear
#

how much fps would you think this pc would get on a game like need for speed heat?

karmic citrus
#

Checking now, I'm not too familiar with the title

tidal bear
#

your good

#

im not too familiar with pc's im starting to getting into them

#

keep in mind im only like 15 and i could almost build a pc probably im just not familiar with parts

karmic citrus
#

on ultra it looks to be averaging around 75-80 fps

tidal bear
#

are you using a website to check the fps of it with the stuff or no?

karmic citrus
#

I'm checking benchmarks on both youtube and sites like game-debate

tidal bear
#

how much would it jump up the price if you were to add led lights inside it?

#

i gtg im currently in school rn

karmic citrus
#

if we're talking about LED fans, probably about $5 per fan

#

But I'm not so great with LED accessories.

tidal bear
#

ill send you a picture of my desk when i get home to see what you would recommend for where to put stuff

#

where to put pc*

hoary cloud
#

Anyone know any good websites that show current sales/deals on newegg, amazon ..etc?

karmic citrus
hollow prawn
#

That shows price history and current offers on each part, but does not summarise the sales for which parts are on sale, which I believe the guy is asking for

karmic citrus
#

hmm... maybe this?

compact totem
#

can u elaborate Mr1111?

#

im confused by what u mean

#

what does it not do?

hollow prawn
#

@compact totem on pcpartpicker, you can like choose parts, and it tells you which seller for the part is cheapest, and what kind of sale they might have

#

But its not like made for seeing sales

compact totem
#

wdym seeing sales?

#

like going to the sale on the seller's site?

tall granite
vestal bloom
#

i hope they have an older cpu to update the bios with

tall granite
#

Most are comming with updated bios nowadays and you can usually ask the manufacturer to do it too

#

I put that motherboard because I just did a build for a friend and it came with an updated bios

#

Or if you want to go x570 you can and still be under the other build he was reccomended

tidal bear
#

This is the space I have to work with if you minus all the extra stuff on the desk and minus the old pc on the far left

west badge
#

@tidal bear I think you were supposed to post that in the build pics room 🤔

livid prism
lone depot
#

there ya go

#

too bad i recently bought one i would have snatched that up

vale burrow
#

For this channel being labeled "tech-deals" there are very few actual tech deals here...

earnest epoch
#

it's an fx system

#

so not 8 "true" cores

vocal pulsar
#

^

#

More like 4 quad multithreaded

#

Also that's probably gonna double as a space heater

lone depot
#

The GPU isn’t specified

earnest epoch
#

search up the model

#

should tell

somber dirge
#

Anyone got any GPU deals?

thorn plinth
compact totem
#

@lone depot it is

forest scroll
#

Wow! 9 dollas off!

hollow prawn
#

20$off with mail in rebate tho

tidal bear
#

i tinkered with this a little bit do you guys think im getting my moneys worth for this build

#

i dont know if i should add case fans to it

#

because right now i think its just the cpu cooler i think idk

#

if i add 2 rgb fans for the case

#

it goes from

#

$1648 to $1698

#

with fans its 1698 so let me know if you think this build is worth it

#

or if i will even need the fans

west badge
thorn plinth
west badge
#

great game

finite fjord
#

@tidal bear I mean that is very overpriced. Also Intel is just overpriced, that case has bad airflow, 120mm AIOs suck so just get an air cooler, PSU is meh (and sucks given the budget), storage is meh (and kinda sucks given the budget),

outer cypress
#

@urban ruin we dont allow selling on this server

urban ruin
#

Ok

warm harness
#

Can you guys recommend a good ultra wide 1080p monitor?

clear gazelle
#

i'd recommend against an ultrawide except for office work, unless you're okay with having to play some games windowed at 1600x900. some games just don't like the ultrawide format

tidal bear
#

@finite fjord tell me which one of these would you recommend for being not pre built

#

And then for being pre built would you say this is a good deal

#

And if that prebuilt PC isn't worth it can you find one with about the same parts but pre built because people are telling me that digital storm one isn't worth it and that it's a RIP off

finite fjord
#

Digitalstorm in general is just a rip off tbh.
Also for the custom built, the PSU there is pretty meh

unkempt scarab
#

any prebuilt is a ripoff tbh

finite fjord
#

some can be found for good price

unkempt scarab
#

sure but you can always beat that price doing it yourself, and computers are so easy to put together these days

finite fjord
#

but tbh im not willing to look cuz it takes a while for the research unless you're lucky

unkempt scarab
#

plus most use really iffy parts and cut on cost where they really shouldn't

#

like the power supply

finite fjord
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I generally dont look at prebuilts so I cant really give a brand I can recommend. Some brands dont do too much of a rip off tho, cant remember which ones. If you want a "prebuilt" just look online for used custom builts

tall granite
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I'd say the first pcpp link @tidal bear

west badge
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You know it is for bid right and 4 days left

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good chance that would jump to like 600 to 800 dollars

plucky bluff
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ah

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ok

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but should I watch it incase it stays low

unkempt scarab
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I'd only get that if you can get it for under 500

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if it goes any higher than that I can help you build something better

candid pasture
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yo guys

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any wanna tell me if this is worth or not?

unkempt scarab
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absolutely not that's way overpriced

hollow prawn
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Holy hell no

unkempt scarab
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that's literally like twice the cost to build it yourself

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or more

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actually

hollow prawn
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(Visi its prob CAD$)

unkempt scarab
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I know

hollow prawn
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But still overpriced

candid pasture
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its cad

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yea

unkempt scarab
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I'm aware

candid pasture
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honstly

unkempt scarab
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even in cad that's probably like... 1900

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to build

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maybe 2200

candid pasture
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i have no clue of how much the r9 costs

unkempt scarab
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400

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and the gpu is about 500

candid pasture
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wait

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isnt it like 700?

hollow prawn
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Gpu prob a bit higher but still

candid pasture
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for a 2070s

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wtf

unkempt scarab
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here hold on a second

hollow prawn
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Its like 550+ in my memory

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Not 700 tho

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Around 600 range

lone depot
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bruh $4.5k could get you a titan x system lmfao

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i meant RTX Titan

hollow prawn
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4.5k$ cad is enough for 3900x 2080ti

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candid pasture
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oh poop

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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

unkempt scarab
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@candid pasture okay I was off on the prices

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and this is the canadian pc part picker

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so

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local prices for you

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and this is better than that pc

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more ram, probably better storage

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better psu

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you could get very similar gaming performance for much less money, though

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if you want me to put together an optimized list for you

candid pasture
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yea i was just wondering

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holdup

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ill see if i can negotioate

unkempt scarab
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I mean

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I legitimately wouldn't pay over 2400 for that

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like I said I went above that build in that list

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are you totally opposed to building one yourself? It's really not that hard anymore, if you can put together ikea furniture you can put together a computer

candid pasture
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oh i currently have one

unkempt scarab
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honestly ikea furniture is harder lol

candid pasture
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looking to resell

unkempt scarab
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ic

candid pasture
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make some moeny

unkempt scarab
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I used to do that for a living

candid pasture
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damn

unkempt scarab
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it's tricky work though, not a lot of buyers

candid pasture
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how much should i realistically ask for them

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then?

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@unkempt scarab

unkempt scarab
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Like I said I really wouldn't pay more than 2400 or 2500

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but then I'm looking at the build cost

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So... 2800 maybe giving him a bit of money for putting it together?

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I don't like to buy prebuilt computers because of that

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so idk

candid pasture
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k

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contacting seller

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not expecting him to accept

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L

tawdry ether
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I like buying prebuilts from desperate people :3

candid pasture
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i can smell the disappointment in his eyes

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candid pasture
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also delivery fees

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he sasy there is tax

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included

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but still not that much

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@unkempt scarab @hollow prawn he says 4 k the least

unkempt scarab
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that's ridiculous

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as you saw by the list I put together

candid pasture
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yea

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i can send u some logs