tech-deals-discussion

[high radish]

Yeah ram looks weird but still shared it anyway lol . I think you actually can buy Z690A pro + any ram for similar price alone

[grand orbit]

Yep

Gonna be better especially if it actually goes to c20

[silent rampart]

hello

[silent rampart]

WHAT

what

[uneven void]

@fathom nebula thanks for sharing, https://www.ebay.com/itm/354106545422?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iavkaucpsam&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=gGVTKtdUS2u&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY this looks very compelling to me

[jolly inlet]

You know who else has b-stock on their website? Alphacool

Their US store is aquatuning.us

They have decent enough custom loop parts and AIOs. Radiators are really nice too, I've been eyeing the monsta.

[grand orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/dad-jokes-activated-gif-8303269

no

[pallid geyser]

[pulsar fable]

Mods do not support dad jokes

I, however, am not a mod and thus do support dad jokes

[azure pond]

Not gonna post this bc kinda meh, but $850 strix Eva edition 3080 12gb https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B27JZ7T1/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_20CTE21YZXR4G2BCNN2F_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Clean gpu

[steel wren]

yeah kinda good looking for the eva themed pc

with the tomahawk eva z690

[fleet marlin]

Feels more Joker theme to me, lol. $50 over normal strix isn't too bad, I just wouldn't pay it.

[molten halo]

[jolly inlet]

Wtf is that brand name

[jolly inlet]

Maybe that's their quality level scale

[vague pine]

me personally im a Big Ass Fan of them though some will probably think theyre Schiit

i would continue with more name puns but i dont know any other companies

[jolly inlet]

But see, it's diyarea, which is below schiit

On aforementioned quality scale

[jolly inlet]

The fact that it's been nothing but mods commenting this is extra hilarious

[grand orbit]

That's pretty decent for strix, 50 over normal

[grand orbit]

Sus

[fleet marlin]

[steel wren]

https://www.newegg.com/team-32gb/p/N82E16820331845?Description=ddr5 6000&cm_re=ddr5_6000-_-20-331-845-_-Product 6000c30 with an m2, the price is kinda cringe, but the m2 make it very tempting :S

[grand orbit]

Ntb makes the ram about 180$

[steel wren]

yeah, not the best pcie4 m2 but hey, 2tb and its faster than the pcie3 models

[trim sierra]

last year it is double or trible price.

[steel wren]

yeah but still overpriced compared to others 3080s

but the eva flair could worth something for someone

[stoic crest]

792 kinda sad for that kinda laptop

but ah well, it's thin and light fee

[azure pond]

@fleet marlin

Your second shill is on sale

[slow sluice]

That SSD...

[brittle lagoon]

p41 tasty

[slow sluice]

I'm very tempted lol

[brittle lagoon]

it does go brrt pretty nicely

the 1s are back for round 2

[grand orbit]

Idk i just cant justify it when tou get get a 2tb mp33 for 20$ more lol

[brittle lagoon]

a lot more speed

but not noticeable for most tasks

[grand orbit]

Biggest difference is in sequentials which most people only do by downloading large games etc and would usually be limited by internet speeds anyway

[slow sluice]

I'm not convinced in this case

There's a huge difference in random iops, so if you've got a shared system and game drive there might be something noticable

[brittle lagoon]

ofc it's a lot faster, but for stuff like game loading? Not noticeable, the bottleneck is probably still the api

[slow sluice]

If it's moving to and from the same drive it should be instantaneous

[brittle lagoon]

but hey, phison did do something with i/o+ and talked about direct storage
https://www.tweaktown.com/articles/10154/phison-technology-preview-directstorage-gaming-companion/index.html

although that's just e18+b47r

dont think hynix has said anything

xs70 is e18+b47r at 120$ for 1tb though if you want that specifically

[slow sluice]

I'd have to see some numbers. I've got a 660p as my main drive, and it's pretty common for me to see background system tasks take a decent chunk out of the performance

As a standalone game drive, yeah mp33 should be fine. I'm just not convinced that when you have system and games on the same drive there won't be a significant difference

[brittle lagoon]

blame 660p for being 660p imo

but like

doesn't matter that much

[slow sluice]

It's got similar random performance to the mp33

[grand orbit]

This doesn't seem right, decent sata drive is better loading than a p41?

Ik it's miniscule but still

[brittle lagoon]

its all just minscule within margin of error

the point is that it's probably api bottleneck rather than drive's read speed

[slow sluice]

Doesn't bfv load mostly depend on CPU?

I thought it was in the same realm as planet coaster or KSP for that sort of thing

[loud sandal]

@flat junco ay there's some in stock at a further away best buy lol

[azure pond]

While I'm hesitant about such a big monitor

I'm also very tempted

Free shipping too

[loud sandal]

Hehe

Bigger monitor better

[keen marsh]

What monitor?

Oh the HP.

Good price

[jolly inlet]

Best Buy online stock is almost always inaccurate. If it says there's one or two in stock there's probably zero. Ask any employee, they hate it too because people make them search for things they don't have.

[loud sandal]

Haha

All other stores said out of stock

[jolly inlet]

If you do the curbside pickup option they'll at least tell you if it's in stock

[high radish]

BB ebay store have same monitor you can try your luck there

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204029344358?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ANTB-InmQOe&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=QikrwtJhTda&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[regal kiln]

Considering other laptops at that same price point rn, that Acer Laptop is a heck of a deal

[void wraith]

Is this a good deal? https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali641/p/N82E16883360306?Item=N82E16883360306&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-83-360-306-_-08222022

[jolly inlet]

It's not too bad for prebuilt, only a couple hundred more than if you built it yourself

[void wraith]

Really?

even with the “discounted” price

Idk if it’s actually discounted

[jolly inlet]

It's discounted compared to how things were several months ago at least

[fair moon]

Probably 200-250 more plus the possibility of a worse psu, motherboard, or ram

[fleet marlin]

Ut oh.... bought the 2TB. Still $50 over what a P31 was, but w/e. Speed!
-- also anyone want a decent $9 heatsink: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QD93S3F

[light bay]

💀

stop

stop

stop

you dont need any more drives bro

[fleet marlin]

Nah remember the only m.2 I have is the 500GB sn550. It chokes up every 5-6GB during a Steam download. The MX500 is still perfect but only 1TB & the big WD_Black is more for general backup & most games that don't really take advantage of nvme speeds

[light bay]

Oof

Shouldn't have sold the blade and Evo iirc

[jolly inlet]

I'd probably be more tempted to buy that p41 2tb if I actually had PCIe 4.0

[void wraith]

Does anyone know what I could upgrade to make it better? Like ram or something. I will already buy a hdd for it

[light bay]

just buy it for the efficiency lol

[jolly inlet]

I'd get the p31 if I wanted that

[fleet marlin]

Yea the hardware alone will make the* P41 always be higher watt/heat even at gen 3, but the iops will also still be great.

[cinder kiln]

Pull a gigachad and upgrade ssd before you upgrade the rest lmao

Become an average P41 enjoyer

[jolly inlet]

Then when I upgrade in 4 years I'll consider it

[cinder kiln]

I was meme'ing but yeah that's fine too lol

[jolly inlet]

I like ruining things sometimes lol

[fleet marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/tobey-maguire-spider-man-dance-nice-gif-14997395

[brittle lagoon]

I mean, it's good enough on its own, if you want more storage you can go for it, but value still isn't great

If you really don't want to or can't build then it's a fine option

[void wraith]

What’s a better option?

[brittle lagoon]

Building yourself?

[void wraith]

But better prebuilt for value?

[brittle lagoon]

Open box offerings

[void wraith]

Okay

Thanks

[brittle lagoon]

And there's probably deals I'm not aware of

[void wraith]

Okay

[true agate]

For a 2x8 4800 14-13 1t tight a bit below 2v kit of rip jaws how much should I offer for used

@grave delta

[azure pond]

Chillin

My wallet dislikes you

[keen marsh]

Why

[azure pond]

Because I want to buy it

[cinder kiln]

ooo bicc monitor

[grand orbit]

WHAT

[quasi pasture]

more nvme drives bruh

[daring depot]

Them 1440p monitors are nice, but my gpu is dying as a result

[void wraith]

Is this a good value pre built under $1400?: Intel i5 12400F - GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 16GB DDR4 3200MHz - 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali641/p/N82E16883360306?Item=N82E16883360306&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-83-360-306-_-08232022

[brittle lagoon]

Did the price go up again? The last time I saw that it was like 1250$

[void wraith]

Really?

Yesterday it was 1365

Now it’s 1299

[brittle lagoon]

meh, dunno, I still believe 3060ti prebuilts should be 1200$ or so, so still a bit overpriced either way

[void wraith]

Yea ig

But is there a different pre with the same specs for less?

[brittle lagoon]

doesn't really look like it

[pulsar fable]

Dang I want that monitor, but I just spent money on more stuff

[grand orbit]

Only the open box ones are, that's the best value better than 3060 one i could find non open box

[wide onyx]

I really like the MSI 1080p version of that monitor. only $50 more than what I paid for the 1440p version

[azure pond]

Did you get that backwards?

[wide onyx]

No

[azure pond]

The 1080p version is $50 more than the 1440?

Wat

[wide onyx]

no

1440p is $50 dollars more

[azure pond]

Yes, so you did get it backwards...?

[wide onyx]

No

[azure pond]

Read your sentence again

[wide onyx]

Reads just fine

[azure pond]

I'm so confused

[grand orbit]

Nah it reads like you paid more for the 1080

[azure pond]

Glad it's not just me

[ebon stratus]

Angry Baker#0422 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[void wraith]

I see it too

[grand orbit]

Either it should be 1440p is 50$ more or 50$ less than the 1440p lol

[void wraith]

Yep

Agreed

[high radish]

How is this bundle tho https://www.antonline.com/Intel/Computers/Electronic_Components/Microprocessors/1458036

[cinder kiln]

[high radish]

is this that bad ?

[cinder kiln]

it's good

But also, good if you need that sort of thing

[jolly inlet]

Yeah that's a good bundle but at the same time WAY more than most people need

[high radish]

Total price is good if you need everything

[keen marsh]

Yes

[cloud hornet]

12900 + b660 + 1600w PSU be $825. So only $25 more for OCing with high end mobo

plus random peripherals

[cinder kiln]

https://www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-focus-2-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352191

New good case?????

69.99

only top 240 rad compatibility which is a bit sad but seems fine otherwise

[azure pond]

that's pretty nice

mx330 alternative

[cinder kiln]

yeah

[light holly]

Tempting.

[grave delta]

https://slickdeals.net/f/15993382-chipotle-burrito-bowl-salad-or-tacos-bogo-free-w-quiz-online-mobile-orders-only?src=frontpage

[azure pond]

It's basically the same price it'd cost to build it new, if not slightly cheaper

Pretty nice

[grand orbit]

@azure pond btw your config doesn't carry over also i didn't see a gf1 in there

[azure pond]

oof, also weird

gf1 750 was an option for me

[grand orbit]

Stil called pf1 lol

That's why i didn't see

Although platinum?

The one they have

Although pf1 non rgb 850w is only b tier

For the pc you posted I'd recommend doing this @azure pond

Can't post configs through link unfortunately:(

Then replace ram with your own 2x16gb kit for 80$

[light bay]

Is there any cheap way to upgrade board on there?

[grand orbit]

Nope

[light bay]

Rip

Wonder if it'll throttle with 12400f

[grand orbit]

H670 itx is a 2$ upgrade from the asrock b660

Nah should be fine

[light bay]

Esp with all the heat coming off 3080 12gb

[grand orbit]

H670 has slightly better vrm heatsink hence the 2$ extra

Should be fine

[light bay]

Maybe

[fair moon]

that cyberpower sale is nice

1000 for an itx 6700xt build

or 1500 for 3080

[steel wren]

the waifu 3080 again paired with the 180 gift card on egg

and this time with a fan as well

[cinder kiln]

A fan?

[steel wren]

yeah, already posted on deals

the fan seems... ok

[cinder kiln]

That is probably the most normal reaction to expect

[cinder kiln]

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-6800-xt-rx6900xt-pgd-16g/p/N82E16814930052

699

949 on Newegg CA

Dammit almost the same conversion rate for CAD and AUD yet it's 200 more here

[steel wren]

well i was wrong... wasnt just one fan

thats a 3 fans pack

[sonic grail]

I wanna get the yeston one but it doesn't seem they have any warranty. :/

[jolly inlet]

They do, 3 years http://www.yeston.net/classpro/index/70

[sonic grail]

Thank you the website wasn't loading for me for some reason.

[light holly]

waifu faaaans

[light holly]

that's like a suuuuper good deal.

a waifu card and waifu fans plus 180$ back?

pfft. alllllmost makes me wish I had waited, but I'm happy with what I have

[sonic grail]

Yeah it's definitely not bad. :D

I'm worried a lil about the rest of my components tho I heard there is something called a white tax for pc parts.

[light holly]

xD

I am aware of the white tax

I have def paid for it lol

[sonic grail]

[light holly]

my advice... find some good argb fans.. don't cheap out on them. I've been through 3 different brands and I've been disappointed with 2 of them

[sonic grail]

I got like 3 deepcool fans got them for like 25$ they are pretty good. But they are like 35$ now.

What brand do you recommend and which 2 do you not?

[light holly]

Antec and Lian LI are the ones I would not recommend for the lighting. They are good fans though. Arctic P12 ARGB are good fans AND have good argb

This is if you are going for white

[steel wren]

effin white tax

:C

[light holly]

if you are going for any other color.. then any of those fans will be fine

[jolly inlet]

White noctua RGB fan when

[fair moon]

every time I hear about the white tech tax I chuckle at how I got my white 2060 for a little less $ than the average black 2060 at the time and then when I resold it I got more than what black ones were going for

[light bay]

oh the ak620 white already exists 😄

[steel wren]

prefer the shiny silver look of the black version

hmmmm researching a lil more about the waifu card

the cooling solution on the card is not that great, in fact is terrible

according to a lot of ppl on reddit

[fair moon]

The waifu is too hot, hehe

[steel wren]

most of them solved the problem undervolting the card to cut between 60-100W out of the card

i have mixed feelings rn

not a lot of reviews tho

[true lintel]

Hey friends, I was awarded an $800 grant to purchase a laptop for college, the only stipulation is that I purchase it through Amazon. I was trying to search for the best bang for buck laptop with emphasis on battery life and I wanted to see if anyone knew anything or would like to share anything with me. The intended usage would primarily be away from the charger text and/or image work, and if possible some gaming, though nothing heavy. Because of my schedule I would prefer battery over many things right now. Someone had previously helped me in this server with finding parts for my old PC, but If anyone could assist me in any way I would appreciate it

[azure pond]

Something with a 6000 series cpu with no dgpu would be ideal, but unfortunately those are few and far between

Maybe something with an 11400h or similar and 40w 3050

Maybe an mx series gpu

[cinder kiln]

Msi GF65 Thin 10UE regularly goes on ebay and amazon for 820 usd

It's about as good as it'll get. 10500h* and 3060

Hopefully there's still stock of it around, haven't looked for a couple weeks

[true lintel]

I plan on contacting the people providing the funds because it seems like they wouldn't plan on letting me add any money to the 800 they are providing, not to mention them only going through Amazon. It's quite strange but perhaps I can reason with them

[cinder kiln]

Hey look it's 800 on the dot https://a.co/d/bA7Lri2

And Amazon

@true lintel this and nothing else

If you can get the opportunity down the road to add an 8gb sodimm, do so. It'll be a significant boost

[true lintel]

Dang that really is quite a powerful laptop for a bargain, I will definitely take it into consideration and prepare to present it (they might shoot it down because of the .74 cents because of how strange they are) . But I was hoping to try to find something with a little better battery life due to my schedule.

I had found this and they said that they would cover it though it is lacking a little in the CPU department

https://a.co/d/cz978t9

[cinder kiln]

They have used options there for cheaper but I wouldn't choose them

[cinder kiln]

Significantly slower gpu, better cpu tho

[true lintel]

Alright, it's a shame there are quite a few decent options but they either lack RAM and can't be upgraded or are just a few dollars over the limit

[cinder kiln]

Iirc the msi lappy has an open sodimm slot to upgrade

Just need to get it open. Ddr4 sodimms are cheap

[true lintel]

Yeah you are right, but I had found a ZenBook with an mx 450 but with insufficient RAM that couldn't be upgraded just as an example

[azure pond]

What games you trying to run?

[true lintel]

Very easy to run games on the laptop was what I planned as I have a desktop already. So most likely paradox games or a game of Minecraft though I'm being vague. Everything else I play doesn't really make since to play on a laptop

So to be honest I probably could make do with a high powered U series

[azure pond]

then i'd definitely go for an mx series gpu

[keen marsh]

6800u laptops are cheaper than MX550

MX450 is affordable though tbf

Laptop market sucks right now, not sure why.

Theres an overabundance of 9th gen and 3rd gen laptops. But a lack of current ones. Then DDR5 still brings up the price too for 12th and 6000 series laptops. I hate it tbh

Been looking for a 6600m, 6700s, or 6800m laptop and its like, not easy.

[azure pond]

I've been trying to find anything with a 6000 series apu that isn't ridiculously overpriced

cheapest one I've seen is $850 without a dgpu

[keen marsh]

They exist but its crazy with the pricing lol

ya

I'd pay that much if it had an OLED screen and was thin. like an Asus Zenbook with a 6800u, oled screen would be perfect.

but they don't have that yet

😠

Oh they do have it. but its 1618$????

Why the heck does it have a 2.8k screen

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ZenBook-13-UM325UA-DS71-Ryzen/dp/B08XGV5GMQ/

This but with a 6800u and DDR5 6400mhz would be perfect. but noooooo Asus wants to be dumb

@true lintel https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Slim-ASUS-Zenbook-GeForce-Backlit/dp/B09Y8SPWHR/

[high radish]

12600KF deal is good

[void wraith]

Is this a good monitor? LG 24” UltraGear FHD 1ms 165Hz Gaming Monitor with AMD FreeSync™ Premium https://www.walmart.com/ip/301215684

Plz tell me

[brittle lagoon]

@void wraith I'd get
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012052

IPS panels instead of the VA

Actually ima put it in tech deals

[void wraith]

whats the difference

[brittle lagoon]

Nicer colors

[fair moon]

well

more accurate colors

but less contrast, worse blacks

va can be smeary though

[cloud hornet]

VA response times are only good with like highend Samsung panels, which are typically in really expensive monitors (afaik only Samsung and Alienware).

[void wraith]

Ah

okay

Well I got the monitor but 27inch

[light holly]

heck yeah they can, especially with blacks and reds when you move them around the screen.

that's the only issue I have with my VA though

[fair moon]

I know from experience

But damn the contrast is awesome

[light holly]

I love it.

it's my gaming monitor 😛

[fair moon]

Same

[light holly]

my ips is my everything else monitor and my 1080p is my internet browser

[mortal blaze]

@void wraith for that price is better msi 😋

27"

[light holly]

oh I do also watch movies on my ips

[light holly]

er. I'd take 180hz 1080 over 144hz 1080p

for $5 more lol

plus gigglebyte makes good monitors

[mortal blaze]

more inchs have a sacrifice

msi too

i have 4 msi optix lul

[brittle lagoon]

g24f is nice

[mortal blaze]

i rlly like msi monitors

i have 3 years with that

[light holly]

27in 1080p looks funky

[mortal blaze]

😄

cheap option

have qhd too

but decrease HZ too

same

[light holly]

like I said. a 24in 180hz 1080p over a 27in 144hz 1080p any day

[light bay]

Do you have one?

[light holly]

yeah

[light bay]

Which one?

[light holly]

it's got some weird issue with letters and whatnot

pfft let me find it

[grave delta]

Monitor size is all preference and use case

Some folks have the monitor far from their face

[light bay]

Some people still on crt 💀

[mortal blaze]

whatever

[grave delta]

The mousefeel bro

[mortal blaze]

que use una russian roullete

https://tenor.com/view/cejm-cavalcade-rodifa-juhulati-gif-21763328

[light holly]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hewlett-Packard-Hp-27m-27-inch-Monitor/261654096

[light bay]

I personally have a good 27" 1080 and it's not the end of the world

[light holly]

got it for $40 on clearance

[light bay]

Like, if you move 2 inches from the screen you'll see pixels

[light holly]

so was hard to pass up

[light bay]

Not a huge deal in most other spots

Yeah that's a good deal

[light holly]

yeah don't get me wrong.. if you like 27in go for it.

but I'd rather have the higher hz if it were coming down to it

and for $5 more for 35 more hz.. well to me that's a no brainer on 1080p

[fair moon]

24in is perfect 1080p size

27 isn't bad but just takes up more space and doesn't really have a benefit

[fleet marlin]

Benefit is stuff is "bigger" on screen and could help in some games. Some people aren't so effected by the slightly lower ppi. I just sit too close to my screen to think about trying a 27" 1080p. The 1440p sure is great as secondary.

[light holly]

If I were gaming on it.. I might not have a problem with it perse, but with it being used for my browser.. even a couple feet away I can see a difference with the letters on screen

[cloud hornet]

ppd > ppi for display stuff.
Link with nice info on ppd calculation and what to expect. Graph has also been posted few times here showing an estimated good resolution to distance range (so basically ppd but split up a bit).
http://phrogz.net/tmp/ScreenDensityCalculator.html

[quasi pasture]

pp

[fleet marlin]

interesting site. They make "40 PPD" or such seem quite bad, but oh well. Perhaps I'm just partly lucky that on my monitor the pixel lines/squares aren't really an issue unless being under 8" from the screen.

[light holly]

at 3ft away it says I'm at 53ppd

[normal tiger]

GIGABYTE M27Q-P 27" for $279.99 good deal?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Z6VRX8F/?coliid=I3EXWPJG5N83X7&colid=63F397DH4ZDI&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

[grand orbit]

Yes

[pulsar fable]

There's also the m32qc for $280 someone posted

1440p works well at 27in, so I would get the m27q

[grand orbit]

Also works well at 32"

[pulsar fable]

Should I link that m32 here?

Or should they be good to find it in #tech-deals

[grand orbit]

Shure

[azure pond]

Opinions? https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-d3av-b550-36t-lcs-avalanche/p/N82E16883100035?Item=N82E16883100035&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-83-100-035-_-08262022

Unsure on the psu, its a 700w gold so it definitely isn't the smart

[grand orbit]

Looks good

[azure pond]

Any idea what the psu would be?

Is there a 700w pf1?

[grand orbit]

Probably the gx1 rgb

Only 700w gold tt still in prod

C tier btw

So not bomb tier

[zenith lantern]

https://slickdeals.net/f/16002199-20-off-ikea-egiftcards-of-50-or-more-today-only-8-26-until-5pm-est?src=frontpage

[fleet marlin]

Mm, think I'd just rather have an FE over ventus.

[slow sluice]

Agreed

[pulsar fable]

At that price I'd rather get a 6800xt

Given that they're going for $650 to $600

[void wraith]

broo I should’ve gotten that prebuilt in tech deals instead of the one I have rn

That one is better and cheaper smh

[pulsar fable]

It's best to make due with what you have rather than be jealous of what you could have had

Just make sure to learn from this experience for next time

...alright that's enough boring philosophical malarkey from me

[azure pond]

Dude you're telling me

I essentially paid $1200 for a 3060 ti, 3600 and 1tb ssd because of how bad the one I got was

[void wraith]

Wdym

I payed 1300 for a i5 12400f 3060ti

[azure pond]

For a whole build or literally just those two parts

[void wraith]

Whole build

[azure pond]

I paid $1200 for literally a cpu, gpu, and ssd

[void wraith]

oh

[azure pond]

Because of how bad the rest of the pc was

[void wraith]

ah

Is the one in tech deals good tho

[azure pond]

Yes

[void wraith]

😑

bruhhhh

Welp that sucks for me

[shut spoke]

Should I get the 3070ti?

Cheaper than my FE 3070

Is Ventus better compared to the FE?

[near igloo]

We should wait next gen card.

[shut spoke]

👌

[prisma cosmos]

For the deal i just posted in tech deals which i honestly find is an amazing deal

Which you could also buy that wait till the deal is over and then selling it for 25$ less on both items which the board itself is 200$ anyways.

Or build a system with it and then sell it after for more money

https://tenor.com/view/feel-me-think-about-it-meme-gif-7715402

[fleet marlin]

Keep in mind 12400(F) on sale & a decent mobo is almost the same price.

[prisma cosmos]

Not at microcenter though

[fleet marlin]

Exactly. Only 1 MC in all of CA.

[jolly inlet]

Yes, that newly renovated Tustin store Jay was going on and on about

[pulsar fable]

Who's stealing my shilling thunder?!

[jolly inlet]

J2C ofc

[fair moon]

Is 870 Evo worse than 860?

[fair moon]

@solemn forge ^

[azure pond]

no

[fleet marlin]

870 is newer and 1 of the best sata ssds next to the mx500

[azure pond]

870 evo is a bit worse than the qvo, but it's still good

one of the best sata ssds

[fair moon]

Then $57 per tb seems pretty good

[fleet marlin]

The qvo is easily worse, being qlc afaik.

[solemn forge]

why you pinging me

[fair moon]

You made a ton of reactions to the deal

[solemn forge]

oh i meant the best buy reviews on it are bad

[azure pond]

oh is it?

[fair moon]

Definitely for OS, probably for other stuff as well

[solemn forge]

3 of the 4 reviews say it's a fake 4tb drive

[azure pond]

on best buy

[fair moon]

From best buy that seems unlikely but idk

[solemn forge]

yes

[azure pond]

yeah right

[solemn forge]

it's refurb

[fair moon]

Oh like someone returned a 2tb with a 4tb label maybe

Idk

[solemn forge]

dude supposedly bought 13 of em

[fair moon]

Yeah that looks like someone was exploiting the return process

I'm sure BB would resolve that though

[solemn forge]

perhaps

the reviews saying it's fake come from 1, 5, and 7 months ago so in that time span it seems as though they haven't change their operations

[fair moon]

Huh

Someone's making $$$

[solemn forge]

I mean best buy should accept the return in the case that you do end up receiving a fake

[fair moon]

I will say, we have seen some great nvme deals around $60/tb

But also there's only so many nvme slots

I've got 2 860s and they're great

[solemn forge]

yea I'm running a 860 evo no problems

I'm anyways skeptical of buying used drives though and the reviews on this one would make me steer clear if I was planning on buying it

[stoic crest]

used drives are okay if they provide you actual pics of drive's stats

[jolly inlet]

Return scamming best buy is nothing new but sad they don't check them more thoroughly

[stoic crest]

it's best to check in person, but if they provide good proof

you can be confident

but tbh i don't think it's that worth it anyway, unless it's like an enterprise ssd

i can spot some used samsung mlc drives sometimes

[ebon stratus]

SimulisKietulis#5196 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lean briar]

Nah ventus is 💩

Worst card

[jolly inlet]

Ventus 3x is fine below the 3080

And the 2x is ok on the 3060 ti and lower

Not ideal by any means but it doesn't throttle

The ventus 3080 though... It has a hard time cooling it

[stoic crest]

^

vram toasty

[oak sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/zotac-3080-gif-18549684

[sick spade]

Can I get some thoughts, on this combo?
Note, I plan to swap out the RTX 3070 for a RTX 4090 once those come out, also I found the EVGA mobo for 50% off.

CPU: I9-12900K
Cooler: Arctic Freezer II ARGB 420mm
Mobo: EVGA Z690 Dark K|ngp|n
RAM: G.Skill Trizent Z5 RGB 2x16GB 6400mhz CL32
GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra
SSDs: Samsung 2TB 980 Pro (1x) + Samsung 1TB 980 (1x)

[grand orbit]

Below 3070 ti tbh it does not handle g6x well

[grand orbit]

Terrible overspending ok board ram and drives

Also if you want the best of the best ryzen 7000/intek 13th gen will be coming out in about a month

[sick spade]

I know. I am a collector of sorts.

Going to get the 13th gen later on.

[grand orbit]

Why not just get 12100 until then

[sick spade]

Flagship collector.

[grand orbit]

Such a waste

[sick spade]

Fun to always play with the new flagship and the last gen parts I would give to my brother.

[grand orbit]

Alright well what country you in?

[sick spade]

Mexico currently, was in the US a couple months ago and heading back to China once Covid settles down.

Been travelling around the world a bit.

[grand orbit]

Ah lemme see if there's a pc part picker for mex

[sick spade]

And bloody hell.

BUYING PC PARTS IN MX IS REDICULOUS.

I thought buying PC parts in the US was bad, boy was I wrong when I came to MX....

[sick spade]

I'd appreciate it. The current parts I've found comes in at $2,000.

[grand orbit]

Us is the best place to buy parts

[sick spade]

That's for, CPU, mobo, cooler, ram, ssd, and a new Mako kit.

[grand orbit]

Mako?

[sick spade]

Ehhh depends on your luck I suppose. had better luck in China.

[sick spade]

IFixIt kit.

[grand orbit]

Oh

[grand orbit]

Probably just depends on if you know what you're looking for

Is newegg the only thing for mexico?

[sick spade]

Hmmm, do you think refurbishing my I7-10700F with the RTX 3070 for a 2nd system simply for monitoring and perhaps streaming would be overkill?

[oak sentinel]

yes

[sick spade]

Newegg, Amazon, and I heard about this Cyberpeurta.mx but I am not sure if it's trustworthy.

[grand orbit]

Single pc streaming is easier and no perf drop these days

[grand orbit]

This would just be a waste you can use your current pc for this

[sick spade]

I know.... I just want something to do.

[grand orbit]

Sell it, give it to a friend/family member

Pcpp doesn't have Amazon on it :(

[sick spade]

As for the upgrade, I am getting those parts in like a month-two depending on when I purchase them. Been trying to decide if I wanna reuse one of my SSDs in exchange for a 2nd monitor.

[sick spade]

What's PCPP?

Pc Part Picker?

[grand orbit]

Ye

[grand orbit]

By that time 13th gen/ryzen 7000 will be out

[sick spade]

Will probably just give it to one of my brothers as a gift after I get 13th gen, or when I get the 12th gen chip if I decide to be nice to him.

[sick spade]

Isn't 13th gen coming in around November?

[grand orbit]

Should be October

Ryzen 7000 15th September

[sick spade]

Hmmm, will think about skipping 12th and use 13th gen then buy the 12th gen part for the sake of my collection when it's cheaper then perhaps.

Can't wait for the RTX 4090 to come out.

Gonna save up for that + a decent monitor combo for sure.

[grand orbit]

Yeah I'd deffo wait

[sick spade]

Been struggling with this. Do you got any recommendations on some flashy PC cases that have good performance and can fit a 420mm AIO?

Oh, also needs to fit E-ATX motherboards.

[grand orbit]

Fractal torrent kinda does

[sick spade]

If I remember correctly, a Push/Pull config on that requires a little sawing correct?

[grand orbit]

Uh idk but push pull is pretty pointless

[sick spade]

The ones I've been looking at were like the 1000D, Haf 700 EVO.

How big a difference does Push/Pull do, as I like to overclock my CPUs as much as possible without resorting to LN2 as I am not that crazy.

I mean it'

it's like 5c correct?

[grand orbit]

Like 1-2c at full boar

[sick spade]

Interesting, I've never tried Push/Pull, so I was curious.

What effect does it have on the overall system if the rad is up front?

[grand orbit]

Get a thermal grizzly/thermalright contact frame if you want better cpu temps

Ehh don't think there's much testing on that

[sick spade]

Got it.

But yea, any suggestions on some big show cases with good performance?

Need it to fit E-ATX mobo, and at least one 420mm Rad. Preferably with room for CLC later on for once I am back in China.

Been thinking of maybe trying the 1000D since I can fit a 2nd system which I'd turn into my test system for my game server.

[grand orbit]

I really like the fractal meshify 2(xl)

You can top mount the 420

Although not really flashy

[sick spade]

Just saw it, worst case if I can't find the cases I wanna get at a fair price I may go with that as a budget option.

And man, I wish I could get my hands on a Z-Tower.

[grand orbit]

@meager sandal talk about deals here that's channel is only for posting deals

[lean briar]

@meager sandal

[loud sandal]

👀

[steel wren]

not like you will notice it anyway, thats not a chat channel 😛

[jolly inlet]

If you've got a bunch of links you can always ask a mod to temporarily make you immune to slow mode or remove the limit.

[grand orbit]

lemme introduce you to the edit button

[dense plover]

Would it be better to get this monitor when it’s back on stock https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012047?Item=N82E16824012047&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-24-012-047-_-08232022

or this monitor https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-31-5-ips-qhd-amd-freesync-gaming-monitor-black/6483573.p

[fair moon]

depends if you want VA or IPS

VA: better contrast, deeper blacks, lower pixel response time (can look smudgy)
IPS: better color accuracy but worse contrast, better pixel response time

[dense plover]

I’m thinking of doing editing on videos, what do you recommend between the 2

[jolly inlet]

You'll want IPS for the better colors

[azure pond]

oh uhh

look at it's name

[fleet marlin]

Tbh idc but some mods would make it like "rule 6: change me"

[jolly inlet]

Good call, I barely look at names

[grave delta]

I'd say the main draw to modern IPS is the viewing angle

10 years ago, IPS = better colors was more relevant

That said- poor viewing angle can often equate to bad colors in practice

[jolly inlet]

Please change your server nickname to be in this server

[brittle lagoon]

Response time and brightness also tend to be nicer for the price on ips

[jolly inlet]

Brightness being the relevant one for editing

[grave delta]

I thought IPS was inherently dimmer as the light has to pass through two elements vs 1 - at least on TN

Here https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/by-usage/photo-editing-graphic-design

[brittle lagoon]

No matter what the reason is, IPS panels just tend to have higher peak brightness from what I've seen

[cloud hornet]

But also more prone to colorbleed (if edge lit) and uneven lighting iirc

[brittle lagoon]

mainly backlight bleed and side effect of sometimes wacky black uniformity

[cloud hornet]

Whoop, meant backlight bleed and not color bleed. Dont think IPS as a whole has color bleed issues.

[fair moon]

My ips display ain't bright

Probably cause it's on a laptop though

[fleet marlin]

Panel variation too. Even at similar settings, my new X27Q is a decent amount brighter than VG259QR Asus. Although, I dislike super bright screens anyways so it's nearly a moot point for me.

[ebon stratus]

LazyBuilds#9758 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[gloomy birch]

ok what is that one?

[polar terrace]

Just wondering since I dont know enough about monitors, is the 32" 1440p HP monitor posted in #tech-deals actually a decent display?

Seems like a rather good deal on a high refresh 32" 2k screen if so.

[fleet marlin]

It's similar PPI to most 1080p 24" monitors so at the least it'll look decent on that regard. Overall seems like a fine pick yes if you wanted 32" and not 4K (plus had this sort of "budget)

[pallid geyser]

beans

[grand orbit]

Beans

Jokes aside I really like them

[high radish]

[zenith lantern]

used earbud earwax

[oak sentinel]

@grand orbit BEEEEEENS

[grand orbit]

Refurbished so cleaned n stuff also they don't go into your ears

Where it would get waxy anyway

[light holly]

but.. waxy beans

~𝕽𝖊𝖔𝖗𝖝𝖎𝖘𝖙~ (but Waxy Beans) xD

[high radish]

That psu looks 128$ to me

[azure pond]

typo

[high radish]

Oh alright

[torpid night]

👒
🐥

cope

[brittle lagoon]

Amp 1000w is interesting

[azure pond]

If I hadn't gotten the gt 850 when it was on b stock I'd buy it

[brittle lagoon]

Afaik the standard focus platform still only gets 18awg even there

[azure pond]

What's that mean?

[brittle lagoon]

Less capable cables on a higher wattage platform

But not sure

[jolly inlet]

Don't use daisy chained 18awg connectors. That's about the only difference to most people.

[mighty otter]

@quasi pasture not gon lie with you that keychain fire

[quasi pasture]

Facts

[azure pond]

@grand orbit how's the mic quality on galaxy buds?

[grand orbit]

Decent

[azure pond]

Follow up question

My dads coworker has a pair of bluetooth earbuds like one of the ones that goes around your neck, but they wrap around the neck/under the ears instead

Have you heard of anything like those before?

[grand orbit]

You mean like not true wireless earbuds like this?

Or do you mean like bone conduction earphones like this

[azure pond]

Nvm found some

Yeah smthn like that

[grand orbit]

I found they worked decently although leaked sound a good bit and where a pain to carry around cus they didn't collapse like the whole back of the headband is hard plastic

[azure pond]

Any recommendations for some? budget doesn't matter as long as it's "reasonable" they're for my dad for work, and he needs a good mic

[grand orbit]

Wireless earbuds?

[azure pond]

Conduction ones

[grand orbit]

Oh nope

[azure pond]

Otherwise I'd just order those galaxy buds

Alright ty

[grand orbit]

Np

[azure pond]

https://www.newegg.com/mushkin-16gb/p/0RN-001S-003S0? opinions on this?

[cinder kiln]

Amusing design and XMP there, lol

[azure pond]

actually yeah just saw the xmp

weird

[cinder kiln]

Almost like they took some regular kit and just yeeted the voltage when in reality only changing the CAS like that wouldn't really do much

Cheeky kit, tho it might be good for another reason. I have no bearing on Mushkin kits

[jolly inlet]

Mushkin is (or at least, was previously) Newegg's house brand. The stuff is hit or miss. That kinda looks like rev.b maybe? Rev.e if lucky. Decent enough.

[fleet marlin]

Mushkin is a 24yr old company, changed owners in 2014ish, currently made in mexico I think. Nice 1st word latency, the secondaries are meh. Not a bad price imo though. 3600 rev E by comparison is 16-18-18-38 & 1.35v

[jolly inlet]

Getting that cas latency to 14 by sheer voltage is a brute force but effective method. You'd probably be able to drop it a fair bit and still run fine.

[quasi pasture]

speaking of mushkin

Got these recently @jolly inlet
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204065439763

wish I knew how to tell what PCB it uses

if nothing else i love mushkin's heatspreaders

[jolly inlet]

I got a couple of Reactor SSDs years back. It was the second worst SSD I ever owned. I lost 3/4 of my read speed after 9 months, with the drive only 30% full. I got it rma'd and they sent another model that died completely in 4 months. By that point I was out of the original warranty and pissed.

[calm slate]

Any recommendations on a prebuilt for $1500?

[jolly inlet]

Is open box acceptable?

[calm slate]

Shouldn’t be a problem aslong as everything is still there and working lol

[jolly inlet]

There's this one from a quick search. https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali615/p/N82E16883360280

[sick spade]

Found this when I was looking at 3090 tis if anybody wants it.

https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Graphics-IceStorm-Advanced-ZT-A30810J-10P/dp/B097DTK1F6/ref=sr_1_18?crid=1Q8HMX4BWJYF0&keywords=rtx+3090+ti&qid=1661744053&sprefix=rtx+3090+ti%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-18&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.2b70bf2b-6730-4ccf-ab97-eb60747b8daf

[sick spade]

$890

[quasi pasture]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p2zkbK

gamer

[jolly inlet]

Those have awful thermal pads. The vram throttles.

[fleet marlin]

Hate to say but the other stuff is also not exactly deals, the Strix is pretty much normal price at 800 currently.

[lean briar]

Bro got nh d15 for 20 bucks

And 3090 for 500

[fathom nebula]

D15 in a trade, added on top for $20.

3090 for $500 out of my pockets because my uni reimbursed me for research use.

[fleet marlin]

Kc3000 is pretty good. $15ish cheaper than P41 and such often is. 👍

[light holly]

@lean briar what's the price usually on that Kingston NVME?

[lean briar]

No idea, got the deal from another server

[lean briar]

on amazon its on sale now 113 without sale 127

[grand orbit]

Too expensive, I'm guessing it's actually rev e rather than b die since the subtimings

[cinder kiln]

Could be a bunch of dies

The XMP is fairly generic

[grand orbit]

3600 14-19-19 is basically only rev e or b die afaik

[light holly]

From what I've read.. anything that has 14 as the first timing is bdie yeah?

[grand orbit]

If it's flat 14s yeah

My rev e

[turbid locust]

Flat timings at a reasonable to high frequency might I add

[grand orbit]

Even any hynix or micron die to my knowledge can't do flat 14s even at low freqs tbh

[turbid locust]

They definitely can

C14 at sub 3000mt is quite loose

also MFR memes

There's a few meme ICs that can look like b-die at low freq

[grand orbit]

Okay well 3200+ flat 14s is b die

[turbid locust]

Thats what you'll find in kits with that XMP, yeah

The funky stuff is usually found in older, looser bins or greensticc

[meager sandal]

so the 3080s in the tech-deals really arent "deals"

[grand orbit]

No they're above market price

You can get a 3080 12gb for like 770-800

[meager sandal]

729 for an MSI one on amazon rn

[grand orbit]

That's ventus tho would not recommend

Ah nvm that's a z trio but it's a 3080 10gb

[meager sandal]

it was an example. The FTW3 is going for $779

[grand orbit]

B tier

[stoic crest]

meh

there's rm and rmx for less

[grand orbit]

Cheaper and a tier https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mgvdnQ/thermaltake-toughpower-gf1-snow-tt-premium-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-0850fnfagx-w

[oak sentinel]

dis one is whit too

[grand orbit]

My bad i though it was mwe v2

Huh?

[sonic grail]

Damn pato did someone just buy the 3080?

It's oos.

[grand orbit]

Anyway more expensive and same tier psu 100w less

[grand orbit]

It's showing in stock for me?

[sonic grail]

Ohh what I refreshed my page and now it's in stock.

Oh pato I had a question, was the motherboard I listed bad? I never really researched motherboards before but it looked nice and I wanted to add it to my all white build.

[grand orbit]

It's a decent motherboard except it's out of date, only works for 10th/11th gen intel cpus

[sonic grail]

Ohh what?

Wait what socket is for 12th gen?

[grand orbit]

Lga 1700

[sonic grail]

I remembered wrong then ah.

[grand orbit]

H610, b660, h670 and z690 are the chipsets

[sonic grail]

That's crazy how expensive the board is still then.

[grand orbit]

When 13th gen will bring out h710 b760 h770 and z790

[sonic grail]

Holy. I'm still on my ryzen x470 one haha.

[grand orbit]

Old parts are never priced very well new

Like the 600 series boards will work with 13th gen intel and and vice versa but

[sonic grail]

I guess I'll just try to find a white ryzen board then and stick with amd.

Oh so intel is like a new board for every 2 gens?

[grand orbit]

Yeah as far as we know

[stoic crest]

yep

[grand orbit]

If we're lucky they might do a 3rd this time 🤞

[stoic crest]

usually new socket for 2 gens

but lga 1700 seems ok enough to get a third

am4 extended too far and it faced some issues ngl

like usb dropout

not everyone experiences it, but the problem seems to never get fixed

[sonic grail]

What is usb dropout?

[stoic crest]

it's what it says

usb connection randomly drops out

[sonic grail]

Ohh I see.

[stoic crest]

often requires a restart to work again

[grand orbit]

Would grab this then
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BYBhP6/asrock-b550-steel-legend-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-steel-legend

[sonic grail]

Thanks!

[grand orbit]

Np

[daring depot]

um...that anime gpu is tempting ngl

im only holding off because I need a car but...

[steel wren]

seems like an extremely good deal

3 "free fans" on a 600usd 3080

"600usd" cause you will have 200 spare for newegg parts

😛

sad, the deal is about to expire xD 1 hour left

im tempted as well since the 180 gift card.... but i need to be strong! 4080 on the horizon

[steel wren]

the famed white tax 🤨

[shrewd aspen]

https://epomaker.com/products/epomaker-sk61 this on sale for $70 USD would this be good for tech deals

A nice 60% with different gateron optical switches and some nice keycap options for scheme as well

[azure pond]

Just got a laptop off marketplace, 8th gen i3 for $70, has a hard drive though

Should I just get a sata ssd for it?

[stoic crest]

mhm

[azure pond]

If I got an nvme for it, I could keep the hdd in it right?

If it has a slot that is

[stoic crest]

yes

you can, if it has a slot

[azure pond]

It's a 1tb hdd, might be nice to keep it

[stoic crest]

8th gen i3 laptop has a chance to have an m.2 slot for ssd

but it can be either sata or nvme

[azure pond]

It's an IdeaPad 330-15lkb according to settings

Ew gross it has mcafee

Yeah it has an m.2/nvme slot

[stoic crest]

yep

that thing does have it

lmao lenovo bloat moment

[azure pond]

Meaning I could throw an mp33 or similar in it and keep the hdd, right?

[stoic crest]

yes

[azure pond]

Not as bad as Dell bloat

[stoic crest]

asus bloat had mcafee too

and that was only it

[azure pond]

My g15 had so much on it it's insane

[stoic crest]

yeeeah

you need to clean install windows on a new dell

others not really

unless it's hp

but hp doesn't seem to be really bad these days

[azure pond]

My old hp laptop was good

Actually the new one I have is good too (this lenovo is for my brother)

[stoic crest]

a 1tb mp33 and you have a laptop for below 200

or less if there's no need

cause the hdd is 1tb

[azure pond]

Traded my g15 for an hp laptop (actually very similar to this lenovo)

[stoic crest]

hm

[azure pond]

Yeah I doubt he'll even need more than 500gb, but keeping the hdd would be nice in case

[stoic crest]

ye

for my laptop i had to buy an hdd caddy

and i messed up the plastic cover thing for the dvd drive lmao

[azure pond]

I just remembered my brother has a 2tb external hdd

Lmao

[stoic crest]

it's loosely held by remaining clips

i moved it to the caddy

[azure pond]

We both got one for like $35

[stoic crest]

my laptop is probably worth 100 at best

so im not selling it

just gonna keep it as backup

once i get another laptop ofc

[azure pond]

I do wish there was a cheapish in between to have good battery life but still run non demanding games, the g15 had maybe 2.5hr battery life for school work even with gpu disabled

Mx gpu would be nice, but tends to be expensive

[stoic crest]

oof

tuf has better batt life than that

but g15 tends to be cheap in the us

[azure pond]

Tbh might keep this lenovo for myself to have the extra storage and give my brother the hp one

Not like he's paying for it anyways lmao

[stoic crest]

idk if i really need 17 inches laptop

but damn some good deals are poppin up here rn

[azure pond]

I definitely don't, I'd be fine on a 14in

[stoic crest]

im fine on 14 too

but 15 is what im used to

17 probably gets too big, i have limited desk space lol

[azure pond]

My first laptop was 17, I actually preferred 15 to 17

[stoic crest]

im trying to get 15 or 16

they're about the same size really for recent ones

like victus 16

[azure pond]

Didn't know 16 was a thing

[stoic crest]

it's less common but it had been a thing since like 2019

afaik

hp started it first

with their pavilion gaming lineup

then victus, pavilion with a new name

[azure pond]

Weird

Thought it was 11, 13, 14, 15, 15.6 and 17

[stoic crest]

i feel like 16 is becoming new "17"

[fair moon]

ryzen igpus?

my 5825u can run CSGO and minecraft at 120fps, so could most likely do slightly more demanding stuff at 60

and the 6000 series is even better *probably $$$ tho

[azure pond]

Yeah ig, hard to find a 5000 series laptop used though

6000 series laptops with no dgpu are $800+

[fair moon]

6000igpu can use FSR right?

but yeah looking at prices, they're pretty high lol

[azure pond]

Yeah, if prices were lower I'd love one

[fair moon]

I got my 5825 laptop for under $550 after discounts and rebates. No backlit keyboard, but other than that it's great

[azure pond]

I'd likely just want a 5500u one, I don't need much cpu power

I might try putting another stick of 8gb ram in one of these laptops and seeing if valorant will run

I doubt it though

Uhd 620

[fair moon]

there were some really good deals on other 5000 series laptops but they were 13in and I really wanted 15

[azure pond]

Actually it might get low settings 60fps

[marsh sphinx]

Any good 27” 1440p 165hz-ish deals rn?

Or something close

Got a friend who needs a monitor like that for $250 or less preferably

[high radish]

Xbox Series S is for 238$ after code : LABORDAYSAVE https://www.ebay.com/itm/125130710386

[azure pond]

G27q ig

Though it's normal price

[grand orbit]

Gigabyte g27q probs, you missed hp x32 over last few days for 200$

[grand orbit]

Actually still on, 32" but insane deal
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-31-5-ips-qhd-amd-freesync-gaming-monitor-black/6483573.p

[light holly]

Man, for some reason I thought this was a 1080p monitor. If it's still going by friday, I'll pick it up.

[grand orbit]

It's an insane deal tbh

[grand orbit]

nope

it was 200 on wallmart for a while too

[cinder kiln]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CZ3gXL/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-34-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000651wof

Interesting, 385

Could be a case for the gamer who wants the fastest of fast

[jolly inlet]

https://tenor.com/view/thirsty-spongebob-i-dont-need-it-sweat-gif-5031443

[grave delta]

Great drop in upgrade, especially if they don't have the best memory

[fair moon]

that Arctic 240 aio lookin an awful lot like a 140 or 120

[cinder kiln]

[molten vapor]

Is that a good monitor. I just bought a PC. i9/3090. I just want something to play casual fortnite with.

[fleet marlin]

Well it doesn't say 240mm.

I mean joke aimed at the LS720 from deepcool.

[cinder kiln]

LS720 just 2x360

kekw

LS520 2x240???

[fleet marlin]

Yea the 520 & 320 names both make no sense. The LF 280 is definitely a solid deal on ebay.

[steel wren]

someone said ls720 and magically felix appeared 😛

[cloud hornet]

Given the prices, 280 > 360 IMO. 360 only got ~8% more usable surface area then 280.

[cinder kiln]

I was here before it was said

[sonic grail]

Trying to get this desktop for my grandparents.

https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-mp-hp-m01-f1033w-desktop-i3-10100-3-6ghz-8gb-ram-1tb-hdd-win-10-h-refurb-grade-a?deal_option=f31474c7-cf59-46bf-9600-f0272801b6cc

Is it a good deal?

[grand orbit]

Decent, although would slap an ssd in it

[sonic grail]

Would there be a way to transfer the windows home downloaded already to the ssd or would I have to pay for another key? Also what monitor will be fine with this should I get a 1080p one?

[cinder kiln]

Macrium reflect

[torpid night]

my IT department uses PC Mover (but that’s a paid program)

[high radish]

How's that firacuda ssd

[sonic grail]

Ohh does that really work?

[fair moon]

I can vouch for Macrium Reflect as well

[azure pond]

Though I would not recommend using it on a dying hard drive

[cinder kiln]

yea, I've used it a few times, the free edition is fine

[grand orbit]

Clones the drive, it's pretty easy this tutorial should do
https://youtu.be/lSdSNAjmdDg

[fleet marlin]

There's programs or ways to find the key currently installed on the pc, then could use it when OS is fresh installed to os

[jolly inlet]

Or sign into your Microsoft account and the key will be automatically linked

[high radish]

Wow finally cheap 4tb ssd

Sadly it's gen3

[slow sluice]

Why not just run wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey?

[fleet marlin]

Haha warpig, gen 4 snob. (As I say w/ my a P41). Yea decent price but almost what it just should cost, being QLC. Crucial itself is pushing the discount (also)

[high radish]

its actually alright price

similar price to 2x 2tb gen3

[slow sluice]

Good QLC though

[shut spoke]

oos already for the eBay deal

[high radish]

yeah I was about to purchase it lol

it went too fast lol

wrong listing maybe ?

[shut spoke]

Probably

72 orders in a few mins

Just when I was getting excited too. Didn’t even have a chance to open up ebay on the pc

[high radish]

lol I added to cart but wasted time on checkout

should had to do quick paypal checkout

[sonic grail]

Does that work with oem keys too?

[jolly inlet]

If it's the same motherboard yes

OEM keys just can't be transferred between motherboards

[sonic grail]

Ohh I see thank you.

[fair moon]

I think some can.

Moved my brother from a Dell office PC +1050ti to a fresh build and we got the key to carry over

Had to hit a few buttons in the activation settings page but it worked

[fleet marlin]

$70 mobo is solid but $50 extra for 11700K is pretty nuts. 🤣 -- I want ADL/RPL but would've snagged that RKL combo!

[sonic grail]

Yeah that's actually crazy.

The cpu seems a little power hungry tho.

[sonic grail]

Wait what is ADL/RPL?

[shut spoke]

I would’ve had to get a new psu for it but I think it would’ve still been worth it

[sonic grail]

100%

[stoic crest]

adl = alder lake
rpl = raptor lake

[sonic grail]

Ohh I see.

[quasi pasture]

adl = aldies

[sonic grail]

Wait what is RKL?

[quasi pasture]

rocket lake i assume

[sonic grail]

Raptor king lake?

[stoic crest]

rocket lake

[sonic grail]

Ohh I see.

I don't know my abbreviations haha.

[high radish]

I could get it if I used fast paypal checkout

I thought it can stay awhile lol

[fleet marlin]

Cpu power is overblown tbh. The worst numbers are in 100% use like cinebench or w/e. In most games, cpu watts much more reasonable and system wattage is probably within 20 or so watts of a 12700K for instance.

[high radish]

that 11700k + z590 back to stock

[near igloo]

Is it worth to buy?

$119

[fair moon]

Yes

[stoic crest]

already gone tho

[near igloo]

Why so cheap

[stoic crest]

leftover inventory i guess

the cpu and mobo are old

they're like a year old

[small token]

last-gen, about to be 2 gens back later this year

[high radish]

still better than 12400f

and 12400+ b660 mobo is like 300$

[stoic crest]

yep

[cinder kiln]

ALD =Aldi

[shut spoke]

Ahhh. I already fell asleep. Shame

[grand orbit]

Lidls better

[steel wren]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-bad-walter-white-bryan-cranston-hat-tip-fedora-gif-4268623

@grand orbit

[grand orbit]

:)1

[cinder kiln]

No Lidls here

I wouldn't want a Lidl lake chip anyway

Aldi lake go brrr

[latent quartz]

Any great deals on a good mechanical keyboard? Looking on the affordable side.

Huntsman's CTRL key just combusted after two years so I'm stuck with a not so great blackweb blue switch walmart keyboard

[brittle lagoon]

What's your budget?

[latent quartz]

Under 100 CAD @brittle lagoon

I initially had a decent deal on a MSI GK50 for 40% off on amazon, but it then decided to both cancel the order for 75 CAD and then bump it back up to full price, 125

Being honest though, I genuinely have no clue why the ctrl key on my huntsman died.

Dismantled it to look under the plate, and nothing visually looks any different.

LED works fine on the key but it just doesn't respond.

[stoic crest]

the switch is probably dead

[latent quartz]

That's what I assumed. It's why I'm here now

Going from purple switches to a walmart blue switch is one hell of a change.

Lmao

I was really hoping to get that deal on the GK50, since kailh choc switches aren't bad at all

At least what I've seen

They're just low-profiles

🤷‍♂️

https://tenor.com/view/dying-dead-monkey-gif-14754959

The problem with that is that I don't have a keyboard with replaceable switches.

The huntsman I used had soldered purples

And I assure you this blackweb won't do it lmao

Hey, it lasted for more than two years

It had great response times. Couldn't complain.

True, their PBT caps cost quite a bit

and their keyboards are overpriced

I was gonna go so far as to buy a reddragon

and I don't think that's a great idea

Wanna know the sad part of my PBT cap purchase?

I accidently chose green instead of black.

I had shrek keys.

Lol the ABS caps that came with the huntsman

The C key broke in a month

just snapped

[fair moon]

I bought a kit of these only to find out that they don't fit in my board 😩

No its not that

The redragon board I have has hotswap switches but apparently kailh don't fit

I'd have to file down the pins iirc

Outemu has smaller pin holes or smthn

Not length, width

[latent quartz]

_>

Well

The keychrons look great

[stoic crest]

outemu has smaller pins

[latent quartz]

Now to find a great one under 100CAD for the full price

[stoic crest]

so you gotta file down for other switches not outemu

[fair moon]

If anyone has recommendations for a board base that will fit the kailh switches I'll take a look

[latent quartz]

The keychron C2 wired looks good

Might look into that

[fair moon]

comes with switches though

https://www.gloriousgaming.com/products/gmmk-full-brown-switch

can customize this to come without switches

[brittle lagoon]

Why gmmk when you can have keychron :p

Gmmk just 3 pin hotswap not lubed stabs and usually more expensive, also keychron boards at similar price are wireless too.

[fair moon]

trying to find something to put my kailh silver set into

[brittle lagoon]

Could prob do the same with a cheaper keychron board

[fair moon]

also want 100% layout, narrows options quite a bit because for some reason people don't like numpad

[brittle lagoon]

C2

K10

K4

For custom, Q5

All keychron

[fair moon]

barebones is $175 💀

[latent quartz]

How is keychron's latency?

[marsh sphinx]

https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ideacentre-5-gaming-desktop---12th-gen-intel-core-i7-12700---geforce-rtx-3060---windows-11.product.100976631.html