#tech-deals-discussion

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stoic crest
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Maybe

azure pond
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Especially with liquid nitrogen because of how high Temps they get

torpid night
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it’s probably gonna be another FX type thing where they’ll wait six or seven years to finally make something new

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but who knows because I think they had a different CEO during FX

azure pond
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Or maybe I wait for x3d

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I'll decide on rpl launch

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I've waited for like 7 months already, im tired of waiting lol

meager sandal
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DO NOT USE ZIP PAYMENT ON NEW EGG

fair moon
oak sentinel
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gonna guess its a "I had a bad experience in my sample size of one so everyone will always have issues"

slow sluice
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Good advice honestly, just not unique to newegg

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Don't use zip payment period

stoic crest
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Sample size is one tho

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Can't really say much unless a lot of people are having issues

slow sluice
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It's BNPL, as a general rule of thumb they're going to try and screw you over

stoic crest
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But yeah, it's how things are

loud sandal
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Sheeesh they know am4 is bad performance so they stacking deals and lower prices with it kekw

stoic crest
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WHAT

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That's even crazier

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Free 32 gigs of DDR5 6800

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Sorry, 5600

loud sandal
azure pond
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Yeah, basically take away $200 from cpu/mobo cost

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Still not worth it rn, considering mobo costs

stoic crest
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Tru

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But it's not too bad

grand orbit
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Since Tuesday

grand orbit
stoic crest
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lol

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Yeah

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That one

meager sandal
stoic crest
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You're just salty that a promo code limits you to one payment option lol

meager sandal
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actually I was already salty because the 5900x and ROG Strix B550 came defective and I had to use the warranty process, so now I have refurbished products

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But all you guys know is hate so bring it on

stoic crest
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Okay, whatever

azure pond
stoic crest
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I still don't understand how zip has anything to do with newegg other than being another payment method they offer

fair moon
stoic crest
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^

loud sandal
slow sluice
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Yeah, you're quickly running out of places to buy from

loud sandal
stoic crest
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Ooh, savage

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Yeah, but you're missin out big time at that rate

loud sandal
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Yea

warm thicket
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So does every single company online practically.

meager sandal
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I just feel bad that younger people will never know what good customer service is. Good luck to you all and god bless

warm thicket
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Lmfao

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Yes because your experience is the same as everyone else's.

stoic crest
warm thicket
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Newegg has had great customer service for me.

loud sandal
slow sluice
loud sandal
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Let me ask the important question

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@meager sandal what is good customer to you?

meager sandal
slow sluice
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Btw, is that 5900x that came defective the same one that you were talking about using for five months?

azure pond
loud sandal
oak sentinel
loud sandal
tiny heron
meager sandal
azure pond
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Yall, he's set in his opinion

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Just ignore him

azure pond
meager sandal
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Do you guys actually know what a boomer is?

azure pond
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And tones

oak sentinel
loud sandal
slow sluice
azure pond
stoic crest
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I just hope he doesn't spread bs anymore lol

slow sluice
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Yeah, or just bs bragging

stoic crest
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Like "don't buy from amazon, don't buy from newegg"

slow sluice
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That happens a lot here

oak sentinel
meager sandal
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Baby boomers, often shortened to boomers, are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X. The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964, during the post–World War II

azure pond
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The only local pc shop to me closed

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Kinda sucks but they were terrible anyways lol

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Charged $150 for a 750w C tier psu

warm thicket
azure pond
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And $150 for a $65 mediocre case

meager sandal
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My dad is a baby boomer, I am Gen X

slow sluice
warm thicket
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Calling someone a "boomer" is an expression. Not always meant to be literal.

stoic crest
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Sounds like a boomer moment

warm thicket
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It's funny how often someone may have a single or multiple bad experiences with a company or a website and instantly acts like they are Hitler or something for having slight problems.

stoic crest
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lol

azure pond
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Don't mention German man here :p

loud sandal
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💀

warm thicket
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There are always going to be small problems with certain websites or companies but there's no reason to act like it's the end of the world and it's the worst website or company, lmfao.

stoic crest
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I have definitely had some problems with my online ordering experience, but I don't go out of my way to actively say that my problem must apply to everyone else

warm thicket
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It's like you need your opinion to be everyone else's.

stoic crest
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If it's a widespread problem, then the info is welcomed

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If not, it's just making you sound entitled af

azure pond
stoic crest
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That explains it

azure pond
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Specifically in the US anyways

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Actuallt scratch that, a lot of the US is entitled

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They expect perfect services at all times

loud sandal
stoic crest
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lol

azure pond
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And don't understand mistakes are a normal thing

warm thicket
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Humans are entitled.

azure pond
loud sandal
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i thought it said z

stoic crest
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you're right around gen z

loud sandal
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Everyone is entitled if they wanna be

oak sentinel
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im entitled af when it coes to things I own

steel wren
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never a dull day

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morning eggheads

meager sandal
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I really hope that when you guys grow up you will stop bullying people and step out behind a keyboard. Stop letting companies behave like they do. Don't waste your life trolling. Get a job that you love and give it 100% start caring about other people instead of being sheep like you have been the last 20 min. I wish you peace, love and prosperity.

slow sluice
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Sorry bud, but you're the troll here

stoic crest
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I see

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The troll doesn't wanna admit troll lol

oak sentinel
slow sluice
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I'm sorry that amazon hurt you, but generally their customer support is pretty darn good as long as you don't behave like a total entitled butt

azure pond
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Who was bullying lmfao

stoic crest
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And don't spread the word about it

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It's just deceiving people

pulsar fable
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Keep your mouth shut and take the money

slow sluice
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Also comments like this are kinda not a good look

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warm thicket
loud sandal
loud sandal
slow sluice
loud sandal
stoic crest
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No

loud sandal
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blocked me then

slow sluice
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Nah, they're gone

azure pond
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Big L to him

ebon stratusBOT
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Zagdrath#7869 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

tiny heron
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I still see them in mutual server

warm thicket
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Looking at some of their previous messages they were being an butthole to people.

grand orbit
warm thicket
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Calling people Karens in this server lmfao and just being rude in general.

stoic crest
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Finally

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I was waiting for the day he leaves lmao

loud sandal
stoic crest
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Argued against me about h510 elite

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Said case was fine, and that I'm wrong for not having owned it

grand orbit
slow sluice
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Also the years he's done things don't add up, so I'm gonna guys just internet braggart

tiny heron
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I think they just blocked all of you lol

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warm thicket
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It takes while to update after someone has left sometimes.

tiny heron
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Oh okay lol

stoic crest
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Blocking still lets you see their roles tho

oak sentinel
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curry

slow sluice
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Plus I can react to their messages

stoic crest
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I don't see that they left tho

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Weird

slow sluice
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reload discord

grand orbit
stoic crest
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Yep

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Phew

tiny heron
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Yeah just did. They gone 😅

azure pond
stoic crest
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Another nuisance gone

azure pond
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I haven't eaten today I am so hungry

loud sandal
azure pond
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Why have you done this to me

stoic crest
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Another will come eventually tho lmao

azure pond
grand orbit
azure pond
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It might work for one. Not good for one

tiny heron
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What should I get on doordash 🤔

loud sandal
oak sentinel
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was delicious

tiny heron
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I have a taco bell addiction

slow sluice
stoic crest
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I feel bad for your colon /s

tiny heron
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Maybe i should be fancy and get Chipotle weggChefKiss

azure pond
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I'm getting wingstop when I leave school

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It's in the same plaza as the store I work at

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Question is what do I get

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I always get Buffalo but I kinda want smthn new

tiny heron
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Chicken sammich

azure pond
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Def getting wings

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Just dk what flavor

oak sentinel
azure pond
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Curry sounds really good rn but there's no good place nearby

tiny heron
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I live in Ohio. So there isn't any good food

azure pond
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I live in a fake state

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There's a lot of fake states

oak sentinel
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I live in the mostly solid state

azure pond
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Maine, Maryland, Vermont, Idaho, Nebraska, Connecticut

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Massachusetts is just worse new york

tiny heron
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North Jersey doesn't exist

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It's just new york

loud sandal
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@tiny heron image waiting 74 mins for food

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tiny heron
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😭

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I got KFC. Haven't had it in years

pulsar fable
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Was it good?

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Can't tell if the crying is good or bad

tiny heron
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Chicken sandwich was good
Mac and cheese was alright
Potatoes kinda mid

pulsar fable
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Get the KFC chicken sandwich. Got it

high radish
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Sad there's no MC in my state hmm

high radish
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With sales tax + gas price, its price going up to similar to any other retailers pepeF

warm thicket
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doordash is like half an hour for me

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I had no clue it was even a thing near me since I live in the middle of no where almost.

pulsar fable
silent rampart
pulsar fable
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Found the Bostonian

azure pond
silent rampart
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Ew

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Ur gross

silent rampart
high radish
grand orbit
silent rampart
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That's also a team lmao

grand orbit
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White sox

cinder kiln
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I didn't see the socks at first KekW

grand orbit
cinder kiln
grand orbit
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Lol

cinder kiln
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STAY BACK, I HAVE 6 SOCKS

high radish
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sounds good but idk how smart is buying z690 mobo while z790s coming soon

azure pond
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$120 z690-a on warehouse

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Ddr4

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Mmm

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Not buying cpu till black Friday tho so no way of testing

high radish
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teamgroup not giving free ssd with cheap ddr5 rams anymore pepeF

loud sandal
light holly
oak sentinel
grand orbit
grand orbit
oak sentinel
light holly
oak sentinel
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Calf length socks clearly superior

light holly
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@grand orbit they don't seem to have what I'm looking for.

grand orbit
grand orbit
grand orbit
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Your socks?

light holly
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I realllllly want.

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And yes I would wear them.

grand orbit
oak sentinel
oak sentinel
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they are pantless pants

grand orbit
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Confusion

grand orbit
light holly
light holly
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@grave delta I went to walmart today to pick this up because they had 1 left in stock.

#tech-deals message

The guy helping me couldn't find it so he threw this in my cart and radioed the front and told them to mark this down to that price.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Muscle-Rack-72-in-H-x-48-in-W-x-18-in-D-5-Shelf-Steel-Shelf-Unit-in-Black/23565868

Thanks man!

Walmart.com
Muscle Rack 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 18 in. D 5-Shelf Steel Shelf Unit...

Arrives by Wed, Oct 5 Buy Muscle Rack 72 in. H x 48 in. W x 18 in. D 5-Shelf Steel Shelf Unit in Black at Walmart.com

grave delta
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Nice, be sure to post a pic with it full of motherboards and gpu

light holly
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The thing is heavy as heck though

pulsar fable
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The thing is meant to be put in a garage and store tools and the like

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I'd hope it'd be heavy

keen marsh
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God I want one of the waifu cards but the gift card instead of just having the 160$ off irritates me 😢

grand orbit
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Oh that's such a shame

keen marsh
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That ones so pretty

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I could afford it >.> but do I need it. Would have to build another PC for it. But could do a pretty white pink and blue build

pulsar fable
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Yeah that gift card is making me second guess it

edgy ice
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Anybody know SSD deals?

jolly inlet
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That depends on what you're looking for

edgy ice
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I’m looking for 512 GB SSD for my Mac mini

jolly inlet
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SATA 2.5" or M.2 nvme?

edgy ice
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nvme

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Ain’t SATA for HDD?

jolly inlet
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SSDs use it too, mostly older ones but some cheap ones will too

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That's a decent drive for the price

edgy ice
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Thank you! Yes, it is.

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Do you guys know any store who can do this job for me?

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Replacing my HDD with SSD in Mac mini

jolly inlet
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Any local place should. Avoid Best Buy, they've been known to do shady things like installing viruses. If you're near a Microcenter they're pretty highly recommended.

molten halo
frank timber
jolly inlet
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It's hard to find the article I saw some years ago since any time you type "Geek Squad" and "Virus" into Google you only get results on their virus removal service and their competitors.

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And scammers pretending to be them

molten halo
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Bought quite a few ssd’s from best buy, I haven’t noticed anything odd monkaGun

fair moon
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Buying from bb is fine

jolly inlet
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Yeah it's Geek Squad that's the issue

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Besides the scammers replacing drive labels and returning them with crappy old drives

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That's always been an issue at BB because they'll still resell it even opened

pulsar fable
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Me looking at the 970 Evo I got refurb from bb
PepeRealizes

grand orbit
jolly inlet
grand orbit
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Oh right

grand orbit
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Oh actually not really

jolly inlet
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Yeah no

grand orbit
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Well i guess you can check in hwinfo or crystal disk mark

jolly inlet
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Only for someone that knows what to look for, not a poor CS rep

grand orbit
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Only feature making it identifiable being the black pcb which tbf does eliminate a lot of drives

jolly inlet
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CDM will tell you sure, CDI too

jolly inlet
grand orbit
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Yeye

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I was talking about wander's case

high radish
lean briar
high radish
grand orbit
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280$ DroolingEgg

light holly
high radish
fair moon
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I use/ visit slickdeals all the time and have never received communications from them

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I can't see how they would sign you up for a newsletter if you never gave them an email

fair moon
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Good to note that the GrubHub offer only works while you have prime active

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Also idk if it auto bills only after a year or if it will auto bill when you end Prime

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Still a good deal bit just things to keep in mind

light holly
light holly
fair moon
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has anyone gotten that Yubikey discount code yet?

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maybe the email just takes a bit to send idk

steel wren
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weird that the ak620 is way expensive on egg

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sad indeed

vague pine
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damn theres a ak620 now? i remember back in my day it used to be the 47 and then the 74u

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why so many skips

grand orbit
fleet marlin
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They tried to make a funny. Ak47 is obviously not pc related. 2840_ReeGun

vague pine
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ye ^

grand orbit
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Ohh lol

cloud hornet
vague pine
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i stated the 47 though, im wondering why there was such a jump to the 620

cloud hornet
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Big perf jump, top with no airflow vs tower with lots of airflow

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13.2x more FPS

stoic crest
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lmaooo

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ak47 case

slow sluice
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@polar terrace shows as prime for me

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steel wren
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there is a lot of discounted things already on egg 😮

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not to mention the aorus elite and the master

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hmmmmm

grand orbit
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But the aorus boards have been 200ish for a while

steel wren
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they seem juicy now

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and the main difference between 690 and 790 seems to be just better ddr5 compatibility and 4 additional pcie lanes on the chipset... so....

jolly inlet
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Supposedly better DDR5 but no one can test that assumption yet

azure pond
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Supposedly profit margins for retailers on 13th gen cpus are around 5%

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Whereas it's normally around 10% for previous gens, it's unlikely we'll see sales or price drops on them anytime soon

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With am5 profits margins for retailers are up to 20%, no wonder the prices suck lol

fair moon
azure pond
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Yeah ig well see, or maybe intel will eat some of it

fair moon
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Bundle deals/rebates maybe?

azure pond
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I'm expecting bundles with expensive mobos and or aios

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13400+ msi z790 godlike lol

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I'm probably going to go for 13600k and get a z690 off amazon warehouse

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Depends on how much extra it costs over 13500 tho, id like the option to oc but won't spend $75+ to be able to

grand orbit
grand orbit
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Also you'll be waiting 16 days vs waiting til early January

stoic crest
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yes

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13500 will also have same e core count as 13600k

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13400 gets a bit less e cores

azure pond
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Yeah I'll be buying a 13600k on black Friday then

stoic crest
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oh wait

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i read it wrong lmao

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but oof that's kinda sad

fair moon
grand orbit
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Aye it embedded

fair moon
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the base 14 is a scam

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it's an iphone 13 with the 13 pro processor and the island instead of notch

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the camera has a slightly better aperture and that's it

grand orbit
fair moon
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it has the extra gpu core that the 13 pro has

grand orbit
fair moon
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depending on how they use it, it could maybe help with things other than gaming

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like photo processing maybe

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doesnt change the fact that the base 14 is a terrible buy

tiny heron
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Yeah base 14 is only worth it if you have like a 10 or 11 imo

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Or earlier

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Or your phone is broken

fair moon
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get a 13 pro

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or a 14 pro

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or a 13

fleet marlin
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Plus some of us will spend 1/2 those prices for a pretty good android instead. kekleo I don't upgrade often, but would rather upgrade more often VS spending 2x or 3x as much on 🍏

fair moon
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yes or that

cloud hornet
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To be fair tho, mainstream Android is basically just as expensive

fair moon
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iphones are nice for the security and guaranteed 4+ years of software updates

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but android is wayyy more versatile

cloud hornet
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Yeah Android can only get long term software support via custom ROMs

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Dont think there is an OEM that supports software as long as Apple

fair moon
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most iphones have gotten 5 4 major updates, 1 per year, I think. 6S got like 6 5 years cause it was such a poplar phone lol

cloud hornet
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all 13s will be longer then average prolly cuz base 14 is same SoC

fair moon
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yeah that's actually a really good point

fleet marlin
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Eh, I'll take a $300 android every couple years over a $600+ iphone. Apple/ios rides the hype and peer pressure quite a bit. Doesn't matter. Gotta have that facetime & stuff. kekw

fair moon
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my 13 pro should receive just as many updates as the base 14, and if the 14 pro gets more updates I feel like people would be annoyed

fair moon
cloud hornet
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Im prolly gonna have a fun time looking for a phone upgrade in three - five years when my phone truly dies (goodbye to motherboard or cant get battery replacements). I like them headphone jacks

fleet marlin
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I run tracfone, so no $40+/month just for service. Partly gonna have non-sealed in battery for as long as possible. Yea 3.5mm port is perk of certain phones. Put phone in a ziplock bag when swimming.or something. lul

fair moon
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pretty sure you can have a waterproof 3.5mm port

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at this point I think most phones don't have em because they're bulky

tiny heron
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As an AT&T shill I see many more iphone users coming in with issues than I do android users.

fair moon
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i'd guess the average android user is wayyyy more tech competent than an iOS user

tiny heron
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Probably

fair moon
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also depends on the location & demographic but there also could just be a lot more iOS users

tiny heron
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I'm something of an android man myself

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fleet marlin
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Ignoring 4+ GB of OS by itself & using SD for a few things, indeed here's when/why I would upgrade: Funny I went from 16GB+32GB SD card to 128GB+128GB SD, plus 4GB ram blah blah. Great not needing to fuss emptying cache and such.

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grand orbit
quasi pasture
tight ridge
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i saw a great deal on Newegg. X670mb and 16gb 4000mhz ddr4 for like $330. save $15 buying the bundle. Newegg is great at making these great bundles

azure pond
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That is terrible

fleet marlin
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Note many X670 mobos are $300ish alone, but yes. $15 isn't nearly enough to cause any sway for such a decision.

stoic crest
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that bundle is not good

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only $15 in discount lol

steel wren
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haha gamer jesus made a video about that today

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am5 bundled with ddr4 😄 like wth???

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💯

high radish
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I want teamgroup ddr5 bundles back hmm

fleet marlin
stoic crest
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am5 with ddr4 too

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wtf

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Newegg baiting people

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f to whoever bought it

steel wren
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yeah the video was fun af

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like why those bundles? seems like ripjaws are all over the place

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maybe they have a massive supply of those and they want those mobos to sell one way or another

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good kits tho

stoic crest
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im just confused

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why bother making it a bundle when ram won't even fit

cinder kiln
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Ya and they did it with several bundles lol

steel wren
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hey felix, been a long time since i saw you around pal

cinder kiln
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Had a lot happen the last few days

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On the upshot I'm def ready for 4090 and I think I'm staying team green as much as I hate the drivers

steel wren
cinder kiln
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4090 waterforce

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Ima get it

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I loved the 3090 ti one for it's looks, and I am so happy the 4090 is the same

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It's also a full cover copper plate which is better than the other ones I've seen which just do pump over die

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/core

steel wren
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maybe you will move my choice... as i said too bad that the suprim is only 240

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maaaaybe

cinder kiln
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240 prolly enough still

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But yeah I'm not gonna do only normal stuff with it

steel wren
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its enough, but it will look bad on my 5000x

cinder kiln
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Not in my O11 evo

steel wren
cinder kiln
steel wren
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sadly for me an aio on a gpu is too risky

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i will stick to air

cinder kiln
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What's risky about it?

steel wren
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if it fails i have to rma the whole thing back to the us

cinder kiln
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Hm

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Me too

steel wren
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anyway, how much is the life expectancy on an aio card?

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i bet air can go 10+ years

jolly inlet
azure pond
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Quite a long time

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And older, to be fair

steel wren
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things like evaporation on the tubes is a thing on those?

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or just on cpu aios?

stoic crest
azure pond
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I really wouldn't bother with an aio gpu

steel wren
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yeah, i mean, my questions are largely academical on nature... not like im thinking in buying one

azure pond
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There's not much of a point, especially when you're looking at putting it in a 4770k pc

steel wren
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ok, that hurts bacca 😦

azure pond
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Well, you're better off saving the few hundred dollars the aio aib would cost and getting a new cpu and mobo

steel wren
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indeed i will

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if anything im aiming at the suprim on air

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mid november

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but if i see some sweet deals on the fantastech i will probably get some z690 with a 13600k

azure pond
steel wren
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not goin to run the extra mile on 790 for some more pcie lanes nor ddr5 compatibilty... im planning to stay at ddr4 for some years

steel wren
azure pond
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Ye, I'll go to ddr5 when I upgrade again down the line. I'll stick to a z690 and ddr4

azure pond
steel wren
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last night i saw the edge ddr4 at 200 and i was omg

azure pond
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Well lmk about mobos then lol

steel wren
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was cheaper than the 690 pro-a

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is in fact

azure pond
steel wren
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sadly amazon wont accecpt paypal, so ill have to stick to egg

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but if there are no deals on fantastech then F it, ill wait for amd reveal

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not like the z690s suddenly will go up in price again

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and no, i will not preorder raptor lake

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i want to buy the whole thing at once

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not one item at a time

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better for packaging and transportation

pulsar fable
elder ingot
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thats actually a great price

cinder kiln
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Suprim will look nicer tho ngl

steel wren
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yeah im more of a suprim guy

grand orbit
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@outer bison that channel is for posting deals only and to answer your question unless it says how long it lasts noone knows

pulsar fable
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Welp, the TV shown above had it's price slashed a little further

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grand orbit
#

Sheeesh

stoic crest
#

sheesh

pulsar fable
#

...oh wait I forgot to post it in #tech-deals . I need to fix that

grand orbit
#

Lol

pulsar fable
#

Fixed

light holly
#

@pulsar fable The TV listing shows that Shipping is the only option?

stoic crest
#

huh

light holly
#

wow it literally went out of stock as I went to order it

#

lame

pulsar fable
#

Huh

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There was no shipping option for me

#

Maybe it's at a different location near you?

azure pond
#

Evga had an $826 3090 yesterday, today an $1800 2080 ti lmfao

cloud hornet
#

bhphoto deals are so nice cuz it applies for so many more people. They got some cool import mechanics

near igloo
#

I will build a new PC, should I wait for black friday?

fair moon
#

It probably wouldn't hurt, just depends if you can wait or not

#

Also some things are a lot more likely to get good deals around then

tiny heron
#

Cyber Monday deals are usually pretty good. Some parts are decently priced atm

fair moon
#

I'd guess monitors will see some great deals, but things like power supplies and ram might not

#

Idk

tiny heron
#

It's not a horrible time to build a pc right now

near igloo
#

🤔

fair moon
near igloo
fair moon
#

might as well wait then

frank timber
#

is a 6900xt for 670 bucks good?

tiny heron
#

Yes thats great

#

Which one?

frank timber
#

its an asrock

#

there is an xfx speedster for 10 more bucks

tiny heron
#

I'm not sure which one is better tbh.

fleet marlin
#

Depends which model. If it's not a special asrock, I'd go xfx, sapphire or such.

frank timber
#

idk i see that the mhz on the asrock is higher

tiny heron
#

I was happy to snag that xfx 6650 xt merc for $320 for my sister. Was a much needed upgrade from her rx 570 4gb

frank timber
tiny heron
#

Only downside is she has a a320m motherboard 🤢

frank timber
#

wtf

cinder kiln
#

Not really a downside if it's just a 65W chip

pulsar fable
tiny heron
#

When I see a good sale I will. She has a R5 3600 atm

pulsar fable
#

Oh for now she's good I guess

#

I have an r5 5600. Came with a b450 board for $30 extra

cinder kiln
#

Should be perfectly fine like that

tiny heron
#

She mostly plays minecraft so I doubt the gen 4 would make much difference anyways

cinder kiln
#

3600 isn't a bad match for a 6650

#

Nah not really

#

It's maybe 1% difference

short kindle
tiny heron
#

I thought about getting a cheap like b550 ds3h. But gonna wait to see if I can get a somewhat higher quality board

short kindle
fair moon
#

$1800 was probably some hybrid card that they think is a collectors item at this point or something lol

grand orbit
grand orbit
#

But it's hardly ever worth a board upgrade without also doing a cpu upgrade

steel wren
#

better to get deals when they pop instead

#

speaking of deals... lulz the edge was 200 a couple days ago and its back at 280 now... wth

grand orbit
#

It depends something you'll get good deals but they'll be last gen or something

steel wren
#

looking forward to fantastech

#

last time i missed some deals, maybe this one will be packed with good deals too

loud sandal
#

@azure pond the deal is nice price but delivery 💀

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grand orbit
#

Oh no a whole 3 weeks

loud sandal
#

Well it's October 7th rn

#

We have to wait until next month

warm thicket
azure pond
#

It will most likely come before that

loud sandal
steel wren
#

that moment when egg deliver your purchase in one week but amazon PRIME take a month while paying for a subscription

loud sandal
steel wren
#

last time i build a pc i bought the mobo and the cpu at egg and the delivery was 5 days later, while at the same i bought my psu at amazon with prime

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took 3 weeks from amazon.....

#

like... why?

opal flume
#

Sorry, the warehouse security forgot to whip the packers hard enough

loud sandal
opal flume
#

Was the joke too on the nose?

jolly inlet
#

I don't think the "workers" are allowed to speak with their slave coll... Er, monitoring devices, on

opal flume
#

The beeping that occurs when you leave your assigned area just means it is working

azure pond
#

@cinder kiln how's this like, if you know? https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-Cooler-Universal-Height-Compatibility/dp/B08PYPGMFQ

DEEPCOOL AS500 Plus CPU Air Cooler, Universal RAM Height Compatibil...

The AS500 PLUS CPU Air Cooler balances optimal performance and compatibility in a slim single tower design. The solid copper base features five 6mm heat pipes that run along a high fin density heat sink for quality heat dissipation while a minimal 48mm depth also ensures full compatibility with t...

cinder kiln
#

No idea

#

I mean at that price PA120 exists

mystic sedge
#

You guys think the 3090 ti will go down to $600-700?

#

I am plotting on picking up one

grand orbit
#

Used deff, new eh not at least til 4080 releases

brittle lagoon
#

New won't happen, even b stock 2080ti is still 1000$

#

Used, maybe, we'll have to see

fleet marlin
azure pond
#

I dont want to post this because I would still recommend moon sparks over these, but $90 2nd generation airpods https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PXGQC1Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Apple AirPods (2nd Generation) Wireless Earbuds with Lightning Char...

The new AirPods combine intelligent design with breakthrough technology and crystal clear sound. Powered by the new Apple H1 headphone chip, AirPods now feature hands-free access to Siri using just your voice. And up to 3 hours of talk time on a single charge.

pulsar fable
#

Can't really post it in #tech-deals since it's too much into the Your Mileage May Vary territory

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But GameStop has an extra 50% off extra the clearance items

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So I picked up a mechanical keyboard for $18

olive lance
#

@mortal blaze thats a membrane keyboard + $40 headset + budget mouse from 2017

fair moon
olive lance
#

exactly

fair moon
#

Oh I see what you were saying

#

Excuse my misspelling, I got limited letters to react with

ebon stratusBOT
#
Zachykinns#5923 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

azure pond
#

@uneven mango first off that channel isn't for talking, second what do you mean

#

It's a great laptop for school work and such, can throw more ram in and it'll do great

#

Decent enough screen, ssd is small but again for school work it's fine, or just get an external hdd

keen gust
#

@azure pond those are absolute garbage laptops, see them all the time with driver issues, and there's no support page to get the drivers for them

warm thicket
#

I would take an older Thinkpad any day over that.

azure pond
#

I knew gateway wasn't good but didn't know it was that bad

azure pond
#

I'm on mobile so don't feel like posting this, 12400f, 5600, 12100f and 5700x all on sale on fantastech

cinder kiln
#

Cute, only 1 fan doe

light holly
#

Would have to remove the mesh, says that its part of the case so you'll have to basically cut it out.

#

Otherwise the rest of the case is a "get what you paid for" kind of case.

azure pond
#

Ah, sucks

#

Looked like a nice alternative to the mx330

grand orbit
loud sandal
marsh latch
#

Bruh I need help I will buy pc and I do not know

#

Pls mod dm me

azure pond
#

Second, what's your budget and country

#

And do you want a pre built or build it yourself

marsh latch
#

KSA

#

And

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I need it already built

#

I need the monitor and a PC with 10,000 SAR

azure pond
#

Where can you buy from

fervent elk
#

is that MP34 a cacheless ssd?

azure pond
#

I'm not sure actually, but if you're gaming it doesn't matter

#

It only affects sequential speeds, which don't matter for gaming

fervent elk
azure pond
#

Read the first have of that sentence my guy

fervent elk
#

wrong reply

marsh latch
#

Like if you have a good PC and monster just send me it

grand orbit
#

Dram cache doesn't really matter on nvme cuz hmb is a thing

marsh latch
#

I mean monitor

azure pond
fervent elk
azure pond
#

Or buying locally

fervent elk
#

peace of mind maybe idk

grand orbit
azure pond
marsh latch
#

No Iwant just to buy PC and Monitor

azure pond
#

Are you importing from a different country

#

Or are you buying locally

marsh latch
#

I am bad at English please let it Basic

azure pond
#

Are you buying from stores near you

#

Or US, UK, other countries

marsh latch
#

No I am buying it from US

#

Online

azure pond
#

Ok

#

One second

#

I would buy the case locally, shipping costs on those are insane

#

Look for something with a mesh front

marsh latch
#

Yeah

azure pond
#

Mesh= holes in the front

marsh latch
#

Shipping cost so much money

#

Yeah if it’s good and let it cool fast

#

Ok

azure pond
#

Do you like lights?

#

Rgb

marsh latch
#

RGB

#

Yea

azure pond
#

Kk

marsh latch
#

RGB give it a good look

azure pond
#

Gaming pc?

marsh latch
#

Yea

#

My budget is 10,000 SAR

azure pond
marsh latch
#

This

azure pond
#

I went way under budget for two reasons, one because shipping will cost a lot two because spending more doesn't gain you much

marsh latch
#

Ok

#

Let me see

azure pond
#

For case, check how much the 4000d airflow is

#

When you find one that looks like it's good, link it here so we can let you know if it's a good case to buy

#

And make sure it fits all of the parts

marsh latch
#

Yeah I have a question what is it already built

azure pond
#

Oh I'm an idiot

#

Sorry, I got turned around

#

I forgot you asked for it already built

#

One second

marsh latch
#

Yeah it’s okay

#

👍

azure pond
#

There's this, but it might be over budget after shipping

marsh latch
#

Oh don’t worry so much under the budget

#

I have 10,000 SAR meaning maybe US$3000

#

2659

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My budget USD

#

2659

#

Hello @azure pond

azure pond
#

Kk

#

The first one then

marsh latch
#

2659 USD

azure pond
#

Oh and monitor

azure pond
marsh latch
#

Yeah and it’s GTX I Think I need better

azure pond
#

It's got a 3080

#

That's one of the best cards that exist rn

marsh latch
#

Oh I didn’t see it

azure pond
#

Wait what

#

It didn't link right wtf

#

One sec

marsh latch
#

Yea lol

azure pond
#

There we go

#

That one

#

Sorry about that

marsh latch
#

Thx it’s okay and the monitor

#

Pls

#

The PC is cheap and we need the monitor to get it I on my budget

#

Can you get it please I9

#

Because I will play cyber punk ultra

#

And Microsoft flight simulator and so much games

#

Like GTA

#

@azure pond

coarse thicket
#

hello

marsh latch
#

Hello

marsh latch
azure pond
#

I'm out rn, responses won't be consistent

#

The cpu is stronger than most i9s

#

It's overkill for the 3080

azure pond
lean briar
grand orbit
#

Now that's actual competition amd

high radish
grand orbit
high radish
#

some good deals at newegg perfection

azure pond
#

Forgot about it till I got warned

#

Ty for posting it though

grand orbit
#

Np lol

grand orbit
azure pond
#

True

#

A child yelled out his car window at me, my friend and my brother that word last night

#

As the driver sped up to run a stop sign because they're brave enough to call us a slur but too scared to face the repercussions

grand orbit
#

Lmao

#

People dumb

azure pond
#

Mhm, just weird asf

#

I just want to know their thought process

fair moon
#

Sad that the 6700xt is still around $400 while 6650xt is $265

#

But I mean a $265 6650xt is pretty great

tiny heron
#

That is amazing

fair moon
#

2 pairs of wireless earbuds for $18

harsh pagoda
#

please i need help my window 10 pro is outdated can you help me with product key

#

please help your fellow

jolly inlet
#

What do you mean by outdated? All you need to do is run windows update and if it says you don't have updates available you're good. Windows 10 is fully supported until October 2025.

grand orbit
#

Also windows 7-11 keys are all the same anyway

jolly inlet
#

Yep. I haven't tried activating with a 7 key on 11 yet but it worked 100% of the time on 10

#

As long as the key was valid ofc

slow sluice
#

@mortal blaze the 11900k isn't really competitive with the 12900k, it's closer to a 12600k

fair moon
#

plus end of the line for that socket, right?

slow sluice
#

Yeah, that's not a huge deal on Intel though

fleet marlin
#

What's also just plain not a deal is that combo. Of course 11700K combo would save $100+ often & then indeed there's 12600K + mobo for $400ish.

fiery zephyr
#

Sexy

jolly inlet
#

Strix though. That adds $200 to the value alone.

fickle night
#

Hey, I'm looking for a work/schooling. Laptop and a budget of around 600$ or less, I'm more of into gaming PCs but can't bring one with me on the go 🤣 and I'm not sure if there are differences between a gaming laptop and a work/schooling laptop, and recommended laptops for work/schooling for my budget? Thank you

fair moon
fair moon
#

All these ~$120 1080p144hz monitor deals when I really want 1440p144 :/

fleet marlin
#

Just watch for hp x27q or similar to hit $175 again.

vague pine
#

do be kinda crazy you say that and then post it

fleet marlin
#

Yea and a full $31 cheaper if we count that 10% back. Pog

light holly
#

@fleet marlin is that a good monitor?

grand orbit
#

Ye especially for the price

light holly
#

I do like that it can swivel like that

#

Better than the G27Q?

#

@grand orbit

grand orbit
#

Uhh idk

light holly
#

Pfft.

#

I guess I'm gonna be testing it out.

grand orbit
#

G27q wins by tiniest amount

#

Oh better viewing angles from hp

fleet marlin
#

1 small thing, 165hz on x27q vs 144hz on g27q. I do like this HP. Works good

light holly
#

Yeah. I won't be gaming on it PepeLmao

#

I just want a 4th monitor.

#

I can barely fit everything on the 3 monitors I already have.

#

I have to constantly move things around. I hate it.

vague pine
#

viewing angles are useless info to know about unless you plan on using it as a secondary monitor

light holly
azure pond
#

Mmm that x27q

#

Ah I'm not rationalizing it, I bought it

stoic crest
#

lmao

azure pond
#

Gonna give that one to my brother, upgrade for both of us

stoic crest
#

yeah i can imagine

#

1440p for that cheap requires no thinking

#

Just buy

azure pond
#

Yeah, just won't be telling my mom about it lol

stoic crest
#

lol

azure pond
#

Aftually might get away with it since I'm not spending more until black Friday

#

Just to clarify, it is my money

#

Not my mom's

torpid night
#

Aftually

grand orbit
#

@high radish deleted cuz chilling just posted that like 12 hrs ago

high radish
#

oh sorry didn't seen

grand orbit
#

No worries

torpid night
#

@azure pond bro let me upvote your post in #tech-deals :|

azure pond
torpid night
#

okay so what’s my reason?

azure pond
#

Transphobia

fair moon
#

X27q deal very tempting

#

Kinda want curved tho

azure pond
#

I went for it

#

My current one is curved and I do like it, but that deal is too nice to pass up

fair moon
#

Yeah I don't need it for a while and won't be able to use it either so I might just wait for black Friday/cyber Monday

azure pond
#

Cheapest I've seen any comparable monitor aside from other hp flat display is $250

pulsar fable
#

I'm still rocking a 1080p, so that 1440p is very tempting

fair moon
#

I already have curved on my 24in 1080p display and really like it so if I get a 27in I want it to be curved

azure pond
#

Yeah my 1080p panel will go to my brother

#

X27q is ips right?

fair moon
#

Yeah

azure pond
#

I'll test it out for a few days, if I don't like it I can always return it

#

My brother is still rocking a 1050p tn panel lmao

#

I use the same one for one of my side monitors and it is absolutely awful

#

Idk how he manages

fair moon
#

I have a TN for my secondary monitor and anytime I put something colorful on it I cringe

azure pond
#

I purely use it for discord

#

Which is why I'm fine with it

fair moon
#

Yeah for me it's almost all discord and text documents

tiny heron
#

Omg I clicked on that link now my amazon is stuck in Spanish 😂

fiery zephyr
#

Is this worthy enough

azure pond
#

Yes

#

Can get the mesh panel for free from corsair

fiery zephyr
#

Sick

#

I feel scammed

#

Lol

#

Should have waited

#

But im inpatient

dry flume
#

5600x is 165usd prime deal

fiery zephyr
#

Yea its crazy i regret everything now lol

grand orbit
#

5600 has been that price for a while, in practice basically same cpu

light holly
fair moon
grand orbit
#

Very nais

pulsar fable
#

Dang, I just spent $130 on a 4k tv

#

And now I'm debating spending $160 on a 1440p gaming monitor

#

I can feel my savings account going out the window

light holly
pulsar fable
#

I have 2 monitors at the moment

#

... welp, time to give little bro a hand me down birthday gift XD

light holly
#

It was such a good deal for me that I went ahead and bought another dual monitor mount with a vesa adapter to use on my non vesa monitor just to make an noice 4 monitor setup lol

light holly
pulsar fable
#

My 1650 is dying at the thought of a quad monitor setup

azure pond
light holly
fair moon
#

I wouldn't buy a 165hz 1440p panel for a 1650

pulsar fable
#

Yeah... IGpu

light holly
#

I'll technically have 5 monitors total if you include the tiny monitor I use for my sensor panel lol

pulsar fable
#

cries in amd non apu

light holly
#

although I knew I was going to be getting a 3080

fair moon
#

yeah i guess if you're upgrading imminently

azure pond
#

1650 at 1440p sounds like a recipe for pain

pulsar fable
#

My dad is already looking at me with disappointment lol

azure pond
#

I'm gonna be running it on a 3060 ti

light holly
#

I'm ALMOST thinking of grabbing another X27Q and ditching this 1080p 60hz monitor LOL

azure pond
#

Lol

#

At that price it's so good

#

Cheapest I've seen a good quality high refresh 1440p monitor

light holly
#

the 1650s was actually really good at running games 1440p almost max at 60ish fps

pulsar fable
#

More than that

#

Imagine a the productivity I could do with the extra pixels XD

light holly
fair moon
#

I've decided to hold out for black Friday. This one is a great deal but I really want a curved panel and I won't be able to use it till December anyways.

light holly
#

However I am def an impatient person with money so.. you see how that works out.

fair moon
#

lol

pulsar fable
#

I don't care about curved to be honest

#

But that's just my opinion

light holly
azure pond
#

My current one is curved and I like it, but if I end up not liking the x27q I can either return it or give it to my brother as a late birthday present

light holly
#

It bugs me a lot actually, but I love big and curvy.

azure pond
#

Something I'm actually curious about

pulsar fable
#

Or she

azure pond
#

When playing a game like valorant, I tend to tunnel vision and have a hard time paying attention to things like the mini map

pulsar fable
#

I don't judge

azure pond
#

I wonder if a bigger monitor makes that worse

light holly
#

I am all over the screen. Minimap is a life savor.. especially in Apex.

fair moon
light holly
#

I also pay attention to things like GPU/CPU temps/load

light holly
#

22" away lol

fair moon
#

pretty average I think

#

maybe a few inches closer

light holly
#

I think I sit around the same space away as pato does his.

#

and if I remember right, he likes to push his nose against his screen when he plays games.

#

xD

pulsar fable
#

My current monitor is a tn 27in 1080p, so not the best for anything that isn't CoD*

#

27in 1080p doesn't exactly mix well

azure pond
#

Nor does tn

pulsar fable
#

Yeah it's colors are poor

light holly
azure pond
#

If my brother ends up not wanting my main monitor, I'll be replacing my 1050p tn side monitor

light holly
#

but it's ips

pulsar fable
#

I might but this just for ips alone

fair moon
azure pond
#

I hate tn with a passion

pulsar fable
#

My call of duty looks like fallout new Vegas with the amount of green and brown everywhere

fair moon
#

even the really "good" TN panels are eh

pulsar fable
#

Yeah but that was $50

fair moon
#

fair

pulsar fable
#

So it was a good deal at the time

fair moon
#

my secondary monitors are $30 used TN panels

pulsar fable
#

Actually I might give this tn to my bro as a discord/teams monitor

#

At this point my secondary monitor is the TV I got last weekend XD

light holly
#

that way I can have discord/messenger on one and browser on another

pulsar fable
#

2 horizontal monitors on top of each other, 2 vertical monitors to either side

#

That's how I'd run it, vertical monitors are great for discord, teams, and browsing and wiki/ebook

light holly
#

@pulsar fable I think the sale is over on that monitor.

pulsar fable
#

Welp, that's a shame

light holly
#

@fleet marlin sadly your monitor deal is over 😦

light holly
#

Amazon has managed to rob me of $350 today. sheeesh

azure pond
#

How so?

#

Oh nvm

light holly
light holly
pulsar fable
#

Microsoft teams

#

My job uses it

light holly
#

ah ok.

pulsar fable
#

Think of it as Skype or discord but worse

light holly
#

Skype.. now that's something I haven't used in like... 14 years lol

fleet marlin
#

Skype is still popular w/ non-iphone crowds. Anyways, the biggest "deal" I saw for me was $110 mx500. luckily deal currently gone, lol. --- Any* input on the wireless DA v2? No drag from a wire, always wanted to try one.

fair moon
#

Gain a little weight from having a battery/wireless electronics but loose the wire weight

torpid night
#

I need a whole set of monitor upgrades lol

fair moon
#

I personally don't mind wired, with my setup I can't feel the drag

brittle lagoon
#

I feel the drag and I don't like it

torpid night
fair moon
#

I don't even have a bungie lol

brittle lagoon
#

I use a wireless mouse

fair moon
#

Just goes off the back of my desk

brittle lagoon
#

Also I don't think I have space for a bungee lol

#

Wacky laptop setup moment

fleet marlin
#

It's probably similar overall weight to my corded DA indeed. Actually I've read some wireless mice w/ lower input lag or such somehow. Partly just dislike the funky scroll wheel I have. Often will bounce back a notch.

brittle lagoon
#

But anyways I just don't like the feeling wired when I'm charging my mouse

fair moon
#

Though I do have a deathadder elite which is pretty heavy, with a lighter mouse the cable might be more noticeable

brittle lagoon
#

I use a rvu

fair moon
brittle lagoon
#

Nah these cables are actually better than most

#

It's much better than the old cable for my g403 or whatever it was

#

And better than on my gpw

fleet marlin
#

70ish hr battery decent? Basilisk mentions dock so does DA v2 use AA's or what?

brittle lagoon
#

The cable for my rvu and mow are both nice light cables but I can still feel it

fleet marlin
#

Currently can get 2TB 980 pro for $171
For a laugh: .... "are you not entertained?" No, we're not. (The zotac below) kek

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keen marsh
#

I'm so tempted to get that M1 Ipad air

#

but I don't need it

light holly
fair moon
#

it is tempting, but realistically all I would do with it would be notetaking which I could easily do on an old ipad, as long as it supported apple pencil

light holly
fair moon
#

that's honestly a crazy deal tho

#

or maybe not

#

is 600 really the msrp?

#

yeah Air starts at 600 so its $80 off

#

same chip as the Pro though

keen marsh
#

do it

#

Its just wild seeing the price that low compared to samsung tablet prices 😫

fair moon
#

it does not come with the pencil

#

if it did it would be more of a deal

keen marsh
#

Why do they include it in the imagery grrrr

fair moon
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as-is it's $80 off the msrp and $30 off the edu pricing

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keen marsh
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F

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at least they give you everything required to charge it

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could get a 5600 and b450 for about the same price as the 3700x/b550

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maybe a little more

fervent elk
azure pond
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@light holly @pulsar fable

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@azure pond that's nuts

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i want curved but also $125...

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honestly if I hate the flat panel i can probably resell it for more than 125

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wait

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@bacca its 145 not 125

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yuou have to buy the stand

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nevermind it's all oos

light holly
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@azure pond its actually 144 if you want a stand for it LOL

light holly
fair moon
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that went fast

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theres a 32in curved version but its 170 also oos

azure pond
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Ah well was nice for the two minutes it lasted

pulsar fable
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What even was it? I wasn't paying attention to my phone and the link is gone