tech-deals-discussion

[grand orbit]

If that

Aint no way I'm paying 60 for a game anyway

Also @jolly inlet is there something wrong with the neo forza ram? Because otherwise it's a good deal for ddr5

[fair moon]

$70 lol

[grand orbit]

Oh hell no

[fair moon]

If you think about it tho AAAs have been $60 for a long time

[grand orbit]

On console sure but not on pc

Pc usually around 40-50

[fair moon]

60 seems to have been pretty standard

[jolly inlet]

1. Faster DDR5 is not better except for benchmarks
2. 6200 c40 is worse latency than a cheaper 5600 c32 kit
3. Said 5600 c32 kit can be VERY easily overclocked to 6800+

[grand orbit]

I probably wouldn't pay more than 40

[grand orbit]

Is that 5600c32 kit hynix?

[jolly inlet]

Yes

Same die

[grand orbit]

Ahh what price is it?

[jolly inlet]

$150 for 32gb last I checked

[grand orbit]

Also it's 6400c40

Oh?

[jolly inlet]

Looks like it sold out

[grand orbit]

180 is the cheapest i can find

[quasi pasture]

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012050 dang it's out of stock

[jolly inlet]

This was the kit, it was $150 when I posted it in #tech-deals https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LTcG3C/teamgroup-t-force-delta-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-5600-cl32-memory-ff3d532g5600hc32dc01

[grand orbit]

Also some of g skill flare 5600c32 kits have subtimings as 36 which means probably samsung

Who confirmed btw because those timings look like they could be samsung?

[jolly inlet]

Buildzoid

In one of his rants

[quasi pasture]

bill zoid

[jolly inlet]

I think it was the "what ddr5 memory to buy" one

[grand orbit]

In that one he deff said that trcd 36 kits have a high chance of being samsung and not hynix

[jolly inlet]

Hmm I'll have to watch it again, be back in an hour lol

[grand orbit]

Lol

[jolly inlet]

Wegg reviewers are saying it's hynix too

[grand orbit]

Hmm maybe he said there was an exception but i swore there was something about 36 and trcd meaning most likely Samsung

[jolly inlet]

I'm thinking he was talking about straight 36

But I'll get back to you when I get to that part

Straight timings are 100% samsung tho

[grand orbit]

Yeah but he was saying hynix doesn't do right trcd

[jolly inlet]

I think that's what you are talking about but it was on a straight 36 kit https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxIy2Wtx2UzHIz4GwSaGj2Amn1NfXWxHAi

[grave delta]

The good stuff got cheaper, down to 300 for 2x16 a-die https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb/p/N82E16820374435

[grand orbit]

I think they have a 7400 kit at that price

Oh nvm it's 7200c34 ye

[high radish]

I bought this kit https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb/p/N82E16820374432

Sadly white one wasn't for sale so bought black one

But it's good price

[grave delta]

That's a good pick for dr a-die yeah

Tempted to get some myself, just ordered the sr 7600 kit

[high radish]

Need good z790 mobo for that speed

[grand orbit]

But yeah build zoid was saying hynix doesn't usually do tight trcd (36) but will do tight everything else

[grave delta]

apex in stock on newegg

13th gen on a tachyon could have you doing 7200 though

[high radish]

I currently have z690 mobo

Wanna get new z790 mobo and gpu but idk which one would look good

[azure pond]

I wonder what ddr4 speed my 13600k on a z690 will handle

Hoping to get 4000c16

[quasi abyss]

justt got the corsair vengeance

x670+7950x

[high radish]

Nice one but I hate corsair lol

I hope their ddr5 line is not sux as their ddr4

[quasi abyss]

will build it this weekend

[grave delta]

I finally picked up some am5 stuff, kinda tempted to get a 7600x to bench, but so few points, loses to 12600k ln2 vs ln2 even

[high radish]

Amd prices still sux

[cinder kiln]

@grand orbit @jolly inlet @azure pond this is the cheapest m die kit rn
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFG9VTKL?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

You look for mismatched xmp timings they tend to scale from 5600 up

Anything over like, 6200 generally tends to be hynix too, even the flat timing kits of tforce with their 6400 kits

[loud sandal]

@fiery zephyr I have that one rn and it doesn't even go above 50C while game bc it only has a 100W limit on the gpu

[grand orbit]

Yeah makes sense, could that be samsung tho no?

[cinder kiln]

Samsung generally has flat timings on their kits cos it can just do it

16gbit b moment

[grand orbit]

I see

But it could be samsung

For most people the 10$ extra for 6400 at xmp would probs be worth it

[cinder kiln]

Nah with a listing date of late september that's in all likeliness hynix

Remember I have a 5600 kit that's hynix with a similar xmp

[fiery zephyr]

Oh ya 6600 dont rlly need that amazing of cooler

Part of the reason im putting in my moms build soon

Even tho its overkill for what she does lol

Just photoshop and maybe my sisters playing minecraft

[loud sandal]

yea

[grand orbit]

Likely but could well be samsung, they might change it and g skill has no real brand loyalty so

[vague pine]

that 13600kf deal couldnt have been sooner

sadge

oh well

[azure pond]

Yeah lol, I ordered my 13600k like 8 days ago. Don't really regret it though

[vague pine]

ye

wegg also bundled new batman arkham knights game with it as well but considering the performance of that game theres not really much to lose out on

[azure pond]

I wouldnt even play it

Not my type of game

The only came I play consistently right now is valorant

And by consistently I mean atleasy once a week, it's pretty much the only game I play right now

Considering how much I play being peak gold 2 is sad

[pallid geyser]

God I need that SP ram so bad

Y haf to be broke on Black Friday

Alright, you got me, I caved

[buoyant zinc]

are there any items yall are really hoping to get during black friday/Cyber monday? Really want to know what I could be looking for in terms of deals

[pallid geyser]

Man, I’ve already gotten the two things I reallllly wanted

A monitor & ram

[jolly inlet]

I'm expecting (and I have already seen) good sales on CPUs and storage

[silent rampart]

Is this any good https://www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Microphone-Condenser-Streaming-Youtube-A6T/dp/B09Q2ZZGH2?ref=dlx_black_gd_dcl_img_59_9c5f3f39_mw_sl8_2d

[fiery zephyr]

Ive heard its decent

I mean i have the toner q9 and it sounds good in obs but xbox app and discord just compress the crap outa it anyway

[fair moon]

Idk about that one specifically but I've heard fifine makes good budget mics

There's a $25-30 one that gets reccomended a lot

[stoic crest]

seems decent as far as i researched

sounds feasible for doing stuff

[fair moon]

This one I've heard is good for the price
https://a.co/d/eoBwNMg

[fair moon]

This is a good point tho. If you're just using it to chat and not recording, a decent headset mic (maybe with voicemeeter) will be just as good as a standalone mic

[quasi pasture]

Should i buy this curved gaming monitor? Seems like a great deal
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3436471649967753/

[pallid geyser]

Bro

Just bend it a little & it’ll pop back into shape

It’ll work great for starter pc

[quasi pasture]

exactly

[fleet marlin]

$256 for mx500 if we count 5% cashback after prime card. Plus, I'm one to dodge edu stuff & dealing w/ Samsung's website.

[cloud hornet]

idk about that one, but Fifine 668 - 670 k/b mics are good. Tho can get static noise if the mic isnt picking up much noise and there is no noise gate (static noise isnt noticeable if mic picks up even a tiny bit of sound such as quiet voices). I use Voicemeter and a VST plugin (Bertom Denoiser) for setting up a realtime noise gate on the mic. Only need that if the program you use it for doesnt have one built in (Discord already has one for example).

I do VST noisegate as it's a pretty simple solution for controlled noise "cancellation". Can basically remove static noise, most keebs sounds, most mouse sounds, most random sounds, etc with no noticeable noise degradation.

[shut spoke]

How reliable is Corsair refurb aios?

[quasi pasture]

I was about to say the same thing

[shut spoke]

i was thinking the H150I thats on sale for $76 refurb

matches with my corsair theme build

also dont have to get another rgb controller too

looks too but i wanna know abt its reliability

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Certified-Refurbished/Liquid-Cooling/iCUE-H150i-ELITE-CAPELLIX-Liquid-CPU-Cooler-(Refurbished)/p/CW-9060048-WW/RF

link from #tech-deals

👍 thx

90 days

[jolly inlet]

90 day warranty isn't as good as the Arctic b-stock warranty. They have the same warranty as new.

[worldly viper]

I am confused on what to get. So I'm wanting to get a R7 5700x on amazon for 200, but I ALSO see the r7 5700g. Now i do have a 3060 but the 5700g is about 180. I feel like they are both the same but the 5700x keeps throwing me off for how much the price is higher. Is it more because its better?

[cinder kiln]

5700X is a much better cpu

Unfortunately it doesn't work the same way as it does with intel

It's not just a cpu thrown in with integrated graphics

[brittle lagoon]

5700g halved l3 cache

[cinder kiln]

And monolithic vs chiplet

Completely different

[worldly viper]

okay, before i go with the 5700x, just to make sure. I did make sure its compatible with my mobo on pcpartpicker but will it work on my b450m mobo?

i just need to update my bios before hand?

[brittle lagoon]

Yes

[cinder kiln]

If you are already using a b450m and ryzen cpu, all it needs is a bios update

[brittle lagoon]

Or if you have flashback

[cinder kiln]

(note: older ryzen cpu support may be lost on b450 with doing this)

So do it when the cpu arrives

[worldly viper]

ah okay, ill go with the 57x and thank you to both of you for helping me out!

[cinder kiln]

Np

[pallid geyser]

(creds on the pic for streaming platforms to @thefreebieguy on instagram)

[fair moon]

https://www.newegg.com/black-monoprice-zero-g-42890-27/p/1DG-0061-00724
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/hp-x27qc-qhd-32h00aa-27-qhd-gaming-monitor/8x3212p6575q

Idc about 144 vs 165

Both are 1500r, I’d prefer 1800 but seems like 1500 is the standard for 27in panels

Mono price claims to have a higher contrast ratio

But I know VA panel quality can vary, does anyone know if the x27qc has a better panel?

[stoic crest]

is everyone starting to copy gigabyte with monitor naming or what? lmao

[main trellis]

I missed out on the i7 13700KF deal, do any of you guys think newegg will bring it back?

529.99$

[main trellis]

It’s out of stock right now

[stoic crest]

13600KF does the same thing for less

Assuming you mainly game, 13600K can already handle any gpus easily

Or 13600KF if you wanna save some pennies

[short kindle]

HBO MAX is free....depending on your cell plan

[light holly]

Which carrier?

[light holly]

Hulu/Disney+/ESPN

I was looking at the HBO Max website before I got busy and they are doing a 1.99 a month for 3 months. So thats cool too

I have been using the Verizon hulu/disney package for a year now and haven't experience a single ad.

[light holly]

Ohh ok. Lol

[light holly]

@high radish how much?

[high radish]

Sorry forgot price lol

[light holly]

https://tenor.com/view/deuce-bigalow-male-gigolo-you-better-be-angry-mad-gif-16364752

[high radish]

[light holly]

That X27q is a pretty good monitor.

[brisk sphinx]

I can’t get that bundle to work

Only thing that works is Disney+

Hulu and ESPN don’t work for me

[tough veldt]

Its 245 not 170 for me

Why

[high radish]

Oos maybe ?

[high radish]

Still shows 170$ to me

Check other sellers maybe ?

[tough veldt]

Cheapest 245

Maybe because of region

[high radish]

Still 170$ to me

[tough veldt]

Ameeeerica

[high radish]

🇺🇸

[loud sandal]

[fleet marlin]

Sounds like a you problem, lul. I feel good only $5 under what I paid on prime day for that. Now I'm mainly tempted by sn850x or p31 for os ssd to be w/ my p41. Sold my 1080 so gpu gonna be a pretty big purchase again eventually. 🤣

[gusty willow]

it even shows the tilt on screen

[frail socket]

Screw it. Got the monitor

Finally a chance to get a 1440p monitor that won’t break the bank lol

[grand orbit]

@loud sandal you know the way you where looking at monitors, m27q x for 260 would be a good idea if you can buy now

[molten halo]

[loud sandal]

Oh

It was out of stock last I saw

[grand orbit]

Sweet deal from darvan

[loud sandal]

I don't have enough money RN I just HOPE TO GOD it stays in stock until my next paycheck

[grand orbit]

I doubt it will stay in stock for more than a few hours there's only 8 left

[loud sandal]

Well poop

[grand orbit]

Because you're in the us

It's free delivery

[loud sandal]

I got free shipping

[short kindle]

I know just thought it was funny 😄

[grand orbit]

Ah yeah

[loud sandal]

6 left

[grand orbit]

F

[short kindle]

I have the 4000x for my main build.

[loud sandal]

@grand orbit this is how I want my setup to be that's why I asked in #old-monitors-and-tv if I should just upgrade and buy a monitor with high hertz for my new gpu coming soon and ig to make the game smother

[grand orbit]

Usually they're mot worth it, if you have a good monitor now why not just grab some random monitor not high refresh for secondary

[loud sandal]

Well I was looking at G27C I want at least a 1440p that is from gigabyte at least to match my 2 other gigabyte monitors but yea

@grand orbit okay actually I'm gunna buy it rn just before I do what does acceptable mean on the page

Wait

Should I build my pc first

[loud sandal]

I'm might skip this deal to build my pc

[grand orbit]

Uh yea you should get the pc first lol

[high radish]

Lol

[molten halo]

Only 2 m27q x’s left

Yeah

But hey amazons return policies are insanely good

[fiery zephyr]

Used a cpu for 2 months and returned it💀

[high radish]

I don't llike returning things I mostly reselling them lol

[fiery zephyr]

Reselling u dont get as much back tho

Unless.....

Scalper prices hehe

[high radish]

I mean my state dont have sales tax so I can sell them around for almost what I paid for lol

[fiery zephyr]

Nice lol

[loud sandal]

NOOOOO

sad

[nocturne temple]

thats the monitor iv been trying to snag xD

[high radish]

[loud sandal]

I was gunna get it but I was to slow

[nocturne temple]

Samee

[vague pine]

🇫

[loud sandal]

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824716007?Item=N82E16824716007 this is $489

[nocturne temple]

F

[high radish]

No I don't need monitor I already have plenty
Brain: just do it

[loud sandal]

Buy it

[high radish]

[loud sandal]

I love being a bad influence

[high radish]

No I hate gigatrash

[loud sandal]

Give in

Buy it

[high radish]

Lol me too

But it's gigabyte so no

If it was strix you'd get me lol

[warm field]

Anyone find any cool black friday deals?

[loud sandal]

Gigabyte if fine

Even there monitors are lol

[high radish]

Gigabyte needs new quality control team

[loud sandal]

Nah

[pallid geyser]

These ULTIMATE BLACK FRIDAY DEALS on wegg don’t seem that different that normal deals lol

[steel wren]

well, at least they are ultimate because its thursday xD

[loud sandal]

Lol

[steel wren]

he is right, those are the same deals since the start of the week

[loud sandal]

Oh lol

[daring depot]

Think Friday will have any actually better deals? Or is everything just gonna be on sale

[pallid geyser]

No idea tbh

[steel wren]

finger crossed

[torpid night]

probably

literally Black Friday

and if not, wait for Cyber Monday

[short kindle]

Guess thats a bad kit then pato?

[grand orbit]

just not a great deal tbh, its not gonna run gear 1 so thats less perf then slower speed gear one for most plus its not great latency wise

[short kindle]

Fair

[grand orbit]

19-26-26-46 at 1.45v like unless youre manually gonna downclock its not really worth imo

[light holly]

Thats how I feel lol

[grave delta]

That looks like djr lol, don't buy that

Get some rev.e/b for similar prices

Or 16gbit mjr I guess

[short kindle]

When the non RGB version is more expensive

If you have a microcenter within 4 hours and you have a day to blow, go and get your cpu there and take advantage of the free motherboard. Fuel and food cost for the day will be less than the cost of the motherboard.

[fleet marlin]

Fc140 was also $34 for a bit.

[cinder kiln]

Did someone say deepcool

[torpid night]

bruh
#tech-deals message

[grand orbit]

@mystic sedge if you want to comment about deals do it here please

[loud sandal]

Is bad

[mystic sedge]

I hope the 6950xt goes on sale

[nocturne temple]

I have one sitting in a box xD

[tame harness]

Can someone help me with laptops?

https://www.newegg.com/global/il-en/midnight-black-asus-vivobook-s-14x-oled-s5402za-is74-home-personal/p/N82E16834236330?Item=N82E16834236330

https://www.newegg.com/global/il-en/pine-gray-asus-zenbook-pro-15-um535qe-xh71t-content-creation-home-personal/p/N82E16834236106

https://www.newegg.com/global/il-en/obsidian-black-acer-nitro-5-an517-42-r6bl-gaming/p/N82E16834360215?Item=N82E16834360215

[mystic sedge]

Sell it to me

[nocturne temple]

I couldd, chekc dms

[fiery zephyr]

My ls720 cooler than u

[hollow fossil]

How long does their black friday last? And when does it end?

[obtuse sandal]

hey guys any good deals for pre built pc's? (I SWEAR IM ASKING FOR A FRIEND)

[quasi pasture]

why does your friend just ask then 🤓

[obtuse sandal]

cuz hes not in this discord lol

I already built my own 🙂

[brittle lagoon]

Only Friday is guaranteed, although you get another chance on Cyber Monday

[obtuse sandal]

https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-000Z-000A3?Item=9SIA08CHRN2761

i think this is pretty solid what u guys think

[quasi pasture]

Do people actually feel a tangible difference in a mouse that's an objectively good value at $40 compared to one that's $80

besides build-quality and whatever

[high radish]

rip airflow

i see 3 exhaust fan but no inbound fan

[obtuse sandal]

i mean the 3060 aint getting hot

i had a asus tuf and the max temp was 60

[brittle lagoon]

They're different shapes sooo

1khz to 8khz difference really doesn't matter much, how much you care about the weight depends on the person

[quasi pasture]

yea i meant in terms of actual use in-game and whatnot

I said "besides build-quality and whatever" 🤓

[brittle lagoon]

Mouse shape kinda actually matters

[obtuse sandal]

i agree

i love the razer basilisk shape and the logitech g502

[quasi pasture]

??? i didnt say it doesnt

[brittle lagoon]

???

[loud sandal]

Bruh

[fiery zephyr]

Littery

Cooler

[loud sandal]

Bruh

[obtuse sandal]

so guys any pre builts that have nice deals?

ranging from 3060 to 3070

[cinder kiln]

How far away does your friend live @obtuse sandal

[obtuse sandal]

he lives in new york

[cinder kiln]

And you live not in new york?

[obtuse sandal]

i do 🙂

[brittle lagoon]

It's most likely going to just be better to build for them

Prebuilt prices pretty bad rn

[cinder kiln]

Yeah this was where I was going with it

Build them something much cheaper yourself, charge him a 50 for it

They can pick it up or you drop it there

Quite a bit cheaper plus you'll get a better quality set of parts

[pallid geyser]

as opposed to not knowing brand of gpu/psu/ram, etc.

[quasi pasture]

corsair makes the best ram

[pallid geyser]

yeah for sure

[cinder kiln]

Best ram for your intel 7700x

[quasi pasture]

yea man

[pallid geyser]

https://www.pcmag.com/news/hyperx-launches-ddr4-ram-with-5333mhz-speed-for-1245 ok but gotta get this one now

truly a steal

[marsh sphinx]

Yo same

[quasi pasture]

actual waste of money

just buy binned bdie

or 4gbit MFR and run it in quad channel on X79

[pallid geyser]

nah nah nah it goes perfect with my fx4350

[quasi pasture]

https://tenor.com/view/dies-of-death-gif-22568614

[brittle lagoon]

Rip ballistix max

[high radish]

im pretty sure you can buy ddr5 10000mhz for that price lmao

[obtuse sandal]

i agree but he doesnt know how to build

maybe i should build it for him

[cinder kiln]

I-

Literally said that lol

[pallid geyser]

Nuh uh prove it

[cinder kiln]

Or 360

[obtuse sandal]

id rather 360

im thinking $1200-$1300 range

[pallid geyser]

Or 360

[obtuse sandal]

bestbuy stopped selling 3080 FE

[marsh sphinx]

Wait they had it on sale recently?

What’d I miss

[obtuse sandal]

i remember in dec 2021 when i was picking it up i was so hyped by ppl waiting for other things

i felt like a boss

[obtuse sandal]

im not sure but i stopped seeing it

3080>4080

[quasi pasture]

@grave delta you should have mee6 ban the phrase "or 360"

[cinder kiln]

Ok but we'll ban X79 as well as a compromise

[quasi pasture]

not a problem

[pallid geyser]

Add or 360 as emote instead

[quasi pasture]

it's okay to be jealous of my x79 hardware

[cinder kiln]

Lol

[quasi pasture]

honestly i would be too if i were you

this is faster than your ddr4 fight me

[cinder kiln]

I don't want none of ur 7700x

[quasi pasture]

literally doesnt exist but ok

[brittle lagoon]

I'm only jealous of x299 dark

[quasi pasture]

i bought this instead of a dark

[cinder kiln]

[quasi pasture]

darks are for dweebs (like forks)

[brittle lagoon]

Not a dark
I sleep

[quasi pasture]

smh my head

[brittle lagoon]

Sassy has a dark

[pallid geyser]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304697498896? Here go

[quasi pasture]

im literally shaking and crying rn

how dare you

please never buy a x299 dark for over 200

yea they used to go for dirt cheap

harder to get them that cheap these days

i got my ocf for 180

[pallid geyser]

wym it has a fan that easily adds $150

[cinder kiln]

Wao

Big fan

[obtuse sandal]

yo felix

[cinder kiln]

Wassup

[obtuse sandal]

should i set him up with an am5 motherboard or am4

am5 gonna be PRYSEE

[cinder kiln]

Not AM5

LGA1700 or AM4

[quasi pasture]

oh crap i completely forgot

[obtuse sandal]

and i heard 7000 series is ass

[quasi pasture]

i need to buy another 1680v2

[cinder kiln]

AM4 - super low end or X3D
LGA1700 - everything else

[obtuse sandal]

should i get him a 5800x3d

thats what i have

[pallid geyser]

do it

[cinder kiln]

X3D is good but for 1300 nah

[obtuse sandal]

bundled with a 3060ti or 3070

[cinder kiln]

Nah

[pallid geyser]

Whaddaheck

[cinder kiln]

Go max gpu then cpu

[quasi pasture]

im reporting you for mod abuse rn

yup just you wait

[cinder kiln]

3080/6900XT fits in $1300

[quasi pasture]

you're gonna be quaking in your boots

[obtuse sandal]

no way

[quasi pasture]

yup

[cinder kiln]

We've done it before

[marsh sphinx]

3080 or 6800xt

[obtuse sandal]

what cpu should i get

[cinder kiln]

Alright I'll brb watch me

[quasi pasture]

god they're still >$70 lmao

I really need to do this chip on LN2 again

[cinder kiln]

Man I didn't even need 1300 I could've done it for 1200

@obtuse sandal white build 6900XT
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WDyqyK

And now for the 3080 one

[quasi pasture]

i didnt use that much ln2

around 30L

and most of it went towards the comp

no

[obtuse sandal]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/alienware-aurora-r10-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-7-16gb-memory-amd-radeon-rx-6800xt-1tbb-ssd-1tb-hdd-black/6495948.p?skuId=6495948

[quasi pasture]

you werent the one using the ln2 lol

[obtuse sandal]

u guys are gonna hate me lol

[pallid geyser]

Alienware

[quasi pasture]

then you kept track wrong

[pallid geyser]

[quasi pasture]

wrong

maybe you suck at counting

stay in denial about your lack of counting skills

[pallid geyser]

Granted, Felix just posted a whole build that’s same price & pretty significantly better considering 6900xt

[quasi pasture]

@pulsar hazel your counting skills need improvement as well

[cinder kiln]

@obtuse sandal
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BDVGRv
Shame the 3080 12gb now starts at 950

Used to be 750

[quasi pasture]

I AM CALM

[obtuse sandal]

cpu cooler price not included

[quasi pasture]

YEA IM PERFECTLY CALM DONT TELL ME TO BE CALM

[cinder kiln]

These are actually trash

[quasi pasture]

https://tenor.com/view/patrick-zen-meditation-gif-13277341

[obtuse sandal]

this is bad

760 for a 3080

hell no

[pulsar hazel]

what counting skills?

[pallid geyser]

💀

what

[obtuse sandal]

newegg used to bundle 1440p monitors with 3070s for $550

that was the ultimate deal

[cinder kiln]

Plastic covers up most of the case preventing airflow, VRM's that limit the cpu to make it slower than the tier they actually are, one use-case parts

Cheap as hell adapted coolers

Alienware is the cess pit of prebuilts these days

The only things they still do well are monitors, oem gpus and power supplies

[obtuse sandal]

alienware is khara

[ebon stratus]

Supreme Leader#9888 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[obtuse sandal]

oops

poop

[cinder kiln]

3080 prices are on the rise, that's one of the cheapest you'll find.
By all means, get an msrp one from best buy if you see it

But that's still cheaper than 1300

[obtuse sandal]

id rather get a 3060ti for $400

am i reasonable or am i reasonable

[pallid geyser]

https://www.newegg.com/p/1FT-00EY-00008? I mean I don’t know anything ab this brand but $819 - $95 gift card = $724 for 3080ti

[cinder kiln]

If you find a gpu cheaper then get it

Doesn't invalidate the list I made, just makes it better

Hell get a used 3080 for 500 if you can trust that. HardwareSwap is great

[quasi pasture]

or freeload off someone else for a gpu

[obtuse sandal]

yoooo who has a free gpu here 🙂

[cinder kiln]

This is even better

It's shipped by newegg so it's a genuine card

[pallid geyser]

fits white build too

[obtuse sandal]

it is pretty good

$95 can be used for ram or cooler

or even motherboard

[pallid geyser]

or 360

[obtuse sandal]

facts

[cinder kiln]

Just use that gpu with my list or go used

[obtuse sandal]

the 6900xt one?

[cinder kiln]

Sure, either that one of the 5600 one

Either one still under budget

[obtuse sandal]

alrighty ill see what i can do

thanks guys

[cinder kiln]

[grave delta]

If I could rma you I would

[dry flume]

idk if this is a good deal

24" IPS 144Hz Msi monitor for 159$
https://a.co/d/3LzlCqg

there's a gigabyte one for 150$ but it's 1080 on 27"

[quasi pasture]

sorry i have superior taste in motherboards

[molten halo]

This is probably a mistake but

[stoic crest]

weird mistake

but sold by wegg

so i wouldn't doubt em

[molten halo]

Tru

Just sus

[cinder kiln]

Hm 8gb I didn't notice that ngl

Good eye

The listing itself is titled 12gb tho

[lavish blade]

whats a good mobo deal for a 5600x rn

[steel wren]

indeed

we will have to pay over 300

[ebon stratus]

nepnep#4658 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[azure tartan]

Lol

[steel wren]

no swearing pal

[azure tartan]

It was sarcasm mostly

I live near the Houston microcenter ("near" in Texas terms) but I'm home for Thanksgiving

I avoid Houston at all costs though, lol

[steel wren]

https://tenor.com/view/narc-copium-spoon-gif-23613894

[azure tartan]

do it

Fair enough

[cinder kiln]

Just get 10850K+3050 and you've basically got it with sum quick maff

[high radish]

There is MC near to me but hate sales tax so

After sales tax and gas prices it ends up same price as other retailers

[loud sandal]

@fathom nebula is 2 hour drive bad

I'm so tempted rn

[azure tartan]

That's how long it'd take me, lol

So no

[steel wren]

same as warpig

after taxes and gas.... pretty much the same

[loud sandal]

Well 1 hour and 40 mins

Well my car is cheap on gas

$25 to fill

And has like 250-300 miles

[steel wren]

im surprised to know that you still have a car

[loud sandal]

Bruh

[steel wren]

just saying 😛

[high radish]

I paying 80$ for fulling tank

My state don't have sales tax

[high radish]

Are you sure you filling your tank ?

[loud sandal]

Yea lol

[high radish]

5 gallon tank ?

Premium is 4$ in my state yet

I think regular is 3.5$

Still equals 7gallon lol

[loud sandal]

Mines $4

It was 4.099

[high radish]

My tank is 20gallon so paying 80$ for full tank

[steel wren]

maybe he drives a bicycle with some kind of motor

[high radish]

Let me guess. Prius?

[steel wren]

a 4 gallon car?

[loud sandal]

Bruh

10 gal

[steel wren]

my bad, 5 gallons

10 gallons at 4 aint 20 bucks

you ok kenzie?

[loud sandal]

25

[steel wren]

my bad my bad

im bad at math

[loud sandal]

Also my gas tank isn't completely empty

Like it was 25$ for 6 gal

Mom says don't let car go empty

Hm

10

[steel wren]

yours is a refill

[high radish]

Yes pumping bottom of tank is not good

[steel wren]

sometimes you need to make sacrifices

[high radish]

Not good for fuel filter and pump

Driving with low fuel all the time also causes fuel indicator fail

[loud sandal]

I didn't have light come on yet

[high radish]

I saw low fuel few times couse there's no lots of gas stations on some roads

[fleet marlin]

My uncle bought an Ebike for under 2k and it does about 40 miles per charge. Says it's pretty cool. Big thing is don't need motorcycle license for a bicyle, except in maybe 1 or 2 stupid states. I'd keep it in my truck always & if truck breaks down whip out the bike.

[high radish]

Luckily my car never broke on road lol

[patent hamlet]

Is it worth getting a 3070ti for $500 right now or should I wait?

[grand orbit]

That's pretty bleh actually

[short kindle]

Check Reddit. 3070 sell regularly for 325-350

[grand orbit]

Would just get this instead
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097YY2NL2

[lime python]

is ram ram? should i just get 32gb for $60 or is there a big performance / durability benefit to dropping much more $$ on ram

why drop twice or thrice as much like some ppl do

[fathom nebula]

https://youtu.be/rj5sJARtEV0

As a very unreliable/basic way to show you, speed and timings can matter in game performance for example.

[grand orbit]

Ram prices have absolutely tanked in the last few months, 32gb used to be like close on 200$ so

[quasi pasture]

2018 ram prices were fun

[dry flume]

Do gigabyte psus go ka boom? bc a lot of people reacted boom on the deal I shared

[grand orbit]

only the PGM does

[dry flume]

that's tje bronze one right?

[grand orbit]

no its gold

80+ has nothing to do with quality

[dry flume]

Oh I know which one is it nvm

the one I posted is UD GM tho

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[grand orbit]

yeah thats a good one

[quasi pasture]

That's not true lol

It can have something to do with quality, it's just not the determining factor lol

[pallid geyser]

in the sense of an 80+ gold psu can still go kaboom though lol

[quasi pasture]

The PGMs were a failure because of silly design flaws not necessarily because they used bad components iirc

[grand orbit]

basically nothing cant reach 80+ bronze now

[light bay]

Bottom of the barrel def still can

Or the w1

Def can get some absolutely horrible units out of the way

[daring depot]

So I hate LOL, but the deal..

WHAT

[light bay]

@steel sapphire I think you are the target audience for this product

[grand orbit]

nice deal yeah

[daring depot]

...theres no dpi button but there are 8 buttons

no wait

[grand orbit]

why would you actually want a dpi button anyway

[daring depot]

because I play like a moron and dont change sens

i probably should actually

think it's worth it? I just bought a glorious Model D

[high radish]

Where the heck is good black friday deals

[fair moon]

Either good deals have been more normalized and spread out or the good stuff is gonna be on Monday

[high radish]

[light holly]

because... I map the dpi button in games.

[brittle lagoon]

on gpw dpi should be on the bottom

[daring depot]

Got it, I dont like it like that but yeah

[fiery zephyr]

Fr there the same I BEEN SEEING with a lil 30%off sticker that doesn't mean anything 💀

[grand orbit]

smh so awk to hit

[light holly]

not at all.

[pallid geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-you-what-what-did-you-do-spongebob-meme-spongebob-squarepants-gif-19389913

[light holly]

Yeah, mouse grips are dirty. Would you believe that I cleaned them 2 hours ago and washed my hands and haven't touched anything since? I hate them.

[high radish]

Logitech g pro is best shaped mouse ever

[daring depot]

I already got a G703 tho

plus a Model D on the way

[grand orbit]

ahh not too bad with your grip, i palm

or well forward palm i guess technically

[grand orbit]

V awkward for me

[jolly inlet]

What do you guys think? Dual tower for $49 after $10 promo card https://www.newegg.com/p/13C-0004-00094?Item=9SIA9ZHJJA8258

[pallid geyser]

Chonky

[pulsar fable]

It's a thick boi

[jolly inlet]

TweakTown seems to like it

I'll put it up it seems like a good cooler, just chonk

[grand orbit]

Sorry to one up you @jolly inlet

[jolly inlet]

It's not exactly a one-up they're both 6 pipe dual towers

Just options for people to have, which is good

[grand orbit]

Ak620 beats d15 tho pretty sure ninja 5 doesn't get as close?

[jolly inlet]

Matches D15

It's also the same noise level as the Fuma

[jolly inlet]

@lusty kettle I'm seeing $6.54 for that bundle

[torpid night]

probably a typo. $5.64 vs $6.54. got the numbers swapped around

[jolly inlet]

That's my thought too. Those games are great prices individually too, 99 cents or less each

[lusty kettle]

Strange

[jolly inlet]

Huh

[lusty kettle]

Yeah that's an oddity

[jolly inlet]

Is steam doing region locked sales again smh

[lusty kettle]

Oh derp Valve adjusts the cost based on what you already own in the pack

[jolly inlet]

Ah that makes sense

[torpid night]

as it should be

might just want to edit that post to say 96% off (but that’s my advice)

[fair moon]

Valve "complete" pack is missing half life alyx smh

[grave delta]

@jolly inlet Great drive, when linking enterprise class storage deals like, that, I also like to include the backblaze annualized failure rate https://www.backblaze.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Table-1-Quarterly-AFR-Q3-2022.jpg

Found here https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q3-2022/

[jolly inlet]

The one that requires VR and is still $23 on discount today?

[grave delta]

1.47% is decent

[fair moon]

Yeah ik it doesn't really belong, wish I could get it for 96% off though

[jolly inlet]

Better than most Seagate drives yeah, I've trusted Toshiba for quite a while now. Not as much as WD drives but still.
Your input is noted, I'll try to remember to include failure stats next time.

[grave delta]

As always, model>brand

Could just edit in an image link to the above or this - https://i.imgur.com/8DZmMf0.png

Looking at the list, 1.47 is comfortably low enough that I'd be happy using the drive in production

But there are quite a few at 4%+

[high radish]

is 400$ good price for 12900kf ?

or 13700k for 400$ is better deal ?

[grave delta]

I wouldn't pay 400 for a 12900kf

$275 for a 13600kf is the play imo

[high radish]

13600k is gaming king no doubt

[jolly inlet]

At the current time yes. Looking forward to seeing how the 3D refresh of Zen 4 fares. Next year should be VERY interesting.

[molten halo]

“105c is a completely normal temperature and is totally safe”

[jolly inlet]

Consider that the IHS is very thick on 7000 and will be thinner on the 3D models. Lapping them shows them drop as far as 85C.

[short kindle]

Just de-lid it temps are fine.

[jolly inlet]

Even just lapping if you don't want to delid

[high radish]

deliding am5 cpu is not good idea

[molten halo]

how many end users are gunna go do that tho

[short kindle]

EDIT: IMO its not a bad idea but its also not great one either

[jolly inlet]

No it's a great idea if you have a hardware store handy to help adapt your cooler

[high radish]

theres smd components around and under ihs so its easy to knock them out

[molten halo]

I love my little 5800x3d but the thing gets hot.

[short kindle]

If I had 7000 series it would be de-lided

[jolly inlet]

New TG delid tool fixes that

[pallid geyser]

Just blow on it

[short kindle]

Big brain!

[grave delta]

Let it, it's meant to do so

[molten halo]

It’s my space heater

[grave delta]

Hardly, it's probably running at around 90w

Get a 13900k or TR chip if that's what you want

[molten halo]

Nah it’s hitting 124

But 90 is close enough

[high radish]

I hate am5 design

why put smd component on surface and make cpu small

[jolly inlet]

Remember Intel did the same thing, with SMDs outside the IHS that you might shear off by accident when you get your razor under the IHS

There's just more of them now

[high radish]

intel had cpus with pins too lol

[jolly inlet]

A real potential issue of the AM5 IHS design is it's not sealed and thermal paste can get underneath

[high radish]

umm I think thermal paste not casuing short but ofc it will make thermal performance worse lol

[jolly inlet]

Liquid metal

🔥

[high radish]

RIP

[jolly inlet]

True most paste isn't conductive but if paste can get under there other things can

[high radish]

https://tenor.com/view/the-house-is-on-fire-gif-26506805

[daring depot]

This is Fine

[high radish]

amd needs some big changes or it will not go anywhere

[jolly inlet]

They know that

That's why they're rushing the 3D release

[high radish]

actually intel did amazing job with last to gen to catch up with amd

[jolly inlet]

Oh absolutely, 13th gen is fairly impressive for how little they actually changed

[high radish]

12th gen i5 better than 11th gen i9 , 13th gen i5 better than 12th gen i9

big steps

thats how they catched up

[jolly inlet]

tbf it probably wasn't too hard for 12th gen to beat the 11900k since it was worse than the 10900k

[high radish]

amd does big cut on prices but they should force mobo manifacturers to cut their prices as well I think

if theres plenty good priced mobos , amd can sell with current prices easily I think

[jolly inlet]

AMD price cuts were totally expected, pretty much every source I saw pointed at an early adopter tax and a 20% or more price cut was expected shortly after launch, which is what happened

DDR5 is getting more reasonably priced too, and it's nice that even the cheap stuff beats DDR4 at this point. That's impressive considering the usual DDR lifespan.

[high radish]

ddr5 rams are alright priced now . only issue is am5 mobo prices

theres 0 deals on that mobos at black friday too ...

[jolly inlet]

There's one I see https://www.newegg.com/asrock-b650m-pg-riptide/p/N82E16813162083

[high radish]

10$ off

great deal lmao

[short kindle]

149.99 is not a bad price for a board.

[high radish]

umm its not good price for lowend mobo

[short kindle]

Low end boards don't have 2.5G ethernet? Maybe I am out of touch.

[jolly inlet]

Yeah that's not exactly low end

[high radish]

but lowest at market lol

[jolly inlet]

There's more expensive boards that don't even have VRM heatsinks

Price doesn't say everything about a board

[high radish]

we need deals like that lol

[short kindle]

Not going to happen on a new platform this early.

[jolly inlet]

Yeah these B650 boards have barely been out

[high radish]

btw wheres b760mobos and 13400f

[steel wren]

january

[high radish]

[short kindle]

going to buy the 13100f

[jolly inlet]

January 3rd latest rumblings

[steel wren]

just for the announce

[short kindle]

wanna drag race my 12100f itx pc against it.

[jolly inlet]

The word used in the articles is "launch"

[steel wren]

so expect b760s and f versions somewhere at early february

[steel wren]

yeah but is "rumor"

probably they will be announced only at the ces

[high radish]

so I will stick with blue team for awhile I think . intel still have better single core performance and similar multicore

[jolly inlet]

Yeah 13th gen is still the current gaming crown

[high radish]

its sad theres still no any white 4090

[jolly inlet]

The extra e-cores on the high end caught them up in multicore

[steel wren]

you can always spray paint one

[jolly inlet]

Plasti-dip the shroud

[short kindle]

Yesten not making one?

[steel wren]

https://tenor.com/view/solutions-davechapelle-modern-suit-politics-gif-13530985

[high radish]

actually im good at painting too lol

painted my car myself

[jolly inlet]

https://tenor.com/view/painting-myself-happily-paint-myself-green-become-green-green-like-the-hulk-gif-18458251

[high radish]

lets see if theres good one for easy painting lol

[short kindle]

I would flip if that were my kid

[jolly inlet]

You know what's most interesting to me about the upcoming Intel chips is all of them have the UHD 770, even the low end ones.

[high radish]

gigabyte white 4080 giving me hope actually

maybe they will do 4090 too ..

also its interesting 12400f and stuff is not sale at black friday lol

[jolly inlet]

Yeah only the K's

At least on wegg

[high radish]

yeah even with 13600k you can satisfy on both gaming and creating stuff

[jolly inlet]

13500 is also looking spicy for midrange gamers

[high radish]

I wasn't optimistic about adding extra e cores but they did good job there

[jolly inlet]

Too bad 13600 (non-k) and below are alder lake rebrands

[high radish]

are they just high binned ones ?

didn't checked non K list

[jolly inlet]

I think they down tiered them, so 13400 is a 12600, etc

[high radish]

oh

[jolly inlet]

But they slapped e-cores on to make it look better

[high radish]

I laughed when I see they want to add extra 8 e cores to 13900k lol like it sounds funny that it have 8P cores but 16E cores lmao

but it works lol

[jolly inlet]

Considering the relative efficiency of the e-cores it's almost like having a real 16 core processor

[high radish]

oof

[stoic crest]

ryzen 7 beaten by i5 as per usual

[jolly inlet]

6p+8e beating 8"p" isn't much of a stretch

[high radish]

yeah we used to see bad priced intel cpu and price/performance amd cpu but tables turned somehow lol

[jolly inlet]

13900T... 32 threads with a 35W TDP... Who's the target market there?

[loud sandal]

I want my 13600k to run 500W

[jolly inlet]

Run a closed LN2 loop

[loud sandal]

Lol

[high radish]

is there 13900t as well ? I saw 12900t in real lol

Keeping under 60C with stock cooler

[loud sandal]

@jolly inlet microcenter guy was nice and as I went to buy processor he was like so you have a mobo and I said yea and he said is it z690 I said yea then he was like you have thermal paste I said yea then he said you have clean thing I forget what he called it to clean the thermal paste and I said yea

Haha

[jolly inlet]

Less than 1W per thread in multicore, WHY

[loud sandal]

He also said I would need bios update

[high radish]

Yes updating bios on z690 is easy

[loud sandal]

Yea

[high radish]

Just plug usb drive , hit qflash button thats it lol

[loud sandal]

Yea

[high radish]

Or put 12th gen cpu and boot , then update bios , then put new cpu

1st option is better ofc but if your mobo don't have qflash plus future , 2nd option is only thing you got lol

[daring depot]

Yall think the logitech gpro wireless is worth over the model D?

[vague pine]

g pro or g pro superlight?

[daring depot]

ordinary

[vague pine]

and also its a matter of ambi vs ergo

[daring depot]

at this point, i already have an ergo and dont care

[vague pine]

normal g pro, unless its like $60, its not worth imo

[daring depot]

its $50 actually

[vague pine]

if you want to try it out. only problem is its prone to double clicking issues

[near igloo]

Can I trust overstock new item in eBay? They don’t have warranty. Thanks.

[jolly inlet]

What seller? Link?

[quasi pasture]

if they have below 97% positive feedback im generally more cautious in buying from them

[near igloo]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/364041052040?epid=26051798360&hash=item54c2899f88%3Ag%3AvSsAAOSwALdjZxdO&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoJGGkxfqtehqX4184kUN3Mev%2ByqSh0vLi2PcxbTN0hhDXfEA9LuBlzV0WBkMcNnIgK8Q6x69h3%2BqvvI076imTdL%2BpDTOJ36CjJD8fczAL1bS%2FV3fslkmUNP%2BbzZ7MvQ3hN4ahlbMFjiPcdIdI450L7gQnbOshqDeo9%2FQwGDL3e7DtgZ%2Fx9uIjLmFc%2BUipeiWJBZklzoCKexgUfz6kSP4ftk%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR96Ip6KWYQ&LH_All=1

[jolly inlet]

Avoid, new sellers are more frequently scammers

[near igloo]

Thanks 🙏

[jolly inlet]

You can get cheaper from the arctic official b-stock listings

And the ones from arctic b-stock have full warranty support

[quasi pasture]

@near igloo https://www.ebay.com/itm/354106545275?

[jolly inlet]

Example https://www.ebay.com/itm/354174662053?hash=item52767475a5:g:BaoAAOSwwpJjF52r

[quasi pasture]

There are no 360mm or 420mm ones right now :(

[near igloo]

Arctic pump looks bad😑

[quasi pasture]

🗿

[cloud hornet]

I mean 280mm and 360mm are almost the same usable surface area

[high radish]

heres good looking one https://www.newegg.com/deepcool-liquid-cooling-system/p/N82E16835856195

[near igloo]

Thanks

[quasi pasture]

yea but sometimes people need the form factor of the 360mm was my point

[cloud hornet]

Fair enough. But 280mm doesn't get the love it should.

[jolly inlet]

Most mid towers that can fit 360mm also fit 280mm

[cloud hornet]

Couple cases I've had now where the MOBO was position in a way such that the fans for 280 AIO hit VRM/IO cover/tall RAM.

[jolly inlet]

For top mount yeah sometimes it's a problem, but that's what front mount is for

[quasi pasture]

480mm gang

[jolly inlet]

I still plan on putting a 180x360 monsta in mine

[quasi pasture]

monsta

[jolly inlet]

https://www.aquatuning.us/water-cooling/radiators/radiators-active/180200mm/16420/alphacool-nexxxos-monsta-180mm-dual-radiator

Chungus, 85mm thick

[high radish]

[opal flume]

280mm

I bought a b-stock 280mm LF2 from Arctic, no regrets

[cinder kiln]

Nice altho kinda overkill for 5600x lol

Oh ya it's worth

[opal flume]

Yup

[cinder kiln]

Never need a cooler again really

Lf2 Or 360 tho

[opal flume]

Getting a 5900x delivered tomorrow though, so that'll be overkill enough for what I do

[fleet marlin]

Paid that for this https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119546?item=N82E16813119546

[near igloo]

has a leak problem for this aio?

[light holly]

Says anti-leak technology.. while most good AIO should have that and not have to list it.. I'm pretty sure that's a good AIO up there with Liquid Freezer II/Galahad.

[grand orbit]

I stand corrected touché

[cinder kiln]

Tha hell that ain't even a dual tower that a thicc tower

[brisk sphinx]

https://tenor.com/view/extra-thicc-extra-thick-thicc-thick-aku-gif-21813785

[dry flume]

not a fan of 24" curved panels

but there's an aoc one for 119$ rn

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/AOC-Monitor-videojuegos-curvado-marco/dp/B08D3Y5PFZ/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_es_US=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=2IKFSZBYMDJP&keywords=aoc&qid=1669479944&sprefix=a%2Caps%2C503&sr=8-3

sorry the website is on spanish lol

[azure pond]

That's the same one I had

It's pretty decent for the price imo, but g24f is $130 I believe

[high radish]

Umm not huge fan of curved monitors under 32inch

I think 32inch is where curved makes sense

[quasi pasture]

Apparently that m27q-x that I ordered has not even shipped yet

Sus

[azure pond]

27 curved is fine

I didn't mind 24 curved since I went to that from a 22 1050p 60hz tn panel

So it was a huge difference either way

@fair moon uhh

Bit questionable there

[fair moon]

Pretty slick deal eh?

[azure pond]

Did you post that just to make that joke

If so I respect it

[fair moon]

Yeah normally if I post from Slickdeals I'll just get the direct product link

[quasi pasture]

LOL I forgot about that

Actually I don't even remember when I ordered it

My sense of time is so screwed

[quasi pasture]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/448620610754636/?mibextid=dXMIcH

lol this is so bad

R7 240

"Gaming pc"

[steel wren]

some facebook posting on my country are funny as hell as well

some high end gaming pc with 6th gen and some 650gt

lawl

[azure pond]

@high radish https://www.microcenter.com/product/651930/inland-gaming-performance-plus-8tb-ssd-3d-tlc-nand-pcie-nvme-gen-4-x-4-m2-2280-heatsink-internal-solid-state-drive

[high radish]

it's shippable too

[fair moon]

6000 TBW 👀

Wonder if the entirety of that is covered by warranty

[fleet marlin]

Seeing $800+ for an ssd just feels like 2009, give or take. 🤣 (regardless of size)

[brittle lagoon]

TBW is the figure they use for warranty, nand can usually do better than the tbw figures given

[high radish]

I already ordered crucial x6 4tb as backup so

[fleet marlin]

Still 100x better than hdd in some tasks.

[keen spire]

does this seem legit? the seller has good reviews and a lot of sales but it still seems too good to be true
https://www.ebay.com/itm/354394785491?

idk why the link is so long

[fair moon]

Cut off everything after the question mark

[keen spire]

thanks

[fair moon]

And yes it looks legit

It is refurbished, hence the low price

It's not actually a $700 monitor

Probably $300 MSRP and goes for 250 new I'd guess

[keen spire]

Yeah I didn't think it was actually worth $700

What is the worst condition it could be if it's listed as "certified refurbished"?

[azure pond]

At worst maybe some scratches on the plastic, it's likely in near perfect condition

I highly doubt anything as bad as stuck pixels or scratches on the screen

[fair moon]

One thing tho- it says 1000R, y'all think that's a typo?

Cause that seems like a really agressive curve

[brittle lagoon]

Samsung likes to do that, not a typo

[fair moon]

Mine is 1800R, 24in Samsung crg5

[brittle lagoon]

its 190$ new
https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/monitors/gaming/27-g5-odyssey-gaming-monitor-with-1000r-curved-screen-lc27g55tqwnxza/

[keen spire]

thanks for pointing that out. I found it for $250 on amazon but didnt check samsungs website

I have been looking for a new monitor recently but it seems like most of the good deals are oos. are there any specific monitors/deals I should be keeping an eye out for?

[azure pond]

I love when sites hide specs

I just scrolled through that for a solid minute and a half and couldn't find where it says "1080p"

[fair moon]

It's 1440p no?

Ebay listing says 1440

[azure pond]

Ah

Not sure, I assumed it was 1080p with them hiding it

[fair moon]

Yeah it's WQHD

[azure pond]

It would be amazing if sites could ************ specify it

Instead of hiding crap to make it a scavenger hunt

[brittle lagoon]

You just have to learn how to find them

[fair moon]

Also I guess maybe 1000r isn't as bad at 1440 27in? (As it would seem to be at 1080 24)

[brittle lagoon]

Look for specs, extend specs, and it tells you 1440p

[azure pond]

Yeah, just on mobile the sites load terribly

So I click specs and it doesn't move for 10 seconds

[brittle lagoon]

lol

[azure pond]

And the layout sucks

[brittle lagoon]

works fine on desktop

[azure pond]

I also don't like the way a lot of companies make their sites like a sideshow

Istg autocorrect

Slideshow

[daring depot]

Wolfgang, WHAT ARE THOSE DEALS

[high radish]

Wow that monitor peice is amazing but its unavailable

[vague pine]

wym?

[daring depot]

80 Bucks for a superlight on that website MaxGaming

[vague pine]

well technically $100 if youre in the US because of shipping

[daring depot]

Ah, theres the downside

[vague pine]

the superlight was like either $80 or $90 on logitechs website not too long ago

for the US, its only worth if youre buying a decent amount of stuff since i believe its just $20 flat shipping unless its a butt load of stuff

but its a good site for Euro people as they can take advantage of the deals and get free/low cost shipping

[daring depot]

Yeesh, even for shipping that's alot

international huh

[vague pine]

well max gaming is located in the UK iirc

[daring depot]

Darn, at least I'm not getting hooked into buying more than I make

[grand orbit]

stop trying to tempt meeee

[grand orbit]

highly doubt, prices for plain url site is euro not pound

[daring depot]

well now the superlight is typically 100, sale aint as good

[grand orbit]

it is?

[daring depot]

more like 109.99

I found a gpro wireless for 50 tho

[grand orbit]

ehh it depends, since september its been 150

[daring depot]

hey its still available actually

its like 35 for the ordiinary one, what's the difference?

gotcha

welp, its still 36 dollars

dont

mone

same.

I wanna buy literally so much, but for financial safety im stopping myself

but it's addicting to browse

um

it is your call i guess

its still a little inflated

but walmart has it for like 36

ah, smart

[pallid geyser]

Geez dude

Need some of that luck

[fair moon]

@waxen yacht looks like it's in store only, probably one store somewhere made a price error or is clearing stock

[pallid geyser]

2TB P31 on sale for $149 as well

[fleet marlin]

The 1TB has been $83ish all day btw, lol.

[grand orbit]

Noice

[quasi pasture]

smh impulse buyer

[brisk sphinx]

I completely forgot the SN350 even existed

[pallid geyser]

[high radish]

Doesn't wd only have sn850 ?

[quasi pasture]

yea whatever this "sn350" thing is must not actually exist

figment of our imagination

[brisk sphinx]

Remember when the SN550 was relevant?

[light bay]

And here I thought my tlc p2 was bad lol

[vague pine]

Idk difference, I ain’t bri’ish. Joking

[brittle lagoon]

hey tbf it's prob better than qlc p2

[light bay]

probs, atleast its faster than my barracuda lol

[native steeple]

is the g14 a good laptop

[cinder kiln]

Depends on price

[fair moon]

gonna grab me a $35 gmmk base so I can finally use the $10 set of Kailh switches I got from EVGA

[daring depot]

Oh I shoulda put input, theres a 3060 variant of the G14 I bought for 900, I love it but there are a few issues

[stoic crest]

oh ya, many amd laptops uses mediatek wifi

not intel

[grand orbit]

Always let windows grab mediatek drivers their driver process is gross

Yeah I'd be the same

F

[plain sphinx]

Anyone find any good pre-builds that would be decent for new wannabe streamers? My brother is looking for a pc to stream, but budget isn't that high

[fair moon]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-aegis-zs-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-r5-5600x-16gb-memory-rx-6700xt-500-gb-ssd-black/6489657.p?skuId=6489657

Thermals might be kinda iffy in that case tho

[plain sphinx]

16gb ram is enough for streaming? Or should that be upgraded.

[azure pond]

Depends

For some people it is

Others it isn't

[steel wren]

that strongly depends on your budget in the first place

how much are you willing to spend on this pc?

[plain sphinx]

I think he's around the 1k limit atm. I can always do upgrades for him later as he gets more money saved.

[pallid geyser]

Daaaang

[steel wren]

an msi board with the cpu cover as aorus

dang!

[brittle lagoon]

Tasty

[steel wren]

60 bucks for that is a steal indeed

[plain sphinx]

So my brother is currently trying to use .I5 6400 (from 2015), 8gb ram and a 1050ti for streaming... so I guess anything is an upgrade haha. So thank you for the suggestion for the computer!

1,000, USA, and he wants to play all types, I know 1000 isn't much for streaming but he's having hard times with even card games with his current set up haha

[high radish]

Any big psu deal ? Don't see any 1200w + psu for sale

[plain sphinx]

No peripherals. Just the tower. And yea 1080p

[brittle lagoon]

https://www.newegg.com/xpg-cybercore/p/1HU-00ZF-00048

Cybercore is a nice cwt unit with gentle typhoon

[high radish]

Hmm never used xpg psu before

[brittle lagoon]

It's just a nice cwt unit

[high radish]

Would like with pcie5 connection

[brittle lagoon]

It's based off roughly the same platform as hxi

Except better fan

[high radish]

Can add better gpu tho

Yeah theres room for better gpu . Cpu can handle it too

[plain sphinx]

That's a pretty decent build compared to pre-builts iv been seeing

I'd have to find a windows key to use too. Those are still easy to find?

[light bay]

Always been easy to find. Newegg, Amazon (official version), and Microsoft all sell the legit keys

The gray market keys exist for much cheaper but just chance of random deactivation