tech-deals-discussion

[gusty river]

I have a 1440p 32” and can occasionally make out pixels, kind of wish I went 4k

[hard creek]

Does 4k physically display more details, or does it just copy 1080p details over 4 pixels instead of 1 pixel?

[fair moon]

If your game is set to render at 4k there will be more details

[hard creek]

oooooh I see now

So even though I'm getting 240hz, I'm missing out on much more details?

But what details exactly am I missing?

Just smoother lines, no?

Or something else?

I never really looked at the science of it

[azure pond]

clearer image overall

[hard creek]

Kind of always just been a "4k better because bigger number blehhhh" kind of person

[swift forge]

There’s more pixel density so clearer images and less jaggy pixels

[fair moon]

Smoother lines, finer textures, better text

[hard creek]

Admittedly

[light holly]

Yes. Bigger is better.

[fair moon]

1440 w/ higher fps > 4k lower fps imo

[gusty river]

Think about it like this:

[swift forge]

4k can hit 120+ fps with the newer graphic cards

[light holly]

Higher fps is still bigger is better logic xD

[hard creek]

yeah honestly

[fair moon]

Higher power draw and temperatures as well, right?

[hard creek]

Tried playing cyberpunk at 4k with 60hz and still wasn't as realistic

[hard creek]

I genuinely think I enjoyed and experienced more realism with higher frames rather than more detail

[swift forge]

It’s more like a clear crisper image

[light holly]

As high as it'll get

[swift forge]

Not really meant to make it look realistic

[azure pond]

except with 7900xtx/4080/4090 imo, those 4k is worth it on

[swift forge]

Nah, 40 series have coolers that r the size of ac units

[hard creek]

6090 will BE the pc case and you attach stuff onto it

[hard creek]

HAHAHA

[swift forge]

6090 leaked image

[hard creek]

(Not to scale, bricks showcased in background are 1/12 of regular standard bricks)

[pulsar fable]

Please, all these SSD deals

Just how low will it go?

[fleet marlin]

$160 4TB mp34 currently, hahaha. Sort of changed my mind from the 980 pro,but we'll see. Waiting for at least prime day.

[high radish]

that msi 4tb is tempting but dont have any more m2 slot lol

[azure pond]

Nvme enclosure

[high radish]

[pulsar fable]

That's the thing, I have one just sitting there. Open. Just tempting me

technically 2 if you include the empty pcie slot

Hold up my motherboard supports pcie bifurcation. So 3?

[umbral horizon]

Level1tech just had a video with m.2 slots in the back of the case

Neat

Just start throwing them into the 'puter like ninja stars

[pulsar fable]

Nvme dagger?

Shank em into your pc

[umbral horizon]

dUaL WeiLd!
https://youtu.be/nCZs29IAu3c

[marsh sphinx]

@azure pond, should I get the 550W or 650W Hydro GE for a 13600K and a 3060 Ti/6700 XT?

They’re both A tier and fully modular yes?

[azure pond]

either is fine

and yes, afaik

[marsh sphinx]

Saw it and made me rethink grabbing the fully modular 850W B tier PSU for $90

[azure pond]

I'd grab the 650 tbh, not much more for a bit more upgrade room

[marsh sphinx]

I got a 650W RN and I haven’t had any issues with wattage

[high radish]

That r9 7900 listing says new why do you think it's refurbished

[quasi pasture]

refurnished

[high radish]

Again super fast shipping from Amazon

[azure pond]

Sold by antonline, but if it says it's new I'll agree it probably is

[high radish]

Antonline had wrong listings before but I never got ref item from them so I guess it will be new

it's amazing deal btw copped one already

[tiny heron]

Rtx 2060 at $130 again on bstock.

[shut spoke]

7900 oos for me

Or at least price fixed

[high radish]

Yeah it's gone with the wind

[trim pier]

g360a or 216 🤔

[azure pond]

G360a

[mighty pagoda]

prime day ain't bad

I might get some peripherals

[fleet marlin]

[cinder kiln]

That's quite nice

2tb I presume

[fleet marlin]

Plus the 4TB is a very decent 230.

[mighty pagoda]

yo felix thoughts on t-force delta ram?

im getting them at the price of those cl32 5600mhz tforce rams

they are hynix m-die i think

[jolly inlet]

Wait what
Did I read that right? $230 4TB SN850X?!

Holy hell that's a good one

[mighty pagoda]

yup

[cinder kiln]

I have two kits and they're fine

[high radish]

ETA is 31july for 2tb sn850x lol

[cinder kiln]

Supposedly watch for recent batches i.e 2304, 2305, 2306 etc

They don't oc that well

But still far better than any other price tag and price-perf

[mighty pagoda]

i just saw a yt vidoe saying they oc very well

[cinder kiln]

Yes

In my experience they're fabulous

But I'm an individual

[mighty pagoda]

here this is the deal im getting

[cinder kiln]

That looks like samsung

[mighty pagoda]

u sure i saw a review on the cl40 one and it was hynix made

[cinder kiln]

It could be? I mean, lots and I mean LOTS of early samples had a mixed bag of literally anything

But 1.4V tips me off as samsung is possible

That's a lot for a hynix xmp

[mighty pagoda]

the cl38 is weird ngl

on their website they specify cl38 but like most reviews use their cl40 version which is not listed on their website

[light holly]

@high radish That a pretty good monitor?

[jolly inlet]

Curved so VA, but besides that obvious weakness it seems ok

[high radish]

For price yeah it's pretty cool. Those around 300ish regular

[grave delta]

That 4TB SN850X is really attractive, might pick up a few myself

[high radish]

I paid almost 400$ for those 4tb sn850x lol

[grave delta]

Bit off 990 pro 2TB performance - but it actually beats it in larger burst writes - anything over ~225GB in one shot iirc

[grave delta]

Lol, just have to buy what you need when you need it - storage always gets cheaper

I think I have 8 of those

[high radish]

lol

sn850x is my fav so far . it was p41 for long but after sn850x came out I go for it

[grave delta]

980/990 pro are my go-to for general use. If I needed something that could take a large sequential write in one shot, I'd use sn850x.

[high radish]

i mostly working with big files so sn850x is my hero lol

can't find any good mobo deal

[high radish]

idk how to sort it but theres 20% off for warehouse items . whole 250page is here lol https://www.amazon.com/s?i=electronics&bbn=16931835011&_encoding=UTF8&tag=espresso004b-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=286d4b7935b50b3b0ba7c6f188bb366e&camp=1789&creative=9325

[grand orbit]

Oh ma god 90$ 2tb sn850x dammm

Amazon's sorting sucks hard

[high radish]

time to cancel amazon sn850x orders lol

[cinder kiln]

Wow

WD just said screw you to everyone else

[high radish]

Yeah lol

[mighty pagoda]

im soo happy i didnt get a 990 pro lol

[trim pier]

good ips 1440p monitor?

[grand orbit]

Depends on country but atm in the US if you want one I'd get this
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JPrYcf/gigabyte-g27q-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-g27q

Or 240hz
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TdbRsY/hp-omen-27qs-270-2560-x-1440-240-hz-monitor-omen-27qs

[trim pier]

anything for 200$? 😭

[grand orbit]

G27q is 220, you might find VA for less but imo ips is worth the little more

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BycgXL/asus-tuf-gaming-vg27aqa1a-270-2560-x-1440-170-hz-monitor-tuf-gaming-vg27aqa1a

[trim pier]

ya i’m going for IPS, im guessing none of those nitros are any good?

[high radish]

What about this one https://a.co/d/9OvLoFi

[pallid geyser]

Nice

Note it’s prob only 144/165hz but overclockable to 170

not a huge difference in those obv

[high radish]

Just below 200bucks but it's what it is

[pallid geyser]

just worth noting so if you get it you’re not like “WHERE MY 170”

[high radish]

Yeah 165hz to 170hz is nothing lol

Honestly I barely feel difference after 100fps in most games

[pallid geyser]

Ya in most cases same

My g502 is starting to mess up

[high radish]

Maybe because I only playing heavy games

[high radish]

New omron switches sux

Made in china crap that not lasts over 2year

I ordered few old made in Japan switches and soldered them on my G pro . Lol

[trim pier]

meh i might get the gigabyte actually

[spice wadi]

Is the steel series nova 7 wireless any good?

Amazon warehouse has it for 69 acceptable with a 20% discount

[cinder kiln]

For 69 it's probably good

The price doesn't lie about a good time

[high radish]

[trim pier]

y’all

I need a great decision

which alarm clock should I buy 💀

https://a.co/d/eiqGh5n or https://a.co/d/iTXDVHb

[plucky crescent]

Do I go with aoc u34g3x, innocn 40c1r, or gigabyte m34wq? All of them are on sale and I can’t decide

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Ultrawide-Monitor-Display-Response/dp/B09GL7HQ6S/ref=gp_aw_ybh_a_sccl_12/138-7210807-7510017?pd_rd_w=CHlS8&content-id=amzn1.sym.9720001e-8f8b-4ff3-adb5-e19707d971f6&pf_rd_p=9720001e-8f8b-4ff3-adb5-e19707d971f6&pf_rd_r=XZ3ZTP1BVGHFX2ZA77R0&pd_rd_wg=I9EHJ&pd_rd_r=fa4107a0-43b5-417e-bf55-214181fb9b8e&pd_rd_i=B09GL7HQ6S&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/AOC-CU34G3S-Frameless-Adjustable-Zero-Bright-dot/dp/B09ZNQX51B/ref=gp_aw_ybh_a_sccl_7/138-7210807-7510017?pd_rd_w=CHlS8&content-id=amzn1.sym.9720001e-8f8b-4ff3-adb5-e19707d971f6&pf_rd_p=9720001e-8f8b-4ff3-adb5-e19707d971f6&pf_rd_r=XZ3ZTP1BVGHFX2ZA77R0&pd_rd_wg=I9EHJ&pd_rd_r=fa4107a0-43b5-417e-bf55-214181fb9b8e&pd_rd_i=B09ZNQX51B&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/INNOCN-Ultrawide-Monitor-FreeSync-Premium/dp/B09N3G9T16/ref=gp_aw_ybh_a_sccl_3/138-7210807-7510017?pd_rd_w=CHlS8&content-id=amzn1.sym.9720001e-8f8b-4ff3-adb5-e19707d971f6&pf_rd_p=9720001e-8f8b-4ff3-adb5-e19707d971f6&pf_rd_r=XZ3ZTP1BVGHFX2ZA77R0&pd_rd_wg=I9EHJ&pd_rd_r=fa4107a0-43b5-417e-bf55-214181fb9b8e&pd_rd_i=B09N3G9T16&psc=1

[stoic crest]

gigabyte

no questions

[plucky crescent]

https://www.amazon.com/AOC-U34G3X-Frameless-UltraWide-Zero-Bright-dot/dp/B0B5FWW26N/ref=gp_aw_ybh_a_sccl_5/138-7210807-7510017?pd_rd_w=CHlS8&content-id=amzn1.sym.9720001e-8f8b-4ff3-adb5-e19707d971f6&pf_rd_p=9720001e-8f8b-4ff3-adb5-e19707d971f6&pf_rd_r=XZ3ZTP1BVGHFX2ZA77R0&pd_rd_wg=I9EHJ&pd_rd_r=fa4107a0-43b5-417e-bf55-214181fb9b8e&pd_rd_i=B0B5FWW26N&psc=1

Here’s the correct aoc monitor(earlier one is a Va this is ips)

[plucky crescent]

Why?

[stoic crest]

seems to be the best of the bunch

[fleet marlin]

No prime card? 7% cashback if I do no-rush shipping so WD only $3 less in this instance. Think I'll get a 4TB of some sort though. Maybe mp34

[shut spoke]

honey has another $12 discount with WD

but i used rakuten's 10% plus referral discount of $30

[high radish]

PayPal also giving Cashback

[shut spoke]

i tried to use both but i think its merged with honey since paypal bought it but i still get paypal rewards anyways

immediately getting buyers remorse as it was a completely unnecessary purchase lol

[high radish]

I got 10% cb from Paypal and that's pretty enough lol

[pulsar fable]

https://www.amazon.com/TEAMGROUP-Internal-Compatible-Desktop-TM8FP4004T0C101/dp/B08Z7LN8NM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=mp34+4tb&qid=1689088107&sr=8-3
The price keeps going down

[stoic crest]

that 5600x ain't a deal at all

it's normal price now, and besides 5600 is cheaper

5600x and non x performs the same

[cursive umbra]

The lowest recorded price for the 5600x was $148.99 on June 07

[stoic crest]

still doesn't justify it though since 5600 performs the same

[pulsar fable]

I got my 5600 for $120 last year. I don't see a reason to go for the x if the non-x has the potential to be $15* cheaper

Edit: I read wrong

[stoic crest]

i quickly made $600 budget list for funsies

saw 5600 for like 118

iirc

[pulsar fable]

Oh yeah I remember that

[cinder kiln]

Love us only deals

No luck for me

[stoic crest]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zkYX9r

something i made in the morning

[cursive umbra]

Yeah, Canada Prime Day sucks in comparison to the USA even after the conversion from US$ to C$

[stoic crest]

ow it increases to 138

that changed so quickly

[cinder kiln]

Beautiful

Also cringe board worth the extra 10-20 to upgrade

But beautiful

Worthy cringe for 600

[stoic crest]

i could yeet cooler

[cinder kiln]

I would yeah

[stoic crest]

but i hate stock coolers

loud crap

[cinder kiln]

But then you have a board that can upgrade

[stoic crest]

tru

[cinder kiln]

Wait for a $2 jonsbo cr200

Deal of the day

[stoic crest]

us prices became real gud

if we go refurb route $180 gets you 6600xt

with 2 years of warranty

ebay refurb ofc

[high radish]

You guys making me to get more 4tb ssds lol

[pulsar fable]

https://tenor.com/view/dew-it-galactic-republic-palpatine-gif-21847982

[jolly inlet]

It's about time 4TB got close to the price per TB of 1 and 2 TB drives

[pulsar fable]

8tb at $360 when?

[jolly inlet]

It would have to be $320 to match smaller drive cost/TB

[fleet marlin]

Oh right. Also saw @shut spoke 's msg, thnx. Gonna DL games & fill current ssds for a while, then replace the lil sn550. Probably sn850x, upgrade mobo/cpu soon enough.

[jolly inlet]

X27Q is really good for the price. Buy it why are you still reading this?

[trim pier]

LMAO

you read my mind

[trim pier]

btw it’s just the 27q, idk if makes a difference

[azure pond]

Definitely a different monitor, but i wonder if it's the same panel

[jolly inlet]

Oh I misread

[azure pond]

Just branded differently

[jolly inlet]

I'll look into it

[trim pier]

ya.. I wanna make sure it’s good atleast

[azure pond]

I can personally vouch for the x27q though, great experience with it

And the hdr is really nice

[trim pier]

ooooh.

issue is, if I buy this monitor i’m not gonna use it for a bit until I get something like a 6750xt 💀

or even a used 6800xt.

[cinder kiln]

Imagine if it was the same panel but couldn't display x's cos reasons

[azure pond]

I mean, 6650xt can do decent 1440p with a good chunk of games

[trim pier]

i doubt it’d do any good in rust or ow2

or sea of thieves

[azure pond]

Ow2 and sea of thieves would be fine

[trim pier]

on low/med right?

[azure pond]

Ow2 is cpu focused I believe, a 1660 could run original ow at max settings if I remember right

[trim pier]

oh ya, ow2 takes a bit of my cpu usage but the models for the characters and etc

more gpu

[azure pond]

I'd imagine 6650xt should do high 1440p in ow2 and easily do sea of thieves

[trim pier]

@jolly inlet anything?

[trim pier]

we’ll see

[jolly inlet]

Looks to be new as of March, no official reviews yet but customers seem to like it

Specs appear the same more or less

I'd jump on it at that price

[cinder kiln]

Bound to be something

[trim pier]

maybe.. if i order it at target..

[cinder kiln]

Like it doesn't display x's

[trim pier]

I could get the wrong model

[cinder kiln]

Cos reasons

[trim pier]

price matched

[cinder kiln]

Get the wrong model but it doesn't display q's

Cos reasons

[trim pier]

https://www.omen.com/us/en/displays/165hz.html

there’s info about them if you scroll down

if one of you could compare side by side with the x27q?

yk what

I just realized

This must be the x27q’s newer model, kinda like the iphone. It’s under HP omen instead of just “HP” and it makes sense as it looks like most x27q’s on places like newegg, microcenter, walmart are out of stock or being sold by a 3rd party

[jolly inlet]

I don't think the 27Q is HDR certified

[trim pier]

i’m looking at walmart for the description of it

[jolly inlet]

I'm pretty sure that's the largest difference between the two, which is pretty minor. HDR usually sucks on budget monitors.

[trim pier]

and I don’t see anything about it

time to add to cart 😎

[cinder kiln]

Ah the x stands for hdr?

Cos reasons?

[jolly inlet]

Xtreeeeeme color

[trim pier]

is hdr any good on 1440p?

[cinder kiln]

Hdr is a colour profile

Pretty much unrelated to the resolution

[trim pier]

I see

also

with the hp site i linked earlier, they said it has hdr. no clue if that’s different from hdr certified

[cinder kiln]

Put simply hdr400 is like, fake hdr

Hdr600 you enter into the more real territory

1000 is great

2000 is blinding

[stoic crest]

tfw my phone is only 400 nits

[cinder kiln]

Ofc this is generalising

[stoic crest]

and has hdr support

hdr 10 that is

idk why it's even there

720p60 hdr dies on it

[cinder kiln]

Hdr10 is just the support for the colour profile

[trim pier]

no clue if that would say what it has

[cinder kiln]

Nits itself to make hdr worthwhile should be a fairly bright screen

[cinder kiln]

Vesa Hdr400 claimed

[trim pier]

so this should be a bright screen

ah so fake hdr

[cinder kiln]

I say "fake" but really it's just not a meaningful impact at 400 nits

[trim pier]

it just isn’t as bright as other forms of hdr

[cinder kiln]

Ye

Some monitors legitimately fake it

[trim pier]

tbh, i don’t think that’ll bother me

[cinder kiln]

With "hdr effect"

[trim pier]

i don’t even have my hdr on my gigabyte monitor

and i got brightness cranked to like 10/20

[cinder kiln]

Hdr support will pop up in windows if it's supported

Sometimes varying conditions can stop that from happening at first

[trim pier]

i remember stumbling across it but it’s give me like a black screen for a second before going back to display

[cinder kiln]

Ye

That's normal

[trim pier]

everytime i swapped tabs

ah

[near igloo]

Which one is better? Be quiet 802 window vs meshify 2 RGB?

I plan to buy be quiet 802 case.

[near igloo]

Any suggestions?

[jolly inlet]

Whichever you like better tbh, both are good

[near igloo]

Thanks! Falcie

[near igloo]

[cinder kiln]

[hardy grove]

I'm hunting for good Business 27 Inch Vertical Monitors

I've seen a bunch of great deals but I cant find anything that will allow me to turn them vertical (without buying arms)

[fair moon]

Vertical without an arm is pretty rare

[grave delta]

$13 below previous best - but hard to compete with that 2TB sn850x deal https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BHJJ9Y77

[near igloo]

4TB is a trend.

[cinder kiln]

@hardy grove this is the discussion channel, #tech-deals is for website links only

[hardy grove]

I saw that after the fact thanks

[cinder kiln]

Cheers mate

[hardy grove]

More cheers if I can find cheaper vertical monitors :p

[grave delta]

I split off the discussion channel a bit ago - it's nice to actually be able to see all the tech deals

Rommy added the auto vote with dyno

[cinder kiln]

Rip rommy 2018-2023

[cinder kiln]

Death by cat thumb nom

[fiery zephyr]

Fr

[fiery zephyr]

Salami knows how to play fetch

[cinder kiln]

FETCH!

*attacks thumb *

[fiery zephyr]

LOL

[plucky crescent]

I was at work so I couldn’t ask earlier but why was the dell ultrawide a bad deal?

[cloud hornet]

Could be cuz Amazon isnt listing the $350 price anymore (I see $600). Also could be cuz $350 for a 144Hz+ VA UW-QHD is prolly not the best deal (there are other 144Hz+ VA UW-QHD for $270 - $300, one even for $200 that is now OOS, but idk if they are just as good in quality).

[plucky crescent]

I was lookin at rtings and it seems pretty good after calibration and out the box its ass but its on par with the gigabyte ultrawide even tho its va

[fleet marlin]

Sata & qvo (fine game drive), but $320 for 8TB 870 qvo. Only 3x price my wd black hdd was, not too shabby.

[light holly]

Resisting urge to grab 1650s lol

[pulsar fable]

@azure pond deal over? Just checked and it's $140

[azure pond]

It was the g+ not p+, but prob oos

[pulsar fable]

Dang

[cinder kiln]

That's a heck of a psu for 140

[grave delta]

I think they can have coil whine problems

ACRF design

[chrome oracle]

anyone know why this specific 7900xt doesn’t include the starfield bundle even though there’s a similar model that does get the bundle? https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-rx-7900-xt-rx-79tmercb9/p/N82E16814150877?Item=N82E16814150877&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-14-150-877-_-07112023

[jolly inlet]

Probably because it's on back order

[pallid geyser]

Great time for so many good deals

When I’m BROKE

[jolly inlet]

Right? I don't get paid until thursday ofc

[stoic pecan]

Anybody know what the "combo up" section on the Newegg cart is and why it randomly disappears?

I had a great GPU and power supply sitting in my cart that had combo savings on it, then the combo savings popup randomly disappeared

cart is now like $40 more expensive than before for the exact same items

[azure pond]

Combo ended maybe?

This is relating to that 12600k combo in deals, unrelated to previous comment:
12600k+b760m pro rs for $180+100 and 32gb ddr4 3200c16 at $50, that ends up a bit more expensive than the bundle

So that bundle is definitely worth it

@marsh sphinx if you're able to rn and need all those parts, good price

[azure pond]

Here, 12600k b660m pro rs and 32gb silicon power 3200c16, $328 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s3vJNc

With the bundle gets ocing, better motherboard, and ddr5

[eager junco]

That combo is a ddr4 board with ddr5 ram

[azure pond]

Wait I didn't even notice that lmao

That's really funny

[trim pier]

the hp i posted?

[hardy grove]

Can you relink it

[trim pier]

https://a.co/d/4kvHSWW

the desc says it's 1080p, but it's 1440p.

[mighty pagoda]

#tech-deals message

2x mp44l 2tb >

thoughts?

[marsh sphinx]

I already got my board unfortunately

So just looking for a chip and RAM

[azure pond]

It wasn't a good combo anyways, had a d4 mobo and d5 ram

[marsh sphinx]

That’s stupid 💀

[high radish]

You can use zip coupon for 4tb sn850x at newegg now

if you buy 2 ofc lol or anything else to total over 300$

[trim pier]

ah yes

8 tb of storage

[marsh sphinx]

Bro I haven't even used up 1TB...

I still have like 500GB left on my 1TB

@azure pond https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx-695xatbd9/p/27N-0002-00172

You think this is an okay price for a 6950 XT?

Was told it's better than a 3080, but I'd be sacrificing the stability on older games

[azure pond]

Yes, good price

6950xt is between 3090 and 3090 ti

[marsh sphinx]

Actually?

May be a stupid question, but is it common for people to pair Intel chips and AMD cards?

[azure pond]

Yes

[fringe olive]

So, I saw a lot of ssd deals, but which one of those would be the best suited for a high capacity game drive?

[stoic crest]

just get a silicon power a60

[high radish]

Mp34 4tb for 170$ also good deal

[pulsar fable]

Crucial p3 is $160 and the p3+ is $176

All so tempting

[fair moon]

for game drive anything works really

2/3 of my drives are sata ssds

granted these days nvme drives are the same price or cheaper than sata haha

[grand orbit]

It's due to lack of demand you often find mp33 etc around the same price as like the mx500 or something

[azure pond]

@high radish check tech deals

[mint wedge]

Bacca is a real one for all these deals

[azure pond]

I just stalk buildapcsales

When I've got nothing better to do and am just watching YouTube or smthn

[high radish]

I mostly looking at warehouse deals now that's why I don't share anything lol

[pulsar fable]

Aww the xs70 is $198 again

[grave delta]

@high radish seems CREATORFAVPD is expired

[high radish]

yeah its gone with the wind

thats why I wrote fast deal lol I knew its not gonna last long

[pallid geyser]

Dang it

[pulsar fable]

Dang

That was less than 30 minutes

[high radish]

got some ewaste as well

best prime day deal maybe ?

[shut spoke]

What’s the creator fav promo?

[high radish]

CREATORFAVPD

they pulled it already

only last like 2 minutes

[daring depot]

damn

[pulsar fable]

Listen if you don't want that waste id be willing to take it off your hands

[jolly inlet]

4090 for a cool grand, very nice

[high radish]

Yeah lasted for like only one minute lol

[daring depot]

That's what sh-

[kind rover]

w

[trim pier]

guys

something seems sus

i’m gonna wait for them to respond before asking for benches

[torpid night]

bro you’re not cool charge your phone

[tender fern]

I need a motherboard I have a Rtx 3080 and a Ryzen 9 5900x please give me a good looking budget motherboard I need to buy the parts now ANSWER

[trim pier]

i was at a hospital with no charger 😭

[light bay]

There's a ton of equipment in the rooms there that probs uses a charger that'll work. Just unplug stuff

[trim pier]

ah yes, let me unplug my grandma real quick

[light bay]

Can you access discord using your grandma?

That's what I thought

[trim pier]

MODS find his address

[jolly inlet]

Oh that's an easy one
3828 Piermont Dr, Albuquerque, NM

[fiery zephyr]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-walter-crying-walter-dying-gif-20964719

[pallid geyser]

[trim pier]

https://tenor.com/view/nick-eh-30-nickeh30-neverbackdown-gif-15814565671335015196

[wintry flame]

STOP

ITS EVERYWHERE MAN I CANT GET AWAY FROM NICK EH 30

[trim pier]

https://tenor.com/view/zherka-jonzherka-gif-26754473

[undone vector]

Can I put UPS/FedEx address location instead my home address if I want order something? Please help me, im new in this country

[jolly inlet]

You would need a PO box at one of those stores to have a package sent there. They don't cost too much.

https://www.theupsstore.com/mailboxes

https://www.usps.com/manage/po-boxes.htm

[brisk sphinx]

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157958?Item=N82E16813157958&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fpcpartpicker.com%2F&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-1zxu96iHsJjIEdC7JAkLCw

[light holly]

You do? I have packages sent to My local UPS store all the time, but I have no PO box with them. I just picked up that 6600 eagle from them yesterday

[swift forge]

What a good looking motherboard,would better if the pcb was green

[fair moon]

I deadass have a green a520 board in my matx system

I think it's Asus not ASRock though

https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/motherboards/csm/pro-a520m-c-ii-csm/

That imbed 😍

[trim pier]

that lighting on the embed

[jolly inlet]

You're supposed to.
They do have a pickup service they offer but you can't usually choose the carrier when the package is shipped, so you'd have to get lucky that the seller shipped by the service you want and cross your fingers that the package supports rerouting.

[light holly]

If you have a UPS account, you can have them drop off at the UPS store, even if you originally had it sent to your house. I do this all the time when I know my ex isn't going to be home the day of the delivery.

That is, if it doesn't give me the shipping option at checkout.

[jolly inlet]

Yeah you'd still have to either specify when you're putting in shipping info that you want UPS or get lucky

A simple note to the seller will be ignored

[light holly]

Same with FedEx and USPS though. If you have accounts you can have any of them reroute to a "drop-off" location. I do this all the time for the carriers.

The only ones I haven't been able to do are the ones who ship vape stuff since it's not allowed in USPS, UPS or FedEx.

Fun fact. I've lived in a motel room for 2 years and I do not trust my mail to get to me safely there. I have figured out how to manipulate my mail to get to me in a way I find efficient.

[quick stump]

How much should I look to spend for a pc that can run overwatch, Hades, hollowknight, etc smoothly?

[swift forge]

Prob like $800 -$900 for 1080p-1440p for low-mid 100s fps

U might have to get a used gpu tho

Like a 3070 performance range gpu for about 300 or less

[jolly inlet]

$800 gets a fantastic PC for those

Overwatch is the most demanding of those named titles and that's a breeze on almost any current GPU

[swift forge]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L4MQC6

Most of this I think is pretty good except the psu and case, I don’t the best parts for those

And you’d have to look for a gpu

[jolly inlet]

That would be good for going cheap.
Here's the baller option. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G6DVqm

[swift forge]

Amd also has an upgrade path

Until like 2025

[jolly inlet]

Yep. That would be a better option for playing in 1080p too. Faster memory means the CPU can perform better, which matters a lot in 1080p.

If the goal was cheap but good your build would be fine too.

Not sure how I feel about that case though

[swift forge]

Both CPUs should perform around the same in games, just multicore would be slightly different bc of e cores

Tho it’s not really worth it considering amd can be upgraded

[jolly inlet]

Not when you're running DDR4 3200 on a 13400. The 13400 can match when it's using DDR5.

[swift forge]

Yea that as well

Helps the 1% low fps iirc

[jolly inlet]

DDR4 does hurt performance by up to 15%, often closer to 5-10%

[quasi pasture]

Overclock™️

[jolly inlet]

Not on a 13400 you won't be

SA is locked to 1v so it'll be limited to about DDR4 3333 or DDR5 5200 without going into gear 2

[quasi pasture]

Mistake for buying a locked chip to begin with

[jolly inlet]

Could get a 12600k instead but that tends to cost more and doesn't come with a cooler

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DBvQC6

[jolly inlet]

Or the 12600k will be just cheaper enough to cover a cooler lol

[azure pond]

This for psu https://www.newegg.com/fsp-group-hydro-ge-hge650m-650w/p/1HU-0095-00070?

A tier 650 for $5 more than the psu you had in the list

That list I made though, better psu, better mobo, ddr5, slightly better cpu, storage won't make a difference for gaming

And better case

[quasi pasture]

Buying CPUs used is the play

I don't understand why regular consumers buy new chips

Warranty blah blah blah

[jolly inlet]

True the odds you'll need to use the CPU warranty are very low
but never zero

Prosumers like us can buy a used part and just fix it ourselves if we need to

[quasi pasture]

[swift forge]

$2000 can get a lot of performance today https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QyVPyK

[jolly inlet]

Yeah that's about as good as it gets without going totally overkill on a 4090 you probably won't be using all of anyway

[swift forge]

The Ryzen pcpp is still slightly better imo bc of the upgrade path

[azure pond]

7800x3d

[azure pond]

True, but 7600 is more expensive, and mobo is $125 for the cheapest one that'll actually have upgradability

[jolly inlet]

If you're going all out might as well do the 7950X3D. If you get a game that has issues disable the problem CCD.

For example, if for some reason you wanted to play csgo at 500 fps instead of 400 you can disable the vcache CCD 💀

[azure pond]

Meh, if you're gaming no point in getting the 7950x3d over the 7800x3d

[swift forge]

The current price difference between the 5800x3d and the 59 one is $100

Might as well for double the cores

[azure pond]

$100 difference between 7800x3d and 7950x3d

The extra cores don't matter if you're just gaming

[swift forge]

On pcpp anyways, listing the 7800x3d as like 460

[jolly inlet]

It matters to me when I'm gaming, I do RPCS3 emulation and that loves core count

[azure pond]

And 7950x3d is $560 on the list you made

[swift forge]

Prob not but might as well get the best price per core cpu

[azure pond]

Not when it doesn't help you whatsoever

[jolly inlet]

This is a build with no stated needs or use case

It can help some people, you're right that's a rare scenario but it can happen

[azure pond]

True, I assumed just gaming, and judging by them not saying otherwise it seems that's correct

[swift forge]

Yea my bad lol, just making list because I’m bored

[azure pond]

This would game just as well tho, for $250 less https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wNgymr

[swift forge]

Yea big beefy coolers aren’t really needed for x3d chips, they just don’t give as much heat

Besides the 7950x3d but that prob just be cooled with a slightly bigger cooler

[azure pond]

Or could go frozen notte 240 at $53 or so

[swift forge]

That too

[high radish]

I still didn't built with new x3d chips but regular 7000series heating up as crazy

[jolly inlet]

They're hot sure but that's intentional

I've seen testing where a 7700X was running on a $20 air cooler vs a $150 AIO and there was margin of error difference in performance

Even though the air cooler had it running at 95C

[swift forge]

Well the heat is mainly bc of poor heat transfer of the ihs being somewhat thicker to compensate for future v cashe on the later series

[high radish]

I was getting 85C with 360aio on 7600x lol that literally sux

[swift forge]

U could put a temp limit

[jolly inlet]

That was my assumption too at first but it turns out the vcache die has the same z height as the regular die

[swift forge]

Wouldn’t really mess with anything

[swift forge]

Might be for after the 7000 series for newer models

I wonder if they couldn’t just raise the pcb instead of the ihs tho

[jolly inlet]

Not if they want to maintain cooler compatibility

They would need to increase the thickness of the substrate which is just a terrible idea

[swift forge]

Yea

[jolly inlet]

What you can do (as we prosumers do often, disregarding the warranty) is lap the ihs and add a washer that's the same thickness as the amount of IHS you removed.

[swift forge]

It would’ve been convient if amd suggested to boards mafu for brackets then make the ihs thinner, but I’m pretty sure it obv why they didn’t do it

[jolly inlet]

That would be very hard to do since the backplate is also used to hold the ILM in place

[swift forge]

Oh I didn’t know that

[high radish]

Amd don't recommend removing backplate tho

Decent monitor ? https://www.newegg.com/acer-xv271-zbmiiprx-27-full-hd/p/0JC-000P-00KP2?item=0JC-000P-00KP2

[jolly inlet]

Because it holds the ILM, which holds the CPU down to the pins

[swift forge]

Do u mean like the locking mechanism when u push the lever down?

[jolly inlet]

I can never tell with acer unless there's a reliable review for the exact model. Their model names are deceptive AF. One letter is the difference between VA and IPS models.

[jolly inlet]

Yes, the Independent Loading Mechanism

[swift forge]

Wouldn’t a bracket like they use on intel still be ok tho?

[jolly inlet]

It not only holds the CPU down but makes it apply the correct pressure on the pins

[swift forge]

These frame things

[jolly inlet]

Yes you can use a frame, I think there's one for direct die cooling

It still uses the same backplate though

[high radish]

They have exact model number and different looking monitor as well lol

[jolly inlet]

I don't see anything besides customer reviews for that exact model

[high radish]

it looks decent by just looking at specs

[jolly inlet]

Well if we could trust the manufacturer what would we need reviews for

[swift forge]

It should probably perform to the specs then

[jolly inlet]

A lot of companies have been caught straight up lying about things

"0.5ms response time!" and then a review finds it has an average more like 30ms and that one specific transition gets 0.7ms

[swift forge]

True, but isn’t that on va panels most of the time?

Ik ips could also have false specs but shouldn’t that chance be lower depending on the company ofc

[jolly inlet]

I've seen some pretty godawful IPS panels with decent specs

[high radish]

Some good VA panels are better than cheap ips panels

[fleet marlin]

Plus we just often outright ignore some specs on sone monitors.

[fiery zephyr]

My aoc came with what I would say is a decent va

Aoc cq27g2

In some games I can notice smearing

[wintry flame]

Great VA panels are matching if not exceeding good IPS

G9 odyssey for example matches the M27Q

While G9 Neo clobbers it

[high radish]

I have G9 for gaming and I can tell it's much better than some cheap ips monitors around. I planning to replace my 2x 27 inch 2k monitors with G9 neo for working as well . I need high accurate colors but G9 really killing it

Were looking for Oled ones but big flat panel isn't what I like so gonna go for G9 neo

[wintry flame]

G95SC is QD-OLED

It burns in though

[high radish]

not 4k

I want 4k lol

4k oled curved panel wen

[fleet marlin]

That's part of why I skipped VA on a whole since I used to game so much. (Fast paced stuff)

[wintry flame]

G9 has a 4K coming out

[high radish]

at 2024 I guess

actually isn't LG Flex oled ?

[jolly inlet]

Xeneon flex?

Because that is

But it's WQHD

[fiery zephyr]

Its pretty much just dayz lol

[high radish]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1770965-REG/lg_42lx3qpua_42_class_flex_oled.html oof

[fiery zephyr]

Cause the trees seem to have a black outline or something idk lmao

[high radish]

that price tag....

[jolly inlet]

Speaking of this... Here's a mini QD-LED (?) and it's one of the worst I've seen, despite the great specs on paper.

Yes that's technically a VA panel but it is supposed to be super advanced

[stoic crest]

I want jarrod's tech to review my laptop so badly

He better get one cuz I'm curious about the display

According to notebookcheck, it seems to have decent response times. The tuf a15's 144hz display

[azure pond]

@flat wind if you happen to want to do a sff flip, that case would be nice for one, and the rebate could go towards another part possibly?

[pulsar fable]

Cool find bacca, but I skeptical when it comes to rebates. Is cooler master good with their rebates?

[jolly inlet]

Limit one rebate card per product line per person.
You'd have to submit the rebates under 2 different names lol

[azure pond]

ah mb, didnt notice that

[pulsar fable]

Oh wow, this twin I have just showed up out of nowhere

How convenient

[jolly inlet]

Yeah amazing right when you needed them

[grand orbit]

to quote gina linetti - use the triplet excuse, that way you can use it twice

[pulsar fable]

Also another 4tb nvme drive for $160

[jolly inlet]

@quasi abyss Discussion goes here
You're right though, they make you cut out the barcode off the packaging to include with the rebate

And it explicitly says no photocopies

[azure pond]

ah that sucks

fixed in the message

still, $40 nr200 is pretty nice even if it's with a rebate

[jolly inlet]

Yeah still a decent deal indeed

[proper wagon]

Anyone know if that's a dual sided or not?

[pulsar fable]

...dual sided?

Not sure?

[proper wagon]

As in has chips on both sides

Low profile handhelds use only single sided 2280s

[fleet marlin]

Couple possible options: P3 plus (qlc) & kingston nv2 https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/z1i0e3/crucial_4_tb_p3_plus_m2_nvme_ssd_is_singlesided/

[fair moon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q_9LVW2Rl4

the E3 (IPS) is completely gone from amazon and Koorui's site lol

Only the E4 (curved VA) still in stock

[high radish]

deals are dry again

[dry flume]

oh wait

I might hav e a deal

https://a.co/d/cF3h4tZ

$119 for ddr5

[fair moon]

yeah that's pretty good

[azure pond]

it's super backordered and been at that price for a while

still a good price though

[dry flume]

oh didn't know

[fair moon]

oh yea 1 month delivery

[dry flume]

imma post it just in case someone wants to wait the month

[trim pier]

i’m willing to wait a month for that

[azure pond]

for an upgrade I'd wait a month

[trim pier]

or a 30 minute trip to and back from microcenter to price match it

[azure pond]

doing a whole new build I wouldn't

[trim pier]

^

i waited 3 weeks for an ssd only cause it was christmas.

anyways 2 questions. the 27q from HP vs the g27q from gigabyte.

[azure pond]

depends on prices

[trim pier]

2nd question is, how tf do I get people on facebook marketplace interested inside offers I make to them, like if they’re selling a 3080 for 350$ how would I get a chance to be sold that? (totally didn’t get ignored and have it sold to someone else)

[trim pier]

back during prime day prices 200$ for 27q and 220$ for g27q

[azure pond]

27q

[dry flume]

I wonder if there will ever be a good itx mobo deal

[light holly]

If x27q.. it has higher refresh than g27q. That said.. I have both and they perform similarly.

[trim pier]

just 27q.

[light holly]

Then I'd go for g27q

[trim pier]

but what difference does that make then if you were just comparing to refresh

the 27q and x27q literally have the same refresh

[light holly]

I was saying they had different refresh rates. I was comparing the quality of the 2 beyond the refresh rate. 27q and x27q have same refresh yeah, but quality is different.

[trim pier]

I see

[fleet marlin]

I still like my $175 x27q, hehe. Btw, amazon is often quicker than the 1month estimate says. My b660m was from newegg though & working good so far

[light holly]

Same. I've thought about swapping my g32qc to be my vert and my x27q to be main.

[fleet marlin]

If so, that would be somewhat similar to how x27q is my side vert w/ a 1080p 25" as primary. For me, higher res of the 2 is just more useful this.

[light holly]

Sadly, it's a little different for me. I have g32qc as main. Above that I have a 27" 1080p, then on one side I have g27q vert and the other side x27q vert.

[light bay]

Monoprice more like monodollar

[grave delta]

in 4 40 myself. Will see if they hold up.

[fair moon]

Still using my $0.10 HDMI cables today

Granted they don't get used for anything more than 1080p60 but they work fine for that

[light holly]

These are the ones from Amazon from like a year ago yeah? If so.. I sadly never got to use mine. My puppy decided they'd be better used as a chew toy.

[pallid geyser]

Dang

Well, at least they were cheap

[azure pond]

Technichally it's a cheaper chew toy than any actual ones

[grave delta]

The unlocked for 400 is a good deal too - though if you're in the US, tmobile is one of the better carrier options, and you have the option to unlock for free after 40 days.

https://www.t-mobile.com/responsibility/consumer-info/policies/sim-unlock-policy

[grand orbit]

Oh okay wow that's really reasonable

[grave delta]

That said, for $50 for known unlocked, I'd probably go with that myself, or just buy off swappa.

[cinder kiln]

Wow I didn't know this was a thing now. Guess they can't force it down forever anymore

Cos locked phones for a very long time had questionable resale or use without like, rooting the phone to reuse it

[jolly inlet]

T-mobile has unlocked their phones after they're paid off for a very long time now. You just had to ask before instead of it being automatic.

[fair moon]

It's the same for AT&T

Phone has to be paid off & if you paid in full there's a 60 day wait period

Instead of locking phones the new thing is to 'lock' you into paying for xx months of their cellular plan in exchange for a cheaper phone price

[jolly inlet]

Yeah this is how they're offering "no contract" plans. By locking you into using their service for a minimum of 1 year, usually 2, until you pay off the phone.

[tiny heron]

AT&T is 36 months to get full credits 💀

[fair moon]

Yeah that's what I'm doing rn. Got to upgrade from an iphone 8 to 13 Pro for like $300 though so not complaining

[azure pond]

So is Verizon now

I went from a71 5g to s23 for $0 on a three year plan

Could've spent $300 for the ultra but figured that'd be silly

[high radish]

ATT Sux

[tiny heron]

Can confirm am employee

[light bay]

Not sure I'd buy a pixel 7 for $400 tbh (and I'm currently a pixel 7 user)

The battery life is a solid meh and performance isn't anything crazy. If you're after those pixel specific features or os, then sure ig

I have all those weird battery using features turned off and my pixel still uses a good amount of battery while "off" just idling

[marsh sphinx]

I want 6a for $300

I think it's $300

[light bay]

I liked the size of a 6a, but it's battery life is pretty abysmal from what I've heard

Small phone with an inefficient tensor chip will do that for ya

[marsh sphinx]

I mean

I have a iPhone 8

[trim pier]

well the x27q is officially discontinued

imo atleast, all retailers have it sold out/sold by 3rd parties now

[trim pier]

👁️👁️

[civic sun]

how much did they list that for

[azure pond]

awww

[trim pier]

2300

[trim pier]

rip ikr

[fair moon]

Like the monitor?

Why?

[fiery zephyr]

eww

[trim pier]

it’s real over priced isn’t it

[fiery zephyr]

Yeah

[trim pier]

yes the monitor, the model is old, and they replaced it with a newer series.

[fair moon]

Huh

[trim pier]

it’s not the x27q anymore, it’s the 27q now.

[marsh sphinx]

Hello, how much would this used build roughly go for? GTX 1660 + Ryzen 5 2600 + 3000 16 GB RGB RAM + 512 GB SSD + Cooler Master RGB case + Arctic fans + Gigabyte B450

Thanks in advance

[azure pond]

400 max, and that's pushing it

prob more like 300

[marsh sphinx]

Got you

Thanks a lot

[quasi pasture]

lol this got listed recently https://www.ebay.com/itm/155661230342?

rare laptop

$1000

[azure pond]

@tawdry dragon thats a 12100f

still a fine deal just letting you know

[tawdry dragon]

wait what

crap

sorry

[azure pond]

they're basically the same cpu anyways

nah you're good

13100f is like 1% better it's the same difference

[tawdry dragon]

lol true

I swear I read 13100f tho

[high radish]

https://www.newegg.com/team-group-4tb-mp34/p/N82E16820331702?item=N82E16820331702

[pallid geyser]

[pulsar fable]

Again?!

[high radish]

Why not

[azure pond]

I ordered the m450, it's August 12th to September 15th deliver for me

It gonna be my new boot drive

[grand orbit]

thats an insane deal

[azure pond]

Yeah, and its a solid ssd too. Slow for gen 4 but still great

[jolly inlet]

Yeah more of a gen 3.5 drive but still decent

[azure pond]

I see it as an nv2 that doesn't have random controller

[fair moon]

Not a crazy deal but $45 licensed Xbox controller with hall effect joysticks and triggers, paddles/buttons on the back
https://www.gamesir.hk/products/gamesir-g7-se

might be wired only

[quasi pasture]

crackheads

[swift forge]

braindeads*

[quasi pasture]

The only DDR3 worth that much are Corsair GTX2's

[pallid geyser]

Only $800

Pocket change

[civic sun]

Yesi

Very cheap

[trim pier]

I thought this.. person was asking somebody to take their cheap thermaltake prebuilt from who knows how long ago away for free cause it broke, apparently they wanted to trade it for something greater and working

Then like 2 hours later, they ask me that 💀

[stoic crest]

what lol

[trim pier]

idk what in their mind would say “hey ask people for 5$”

off of Fbm with a listing that’s brain dead 💀

[quasi pasture]

@trim pier

[jolly inlet]

Good monitor, 240Hz and all that, great rtings review https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gr95qe-b

[shut spoke]

😂off Temu too

Don’t know how good it would be anyways though

[trim pier]

at that point just buy a 4k or something 😭

800$ is a lot

[stoic crest]

oled tho

whoa what

matte oled???

i don't mind some haziness if it means i don't suffer with reflections

[trim pier]

didnt see oled

[fair moon]

Yeah that surprised me too

[stoic crest]

matte oleds are my dream for pc and gaming purposes

hazy or not, i just want oled colors with no glare

[jolly inlet]

I see someone saw that J2C video earlier with that case. It's also worth noting that white is only $4 more.

[trim pier]

^ Also if you have a microcenter available like me, they will soon enough carry it. Submit a build onto their website, get a 25$ off coupon for anything in store. That's 50$ for a black air 903 MAX.

Don't won't have the base though, just as the looks of it.

[fair moon]

This is a decent case deal, no?
https://www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-focus-2-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352193?Item=N82E16811352193&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-11-352-193-_-07192023

[jolly inlet]

Yeah that's great for that case

[fair moon]

Only $10 more than the Focus G Mini

[jolly inlet]

Is it time to make a Wegg ESO guild?!

[grand orbit]

a what now

[light holly]

YES!

I am sooo down

[light holly]

nub

[grand orbit]

What is eso ree

[jolly inlet]

Elder Scrolls Online

MMO

It's free right now

[light holly]

What Fal said. In other words.. Skyrim, but online.

[steel wren]

👀

[umbral horizon]

But also not skyrim

It's more like...an MMO that got retooled into a single player game like Kingdoms of Amalur, but then that got re-retooled into an MMO again

[torpid night]

Skyrim is just Elder Scrolls part 5. ESO takes place before Morrowind (Elder Scrolls 3)

[shut spoke]

Indiana MC has the 7900x bundle for $460

[jolly inlet]

I'm just waiting for them to move out of Tamriel and get to Atmora, native home of the Nords

[jolly inlet]

ESO is the first game chronologically, taking place in the Second Era

[steel wren]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-homer-simpson-nerd-yelling-insult-gif-7884166

sorry i had to do it :3

still luv u fal

[jolly inlet]

I have not yet begun to nerd out on elder scrolls lore

I could go for hours

[marsh sphinx]

Cheese

[jolly inlet]

They calculated the actual carry capacity of the Dragonborn using wheels of cheese as a known constant

[steel wren]

yeah i thought the same... cheesus

[steel wren]

ok, this is a new level of.... you know what i mean

xD

[jolly inlet]

If you're curious with the default carry capacity of 300 and a wheel of cheese taking up 2 of that, and each wheel of cheese weighing a little over 70 lbs...
That means the Dragonborn can casually walk around with 10,500 lbs of cheese in his bag. (4762 kg)

[steel wren]

yeah i figured that much

using wheels in game but measuring as a real wheel of cheese

kinda nuts that a wheel of cheese only weights 2 units

[trim pier]

why is it only indiana having these deals

[umbral horizon]

Brand new store opening

Gonna go check it out tomorrow, should be cool

[grand orbit]

Ohh I've just never seen that acronym

[narrow bronze]

This feels way too good to be true

[cinder kiln]

No psu or ssd

Yeah it does seem a bit too cheap lol

[narrow bronze]

I recken he didn’t list the power supply

Cus he spefixally says there’s no ssd

[umbral horizon]

I mean that's not so bad even without the psu

You're still paying for the 3060ti name tho

[tawdry dragon]

It's a really good deal

[shut spoke]

Indiana MC haul (grand opening tomorrow)(didn’t get the LG oled everyone’s freaking out about)

Each p12 was $2

[pallid geyser]

whats the oled?

[shut spoke]

$600 Lg oled 4k 120hz

[pallid geyser]

ooo

[shut spoke]

Sold out apparently by the time I got there but saw multiple people with 1-2 in carts as I walked out

This beaut

Btw the 7900x bundle was only $460

Different from the listing in tech deals channel

And there we sooo many more deals

Inland ssd is only tier C but it’s $25 a tb

[jolly inlet]

Dang there's some real gems in there

$90 for 850W ATX 3.0 power supplies

$30 AK620

$100 360mm galahad

Wish I lived there

[daring depot]

Why do I live so far from Microcenter

[forest prairie]

because microcenter doesn't exist

[daring depot]

There is no Microcenter in USA

https://tenor.com/view/avatar-the-last-air-bender-joo-dee-smile-happy-gif-17283492

[jolly inlet]

There is no war in Ba Sing Se

[daring depot]

What war?

[jolly inlet]

Exactly

[jolly inlet]

@marsh sphinx I already put that up on thursday

[tiny heron]

Freedom isn't free. It's driving 4 hours to Microcenter. 🇺🇲🦅

[high radish]

Microcenter sux

[grave delta]

get out

[torpid night]

I’m jealous of the new Indianapolis location though

[marsh sphinx]

I could drive four eight hours just to save some money on PC parts

Totally not wasting gas just to save money on something else

[torpid night]

Plus possible maintenance on your car while you’re on your way

16-hour trip total

[marsh sphinx]

Perhaps

But hey, the fans are $2 off!

[torpid night]

Nvm that’s worth it

[high radish]

Don't forget about wastes work hours, taxes and paid roads

[marsh sphinx]

WOOOOOOO

[fair moon]

$4 I think. Normal price is $30 for 5-pack, no?

[marsh sphinx]

I had no clue NGL

I didn’t even look

Just made it up

[fair moon]

So yeah that's 1/3 the normal price

[jolly inlet]

SSDs just keep dropping, where is the bottom?!

We're already seeing a few examples of $25 for 1TB, this is insane considering how much everything else is going up

[unkempt obsidian]

I'd say we're at the point where, unless you need many TB's of storage, it hardly matters. It can't get that much better even if it's free.

[grave delta]

Incredible deal. And nah, 4k random read still has lots of room for improvement on conventional NAND drives, even as cpu single thread performance increases.

[azure pond]

S tier ssds hitting$35 and$65 for 1tb and 2tb would be amazing, and idt were far off that

[quasi pasture]

temtping tbh

[trim pier]

i have it for a backup, it’s solid

though i do wish i had a gen 4 cause of that .1/1 second extra speeds 🤪

[stoic crest]

nand oversupply

[olive lance]

Hard drives gotta get cheaper tho

[trim pier]

hard drives have a shorter lifetime though do they not?

cause isn’t the main issue of them having this disc that constantly spins which eventually burns out?

[forest prairie]

I'm sure there's plenty of room left in the industry to make them last longer

[stoic crest]

not burning out, just the motor and actuator of the read/write arm failing over time

more physical parts moving so more points of wear and failure

[trim pier]

kinda what area I was thinking except for burning out, I know some hard drives have the exposed side like that so

[stoic crest]

burning out is very unlikely

[trim pier]

and it totally didnt happen to my xbox one drive last october with practically all of my games on it 👁️👁️

[stoic crest]

unless you really short the pcb somehow

rip

[trim pier]

ya, it kept spinning even when the xbox was off.

and one day, it stopped spinning.

[olive lance]

No

Hard drives are still used in servers for archival purposes

Good drives like hgst/ultrastars last for many years some have had them last over a decade

[forest prairie]

Did you not try to shut down the machine lol

[olive lance]

WD owns ultrastar/hgst

Toshiba is pretty good

I thought it got merged mb

Seems legit

[forest prairie]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-america-chris-evans-its-just-not-the-same-not-the-same-different-gif-5294019

[olive lance]

I heard seagate enterprise is good but idk havent tried or heard much cuz everyones first option is usually used hgst

Ive been using an ironwolf 4tb as my nas drive for a little over 2 years

Been running 24/7 pretty well

Problem is i have no redundancy so im gonna look into some used drives

Used hgsts

Yeah

Ik

Yeah

Imma go buy some used 8tb hgsts that were in use for about 3-5 years

Should be fine

Used hgst such a good deal fr

8tb for $70

Yes please

Used for 3-5 years

5 year warranty

[civic sun]

I should really get a spare

[stoic crest]

I love hgst

They last forever

[civic sun]

I've been running 4 in a server for 2 years now

[azure pond]

@high radish thats a great deal

[high radish]

Yeah I think so

it's basically AOC monitor and I guess it's clearance

[pallid geyser]

Nice, perfect for a second monitor

[azure pond]

fine main monitor for super budget builds

[marsh sphinx]

I dunno if I'm weird but if I ever get multiple monitors I want them to match

[light holly]

That's not weird. Wish I had gotten all matching monitors myself.

[marsh sphinx]

I only have a single monitor now, but maybe when I upgrade to 1440p I’ll grab an ultra wide or two of the same 1440p monitors

[tiny heron]

The aesthetic would be nice but I don't need 1440p @ 165hz for chrome or discord 😂

[light holly]

I do xD

heck I even have a 1440p 165hz panel for HWiNFO and Spotify xD

[umbral horizon]

I wish I had gotten 3 of the same monitor

I have a 144hz 1080p monitor for games and a 60hz 4k monitor for anything else, but sometimes games don't listen to yhr settings and play on the wrong monitor

Halo MCC is the biggest culprit

[tawdry dragon]

I have a 1440p 144hz 32" monitor and a 4k 28" 60hz, and I have the same issue on some games, they just wanna play on the 4k monitor no matter what I do

[light holly]

The power of winkey+alt+arrow buttons

Works on any active "window". It will change which monitor it's displayed on.

[light holly]

@azure pond for 70 cents more you can get a 120 fan cooler AND argb

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Z7SKG2B/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A2SOZ46JN0X2C6&th=1

[jolly inlet]

Wait a minute... That's illegal

[stoic crest]

[amber kelp]

are any of these a good deal? I’m not looking for anything too crazy since I have a pc already. Just something I can bring place to place and game

[daring depot]

creator laptops tend to overheat faster than gaming laptops

[stoic crest]

as far as it goes

i think the aspire x is actually gonna fare the best

rip upgrades tho

soldered ram

[daring depot]

ah its (probably) fine

[stoic crest]

i would just get the tuf

plop ram in it

[daring depot]

pay attention to battery life btw

and weight if you care about it\

[stoic crest]

hm

there's better stuff tho

2050 victus for around 520

it's a lesser 3050 but faster than 1650

better cpu too

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-victus-15-6-full-hd-144hz-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-7535hs-8gb-ddr5-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2050-512gb-ssd-mica-silver/6541840.p @amber kelp

If this is available for shipping and/or in your local best buy, this is very good

[fair moon]

7535hs and 2050

like they tried to use the most obscure parts lol

[stoic crest]

7535hs is 6600h

just rebranded lel

like how i have 7735hs on my tuf

6800h rebrand

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-g15-15-6-fhd-120hz-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-6600h-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-512gb-ssd-phantom-grey-with-speckles/6510327.p

another option is this

[amber kelp]

Thanks

[trim pier]

ngl the W.D windbreaker is kinda cool

35$ too

[keen marsh]

If I didn't have an FV43U I'd probably buy that

[light holly]

I think it's VA too

[cinder kiln]

FV43U squad 💪

[keen marsh]

Yeah its an AMVA

[keen marsh]

Its the best

[tawdry dragon]

@azure pond you forgot to add a price

[azure pond]

Mb, just added, thanks

[tawdry dragon]

yeah np

[light holly]

$40 for this is a pretty good deal yeah?
https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-1tb-sn770/p/N82E16820250217?Item=N82E16820250217

[jolly inlet]

For that drive, yeah it's decent

Considering it's an A tier drive

[trim pier]

I really shouldn't buy it but..

[light holly]

That's what I was thinking because the MP34 is $40 atm too

[trim pier]

no DRAM in it though

I got the 670p and mp34

[light holly]

Is good drive. I bought one for my laptop. no ragerts

yeah mp34 is good too

[trim pier]

I don't need 3tb 😭

[light holly]

😛

[trim pier]

unless I change it to my OS

then mp34 backup

[light holly]

but you WANT it xD

[trim pier]

and intel give it away to a friend

but idk

I don't need it but I WANT it

[jolly inlet]

I do 😭

[trim pier]

I haven't even capped out my first TB

[jolly inlet]

I'm pushing 8, or if you only count my desktop 2.5

I'm running out of space

[trim pier]

what I should buy instead of that ssd

is their windbreaker

https://www.westerndigital.com/products/accessories/wd-black-windbreaker#WDMX054RNW

[jolly inlet]

I had to offload a bunch of my data to my home server where it sits on a 12TB drive, that's the other 5.5

[jolly inlet]

You'd probably get more use out of that

[trim pier]

I alr have two windbreakers though

[jolly inlet]

But are any of them WD?

[trim pier]

columbia blue and minimal leather, then one I got from chicago skytower

[trim pier]

no :(

the WD looks like the northface one tbh

but it kinda looks real cheap

like you can see the wrinkles

who knows till I buy it though :)

oh I have to make a sales inquiry to get it 😭

[jolly inlet]

laaaaame

[bitter badge]

Hmm

[marsh sphinx]

I will note that shipping prices may vary for the AIO I just posted in #tech-deals

[flat junco]

That makes sense, it was $24 for me

[pulsar fable]

Tempted to make sure my 5600 never goes above 50

[azure pond]

If it fit my case I would've snagged one for the hell of it

Could sell my current aio to make back most of the cost anyways