tech-deals-discussion

[trim pier]

got 2k to spare?

i gotta buy the pc, the portable power station, and the screen

[jolly inlet]

Try carrying a UPS in your carryon bag and tell me how that goes

[trim pier]

got bail money to spare?

[jolly inlet]

They'll just confiscate it if anything

Unless you try to swing it at someone because that would make a handy blunt weapon

[cloud hornet]

The Weird Plane People: "You can't bring a UPS in cuz its a fire hazard"
You: "I plan to use it as a blunt weapon so therefore it's not a fire hazard. Let me pass plz"
The Weird Plane People: "Okay you can pass"

[jolly inlet]

Alternatively, bring one with a lead-acid battery. You'll break your back with how heavy it is and never make it to the plane from how slow you're moving but you can argue the battery size rule only applies to Lithium ions.

[jolly inlet]

Oh and if you bring a big enough bank of lead acid batteries you might get a full 30 minutes run time out of your computer!

[grand orbit]

Have fun bringing that to class, on a train, on a bus, on a plane lmao

[quick stump]

Honestly I've seen better deals on Amazon.de in terms of specs but I'll think about it thanks

[grand orbit]

Alright, that's possible yeah i didn't really look in germany actually

[grave delta]

https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/nivida-gf8500gt-pcx-grafikkarte-pci-e-512mb-ddr2-pcie-hdcp/2513631867-225-8786

[obtuse sandal]

Im going away for school and I don’t want to buy this mainly bc I have a beast pc but its hard to bring that on the plane. I tried to look for gpu enclosures but they’re pricey and have psu I don’t need. Any ideas?

[grand orbit]

Well you would actually need the psu to power the gpu if you're using an enclosure, honestly for travel, laptops are easiest

[stoic crest]

yep

laptops are the best choice for that

[azure pond]

It's really pointless to build a mini pc to travel with, it's so much harder and the downsides outweigh the benefits 99% of the time for 99% of people

[obtuse sandal]

I do have a psu already that’s why I said I didn’t need it

Laptop it is then, gentlemen. Thank you

[trim pier]

did you guys not understand it was a joke? 😭

[grand orbit]

it just didnt have any basis or to be funny tho

[light holly]

It was very unclear. What went through my mind was that you thought you found a good deal, but you also thought it could be a bomb PSU.. almost like you didn't check the tier list before posting.

[trim pier]

I wouldn’t of mentioned the tier of the PSU if I didn’t check it

but I did

plus we know that B+ is usually safe and reliable for builds

C is risky, D and F are literal hazards

[light holly]

And that's what made it unclear. You mentioned it being a btier, but then threw out "bomb?" Like you weren't sure

[trim pier]

😭 oh my

[light holly]

😛

[jolly inlet]

That's more of a gen 3.5 drive but still good deal

[azure pond]

Iirc it's better than nv2 but far behind the p41 plus

3.5 is fitting

[high radish]

Rebates sux anyways

[azure pond]

Msi has paperless rebates

Don't have to mail anything

[kind rover]

funny. When I got my psu, it came with a $10 rebate for an msi gift card, never got anything (or my mom just threw it out)

[jolly inlet]

As with any rebate you need to follow up. There's a rebate status page you can check that'll tell you if it was approved and how long it'll be, estimated ofc

[light holly]

Oh yeah. I've had to follow up on my rebates. Sometimes several times on the same rebate.

[jolly inlet]

Yes some companies will drag their feet hoping you forget about the rebate while they hold it up for some arbitrary reason

[fair moon]

I don't need it I don't need it I don't need it

[azure pond]

I got mine for $25 on amazon w/o a rebate

It's gone on sale on amazon two separate times, it wouldn't be surprising to me if it happens again

[light holly]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-exactly-what-you-need-exactly-scolded-thats-it-plies-gif-15358993

[fair moon]

Stoooop

[light holly]

https://tenor.com/view/you-might-need-it-yogurt-spaceballs-youll-need-it-itll-come-in-handy-gif-24854460

https://tenor.com/view/emperor-palpatine-dark-side-sheev-gif-13110789

[azure pond]

@fair moon

[fair moon]

What

Oh ****** you

[molten halo]

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

[fair moon]

I think I have to

[daring depot]

https://tenor.com/view/hndrxxgoingbad-spongebob-idontneedit-thirsty-gif-23335795

[jolly inlet]

When do you guys think we'll hit bottom on these SSDs because they just keep going down

[fair moon]

Is the p5 better than the spatium from yesterday

[daring depot]

2tb for less than 1

[molten halo]

It’s gunna be like $15 ez np

[grand orbit]

P5 plus is cool but i really don't notice a difference from my sn550

[molten halo]

Tbh I thought we hit bottom when it was at 60 usd

[grand orbit]

P5 plus is like just under a 980 pro

[daring depot]

I think this is around their best price

Maybe 60$ for a good ssd 2tb

[grand orbit]

Probably 20-25/tb

[fair moon]

How's that compare to the msi spatium

[molten halo]

It’s great compared to it

[grand orbit]

The m450? P5 plus is better

M450 is like a gen3.5 drive

[fair moon]

Ok that's what I figured but wanted to make sure

[fair moon]

Ordered one, thanks

[azure pond]

Yes

If I hasn't just gotten the m450 which I already didn't need I'd be buying one

[grand orbit]

@tiny bane if you want to post a tech deal you have to give the actual link not a redirection, and its tech deals, journeys doesnt count since its clothing

[fair moon]

Shoulda held out like me lol

[trim pier]

tbh I think it’s gonna be like 30$ per tb for rock bottom

for ssds atleast

[cinder kiln]

$25(?) Or so

Msi spatiums go brrr

[trim pier]

i mean msi has everything as the lowest

[fair moon]

I wonder what the profit margin on a $30 nvme is

[cinder kiln]

It's getting hilariously close to HDD $/tb prices now

[trim pier]

you think about it, msi has like some of the cheapest lower graphic cards then here’s their ssd

[cinder kiln]

They're decent ssd's tho, they're mp33 tier

[trim pier]

AIOs, boards, and a few other things are expensive though

[daring depot]

If only man

[fair moon]

Msi does have some cheap gpus but it's the ventus/mech which is considered a pretty poor design

[fair moon]

We're already seeing them regularly hit $30/tb

[daring depot]

What I wanna see is like, that crucial P5 for the same, maybe 25$

[daring depot]

Well I saw

[cinder kiln]

From a few retailers too. Gamestop and I think MC also

[daring depot]

and I missed it...

[cinder kiln]

Sadge

No m450 deals here

I'm in silicon power lands

[fair moon]

I mean you can go for the p5 instead of m450 for the price of (a slightly expensive) coffee

[jolly inlet]

Worth noting that's the official zotac ebay store which is why they will honor full warranty

They have other good stuff in their store like a $295 3070

$435 3080, yeah lots of good stuff

https://www.ebay.com/str/zotacusa

[high radish]

why it shows 110$ to me

[jolly inlet]

It shows $120 to me, wtf

[high radish]

[jolly inlet]

Oh wait that's with the heatsink

$110 without

[high radish]

crucial took it personal lol

probably sale gone by now

[jolly inlet]

But yeah seems that sale is over maybe

The 1TB is up to $55 again

Or maybe it was a pricing error and they meant to do the P5 non-plus at that price

[high radish]

I bought p5 plus for 80$ from amazon before . it was business pricing only tho

[jolly inlet]

Regular P5 looks to be discontinued, it's not on their site and only third parties have it now. I'm still betting on a price error, like they meant to do a clearance sale but goofed and didn't notice the right model was already deleted.

[high radish]

[fair moon]

I assume the p5 is fine without a heatsink as long as there's decent case airflow?

[grave delta]

For casual use? Almost certainly

[azure pond]

Seconded

[grave delta]

These are kinda cool though https://www.amazon.com/Heatsink-Cooler-PCIE-Cooling（Black-Pieces）/dp/B082VTVP51

[jolly inlet]

It'll only become a problem if you're copying 200GB from one nvme to another

[fair moon]

Cloning my old SSD over would be more than that

[grave delta]

Yeah - if you do that every day, get a heatsink. Won't hurt the drive or anything, probably just a bit slower

[fiery zephyr]

Hold your finger on the controller frfr

Blood cooling

[grave delta]

The nand is happier hot anyway

[fair moon]

Yeah not everyday just once

[grave delta]

The controller will throttle itself at 90c or something

[jolly inlet]

It'll just throttle if it needs to, if you're only doing that once or twice don't worry

[fiery zephyr]

Yeah

[jolly inlet]

Cheapest liquid cooling setup ever

[fiery zephyr]

For sure

Place your palm on a 90c ihs

[jolly inlet]

If you burn yourself it might become more expensive though

[jolly inlet]

There's a couple men's sizes still there for the croc boots

11 and 12

[fair moon]

yeah my bad was looking at womens

[daring depot]

Yknow what, that Crocs deal is interesting enough

I need a pair damnit

[azure pond]

7600+mobo is same price

[high radish]

Hmm

7600x is 18% slower than 12700k at multicore

[cinder kiln]

Also 18% faster in games tho

[high radish]

Have slightly better singe core so

So still depends on use case

[azure pond]

It's as much faster in single core as it is slower in multi core... why is that slightly but multi core is major lol

[trim pier]

what about 13600k

I understand amd is more of single core gaming, while intel is all multi core

[stoic crest]

probably about par

in gaming

[high radish]

Btw can you link combo ?

[stoic crest]

multi ofc 13600k obliterates

[azure pond]

13600k is all around better

[grave delta]

5995wx

[azure pond]

7600 is 13600k single core, 13600k beats 12700k in multi core

[stoic crest]

13600k is indeed better, just not as cheap

[high radish]

even with one of cheapest mobo option it still expensive

[azure pond]

7600 is normally $200, and won't need a cooler this way so $35 saved on that could get you a better mobo too https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dnwy6r

[azure pond]

That's not even close to the cheapest option

[cinder kiln]

Need to go a620m my guy

[azure pond]

And pretty sure 7600 is $200 on ebay new

[stoic crest]

a620m is cheap and still decent

[cinder kiln]

A620M is like, X570 class of quality on the good boards

[high radish]

I don't looking for a620 mobo lol and it's one of chepest b650 mobo . if you want atx mobo you have to go like 200$

[stoic crest]

it's am5, all boards overbuilt

[cinder kiln]

Don't let the chipset name fool you

[azure pond]

K

[stoic crest]

unless it's the heatsinkless

[cinder kiln]

There's still the HDV

B650m hdv is one of the best b650's and it's 125

[stoic crest]

B650 HDV, ya

On am5 getting b chipset is almost pointless

[high radish]

Eww

I don't getting that crap lol

[cinder kiln]

Lmfao

[stoic crest]

it's not crap bro

[azure pond]

Doesn't matter what you're getting

It has nothing to do with your personal preferences

[stoic crest]

that board can take 7950x3d with no fuss

[cinder kiln]

Ur talking to a bunch of people who put aesthetics last in a pc build

Money in pocket >>>>>>>

Functionally that board is as good as the best b650's

[stoic crest]

it looks bland but works

[high radish]

And 7600 isn't 200$ even at eBay

[azure pond]

I'm all for spending money on asthetics if that's your thing, but talking price for what you get, the 12700k combo just plain is not great

[azure pond]

It was from antonline, but I guess not anymore

[stoic crest]

still personally i'd prefer am5 if it's for gaming

more future upgrade options

[high radish]

Was . Alright I seen good priced amd combos as well but now I just looking at todays prices

[cinder kiln]

Jfc the gaming x is 100$???

God damn am5 boards now cost as much as am4

[azure pond]

Ye lol, almost no point in going am4 anyways

Unless 5600 drops back to $120

[stoic crest]

ram is also like only $90 or so for 32gb

[high radish]

[stoic crest]

$70 if tuned

[azure pond]

Because 12100f is for budget builds, 12400f for in between and 7600/7800x3d for most else

[stoic crest]

The vrms might look the way they do but do remember that zen 4 is efficient

[high radish]

Why it have 2 chips without heatsink at top lol

[cinder kiln]

5700X officially dead with that gaming x

5600 is the last bastion

[azure pond]

It's been for a while tbh

With 12600k at $193 and 13400f around $200

And cheap b660s/b760s around $100

[cinder kiln]

I mean it really doesn't matter when you have 8 stages down the side

[azure pond]

B760m ds3h ax was nice with 13400f when it was $100

[high radish]

Yeah also 12400f was 170$ last week

[azure pond]

It's been $142-150 for a long while

$170 is expensive for it

[high radish]

Also newegg had 12600k + asrock z690 combos for like 260$ for few weeks maybe those combos gonna come back again

[high radish]

Oh it was 12600k

My bad

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pQNxFT/intel-core-i5-12400f-25-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512400f

[cinder kiln]

12400f is basically dead to me rn

[azure pond]

Ehhh

It's basically same price as 5600 now

Imo no point in going 5600 over 12400f anymore

[cinder kiln]

Ya but tuf a520m 100 still

And that can do 5950x

[azure pond]

Fair enough

4500 is also $75 and that's a renamed 3600

Which is nice for super budget builds

[stoic crest]

i miss $60 boards

[cinder kiln]

It's close but 5600 is like barely better cos the platform lol

[stoic crest]

jk i don't

those are utter trash

[azure pond]

Like $60 a520 with one and 6600 would be fine for a budget builds

Or used gpu

[cinder kiln]

You can also go prime b450m a ii for 80 as well with 5600

[high radish]

B660 hdv

Which overheating with 12400f

[cinder kiln]

Ignore that one

The am5 hdv is the only hdv you should love

[stoic crest]

i prefer pro rs am5

[cinder kiln]

It's quite literally the embodiment of minimum b650 spec

[stoic crest]

3 ssd slots on a620m

[cinder kiln]

And minimum b650 spec is super overkill

[high radish]

For AMD I wouldn't go for cheap mobo and cooler honestly. 7600x is hot boi . it cools down with 360aio

[stoic crest]

huh?

[cinder kiln]

Eh

[stoic crest]

7600x is easy to cool

[cinder kiln]

Disagree

[stoic crest]

and it sips power

[cinder kiln]

Even the x3d am5 cpus can run on cheap coolers

[stoic crest]

ye

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L2qYcH

[stoic crest]

$30 coolers

ez

[cinder kiln]

The ihs is thick af so therefore cooling is limited by itself

Whether you run a 360 aio or stock cooler on a 7600x you get the same results

[high radish]

X3d and non X ones have better power draw and cools better but older ones are heating as hell

[azure pond]

It's cool you can get performance similar to ps5/Xbox series x at $550 now

[stoic crest]

doesn't apply for the 7600x

[cinder kiln]

Eco mode exists

[stoic crest]

you can also use co

negative offset

[cinder kiln]

Frankly eco mode and co you get the same results as stock on 88W

Or 90? Or whatever the metric is

[stoic crest]

i haven't messed with co on my tuf

probably no need to anyway

[cinder kiln]

This is the hilarious thing about am5

That ihs will be the crutch for the platform's whole life

[stoic crest]

lol yeah

[cinder kiln]

So by thermal design it's gonna work with cheap boards and stock coolers for it's whole life

[stoic crest]

for the sake of fitting am4 mounts

[cinder kiln]

They can't pump any more power into the platform

Just look at the cpu popcorn

[stoic crest]

spicy am5 chips they were

[cinder kiln]

And it runs by design with a throttle management of 95C

[high radish]

reason I not building 7600x with cheap cooler is customer may reset bios later

[cinder kiln]

Zen 5 is gonna be interesting in that it has to show gains without any tricks

[stoic crest]

i mean

even with stock

[cinder kiln]

Still runs on a cheap cooler

[stoic crest]

a $30 cooler will do fine

more than fine

[high radish]

With 120 aio 7600x hits 95C

[stoic crest]

120 aios sucks anyway

[cinder kiln]

Well, no one ever recommends a 120 aio

Single towers are better

[stoic crest]

$30 tower coolers outperform em

and those towers aren't tiny either

[high radish]

240MM like 80-85C and with 360mm it staying under 80C

[stoic crest]

they're chonkers

and that's fine

that's by design

[cinder kiln]

360 is hilariously overkill for a 200$ cpu

[stoic crest]

doesn't mean they're hot

[cinder kiln]

You're spending $100+ for a 200$ cpu

[azure pond]

I've a 420 on my pentium

[stoic crest]

temps are just a number as long as the cpu is working optimally

[fiery zephyr]

Fire

[high radish]

Btw I got 2 doa 7600x recently so I'm just not huge fan of 7600x lol

[cinder kiln]

Insert intel 330W joke

[light holly]

💯

[azure pond]

I have it at 9.2ghz single core, so it's at 18.4 ghz multi core, obviously

17v

[high radish]

I don't remember I got any doa cpu before

[stoic crest]

like my laptop has diff temp limits with different modes

silent is at 85c or so i think

performance and turbo 95

[cinder kiln]

I've had 3 dead 12th gen cpus in my hands

[azure pond]

I've had a dead 3470 in my hands

I may or may not have cut a corner off of it myself

[stoic crest]

DOAs are annoying but they're very smol percentage

[high radish]

Yeah one 7600x was giving dram error . Tried it with 3 different mobo and ram kits and result were same. Another one had no any life. Cpu and dram light on and no boot

[cinder kiln]

Rip popcorn

[jolly inlet]

Statistically CPUs have the lowest RMA rate out of every component in the system

Just shows how your luck is I guess

[high radish]

Yeah it doesn't have lots of components that can fail often so
. All you have to do is test your die and ship it

Only few smd components around

[light holly]

That's cuz you destroy them

[cinder kiln]

I was just installing windows

[jolly inlet]

https://tenor.com/view/sure-air-quotes-gif-18226933

[brisk sphinx]

https://tenor.com/view/sure-sure-jan-heard-that-one-before-yeah-right-ok-gif-18084989

[cinder kiln]

[jolly inlet]

@high radish What coupon, I don't see it on that page

[high radish]

it's at 12700k page . Wait I'll add it

Coupon for 12600k, 12700k and 12900k can be applied to any combos as well

Coupons are one time use as well

[jolly inlet]

Nice, $70 off makes that a decent offering

[high radish]

Yeah also pretty good mobo

Can be used for white build

I think it's alright if I put my referral link there

[jolly inlet]

The line's kinda blurry there. I've seen it ruled both ways by the same person so I don't know any more.

[high radish]

I mean it's same product link just with referral I don't think would bothers someone

[jolly inlet]

The original rule was if it's an inline referral that you don't need to interact with then it's fine.
Then the same person later had us delete a referral that followed that rule.

[high radish]

Anyways if it's against rules just let me know. I will delete referral part

[high radish]

Thats good price for cpu but I still would pick combos

And btw it's 12600KF

[fleet marlin]

edited. great deal just for maybe someone like me to sell a 12400 or such and decent upgrade for $30ish net. btw I snagged the 12700K combo and small correction mobo is Force model. $70ish for that cpu alone is pretty nice huh. Now to decide on ram. I'm really lost on ddr5 stuff but perhaps ? https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr5-sdram/p/N82E16820374364

[high radish]

Oh let me correct it

[high radish]

https://www.newegg.com/team-32gb-288-pin-ddr5-sdram/p/N82E16820331748?item=N82E16820331748 what about this one ?

it was 85$ yesterday

it's 90$now

[fleet marlin]

I'll keep that 1 in mind, thnx. It's neat how some 1.25v kits aren't far behind many 1.3-1.35v kits. ddr5 prices also sure goes modest quick.

[tiny heron]

What is the best laptop under $500 . Sister needs one for basic web use and light graphic design

[azure pond]

If dgpu isn't needed this is decent https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-300/ideapad-slim-3-(15”-amd)/82xm000dus?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fout.reddit.com%252F&clickid=XGawgUQzBxyNWP1VA615nSEoUkF1pC31uVpMT00&irgwc=1&PID=2377341&acid=ww%3Aaffiliate%3Abv0as6&cid=us%3Aaffiliate%3Acxsaam

This is worse but about $100 cheaper https://progamerstech.com/product/hp-probook-445-g8-14-fhd-1920x1080-business-laptop-ryzen5-5600u-6-core-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-webcam-backlit-keyboard-fingerprint-windows-10-pro-renewed/

Sorry for long links I'm on mobile and don't feel like dealing with it

[fair moon]

Only $45 cheaper unless I'm missing something

Definitely snag the ideapad

Oh only 8gb ram :/

[tiny heron]

Thank you!

[cinder kiln]

That's a fabulous cpu deal

[high radish]

[cinder kiln]

Great ram kit. Only the vulcan 5600 c32's or the tcreate 5600 jedecs would really be a better buy

$85 and $77 respectively

So for $91 that's a really good choice, in white too

With the gskill heatsink that works, not the trident z heat trap nonsense

[broken token]

Im saving up for new pc lol, I should be good in about a month. However, is it wise to buy something now or should I wait for next gen graphic cards?

[cinder kiln]

Buy when you need, otherwise you will just spent forever waiting

Mid year sales have passed and black friday/cyber monday is a long way out

With the way sales cycle rn you'd be better off just starting while you need it

Pc parts are reasonably priced rn

[pallid geyser]

There’s new crap always coming out so unless there’s just something literally right around the corner it’s best to just go ahead

[cinder kiln]

I'd say if anything, wait for specific gpus to go on sale again if you were looking out for a 6950xt, 7900XT or 7900XTX

But apart from those three, everything else is about as cheap as it gets rn

Even PSUs are starting to creep back down again

[light holly]

just like you

[obtuse sandal]

guys i have a question

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006269/amd-ryzen-7-7700x,-msi-b650-p-pro-wifi,-gskill-flare-x5-series-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-bundle#tab-reviews-bm

[azure pond]

What is the question

[obtuse sandal]

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006544/intel-core-i9-12900k,-gigabyte-z690-aorus-elite-ax-ddr5,-gskill-ripjaws-s5-32gb-kit-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle

which of these bundles are better

[azure pond]

7700x

[obtuse sandal]

really?

[azure pond]

Mhm

Unless you need multi core perf

[obtuse sandal]

what about the motherboards

b650 vs z690

[azure pond]

Motherboard does not affect performance

Not unless it's so bad it vrm throttles the cpu

Which neither of those will do

[high radish]

For gaming 7700x for work 12900k

Easy

[azure pond]

The 12900k has similar gaming perf to the 7600

[obtuse sandal]

i see

[azure pond]

Loses at times to it

[fair moon]

7700x is also more power efficient I think

Lower tdp and boost wattage

[obtuse sandal]

i just made my friend buy the 12900k bundle 🥲

[high radish]

Multicore go brr

[azure pond]

I mean, it's fine

Not like the cpu is bad

[obtuse sandal]

didnt think 7700x would be that good tbh

but my friend doesnt really game

[azure pond]

Even with a 4080/7900xtx at 1440p or 4090 at 4k

It's fine

[azure pond]

Then you made the right choice

[obtuse sandal]

🥰

[marsh sphinx]

I found two deals, but I'm uncertain of one.
https://www.newegg.com/p/1TS-000E-14NK6?Item=9SIBMYNJXK1360
https://www.newegg.com/quiet-blue-asus-viewbook-pro-m6500qh-db51-everyday-value/p/1TS-001A-07N33R?Item=1TS-001A-07N33R

The description for the Lenovo ThinkPad T560 says it has RTX 3050, but the fastest GPU listed on Lenovo's website is the NVIDIA GeForce 940MX.

The VivoBook Pro 15 is the one I trust more, because I've found other listings with GTX 1650.

[brisk sphinx]

Yeah that Lenovo doesn’t have a 3050

That’s like a 7 year old laptop

[azure pond]

Please don't buy that

[marsh sphinx]

Which one?

[azure pond]

The 1650 one is OK but$600 and fairly often cheaper gets you a3050 laptop

[marsh sphinx]

The VivoBook on Newegg says $498.99.

[azure pond]

That's a 1650 tho

One sec

I'll try to find something around the $500-550 budget

This will need more ram, but https://www.ebay.com/itm/394783617216?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=voj3rzwwr32&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Ram is easy to add

Other option https://www.ebay.com/itm/126023980311?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=dfG8l4veT7e&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[cinder kiln]

That second one tho damn

[pallid geyser]

Feeling impulsive I wanna buy something but have no idea what to buy

What do I even need

[fringe olive]

Kill the impulse

[quasi pasture]

buy ddr3

[pallid geyser]

2 ddr3 sticks = 1 ddr6

[light holly]

Buy me a bday present 💝

[pallid geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/happy-birthday-gift-gif-25392958

[jolly inlet]

Well yeah when you strap a bunch of cinebench accelerators e-cores in where a regular core usually goes, that happens

[dry flume]

well I think it's time to buy a cooler

[trim pier]

This is..

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7YVYJy

tempting.

gf1 snow is a tier, gf3 is btier

[jolly inlet]

B tier is perfectly acceptable for that tier of build. Even C tier would be fine.

[trim pier]

true, though would the b660 asrock pro rs be better than that msi refrub?

[jolly inlet]

No Z690 will have unlocked overclocking, you'll want that with a K processor

If anything I'd go faster on the memory, $5 goes a long way there for a 4000 kit

Even better https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dqbTwP/gskill-ripjaws-v-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-4000-cl18-memory-f4-4000c18d-32gvk

[trim pier]

KF works perfectly fine right? F is just no igpu?

[jolly inlet]

Correct

[trim pier]

ight

[trim pier]

this isn't 5$ more?

[jolly inlet]

Yeah it's another step up lol

This one's $11 more https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dYXJ7P/patriot-viper-elite-ii-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-4000-cl20-memory-pve2432g400c0k

[trim pier]

ah

issue is

this is for my cousin.

I doubt he'd even learn about OCing

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PsHNGP

Should I keep it as a 6650xt or a 6700xt?

[jolly inlet]

The 6700 XT is a fair bit better, and should last longer thanks to the increased memory capacity

If saving money is the goal a Ryzen 5600 build would have identical gaming performance

[trim pier]

eh, it just looked super sweet at 750$ was all.

[jolly inlet]

In that case you could check out this $330 refurb 2080 ti, sold by zotac with warranty https://www.ebay.com/itm/385651440586

It beats the 6700 XT

Even the 6750

[trim pier]

250$ one in my area

EVGA xc3 ultra

[jolly inlet]

Nice deal

[trim pier]

been listed for 15 weeks

[jolly inlet]

Oof that's not a good sign lol

I'll just leave this here https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7NnHxH

[trim pier]

@jolly inlet

hope you can see it, but he has it to a 1000w

[jolly inlet]

More isn't always better

It's also on an open air chassis with an evga dark mobo so it's either an overclocker or a wannabe

[trim pier]

probably wannabe but otherwise that 2080ti looks good? ask for benches maybe?

also when you say the 5600 build has equal performance to the 12600kf build, you mean by cpu and gpu or?

[jolly inlet]

The 5600 is equal to the 12600k in gaming when using DDR4, and either will match well with any of the GPUs we've talked about

[trim pier]

but ddr5 on the other hand for 12600k?

is that like, get a 7600x at that point v

?*

[jolly inlet]

Yeah ask for a time spy bench and make sure they're willing to meet in person in a public area

[jolly inlet]

DDR5 gives the 12600k a slight edge in some games, but yes that's pretty much "get a 7600" point because the 7600 games like a 13700k

[trim pier]

ah

[fleet marlin]

Bacca -- indeed even cheaper for anyone else w/ prime card & 5% back ($7.50ish).

[azure pond]

Oh lmao sorry

[umbral horizon]

Is the amd cpu+gpu connection worth changing from an Intel cpu to amd?

[high radish]

No lol .you can use intel cpu with amd GPU without any issue

[azure pond]

No, there is no difference

Especially with a 12900k paired with a 6600, your cpu is fine with a 4080 at 1440p and 4090 at 4k, you should definitely upgrade your gpu first

[umbral horizon]

Tysm, I was worried I was about to chase a <5% upgrade for like $500

[azure pond]

Yeah definitely not

That $500 would be way better spent on a 6800xt or 3080 open box from zotac

https://www.ebay.com/itm/385898807669

3080 there

[high radish]

Be ready for loudass fans of zotac 3080

[stoic crest]

$500 is still $500

[cinder kiln]

I mean, first time in what, nearly a year? That we have a proper source with a worthy 3080 price

[stoic crest]

ye

[cinder kiln]

Who cares if it's loud imo

[stoic crest]

whatever aib it is, it doesn't matter

[cinder kiln]

Give us more cheap ampere

Cheap ampere is good ampere

[brisk sphinx]

I’m running 13900k/7900xtx, works perfectly fine

[high radish]

Everytime when I use zotac 3080 or 3090 for build I feel like it's gonna explode lol its fans running loud as hell lol it works alright tho but bit louder than others

[stoic crest]

a bit louder but very loud?

[azure pond]

foxy fast fans mean it's going to explode dude

obviously

[high radish]

it's not that loud but it's loud

if you sitting right next to your PC it's annoying

[stoic crest]

im confused with your description but okie

[mint ravine]

Can someone help me shop for a gaming laptop? Preferably around $1000 or less.

[cinder kiln]

Best buy is usually the best place

[stoic crest]

i can help ya

gimme a min

[mint ravine]

Thanks. I just don’t know what’s a good deal or not

[cinder kiln]

Under 1000 you'd be looking at probably 12th or 13th gen i5/i7, or Ryzen 6000 or 7000 R5/R7

3060/3070/4060/4050 nvidia or amd 7600/6800

16gb ram

1080p or 1440p 144hz

If you can match all of those criteria, chances are it's very good

Try not to hyper focus on brands. A lot of the current gen laptops are pretty good

Save maybe like, Razer

Avoid razer

[mint ravine]

I’ll go look

[cinder kiln]

No worries

[stoic crest]

avoid gigabyte g5 too

ones with 13th gen intel cpus

they're inferior to last year's release

[mint ravine]

Ok thanks

[stoic crest]

oh and i forgot

msi too, since they use insanely low wattage gpus with single fan cooling

[cinder kiln]

MSI is ok

Yes, it's low power but that's the only real caveat

[stoic crest]

ofc

the single fan is fine

but i can't get over the fact that even katana series lacks second m.2 slot

or it either has it in a very weird place with no place to mount screw

[cinder kiln]

Wot

It has a second slot

It even has a sata 2.5 slot

Oh maybe the newer ones don't?

[stoic crest]

well i meant the newer ones

[cinder kiln]

[stoic crest]

the 12/13th gen+40 series

[cinder kiln]

I haven't looked at the newer stuff

[stoic crest]

msi did funky stuff

[mint ravine]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-nitro-5-15-6-gaming-laptop-fhd-intel-12th-gen-core-i5-nvidia-geforce-rtx3050-ti-16gb-ddr4-512gb-pcie-ssd/6540566.p?skuId=6540566&extStoreId=1029&ref=212&loc=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-ORIjCu2QV-1zwxPAdXbu7Ker-v&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn8GCsY_QgAMVVSmzAB0-3Q6EEAQYASABEgLnDPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

This one ok?

[stoic crest]

no

[mint ravine]

Damn that was fast

[stoic crest]

it's got 3050ti

[cinder kiln]

Nah

[stoic crest]

you could get 4050/4060 for that

which are a lot better

[cinder kiln]

3050 Ti laptops make sense for like

$600 budgets

Not $1000

If at that, more like $550 but the world ain't kind like that

[stoic crest]

https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/f/2/csm_20230221_13175869_bf1d6ae624.jpg

2023 katana 17

it has second m.2 slot but

see any mounts?

none

gotta diy or bust

[light holly]

Double sided sticky tape

[cinder kiln]

Wtf is that

[stoic crest]

https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/f/6/csm_MSI_Cyborg_15_A12VF_Hardware1_7beb622e96.jpg

cyborg 15, aka more spensiv gf63

it has solder spot but no actual slot

[light holly]

Wtf is what?

[cinder kiln]

Sata gone

[stoic crest]

msi being weird

[cinder kiln]

M.2 out to space

Dead space left over for saved pcb costs

[stoic crest]

you can see why i hate msi so much this gen

[cinder kiln]

Wtf is that

Wtf is that cyborg why one fan

[mint ravine]

What’s a reasonable price of 3060 gaming laptop?

[stoic crest]

45w gpus

that's why

[cinder kiln]

750-ish

[stoic crest]

severely power limited

[cinder kiln]

Idk depends on the cpu with it @mint ravine

[stoic crest]

and cpu never goes above 45w

what it excles is in battery life due to its severely low tdp

[cinder kiln]

Alr you've made a convincing argument to me foxy

I should show you the 2021 katana

Wayyy better

[stoic crest]

yep 2021 katana way better

why did msi even do this

they're cheapest gamer laptops out there but jesus

[fiery zephyr]

I'll be the judge of that

[stoic crest]

they went great lengths to cheap out

[cinder kiln]

Who tf r u

Hi

[stoic crest]

https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/MSI/Pulse_17_B13VGK/MSI_Pulse_17_Wartung_4.jpg

pulse 17 2023

2500 euro laptop

[fiery zephyr]

Me

[stoic crest]

with 4070

THE BATT IS IN THE WAY OF THE SECOND SSD SLOT LOL

[cinder kiln]

WTFFF

[stoic crest]

this is what msi gives ya for 2500 euros

still plastic shell too

what a sick joke

[mint ravine]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-g16-16-165hz-gaming-laptop-fhd-intel-13th-gen-core-i7-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-512gb-ssd-eclipse-gray/6535496.p?skuId=6535496&extStoreId=822&ref=212&loc=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-ORIi7qBTjIzydxiBV-qQolY5wD&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjfr435HQgAMVywyzAB3ByQZ3EAQYASABEgJ-WfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Price is 1299

[azure pond]

Please don't buy that

[cinder kiln]

Too much

[stoic crest]

oh boy

[mint ravine]

Damn

[stoic crest]

welp i gotta really look for that laptop for 1k

[azure pond]

$100 more gets you a 4070
https://www.ebay.com/itm/385611135972?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Ok6NaWEKSPa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Or you can get a laptop that's just as good for much less

Or a better laptop (4060) for cheaper or same price

[tawdry dragon]

What abt this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/295816746418?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aNyH0Jn0TCK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=rfwtaxojsdg&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[stoic crest]

good but

liquid metal shenanigans

[tawdry dragon]

Liquid metal should be fine

[stoic crest]

and that's used

yeah but asus liquid metal job is poor sometimes

[cinder kiln]

@mint ravine https://www.bestbuy.com/site/gigabyte-15-6-fhd-gaming-laptop-intel-i5-12500h-with-8gb-ddr4-and-512gb-ssd-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060/6537013.p?skuId=6537013

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-14-fhd-144hz-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-16gb-ddr4-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-512gb-pcie-ssd-moonlight-white/6494633.p?skuId=6494633

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-sword-15-6-144hz-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-1tb-ssd-16gb-memory-black/6496176.p?skuId=6496176

[stoic crest]

dell g16 4050 is also attractive tho

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-g15-15-6-fhd-120hz-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4050-1tb-ssd-dark-shadow-gray/6541333.p?skuId=6541333

sorry g15 but still should be gud

ram will need upgrade tho

[tawdry dragon]

There's also this one, not as good specs-wise compared to the strix, but still good https://www.ebay.com/itm/204370273893?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=RlNVfTa9TVu&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=rfwtaxojsdg&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[azure pond]

I'd either get that g15 foxy linked or the 4070 asus tuf I linked

[stoic crest]

sorry but i think we're only looking for new laptops

[tawdry dragon]

Ik

I'm just looking at other deals

[mint ravine]

Thanks for the help

[tawdry dragon]

I'm not going to post used stuff

[mint ravine]

Is it hard to upgrade the ram?

[stoic crest]

not really

[cinder kiln]

That's a very good one

[stoic crest]

you have to unscrew the bottom panel

[stoic crest]

screen has permanent scratches tho

that voyager

[cinder kiln]

As long as it's not the dell, no

[stoic crest]

and a smol dent on lid

[azure pond]

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834156431?Item=N82E16834156431&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-34-156-431-_-08092023

[tawdry dragon]

Not much of an issue imo

[mint ravine]

Any recommendation of a good ram I should buy?

[azure pond]

4060 12450h $1000

[azure pond]

Budget, country, what cpu do you have

[stoic crest]

bacca

what did i just say about msi in 2023

they're all crap

[cinder kiln]

Those scratches look like marks from the keyboard

[stoic crest]

single fan, 45w gpu

[azure pond]

Ye, but a good bit better gpu perf for similar price is pretty worth it imo...

[stoic crest]

nope

45w 4060 is piss slow

[cinder kiln]

I-

I gotta agree

He not wrong

Lol

[azure pond]

Hm

[stoic crest]

it's actually slower than 4050 with 75w too

poor 4060 choked

[cinder kiln]

A simple 4800mhz 16gb stick is fine

Cheapest you can find really

[stoic crest]

doesn't dell have service manual for g15 too

[azure pond]

I didn't even realize that was the same dude who's asking about laptops

I'm smart

Lmao mb

[cinder kiln]

All g all g

[mint ravine]

@cinder kiln which of the two laptops you sent is better?

[stoic crest]

they're all good

well ignore gigabyte tbh, still meh

better to get dell g15 or zephyrus

[cinder kiln]

Probably the zephyrus tbh

[stoic crest]

funny thing is

[cinder kiln]

Actually that dell is decent too

[stoic crest]

40 series gigabyte g5's got rid of mux

[cinder kiln]

Wat

[stoic crest]

compared to 30 series stuff

yep, mux gone

[tawdry dragon]

Any good gaming laptops for <$400?

[cinder kiln]

Actually if I had to pick

The voyager

Or the zeph

@mint ravine

[pallid geyser]

Maybe used

[cinder kiln]

Unless those marks on the screen isn't dust

[tawdry dragon]

That's what I need help with

[cinder kiln]

It really looks like keyboard marks tho

[stoic crest]

welp it's 1 in the night

i better rest now

[tawdry dragon]

They're scratches I think

[stoic crest]

hope mp33 starts shipping tmr

they're keyboard marks, likely permanent

[cinder kiln]

They remind me of the same marks on my old razer from the keyboard

It looks very similar

They came off with a good clean

[mint ravine]

Thanks for the help everyone

[cinder kiln]

G14 zeph has just been a decent buy for a long time tho

[azure pond]

@stoic crest hear me out https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834156430?Item=N82E16834156430&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-34-156-430-_-08092023

105w 4070 msi laptop at $1140

Though 12650h is a bit odd with a 40 series gpu

[high radish]

Did anyone's 12700k + z690 force order shipped out ?

My 12900k orders has been shipped but newegg keeping my 12700k orders on hold

[grand orbit]

not bad, not as nice for the tuf with the 12700h deal tho

[mint ravine]

Can I ask in general is 4050 or a 3060 better?

[mint ravine]

@stoic crest would this ram work for the dell g15? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair-vengeance-16gb-1pk-16gb-4800mhz-ddr5-c40-sodimm-laptop-memory-black/6516932.p?skuId=6516932&ref=212&loc=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-ORIjEfymKjmYxtKR8d8QwTP3iI&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIivbz09DQgAMV-BezAB0q7ApdEAQYASABEgLArvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

It’s 40 bucks

[pallid geyser]

Shucks, $350 3080 gone in minutes

[high radish]

400$ 3080ti gone while my page loading lol

site crashed as hell lol

[tiny heron]

$220 for rtx 2080

[quasi pasture]

shucks

[fiery zephyr]

Why are these deals popping up when I'm broke

[pulsar fable]

Z20 for $40 on b-stock

[light holly]

Meh

[stoic crest]

yes it will work

[quasi pasture]

arent you always broke

[fiery zephyr]

I spend all my money on food

[quasi pasture]

[wide onyx]

That 7800x3d is nice. I find it annoying that newegg is selling the 5800x3d for only $30 less as a "shell shocker", yet both are marked down from the same original price

[cinder kiln]

The 5800x3d should've been that price for a long time

If not lower

7600 still clocks in cheaper with overall better parts and perf

[marsh sphinx]

Kinda wanna get the 12600KF while it’s $150 but unsure if it’s worth it on a Z790

[marsh sphinx]

Tempting

[cinder kiln]

Quite decent tbh

[marsh sphinx]

12600KF or 2070 Super?

[cinder kiln]

My guy that's like asking me if I want meat or veggies

[marsh sphinx]

I want both

[pallid geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/red89z-gif-22986425

[marsh sphinx]

Can’t afford both

So should I get 12600KF for $150 or hybrid 2070 Super for $220?

[fleet marlin]

yea, saw some reddit msgs of held orders.

[fleet marlin]

Z790 mobo already, interesting. Current gpu & cpu is what? I will say $155ish 12600kf is pretty solid overall. 12700k(f) now is another $60ish.

[daring depot]

Ordinarily I would say the 2070 super since classic goated gpu

but at the same time, that cpu is spicy

gpu new or B-Stock?

[opal flume]

B-stock

[daring depot]

another version of refurbished I believe

[opal flume]

Just stuff they have that is damaged but still meets factory specs

[fleet marlin]

Not necessarily damaged, but used & returns (also).

[daring depot]

hmm, are you planning on swapping cpu too soon?

I think you'll sooner change the 2070 than the 12600k

[azure pond]

Imo 12600k

Because for your use case I'd imagine you'd benefit from a better gpu instead of a better cpu

And 12600k for half the price of 13600k is definitely far better price/perf

Also, 2070s hybrid is a lil silly

I'd take the reliability of an air cooled gpu at that tier of gpu over a hybrid any day of the week

[fleet marlin]

Even just a 3060 ti (used) now isn't much more than that 2070S also

[azure pond]

Youd def be better off with 12600k+ 6950xt like you were planning

Or 6800xt or 3080 off zotac ebay open box

[fiery zephyr]

Once oc 2070super is the same thing lol

[azure pond]

Actually 3080 would be great for you @marsh sphinx

$435 from zotac open box

[fiery zephyr]

It's probably for his gfs pc

[azure pond]

Let's you play your older games without issues like you were initially worried about

It isn't

[fiery zephyr]

Gotcha

[azure pond]

Not if both oced

[fiery zephyr]

Pffff

[azure pond]

My 3060 ti gets very close to a stock 3070

[fiery zephyr]

SHHH

[azure pond]

13200 on timespy

Maybe 13100?

I got an Intel cpu as my timespy gpu score

Btw chillin there was a while I hadn't seen you here, you doing good?

[fleet marlin]

How about you? Working & gaming a lot. I'm debating getting the $156 12600KF & resell the 12700K, plus maybe sell cpu in username.

[azure pond]

I've been gaming a lot less actually, I've been spending a lot of time with my partner as they stay at my house a lot of the time

But overall pretty good

I got an old DS that works perfectly, I'm gonna look at getting pokemon games for it since I never got to play them before

First time having a DS lol. Also got a Gameboy advance, both for free

[fleet marlin]

Right on. Funny I say a lot, but actually only a couple hours each day from like 10pm to midnight. Ah, I had old school gameboys and pokemon games a while back. Need to get a DS or such and try em again. Good stuff.

[marsh sphinx]

Hmmm alright

I’ll order that today

[marsh sphinx]

I’m 90% sure there was non-hybrid 2070 Supers

But I just liked the water cooled gimmick

Just checked, yeah same price

But why is a hybrid 1080 $150?

[pulsar fable]

Nice

Is it the DS with a Gameboy slot in it or not?

[shut spoke]

Is the 7800x 3D worth selling the used 7900x?

[azure pond]

?

[shut spoke]

Like does it perform that much better?

[azure pond]

7800x3d performs i think 20% better in games?

unless you have 7900xtx, 4080, or 4090 I wouldn't go from 7900x to 7800x3d

even then, only if you're playing at 1440p and really care about the difference between 200 fps and 240 fps (random numbers, but you get the point)

[pallid geyser]

I was thinking about selling my 9900k to go to 7800x3d

[shut spoke]

😂upgraded so many times this summer I’m once again bottlenecked by my gpu

[pallid geyser]

Unsure how much of a jump that’d be though

[marsh sphinx]

I should probably get a 1440p monitor ASAP once I get my 6950 XT

I look like a loser at 1080p

I want a ultra wide 1440p monitor but not curved

Curved seems so disorienting

[umbral horizon]

It's a lot better for your eyes in the long run

[grand orbit]

Big

[grand orbit]

That's just not been proven lol

I hate curved it feels unnatural and looks distorted

[jolly inlet]

It depends on the angle you look at it, the size of the screen, and the degree of curve

Most of the time brands will use curved as a gimmick to sell bad panels more easily

[light holly]

Angel*

[jolly inlet]

I don't know what angels you're looking at but I haven't seen any curved ones, just nightmarish abominations

[fair moon]

In my experience your eyes adjust to it after a little while

[high radish]

With curved you actually see things more natural if you sit at right position lol

[fair moon]

I doubt it's better (or worse) for your eyes but it does provide a more consistent viewing angle across the panel

[fair moon]

For ultrawide you should probably get curved

Idk if they even make flat uw but the far left/right would look weird without a curve

[high radish]

Only reason I not getting oled panel because there's no 4k ultrawide curved oled panel lol

[grand orbit]

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#r=344001440&C=0

[high radish]

After using odyssey G9 I can't get used to flat panel again

There's 21:9 flat monitors but idk what's purpose lol

You probably need to move.your chair to check edges

[gusty river]

My 32” screen is curved and now when looking at a my smaller 24” screen I wish it was curved lol

I can’t imagine using something even bigger and not have it curved. There’s a reason movie theater screens have a curve to them

[jolly inlet]

I've played both of this week's free games before and they're both definitely fun games

[marsh sphinx]

Thinking about it I can wait until next week’s paycheck and buy 13600K over 12600KF

Contemplating what would be a better pick for a UD AX Z790

13600K is about $320 and 12600KF is about $150

[azure pond]

the single thread isn't hugely different

for $170 cheaper I'd 100% choose the 12600kf

hell at $150 I'd choose it over 7600 at $200

[cinder kiln]

And with a 2070 super for 220

[azure pond]

eh, they're upgrading from 5700

imo I'd go 3080 at $430 from zotac

[cinder kiln]

Oh then yeah 3080

[high radish]

Also don't forget about newegg combos if you didn't get mobo

[pallid geyser]

So, between the two, 7800x3d or 13900k?

Or wait on 14900k?

[grand orbit]

wait for next gen since youre so close but 7800x3d if just gaming, if not 13700k or 7950x depends on your needs

[pallid geyser]

I forget, is next gen intel a refresh or was this gen?

[fiery zephyr]

14th gen is raptor refresh

[cinder kiln]

Just gaming, 7800x3d

Refresh is a refresh, .2ghz more lol

[azure pond]

Core diff too

[marsh sphinx]

I got the motherboard but it'd be cool if I could find a combo with a CPU and RAM

[azure pond]

For 13700 and 13900

[marsh sphinx]

Much different from a non-Ti?

[azure pond]

Like 10%

If not less

[grand orbit]

i think less

[azure pond]

And that's if it's the 10gb model

12gb is within 3%

[grand orbit]

12gb is basically a 3080ti

[fiery zephyr]

Thought 3080ti was like 3090 with less vram

[cinder kiln]

It is

And a 3080 12gb is like a 3080 ti but not quite either

[fiery zephyr]

But

Isn't 3080 12gb

The same 3080 core

[cinder kiln]

Nope

[fiery zephyr]

Oh damn

Why tf is nvidia like this bruh

[umbral horizon]

Money

[grand orbit]

yes

[fiery zephyr]

Real

[fiery zephyr]

12900k with 6600 goes crazy

[cinder kiln]

Ikr that was the first thing I saw too haha

[umbral horizon]

Runs pretty nice

[fiery zephyr]

LMAO

Maybe he needed the cores

[umbral horizon]

I won it for free

[fiery zephyr]

Oh

[cinder kiln]

Oh damn

Bud just made 3 statements and he got instant clout

[fiery zephyr]

Real

[umbral horizon]

I bought myself an i3 12100 + 6600 RX combo and a month later won the Asrock 20th birthday

[fiery zephyr]

That's some combo asrock

[umbral horizon]

Don't get me wrong I love free stuff but between the 12900k, z690 Taichi Razer and ddr5 6000 ram and the 6600rx, one of these things is not like the other

[cinder kiln]

Ah

The taichi

Of course

[umbral horizon]

Then I had to deck it out in razer gear

Like I'm 13

[cinder kiln]

Are you 14 yet

You know when you realise razer was a bit of a mistake

[umbral horizon]

Psht, whatever like you'd understand

[cinder kiln]

Uh

[umbral horizon]

hair flip

[cinder kiln]

I like this guy

@grand orbit make him techie

[umbral horizon]

Sick

[fleet marlin]

Rvu is top tier though. They have some goodies.

[cinder kiln]

Oh yeah some razer stuff is great, like their mice for sure

I've owned a lot of it tho and there's definitely a lot of passes

[trim pier]

I have this razer kraken tournament edition headset since covid

40$, one of the clearest headset mics you’ll get for that price during covid

only issue i have with it is actually nothing of the headset itself, only racers software

[tawdry dragon]

Best buy had a wireless razer headset for $35 at one point, it was one of the best wireless headsets you could get at that price

[fleet marlin]

[vague pine]

@tepid vector try a different channel or in here instead of tech deals

[high radish]

Did your order shipped ?

[fleet marlin]

That's my pic up there, lol.

[high radish]

My 12900k orders shipped but 12700k orders didn't shipped out

Both says On hold and newegg rep said they're going to cancel

Since it's price error

[fleet marlin]

Yea the 12700K thing is wild. Few people saying order on hold or canceled & reps saying price error. At the least, $70 coupon was a mess up on top of the price. No doubt my luck was nice for a change

[high radish]

One 12900K combo with coupon delivered today another one is delayed probably duo tornado mess . But 12700k and mobos didn't shipped out. Had ordered with and without coupon but none of.them shipping out somewhy

That's pretty cool

[azure pond]

@lavish willow

@vague pine

[lavish willow]

????

[jolly inlet]

There was a spammer

[lavish willow]

ah. ok, fal

[azure pond]

Ah you got it fal, ty

[fleet marlin]

Warpig that's a good one order at least. $66ish above 12700K combo is mighty decent I'll say. Still wondering about swapping down to $156 12600KF but probably not the time/energy. Extra 2 Pcores will be nice

[high radish]

I'd keep that 12700k couse 12600kf + mobo alone still being expensive than this combo lol

[fleet marlin]

You're right probably better to keep both. Pretty rockin mobo too.

White ram ya think?

[high radish]

yeah why not

that mobo is pretty good . it's basically Carbon but white

[fleet marlin]

Yea & this is 1 that didn't even have a ddr4 version made afaik.

[marsh sphinx]

@azure pond, okay soooooo

I have a stupid question

Do places like Best Buy do price checks from online stores like Amazon and such

[quasi pasture]

Yea you can price match at best buy

[marsh sphinx]

So what should I say

Their website says the 13600K is $340

[quasi pasture]

You just show them the cheaper price on Newegg or amazon

[marsh sphinx]

On Amazon and Newegg it’s $320

[quasi pasture]

Yup

[marsh sphinx]

Only reason I’m asking is because it’d just be easier for me to buy the chip in store and not have to rely on a family member and shipping

Kinda why I’m also lenient towards the 13600K right now

I hate debit card spending limits

[azure pond]

Opinions on this? I know it's still a single tower cooler so it won't be much better than 214xt and other thermalright single tower coolers, but considering they're all within $3 of eachother is this better? https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BTpQzy/thermalright-assassin-x-120-refined-se-plus-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ax120r-se-plus-d6

[stoic crest]

probs better

but it wouldn't matter much other than lower noise i guess?

[fleet marlin]

This has a 5th pipe btw for $19.29 -- 2nd fan on a single tower doesn't do too much, especially if a rear case fan is nearby to exhaust air.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9Gstt6/thermalright-assassin-king-se-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ak120-se-argb-d6

[fair moon]

You could take the second fan off and use it as a case fan

Idk if it would work well as a case fan or not but for budget builds it would be good value

[brisk sphinx]

Not from Amazon but from Newegg they will

[jolly inlet]

They'll do Amazon at my store, as long as it's sold and shipped by Amazon and they'll include any shipping cost in the match

[marsh sphinx]

It’s like a $20 up charge from what I saw

$340 at Best Buy and $320 on Amazon/Newegg

[grand orbit]

It would afaik it's a c12c fan

[raw inlet]

@azure pond you can find similar pcs to those on eBay for 40 bucks or even less sometimes, I got a hp for 40€ i5 4th gen, 500gb hdd and 8gb ddr3

[azure pond]

That's a good point

[marsh sphinx]

$270 for 5600X and garbage board

💀

[fiery zephyr]

Yippee

[marsh sphinx]

The fact you can get a decent B760M board and 12600KF for that price is wild

[trim pier]

Asus P doesn’t stand for prime, it stands for poopy

you certainly don’t wanna buy Asus caca

[jolly inlet]

You know it's funny someone would call that a bundle, when it's the same price as buying the same parts separately https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r4Tb8J

[trim pier]

there’s cheaper for better 💀

won’t look pretty, but 99% of the time it’s either the other parts, the monitor itself, or the rgb your looking at.

[pallid geyser]

holy crap, that monitor deal

[high radish]

Never heart that monitor brand

[grand orbit]

neither have i, doesnt say panel type anyway might be TN but still decent price

[pallid geyser]

It’s ips

Says it in title

[trim pier]

max of 144hz, with a supposed/advertised 4 ms in over drive with a base of 12ms for response. ofc they don’t match up with how actually slow it is but still.

[grand orbit]

Oh I'm blind lol

[torpid night]

That 1440p panel is tempting

[marsh sphinx]

Went to Best Buy today, just wanted to post these as a meme

[high radish]

[turbid locust]

Just fyi to whoever is buying a refurb board, it'll most likely function fine but I'd expect something to be damaged

I got a refurb z690 a pro and the headless flashback button was broken

[trim pier]

Ngl, that’s a really good deal

but it doesn’t say what grade of refurbish it is

but hey that’s what’s warranty for, accidentally bent a pin? just say it came like that

[light holly]

That z690 tomahawk is gooood deal. Solid solid Mobo.

If I had the extra funds.. I'd nab 1 or 2.

[fiery zephyr]

And to say I just bought a riptide for 60

Wish I waited

[light holly]

To mention.. I was able to get a daily stable 5.4p 4.2e on a 12600k on the tomahawk.

[amber kelp]

are any of these worth it?

[stoic crest]

g14 and g16 are the ones worth getting the most

[amber kelp]

is best buy open box worth considering?

like would the satisfactory one be ok?

[stoic crest]

satisfactory is kinda meh

expect some scratches or scuffs

[amber kelp]

this one only has satisfactory for 810.99

would you recommend that or either the g14/g16

[stoic crest]

i'd personally get it as new, the g14 with 3060

[amber kelp]

may i ask which has better performance 3060 or 4050?

[stoic crest]

they're about the same

same vram amount

[amber kelp]

ok thanks

[stoic crest]

i prefer 4050 but 3060 could be better sometimes

less efficient but it has wider vram bus width

but on other hand, the cpu advantage of 40 series laptops does make up for the deficiency

[amber kelp]

what about this one? should i get it if its open box excellent for 768.99?

[stoic crest]

that's pretty nice too

open box excellent for 768 is great

needs ram upgrade but that's nothing too difficult

[lilac prawn]

It's an aight laptop

[lilac prawn]

Screen is the worst part of it though since it's the 120hz version

[amber kelp]

what about the other laptops i sent? any comments on the other 4?

[lilac prawn]

It will have a bit of weird latency when gaming and you won't be able to see super clear in bright light unless you turn on varibright

Oh it's Intel varibright doesn't apply

[amber kelp]

i kinda like this one

[lilac prawn]

G14 and g16

I like those the most

[amber kelp]

.

isnt this one better?

[stoic crest]

nah

not really

[amber kelp]

how come? i dont understand the specs...

[stoic crest]

this 4060 one has 2k screen

so it's gonna be heavier on the gpu

[amber kelp]

ohh

is it heavier on gpu even if i dont play anything but just school work and other programming apps?

[stoic crest]

nope

if it's for those stuff that's perfectly fine

[amber kelp]

How’s this one?

[stoic crest]

i have that laptop myself

albeit amd version with 4050