tech-deals-discussion

[stoic crest]

gpu could be either of those two

oh right, 4 days

aw

[tawdry dragon]

also keyboard looks a little worn

[stoic crest]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134702224652

there's this

pretty nice ngl

i got one myself, 2023 model a15

very fancy stuff lol

[tawdry dragon]

almost 6d left though

[stoic crest]

ah i didn't see the bid

my bad

[tawdry dragon]

just found a i7 9750h+1660ti laptop for $500, so not the best deal, but decent

[stoic crest]

that looks about right

[tawdry dragon]

And right next to it I found a brand new acer nitro with a 12th gen i7+4050

For $500

[stoic crest]

dang

link?

if it's legit just go for it, no questions asked

4050 is pretty good little gpu, i have it myself lel

[tawdry dragon]

no link since fbmp and will expose my location sorry

[stoic crest]

you can scribble out your location

[tawdry dragon]

you asked for a link lol

[stoic crest]

i meant like doodle over sensitive info

anyway

with price this low i'd want to meet up locally

it's just suspiciously cheap

these specs are like typically 1k

[tawdry dragon]

ikr

sadly I still need to sell a few things to afford it, but it seems to not be selling, as it's been listed for 2 weeks

[stoic crest]

sounds like it's a scam listing

[tawdry dragon]

honestly yeah

this is one of the seller reviews though

[stoic crest]

yeah no that's a huge red flag

dude probably takes pics of his new laptop when it was still in the box

but then acts as if he's sellin it at a huge loss

[tawdry dragon]

Anyways gtg, thanks for the help

[pallid geyser]

Nice deal on that Lenovo, we just got my wife’s pc from them and it came in quick and no issues at all. Fired right up

They did a good job on the wiring as well

Got 12700 & 3070 for like $800

[stoic crest]

Lenovo is basically the best oem prebuilt maker rn

At least gaming ones

[azure pond]

I wouldnt post individual amazon warehouse links since there's normally such limited stock, often just 1 or 2, kinda like posting individual eBay listings without multiple in stock

[trim pier]

First come first serve tho 😎

[brisk sphinx]

Easily the best one, except no XMP for ram

[pulsar fable]

Is it back?

[grand orbit]

thats a different pc from tech deals if thats what youre wondering

[fleet marlin]

$28.99/TB if someone wants to buy 3 x Solidigm P41 plus for some reason, interesting sale. https://www.newegg.com/solidigm-1tb-p41-plus/p/N82E16820329021
--Thinking about 1 of these for OS duty to replace sn550, lol.

[trim pier]

Ngl that’s a great deal for anybody building and selling

Like one boot, one family one misc drive, or an investment for each build

[fleet marlin]

it's gone!

[stoic crest]

rip

the price is gone

[shut lava]

That Jonsbo mATX case really limits you on CPU cooler height

[stoic crest]

but it's smol

[radiant leaf]

https://www.microcenter.com/product/667264/powercolor-amd-radeon-rx-7600-fighter-dual-fan-8gb-gddr6-pcie-40-graphics-card Powercolor RX 7600 is $230 now

[keen marsh]

Put a less spicy CPU in it

[shut lava]

No fun in that

[stoic crest]

not much of a deal considering 6600xt exists

[radiant leaf]

is 6600xt better

[umbral horizon]

Its a lot cheaper for a similar effect

7600 is like 12% better for near double the price

[radiant leaf]

wowzers

[umbral horizon]

I mean, it is faster

But you can save like 40-50 by getting a 6600 and then buy extra storage

Or a better psu

[radiant leaf]

I’m planning on getting the 6700

[umbral horizon]

Nice

[radiant leaf]

just cause of the vram tho

[umbral horizon]

If I could go back and rebuild that's what I would have done too

[radiant leaf]

is the vram worth it

i plan on playing on 1080p

[umbral horizon]

Well, kind of

Some games run on ultra 1080p and some need tweaking in the settings

Like RE2 remake needed some fiddling but then like Apex Legends runs with zero meddling

[radiant leaf]

ok

explain meddling

[umbral horizon]

Like going into the video settings and disabling some things here and there, or setting the draw distance down a little bit, etc etc

[radiant leaf]

oh

[umbral horizon]

Some games are fine and some still stutter

[radiant leaf]

aw man stuttering

cause of vram?

[umbral horizon]

But if you're shelling out for the extra vram at 1080p you probably won't run into that

[radiant leaf]

worth it

[umbral horizon]

Like with my 6600 games like RE2R or Forspoken stutter very occasionally

And I see in the settings it's partly because the vram is maxed at 8gb

(Partly because forspoken is garbage but still)

[radiant leaf]

is it like a 1 second stutter or

[umbral horizon]

No it's pretty minimal

But it's there

[radiant leaf]

oh ok

wonder when the a580 is coming out

hope it has more then 8gb of vram

[azure pond]

6600 is not worth it instead of 7600

6600xt, might be depending on price diff

And or 6650xt

[radiant leaf]

im very budget vram hunter

[azure pond]

6700 and 7600 are similar, 6700 only worth if within like $20-30 more than 6700

Then you'd want a 6700xt

12gb

Could find 6800, which I think I'd 16gb, for $250-300 used potentially

[radiant leaf]

eh

[azure pond]

Otherwise 6700xt used for $225-$250

Are you making a new pc or just upgrading gpu?

[radiant leaf]

new pc

first pc

[azure pond]

What's the budget for the whole build?

[radiant leaf]

gonna read the entirety of building a pc for dummies

[azure pond]

And have you bought anything?

[radiant leaf]

750$

[radiant leaf]

no

[azure pond]

You have access to a microcenter?

[radiant leaf]

yep

god bless america

[azure pond]

5600x3d mobo and ram bundle for $300 would be great, unless 5600x or similar bundle is like $250 or cheaper

[radiant leaf]

was planning for that

[azure pond]

Psu, there's a tier list pinned in #cases-psu-and-cooling

You'd want atleast a C tier psu, but I'd aim for A or B if it isn't too much more

[radiant leaf]

i have all the parts in mind

[azure pond]

Mind if I look them over?

[radiant leaf]

sure

cpu mobo and ram is the 5600x3d bundle

[azure pond]

Which is a great choice, 5600x3d is not super far behind the 7600, and is $80 more than just the 7600 alone

Depending on the prices on cases microcenter has, this might be a good option
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3ZVXC6

G300a is a great case just needs some more fans, and that 3 pack of fans is cheap and are good quality

[radiant leaf]

ok ok

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

aw man did I do it right

nope

[azure pond]

It's the link in the white or yellow box

Depends on if you're on mobile or pc

Mobile is white

[radiant leaf]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jd4yfy

[azure pond]

You can't mismatch ram kits, well atleast not unless you know the ram die matches

Ram die depends on manufacturer of the die, hynix, Samsung, or micron

[radiant leaf]

oh

forgot I picked the ram

[azure pond]

If it doesn't match, can cause issues and often won't be able to run xmp

Oh was that not meant to be there?

[radiant leaf]

yeah

mb

[azure pond]

Also you'll probably need a cooler, unless you have one already?

[radiant leaf]

yeah

the 5600x3d doesn’t come with the amd cooler

but I can order the same one on amazon

[azure pond]

Same one?

[stoic crest]

nah, you can order thermalright coolers instead

they're like $18-19

[radiant leaf]

good idea

[stoic crest]

stock cooler is loud anyway

[azure pond]

I'd get a thermalright silver soul 110 or 135

Or ft120

$29.90 or $35.90 for 110 or ft120

[radiant leaf]

is there a good cooler for 20 bucks

[azure pond]

Or $34.90 for pa120 se

I dont know how hot the 5600x3d gets

[radiant leaf]

should i look that up

[azure pond]

So normally I'd say smthn like this https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Js2WGX/thermalright-assassin-x-refined-se-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ax120-refined-se-argb

Foxy probably knows if you wanna wait for him to say smthn

[radiant leaf]

radical

[stoic crest]

yeah that's the one

5600x3d is easy to manage

[azure pond]

This one might be a few degrees better, but the extra fan doesn't help that much like a dual tower cooler does https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BTpQzy/thermalright-assassin-x-120-refined-se-plus-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ax120r-se-plus-d6

[stoic crest]

it ain't 5800x3d, the toasty boi

[radiant leaf]

got it

[fleet marlin]

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Assassin-Cooler-Heatpipes-TL-C12C/dp/B0B1D84DCN another option is skip 2nd fan for a 5th heatpipe. $17.90 currently (ARGB model)

[radiant leaf]

nice

[obtuse sandal]

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-gp-ud850gm-850-w/p/N82E16817233036?item=N82E16817233036&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-power+supplies-_-N82E16817233036&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-power+supplies-_-N82E16817233036&id0=Google&id1=19147136635&id2=141459495102&id3=&id4=&id5=pla-1675210658589&id6=&id7=9073502&id8=&id9=g&id10=c&id11=&id12=CjwKCAjwrranBhAEEiwAzbhNtYhCSB5okl8OuDCBP7VvRFRfBJuJE4OHjzB8_hPTQ0aUR671nQ_FTBoCny8QAvD_BwE&id13=&id14=Y&id15=&id16=639366602113&id17=&id18=&id19=&id20=&id21=pla&id22=8438988&id23=online&id24=N82E16817233036&id25=US&id26=1675210658589&id27=Y&id28=&id29=&id30=8007896776569781538&id31=en&id32=&id33=&id34=&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=CjwKCAjwrranBhAEEiwAzbhNtYhCSB5okl8OuDCBP7VvRFRfBJuJE4OHjzB8_hPTQ0aUR671nQ_FTBoCny8QAvD_BwE

boyz what do we think of this

[tiny heron]

I think that's a long ah link

[obtuse sandal]

get over it young lady

[tiny heron]

😂

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tWMTwP/cooler-master-mwe-gold-850-v2-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpe-8501-afaag-us

this would be better

or https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CFbCmG/adata-xpg-core-reactor-850-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-corereactor850g-bkcus

[neon minnow]

I’m gonna buy a 1tb ssd

[azure pond]

country?

[zenith tartan]

@foggy coral Your new ad that just came out lists a $999 sapphire card at $20, someone reversed the discount amount and discounted price values

[neon minnow]

USA

[azure pond]

use case?

gaming?

[grand orbit]

Afaik that's b tier

[marsh sphinx]

haha i saw that and I was so lost

[neon minnow]

Game Storage

[marsh sphinx]

on the cite it is regular price though

no discount

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XzgFf7/msi-spatium-m450-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-sm450n1tb

[zenith tartan]

you have to use the promo code

[neon minnow]

Bet, thanks

[marsh sphinx]

wait so it is actually listed at the rpice?

[zenith tartan]

no, thats how i found out that the values were switched, the discount is $20 off the 999

[foggy coral]

@zenith tartan @marsh sphinx Thanks for getting this to my attention! I'm looking into this with our Marketing Team at the moment. Sorry about that!

[zenith tartan]

I mean, ive got $20 if you wanna honor it

[marsh sphinx]

yeah thats what happened

[marsh sphinx]

fr lmao

actual price is alright

[marsh sphinx]

I never tried buying something that quick lmao

not that I need it but like

$20

[zenith tartan]

I'm not going to say I googled to see if I could force a company to honor clearly mislabled pricing, but I'm also not not saying that

[stoic crest]

Newegg and their price errors

Same old, same old

[narrow bronze]

I’m bouta just pull the trigger on the 7800x3d

Lmfao

[stoic crest]

honestly no

unless you slap a 4090 in or something

[azure pond]

with a 7700x and 3080, unless you're playing like esports at 1080p you're gpu bound

[stoic crest]

if you want a spicier upgrade, i'd suggest waiting for 8800x3d or whatever

[narrow bronze]

Yea I’m more of 1080p esports guy

I used my friends 1440 180hz moniter didn’t really feel like the different was good enough for me

[tiny dirge]

ayo

@stoic crest ^

thoughts

#tech-deals

[grand orbit]

That 6800xt is normal pricing

[tiny dirge]

its 50 dollars cheaper compared to newegg

unless its this code applied on amazon

[grand orbit]

The asrock 6800xt has been 500 for months

Hence normal pricing

[grand orbit]

That "sale" has been going on and off for literally months very consistently on tho

[silver remnant]

Limited-time deal: Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W https://a.co/d/fZ4zcLe

is this a good deal?

55% off

[stoic crest]

Ehh no

13600K is the same price

[silver remnant]

is the 13600k better?

[stoic crest]

Overall in all ways

Not really in multi core but both has a lot of cores to begin with

[grand orbit]

btw we generally list the price of the deal as well in tech deals

huge single core advantage, think its about equal in multi

[stoic crest]

ye

[grand orbit]

13600k is a bit weaker

[radiant leaf]

new egg labor day thingy majig yay

[silver remnant]

So if i’m building a new super computer

what cpu should I get

Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache,up to 5.1 GHz ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard(PCIe 5.0,DDR5,16+1) https://a.co/d/6R3qZ0S

this bundle seem valid

[high radish]

Umm would go for this one instead

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4562477&isPLP=true

Z790

Or even cheaper mobo

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4562426&isPLP=true

[radiant leaf]

tasty deals

[azure pond]

You cannot build a super computer

What are you using your pc for

And what is your budget

[silver remnant]

i’m just buying part by part so i don’t really have a crazy budget but i’m willing to drop like 300-350 on cpu

gpu hopefully can get a great one for 500-600

[azure pond]

You don't wanna buy part by part, because if something is dead on arrival you won't know until you have everything

[silver remnant]

that bundle looks enticing tbh

[azure pond]

And by then you'll be out of return window

[silver remnant]

true

[azure pond]

That bundle is not great

Are you gaming?

[silver remnant]

ya gaming

[azure pond]

Then one sec

7600 matches the 13600k in gaming https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7FwrTn

That's also cheaper than the 13600k bundle and it includes ram

And won't need a separate cooler, the stock cooler that the 7600 comes with is fine for the 7600

[silver remnant]

is that the correct link

[civic sun]

I'd always recommend waiting until you have enough to buy a functional pc for return windows and you don't want it so by the time you have the pc running new components come out that outperform the one you purchased for the same price

[azure pond]

Yes?

[grand orbit]

You are not building a super computer i fsn tell you that anyway, they're like multimillion dollar servers that Nvidia and the likes have

[azure pond]

^

[silver remnant]

I know you know what i meant tho

[azure pond]

But anyways

[silver remnant]

my current pc is a r9 fury sapphire with a i5 7600k

[azure pond]

13600k doesn't make sense to buy if you're gaming

[radiant leaf]

what

[azure pond]

Oh so you already have a pc, that makes this make more sense buying part by part

Do you know what power supply and storage you have?

[grand orbit]

1st ones crap, 2nd is decent

[high radish]

Hmm 7600 is 25% slower than 13600k probably not matters for gaming but just to mention

[azure pond]

That is multi core.

[silver remnant]

EVGA 850 GQ 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply

[azure pond]

That's a decent enough psu, depending on gpu you get you might want to change it in the future but for now it's fine

Oh also what case do you have?

[grand orbit]

In gaming they're basically identical tho

Or better

[high radish]

Yeah . I think they have Similar single core . But at multicore 13600k is way better

[azure pond]

Yes but that is irrelevant for this conversation

[grand orbit]

Well yeah but that doesn't matter for a gaming oc

[high radish]

Anyways there was good 7600 bundles at newegg but now can't find one

[azure pond]

Saying "the 7600 is 25% slower than the 13600k" is extremely misleading in this conversation

[high radish]

Sry. Forgot to mention at multicore

[silver remnant]

I heard amd cpus are trash

[grand orbit]

Maybe hop over to #building-and-recc-chat everyone

[high radish]

Imagine buying kaboom cpu

[radiant leaf]

what is kaboom cpu

[high radish]

Amd CPUs

[radiant leaf]

whatt no way

[high radish]

Some of them explodes lol

[radiant leaf]

well atleast its some

[silver remnant]

i think ima go with one of those 1300k bundles

[grand orbit]

Over to #building-and-recc-chat please

[azure pond]

K.

[fair moon]

@grand orbit they've gotta get a few more people to buy MW2022 right before mw2023 releases haha

[grand orbit]

exactly lol

[fair moon]

Modern warfare 2.5

Should be a DLC at most smh

[keen marsh]

Its a different game. Not a DLC.

[quasi pasture]

They are, all of them

(JK I daily a 7700x)

[cinder kiln]

Lol beat me to it

[quasi pasture]

[tawdry dragon]

Alright, I know I was asking for a $500 laptop a few days ago, but since then I've increased my budget and want to see what my options are. I'm looking for a $800-1000 ($1000 being the absolute max) gaming laptop used mainly for gaming when I'm not able to use my pc. Playing apex legends, forza horizon 5, cod mwII, and some other lower end games, at whatever the native laptop display resolution is at the highest settings I can play at 120 fps avg. Size, weight, looks, and noise don't matter to me.

Or I could just hold out until black friday to see if there are any good deals then.

[radiant leaf]

i mean it’s Labor Day sales time

so you might have a good chance rn

[tawdry dragon]

honestly I haven't seen any good sales, but I did find a pretty good used alienware

this is the deal https://www.ebay.com/itm/195955072778

not too good of a deal, but one of the better ones I've found. Especially with that 1440p 240hz display

[tawdry dragon]

I alr have a good PC, and I game off my PC all the time, along with the fact that the cheap laptop can barely connect to an external monitor.

*the cheap laptop that I have

[cinder kiln]

it's cheap

a cheap laptop

did I tell you about my cheap laptop? It's very cheap

[radiant leaf]

is it cheap

[tawdry dragon]

to be fair, the specs aren't bad, I'm just upgrading because of the atrocious 512mb vram

[marsh sphinx]

I heard his laptop was cheap though

[grand orbit]

For 1k I've seen better, new from best buy tbh

[tawdry dragon]

I've been looking for a while and haven't seen much better (4070 performs the same without fg on to the 3070 ti)

[grand orbit]

Yeah there was a 4070 tuf on best buy for 1k, way nicer laptop then the Alienware one too

[tawdry dragon]

What was the display?

[grand orbit]

Ah no longer on sale, it was a 15.6" 144hz ips i think

[tawdry dragon]

Honestly build quality is the least of my concerns, so if the main specs (cpu, GPU, display) are better then anything else at that price, I'll get it

[cinder kiln]

1080p display if I'm remembering the same one

[tawdry dragon]

Noise, build rigidity, looks, keyboard, and trackpad do not matter to me, as long as they're functional it's fine with me

[grand orbit]

Well that generally includes cooling as well and stuff so that's a bit important

[cinder kiln]

Pretty good mindset, same tbh

[tawdry dragon]

And if it doesn't overheat, ofc

[tawdry dragon]

The Alienware is 1440p 240hz so

[cinder kiln]

1080p is fine for 15"

Tbh I can barely see the difference between my 1080p 15" and my 4k 17"

[grand orbit]

This ain't bad at all
https://www.newegg.com/obsidian-black-acer-nitro-5-an515-46-r5xn-gaming/p/N82E16834360253?item=N82E16834360253&itemPosition=1-12&exactIndex=0&isPLP=true

1440p on a laptop is a bit of a waste imo

[tawdry dragon]

Ik, there was also a r9 5900hx version with a 1080p 360hx display, although the GPU was just a 3070 for the same price

[cinder kiln]

That's a good one

[grand orbit]

6800h is better

6800h is very nice cpu

[cinder kiln]

Yes

I simp it lmao

[tawdry dragon]

Ngl I might get that, but is it better just to wait for black Friday?

[cinder kiln]

Possibly? That's a magic 8 ball question

Tech continues to creep down, just a matter of when you need it imo

[tawdry dragon]

From what I remember, it's only expensive laptops got any substantial price drop, and even then the price was still high

[cinder kiln]

I remember last black friday, GPUs were getting mad cheap as well as CPUs, but most of anything else was insignificant

PSU?

[tawdry dragon]

There might be a sale on something you bought, except its 20% off what you bought it for 2 months later

[cinder kiln]

Yes but again, magic 8 ball question

[tawdry dragon]

Laptops are always something I'm unsure about

[cinder kiln]

If the price is good now it's possible it could be way better later or arguably even worse

Laptops used to be at one point, 650 for a 3060m

Which was insane

We haven't dropped again ever to that point

[tawdry dragon]

I'll keep a look out for the next week or two on the local market to see if there are any new laptop deals

[cinder kiln]

Sounds good

Just don't wait too long, you'll get caught in a loop lol

[tawdry dragon]

If I see an insane deal I'll jump on it.

[silver remnant]

who got better deals newegg or micro center

[azure pond]

Microcenter but it varies

Newegg might have some deals that are better randomly but overall microcenter

[grand orbit]

Most of microcenters are in store only tho

[civic sun]

generally prices fluctuate between platforms. you just have to stay on top of it to see what platform has the best price for that item

[fair moon]

@tight blade there are cheaper 3060s than that. And for $270 you could get an rx6700. Or a 6650xt, 6600xt, or 6600

If someone is absolutely completely dead set on Nvidia they should spend the extra $25 on this https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NJvdnQ/pny-verto-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-lhr-8-gb-video-card-vcg3060t8ldfbpb1

[azure pond]

^

[grand orbit]

Ffs that's 4060 price lol even if you where to do silly Nvidia comparison

[azure pond]

Tbh $320 3060 ti isn't really bad compared to $330 6700xt, the less vram is the main thing I'd consider

[grand orbit]

THE 4060 IS 5$ CHEAPER

[azure pond]

I've not heard much about the 4060

I'm assuming it's far worse than 3060 ti lol

Considering 4060 ti is a renamed 3060 ti

[fair moon]

I didn't even consider it, oops

[grand orbit]

I didn't bother watching the reviews, knew it was gonna be crap value

[grand orbit]

Same

[stoic crest]

it is a renamed 4060

3060*

the 4060

same, if not worse perf than 3060

[fair moon]

Looks like 3060ti is maybe 13% faster than the 4060 so the gap is less than the 3060

[stoic crest]

err, how would the gap lessen when the 4060 performs the same as 3060?

[fair moon]

Because it doesn't? https://youtu.be/R_wfUTlf5Ns?si=yXstqt442r_9zA7X

Granted it's a small difference

[light bay]

(I'm using a 4060 right now) I'm being insulted

[high radish]

I using 4060 laptop

[light bay]

Same here

[azure pond]

I'm using a 4060 phone

[high radish]

4060 on laptop is decent actually

[light bay]

It really is

Add it with a ryzen and you have a really efficient laptop

I get around 10 hours of casual schoolwork and a little cad out of mine

[grand orbit]

4060 laptop, good, 4060 desktop way to close to 3060 perf

[light bay]

For sure

[high radish]

Yeah my laptop have 7840hs and it stays up over 6hours while working on

[light bay]

What laptop? I have the g14 with the 7940hs

[high radish]

Lenovo loq15

[light bay]

Nice

[high radish]

This one but slapped 32gb ram 2tb ssd

[light bay]

Yeah that's not bad at all

I paid a couple hundred more for my g14

[high radish]

Build quality is not great but using it gentle anyways

[light bay]

That's what kinda pushed me off of getting one of those

I carry mine around basically all day for college so I wanted something well built

Just wish Asus sold the g14 in black in the model I wanted in the us

[high radish]

I using laptop for work . Doing easy works on laptop when I'm outside it's pretty powerful and have decent battery life

[radiant leaf]

is a 6750 xt for 340 good

[pulsar fable]

It may be a Lenovo prebuilt based off of an office computer, but a 12700 and a 3060 12gb for $550...

[radiant leaf]

radical

[azure pond]

If new sure

[azure pond]

Good deal

6750xt is a bit better than 3070

I shoulda swapped the order I sent those messages

[pulsar fable]

It's already in #tech-deals-discussion you posted it

[azure pond]

Oh is it back in stock now?

[pulsar fable]

Yep

Was just about to say

[azure pond]

Just posted a message, thanks

[azure pond]

Just realized I didn't post a price in my initial message

Added it

[pulsar fable]

Oh slight change in price. Since I had the think marked as "look at later", Lenovo have an extra 7% off

So it's $595 for everyone else.

[azure pond]

Ah alr

Still a good deal

[pulsar fable]

Who knows, maybe favorite it and you got an extra $50 off

[azure pond]

Best pre built below like $850 or so tbh

That's decent quality

[pulsar fable]

it is a bit hard telling myself my 5700xt and 5600 is good enough with a price like that

Especially that 12gb vram 👀

[azure pond]

5700xt beats 3060 tho

[pulsar fable]

In games

[azure pond]

Not by much but it does

Ah you do other stuff?

[pulsar fable]

I dabble in ai

Good luck trying to get ai to work on amd

[azure pond]

Ahh ok

Used 3060 12gb you could probably get for $200 or less tho

Still, I'm assuming you'd benefit from the far better multi core cpu perf?

[pulsar fable]

Probably

I mean a 5600 is ok but a 12700, I assume, would be better

[azure pond]

One sec lemme find a comparison

I think its similar to a 5900x in multicore

[fiery zephyr]

The 12700k is

I don't know if the 12700 is any worse

[fiery zephyr]

I also had to oc to beat my 5900x score

[azure pond]

Yeah nah 12700 is worse

But you could unlock pl potentially, im not sure if the motherboard would let you

That would make a noticeable difference if you could

[grand orbit]

It's a bit cheaper than normal for new but they've been available for like 360 for a while new

[pulsar fable]

There's some difference

[grand orbit]

Cpu is hardly ever used in ai anyway

12700 is no way 20% better in single core

Than a 5600

[pulsar fable]

I'm just showing what passmark shows

I can't validate the results

[fiery zephyr]

Idk why I always use cinebench 💀

It's just what I have knowledge of

I've never looked into the scoring of other cpu benchmarks

It helps that I've used both chips and benched then with cinebench ig

[grand orbit]

On avg it's about 12-16% from GN tests in games , more than i thought tho

[pulsar fable]

Huh, interesting

[grand orbit]

except in CSGO because they love amd cpus

[fiery zephyr]

You know what else loves amd

7zip

[grand orbit]

and COD, gpu wise anyway

[pulsar fable]

Well it doesn't crash with my 5700xt and I can run low-mid at 1440p 70fps

So I guess so

[fiery zephyr]

https://www.newegg.com/xfx-rx-665x8dfdy/p/N82E16814150870?Item=9SIAD2CJEK7016

Id rather this

comes with starfield too

[azure pond]

Ntb tbh

Though I'd check seller

[tawdry dragon]

it looks like micro center added a new 12900k motherboard bundle

[radiant leaf]

pretty cool

[tawdry dragon]

I honestly want it, sadly I live over 1000 miles from one

[azure pond]

Nice prices tbh

7700x bundle at same price or $50 more worth it over it if gaming tho

[tawdry dragon]

I just want more cores honestly, since my current cpu is doing just fine with gaming, not so much with video editing.

[tawdry dragon]

it's alright

[radiant leaf]

im thinking about it

[tawdry dragon]

you're just saving a bit on the motherboard

do you have a microcenter near you?

[radiant leaf]

yea

oh I found another one

[tawdry dragon]

then this would be a better option imo, but $100 more https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006465/intel-core-i7-12700k,-msi-z690-a-pro-wifi-ddr4,-gskill-ripjaws-v-16gb-ddr4-3200-kit,-computer-build-bundle

so maybe not

nvm don't get that one, there's a better amd one for $50 more. this would probably be best for you https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006542/amd-ryzen-5-5600x3d,-asus-tuf-gaming-b550-plus-wifi-ii-ddr4,-g-skill-ripjaws-v-16gb-ddr4-3200-kit,-computer-build-bundle

[radiant leaf]

yeah I was gonna get that one

[tawdry dragon]

yeah, it's pretty good for midrange builds

sadly I live in washington state, where there are no electronic stores anywhere near me other than best buy.

[radiant leaf]

damn

[azure pond]

Ah that makes sense

That 12900k bundle is great then

[azure pond]

The 5600x3d is an amazing bundle

5600x3d pog

It games better than the 12600k/13400f

[radiant leaf]

ok

[tawdry dragon]

but I really don't need it since I have better things to buy, and since I don't video edit all that often

[radiant leaf]

would an apevia 600w be good for a 5600x3d

[azure pond]

Though actually one sec

[radiant leaf]

and a Rx 6700

[azure pond]

And yes, but depends on gpu

Yeah should be fine

And one sec, ima check smthn for cpu

[radiant leaf]

ok

[azure pond]

Yeah that 5600x3d bundle would be a good idea, this is $16 more and worse cpu perf, but more ram https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s3vJNc

But you can just get an identical 16gb kit of that g.skill ram or sell it and buy the 32gb kit I linked in that pcpartpicker list

I believe this is the same thing https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cf98TW/gskill-ripjaws-v-series-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-f4-3200c16d-16gvkb

[radiant leaf]

it is

[fair moon]

Not a specific deal but I'm on a few game key selling/trading subreddits and Starfield keys are going pretty fast. If you get an AMD gpu or cpu bundled with starfield but don't intend on playing it, the ultimate edition (lets you play a week early, I think) is going for $50-60, standard for a bit less.

[fringe olive]

those codes are long expired now

[cinder kiln]

Yeah I just checked, indeed gone. I thought I'd post first in case someone could catch it.

[trim pier]

literally I just added all of it

tried both codes

"no longer valid"

[cinder kiln]

Ye same

[trim pier]

prolly 1/1

[cinder kiln]

Nah they just didn't have a lot of units available

$220 13600kf would've been a solid buy tho

[fringe olive]

Was unavailable even after 20 min of the video's release

[cinder kiln]

[radiant leaf]

assassin creed mirage lookin nice but i hope whatever game AMD gives out next is good

[azure pond]

Not sure to post this or not, 1tb z440 and 32gb 6400c40, $123 after 9% clipped coupon https://www.amazon.com/TEAMGROUP-T-Force-6400MHz-FF3D532G6400HC40BDC01-TM8FP7001T0C311/dp/B09SNRX467/?

Ima go with not posting it
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Pp4ZRK

[grand orbit]

I'd say the kit you have there is better too so yea

[azure pond]

Ye

[azure pond]

Ok so guys

Hear me out

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Copper-Contact-154-9mm/dp/B0C6YQ8DPQ/ref=sr_1_14?crid=3ABUONHYWR8HA&keywords=Ryzen%2B7%2B5700X&qid=1693603796&s=electronics&sprefix=ryzen%2B7%2B5700x%2Celectronics%2C129&sr=1-14&th=1

[grand orbit]

Thermalright ones are like 3$ cheaper tho

And there's ft120 which is 7 piles

[azure pond]

Yeah I wonder how they compare

First decent priced cooler master cooler in quite a while though, no?

[fleet marlin]

Probably super similar to PA120. Piles? Ft120 is 6 pipes last I checked btw.

[azure pond]

Yeah ps120 se is same price
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MzMMnQ/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se-argb

Ps120 is definitely 7 heat pipes

[fleet marlin]

Referred to this

[azure pond]

Yeah ft120 is 6 heat pipes

This is $35 https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HCrqqs/gelid-solutions-glacier-70-cfm-cpu-cooler-cc-glacier-02-a

[cinder kiln]

I feel like that's a new record poor lad

[fair moon]

All my homies hate the 3060

[forest prairie]

just slap a ti sticker on it and cope

[fair moon]

What a scam ok not a scam but a somewhat scummy move on Nvidia's part knowing that a certain amount of people will buy the cheapest card in the lineup, then tacking on extra vram to grab a few more people.

I guess it's good if you want to do AI on a budget

[tawdry dragon]

I was thinking of getting this one, but it only has 4 heatpipes (which are 8mm instead of 6mm) is it still good? https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-FS140-V3-Aluminium-Technology/dp/B097DVSKM1/

[azure pond]

It's kinda pricey

I'd take ps120 se at $40 or pa120 se for $35 over it

Or ft120

[tawdry dragon]

There's also the non-black edition for $41

I just want the best performance at lowest volume (like most people)

[azure pond]

Ps120 se

Or just go for thermalright notte 240 or 360 if either fits your case, if you're concerned about noise

Theyre $50-63

[tawdry dragon]

planning on putting a 12900k under it. It should be fine, but the 12900k does get hot

[azure pond]

Notte 360 ftw

Also we migjtve gone over this before idk, but in case we haven't unless 12900k is in a bundle or you're getting it cheaper than 13600k don't buy it

[cinder kiln]

Would consider an aio for a 12900k

[tawdry dragon]

I want to get the microcenter 12900k bundle with the msi mobo

[azure pond]

Kk I thought that was the case but wanted to check

[tawdry dragon]

I'd keep my 12400, but I really need the cores

[tawdry dragon]

Thanks for making sure I'm not wasting money

[tawdry dragon]

I was considering a lt720, but it's expensive

[azure pond]

Yeah lol, a lot of people who want i9s don't actually need the cores and just think they're good for gaming

I'd go for the notte 360

[cinder kiln]

Notte 360 + contact frame would be sufficient

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Bqrqqs/thermalright-frozen-notte-argb-7237-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-frozen-notte-360-black-argb-d6

[tawdry dragon]

I've helped at least 300 people with their builds last year, so I think I should be fine. I'm just not fully caught up with all the new prices

[cinder kiln]

Like, in the sense a tower cooler wouldn't work? No that'd be wrong, but to tap the full perf of a 12900K? Aio 100%

[azure pond]

Lmao fair enough

[tawdry dragon]

I can't find a video about the notte reviewing temps and such

[cinder kiln]

Otherwise if you're after thread count you might find more luck in a 13600k

[tawdry dragon]

more expensive then the 12900k bundle

[azure pond]

Notte is within a few degrees of ls720

And is just as reliable

[cinder kiln]

We were tipped off to it a while ago and learned it uses C12C's with a new pump, it basically sits within reach of the best at $67

The magic 360 (upgraded version) uses rebadged noctuas and is even better while still cheaper

[azure pond]

Yeah its unbeatable in price/perf

Thermalright has been on a roll with its pricing and performance recently

[tawdry dragon]

I saw it in a couple people's builds selling locally, that's how I found it. I just thought it was a lower end aio with sub-par performance

[cinder kiln]

It's an intel aio though, it has issues with ryzen ccd heat offset

[azure pond]

Nope not at all

Its great

[tawdry dragon]

fine with me

[cinder kiln]

But thankfully ryzen 7000 is just so hilariously ihs bottlenecked that even a decent dual tower is fine for a 7950x

So notte fits the bill for a lot of reccs

[azure pond]

Notte my beloved

[tawdry dragon]

[azure pond]

Atp I'm just waiting for thermalright to start making gpu aibs

Because they have not missed with a product in a hot minute

[tawdry dragon]

I was thinking of buying something like this for 3d rendering, gaming, and video editing https://pcpartpicker.com/list/K7FYTY

[azure pond]

For case go g360a

Same thing but better

[cinder kiln]

Mmm

[tawdry dragon]

you can't add a back fan with an aio up top iirc

[radiant leaf]

micro center?

[azure pond]

Psu I'd spend $5 more for xpg core reactor, it handles transients a lot better than the cooler master in there, which the 3090 has high transients

[tawdry dragon]

yeah

[cinder kiln]

The 64gb is necessary but I'd do 2x32 if you can

[azure pond]

Maybe g500a then?

[radiant leaf]

there might be coupons

availible

[cinder kiln]

4 sticks on msi z690 is notoriously annoying to run (ddr5)

[tawdry dragon]

Micro center bundle lol

there's also a gigabyte mobo if needed

[azure pond]

Yeah you'd be lucky to get 5600mhz with a 12th gen cpu and z690 with 4 sticks

[cinder kiln]

Gigabyte is worse

[azure pond]

Maybe with a z790

I'd sell the ram in the bundle and buy a 64gb kit

[cinder kiln]

Yeah a z790 like say, an asus prime? Would do it fine

Z790 gigabyte can do it

[azure pond]

Asus (derogatory)

[tawdry dragon]

where is that

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CFbCmG/adata-xpg-core-reactor-850-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-corereactor850g-bkcus

[cinder kiln]

I would try asking the micro center guys at the counter if they'd be willing to accept you changing to 2x32 for the same deal

[azure pond]

^and paying the difference

[cinder kiln]

And just explain that 4x16 isn't guaranteed to run at the xmp speed

But 2x32 is

[tawdry dragon]

since I don't live near a micro center I'm getting my cousin to buy the bundle and ship it over, so I can't really do that

[cinder kiln]

Oof ok

[radiant leaf]

ask him to ask them

[cinder kiln]

I mean, no harm in trying 4x16 ig on a new bios but I get the feeling you'll be playing with voltages a bit for that xmp to work

Maybe I'm wrong who knows, I don't own a pro-A

[azure pond]

I doubt it would work

Maybe at 5600mhz

[tawdry dragon]

that shouldn't make too much of a performance difference.

[tawdry dragon]

I could also do this

but with shipping it'd probably cost as much as a 13600k+mobo+ram

[azure pond]

I mean it will either way, no?

[tawdry dragon]

honestly maybe

let me check

nvm 13600k + ram is already more expensive

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fshHQ6

[cinder kiln]

Probably wisest then to pony up a 64gb 2x32 kit if it doesn't work out on 4x16

And sell the 2x16

[azure pond]

$615 https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2sFYTY

[cinder kiln]

Or just sell the 2x16 straight up and go 2x32

You could sell the 2x16 new

So you wouldn't lose anything

[tawdry dragon]

maybe, but it'd take some fees

[cinder kiln]

G&S ig?

Shipping shouldn't really be an issue with pirateship

[tawdry dragon]

maybe

[cinder kiln]

Question then becomes "was that worth it?"

Lol

[tawdry dragon]

alright, thanks for the help

cya

[cinder kiln]

[steel wren]

yay the combo of 3 1tb p41 solidigm at 87 bucks is back

[pallid geyser]

Oooo

[umbral horizon]

im buyin it

any advice on nvme cases?

[stoic crest]

alu case better than plastic

[umbral horizon]

whoops

[light bay]

Depends on the drive going in it and your budget

I bought this one for my sn850x and it's been working flawlessly but for a cooler running/lower performance drive you could probably save some money https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Tool-free-Enclosure-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B07N48N5GR

[pallid geyser]

Hmmm.. 27” 1080p and VA. Wonder how it’d look though

[high radish]

Curved gang

It more depends on panel quality than panel type . There's decent VA panels that better than some cheap ips panels

[radiant leaf]

hmm

homemade curved monitor 😎

[dusty trail]

the bot doesn't always react to my posts for up/downvote and I don't know why lol

[tawdry dragon]

You guys think this deal is real? https://www.ebay.com/itm/386090130478?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ewndx2bctxa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=rfwtaxojsdg&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[radiant leaf]

Look it up and compare the box to his

or theirs

[tawdry dragon]

He shows the laptop

[radiant leaf]

ok

no returns too

does he show it turned on

[tawdry dragon]

Yeah? Did you even look at it?

[radiant leaf]

nope

1 sec

mb

[tawdry dragon]

[radiant leaf]

if it was only used to edit then it can’t be that bad

shipped from a warehouse in china

[tawdry dragon]

Then it says ships from Michigan

[radiant leaf]

yeah

it says shipped FROM so I dunno

no refunds too

[radiant leaf]

is there messaging on ebay

[tawdry dragon]

idk

But there is ebay money back guarantee

[stoic crest]

if anything it's either real or a waste of time

Very likely a scam

New seller, pics are of strix g15 advantage edition

Not usual nvidia equipped ones, but rather all amd

It's the red accents that gives it away

[radiant leaf]

reverse google search photo

[stoic crest]

I wouldn't even bother

lol

There's red flags all around

GL543Q

That's model name of g15 advantage

[light holly]

Maybe I'll show you my nvidia laptop with red accents. 😉

Red could be the theme because of the CPU

[uncut portal]

Is the ram good?

[light holly]

If it's truly a-die, then yes.

Which I'm thinking it is with the timings.

[uncut portal]

A die?

[light holly]

Hynix A and M die are very good for overclocking.

[uncut portal]

Can you check idk how to do that

[light holly]

I'm not well versed in which die ram is.

[uncut portal]

Oh ok

[light holly]

@high radish Amazon be telling me it's a frequently returned item. How good is the ram?

[uncut portal]

I mean it’s cl34 which is bad I think

[light holly]

No

[uncut portal]

Idk

I said I think

I think they returning it because it blue screens if you use 4 slots

And turning on xmp

[light holly]

My current oc is 7000 c38 40 40 90. I haven't tightened yet.

Chances are that ram is already tuned for secondaries. Might be able to tune tertiaries, but if you aren't versed in OC then it will be difficult. Especially since DDR5 is more difficult than OC DDR4

[uncut portal]

They’re having problems with xmp so they returning it but I’m pretty they got fixed idk tho

[light holly]

Could be that the boards they have don't support 7200

[uncut portal]

Probably

I don’t neeed 7000 so I’m prob gonna go lower

[high radish]

I had no issue with teamgroup rams before I think I had not exacr same kit before but lots of delta rgb ddr5s and never had issue

[uncut portal]

Depends on mobo I’m psure

[light holly]

You usually have pretty high end boards yeah?

[uncut portal]

Also do you think there’s gonna really good deals on cyber Monday and Black Friday?

[light holly]

Usually pretty good deal yes.

[uncut portal]

Aight I think imma wait until then

[light holly]

That and fantastech/prime day are the 2 times a year you'll find good deals on a lot of stuff.

[high radish]

Usually yeah . I mostly using Asus mobos as well

[uncut portal]

What’s fantastech?

[light holly]

That's not to say that you won't find a stellar deal before then though.

[light holly]

Newegg Prime Day essentially

Except it's for like a week

[high radish]

I always keeping my eye on deals . Deals can be every second

[uncut portal]

When?

[uncut portal]

Keep me posted on good deals for budget pc

[light holly]

Starts right around prime day. It's already passed this year.

[uncut portal]

Sad

[high radish]

Labor day sales are meh. probably best time is black friday and new year eve now for deals

Except newegg price errors

[uncut portal]

Do they exist?

Never seen one before

What did you get from it

[high radish]

I still don't know how newegg still going on with that much errors

[uncut portal]

Have you gotten any?

With those errors

[high radish]

I recently got 12900k + Z690 force bundle for 350$ , 12700k + Z690 force for 240$ , teamgroup 32gb 6000mhz kit for 53$ etc

[light holly]

Because they get parts at cost.

Which is much less than we pay.

Even on sale.

[uncut portal]

Are they good?

I missed out ong

[high radish]

Amazon does lots of price errors as well . They're better than newegg tho . Newegg sometimes cancelling orders but amazon not ever bothering

[light holly]

Cuz bezos has all the money

[uncut portal]

Have you gotten stuff on Amazon? And did you post any here?

[high radish]

My Last crazy buy from amazon was gigabyte 4090 for 999$

Like 2 months ago or something

[uncut portal]

💀💀💀💀

4090 is wild

Lucky as hell

[uncut portal]

You should send me these when you find ong

[high radish]

I trying to share fast as possible but those deals getting oos in minutes

[uncut portal]

I’m broke as hell maybe I can make money with reselling stuff

[uncut portal]

You should share to me lol I’m on discord most do the time 💀

[uncut portal]

The white strix 4090, is it also from price error?

[high radish]

I reselling stuff as well but shipping them overseas middle east people are rich

[uncut portal]

Ong lol

Where do you resell mostly

I’m trynna sell my ps1 and Nintendo lite

[high radish]

Sadly no lol I paid 2.2k for it

[uncut portal]

Should’ve kept the gigabyte one

Did you sell that one?

You should sell your white one for more profit and kept the gigabyte one imo

[high radish]

But I love strix

[uncut portal]

Real it looks clean

[high radish]

Turkey, Georgia, Armenia Azerbaijan etc . Those countries don't have good retailers and they love shopping from US

[uncut portal]

I meant like site lol

[radiant leaf]

same

wat

wait how do you sell to a specific place

[uncut portal]

Idk honestly

Bro ignored me

[high radish]

I used ebay for a while but later I run business so I have Instagram page ,payment & invoice systems etc now . Taking orders , building PCs mostly , throwing boxes away , invoicing lower price and and lebelling it as used item so they pay less money to customs

[radiant leaf]

wow

do you have ebay advice

[high radish]

Using cargo forward companies as well. There's lots of them in my state. Shipping expensive stuff with postal service is not wise

[radiant leaf]

ok

[high radish]

Best I can tell is use old account if you have . Buyers getting scared of new accounts. List items as international. Put original pics of item and write description easy as possible because foreigners not knowing English well lol

[radiant leaf]

ok

thank you

[light holly]

This sounds illegal.

[high radish]

[azure pond]

@uncut portal if you wanna grab that

[light holly]

@azure pond what would be the highest CPU that could cool adequately?

@azure pond spam ping ❤️ I don't wanna miss out on a deal if it's a really good one.

[uncut portal]

Idk maybe

[pulsar fable]

If its anything like the thermalright peerless assassin I would assume it could handle mid range cpus

So probably up to a 13600k?

[light holly]

That's what I was hoping, but 13600k is mid range?

[pulsar fable]

I was just making a guess with the 13600k and just basing my assumptions on video reviews of the peerless assassin

Hopefully, come this black Friday, the pa120se will go back down to ~$32. It was once that price and I didn't grab one

[light holly]

Yeah, I just can't seem to find anything on the 620s except on a 5600x sub 60c under a heavy gaming session.

Was hoping bacca knew something about it.

[pulsar fable]

Took a video from a recent hardware canuck video. Just has the pa120se and ps120se

If this thing is based off of, cloned, or inspired by the ak620, I would assume its results would be comparable to that

[cinder kiln]

would say it's not

one is 6>5 heat pipes the other 6>6

oh no I'm seeing it wrong, both full 6

nvm

idk

[pulsar fable]

Sorry, my monke brain sees ak620, cooler master 620s, and I assume cooler master is at least ""inspired"" by it

[cinder kiln]

It's definitely better than a single tower but I wouldn't pin it anywhere near the high end without a proper source

[pulsar fable]

With a legally distinct but functionally similar design

[cinder kiln]

I mean, it could be? But who knows

let's see if I can find anything

the 622 has intel issues

looks like a successor to the 620p

ok I think it's a derivative of the 622 which just came out

like a cheapo variant?

It seems to do well on the Ryzen side of things but for Intel it's not up with the best

(would also make the argument AK620 is usually better than the D15S)

yeah here we go, if not noise normalised cos the deepcool fans are just noisy af

so it's very usable, but it's not top tier, not by a long shot, just very usable

[stoic crest]

what's h622 price?

ah we're talking about 620s

[cinder kiln]

$25 so quite compelling

yes 620s

[stoic crest]

but it's a derivative

not bad

[cinder kiln]

it'll be the same heatsink just different fans or aesthetics

[stoic crest]

that's potentially nice for $25

[cinder kiln]

yes

quite nice

but kinda loses value above $30

[silver remnant]

does i tell make good gpus now?

this arc stuff

and these labor day sales have been terrivle

terrible

[high radish]

Yeah laber day sales are sux .. i think next good sales gonne be at black friday and new year eve

intel have alright GPUs but still have long way to go with drivers

[silver remnant]

thank you

[stoic crest]

they're still pretty rough

better to get radeon

[silver remnant]

can anyone send a good 13700k mobo bundle again

[azure pond]

13600k and any am5 cpu

Potentially 13700k

I'd just treat it as another pa120 se

[grand orbit]

The a750 and a770 are decent yeah, basically 3060 ish performance

[grand orbit]

They're improved hugely

[high radish]

Yeah I gues we will see midrange gpus from intel soon

[radiant leaf]

?

[trim pier]

It’s an okay deal

[trim pier]

I bought my XV27U for refrub at 180$ on amazon

Hold on

Nvm it’s not for sale anymore

[tawdry dragon]

this is the 32" version though

[trim pier]

Ik

[grand orbit]

They've been 500 flat for a bit, you might see more sales on 7800xt release

[radiant leaf]

bet

[fleet marlin]

Edit: misread. I'll just say ne is unlikely to match 'zon since it's not brick n mortar

[grand orbit]

I don't see how you get the g300a for 50 instead of 60 tbh

[fleet marlin]

Generally won't, but they mean price match amazon for their current $60 then NE $10 rebate. Wouldn't waste my time, unlike the $40 cooler master rebate I'm waiting on for haf xb evo.

[trim pier]

Ngl I’d still try myself, 10$ goes to fans.

even though it’d probably take 2 months for the rebate

[jolly inlet]

I usually don't buy things expecting a rebate. I buy based on price at time of purchase. If a rebate happens to be available, then I'll send it in.

[grand orbit]

@azure pond am i high? first optinon is see when mwe on cultist

dont see it in A at all

[jolly inlet]

Yeah that do be B tier

[azure pond]

Oop

I've been calling it A tier for the last month

[jolly inlet]

Alright laptop pros, I've got someone looking for a laptop for mostly office tasks and browsing around the $500-600 range. Any suggestions?

[grand orbit]

i mean still b tier but 850w b tiers dont make huge amount of sense

[jolly inlet]

I'd consider a 850W B tier to be equal to a 750W A tier in most things, but that might just be me

[uncut portal]

I just want high watt but kinda less price so I don’t gotta upgrade my psu a lot

[jolly inlet]

Quality over quantity

[uncut portal]

Real but like what’s the difference between tiers anyways

Like how much power you consume? Or like save?

[azure pond]

eh, it would be fine aside from high transients

[uncut portal]

They all work

[azure pond]

specifically that model iirc has issues with transient loads, and would shutdown with 3090/ti, but it should be fine with a 4080

which a 750w A tier would be too, so fair falcie

[grand orbit]

i mean it would my thing is if you need a cpu/gpu that requires an 850w, why arent you spending another 25 or so on an a tier

[jolly inlet]

PSUs have been crazy prices lately, I've seen 850W B tier for a full $20 cheaper than 750W A tier

[grand orbit]

i mean xpg core reactor is thankfully 105 but

[azure pond]

750w B tier are $90 rn

850 is $100 i think

therre might be one A tier for $90, either masterwatt or toughpower if either of those is A tier

or both? idk

[jolly inlet]

$80 B tier https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tWMTwP/cooler-master-mwe-gold-850-v2-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mpe-8501-afaag-us
$100 A tier (-$15 rebate) https://pcpartpicker.com/product/V7t9TW/thermaltake-toughpower-gf1-snow-tt-premium-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-0750fnfagx-w

[grand orbit]

5 more no rebate 850w a tier

[azure pond]

that is a rebate tho :p

[jolly inlet]

That sure was a string of words

[grand orbit]

@jolly inlet id probably go with this btw https://www.newegg.com/classic-black-msi-modern-14-c7m-049us-work-business/p/N82E16834156445?Item=N82E16834156445

[jolly inlet]

Hmm, noted

thx

[fleet marlin]

NE g300A is $40 after rebate but now $9 shipping for me. -- obviously $10 low on this msg.

[high radish]

[trim pier]

I didn’t even see the shipping

That’s dumb they added shipping 😭

[high radish]

it shows 59$ to me

[trim pier]

^

I think chill misread

[high radish]

[jolly inlet]

I see 59.99 -$10 rebate and +$9.30 shipping

But then when you hit more buying options, the one sold from newegg suddenly has no shipping?

Weird

[fleet marlin]

Odd. I took off 10 too much in last comment, but idk why a 2nd post for it's near usual price. Oh well.

[radiant leaf]

let’s go g300a

[grand orbit]

Maybe just edit your post's price because it's now wrong

[marsh sphinx]

Has there been any DDR5 sales recently?

Just the kit itself and not a bundle

[azure pond]

There was a 6400c40 I believe kit that was $73

Mightve been 6400c36?

[jolly inlet]

Oh hey bacca, hoppy burfday

[azure pond]

Tyty

[grand orbit]

Not really tbh

[marsh sphinx]

Ah okay, it was just out of curiosity

Also happy B-day

[marsh sphinx]

Is it mainly just last gen stuff going on sale?

[grand orbit]

last gen ddr5?

[marsh sphinx]

Well more in general, probably should’ve clarified

Since DDR5 is becoming more prominent

[grand orbit]

i mean ddr5 pricing in general is just reasonable atm

especailly if youre willing to oc it

[azure pond]

Ty

Gauranteed hynix for $74

[jolly inlet]

DDR5 sure got good prices a lot faster than DDR4 did

[azure pond]

Tbh for the performance gain over 32gb 3200c16 at $48, that's cheap

[jolly inlet]

I remember maybe 5 years ago it was $100 for a 16gb 3200 c16 kit, and that was fairly late in the DDR4 life cycle

[azure pond]

I remember $75 being a deal for a 1tb mp33

That was what, a year and a half ago?

Now that's a bad price for a 2tb mp33

[tawdry dragon]

I bought a 512gb mp33 for $40 a year and a half ago, and I think it's starting to fail me

[fair moon]

I remember $100 being a good deal for a sata ssd. Still have both of mine, going strong

[civic sun]

i think i paid 200usd for my 256gb nvme

several years ago ofc

[fleet marlin]

Yikes, early-ish adopter probs. My 1TB mx500 was $160 (2018).

[fair moon]

Yeah my 1tb 860 Evo's were ~$100ea in 2019 I think

If only sata drive prices had kept dropping

I wonder if they're at a point where the margins after manufacturing are pretty slim

[vague pine]

any decent deals rn on a 1tb nvme?

need one for a pc im gonna try and sell. sn770 is $50, samsung 970 evo is $50, crucial p3 $40

[cinder kiln]

Msi m450

$27

[azure pond]

If m450 isn't back down to $25-$28, 670p is next best

[vague pine]

its $37 rn, $27 with rebate

[azure pond]

It was $25 on amazon for a short bit but $27 after rebate is normal

Msi has paperless rebates so it's easy to submit

[grand orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/cheers-brooklyn-99-gif-21071069

[forest prairie]

Feeling slightly better now about paying 200 for a 970 lol

[silver remnant]

what’s the point of these newegg live streams

do they give discounts during the lives?

[umbral horizon]

If they do its so small you don't notice

I'm pretty sure I got a nvme case for $1 off

But I can't remember

I think it's more to showcase items and answer faq

And do a little bit of trolling

[sick spade]

If not for the fact I use Blender that 7900xtx is so damn tempting.

[high radish]

At blender 7900xtx performing worse than 4070 laptop lol

[light bay]

Exactly the reason I opted for a Nvidia laptop

[cloud hornet]

Well blender has Optix for Nvidia and... nothing for AMD. Blender is insanely Nvidia optimized.

[radiant leaf]

hey

[radiant leaf]

?

[marsh sphinx]

Coupon applies at checkout

[radiant leaf]

it’s that a question or a statement

[marsh sphinx]

It's a statement

[radiant leaf]

ok

[marsh sphinx]

I was assuming you were asking about the price

[radiant leaf]

yeah cause I usually see them for like 1k

[marsh sphinx]

If you're asking about the card, yes it's a good option

[radiant leaf]

yeah ik

[pulsar fable]

Come again bestbuy?

[azure pond]

It calls the 4050 high end lol

I'm assuming it puts the 3050/ti at mid range

Which is an awful scale

It should have more than just three points anyways, but I get why they're advertising it like they are

[cinder kiln]

I mean

Those infographics are definitely not for us

But I do appreciate them saying high-end so someone doesn't think it's a petty gpu

4060 is pretty capable

Especially with laptops

[azure pond]

Capable, but I'd definitely not say high end

[cinder kiln]

Well, yeah, but when you think there exist "gaming pcs" still out there with gt1030's

...💀

[pulsar fable]

Can we go lower? 730 gaming?

[cinder kiln]

Never seen a 730 one