tech-deals-discussion

[velvet rock]

That is some quality look at the specs

[cinder kiln]

Not for those specs

[velvet rock]

Like wtf you saying 😭

[cinder kiln]

That's stripped as bare as it gets

[velvet rock]

^

[cinder kiln]

But it's still decent value

I'd flip that

[velvet rock]

Very

[trim pier]

True I guess

[cinder kiln]

Flip it for 900

[trim pier]

How would I even flip it

Just resell?

[cinder kiln]

Craigslist, fb market, hws

[velvet rock]

Don’t, would be tuff to do

[cinder kiln]

Etc

[tawdry dragon]

put a new case and cooler and you've got a good rig

[cinder kiln]

I'd be more thinking about psu and/or mobo tbh

Usually cyberpower put some really cheap psus in, lol

[brisk sphinx]

Damn cyberpower now is putting cheap PSUs?

I remember when CP used to actually use decent quality PSUs into their prebuilts (A or B-tier)

[azure pond]

From what I know, they don't do absolute trash psus like the Thermaltake smart

But d/c tier is commonplace in the cheaper builds

[thin bolt]

I wish there was a $? emote for people who don’t post prices in #tech-deals

[thin bolt]

(An actual emote, not 2, smh)

[daring depot]

Anyone have experience troubleshooting laptops? My laptop wants me to activate windows but the key I have doesn't work.
(I did a wipe of a thinkpad to remove all the bloatware, but I think I wasted the product key in the process)

[stoic crest]

i have a little something that helps if you don't mind me shooting a dm

[daring depot]

Uh I don't mind. Just got some confusing circumstances

[stoic crest]

ok

[torpid night]

common CostCo W

[azure pond]

I'm not really sure about the monitor, I think I'd rather a g27q or that $180 acer one I can never remember the name of, for a better quality panel

[trim pier]

It’s the same monitor as the one I have, just at 240hz.

[azure pond]

Oh its the same panel?

[trim pier]

I mean, 230$ for 240hz is amazing at that price and for it being 2k/1440p? Sweet. Plus I’ve been told my monitor panel is better than the g27q so..

[azure pond]

That's great then

[trim pier]

I mean it’s acer

Reuse, don’t recycle, mark it up

[azure pond]

I'm fairly sure they used a diff panel but one sec

[trim pier]

There’s probably like the tiniest difference in the panels

Considering they got like how many names for every monitor

XV272U rvbmi, vxbmi, uvbi, blah blah blah..

[azure pond]

Wait it's literally the same monitor just 240hz

That's crazy

[trim pier]

Told you 😭

[azure pond]

Like unless I'm going crazy it's the same model name too

[trim pier]

It is the same model

It might have the usb ports

[azure pond]

Why tf would they do that lmao

[trim pier]

Not 100%

[azure pond]

At least make it slightly different name wise

[trim pier]

Well ya they call it the w2bxamrripp whatever

But it starts with W2B

mine starts with an R I think, or a V?

@azure pond would it even be a good panel considering it’s at 240hz?

I don’t know much about panels but certainly there’s panels rated for a certain refresh rate..

[azure pond]

I'm not really sure how that works

Either the panel in the regular model can do 240hz, or they used a higher quality same panel? Kinda like binning the 12900k for 12900ks

That's my guess

[trim pier]

Ah makes sense.

I really want that 240hz monitor but like.. I already got 170hz one and it’s gonna be a hassle to resell >.>

[cinder kiln]

The monitor naming schemes remind me of how, as a young child, I would experiment with the keyboard as to how to make words

W2bmiiprx

[thin bolt]

I’ll take it off your hands

[trim pier]

How much?

[thin bolt]

I have $4
I assume, as I am definitely a financial expert, this will do

[trim pier]

Get me a shotgun with 1 8 gauge, and an incinerate round and I’ll call if a deal.

[thin bolt]

…that would take more than $4…

[trim pier]

Not with the 100% coupon

[thin bolt]

Scratch that, you’re obviously a scalper since you won’t help my sick kid and his dying dog have this Christmas present I already guaranteed to him

[jolly inlet]

Or the good old five finger discount

[thin bolt]

Five finger death punch discount

[tawdry dragon]

(five finger discount is just stealing)

[thin bolt]

[jolly inlet]

I prefer the term "liberating from the unworthy"

[trim pier]

Uhm excuse me

I personally prefer boycotting

Or “stealing” from the rich, it’s more of a borrowing but never returning cause they don’t need it!

[azure pond]

I like a guillotine personally

[trim pier]

French

Wewe

[flat junco]

@azure pond looks like that monitor is up to $344 now

Do we need an emote for price change or just use ?

[azure pond]

Rip

Oos

[pallid geyser]

[trim pier]

@azure pond

@azure pond

@azure pond https://www.tiktok.com/view/product/1729387299785183958

23/99 after coupon

buy?

[azure pond]

Si

@trim pier

[dry flume]

12600k is 155 on amazon

Kf*

[jolly inlet]

How is that compared to the 13400

[dry flume]

i think it beats 13400 on both multi and single core

and 13400 is like 189 rn

[jolly inlet]

Only when it's overclocked, it's the exact same cores and core counts

[stoic crest]

13400, if you get the rpl variant it's better than 12600k

otherwise no

13400 has two versions

[jolly inlet]

Ah right I always forget there's 2 variants of it

[stoic crest]

alder lake and raptor

[dry flume]

It’s an okay deal tho, just in case anyone needs an upgrade from like a 12100

btw, how good is that LOQ laptop?

The one with 7840hs and 4050

I saw it under 600 bucks like three weeks ago and now it’s on 700

idk if it’s a good deal

[jolly inlet]

Oh it's a lenovo, those are typically pretty decent business targeted systems

[dry flume]

hmmm

[stoic crest]

loq is good

very good

[cloud hornet]

@stoic crest @jolly inlet Dont forget about IMC voltage lock on non K CPUs

Which makes 13400 kinda meh at best

[jolly inlet]

True but it's still a good reference point for 12600k price

[dry flume]

ghostrunner free on epic

[stoic crest]

perfect new year present

[azure pond]

@trim pier 970 evo plus $18 on tt shop

[trim pier]

1 or 2 tb

[azure pond]

I'm at work can't post it

1tb

[fair moon]

hmmm

Johnathan Gadgets has some awfully sus "deals"

lotta these

$65 asus rog ally lmao

[trim pier]

@fair moon uhh ya no

Sure 40% off works with most tiktok items, but some have shipping fees and etc.

I wouldn't buy from 3rd party tbh unless unless over 500-1k sold

[fair moon]

yeah these are pretty obviously some sort of scam

[trim pier]

then some tiktok shop items have really low prices because tiktok sets it like that for the item

for new customers only too

[fair moon]

gonna snag that ssd tho

[trim pier]

I can get 2 5 pack buldak noodles, and that ssd for 26$

and buldak is hit or miss depending where you buy

[azure pond]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWDMYK83 ?

[trim pier]

@azure pond I can't get that SSD

tiktok shop is being so stupid

Bluestacks has it but my iphone doesn't

when I go to buy it, says my card info is invalid and doesn't allow paypal

so wack

[trim pier]

NOOO

IT WAS INSTOCK WHILE I BOUGHT IT

AND IT SOLD OUT

No

[azure pond]

Rippppp

[fair moon]

weird. I used paypal and it worked fine (usingbluestacks as well)

[trim pier]

It was because my bluestacks crashed when in buying process

[fair moon]

Ah

[grand orbit]

Cool res for vertical monitor tbh

[brisk sphinx]

@cinder kiln that Apex Encore is probably a 💩 bin if someone returned it ngl

[quasi pasture]

isnt binning motherboards a thing of the past? lol

[shut lava]

HWBOT country cup 23 ended recently. Someone probably bought it for the TeamUSA bench meet and returned it afterwards.

Binning motherboards is mostly a thing of the past.

Especially since the memory controllers are on the CPU now.

[brisk sphinx]

It’s a big thing again with LGA1700 especially with the apex encore

There are a lot that refuse to even break 7600+

See it a lot over in the r/oc and hwbot discord

Also experienced it myself with my z790 Aorus master. Had 2 of them

1st one couldn’t even do 6800MT/s, the 2nd I’m dailying 8000MT/s on it

Same CPU, same ram

[quasi pasture]

Hmmm

r/oc is full of garbage and idiots but I hadnt noticed those discussions in HWBot

I guess that makes sense with DDR5

[azure pond]

Especially with this being first few gens with ddr5, id imagine with 15th gen it won't be as important

[quasi pasture]

Yea I can see them taking a cycle or two to get the manufacturing process down for something as sensitive as ddr5 channels

[brisk sphinx]

I think I also remember @stuck plaza mentioning something about it too but don’t remember 100%

[azure pond]

I mean just look at how much better z790s are than z690s for tuning (obviously not all z790s are better than all z690s, but the generational improvement was pretty big)

[gaunt hound]

you guys think the 7800x3d will go any lower than 350 ?

thinking about upgrading to am5

need that 3d cahce for tarkov : ) , only have a 5800x rn

[azure pond]

I doubt soon

[gaunt hound]

well, thoughts on am5 motherboards rn then?

i seem to have no graps on am5 stuff that isnt the cpu...

[azure pond]

With am5, the motherboards are "overbuilt"

Meaning the vrms, or cpu power delivery on even budget mobos is pretty solid

There's a $110 board that's perfectly fine with a 7950x3d

But it just depends what you're looking to spend for the whole pc

[gaunt hound]

600-700 for upgrade assuming i can get the cpu for 350

ouch that hurts to say

i am msi fan boy

[azure pond]

You can do much less if you'd rather save some, without losing out on much

[gaunt hound]

but maybe go look at greener pastures if they somehow messed up am5

[azure pond]

Do you need wifi, or using ethernet?

[gaunt hound]

ethernet

my big problem is i need to get rid of all of my ddr4

i have 64 gigs just for escape from tarkov lmao

so it gonna suck buying back another 64 gigs

but i saw ram prices for ddr5 wearnt too terrbile

i also luckily live right next to microcenter!

but looking at msi boards at least for am5 it seems so confusing

at least compared to the am4 line uip

[azure pond]

It likely won't matter, but I'll include a 48gb kit instead of 32gb

[gaunt hound]

if you ever experience streets of tarkov,

[azure pond]

I wouldnt buy based off brand, msis cheapest board that's solid is $150. B650 pro rs just as good at $130

I have, 32gb was plenty for me with a 13600k

[gaunt hound]

i had it demand min 60 gigs or ram

[gaunt hound]

i stuck to 32 for a while, but then tarkov released "streets"

was not enough

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m8kgCd

[gaunt hound]

i suppose i could just lower settings to cercomvent this

we are broke after all!

[azure pond]

Could also do 7600 for cpu

That mobo could handle an x3d cpu of next gen

[gaunt hound]

oh i already have a good cpu cooler

[azure pond]

So go 7600 for now, and can upgrade down the line to something much better than 7800x3d

[gaunt hound]

unless for some reason dosent allow for use in am5

a "bequiet cooler"

[azure pond]

Am4 coolers work on am5

[gaunt hound]

heck yeah

yeah

i guess memory is going to tear me a new one

[brisk sphinx]

Meh 48gb will be fine

I also play, never had streets use more than 20gb

[gaunt hound]

i might just have to lower my settings then

i imagine drr5 going faster helps tho

[gaunt hound]

i kind of got too much use of the bios

but fair

[brisk sphinx]

I’m playing on 1440p high usually and don’t have issues with 48gb ram

I’m on a 13900k and 4090

[gaunt hound]

ah

i wish i could have a 4090

;-;

i think am going to be stuck with a 6800xt sapphire for a while untill the next generation of gpus hopefuly result in price decreases

[azure pond]

What gpu you on btw?

Also you could have bloatware/malware eating ram

[gaunt hound]

i try to make it a habbit to wipe my OS every 3-6 months

[gaunt hound]

6800xt

[azure pond]

Hm alr

Do you use corsair or razer softwares or anything like that?

Wallpaper engine?

[gaunt hound]

alot of people i play with say the game mroe heavily cpu than gpu. Would you agree?

[gaunt hound]

um

corsair and hyper x

my corsiar keyboard is extremly buggy tho

[brisk sphinx]

Yeah most likely

[azure pond]

Icue is actively malware, not sure about hyperx

[gaunt hound]

i should no longer use icue huh

;-;

[brisk sphinx]

Before I upgraded I was on a 5900x, 32Gb ram and a 6800xt and still didn’t need more than 32Gb, wonder if you have something running in the background

[azure pond]

Openrgb is a good alternative

[gaunt hound]

maybe bsg has done better optimizing since i last played, memory leaking was a big thing when first got into the game

but i have a screen shot somewhere where the task manger says it was using 60/64

biggest meme to ever exsist

[brisk sphinx]

I had that rig back when lighthouse first released, did you have binaural audio enabled?

[gaunt hound]

yes sir

[brisk sphinx]

That usually causes a memory leak

Most Tarkov issues come from having it on

[gaunt hound]

ah, idk if i will be able to get rid of ICue. Have a headset reliant on it

they were offering this too for am5

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006637/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d,-gigabyte-b650-gaming-x-ax,-gskill-flare-x5-series-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-bundle

[gaunt hound]

yup, hope your enjoying this wipe!

[gaunt hound]

i was reluctant because the ram seems to have alot of quality control issues...

[shut lava]

The binning for RAM speed was more of an issue for the white Z790 Apex boards. The black Apex Encore boards(liek the open box one) were much more consistently reliable with high DDR5 speeds except for 2x32GB sticks. Even with the same BIOS revisions as the black Apex Encore boards, the white boards had issues. That's what came up in conversation on Discord about a month ago. Seby said something similar on the HWBOT discord. There is also the issue of some of the better binned DDR5 not overclocking well no matter what board you put it in or what CPU you use it with.

[gaunt hound]

well thanks for the help overall! I suppose my last question would be any recommendations concerning am5 msi?

[brisk sphinx]

This wipe is the worst wipe I’ve experienced in my entire Tarkov experience. Pure utter 💩

[gaunt hound]

oof, hope your luck changes.

[brisk sphinx]

Ground zero is probably the worst map BSG introduced into the game

A lot smaller than customs but the same amount of people, BS mine locations and bugged spawns are insane

And this is coming from someone who hit Kappa twice

[azure pond]

They def function without the software, my partner used hs35s I think they were without icue

That 7800x3d bundle is solid

That's basically cpu at its all time low + mobo for $500, and free ram

[velvet rock]

Smh

Company’s slap together pcs with cool rgb and charge lots of money taking advantage of people because many thing cool looks = good pc

[cloud hornet]

Well when people dont know much about a thing they tend to just get overpriced form over function stuff. Happens for almost everything.

[velvet rock]

Smh

[cinder kiln]

Either way it's worth a try. You can try it and return it if it doesn't work. Better option than other 1dpc if you can't quite push to the full 700-ish most lurk at

You never know with these things, someone may have bought it and returned it for another reason

[cinder kiln]

Possible

If it's in open box condition tho I doubt it's in a sorry state

Boy that would fly around the internet so fast if it was used for sub-zero LOL

[grand orbit]

As long as you don't care about knowing the exact battery (not using the LED indicator) then you don't need it, i have it installed but just not auto launch, downloading icue and having a Corsair headset auto gives you a licence for dolby atmos or something dolby anyway so if you're tuning the headphones you can use that instead

[shut lava]

Its amazing how good an ultrasonic cleaner or dishwasher is at removing vaseline. You might not even notice vaseline and other materials were used on the board.

I also asked around and there is no such thing as binning that Z790 Apex Encore for memory fo CPU OC. So its not that it was returned because its a bad bin.

One of the top XOC people said if you can't get good memory overclockers out of the board its a skill issue, not a bad bin.

[cinder kiln]

I've been out of the space for a good half year+ at this point so wouldn't know when it comes to those

nor the ultrasonic cleaner ngl

either way the mobo pin socket is the key lookout here

that would be the real heart breaker if it didn't work

[grave delta]

The non encore would be my pick

[cinder kiln]

between encore and vanilla? interesting

is that an aesthetic pick or a performance pick

[jolly inlet]

a.co links don't work for me, what's the price of that prebuilt?

[pallid geyser]

$1,499

Avatar comes with it free

[azure pond]

lol check the one I just posted

[velvet rock]

Refurbished not brand new lol

[azure pond]

True, but $1500 still isn't great for a 4070 build

That's what 3080 pre builts were costing

This is a fairly mediocre price https://www.newegg.com/abs-aa13700f4070-aeolian-m-aqua/p/N82E16883360440?Item=N82E16883360440&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-83-360-440-_-01022024

[tawdry dragon]

A 4070 is only for a very specific group of people, who need the performance for certain programs, lower wattage, don't want to buy used, and can't afford something better

My cousin got one because he needed to do blender, but also wanted a warrantee

[steel wren]

well, all gpus are targeted for very specific groups of people

you could say the same for people buying 4090s or 4080s

or xtx or xts

[velvet rock]

Isn’t 7800 XT better than 4070?

[tawdry dragon]

About the same iirc, a bit better tho in gaming

But for example, blender, the 4070 will demolish the 7800xt

[tawdry dragon]

4090 is targeted to anyone who wants the best GPU, which is a much larger audience than the people of whom the 4070 is targeted

[azure pond]

True, but 7800xt will destroy the 4070 in solidworks

But the 4070 is still competent in solid works, 7800xt not really for blender

(Don't quote me on that felix could confirm one way or the other)

[stoic crest]

im sure 7800xt can use cuda now

with ROCm

[tawdry dragon]

Possibly

[shut lava]

It basically comes down to selecting the best GPU for your use case. Due to Nvidia's market share, there are quite a few 3D rendering and video editing programs that works better with Nvidia GPUs.

[velvet rock]

Idk tbh I just wanna play whatever games I want

[azure pond]

Not as true with 7000 series

[velvet rock]

(Yes I know the aio, I don’t wanna take it out again)

[azure pond]

7000 series improved in a lot of areas

[shut lava]

There are still big gaps in performance with some software. There are still some 3D rendering engines and programs where Nvidia GPUs have a huge lead in performance even after the RX 7000 series release.

If you also add consumer AI into the mix, Nvidia also has a lead there.

[azure pond]

Oh yeah there's definitely still some, just not as bad as last gen and older

[placid pine]

Hi - I am new to PC building and need help locating a graphic card for my PC. Any help/direction would be greatly appreciated.

[thin bolt]

Do you have a part list?

We can move to #building-and-recc-chat to help a little better.

[placid pine]

Ok. I will move ober to Build-chat now. Txs

[cinder kiln]

Damn

GN almost gave perfect marks for the starforge prebuilt

Need to look at the specs later

[velvet rock]

Link

[normal tiger]

Hey guys, I am debating between 3 laptops, spec-wise, which is the best:

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 300Hz FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H CPU, GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QZSFS3/

ASUS TUF Dash 15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 144Hz FHD Display, Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RMH9B6F/

Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 Laptop 15.6 120Hz, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS up to 4.75 Ghz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD, Backlit KB, WiFi 6, USB-C, RJ-45, HDMI, Webcam, Windows 11
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9ZSJLDL/

[azure pond]

Any reasons you're between these ones?

And what are you using the laptop for?

[normal tiger]

ohh i was just trying to see which gaming laptops are best with ~$1k USD, i am fine with a 3060, 4050, or 4060. It will be for gaming purposes mainly, or photo editing and coding

but i wouldnt say i use super intensive programs

I just thought that the ideapad 3, asus tuf might have been decent, and also HP victus

[azure pond]

Do you need a good cpu for coding?

Or is it relatively light

[normal tiger]

relatively light, just using public IDEs like visual studio code and frontend coding

[azure pond]

$690 https://www.ebay.com/itm/276037464390?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=IZv0H-iASTG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
$980 https://www.ebay.com/itm/225859812912?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Iz0RvovrT92&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
(Still looking for other options)

Those are refurbs, ima grab some new options

I'd ask foxy or felix I can't find anything I'm confident enough in to recommend

[thin bolt]

@stoic crest laptop time

[tawdry dragon]

laptops rn aren't on as good as deals they were a few months ago

[stoic crest]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-tuf-gaming-a16-16-165hz-gaming-laptop-fhd-amd-ryzen-7-7735hs-with-16gb-ddr5-memory-radeon-rx7700s-512gb-pcie-ssd-off-black/6560989.p?skuId=6560989

grab this

best deal rn

just 849 for 7735hs (6800hs), and rx 7700s

[velvet rock]

I have a tuf f15 and f17, they're great although f17 does have a overheating problem as many do

[stoic crest]

that shouldn't happen

it depends on which version tbh

ones since 2022 are great

i have tuf a15 myself, 2023 edition

[normal tiger]

Thank you all!

[swift forge]

My friend dropped their tuf laptop off a desk like 4ft high landed completely on its side open and it was fine

There pretty tuff lol

[cinder kiln]

AMAZING

BEST GPU DEAL EVER

[high radish]

I grabbed if for my gaming setup as well

I would use it for my odyssey 57 and get 240hz if it wasn't sux at blender

[stoic crest]

buy me a $800 xtx pls

jk

that's a good deal tho, the best one of 2024, so far

[stoic crest]

my story with mine is different however

dropped mine on an edge

bent top lid

and fans got a bit messed up

[thin bolt]

[trim pier]

@azure pond that extreme z690 board is it any good?

considering it's DDR4

I mean the images are all in chinese too I believe

[tawdry dragon]

(japanese)

[azure pond]

Mb I didn't see that

[trim pier]

oop

[tawdry dragon]

ok

[tawdry dragon]

Remember, Japanese has more squiggly lines than chinese

[forest prairie]

I'll squiggly your lines in a minute

[swift forge]

I’ve watched enough anime to identify Japanese characters

[forest prairie]

I just hear the words

chronically weeb

[tawdry dragon]

And Korean is more square ish

[trim pier]

@azure pond I hate how they tax psu and cases

but tbh, should I sell my EVGA 750 GT that I got for 40$ brand new at gamestop for that 850w?

[azure pond]

That's up to you

[cinder kiln]

What's the 850w going into

[azure pond]

750 gt is pretty solid, it could probably handle a 4090. It's pretty high up there among b tiers

But it could certainly make a difference with future generations

[cinder kiln]

Frankly if it's going to be used with a 13600k and 7800xt I'd keep the gt

[azure pond]

I've an 850 gt with a 3060 ti and 13600k

[cinder kiln]

Psu's are still quite high from noble gas supply

[azure pond]

I needed it to feed my gpu 600w

[cinder kiln]

Not really a buyer's* market for psus rn

[azure pond]

Could prolly get around 40-50 for a 750 gt

[cinder kiln]

Man I'm tired

[azure pond]

After coupon, the 850 comes to $70 I believe

[cinder kiln]

Not bad

GT overall better tho

[azure pond]

So $20-30(+ tax), redoing cables, and annoyance of selling for an extra 100w

[azure pond]

Is it? Thought the gf1 handled transients better

Also wait felix have you slept?

[cinder kiln]

I mean for 40$ gt better

Not like, overall better

[azure pond]

Fair

[cinder kiln]

Gf1 bae

[azure pond]

Mine was $50

[trim pier]

88$

[azure pond]

With tax?

[cinder kiln]

Kinda-ish

[trim pier]

with tax n shipping

[azure pond]

Eh

If it was my pc I wouldn't bother with it, but just bc it isn't worth it to me doesn't mean it isn't worth it for you

[trim pier]

I wonder if overclocking would do any harm

[azure pond]

No

[cinder kiln]

Not really worth it

[azure pond]

You could oc that 7800xt+13600k as much as you want on a gt 750

[trim pier]

alr

oh

TDP is 260W and I think 190W for the gpu then CPU right?

[stoic crest]

tdp ≠ consumption

[cinder kiln]

More that the gains even if oc was limited here isn't worth the $48 difference

[stoic crest]

^

[trim pier]

I could of gotten that 7900xtx today 😎

but alright then

[cinder kiln]

If you went xtx then yeah 850w minimum

[trim pier]

I do have my AMD software to tell me the current usage of my GPU, then I think it's CPU-Z?

nono it's Core Temp

I can see how much wattage it'll take from OCing

[azure pond]

Honestly I think the 750 gt could handle it with a 13600k

Especially if you put like a 85%-90% pl on the gpu

[cinder kiln]

That specific model the xfx?

Highest PL of all XTX

550W like half the time it runs

Lol

[trim pier]

only issue is uh

i've been having a hard time with my pc rn

[azure pond]

Wdym

[trim pier]

I can’t screenshot this on the pc so

It’s annoying

[azure pond]

What's the issue?

[trim pier]

But ever since the December drivers update, they have it where you can turn on or off what you see as usage in the drivers app

[azure pond]

That all looks pretty normal

[trim pier]

But if you turn it on, it goes to the overlay.

So I could turn on CPU, frames, ram usage, hotspot, blah blah all those features they have

[cinder kiln]

Can't use screen snip or game bar?

[trim pier]

They would show up in the overlay unlike the last update where it only showed fps, 99%, gpu and ya.

[cinder kiln]

Re:live also works

[trim pier]

I don't know why it won't let me screenshot with overlay on

screensnip doesn't work

[cinder kiln]

Well overlay really is that

Sits above everything

[trim pier]

nono

[cinder kiln]

Use rtss for screenies?

[trim pier]

I'm meaning

I can't physically do a screenshot at all with it on

[cinder kiln]

That's a windows issue

Eh?

[trim pier]

but when it's off..

[cinder kiln]

[trim pier]

it works.

hold up

[cinder kiln]

Then use a different overlay

[trim pier]

probably should

[cinder kiln]

I don't normally use amd radeon overlay, I always turn it off

Use rtss

[trim pier]

what'

[cinder kiln]

Rtss

It's a performance overlay

You install it with msi afterburner

Or rather you can just only install one

Don't need afterburner for rdna

[trim pier]

Best I could get bc my screenshot is 3 keys 😭

[cinder kiln]

Ye I getchu

Just don't use amd overlay

[trim pier]

so RTSS is with afterburner?

[cinder kiln]

Presentmon I think is another option?

I haven't tried that one

[cinder kiln]

Ye

[trim pier]

hmm

Should I use afterburner too while I OC my GPU then?

considering the fact I might aswell instead of the "Overclock" setting in AMD

[cinder kiln]

https://onexplayer.fandom.com/wiki/RTSS:_Overlay,_Screen_Capture_and_Screen_Recording_on_your_OneXPlayer

[cinder kiln]

No

Afterburner + nvidia = gud

Adrenalin/MCT+MPT + AMD = gud

In the case of rdna3, MPT & MCT don't work so, use adrenalin

[trim pier]

ah

hm

"desktop recording is currently disabled, please enable the record desktop feature in amd software"

[cinder kiln]

Re:live

[thin bolt]

i just use Xbox recording lmao

[pallid geyser]

Just set up your phone and record the whole thing

[tawdry dragon]

Just use another PC with a capture card, smh my head

[thin bolt]

Just buy another house with cameras in it smh shake shake head

[trim pier]

Smh I should of just used my iPod

[pallid geyser]

Just pay the FBI man constantly recording your every move to release his latest recordings of you playing it smh my shake my head my

[opal flume]

Just pay the Russian hacker holding it for ransom after breaking into the FBI's video archives smh, so simple

[thin bolt]

Just pay big brother to tell the fbi man to tell your dad to tell you to tell the Russian businessman constantly monitoring you, that you should be paying $99.99 for NORD VPN to better take videos of your screen for the Indian scammer operating out of a call center with 200 other people at once

[vague pine]

$40 xbox series s

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xbox-Series-S-Toaster-2-Slice-Toaster-with-Wide-Slot-Bagel-Function-Digitial-Countdown-Timer-with-6-Shade-Settings/5113283196

[tawdry dragon]

MASTERPIECE

[daring depot]

Steal

[jolly inlet]

But can it play crysis

[fair moon]

Mini-ITX board: 6.7" tall

The toaster: 7.6" tall

The feet might be 0.5 of that but still taller than itx board

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/5e070ccd-a024-42f6-a3a4-a02ca79441a4.817b6ee3f624b9ece9a5c605ba6fc180.jpeg?odnHeight=768&odnWidth=768&odnBg=FFFFFF

4.6in wide means an sfx psu should fit

Might be able to cram in a gpu with a riser cable

[stoic crest]

is that

an xbox case

wait no it's a toaster

[vague pine]

we got the xbox series x fridge and now the xbox series s toaster

meanwhile we're still waiting on the ps5 router

[stoic crest]

lmao

ps5 slim toaster too, that's a must

[opal flume]

Would not buy, not 4 slot toaster

[forest prairie]

how long this deal gonna last 👀

I def need a crappy mouse

[high radish]

Btw you can bundle 12600kf with anything at combo deals

[forest prairie]

huh

good to know

[jolly inlet]

Can I bundle it with a vacuum cleaner

[forest prairie]

[high radish]

I got this one

[forest prairie]

can you do ram or ssd instead idk

maybe I should look at the website lol

[high radish]

Go to combo deals and add whatever you want from there

[forest prairie]

huh

gotcba

beh why is the ram too expenive

the kit I would get is like 60 instead

[high radish]

Ddr5 kits are alright

[forest prairie]

d5 is like double the price of d4 tho

[high radish]

Currently I can't see good ram and ssd to combo up . Theres decent cpu and mobos

[stoic crest]

not really

you can get good ddr5 32gb kits for $80-90 now

[forest prairie]

plus imma get a good d4 board from somewhere else anyway 😎

yeah I see that as double the price smhsmyhead

[high radish]

I mean this mobo is d5 . Add something like 75$ ddr5 kit and cop it

[high radish]

Theres one for 75$ when you combo up at Newegg

[stoic crest]

ye

or buy from tiktok for even cheaper

[high radish]

Yeah . I just suggested it because theres cheap 12600kf if you combo up lol

Oh alse there's 5$ mouse if you don't want to combo up with expensive stuff

[stoic crest]

free mouse

[forest prairie]

not downloading brain rot app smh

idk I'm just shopping around

[stoic crest]

g102 copycat

but $10 mouse is $10 mouse

[forest prairie]

if I build the combo stuff might be useful

[stoic crest]

way better than those chinese random mice

[high radish]

12600kf is 2 per customer

[forest prairie]

I sure love having 2 12600KFs in my computer

[high radish]

Ordered only 4 of them

[forest prairie]

huh

combo results are starting to break lol

[cinder kiln]

@marsh sphinx 731 usd...?

[pallid geyser]

Yeah that’s awful

[torpid night]

is this on mobile?

[forest prairie]

nah

[torpid night]

I've noticed it's even worse on mobile

[tawdry dragon]

it's not even on sale lol

[velvet rock]

Looking for a nice sleek asthetic monitor for my work setup. Thin preferred , ultrawide maybe? Idk, good deal, cheap, 24” minimum, idk just throw ideas please

Thank you!

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Zp6p99/lg-24mp60g-b-240-1920x1080-75-hz-monitor-24mp60g-b
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xcBG3C/acer-v247y-238-1920-x-1080-75-hz-monitor-umqv7aa004

Meh pricing though

https://www.amazon.com/LG-24MP60G-B-FreeSync-Virtually-Borderless/dp/B093R6C6B4/ref=mp_s_a_1_31?crid=2VOYD8EFSV50Y&keywords=monitor&m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&qid=1704599869&s=warehouse-deals&sprefix=monitor%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-31

[trim pier]

don't worry about buying used btw

95% of time it's likely some defect which they replaced and wham

or open box

[stoic crest]

i had a friend buy amazon refurbished hp envy

it came with a few small issues

like a wobbly key on the keyboard

so sometimes refurbs aren't actually fully repaired

open box especially so

[fair moon]

My "refurbished" Acer monitor has debris stuck in the panel and a (faint) scratch

[tawdry dragon]

refurbished things are usually really good or really bad

[stoic crest]

ya

it's a pain when you're an international buyer

[trim pier]

My acer monitor had a scratch with the stand

but thats it

[marsh sphinx]

https://amzn.to/41VJ3LS 45% offer on Ryzen 7 5800X

[cinder kiln]

not worth it

5700x is $200 and basically identical with a lower out of the box tdp

[azure pond]

$264 for a 5800x is laughable

[cinder kiln]

that's almost 7700 money isn't it

[shut lava]

I had someone recently tell me I was an idiot when I suggested a low end(7600) AM5 build over a new 5800X(not X3D) AM4 build for gaming. They said the AM5 build would cost more and be much slower. 🤷‍♂️ The 7600 was cheaper and the 7600X was the same price.

[lime pier]

200 for a 5700x is laughable too

[cinder kiln]

it is

but still makes a good contrast

[lime pier]

true

but yeah they’ve gone on sale brand new for like 160-170 and you can get a used 7700(x) for $200 if you shop around

I paid $225 for my sister’s 7700x and got a free 3800x thrown in on the deal

[cinder kiln]

that's quite good

[lime pier]

yeah they go quick at that price even without the 3800x lol

[stoic crest]

isn't 7600 like

as fast as 5800x3d

[azure pond]

Yeah

[stoic crest]

unless you run games that loves x3d

they're equal

but 5800x?

no chance lmao

7600 leads

[shut lava]

Techspot's review said that at 1080p, the 7600X is faster than the 5800X3d in most games.

[tawdry dragon]

That's actually a really good generational increase, the best gaming cpu is beaten by the worst.

[azure pond]

I mean 5600 handily outpaced the 3600, 3700x, 3900xt

All of 3000 series

Though that wasn't the worst, 5500 is

[amber walrus]

hey, whats a good price for a half a year used 4070 ti? and for a new, week used 4060 ti 16gb?

[azure pond]

Buying or selling

Buying I'd say like 650 max and 325 max, selling like 700 max and 425 max, on the very generous side

[tawdry dragon]

I was reffering to the worst in the 7000 series

[azure pond]

No I know, just comparing history to the statement you made

It holds true for most recent amd cpus

[amber walrus]

bought the 16gb 60ti for cheaper than used 3080s go here, so for flippin i think its good

(€350)

Yeah cheapest 40616ti here retails for 480

[azure pond]

Ah not US

Used 3080s should be more than a used 4060 ti

[amber walrus]

well its not very used, it was used for a week

has full warranty and all that

and i saw a 4060 ti 8gb selling for 350 here locally

[cinder kiln]

For context to the pre-built this is what from scratch looks like with a reasonable 4090 price
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ffp9yg

whereas this would be the rough like for like equivalent from scratch
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NMV334

objectively speaking $235 for labour isn't that bad

or thereabouts

only info I can see on a cyclops psu rn is a gamdias X1, which isn't 3.0 and it's 1200W, supposedly decent

ok, I'm going to assume it's a decent unit as most ATX 3.0 units are made with good transient spec in mind, but this is an unknown oem unit from a manu that probably resells them to ABS

[azure pond]

Useful if you need the ram/multi core perf

[cinder kiln]

ye

it's not a bad balance of a build

[quasi abyss]

any idea why the 7800xt pricing went up?

[swift forge]

Profit

[quasi abyss]

wow 7900xtxs are 1499

crazy

[grand orbit]

Dude they're like 970

And 7800xts are about 500

[quasi abyss]

hmmm thanks, i was checking newegg

[grand orbit]

Sort low to high my friend

[quasi abyss]

i did

[grand orbit]

That's wack no clue

[high radish]

Are you sure you're not on newegg.ca ?

[quasi abyss]

omg:P

u r right

[high radish]

[velvet rock]

Whatatata

[light holly]

@azure pond shows $88 for the k1

[azure pond]

Rip

New thermalright cooler?
https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-FS140-V3-ARGB-1500RPM/dp/B0CHVBBMKM/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=FOYK8&content-id=amzn1.sym.45a43ad0-e257-4a9c-80f9-dad7923a429b&pf_rd_p=45a43ad0-e257-4a9c-80f9-dad7923a429b&pf_rd_r=RWPZH68BRGTWZ701ZV3C&pd_rd_wg=EKeGT&pd_rd_r=3f3b12a7-8697-4da9-bff5-e923df29f6a4&ref_=pd_gwm_rtpb

[thin bolt]

I wake up to 12 downs
I must’ve posted something bad as a prebuilt

[cinder kiln]

frost spirit v3?

[cinder kiln]

mmm, definitely in the range of something you could scrape together from scratch tbh

not that everyone wants to do that but the price was a bit high for the outcome

@azure pond bruh they got anti-grav in this ass-

[thin bolt]

I posted it really late in the night
Probably too tired to see anything wrong

[cinder kiln]

nothing to be worried about lad, when I first arrived here I was about as dumb as they came

experience builds character and knowledge

you wouldn't have known if you didn't post it

[azure pond]

Ye you're good, it's just atp apu pre builts aren't great value

You either build your own, up budget to around $750-850 if you're gaming, or buy some parts used and build your own

[jolly inlet]

5600g is basically the 3600 with an igpu which is pretty poor performance for the price right now

[azure pond]

Yeah you can do a used 3600 build with a 20 series card fairly easily in $500

3600 70
Mobo 40-60
Ram 25
Ssd 35
Case 45
Psu 50

Plenty left over for a solid gpu

[uncut portal]

Get a 6700xt

[thin bolt]

I just saw like a 3070ti or something and was like, oooo $499

[azure pond]

Wait what?

Like 5600g+ 3070 ti for $500?

[thin bolt]

I’ll try and find it again

IPASON - Gaming desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6 core 3.9GHz - 16GB DDR4 3200MHz - 1TB M.2 NVMe - 550W PSU - Windows 11 home - WIFI - Gaming PC https://www.newegg.com/ipason-s6-zhanjing/p/3D5-001U-000Z3?Item=9SIAZEBGV98270&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-9SIAZEBGV98270-_-01092024

It was this

Oh wait, there’s no GPU? Or is it integrated

[azure pond]

Ye it's an igpu

If there was a 3070 ti pre built for $500 that'd be a crazy deal

[thin bolt]

I see why I posted
The thing I looked at just before it was a 3070ti

[azure pond]

Ahh

[azure pond]

Tiktoks giving out more coupons, could be more deals popping up

[tawdry dragon]

I have 40% off up to $20 rn

nvm, i have 60% off now

[azure pond]

Gah damn

Up to $20?

[tawdry dragon]

yeah

but the prices of things are a bit higher than usual

[azure pond]

Can get some crazy deals w that

Ahh

[tawdry dragon]

Usually p41 plus is $85 for 2tb, but now it's $105

without coupon

[tepid oracle]

Any good deals on headsets rn?

[mortal blaze]

i cant believe the 12700KF expired just in my cart

lul. im so sad 😦

i was in payment methods and... splushh

price over cart has been update

[azure pond]

@cinder kiln am I crazy or is that a sick price for that laptop

[daring depot]

oh its bonkers

not exactly a bad battery for the 12th gen cpu, this looks like a dope mobile desktop

[azure pond]

Gaming perf is def far from desirable, coming from someone with an mx550

Can barely run raft

And plugged in it thermal throttles so badly it runs at about 20 fps in raft

Fortnite it can pull a steady 30 on playdough settings on battery, plugged in like 10

[daring depot]

seems like the perfect gift for mom to do taxes on

[cinder kiln]

Meh, oled never really sells me

Not terrible but not super desirable either

I'd put it sort of in the same boat as this
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-full-hd-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-7520u-16gb-memory-256gb-ssd-natural-silver/6554442.p?skuId=6554442

Except the $130 does come out a fair bit in the screen

[fair moon]

lowkey respect to HP for putting 16gb in a cheap laptop

I see so many that would be great laptops but only 8gb

[cinder kiln]

That's a very valid point yeah

[fair moon]

A "Ryzen 5" being 4 cores is a little weird imo

Considering the last gen of mobile chips was 6+ cores all the way down to the 5500 and then the 4 core 5400 was a "Ryzen 3"

Pretty big difference between the 7520U and 7530U

[cinder kiln]

Well despite that, I do agree on the 16gb point

For an APU that's a big change

[fair moon]

Yup

[cinder kiln]

I still simp for ryzen 6k and 7k tho even in smaller core configs because the battery life out of those things is just such a big deal

Game changing

[fair moon]

2 cpu cores, 4x the L3 cache, way better igpu... C'mon AMD

[cinder kiln]

That's their naming scheme in play there

[fair moon]

Yeah Ryzen mobile power efficiency is wild

[cinder kiln]

U is low power

7 is current gen lineup

[fair moon]

Ah

[cinder kiln]

20 and 30 iirc are core count layouts

The 0 I believe also can be a 5

But can't remember why

It's def confusing

[fair moon]

Slight refresh iirc

[cinder kiln]

But the second number is the architecture iirc

[fair moon]

I have a 5825U, very similar to a 5800U.

[cinder kiln]

Ah

That would make sense

So if I'm reading it right

It's a new release, zen 3?

2 is 4 core

0 is no refresh

So think of it like, 5300g, 5300u?

On old naming scheme

If I've read that right

[fair moon]

Except both 58xxU chips are 8core

[cinder kiln]

Hmmge

[fair moon]

Yeah...

[cinder kiln]

Ok I googled it

[fair moon]

Looked it up and yeah they're basically the same specs but 5800 is Cezanne and 5825 Barcelo

[cinder kiln]

That's the old

The new

Ah I had the third number as I thought the second number was

[jolly inlet]

Remember the "decoder ring" they gave to the press when they announced that new naming? Totally ridiculous

[cinder kiln]

So current gen, zen 2, no refresh, low power

Ryzen 5

Ryzen 5, 4 core

Zen 2 ryzen 5 4 core

Wtf that 2nd number makes it way more confusing

Hear me out, if you "decode" it

The long name is

AMD Ryzen 5, 2023 Ryzen 5 Zen 2 low power

4 core processor

They say ryzen 5 twice

[jolly inlet]

https://youtu.be/MipuN4RU4m8?si=GzXye5s-5Xe43zUv

[cinder kiln]

I've also changed my mind since breaking this down on that laptop

If it was zen 3 or newer I'd simp it

Zen 2 nah

Put a power cap on the intel one and it would have the better efficiency

[fair moon]

Yeah zen 2, 4 core sounds a lot worse than initially thought

AMD mobile naming has fried my brain, time to sleep

[cinder kiln]

So really that 3rd number is the number to look out for now

First for year, 3rd for architecture, U H HS HX for power/performance

Cos they will list if it's a ryzen 5, ryzen 7 etc, and the core count for sure (after the bulldozer fiasco)

[silver remnant]

Do you guys recommend waiting for the 4070 ti super Aftermarket cards or do I try and get the founders edition when it drops? Which will i have the best luck in securing?

[stoic crest]

either way it likely won't be too hard to get

nvidia really wants to sell these new gpus

4070 ti and 4080 entered EOL for the super series

[lime pier]

#tech-deals message

open box 3070 for 300 is wild

3070should be no more than like 250-275 shipped, used which is what open box is and then on open box stuff you have to pay tax LMAO

[lime pier]

fe will be cheapest and really good fit and finish

[grand orbit]

This isn't new to tech
Let me introduce you to the
MSI MEG Ace x670E or full length:
Micro Star International Micro Star International Extreme Gaming Ace x670 Extreme

[azure pond]

Open box isn't exactly used. It's the lowest price you can find one except for used, which means it's not a terrible deal. The closest nvidia card you can do new is a 3060 12gb or 4060, which is miles worse. 6700xt at $320 new also performs a lil bit worse, id choose the open box 3070.

If open to used, 100% go used

But open box was returned soon after purchase, it was used for a short period, not for months or years

[grand orbit]

The reason you're getting used stuff off individuals for that price is because it's not coming from the trust of a company

[azure pond]

The 4060 ti is surprising, the 8gb at that price is poor value but if you do something with ai, cad, anything that requires high vram, at that price it's pretty solid

[tawdry dragon]

7600xt is coming out soon for around that price, correct? It also has 16gb

[azure pond]

Yes, but its 7600 performance

Which is a bit below 6700 iirc

[jolly inlet]

AI is the obvious target for the 7600 XT. Besides the additional memory, it's just an overclocked 7600. Gamers should ignore it generally.

It doesn't even get more bus width to go with the extra memory

[tawdry dragon]

we'll have to see reviews to be sure

[lime pier]

that's cope

i don't trust a company farther than i can throw em

[jolly inlet]

At least you get some benefit from buying direct from the company, like an intact warranty and a general idea that they're not intentionally trying to screw you

[jolly inlet]

Actually, this is one case where we can make the call without reviews because it's quite literally only an overclocked 7600 from 2.62 to 2.76GHz which is a 5% overclock. There's the few games that are able to fill the 8GB VRAM buffer, but those are only at 1440p or 4k which you probably aren't targeting with a 7600 anyway.

[lime pier]

The only benefit you get from buying new, if you're smart about buying used, is the knowledge that they're guaranteed to be trying to screw you. I trust an individual with lots of confirmed trades more than any corporation lol

You can get transferrable warranties, just gotta be careful about research and buying the right brands

Same as buying new, except you pay less

[jolly inlet]

The extra vigilance and research you have to do on the seller takes time, and the warranty itself does have value. Some people would prefer to take the faster option than spend time trying to save $100.

[grand orbit]

Clearly never heard of empty boxes with rocks being shipped as a gpu lol

[lime pier]

that happens with amazon warehouse all the time, and newegg/best buy open box even more

and doesn't happen at all if you pick a seller with lots of confirmed trades. looking at that takes 10 seconds

and if you do? just paypal dispute

today, in person, I bought a working b550i aorus pro AX for $40, and got a 3900x for free the other day

used market goes crazy

$40 canadian, so like idk 32 american

[grand orbit]

Sure but if it did you'd get a refund

[lime pier]

often not, i’ve heard horror stories from friends who buy new

or you have to fight for it

[fair moon]

Not if you pay with Paypal or a credit card

[tawdry dragon]

this ain't a bad deal if you want a really good screen on a laptop https://www.ebay.com/itm/166213938301

3k 120hz

[lime pier]

https://tenor.com/view/great-deal-good-deal-gif-12993580

i'd make that deal

however i am going Framework 16 so i don't need another laptop

[azure pond]

Not gonna lie, I would love that if it didn't have a dgpu

Though no way im buying it either way

[thin bolt]

If I had the money atm

[tawdry dragon]

For battery life or?

[stoic crest]

cooling and battery

[thin bolt]

https://item.mercari.com/gl/m83590662254?sv=0

[azure pond]

Gross price

Can do a full 4070 build with a better cpu for $1000-1100

[thin bolt]

I was gonna comment that this is a ripoff on the post

[azure pond]

Ah lol

[stoic crest]

big fat ripoff

[silver remnant]

I feel like the 4070 ti super will be the graphics card of this generation

It’s gonna be perfect 🥲

[void whale]

@cinder kiln my issue with that 6950xt is that it is pure third party... if it was sold third party shipped amazon it would be better but full third party kinda risky

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Radeon-GDDR6-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B0BKPT56HK/ref=psdc_284822_t1_B0B6GKX8MD

heres a better one, sold by micro center

at $659

[stoic crest]

WOO

$600 6950XT

[cinder kiln]

seller seemed ok hence me posting it

also not everyone has access to a micro center sadly

[fleet marlin]

Well it's an Amazon link.

[cinder kiln]

oh it is too, didn't even notice

my bad

although 660 is a bit high side...70 more gets a 4070 ti

on the other hand, depending how you look at it

70 more gets a 4070 ti, and it's still not bad

[shut lava]

Third party with 98% positive feedback.

[cinder kiln]

quite a lot of good reviews too really

[torpid night]

man I could have waited until around Christmas to get a 6950 XT for $500-$600 but instead I got a 6800 XT

[forest prairie]

regret your choices or enjoy your purchase

[dry flume]

happens all the time

[cloud hornet]

I will regretfully enjoy my purchases

[forest prairie]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-swimming-poopsie-silly-gif-14546589990767279660

[velvet rock]

That’s better than my 7800 XT?

[cinder kiln]

Better what? No keep the 7800xt

How much did you pay for it before tax

[quasi pasture]

mlem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvxCU_lQwKM&ab_channel=AShogunNamedDavid

[tawdry dragon]

mlem

[trim pier]

10$ shipping 😭

ngl though, great deal but it's been like that price for months at.. Microcenter 😏

then again, 4070 super

[opal flume]

FYI, if you are going for a blackout or a specific colored rgb build, the light on that model is static and can not be changed. It is simply the name strip on the side that is lit up but it can be seen if you have a window side panel like me

Other than that, no complaints. Make sure to check case compatibility, it is a very long boi

[azure pond]

@lapis parcel

[lapis parcel]

?

[cinder kiln]

#tech-deals

I think

[lime pier]

it says IPS in title but VA in specs wtf is it

[cinder kiln]

Sold out is what it is

💀

Curved so I doubt IPS, especially with that part code

[fair moon]

I bought a very similar "refurbished" monitor from Acer and it came with multiple bits of debris stuck inside the panel, a light scratch, and part of the bezel isn't glued on all the way.

You can return it but they won't replace for a different one at the same price

[cinder kiln]

100,000,000:1 contrast ratio

It's VA

IPS never gets that high

[high radish]

That one was on ebay for awhile and I was confused about it too

[azure pond]

Ah mb

Even though it's va was a solid deal while it lasted

[cinder kiln]

It's still decent

130 for a 1440p 165hz is straight decent

[azure pond]

I was considering grabbing it for a side monitor but I'd rather wait for a 4k ips 60-75hz on a good deal for games idm lower fps

[lapis parcel]

but even when its refurb you got to question that $130 tagg

[cinder kiln]

Refurb should assure the panel is in a very good condition tbh

[azure pond]

Or if oled comes down in price I'll get one for my main monitor and make my x27q my side

[cinder kiln]

They wouldn't willingly sell one these days with a couple dead pixels

And if they did...people would return them

[jolly inlet]

*when
New models drop soon and last gen should go down a couple hundo

[azure pond]

This looks good for a side monitor too
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234977121088?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=S10ILEF9S8e&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[azure pond]

Wooooo

I'm doing my side build first, then I might go oled towards the end of the year if they come down enough

[cinder kiln]

Another old looking one

But that said, half price of a new decent one

[azure pond]

It's 75hz though, so wouldn't go for for a main monitor

[cinder kiln]

Oh is it?

Oh meh

[azure pond]

Check tech deals again

Just found that one

[cinder kiln]

That's saying VA too

[azure pond]

Ye I edited the first one to say va

[cinder kiln]

At least 3 years old

KA272U

[fair moon]

Haha I wish

[cinder kiln]

Then return it

[fair moon]

Got too good of a deal

Still pissed that they are sold it to me as "refurbished"

[cinder kiln]

Refurb cert should ensure it passes their dead pixel warranty

[fair moon]

Yeah no dead pixels

[cinder kiln]

?

[fair moon]

Just a couple like, dark spots

Debris stuck inside the panel I think

[cinder kiln]

????

[fair moon]

& the scratch, which is on the top left thankfully

[cinder kiln]

I would have returned lmao

[fair moon]

They're much less noticeable than a dead pixel

[cinder kiln]

Dark spots can come from extended use

Just the unfortunate result of a long term life of a monitor

There's a lot of panels with bad uniformity in the rtings oled burn in tests

They're up to something like 10 months now

The scratch tho, or if I def saw dust on the screen inside, would return lol

[jolly inlet]

I'm rocking a $20 1680x1050 monitor I got from goodwill, currently scaled up to 1400x2240 because the stand rotates. I can live with the single scratch on the front.

[cinder kiln]

$20 is nice lol

[jolly inlet]

Especially considering the rotating stand

[azure pond]

My side is still 1050p TN that makes my eyes hurt to look at

[jolly inlet]

Oh this is definitely a TN and I do get eye strain from it, but it's only my secondary so it's usually not my main focus

The DSR upscaling does help too

Helps it match the desktop size of my main as a side bonus

[lime pier]

lol

my secondary monitor is an actually decent looking ultrawide i pulled from ewaste

it's 75hz 2560x1080 29" making it the same width and horizontal resolution as my 32" 1440p 240hz primary, just not as tall

panel is IPS and has limited HDR support

[tawdry dragon]

my secondary used to be a 22" 1080p tn panel (everything looked blue), now it's a 4k 60hz ips samsung panel

I run it in 1440p tho to save on gpu power, since I never watch anything in 4k anyways

[thin bolt]

And I’m over here with a

[tawdry dragon]

at least you have a big desk

[thin bolt]

It’s going to the dumpster soon if someone doesn’t buy it off me

[pallid geyser]

make fire

[tawdry dragon]

fire is good, but it's probably coated in some sort substance.

[forest prairie]

Why buy it off you if you can get it free from the dumpster

[tawdry dragon]

because then it's covered in mcdonalds fries

[forest prairie]

The benefits continue to amaze me

[opal flume]

It is like dumpster diving at a GameStop, no downsides whatsoever and you get free stuff. Until they catch on to you and start destroying stuff they toss in there again

[tawdry dragon]

I've never actually gone dumpster diving

[azure pond]

I feel like most people haven't

[forest prairie]

I've thought about it

Then I went back to not having access to a dumpster for the rest of time

[opal flume]

I briefly thought about it when I saw those GS dumpster diving videos years ago. And then I realized that I didn't want to get into legal issues

[jolly inlet]

I've pulled some pretty legit stuff from the dumpster. A couple of computers in great shape, just a little old, a vacuum cleaner that just needed a new belt, and my work desk that just needed some wood repair.

[azure pond]

@proven moss check #tech-deals

[tawdry dragon]

insane deal if it's in your area

[cinder kiln]

FINALLY A 4070 WORTH BUYING

only took us like nearly a freaking year

Would want a gpu support brace with that one tho

[fleet marlin]

If only there was more than a couple in most of the country, hah

[cinder kiln]

still one there for 440

which is again, worth buying

[fleet marlin]

Could've fooled me w/ that red "unavailable nearby".

[cinder kiln]

hey man

Australia isn't really nearby is it

[fleet marlin]

yea of course just super ymmv either way.

[grand orbit]

Finally a 4070 the price it should be

Meta for getting a decent priced Nvidia card, buy one, return it, wait for it to show up as open box for a 150$ discount

[azure pond]

Best buy actually does everything they can to prevent this

If you return one, even if you order it online for in store pickup, and you show up to get it/buy it, they'll refuse it to you

[grand orbit]

✨Different email/name ✨

[azure pond]

If you order it for shipping ye

In store pickup, they literally just won't give it to you, they'll cancel the order

*if they recognize you

Could send someone else in or hope they don't recognize you

[shut spoke]

something to note for the bean

its extremely dependent on ear shape

i tried them on for a few months after losing my airpods and i found them to be fairly uncomfortable after a few hours and they also loosen and constantly need adjusting back into the ear

some other reviewers online have had the same issue

[velvet rock]

Home Depot selling swords? 😭

[forest prairie]

That's not Home Depot that's Castle Armory

[velvet rock]

Any iPad deals/combos?

[forest prairie]

At home Depot?

Sorry, at Castle Armory?

[velvet rock]

Lmao

No , internet as a whole

[thin bolt]

Open a chase account
20000 point will get you a free iPad

Only need to spend $20k

[gusty river]

Costco has them for slightly cheaper than the competition if you have a membership

[velvet rock]

Lmao

[velvet rock]

My girlfriend mom does

[lime pier]

with ipads best to buy used

they depreciate immensely (except the largest Pro model with 1 or 2tb storage)

for example I have the 12.9" M1 1tb and it's still worth about what I paid for it used minus like 10% whereas normal iPads drop about 25-50% as soon as the box is open

[velvet rock]

I just looked and Amazon way cheaper then Costco lmao

[velvet rock]

Where’d you get yours? Backmarket?

[lime pier]

nah, brand new from apple

But it's the Pro 12.9" with 1tb (under 1tb only has 8gb ram, 1-2tb has 16), so it didn't drop much value

still cope tho, I shouldn't really have bought it, but it's been a great laptop replacement while I've had it. Now i'm moving to a Framework 16 tho

[velvet rock]

I will just be using my iPad to take notes and learn about my profession, HVAC/R mainly

So not sure I need the best of the best

[thin bolt]

Mercari should have some decent used if you’re in the US

If not, eBay is always a nice choice for pre-owned and deals