tech-deals-discussion

[azure pond]

Could you link the whole list? And yeah I'd 100% suggest 1440p, refresh rate isn't everything

[celest dune]

so idk what to do

[celest dune]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LmbPbL

[azure pond]

This would be very nice
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/QrZXsY/koorui-gn10-270-2560-x-1440-240-hz-monitor-gn10

This is nearly half the price, but obviously worse
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/6NvD4D/gigabyte-m27q-rev-20-270-2560-x-1440-170-hz-monitor-m27q-rev-20

Still a very nice monitor

[celest dune]

my budget for a monitor is 300

[azure pond]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/qZHmgn

Few small changes

[azure pond]

Id choose between those two that I linked, they make the most sense

The first is Mini LED, which has much better colors and brightness

[celest dune]

The reviews

[azure pond]

Mini LED is the second best panel type there is, second to OLED and OLED variants

The m27q is a good IPS panel, but is still worse than the koorui mini led

[celest dune]

I have no idea what your saying 😭

[azure pond]

This is Mini LED

Better colour's and image quality

[azure pond]

This is IPS

[celest dune]

is there anything 0.5ms

[azure pond]

Half the price, not as good

[celest dune]

so is mini led better

[azure pond]

The advertised response time isn't something you need to worry about

Yes

[celest dune]

but would i get lower fps tho

[azure pond]

Every monitor has a range for their response time, and any semi decent panel is going to be very similar

[celest dune]

is there on elike that inm black?

[azure pond]

The higher the resolution the lower your fps yes, so 1440p will have lower frames than 1080p, but the difference is much bigger than just that

Sadly not that I saw

[celest dune]

could i always change resolutio?

[celest dune]

Is it a big difference?

[azure pond]

It's around 30%, but on a 7900xt 1080p is a complete waste

[celest dune]

with the graphics card should i wait until the new one's drop?

[azure pond]

I went from 1080p to 1440p and the difference was night and day, it's 100% worth it

Thats your choice and depends on how patient you are

You'll most likely get better value for your money

[celest dune]

I'm going to be buying it in a couple months anyways

[bold willow]

TELeasy seems a bit more trusty

idk tho

do i wanna deal with random amazon sellers

[azure pond]

Nah

Not unless they've got very good reviews

[bold willow]

Samsung 27" OLED G6 (360Hz 0.03ms) for $600 (Code SAM8E w/ .edu email)

Samsung 34" QD-OLED G85SB (175hz 0.03ms) for $600 (Code SAM8E w/ .edu email)

[normal spear]

You should for a 7900xt no question. Unless youre at a pro level for fps there is ZERO reason to go 1080p imo, also ips is outclassed by mini led. Ips is a type of panel and has worse contrast (less dark blacks) than mini led, and also worse colour generally. MiniLED typically has slower response times, but most people cannot tell the difference between 1ms response and 5ms response

I would absolutely recommend the miniLED bacca linked, and if youre buying months down the line yeah id check back in and see whats better at that point since prices fluctuate a lot

[fair moon]

Good IPS vs cheap miniLED

vs midrange miniLED

[fair moon]

while the black ghosting is worse on the miniLED the rtings text almost seems clearer to me on the cheap miniled, maybe becuase of contrast?

[bold willow]

I see it too

But also theres that weird blurry color coming from the cheap mini

Theres more color smear with the cheap, but the text seems more clear.

[fair moon]

yeah the black ghosting/smear

[bold willow]

Not really a tech deal but $7.50 31.5"x15.7" XXL plain mousepad (stiched edge) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CP1RN1K8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

[thin bolt]

https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m72238570834?sv=0

Is this a decent deal?

@azure pond

Has to come with both(cuz he doesn’t want to have another listing)

[bold willow]

Doesn’t show anything

Nvm it worked

Idk

[thin bolt]

Idk enough bout the low end AMD

[azure pond]

I dont feel like clicking it bc it would close what I'm watching

What is it and how much?

[thin bolt]

Sapphire nitro gpu 480 8gb and xfx 590 fatboy 8gb
$49

[azure pond]

Yes

Resell one for $50, free gpu

[thin bolt]

Sweet

[thin bolt]

This popped up

[fair moon]

makes sense, they're fairly old

also I think those radeon cards were known to be a little warm, at least compared to similar nvidia cards

[normal spear]

Ancient stats right there ong

[fair moon]

Like Bacca said, I'm loooking at ebay and you could probably get $40-50 for the 480

keep the 590 as a decent 1080p60fps card

[thin bolt]

My pc has a 550w

Will that 590 even handle lmao

[fair moon]

I think so?

as long as it's a good 550W

maybe power limit it to 200W or something

What CPU?

[azure pond]

Yes

590 was infamous for driver issues though

[fair moon]

it would be free + maybe repaste tho

[thin bolt]

8500g

[thin bolt]

Ah

[fair moon]

yeah you'd be fine with 550W

[azure pond]

Fs, just worth noting

[thin bolt]

I’ll see if I can get it this week

[bold willow]

bro my friends building a $1300 budget build

[torpid night]

"$1300 budget build" is crazy

[bold willow]

we somehow fit a 13900KS, 7900 GRE, O11-D Mini, 1000W PSU into it

[torpid night]

okay what

storage? memory?

[bold willow]

2TB Gen 4 NVMe, 32gb Ram

i was just naming the crazy part

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M869GJ

[cinder kiln]

Ok you definitely want at least a 360 aio on that one

<1st hand experience

Also @bold willow is this just a gaming build

Or is it a workstation build

Would advise against a 13900KS for just gaming

Rest seems good tho

Just those two things are important

[jolly inlet]

I would advise against a 13900KS, period

[bold willow]

workstation

[jolly inlet]

It's simply not worth it when the 14900K exists

[cinder kiln]

What kinda work

[bold willow]

it was $350

[cinder kiln]

Ya it's a 350 sale

[bold willow]

$30 for 2 levels up from his originally planned 13700k

[cinder kiln]

You definitely need a better cooler tho

[jolly inlet]

Ehhhh, ok then it's not too bad. Just make double sure to update both the BIOS and the microcode.

[bold willow]

he doesnt plan to overclock

[cinder kiln]

Doesn't matter

[bold willow]

yep

[cinder kiln]

I'm typing from one

It needs an aio

[bold willow]

arctic III?

[jolly inlet]

That processor can pull 350W at stock settings easy

[cinder kiln]

Thermalright or FX360

LFIII is garbage on lga1700

[bold willow]

might even undervolt lol

is there any good air coolers?

or is PS the max

and then its just good aios

[cinder kiln]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZQBzK8/thermalright-aqua-elite-v3-6617-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-aqua-elite-360-black-v3
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kCYRsY/id-cooling-fx360-pro-825-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-fx360-pro

There are no other recommendations

It wants the best or it cooks

[jolly inlet]

It's large rad liquid or nothing on the i9

[cinder kiln]

You'll fit at most 360 in that mini

[jolly inlet]

It can throttle so bad it's worse than the 13700 on air

[cinder kiln]

I'd go either of the above, plus a thermalright contact frame

Bare minimum

Dual tower I wouldn't even think about it

Maximum for those would be a 12700K comfortably, 13700K barely on a B series board

@bold willow sorry if I sound really strong about this btw

Not trying to threaten lmao

Just avoid a problem later

[bold willow]

ok

@cinder kiln which config?

top or bottom

or 280mm for side

isnt top better?

unless we wanna do intake from bottom

[cinder kiln]

Top 360

But it needs to fit with the ram

Some boards have clearance issues

I believe 280 only fits on the side if it's an itx board iirc but could be wrong

I use the air version which has different dimensions so memory foggy about it

[bold willow]

Sorry sent wrong image @cinder kiln

the ID-Cooling wouldnt fit since its 27mm thick

the thermalright too is 27mm

would a 280mm AIO work @cinder kiln ?

its either get a micro-atx mobo or a 280/240mm rad

and this mobo is quite good atx https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rKGbt6/asrock-z690-pg-velocita-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z690-pg-velocita

micro atx would be a ASRock b760m pg riptide or Gigabyte B760M AORUS ELITE

[cinder kiln]

Go micro atx

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WbyH99/asrock-b760m-pg-riptide-wifi-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760m-pg-riptide-wifi

[bold willow]

for a i9-13900KS?

[cinder kiln]

It has bclk oc so you can oc

Yes

[bold willow]

Option A:
ASRock Z690 PG Velocita ATX & 280mm / 240mm AIO

Option B:
ASRock B760M PG Riptide or Gigabyte B760M Aorus Elite & 360mm AIO

B760M Aorus Elite is a bit more, prefered B760M PG Riptide

[cinder kiln]

Still pg riptide

Otherwise thishttps://pcpartpicker.com/product/YJmmP6/ek-aio-elite-280-d-rgb-116-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-ek-aio-elite-280-d-rgb

But it's not quite as good cooling

Because of the layout

[bold willow]

any other 280mm better?

[cinder kiln]

Top is preferred w/ 360

No

[bold willow]

k

so micro i think

[cinder kiln]

It's just the case layout prefers top 360

Rather than side 280

[cinder kiln]

I'd lean that way personally

As long as he doesn't have like 10 drives

💀

[bold willow]

naw

[cinder kiln]

Unlocked renesas clkgen and bios flash so he can bclk oc (Which is the simple form of cpu oc anyway)

Nowadays they don't typically use bclk unless the board supports it

[bold willow]

probably wont oc the 13900ks

dont wanna risk the intel issue - even if its "solved"

preferred stock or undervolt

would you say to get matching fans to the aio?

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nv7scf/id-cooling-af-125-7825-cfm-120-mm-fans-3-pack-af-125-k-trio

[cinder kiln]

Stock, use "Intel default settings"

[cinder kiln]

FX pro?

I don't actually know what fans the FX pro has

I can make a suggestion for some nice ones tho

[bold willow]

it uses this https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sNHqqs/id-cooling-no-12015-xt-546-cfm-120-mm-fan-no-12015-xt-black

[cinder kiln]

These dip in and out of stock, OP dans https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GCV2FT/arctic-p12-max-8104-cfm-120-mm-fans-5-pack-acfan00289a

[bold willow]

but there $22 a fan

[cinder kiln]

Those are slims not normal ones

[bold willow]

would you do a push or pull config for the rad?

[cinder kiln]

Push top

[bold willow]

i think its only push right?

[cinder kiln]

Bottom pull

[bold willow]

cause rad fits into the top

[cinder kiln]

Side covered

Ye

[bold willow]

intake bottom and side --> outtake top

positive pressure

[cinder kiln]

Side covered with HDD tray OR intake side

Either or, very effective with P12 max

[bold willow]

more cool air for aio

[cinder kiln]

Ye

[bold willow]

instead of hot gpu air

[cinder kiln]

Well it'll maybe give you another degree or two

Not much

[bold willow]

the fans not matching brands is gonna kill me lol

[bold willow]

its a fishtank, gotta use all fans

maybe 2xp14 max on side

3xp12 on bottom

[cinder kiln]

Up to you

P12 max is endgame though

Type of fan they'd keep for 10 years

Run them low speed

<1500rpm-ish

They'll do more than enough it's like, 30% of their rpm range lol

Retails for about 35 for a 5 pack normally

[bold willow]

p14 max exists too

whichever comes available first

[cinder kiln]

Fair

[bold willow]

the singles are available

so it would be cheaper to do 4x140 instead of 6x120 since theyre both same price rn

[cinder kiln]

5 pack of either when they're available and then a 1x if you need it

[bold willow]

1 fan for emotional support

[cinder kiln]

He's the mascot

[cinder kiln]

@molten halo idk what the tier list ranks it but I already sus'd it out, it's a good one

[molten halo]

yeah i saw a similar title one to it that was low priority A

[cinder kiln]

This is a good one

Like better than a lot

If I had to guess, mid to high A?

I don't use that list though

It's a good unit however

[molten halo]

free fancy knockoff phantex fan tho

this thing https://www.newegg.com/p/1YF-01B3-00004

[cinder kiln]

Wtf

That's not a phanteks knockoff

[molten halo]

[cinder kiln]

That's the best non-delta fan on the market

[molten halo]

for free

with a $89 A tier psu

[cinder kiln]

Wtf free

Damn

That gets two thumb up

[bold willow]

arent superflower fans meant for servers lol

cause they ultra thicc

[cinder kiln]

You could use those for servers

They're like 3x stronger than most anything else for standard 120mm fans on the market that aren't deltas

140cfm

LCP

They're cream of the crop stuff for a PC

The P12 maxes I suggested you earlier can't hold a candle to these but they also aren't nearly the same price lmao

[thin bolt]

Check this out on @Newegg:Super Flower, MEGACOOL 120mm fan, Triple-Pack, 12-pole motor design, super cooling performance, PWM, Purple Anti-Vibration Mounting Pads, Computer Case Fan, Remote Control, SF-PF121-BK_3P, 30mm depth https://www.newegg.com/p/1YF-01B3-00003?Item=9SIAMNPJXY5394&tpk=1

$20 off rn @cinder kiln

[cinder kiln]

Not worth

You can get 3x the fan for the fame price with arctic

And those are good enough

[fleet marlin]

Newegg + ?

[bold willow]

its free to signup

[bold willow]

This is atx 2.0 #tech-deals message

[azure pond]

Yes

[lavish willow]

Gamers

[tawdry dragon]

Gamers

[torpid night]

Gamers

[cinder kiln]

Gamers

[bold willow]

Gamer

[opal flume]

Gamers

[pallid geyser]

Gamers

[thin bolt]

Gamers

[molten halo]

Gamers

[tiny heron]

Gamerz

[daring depot]

GAMERS

[pallid geyser]

X = gam Y = ers || (X+Y) = gamers

[bold willow]

Wrong

X*Y = gamers

[azure pond]

How do we feel about this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNPZ874Y?ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_DQ8DPM0GWB7B36VZ3C1G&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_DQ8DPM0GWB7B36VZ3C1G&social_share=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_DQ8DPM0GWB7B36VZ3C1G&peakEvent=5&dealEvent=0&skipTwisterOG=1

$370 for a 7940hx (obviously with mobo)

Bit better than a 7900 in multi core, noticeably worse in single core

[bold willow]

It seems cool

[azure pond]

Like 5% better in multi core

About 6% worse in single core

[azure pond]

@cinder kiln when you're awake what's your thoughts on this?

[bold willow]

I think it's a good deal.

Most ITX motherboards are like $200

7900X would be $400

If you are doing itx, then this seems good

[fair moon]

you do need sodimm ram, not sure if that's more expensive than regular sticks

[bold willow]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WrjRsY/teamgroup-t-create-classic-32-gb-1-x-32-gb-ddr5-5200-sodimm-cl42-memory-ctccd532g5200hc42-s01

Mobo only supports up to 2x48gb & 5200 MT/s

[fair moon]

2x16 kit is $70 for 5600 cas 46 or $95 for 5600 cas 40

so maybe a little more expensive than normal but not crazy

[bold willow]

well 1x32 is cheaper than the 2x16 for the fastest the mobo can support

and also opens up 2x32

[fair moon]

probably want dual channel tho

[bold willow]

buy 2 of them

[jolly inlet]

That's what I did, then I overclocked it to 6200c30

[fair moon]

wow. is that like a lucky bin or is the kit just good at OCing?

[jolly inlet]

It's a known M die kit that I got

It's just it doesn't have any kind of profiles

[fair moon]

huh

[jolly inlet]

This is the kit I got
Check this out on @Newegg:Team T-CREATE CLASSIC 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 5600 (PC5 44800) Desktop Memory Model CTCCD532G5600HC46DC01 https://www.newegg.com/team-32gb-ddr5-5600/p/N82E16820985008?tpk=1

[fair moon]

oh not sodimm tho

[jolly inlet]

Oh we're talking sodimm

[fair moon]

yeah

[fair moon]

for this thing^

[shut lava]

The few tests I've seen of those showed worse gaming performance than expected when paired with modern GPUs.

[normal spear]

I think the value of it would it be cheaper reselling the xbox or just buying the laptop without the bundle

Otherwise no point buying the laptops there

[fair moon]

It's Australia though

So ~1500 aud = $960 usd

[bold willow]

Is this a good psu or should I invest $30 more into an A-tier? https://www.newegg.com/sama-80-plus-850w-850-w/p/1HU-02S6-00032

Nvm imma just get the a tier

Not cheating out on a psu

[cinder kiln]

As joe pointed out, it's more expensive here for sure

But we have taxes and shipping costs lumped on top of conversion rates as well

Good example I always remember, the 4090 launched here at about 2900 aud, which at the time was about roughly 2000 USD just for the base model

Should make up that couple hundred difference you're not really seeing

My own laptop I got on a release day sale of 1800, the laptop was worth about 1 grand at the time, but 1200 here after conversions more or less

It's just expensive here

[normal spear]

rip

i did put it through to Aussie dollars and i was wondering why it was that pricey

yall have it rough on imports 😭

[cinder kiln]

Ye a little bit

There will be a little bit of inflation in there but HN tends to be ok overall if they have the SKU

You make a fair point though, reselling the xbox definitely an option

[bold willow]

Check this out on @Newegg:ASUS ROG Strix 27” 1440P OLED Gaming Monitor (XG27AQDMG) - Glossy WOLED panel, 240 Hz, 0.03 ms, OLED Anti-flicker, ASUS OLED Care, G-SYNC® compatible, 99% DCI-P3, and DisplayWidget Center https://www.newegg.com/asus-xg27aqdmg-27-qhd-240-hz-oled/p/N82E16824281313?tpk=1
$532
Code ASUS8ST with a .edu email

Like idk if this would be worth it with the $500 AOC one available so I didn’t post in tech deals

[bold willow]

dang bruh

thats a crazy prebuilt

$1300 system for $1000

sadly no specs on the ram, ssd, or mobo.

[azure pond]

Pretty much
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/32MVcx

(Not saying that's the specs, just pretty much a $1300 build)

Ram is probably 5200-5600mhz, mobo looks really bad but it should be fine for a 7700

In the screen shot the ssd is the adata legend 850 gold but that's not gauranteed

[daring depot]

If I had money, that PC would be gone lol

[fair moon]

There's also a microcenter PC with a 7600x3d and rx 7600 for $850. Not as good of a deal but decent I think?

Though if you're already at MC there's this bundle as well

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006972/amd-ryzen-5-7600x3d,-asus-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi,-gskill-flare-x5-series-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-bundle

[jolly inlet]

For a prebuilt that's not bad at 850. Ofc it's cheaper to build it but MC always has pretty reasonable build fees.

[uncut portal]

Any laptop deals?

[fair moon]

what kind of laptop? gaming, editing, general use?

[uncut portal]

General use, video watching, many tabs, good screen

[fair moon]

hmm

oled snapdragon X is up to $900 now unfortunately

if you're ok with refurb there's this. not sure about battery life on the 13700h tho
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256338389283?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338849294&customid=GameChanger&toolid=10001

[uncut portal]

i was trying to get that snapdragon one for 500 but i missed out :((

honeslty i might wait and see if it price drops again

it had everything i needed :((

[uncut portal]

i dont like intel, i made a mistake and bought a intel chip for my computer and have not been liking it

[fair moon]

could look around on r/laptopdeals

[uncut portal]

ill check it out, thanks!

[marsh sphinx]

can someone help me understand why my pc internet connection is so bad?

I recently put a 3060 12 GB in it for VR, and i’ve used steamlink on it for like two weeks and all of the sudden, it just stops working and it got worse and worse. And now my internet on the whole machine sucks. Discord lags, my web browser is the same way.

It’s connected via ethernet to a booster, since i can’t run an ethernet cable to the room where the router is

[bold willow]

Lags like visually or internet wise?

check temps

[marsh sphinx]

internet

[bold willow]

do a internet speed test

[marsh sphinx]

alright

i’m not home atm but if it’s good, what then?

[bold willow]

maybe a hardware issue

then check temps, update windows, update drivers

[marsh sphinx]

oh wait maybe that’s my issue

i never got drivers for it

[bold willow]

bruh

yeah update all ur motherboard stuff

its always a pro

[marsh sphinx]

i’m gonna sound stupid for asking this

are there drivers for anything on my mobo other than the gpu or a wifi card?

[bold willow]

theres drivers regarding a bunch of stuff

if u get ur motherboards app

it should list them all

bios, wifi, lan, bluetooth, cpu microcode, etc.

[marsh sphinx]

theres like a million

each dropdown has a bunch of drivers, not sure which ones to get

i only think i want the ones specifically for the bluetooth/wifi

[fringe olive]

Interesting that this conversation is in tech deal discussion.

[bold willow]

He’s asking what’s the deal with his pc

Y’all should name channels better

Maybe like money saving technology discussion

[bold willow]

The most recent

What mobo you got?

[marsh sphinx]

i ended up figuring it out

i just got whatever had the most recent date on it

[fleet marlin]

Btw, don't need the sata raid ahci one. Just chipset, audio, Lan, wifi & BT. Perhaps #building-and-recc-chat for future. Indeed they could have it say build chat /pc tech support, but eh. : who woulda thought tech "deals" discussion would be discussion of tech deals.

[marsh sphinx]

update: it stopped working again, going to #building-and-recc-chat

[high radish]

They have 2 per customer

[normal spear]

you lied bacca, its 369.99

how could you

[azure pond]

:(

I cri

[grand orbit]

Banning rn

[pallid geyser]

[broken token]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mzHGcx

how long do you think I should be waiting for the 9800

[fathom nebula]

If you want that, it'll be like January for retailers to get more stock

[broken token]

Is there anything better than this, that is actually in stock? any ideas pls?

[azure pond]

Used 7800x3d

Otherwise 7600/14600k/13600k

[tawdry dragon]

13600k :(

[fathom nebula]

Still a good CPU if you get it when it's under $200 on sale

[tawdry dragon]

The 7600 is around the same price, and specifically for gaming gets on par or better fps, not to mention the heat and power difference, plus upgradability

[fathom nebula]

13600K isn't hard to cool, savings on the power are pennies or a few dollars per year at most majority of the time, and you can still upgrade on LGA1700 with that CPU. Not everybody is focused on upgrading every year, most people settle for a few years, and by then new platforms and hardware are out anyway.

Whatever people need tbh. If you're interested in video editing, then Intel quicksync helps there

Either CPU is fine imo

[brittle lagoon]

I would still lean towards am5 much more, 13600k is equivalent in performance but it is definitely harder to cool than 7600x, can pull almost 200w stock and may need contact frame, so I'd only go for it when it's substantially cheaper

I'm not sure how much of a difference quick sync makes now everything supports av1

[fathom nebula]

I'd personally go AM5, which I am already, but I have a 13600K, so your preference

Waiting to buy a CPU for the AM5 PC lol

That's all I have left

[light bay]

Hi twin

Been a year

[brittle lagoon]

I mean I'm a 13600k owner too, I'd also recommend am5 for anything new

[brittle lagoon]

Hey, it has been a while

Pfp finally changed?

[light bay]

Yes finally

[brittle lagoon]

Good to see

[light bay]

Making big moves in life over here

[brittle lagoon]

Very nice

[fathom nebula]

I recommend it, too, but 13600K still has its own merits

Oof, seeing 7800X3D used prices jump up over $400 average is pain

X3D craze

[brittle lagoon]

it can work for a cheaper price but I'd recommend against it more often

[fathom nebula]

I mean, for strictly gaming, which is the case for that guy I assume who asked about alternatives, then yea definitely

[cinder kiln]

Wth everyone's coming back

😭

[fathom nebula]

What about 7600X3D? (Assuming microcenter is nearby)

[fathom nebula]

Not for long, I'm just lingering and bored, I didn't get to do my part in the mission

[cinder kiln]

When the value dump is similar this makes sense yeah,
However often you can find sales swing it one way or another.

I'm not bias either way. I only suggest one or the other if at the time the value is over a $50 difference

Reason I say this is it's easy enough to break even with the motherboard involved anyway, it's just a different set of steps

Hyperfocusing on platform upgrades is fine imo if it costs little to nothing

[fathom nebula]

HDV for $99 was so good, now it's back to $130-$140

[cinder kiln]

Ye for sure

[fathom nebula]

:(

[cinder kiln]

Pg riptide wifi is $120 rn too

[fathom nebula]

I got a Pro RS for $90

[cinder kiln]

Damn

[fathom nebula]

That was the one I sent back

And then rebought

[cinder kiln]

[fathom nebula]

B650M????

[cinder kiln]

Ye

[fathom nebula]

Mmmm

[cinder kiln]

Wait no

I did that twice now lmfao

B760m

[fathom nebula]

Lolol

[cinder kiln]

I'm getting to that age where I'm mixing numbers

Isn't that right @jolly inlet

[fathom nebula]

Must mean fal and forks are worse

[jolly inlet]

What's that? Let me turn my hearing aid up

[cinder kiln]

Forks probably sees so many bios numbers he's rain man

[fathom nebula]

Forks is a bot

[cinder kiln]

Real

[tawdry dragon]

13600k is much harder to cook than a 7600/x is my point, more power used=more heat output=spending money on a bigger cooler.

And the upgrading part, sure people don't upgrade that often, but they usually don't buy a new PC every time they want to upgrade.

Major advantage that intel has though is for things that aren't gaming

With sheer power and cores it beats it in everything multithreaded

[cinder kiln]

Again, not really justifiable if it comes with a >$50 premium

It's like futureproofing a PSU or expensive AIO, people don't normally do that, and you make the money back selling both that way

Or should be more specific

The consensus is you shouldn't try futureproof

And this comes with as much credence as ever, AM5 is suggested to be 2027+ for support, but they never said when the platform could be relegated for a new platform

[fathom nebula]

Even if you have to upgrade the board and CPU on LGA1700, who says you have to build a whole new PC? Buy a new board and CPU and reuse the other parts later on

[cinder kiln]

Yeah pretty much

And on the contrary to buying something future proof, buying a good tower cooler these days is Really hard to not have good life in it anyway

It's a slab of metal with a bit of water

Pretty hard to make that not work anymore

[fathom nebula]

Futureproofing should be the least of your worries, new technology will come out and make it obsolete eventually. Current gen CPUs will last most people years and years, even most people in the DIY space. Not all of us here are enthusiasts who change out parts lol

The enthusiast side is a very small minority

[cinder kiln]

Well that and also any new tech can just completely lapse today's tech overnight, we don't know what the companies are up to

[fathom nebula]

Yep, and even if it's not overnight, your current stuff will be outdated inevitably

[cinder kiln]

We could see fibreoptic boards suddenly appear to replace copper and that could completely ruin anything prior in a magnitude of up to tens of thousands

Just one example here

And it's a working example

I'm all for picking the more mature choice for platform life but not if it costs too much extra

You're better off pocketing that for the next upgrade

Which when that happens - new platform again, newer cpu potentially even better due to newer technology

You pocket the commitment instead of committing to it

[fathom nebula]

That ofc comes with what people consider more or less value, but Felix and I just happen to be more similar on that approach

[cinder kiln]

It's subjective anyway

Meeting of minds over these things everyone takes different weighting on the topic

[fathom nebula]

It's subjective after you get over the objective performance measures

[cinder kiln]

Personally my rules are pretty cut and dry about it cos using any of the tech company's stuffs it's more or less the same these days bar Arc

[cinder kiln]

Ye

[fathom nebula]

Battlemage will save the day! Definitely!

It seems promising for budget side tbh

[jolly inlet]

B770 getting 7900 XT level performance would be epic

[cinder kiln]

They already have numbers Fal

[jolly inlet]

Even 7800 XT

For B770?

I thought they only had B580

[cinder kiln]

B780 is ~3070, 3070TI-ish

Ada level RT

Drivers will play out to real world perf next

Oh you're right

B580 mb

[fathom nebula]

$219 and $249 are pretty competitive starting for what the projected performance looks like

[cinder kiln]

No idea about the 7 series yet

I really want an Arc card

Need to flip hardware to justify it tho

[fathom nebula]

Buy my A580 kek

[cinder kiln]

No I want Battarumagee

[fathom nebula]

Fine, buy my B580

I'm gonna pick one up

[cinder kiln]

It'll probably cost me twice as much

Shipping painge

[jolly inlet]

I would love a B580 (and then I would proceed to shove it into my server and use it to transcode 360p to 4k HDR)

[fathom nebula]

Battleromage

[cinder kiln]

Yeah I'd use it in a light rig

And mess with it

[fathom nebula]

Caress it

[cinder kiln]

That's Celestial

I'd do things that start with B

B

Buy it something

B-

[jolly inlet]

Bury it

[cinder kiln]

Big hug?

Ballista

[jolly inlet]

Burn it

[cinder kiln]

Send 1000W through it

[fathom nebula]

Bop it

Bark at it

Bake it

Blush at it

Bust it open

Blow it

Bonk bonk

[normal spear]

Bang it

[tiny heron]

I enjoyed return to moria

[final cosmos]

Are there any decent deals for 1440p monitors? pref 120 hz or higher. I care more than I should about like colors and stuff but otherwise I don't really know anything.

[azure pond]

If you care about colors and such, mini led or oled is the way to go

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7QsV3C/acer-nitro-xv275u-p3-270-2560-x-1440-170-hz-monitor-umhxxaa302

If you need it cheaper
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/vyqrxr/dell-g2724d-270-2560-x-1440-165-hz-monitor-g2724d

[final cosmos]

mini led or oled? 😮 I always thought ips was the best for colors

[azure pond]

Mini led and oled have much better brightness, HDR, and contrast

Someone more knowledgeable with monitors can explain

[brittle lagoon]

IPS can pull very slightly ahead on color accuracy, but OLED has infinite contrast and proper blacks that makes the image look much better, while still having good color accuracy

[final cosmos]

Oh wow, that's awesome. I didn't know that.

Thank you!

[fair moon]

TN: cheap, fast response times, terrible color and viewing angles

IPS: slightly worse response times than TN (still good though), better color and viewing angles

VA: much better contrast than TN or IPS, slower response times (often shows some ghosting/smearing in dark scenes, but does depend on panel quality)

(VA) Mini LED: contrast of a VA panel with response times of IPS (sometimes better). Also has better brightness and HDR due to local dimming.

OLED: top tier response times, color/vibrancy, perfect blacks. Burn-in is possible but rare with newer technologies

I think IPS might have better technical color accuracy (work applications etc) but VA often looks better (gaming, movies) due to the increased contrast

For gaming, TN < VA ~= IPS < miniLED < OLED

IPS vs VA depends if you care about a little smearing in exchange for the contrast

Personally with more and more games leaning heavily on temporal upscaling I think VA smear isn't too noticeable on a decent panel. But if miniLED is available under $200 that's probably the best value

[bold willow]

Using my laptop 3060 I was able to do 1440p 120hz overwatch

DLSS is nice

[daring depot]

so oled is worse for gaming huh?

i was debating miniled anyway

[brittle lagoon]

Personally I would say OLED is best for gaming, it's the best response times you can get, and it's the best contrast you can get, with good color accuracy, but with the downside of not having great brightness in SDR

MiniLED VA can get you better brightness in SDR

[fair moon]

Oh I mixed up my < and > symbols lol

OLED is king, but more expensive

[daring depot]

BRUH

YOU CONFUSE ME SO BAD

cause like, yeah Zowie uses TN monitors for esports just because they have fast response times lol

[fair moon]

Yeah sorry my bad, I was tired and thinking of them as arrows ->

[fair moon]

TN is used for esports cause it has fast response times and they have 540hz panels available I think. But for anything other than that the colors and viewing angles are just so terrible it isn't worth it

[stoic crest]

holy

no link cuz i stole it from another server xd

[pallid geyser]

Oh cmon for $2.96 it isn’t that bad

[vague pine]

no more updates and servers shutdowns. seems theyll be going through though with allowing to play offline

gotta pray and hope theres a modding community that pops up

[thin bolt]

gotta pray and hope theres not a modding community that pops up

[civic sun]

Omg anime monitor

[cloud hornet]

Anime monitor to go with my special anime mousepad? Hmmmmmmm

[civic sun]

i need myself a anime mousepad

[vague pine]

hatsune miku wallhack mousepad

[civic sun]

[daring depot]

customize one

they cheap(ish - Aliexpress)

[trim pier]

Is there any electric/non electric screwdriver kit deals atm?

[azure pond]

Hm
https://computers.woot.com/offers/msi-9s6-bz0171-854-aegis-zs2-b7nue-854us

$1350 7900x 4070 super 32gb 2tb ssd

Im unsure

[trim pier]

Labeled “liquid cooled by 360mm AIO” in specs sheet but has a low profile

Imo it’s a solid pre build but I don’t think it’s much of a deal

[azure pond]

Yeah thats kinda how I feel

[torpid night]

Are these normally $90? I feel like they'd be way more expensive given brand and what it is
https://www.microcenter.com/product/668952/lian-li-galahad-ii-lcd-280mm-water-cooling-kit-white

[azure pond]

Considering we've had a $1200 7900 4070 ti super build lol

[azure pond]

Seems decent

[torpid night]

Idk if it's a "deal" though

[azure pond]

Lcd aios are getting cheaper but idk what it normally costs

[daring depot]

I have to say first, those 4070/3070 laptops suck

the ones I've bought barely have any battery life and are super limited due to power

[sleek iron]

Thx. I wanted it, but didn't want to pay the original.

[pallid geyser]

Contrary to the number of downvotes it’s gotten, it’s actually a really enjoyable game. Been playing with some friends, will play for a month or so and be done with it anyways. lol

(ofc it has its flaws but I mean enjoyable enough to justify $2.96)

[cinder kiln]

Not the TUF ones. Full power envelope on the newer models

Older ones (pre, 2022?) yes

[cinder kiln]

Tbf despite the lukewarm reception that game had a massive budget and is somehow $3 now

💀

How are they making money is my big question

Maybe someone got the idea that they can sell a million $3 keys and make turnover instead of trying to sell 8,000 $130 keys

[pallid geyser]

Yeah I have no idea

They just released a pretty big update for it. Will probably be the last one

I assume so anyways. I think servers are potentially going down in March

Well, jk

[cinder kiln]

It's had a horrible run

[pallid geyser]

“So, the game is ending, servers are not being shut down and you can now play offline. I mean, that’s good. Nothing worse than totally nuking something people paid for, and I’m sure WB is not eager to have to do something like issue refunds for no longer playable content, like Concord did, as the game has already reportedly lost $200 million.”

[cinder kiln]

So wouldn't be surprised

[pallid geyser]

source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/12/10/a-year-later-suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-will-end-with-deathstroke-season/

[cinder kiln]

Lmfao rip

The release reception was awful tho

[pallid geyser]

Oh yeah 100%

[daring depot]

I've never heard of powercolor, how new are they?

the only reason why I didn't pay attention was because of that unknowingness

[thin bolt]

They’ve been around for a while

[jolly inlet]

Pretty mid brand overall, not bad at least

[sleek iron]

I'll just achievement hunt it

[sick spade]

Nothing bad, nothing great. Overall decent.

[torpid night]

That’s like being a retired sumo wrestler inviting and taking his sumo wrestling friends to the grocery store and then complaining about gas mileage

[daring depot]

That makes sense but I don't understand how it relates to my statement

[pallid geyser]

[daring depot]

Oh wait bad wording...?

[torpid night]

I mean maybe?

I buy a sports car, I expect it to use more fuel than my econobox daily

I buy a gaming laptop. I expect it to use more power than my MacBook

I mean it's stuff they don't tell you because it's common knowledge lol

[daring depot]

oh

no I mean that even with 0 gpu usage the battery is crap

and minor usage is still crap

[torpid night]

I mean yeah it still has the operate the GPU nevertheless

It doesn't just turn it off 💀💀

[jolly inlet]

Sounds like the old Nvidia driver bug where it doesn't properly sleep the dGPU and tries to use it instead of the iGPU

[azure pond]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/375180679177?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=FD6px4KaRcK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

This seems like a crazy deal to me

7530u 2.8k OLED touch display

$375

[normal spear]

oled touch displays exist?

oh wait phones

im insane

[normal spear]

@azure pond its a two item combo from the link

[azure pond]

Ssd is free with the cpu

[normal spear]

ah i see

[cinder kiln]

Gluten

[normal spear]

felix is glusing his mind

[cinder kiln]

Gimme that gluten broth

Infuse the best diet performance into my veins

[normal spear]

Felix ist verruckt geworden 🥹

dang i dont have umlauts on this keyboard

a tragedy

[cinder kiln]

The only German noun I remember is panzerfaust

[normal spear]

why is it always war related lmao

[cinder kiln]

Cos hans is a funny man

[normal spear]

people used to call me a neo nazi for speaking german where i live 🥹

americans dont realize post ww2 germans exist

[cinder kiln]

Eh

I'm part german it's fine

I just don't embrace it much

[cinder kiln]

To be specific almost Austrian tbh

[normal spear]

did you try going to art school there?

[cinder kiln]

Well as you can imagine from my war-filled memories

Nope

💀

[normal spear]

D:

mislead

[cinder kiln]

I have a big extended family over there

Like the missing half

Which is fine cos I hear from my relatives like once a decade

[normal spear]

most of my european blood is from scotland, but my moms side has a crap ton of high german blood

[cinder kiln]

Lots of europe does in general

Or english

Lol

[normal spear]

yerp

[cinder kiln]

I have a bit of all but like spanish basically

[normal spear]

i blend in in antarctica

[cinder kiln]

But strong of those 2

[tawdry dragon]

I'm not even sure what DNA I have bc it just says 70% eastern Europe 😭

[cinder kiln]

Ya cos it's very mixed

I also have French in there

[normal spear]

ive taken an ancestry blood test, decending i think im like 30% or so scot, 25% or so irish, 15% or so german, 10% or so native american and the rest is misc.

[cinder kiln]

And the french part is strong, there's a direct bloodline

[cinder kiln]

This isn't even surprising if you're part American honestly

North America was a huge area full of many colonies

[normal spear]

oh i know it isnt surprising

but i like my heritage regardless

[cinder kiln]

Any american in my family starts and ends in the same generation so I'm not American

[normal spear]

tennessee specifically was home to a LOT of scots and irish because it reminded them so much of the mountains from where they come from

and thats where i live

[tawdry dragon]

I forgot Tennessee existed sorry

[cinder kiln]

Scottish banter is one of my favourite things

[normal spear]

good

it sucks here lmao

[normal spear]

scottish people are so damn extroverted its insane

they do NOT care and they NEVER will

[cinder kiln]

Kilts loud and proud

[normal spear]

theres still a lot of that here even now

although its lessoned a lot this decade due to immigration here

now its a bit more of a basket of queso blanco versus just pure scots and irish

[cinder kiln]

Have you ever checked out Scottish tweets

They are the greatest thing

[normal spear]

i mean i stay away from twitter like the plague so no lmao

i do know some scots tho

[tawdry dragon]

Ehrm actually it's called X now

🤓

[normal spear]

dude is an antagonist

[cinder kiln]

I need to dm some of these cos the banter is just not ok here

[normal spear]

Grandma mustve loved working there 😭

[normal spear]

Im stealing that omg

[cinder kiln]

It's so much gold

[normal spear]

Its the scotnglish that truly makes it what it is

"A ont know whatcher talkin' bout lass butcha need to get yer head out ya ass"

Like its impossible to take it seriously 😭

[normal spear]

We're doomed the day scots learn how to speak

[cinder kiln]

Wouldn't mind seeing Scotland

Very interesting landscape and history

[normal spear]

Its beautiful

Amazing weather

[jolly inlet]

Just watch out for falling logs

https://tenor.com/view/xt35mbgd-highland-tossing-sport-traditional-gif-16095998973195009678

[fleet marlin]

So why's the twitter-ish stuff in deal discussion? Can we purge 6 hours of this channel?

[pallid geyser]

[trim pier]

https://innocn.com/products/innocn-27-computer-monitor-refurbished-27g1h

Well it says this is a 144hz 1440p, but the model is a 240hz 1080p..

For only 90$ too?

https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/eac437e9

I honestly might have to buy this.

Although I got 0 desk space, I want a 2nd monitor

[trim pier]

Ya honestly I don't know whether I should get this as a 2nd monitor or some 24 inch like this https://innocn.com/products/innocn-24-inch-full-hd-ultra-thin-gaming-work-monitor-24d1f-pro-copy

[normal spear]

Id stray away from anything bigger than 24" for 1080p

[torpid night]

I second this. It looks disgusting

Currently stuck with it at my office

[daring depot]

Meh. 25in is fine lol

27 is horrendous I agree tho, but my 25 is nice

[balmy lake]

Yall have some very high end tastes. Granted, im just a poor boy, as the song goes. But i have 1080 on (2) 34” ultrawides. Understand, i have nothing to compare it to but it looks fine to me. But i’m also not doing any high end gaming. so i guess take anything i say with a grain of salt. Lol

[fair moon]

2560x1080 21:9 at 34in is about the same ppi as 1920x1080 16:9 at 27in

82ppi

Which isn't great but isn't terrible, esp if you're sitting a bit futher away

[tawdry dragon]

Which is the reason I like 1440p at 32", you're gonna be sitting far away anyways, so why not lower the res

[thin bolt]

https://www.jawa.gg/product/52995/entry-level-gaming-pc-or-intel-i7-or-gtx-1660-super-or-16gb-ram-or-1tb-ssd-cheap?utm_campaign=share-listing&utm_source=jawa&utm_medium=website&utm_content=share-button

[tiny heron]

Good deal yeah?

[cinder kiln]

Not bad

[jolly inlet]

1080p60Hz recording so the specs aren't great but the price is right at least. It would be good for console recording.

[grave delta]

I've used them, that's a good price

[neon anchor]

1000 CAD for a Used MacBook M2 Pro

Title from FB marketplace. It is a MacBook m2 Pro with an 83% max battery and 413 cycles worth it, also a small dent near the trackpad. 10 core CPU and 16 Core GPU. Cinebench scores are:
2480 -single core

12134-multi core

43301 OpenCL Score

Let me know in the comments if I should snatch this deal

[azure pond]

Hm
https://www.ebay.com/itm/167193591111?

[pallid geyser]

Damn, some crazy deals in there

3080ti

[azure pond]

$500 11400 3060 ti with 32gb/1tb is my favorite in them

[normal spear]

500 for that is cracked

Younger me could only have dreamed for such a thing

[trim pier]

Reminds me of the tiktok shop builds

[lilac prawn]

Not bad for the price, but it only records at 60hz refresh rate, anything higher it might not give a video output

Up to you to try and see which ones work

As in, the video output needs to also be at 60hz, high refresh rate for HDMI out just gives no signal

In obs

[high radish]

They fixed it already i think . Only benefit item i see is flash drive

[thin bolt]

Hit benefit items

[stoic crest]

buy ram get free extra ram?

jesus

[torpid night]

If only I had money

[high radish]

I think you only getting 64gb flash drive for free

[torpid night]

Maybe I’m stupid but I didn’t see the BOGO option at checkout

[balmy lake]

Yep. I bugged that up. I didn’t click the benefit button. I mistook the fact that when i clicked on the the benefit button from the main page that it was showing me the benefit, and i see now that was “qualifying” items.

Deleted my posts

[high radish]

It's not your fault . it was bugged when you share it but they fixed it in few minutes.

[torpid night]

Bruh the free item is just a flash drive

L deal now that I’m considering it

"But it's a free flash drive" but it's called a "BOGO deal" and one x item and one y item isn't a BOGO deal

Should be but one item and get another of the same item for free

Unless I’m missing something?

[opal flume]

Buy One item Get One other item. BOGO

[bold willow]

#tech-deals message is gold, not plat

[azure pond]

Oh oops

Believe there's a plat for $10 more then

[jolly inlet]

Also the OCP on that series is set too low so it should be treated like an 850W. $90 still a good price.

[bold willow]

Also it’s not ATX 3.0

[sick spade]

@azure pond do you think that PSU you listed can run a 7950x3D paired with a 5090? Hopefully with some headroom for a cpu upgrade in the near future

If so so am gonna pull the trigger and purchase it now.

[azure pond]

ive no clue what 5090 power draw will be like, but if you have 5090 money you have 160 for a psu

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FfFmP6/be-quiet-pure-power-12-m-1200-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bn513

slightly worse https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6PsV3C/enermax-revolution-df-2-1200-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ers1200ewt

7950x3d peaks at what, 380w?

much lower if youre gaming

5090 prob somewhere between 400-600

[sick spade]

Highest I have seen from CAD, Servers, Gaming etc was like 250.

[azure pond]

oh damn

more efficient than i thought

so let's say 300w to be safe

considering 4090 is 450w, i doubt 5090 will be lower

[sick spade]

So 900W between the GPU and CPU

[normal spear]

Titanfall 2 is so good yall, 3 bucks is worth it 🙏

[azure pond]

750w as a conserative guess between the two

900-1000w on the high end

imo 1200w is warranted just for peace of mind, especially when spending a couple thousand on a gpu

[sick spade]

So the Flower Leadex should be enough? I am trying to get my hands on the GPU, a monitor, and PSU for $2500 ideally.

@azure pond do you think I'd be cutting it to close or?

[azure pond]

ive no clue what the transients will be like

ive also no clue what the gpu pricing will be like

imo if youre even considering the 5090 you should 100% be getting an oled

maybe a 240hz mini led

[sick spade]

Yeah I am hoping to get a OLED monitor ideally UHD 32" for about $400

[azure pond]

that's a bit hopeful imo

[sick spade]

I know.

[azure pond]

i dont think weve seen 4k oled under 650

1440p oled 32" i think was that cheap once

from msi

[sick spade]

My top priority is PSU and GPU, monitor can wait till after

[azure pond]

id go for the 1200w personally

unless you wait until the gpu is out to buy it

then you would know for sure, but i wouldn't suggest buying something that might not work

oh wait

[sick spade]

Hmmm alright. For +1200W PSU what do you recommend? Not sure if it makes a difference but I also use my PC to host game servers.

[azure pond]

one of these two

the be quiet is the better of the two, but the d.f should be fine

fal said the 1000w leadex one in tech deals handles transients very badly btw

i forgot about that

[sick spade]

Oh then nvm

It hurts my soul as a Jew not to snag a 60% off deal lmfao.

[azure pond]

oh

fair

[sick spade]

Do you think the difference between the BeQuiet and Enermax psu is enough to justify the $30 increase in cost?

Or worth spending extra for period.

[azure pond]

i honestly dont know

felix would

[sick spade]

Hmm. I see that the BeQuiet isn't on sale. So I am in no rush to buy that.

@azure pond am I correct in understanding that you think I should buy a 1200W PSU as a minimum?

[azure pond]

imo yes

[sick spade]

Kay.

Then I guess I will keep my eyes peeled for +1200W psus then.

[tiny heron]

Are those Sama XF series PSU decent?

[high radish]

btw that psu have free 120mm fan too

[jolly inlet]

B tier, passable for anything less than a 4080/7900

[marsh sphinx]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-ideapad-1i-15-6-fhd-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-with-512gb-ssd-storage-abyss-blue/6588661.p?skuId=6588661 good laptop and quality for the price? might get for my mom if it is

[torpid night]

Man why are laptops so gimmicky. Like what's the point of the touchscreen when it's not even a 2-in-1?

But anyways I mean it's not the worst deal

[fair moon]

Personally would stay away from 8gb on a windows laptop

[bold willow]

nah a lil more ram and possibly a bigger screen

this laptop was $500 a week or so ago https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vivobook-s-15-15-3k-oled-laptop-copilot-pc-qualcomm-snapdragon-x-plus-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-neutral-black/6585180.p?skuId=6585180

[civic sun]

Honestly I never really understood touchscreen laptops. Only for the devices with detachable keyboards

[normal spear]

Typically touchscreen laptops sacrifice panel quality from what ive seen too

Not to mention, if you wanted a touch screen laptop... just get a tablet

Get a case with a keyboard attachment

Oh wow

My laptop is touch screen now!

[bold willow]

Welll

You do lose some laptop software functions

Tablets and iPads don’t work the same as laptops

[azure pond]

@proud notch check tech deals

[tawdry dragon]

Can someone help me find the cheapest 240-360hz monitor? 24" 1080p IPS/VA, my friend found one for $100 but I wanna know if there's anything better

[tawdry dragon]

Add price?

[proud notch]

@azure pond what's up?

[azure pond]

3090 build for $1000, could take the gpu out and resell the pc

10900k 16gb 1tb hp build, id imagine an 800w(?) psu in there

[proud notch]

Hmmm, maybe? I could put my 3080 in it

Where are you seeing that by the way?

[azure pond]

Link is in tech deals

Oh there's only one available

[marsh sphinx]

It’s not for gaming and it has a 15.6” screen… also why would you show one that is triple the price and a smaller screen 🧐

[marsh sphinx]

Wouldn’t 8gb be enough for someone that isn’t using it for gaming, it’s going to be for home use such as writing, using a cricut, and laser engraver

[fair moon]

Eeeeh

8gb is kinda the bare minimum for windows

[marsh sphinx]

How so? I’m actually wanting to know btw

[azure pond]

Open to refurb or nah

I can take a look around rq

Windows consumes up to 4gb at times

8gb can be fairly restricting even for ordinary users, but not for everyone.

[marsh sphinx]

Preferably no, always had bad experiences with refurbished items

[azure pond]

12th gen runs hot and isn't super efficient

What about certified refurb items directly from lenovo?

Well, their store on ebay

[marsh sphinx]

I’ve never ordered from eBay, I don’t trust it

[azure pond]

Otherwise I'll check new deals out

Thought i had one but just realized it's ebay

Looking through r/laptopdeals atm and this is great value
https://www.ebay.com/itm/156327861399?

$430 new
https://www.staples.com/lenovo-ideapad-slim-5-16iru9-16-laptop-intel-core-5-120u-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-windows-11-home-83fw0006us/product_24592977

[azure pond]

This looks good
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6588662.p?skuId=6588662&sb_share_source=PDP

I think its zen 2 architecture though

You could also upgrade ram, as long as you make sure it's not soldered before buying it

I was at staples the other day, they had some good 13th gen/core ultra (still hate that name) laptops on sale in the $300-450 range

[marsh sphinx]

Let me take a look at some of these later, but I gtg for now, gotta go somewhere real quick. I also don’t have a staples near me

Well it looks like I was wrong, I don’t have to go right now

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266875723246 found this while I was looking @azure pond

[fair moon]

The 5675U is gonna be better than the 7520U

Quite a bit better actually

6 zen 3 cores vs 4 zen 2 cores

16mb L3 vs 4mb

Vega 7 vs Radeon 610M, pretty sure Vega takes the cake there as well

[bold willow]

It was $500 a lil ago

• oled & 3K which might look nicer for her

[fair moon]

I wouldn't count on that laptop to drop to $500 again *soon

[trim pier]

Probably a back stock sale or something ^

[fair moon]

I could see like 6-700

[grave delta]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266875723246

Didn't mean to ping, but easy to trim ebay links

[marsh sphinx]

I found that one, bacca told me not to go for that one, you can see the conversation/comments in #tech-deals-discussion

Oh this is tech deal discussion 😅

[grave delta]

🙄

[marsh sphinx]

How did you make the link shorter

[grave delta]

So for most links of that sort, just look it over, should be intuitive, copy paste it into a new window to check

[fair moon]

I find often after the ? is where you crop

[frail socket]

Hopped on that superlight so fast lol it fits great with my setup

[zenith lantern]

great deal

[pallid geyser]

I’m scared to jump on it because I love my g502 light speed

All I do is game on my pc tho and rtings gives a higher rating for g502

[zenith lantern]

i mean, superlights are more catered to fps gamers

[shut spoke]

So unfortunate i dont have an amex deal for dell

Otherwise id be able to stack until i get that oled alienware for $300

[pallid geyser]

Hmmm idk man

I always sit here and think about it for too long and then go back to get it and it’s sold out

[high radish]

[fair moon]

Overall score doesn't necessarily mean a mouse is better for everything though

[pallid geyser]

Yeah it breaks it down for gaming vs work and such

My g502 has lasted like 3 years and I got it refurbished lol

It’s just starting to skip around a bit

[fair moon]

Superlight is 1/2 the weight of the g502 lol

(obviously g502 has more buttons, thumb rest, etc)

[pallid geyser]

Yeah, that’s another thing, I don’t know if I like a lighter mouse since I’ve gotten so used to a heavy one? No idea

[zenith lantern]

one def thing i realized when going from a heavier mosue to these now lighter mouse that i overshoot a lot because of muscle mem but i got used to it

[high radish]

if you buying Logitech mouse , only buy hot swappable models . Because their switches isn't that reliable . They had made in Japan switches back then but today even high-end models have made in china trash switches

[zenith lantern]

Ye, I had the g pro and g pro super light and started to get double clicking issues within a year

Then again I was playing so much games back then everyday I was basically wearing it down

[obtuse igloo]

Any PC parts deal in Canada please?

[pallid geyser]

Ew who is Canada

[timid radish]

its a W mouse btw. ive had it for almost 2 years and been then best imo

[fair moon]

I went from a Razer deathadder to a Viper. 94g to 70g (also a smaller shell) was very noticeable and from here I'd probably only go lighter.

Though I do primarily play fps games so that is a factor to consider

[pallid geyser]

Hmmm interesting

[cinder kiln]

Oh no Omron switches again

[analog merlin]

what’s the best keyboard for less than $100

i want sum like the aula f75

[normal spear]

felix

no

not the bridge

[cinder kiln]

Eh why

Y u do dis

[normal spear]

theres better choices sub 100

lol

[cinder kiln]

It's good!

[normal spear]

the plus is the only model worth grabbing and thats +100

[cinder kiln]

What problem

[normal spear]

lemokey

one sec ill link

o em gee its out of stock lol

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v1-qmk-via-custom-mechanical-keyboard?ref=Hipyo

This one isnt a bad choice

But i can find something better

https://nuphy.com/products/nuphy-halo65-he?variant=41783229284461&sca_ref=1654482.JZoIyL64Op

Here if you want HE

But its 100 flat

[cinder kiln]

Br-

[normal spear]

https://www.amazon.com/YUNZII-AL75-Aluminium-Mechanical-Pre-lubed/dp/B0CYQ4KV7R?tag=switchclickyt-20&crid=13R35RX5J9MRT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PUxpMm2JFJMIwd9faBo4SqDlpiPzPbMA51Jucn1PwERnFICP-Nk20sSNFEL6OWWStQOigA3yG6g93soPjzHbkAwWasH0YLifTHah2RxIY1_Ok2QcbtK9UjDkWVcMkYUFceICELlwm0AdN0e9rs4U693yZ7d4z0BQ8KiY9o5FFJN4f8qHPc1QN3WihcHGtN3kSu_rOBKXPNBYj0RRMhIq8nAgP9Xb-TFlWMUOQ9SBq4Y.2wiEydK9Q3JifVO-tlAogSa8QZdqtUN6eHwVcZbHvFE&dib_tag=se&keywords=yunzii al75&qid=1730555514&sprefix=yunzii al75,aps,122&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1&geniuslink=true

Heres a good sale for a really good keyboard

Typically this hovers around 100

[cinder kiln]

Br

[normal spear]

Thisll be a good upgrade from the aula for the same price

[cinder kiln]

Br br br bri

[normal spear]

Bridge is good too felix

They said sub 100 and the reg bridge has issues with some part quality

On a minor scale, but still nonetheless

bridge is only better if youre getting the plus but thats extra money to fork over

I would recommend the yunzii above all others for the price

Its hard to beat

The aula is still a great choice tho

[cinder kiln]

Bri

[torpid night]

I got this and I love it. I switch between MC and CoD so the F keys and the smaller right side of the keyboard is perfect

[normal spear]

Theres a reason "just get a keychron" is such common advice lol

Even their worst boards are fine

[fringe olive]

What does lcd aio mean? When I think lcd, I think of a screen, but that AIO just has an RGB LED panel. Or am I missing something?

[azure pond]

it has an lcd display, a lil screeen

[fair moon]

^On the pump/over the cpu

[tawdry dragon]

Idk I don't see it

[azure pond]

WAIT

You're completely right

It's the same model name, sl240, but a different company and I didn't notice

The id cooling sl240 has the lcd on it, that was from sama

[tawdry dragon]

Wooow, so you were misleading people?

How could you

[azure pond]

:(

[cinder kiln]

Leave Bacca alone !

[tawdry dragon]

Never!!!

[pallid geyser]