tech-deals-discussion

[bold willow]

its 1st gen tho

if they wanted to scam they could at least use a pencil that works with the current ipads

damn ur right

nvm

damn i cant cancel the order i placed 2 hours ago

scummy marketing

naming the product "Apple iPad Pencil (1st Generation)" but then putting in the description a different brand

at least i can cancel the adapter

NEVERMIND

BESTBUY SAYS I CANT CANCEL EITHER

LITERALLY ORDERED THIS AN HOUR AGO

[cursive sage]

The name is correct, because instead of "Apple Pencil" it's called "Apple iPad Pencil"

scummy marketing but you failed to check

[bold willow]

And Bestbuy won’t let me return either

[high radish]

All corpus are scummy . Johnny Silverhand was always right

[fair moon]

Expecting a 90%+ off sale on an apple product is a little wishful lol

[normal spear]

johnny silverhand was also a terrorist tbf

[cursive sage]

anyone who acts differently can be considered a terrorist by those who support a different side

[normal spear]

im a terrorist

(mods this is clearly a joke)

[high radish]

in much countries opposite leaders and parties also being called terrorist so

[cursive sage]

i'm good at being a terrorist (in counter-strike)

[fair moon]

Idk if this was the listing but it's pretty obvious it isn't Apple

[delicate lake]

'Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.'

[high radish]

if you're against system it's easy to call you terrorist

[delicate lake]

[normal spear]

i love my pencil that is universally appliable as nothing but an ipad

[cursive sage]

honestly looking at the picture you can tell its kinda fake but it can convince people who dont kniow

[normal spear]

despite the fact

it is the same thing

[cursive sage]

the official gen 1 charging port isn't in that spot

the eraser part is detachable and the plug is there

[bold willow]

When it’s a deal that’s disappearing in a minute I bought asap

It was one of those short deals

[cursive sage]

mmmm

okay i can get that one

[bold willow]

Probably crap

$7 that things gonna scratch the screen and fall apart

E-waste

[wheat hornet]

Anybody got any good gaming laptop for under 500

[broken token]

Do you guys know of any good 4k monitor on sale pls?

[stuck plaza]

I'd stick to new items--mostly because if it's used, there are likely very few or even just one of the item

[earnest storm]

yeah

also im broke and microcenter raised prices sooooo

[stuck plaza]

ah heck

I'd say start accumulating parts, but then you could potentially end up in a situation where return windows have closed and the parts don't work

of course you could RMA but that can take awhile

[earnest storm]

well

i mean after i buy the rest of the pc im broke

i have everything here/ordered, and going up to microcenter tmrw

[stuck plaza]

what happened? price went up?

[earnest storm]

yeah microcenter raised prices by 50$ for 9700x/7700x and lowered 7800x3d bundle by 20$

and i was getting the 9700x bundle... the prices changed yesterday...

so now i dont get a white mobo

which sucks but eh at least its the same price

[broken token]

IS there any website or anything I Can track for good 4k monitor deals?

[daring depot]

pcpartpicker

literally track everythihng

[fair moon]

For deals, r/buildapcsales

Or Slickdeals

[daring depot]

they have discord too

[trim pier]

https://computers.woot.com/offers/skytech-gaming-prism-ii-r7-5800x-rtx-3080-ti-4?ref=w_cnt_wp_0_8

probably hottest 3080ti in existance

[normal spear]

Ngl it gives off Aperture Science vibes

[normal spear]

#tech-deals Free corsair vengeance? Id rather get paid to receive that

[bold willow]

yeah that mobo deal kinda sucks

cpu is decent if u want those games

i got my 14600k for $200 new on newegg

[jolly inlet]

Pay me a waste disposal fee

[fair moon]

Issue is it's not just Corsair vengeance, it also means you're getting a ddr4 mobo

iirc the Intel CPUs that work with ddr4 aren't really worth it if you run them with ddr4

[trim pier]

^

and at that point, buy an AM5, or even then try finding a "cheap" ultra core 9 something something

[fair moon]

Yeah a 7500F plus mobo and ram comes to $320 or so

[bold willow]

9070xt more than 7900xt?

aint the msrp like $650

[cinder kiln]

No no, vengeance alone is a problem

💀

Bigger than all of it

Vengeance is the dice roll of stability for ddr4 lmao

[cursive sage]

except the dice always gives you snake eyes

[pallid geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/the-batman-gif-18213363

[molten halo]

You’re a problem

[cinder kiln]

Vengeance owner detected

[molten halo]

Where 👀

[azure pond]

$180 for 2tb is disgusting

Hell the 990 evo is $125
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kFrqqs/samsung-990-evo-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-50-x2-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v9e2t0bam

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yGTp99/sk-hynix-platinum-p41-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-shpp41-2000gm-2

[bright hatch]

https://www.newegg.com/abs-cyclone-aqua-gaming-desktop-pc-geforce-rtx-4060-intel-core-i7-14700f-32gb-ddr5-2tb-ssd-ca14700f40603/p/N82E16883360660?item=N82E16883360660&source=googleshopping&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-mobile&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-mobile-_-pla-_-gaming+desktop+pcs-_-N82E16883360660&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googleadwords-mobile-_-pla-_-gaming+desktop+pcs-_-N82E16883360660&id0=Google&id1=15931060745&id2=138834463867&id3=&id4=&id5=pla-2405591749115&id6=&id7=9033176&id8=&id9=g&id10=m&id11=&id12=Cj0KCQjwna6_BhCbARIsALId2Z2YdheFg-pLEaYrhthBTu3aBbnetgsam9hK_JKIu6yee-rn9CeRCfoaAibyEALw_wcB&id13=Y&id14=Y&id15=&id16=594136362877&id17=&id18=&id19=&id20=&id21=pla&id22=8438988&id23=online&id24=N82E16883360660&id25=US&id26=2405591749115&id27=&id28=&id29=&id30=17545597205155528823&id31=en&id32=&id33=&id34=&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=4&gbraid=0AAAAAD-YhmN8xYaVzGvME1RYRnDMOKan0&gclid=Cj0KCQjwna6_BhCbARIsALId2Z2YdheFg-pLEaYrhthBTu3aBbnetgsam9hK_JKIu6yee-rn9CeRCfoaAibyEALw_wcB

[azure pond]

4060 for $1100 is gross

[bright hatch]

Its the cpu/storage/and ram that youre paying extra for not the 4060

[earnest storm]

no

[bright hatch]

I have a 13700F and 4060 with ddr4/1TB in my pc. And then ryzen 9 7940hs/4060 ddr5/ 512GB on my laptop which i got for $800 at best buy open box. This gives you the all around performance but tbh id be looking at laptops with these specs

[earnest storm]

youre heavy overpaying, not a good deal

[bright hatch]

14700F -$300
Case - $100
MB- $150
PSU -$100
GPU- $300
RAM- $150
SSD- $175
Math is about mathing

Its just prebuilt so you dont have to build it yourself lmao

[earnest storm]

ram is 80, ssd is 90

psu is like 70

case is not 100

[bright hatch]

Really show me a 2tb ssd for $90 and im buying it today

[earnest storm]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q7kH99/klevv-cras-c910-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-k02tbm2sp0-c91

[bright hatch]

And writing it off for my business

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nggYwY

[earnest storm]

better for cheaper

[bright hatch]

That cpu is better?

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BMkk8Q

If you need multicore performance the 14700kf is better

[bright hatch]

Ofc

[azure pond]

If you need igpu, whether for display or video editing, the 14700k, non f is better

If you're gaming id do none of these

[bright hatch]

Whats best gaming cpu rn?

[azure pond]

For this budget, 7500f/7600/7600x

Best gaming cpu overall is 9800x3d

[bright hatch]

Hmm thats fair

[azure pond]

7500f is $115 from aliexpress, which is unbeatable price to performance

[vague pine]

any deals or recommendations for a 4k 144hz monitor? 32" preferably. also ips since my friend isnt trying to clean out his bank account for oled unless theres a good deal going on

[fair moon]

1440p 240hz oled
/hj

(idk any 4k panels or i'd give one, but seriously unless they're like editing 1440p >> 4k)

[azure pond]

What gpu is he on?

Cheapest decent 4k high refresh rate 32" is $500

Unless he's on a 5080 equivelant or better id go 1440p and save $200-300

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KfV2FT/lg-ultragear-32gr93u-b-320-3840-x-2160-144-hz-monitor-32gr93u-b

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Rcwypg/lg-32gp750-b-315-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-32gp750-b

[vague pine]

honestly forgor. dont remember if he got a higher end rtx 40 series or a 50 series, he said like once

[azure pond]

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

Id go for one of those, aside from oled options

32" 4k costing the same as a 1440p oled is kinda gross though

Most people would have a much better experience with oled

[vague pine]

what about this? forgor if it was ktc or if it was a different brand that someone said they make the panels for a different big brand

https://www.amazon.com/KTC-UHD-144Hz-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B0CSX6WQGH/

if not then ill probably show the lg

[azure pond]

4k isn't very noticeable at 27", ktc has some good panels

They are an oem for other brands like you said

Id probably say this, but i still wouldn't bother with 4k personally
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GzWzK8/gigabyte-m28u-280-3840x2160-144-hz-monitor-m28u-sa

[vague pine]

i forgor gigabyte had monitors despite my setup using 2 of them

[azure pond]

Lmao

The m28u is solid, but 4k is just very hard to recommend. The decrease in frames and or graphics settings isn't really worth the clarity increase, especially below 32"

[vague pine]

@azure pond found out what gpu he has, 4070 super

time to try and convice him to do 1440p

[azure pond]

Yeah hard pass on 4k

16gb vram is the minimum for 4k, unless he almost exclusively plays slower paced/single player games

[bold willow]

no newegg april fools is crazy

[cinder kiln]

No foolery here

Just eggs

[fair moon]

Chicken farm themed server would be funny

[azure pond]

Hmmm https://www.newegg.com/abs-ala274-gladiator/p/N82E16883360239C?Item=N82E16883360239C

[fair moon]

gpu-less 5600 build is about $400 and used 6700xt can be had for around 300

I suppose 3070ti is faster than 6700xt but it's gonna get held back by 8gb

[brittle lagoon]

oh damn that's true we didn't get a funny april fools this year

[jolly inlet]

It's not too late
I can nuke the server for the lolz

[thin bolt]

Do it

[brittle lagoon]

I mean we didn't get anything like ibrite cpu

[jolly inlet]

/kick @ everyone

[brittle lagoon]

anything on the actual wegg page

[brisk sphinx]

Do it

[azure pond]

Pretty sure this is $40 32gb B die
https://www.ebay.com/itm/127029567711?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=I8ORr0BxSt6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[azure pond]

Also some white rev e
https://www.ebay.com/itm/116545254260?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=I8ORr0BxSt6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[bold willow]

black ram dissipates heat faster

superior

idk actually how much of a difference it would be

[winter fulcrum]

does someone mind checking this out

[azure pond]

Id make a few changes, is this purely a gaming pc?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dpm8yW

Same pc with some improvements and a good bit cheaper

[winter fulcrum]

yessir

🐐

[fair moon]

Technically there but in practice completely negligible

The convection will be moving far more heat than radiation

[bold willow]

this is propaganda coming from big convection

who do you work for

[trim pier]

@azure pond although model D/O is good for like games that need double click, the software is so buggy and discontinued

Imo the only game I would think of if I needed a mouse like that is MC

[brisk pebble]

It could be A0 pcb which isn't as good

Can u see when they were made or nah

Time to use fans on em

[brisk pebble]

Budget?

[winter fulcrum]

around 1500 - 1700

[thin bolt]

Protip: don’t use bottleneck calculators
They’re often wrong

[brisk pebble]

They're always wrong

[brisk pebble]

If you are ok buying off aliexpress you can get a 9700X for cheap

And i can make a parts list around that cpu

[earnest storm]

@bold willow it’s a 1080p monitor

[bold willow]

Huh so just wide screen then

[earnest storm]

Yeah

Decent deal but not amazing

[bold willow]

The panel is probably cheap

But it is VA

Not great for competitive gaming

[earnest storm]

Yeah

[brisk pebble]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kk3Zjn this is a bit over

[bold willow]

But also who gets ultra wide monitors for competitive gaming anyway

VA ultrawide seems like a good monitor for casual gaming who want it to look nice

[earnest storm]

Why is the 5070ti 1250$ 💀

[brisk pebble]

Bro it was just $899

Goddammit

[earnest storm]

Still a terrible deal

You can spend 100$ more for a 5080 with Newegg bundles

[brisk pebble]

Ok and? It's the best ur gonna do rn

[earnest storm]

Newegg refurbished is good, liek rly good

[brisk pebble]

I just checked you can't lol

[earnest storm]

If you wait you can

[brisk pebble]

Idk what ur talking about cheapest bundle with a 5080 is $1670

[earnest storm]

Or you can get a Newegg refurbished, 6950xt for like 490$ appear decently often

[brisk pebble]

If they wanted to spend less i was just going to link a used 6900xtxh/6950xt

[earnest storm]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4771429 this was not too long ago

[winter fulcrum]

where did you find that cpu

it still says +330

and I really dont care about the case, I'd just take the cheaper option D:

[azure pond]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4771586&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-Combo.4771586-_-04032025

Grab that

Mobo and gpu

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Pfz7np

9700x is cheaper on aliexpress, but thats up to you

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008114864007.html

There's also 7800x3d
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006325527723.html

[winter fulcrum]

wait but that isnt even a deal

well

you save on shipping

[azure pond]

It is because the 9070xt is on stock at a reasonable price

[winter fulcrum]

fair

[azure pond]

If you can find a 9070xt for under $730 somewhere else that'd be fantastic lol

Or a 5070 ti under $800

[winter fulcrum]

if I were to pair the 7700 with the 9070xt

is that a no bueno moment

[fair moon]

That would be fine

You could go down to a 7500F and still be good

[winter fulcrum]

wdym by 7500F

[fair moon]

Ryzen 7500F cpu

[winter fulcrum]

o

lol

[fair moon]

It's essentially a 7600 with no igpu

[brisk pebble]

i would get the 9700X

[winter fulcrum]

I don't wanna spend money for a pc that ima be playing siege on 1080P yk

[brisk pebble]

you want a faster cpu for 1080p

yk that right??

[winter fulcrum]

but still a really good CPU with a great GPU and a substantial power supply won't negatively affect the low demand demanding games I wanna play

yk that right

I'm not trying to play anything at high or demanding settings

[brisk pebble]

r6 is poorly optimized as are other cpu based games like fortnite, cod, etc.

[winter fulcrum]

Just something that can consistently run low demanding games

[brisk pebble]

the cpu is $230 after a coupon, you save $100 at most by getting a 7500F off aliexpress

[winter fulcrum]

im not the biggest fan of aliexpress. its not known for its reliability just cheaper prices

[brisk pebble]

aliexpress itself is fine, it is individual sellers, i buy cpus off there from different sellers with good reviews

90 day free returns

[delicate lake]

Wow 90 days is a lot

Didn’t know that

[brisk pebble]

they give you extra time

its helpful

[delicate lake]

Fr

[brisk pebble]

This 9600X was $170 from aliexpress

[delicate lake]

Yeah its like 180 now

185

Still good tho

[winter fulcrum]

What seller and sellers have you bought from on AliExpress?

[azure pond]

Id go for a cheaper gpu than the 9070xt for a 1080p pc

Sczcpu and comet crash global are good on aliexpress

[winter fulcrum]

Yeah, that's why I'm going for the 7080 XT

[brisk pebble]

a used 6800 would do just fine $330

[azure pond]

7800xt?

[brisk pebble]

theyre all overpriced though

rn

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MMVfrH/msi-ventus-3x-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-12-gb-video-card-rtx-5070-12g-ventus-3x-oc

Thats ok

[delicate lake]

I played games like siege and other games that aren’t demanding with a 6600 just fine

[azure pond]

Should be $50 cheaper

[delicate lake]

I think even a 6800 is a lot for 1080p for those types of games

You could do like a 6700 or something

[brisk pebble]

i mean if they want to save money the 6800 is best value used card imo

[winter fulcrum]

I'm using speak to text. It's not to fond on picking up every word.

[azure pond]

Ah

[brisk pebble]

they said to get a 5070 for msrp

[winter fulcrum]

The 5070 is similar to the 4080 right or 4070 performance wise

[azure pond]

4070 super

The 5070 ti and 9070xt are a bit behind the 4080

Do you already own your 1080p monitor? And would you be open to an upgrade to 1440p?

[winter fulcrum]

Money is just the issue. Got a 1080 from a friend

I wouldn't see why upgrading would hurt

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/n2gtHW

Can still swap to a cheaper gpu

Just around $1700 w monitor

[winter fulcrum]

but the important thing being that the pc build itself stays relatively good compared to modern games

[azure pond]

Good thing w am5 is you can just drop a cpu upgrade in later on

[winter fulcrum]

is that 9070 xt that much of an improvement

[azure pond]

Over the 5070 yes, but its not required. It was just an example for the list

5070 at $600 isn't terrible

Or a used 6900xt/6950xt around $450

[azure pond]

Oh i didn't even ask, do you have a microcenter nearby?

[winter fulcrum]

no

what is a microcenter

[azure pond]

Its a tech store kinda like best buy but much better

[azure pond]

This is OK
https://www.newegg.com/evga-xc3-video-card-10g-p5-3881-kr-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-10gb-gddr6x/p/N82E16814487522T?Item=N82E16814487522T

Could easily find better on the second hand market tho

Or just wait until newegg posts more refurb gpus

[flat junco]

Apparently that curved monitor isn't being sold in California

Must cause cancer or something

[azure pond]

@winter fulcrum
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16819113786T?Item=N82E16819113786T

$190 7700 refurb

Not a crazy good price, but not bad for $520 either

Used/refurb still better value ofc

[jolly inlet]

More likely it doesn't meet power saving requirements

[orchid thunder]

I found a gigabyte 7800 xt for $508 total with tax

Is that good

[azure pond]

New or used

New thats solid

Used thats a bit much

[orchid thunder]

New

[azure pond]

Yeah thats pretty good

[orchid thunder]

i just don’t got the money rn 😭😭

[azure pond]

F

[orchid thunder]

it would take 5 days to come in and by that time it’s 100% gonna be gone

[azure pond]

Yeah... you can definitely find a 6900xt used for around $450 tho

Or spend a bit more for an msrp 5070

[orchid thunder]

I’ve been looking at Newegg refurbished

[azure pond]

Yeah newegg refurb has had some good deals

I stalk it

Too much

[orchid thunder]

I was told 5070s aren’t really worth it cuz the best i could find was $650-700

[azure pond]

5070 has been $550 a good few times recently

[orchid thunder]

Yea if i can get a good deal on. A new one ima 100% try and get a refurbished gpu

[azure pond]

Specifically the shadow 2x from msi, which isn't a great model but its good enough for a 5070

[azure pond]

They had a $490 6950xt yesterday, or some sub $500 3080 12gb/tis

400ish 6800xts

[orchid thunder]

i have the 6700xt rn and i saw the 3080 but idk if its good enough upgrade

Cuz i have 12gb vram on my 6700

[orchid thunder]

i looked today there are none they sell out fast bruh

[azure pond]

Yeah lmk when you've got the money and I'll ping you when they go in stock

[orchid thunder]

You think 550 will be enough to take out? Or should i wait a few days till i have like $700

[azure pond]

550 should be good, even w tax on $490 you shouldn't go over $550

[orchid thunder]

What will i be able to get with that roughly?

[azure pond]

6800xt-6950xt

Mainly depends what comes in stock lol

[orchid thunder]

Is that much of an upgrade from 6700xt?

[azure pond]

6900xt/6950xt were $450-500

[azure pond]

Ehh

6700xt is roughly 30% worse than a 6800xt if i remember right

[orchid thunder]

Okay

I do plan to sell 6700 xt when i get new gpu prob for like $200 cuz it dont have the io shield

[azure pond]

Oh it's only more like a 20% difference between the 6700xt and 6800xt

[brisk pebble]

i would aim for the 6900 XT or 7800 xt at minimum

[azure pond]

6900xt/7900 gre imo

7800xt is a 6800xt in raster, with rtx it matches the 6900xt but meh

[brisk pebble]

power draw and av1 as well

[orchid thunder]

Okay

are open boxes good on newegg @azure pond ?

[brisk pebble]

ye

[azure pond]

For the most part

Wouldnt go for their mobos

[orchid thunder]

im just trying to find a gpu

[azure pond]

I've suggested them to quite a few people and haven't had any complaints recently

A few years back their open box had a bad rep

[orchid thunder]

Ok

[azure pond]

@winter fulcrum sorry one more ping
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16819113770T?Item=N82E16819113770T

$144 7600x

[vague pine]

@azure pond oos unless its about to come back into stock since the listing is up

[azure pond]

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-6900-xt-rx6900xt-ocf-16g/p/N82E16814930057T?Item=N82E16814930057T
Speak of the devil

[vague pine]

boomer already bought it

[azure pond]

Might need to change the seller

[vague pine]

from wegg right?

[azure pond]

Yeah

[azure pond]

@winter fulcrum

[vague pine]

they dont want me to have it

[azure pond]

Also $440 7800xt
https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-video-card-gv-r78xtgaming-oc-16gd-amd-radeon-rx-7800-xt-16gb-gddr6/p/N82E16814932657T?Item=N82E16814932657T

[orchid thunder]

ion HAVE MONEy

😭

[azure pond]

Doesn't let you change the seller?

[vague pine]

nop

its by wegg

[orchid thunder]

do i take out $550 rn or wait like a few days to cashout like $600-700

[azure pond]

6900xt for $450 is pretty great

Id only buy it if you're financially stable tho

Not worth missing meals or gas for a gpu

[orchid thunder]

Im not an adult so im good lmao

[azure pond]

Well

It's oos

Theres still this, but meh
https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-12g-p5-4877-kl/p/N82E16814487553T?Item=N82E16814487553T

Out of stock

[orchid thunder]

yea just put that together

well money wont come until like wensday next week

and by then im sure there will be some stuff available

how often does stuff come on sale like that'

[azure pond]

Newegg has been posting refurb gpus daily the last few weeks, they go out of stock pretty quickly but $450-490 6900xt is fairly common

Id say within a week of you getting the money you'll be able to snag one most likely

[orchid thunder]

is the 6900xt

better than 7800xt

like what should i prioritize on getting?

[azure pond]

7800xt is a 6800xt with lower power draw and better ray tracing

In games with ray tracing on, the 7800xt=6900xt, but i really wouldn't make a purchase based off rtx

6900xt matches the 7900 gre in raw performance

[orchid thunder]

i dont really care abt ray tracing tbh

i just want more fps

[azure pond]

6900xt oc formula also ocs very well

Or almost every 6950xt

[orchid thunder]

like recently some games ive been playing have been droppin in fps for some reason

[azure pond]

Whats your cpu and ram?

And do you have xmp enabled for your ram?

[orchid thunder]

5600x and 32gb ddr4 3600

[orchid thunder]

yes

[azure pond]

What resolution do you play at?

[orchid thunder]

1080p 240hz

[azure pond]

You'd benefit more from a cpu upgrade

[orchid thunder]

im upgrading both

[azure pond]

How do you feel about a reliable seller on aliexpress?

[orchid thunder]

I plan to get 5700x3d

[azure pond]

Ohh alr

[azure pond]

Unless it's ~200 I wouldnt really

[orchid thunder]

Then what should I get?

[azure pond]

7500f is $120 on aliexpress or 7600x is $140 refurb from newegg (when in stock), mobo is $110-150 and ram is $80

5700x3d has been $300-375 alone recently

[orchid thunder]

so should i do that instead of upgrading my gpu for now

[azure pond]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008073076500.html

[azure pond]

Yeah I'd do cpu/mobo/ram first

What psu do you have btw?

[orchid thunder]

cuz ik its gonna get more expensive cuz of the tariffs

[orchid thunder]

750w gold

[azure pond]

Do yk what model?

[orchid thunder]

its

750w 80+ gold seasonic

[azure pond]

Oh nice, the focus gx

Fantastic psu

[brisk pebble]

well it could be a different version more than one

[orchid thunder]

lemme check the box

1 min

[brittle lagoon]

make sure it's actually gx not fx lol

[brisk pebble]

they have the gm models too

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VqrTFZ

[orchid thunder]

on the box it says

[brittle lagoon]

gm gx is mostly post tripping easily

fx is not

[orchid thunder]

"focus Gx-750 Watts 80 plus gold"

10 year warranty

[brisk pebble]

my gx 750w had a problem where it would shut off under load when i wasnt even exceeding 750w

[azure pond]

A tier if I'm not mistaken

[azure pond]

What gpu was that with?

[brittle lagoon]

when did you buy it? rough year wise

[azure pond]

Someone's d.f 850w was tripping from a 3080s transients lol

[orchid thunder]

i think 2 or 1 and a half

[brisk pebble]

7900 XTX, even with power spikes of 550W, a 5700X isnt drawing very much power

[azure pond]

Transients will cause ocp to be tripped lol

Even if its a bit under total load

[brittle lagoon]

fine then, the gx that were tripping was pre ~2019

[orchid thunder]

Ok

[brisk pebble]

i tried it on an rm750 and it ran fine

[azure pond]

Yes

The rm750 is a better platform and can handle transients incredibly well

[orchid thunder]

any recommendations then for a mbu and ram i dont really know much abt am5

[brisk pebble]

right i was pointing out seasonic isnt all that

[brittle lagoon]

Also Corsair is looser with ocp than Seasonic in general

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VqrTFZ

Could go for a better mobo, but that could handle a good cpu upgrade later on anyways

B650 eagle ax would be the step up from that one

[orchid thunder]

Ok

[brisk pebble]

the silicon power is same price and better

[azure pond]

B650m pro rs wifi at $130 is fine too

[azure pond]

Same difference and the sp kit only has a heat spreader on one side

[orchid thunder]

so get the 7500f over the 7600x?

[azure pond]

If you're fine with ali yeah, 7500f is an igpuless 7600 with a minor downclock

[brittle lagoon]

the sp 6000c30 kit is 2 cents less lol

[orchid thunder]

i don’t really trust Aliexpress ngl

Any other options

[brittle lagoon]

live near a microcenter?

[azure pond]

Thats fair, I'd only suggest a seller with tons of reviews but I won't tell you to use ali lol, just a suggestion. 7600x at $140 refurb from newegg would be the next best option

Or microcenter yeah

If you want new, it'd be 7600 at $180-200

[orchid thunder]

nope

am i overpaying for a new 7600?

[azure pond]

The seller i linked on ali

[azure pond]

Nah its still one of the best priced cpus for a gaming pc atm

[winter fulcrum]

bro

[azure pond]

7500f is just better value lol

[winter fulcrum]

how do you find

[azure pond]

?

[orchid thunder]

whats the dif between 7600 and 7600x

[azure pond]

Power limits and the 7600 comes with a stock cooler, performance wise almost nothing

Same cpu just with a different power profile from the factory

[orchid thunder]

Ah ok i dont need it then cuz i dont overclock or nun

i will save my $10

[brisk pebble]

find what

[azure pond]

Wsp?

[orchid thunder]

is this a good deal https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-b650m-gaming-plus-wifi-micro-atx-amd-b650-am5/p/13-145-502?Item=13-145-502

[azure pond]

No

[orchid thunder]

it comes with 16gb of ram

ok

[azure pond]

Ass mobo

And 8gb sticks of ram suck on ddr5

Long explanation

[orchid thunder]

ah ok

[azure pond]

Short version is theyre physically built different than higher capacity sticks

So they kill cpu perf and overall system responsiveness

[orchid thunder]

ok, i just got a b550 less than a year ago idk what to do with it if i upgrade same with old cpu and ram

[azure pond]

Id stick to asrock b850m pro-a, b650m pro rs wifi, or b650 eagle ax with current pricing

[azure pond]

Either gift to a family member or resell, assuming you don't have any purpose for a second pc

5600x is worth about $80-100 used, mobo depends on the model but id say $50-70, ram is around $40

Ram also depends on model, like an rgb tridentz kit goes for more than a random 3600c18 kit

[orchid thunder]

its a b550 gaming plus

msi

[azure pond]

Id say 65-90 depending on the buyer

[orchid thunder]

its corsair slim somthing idk

[azure pond]

Pretty nice mobo

[azure pond]

Yeah $40ish

Unless it's 3600cl16

If it is maybe more like $50-55

[orchid thunder]

its 3600 i know that

[azure pond]

3600c18 would be 40

[orchid thunder]

its 3600CL18

so its 1000% better to upgrade to am5 right

[azure pond]

Imo yes. You give yourself an upgrade path, and with current 5700x3d pricing and after selling your current parts it'll end up being less expensive

5700x3d is $290, 7600 is $180, mobo is $110, ram is $80. Selling your cpu mobo and ram gives you $80+70+40 (estimates)

7500f would make it more worthwhile, but thats still a personal choice

Can drop in a 9800x3d into that $110 b850m pro-a (or either of the other mobos i suggested) without issue

And supposedly amd will be releasing 2 more generations on am5

[orchid thunder]

i think ima get the b650m pro rs wifi cuz i need want wifi just incase

[azure pond]

Yep makes sense

Wifi board also gives you bluetooth

[orchid thunder]

Oh ok

will my pc peform any better or will it be the same

[azure pond]

Wdym?

Compared to 5700x3d?

[orchid thunder]

Like run better

Yes

[azure pond]

The two are about equal

[orchid thunder]

Cuz I only upgrade really every 2-3 years atp

[azure pond]

Some games that love x3d cache the 5700x3d might win by a little bit, others the 7600 will win by a bit

[azure pond]

Yeah in 3 years you could drop in a 10800x3d (if that's what they name it)

Id only stay on am4 if you'd buy a used 5700x3d or 5800x3d

$290 for one new is gross

[orchid thunder]

i was told that u should stay on am4 and get the 5700x3d then wait to upgrade to am5 when u build a new pc or sum

[azure pond]

If the 5700x3d was $100 cheaper sure

5700x3d made sense for people on am4 when it was ~$200

[orchid thunder]

Yea

but wont gpus be more expensive in a few weeks/months tho

[azure pond]

Theres really no saying

I dont see the used market changing too much

Stock for new gpus already sucks, but the used market has been pretty stable

Also since you're running into choppy game play, you're likely being cpu limited, not gpu limited

Even moreso since you're at 1080p

[orchid thunder]

Ahh and ive been playing beamng and like it freezes when i load stuff in is that my cpu/ram?

[azure pond]

Very likely yes, otherwise maybe temp issues

[orchid thunder]

Ok so i dont needa upgrade gpu?

if not then i can prob get a better cpu and more ram if i need to

[azure pond]

6700xt should be running beamng without issue at 1080p

32gb is plenty of ram

[orchid thunder]

it runs it at like 90-110

[azure pond]

Id say go for the b650 eagle ax for a better mobo, and maybe a 7800x3d or 9800x3d

Otherwise just stick with the 7600 or 7500f

[azure pond]

Set a frame limit of 75ish

[orchid thunder]

i need wifi on it

[azure pond]

And see of that stops the choppiness

B650 eagle ax has wifi

The ax=wifi

[orchid thunder]

ohh

ok

whats better abt it then the b650m pro rs if u dont mind me askin

[azure pond]

Better vrms, which is cpu power delivery

And less importantly, some more usb ports

[orchid thunder]

okay is the 7700 good or no

i just realised its $310

holy

[azure pond]

For gaming its not better than a 7600

[orchid thunder]

Ok

[azure pond]

Main options for you would be 7500f, 7600/x, 9700x if its priced well enough, or an am5 x3d cpu

7800x3d was refurb for $350 on newegg

[orchid thunder]

9700x is $320

[azure pond]

I wouldnt buy it unless it's 280ish imo

[orchid thunder]

open box one is 390

[azure pond]

Not terrible

[orchid thunder]

how much is 7800x3d normally

[azure pond]

it's not in stock much anymore since the 9800x3d came out

it used to be around 350ish new before intel crapped the bed

[orchid thunder]

ah

oh the open box one is not returnable

so i aint gonna get that

i think i may just stick th am4 cuz i would be happy with the 5700x3d and it would be WAY cheaper

[earnest storm]

Depends on what price the 5700x3d is

[winter fulcrum]

just the deals

[azure pond]

oh i have no life

thats a lie, i do have a life i just spend too much of it on my phone lmao

[orchid thunder]

its 288 rn

cuz idk if i even needa upgrade my gpu

[fair moon]

Def not worth when 7500F is like $125

[orchid thunder]

but it will be like $400 for everything and id rather get a new gpu then upgrade to am5 rn

[fair moon]

$125 cpu + $120 mobo + $40 ram is $285 total

[azure pond]

$80 for ram

Wouldnt do 16gb in this case

[fair moon]

Oh right ddr5 you want 2*16

[orchid thunder]

and taxes

[fair moon]

Even then I don't think a $288 5700x3d is worth

[azure pond]

1x16gb 6000c30 is ok for budget builds, bc you can just add a second stick later

[orchid thunder]

how much would a 5600x bottle neck a 7800 xt or sum around there

[azure pond]

Purely depends on the game

At 1080p a very noticeable amount

1440p would be a bit better but still noticeable

[orchid thunder]

idk what to do bruh

like i wanna upgrade to amt but at the same time i wanna upgrade my gpu

and its either or

whatever i get now i wont beable to get the other part for a month or so

[azure pond]

can just do gpu now, and then do am5 upgrade in a month

[fair moon]

If you're going to get one first I'd recommend the gpu

[orchid thunder]

ok

[earnest storm]

The ones in #tech-deals are good rn

[azure pond]

imo the 6700xt is not your issue for 1080p tho

[azure pond]

mostly oos

and he can't buy yet

[earnest storm]

Ah

[orchid thunder]

i play on 1080

[azure pond]

yeah brain messed up

mb

[orchid thunder]

i get my money on roblox so it takes a lil to come in

[azure pond]

im not even going to question it

[fair moon]

Honestly I'd maybe reccomend upping to 1440p as your first upgrade if you have a 6700xt

[azure pond]

eh

1080p isn't unreasonable w a 6700xt

i would upgrade after swapping gpu and cpu tho

[orchid thunder]

i make games on roblox and get paid and then u gotta devex it to real money

[orchid thunder]

thats prob what ima do

[fair moon]

Right but if he's getting a 7800xt he'll want 1440p. I'd rather run a 6700xt at 1440p and upgrade gpu a bit later than runn the 7800xt at 1080p on whatever current cpu (5600?)

[earnest storm]

Yeah 7600x goes for like 135-140 in #tech-deals a lot, then mobo is 120$ for an ok one, and ram is 40-80$

[azure pond]

ye but gpu prices might get screwed up in the next month

[fair moon]

Yeah fair

[azure pond]

idt the used market will change much personally

[fair moon]

Everything prices might get screwed up lol

Those tarrifs are actually insane

[earnest storm]

Eh…

More demand for used stuff since new stuff way up

[fair moon]

I got an open box 4070 for $400 before this price bubble started 💀

So glad 🙏

[orchid thunder]

on amazon theres a 7800xt for 500 and i hope its still there in a few days 🙏

[earnest storm]

I got a 9070xt for 670, and my parents paid off 300$ of it

[earnest storm]

Get a 6950xt

Instead

[orchid thunder]

how much is that

[earnest storm]

490$

In #tech-deals they usually pop up

[orchid thunder]

alr i just took out 570 so that should be enough I hope if i can get a good deal on a new 7800xt or a used gpu

[earnest storm]

I’d go used

Or Newegg bundle

[orchid thunder]

whats in the bundles

[fair moon]

Gpu is the part I'd absolutely reccomend going used/refurb

[earnest storm]

Usually gpu + psu/monitor/mobo

[orchid thunder]

yea i prob am

i mean i dont really need that tho

and im assumin they expensive

[earnest storm]

The bundles will sell items that are in high demand for reasonable prices

With usually a small overpriced second item

[azure pond]

5070 has been $550 a good few times recently

[orchid thunder]

new or used

[earnest storm]

Yeah, you can also sometimes find 9000 series

[azure pond]

new

[orchid thunder]

what one should i prio?

5070 or 7800 xt

[fair moon]

Which often beats the point of the reasonably priced high demand item

[azure pond]

it's basically the worst model, the shadow 2x, but it's ok

[orchid thunder]

ah ok

[azure pond]

uhh

[bold willow]

depends on what u do, but 7800xt is usually cheaper no?

[azure pond]

prob 7800xt if it's a $50 diff

[earnest storm]

Yeah but you’re not getting that item for any reasonably priced amount anywhere else

[orchid thunder]

yes

[azure pond]

if it's less than $50 id prob go 5070

10% ish better perf and dlss 4

[bold willow]

9070xt

[orchid thunder]

i tried to find some

[azure pond]

you're not finding one under $670

[bold willow]

or wait 3 years for arc celestial

[earnest storm]

Those are 1k+

[orchid thunder]

i found one foir 599 but it sold out

[azure pond]

there's one for $730 bundled with a b850 for $180 on newegg

[azure pond]

yea

[earnest storm]

Didn’t it sell out

[azure pond]

was back in stock as of a few hours ago, idk if it still is

[earnest storm]

It did

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4771273&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-Combo.4771273-_-03312025

This was the one no?

[jolly inlet]

Costco wants $1200 for an iBuyPower PC with a 14700F and 4060 🫠

At least it has RGB RAM, that adds like 10 fps right there

[lament ingot]

Costco💀

Now I love Costco as much as the next buy their strong suit is not computers

[azure pond]

they sometimes have crazy deals on pcs

[jolly inlet]

There was another one there that was $900 for similar specs, weaker CPU and same GPU.

https://www.costco.com/.product.1815251.html?sh=true&nf=true

Could be much worse considering prebuilt

[thin bolt]

Sam’s club also has pcs

[tawdry dragon]

Costco usually has pretty good deals on laptops

[trim pier]

Oh you'll love it when you see this

[jolly inlet]

But it says "please take one"

It doesn't specify what things to take

How does someone expect to make it out the door with a whole 4070 super anyway

[trim pier]

if you ever attempted that in costco, 100% membership gone

[trim pier]

grab a screwdriver, shove it in your pants, idk about the i7 though, but 4070S for sure

go grab something from the cafe in cash, walk out

they never checked my card in sams club

[jolly inlet]

Shove it in your pharmacy bag ig

[trim pier]

that works too

but i'm curious whether the staff or somebody just gutted the pc

[thin bolt]

Staff

[lament ingot]

Two fan aio where there's space for three 💔

[trim pier]

https://www.woot.com/offers/vita-coco-coconut-water-12-pack-10?ref=w_cnt_wp_0_170 https://www.woot.com/offers/bounty-quilted-napkins-1-ply-200-pack-5?ref=w_cnt_wp_0_164 https://www.woot.com/offers/bodyarmor-sports-drink-sports-beverage-orange-8-count-3?ref=w_cnt_wp_0_180

usually these sell out fast

[pallid geyser]

Nice, they did indeed

[azure pond]

@orchid thunder @winter fulcrum

Bunch of gpu deals including $490 7900 gre and $400ish 6800xts

[jolly inlet]

Those should all Some of those include MHW too

As long as it's sold by newegg

[azure pond]

Im not sure if they do since they're refurb, they are sold by wegg yeah

[jolly inlet]

Correct, refurb does not count. And it's only AMD GPUs.

[azure pond]

I just didn't feel like typing refurb for each link lmao

[jolly inlet]

Most of them are refurbs, I see that now lol

Sheesh I'd love a $490 6950

I sold my 3080 ti for $600 lol

Free upgrade

[azure pond]

That and the gre for $490 are great

[orchid thunder]

Ion got money till next week I’ll ping you when i do

[azure pond]

Sorry mb

[orchid thunder]

All good

[winter fulcrum]

Mr. TheTrueBacca

yk any prices for a 7600xt or equivalent

my friend tryna get a build

@azure pond https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7j38yW

thoughts?

my friend built this

[azure pond]

Have him buy this
https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-6800-xt-rx6800xt-tcx-16go/p/N82E16814930050T

I'd make some other changes to the list though

[winter fulcrum]

if you could help that'd be great

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fpZ2Zc

Theres this too
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16819113770T

$144 7600x refurb

And he could go for a 6950xt if he wants
https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx6950xt-ocf-16g/p/N82E16814930073T

[winter fulcrum]

7600x would be more ideal no

or would the 6950xt be more preferred for the cpu

[azure pond]

Its the 7600x still

6950xt is a gpu

[winter fulcrum]

wait

[azure pond]

6950xt for $490, 6800xt for $380-400

[winter fulcrum]

I meant would the 6950xt be more worth going for

[azure pond]

Oh yeah

$490 6950xt is kinda crazy value wise

Especially that model, it's one of the best

$380 6800xt here, $110 less for 15% ish worse performance
https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-radeon-rx-6800-xt-gv-r68xtgaming-oc-16gd/p/N82E16814932381T

Either of them completely gaps the 7600xt though lol

7600xt loses to a 3060 ti, 6800xt is around 3080 12gb perf

6950xt slightly outperforms the 3090

[winter fulcrum]

oh wow

wtf happened in that review 😭😭

[azure pond]

Oh one more link, another $490 6950xt in case that one goes oos
https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx-695xatbd9/p/27N-0002-00172T?Item=27N-0002-00172T

[azure pond]

On the 6800xt?

[winter fulcrum]

yeah

lmfao

[azure pond]

Every gpu will have people with bad experiences, amd had some driver issues with early 6000 series but they've been worked out

Nvidia and intel have just as many issues, honestly nvidia has had more recently

Gpu sag wise, you should just get a sag bracket

Any heavy gpu will have sag

[winter fulcrum]

oh okok

thanks

[azure pond]

And btw in case it's a concern, the 7600x is plenty strong enough for a 6950xt

I'd suggest 1440p for that setup

[winter fulcrum]

and the ryzen 5 7600X is good too

[azure pond]

Yes

Its fine for up to a 7900xt/4070 ti super tier gpu at 1440p

Here's a good monitor, in case he doesn't have one yet
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7QsV3C/acer-nitro-xv275u-p3-270-2560-x-1440-170-hz-monitor-umhxxaa302

Or
https://computers.woot.com/offers/msi-27-qhd-gaming-monitor-g274qpf-8

[earnest storm]

@azure pond deals is going crazy today

[azure pond]

Oh this is pretty good too
https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-12g-p5-4865-kl/p/N82E16814487557T?Item=N82E16814487557T

[azure pond]

Im bored

6950xt is a bit stronger than the 3080 12gb, and the extra vram is preferable tho

[earnest storm]

Me too

But I got like 2 more days of conference

[azure pond]

This is my entertainment lmao

[winter fulcrum]

so the 6950xt if possible over the 3080

[azure pond]

Yeah

I'd have him order it as soon as he can tho

They normally don't stay in stock even this long lol

[pallid geyser]

Surprised to see the 6950xt still in stock tbf

[azure pond]

Yeah a few of the 6800xts are already gone

[pallid geyser]

And the 78x3d

[azure pond]

$330 7800x3d and $144 7600x are pretty great

Im realizing a $1000 refurb 4080 is pretty gross considering the 5070 ti is semi easily available at $900

[pallid geyser]

6950xt = 7900 gre? Roughly?

[azure pond]

Yeah

It only loses in rtx and some workstation tasks

[pallid geyser]

Ah nice

[azure pond]

Iirc the 6950xt ocs better too, especially the oc formula

[pallid geyser]

Yeaaaah I didn’t even think about that

[earnest storm]

@azure pond you posted the 6950xt twice

Smh

[azure pond]

Theres 2 of them

Diff models

Oh quok

[earnest storm]

Oh

[azure pond]

I start my new job on Thursday

[earnest storm]

Gg

Wait I forgot to apply for my jobs

Uh oh

[azure pond]

Ill finally have money only for gpus to be going up in price bc of tarrifs

Not that I'll have money to spend on my pc for at least a few months anyways tbf

[earnest storm]

Damn

I gotta finish my pc this Sunday

[winter fulcrum]

@azure pond

[azure pond]

Wsp

[winter fulcrum]

do yk what the difference is for V3 and V2 power supplys

[azure pond]

The cooler master one?

[winter fulcrum]

yes

[azure pond]

V3 has an atx 3.0 connector and is a bit better quality

[winter fulcrum]

its only a $5 difference

[winter fulcrum]

@azure pond got anymore cpus... 🥺

my friend was a lil too slow on getting that one

mb

[azure pond]

Nah no worries

[azure pond]

Is he fine with a trusted seller on aliexpress?

[winter fulcrum]

lemme askk

[azure pond]

And did he grab a gpu?

[winter fulcrum]

yeah, he got one of the GPU's you showed

[azure pond]

The 6950s are gone, but there's a 6900xt and 6800xts

Nice

[winter fulcrum]

can you send the aliexpress deal

[azure pond]

Not any more refurb cpu options really, so if he doesn't want ali I'd just buy a new 7600/x

Yep one sec

[winter fulcrum]

he's getting the 6800xt

so sum to fit that

[azure pond]

Gonna grab a couple choices for cpu

[winter fulcrum]

with the same build before

[azure pond]

7500f is an igpuless 7600
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008073076500.html

9600x, lil bit better
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008084100719.html

I'd say this one for the gpu https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-6800-xt-rx6800xt-tcx-16go/p/N82E16814930050T?Item=N82E16814930050T

[winter fulcrum]

that's the one I showed him 👍

[azure pond]

$90 more for a 6900xt
https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-radeon-rx-6900-xt-gv-r69xtgaming-oc-16gd/p/N82E16814932414T?Item=N82E16814932414T

[winter fulcrum]

I think the 7500f is good

[azure pond]

It is

Its definitely good enough for either of those gpus

[winter fulcrum]

and the 9600x

[azure pond]

I'd still suggest 1440p over 1080p

9600x is at most 10% better than the 7500f

Tbf he could also make a 180 and do a 7800x3d
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007941477365.html

[winter fulcrum]

is there a smaller or cheaper 1440p monitor you got

[azure pond]

https://computers.woot.com/offers/msi-27-qhd-gaming-monitor-g274qpf-8

New not really

But refurb, that monitor is great

There is this ig, but the msi panel is better quality
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2VfxFT/koorui-gp01-238-2560-x-1440-165-hz-monitor-gp01

And the acer mini led is a good bit nicer for only $20 more than that one ^

24" 1440p is a lil weird

[winter fulcrum]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6596916.p?skuId=6596916&sb_share_source=PDP

thoughts?

[azure pond]

Im not sure, monitors are a lot more than just specs on paper

[fair moon]

Imo if your budget can fit it I'd really reccomend the miniLED

[azure pond]

I normally go by rtings.com, but it doesn't have that monitor reviewed

[fair moon]

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

[azure pond]

I have a mini led thats a tiny bit better than that one, and i upgraded from a 1440p IPS panel to it

The mini led is fantastic

[fair moon]

Wait

RIP $190 miniLED?

[azure pond]

RIP

Thats tragic

[azure pond]

Hey did he have a chance to grab the gpu? It just went oos

There is still this 6800xt or the 3080 12gb
https://www.newegg.com/powercolor-radeon-rx-6800-xt-axrx-6800xt-16gbd6-3dhr-oc/p/N82E16814131769T?Item=N82E16814131769T

[west grotto]

would this be a good deal? i could pick up a 9800x3d and a 32gig kit of ram for like 480$ and move over my 7900xtx and have a am5 build for like 800ish

[azure pond]

Thats pretty good

[balmy lake]

Umm except Steel Legend is AsRock not Gigabyte. Verify what you’re getting.

[azure pond]

Oh good point

[orchid thunder]

@azure pond

https://www.newegg.com/xfx-speedster-qick319-rx-78tqickf9-amd-radeon-rx-7800-xt-16gb-gddr6/p/N82E16814150883?Item=9SIAD2CK415690

is this good??

[azure pond]

Solid

[orchid thunder]

well just gotta hope its still there in a few days

[azure pond]

This came back in stock btw
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16819113770T?Item=N82E16819113770T

[tawdry dragon]

personally I'd just wait however long until the 9070xt goes back to normal pricing, although that will be a few months at least

[pallid geyser]

At least

Hell 4080s are more expensive now than they were a year ago lol

[orchid thunder]

its not gonna happen especially cuz tariffs so i plan to buy a gpu this week so

[tawdry dragon]

Fair enough, I'm just really cheap, and if I can afford to wait for prices to be lower, I will.

[earnest storm]

If there’s a good Newegg refurbished deal, buy it

Don’t wait just buy it

[cinder kiln]

Noooooooooo

Best model ever

[delicate lake]

Didn’t know it existed until it was too late

[normal spear]

Ive wanted to get it for forever 😭

But im broke asf

[fair moon]

I have had been toying with the idea of selling one of my monitors and swapping for miniLED but never got around to it

The flat panel is was off-putting to me tho, at 27" I prefer curved

[high radish]

After using curved monitor for awhile, I sat infront of flat monitor and I thought monitor is curved backwards

I checked if monitor really flat by looking it from top lol it really tricked my vision

[delicate lake]

Chu 2 with some eq cope is really good

Sounds similar to my beyerdynamics now

[normal spear]

Thats a weirdly shaped monitor

[delicate lake]

You mean the response curve right

Yeah its a little weird but there aren’t crazy peaks and valleys

Its more like larger areas that are boosted or cut

Not too hard to eq out

[normal spear]

Mini led

Not in-ear monitor

[delicate lake]

[orchid thunder]

what happend to TheTrueBacca

[normal spear]

Nothing

[orchid thunder]

they just left?

[normal spear]

Ah they did

I know she and some other people werent having fun on the server anymore

[orchid thunder]

ah ok

where did she find all the deals on new egg

like is there a place where i can look or do i just gotta keep lookin up the gpu and check

[normal spear]

Would constantly browse everything

And just pick up things that stuck out

[normal spear]

Pretty much yeah

Could look for some reddit threads too, im not too keen on good reddit servers so youll have to look

[orchid thunder]

Okay ig ima just check every so often then and hope i see sum

[fair moon]

r/buildapcsales and Slickdeals will have stuff sometimes

[orchid thunder]

Ok

[normal spear]

Ill probs leave the server when/if felix and a couple other people do tbh

[fair moon]

waitwaitwati whaaat

did i miss something

[normal spear]

Eh people just not having fun with the server anymore really, simple as that

Life be life-ing

[tawdry dragon]

Rip

[fair moon]

I guess? but like you can take a step back and not fully leave the server yaknow?

I do get that for Bacca it may have been somewhat of a timesuck/compulsive thing

[normal spear]

I mean true, but if anything im trying to get off the internet more, plus ive gained a lot from this server already learning from everyone else and the likes

Getting into college

I just want to live life a bit more 🫡

AI is already becoming an issue

Dead internet theory is so real man and i just wanna spend more time with people 😭

[fair moon]

Yeah I totally get that, I just don't get leaving the server.

[normal spear]

eh, i barely talk here anyways

it was fun to chat here but im genuinely just trying to cut ties a bit with the internet

i wanna go out and get better with my archery and the like

work on my cooking,

just a lot

lol

the biggest one will be getting off youtube tbh]

[bold willow]

as someone whos still in discords they joined in 2019 and dont use

i dont get why yall leave

lol

[fair moon]

Ok glad I'm not the only one

[tawdry dragon]

I usually just leave the ones I have no interest in, but usually I just mute servers I don't want to use as much

[bold willow]

I’m just here to post random deals I find and maybe sometimes share updates on my pc

[orchid thunder]

I’m only here to find deals on a gpu that’s really it and ask questions

[delicate lake]

Nah fr

Well I haven’t gone on youtube for a good bit but before that

Man

[balmy lake]

Plus you lose access to that one emoji you’re going to regret not staying for.

[tawdry dragon]

main reason I am in this server is for the tech deals and cool people

I can trust people here over other servers for things like PC build lists or monitor suggestions

[daring depot]

Do yall think these are good options?

[trim pier]

what's the price?

[daring depot]

54 and 120 respectively

I got a 750e Corsair instead

[tawdry dragon]

The 750e isn't top recommendation, but it's not bad

[trim pier]

Still better than my psu (750gt), even a refurbished 750e is better

[trim pier]

But the case ain’t bad for price, ofc you’ll have to install fans but that’s not hard unless the mounting is horrible

But it’s kinda weird with cases, you got anything lower than $50 and it’s an ultra budget, $50-60 you get alright cases just without fans, $60+ is decently high end/way better standards

[daring depot]

Eh. If the 750x is that highly recommended then ig I'll just nab it

[severe jolt]

You can get an XPG Core Reactor II

That's probably cheaper @daring depot

[daring depot]

Is it as quiet tho

I saw that digital sheet where people tested some psus, xpg wasn't on there unfortunately

[severe jolt]

I consider them to be the same tier

It's always a question of individual unit with coil whine

[brittle lagoon]

Cybernetics? They have core reactor ii
https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/psus/2217/

[severe jolt]

Which is the most annoying type of noise a GPU makes

Hell I can't hear my PSU fan even going full bore over my case fans

So like

There's always some sort of limiting factor

[daring depot]

wait lmao then the 750e is fine

dunno why its rated platinum on the sheet

ok im done looking rm750x

btw the xpg one was on sale but it varies from standard to A- rating

[jolly inlet]

NOOO LTT caught on to the 7500F!
Incoming price increases!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu1hNTyPANA

At least that does validate what we've been saying for a while. The 7500F performs about the same as the 7600 and 5700X3D

[opal flume]

Can't have anything nice, LTT has to ruin it and tell the general public to do something

[twilit hornet]

Guys, I want to get the AOACE pc for 799$ but the deal is going away in 11 hours, will it be back on sale later?

It’s 50% rn, when will it be 50% off again?

Do I have to wait till Black Friday?

[jolly inlet]

No one here works for Newegg

We have no idea about sales

[twilit hornet]

I know but don’t you know about the usual big sales that happen

[jolly inlet]

Not for individual products

[twilit hornet]

Gaming pcs in general

I’m trying to buy my first gaming pc but I’m getting unlucky, and as soon as I found a good deal, it’s already leaving the store

[shut lava]

Jayz2centz does the same thing with computer parts and other stuff on Amazon

Any time he finds a deal on budget fans, fittings, LEDs etc... on Amazon it sells out and the price goes up.

[jolly inlet]

Bykski water cooling going up lately for that one 😭

[stiff jay]

Any good deals for a prebuilt?

[bold willow]

its a safe choice, their psus (not bronze) are generally a safe bet.

kinda bad value

but they dont explode

[tawdry dragon]

was best value for a while, but now there are better options

iirc it's a low a-tier psu?

actually high-b tier

[bold willow]

GF3 TT would save $10

[tawdry dragon]

plus higher ranked

[bold willow]

or the MSI MAG A750Gl if you need 140mm

looks like they released a second version of it too for $5 more

i wonder what changed

[jolly inlet]

Depends which tier list you look at