tech-deals-discussion

[slow sluice]

I think that's just AMD standard advertising

[azure pond]

ah

[jolly inlet]

Not a lot of recent activity from that seller. At least it's easy to get refunded on Amazon.

[azure pond]

the serial number leads to it being a 5900x, so they got that right too

model number?

whatever it is

[slow sluice]

If you're looking for a CPU I'd say it's worth it

I'd been planning on upgrading with zen 4, but...

[azure pond]

my motherboard would die with it

im going to get a 5600 or 5700x this summer i think

depending on prices

[grave delta]

Why upgrade to any am4 that's not the 3d?

[azure pond]

since 3600 resale value is still fairly high

and my mobo will suffer with anything over 5700x

[jolly inlet]

Slap a fan over the VRM if it's really that bad and it'll be fine

[azure pond]

asrock b550m matx

[azure pond]

i mean, i have a fan directly above my heatsink if thats what you mean

[jolly inlet]

I mean placed directly on it

[azure pond]

i dont think that will work with the size of my mobo and heatsink

[jolly inlet]

Which I highly doubt it's that bad unless there's no heatsink

[azure pond]

pato took a look at it

[grave delta]

It'll be fine with the 3d

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BXDkcf/asrock-b550mac-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550mac this is my mobo

[jolly inlet]

That's a D tier on the VRM tier list. Which means it's fine until you overclock, even with 105W tdp processors.

[azure pond]

ah

i guess ill wait and see how much the 3d is

[grand orbit]

tdp means jack in terms of power consumption

[azure pond]

though i can only fit a 240 in my case

without rebuilding

[grand orbit]

3d is gonna be 450

[azure pond]

msrp yeah

what it sells for might be diff

[grand orbit]

doubt imo

[azure pond]

it also depends on what it does to the price of the other cpus

[jolly inlet]

Specifically they tested a stock config 5800X with little ambient airflow and it handled it at 100A

[grand orbit]

suppose

[azure pond]

undervolting is also an option ig

though my biggest concern behind vrms is temps

i can just barely fit a 240 in my case

unless i undo the cable management, take out the hard drive bay, and take out the two front fans

then i could do a 280

[jolly inlet]

The CPU cooler has very little to do with VRM beyond moving air near it

[azure pond]

no i mean for the cpu

temps on the cpu

[jolly inlet]

The liquid freezer can handle stock 5800X

[azure pond]

yea...

[jolly inlet]

Which gets higher hotspots than 5900X

[azure pond]

also depends if i upgrade gpu by then

otherwise ill wait for 13th gen/7000 series and change platforms

[jolly inlet]

DDR5 should be more stable stock and better clocks by then hopefully

[azure pond]

yeah

holy crap

12900ks hit 7.45ghz on ln2

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-alder-lake-i9-12900ks-hits-7450mhz-ln2

@grave delta any thoughts?

[grave delta]

What about it

[azure pond]

just in general

[grave delta]

Splave's #2 on hwbot, used to be #1, probably got a binned chip

[azure pond]

youre the friendly neighborhood ocer so im curious if you have any thoughts about it

[pulsar fable]

I mean, I don't need a 5900x. No one I know needs a 5900x. But for $300?

[grand orbit]

intel wants more money... will probably do better with a highly binned 12900k - although more consistency in the s

[grave delta]

Not many people care too much about going for max freq valid on alder lake, use FX for that, you'll only get a few hardware points on modern intel

[azure pond]

the 12900ks is just a high bin 12900k, no?

[grave delta]

32m is where it's at, along with a few other benches that get global points, R20, GPUPI 1B, x265 4k, ycruncher 1b etc

[grave delta]

yep

[azure pond]

i didnt know we had even hit 7ghz on cpus yet

[grand orbit]

yes but a well binned 12900k will probably be better than most 12900ks's

[grave delta]

WR is high 8 GHz on an FX8320 or something

[azure pond]

wow

[grave delta]

Hard to say, but here's mew's binning data https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbxEuee-BphG3ukNNgwwl_uQ6PZwjXCQtg60m3ur4NU/edit#gid=0

[grand orbit]

hmm fair enough

[silent rampart]

im getting all the upvotes lets go

[jolly inlet]

Well yeah 6900XT for less than a 3080 ti FE? Unless you really need the ray tracing or nvenc there's no reason not to get that any more with FSR 2.0 and RSR.

[silent rampart]

yeah tru

[azure pond]

This is real, right guys?

[silent rampart]

definitely 😉

[azure pond]

yeah thought so

thanks

[silent rampart]

np

[fleet marlin]

If it was gonna be shipped, you'd be scammed I almost guarantee it. No one would legitimately let go a 3090 for under $800

[azure pond]

Yes, it's a joke

[jolly inlet]

Sarcasm is hard to communicate through text sometimes

[azure pond]

Is the cxm b or c tier?

[light bay]

c

[azure pond]

Completely unrelated

Oof

Any suggestions on 600-750 for canada?

My go tos are all overpriced

[light bay]

earthwatts gold pro

650 for 73 cad

[azure pond]

Thanks

Assuming it's b or a tier?

[light bay]

A

[cedar pewter]

what's the website/

[stoic crest]

It's facebook marketplace

[dire shuttle]

I believe the KS are the well bin K models.

[grand orbit]

yes but you can get better binned regular k’s

[dire shuttle]

True, but it's just statistical sampling and I still haven't won the lottery

[grand orbit]

@dire shuttle @silent rampart talk here not #tech-deals

[silent rampart]

Sorry someone replied to me didn't know the channel

(mobile)

[grand orbit]

no worries

[dire shuttle]

Is there an auto feature that replies for tech-deals post here?

[stoic crest]

Nope

[fleet marlin]

Well you can turn on a "push" notif or something for this channel

[fleet marlin]

Oh, maybe can't do push notif, but I mean edit settings perhaps

[marsh sphinx]

lmao

meanwhile the 1680v2 literally goes for 100 less

[fleet marlin]

Typical some Ebay sellers being dumb/sus. For new rig I realized I bid on 5 yr old ram, but it's 3200c14 32GB trident Z for $99 so not too bad huh. (11700 on route from hws)

[marsh sphinx]

the cheapest 4960X's on ebay are around 170 lmao

[jolly inlet]

But uhhhhh xeon bad
It no have i7

[marsh sphinx]

Im gonna laser engrave my lapped 1680v2 to read "i7-1680 V2" then

[fleet marlin]

I'll say I should've had 8+ threads years ago. This will be a great spare pc - Can't wait for my 11gen aka "skylake 5.0" to arrive

[marsh sphinx]

lol

[cloud hornet]

Aorus 15P deal RIP

[dim dagger]

NOOOOOOO

oh well, I got 4 people ik to get it lol

[stoic crest]

rip

[grand orbit]

@lapis basalt its g27q btw

still v good tho

[tiny heron]

And its gone

Great deal though. I got the curved version about 6 months ago and love it.

[jolly inlet]

Even if it was the G27Q that's a nice price. Low enough to recommend to the budget conscious people.
Too bad it's OOS already.

[pulsar fable]

2 hours. Is that anew record for oos here?

Other than graphics cards*

[marsh sphinx]

Potentially

[flat junco]

HOTO NEX O1 PRO - 3.6V Screwdriver Sets, Electric Screwdriver, All-in-One Cordless Screwdriver, 3 Torque With 12 2-IN S2 Steel Long Bits, LED Shadowless Lamp, Ideal For Computer, Bookcase, Bicycle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Z74BLX9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1BE3D26HDB4HKMQ8A2GA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[undone bronze]

theres a guy selling this for 1500cad, good deal or no?

hol on one sec

gtx 1060, 16gb ram (2x8), 500w gold+ psu, i5 10800k, SSD 128gb, 24in 144hz monitor, side monitor 60hz 27in, headset (doesnt say but i alrd have one), a nice mic with arm, havit gaming keyboard, a large mousepad, red dragon mouse (alrd have a mouse so idrc), a gaming chair and floor cover. The guy says the case is big so theres space for mods and upgrades and it comes with an internet stick. Says it runs 240fps on fortnite and 180 on rust

[stoic crest]

ew

also i5 10800k isn't a thing

is it 10600k?

[undone bronze]

probably

[stoic crest]

but honestly

that deal isn't too great

mainly cause of the 1060

[undone bronze]

ik

i could scrap it and buy a new one if possible tho

oh btw im upgrading from this for context; gtx 650, 4gb ddr3, if 4460

it can barely run valorant and crashes me all the time

lmao

[jolly inlet]

10850k is also a thing

Low bin 10900k

But not really worth buying because no upgrade path, even ignoring the terrible price.

[undone bronze]

okok tysm lol

[eager junco]

doesn’t sound like a very good deal to me

[undone bronze]

ok how bout this

for 900cad

1080ti, asus prime h270m-plus, i5-7600, 16gb ram, 450gb ssd, 850 bronze+ evga psu

literally just for the 1080ti

listed a day ago

[stoic crest]

that's not that bad

the cpu is just sad tho

you can sell the mobo and cpu, also ram i guess

then get something better

[jolly inlet]

It's probably DDR4 at least. Might not be too bad memory.

[undone bronze]

ik lol it looks like he blew his budget on gpu only

[jolly inlet]

But yeah take out the old CPU and mobo and sell them, then get a 12100 and B660.

[undone bronze]

yep

[stoic crest]

but i5 7600 tho

im assuming it's 2666

for the ram

[jolly inlet]

Depends when it was built

[undone bronze]

i have a wide budget rn so i'd pretty much be buying for the 1080ti then profiting of everything else

[stoic crest]

yeah, it depends on when it was built

i do hope it's at least 3200

[jolly inlet]

2933 wouldn't be terrible with a low end chip like 12100

[undone bronze]

u think i could stick a 12600k in there

[light bay]

No point tbh

[undone bronze]

nah just keep gpu and sell everything else to buy new stuff

and current pc

its ass but still

[light bay]

12400(f) is the most id go for a gaming build with a 1080ti

[undone bronze]

bet

that was my backup option

[light bay]

12100 would also be a great option

[undone bronze]

could it run 1440p well

1080p at least

cuz my pc rn can barely do it

[stoic crest]

1440p is easy

better than 1080p cause less cpu bottleneck

not more fps but less cpu load means less chance of stuttering and such if you go with 12100

[undone bronze]

true

dude anything is better than what i have now im telling you

it teleports me in valorant 💀

[stoic crest]

1080ti is still pretty strong

so yeah it could handle games like no problem

2080ti isn't too much faster than 1080ti in raw perf

Not accounting dlss

[jolly inlet]

1080 ti is about the level of a 3060 ti so yeah 1440p should be fine

[stoic crest]

ye

[cloud hornet]

1080Ti is closer to 3060 then it is to 3060Ti tbf.

[jolly inlet]

It's about 5% lower than 3060 ti at 1440p

[undone bronze]

the guy says he can do 850 is that better

lol idek what im doing anymore ill probably end up caving and buying a 3060ti or something

[jolly inlet]

I saw Canada Computers had some good deals, are you near one of those?

[undone bronze]

yeah i have like 4 in my city

[cloud hornet]

Raw raster perf can see upwards of like 50% increase. Averages werent too amazing tho, but some games had large increases. So I wouldnt really say that as a blanket statement.

But same could be said for any generation tbh

[cloud hornet]

Was talking FHD perf, cant remember QHD perf

[undone bronze]

they dont have any 1080ti in stock at CC tho

[undone bronze]

how bout for valorant 😄

[fleet marlin]

It's a 5+ yr old gpu bruh. 🤣 - almosr matches a 2080 though

[jolly inlet]

But they do have 3070 ti for 850 cad

[undone bronze]

wait fr

is it a good 3070 ti though

[jolly inlet]

Yeah, I just saw one guy linking it a couple days ago

It was a decent triple fan model

[cloud hornet]

I with getting okay deals that 7600/1080Ti build is like $750 or so, unless you get really good deals which is hard to do in CAN

[undone bronze]

wuaw i can pickup at store nearby

its an asus tuf 3070ti

[cloud hornet]

They be getting a whole build for $850 am pretty sure

[jolly inlet]

But junking most of it and keeping the gpu out

[undone bronze]

i can bundle with asus tuf x570plus mobo bundle for 1089

cad

then its like 600 for everything else

[cloud hornet]

Would put the 1080Ti at $450 - $550 CAD depending on how well you can sell the rest of the system

[undone bronze]

nah i think the ti would be too old to use with trust

like itd die pre soon

[cloud hornet]

Unlikely

Maxwell even has a semi-low failure rate rn.

[jolly inlet]

There's also a 3060 in stock for 550

And when they restock 3060 ti for 639

In case the budget gets tight

[undone bronze]

rq whats a good fan yall recommend

for like a 5600x

[jolly inlet]

Gammax 400

[undone bronze]

bet

gyatt dayum its cheap

it work well?

[jolly inlet]

Or if you want to overclock you can go frost spirit 140

[cloud hornet]

Go 12400F tho, cheaper and better tbf

[jolly inlet]

It works well enough for stock

[undone bronze]

amd mobo lol

sure

[jolly inlet]

I'd get 5600 over the 5600X, it's nearly as good

But $30 cheaper current prices

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_64_1969&item_id=216441

[undone bronze]

the 5600x is 100$ off where im at

[jolly inlet]

Used?

[stoic crest]

then do the 5600x if it's new

[jolly inlet]

I mean even if it's used $100 is decent

[stoic crest]

$100 off

not $100 lel

[jolly inlet]

Oh 🙃

[undone bronze]

yeah its like 289cad if im not wrong

[jolly inlet]

Yeah, and the 5600 is 249 cad

[stoic crest]

5600 still cheaper

just get the 5600 tbh

it's pretty close to 5600x in perf

[jolly inlet]

As GN said, you could pay 40$ for the letter or save money and get nearly equal performance

https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg

[undone bronze]

very true

[stoic crest]

it's amd being greedy as usual

5600x came out for a damn year

then 5600 got out

just to compete with intel again

competition is good but intel took a bit too long tbh

not a bit, too long by months lmao

[jolly inlet]

5700X is looking like the same deal. Just a clocked down 5800X that games the same.

Multi core is lower because lower power limit but gaming doesn't really care

[stoic crest]

yep

it's all just planned backups tbh

like if intel is good enough, these come out

if not i think they won't do it

unless they want to bury intel further for that moment kek

[fleet marlin]

Some of these "new" 5000 series feel almost like Intels 11 gen after 10gen

[vague pine]

please try and keep conversations/remarks out of tech deals and leave them here in tech deals discussions

[dim ingot]

my mistake! thank you for the heads up

[strange basin]

https://www.newegg.com/samsung-2tb-870-evo-series/p/N82E16820147794?Item=9SIBCA2HEH6947

Hey folks, I found this deal on Newegg, but it looks too good to be true.

Anyone know what is a good way to help compare and figure out why this memory is so lowpriced?

[fleet marlin]

....

[grand orbit]

by memory do you mean storage or ram? if you mean storage HDDs are very cheap 2tb for like 45$ - SSDS are more expensive but there are cheaper even 2tb SSDs

[grand orbit]

this is never a good sign imo

[marsh sphinx]

fr

[stoic crest]

china

oof

this isn't aliexpress so yeah i wouldn't do it

[kind rover]

how good are the arctic fans in #tech-deals https://www.titanrig.com/arctic-p12-case-fan-120mm-black-03-10-ax-0108-01-on.html

[grand orbit]

arctic p12s are fantastic

[stoic crest]

They're one of the best performing fans

Yet cheaper than most fans

Performs like noctua lel

Less silent but they're still pretty quiet

[kind rover]

better than whatever fans came with my case from msi

[stoic crest]

ye

[grand orbit]

Like a12x25s …. Most noctua fans arent as good lol

[stoic crest]

ye

[light holly]

Like I know the fans are a good deal, but $15 shipping for the cheapest option?

[fair moon]

yeah it's a bit pricey but the fans are dirt cheap

[light holly]

huh, if I order one I can get 5.99 usps priority, but more than 1 that option goes away

[fair moon]

For me it was estimating $30 shipped for 5

[light holly]

yeah, but I mean amazon has a 5 pack for pretty much the same price.. maybe a couple $ more by the time tax is factored in.

[fair moon]

Huh

[light holly]

so yeah you do get it a few $ cheaper

[light holly]

https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-P12-120-Pressure-optimised-Quiet-Computer/dp/B07HC782D5?th=1

[fair moon]

Wait there's also one for $22

[light holly]

32.85 if you order from amazon, 29.24 if you order 5 from titanrig

yeah, those aren't pwm though

actually, I don't think the ones on Titanrig are PWM

nope site says they aren't

[fair moon]

Bruh

[light holly]

so really... it's cheaper just to buy off amazon lol

like $7 cheaper

I mean.. no matter how many you buy.. it'll be cheaper to even buy the singles on amazon as well. If you were to buy just 1 on titanrig with the cheapest shipping, it'd be 8.66 whereas single on amazon is 6.20

and anything 2 or more is going to make you use the $15 shipping, I don't think titanrig is really a great deal.

they kinda nail you with that shipping. However... I can see it worth it if you were going to buy other stuff to hit that $99+ for the free shipping.

[strange basin]

Any particular reason why the Shipping from China thing is the issue? I mean, yeah its way too low of a price for these SSDs

[grave delta]

@olive lance Not worth $110 imo, not a deal

[olive lance]

Ok

[grave delta]

$90 would be a decent deal, but in 2022 I'd go for some oloy 3200c14s

Pre 2019 flarex 3200c14 is usually a0, can be desirable for some platforms like x270 or x299

Can't tell without looking at the stick

One note on titanrig - I recently ordered a 40G tube of KPX that was very runny and had separated, emailed them and they sent another tube no problems.

[jolly inlet]

The seller also has zero reputation and reviews. Looks scammy.
If it takes more than 30 days tracking info is erased from some carriers, making it hard to claim it never arrived. Classic scam.

[strange basin]

aaaah, i was looking at the product reviews not the seller reviews

[plain sphinx]

Is this a good drive/a good deal?
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-Internal-Drive-3-5-Inch/dp/B07D9C7SQH?ref=dp_atch_sdp_ce_2&th=1&psc=1

[dim bay]

Nothing bad about Seagate hard drives, I think they're pretty reliable. But they've always had discounts like that for a little while so that deal isn't too exciting to me

Western Digital is also a good hard drive brand

[azure pond]

Good deal

[plain sphinx]

Ok. I only have an m.2 slot now and wanna get back into 3d modeling. And the m.2 is filling up quickly xD

[grand orbit]

I'd get pst personally the daisy chain tech is nice

[grand orbit]

More likely to be a scam imo

[light holly]

Oh yeah most definitely.

Although, will that work ok if I want to have a fan on the rear and 2 on top? Should I daisy all 3 or just the 2 on top?

[grand orbit]

I have 5 daisy chained all together you're fine 😛

[marsh sphinx]

I found a 1440p ultrawide 240hz monitor

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monitor-2560x1440-response-DisplayHDR400-Freesync/dp/B09H3CQLW1/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?crid=O6BYSEXTI138&keywords=ultrawide+monitor+144hz&qid=1649591464&sprefix=ul%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyRFU1NkpGTjhKUDk4JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTc1MTc5M1QxWkFYRllEM045RiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzczMTEyMTBVS0dYUTFFMUQ4OSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

[lofty moss]

thats... not ultrawide

like, at all

[cloud hornet]

ultrawide 4:3

[marsh sphinx]

That pic is ultra wide

[grave delta]

So, I think we should make a current top tier deals pin in #tech-deals . Anyone want to manage the post? If not I wouldn't mind doing it.
Stuff like this 2TB 970 evo plus that's been at that price for over a month.
https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-970-evo-plus-nvme-m-2-2-tb-mz-v7s2t0b-am/

[oak sentinel]

I could manage it if u want

[fleet marlin]

$700 3fan 3070 Ti decent in current market?

[grave delta]

Yeah

[marsh sphinx]

oh

i searched for ultrawides

21:9 specifically

lol

turns out the picture is misleading

[polar terrace]

Not sure if there would have been a better place to ask this, but do you think $300 for a 1070 and 3600 with medium use on them is a fair price?

[jolly inlet]

That's not bad

[polar terrace]

Think they could be found for a better deal?

[jolly inlet]

Considering the 1070 alone is going for around $200-250 on r/hardwareswap that's probably the best deal you'll find atm

[polar terrace]

Alright, thanks

[prisma mortar]

wait why are people downvoting the 5950x deal that someone sent in #tech-deals, isnt it lower than msrp?

[cloud hornet]

idk, 12900k $550 ($530 with mobo) at MC or smth. Only reason I can think of.

BB has price matched with MC before, so could probs get $550 at BB too

Could also be AMD hate. Who knows

[scenic basin]

I need some help. I need a replacement Heatsync/fan for my ASUS M32 BF desktop. Am2/Am3. 4 pin. Anyone know of any compatible fans on Newegg.ca etc.?

[grand orbit]

Probably because unless you're on amd already or doing lots of decompression etc where the zen 3 arc just always wins over Intel... 12900k would be the better choice

[grand orbit]

Most coolers will be am3 compatible - something like a gammaxx 400 should do the job depending on the cpu

[pulsar fable]

Like I've said in the past, I dont need a 4K monitor. It's one of those "would be cool to have" things. However, I just looked at my local Micro Center and found this Dell 4K for $210. Is it worth taking the drive to get one?

[lofty moss]

for 300 tho

its good for a 32 inch screen, but do you even need a screen that big?

you could get away with 27 1440p just fine

and also get something with a higher refresh rate

oh wait i see, the refurbs for 209

thats pretty good

how far do you sit from your monitor?

roughly

[pulsar fable]

yeah that was the price i was referring to

Eh, kinda varies

ive never measured it

[lofty moss]

i totally only read the first half of what you wrote lol

[pulsar fable]

maybe half a foot to a full foot?

[lofty moss]

i sit about 2-2.5 ft from my 27 inch monitor

[pulsar fable]

ok actually if i recline/sit back its closer to 2.5 ft

[lofty moss]

what are you looking to do with this monitor?

imma tell you rn that 1650s is not gonna game at 4k60

not in the slightest

[pulsar fable]

Content consumption (movies and youtube) and productivity (having multiple documents, web pages, and teams/discord open at once)

[lofty moss]

unless you playin minecraft

[pulsar fable]

I am well aware my 1650s cant handlr 4k gaming

[lofty moss]

if thats the case then sure, 4k 32 inch would be good

might be a good idea to get a deeper desk, or find a way to push it farther from your face

[pulsar fable]

oh i can push it a couple inches back if need be, im not using my desk to its fullest

[lofty moss]

check the distance with proper posture, having to turn your head to see the entire monitor isnt that great

[pulsar fable]

thanks for that tip

[lofty moss]

you should be able to comfortably scan the whole screen with your eyes while staring straight ahead

most of this only really applies to people like me who sit in front of their monitor literally all day every day, so it depends on your usage

[jolly inlet]

I need to rearrange my desk too. Don't know what I was thinking having secondary monitor in front of the keyboard and main to the side by the mouse.

[lofty moss]

it gets to ya after 15+ hours per day

i work 8 hours a day, then have nothing else to do so thats another 3-7 hours of gaming plus other things

i wanna get a large color eink display for work

thats on the to do list

lmao

[marsh sphinx]

im trying to get away from my 4k monitor

this thing isnt ultra hd, it's ultra garbage at gaming now that i play more competitive stuff.

i keep buying stuff to overclock before i get a new monitor though... lol

[light bay]

Two in one?

Buy a monitor to overclock

[marsh sphinx]

lmao bet

[light bay]

🧠

[bitter badge]

Sounds like my life.

[marsh sphinx]

+1 except i don’t have a job

💀

[lofty moss]

💀

[marsh sphinx]

https://amzn.to/3uxSceg

60 for this

It’s probably crap

[grand orbit]

Just get regular yellow glasses for like 10$

[marsh sphinx]

reading glasses from grocery store

[light bay]

but do those have headphones built in?

with a MIC?

[grand orbit]

Oh didn't realize that

[light bay]

also do they have the name "razer" on them

the razer name adds a ton of value smh

[grand orbit]

True

[marsh sphinx]

i mean for razer fanboys

save a little change

😂

[loud sandal]

@civic sun ay how long is the flight time if you know

[civic sun]

Flight time for what

[fair moon]

15-20 min iirc?

[loud sandal]

the thing you posted in #tech-deals

DJI FPV Drone bundle on sale for 300usd off (1000usd) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1610901-REG/dji_cp_fp_00000001_01_fpv_drone_combo.html

[civic sun]

Oh the drone

Ye stevie is right its around 20min is what they advertised iirc

Not too bad considering some fpvs last like 3-10min

[light bay]

kenzie buy a tesla first

[civic sun]

The dji isnt the best fpv drone as its a bit floaty but its a good starter or cinematic perhaps

[loud sandal]

ah i see

[loud sandal]

bruh

[strange cosmos]

I'm getting

Rx 6700 xt for

633 dollar

New

Good or bad

[stoic crest]

that's meh

[strange cosmos]

Hmm

[light bay]

id say kinda bad

amd direct has them for 480 on thursdays

[strange cosmos]

They get sold out

Quickly

[light bay]

you can get one in 3 weeks

its a almost guarantee

if you actually show up

[strange cosmos]

Will wait. Hope i can get it.

[azure pond]

I've done amd queue like 6 times

I've had 3 chances to buy a gpu

[light holly]

@marsh sphinx what would be a use for that Haswell 12 core?

[marsh sphinx]

if someone needs a lot of decently capable cores for cheap

a TBU'd 2680V3 beats a 2700X in multi-core iirc

haswell-ep ❤️

then there's the benefit of ECC and quad channel support, and more pci-e lanes and whatnot

i think ryzen cpus unofficially support ecc dimms but i dont know of many boards for them off the top of my head that do as well

[grand orbit]

TBU'd?

[marsh sphinx]

turbo boost unlock

[grand orbit]

Ahh so unlocked PL?

[marsh sphinx]

raising each core's boost multiplier to 33 in the 2680v3's case

[grand orbit]

Ahh so oc

[marsh sphinx]

sorta yea

ive only done it on the chinese boards though, but i dont see why you couldnt on mainstream boards

its just a simple bios mod

[silent rampart]

Mr1111 I wish I got the deal that you posted when I built my PC :(

The 5600 one

[brittle lagoon]

woot is op

[marsh sphinx]

facts

[worthy zinc]

Will this card "MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 3080 12GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X PLUS 12G OC LHR" install on my "X470 GAMING PRO CARBON AM4" MOBO?
Not sure about the PCI 4.0.
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/X470-GAMING-PRO-CARBON/Specification

[oak sentinel]

itll work

[grand orbit]

Yes but you shouldn't get a 3080 ventus

Ventus is like the worst 3080 cooler

[brittle lagoon]

Ventus 3x kinda works

It is one of the worst models, but it works okay still

[grand orbit]

For 3080 tho ehhhh

Unless it's significantly cheaper than the rest

[brittle lagoon]

I mean, although we have no good 3080 ventus 3x reviews, afaik ventus 3x still works okay

[oak sentinel]

ventus 3x is fine

nothing great

but OK

[brittle lagoon]

like StH with 3070 ventus 3x worked decently, do note they compare it with a lot of blowers because sth kinda does server stuff

[grand orbit]

Right

Iirc ventus doesn't play very nice with the g6x tho

[keen gust]

yes, is what nvidia fanboys get, since you can get a 6900xt for just over 1k

if you're not needing cuda for rendering, just get rdna2

[azure pond]

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3553-KR&associatecode=45RRUXOZPBZ8U79 3050 for $300

[cloud hornet]

What if Im rendering a Nvidia logo with the special leather jacket using 6900xt?

[jolly inlet]

It will spontaneously combust

AMD is incapable of displaying a Nvidia logo, it's hard coded don't you know

[cloud hornet]

Oh yeah, right, I forgot

Good thing I didnt buy a 6900xt to render my nvidia logo to post to reddit

[fleet marlin]

It's gonna get even better. 3080 10/12GB for $900 or less soon enough, and/or aib 3070(ti) will be better than just $700ish. Strix 70 for $700 isn't too bad for now tbh.

[azure pond]

@grand orbit leadex iii 750 is down to $75, and 850 is 95

[fleet marlin]

Evga.com instock stuff already changed big time. $300 3050 then $970+ for 3080 or w/e.

[grand orbit]

Ohh nice

[fleet marlin]

Just snagged a best buy certified refurb 2TB 970 Evo Plus for $160. That's incl $10 tax btw

[grand orbit]

Nice

[azure pond]

Red pato red pato red pato

AND A NEW CHANNEL?

[azure pond]

Red tanks biggest fan Red tanks biggest fan

Damn do I have to do this two more times

[jolly inlet]

Yes 😜

[azure pond]

sigh red fal red fal red fal

[jolly inlet]

At least it's not red rum. We don't need to be summoning spirits here.

[azure pond]

True

[marsh sphinx]

Bloody mary

[simple pebble]

Is there any problrn occur if i use one pci3L ddr3 4gb and one pci3 ddr3 4gb ram ib my desktop pc?

[stoic crest]

pci3? what

did you mean pc3

anyway, no

don't mix ddr3l with ddr3

it won't work

[jolly inlet]

Well
It might
It'll just be at the voltage of ddr3 and not the reduced voltage of 3l

[undone cedar]

Im no expert by any means but I know one thing I have been living for 18 years at the average year span and I personally would just send it.

[jolly inlet]

Yeah it doesn't hurt to try it. Worst case you need to clear CMOS.

[marsh sphinx]

i can confirm

my RX 480 combusted when playing an nvidia-sponsored game as well

[stoic crest]

ddr3l couldn't physically run ddr3's voltage, no?

[marsh sphinx]

i dont see why not

i guess it'd depend on its IC type too but yea

[jolly inlet]

It can. That's why you can put ddr3l into a computer that doesn't officially support it.

[stoic crest]

hm

But my laptop refuses ddr3

It only officially supports 3l

I guess it's just board design that's to do with it

I also tried slapping ddr3l into a ddr3 laptop that my bro has

It also doesn't like the ddr3l

[jolly inlet]

Laptops are weird. The voltage is locked and if the ram asks for different it gets confused.

[stoic crest]

Yeah, that's fair

[jolly inlet]

Bios updates often help though

[stoic crest]

I'm on latest bios

[jolly inlet]

Often but clearly not always

[stoic crest]

This model of my laptop is odd tho

Very first bios version, it doesn't support its own ram that comes soldered

Probably asus reusing the board for something else

Something that came before it

I messed up bios modding and took it to a shop, and I had to lie that I updated the bios and messed it up

So the shop flashed oldest bios version in

And told me the soldered ram is dead

[fleet marlin]

I'd say the odd part with LV sticks mixed w/ non LV is that perhaps they'll be set in dual channel as normal and you give them the same voltage, which quite possibly 1 stick would very not like.

[stoic crest]

The stick with lower voltage will just run to match the higher

[fleet marlin]

Isn't LV just 1.2v instead of 1.35v? If so, not a huge change it seems. Now the normal stick trying to run at 1.2v, that's probably less likely.

[stoic crest]

for ddr3 it's 1.35v for ddr3l

1.5v for ddr3

hm there's ddr3u too?

that's even lower at 1.25v

[fleet marlin]

Ah I was thinking ddr4 voltages obviously. Ok, good to know. Yeah it's about what voltages certain sticks can handle, idk. Sounds like some "fun" to deal with.

[grand orbit]

[marsh sphinx]

Anybody know where I can find a good price for a new g Pro x superlight

[marsh sphinx]

Oh and uk

[oak sentinel]

Idk if uk is for sale

An island in greece might be closest available thing

[marsh sphinx]

What does UK stand for then

[azure pond]

United kingdom

[marsh sphinx]

Sorry I mean like sold in the uk

I don't wanna buy the uk

Does anybody know?

[grand orbit]

@marsh sphinx https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07W5JKPJX/

They are pulling your leg lol

[oak sentinel]

^

[marsh sphinx]

Ik

Thanks @grand orbit

[grand orbit]

Np

[light bay]

That PSU is a cwt csb-a, not bad at all for the price

Nice find

[shut lava]

Lowest priced 3080s I've seen in a long time.

[grand orbit]

Thats sick now if evga could give a bit more stock to EU to fix prices here too it would be much appreciated

[pulsar fable]

Just took a look at the bstock

$370 for a 3060

[vague pine]

but rommy

consider the following

its not a ti

thank you for coming to my ted talk

which is why you wait for that instead of a normal 3060

[pulsar fable]

Honestly, probably a good choice

[fair moon]

3060ti is a significant perf bump

especially if you're mostly gaming its definitely the better option

iirc in games its like 25% more frames average

[pulsar fable]

Now if only we could be quick enough to get them next b stock :(

[fleet marlin]

Heck I'm gonna hold out for when 3070 is $650 or less, and not just an FE model.

[light bay]

still kinda a bad deal

3070ti goes for like just over 700 on evga

[fleet marlin]

Oh I know the asus tuf 70 ti has been $700 even, but what about the gddr6x on it? Strix 70 at same price obviously bad, but if it dropped at least $50 wouldn't be too bad, for now. Another few months I bet most 3070's will be $600ish.

[azure pond]

Confused on the downvotes

[fleet marlin]

idk, tbh is a pretty good price although 42% price above a a 3070 Ti is quite a bit. Hehe, $50 cashback or "only" 55/mo for 1.5 years. Imagine payments that long on a gpu and in 8 or 9 months the 4070 is probably out for $900 or less, while being faster (but more wattage perhaps?)

[azure pond]

3070 ti is within 5% of 3070, 3080 12gb is within 5% of 3080 ti

[fleet marlin]

3080 from 70 ti almost doesn't seem like a huge jump, but no doubt depends on the game.

[azure pond]

thats 10gb

12gb is closer to 3080 ti than 3080 10gb

wait

thats still 10gb

[light bay]

3080 12gb is just a 3080ti with a cold

[fleet marlin]

Oh right. so it'll be:

[light bay]

still a 10gb

[azure pond]

passmark doesnt have 12gb for some reason

[light bay]

the 12gb is very close to 3080ti

[azure pond]

lol

[light bay]

too recent probs

[azure pond]

close enough

[fleet marlin]

nono, I'm just using that small pic to compare 70 ti to 3080ti/12GB-80. Just wild to think of buying a gpu that's $500+ more than the previous purchase. (even if it actually is more than 2x as fast). I suppose if I aim for what is similar wattage, I really should look specifically at only 60 ti/70, perhaps a 70 Ti w/ PL adjusted down.

[loud sandal]

ya $800 off

[marsh sphinx]

wtf is that font

[cloud hornet]

The font of the gods

[fleet marlin]

[marsh sphinx]

more like pre 2000s HTML font

or whatever tf they used back in the day

[loud sandal]

your mom

[dim ingot]

waiting on a 3080 super myself

[kind rover]

EVGA prolly has better prices

[dim ingot]

when will the "Super" 30 series come out ya think?

[azure pond]

Never

3080 12gb is the 3080 super

[marsh sphinx]

?

[dim ingot]

good to know.

does EVGA have a 12gb 3080?

ahh yes, the FTW3 ULTRA GAMING

Thank you for the heads up @azure pond

[azure pond]

I think two or three

[dim ingot]

If I have an 850w PSU would I need something stronger? -- they recommend a 750w for a 3080 -- nevermind that question

[inner grove]

I wanted a 3080 but I only had a 3060 budget TT

[austere wren]

anyone know of any smoking deals like super cheap ssd's right now?

[marsh sphinx]

What capacity

and m.2 nvme or sata

[austere wren]

sata prolly under 500gb for cost

its just to be a boot /software drive for my lappy which is trash but i cant replace the lappy yet

[marsh sphinx]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/V3mxFT/adata-ultimate-su800-512-gb-25-solid-state-drive-asu800ss-512gt-c

it’s not dirt cheap tho

i’ll keep lookin

[austere wren]

word

you ever use the adatas? i always overlook them

[austere wren]

thanks man, I'm gonna be popping out soon for a bit I'll touch base a little later

[marsh sphinx]

Alright

[fair moon]

The $70 one in #tech-deals is pretty good

I think the Samsung deal a while back was 65/tb so 70 plus a game key is close or even better

Though 2042 kinda sucks ngl

[marsh sphinx]

They want sata tho

[grand orbit]

They not got any spare m.2's ? :/

[marsh sphinx]

i guess not

my maybe the laptop doesn’t have m.2

not sure

[grand orbit]

Would need to be kinda old but possible

[fair moon]

I would hit ebay for a used drive

[oak sentinel]

rule 3 my guy

[fair moon]

whoops

[azure pond]

we need a side vote for meh deals

[oak sentinel]

▶️

[fleet marlin]

True. If it was only $10ish higher we would skip it probably. . 1 of the worst gen 4 drives in a way tbh.

[grand orbit]

I mean it does come with a 50-60$ game too

[azure pond]

thats a great deal lol

im just talking about overall

[grand orbit]

Yeah i agree

[fleet marlin]

To be fair massively buggy unoptimized game at release, maybe B tier at this point. Decent drive & price still though I'll admit. Also for those wanting a 2TB drive & ok w/ sata, $175 for the newest best one afaik in tech deals.

[azure pond]

compared to the usual mp33 at 75, its 100% worth it

especially with a "bonus" game

[marsh sphinx]

Bonass game

[azure pond]

even if you dont use the key, you can sell it

[grand orbit]

79*

:(

[azure pond]

is crucial ballistix max 4400c19 for 77 a good price?

[grand orbit]

Yeah

[azure pond]

ill put it in deals then

[fleet marlin]

2 kits of that only $14 more (pre-tax) than I just got 3600c16 for. (2x16 for me though)

[marsh sphinx]

Mm i want that ram

Should i buy it

because my pc can’t even run 4 dimms there’s 2 slots

and it maxes out at 2666mhz

but it would be a good deal for my future ddr4 build i’m funding

[fair moon]

Note for anyone looking at the sn750SE GameStop deal- if you aren't interested in 2042, you can sell it (not here though) for effectively an even deeper discount on the drive. Looks like keyshops have it for ~23 USD so you could probably get $15-20 for it pretty easy

[fleet marlin]

Just note it's basically normal price & imo noy worth much above $80ish. Also think if you'll eventually want a 2nd kit on a future mobo for 32GB because ballistix is already discontinued. Might be tougher to find later. Maybe could run it at 2666c14 or c15. I'm not familiar w/ downclocking & lowering timings that much. Question for #overclocking later perhaps.

[gusty willow]

50 dollar tb drive with a 20 dollar game lmao

[pulsar fable]

I could care less about the horrible game it comes with, a second 1tb drive for my laptop is something I was looking for

At $70, that ain't half bad

[grand orbit]

i meannnn depends if you want to upgrade to 32gb eventually... usually i would have said its a no brainer but not since they stopped the ballistix lineup

[grand orbit]

uhhh no lol 50$ 1tb ssds dont exist

[jolly inlet]

With the sale bundle that's essentially what it is

But $20 for that game is stretching its value lol

Considering AMD gave that away for free with almost every CPU near the launch of the 5000 chips

[gusty willow]

thats what i meant^

20 dollars is max what id pay for that garbage game

[shut lava]

Anyone know if that crucial ballistix max 4400c19 Samsung B die or is it something else?

[azure pond]

rev e i believe

[grave delta]

rev.e or rev.b

Anything crucial these days is almost certainly going to be micron of some kind

If you're in the market for b-die, how much and what price range?

[shut lava]

I'm not really in the market for B die. I sold off 8 sticks of B die already and still have 4 left. I was just thinking about picking up 2 more for my 10900K system instead of swapping it back and forth between systems when benching. the 10900K system seems to be stable at DDR4 4400-4600 RAM speed with other RAM I have.

[fleet marlin]

I think that 4400 & 3600c16 both Rev E. Bdie also often better stock timings.

[shut lava]

I was looking at the CAS 16 4400 G.Skill 2x8GB kit, but it costs twice as much as that Crucial kit.

or more than twice as much

The timings might be better on the G.Skill kit just because it runs at higher voltage under XMP.

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820374045

[azure pond]

rev e handles higher voltage than b die

[jolly inlet]

Really? Because I've seen b-die go above 1.8v lol

[grave delta]

This is not true.

B-die can run 2v no problem, people often bench at 2.05

That said, you don't need to maxmem on rev.e/b, if that's what you meant

[jolly inlet]

Maybe also referring to the temp sensitivty?

[grave delta]

For daily gaming, 4400c16 2x16 is the meta on the 10900k. b-die ofc

yeah, b-die can be temp sensitive, though some sticks/pcbs don't seem to care as much

All of these seem to be happy at 50C https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820374187

That's also my go-to recommendation for a high end dual rank kit

If you want an absolute top tier 2x8 kit - https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820374182

I got one for $240 a bit ago, it's very strong

[daring depot]

Bruh a terabyte ssd for 60 bucks with battlefield is such a massive insult

[jolly inlet]

Even if you don't take the game it's a good deal

[grave delta]

They should pay you extra to take the game

[jolly inlet]

Honestly... yeah

[grand orbit]

Oh really i thought it was a 40-50$ game lol - misunderstood

[jolly inlet]

https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/12/battlefield-2042-bomb-status-goes-nuclear-as-player-count-dips-to-951-16449054/

They're giving it away so they can leech more money lol

[grand orbit]

Lol

[lament yacht]

I play it i just wish the guns were fixed

[fair moon]

Too be fair the bundle did exist before the game sucked

[jolly inlet]

There's supposedly a big update next week

[fair moon]

But now the SSD bundle is cheap

Stonks

[lament yacht]

Like ill spray a dude point blank and 1 bullet will hit

[fair moon]

400 individual bug fixes

[lament yacht]

Jesus

[jolly inlet]

Sounds like the usual "we couldn't fix these things before launch so here's our newly completed game over a year later" that we often get from EA

[fair moon]

Also they're still obligated to provide new content because some people paid for the season pass thing

[fair moon]

Yup...

It sucks that they released it right as bfV and battlefront 2 were getting to be great games

[lament yacht]

2042 is the only good bf imo

[jolly inlet]

Someone didn't play bad company 2 then

[fair moon]

Uhh

[lament yacht]

Ive always been a COD guy till it went to 💩

[fair moon]

You trolling?

[lament yacht]

Movement in BF is annoying too jerkey

[jolly inlet]

That's your internet

[fair moon]

BFV had good movement

[lament yacht]

They went for realism and it was just annoying

[fair moon]

Better than 2042 I would argue

[grave delta]

2142 > BF2> the rest

[fair moon]

Wish I got to play 2142

[lament yacht]

Not lag jerkey i mean like screen shaking n such

[fair moon]

The carrier assault mode sounded super fun

[grave delta]

Titan mode tho

[fair moon]

That one

Maybe carrier is bf4

[lament yacht]

2042 is the first good BF (not campaign i mean gameplay wise)

The campaigns were good but the movement just ruined it

[fair moon]

Have you played bfV

[lament yacht]

Yuh

[fair moon]

It has better movement than 2042

[lament yacht]

I like 2042s movement its closer to COD movement style

[fair moon]

Fair

[lament yacht]

CODs is smooth

[fair moon]

After like 40 hours of trying to enjoy the game, I bought modern warfare 2019 instead

[lament yacht]

Ew lol

Black ops 2 was the last good cod besides ww2

[jolly inlet]

Let's move this over to #gaming if you want to continue

[lament yacht]

BO 3 was ight but zombies wasnt good and the campaign didnt have OG characters

Oh sure

[fleet marlin]

The refurb 2TB 970 evo + dropped from $150 to $140 at bestbuy. I canceled my pickup order on the $150 purchase already haha. Idk if I should reorder or not. Already have the S70 & a 1TB mx500 to use.

[pulsar fable]

Dang that's nice. If only I could find a best buy that had one in stock

[fleet marlin]

True, that's the issue. It's funny I don't see gpus near me but I get these drives. Great price at least. Many refurbs are like open box. Edit: yeah It'll fill my 3rd m.2 slot & total is 4.5GB but $140 is way different than $200+

[pulsar fable]

I mean, take it from me. You probably won't need the 2tb drive. But if you have an m.2 slot open it's wouldn't be a bad idea to put a cheap drive into it

I want that drive just to upgrade my laptop drive from 500gb to 1 or 2tb. I don't need to upgrade it given I already have a 1tb drive in it but it would be nice to have the extra space

Especially considering that laptop is probably going to be my primary gaming system

[fleet marlin]

Usually what makes me pause is having more than plenty, and I'd have to sell the 500GB sn550 if I eventually had a better replacement. Sort of was 1 of my few regret purchases, but might be a decent os drive & ez to reinstall to instead of worrying about a 1-2TB OS drive

[austere wren]

yea no m.2 in my ancient lappy

[grand orbit]

defintely this is the closest then for 175 after the promo code on the page - only lasts 8 more hours tho https://www.newegg.com/samsung-2tb-870-evo-series/p/N82E16820147794

if not https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nF8j4D/crucial-mx500-2tb-25-solid-state-drive-ct2000mx500ssd1

@strong axle link maybe lol?

[strong axle]

Ill do when home

Its bundled with unlimited music

U sign up then just cancel tldr

[austere wren]

oh yeah, I wanna go the opposite direction. absolutely dirt cheap haha

[jolly inlet]

Going 500gb or below you get bad deals. $50 for a 500gb when 1tb is $70.

[grand orbit]

That is the dirt cheap that's not pretty bad side

Only way to go cheaper is to drop to 1tb ssd really there are cheaper ssds but they're barely an upgrade over hdd

[jolly inlet]

There's 870 evo 2tb for $175 right now too

[austere wren]

so for my ancient piece of trash lappy i should avoid the sub 50$ ssds?

[grand orbit]

50$ ?? I thought you where looking for 2tb?

[austere wren]

nooooo im looking for cheap lol just a OS/software drive for a really old laptop

[grand orbit]

Ohhh

Yeah 500gbs are fine

1 sec

[grand orbit]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/V3mxFT/adata-ultimate-su800-512-gb-25-solid-state-drive-asu800ss-512gt-c

vulcan G is actually meh btw its Vulcan thats the good one apparently - stupid naming from team

[austere wren]

ive never run an adata, they decent?

[grand orbit]

[austere wren]

fair, makes sense

[jolly inlet]

Noted and confirmed

[grand orbit]

yeah very bad naming way to close for good vs meh

[cloud hornet]

I remember when it came out and I was trying to find info on it lol

Decided against recommending it cuz I was sus about it

[austere wren]

what about something like this? https://www.amazon.com/Acer-SA100-240GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B08YYTFQLY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=J034A2P917XY&keywords=ssd&qid=1650062471&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_six_browse-bin%3A6158683011%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A23487839011%2Cp_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A14027458011|14027459011&rnid=6797515011&s=pc&sprefix=ssd%2Caps%2C587&sr=1-6

or this? https://www.amazon.com/PNY-CS900-240GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B0719D9YL7/ref=sr_1_7?crid=J034A2P917XY&keywords=ssd&qid=1650062471&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_six_browse-bin%3A6158683011%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A23487839011%2Cp_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A14027458011|14027459011&rnid=6797515011&s=pc&sprefix=ssd%2Caps%2C587&sr=1-7

[jolly inlet]

They do that on purpose you know. It's the same with monitors. They'll make one good model, send free ones to all the reviewers, they give positive reviews. Then they sell 8 other models with similar names hoping you buy the cheaper and much worse ones.

[jolly inlet]

Bad and bad

They're in the "I'd rather have nothing" category

[austere wren]

ive never shopped the cheap stuff before

[cloud hornet]

Eh, wouldnt say that. But they sure are entry level

[grand orbit]

Yeah ik just annoying af

[austere wren]

i should just toss an 870 evo in it

[jolly inlet]

If by entry level you mean "dead in 6 months" then yeah

[cloud hornet]

I will admit Im too lazy to read through and find the legitimate and bad reviews, but I highly doubt the CS900 has a bad failure rate with this low of a percentage in 1 - 3 star reviews

[grand orbit]

@austere wren min you'd wanna spend
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7YQRsY/adata-ultimate-su800-256-gb-25-solid-state-drive-asu800ss-256gt-c

[jolly inlet]

Most people review something within the first month of ownership

[cloud hornet]

And edit their reviews if it dies

[austere wren]

i dont count on people editing their review after 6 months

[jolly inlet]

And then they get flagged by the "sensitivity filter" for using too many capital letters

[cloud hornet]

Well, either way the BX500 is only $10 more
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8R66Mp/crucial-bx500-480gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct480bx500ssd1

More entry level then SU800, but more capacity.

[fleet marlin]

Yuck. At least mx500 is $180 for 2TB & $95 for 1TB. $/GB has stagnated for sata ssds the past year or so.

[grand orbit]

Bx500 would do yeah

[fleet marlin]

Nvrmind that's a decent value. I'm almost eyeing the $30 240GB as a bench drive. Anybody can link a decent 120/250 they bought recently for cheaper?

[jolly inlet]

Look at used on ebay for bench drives

[strong axle]

@grand orbit

uploaded linke

[grand orbit]

Well done?

[strong axle]

i was just tellin u

😔

[marsh sphinx]

good to know this

[grand orbit]

Oh so it's 10$ echo dot + prime for a month or something

Oh no just amazon music

[jolly inlet]

Unless you're a prime member then it's cheaper

[fair moon]

They did something like this a while ago but with Spotify and a Google home mini

[marsh sphinx]

yes

it was like 100% free tho if you got the spotify premium plan required for the deal

i think

[fair moon]

pretty much the same price though

around $10

[marsh sphinx]

mm you right

spotify > amazon

amazon doesn’t have like half the songs

istg

[fair moon]

Also imo the home mini is a little bit better unless you use Amazon a lot

It looks nicer, has Google assistant which I prefer for day to day stuff, and the mute switch physically disconnects the mic

[light holly]

I totally grabbed the dot to check it out.

[oak sentinel]

physically?

[fair moon]

the Echo just turns off the mic with software

Home mini physically disconnects the wiring/power from the mic

not sure exactly how

[jolly inlet]

It would be pretty simple for a toggle switch to cut a circuit, that's like their basic function

[oak sentinel]

yeah i looked at it and its pretty simple

nice they did it tho

i doubted it would actually physically disconnect tbh

[jolly inlet]

I saw a webcam that did similar. It would disconnect the power to the actual camera part, leaving the rest powered so it doesn't mess with windows usb things

[oak sentinel]

tbh those slidey bois on webcams these days are pretty cool

[jolly inlet]

Yeah but the problem is if they have audio... no cover will silence that

[oak sentinel]

true true

[grand orbit]

Just disable the audio from webcam in OS, they suck anyway

[azure pond]

im gonna grab that 12700k and run it on my b550

should work right?

[stoic crest]

my brain had a hard time processing that

[mighty otter]

I should try this with my 12400🤔🤔

[kind rover]

will a 3090 ti fit in an LGA1200 socket?!?!?!

[brisk sphinx]

yes

[fleet marlin]

Nice tech deal discussions 😅

[marsh sphinx]

🥶

[marsh sphinx]

I like to use my 1680v2 in my brain to help me less dumbness

[grand orbit]

@shut lava that's a 6600 non xt btw

[slow sluice]

@merry void post the code too, DISCORDVIP

[merry void]

Thanks, they just showed up as $10 for me I didn’t even know there was a code

[lofty moss]

they arent 10 any more

[merry void]

Pain

[lofty moss]

just 50 with 10 off with the code

[merry void]

Wait

[light holly]

oh sweet I take it that is a really good deal?

[lofty moss]

2 for 13

lol

[light holly]

how?

mine says 19

[light holly]

is that on the hp website?

[lofty moss]

yes

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hyperx-cloud-stinger-gaming-headset-(black-red)

[merry void]

I bought 5 for $32 LMAOO

[light holly]

yeah mine adds 9.99 for each one I add

[lofty moss]

use the code

[light holly]

discordvip?

[lofty moss]

no

the new one

[light holly]

oh sweet thanks!

I ordered 2 😛

[light bay]

@lofty moss

Sussyfish

Free shipping if you just buy one?

[lofty moss]

yep

6.49 plus a couple cents in tax

[light holly]

says out of stock now lol

you think we all bought out that stock? lol

[lofty moss]

lmao

[grand orbit]

Dam that's a steal

[pallid geyser]

Honestly though, those were the first pair of headphones I had for my pc

And they’re not terrible

[oak sentinel]

same

VERY comfortable

[shut lava]

It was late and I was tired. I guess I missed that. OOPS!

[marsh sphinx]

HP always sells hyperx stuff for really cheap

same for their own peripherals

[light bay]

Hp owns hyperx, you know that right?

[lofty moss]

i think hyperx is kingston

which is also owned by hp

[oak sentinel]

yes

[light bay]

Kingston isn't owned by hp is it?

I thought softbank mostly owned them

[oak sentinel]

isnt but hyperx is

[kind rover]

why is the 6900xt a bad deal, it's below msrp

[brittle lagoon]

MSRP is 1000$, gigabyte is just meh

I'd say decent deal though

[kind rover]

a make sense, thought is was 1200 silly me

[grand orbit]

Ohh i didn't see the rebate for 1k it's decent

[grave delta]

I think we should always follow the format:

price, item name, description as necessary
link

State if the price is after rebates, add coupon codes unless it's clearly shown on the listing page. List price as shipped.

Also, really? trim your links

At the very least https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hyperx-cloud-stinger-gaming-headset-(black-red)

@merry void

[merry void]

K

[marsh sphinx]

K

[light bay]

Ye I knew hyperx was

I just thought Kingston wasn't, which it isnt

I heard of Kingston selling hyperx to hp

[grand orbit]

yeah that was just the first one that came up

[fleet marlin]

It's ok, got my nice supply of ddr1-3 blue hyperx stuff to oogle. There's better ddr4/5 options for sure.

[slow sluice]

@real horizon how many watts do you need?

[real horizon]

Looking for around 850 or above

[slow sluice]

uh

[real horizon]

Ik

[slow sluice]

What are you powering?

[light bay]

Not really any good $80 850 watts I know of currently

[real horizon]

Im looking around on eBay

Evga 3070 ti ftw3

[slow sluice]

What CPU?

[real horizon]

I7 11700k

[light bay]

Could go 750w then tbh

[real horizon]

I think my 700w is enough but I wanna be safe

[light bay]

What 700w is it?

[slow sluice]

Chances are you're fine

[light bay]

Just wanna make sure the unit isn't a bomb or anything

[slow sluice]

You can run a 3950x and a 3080ti on a good 750w PSU

With power to spare even

[light bay]

Ye wattage is fine, I'm just wondering quality more

[real horizon]

Evga 700w broze

[light bay]

N1?

[real horizon]

Bronze*

[slow sluice]

Which model?

EVGA has lots of bronze PSUs

[light bay]

^

[real horizon]

Br I think

Something like that I can go check the box

[light bay]

If it's a br I wouldn't use it for a 3070ti

[slow sluice]

Not a bomb if so. Not great, but not a bomb

[marsh sphinx]

Br(uh)

[real horizon]

Should I get a new one?

[marsh sphinx]

If you really want to

And it’s not like $120

[fair moon]

700w should be fine

[real horizon]

Ok

[light bay]

It's a low pri c tier

Not something I'd personally pair with a card like a 3070ti

[brittle lagoon]

Br will work but nicer PSU is nicer

[marsh sphinx]

Wow no way

[brittle lagoon]

Br will have wacky ripple and voltreg and such

[stoic crest]

br also has meh optimal operating temp

[brittle lagoon]

Maybe it'll hurt performance a bit, but at least it should work without tripping

[stoic crest]

35c is too low

power delivery drops once the psu heats up

but not that bad for 3070ti imo

[light holly]

They canceled my order this morning and refunded my money :(

[lofty moss]

damn

[light holly]

Yeah. Lame sauce.

Oh well. I don't really need it anyways.

I was just buying it because hella good deal.

[slow sluice]

I wish I had another m.2 slot lol

[fair moon]

Could you use a PCIe to m.2 adapter card

[brittle lagoon]

For?

[fair moon]

Another m.2 slot ^^^

[brittle lagoon]

Could do that if bob has extra slots

[slow sluice]

No beans, I have a slot but I also have a thick GPU

[marsh sphinx]

No beans

[grand orbit]

no dimm.2? smh 😤

[marsh sphinx]

dimm.poo

[grave delta]

u.2 riser > m.2 riser
https://i.imgur.com/i6lMWqI.jpg

[cloud hornet]

Man why do you have a pleb NVS300 with a 2080S? Do you really need a dedicated PhysX card? Smh my head ||/s||

[grave delta]

SLI

[cloud hornet]

Damn bro, didnt think of that

[kind rover]

@grand orbit confused on downvote

[grand orbit]

bad price compared to 3080 12gbs being 1k

[kind rover]

ahh okay, but isnt the ti a big step up from the 12g or nah

[azure pond]

no

12gb is a 3080 ti with a cold

[grand orbit]

like 5%

[kind rover]

kk thx

[azure pond]

its also a 3090 with covid

[grand orbit]

nah 3090 has advantage of the extra vram

[azure pond]

yeye

[grand orbit]

but for gaming ye

[kind rover]

yeah but thats overkilkl for gaming

maybe 4k

[jolly inlet]

1440p high refresh is also what the 3080+ is good for

[true agate]

thats what I use it for

yeah

kind of epic

i have a 3080