tech-deals-discussion

[stoic crest]

but a lot of people still buys them because it keeps being recommended

[prisma cosmos]

This is in Canadian price and for a tower cooler i would get the Gammaxx

[shut spoke]

Oh dang I thought it was a lot cheaper that it actually is

[stoic crest]

yeup

for that price you can go for something even better

[fleet marlin]

Exactly why H212 (evo) is way overhyped these days. It's similar to what I had/have on an E8400.

[prisma cosmos]

This is nice for a white build

I honestly wouldn't mind paying 50$ for that

[turbid locust]

H212 is fine, it's just way out of its price league

[turbid locust]

How much is the 620?

[prisma cosmos]

Just to show what it looks like on top

[stoic crest]

ak620 is like

around 50-60

[azure pond]

thats cad i think

[prisma cosmos]

In Canada like 80$

so ya 50-60 in US

@stoic crest your thoughts on this https://www.amazon.ca/DEEPCOOL-GAMMAXX-Cooler-Heatpipes-Compatible/dp/B01N6ALCUY?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

[shut spoke]

I think a 11700k for $220 is still pretty good for the price. But the 5800x at $275 ain’t bad either

[turbid locust]

How much is a 12600k?

Oh right you're the guy with z590

Nvm

[prisma cosmos]

12600K is 250 us

[shut spoke]

12600k outperforms 11700k but not many white aesthetic z690s that are sub 200 rn

[fleet marlin]

MC had the 11700K for $200 a while back. Some people also had lucky pricematching at bestbuy. I ended up putting my z590 mobo on Ebay & 4 watchers w/ 1 bid so far, not too bad.

[azure pond]

you dont need a z690

asus prime b660, with a 12600k or 12700f

[prisma cosmos]

My B560 board i am using is more like silver in my build lol

This is what i am using

[fleet marlin]

$150ish Pro z690-A is still a good value too. Regardless of my cpus not being unlocked so far, I've used Z mobos.

[prisma cosmos]

I still yet to get a wifi/BT m.2 card for it lol

[turbid locust]

Msi have a white B660 board for around $160

The newer version of that board also has an external clockgen for non-k bclk oc

[prisma cosmos]

MSI and white boards

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yZPQzy/asus-prime-b660m-a-d4-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-prime-b660m-a-d4

tho its not very white

[shut spoke]

What’s the distance for BB price matching

I live in Indiana so the closest MC is in Chicago and I don’t think it’s within range

[grave delta]

FWIW I got best buy to price match microcenter chicago 90 miles away on two 12900k's

Can't hurt to try, and if not, try again when a different manager is working

[prisma cosmos]

This is the closest thing to white and MSI lol https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pzstt6/msi-mag-b660m-mortar-wifi-ddr4-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-mag-b660m-mortar-wifi-ddr4

[turbid locust]

The mortar max is the one with external clockgen but that's slated for August iirc

[shut spoke]

106 miles but I’ll try.🙏

[grave delta]

The official policy is like 25 miles or something

[prisma cosmos]

There is also this from ASRock which is pretty good https://pcpartpicker.com/product/26jBD3/asrock-h670-steel-legend-atx-lga1700-motherboard-h670-steel-legend

[fleet marlin]

That's 1 I'll have my eye on. Mortar Max probably mATX? I'd have to look for another option.

[turbid locust]

It's the same board revised

Hwub have one

[fleet marlin]

Will be fun though. I've already seen how a 5ghz 12100 & 12400 does, even if it was a ddr5 setup ($300+ mobo)

[turbid locust]

If I ever get rid of all my old hardware I'll likely grab a unify ITX and an H0 chip

[grave delta]

Why that over a dark/apex? Cost?

[turbid locust]

Yes

[grave delta]

I think jedi/sonac have the itx

[turbid locust]

And the UITX is basically a small dark

Matique has the itx

My external rad rig is somewhat close to completion

Finally sold some stuff to upgrade my loop

5 rads 1 cpu 🥴

No gpu in the loop because Intel Arc GPUs don't exist

I can't believe xe hpg was 6 months ago

[prisma cosmos]

They exist just only in China

@turbid locust Make sure you have closed caption enabled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb9Fd5_T8Ew

[azure pond]

Bruhh

Was bouta buy a GT 850 for $50 and evga sites down now

@steel sapphire do you think the GT 850 would be fine with next gen gpus with an adapter?

[steel sapphire]

can't see why not

[cinder kiln]

Wtf 3060 $309 on there

[azure pond]

Figured, thanks sips

[azure pond]

Some sick deals on there

I'm grabbing that GT right now, evga sites slow asf but working

[cinder kiln]

I can't stay on there I might actually buy something I don't need

[azure pond]

Ye they're great prices

[cinder kiln]

Wat da hecc the GT's are sub 50

[azure pond]

The site is dying

psu is now on the way

sick ass deal

1300w g2 is also $120

[cinder kiln]

Yeah I just saw that, 850W G6 $85

So it's on the low side again

[azure pond]

ye, imo GT is the better sale compared to that one

from what ive been told here, GT is very close to being A tier

[cinder kiln]

Oh yeah but still a notable mention

[azure pond]

and is able to handle transients very well

[cinder kiln]

$50 for a decent 850W is a no brainer

[azure pond]

1300w g2 is surprising

[azure pond]

yeah, def

gt 650 is also $35

great for budget builds

[light holly]

Should I go for the 2060 super black gaming or sc ultra gaming?

Or is there a better card I could get for 250?

[azure pond]

2060s for 270 is nice

2070s for 60 more

now all i need for my rebuild is mobo and cpu

[cinder kiln]

Both are good. 3060 for 309 also at good parity with AMD's stuff there

[light holly]

Hm.

EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER FTW3 ULTRA GAMING

Would be the one to get right?

Or the non ultra one?

[azure pond]

doesnt matter much, wont be a huge difference i dont think

[light holly]

Tired of waiting for 40 series and tires of using the 1650super so I'm just gonna grab a low end I suppose to hold me over.

Whats usual shipping time for evga?

[azure pond]

when i bought the 1650s, i think it took like 5 days?

im not completely sure

my shipping was free

on the GT

ah

[cinder kiln]

Right? The low side gpu deals are actually deals rn

[quasi pasture]

now would be a good time for me to upgrade from my 1070 but im too broke lol

[light holly]

So.. 3060 or 2070 super?

[cinder kiln]

Like 20-30$

[light holly]

More expensive

Ftw3 if that makes any difference

[grand orbit]

I'd go 3060 then probably better resell value because it's newer

[light holly]

Yeah, but performance? The $30 extra isn't worth the extra performance?

I'm not worried about resale value tbh.

Just rather get best deal for this price range.

[cinder kiln]

It's def a performance bump for $20 more

[light holly]

1440p

Yeah?

1650 super

[grand orbit]

Reorxist is in spain without the s

[light holly]

And it runs my games usually around 60-70 fps

[cinder kiln]

2080 super is 60 more over 2070 super for that 1440p life

[light holly]

350 is max ill go

I'm gonna grab the 40 series

Just want something to hold me over

But if 30 more is a good bump in performance then I'd rather grab the 2070 super

But a further 60 means it'd be 90 all together over the 3060

Pfft.

60 fps isn't bad considering i came from console and haven't played games in almost 4 years

How dare you.

[azure pond]

rommy doesnt joke

shes lying

[cinder kiln]

Rommy only jpokes without the p

[grand orbit]

[molten halo]

I’m so sorry for the pain you’re going through

[light holly]

I'll be in no more pain soon enough

Does an associate code do anything?

On the evga website

[fleet marlin]

usually 2-5% off just like a coupon of sorts.

[light holly]

I see. Do you have one?

This website is killer on mobile

[fleet marlin]

SG6LFX7LRLICR2Y
Maybe this for the 850w GT

[light holly]

I had one from somebody in here I tried

Took $10 off

[fleet marlin]

Can check r/buildapcsales, probably a few different codes on recent posts there.

[turbid locust]

In the past they would give people extra points (like referrals) but they're terminating that program

[fleet marlin]

Yea I've read certain people racked up hundreds of $ from those codes or somethin.

[turbid locust]

I know someone with enough for a 3090 ti

And more

[light holly]

I'm still a little hesitant on pressing the final button. This is a good deal for the 2070 super? Like a really good deal?

In total id be spending 340 after tax

[molten halo]

Eh it’s a good card

[light holly]

I got it anyways.

Thanks guys

I think ill be happy with the purchase. Hope it gets here quickly.

[light holly]

I even get to use my powerlink with it.

[grand orbit]

That's normal price for a 6500xt

[bright sentinel]

Hi!
Did newegg do deals on printers? I need a new one...

[raw inlet]

Thought £ converted to $ in a different way, I thought 150£ was like 160$
Just checked and it's 180$

Saving few bucks would have been helpful for budget builds

[shut spoke]

For the EVGA b-stock, how much damage would I expect to see if I got a 3070 from there instead

[grand orbit]

Probably none, maybe the odd aesthetic scuff

[pulsar fable]

Not necessarily a deal, but evga is having its anniversary, and as a part of that it has this page
https://www.evga.com/products/AnniversaryEvent/

This just gets you an item heavily reduced in price (to $0.23) if you buy a new power supply and gpu together

From what I can see the options for the $.23 item is either an x12 mouse, z12 keyboard, or xr1 lite capture card

So this is more of an extension of Forg's deal rather than its own thing

[shut spoke]

I’m thinking about returning the 3070FE for a $550 B-stock EVGA FTW3 3070?

Should I?

[stoic crest]

no

you don't have to do that

it won't be much of an upgrade

[grand orbit]

Not worth it

Ftw3 can oc a bit more but it's not worth 50

Especially for a b stock

[shut spoke]

it’s $14 of a difference after shipping and tax

[stoic crest]

going from new to used with higher cost isn't worth it ngl

[shut spoke]

Ahh ok

[stoic crest]

the fe will be fine

[fair moon]

FE cards tend to maintain more value as well yeah?

I guess it might depend on how many were made and sold

[stoic crest]

ehh not necessarily

people doesn't want the fe models actually

[fair moon]

huh

[stoic crest]

especially with 10 series

cause they're blower design

[fair moon]

ick

I saw a blower 2080S the other day

wondered how loud it must be

[stoic crest]

blower isn't always loud

[shut spoke]

Would a 3070 XC3 be better for $5 less than the FE?

Just exploring my options

[stoic crest]

i wouldn't waste my time on waiting the whole process

but if you really want to i guess

is it still b-stock?

if so i would still say nah

[fair moon]

250W card with one fan though

[shut spoke]

Yes. Does triple fan affect performance?

[stoic crest]

nope

not much

[fair moon]

might be a tad quieter but probably not noticeable in a case

[stoic crest]

those blower 2080 are even lower in power limit than that

they get capped to compensate for it

[fair moon]

ah

[stoic crest]

worse than dual fan fe design

[brisk sphinx]

Is it just me or are 6000 series AMD ref cards really similar in cooler design to 20 series FE cards

[grave delta]

They do both use vapor chambers, but they're 3 slot and have a graphite TIM.

[cinder kiln]

Yeah I noticed it too a while ago

[quasi pasture]

wow i never noticed how similar they look lol

🧑‍🦯

[cinder kiln]

nfp035 1tb, thoughts? It's $62 on newegg rn

[prisma cosmos]

@fleet marlin how are you confused?

[fleet marlin]

Go to gen chat

[fleet marlin]

Could keep an eye on the sn750se at gamestop. Was the same price. Tbh I'm not sure on the 1 at newegg.

[prisma cosmos]

I just woke up lol

[cinder kiln]

fair enough, but yeah me too, I'm curious about the newegg one

[fleet marlin]

Sold by neoforza instead of newegg, but the same 30 day return period and 15% stocking fee. Does seem like an alright pick for $62.

[cloud hornet]

Specs seem to be: SM2263XT controller, HMB, TLC, and Seq R/W of (Advertised: 2000/1700) / (Meh Reviewer: 1700/1450).
Entry level stuff by the looks of things. Tho there isnt any good review out there for nfp035, there is a chance that firmware could make certain things terrible. Ignoring potential firmware issues (which is unlikely, but still possible) it should be somewhat close to MP33 perf.

[dreamy acorn]

Hey, if anyone here has any experience with refurb monitors are they in any worse quality than a new one?

[fair moon]

Anyone know how the aer p compares to arctic p12 pst?

Besides being 140mm instead of 120

[light holly]

Be aware that the Nzxt aer p 140mm fans don't use regular case fan screws. They also have QC issues where the fans don't come with any screws whatsoever and the company seems to not respond when asking for which screws to use.

[light bay]

lol, nzxt support is kinda clueless

[slow sluice]

They seem to have issues with how screws work

[grand orbit]

Just pay the extra 2$ for a p14

[turbid locust]

Or get the 5-pack

[pulsar fable]

@grand orbit
Hmm, something doesn't seem right

I might take the risk, but this is certainly fishy

[grand orbit]

Wtf lol

[pulsar fable]

Check image 6

[grand orbit]

Lol

Well use that screenshot as proof or something

[pulsar fable]

I mean, it's certainly a risky click

but $565 for the whole damn PC

[grand orbit]

I mean they might not honour it + the details say 11700f 3070 so it's their fault completely

[pulsar fable]

By might not honor it, do you mean they'll not give me any refund?

If they cancel the order?

[steel wren]

he mean they can cancel the order and refund your money

[pulsar fable]

Oh ok

[grand orbit]

As in they might cancel the order

[raw inlet]

Guess it's the chromebook

[steel wren]

no, on the desktop version is the same

[raw inlet]

Loll

[steel wren]

one dude already bought one

[raw inlet]

Chromebook > desktop pc

[pulsar fable]

Wait, if it ends up being the Chromebook can I still return it saying "this ain't what was advertised"?

[steel wren]

dont think so

the chromebook appears on the preview as well

[tough veldt]

Its legit ?

[steel wren]

the seller is legit... anything beyond that point we dont know

[raw inlet]

The description is also all messed up, it says i7 11th gen

[steel wren]

thats irrelevant really, its a 3070 with a free pc, at that price point they can throw whatever cpu they want as long as the 3070 is inside

[pulsar fable]

So it's either an 11th gen i7 or 5800x, but changes everywhere you look

In cart, it's an 11th gen. Description? 11th gen. Title? 5800x

[tough veldt]

They forgot a 0

[pulsar fable]

My coworker is in tears. This is hilarious

[tough veldt]

Or a 1

[pulsar fable]

Someone made a marketing nightmare or pr galaxy brain move

[raw inlet]

Chromebook with 3070 🥶

[pulsar fable]

Chromebook 🥶
Fixed that for ya

[pulsar fable]

Wait someone bought one XD

Well we're about to get something on reddit soon

[high radish]

Should I risk 565$ lol

[pulsar fable]

I... I don't know. This seems so sketchy but an error like this just seems like something someone would screw up on

[high radish]

Antonline is legit seller but it probably gonna cancel

[raw inlet]

Is there any way to buy from newegg and ship to Italy? I know there are only few countries listed but itd be nice to get shipping everywhere

[steel wren]

technically you are not risking $$$, just having some bucks on the air for a couple of weeks, if successful youll have a new pc, if not they will refund your money

[steel wren]

get a courier to buy things and ship those to italy

[high radish]

There's cargo forward companies which have warehouse in US

[steel wren]

youll have to pay the extra fee per pound in any case

[grand orbit]

Yep you can as the description or title is clearly not a Chromebook @steel wren

[steel wren]

exporting cases is a no no due weight

[steel wren]

yeah i forgot the "desktop pc" part, yes could be false advertising and elegible for refund

[pulsar fable]

Well then

Imma take the risk

[steel wren]

worst case scenario is a 3070 in a crappy pc, which is a win win anyway

[grand orbit]

Hardly worth it with hundreds you'd have to pay in important and shipping, I've seen 2nd hand pcs go for not too much more worth less oven like parts

[steel wren]

well that depends, on my country tech is so old and expensive and my courier tax me 6 bucks per pound, its a win win for me

[shut spoke]

I really want to buy it but the chrome book photos and cpu mismatch seems so sketchy

[steel wren]

when i bought my 3060ti at 650 bucks my courier charge me like 40 bucks in shipping

[grand orbit]

Ehh unless you need to return a Chromebook:/

[steel wren]

oh ofc, couriers are a no no for returning things

if somehow you end with a doa hardware you are literally f.....

[high radish]

its usually under 10$ per kg tho . But some countries have high customs tax

[grand orbit]

It's a legit seller looks like they made some mistakes tho, either way if they don't cancel you're protected by so many purchasing laws like not as advertised etc if they send Chromebook

[grand orbit]

Most EU countries have ~25% import tax of shipping and codt of goods

[steel wren]

when raptor lake or am5 hits im goin to buy mobo+memory+cpu and im ready to pay 100 bucks on shipping to my country... its a win for me

here tech is on 9th gen and its pretty expensive

[high radish]

Some countries have over 30% customs fee

[azure pond]

I'm skipping new ram, but otherwise same

Most likely going to be between the 13400, 13600k, and 13700f for me

[high radish]

Yeah in some countries it's worth it couse stupid retail prices

[steel wren]

yeah im 13700f or 7600x, the better one will win

intel will have ddr4 tho

[shut spoke]

Just gunna buy it and take the risk ig. It should be covered under the return policy

[pulsar fable]

We all taking the plunge today

[steel wren]

custom laws here prevents me importing cases and monitors sadly

[pulsar fable]

Eh, probably still less money lost than what's in my investment portfolio

[steel wren]

have to pay overprice for a good monitor/case

[high radish]

You can buy heavy stuff like case , monitor and psu from retail and import main stuff from US

[shut spoke]

How good is neweggs buyer protection?

[grand orbit]

Yup

[grand orbit]

Rip, too heavy?

[steel wren]

cases too heavy, monitors only up to 22 inches

[grand orbit]

Well either antonline will deliver, they will cancel the order or very unlikely ship you a Chromebook which would be false advertising so you're covered by law on that one

[high radish]

I ordered one

[steel wren]

yeah i secured a 5000x and a g27qc locally

the 60ti+750ga shuffle won already on my rig

and now waiting for am5 and raptor to finish the pc

[grand orbit]

Sweet

[high radish]

Nice

[grand orbit]

What cpu you got atm?

[steel wren]

that g27qc cost me an arm and a kidney btw

589

[high radish]

Oof

[steel wren]

😦

[high radish]

Which country

[steel wren]

ecuador

[high radish]

[grand orbit]

That's what the 2nd kidney is for

[steel wren]

monitors on the 200 range are 1080 60hz, 144hz are like 400 bucks here

its very expensive

[high radish]

[pulsar fable]

Yikes. I payed 240 for my Samsung m7, a d that's 4k

[fair moon]

I'm tempted to buy the prebuilt and see what happens but also I feel like the chances of it actually going through are very low

[lofty bane]

hah

[fair moon]

Also the pics of the laptop on the end are sus

[lofty bane]

there are ebay sellers with 5x as many ratings and are still 100%

(the ANTONLINE) deal

not almost 90% such as that place

[steel wren]

worst case scenario is a refund of your money

a lot of protections in place

[lofty bane]

yea and they tie your $ up for god knows how long, their customer service reviews are less eggs than the rest of them

sure you'll get your $ back...eventually

[steel wren]

true

[lofty bane]

not to mention the fact that the 3070 is probably from an old old miner and on its last leg

[high radish]

I think they will cancel order couse it supposed to be Chromebook

[lofty bane]

I just know if a deal is too good to be true, it usually is

you can't get a "gently" used 3070 by itself for anywhere near the price of the whole rig

[fair moon]

Lots on ebay ~$475

[lofty bane]

new?

[fair moon]

Nah

Also the prebuilt 3070 looks to be a blower

[lofty bane]

idk, with so many ex-mining cards on the market, there's no telling what you'll get.....it all boils down to the fact they're either scraping the bottom of the barrel for the hardware (and/or used at that) or they're losing money....and I seriously doubt it's the latter

[fair moon]

A used mining card is likely to be just fine

Possibly even better than a heavily used gaming rig card

[lofty bane]

and just noticed.....

the title doesn't match the description. title says 1tb SSD, description says 512gb SSD

[high radish]

it's asus prebuild so it probably will have tuf at least

[pulsar fable]

I mean

[fair moon]

Yeah the description and photos are very mixed up

[pulsar fable]

If they give us a Chromebook, can't we just rebuke that it was under gaming desktops?

A Chromebook is neither gaming nor a desktop

Forgive the tiny text this was taken from my phone

It also shows the supposed fps this desktop will get on games

[lofty bane]

idk, I kinda steer away from 3rd party sellers on newegg, plus the fact that (idk if NE still does it tho) used to send out these "great" deals in their newsletters with absurdly low prices for 3rd party sellers....that had < 80% feedback rating over many people

[high radish]

If they ship you Chromebook you covered by law couse item is not as described

[high radish]

Antonline is legit seller . I shopped from them alot

[lofty bane]

not saying they're not legit

[pulsar fable]

Well, I've got one placed. Now we wait a week and see what happens

[high radish]

Same

[pulsar fable]

If it goes through, sweet. If it doesn't, then we get our money back for false advertising

[brisk sphinx]

I say screw it, and if it’s a scam go through your credit card company to get a refund if the seller refuses

[pulsar fable]

"Yo visa, can you fix this (insert swear of your choice)"

[lofty bane]

but the thing is they have 17k reviews....and only 88% positive? 8% of all of their reviews are 1 egg

[lofty bane]

lol

[brisk sphinx]

Literally, I’ve done that a bunch of times

Except with Mastercard

love you Mastercard

[lofty bane]

not everyone uses a credit card tho, and you'd be surprised at most banks won't do a thing

[ebon stratus]

foofcat#8362 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lofty bane]

haha

[brisk sphinx]

If you call in an unauthorized charge, they have to

[fair moon]

PayPal is a good alternative

[lofty bane]

uhm

that's not unauthorized

[pulsar fable]

That's why I said (swear of your choice) foof at

[lofty bane]

and fraud if you report it as being so

[brisk sphinx]

If you got scammed, it falls under it

[lofty bane]

oh, yea, but they're legit, just horrible imo

[grand orbit]

Mining profits have gone down a good bit since eth and btc went down price wise

[grand orbit]

I'd imagine asus dual

[high radish]

I don't think there's asus dual 3070 so

[lofty bane]

lol

[brisk sphinx]

There is I’m pretty sure

[shut spoke]

I don’t have high hopes for actually receiving the product, but hopefully I can at least get the case and 3070 which makes up for the price

[high radish]

Dual have 3060 and 60ti but didn't seen 70

[grand orbit]

There is

[lofty bane]

they're using used equipment, guaranteed...probably even a used mobo

lol

[brisk sphinx]

Asus website^

Excuse the Polish, I’m on Polish wifi

[grand orbit]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nv2WGX/asus-geforce-rtx-3070-lhr-8-gb-dual-oc-v2-video-card-dual-rtx3070-o8g-v2

[high radish]

Oh

I guess it's still cooling good couse fan size

Even tho that case is hot box

[lofty bane]

for sure

[pulsar fable]

Sadly it's probably better than what I got

[high radish]

I saw 3060ti dual mini lol

[lofty bane]

eh as with ebay if they're under 98% I won't even consider the seller...that's just me tho

[high radish]

I usually checking how many reviews seller have

[lofty bane]

that same rig is going for $2400 from another seller

[lofty bane]

they have over 17k feedback and 8% are 1 egg reviews

[high radish]

it's Chromebook price and they have 2 Chromebook pics . It definitely supposed to be Chromebook but they messed up

[lofty bane]

why is the description for the built rig tho?

[high radish]

Idk they just messed up lol

[lofty bane]

I could understand a wrong image, but....

[high radish]

I bought lots of items from them

Their support is very slow but they're legit company

[pulsar fable]

If I were a betting man, which usually I'm not, I would say an internessed up

Hey, it happens to the best of us

[high radish]

I betting orders will be cancelled

Even tho I bought xpg lancer rgb 32gb 6000mhz for 275$ from newegg when it's price were 450$ and they shipped it lol

[pulsar fable]

Well, it seems the issue is fixed

But let's see what happens to our orders

[high radish]

it says oos to me

[pulsar fable]

Hmm, actually they just took down antlions listing all together

Oh if it's oos that would also make sense

[high radish]

Lol

[lofty bane]

lol, it leads to another seller imagine that

[high radish]

I'm so excited lol

Alright some people saying orders being voided

[steel wren]

lol yeah the price and the seller changed

[silent rampart]

yeah my friend bought before that happened

[steel wren]

we know that will not happen

probably they will void all those sales

[high radish]

Yeah some people saying they voided

[jolly inlet]

They probably missed the "1" in front of the price

[high radish]

Yup

[silent rampart]

nah they missed the 2

[jolly inlet]

Also very possible

[shut spoke]

It goes for about $1700 so they lose like at least 1k per sale

Little risk for us as buyers tho

[high radish]

I got xpg lancer rgb 32gb 6000mhz ram for 275$ from newegg when it was 450$ lol they shipped it

[silent rampart]

newegg might be nice then

hmm

[spice wadi]

Mine was refunded

[tough veldt]

Now its 2.5k

[silent rampart]

ooooooooooooof

[azure pond]

Rip

[high radish]

Mine is still processing

[shut spoke]

My credit card got charged

Hopefully doesn’t cancel

[high radish]

My payment pending on Paypal

[cloud hornet]

An okay amt of retailers will honor it assuming you dont abuse it (such as buying 10 of them). The less people that buy it, the more likely they'll honor it too cuz less money lost.

[high radish]

I got order shipped email but describes as Chromebook

[shut spoke]

So false advertising then unfortunately

[gusty willow]

contact support?

[high radish]

Newegg support said you should get desktop. if you get wrong item contact us to return it

[grand orbit]

Stonks

[azure pond]

5600x is cheaper than 5600 rn lol

[high radish]

I bought 5900x for 335$ from ebay

[shut spoke]

How do you know which sellers are legit? I’ve had some bad experiences with eBay sellers in the past

[grand orbit]

Their reviews, make sure they have 100% good buyer feedback imo, read description and check pictures, make sure it checks out, dm the seller if you want

Also ebay and paypal are super buyer biased so should be fine

[high radish]

it was from antonline

[grave delta]

antonline is reputable

[azure pond]

bought my clc from them off amazon

[light bay]

I got a $20 bundle from them with a backpack, 3 months game pass, and EVGA keeb

Price was way too good to be true but it went fine

[high radish]

Antonline is legit seller I shopped from them alot

But thier support is too slow

[silent rampart]

my friend got refunded

ooff

[shut spoke]

Yeah it was just the laptop😅

[steel wren]

lucky, he wont have to return and wait for a refund

[high radish]

They shipped laptop but then realized they messed up and recalled package

[steel wren]

so, youll have a refund?

[high radish]

Yup

[steel wren]

nice

[high radish]

Were wishing to get it lol

[cinder kiln]

https://www.amazon.com.au/ASUS-Wi-Fi-Gaming-Router-TUF-AX3000/dp/B089MR1S31/

good? 38% off (Note: AUD not USD)

further digging I think this thing is an RT-AX3000 rebrand

[brisk thistle]

should I buy a gpu now or wait till fantastech?

[stoic crest]

depends on what you have rn

and your budget

[brisk thistle]

I have a 3060ti and I’m planning to give it to my brother for his graduation, so I’m either looking to upgrade or buy something equivalent to that. My budget is around $600

[stoic crest]

hm okay

well

i'd suggest you waiting for next gen

unless you really need a gpu now

[brisk thistle]

Yeah I was thinking of next gen too but I don’t really need a faster gpu

[high radish]

For 600$ you can get 3070 easily or maybe you can catch 3070ti

[brisk thistle]

I’ll be on the lookout then thanks for the both of yous

[high radish]

[gusty willow]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097S5ZY7K?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

[silent rampart]

thats pretty ok

[gusty willow]

i got a 3050 for now ill try and snag a 4070 later on

[high radish]

This is above 600$ but maybe they üill get nice discount https://www.newegg.com/asus-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-tuf-rtx3070ti-o8g-gaming/p/N82E16814126512?Item=N82E16814126512

[grand orbit]

Ew

[fleet marlin]

3070 ti is like 11900K to me.

[azure pond]

^

[normal tiger]

Is that a good or a bad thing lol

[fleet marlin]

Overpriced & less power efficient 🤷‍♂️

[jolly inlet]

11900k was widely regarded as the worst processor in recent memory because the 10900k beat it in almost every workload

The 11700k was in the same boat but not as bad, it just wasn't an upgrade over the 10700k at all

[fleet marlin]

Yea the 11900K specifically was mostly just an OC'd 11700K imo & lost 2 cores from it's predecessor. Not sure I'd do a 70 ti even if it was non-ti price, haha

[jolly inlet]

Oh come on it's not that bad, the G6X on the ti helps a few % in some games

[grand orbit]

670 for 3070 ti is ew

3070s have been going for 600

Nvm now 580

[fleet marlin]

Well that's my point. That TUF was commonly $700, so w/e. Of course they'll lower prices as slowly as possible.

[grand orbit]

But for 580 you can get not tuf level models but pny xlr8 and evga xc3

[jolly inlet]

I saw the Gaming Z model for $595 too, I'd say worth the extra $15 on that

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-3070-rtx-3070-gaming-z-trio-lhr/p/N82E16814137670

[grand orbit]

Oh nice wasn't that price on pcpp

[jolly inlet]

Yeah

One of the best models too

Nice factory OC and all that

[fleet marlin]

That's not bad, but I'd lean to a brand new FE.

[shut spoke]

B-stock or new?

[light bay]

"if you count bstock" --> it's bstock

[shut spoke]

Oh im stupid lmao

I completely skipped over it when reading

[stoic crest]

sheesh

5600x for 174?

this is the only one time i can recommend 5600x over 12400f

[high radish]

12400f is for 150$ now

[cinder kiln]

If you're still on AM4 though it's still good

Gigachad intel cutting amd back down to size

[pulsar fable]

Is it worth getting a 5600x now tho or waiting to see what "continued support" amd is claiming to offer am4?

[jolly inlet]

Whatever they add to AM4 offerings will be at minimum 1 year away

The engineers still don't know what they're doing lol

[shut spoke]

I might just give up on my Intel build and sell my z590-a to get a 5600x/5800x and try to make it last on my b450-f

And get a x570 when it becomes a bit cheaper

Just worried that the 5800x may be too hot for the b450

[jolly inlet]

The board has very little to do with how hot the CPU is

[light bay]

mhmm

cooling it is gonna be the more focus, youll need a half decent cooler atleast for it

[stoic crest]

^

[jolly inlet]

Halfway decent 240mm minimum for single core focused gaming, 280mm recommended for more modern games that use more cores

[cinder kiln]

Chances are that b450-f is likely fine anyway and you don't need to upgrade anytime soon

[stoic crest]

b450-f can handle 5800x just fine

[light bay]

5700x is where its at anyways for that, compared to 5800x

[stoic crest]

Just gotta worry about cooling the cpu itself

Also ye get 5700x instead

[shut spoke]

It’s the same price as the 5800x

275-300

[cinder kiln]

5700X = 5800X without the high power

[jolly inlet]

AMD prices are weird this week

[light bay]

yeah cause its on mega sale

[jolly inlet]

5600X is cheaper than 5600 lol

[light bay]

since you are upgrading not rn, 5700x should be cheaper than 5800x by then

[cinder kiln]

Honestly a 5600X is a good buy rn

[shut spoke]

Might just get the 5600x then

I don’t even have my Intel cpu yet so I’m still running a 1600af

[cinder kiln]

Nearly half the price, but boosts almost as high, and can run on easier/cheaper coolers

[jolly inlet]

Yeah 5600X is quite close to 5800X in gaming

[cinder kiln]

1600 to 5600X you're gonna notice a significant improvement there

[light bay]

its a 1600af

almost like a 2600

[jolly inlet]

HUGE difference, even if you don't upgrade memory

[shut spoke]

Ahh ok. Lots of different deal popping up recently so I’ve been changing my mind a lot

[light bay]

gotta love amd's naming scheme

[cinder kiln]

That's good tho. A competitive market is what we want lol

[shut spoke]

The 1600af was extremely value at the time for $85 as a starter cpu

[light bay]

hell yeah

[jolly inlet]

Who doesn't want a 5700X processor with their 5700XT GPU on a X570 board?

[light bay]

its just a slightly slower 2600

[stoic crest]

^

1600af was good

[light bay]

amd ran out of 14nm so they had to refresh the 1600 lol, hence 1600af

[stoic crest]

but it had very low stock

[light bay]

sips.

[stoic crest]

cause it was just zen+ leftovers

[shut spoke]

😂managed to get 2 before the price jumped to $200

[light bay]

yeah it was a insane deal

[fair moon]

risen doesn't like the ram huh

[oak sentinel]

its corsair

[fleet marlin]

I like 🐝 🎲 , but Corsair is corsair.

[grave delta]

@lean briar I'm not a fan of corsair as much as anybody - but there are some folks...

No corsair here

[lean briar]

If getting it just get it from newegg

https://www.newegg.com/corsair-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820236606

With code

[grave delta]

oh, yeah it is 115

[lean briar]

Oe just get this

https://www.newegg.com/team-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820331618

Smh

[grave delta]

🥔

[oak sentinel]

\

[grave delta]

🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔

[lean briar]

I have no idea what this is 🤦‍♂️

[ebon stratus]

SimulisKietulis#5196 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[high radish]

That ram stick is good deal

[grand orbit]

It do be

Pepehans

[lean briar]

https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-6600-mech-2x-8g/p/N82E16814137690

Deal?

[silent rampart]

yes

already been posted i believe

[fair moon]

I posted it a while back

Seems like a great budget deal if you don't want to buy used

(but seriously just go buy a used mining card)

[normal tiger]

Tempted to buy the humble bundle set, but I know I won’t play any of them lol

[jolly inlet]

Don't knock the Lego games, they're actually pretty entertaining.

[short jewel]

is Neweggs ENIAC pc assembly good?

[jolly inlet]

I personally haven't heard any major complaints, others can feel free to chime in on that

[short jewel]

I saw a whole reddit of complaints but then a video full of compliments

[jolly inlet]

Reddit is Reddit, nothing on there can be really taken seriously unless they have documented proof of everything

[quasi pasture]

i wouldnt really trust reddit for much

[jolly inlet]

Right, anyone can claim anything and there's very little any mods will do unless you directly break a rule. There's no rule against lying usually.

[short jewel]

Well alright

[cinder kiln]

https://www.harveynorman.com.au/acer-nitro-5-15-6-inch-i5-11400h-8gb-512gb-ssd-rtx3060-6gb-gaming-laptop-1.html

Thoughts?? this is the cheapest I seen in Aus by a mile

for a 3060(q but even against q's)

[high radish]

8gb

[cinder kiln]

just add a second sodimm

next cheapest here is like $200aud more so there's plenty leftover for 16gb lol

[high radish]

tuf dash in good one but 1600tho

on this site lol

I see

[cinder kiln]

yeah tuf dash sometimes goes for cheap

[molten halo]

looks super easy to add another sodimm

[high radish]

it is

[molten halo]

think it looks good

[cinder kiln]

ok ima post it

[steel wren]

those corsair vengeance lpx seems sexy

[stoic crest]

that laptop has 3060 max-q but

that price is hard to miss

[azure pond]

Max q isn't a thing for 30 series

Do you mean it's min or low wattage?

[grave delta]

I think it's funny they named cards "max q"

[cinder kiln]

low wattage

[grave delta]

How could that in any way be a desirable cooler? Do you enjoy a leaf blower in your pc?

[stoic crest]

lmao

[stoic crest]

oems still call low wattage versions max q

nvidia doesn't anymore so you're half right

[cinder kiln]

what's annoying is half the advertisers here just don't care/know and put 3060

[brittle lagoon]

this may be useful
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Comprehensive-list-of-all-laptops-featuring-the-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3060-Laptop-GPU-along-with-corresponding-TGPs.517260.0.html

[light bay]

Max q = max questions

[stoic crest]

yep

it's so confusing

[steel wren]

wrong chat, wrong click D:

[azure pond]

Ah, weird

[shut spoke]

Got the 5600x with same day delivery

Just got it installed

Hopefully it’ll boot

[azure pond]

What if it shoes

[molten halo]

You put the thermal paste in the socket right?

[shut spoke]

Yes

[azure pond]

Nah, thermal paste goes in the sata ports

[shut spoke]

Definitely

[stoic crest]

lmao

[shut spoke]

I have no space left for cable management

[stoic crest]

don't forget to put it into ram slots too

maximum ram cooling

[molten halo]

Any luck yet @shut spoke? Left us hanging

[shut spoke]

In bios rn

Unfortunately there’s so many cables now that my pc won’t close in the back

But I’ll sort that out tomorrow after I get my 3070

[molten halo]

What case are you in?

[shut spoke]

H510i😅😭

Switching soon tho

Waiting for good prime day case deals

[molten halo]

I mean it’s pretty looking!

[shut spoke]

Yep. That’s all it’s good for unfortunately but it was a great starter case. Starting to outgrow it though

[molten halo]

Oh yeah building in nzxt cases tends to be a breeze. But not their airflow.

[shut spoke]

What should I enable/disable?

[molten halo]

Pretty much just turn on xmp and you should be fine. Is it a 3200mhz kit?

[shut spoke]

Yep

[molten halo]

Stop yelling at me forks

Look I don’t use asus mobo’s

[shut spoke]

There’s no xmp right

[molten halo]

Docp is practically the same thing

[shut spoke]

Ok

[molten halo]

Forks was basically just yelling at me and saying it’s the same thing and I answered my own question

[shut spoke]

Lmao

???

[steel wren]

??

[shut spoke]

What is tpm

[steel wren]

trusted plattform module

[molten halo]

It’s the good old trusted platform module

[stoic crest]

lmao

gotta reset it and set it again

[molten halo]

^

[steel wren]

yup

[shut spoke]

So “Y”?

[molten halo]

So Y

[steel wren]

Y

[shut spoke]

Ok thx

It’s works

Any drivers I need to download?

[molten halo]

Well gpu stuff and any windows drivers you want, most of the stuff you need should already be there

But you said you have a new gpu coming in so it’s probably fine

[steel wren]

yup windows usually take care of any basic level stuff

[molten halo]

It’s really just plug and play after you get the cpu in

[shut spoke]

Thx everything’s working great so far

Ethernet is unbearably slow for some reason even though it wasn’t before

1.54 mbps download when I had 300 30 mins ago

[molten halo]

check for drivers and do you have like extras installed with your rgb software? Something similar happens with MSIs software think they call it “game optimizer” they just limit packets/speed to everything besides games

[shut spoke]

Now it’s not even connected to internet at all even though the wifi works fine

[molten halo]

Plug in direct for now and check for drivers

[torpid night]

just press Y should be fine

[shut spoke]

It might be a problem with the cable so I’ll just replace it tomorrow and see what happens

[azure pond]

Clc 360 is cheaper and better

280 prolly better too :p

[fleet marlin]

They turned "aio" into a label, lol. It's like if someone had an HSF140.

[grand orbit]

Ahh the gammaxx aios are pretty decent tbh

[high radish]

I always forgetting to not use bitly link lol

[normal tiger]

How are 1080p 27” monitors for gaming? Do you see a lot of pixels? I always heard that it’s best for 27” to be 1440p

[stoic crest]

eh

they're fine really

pixel density is still high enough

[normal tiger]

Ahh gotcha, thanks

[jolly inlet]

It's "fine" as long as you're not sitting too close but not ideal

[stoic crest]

^

[high radish]

it's VA panel so colors will not be good as ips panel

[fleet marlin]

I thought VA had better contrast though, but maybe not At least they told the price and not make us click on a link to see something is only $9 less than the P31 still is, lol. lower ppi or not, $110 for 1080" and/or 27" is pretty good. Think I'll pick it up as a secondary monitor & set it farther than my primary, be good for youtube or w/e.

[slow sluice]

Yeah that SSD sale is really meh

[molten halo]

Va does have better contrast usually dark blacks but ips typically does have better colors and accuracy. It does vary based on monitor model though

[fleet marlin]

Right, I didn't differentiate colors and contrast. Nearly same price as my 24" 1080p60 Acer was 4-5 yrs ago. Also here's a laugh. Such a commiefornia thing.

[high radish]

What is this lol

[pulsar fable]

A fee* for environmental waste recycling?

[high radish]

Yeah it's not a big deal but it is what it is lol

[pulsar fable]

Shouldn't they be giving benefits for recycling waste so people are encouraged to not just throw away their 5th iphone

...ok maybe that was a bit targeted

[fleet marlin]

They tax you before hand so they don't care if you chuck it in the ocean at a dolphin later.

[light bay]

i think best buy is doing recycling right tbh

offering deals for bringing in old drives for recycling

[jolly inlet]

When it was signed into law, the tax was intended to encourage people to properly recycle their ewaste by subsidizing ewaste plants, but I don't think it worked

[fleet marlin]

Nice. Still on? I got a few. Check deez:

[pulsar fable]

WD caviar 80gb. Wow

[light bay]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/recycling/storage-recycling-offer/pcmcat1628281022996.c?

[pulsar fable]

Pretty sure I had an optiplex with one of those back in the day

[light bay]

see if yours are good

and its only 10% some new hdd's

sometimes they run a sweet ssd deal with drive recycle tho

[jolly inlet]

I still have my first SSD, 32gb. I don't know if it still works.

[pulsar fable]

My 500gb SSD gave out a couple of years back, but the WD I used before that is still chugging along

[fleet marlin]

1 is good, the other can't even open although that was with an external adapter. I'll keep em in mind. BB has a tough time even matching Amazon, some deals around though

[pulsar fable]

Pretty sure I've used the same 1tb for 7 years now

[light bay]

i was very skeptical to give you that link since you cant seem to stop buying storage lmfao

[fleet marlin]

LuL, you're right. I did send 3 ssds to other good homes, haha. I probably should keep the P31 for sure.
Wanderer I have a 750GB wd blue from 2012, a 1TB from 2013 & 2017. Those were a few of my previous OS hdds. I got the 6TB WD Black to compile most of em together than maybe recopy important stuff to 1 of those 3. --- EDIT added an ips msi in tech-deals. 144hz 27" 1080p, a 2nd option to the curved VA. -- 2md EDIT - -posted a $120 8TB CMR WD BLUE, lol. I will say, totally content w/ my 6TB WD BLACK for $96 (after $9 gamestop bux).

[high radish]

it's nice one too if someone wants ips panel

[jolly inlet]

G272 at that price? Wow that's a good deal. Pretty well reviewed monitor for the price, even without the sale. https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/msi/optix-g272

[lean briar]

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT GAMING OC Video Card, GV-R69XTGAMING OC-16GD Desktop Graphics Cards - Newegg.com

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-radeon-rx-6900-xt-gv-r69xtgaming-oc-16gd/p/N82E16814932414

[raw inlet]

Looks ok

[lean briar]

https://www.newegg.com/yeston-geforce-rtx-3080-rtx3080-10g-d6x-ya/p/1FT-007N-00071 hmm

[jolly inlet]

Ooh the $120 gift card makes that actually a reasonable value. It's not a bad model too, performance-wise.

[lean briar]

And its OwO

[lean briar]

https://www.newegg.com/msi-rx-6950-xt-gaming-x-trio-16g/p/N82E16814137733

950 for 6950xt

[jolly inlet]

6950 isn't worth it in general. It's just a factory overclocked 6900 XT but at least you know it's a good bin.

[lean briar]

https://www.newegg.com/p/2AM-000Z-00077?Item=9SIAFSTEG39978&quicklink=true

this doesnt look bad

+15 gift card

[jolly inlet]

I'm not really a fan of that case, the SFX PSU requirement kinda kills it for me and it's not great airflow.

[lean briar]

yeah that sfx psu

[lean briar]

i dont really like the case

its overratef

d

but the deal looks good

[cinder kiln]

729 omg

[light holly]

That monitor be calling my name.. idk if I need a 3rd.

[cinder kiln]

pretty good price there

[light holly]

Yeah, we'll see after I order the parts for my electric bike.

[brisk thistle]

what happens with rebate

[jolly inlet]

In general or are you asking about one specifically?

[brisk thistle]

about the 6900xt, like what happens to that 50 dollars

does it like deduct the cost when I get the card?

[jolly inlet]

You pay the listed price, and when the GPU arrives you fill out and mail a form (sometimes it's digital but often real mail) that includes information like your name, address, the GPU serial number, where you bought it, and proof of purchase. Then you get the rebate in the mail somewhere between 6 weeks and never.

It usually comes in the form of a prepaid Visa/Mastercard

[brisk thistle]

so I can use it for something else

ok I get it now thanks!

[fleet marlin]

something else from that specific company, haha ( I think, but hope not)

[jolly inlet]

Once you have the prepaid rebate card yes, you can use that anywhere that accepts that kind of card (Visa or Mastercard etc)

[grand orbit]

@lean briar btw can you put the price in the deal you send

[lean briar]

Ok

[jolly inlet]

That's illegal to call it a rebate in the US, you have to do that as a bundle deal or sending out a coupon voucher.

That link is very sus btw

[fleet marlin]

If it was illegal it wouldn't be a common thing. "mall-in rebate". idk, I haven't bothered w/ rebate crap in years. Yeah, I didn't design the url, lol. EDIT: oh. hmm idk, many laws are junk anyways. Obviously they can call it a rebate, because they do. I stick to sales or promo codes.

[jolly inlet]

The illegal part is calling it a rebate but requiring the buyer to spend it at their store

They could do a voucher or something like that but can't call it a rebate.

Consumer protection laws and all that

[molten halo]

the 16-16-16 ram is also listed like that on amazon, might not be a bug 👀

[grand orbit]

That would be amazing because that would be b die

Although good already even if not

[inland mango]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09QPH218L/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 should i just get this for 300 off?

[stoic crest]

honestly?

yes

[fair moon]

Another $20 cheaper on Newegg
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834233504?Item=N82E16834233504

Keep in mind that the 3050 only has 4gb of vram

If you want to play new releases and stuff in the future 6gb is more suitable

[stoic crest]

dang the laptop has factory calibrated screen

that's nice

but ye

3050 is low on vram

[azure pond]

May I ask what you're using the laptop for?

[fair moon]

Yeah if you can get by with 4gb vram $680 is a good deal

[azure pond]

If anyone sees a better than normal deal on a 12600k/kf can you ping me?

[high radish]

it's been awhile intel cpus not having good deals

[inland mango]

honestly, just discord and valorant since im a console person...

[azure pond]

ty

[fair moon]

4gb vram will be fine for esports titles like valorant, csgo, etc

[brisk sphinx]

Last month or so MC was having a 12700k for $350 deal or something like that

[high radish]

MC having deals on intel CPUs yeah but there's no MC in my state

[brisk sphinx]

Florida?

[high radish]

Delaware

There's one at NJ , but. With gas price and tax deal not making sense lol

[brisk sphinx]

How far away is the one in PA?

[high radish]

Umm I think NJ is closer

[brisk sphinx]

And three close by in Maryland

2 in Washington, 1 in Baltimore

And PA is closer than NJ going off Google maps

Farthest point in Delaware (Laurel) to the MC in PA is 2 hours

[high radish]

I don't travelling to PA often but travelling to NJ or NYC frequently

[high radish]

Oof

[brisk sphinx]

I’m so lucky living in NY, 4 microcenters nearby

[high radish]

Gas price under 2$ wen

[brisk sphinx]

Gas price under $4 when

[slow sluice]

Meanwhile Ohio with three

[high radish]

That's good lol

[pulsar fable]

I go to College in Boston, and we have one right on our Subway line

[brisk sphinx]

Farthest one is an hour away, three within 30 minutes of me tho

[pulsar fable]

Boston Massachusetts*

[high radish]

My state is tax free so I usually shopping from other retailers. Cause tax price + tax killing MC deals lol

[brisk sphinx]

I’d hope you meant Massachusetts

[pulsar fable]

to spend money on university or a gaming rig
oh the decisions i have to make

[brisk sphinx]

What college if you don’t mind me asking?

[pulsar fable]

UMass

[brisk sphinx]

Ahh

[pulsar fable]

University of Mass*

[brisk sphinx]

I have a bunch of friends going to Boston for college

[pulsar fable]

we just shorthand it to UMass

[brisk sphinx]

I’m heading to RPI away from my microcenters

Rensselaer Polyester Institute*

Polytechnic**

[pulsar fable]

I almost went there

but then the costs set in

[brisk sphinx]

I’m only paying about 20k a year so it ain’t bad for me

[high radish]

Only thing I like about my state is no sales tax

[pulsar fable]

if I had a better gpa and a major that was more common, i would go to UMass Amherst

I just want the name on that certificate

[brisk sphinx]

I’m majoring in nuclear engineering so my choices were somewhat limited

[pulsar fable]

Im majoring in IT

turns out a trade doesnt have many colleges with that as a major

[brisk sphinx]

Kinda wish I actually tried in HS, but then again not trying and a 3.7 unweighted GPA is not bad at all

Only things I studied for were finals and trimester exams

[dreamy acorn]

Why do you wish you tried if you passed with above average grades

[dreamy acorn]

state?

[high radish]

Delaware

[dreamy acorn]

lucky

[ebon stratus]

Skeptical#7719 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[dreamy acorn]

oops

no swaring

[high radish]

[dreamy acorn]

East coast has a rock ton of micro centers

[azure pond]

i live on the east coast and am over 3 hours away from the nearest one

[high radish]

Yes but they don't have in my state so I don't want sales tax

[dreamy acorn]

better than living in england

[high radish]

[azure pond]

jokes on you, i live in new england

[dreamy acorn]

i dont live in england

[azure pond]

aka, better england

[dreamy acorn]

im just saying imagine living in england

[dreamy acorn]

laughs

[tiny heron]

laughs in Fahrenheit

[azure pond]

farenheit is ass

[tiny heron]

Lol

In PA I lived 20 mins from a microcenter. Thankfully there is one here in Cleveland but about an hour and a half away from where I'm at now.

[grand orbit]

Time zones are crazy, england is 50 years ahead of the US

[azure pond]

HABHAHABAHAHAHAAH

[high radish]

Walmart got crazy cheap monitors today

[high radish]

isn't 170$ too much for sata drive?

[fleet marlin]

Not when it's basically the best 1, & sure the mx500 is sometimes $10-20 less* but that is "sometimes". I mean this is unless someone wanted to be fine w/ lesser known ssds. Would make a great boot drive (especially for older laptop/pc), or if someone ran out of m.2 slots which isn't hard w/ some older mobos.

[azure pond]

If I used my laptop for more than just school I'd buy it

[high radish]

Maybe it's because I have lots of m2 slots lol I bought 970evo plus for 150$ so 170$ for sata seems too much for me

There's some lowend drives like t-force for 130$ if you just using it as extra storage

it's just use case imo

[fleet marlin]

Yea you're obviously not the expected user group, plus that $150 is just the rare super deal. Someone will snag it. Basically the sata version of a 970 evo. --EDIT: Anyways, priced jumped back $20. p.s. I wouldn't call that sn850 a crazy deal, S70 Blade is $10 less and P41 is $221.

[slow sluice]

It's gotten to the point where an nvme controller doesn't cost significantly more than a sata controller

[light holly]

@fleet marlin If you wanted the White one, Amazon has a $14 coupon which makes it a whole $1 cheaper than the white one on Newegg. 🙂

[fleet marlin]

I know amazon has 20% coupon on both. Already have the Frost Spirit 140 so I'm set, and ask TR for lga1700 kit after I get cpu+mobo again eventually.

[vague pine]

dont follow acer much but is this a decent deal for this monitor?

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-ED270R-Sbiipx-27-Curved-Full-HD-1920-x-1080-165Hz-Monitor-with-AMD-Radeon-FreeSync-Technology-Display-Port-2-x-HDMI-Ports/386514281?athbdg=L1200

obv 1080p 27" not ideal but i mean, $110

[fleet marlin]

There's also this for $9 more (Flat IPS vs curved VA), depends on use. https://www.walmart.com/ip/MSI-Optix-G272-27-Full-HD-LED-Gaming-LCD-Monitor-16-9/905918032

[light bay]

@vague pine ayeee if you havent seen - https://www.amazon.com/deal/4c55ef7e?

[vague pine]

dont need, i only get crocs when cashapp gives discounts

[light bay]

you need them

[vague pine]

already got a free pair of crocs and a pair of crocs for $15

[light bay]

sheesh

[grave delta]

@bitter badge

[light bay]

@grave delta

ah yes, a great... torque wrench set

[slow sluice]

How much?

[light bay]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GBVPYCJ?

lmfao it just links to this

not really a set if you only get one wrench and its a baby 1/4

[slow sluice]

It's in there as one of the options

[light bay]

ah is it?

ok

its not showing up for me

[slow sluice]

Ngl, that's actually a pretty decent looking torque wrench too

[light bay]

oh now its showing up

those breaker bars arent half bad value tbh

1/4 + 3/8 + 1/2 breaker bars with extensions for $20 lol

i mean theyre not super long but still

[azure pond]

Yall have any ideas for the guy in build chat?

I'm a lil stumped aside from the few things I said

[stoic crest]

that 4000d non airflow deal is easily fixable

floppa did it with his 4000x

which is to kinda ask them for an airflow panel

not literally, but say that you don't like it or something idk

i forgot the actual stuff

[light holly]

Corsair will send you an airflow panel free of charge/free shipping if you CALL them and tell them your pc is to hot without the airflow panel.

[stoic crest]

ye

[light holly]

That's what I said to them and they sent me 2 panels no questions asked.

[stoic crest]

at least corsair service is good

[light bay]

Watch them just start sending a drill bit with the non airflow versions lmfao

[stoic crest]

lmao

and instructions on how to drill holes

[shut spoke]

Can I do the same with the 5000d?

[stoic crest]

maybe even guide paper

[cinder kiln]

"Times are tough we can only do so much"

[stoic crest]

yes

just call them and say pc too hot

[cinder kiln]

• REEEE ReerwwwrEEEE REE REE*

I'd just draw a linus with it

[light bay]

"my hyper 212 just cant keep up on my i9 in this crappy case"

[stoic crest]

[swift forge]

Alright

Thanks

[vague pine]

i dont follow headphones much, but is this a good/decent deal to be added into tech deals?

https://www.amazon.com/Sony-WH-XB910N-Cancelling-Headphones-Microphone/dp/B09CGB6VRR?

[swift forge]

I mean it’s half off

Idk if there good tho

[lean briar]

any 16x2 3600 cl 16 white deals?

[molten halo]

Ah the classic white theme price premium

[lean briar]

😭

[cinder kiln]

I think the cheapest decent white sticks are T-Force iirc

Those 3200's tho

Nvm those are 2x8

That escalated quickly

[lean briar]

[swift forge]

crucial ballistix 3200 cl16, could prob easily oc to 3600 tho or higher

[normal tiger]

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Z690-Gaming-DDR4-Motherboard/dp/B09J5TC4F8/ref=sr_1_2?crid=QJHSGQM4BT32&keywords=gigabyte+z690&qid=1657614779&s=electronics&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sprefix=gigabyte+z690%2Celectronics%2C136&sr=1-2

this a good deal for $164.99?

[jolly inlet]

Ballistix is discontinued unfortunately. Remaining stock is getting more expensive.

[swift forge]

Dang

[jolly inlet]

That's the normal price for the board

[swift forge]

That sucks

[normal tiger]

oof gotcha

[jolly inlet]

Yeah oof. Amazon does that every year, mark it up to show a big markdown lol

[normal tiger]

makes sense lol

[vague pine]

@grave delta not the exact model you sent last time but the ballin on a budget continues 😩

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-F91W-1-Classic-Resin-Digital/dp/B000GAWSDG/

[jolly inlet]

The battery on mine is still going strong. It's kept accurate enough time for over 11 years, only off by a total of about 15 minutes.

[light holly]

I have that exact one :D I got it in prison lol.

[fleet marlin]

Dial on the inside for "business" Funny how good all these $10 watches are. Well, good value anyways.

Btw P31 2TB dropped to $162ish & various others on sale, 4TB 870 evo is a decent $350 (sata), because won't find a 4TB nvme for under $500ish usually. Gotta send back my P31 to get that refund, lol.

[lean briar]

prison?

[light holly]

Yep

It's the generic prison watch.

[grand orbit]

P31 2tb for 160

[lean briar]

p41 for 200

[fleet marlin]

208*

[lean briar]

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B08KFRFL8F/ref=twister_B09SHZNGWN?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

yes sir

fe 3070

[swift forge]

Base model

[lean briar]

founders edition

[swift forge]

No

[lean briar]

3600 cl18 or 3200 cl16 better for ryzen?>

[cinder kiln]

Both are xmp's so in most cases it doesn't really matter but the higher the bandwidth the better the infinity fabric so if you were to choose between 2 at the same price, 3600 kit

[grand orbit]

Why Nvidia?

[grand orbit]

3600 is a bit because of the fclk differences, weather or not it's worth the price diff depends, also most 3200c16 kits will do 3600c18 if you don't mind tweaking a bit, plus manual ram oc is so much more beneficial

But amd has far better value atm, only reason to go Nvidia atm is if you get it for cheaper than amd equivalent, always use ray tracing or you will be doing rendering etc instead of gaming

[cinder kiln]

🤷

Well, 3070 FE was mentioned, keep your eye on best buy

[grand orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/all-the-money-just-poof-chrisley-knows-best-waste-of-money-its-just-a-waste-of-money-that-money-just-vanished-gif-21713162

[swift forge]

Why’d he delete all his messages

[lean briar]

he left

i think

lol

[uncut tartan]

No

[lean briar]

lol

[uncut tartan]

It’s so people stop bothering me about it

Like I literally just want a Nvidia card

[lean briar]

why not amd

[uncut tartan]

Doesn’t appeal to me

[lean briar]