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Huge drop of GPUs at BestBuy with a reasonable queue system. Try your luck. I got a 3070!
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Inzombiac posted:Huge drop of GPUs at BestBuy with a reasonable queue system. They seemingly have 1650 supers and other things at reasonable prices again, to boot
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Dec 22, 2020 17:31
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Inzombiac posted:Huge drop of GPUs at BestBuy with a reasonable queue system. CPUs too. I managed to get a 5600X but no luck on the 3060 unfortunately.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:32
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I hope seeing this pushes back some of the doom and gloom around availability. It’s real, and you can get stuff if you’re patient. No sense settling for less performance than you want for years cause you’re too impatient to wait like a month or 2.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:44
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I scored a 3070 on Amazon last week and the original ship date of late Feb just got bumped to Jan 6. There's hope!
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Dec 22, 2020 17:47
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:I hope seeing this pushes back some of the doom and gloom around availability. Eh, I think there's plenty reason for the average consumer to feel downtrodden about the situation. Most normal people are searching Amazon every few weeks and seeing nothing. Us setting up bots and alerts and whatnot is not the common case.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:56
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Inzombiac posted:Eh, I think there's plenty reason for the average consumer to feel downtrodden about the situation. Yeah it's one of those things where if you work at it, the things are attainable, but normal people just want to be able to buy poo poo by going to the store/website, not dick around with other poo poo for some indeterminate amount of time.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:58
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Inzombiac posted:Huge drop of GPUs at BestBuy with a reasonable queue system. I snagged one too. Wasn't expecting things to work so smoothly. Was only available for in-store pickup for me.
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Dec 22, 2020 18:01
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I've got my new 5600x and I'm trying to figure out what ram to use. I've got two pairs of 8GB 3000 CL15 Corsair Vengeance LTX sticks, but I just found out that the one pair is Micron dual rank, and the other is Samsung single rank. I've bought a pair of 16GB 3200 CL16 (same brand). Should I keep the old ram or use the new kit? I'd probably want to try overclocking a bit.
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Dec 22, 2020 18:09
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Inzombiac posted:Huge drop of GPUs at BestBuy with a reasonable queue system. I think I bagged a 3080FE a few minutes ago. I did not expect this to happen until January.
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Dec 22, 2020 18:11
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Stores keep coming up with availability and then I can't order from any of them. Great system guys
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Dec 22, 2020 18:13
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Boz0r posted:I've got my new 5600x and I'm trying to figure out what ram to use. I've got two pairs of 8GB 3000 CL15 Corsair Vengeance LTX sticks, but I just found out that the one pair is Micron dual rank, and the other is Samsung single rank. I've bought a pair of 16GB 3200 CL16 (same brand). Should I keep the old ram or use the new kit? I'd probably want to try overclocking a bit. Prevailing wisdom is that for four sticks, you are better off getting a single kit than trying to mix and match two different pairs. It will _probably_ work but you might run into weirdness with timings, which could lead to stability issues If you are trying to get to 32GB, you might as well just get a 2x16 kit. Average going price for the G.skill 3200 CL16 kit has been hovering around $110 USD
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Dec 22, 2020 18:19
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vanilla slimfast posted:Prevailing wisdom is that for four sticks, you are better off getting a single kit than trying to mix and match two different pairs. It will _probably_ work but you might run into weirdness with timings, which could lead to stability issues Roger. I'll just need to make sure that this kit is dual rank.
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Dec 22, 2020 18:30
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Boz0r posted:Roger. I'll just need to make sure that this kit is dual rank. I think Micron/Crucial is the only one making single rank 16GB sticks right now. Your new set is very likely to be dual rank, but it's easy enough to verify in CPU-Z once you have it in hand.
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How much of a difference does 3200 mhz vs 3600 and optimized for intel/ryzen labels on RAM make? I see the Ryzen 5600X specsheet lists 3200 and the motherboards list 3200 and some other speeds for OC but not 3600. It looks like "optimized" is mostly marketing for if it was tested and has XMP profiles. Is this correct so far? Without overclocking is there a point to more than 3200?
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Dec 23, 2020 03:18
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CampingCarl posted:How much of a difference does 3200 mhz vs 3600 and optimized for intel/ryzen labels on RAM make? I see the Ryzen 5600X specsheet lists 3200 and the motherboards list 3200 and some other speeds for OC but not 3600. It looks like "optimized" is mostly marketing for if it was tested and has XMP profiles. Is this correct so far? Without overclocking is there a point to more than 3200? On Zen2, 2-5 fps, and it doesn't; not sure how the change in CCXs effects the effect on Zen3. Again on Zen2 you could get substantial improvements if you were willing to manually tune the subtimings which probably holds, and ram with a higher rated speed is probably better for such, but I don't have the details. HWUnboxed just did a video on Zen and ram, but I haven't watched it.
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Dec 23, 2020 03:24
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Man, if we actually do end up getting $2K stimulus, I'll feel like a real knob not going for a 3080 instead of a 70.
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Dec 23, 2020 03:53
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Inzombiac posted:Man, if we actually do end up getting $2K stimulus, I'll feel like a real knob not going for a 3080 instead of a 70. Nobody's getting 2000 bucks. It's posturing.
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Dec 23, 2020 05:04
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orange juche posted:Nobody's getting 2000 bucks. It's posturing.  I'm happy w my new intel build and a nvidia 1650. I'll let the dust settle before I get a hot new gpu (my old default GPU rec cost was ~$200, these days I'd stretch that $100-150, but not until things get more stable/normal)
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Dec 23, 2020 05:31
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Inzombiac posted:Huge drop of GPUs at BestBuy with a reasonable queue system. None of the Best Buys around me have anything, and I still have yet to see one in stock. I just want a base model 3060 FE for $400.  What is a good 120mm case fan? I'm looking to replace my current (broken) fans with 1 or 2 120mm fans.
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Dec 23, 2020 07:52
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Finally got my P500a in today. Now the question is if my NH-D15 will be a problem getting in there. Everything currently fits together in my Fractal R4, so I can only assume it'll work again.
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Dec 23, 2020 07:54
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I have a full length PSU shroud on my Fractal design Meshify case. Would it be possible to mount a small screen to the shroud, between tempred glass side panel? And maybe connect the display via HDMI or DP or something and use the screen to display different stats, like temps, fan rpm, maybe weather outside etc.? Has anyone here done something similar?
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Dec 23, 2020 11:20
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Min/maxing is a terrible drug but looking back after you built and are enjoying the PC to think about how you could have, possibly, sometime down the line, min/maxed better is a poisonous money pit. Put the money in the bank or enjoy it and in 2 years get a 4080 or 4070ti bus hustler fucked around with this message at 15:18 on Dec 23, 2020 |
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Dec 23, 2020 15:16
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Ihmemies posted:I have a full length PSU shroud on my Fractal design Meshify case. Would it be possible to mount a small screen to the shroud, between tempred glass side panel? And maybe connect the display via HDMI or DP or something and use the screen to display different stats, like temps, fan rpm, maybe weather outside etc.? Has anyone here done something similar? Not the biggest fan of the channel, but this popped up in my youtube recs a while back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTdniu3gn3Y
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CampingCarl posted:How much of a difference does 3200 mhz vs 3600 and optimized for intel/ryzen labels on RAM make? I see the Ryzen 5600X specsheet lists 3200 and the motherboards list 3200 and some other speeds for OC but not 3600. It looks like "optimized" is mostly marketing for if it was tested and has XMP profiles. Is this correct so far? Without overclocking is there a point to more than 3200? For AMD 3600 CL16 is the best bang for the buck in terms of gaining performance from just plugging in faster ram and turning on XMP. The gains aren't amazing but the markup also isn't that much. The problem with going higher than that is a) the markup in memory price can get stupid, and b) the memory controller can't run 1:1 with ram over 3800 reliably anyway. Some dope said 4000 was the ideal for Zen 3, but then it turned out that Zen 3 memory controller still won't reliably run 1:1 with anything over 3800 so that's BS basically. Some individual CPUs/mobos can do it but it's not something you can just plug and play at all. You can go down a memory hole of manually overclocking ram based on messing with 24 different values in the BIOS or whatever, but for normal humans that's not remotely worth it.
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i'm going to guess the answer is no but is it still possible to upgrade my socket lga1150 CPU? its not a big issue but with cyberpunk running like poo poo if i could upgrade the cpu for not much i'd have been willing to do it
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Jose posted:i'm going to guess the answer is no but is it still possible to upgrade my socket lga1150 CPU? its not a big issue but with cyberpunk running like poo poo if i could upgrade the cpu for not much i'd have been willing to do it In that you could buy a higher-end cpu from back when it was current, yes, but those are never available for anything resembling a reasonable price. So not really, no.
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Jose posted:i'm going to guess the answer is no but is it still possible to upgrade my socket lga1150 CPU? its not a big issue but with cyberpunk running like poo poo if i could upgrade the cpu for not much i'd have been willing to do it Might be worth pushing an OC or doing a delid if you feel comfortable risking it.
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What's the best way to browse for 3000 series GPU stock as a brit? I'm in a couple of alert discords, is there anything else I should be doing?
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Might be worth pushing an OC or doing a delid if you feel comfortable risking it. not sure what you mean by delid but if its risky then no. I went into the bios and its set to auto OC to up to 3.6ghz. Its an i5 4570 normaly at 3.2ghz
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What country are you in? US What are you using the system for? Web and Office? Gaming? Video or photo editing? Professional creative or scientific computing? Gaming primarily. What's your budget? We usually specify for just the computer itself (plus Windows), but if you also need monitor/mouse/whatever, just say so. I'd like to keep it under $1500, but this is flexible. If you're gaming, what is your monitor resolution / refresh rate? How fancy do you want your graphics, from “it runs” to “Ultra preset as fast as possible”? I want to game at 2k 144hz with high settings. I managed to get orders in for a 3070 and 5600x. Assuming the orders are fulfilled I'd like to build a new system. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (Purchased For $278.48) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $0.00) Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($80.00 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: HP EX950 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 3X OC Video Card (Purchased For $589.99) Case: Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00) Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00) Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan (Purchased For $0.00) Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan (Purchased For $0.00) Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan (Purchased For $0.00) Total: $1258.45 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-23 11:13 EST-0500 If there's no price associated, I'd like to bring the part across from my current/old build. Looking for any critiques and suggestions. Memory, motherboard, and NVME SSD were recommended in other people's posts so that's what I used for reference.
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Jose posted:not sure what you mean by delid but if its risky then no. I went into the bios and its set to auto OC to up to 3.6ghz. Its an i5 4570 normaly at 3.2ghz I think the highest chip you can even go to is a 4790k on that socket... which... is definitely NOT worth the upgrade. Your CPU is unfortunately 7 years old.
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yeah i know its ancient at this point and i wasn't seriously considering upgrading it but cyberpunk is the first game to really struggle. hopefully i'll just build a new pc next year
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Just plotting out a CPU upgrade in the next year or two, and speaking of socketing. AMD had committed to AM4 up through Zen 3, but are there any rumblings that they will be switching things up for the (currently hypothetical, right?) Zen 4? It would be nice to get the first chip on a new socket to hope for some forward compatability.
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Jose posted:yeah i know its ancient at this point and i wasn't seriously considering upgrading it but cyberpunk is the first game to really struggle. hopefully i'll just build a new pc next year Cyberpunk "struggles" on a lot of hardware. It's this generations Crysis. But yea, hopefully you can build new next year! And hopefully everything is back in stock by then.
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Boxman posted:Just plotting out a CPU upgrade in the next year or two, and speaking of socketing. AMD had committed to AM4 up through Zen 3, but are there any rumblings that they will be switching things up for the (currently hypothetical, right?) Zen 4? It would be nice to get the first chip on a new socket to hope for some forward compatability. Current rumors are a Zen3+ on AM4 in 2021 and Zen4 on a new socket with DDR5 in 2022.
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sean10mm posted:For AMD 3600 CL16 is the best bang for the buck in terms of gaining performance from just plugging in faster ram and turning on XMP. The gains aren't amazing but the markup also isn't that much. I saw this specific kind recommended a couple places Crucial Ballistix 3600 MHz DDR4 though I can't tell if it is just for ability to go >3600 but its same price as everything else?
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Dec 23, 2020 18:12
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literally this big posted:What is a good 120mm case fan? I'm looking to replace my current (broken) fans with 1 or 2 120mm fans.
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literally this big posted:Quoting this from earlier because I'm still looking for recommendations. What's a good (mid-range, cost-effective) 120mm case fan to replace 1-2 fans? You can't go wrong with Noctua's stuff
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literally this big posted:Quoting this from earlier because I'm still looking for recommendations. What's a good (mid-range, cost-effective) 120mm case fan to replace 1-2 fans? Arctic p12s are excellent value for money, much cheaper than noctua a12x25s and nearly as good performance wise. Apparently they suffer from coil whine around 1000rpm but that's very easy to avoid with fan curves. You can get a 5 pack for the same price as 1 noctua
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