darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11515 Posts user info edit post |
^^ You probably have to claim just the damaged components. 8/2/2016 1:29:28 AM
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dzags18 All American 5694 Posts user info edit post |
If you are able to file do not write just a price, it will be much easier to get money back if you are as detailed as possible. Assuming your PC is several years old most of the parts probably won't even be available. List the exact item name if you can with the price you would've paid when you bought it new. If it is something general then write "high end PC gaming RAM 16 GB - 100$", etc. 8/2/2016 9:23:34 AM
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Doss2k All American 18474 Posts user info edit post |
Looks like I was finally able to snag one of the ASUS 1080 cards this morning hooray! 8/12/2016 8:25:13 AM
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darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11515 Posts user info edit post |
Is a GTX 1060 with 6 GB of memory for $200 or less too much to ask for? 12/5/2016 6:48:47 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
just put in a 1080ti and a 4k monitor. these first run chips auto-OC to 1900+mhz 4/6/2017 9:15:04 PM
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HockeyRoman All American 11811 Posts user info edit post |
So as folks are upgrading their systems, I am in the market for fairly modern hardware to update my 2008-era desktop.  4/8/2017 3:38:40 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
gtx970? 4/8/2017 9:28:31 PM
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stowaway All American 11760 Posts user info edit post |
Rather get a 1060 4/9/2017 9:13:42 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
new build is done. should last another 5 years like the last.
ryzen 7 1700X @4.1ghz (ended up being cheaper than the 1700 with the bundle at microcenter) asrock taichi gskill ripjaws V 32gb 3200mhz intel 600p 512gb nvme 1080ti armor oc @1900mhz lg 27" 4k
everything else I reused from my old machine
and unfortunately, I had to switch from my coolermaster nepton 240m to a corsair h110i gt because it's in violation of a patent and won't be getting an AM4 adapter :-\ 4/23/2017 9:13:20 AM
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ssclark Black and Proud 14178 Posts user info edit post |
cost? 4/23/2017 5:58:23 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
600p was ~$135 board was $85 after rebate/bundle cpu was $369 gpu was $720 ram was $240 new water cooler was $125 monitor was $330
So $2000. The psu, case, and soundcard are probably about $300 worth and then I have 3 other older SSDs in it.
I'm selling my 970gtx, nepton 240m, and 8150/16gb ddr3/m5a97 evo (PM if interested) for probably about $400 so I figure about a 1600 net before tax. I wasn't planning on a monitor, but my old monitor had other ideas..  4/23/2017 8:32:07 PM
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neodata686 All American 11572 Posts user info edit post |
Alright it was time to retire my i7-950@3.8ghz that I've been using since 2010.
Picked up a i7-7700k, 16GB of ddr4, and an Asus Rog Strix for ~$615 from Micro Center last night.
Was able to re-use everything else (case, psu, noctua nh-d14 cooler, ssd, and oc'd 980 ti).
Stock 4.2gz turbo 4.5gz. 
[Edited on August 11, 2017 at 11:52 AM. Reason : s] 8/11/2017 11:51:40 AM
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synapse play so hard 60267 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Picked up a i7-7700k, 16GB of ddr4, and an Asus Rog Strix for ~$615 from Micro Center last night. " |
Sounds like this deal https://slickdeals.net/f/10452384-dell-xps-8920-desktop-intel-i7-7700-cpu-geforce-gtx-1050ti-16gb-ddr4-1tb-hdd-win-10-750-after-150-slickdeals-rebate-free-s-h 8/11/2017 12:40:38 PM
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AndyMac All American 31915 Posts user info edit post |
When are these Monopoly money miners going to stop driving the price on video cards up?
I was going to build a PC this spring but decided wait on the Vega cards to compare them. Should have just built it then. 8/11/2017 1:28:34 PM
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AndyMac All American 31915 Posts user info edit post |
When are these Monopoly money miners going to stop driving the price on video cards up?
I was going to build a PC this spring but decided wait on the Vega cards to compare them. Should have just built it then. 8/11/2017 1:28:34 PM
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neodata686 All American 11572 Posts user info edit post |
^^^That's not a bad deal. Although the i7-7700 is $289 right now. I got the k version for $299. With how super easy it is to OC the newer chips it's a shame not to get the unlocked version. 8/11/2017 3:17:35 PM
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AndyMac All American 31915 Posts user info edit post |
Since I can't get a mid range card for a decent price I figured screw it I'll go high end. Any glaring weaknesses or bottlenecks in this? I don't need a PSU or a large storage HDD because I have them already.
Also can't seem to make my wish list public.
i7/Mobo/RAM combo https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3579091 Gigabyte 1080 Ti https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125954 500 GB SSD https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147373 Cooler Master CPU cooler https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 Fractal design case https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352048 8/22/2017 11:54:46 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
if you're building a new machine, there's absolutely no reason to buy a sata ssd. go nvme for the same money and 300+% performance.
[Edited on August 23, 2017 at 8:35 AM. Reason : also, that card is THREE slots for not any perf improvement over any of the other non-FE Tis] 8/23/2017 8:34:10 AM
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AndyMac All American 31915 Posts user info edit post |
Good call on the SSD. Never used nvme so wasn't familiar with it.
As for the card, does it taking 3 slots matter if I'm not planning on SLI? I guess I could future proof just in case. 8/23/2017 1:34:07 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
case airflow and if you plan on using a pcie slot in the future for more nvme disks or maybe a sound or capture card.
it looks like the prices on everything are fucked due to miners, as the card I bought 7 months ago is now $50 more than I paid so that might be a decent deal. I'd just get the cheapest with 2 or 3 fans and a back plate 8/23/2017 2:55:21 PM
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dtownral Suspended 26632 Posts user info edit post |
i have that case and love it, it's so quiet
it doesn't look like you would lose pcie slots with the way they are laid out on that motherboard. i wouldn't worry too much about airflow, that case lets you add fans all over it 8/23/2017 4:09:22 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
it looks like he'd lose his pcie-1x slot in the middle. that's what my SBZ is connected to. probably a non-issue since you have another, but why lose a slot if you don't have to? 8/23/2017 4:19:32 PM
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AndyMac All American 31915 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah I switched it out to a thinner one that's also $10 cheaper. I doubt the space will ever be an issue but better to have extra space and never need it than need it and not have it.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137142 8/23/2017 6:11:20 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
4 years later, it's time to rebuild.
ryzen 5950x asrock taichi x570 64gb of gskill ddr4 3600 re-using the intel nvme adding a 2TB sata ssd for vm storage seasonic tx-1000 prime re-using my sbz re-using my old mellanox 10g NIC re-using corsair h110i finally got a new case after 10 years - fractal design define r6 usb-c lg ultrahd bluray burner nvidia a6000 (for windows) nvidia rtx4000 (for linux vm)
I needed a new laptop for work, but hate switching between 2 machines all day so I'm just upgrading to be able to run a vm without compromising my main OS performance 3/4/2021 10:54:49 AM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
decided to keep my old machine complete so bought a 980 pro gen 4 nvme to replace the 600p and got a arctic liquid freezer 2 to cool it. 3/10/2021 10:34:37 PM
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smoothcrim Universal Magnetic! 18769 Posts user info edit post |
couldn't get passthrough working in hyperv so I took out the 4000. I've got another a6000 but no nvlink bridge
perfect for voxel trash like valheim  3/29/2021 5:53:14 PM
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A Tanzarian drip drip boom 10861 Posts user info edit post |
Are Seagate drives any good?
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