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Finch's Guide to Obtaining a GPU/CPU and Trading Thread
Posted on 6/1/21 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 6/1/21 at 3:44 pm
Trading "Rules":
1 - Don't be stupid.
2 - Don't send money to someone you don't know over the internet.
3 - Protect yourself by using PayPal's Goods and Services and/or PayPal Invoice. This is a more protected way of exchanging goods online as compared to normal PayPal Friends and Family, Venmo, CashApp, etc. If a seller tries to use anything other than PayPal Goods and Services and/or PayPal Invoice, do not deal with that person.
4 - In person transactions are strictly up to you and how you want to handle it. Suggest to meet in a public place with plenty of witnesses. Like a police station.
GPU Guide:
First off, this is going to be more difficult than your new gen consoles due to the hundreds of different different variants of each GPU. CPUs aren't quite as difficult, but that's not to say they're easy. You have to be quick. So, here it goes....
Bots
First off, the best chance you will ever have at getting a card is by using a bot. One of the more popular ones is called Stellar AIO. Very rarely do they sell new keys so it may be out of the question for you. However, some Discord servers have users that rent them out daily/weekly/monthly. Please note, at the cost of the bot and if you're able to get a card, you might as well have bought at a scalper's price. That's how expensive these bots are.
Twitter
If you want a more price friendly approach, I suggest following these twitter handles. Again, just like the PS5 thread, you'll want to turn on notifications for each of these twitter accounts. They will provides links from Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Zotac, etc. when they drop.
https://twitter.com/LeBlarstOfTimes (provides direct product links)
https://twitter.com/BotPCParts (provides ATC links to expedite the checkout process / success rate is very low)
https://twitter.com/stock_drops (provides ATC links to expedite the checkout process / success rate is very low)
I should warn about these accounts, they will tweet anything PC parts related. Cases, cables, fans, headsets, keyboards, mice, etc. That's one of the pains of watching these accounts. They might make you anxious.
EVGA
Your next option is the EVGA waiting list. This eliminates bots that bog down all of the websites when they have drops. The downside is you'll be waiting forever probably at this point. Find the card you want and ask to be notified.
EVGA 30 Series Cards
Don't forget about EVGA's B-Stock program. These are cards that have been traded-in or "traded-up". They're used so keep that in mind.
EVGA 30 Series B-Stock
All B-Stock Items
Newegg
The next option is Newegg's "Newegg Shuffle". Every weekday, Newegg will have GPU/CPU/PSU combos to choose from. If you're lucky to get picked, you'll have the chance to checkout without the rush similar to EVGA's site. Usually starts at 11:00et am or 1:00et pm.
Newegg Shuffle
Best Buy
Best Buy tends to drop every other week between Tuesday and Thursday around 10:00et am - 1:00et pm. Last drop was 7/29 so we'll be waiting another 2 weeks for the next drop.
Best Buy "GPUs" Search Results...
Nerdspeak Queue Timer Browser Extension
NerdSpeak Patreon (Only way to get the newly developed stock bot)
Zotac
Zotac has a Queue-It system now. It's FIFO so you gotta be quick.
https://us.zotacstore.com/us/graphics-cards/geforce-rtx-30-series
AMD Direct Store
This place is just as bad as Zotac. I wouldn't even try, but the prices literally can't be beat for Reference Radeon cards (unless you're buying from Best Buy).
https://www.amd.com/en/direct-buy/us
No more need for scripts for AMD's site. They've implemented a random queue system. With it being random, you place in line can vary regardless of when you arrive. You'll have about 10 minutes before the queue is formed so follow these steps.
1 - Download Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.
2 - Open the queue in a normal tab.
3 - Open the queue in a private tab.
4 - Do this for all of your web browsers, including your cell phone.
5 - Wait for timer to expire and set the queue.
6 - Pray that one of your tabs gets you in in time.
Maybe there will be a browser extension to come out soon to create multiple queue tokens. One can hope, anyway.
There's a Mozilla extension that allows you to open multiple tabs and get different queue IDs for each. Go Here
fixitfixitfixit Discord Server
This Discord has a bunch of channels to chat with other people that are also looking for new hardware. They also have a roles channel where you "react" with a specified emote. These emotes are designated to special channels throughout the server that are specifically set up to alert you when that specific series card is available for purchase. This guy also has a YouTube stream that scans each site and will send out an alarm when something goes live.
fixitfixitfixit Discord Server
fixitfixitfixit YouTube Live Stream
Microcenter
If you don't live near a Microcenter, don't bother. If you do, they only sell in store. What you have to do is get there at midnight and wait until they open or usually around 7am. What they do is give out vouchers for the card you want. So, you return later with your voucher and make your purchase. And you can only buy one per household every 30 days. Go in before hand and ask a manager when they usually expect a shipment so you're not waiting for nothing.
Antonline EVGA Bundles
https://www.antonline.com/evga/graphicscards/bundles
GPU Mining Guide on the Tech Board
1 - Don't be stupid.
2 - Don't send money to someone you don't know over the internet.
3 - Protect yourself by using PayPal's Goods and Services and/or PayPal Invoice. This is a more protected way of exchanging goods online as compared to normal PayPal Friends and Family, Venmo, CashApp, etc. If a seller tries to use anything other than PayPal Goods and Services and/or PayPal Invoice, do not deal with that person.
4 - In person transactions are strictly up to you and how you want to handle it. Suggest to meet in a public place with plenty of witnesses. Like a police station.
GPU Guide:
First off, this is going to be more difficult than your new gen consoles due to the hundreds of different different variants of each GPU. CPUs aren't quite as difficult, but that's not to say they're easy. You have to be quick. So, here it goes....
Bots
First off, the best chance you will ever have at getting a card is by using a bot. One of the more popular ones is called Stellar AIO. Very rarely do they sell new keys so it may be out of the question for you. However, some Discord servers have users that rent them out daily/weekly/monthly. Please note, at the cost of the bot and if you're able to get a card, you might as well have bought at a scalper's price. That's how expensive these bots are.
If you want a more price friendly approach, I suggest following these twitter handles. Again, just like the PS5 thread, you'll want to turn on notifications for each of these twitter accounts. They will provides links from Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Zotac, etc. when they drop.
https://twitter.com/LeBlarstOfTimes (provides direct product links)
https://twitter.com/BotPCParts (provides ATC links to expedite the checkout process / success rate is very low)
https://twitter.com/stock_drops (provides ATC links to expedite the checkout process / success rate is very low)
I should warn about these accounts, they will tweet anything PC parts related. Cases, cables, fans, headsets, keyboards, mice, etc. That's one of the pains of watching these accounts. They might make you anxious.
EVGA
Your next option is the EVGA waiting list. This eliminates bots that bog down all of the websites when they have drops. The downside is you'll be waiting forever probably at this point. Find the card you want and ask to be notified.
EVGA 30 Series Cards
Don't forget about EVGA's B-Stock program. These are cards that have been traded-in or "traded-up". They're used so keep that in mind.
EVGA 30 Series B-Stock
All B-Stock Items
Newegg
The next option is Newegg's "Newegg Shuffle". Every weekday, Newegg will have GPU/CPU/PSU combos to choose from. If you're lucky to get picked, you'll have the chance to checkout without the rush similar to EVGA's site. Usually starts at 11:00et am or 1:00et pm.
Newegg Shuffle
Best Buy
Best Buy tends to drop every other week between Tuesday and Thursday around 10:00et am - 1:00et pm. Last drop was 7/29 so we'll be waiting another 2 weeks for the next drop.
Best Buy "GPUs" Search Results...
Nerdspeak Queue Timer Browser Extension
NerdSpeak Patreon (Only way to get the newly developed stock bot)
Zotac
Zotac has a Queue-It system now. It's FIFO so you gotta be quick.
https://us.zotacstore.com/us/graphics-cards/geforce-rtx-30-series
AMD Direct Store
This place is just as bad as Zotac. I wouldn't even try, but the prices literally can't be beat for Reference Radeon cards (unless you're buying from Best Buy).
https://www.amd.com/en/direct-buy/us
No more need for scripts for AMD's site. They've implemented a random queue system. With it being random, you place in line can vary regardless of when you arrive. You'll have about 10 minutes before the queue is formed so follow these steps.
1 - Download Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.
2 - Open the queue in a normal tab.
3 - Open the queue in a private tab.
4 - Do this for all of your web browsers, including your cell phone.
5 - Wait for timer to expire and set the queue.
6 - Pray that one of your tabs gets you in in time.
Maybe there will be a browser extension to come out soon to create multiple queue tokens. One can hope, anyway.
There's a Mozilla extension that allows you to open multiple tabs and get different queue IDs for each. Go Here
fixitfixitfixit Discord Server
This Discord has a bunch of channels to chat with other people that are also looking for new hardware. They also have a roles channel where you "react" with a specified emote. These emotes are designated to special channels throughout the server that are specifically set up to alert you when that specific series card is available for purchase. This guy also has a YouTube stream that scans each site and will send out an alarm when something goes live.
fixitfixitfixit Discord Server
fixitfixitfixit YouTube Live Stream
Microcenter
If you don't live near a Microcenter, don't bother. If you do, they only sell in store. What you have to do is get there at midnight and wait until they open or usually around 7am. What they do is give out vouchers for the card you want. So, you return later with your voucher and make your purchase. And you can only buy one per household every 30 days. Go in before hand and ask a manager when they usually expect a shipment so you're not waiting for nothing.
Antonline EVGA Bundles
https://www.antonline.com/evga/graphicscards/bundles
GPU Mining Guide on the Tech Board
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 10:41 am
Posted on 6/2/21 at 2:30 pm to finchmeister08
How aBOOT I send you money and you get me one with a $100 finders fee?
Too much work.
Too much work.
Posted on 6/2/21 at 4:26 pm to finchmeister08
At $999, I would have been tempted to pull the trigger on a 3080ti. Not at $1,199.
Posted on 6/14/21 at 9:52 pm to finchmeister08
Do yo have a good site that shows performance of each in order to justify when cost exceeds performance?
Posted on 6/24/21 at 11:02 am to finchmeister08
Price drop is real. Things are coming down steadily. I'm not desperate but I think once I see a 3080 for 1000 or less I will bite.
Posted on 6/30/21 at 2:21 pm to finchmeister08
Man, I finally decided to try my luck getting a 30 series GPU on Monday. Having previously been through this shite with the Xbox Series X pre-order I knew two things. First, I wanted to taget Best Buy and I wanted to purchase thru the mobile app because that worked for me before when I lost numerous Xboxes via their website. I decided to give distill.io a shot, but realized quick they had many shortcomings, the biggest was it would get rate limited quick, also wasn't free to get text, links in text didn't open the app and it didn't allow for geolocation. So, this morning I wrote a quick bot that basically continuously checks a list of GPUs on BB.com using a workaround I discovered so to not get rate limited and sends me a text when one is in stock. My BB app opens up logged in and my BB card is saved as default payment. Well I deployed it at 10:30am today and got a Gigabyte 12GB 3060 a few minutes ago. From receiving the text to clicking all the way through checkout took about 10 seconds. I was laughing my arse off at how perfect to plan it went and how lucky I was they actually did restocks on the same day I deployed ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
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Posted on 7/20/21 at 8:59 am to finchmeister08
Secured mine at BestBuy. 3070ti and 3080ti today.
This post was edited on 7/20/21 at 9:00 am
Posted on 9/2/21 at 10:53 am to finchmeister08
The MtechTx discord invite is expired, any chance we can get an updated link?
Posted on 11/11/21 at 4:33 pm to finchmeister08
quote:
Guide to Obtaining a GPU/CPU
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Posted on 3/24/22 at 8:23 am to finchmeister08
Posted on 3/25/22 at 12:27 pm to finchmeister08
Are things slowly getting better? The local Microcenter has the 3070 Ti for $830. And the 3080 Ti for $1250.
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