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re: Finch's Guide to Obtaining a GPU/CPU and Trading Thread

Posted on 7/29/21 at 1:18 pm to
Posted by xXLSUXx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 1:18 pm to
FYI - NerdSpeak has a BestBuy queue timer refresh extension now. NerdSpeak Link

It works by showing you your actual wait time in the BestBuy queue, which is randomized by BB after you hit Add To Cart. You can then refresh your queue timer, and if it's a shorter queue timer it automatically takes effect.

I believe this is how many bots were bypassing the queue system as of a few weeks ago.

This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 1:56 pm
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 7/29/21 at 1:20 pm to
beautiful


eta: i'll add it to the OP
This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 1:21 pm
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
39476 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 1:31 pm to
my 6700xt from today got cancelled. duplicated order. looks like you need to do more than just change the mailing address and email address. something from billing address probably needs to change as well for it to work.
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
15382 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 1:33 pm to
So how did the queue thing work? Is chasing a 6800XT gonna be a waste of time now?
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
39476 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 1:40 pm to
it wasn't bad today. but you're limited to 2 tabs per browser you have installed on your phone/computers (normal tab / incognito tab).



bots will be able to create multiple tabs per browser by next week.

when the queue starts, you get a Queue ID. bots will be able to generate multiple i'm sure.




the queue is random so you could be placed first, last or somewhere in the middle. so the more tabs you have available, the better chances you have.
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
39476 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 4:10 pm to
quote:

bamabenny


have you sold that 6700xt yet?
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
15382 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 4:48 pm to
Yeah I got $700 for mine on Facebook pretty quickly
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:38 pm to
Y'all got any leads on where I can score an RX470/480/570/580 for less than 2016 MSRP beside ebay/Facebook/craigslist?
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31449 posts
Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:41 pm to
quote:

Y'all got any leads on where I can score an RX470/480/570/580 for less than 2016 MSRP beside ebay/Facebook/craigslist?


Trying to finish a build, or doing something boutique?
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 8/1/21 at 1:54 pm to
Its for an eGPU so I can run more than 2 monitors on my piece of shite work MacBook Pro.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:01 pm to
Are you local to the BR area, or are you actually in NJ or elsewhere?
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
1599 posts
Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:22 pm to
In BR
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31449 posts
Posted on 8/1/21 at 2:57 pm to
I have one of these that I picked up used when I was doing my build in October when I couldn't immediately get my hands on a 3080: LINK

A guy did me a favor and passed it to me for below market value, and I'm willing to pay that forward. Now, glancing at current market value, I'm not sure about below MSRP, but we can talk about it


Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
1599 posts
Posted on 8/1/21 at 3:08 pm to
Nice! Let me know how much you're looking for
This post was edited on 8/1/21 at 3:40 pm
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 8/1/21 at 3:13 pm to
I'll shoot you an email, and we can talk about it. At the end of the day, you're likely in roughly the same position I was when I bought it: I was actually just looking for the cheapest gpu I could find that would allow me to complete my build and post. Then I was offered this, which was overkill for what I needed, because I was looking to replace it asap. So while it was/is a great card, I was still fairly price sensitive.

Now, you are actually looking to use the card long term, but an RX 570 4gb is actually probably a little more than you need. So like I said, we'll talk about it. Try to balance cutting you a deal with the fact that I don't know you
Posted by Fat Batman
Gotham City, NJ
Member since Oct 2019
1599 posts
Posted on 8/1/21 at 3:23 pm to
sounds good.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31449 posts
Posted on 8/1/21 at 3:26 pm to
Email sent.
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
15382 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 7:54 am to
Gonna try out this AMD queue today, sounds like a waste of time, but whatever
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
19128 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 7:59 am to
I'm here as well for the disappointment

Estimated wait time: more than an hour
This post was edited on 8/5/21 at 8:02 am
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
15382 posts
Posted on 8/5/21 at 8:40 am to
damn, they dropped early. I hopped in at 8:30ish and the line was paused

Guess I'll go f myself
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