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re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 2/1/24 at 7:41 am to UltimateHog
Posted on 2/1/24 at 7:41 am to UltimateHog
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Man I feel the exact opposite, so glad I made the jump and got familiar with DDR5 and AM5 across the board. Was so much new shite to learn but damn it was fun. Still the top 7700X/4070 score in the world.
Even more so now with Zen 5 starting to get closer and closer, I'll preorder and plop that 8700X in nice and quick and probably make back most of my money re-selling the 7700X.
Learning new systems and platforms is always fun, but I think Benny is more talking about time value. I don't know what you were upgrading from, so the 4070 might have been awesome for you. But Benny's 3080 is the near exact equivalent in performance to your 4070, and he got an extra two years or so with his card while you were presumably dealing with lower performance holding out. On the CPU front, your chip is better in productivity tasks and they both trade blows in gaming: yours is better in games that aren't cache sensitive; his is better in games that are. But while less pronounced than the GPU situation, he got to enjoy that level of performance for a year or so before you purchased your CPU, and he wasn't buying into different platform to do it.
No right or wrong. It's just a matter of priorities, timing, and disposable income
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Posted on 2/1/24 at 7:47 am to LSUGent
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I’m bored and made a PC build that had to be under $700
LINK
Think you can get better for $700?
After a cursory glance, I doubt it. The margins are razor thin at that price point right now. If someone had to build now and only had that budget and not a penny more, that's about as good as it's going to get.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:59 am to Joshjrn
My buddy just got an absolute steal from Amazon that it looks like I missed out on. $650 for a 7900 XTX, yes an XTX 
His order has shipped and mine is still stuck in fulfillment
His order has shipped and mine is still stuck in fulfillment
This post was edited on 2/1/24 at 9:00 am
Posted on 2/1/24 at 9:05 am to bluebarracuda
Amazing price if legit. Link?
Posted on 2/1/24 at 9:06 am to bluebarracuda
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My buddy just got an absolute steal from Amazon that it looks like I missed out on. $650 for a 7900 XTX, yes an XTX
His order has shipped and mine is still stuck in fulfillment
thats what you get for not sharing
Posted on 2/1/24 at 9:06 am to Joshjrn
This was on Tuesday and it went right back to retail price after we ordered
It looks like they may have accidentally done 35% off instead of a $35 coupon
It looks like they may have accidentally done 35% off instead of a $35 coupon
Posted on 2/1/24 at 9:09 am to bluebarracuda
Haha yeah, it happens. Unless his has shipped, don’t be surprised if they cancel the order. Happened to me on a RAM kit. They spent a week trying to get me to cancel on my end before just taking the Amazon strike and cancelling on theirs.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 9:11 am to Joshjrn
His did ship, mine has not 
He also lives next to a microcenter and picked up that sweet bitspower deal for the full custom loop case and AM5 mobo.
Why do we have to live 4+ hours away from one
He also lives next to a microcenter and picked up that sweet bitspower deal for the full custom loop case and AM5 mobo.
Why do we have to live 4+ hours away from one
Posted on 2/1/24 at 9:17 am to bluebarracuda
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He also lives next to a microcenter and picked up that sweet bitspower deal for the full custom loop case and AM5 mobo.
Lucky.
I would change my strict rule of never going to Baton Rouge if there was a Microcenter there.
Posted on 2/2/24 at 9:31 pm to SaintEB
Landed a 4080 Super at retail today. Was trying to nab a 4090 but have never been able to get one at retail. This will hold me over until 5090
It'll be running with my 9900K LOL (until I can secure a 7800X3D on sale), but it wont matter much since I'm running 4K
It'll be running with my 9900K LOL (until I can secure a 7800X3D on sale), but it wont matter much since I'm running 4K
Posted on 2/2/24 at 10:26 pm to Carson123987
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It'll be running with my 9900K LOL (until I can secure a 7800X3D on sale), but it wont matter much since I'm running 4K
As someone who just had to go down to an old Gen from 12900k for two days, it was miserable.
But PUBG is a steaming pile of shite so it can't run on anything
Posted on 2/2/24 at 10:53 pm to Carson123987
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(until I can secure a 7800X3D on sale),
Define on sale. They are sub 400 these days.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 12:51 am to SaintEB
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Define on sale. They are sub 400 these days.
I think they were down to around $330 a few months ago.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 5:06 pm to LSUGent
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I think they were down to around $330 a few months ago.
That's what I'm aiming for
Posted on 2/6/24 at 5:09 pm to Carson123987
Ok fellas, this may be a retarded question but I'm going to ask it anyway.
My 4080 Super has a 16pin (12VHPWR) slot. It comes with an adapter for (3) 8pin connections
My 1000W EVGA PSU came with (2) 8pin to 8 pin cables, as well as (2) 8pin to 2x 8pin (pigtail) cables
The 4080 Super advises that you use 3 separate cables with no pigtails. Is it safe for me to use the (2) 8 pin to 8 pins + (1) 8 pin to 2x 8pin and just leave the pigtail hanging?
I ordered a 12VHPR to 4x 8pin cable from Cablemod so this just has to hold me over until then.
My 4080 Super has a 16pin (12VHPWR) slot. It comes with an adapter for (3) 8pin connections
My 1000W EVGA PSU came with (2) 8pin to 8 pin cables, as well as (2) 8pin to 2x 8pin (pigtail) cables
The 4080 Super advises that you use 3 separate cables with no pigtails. Is it safe for me to use the (2) 8 pin to 8 pins + (1) 8 pin to 2x 8pin and just leave the pigtail hanging?
I ordered a 12VHPR to 4x 8pin cable from Cablemod so this just has to hold me over until then.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 5:29 pm to Carson123987
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The 4080 Super advises that you use 3 separate cables with no pigtails. Is it safe for me to use the (2) 8 pin to 8 pins + (1) 8 pin to 2x 8pin and just leave the pigtail hanging?
Yep, it’s fine. They just don’t want you using two cables total instead of three.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:16 pm to Carson123987
Damn. Wasting that 4080 on Warzone games with Rocky? Come put that thing to work in some real lobbies.
This post was edited on 2/6/24 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:06 am to Joshjrn
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4070Ti Super embargo lifted today, and it's pretty much what people expected. It's slightly better than the original 4070Ti at the same MSRP. That puts it very slightly behind, but basically on par with, the 7900XT in pure raster while performing significantly (15-20%) better in RT. Prices on the 7900XT had started to creep up to around $750 after that initial drop in response to the 4070S, and I would expect this to push those prices back down to the $715 range.
Ultimately, a pretty meh card to join the rest of the meh GPU generation. Maybe the 4080S will be interesting next week, but I doubt it. My sights are firmly on next gen.
But as always, anyone actually in need of an upgrade, by all means buy a card this gen. They aren't bad; they're just boring and not worth upgrading to if your current card is "good enough".
Looks like AMD is still fighting in this gen: 7900XT $699 Newegg
Still not exactly exciting, but if you're looking for a 1440p card for pure raster, I wouldn't argue with anyone for biting at that price point.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:34 am to Joshjrn
List so far
Any suggestions? One I'm really mulling over is the case. That BeQuiet 901 ( LINK) is so nice, but I'm just not sure it's worth 2x the price
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($385.90 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X OC GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card ($1557.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL III ATX Mid Tower Case ($144.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 GT 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($174.99 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3172.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Any suggestions? One I'm really mulling over is the case. That BeQuiet 901 ( LINK) is so nice, but I'm just not sure it's worth 2x the price
Posted on 2/7/24 at 10:25 am to Carson123987
I am a fan of NZXT cases. I have the H7 flow, but the H9 is super nice.
NZXT H9 Flow
I like their fans too, but they seem to be sold out alot.
NZXT H9 Flow
I like their fans too, but they seem to be sold out alot.
This post was edited on 2/7/24 at 10:27 am
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