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    is AMD out of high end GPU competition?

    I think this is old news. AMD is likely going to release either a 9800XT or 9800XTX, not sure the naming yet that will give 4090 level or better performance. No they are not going after the 5090 but they don't need to if they can give us 4090 level performance for under $1000.
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    ASRock X870E NOVA WIFI AM5 AMD X870E ATX Motherboard $279 at Newegg

    Just an update. This motherboard ran smoothly on the pre-installed bios version 3.25 for about a couple months than I started having serious boot issues with it. First it gave me error code 97 which indicates issue with GPU. I reset the cmos and reseated GPU and its power cables then it worked...
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    Cheapest 5090 now: MSI Ventus 3X OC $2299 at Amazon

    Good news. You don't have to buy an entire computer system to buy a 5090 anymore. This one is "only" 15% above MSRP of $1999. Link here...
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    What's the best X870E motherboard for under $500?

    Last update. My new rig is built using the Asrock X870 Nova Wifi board! The last addition to the system was a Western Digital SN8100 2TB NVME for the boot drive. It was 40% off on Amazon Prime special sale so I decided to go for it! Technically I don't need its Optane Slaying IOPS performance...
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    ASRock X870E NOVA WIFI AM5 AMD X870E ATX Motherboard $279 at Newegg

    If you still have qualms about this motherboard just follow the instructions on this youtube video. I found it pretty informative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcG1XANqRYQ I built my new system using the 7800X3D but I think the instructions about setting the SOC to 1.18 seemed sensible to...
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    Microcenter sale 9800X3D for $400 and more deals

    FYI guys I checked via Microcenter chatbot and confirmed to get the 399 deal on the 9800x3d you must combo deal it with their available motherboard/memory package. So don’t FOMO too much. If you want custom everything you better off getting your cpu separately.
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    What's the best X870E motherboard for under $500?

    Thanks, yes I’ll make sure to flash the bios before installing the cpu then. Crazy that a flagship 9950x3d doesn’t work out if the box! Were you using high speed ram? Did it have automatic expo or xmp settings? My new ram sticks will be 7200 but with xmp profiles.
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    Desktop for under $500?

    Probably a bit late but here's a system for $539 that won't break the bank. Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 3050 GPU, Wifi, 16GB of RAM and 512 GB SSD. https://www.walmart.com/ip/NSX-Gaming-Tomcat-Desktop-PC-Ryzen-5-5500-RTX-3050-16GB-RAM-512GB-SSD-W11-Wi-Fi/8253968342?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1103&from=/search
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    HP Omen 5090 based PC. For about the price of the card get the PC for almost free!

    To be fair the $2500 ones are open box. The cheapest in stock new GPU is the Zotac at $2799. I think the fact we are seeing the GPUs available from Etailers at $2799-2999 means just maybe the Whales have bought up all the 5090's that they want and now the peons who overspend way more than they...
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    Amazon Prime Day Deals 2025

    Yeah that's frigging HUGE! Try stuffing that into a stocking... Congrats on gifting yourself the tech toy, hope the missus approved because there's no way to hide that monster from her! Hehehe :LOL::LOL:
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    Intel 265K + 360 ARGB AIO + Game only $299

    Intel is desperate but so is Newegg. They must not move a lot of these CPUs out the door so they are giving it away with a free liquid cooler and game as extra incentive for people to buy.
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    HP Omen 5090 based PC. For about the price of the card get the PC for almost free!

    I see Intel has finally found a way to unload their unwanted CPUs! :LOL::LOL: Seriously though, it's not a horrible deal if you need the 5090. You can try the sell off the system with a cheap GPU instead of the 5090, maybe. Although right now you might want to SNAP UP this PNY 5090 for $2,799...
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    WD BLACK 2TB SN8100 NVMe Gen5 $189.99 at Amazon [Prime Deal] 41% Off

    Just picked up this deal today for my new system. This is arguably the fastest consumer grade Gen5 SSD that isn't ridiculously priced. Review: https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/11050/sandisk-wd-black-sn8100-2tb-ssd-approaching-optane/index.html This also seems to be its lowest price available...
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    ASRock X870E NOVA WIFI AM5 AMD X870E ATX Motherboard $279 at Newegg

    There are a lot of nice X870E motherboards out there now including ones from Gigabyte and MSI. I decided to go for a different brand because my last motherboard was a Gigabyte and the Asrock Nova ticks a lot of boxes for me. NGL, its aesthetic design was also a plus factor for me. Just pick...
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    What's the best X870E motherboard for under $500?

    I think it will be ok. I'm not gonna do anything too aggressive with it in terms of overclocking. I also believe it was the 9000 series chips that were in the most danger. Something about over aggressive PBO settings causing those chips harm. The 7800X3D and 7000 series have not had any...
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