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    Zen 3 Launch Availability

    Was lucky enough to snag a 5900x through best buy. Only option was store pickup, so I'll be running down to grab it on Tuesday. Next up, trying to lock in a 3080 haha.
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    ASUS Warns Radeon RX 6800 XT Initial Stock To Be Limited, Ryzen 5000 CPUs Ravaged By Scalpers

    I think B&H, that's the part # they use for the 5950x. I know they've been sending some emails, and some said late december, some said Q1, others said March, lastly some said Q2.
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    10% more performance on Zen 3 with 4 sticks of ram?! - G Nexus

    Depends on if your mobo uses a T topology or daisy chain layout. Daisy chain is better with 2 sticks, T is better with 4. EDIT: I should clarify, this is from an OCing perspective. Having only 2 slots on the mobo is better than either layout, 2 populated in a daisy chain mobo is next best...
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    What did you think of the NVidia 3000 Series Launch?

    Waiting for benches, but I'm impressed. I'm looking at either the 3080 or 3090, most likely the 80 due to price, but we'll see what the benches show. Want to build a Zen 3 system to go with it, so hoping there's a announcement regarding that at some point. Coming from a 4690k / 970, been...
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    Ryzen 5 3600 $155 @ MC + $20 off motherboad = $135. In-store only

    Bro I feel the pain. Trying to hold out till the end of the year with my 4690k / GTX 970, but it gets harder and harder by the day hahaha.
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    CDW Outlet Finds

    Yeah I just checked, tracking details updated. Shows origin scans, one outta Palatine and the other outta Northbrook. Says they'll be delivered by the 4th, so that'll be awesome. Seriously, thanks for huntin' down the deals on CDW hahaha. I might not post much, but I check your thread daily...
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    CDW Outlet Finds

    Mine just shipped, 62.23 everything said and done for a pair of em. My bro and sis are on old 19" 1440x900 hand-me-downs, so they'll be getting these as upgrades haha. I didn't call or anything, didn't expect to actually get em either, so its a happy surprise. Thanks for the heads up SamirD...
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    I could hear mine as well haha, almost like a coil-whiney sound, but much quieter than I'm used to when it comes to whine. My room was dead silent at the time, and just having my ceiling fan on drowns out the noise. Shouldn't be any speed diff, it's a 2.0 x4 device, you should be all good...
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    Override for me. Afaik, it will default to 25w unless you have the external power cable. I'm using mine in my second x16 slot, but might move it to the third (electrically x4) as currently its sharing with my gpu. I'm on a z97 board. From what I understand it's like a power limit slider for...
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    Not a prob, here ya go Also, just a heads-up, you can ALT+PrtScn to cap only active window, don't need to worry about trimming when you paste into paint (for anyone planning on popping more benches) ;)
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    Yep, as far as I know, these are PCI-E 2.0x4 devices, so you're at full link speed. The 6.4TB is 8x I believe.
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    Well that's a relief, thanks for the heads up (y)
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    I used the ones from WD, https://link.westerndigital.com/enterprisesupport/software-download.html You need an account though. I made a post about it on the STH thread " On the drop down menu on the left choose ioScale, Windows (assuming you're on windows), Current Release (which is 3.2.15 in...
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    Got the drive in, benched it against my current drives. Fusion is first, M550 is second, WD Black is third (and it's a shitty black at that). Endurance numbers:
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    Oh man am I pumped now lmao. Seeing the numbers and wear makes me feel great about my buy. Got my tracking today, so hopefully it makes it's way to me quickly.
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    Offer was just accepted for 200, good luck to everyone else buyin'. Mine will be here by the 27th, so I'll update with endurance numbers once I get it fired up.
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    3.2TB SSD for $240

    Just tossed an offer, we'll see if they accept. Still rocking an old M550 256GB SSD and WD Black 1TB spinner. I'm always scraping the bottom of the barrel with my storage, having to uninstall things all the time to make room. This would be a massive upgrade lol
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    The state of VR - Lost it's steam?

    I doubt it'd have to drive both layers if that's what you mean, but that's some really neat and novel tech. From the sounds of it, the only drawback is the viewing angle (and tbh I have no idea how viewing angle would play out in a VR scenario, as it seems it wouldn't be a problem at all, but...
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    Malwarebytes Lifetime Licenses (2-for-1!) $10

    Was there a specific reason it won't it work on newer versions? I have a lifetime key that I've been using for years now (picked it up on newegg when they were dirt cheap), currently on version 3.7.1, still lists me as "Edition: Premium, Status: Never Expires". As far as I know, the only...
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    Rift S

    Look forward to your take on it. I actually ordered the O+ waaaay back on like 2/25 when it hit 299, but it's so back-ordered that I don't even have a shipping notification at this point. I feel like it'll be close, but the O+ will just edge it out in image quality while the new rift will just...
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    Morrowind - Free Until March 31st

    Just an update, it's working as of ~20 minutes ago. No more error messages for me, worked just fine redeeming the game. Thanks again :D EDIT: And it is indeed GOTY.
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    Morrowind - Free Until March 31st

    Thanks for the heads up. Looks like they're having some trouble atm lol, had trouble logging in at first, then it said the code was invalid. Got the launcher, tried there, same thing. Peeps are saying they're just getting slammed is all, I'll wait a while and try again later. Thanks again...
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    GTX 970 incompatible with Win10?

    Oh, you just click confirm on each box and then the refresh button turns into a continue button. I ended up ignoring the warning and continuing on as-is, worked just fine. I probs coulda, but it wasn't a big deal if the IGP gave me issues, I would have just disabled it in the bios and wrote it...
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    GTX 970 incompatible with Win10?

    Just an update, all went well. Had absolutely no issues with the install, so false alarm. Been fine so far, thanks for the input everyone!
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    GTX 970 incompatible with Win10?

    I have my win 7 key ready to go if I end up needing to do a clean install, but I'd prefer not to. I don't actually use the integrated at all (nothing is connected to it's port, nothing ever has or will be), I just didn't bother to disable it in the BIOS. I'm gonna think on it for a bit, but...
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    GTX 970 incompatible with Win10?

    Finally getting around to upgrading to 10 from 7. After using the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's website, I get a notification that my 970 and the integrated graphics (that I dont use, Intel HD 4600) are incompatible with windows 10. I'll link a screenshot, but I have a hard time...
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    Considering a VR headset, want some opinions.

    So based on what I'm hearing, I think I'll hold out for the time being unless a good deal pops up on one. I know I JUST missed a few sales (Odyssey+ was 299.99 on black friday, it's 399 on samsungs website at the moment, and the Rift was 299 a couple weeks back, up to 399 again). I'll pull the...
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    Considering a VR headset, want some opinions.

    At the moment I'm considering getting a headset for mostly sim / seated play, but I may venture out into roomscale at some point in the future as well, but it's unlikely due to setup (the room it's going in is around 17'x22', but there's a pool table in the center of it, a bed in one corner, and...
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    Midterm Elections in West Virginia Will Feature Mobile Phone Voting

    Look, I trust it my phone enough that I have my banks mobile app and I'm just fine transferring funds and handling my money on my phone - but I'd never fucking vote on the thing and I think it's a terrible idea. Am I worried about some hacker targeting MY shit (money and whatnot)? Not really...
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    Madden 19’s Pre-Game Won’t Address NFL’s Controversial Kneeling Policy

    I dont think the games have ever featured the anthem, not that i remember anyways, so theres no real point to asking if you can kneel during something that doesnt happen. That said, I dont know ANYONE who plays a sports game that doesnt just mash the controller to skip the intro anyways.. I...
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    More than a Billion Android Devices Are Out of Date

    I don't know, I have a pretty bleak view after the whole Equifax breach. Work history, Address, SSN, you name it. They wouldn't have pulled that off a slightly outdated phone. Know what seems trivial by comparison? Stealing my clash of clans login or reading my emails.
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    Is using 10-years old power supplies a concern?

    Still have a good ol' Corsair HX620 purchased late '06 that I've moved through a few builds. Currently driving my sister's rig, rockin' a 3770 / GTX 760 combo at the moment, no sweat.
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    Nazi Forums Closed as Reddit Purges "Violent Content"

    The racists, sexists, and bigots from both sides should be called out individually instead of making blanket statements about a absolutely massive group of people (as you said). But politicians don't choose who supports or votes for them, but people get so tied up in the "with us or against us"...
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    Nazi Forums Closed as Reddit Purges "Violent Content"

    As someone who considers themselves "independent", and leans slightly left, saying the right is pure hate is nothing but pure bullshit.
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    Nazi Forums Closed as Reddit Purges "Violent Content"

    I think both right and left can agree r/Nazi and r/whitesarecriminals didn't need to be a thing, or did I miss something? How this became right vs left is beyond me. Actual right-wingers still partying it up in r/The_Donald if I'm not mistaken, and if that got taken down I'll be joining in...
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    Unpatched Microsoft Word DDE Exploit Being Used In Widespread Malware Attacks

    It works perfectly fine, but people have problems following simple instructions. It's practically all you can do to help, you can't help people from themselves. It was what helped Blaster, and this sure as hell isn't going to be on the same scale as that.
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    Unpatched Microsoft Word DDE Exploit Being Used In Widespread Malware Attacks

    You still need to download the document, and still need to open it on your machine just like any other trojan. What makes more people worried about KRACK is there is no user interaction required for the exploit, even if it's far more unlikely they'll be targeted. There's no reason to be truly...
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    Holy crap, it worked! Dead video card, resurrected!

    Honestly, I just used my oven temp and trusted that the temp was close enough to do the job. I don't even remember how long or what temp I used at the time, cause we're going on like 5 or 6 years since I last did it. It worked for both my 8800 GTS, and my 7900 GS. They each lasted about 6...
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    AMD Threadripper Gooseberry HEDT World Record? - [H]

    It sounds like it's living up to that euphemism. As a gamer first, I know it's not supposed to be my bag, but fuck is it tempting.. As someone who hasn't used AMD since my good ol' X2 4600+, AMD is bringing the excitement back to the game, and I'm all for it.
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