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    Apple Event Reveals iPhone 12

    Regardless of whether or not you believe 120hz is worth it or not, or that mobile games suck - 120hz is still a marked jump in smoothness and responsiveness of a display. Everything else on the iPhone are incremental improvements at this point and does not justify an upgrade for some of us...
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    AMD Ryzen™ 3000XT Series Processors

    Not very excited either - although I was planning on skipping Zen 3 and waiting for DDR5 and upgrading then. Seems like with the XT, the extra 100-200MHz is only guaranteed on 1 core and not all of them... I guess we'll have to wait and see if reviews show that the extra boost is across all...
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    Thermaltake Pacific Hard Tube Bending Kit - $39.99

    I got mine a week or 2 ago. Got most of my waterloop parts in except for some fittings. Need to borrow my buddies heat gun also.
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    Samsung to stop (monitor) LCD production - Focuses on quantum dot OLEDs

    Isn't Blue the weak point regarding OLED? I haven't been keeping up but I remember Blue was the one that tended to lose brightness/lifespan sooner than Red and Green. Have they fixed this?
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    AMD 600-Series Chipset Expected to Land Before 2020 Ends

    Nice. Don't really intend to upgrade my platform again until DDR5 RAM is out though. I've been upgrading every cycle since Ryzen 1 and need to slow it down.
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    Samsung’s stunning ‘The Space’ PC monitor is near its lowest price ever in this limited-time deal

    What're the limited desk options? You mean that it needs a certain type of sturdy desk to actually be mounted to? Just asking. Didn't know of this monitor and may consider it for my front desk staff as I get a system built for them. The main missing component right now is the monitor so I'm...
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    Logitech G502 SE Hero - $29.99 @ Amazon and BB

    Too bad the regular G502 Hero isn't on sale at this price. Not a fan of the SE white mixed into it.
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    ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero not booting error code 90

    Interesting, my buddy had a similar issue with his ASUS ROG Strix X370. It had been working solidly, then he went out of town for Thanksgiving, came back, and it wouldn't boot up. He leaves his computer off majority of the time. He ended up swapping the GPU down to different PCIe slot and it...
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    Google workers fired amid organization efforts for retaliation

    What's wrong with it is that careers should be a meritocracy. Not a right. Especially with sectors like tech and the medical field. Ability to do the job and excel at it is more important than someone feeling entitled to a job when it comes to peoples' health, lives, and things like national...
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    ZEN2 users with 64gb mem, please come in....

    I tried for a bit and couldn't get 4x16GB sticks of F4-3200C14 to boot at all. Tried various settings like 3200 CL14, 3600 CL16, etc and giving it up to 1.5v and nothing. Ended up returning the new kit of 2x16GB and just sticking with my original 32GB.
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    Would you buy open box?

    I'd be iffy about buying Open Box from a 3rd party seller unless they're willing to take the hit on return shipping if the item is banged up or shows signs of wear/use since some people are careless with their purchases. And usually they won't since shipping is expensive and cuts into/kills a...
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    Uber Eats eating restaurant profits.

    Yea, all the delivery apps are ridiculous. For example, GrubHub has higher prices on the app than the actual menu in the store I ordered from. Then throw in the delivery fee and having to tip the driver and you're easily paying 50-100% more for the food. Only reason I actually use it is that...
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    Alienware 34 Monitor - AW3418DW - $686.37 - $100 GC

    I did a bunch of crazy "coupon'ing" like 2 years ago and got this monitor for ~$700 when it was new and selling for closer to $1100-1200. It's served me well - Dell was great about exchanging the panel when it was giving me trouble overclocking to 120hz. I'm sure they're good about letting you...
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    The Witcher | Official Teaser | Netflix

    Agreed, he doesn't fit the look of Geralt from the games. I was going to say they shoulda slapped some fake 5 o'clock shadow or beard on him or something - he just doesn't look right; although I guess they sort of get a pass since it's a "younger" Geralt. Still not a fan of the trailer but...
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    AMD AGESA 1.0.0.3ABA Buggy, Company Pulls it from Motherboard Vendors

    Lol damn. I wasn't aware that heatsinks and RAM continue to evolve and improve at that rate. I upgrade my motherboard/CPU every couple years when there's a decent improvement (like with AMD Ryzen series). RAM is RAM until DDR5 lands. AIO heatsinks just get some fancy new packaging but aren't...
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    AMD Ryzen R9 3900X Review Round Up

    You get diminishing returns as you go higher up but the difference is there. I'm sure older me can't tell the difference as well as younger me also but that's cause my eyesight and reflexes aren't as sharp and I don't get to game 12-16 hours a day, sleep, wake up, and repeat. It was jarring...
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    AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 Review Roundup

    Just waiting on some FreeSync monitors that are on par with G-SYNC ones... And if AMD continues to close the gap I'll be ready to throw my money at them.
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    Would you buy open box?

    Same. I live like 15-20 minutes from a MicroCenter and buy Open Box stuff due to their awesome return policies (basically no questions asked) on all their stuff. And have mentioned to friends who do the same and have never heard any complaints and they understand how awesome MicroCenter is...
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    New Asus ROG monitor....

    I had read somewhere that the 2019 LG OLED TVs were supposed to do 120hz native but I guess that didn't happen. Would've helped get one step closer towards high refresh OLED monitors.
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    New Asus ROG monitor....

    Been waiting on this forever too - but it's probably gonna be stupid expensive compared to my AW341DW with some ROG brand tax thrown on top. At the rate ASUS is going, the LG Nano IPS will be out first and I might just go with that assuming the price isn't insane and reviews are good.
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    Leaked Intel Server Roadmap Shows DDR5, PCIe 5.0 in 2021, Granite Rapids in 2022

    Only thing that sticks out to me is that there's kind of a more concrete timeline there of when DDR5 RAM is going to be in use. I was going to upgrade to the 3rd gen Ryzen if the IPC increase is good then basically hold off onto a platform using DDR5 is out. Now I know it's a good thing I held...
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    5g and the weather

    Yup, not in our lifetime so screw it. Let's kick the can down the road and leave that problem for others to figure out once we've potentially screwed things beyond the point of no return. /sarcasm
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    Ryzen 3000 Eng. Samples @ 4.5 GHz+? / +15% IPC? & AMD X570 chipset gets PCIE 4.0 and USB 3.1 gen2

    Can't wait. Will be replacing my 2700X with this if so. Not sure if the 2700X is bottlenecking my 2080TI in some instances. Will most likely be my last upgrade until DDR5 RAM comes out.
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    MSI Betrays AMD's Socket AM4 Longevity Promise: No Zen2 for 300-series?

    If I upgrade my CPU, I tend to upgrade the motherboard and sell the old CPU/MOBO to recoup costs too - but it's still the fact that MSI is opting to veer away from AMDs vision and giving their customers the option. Like others have said, that's a reason to blacklist them and avoid their...
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    EXPIRED: Threaadripper 1920X $279

    My understanding is that they're the same. There's just more CPU Complexes (CCX's} combined together for additional cores. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is they have the same IPC/"core strength" but Threadripper has a harder time getting higher clock speeds due...
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    Micron Cuts DRAM and NAND Flash Output as ASP Falters

    I'm pretty much waiting until DDR5 to buy more RAM also. The prices aren't worth it right now (on top of needing to slow the RAM down when maxing out all 4 slots on a Ryzen board). Micron is a shitty American-based company too. Had issues with my RTX 2080 which had Micron RAM. I had read...
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    What If Zen 2 Actually Sucks?

    This is exactly why I haven't bothered to grab another 32GB even though it would be nice for my VM lab... Might be tempted to get a new motherboard and CPU when the next ones drop and sell my X470-F and 2700X to offset the price of upgrade though. But I'll definitely be looking for a more...
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    PG279 2k 165hz Antiglare Removal Help

    Damn, that's awesome. I loved my glossy Samsung S27A950D. Felt like the colors popped more and just looked all around more vibrant and better. Everything is matte nowadays... Wonder if it's possible to do that to my Dell Alienware AW3814DW lol.
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    Der8auer X Lian Li PC-011

    Got mine back in middle of May, but unfortunately one of the hooks on the glass panel was missing (not in the case or in the box). Had to return it to Newegg and waiting on them to receive it so that they can ship the replacement. Their policy sucks in that they don't do Advance RMA's.
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    Cheaper Solar Power Coming Soon

    $0.11/kwh here in Northern VA. There aren't many state-level subsidies or tax breaks either. Dominion and Pepco lobbyists have the politicians in their pockets. I think it's slowly changing but not there yet for Virginia. Would love to get solar but the break even point in this area is like...
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    Ryzen 2700x $280

    From what I've read, 2700X will hit 4.2-4.3GHz on an X370 mother board - not sure if it's via XFR or manual overclocking though. On another note - glad I live near a Micro Center. 2700X + X370/X470 motherboard was getting a $50 bundle discount on launch day and is pretty much the norm (i.e...
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    GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER v397.31

    Buddy was having trouble installing it. I went and installed it using the custom option for clean install (without using DDU or some other program) and seems to be fine. I had some issue with VLC player but attributed it to trying to push the undervolting on my RAM. Will have to up it back to...
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    Adventures in 2700X Overclocking

    Mine were all clocking to 4.2GHz or so right out the box fluctuating between 1.4.1.45v - with the stock Wraith Prism cooler. Waiting for an h150i to come in stock as my old h100i didn't come with brackets for AM4. Just seemed crazy to me that it's running voltages that are considered unsafe by...
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    Guys let's support AMD gpu, and boycott Nvidia, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI

    Going to get a Zen+ when they're released. Was going to grab an ASUS board too. Would have gone with an RX Vega but they were absurdly marked up by retailers upon launch. Ended up getting too good a price on a 34" ultrawide G-SYNC to pass up. Will gladly switch to AMD for GPU and monitor if...
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    eBay is at it again! 15% Off any purchase via the eBay App!

    Here's to hoping they have another site-wide coupon code. Just got my eBay bucks certificate.
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    eBay is at it again! 15% Off any purchase via the eBay App!

    Try to check this forum fairly often. I do, and at one time I fell off the boat and missed some really good deals that were mentioned... Other than that, if you don't mind getting some spam mail from eBay directly they'll send you notifications. With these recent Spring coupon codes, they've...
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    15% off eBay purchases today

    Got a APC Smart UPS 1500VA (SMC1500) for $260ish shipped. Waiting on my Newegg eBay refund - wanted to get some G.Skill 32GB (2x16GB) 3200Mhz CL14's but they're out of stock...
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    20% off anything at Ebay, today only

    I was thinking "Damn, that's some pricey RAM" - then I saw the speed on 'em. I have the Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 and they've been good. I grabbed 32GB of DDR4 3200Mhz CL15 awhile back when eBay was doing a 8% eBay bucks promo along with the NVME SSD for my future Zen+ build. Was gonna...
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    20% off anything at Ebay, today only

    Ended up grabbing a Samsung 960 Pro 1TB - pre-owned but got it for ~$375 (guy was selling it for $499) after a few other money-saving methods factor in. It was that or a PM981 which would have actually been even cheaper and a bit faster; but I figure the sleeker looking/retail Pro would be...
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    White House Calls for End to ISS Funding in 2025

    Yeah, they eat up a huge portion of the annual budget and the wars are accountable for about an estimated $7T of the national debt that ballooned under Obama yet most of America worships the ground they walk on. My coworker makes like $140k/yr and then collects his military retirement pension...
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