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My friend is building a new computer. I noticed the motherboard they wanted to get for their new AM5 build was in Microcenter's open box section for half off (MSI Mag Tomahawk B650, marked down to 99$ from 199$). I picked it up for them. I'm going to take some time to test it for them just to...

I was just browsing the platinum rated 1200W PSUs page on PCPartPicker and noticed this: https://www.newegg.com/be-quiet-straight-power-1200-w/p/1HU-004H-000T3 There's a $70 promo code at the top that you can use to knock the price down to 179.99. 13 hours left on the promo. Looking at the...

I saw a few other topics for this, but they're a bit old, so I wanted to ask about this monitor here in my own topic. I've been using some budget LG panels and have been considering a better monitor, but I don't want to grab a hard to drive 4k, and I don't want to sidegrade to a same-size 34-35"...

I upgraded my build to a 4090 recently. Housing it has been a challenge, due to the asinine configuration of the 12VHPWR connection and its limitations, combined with the fact that I decided to get an AIO. You can view the parts list here, at least for the upgrade...

I'm using the Logitech G604 mouse on all of my PCs. I've tried various wireless mice, but their battery life is absolutely abysmal compared to the G604, and any other mouse that uses AA batteries. AA battery mice can keep going for sometimes several months before needing a replacement (which...

I'm not sure if this is a problem or just a glitch in the program (hope it's the latter). Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of the actual spike (I restarted the program to test if the "max" value persisted between restarts because I wanted to see if it was from before I updated the BIOS)...

It's been quite a while since I've been here, but I usually come here for advice so here I am again. I've been pretty satisfied with my 3080 Ti and 5950X setup that I built about a year ago. It's handling my virtual machine use, scripting, etc... without any flaws. However, I've recently gotten...

Not sure how good of a deal this is. It does beat Amazon's price by about $35. This is the product. It isn't listed at this price tag on the web site, but this is stuck on every single one of them at my store: I don't have any incredibly compelling need for this, but considering how many...

I spend quite a bit of time on the treadmill. I got a decent headset for it and it works well enough to block out most noise while chatting on Discord and playing PC games (yes while on the treadmill). However, It's still unfortunately very uncomfortable for extended workouts when I'm sweaty...

I have this standing desk, for using with my treadmill (~11-13 miles/day). I used to use a 50-55 inch TV. I had a lot of trouble seeing things (text) on it and realized I might as well use the elevated monitor area on this. At first I used an old Qnix; it rocked too much due to slight...

https://www.costco.com/razer-heroic-gaming-bundle-keyboard-+-mouse-+-pad-+-grips.product.100785329.html Randomly saw this while walking around in my Costco. I think this deal keeps cropping up every now and then. Normally the keyboard alone runs at $99+ USD (on sale at Amazon right now for $99...

My other topic is getting a bit packed, so I just decided to make another. This is a very simple topic. Here's what my temperatures on my open box EVGA 3080 Ti (this is the model) look like after hours of running Red Dead 2 at maxed out settings: This just seems questionably low to me. I...

I think we're kind of at an interesting crossroads in contemporary consumer GPU's, because of several factors: Current generation prices are actually getting close to MSRP or even below it, for actual brand new cards. Hypothetically speaking they might keep getting lower for a time But as...

We were discussing motherboards for my 5950x setup in genhardware. I thought that 2x M2 slots + 6x SATA was about the max you could get out of it on most modern boards, like this Tomahawk that I chose as my current board: https://www.newegg.com/msi-mag-x570s-tomahawk-max-wifi/p/N82E16813144471...

For long term use, what are the main drawbacks to the B550 platform vs X570? I recently replaced my TUF GAMING X570-PRO to the TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II because of the crappy ethernet adapter found in the former. The Microcenter clerk recommended it as a replacement because it had a 2.5 gig...

I'm a bit out of the loop. I see the 12900k at Microcenter for $500, so I'm thinking of upgrading from my 8700k, which is nearing 4.5 years old. I have a 2080 RTX and while I don't think it's necessarily bottlenecking my card, I've been noticing some decreased performance in a few games that I...

I have an APC SUA 1500 that I got off Ebay a good while ago. This is the last battery replacement I got for it (about 4.4 years old now give or take)... 142$ at the time: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Z8GN The red light is on (though it goes off every now and then for a while) and it...

I was watching a Linus video where he had this huge passive heatsink on the back of a motherboard and noted how the airflow caused by him simply nudging it slightly caused a considerable amount of heat dissipation (). Noctua is releasing a fanless passive cooling solution...

I have a mini-ITX build in my bedroom that I just built. I need something to do 1080p gaming, mostly. Maybe up to 1440p or so, on an HP mixed reality headset, but the games I play on it won't be terribly intensive graphics wise. Budget is probably around $100, just looking for a good value. I...

I'm making a mini-ITX build for my bedroom, and I managed to snag an AORUS H470I PRO AX for $144, open box at Microcenter, along with an 11400 for $170. They told me at the store (despite my skepticism) that all of their motherboards should be flashed to support the latest version. Well, when I...

I found an open box 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus at Microcenter for $240 ($230 with CPU combo bundle price). I couldn't resist that price, so I'm going to try it out. Obviously, I am wary that this is one of those cases where the SSD inside has been replaced with something else. I have taken some...

I have had, for about 5-6 months now, a Marrantz SR3001 from Goodwill (for the curious, 26$). Whenever I turn it on, it has static coming out of (as far as I can tell) all channels. This lasts for about 1-2 minutes, followed by a single pop. Afterwards it continues to play just fine for however...

I have a Qnix 2710 (no scaler) as one of my side monitors. I purchased a 2080 (non Ti) recently when my 980Ti burned down. The 2080 does not have a DVI port at all. I read somewhere that this Amazon converter would work...

Yesterday I was playing WoW and getting some stuttering. I'd been getting that in Civ 6, too, but much worse. Thought it was a driver issue. Updated Nvidia drivers before playing WoW. Woke up today to a distinct (surprisingly mild though) burning smell in the living room. Thought it was my...

I currently have a Logitech G710+ (brown) and a Logitech G602. I'm not terribly eager to get Logitech again. - Many of the keycaps on my 710 have utterly shattered - The rest have gotten rubbed off. - It has an irregular key size, so I couldn't even replace the keycaps on it properly. - The...

https://imgur.com/a/3nqkm Bought a motherboard off Ebay. At first glance things looked good. The IO plate wasn't even out of the wrapper (which only rips open, you can't reseal it). Then obviously the first concern was pins. I went and took some good overhead shots of the board. To be honest...

I have a 4770k and I'm looking to move it into the 50$ open box Air 240 I got off Microcenter, from the behemoth Thermaltake X9. I am looking for a z87/z97 Micro (only Micro) ATX form factor motherboard (in good working condition, obviously, I/O plate preferred, but I don't mind something like a...

I posted this on Reddit and decided that you guys may benefit some too. Used a converter to change the format. So first of all, some pics of the internals that I got while I was looking to see its expansion options, and putting my SSD in: http://imgur.com/a/fLhvt The particular model I'm...

This first gen model has been serving me well (got it at BB for 500 bucks years ago, absolutely no regrets), but the screen cracked. Top 3rd is unusable =(. ... Honestly I have no idea how it even happened. It didn't drop or anything, and it seems to have happened while I was asleep. I'm not a...

Picture is worth a thousand words, so first here's a gallery. http://imgur.com/a/HEjVs I got these off Ebay (~60 bucks so kind of pricy for this) and one of the speakers' bottoms looked like that. Obviously those two things (not sure what the name is) that are supposed to be connected to the...

I should probably be asking this on Audiokarma or DIYAudio or something... I will post an appropriate topic on there later, I guess. Anyway, here's the deal. I want to gift my friend a cheap (~30$ budget pretty much) speaker amp and give him one of my older speakers that I got from the thrift...

Copying this thread over here, too: So, short story time if you don't mind. A long while ago, I asked about what I should upgrade my "home theater" speakers (at that point only a pair of Paradigm Atom V3's) to. As you can see in the conclusion of that topic, I went with a pair of Mordaunt Short...

I bought a Mirage PS-10 subwoofer at Goodwill for about 30 bucks. When testing it at the store, I noticed that at low volumes it was fine, but then at higher volumes I had a flapping or the sound of something plastic hitting something. A quick look told me that the dust cap was just coming off...

Micro Center - Computers and Electronics Microcenter's having a really good sale on these. TL;DR: Good, reliable USB host card with front port pins for a good price, with Microcenter's easy returns behind it. I think this is smoking if you need one of these. I've been looking for a good...

Edit: Deal dead for the moment. Price has been raised. Intel Boxed Core I7-6700K 4.00 GHz 8M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700K Much of it is already sold, but this is cheaper than Microcenter. I've ordered from Antonline, and I actually know where they're physically located. Generally...

Microsoft Surface Pro 2 10.6" i5 128GB W8.1P Wi-Fi Tablet w/Touch Cover Keyboard Also includes a touch cover keyboard, but I don't know how useful those are. Seemed to be a pretty decent deal to me. Even something as old as the SP2 generally only sells at this price level if it has a broken...

Does anyone know of somewhere that is selling Surface Pro chargers for first gen? I see a lot of RT sales, but they don't provide nearly the same amount of juice as the SP edition. There's hacked together unofficial stuff like this, but I don't know how it works: AC12V45 - 32 TIP - Surface Pro...

Pretty much loaded, just need to get rid of it because it's not my cup of tea: Herman Miller Mirra Highly Adjustable Ergonomic Chair in Grey As much as the shipping is, that's actually about half the minimum price it'll cost me to ship this... So... yeah. >_> If you wanna pick up in the ATL to...

I'm looking for a nice computer chair. It needs to be comfortable for very long sessions, not cut leg blood flow, plenty of support, etc. Also, I absolutely hate leather. So no leather seats. Everything else is fine. I'm leaving budget totally vague because I simply want to see what's out there...

I have an extra code for current Nvidia promotion, and I want to sell it on Ebay. I don't sell on Ebay much. I have a few questions: 1. Is there any way for me to check if the code is valid without redeeming it? ie when I enter it in on the redeem page, does it redeem it immediately? 2. Is...