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[PC Build Thread] So many awesome new parts that no one can buy. %$*! scalpers.

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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited October 2020
    I tried, but got hungup on the warranty confirmation screen.

    A duck! on
  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    I got the FTW3 in cart and lost in checkout, as usual.

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • ICUbICUb WARegistered User regular
    Still have a chance for the 630pm Aorus, all is not lost!



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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Aorus is $850 msrp. I'll pay a premium for evga, but not for a gigabyte.

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • jungleroomxjungleroomx It's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovels Registered User regular
    Aorus is $850 msrp. I'll pay a premium for evga, but not for a gigabyte.

    Tbf Gigabyte is Aorus the same way a Lexus is a Toyota

  • CormacCormac Registered User regular
    I randomly checked around 9:05 not having seen the post and the TUF's were sold out. I'm in no rush because my build is waiting for Ryzen 3 so I've got a few weeks, but I'm still checking a few times a day in hopes I might get lucky.

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Either way, it's past 9:30 and no drop. :razz:

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • IncindiumIncindium Registered User regular
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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited October 2020
    Incindium wrote: »

    They did and got scooped up in seconds while the Gigabyte community lead put the wrong link in their post. That shit is pretty funny.

    A duck! on
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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    I can't even

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • ICUbICUb WARegistered User regular
    Apologies for that, assumed a link provide by a rep was reliable. =/



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  • jungleroomxjungleroomx It's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovels Registered User regular
    I can't even

    Apparently neither can Gigabyte goteeem

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    Well, I managed to be at an Amazon page pretty much immediately when the FTW3 Ultra came back in stock, but for 2 minutes my cart was empty every time I tried to add it and then it was sold out again. So either they put up, like, 5 for sale, or they got botted.

  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    3clipse wrote: »
    Well, I managed to be at an Amazon page pretty much immediately when the FTW3 Ultra came back in stock, but for 2 minutes my cart was empty every time I tried to add it and then it was sold out again. So either they put up, like, 5 for sale, or they got botted.

    Yep, I was able to click "Buy now" about 4 times. Every time I would then get "your cart is empty"... I figure my luck is that Amazon will charge me four times though. :lol:

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • DratatooDratatoo Registered User regular
    My PSU for my mini itx case came way earlier than expected (fans apparently are going to be here tomorrow, despite the site still saying oct 7-14, so that's cool. I might just wait till they come to build the PC so I don't have to worry about replacing fans in a day).

    It's the corsair SF600. Modular.

    Question: all my PSU's are corsair. I have extra cables from other modular ones that might make things easier (i.e. cables have mesh sleeve with heatshrinked ends), that I don't believe should be any different than the ones that came with this PSU. Any reason I can't just use them instead, if it makes my life better? I'll have to look at lengths, maybe they're too long, but otherwise I think it'd be easier to fit the rounded sleeved cables around things than the flat ones that are the default generics.

    EDIT: they're all a good bit longer, so maybe it doesn't matter.

    I would be very careful with that. Different models from the same brand could use different pin configuration on the PSU side. At least I would check online with manufacturer or do a google search. The safe way would be to use a multimeter, check each pin and compare it to the other cable.

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  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    It's almost like modular PSUs aren't the complete panacea that people say they are.

    Yes I have a partial modular one myself.

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    Mugsley wrote: »
    It's almost like modular PSUs aren't the complete panacea that people say they are.

    Yes I have a partial modular one myself.

    Modular PSUs are only good for minimizing the number of unconnected cables. And perhaps for making the build a little easier.

    There are no other benefits.

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  • bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    Orca wrote: »
    Mugsley wrote: »
    It's almost like modular PSUs aren't the complete panacea that people say they are.

    Yes I have a partial modular one myself.

    Modular PSUs are only good for minimizing the number of unconnected cables. And perhaps for making the build a little easier.

    There are no other benefits.

    you can also get custom cabling that has rgb

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  • OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Orca wrote: »
    Mugsley wrote: »
    It's almost like modular PSUs aren't the complete panacea that people say they are.

    Yes I have a partial modular one myself.

    Modular PSUs are only good for minimizing the number of unconnected cables. And perhaps for making the build a little easier.

    There are no other benefits.

    you can also get custom cabling that has rgb

    You can? SHIT THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!

    *stuffs it all into a black box with no windows*

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    Aw yiss, it's upgrade time!

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    I gotta admit, I dig the FE box. It's stylish in the same was the card is.

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  • ICUbICUb WARegistered User regular
    Gigabyte is doing another card launch on Newegg for the 3080 vision OC @ Oct 9, 2020 at 12:00AM. Look for restocks of the other cards at around the same time, that's how I snagged a TUF yesterday.



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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    jdarksun wrote: »
    Damn I really wanted a 3080 FE.

    Damn I need a whole new computer. :surprised:

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  • NEO|PhyteNEO|Phyte They follow the stars, bound together. Strands in a braid till the end.Registered User regular
    Has there been any word on when we'll start seeing those rumored cards with more ram?

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    NEO|Phyte wrote: »
    Has there been any word on when we'll start seeing those rumored cards with more ram?

    Nothing official.

  • cardboard delusionscardboard delusions USAgent PSN: USAgent31Registered User regular
    At this point all I want is to buy the 5800x unless the 5900x is like a very worthwhile upgrade. I've been patiently waiting and I'm so ready.

  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    I still have no faith in AMD's driver support

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    Woo, installed the GPU and the M2 drive! Didn't install the PSU because a) it turns out my current PSU DID have 8 pin cables for the GPU, when I thought it only had 6 pin and b) I honestly have no idea how to remove my CPU cooler to get at some of the power cables. I think I shoooould be ok with a 700W instead of a 750W, but if I end up with instability, that'll probably be the first thing I look at swapping out, so I don't mind having it on standby. Did a fresh install of Windows, too, since I had some cruft building up that I wanted to clear out, plus I wanted to install it onto my new M2 drive anyway. Probably gonna spend the rest of the weekend getting stuff downloaded/installed/etc. Hopefully I'll be able to put the card through its paces soon, tho. Probably gonna download the Quake 2 and Minecraft RTX stuff.

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    Also, super glad I kept my motherboard box when I moved, ended up needing to get the m2 standoff/screw from it when I installed the drive.

    Also, had to get rid of the DVI cable for one of my monitors since the 3080 FE doesn't have DVI ports, just 3 displayport and 1 HDMI. Honestly, good riddance. I'll be happy if I never have to bother with another DVI or VGA cable again. It's like they were designed to catch on every single cable when moving them around behind a case. Ended up super lucky I had a spare displayport cable lying around. I tried one of the HDMI cables I had lying around, but it turned out to be a bad cable.

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  • CormacCormac Registered User regular
    NEO|Phyte wrote: »
    Has there been any word on when we'll start seeing those rumored cards with more ram?

    To be honest, I'm far more interested in when there will be enough stock of 3080's that I can just go buy whatever one I want whenever I want.

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  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    Poke around Amazon anyway, so you can ensure you get a current version of the DP cable. They should have AmazonBasics cables for cheap that will work fine.

  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    Mugsley wrote: »
    Poke around Amazon anyway, so you can ensure you get a current version of the DP cable. They should have AmazonBasics cables for cheap that will work fine.

    It's a 1-2 year old DP 1.2 cable, so it should be good. Running 1080p 144hz just fine.

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  • jungleroomxjungleroomx It's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovels Registered User regular
    NEO|Phyte wrote: »
    Has there been any word on when we'll start seeing those rumored cards with more ram?

    It'll be months. If those come out (and there is a good chance they won't even come out) it'll be due to market pressure from AMD.

    There's a chance that the SKU's they got that they're assuming are "RTX 3080 SUPER" are professional cards that normally have that much VRAM.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    NEO|Phyte wrote: »
    Has there been any word on when we'll start seeing those rumored cards with more ram?

    It'll be months. If those come out (and there is a good chance they won't even come out) it'll be due to market pressure from AMD.

    There's a chance that the SKU's they got that they're assuming are "RTX 3080 SUPER" are professional cards that normally have that much VRAM.

    They can't release it too soon, or they'll have some really angry 3090 buyers, since even if they add a few hundred bucks for the extra RAM and no nothing else, that'll cut into like the only reason to spend more than twice as much on it

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  • jungleroomxjungleroomx It's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovels Registered User regular
    I'd also just reiterate that unless you're looking to do 4k+, there's probably no point in waiting for them at all

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    I'd also just reiterate that unless you're looking to do 4k+, there's probably no point in waiting for them at all

    Even though they have all that marketing about 8k, they really don't have enough power to do above 4k anyway, without DLSS making the real render resolution 1440p

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    Did a round of CoD MW, maxed the settings at 1440p, turned on ray tracing and everything, mins were around 120fps. Checked the temps and it looks like CPU and GPU were both hitting around 74C max and averaging in the high 60's, low 70's, which I think is about right.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    Dratatoo wrote: »
    My PSU for my mini itx case came way earlier than expected (fans apparently are going to be here tomorrow, despite the site still saying oct 7-14, so that's cool. I might just wait till they come to build the PC so I don't have to worry about replacing fans in a day).

    It's the corsair SF600. Modular.

    Question: all my PSU's are corsair. I have extra cables from other modular ones that might make things easier (i.e. cables have mesh sleeve with heatshrinked ends), that I don't believe should be any different than the ones that came with this PSU. Any reason I can't just use them instead, if it makes my life better? I'll have to look at lengths, maybe they're too long, but otherwise I think it'd be easier to fit the rounded sleeved cables around things than the flat ones that are the default generics.

    EDIT: they're all a good bit longer, so maybe it doesn't matter.

    I would be very careful with that. Different models from the same brand could use different pin configuration on the PSU side. At least I would check online with manufacturer or do a google search. The safe way would be to use a multimeter, check each pin and compare it to the other cable.

    I just used the ones that came with it, didn't try the old cables (they're all labeled "AX860/760 ONLY, so it was pretty clear to not use them), but turns out the PSU was dead. Doesn't do anything. It's not even giving a passive current to the motherboard.

    Unfortunately, I didn't figure this out until I had built the whole SFF PC. :rotate: I didn't even think to test it before building it, as it's be so long since I've had any real issues like this, let alone with a corsair PSU (every PC I have has one). Pulled the cables and PSU out of my old case and plugged them in, and everything worked perfectly fine, so it's definitely the PSU.

    So now I've got the PC hooked up with the back off, the cables running to the 860 that's just sitting on the top of the case. :lol: Returning the dead power supply and am giving the seasonic SFX-L a shot.

    Doubly annoying because I had set out all my old hardware to put together a couple PC's to setup just in case, since I have the hardware to build two; but now one is going to just sit there until I can put this PSU back in it and re-run all the cables. I don't know what I'd need these for; but I am now taking up the whole kitchen table with components and cases.

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
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    lm fucking ao

    Third time today I've seen an Amazon listing for a 3080 at more than the 3090's MSRP.

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  • GnomeTankGnomeTank What the what? Portland, OregonRegistered User regular
    Dratatoo wrote: »
    My PSU for my mini itx case came way earlier than expected (fans apparently are going to be here tomorrow, despite the site still saying oct 7-14, so that's cool. I might just wait till they come to build the PC so I don't have to worry about replacing fans in a day).

    It's the corsair SF600. Modular.

    Question: all my PSU's are corsair. I have extra cables from other modular ones that might make things easier (i.e. cables have mesh sleeve with heatshrinked ends), that I don't believe should be any different than the ones that came with this PSU. Any reason I can't just use them instead, if it makes my life better? I'll have to look at lengths, maybe they're too long, but otherwise I think it'd be easier to fit the rounded sleeved cables around things than the flat ones that are the default generics.

    EDIT: they're all a good bit longer, so maybe it doesn't matter.

    I would be very careful with that. Different models from the same brand could use different pin configuration on the PSU side. At least I would check online with manufacturer or do a google search. The safe way would be to use a multimeter, check each pin and compare it to the other cable.

    There are a few PSU companies that use the same pin outs across all their modular PSU's. EVGA is definitely one, and I'm sure there are others.

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