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Member Since 27/01/2015
Last Seen 16/03/2022
Location Melbourne

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NoRotation commented on Alienware M15 R6 Gaming Laptop 11th Gen i7 11800H 16GB RAM 256GB SSD RTX 3070 $2280 Delivered @ Dell eBay
I went from an Alienware 15 R3 to Legion 5 Pro. My Alienware had a GTX 1080 Max-Q with i7 7820HK, and it would constantly overheat and...
17/12/2021 - 11:35
NoRotation replied to metapii on Alienware R12 Desktop 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700F, 16GB RAM, 512GB M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD, RTX 3070 $2,603.06 Delivered @ Dell
The Alienware may not have standard CPU cooler mounts or power connectors.
18/05/2021 - 16:42
NoRotation commented on ARCTIC MX-4 2019 Edition 8g - Thermal Compound Paste $16.40 Delivered @ Techo Greek via Amazon AU
All the decent aftermarket thermal compounds are like within 1-3C of each other under load, the budget for more expensive compounds is...
29/03/2021 - 15:00
NoRotation commented on Apple AirPods Pro $368.98 Delivered @ Costco Online (Membership Required)
Thanks! Got a pair, going to be nice for all those online meetings. Costco website doesn't seem to work properly on Safari though so I had...
09/04/2020 - 10:48
NoRotation replied to Vinodra on AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.60 Ghz 8 Cores AM4 CPU for $439 + Shipping @ Shopping Express
A smart buyer would clearly wait until AMD announce they’re shutting down their development before buying a CPU so they’d never have to...
09/02/2020 - 19:45
NoRotation commented on [eBay Plus] MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING X TRIO $890.19, GIGABYTE RTX 2070 SUPER GeForce AORUS $647 Delivered @ FTC eBay
Awesome deal on the 2080S, high end model deals (not Ventus/Windforce) are rare, and this is reviewed as one of the quietest GPUs on the...
15/01/2020 - 13:25
NoRotation replied to ash2000 on Dyson Cyclone V10 Animal and Bonus Dock $629 Delivered @ Dyson
It's a single button push mate, if you can't even be bothered doing that much then I can't imagine you vacuuming in the first place.
17/11/2019 - 17:38
NoRotation replied to ssquid on TERSELY Premium 4K HDMI 2.0 Cable 2M/6ft $9.56 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Statco via Amazon AU
I have multiple $5 cables that cannot keep up with 60hz 4k on my Apple TV, the video and sound would stutter frequently. Getting a good $20...
09/09/2019 - 14:24
NoRotation commented on MSI GT75 Titan 8RF-042AU LCD Gaming Laptop $2920.99 (Was $3436) Delivered @ Amazon AU
Card description: nvidia_geforce_gtx_1070 There's model that comes with SLI which I think would be specified as nvidia_geforce_gtx_1070 SLI...
26/11/2018 - 16:54
NoRotation replied to tophorus on Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 2400MT/s CL16 DDR4 RAM Kit - Black $302.89 Delivered @ Newegg
From some quick Googling it's mainly to do with XMP, some kind of DDR4 specific feature. By default DDR4 ram runs at 2133Mhz, but special...
23/11/2018 - 15:41
NoRotation replied to Darkfuji on Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 2400MT/s CL16 DDR4 RAM Kit - Black $302.89 Delivered @ Newegg
https://www.newegg.com/global/au-en/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820232091 32GB 3200Mhz CL16 for $342.10 is pretty tempting.
23/11/2018 - 11:45
NoRotation commented on Asus nVidia GeForce GTX 1060 Strix DC2 6GB $340 Delivered @ Tech Mall eBay
Wow that’s only $8 less that what I paid for a 1060 6gb in May last year. Crypto really screwed the market for GPUs.
19/10/2018 - 12:14
NoRotation replied to Wolf on 14.5% off Apple Mac Computers @ Myer eBay Store
[@Wolf](/comment/5698287/redir): The same people who put rarely accessed files on fast expensive storage are equally likely to put...
02/03/2018 - 17:16
NoRotation replied to Wolf on 14.5% off Apple Mac Computers @ Myer eBay Store
Well it's also done to guarantee user experience. This was less important in early phones/tablets whose storage were more or less regular...
02/03/2018 - 14:16
NoRotation replied to xuuj on 14.5% off Apple Mac Computers @ Myer eBay Store
Well you're looking at a cellular model which is already $200 more expensive than wireless, you're also comparing a 9.7" 60Hz lower spec...
02/03/2018 - 12:31
NoRotation replied to virtual81 on Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro - i7-7700T, 500GB (7200rpm), 8GB $1,241.00 (Originally $2,321.00) Shipped @ Dell
Is there any evidence that they thermal throttle that badly?
14/02/2018 - 17:33
NoRotation replied to virtual81 on Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro - i7-7700T, 500GB (7200rpm), 8GB $1,241.00 (Originally $2,321.00) Shipped @ Dell
The Dell's CPU is around 50% more powerful in general, up to 100% more powerful on fully parallel workloads. The NUC's GPU is roughly 50%...
13/02/2018 - 17:54
NoRotation replied to smuggler on Apple iMac Pro with Retina 5K Display 27-Inch 3.2GHz 1TB 8-Core $6569.10 @ JB Hi-Fi (10% off)
A maxed out Surface Studio costs $6,599.00. Comes with a quad core laptop CPU, which is about as fast as a i5-6500. The GPU is a 980MX,...
26/01/2018 - 18:04
NoRotation replied to Korban Dallas on Apple iMac Pro with Retina 5K Display 27-Inch 3.2GHz 1TB 8-Core $6569.10 @ JB Hi-Fi (10% off)
Hard to find prices for workstation parts. But it's something like this: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/KJvDCy $4878.00 without a case. A...
26/01/2018 - 13:37
NoRotation replied to Diji1 on Apple AirPods $183.20 (C&C) @ Myer eBay
Sound comes from drivers not the seal. Open/closed sound is a matter of personal preference, my ATH-AD700 don't form a vacuum and sound...
27/10/2017 - 16:14
NoRotation commented on Apple AirPods $183.20 (C&C) @ Myer eBay
Got a pair of these a while ago, very happy with them. The case was smaller than I thought, it's not even the height of a box of tic-tacs....
27/10/2017 - 12:40
NoRotation replied to DisabledUser128384 on Clearance MacBook Pro 15" w/TouchBar i7, 256GB, 16GB (2016 Model) - $2285 Shipped - iFrog.com.au
Have a bunch of these around the office. Never had freezing or red bar problems. If these were actually real common issues with the model...
18/10/2017 - 12:19
NoRotation replied to C0mbat on Dell XPS 13 - i7/512SSD/16GB Ram/QHD/Touch Display (1.29kg Weight) $2399 Save $600
Wish they would put the webcam up top, at least this time it’s centered. Can’t believe they thought the logo was so important that the...
17/10/2017 - 00:01
NoRotation replied to NoRotation on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black or Gold $1,199.20 Aus Stock - Bing Lee $9 Delivery Anywhere in Aus
[@taki](/comment/5113719/redir): Does Socrates say anything about irony? You complain about Apple marketting while using Samsung's own...
25/09/2017 - 23:59
NoRotation replied to NoRotation on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black or Gold $1,199.20 Aus Stock - Bing Lee $9 Delivery Anywhere in Aus
[@taki](/comment/5112530/redir): I don’t think you know what the word monopolistic or essential mean... Believing Samsung to be essential...
25/09/2017 - 18:50
NoRotation replied to Myright on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black or Gold $1,199.20 Aus Stock - Bing Lee $9 Delivery Anywhere in Aus
You actually think Samsung and Google are less monopolistic and globalist than Apple?
25/09/2017 - 17:00
NoRotation commented on Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black or Gold $1,199.20 Aus Stock - Bing Lee $9 Delivery Anywhere in Aus
What’s the blast radius on the new model?
25/09/2017 - 13:13