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Member Since | 27/01/2015 |
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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...

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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.

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...

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...

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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...

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Aarent on [eBay Plus] AMD Ryzen 9 3900X for $598.59 Delivered @ FTC Computers eBay

Damn, missed it.

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...

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.

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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...


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...

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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...

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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.

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.

[@Wolf](/comment/5698287/redir): The same people who put rarely accessed files on fast expensive storage are equally likely to put...

Well it's also done to guarantee user experience. This was less important in early phones/tablets whose storage were more or less regular...

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...

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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?

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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%...

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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,...

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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...

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...

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....

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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...

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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...

NoRotation commented on Xiaomi Notebook Air 13.3 8GB + 256GB - i5-7200U/Win CN Fingerprint Sensor - USD $793.03 (~AUD $990) Delivered @ GearBest
Does this work if my fingerprint isn't in Chinese?

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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...

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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...

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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?

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?