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Member Since | 02/11/2009 |
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Kelvin on Lexar NM1090 PCIe Gen5x4 M.2 NVMe SSD with Heatsink: 1TB $113.88, 2TB $250.21 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Also appears the 1tb can be alot slower than the 2tb ,.. up to 68% slower than the 2tb driver in the PCMARK 10 consistency tests. "The 2TB…

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Mudcrab Merchant on Lexar NM1090 PCIe Gen5x4 M.2 NVMe SSD with Heatsink: 1TB $113.88, 2TB $250.21 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Nice find... Seems this runs really really hot.. and is slow compared to the other Gen 5 drives but does have DRAM cache.. TLC based though…

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Rubber Duck on Lexar NM1090 PCIe Gen5x4 M.2 NVMe SSD with Heatsink: 1TB $113.88, 2TB $250.21 Delivered @ Amazon AU

thats the PRO version... this is the non pro version, with slower sequential speeds.. Non pro "Twice as Fast as PCIe 4.0: PCIe 5.0 speeds…

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superroach on Gaming PC: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 6400MHz RAM, 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, RTX 5080 $2949 + $39 Postage ($0 MEL C&C) @ GalaPower

Agreed, I have been building my own computers for the last 32 years now.. and enjoy it However in the last 3 years.. I have bought so many…

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marshmall0w2 on Gaming PC: RTX5080, 9800X3D, 240mm AIO, 32G 6000 CL30 RGB DDR5, 1TB NVMe, 850W Gold PCIe5 $3099 + Del ($0 VIC C&C) @ Evatech

Evatech are not a bottom dwelling e-tailer, and usually their offering are not suitable for the bottom dwelling crowd (Ozbargainers) You…

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maverickjohn on Gaming PC: RTX5080, 9800X3D, 240mm AIO, 32G 6000 CL30 RGB DDR5, 1TB NVMe, 850W Gold PCIe5 $3099 + Del ($0 VIC C&C) @ Evatech

hmmm... also tossing up between the two as well.. Gala - $2949 Better - Motherboard with official pci-express 5.0 on the GPU slot and 3 x…

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Kelvin on Gaming PC: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 6400MHz RAM, 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, RTX 5080 $2949 + $39 Postage ($0 MEL C&C) @ GalaPower

hmmm.. nice.. usually buy from evatech...but they are only open during weekdays for pickup... and you guys are little closer.. I think if…

Kelvin commented on Gaming PC: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 6400MHz RAM, 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, RTX 5080 $2949 + $39 Postage ($0 MEL C&C) @ GalaPower
is the ram definitely 6400 CL32? - Specs not listed and will you allow, colleciton of the all the boxes and accessories (ie graphic card,…

Kelvin commented on SFF PC Users - What Are You Using?
hmm... I found the best mATX for function and price is the SAMA IM01 and variants, but near impossible to get in Australia... I picked up…

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Mikael on Inkbird Sous Vide ISV-200W $69 (RRP $139) Delivered @ LerwayDirect via Amazon AU

Chicken breast (small or large doesn't really matter), One large spoon of terriyaki marinade and one large spoon of cooking sake. 61…

Kelvin commented on Gaming PCs + Borderlands 4: R5-7500F, RTX 5070, 32GB RAM: $1363; R7-9800X3D, RTX 5080, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD: $2888 + Del @ TechFast
The Asus tuf B650m-E wifi upgrade is still out of stock.. the default gaming Gigabyte B650m Gaming plus is an awful board..

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Badger2066 on Asus Prime X870-P WIFI-CSM & US$40 Steam Voucher $416.60 + $16 Delivery & 30% TCB Cashback @ Umart Woolworths Everyday Market

the umart pricing.. appears to be around 10-15% higher than their website, then you get a 30% cashback (assuming it arrives with no…

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pedeyet762 on Asus Prime X870-P WIFI-CSM & US$40 Steam Voucher $416.60 + $16 Delivery & 30% TCB Cashback @ Umart Woolworths Everyday Market

the prime X670/E amd X870/E are suprising impressive punching well above their price category, compared to the garbage / junk worthy…

Kelvin posted a deal Asus Prime X870-P WIFI-CSM & US$40 Steam Voucher $416.60 + $16 Delivery & 30% TCB Cashback @ Umart Woolworths Everyday Market
Remember to look through the conditions of the Topcashback https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/921534 Board specs are here…

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BROKENKEYBOARD on ASUS PRIME B650EM-A Wi-Fi Motherboard $209 + Delivery ($0 NSW C&C) @ JW Computers

and it doesn't have PCI-express 5.0 support on the GPU slot. An the Asrock Killing CPU issues, whcih, we don't know if its been fixed…

Kelvin commented on ASUS PRIME B650EM-A Wi-Fi Motherboard $209 + Delivery ($0 NSW C&C) @ JW Computers
This is also an option https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/911795 I think theres a $20 USD steam voucher.. with purchase. which may or may…

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baboon on ASUS PRIME B650EM-A Wi-Fi Motherboard $209 + Delivery ($0 NSW C&C) @ JW Computers

N=1... read the reviews on the Prime B650 / B850 series unacceptably hot running.. compared to most other offerings.. from their…

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Al Mawsil on ASUS PRIME B650EM-A Wi-Fi Motherboard $209 + Delivery ($0 NSW C&C) @ JW Computers

There's been quite a few AMD CPU dying in Asrock boards, they claimed to have fixed it.. but there are still reports of cooking AM5 CPUs in…

Kelvin commented on ASUS PRIME B650EM-A Wi-Fi Motherboard $209 + Delivery ($0 NSW C&C) @ JW Computers
the prime series B650 boards are pure garbage. overcooking VRMs / throttling…

Kelvin commented on nbn 25/10 $55/Month, nbn 500/50 (FTTP or HFC) $85/M (Includes a Static IP, WireGuard VPN, 5 Day Free Trial) @ Neptune Internet
After a couple hiccoughs initially, all setup and working well... really really well. Support via chat was excellent ... Thanks Murray..…

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vid_ghost on [Afterpay] Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard $228.65 Delivered @ MetroCom ebay

https://www.reddit.com/r/gigabyte/comments/1mdw76y/b650m_aorus_ax_ice_bios_f36_pcie_50_gone/

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Jabba the Hutt on [Afterpay] Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard $228.65 Delivered @ MetroCom ebay

there about 5-6 variants of this board in the micro ATX format B650m aorus elite (revsion 1.0, 1.2, 1.3), B650m aorus pro (revision 1.0 and…

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vid_ghost on [Afterpay] Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard $228.65 Delivered @ MetroCom ebay

I presume it would be across all the gigabyte B650 motherboards without official PCI-express 5.0 support.. Perhaps.. they forgot to do so…

Kelvin commented on [Afterpay] Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard $228.65 Delivered @ MetroCom ebay
Unfortunately.. it appears that PCI-express 5.0 support on the GPU slot has been disabled by gigabyte…

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kingxeratul on PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper 16GB Graphics Card $1149 Shipped / VIC C&C @ PC Case Gear

The rrp is actually $1139, so this is still above RRP.. the cheapest it is been withou a fancy coupon is $1099 here for the hellhound…

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PerthMan96 on Help! "Activate Windows" Watermark after Update, Lost My Key, CMD Commands Not Working

Next time take a photo of it.. don't rip it off.. to read it.. There's a reason, why they are really really hard to peel off..

Basically what happened is a bad toner dumped a whole lot of toner inside the printer.. If you replace the toner and clean the toner out…

Kelvin commented on Jginyue B650i Night Devil AM5 Mini-ITX Motherboard US$68.86 (~A$107.31) Delivered @ Infinity PC Parts Store AliExpress
You get what you pay for.. with these sort of motherboards.. If you have plenty on time on your hands.. and want to cheap out.. these,…

Kelvin commented on Gaming PC: 5070 Ti OC, 750W Gold, 32GB 6400/C32, 2TB 7400MBs: 7800X3D $2499 / 9600X $2288 + Delivery ($0 VIC C&C) @ Evatech
Might be applicable for this free game as well... https://au.msi.com/Promotion/Roadcraft_game_bundle

Kelvin commented on ASUS TUF GAMING B650M-E WIFI mATX Motherboard $199 Delivered / C&C / in-Store @ Centre Com
There's a $20 USD steam voucher now with this motherboard.. on voucher per person only..
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