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p1 ama on Kogan Mobile 365-Day Flex Prepaid Voucher: Large 300GB $169, XL 500GB $199 @ Kogan
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I'll second that. Was in one of the southern suburbs of Melbourne, and there both my 4G mobile internet via Telstra, and my phone…
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Malemanjam on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU US$144.96 (~A$221.91) Delivered @ JS-Computer Store via AliExpress
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That depends on your use case and your wallet. Depending on what GPU you've got in your current AM4 system, you can get ranging between…
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m2thez on Brateck Dual Aluminium Counterbalance Monitor Arm 13-32" $58 + Delivery Only ($0 to Metro) @ Officeworks
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depending on how keen you are on aesthetics (or, how well you can hide it), use wood strips on either side to ensure the clamp is not…
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JustAnExPat commented on Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread 1kg Jar $10.50 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU
How about the "Banana Split" sandwich? Two slices of your favourite bread, spread Nutella on both slices, cut up a banana, layer it up, and…
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Rakddon on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU US$150.98 (~A$228.17) Delivered @ cp u Store AliExpress
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given the age of the motherboard, and the fact that you're not going to use it for gaming, you **could** upgrade to a Ryzen 5600 (as its…
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vid_ghost on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU US$150.98 (~A$228.17) Delivered @ cp u Store AliExpress
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So: 30% increased game performance going 3800x->5800x3d... Therefore concluding: 30% increased game performance going 3800x->5700x3d Must…
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aec on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU US$150.98 (~A$228.17) Delivered @ cp u Store AliExpress
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Depends. Purely looking at Passmark, the 5700x3d scores 15% better. Given the nature of this CPU, your games might profit more than 15%.…
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zihengg on Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 550 4GB Graphics Card $56.05 + $8.95 Delivery ($0 VIC, SA, NSW C&C/ $79 Order) + Surcharge @ Centre Com
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Passmark benchmark scores are pretty similar for 3D, 2726 (rx550) vs 2584 (5600G) For 2D the 5600G scores 768 vs 488 for the RX550.
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o53djz7qTPY4der on ITX Ryzen 5 5600G Home/Office/Light Gaming PC with A520 AC MB, 16GB RAM, 500GB NVMe: $448 + Delivery @ TechFast
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The CPU is certainly capable enough. Storage might be a bigger issue, as the main drive is only 500GB. So you'd need to install another…
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Naturally, 5900x benchmarks about twice as high as a 3600. Things to be mindful of are BIOS (anything older than 5xx chipset probably needs…
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OfTheOverflow on Amsterdam Classic Bike Belt-Drive 8-Speed $898 (Was $1,698) + $62 Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ Lekker Bikes
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hahaha... guess I should have mentioned that that was over 30 years ago... methinks I do fit the profile now ;-) With the bit of extra…
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OfTheOverflow on Amsterdam Classic Bike Belt-Drive 8-Speed $898 (Was $1,698) + $62 Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ Lekker Bikes
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Regarding "but if you're in a mostly flat area or won't be tackling any hills this is a great sturdy bike", and at least one other comment…
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JustAnExPat commented on AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + MSI PRO A620M-E AM5 Mobo + HP Gaming Mouse Pad $352 Delivered + Surcharge @ Shopping Express
Quite an interesting find... seems a remnant from that January promotion. I tried different motherboards (Gigabyte B650M K (rev. 1.0) and…
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It's a public school. As for the why, my guess is that it makes for a much more streamlined support model for when things go wrong, and…
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Yes, in general these X1s are sturdy. I've found that with the A-tier laptop brands (Lenovo, HP, Dell, Toshiba), their business-line…
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Larsson on [Refurb] Dell 7060 Micro i5-8500T 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Wi-Fi Win 11 Pro $194 Delivered / BNE C&C @ Australian Computer Traders
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Seller does have this one: https://www.australiancomputertraders.com.au/dell-optiplex-7060-tower-intel-i5-8500-3.0ghz-16gb~343079 If you do…
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fLaMePrO on FIREBAT S1 Mini PC (Intel N100, 16GB/512GB, 2x LAN, 2x HDMI, 1.9" LCD) US$116.62 (~A$182.36) Shipped @ Cutesliving AliExpress
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I've always found them pretty "meh" from a value for money perspective. Curious to know how you use them that make them so effective for…
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Kammi on RTX 4060 Gaming PCs with 16GB RAM, 500GB NVME: R5-5500: $728, i5-12400F: $778 + Post @ TechFast
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My daughter plays Roblox and Minecraft on a PC with a 15 year old CPU, 4GB DDR2, and a 12 year old GPU, and it works fine at 1080p... no…
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bamzero on RTX 4060 Gaming PCs with 16GB RAM, 500GB NVME: R5-5500: $728, i5-12400F: $778 + Post @ TechFast
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interesting use case :-) Just remembered, it's not a Q9550 (that sits in an old Optiplex I used for office work until about 1½ years ago)…
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Poorunsdownhill on RTX 4060 Gaming PCs with 16GB RAM, 500GB NVME: R5-5500: $728, i5-12400F: $778 + Post @ TechFast
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This system is perfectly fine for home/office work and casual gaming. As also per the previous comment, if no gaming then any system with a…
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shmahoo on RTX 4060 Gaming PCs with 16GB RAM, 500GB NVME: R5-5500: $728, i5-12400F: $778 + Post @ TechFast
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rather off-topic innit? Anyway, my daughter was struggling to play Minecraft and Roblox on an Acer SFF with a 3rd gen i5 with 16GB RAM and…
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chu-oh on [SA] INNO3D GeForce RTX 4060 Twin X2 8GB GPU $399 (Adelaide Pickup Only) + Surcharge @ Centre Com
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As per the aforementioned Tom's Hardware GPU hierarchy, there isn't all that much in it between the two. At 1440p Ultra, it looks like it's…
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bio on [Used] Dell Optiplex 3070 Micro i3 9100T 16GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 11 H $199.20 ($194.22 eBay Plus) Delivered @ UN Tech eBay
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and cheaper still (has higher price but no postage) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/386851058970
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bydl on M.2 SSD Enclosure: SATA US$3.35 (~A$5.15), NVMe US$4.76 (~A$7.31), SATA/NVMe US$7.60 (~A$11.68) Del @ Shop1102334052 AliExpress
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yep - I saw the $0.76 and thought "you bewdy"... then got to the payment section and all of a sudden it's close to $10, not the first time…
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Ceta on Gaming PCs: RTX 4090, 32GB RAM, 1TB Gen4 NVME: i9-14900KF: $4333, R7-7800X3D: $3933, R5-5500 RTX 4060: $748 + Del @ TechFast
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no worries, and yeah, that Dell with 9500T was indeed a good deal, although (also as per comments in that post) no particularly feasible…
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Ceta on Gaming PCs: RTX 4090, 32GB RAM, 1TB Gen4 NVME: i9-14900KF: $4333, R7-7800X3D: $3933, R5-5500 RTX 4060: $748 + Del @ TechFast
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This PC will easily meet your use cases (overkill even for the first two). As for the lack of ethernet in your study, the website only…
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atlas on [NSW, WA, QLD, NT] SpecRite Okoume FJ Timber Panel 1000 x 405 x 18mm $10 in-Store @ Select Bunnings Stores
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well, they ARE more than 40cm wide... 5mm to be precise :-D All jesting aside, probably just depth perception (or rather, deception)
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Flyerone on Gaming PCs: ITX i5-12400F RTX 4060: $799 (OOS), i9-14900KF RTX 4090: $4373, R7-7800X3D RTX 4090: $3973 + Delivery @ TechFast
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your current CPU is 6C/12T, and so is that i5, so core/thread wise it's the same, but because it's 4 generations newer the raw CPU power is…
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John Doh on Ozito 1800W 210mm 8-1/4" Double Bevel Sliding Mitre Saw $148 + Delivery ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ Bunnings
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how much did you spend on aero-modeling? ;-)
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CyberMurning on [Refurb] Toshiba Portege X20W-E Core i7-8550U 8GB 256GB NVMe FHD Touchscreen Laptop $231.99 Delivered @ Bufferstock
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8GB RAM would be doable if it could be upgraded at some point, but - to me - it's worse that it appears that it is *not* upgradeable
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