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My builds typically have Crucial drives and RAM modules as they are cheaper: DDR3 Crucial Ballistic, MX 500 SATA and T500 NVMe. Now they…

Following price-hike rumours from AIB partners forum, and Powercolor (AMD-exclusive partner dropping hints):…

Of course for DDR4 build buying used is always the best option, my original suggested build didn't specifically say all new parts.

AMD still release AM4 CPUs (5600F) literally a couple of months ago, and with RAM prices now and perhaps continuing into the future…

Digital Foundry tested 9060XT and 5060Ti 16GB on PC with console settings and found them to be equivalent to PS5 Pro GPU:…

Upgrade your CPU to 5700x3D/5800x3D and buy 5070Ti, much better experience in BF6 with this 5080 card upgrade alone. Might need to update…

HODL!

As with any marketplace, it depends on the seller. Many with thousand buyers and feedback "can" be reliable. Personally, I've had good…

I got one (Legion GO original - Z1E, 512GB SSD) last week for $759. It comes in and out of stock, low quantity and not as low as $729 so…

Yeah, no upgrades and no extended warranty.

Bought a couple of Lenovo Outlet stuff so far: a Thinkpad Edge like a decade ago (new sealed in box, no sign of use whatsoever) and…

Some outlets like Lenovo still sell manufacturer refurbished 4090 laptops like this one:…

Worth checking out Lenovo Outlet store for certified refurbished, you still get 1 year manufacturer warranty instead of rolling the die on…

Same, got an ThinkPad E431 (i7-3632QM, GT 740M) years ago with backup swapable battery, still going strong with SATA SSD and 16GB RAM…

$100 more for Gigabyte quality? Yeah nah

Remember, supposed Aus RRP is 1139 AUD. If you're looking for a bargain, this ain't it.

He said CPU not PSU lol

Put it up for "five fiddy" and I bet you get a few messages within an hr. I think 600 is a fair price for both seller and buyer as new…

To anyone about to buy 5070, please consider AMD RX 9070 16GB at 1099 instead. AMD finally has usable RT performance and decent looking…

Hardware Unboxed raster summary: https://youtu.be/gWIIA-a9Q9A?si=-mo9nobF17VnkbZ6&t=476 Skip to 12:05 for RT games.

Since the "affordable" home consoles (PS5/PS5 Pro) are priced at 700-1200 AUD, that is the "mainstream gaming" price point.

If you have spare NVMe slot that support PCIe (consult your motherboard manual, some low-end motherboards only have SATA support for…

NVMe Gen4/5 typically 70-85 AUD / TB for DRAM-less and 100-110 AUD / TB for ones with DRAM. The ones with heatsink included typically 15-20…

In Australia we don't have many good VA choices like AOC Q27G3XMN (great HDR w/Mini-LED). But IPS, we have Asus XG27ACS (good motion…

Basilisk v3 or G502 X for gaming.

I have this keyboard in Black & Gold theme with Jelly Blue double-tactile switches. Really good for this price.

Hello John Titor from the future.

If you have a 1080Ti, aim for RTX 4070 Super or RX 7900 GRE level of performance, those would be near 2x performance increase. But wait a…

Not this board in particular but some custom keyboards let user actually make it "custom". User can change keycaps (standard keys layout,…