Rage Set

UPS is WELL known for this. I remember I had to fight Bestbuy when a laptop I ordered was "delivered" by UPS. I went through Bestbuy, got denied, even though I questioned why they would deliver a 3000 laptop with no required signature and I had camera footage showing no delivery at the time UPS claimed they did. I went through the CC company - Chase, when I had their Bestbuy card and to no surprise, they sided with Bestbuy. I wasn't going to pay. I had to threaten to sue, with my attorney sending demand letters to both Bestbuy and Chase. Chase closed out my account and tried a couple times to add the balance to my credit report and Bestbuy blacklisted me for an entire year. The funny thing is, I haven't purchased anything from them since but I did have to pickup a Legion Go S that I ordered from Lenovo at my last remaining local Bestbuy. End Rant - lol.

@Reciever Had I gone through your recent posts earlier, I would have talked to you about buying one of my MO-RA rads. I don't use them, but I left them filled with water and coolant for the past year and a half. So perhaps it is good I didn't mention it early, lol. Perhaps it time I break them down and drain them later today.

I am spending a lot of time with CachyOS. We will see if it stays my ongoing distro of choice. My needs are small, I just need Davinci Resolve to run. The 3D printer slicers I use all run on Linux or I can force them to. I've slowly moved away from Windows and I only have it installed on two machines.

I actually purchased those two sets in 2021 at that price. Those were the fastest kits you could get to work on TRX4 at the time. I still run all 8 at those speeds. I am going to seek out a trade for a 5090 locally with the 3960X, 128GB of DDR4 and Asus Zenith Extreme II Alpha. We will see if I get any bites.

That sucks! That is one of my fears with open boxes and with how Newegg acts, I could get a DOA and would have to fight with them. I also cancelled my 9950X3D order. I have the 14900KS collecting dust and while the 9950X3D is better in every way (especially in ECO mode), if AMD does release a 9950X3D2, I can either get the 9950X3D for much cheaper than $669 (it did come with a free white MSI 360 AIO) or pick up the 9950X3D2 for around the same price. Outside of wanting a new GPU, I am all set with memory and storage. Lol, with the prices of RAM...I wonder if I can get my money back for the DDR4 memory I got for TR4 rig...

So I was going to pick up the open box 5080, but it was gone when I refreshed the page. So I decided on the 9070XT Red Devil from Amazon at $650...but its delivery window is Dec 21 to Jan 23rd (lol). I would have preferred a 5090, but I don't want to spend that kind of money right now. My mindset in regards to the 5070 TI and 5080 is simple, I know a refresh is coming (one way or another) and I don't want to buy a card that is going to be supplanted for the same price or a bit higher within a year of ownership. I know with the 9070xt, replacements aren't coming out until 2027 and when they do, they are going to be a new generation. I also picked up a 9950X3D from Newegg, but I don't know if I am going to keep the order. I have a 7600X and it should be adequate for video editing. Although, for the first time ever, I am going with a power usage approach versus max performance...because where I live, I have subsidize others through our power bill. The 9950X3D ECO mode does interest me. Anyway random rant post over. Hahaha.

Hey Guys, Do I buy the 9070XT at MSRP before all hell breaks loose or get an open box 5080 from Newegg that is not returnable at $1000? I am not looking to game really, but I want a card for video editing. I poured over videos on how good the 9070XT is with DR, Blender, but the common theme is to get a 5090 if I want the best all around GPU. I'm torn on the 5080, because I know the card will be replaced by a 5080 Super/TI, even though it has been delayed or won't come out due to DRAM concerns. I guess if I go the 9070XT route, I can create an all AMD PC that will work wonders in Linux. Or should I just bite the bullet and buy the cheapest 5090?

The strange thing is, Intel will be bringing SMT back after Nova Lake. So does this mean, Nova Lake's chipset is one and done or they will build in SMT support into the chipset and Nova Lake will be the last SMT-less CPU family? I hate to see Intel like this, even though I did call it out a couple years ago in this thread. Hopefully, they get back into the performance business and if people really need power savings, release an e-core only version of a processor and call it a day.

I missed all of you too. Outside of the people here, I really don't have anyone to talk shop (tech) with. Some nights, I get the itch to overclock something, but my 14900KS desktop lies dormant. I am sure if I had a big boy GPU, I would have an excuse to do it. And here I thought 3D printers would be a laid-back adventure, haha - far from it. I have my eye on this - Carvera Desktop CNC machine. It's a little pricey, but it is basically three 5090's, 🤣 I want to design and make my own CPU/GPU blocks. Anyway, I'll be around.

What's up everyone! I am sorry I have been away for awhile. I am trying my hand at YT and hopefully build a large enough following to get sponsored by a CNC maker or continue to build my reserve to buy one. I haven't had the urge to upgrade any of my PC's to the latest and greatest (although I am thinking about the 9950X3D). I came across some local listings on a 5090, that weren't exactly deals (used, still above MSRP). The days of great used hardware prices are dead - people want 80 to 110% of their purchase price, and with new cards closing in on their MSRP's, I don't know who is buying used at these prices. I think that if Intel releases the B770 and it's under $400, I'll pounce on that card. I only need something good enough for video editing and CAD. I hope you and your families are doing well. I'm back here fully, doing my normal lurking.

Probably someone who thinks they know better than you and can score a cheap working CPU they can fix. Once they realize they can't, they will either request a refund or commit return fraud against a retailer. While that sounds cynical, I've stopped buying open boxes due to the latter reason.

Yes, I am embarrassed by my storage addiction. I spent several thousand on storage alone over the past year and a half, yet the fastest GPU in all of my rigs is a 4070 Super. LOL, don't judge me 😅. I was intent on replacing all of my 1 and 2TB SSD's with 4TB and even a few 8TB NVMe drives before prices reached where they are now. I ignored common sense and went with drives that had DRAM onboard, even though HMB isn't much of a speed killer if you have a lot of fast RAM. You live and you learn. Although I see @Mr. Fox is slowly succumbing to storage addiction, 🤣

Yes. Right now I am using PETG Pro filament, so it should withstand the temps inside of a case. The designer of these grills, has some plenty cool designs. https://www.printables.com/@kewtd_1153523

Soon, I will likely be offering members of this particular thread free decorative fan grills (all you have to do is pay the shipping). I am currently testing the best materials to use, as some filaments are prone to warping or even melting under temps above 50 to 60C. Here is an example that I like https://www.printables.com/model/562113-skull-fan-grill-120mm I am also designing my own.

The problem is a good amount of reviewers have stated that the MSRP models are essentially a limited-time deal. Most of the cards will go between 750 and 950. I knew the 600 cards were going to disappear quickly but I didn't expect the cards 850 and up to go that fast. I 'may' go to Microcenter though, but I don't really want to drive an hour. We will see.