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just curious why DDR4 instead of DDR5, i have no clue what either things means other than its memory. sounds neat though, just seeing all those numbers makes me feel like Tim the Toolman

i wistfully eye sometimes getting a new PC since mines almost 5 years old now but literally the only thing I've run in the last 3 months on my PC is chrome. Someone out there MUST be working on using RTX to make porn better or something, c'mon
 
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spronk said:
just curious why DDR4 instead of DDR5, i have no clue what either things means other than its memory. sounds neat though, just seeing all those numbers makes me feel like Tim the Toolman

i wistfully eye sometimes getting a new PC since mines almost 5 years old now but literally the only thing I've run in the last 3 months on my PC is chrome. Someone out there MUST be working on using RTX to make porn better or something, c'mon
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Isn't finding DDR5 as hard as getting a graphics card atm?
 
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From what I read when I got my new pc is that ddr4 vs 5 increase is currently so negligible (like 2% increase on benchmarks) it's not worth buying now even if you are trying to "future proof" which is laughable for PC. Pick it up later when it's cheaper and more ubiquitous.
 
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spronk said:
just curious why DDR4 instead of DDR5, i have no clue what either things means other than its memory. sounds neat though, just seeing all those numbers makes me feel like Tim the Toolman

i wistfully eye sometimes getting a new PC since mines almost 5 years old now but literally the only thing I've run in the last 3 months on my PC is chrome. Someone out there MUST be working on using RTX to make porn better or something, c'mon
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DDR5 is ridiculous hard to find(and expensive), and currently even though it's faster memory, the latency is very high. From some stuff i've seen fast/low latency DDR4 can out perform DDR5. So i went with some of the fastest, lowest latency DDR4 available.
 
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Junun said:
DDR5 is ridiculous hard to find(and expensive), and currently even though it's faster memory, the latency is very high. From some stuff i've seen fast/low latency DDR4 can out perform DDR5. So i went with some of the fastest, lowest latency DDR4 available.
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Last I looked into it was a few months ago and the gain vs the price between the two just didnt make sense. I mean if DDR5 gets better latency standards and gets up into that mythical 12+ range versus the 5k range for ddr4 - AND the rest of the hardware is in place to actually take advantage of it, never mind the cooling its probably going to need ( back to memory cooling again, I suspect) then ya, no contest. But you're right, its just not worth it right now.
 
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The future of gaming lies in the cloud for most casuals. Outside of PC master race types, GeForce NOW lets you stream 3080 performance str8 to any shitty device you might have.

A top end gfx card subscription service. Brilliant.
 
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Jozu said:
The future of gaming lies in the cloud for most casuals. Outside of PC master race types, GeForce NOW lets you stream 3080 performance str8 to any shitty device you might have.

A top end gfx card subscription service. Brilliant.
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Which is nice, until you realize it only works with 1 in 6 of your games.
 
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They got you covered, you also stream game titles through the service.
 
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Scored a 3080ti through newegg shuffle so ended up building a brand new PC. RGB doesnt do much for me, so there isnt much of it in the build. I hate fan noise too, so tried to find the quietest components I could.

CPU - Intel 12th gen i7-12700KF

Motherboard - MSI MPG z690 Edge Wifi DD4

Memory - Trident Z Royal DDR4-4400MHz CL16-19-19-39 1.50V 16GB (2x8GB)

CPU cooler - MSI MEG Coreliquid s360 rad is top mounted exhaust

Case - MSI MPG Quietude 100s

Case fans (front intake) - be quiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm PWM, BL067, Cooling Fan x2

Storage - MSI Spatium m470 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1Tb

GPU - MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti GAMING X TRIO 12G

PSU - Corsair RM1000x
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Would highly, highly recommend you do not buy the MSI MAG Core liquid cooler. I bought one to replace the tiny 120 aio that came with the pre-built Cyberpowerpc I bought and it is failing after about 4 months. It makes a terrible grinding noise if my cpu goes under load for more than a few minutes and if you read online this is not uncommon at all. The design they use (with the pump in the radiator instead of the block) is apparently very prone to forming air bubbles inside the pump, which is what causes the issue. Go with Corsair or NZXT or whatever, don't buy the MSI.
 
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Just grabbed a 3080 Ti off Best Buy drop, tried 3080 FE (no luck) on phone app and Ti on desktop site, picked up in store next week. No TotalTech membership.

Now to build a new desktop around it… will a 1300w psu suffice?
 
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Prodigal said:
Just grabbed a 3080 Ti off Best Buy drop, tried 3080 FE (no luck) on phone app and Ti on desktop site, picked up in store next week. No TotalTech membership.

Now to build a new desktop around it… will a 1300w psu suffice?
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I'm in line for FE on phone and desktop, we'll see. Completely random website check and saw the Add to Cart button and then saw your post here.
 
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I'm in line for FE on phone and desktop, we'll see. Completely random website check and saw the Add to Cart button and then saw your post here.
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Good luck man - I’m not sure if location default matters, but my Best Buy is in a small population center and I’ve had no luck with FEs, will be “in line” and then click on verify account, then it says “not within 50 miles”.
 
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Prodigal said:
Good luck man - I’m not sure if location default matters, but my Best Buy is in a small population center and I’ve had no luck with FEs, will be “in line” and then click on verify account, then it says “not within 50 miles”.
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Yeah it looks like that's basically what happened. I'm not sure Little Rock gets many cards :) Even when they do the in store announcements they're usually only for the Fayetteville / Rogers area store. Oh well, made for the 2nd most exciting 10 minutes of my morning.
 
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Intrinsic said:
Yeah it looks like that's basically what happened. I'm not sure Little Rock gets many cards :) Even when they do the in store announcements they're usually only for the Fayetteville / Rogers area store. Oh well, made for the 2nd most exciting 10 minutes of my morning.
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What was the first most exciting???
 
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AMD direct still doing drops?

Haven't checked since I snagged my 6700xt

Might try to grab a 6800
 
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LachiusTZ said:
AMD direct still doing drops?

Haven't checked since I snagged my 6700xt

Might try to grab a 6800
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Last time they changed to Monday and there was no update to show they had a Thursday one planned so it was unknown if they are continuing them or switching to Mondays. Those were the notes in the Falcodrin Discord.
 
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