Off-Topic Thread V3.0

buzzerxx · 26-01-2021 06:56PM

https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B08HLYQ9XL/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

sorry, this is the link i meant to send

Cuddlesworth · 27-01-2021 11:21AM

Amazon usually eat the cost of the scam on their site?

Aodhan5000 · 27-01-2021 11:32AM

Reckon this is a scam? Seems too good to be true but I'm genuinely tempted to buy it:
https://www.amazon.es/Palit-GamingPro-DisplayPort-Advanced-TurboFan/dp/B08LHB7Z57/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=rtx%2B3070&qid=1611743451&s=computers&sr=1-1&th=1

TitianGerm · 27-01-2021 11:37AM

Aodhan5000 wrote: »

Reckon this is a scam? Seems too good to be true but I'm genuinely tempted to buy it:
https://www.amazon.es/Palit-GamingPro-DisplayPort-Advanced-TurboFan/dp/B08LHB7Z57/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=rtx%2B3070&qid=1611743451&s=computers&sr=1-1&th=1

Look at the seller. Someone else posted a link to them last week.

Defiently a scam.

Luck100 · 27-01-2021 11:43AM

Aodhan5000 wrote: »

Reckon this is a scam? Seems too good to be true but I'm genuinely tempted to buy it:
https://www.amazon.es/Palit-GamingPro-DisplayPort-Advanced-TurboFan/dp/B08LHB7Z57/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=rtx%2B3070&qid=1611743451&s=computers&sr=1-1&th=1

100% scam. The price is ridiculous. Look at their other listings, they have plenty. Nearly everything is priced in multiples of 100, they don't look like real prices. Feel free to buy a couple, I'll play you +10% over your costs + shipping if it's real!!!

Aodhan5000 · 27-01-2021 11:44AM

TitianGerm wrote: »

Look at the seller. Someone else posted a link to them last week.

Defiently a scam.

Thought alright was way too good to be real, especially with OC version being cheaper than the standard. The search continues

Pangea · 28-01-2021 11:01PM

Finally got my PSU, went for the Corsair RMx 850w on Currys. Just need to start building now , will watch a few youtube videos to brush up on building skills.

wotzgoingon · 28-01-2021 11:29PM

Pangea wrote: »

Finally got my PSU, went for the Corsair RMx 850w on Currys. Just need to start building now , will watch a few youtube videos to brush up on building skills.

A couple of us on here have that PSU myself included.

Donegal Storm · 28-01-2021 11:41PM

Hey guys, anyone ever ordered from notebooksbilliger.de? Been searching high and low for a GPU recently and they've the best prices I can find

deceit · 29-01-2021 12:25AM

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Hey guys, anyone ever ordered from notebooksbilliger.de? Been searching high and low for a GPU recently and they've the best prices I can find

I bought an Rtx 2080 from them a year or so ago from them without issues but I'm based in Germany.

Donegal Storm · 29-01-2021 01:45PM

deceit wrote: »

I bought an Rtx 2080 from them a year or so ago from them without issues but I'm based in Germany.

Turns out they don't ship to Ireland, thought it was too good to be true :rolleyes:

Back to searching for a needle in a haystack then!

Cuddlesworth · 29-01-2021 02:59PM

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Turns out they don't ship to Ireland, thought it was too good to be true :rolleyes:

Back to searching for a needle in a haystack then!

Caseking.de ship to ireland, prices were about the same when I looked. Seem to be getting cards in once a week.

GHOST MGG · 29-01-2021 05:35PM

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Caseking.de ship to ireland, prices were about the same when I looked. Seem to be getting cards in once a week.

I got an order delivered today from caseking..it was ordered on the 21st january so not too bad delivery time, but i have to say packing was crap..that was my only negative

ShadowHearth · 29-01-2021 07:11PM

Guys, where I can have a look at decent prebuilts outside of Alienware. Though they have updated their AMD line with new cpus and gpus.

Considering whole UK situation now, it really limits options. I used pcspecialist for my laptop over a year ago. I presume now theu are a no go.

wotzgoingon · 29-01-2021 07:23PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Guys, where I can have a look at decent prebuilts outside of Alienware. Though they have updated their AMD line with new cpus and gpus.

Considering whole UK situation now, it really limits options. I used pcspecialist for my laptop over a year ago. I presume now theu are a no go.

I just read on here in another thread that caseking.de ship to Ireland. I do not know much about them or how their pricing structure is but I do know a lot of German retailers do not ship outside of Germany. And UK retailers do not since since brexit either.

game4it70 · 30-01-2021 05:58PM

My new 5600x arrived last week and the box was damaged. I thought nothing of it as the cpu clamshell holder looked ok.

Went to install it today and found 2 bent pins :mad:
It can be hard to rma for bent pins as normally they blame the user.

I managed to fix them luckily so all good

Phew....

wotzgoingon · 30-01-2021 07:22PM

I was just about to say bend them back as it was always the way even with Intel back in the day.

Headshot · 01-02-2021 10:51PM

Looks like Googles Stadia is dead

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/77645/google-no-longer-wants-to-invest-into-stadia-kills-first-party-games/index.html

Good old Google packs it in again

wotzgoingon · 01-02-2021 11:00PM

Headshot wrote: »

Looks like Googles Stadia is dead

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/77645/google-no-longer-wants-to-invest-into-stadia-kills-first-party-games/index.html

Good old Google packs it in again

What was the service like? I never got one as it's a wild dream for me to be able to use that service with my 2Mb connection.

ED E · 02-02-2021 11:53AM

ED E wrote: »

Something let out the magic smoke in my home server last night. Not grounding but tripping the breaker, two inline 13As intact. Hoping t'fúck its just the SFX PSU.

Serephucus wrote: »

You still using that ITX time bomb mobo? Hopefully wasn't that.

Twas the PSU. Slightly swollen 400v (chonky) cap. Makes sense as the culprit as it was enough to trip an MCB.

New one is a v2, and Silverstone have some V3s which makes me think there was a reason to revise them.

Squidgy Black · 02-02-2021 01:45PM

Headshot wrote: »

Looks like Googles Stadia is dead

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/77645/google-no-longer-wants-to-invest-into-stadia-kills-first-party-games/index.html

Good old Google packs it in again

Not entirely sure about that as I don't think they had even released any first party games for it in the end, they'd assisted on one or two titles but never any Google made games from the studio.

I do agree though that it's probably not going to last long regardless.

Serephucus · 02-02-2021 01:49PM

ED E wrote: »

Twas the PSU. Slightly swollen 400v (chonky) cap. Makes sense as the culprit as it was enough to trip an MCB.

New one is a v2, and Silverstone have some V3s which makes me think there was a reason to revise them.

At least you didn't have to go replacing the board.

What PSU do you have again? Cause there's an ST30SF sitting in mine that I'm now thinking I might check the next time I'm back there.

AlmightyCushion · 02-02-2021 02:01PM

From what I have heard from a Friend who uses it Stadia works really well. However, I think Microsoft are in a great position to dominate this area. Their server infrastructure is on a par with Google's with Game Pass and the IP/dev companies they own, they will be hard to compete with.

BloodBath · 02-02-2021 06:54PM

Google have the funds and server infrastructure to make it work. They obviously don't see it as worth the investment.

Uptake must have been poor and I hope it stays that way. Last thing we want is these big corps getting more of a stranglehold on the gaming industry.

It's not good for developers or gamers.

wotzgoingon · 02-02-2021 10:37PM

Intel's 10nm Biglittle CPU is spotted also with Xe graphics. Their integrated graphics are catching up to AMD's APU's.

https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147365-intel-alder-lake-mobile-cpu-14-cores-spotted/?fbclid=IwAR2TIaVTUiA8kxyC0PAieHatFKP_0yPJwO7t8IJG9ZsIaX27reSY3_qvIeA

MidlanderMan · 02-02-2021 11:51PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Intel's 10nm Biglittle CPU is spotted also with Xe graphics. Their integrated graphics are catching up to AMD's APU's.

https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147365-intel-alder-lake-mobile-cpu-14-cores-spotted/?fbclid=IwAR2TIaVTUiA8kxyC0PAieHatFKP_0yPJwO7t8IJG9ZsIaX27reSY3_qvIeA

AMD still haven't put Navi on their APUs. They're using several year old Vega.

Once they feel threatened there'll be zen 3/4 Navi APUs that intel won't be able to touch.

AlmightyCushion · 03-02-2021 01:03AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Intel's 10nm Biglittle CPU is spotted also with Xe graphics. Their integrated graphics are catching up to AMD's APU's.

https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147365-intel-alder-lake-mobile-cpu-14-cores-spotted/?fbclid=IwAR2TIaVTUiA8kxyC0PAieHatFKP_0yPJwO7t8IJG9ZsIaX27reSY3_qvIeA

Does the big little approach even make much sense on desktops? Obviously on laptops it will increase battery life but on desktops that isn't much benefit.

wotzgoingon · 03-02-2021 01:10AM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Does the big little approach even make much sense on desktops? Obviously on laptops it will increase battery life but on desktops that isn't much benefit.

I am thinking the same. I'm not sure if it is even good for laptops as I know phones use to use the same Biglittle but afaik phone manufacturers have since stopped using such a architecture.

You can save battery power on laptops with current CPU's just have a low Hz single core enabled in firmware and will achieve the same low power setup.

ED E · 03-02-2021 10:12AM

Serephucus wrote: »

At least you didn't have to go replacing the board.

What PSU do you have again? Cause there's an ST30SF sitting in mine that I'm now thinking I might check the next time I'm back there.

The very same. New one is the v2 version.

Luck100 · 03-02-2021 10:49AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I am thinking the same. I'm not sure if it is even good for laptops as I know phones use to use the same Biglittle but afaik phone manufacturers have since stopped using such a architecture.

You can save battery power on laptops with current CPU's just have a low Hz single core enabled in firmware and will achieve the same low power setup.

For desktops, I was assuming it's more to buy some thermal headroom for the big cores. The idea would be that the threads executing on the small cores are lower power and don't heat up the die as much as (possibly fewer) big cores executing the same threads. Rocket Lake seems to be thermally limited (they dropped to 8 cores from 10 on the previous generation), so heat seems to be the main barrier to more cores for Intel.

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