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Luck100 · 11-08-2021 01:41AM

CEX prices are pretty terrible. I sold my 1080ti a couple weeks ago on adverts for 450. It didn't last long at that price. CEX would have paid me 330, and the ultimate buyer would have paid 600 for the same 1080ti from CEX. Not great.

Confused11811 · 11-08-2021 09:08AM

If he had a 1080TI he wouldn't have his issue and I certainly wouldn't recommend selling it to CEX. He's a few older gen and probably very hard to sell GPU's that are useless to him that he'd get a few quid from CEX. You get more in vouchers from them than cash.

In June I traded in a bunch of older IT equipment I had that I'd never have sold and got a 1080TI as a placeholder card for a build I was doing for a family member. I got €253 in vouchers for basically old crap and added €321 cash for a 1080TI, total price €575. The cash price at the time for a 1080TI on adverts was €650-700. It so happened a week after a new AMD card was bought from AMD direct and I resold the placeholder 1080TI for €650. I did more than okay from the transaction with CEX.

I'd say most people on here who have built PC's have a bunch of older crap lying around they could easily shift on CEX and get something of worth from them. All I'm saying is it's worth looking at them if you're in that position.

Luck100 · 11-08-2021 01:50PM

LOL...they've messed up the header bar on the boards site. It nearly completely covers the name of the current group. You can just barely see the bottom of the letters peeking out.

ZeroThreat · 12-08-2021 10:27AM

Anyone still trying to get a decent sub €1000 RTX 3070, take a look over on the other thread:

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117723280#Comment_117723280

Cuddlesworth · 12-08-2021 02:04PM

Nah, cards are not flying off the shelves anymore and there is stock appearing and staying everywhere(when they are priced significantly off MSRP). Prices will normalise over the next few months.

ZeroThreat · 12-08-2021 02:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117742630#Comment_117742630

In that case I have an excellent ASUS 3070 I can sell you for €1,000 unopened. I also have a bridge...... 😁

ZeroThreat · 14-08-2021 03:09PM

Ordered most of my parts anyway, mainly from Germany via Amazon & mindfactory (for CPU).

The only part I ordered from UK was the case (Corsair 4000D airflow), prices even after conversion to euros are still cheaper than any German offers and I get free delivery.

Just realised I've totally forgotten about the CPU cooler though, had a Noctua UH-12S in mind. Should have bundled it with the other parts coming from Amazon Germany & saved myself an extra delivery fee, the overall price for these seems to be much higher from Amazon UK even with fee delivery.

But since I'm not really planning on overclocking the Ryzen chip, should I just stick with with the stock wraith cooler than comes with the 5600-X ?

The 4000-D airflow case comes with 2 x 120mm fans. Should I at least get 2 more 120mms and keep 2 in front, and 1 each in top & rear for the exhaust? If so would appreciate recommendations for decent fans, there's quite a range available.

K.O.Kiki · 14-08-2021 07:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117752818#Comment_117752818

I'd still recommend a decent 120mm tower cooler so you can set fan to 50% and forget it's on, e.g. be quiet Shadow Rock Slim 2

wotzgoingon · 14-08-2021 10:24PM

That stock cooler isn't very good. It would be an annoying sound you would hear. As Kokiki says a tower cooler is the way to go.

ZeroThreat · 14-08-2021 10:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117755596#Comment_117755596

Yeah, had a look at a review of it (be quiet! shadow rock) on youtube too. Decent performance, quiet and doesn't take up half the case interior like some of the otherwise good Noctua units, not to mention cheaper.

ZeroThreat · 15-08-2021 12:52AM

btw I've noticed this listed under potential incompatibilities on the pcpartpicker site for using a corsair TXM 750 Gold PSU - it seems to show if you select most of the B550/X570 mother boards in the same build.

'Note: The Asus ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard has an additional 4-pin ATX power connector but the Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply does not. This connector is used to supply additional 12V current to the motherboard. While the system will likely still run without it, higher current demands such as extreme overclocking or large video card current draws may require it.'

Anyone putting together a PC encountered this 4-pin socket that the power supply can't connect to?

wotzgoingon · 15-08-2021 01:59AM

My X570 has the extra 4 pin but I leave it empty and I'm pretty sure everyone else does too.

ZeroThreat · 16-08-2021 08:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117754540#Comment_117754540

Think I messed up ordering the cooler. Seen the Shadow rock slim on Amazon uk at £57 plus £9.99 (via 3rd party seller), so chose a different one, - Be Quiet Pure Rock 2 Black for £39 with faster free delivery direct from Amazon.

Overall it seemed to have good reviews on Amazon but, I should have watched this first https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwt07MCcHbY

Seems to be good on aesthetics and decibels but mediocre at actual cooling. Unfortunately it's being prepared for dispatch so I can't cancel the order.

Not really planning on overclocking the 5600x though, so still an improvement on the stock cooler I guess. Also ordered 2 extra fans for the 4000d case, since it only comes with 2.

K.O.Kiki · 16-08-2021 10:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117763884#Comment_117763884

It’ll be grand.

ZeroThreat · 16-08-2021 10:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117764513#Comment_117764513

Yeah, I'm sure it will. Was going to order the Hyper 212 instead though for cheaper if I'd been able to cancel. 😁

Aodhan5000 · 18-08-2021 09:39PM

Getting my Lian Li Galahad 240 tomorrow, just wondering should I put it as intake or exhaust, will be top mounting it in a phanteks P360A?

I reckon intake so then there'll be 2 front intake and 2 top intake on the radiator so piles of positive pressure and it should blow air over the VRMs. Just thinking will it affect GPU temps? Surely it'd make them better as any airflow is better than no airflow right?

K.O.Kiki · 18-08-2021 10:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117773742#Comment_117773742

Top mount, exhausting air up & out.

GPU needs cool air more than a CPU rad.

The AIO will be pulling some heat off the VRMs. If you’re really worried, move the top intake fan to the rear exhaust.

Aodhan5000 · 18-08-2021 10:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117773956#Comment_117773956

Was just thinking that the airflow the AIO would provide the GPU would give better temps surely. Spose I'll test both

ZeroThreat · 19-08-2021 02:09PM

Well the 3070 card arrived today, ASUS store threw in a free 'ROG Sheath', from the size of it I thought it was an anti static mat or something like that, but seems it's a mouse mat. More than big enough to cover half the desk and put your keyboard on too though. Why are they making gigantic mouse mats?

Homelander · 19-08-2021 02:16PM

They are super common and have been for a long time, all retailers stock them. Most of my friends have them, I even have one at work. They're great for low sensitivity gamers as you don't run out of mat space.

K.O.Kiki · 19-08-2021 05:06PM

Plus putting your keyboard on a mouse mat dampens the sound a bit.

jebidiah · 20-08-2021 10:42AM

Oh god, for some reason I am the author of this thread.... lol, so many notifications!

A mate of mine is having laptop monitor issues, flickering, issues in full screen mode, colours wrong etc. Quite old so no warranty, anyone know a place around Dublin City Centre that would do a reasonably priced repair/replacement?

ZeroThreat · 20-08-2021 02:37PM

Well nearly everything has arrived so I'll be putting it all together soon. Just wondering about something though : the B-550 board I have has 2 M2 slots for SSDs. The top one supports Gen 4 and connects via the CPU, while the lower one supports up to Gen 3 and connects via the mobo chipset (afaik).

Since I'm installing a 3rd gen crucial P5, should I still connect it via the top gen 4 slot or just via the gen 3 slot or does it not matter performance wise?

K.O.Kiki · 20-08-2021 06:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117780862#Comment_117780862

It doesn't matter, but might as well install it to the gen 3 in case you ever get a gen 4 M2 down the road.

ZeroThreat · 21-08-2021 02:45PM

So I have a corsair 4000D airflow which includes 2 fans, I bought 2 additional fans (non RGB).

My motherboard is an ASUS ROG STRIX B550-E which seems to have 6 fan headers - 3 of those are cpu fan, cpu_opt and AIO_Pump, while the other 3 seem to be for case fans. Can I plug my 4th fan into the cpu_opt header, or will I need to buy some sort of hub/controller to run 2 of the case fans from a single header?

K.O.Kiki · 21-08-2021 05:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117784915#Comment_117784915

CPU_OPT header is linked to CPU_FAN afaik, so you can't control its speed independently of the CPU cooler. However, you should be able to plug into AIO_PUMP and set it to PWM mode in BIOS.

ZeroThreat · 21-08-2021 06:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117785697#Comment_117785697

Just as well I didn't get any more fans then, I'd have to get fan splitters otherwise.

Skerries · 31-08-2021 12:07PM

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jebidiah · 01-09-2021 04:40PM

Can anyone recommend a software to restore files deleted from the recycle bin on Windows 10? No restore points or backups available

ZeroThreat · 01-09-2021 05:46PM

Ok, on the new build PC, most of the time when I press the power button, the computer itself seems to power up, (I hear the psu start up, fans turn on, & can see the leds light up on GPU and motherboard through the glass side) but the monitor doesn't turn on, nor the keyboard (which is a mechanical keyboard that has red backlights when in operation).

I seem to have to press the reset button every time and then the screen and keyboard turn on restart a moment later and everything seems to be fine.

When I was putting the things together I was careful to check the motherboard and case manuals to make sure the front panel leads were all connected into the correct motherboard headers so pretty sure they're ok.

Anyone know why this is happening?

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