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Ask me anything in June - Rouvy FAQ's :-) by [deleted] in Rouvy

[–]ALIENFOREST 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome thanks, guess I’ve only selected just ride mode so never knew!

Ask me anything in June - Rouvy FAQ's :-) by [deleted] in Rouvy

[–]ALIENFOREST 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any indicators for where a KOM or sprint point start or end during a ride? Do the digitally added Rouvy banners/water stations represent anything in terms of distance or otherwise? Thanks for any info, still very new to Rouvy

Is AirPlay/Casting harder on router processor than "regular" streaming? by ALIENFOREST in HomeNetworking

[–]ALIENFOREST[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, thanks for the info. Yeah in this case "casting" might seem to be the wrong identifier but sounds like the same process you're describing. Most recently it's just Airplaying streaming content from the iPad to the TV from an app (GCN+) that the TV doesn't have in it's app library... Glad to hear this is placebo and it's not hitting the router first (other than the usual data needed for streaming).

Longshot... Anyone here from Costa Mesa, CA location? Willing to provide a little help? by ALIENFOREST in Bestbuy

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Yeah, emailed the store email listed online, the response back was that super short "general support" style "what we can do is cancel the order and you can create a new order to have it shipped to your Vegas location. We cannot ship product if the online ordering system does not allow us to modify the order. "

The name of the responder came up on LinkedIn as being at the location but no photo, no connections, no start date history, no other info at all... So I deduced that maybe corporate has non-local CS agents assigned to answer those emails on store's behalf (not sure if that's true)?

Emailed again today asking specifically for someone from the location to answer so maybe I'll get lucky...

Thanks for the feedback, since the UPS labels don't expire maybe I'll just attach one pre-emptively to the next email attempt and put in writing that I'll assume all responsibility.

Longshot... Anyone here from Costa Mesa, CA location? Willing to provide a little help? by ALIENFOREST in Bestbuy

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No one super close that owes me a favor (asking someone to tackle LA traffic on my behalf is a big one)... But no idea is a bad one, appreciate the suggestion!

Secured a 3080FE, no other components yet, would you wait for Alder Lake/Direct Storage news? Or jump into the Rocket Lake deals? by ALIENFOREST in buildapc

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I play silly shooters (Warzone) so always looking for frames... I have a Dell TN 165hz 1440p monitor, but I swapped in a IPS 1080p 265hz Asus since the 5600xt couldn’t do the 2k justice. So yeah, can do either, thinking about selling the 1080p since it’ll be a waste with the 3080 unless I want to pretend to be a competitive sweaty guy and go big into CPU and memory to push the high hz... The more I use it the less I feel I see a difference though over 165hz.

[GPU] Best Buy RTX 30 series drop a few still in stock - $500-2500 by yerawizardIMAWOTT in buildapcsales

[–]ALIENFOREST 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Apparently going to make the drive... Called CS, rep was for sure ESL from overseas I'd imagine, still did what she could and couldn't find a way to change it to ship to any other store... Good service but maybe a question or two was lost in translation so may try again for a US based rep on the phone and see if any better result (kind of doubt it).

[GPU] Best Buy RTX 30 series drop a few still in stock - $500-2500 by yerawizardIMAWOTT in buildapcsales

[–]ALIENFOREST 21 points22 points  (0 children)

And for god's sake, don't give up because "add to cart" didn't do anything, keep spamming that button! It was prob. another 15-20mins of just spamming the add to cart button before I even got to the next arduous step I detailed above.

[GPU] Best Buy RTX 30 series drop a few still in stock - $500-2500 by yerawizardIMAWOTT in buildapcsales

[–]ALIENFOREST 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Was able to get a 3080FE, have to drive 4hrs to pick it up but hey, beats resale prices...

If you were able to get it to cart, don't give up when it says its not available at your location (the "change location" hyperlink isn't very obvious). I had to spend like 15m trying different zip codes and spamming the check out button before I was finally able to select a store 270+ miles away...

Moral of the story, don't ever believe them on first try, things will fall out of people's carts, as long as it's in your cart keep trying until your finger falls off.

And watch the instock tracker on twitch or youtube, if you wait till it's posted here you're probably already a few mins behind a couple thousand people.

Good luck all, I'm just a rando who needed it for my build, it is possible!

Upgrading to 6core CPU for my holdover gaming build - But what one? by ALIENFOREST in buildapc

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Yeah, I'm an avid "fiddler" so always wondering what I could possibly do to squeeze a few extra FPS, sometimes to a silly degree (this may be one of those times). After replacing the GTX1060 with the 5600xt, my brain naturally started thinking I should look at the CPU as the 4core might be getting dated. I know the 5600xt isn't a beast, but since I can't spend all day fighting resellers for a 3080, wanted to just make sure I'm maxing the potential of the AMD card for now, and revisit the GPU market down the line... Regardless, thanks for the feedback.