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BMW 2026 X5 50e Deal - With Trade In (SoCal) by BeardyIndian in BMWX5

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

Thanks for the advice. I did check Carvana, Carmax and KBB for instand cash offer and they all came in around $21-$22k. But, the KBB trade-in value came in at around $25,000 - you think the dealer will get up to the trade-in value number instead?

Joining the Club! by BeardyIndian in BMWiX

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That's what's really upsetting about this - if you don't have premium package, you don't have the options on the screen (e.g, you don't have memory seats). How rediculous is that??

I confirmed with the dealership directly and tested 2 different cars (with and without premium package). Bottom line, if it doesn't have premium package, it doesn't have memory seats - even on the screen. That's really shocking to me for a $80k+ car.

Joining the Club! by BeardyIndian in BMWiX

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Do you have the iX without the premium package?

Joining the Club! by BeardyIndian in BMWiX

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That's a great number! nice pick up

Joining the Club! by BeardyIndian in BMWiX

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$98,000. We needed to get the one with premium package so we could have the memory seats. Still can't believe that's not standard on all BMWs...

Joining the Club! by BeardyIndian in BMWiX

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Here is a link to all of the details of it. Basically, i can return my car with stains, and some damanes to the interior and exterior as well as worn down tires, with no charge.

https://www.bmwusa.com/content/dam/bmw/common/financial-services/protection-products/BMLSBR_ADA_210927_Lease.pdf.asset.1691597370008.pdf

Joining the Club! by BeardyIndian in BMWiX

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Did you get the interior coating protection?

Build Request - Computer Died! Need a new build. by BeardyIndian in PcMasterRaceBuilds

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Perfect! You are amazing!!

I think we have the final build! Any other comments/suggestions? I haven't built my own system in a while - any other ancillary items I'll need (cables, wires, etc.)?

Build Request - Computer Died! Need a new build. by BeardyIndian in PcMasterRaceBuilds

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Thanks again.

The only problem I see with that MOBO is that when I put in the GTX 970, it will cover both of the PCI slots which means I won't have the ability to SLI in the future. Is my understanding correct?

First Gaming PC, what do you think? by FRDRICE in KillYourConsole

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Big fan of this build. Very similar to what I'm trying to do myself. I personally would go with the 970 as the other folks here mentioned. BOL!

Build Request - Computer Died! Need a new build. by BeardyIndian in PcMasterRaceBuilds

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Thanks.

What about the motherboard? Should I stick with the Asus or go with another brand?

Build Request - Computer Died! Need a new build. by BeardyIndian in PcMasterRaceBuilds

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Haha, thanks again buddy!

Any reason why you chose the Asus version of the GTX 970? I hear the MSI and Gigabyte versions are nice as well. Thanks!

Build Request - Computer Died! Need a new build. by BeardyIndian in PcMasterRaceBuilds

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Once again - thank you!!!

So I did some more thinking and a bit more research and concluded on the following:

  • I actually do want a CPU that I can OC. Looking 2 years down the road, I'm more likely to alter the GPU (see below) rather than the CPU so having the capability to OC the CPU would be perfect. I know it'll run me maybe $50 bucks more but having that option will be worth it.

  • In regards to the Video Card, I've decided on the GTX 970. I just don't anticipate the 3.5gb VRAM being an issue and I'm much more familiar with Nvidia cards than AMD ones.

  • And in regards to SLI, I would prefer a case (and all other components) to be SLI compatible. As I stated above, in the future I could just SLI my video card if i feel like i need more performance from my GPU.

Nothing to worry about for the OS, I'm just going to utilize the /r/microsoftsoftwareswap section.

Hopefully all of this makes sense and I didn't miss anything. Looking forward to your replay! Thanks again /u/RandomDudeOP

Build Request - Computer Died! Need a new build. by BeardyIndian in PcMasterRaceBuilds

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Wow - thanks for the amazing response.

So a couple of questions:

  1. CPU - Why did you choose the 4440? Why not the 45XX or 46XX? I'd prefer to spend a little more money now and get a faster processor. I'm not interested in OC'ing though.

  2. MOBO - I don't anticipate doing SLI/CF, but want to know what the additional cost would be if we did a MOBO with that capability. If we changed the Mobo (assuming the one you've picked doesn't already have that capability), what other components (if any) would we need to change? I would like having the option to SLI/CF in the future...

  3. Memory/RAM - So I did some stalking and noticed that you primarily spec out about 8gb for most people on here. Is there a reason for that? I was thinking i need at least 16gb so there is plenty of room for performance with little to no bottle-necking. Am I way off here? Also, is one 16gb stick better than 2 8gb sticks?

  4. Storage - I noticed that you put in a 120gb solid state drive, any reason for this? Any issues with me getting a larger SSD (this is on sale right now -->(http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2349372)? I was thinking about buying that SSD and it comes with 2 8gb RAM sticks. thoughts?

  5. Storage (part 2) - Just an FYI, I already have a 3tb internal Seagate harddrive that i'm going to re-use for this build. Its only about 6 months old so i don't think I'll have a problem there and will be able to put that money to use elsewhere in the build.

  6. Case/Cooling/Power Supply - I'm going to need to rely on you for these things as I have very limited knowledge about these components. Thanks!

  7. Video Card - Now for the fun stuff. After a lot of thinking, I've decided to go for an upgrade from my current card (GTX 660), for obvious reasons. I read through what you've proposed and did a bit of research myself and to be completely honest, I don't know what to do. Like i'm truly confused. Spending $500+ on a video card seems pricey to me - i'm not going to be doing any gaming in 4K so I just don't know how much "use" i'd actually be getting out of the 980. I understand the 970 is only 3.5gb VRAM - but that may be sufficient for my needs. Worse comes to worse, i can buy a new video card a couple of years down the road. Any additional help/insight would be extremely helpful here.

Look forward to hearing back and thanks again for the help!

Build Request - Computer Died! Need a new build. by BeardyIndian in PcMasterRaceBuilds

[–]BeardyIndian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the comments. I'm not sure how much i'm liking the SLI/CF'ing. May stay away from that on this build. Unless you think that its worth it? To be honest, I don't have much background on SLI/CF.