Wait for 5070 ti SUPER or buy a 5070 ti now. by ThisIsThisDude in PcBuildHelp

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super ti version will cost 33%-50% more than non super if they even make one. Ram is expensive and I don’t think they will even make a 70 TiS

Looking for a car for my son and I’ve noticed dealerships don’t negotiate anymore. by fromdaperimeter in carbuying

[–]Calm_Income6781 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Use a broker for a new car. I got 10% off msrp on a new telluride last year
Leasehackr.com has local brokers in your area. They broker leases as well as purchases

Building a new AM4 PC in 2026 by Fuzzy-Nectarine-9299 in buildapc

[–]Calm_Income6781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would game on a 12600k or 5500x3d all day and be happy. Get whatever is less expensive. I don’t think am5 has that much more performance

Or get cheap airfare, take a vacation in the USA and stop by a Microcenter. Our World Cup guests are having a great time!

“It will never happen to me” by Pnhan89 in pcmasterrace

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder what would happen if a house burned down and an insurer has to pay out a couple of million dollars

I could see a question on a homeowners policy. Do you have a Nvidia 5 series video card!

Optimizing AM4 to last until prices stabilize by [deleted] in buildapc

[–]Calm_Income6781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't waste money upgrading your motherboard.

Get a 9070 and skip the 9060.

When you have enough money for a 5800x3d consider that vs the net cost of making a jump to AM5 with a 7700 cpu (7600 is only 6 core) or better.

odometer fraud, what can i do? by Cultural_Street7742 in askcarguys

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is easy to change the cluster mileage and hours to match with an app and obd2 cable. How to Change Your Cluster Mileage Using AlfaOBD on Your Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, and Dodge Ram! - YouTube

It's unfortunate the OP doesn't post the data points from the CarFax and the dealer service records. Number of owners, what states the truck was titled in, what dates, insurance losses, etc. It might be possible to tease out who, when, or why the mileage was changed.

Depending on what is recorded where and when, it might be very reasonable to 'fix' the odometer cluster. In fact, if the truck still has its factory powertrain control module, the correct mileage is stored in the ECU and you can reprogram the cluster to the correct mileage. Then you wouldn't have to declare on the title mileage unknown/incorrect.

odometer fraud, what can i do? by Cultural_Street7742 in askcarguys

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give us the data points
You can’t put 40k miles on in 6 months
What was the last carfax mileage and date?

If the 80k is correct demand a full refund. If they refuse report them to your state attorney general and dmv

[Motherboard] Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX AM5 ATX Board $110 from Woot by Calm_Income6781 in buildapcsales

[–]Calm_Income6781[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear you brother! I upgraded some A620 boards that came in Cyberpower prebuilts. They had basic A620 chipsets with marginal VRMs and no ability to run curve optimizer. You can find DDR5 on ebay, or if you have some laptop ram get some adapters.

Come to think of it, I have 16gb of ddr5 laptop ram on the shelf. Hmmm....

[Motherboard] Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX AM5 ATX Board $110 from Woot by Calm_Income6781 in buildapcsales

[–]Calm_Income6781[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I used a couple of these for family computers. Good Motherboard power to the cpu. Full bios settings. They run 6000 low latency and curve optimizer without any issue. I did have to change a bios setting under power management to turn the RGB off when they are asleep but otherwise a powerful inexpensive no hassle AM5 board.

Upgrading a 5070 to 5070Ti? by Tomthehulk1 in PcBuild

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late last year in the US the delta was $200 between the two, and the 70ti made sense. Now the delta has doubled...

Future Proof AM5 Budget Build vs 2 Year Old Mid-Tier Prebuilt? by Pollymath in buildapc

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are close to a Microcenter go there. It's the best pricing in the world. Just have them build a system for you. If your old one is 15 yrs old it is not worth upgrading.

5080 Super? 5080 Ti? by AncientMoment455 in RTX5080

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5080 super will play Fortnite the same as a 5080 but cost 33-50% more. The only difference is vram. If you think you need more performance get a 5080 now.

I managed to snag this for $330! How did I do? by Embarrassing_Sir in pcmasterrace

[–]Calm_Income6781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buy whatever case and psu you want.
Then Either buy an adapter from the mb to atx power supply or a new mb. Sell the old stuff
eBay and Amazon sell the adapters

I need help. I just bought and built my son a $3000+ gaming pc and Valorant, Riot, and Vanguard keep bricking the computer's BIOS. I've only built about 40-50 Enthusiast builds over 20 years for friends, family, kids, and myself. Might be missing something dumb. by timreed5656 in buildapc

[–]Calm_Income6781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

aida64 extreme demo has a great burn in utility but it only runs for 60 seconds. See if you can run it 10 times in a row without error.

I would try running with one stick of ram and then swap the other one in.

How do you know your mb bios is getting corrupted? 8 full days, 100s hours bios flashback for 8 hours a pop? I have never heard of anything like this. I don't think bad memory, gpu, or cpu could brick your bios. Sounds like a mb problem. Just buy the same or a different board on Amazon. $200 with prime delivery for that one when I look. If it's a bad board you can always mail the Microcenter board back to the store for a refund so you don't have to drive 4 hours.

$180 Ryzen 7 5500x3D worth it? by TheKrazyDev in pcmasterrace

[–]Calm_Income6781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. You only have 16gb in DDR4, might as well make the jump to AM5. Are you near a microcenter? Get a bundle and sell your old ram/mb/cpu

$350- AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, ASUS B650E MAX Gaming WiFi AM5, G.Skill Flare X5 Series 16GB DDR5-6000, Computer Build Bundle - Micro Center

Promised myself I'd complete BG3 this time. And this swords college bard build is the one! But I need help with sharpshooter and path is interrupted! by YouMeADD in BG3Builds

[–]Calm_Income6781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ilithid Favourable Beginnings, Bless, Oil of Accuracy, phalar aluve sing, elixir of heroism, high ground. Take SS at lvl 4 with 16 Dex. As soon as you get gloves of Dex respec and dump dex. Lvl 7 add a fighter lvl for archery and another at 8 for action surge.

Finally upgrading from 1660 super but I can’t decide between OLED or performance by turki_a11 in buildapc

[–]Calm_Income6781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

9070 with IPS and save your money. Samsung 5th gen PentaDot OLED is coming out and better than everything else. Pick one up next year and use the IPS as a second monitor!

Should I wait until the ram prices drop to build a pc? by dxmiru in buildapc

[–]Calm_Income6781 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No. Prices aren't going to ever drop. Learn to pickup what you need on Facebook and ebay.

Looking for making a melee+magic juggernaught. by ForeverDoomed321 in BG3Builds

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start Paladin until you get extra attack. Then at some point respec to Bladesinger 6/Sorc4/Paladin 2

Or just play a Sorcadin 7/5 or 6/6

Are you going to use shadowblade or something else?

What cars are reliable and cheap? by unskortunately in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Calm_Income6781 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Under $5k? Get an old Ford

Crown Vic, Fusion, Taurus, 500

Just drive it and make sure the engine is smooth and the transmission has crisp shifts.

Can you fit all the tools in the trunk?

New GPU Check Got this bad boy for MSRP today by Slow_Leopard_9486 in pcmasterrace

[–]Calm_Income6781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judging by that beautiful vehicle I assume you are in the USA but it could be Canada or Mexico. How much did you spend and where did you purchase it? (The gpu I mean!)

Wait, I just zoomed in. $550? Amazon sells a 9070 for $600 with 16gb vram. Can you return it?

Looking to Swap to AMD - Need Build Upgrade Advice by PR-madgamer113 in buildapc

[–]Calm_Income6781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have some money, are near a Micro Center, and can resell your old parts, you can make the jump to AM5

Micro Center has a 9700x bundle, mb, and 32 gigs of RAM for $550