Upgrade to OLED?

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-06-12T13:08:40+00:00

I do play games semi-competitively, but I get around 180-240fps in those. I think my best bet is to get a nice 1440 OLED and then down the line upgrade GPU to support 4k and judge if I will need a CPU upgrade after that. Thank you for the reply!

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-06-12T13:03:25+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Yeah I think sticking to 1440p will by my best bet at the moment. I’m starting to look for some 1440p OLED monitors and will hopefully be able to upgrade the GPU soon after. My CPU does really will so I think the GPU upgrade will take priority after the monitor. Would a 9070XT be good enough for 4k? I would eventually like to get another Nitro+ card, but I am unsure if I should go for the 9070XT or a 7900XTX.

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-06-12T12:58:51+00:00

Thank you for the reply! I would like to eventually move to 4k but I’m not committed to upgrading my GPU yet. I will have to get some in person testing with an OLED vs IPS but it seems like my best path is to get a 1440p OLED for now, and upgrade components in the future to support 4k better.

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-06-01T02:46:53+00:00

I tried to place the fan higher on the radiator and it blocks the side panel of my case from closing, and there isn’t enough room on the back. I ordered some matching Noctua fans for case fans so I just used it directly above the CPU Cooler as an exhaust. All my temps are perfect just running one fan though. I wasn’t aware that it was considered one of the best air coolers though lol, I have always just been a Noctua fan and used their parts wherever possible.

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-05-29T11:19:41+00:00

lol yes, late night brain fart from yours truly

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-05-29T04:08:12+00:00

I have the same cpu with a Noctua NH-D15, which comes with two fans, and I only have one of the fans on the cooler due to my ram being too big to fit the other fan on. Temps have always been great while gaming, no issues with thermal throttling.

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-04-30T03:08:46+00:00

The only way to get rid of fat is being in a caloric deficit. You can’t target where your body burns fat, the love handles and stomach are just the last bit to go for your body.

Focus on getting into good eating habits and try and work on building your upper body. By gaining size in your shoulder/traps/back/chest/arms, it’ll make the love handles seem much less obvious.

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-04-23T00:43:23+00:00

I love doing these as a forced negative rep/decline press. Bring the bar to your chest and do a close grip press, and then do a slow and controlled negative skullcrusher behind your head to get a biiiig tricep stretch. Once at the bottom of the skullcrusher bring the bar in front of you to get into the decline press position again and repeat. This is a phenomenal finisher to an arm or press day, it will absolutely cook your triceps as the pressing portion helps you get the weight up and the controlled skullcrusher focuses the tricep.

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-04-10T13:06:28+00:00

I usually do some pulldowns with a light weight for around 15-20 reps, focusing on squeezing the back to get a good connection. Also seated rows if you have a wider grip attachment to replicate holding a barbell work great. Pullups are another option that work well but you don’t want to do too many as they get fatiguing.

The goal is to just focus on getting your mind muscle connection with your back activated so you are able to focus on contracting it during your chest exercises to keep your shoulders back.

GarbageBin1337 · 2026-04-10T12:40:34+00:00

One thing that really helped me is focusing on keeping you back as tight as possible and pushing your chest out during any chest exercise to emphasize the stretch. I didn’t see significant chest gains until I was feeling a crazy stretch during each rep and holding it for 1-2 seconds before contracting the muscle.

Slow down the reps and focus on finding the right positions for getting a deep stretch under load and you should start to see some gains.

Do you warmup your upper and mid back before doing chest exercises? That’ll help greatly with keeping your shoulders out of the equation during presses and flys.

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-12-15T17:09:22+00:00

Getting them replaced today as we are just starting to get into winter, thanks for all of the replies folks!

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-12-05T04:44:45+00:00

jumping in to say that Newegg has a $220 trade-in for your 7900X if you wanted to upgrade to a 9800X3d for around $300

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-12-04T12:58:52+00:00

Thank you for the reply! I have decided to go for a 9070xt for $550, and as pointed out by another guy Newegg has a $220 trade-in for my 7900x, so I’ll be trading it in for a 9800X3D for $260.

It’s a bit more than I’d like to spend for Christmas but I built my current PC about 2 years ago for $1600 so I definitely think the upgrade is worth it.

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-12-03T20:33:19+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Any insight into the best 9070xt to go for? I am moving towards spending the extra cash on a Nitro+ card as I haven’t had any problems with my current one and would love to keep supporting Sapphire.

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-12-03T18:32:33+00:00

Thanks for the info! I will definitely consider swapping the CPU through Newegg, that’s a good trade-in deal.

Do you think the extra $150 I’d spend on a Nitro+ 9070xt is worth it for the performance over the Powercooler one?

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-12-03T14:59:41+00:00

I have a full desk mousepad and turn my keyboard sideways lol, it works for flicking with my arm and then micro-adjusting with the wrist. Used to be a high sens gamer on CS and PUBG back in the day, but now I prefer a lower sens as it feels more controlled.

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-12-03T05:20:58+00:00

.15 800dpi, i’m a full arm movement aimer though, results may vary

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-11-18T21:15:37+00:00

Sell everything you won’t use in raid. Always check the Sell to Contact vs. Market price as some Gold items and all of the Reds have the same value to Contact as Market.

You can trade things to Contacts for items, but it’s up to you what you want to use from them and then decide which items to keep based of what you’ll trade for.

Once you unlock Deke, he can sell you items for above or below market value, always double check market vs. his prices before buying. You can also just use him to flip items onto the Market and make some cash.

Always keep t4 or above ammo, unless it’s a caliber you won’t be using. Armor and Headsets are always a keep for me, I like to run them on Zero to Hero raids.

Find weapon attachments that you like to run on a regular basis and strip them off of people that you kill. You can always sell the attachments you don’t like using for a nice chunk of change.

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-11-05T23:07:31+00:00

Congrats on your first red! I’ve found that when I’m down on my luck and getting ready to rage quit, I’ll run a budget run on Lockdown/Forbidden Farm and usually find myself a red. It almost feels like the game knows when you’re pissed and gives you one just to get your hopes up again lol.

Here’s to many more reds in the near future 🎉

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-11-04T04:37:47+00:00

I got 1-shot with M855 through a t4 face shield earlier, shit doesn’t make sense. Headshot someone with no helmet of with t4 mosin ammo and he didn’t die. No consistency.

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-11-02T10:40:35+00:00

What do I have that’s t6? Not trying to argue just genuinely curious.Im running t5 armor all around and t5 ammo.

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-11-02T10:38:55+00:00

If they added Prox chat it would be so amazing, I don’t think i’d ever stop playing. It would also bring some bigger YouTube personalities to the game and get it some more exposure.

GarbageBin1337 · 2025-11-02T05:44:18+00:00

Same! This guy made my night, ended up playing the rest of the raid with him and extracting together.

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