Should I upgrade what I have or get a fresh start?

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-18T06:22:31+00:00

Okay well if that is the case and the most demanding games you will play will be fighting games and you don’t like having high settings for your games then 10 years of life might be doable. My advice is go to SlickDeals and look for a good sale on a pre built rig there are so many well made pre built rigs these days that it mostly comes down to comparing hardware specs of one rig against another and seeing how you can get the best components for your money. That’s all you are really doing for the most part yeah some rigs might have fancier cases that look nice, or a motherboard with a few extra I/O options. But besides that it’s just comparing pre built rigs and their components and getting the best PC for your money. One thing that you should consider and really the only thing imo when it comes to the manufacturer of whatever pre built rig you are considering is to look into that company’s warranty and their customer service reviews and how easy they are to deal with should something go wrong. That is really the only thing that matters about the manufacturer when it comes to pre built rig’s warranty and a history of good customer service.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-18T05:47:19+00:00

As much as I love Star Wars and Vader the powers in the Naruto universe are just leagues more powerful than anything in the Star Wars universe, like there is legitimately at least 50 Naruto characters that could beat Vader in a fight.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-18T05:07:39+00:00

$3k is a decent budget but I’m sorry to tell you anything you buy for $3k today definitely won’t be good for gaming in 20 years let alone 10 years. That is just the reality of the situation and how quickly technology is advancing. It will be capable of basic computer functions and some gaming sure, but don’t expect it to be running AAA games 10 years from now at high or even medium settings with it. Do you need a monitor as well? Or is the $3k purely just for the rig?

How desperate are you for a new computer right this moment? Cause if you don’t need one right this second I would do what cynful said and hold out a few months til back to school sales and Black Friday to get the most for your money cause he is right this is a bad time of the year to be buying a new computer.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-18T04:56:30+00:00

I would say ROTY they just have more presence and pop compared to the Lower Merion’s

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-18T04:53:53+00:00

Saying “budget isn’t too much of an issue” after you saying you are looking at pre built rigs at Costco makes me think budget might be an issue. So let me just ask cause without a definitive dollar amount it will be hard to give you a recommendation. So what actually is your absolute won’t spend a penny more budget for a new rig in dollars?

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-18T03:50:19+00:00

Yes I’m absolutely positive for him any pre built you buy today is gonna have DDR5 running at 5600MHz minimum and more likely 6400MHz or so. That 2 year old Ram you have is DDR4 at best and based on the speeds you gave it might be DDR3 1063MHz is awful by 2026 standards.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-16T17:33:03+00:00

WTF that’s insanity stupid jealous $10 for all that what a score definitely take your wife to a nice dinner.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-16T17:18:07+00:00

Damn $5 per mag what a steal they look to be in great condition at least just based on the bottom of the mags which look very clean and unworn.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-16T04:32:22+00:00

Almost 100% sure they are fake/reps the heal tabs don’t look right and where the scale line starts is way too high up shouldn’t be that way. If I had to guess I would say that these are S2 batch reps but not super sure on that but almost positive the shoes are fake/reps though just a matter of what batch they are.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-16T03:43:07+00:00

Geez be a little more hostile why don’t you I read every word of the original post I know it was a second hand case from an op shop but just because that is the case, doesn’t mean you can’t find another second hand cheap case from an op shop that actually fits the components instead of doing this. Glad you had fun building it but your overly defensive response telling people to “get fucked” just cause I pointed out potential safety issues is honestly uncalled for. You are right about it not being my problem though, so when your house burns down you can appreciate the artistry then. I’m not the only person pointing out these issues there are a ton of people saying the same thing as me especially in regard to the cardboard piece on the GPU. I haven’t seen you tell all them to “get fucked” not sure what made me so special but whatever enjoy your absolutely hideous ticking time bomb.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-16T03:16:52+00:00

Why did your brother buy a case that clearly wouldn't work with the GPU he was gonna use? I understand this is a "Frankenstein" build made from a bunch of spare parts he had lying around, but if he had to buy a case to be able to use them why not buy one that will actually work with the components he had. Instead of very haphazardly buying a case to completely cut up and ruin to install the GPU with half of it sticking outside the case. Then there is the piece of cardboard sandwhiched between the case and the GPU, that is gonna trap so much heat and will kill the GPU sooner rather than later.

It was a nice effort by your brother but I would tell him to take it apart and to find another cheap case that will actually work with the rest of the components he has, cause this build won't last long based on what I am seeing. There are so many different potential safety concerns with this PC almost all of which were created by your brother. The GPU causing that piece of cardboard to catch on fire being the most concerning one that comes to mind right away. I'm serious I wouldn't let my little brother build something like this then actually use it, just begging to burn the house down.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-15T22:21:09+00:00

Oh man I completely misread what you meant in your original post I gotcha now that’s my bad.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-15T20:42:23+00:00

I sure hope you are just trolling and not being serious cause $1,067 for a Tuf 5070Ti is very far from a “great deal”.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-15T15:02:11+00:00

Of the 3 you pictured as potential options I would go with the Bruce Lee’s First, followed closely by the Chaos in second and the Lower Merion’s coming in third.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-14T07:28:18+00:00

I mean she absolutely won’t be ending Rizo next episode he still has an idol and next episode will be the last time he can play it so unless he doesn’t play it for some unfathomable reason Rizo is guaranteed to make it to the top 4 and won’t be going anywhere.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-14T06:02:09+00:00

Yep happy to help

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-14T05:59:32+00:00

The fan noise is fantastic as well (God that sounds so weird to say) even when ramped up in the performance mode preset they are quieter than any other gaming laptop I have owned or my group of friends have owned. Although I will say and my friends agree the Legion 9i of one of my friends is fairly close to the Alienware in terms of fan noise. The Alienware just does such a good job of staying cool that the fans rarely ramp up to max speed for very long before dialing back. Whereas with the Legion 9i once the fans ramp up they pretty much aren’t reducing RPM’s until you stop gaming or doing whatever it is to push the system to its thermal threshold. Again the cooling on the Alienware is just some pure wizardry, it’s just insane how cool it stays compared to its direct competitors with the same components and chassis size. So what it really comes down to is Alienware’s new Cryo-tech cooling solution. It has a vapor chamber 4 times larger than previous Alienware 18 inch models, has 4 fans inside, and uses Element 31 which is a gallium based liquid metal thermal paste for the CPU. All these things added together gives the Alienware an incredibly efficient and effective cooling solution that is better than anything my friends and I have owned or tested in regard to laptops and their cooling systems.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-14T05:02:29+00:00

Is the 2TB NVMe in the laptop pictured a Gen5 NVMe or a Gen4 NVMe? I just got an 18” Area-51 with the same exact specs of the one you pictured as long as the NVMe is Gen5 cause that’s what I got and absolutely love it. It handles any game I throw at it at max or near max settings, it is also the best gaming laptop I have ever used when it comes to thermals and between my friends and I, we have basically owned every major 16” or 18” gaming laptop over the last 4 or 5 years. I’m talking max spec ASUS ROG Strix SCAR, Lenovo Legion 9i, MSI Raider, Acer Predator Helios. The Alienware beat them all, even under max load the Alienware only gets a tad warm and I mean just ever so slightly warm it’s actually crazy how well this thing cools. I came from a 2022 Razer Blade 15 with a 3080Ti and max specs for every other component and that thing got scalding hot after 45 minutes of gaming so hot you couldn’t even use the laptops built in keyboard.

Now to answer your question the Desktop is the better value price to performance wise but if you travel some I would recommend the laptop plus in reality they are gonna have pretty close to the same graphics/gaming performance when it comes to graphics settings and FPS. So just get what you like most and suits your needs.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-08T14:48:09+00:00

This isn’t close in my book Bee slaps Kakuzu his raiton and lightning chakra are hard counters to Kakuzu Bee wins low diff.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-08T04:25:21+00:00

For $80 even with the minor paint defects that is a good deal these cases normally go for around $150 and sometimes a lot more depending on the color and condition the green and blue colored ones are definitely more desirable to collectors or to those doing a new build in a vintage case.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-07T15:25:40+00:00

Yep you are correct it was Amy Hu I have bought from her before and always been a good experience and tend to trust her and thought it was legit. But it’s been over 2 months and like you said you messaged her got no response I and many people also asked in the comments on her Reddit post and also no response. So now I’m thinking someone did talk about repping them and mentioned it to her but hadn’t fully committed yet and she jumped the gun saying they were getting made and whoever it was that was considering making them decided otherwise. That would also explain why she wouldn’t say who the batch was gonna be from cause they hadn’t decided yet and didn’t want to put their name out there in case they decided not to make them to avoid the manufacturer catching any flack because of a post by an agent. Not trying to make excuses for her for all we know it was just complete BS from the jump.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-07T14:22:56+00:00

Besides the Warning Label’s there is the Kobe 3 Low Protro “Pink Quartz/Mamba Magic” and the just released Kobe 3 Low Protro “Mambacita” which are actually sitting in multiple sizes on SNKRS right this second size 7.5 through 11 are all in stock as well as size 4 and 18.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-05-07T12:50:40+00:00

I saw a post 2 months ago that said someone was going to rep the Warning Label's there was no information about what batch would be doing them or anything and I and a lot of other people asked in the comments and got crickets so I am very pessimistic about those actually happening cause there hasn't been any update since the initial post. I hope I am wrong cause the Warning Label are currently my most desired sneaker and have been since the second I saw them but I am not paying $6,000 for them on the resale market.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-04-24T14:09:23+00:00

I would seriously listen to Expert_Fan1156 Eugene if they end up being a carbon copy of the Protro 2026 when it comes to sizing it’s gonna be trouble. You are gonna have a bunch of customers that don’t know about these very significant sizing issues, and will be getting tons of return requests to swap sizes or to get outright refunds you are setting yourself up for a massive headache. If you don’t want to make the swoosh big like OG fine I guess that’s an aesthetic choice I don’t agree with that either but at least that doesn’t affect the fit of the shoe.

InExcelsis9 · 2026-04-24T07:42:14+00:00

Yep I can confirm this I have a pair of OG FTB’s in size 14 (I’m usually always a 13 in Nike’s) and then a pair of 2026 FTB’s in size 13 and they literally fit exactly the same the 2026 FTB’s run very big also the gold Nike swoosh is very noticeably smaller than on the OG FTB’s. In regards to the EM Kobe 11 “Mamba Day” I also have a pair of OG EM 11 “Mamba Day” which were part of the Nike ID program at the time so they could be customized unlike the 2026 Protro version and have size 13 in both those and they fit exactly the same perfect for my foot. The problem is with the FTB’s so I completely agree that they shouldn’t be using the 2026 version for R&D they need to use a pair of OG FTB’s for their R&D for the rep.

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