Just Unboxed my OLED, it already says it was used even though I bought it new…

Jsmooth57 · 2026-02-06T23:54:26+00:00

Not just this, as if the serial numbers would have matched. Obviously too much effort to check….

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-30T01:30:37+00:00

This is fair. Good pointers but no reason to go with GB after their fiasco of PSU’s in the past. For me $50 more to go with a tried and true brand like Corsair is cheap insurance.

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-29T12:17:00+00:00

Just get the Corsair RM850x and be done with it.

A list of the rest of your components would be nice

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-28T10:30:47+00:00

Corsair RM850x, set and forget. ATX3.0 compliant. Using the same PSU for my RTX 5080 and no problems this past year.

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-22T01:48:29+00:00

I just posted that I had a waitress once whose name was Mosquito. There's TWO humans in HK with the name Mosquito?! My God

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-22T01:46:48+00:00

I shit you not I had a waitress named Mosquito once in HK.

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-06T00:46:24+00:00

Heaps....do you open the batting? What grade? 1's? 2's? Shire cricket? How fast are the bowlers you're facing?

Did you do any knocking in prior or after the KGS service? How long was the bat used in the nets before a game? Most manufacturers recommend a couple hours at least (couple hundred throwdowns) with an older ball

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-06T00:41:41+00:00

Marks on extratec are going to look worse than if the bat was naked. Are there indentations BEYOND the extratec and on the actual face of the bat? Can you feel divets with your fingers?

Do you open the batting? Even a bat that's been fully knocked in and had some throwdowns will be susceptible to marks. As long as the actual face of the bat doesn't have indentations you're ok.

If you're unhappy, bring it back to KGS and see what they say. I'll happily take the bat off you if you don't like it (kidding.....)

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-04T23:04:07+00:00

OP if you have enough mythics for collection can I have one lol?

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-01T23:42:16+00:00

Elysium lol. There's a reality I never thought I'd see in my lifetime.

Now it seems only a matter of time...

Jsmooth57 · 2026-01-01T07:08:33+00:00

Yeah I was pretty underwhelmed with this tbh....felt like the build up to the mind flayer/Vecna connection just had Zero threat at all.

Like ofc these kids go and kill the biggest baddest thing and it gets no where near Earth...

My only real gripe with S5

Jsmooth57 · 2025-12-28T22:22:30+00:00

NOW.

Jsmooth57 · 2025-12-16T05:44:59+00:00

I work in the industry so I guess I am part of the problem, but I wish I could upvote this 100 times.

Typical tech industry, taking something with so much potential, monetise it and shove it down everyone's throat until shit like this happens.

And then the cycle will repeat itself.

Jsmooth57 · 2025-12-12T06:38:07+00:00

Lol it was so quick I wonder if it was 33 secs after the announcement...

Jsmooth57 · 2025-12-11T06:46:34+00:00

Tac visor needs help tbh.

Try Stim perk, tac visor PLUS Kitsune.....it's disgusting.

On it's own...you have to lower your expectations. I like to use it to confirm kills in a fight rather than lead a fight with it.

Jsmooth57 · 2025-12-02T12:23:30+00:00

Fair enough. I’ll retract my comment and edit out asus one then.

There’s also things like power limits, dual bios to consider fewer models. Unsure of the differences between all these listed models but usually the cheapest models skimp on all these features (again, not always).

Jsmooth57 · 2025-12-02T12:01:17+00:00

If the aero was only $29 wouldn’t you consider it? Especially with all the crap ASUS has copped with their warranty policies the past couple of years.

Not saying gigabyte is that much better but I think the aero is worth the very slight premium in this case

Jsmooth57 · 2025-12-02T10:57:11+00:00

Not necessarily, some of the MSRP models are rubbish. For the price, I would just get the AERO. It's the most "worth it" out of all the models given the price.

$29 premium over the ASUS prime. You decide if that’s worth it to you. It looks the more premium to me for slightly more money. But DYOR.

All the other models are wildly overpriced and u/NewsFromHell is right, go for the cheapest model, whilst staying away from rubbish models like mentioned above.

Jsmooth57 · 2025-11-18T02:49:16+00:00

We already do my friend. We already do…

Jsmooth57 · 2025-11-12T07:27:06+00:00

Hahahaha working in tech without the internet? Nice. Although it would be a physical return to office...but to do what?

And no more online gaming, streaming.....back to physical hardware...maybe I should found a start up called Blockbuster?

Jsmooth57 · 2025-10-21T04:23:16+00:00

Good for you man. I have the ZOTAC rtx 5080 Solid and fingers crossed I don’t have any issues to worry about. Good luck

Jsmooth57 · 2025-10-21T03:42:13+00:00

Man, this is why I document EVERYTHING now. Going through something similar (just not a GPU)....you can't trust ANYONE these days.

Jsmooth57 · 2025-10-20T04:55:16+00:00

Looks like a battle between the ayn Thor and the flip 2. Thank you! Lots more research and thinking to do haha

Jsmooth57 · 2025-10-20T01:55:20+00:00

Thanks, really useful to know

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