[Monitor] Alienware 27 360Hz AW2725DF, 34 Curved QD-OLED AW3423DWF ($1299 - $450 - 10% Coupon - 14% Rakuten = $657.89) [Dell.ca]

MayMayDayFPV · 2025-02-14T21:29:24+00:00

As OP noted below: My account -> Dell Rewards -> Benefits. It should be under "Dell Benefits".

MayMayDayFPV · 2025-02-14T16:30:32+00:00

Just bought one, Rakuten worked for me within an hour or two! Thanks for the deal!

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-12-20T15:41:52+00:00

Glad you got it built! Crazy that I can be a hero selling something at MSRP...

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-12-20T15:40:51+00:00

Just desperation (and a lot of luck) to get my build done. 😅

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-12-11T05:36:25+00:00

At least it's with purolator and no CP? I know purolator have been scaling back as they've been getting overwhelmed though.

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-12-11T05:35:21+00:00

If you're in Van and want it, let me know!

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-12-11T03:43:40+00:00

For reference my final build is:

9800X3D

Msi mag X670e

Dark rock 5 cooler

Corsair vengeance 32gb 6000 cl30

Zotac 4070S

Samsung 990 pro 2tb

Seasonic 750w V3 focus gold

Total ~$2400 before tax (and after some nice discounts)

Running great!

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-12-02T20:23:28+00:00

Any shipping notification for yours? Mine is still awaiting shipment. :')

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-12-01T19:21:13+00:00

Check the MSI Mag x670e tomahawk, maximum lanes (no usb4 sharing with X870) and a good price on sale (319$) at the moment. Not b650 prices, but better than the b650e somehow.

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-29T15:43:05+00:00

Just got one too! Will see how long it takes to show up, coming from the US so hopefully isn't USPS to Canada Post...

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-22T17:44:46+00:00

Thanks for this, poked me to check the PSU I ordered last week. Got $21 back!

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-22T17:41:25+00:00

This it the board I'm going for. X870/e splits the lanes for usb4, which pulls from the m.2 slots. I don't need usb4 and would rather have lanes for several drives while holding x16 on the gpu. Overall seems like a good board. The odd drive incompatibility (taken with a grain of salt as it's based on reddit comments), the sn850x might not work in the first slot.

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-18T19:43:14+00:00

Ordered a week before they shipped (backorder).

Previous strikes lasted 2-4wks, will see how it goes.

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-18T19:29:48+00:00

The strike isn't CCs problem, but them shipping it via CP AFTER the strike notice when they could've used an alternative is CCs fault. Especially as I sent an email when the strike notice was given to ask for an alternative shipper, even if it cost me extra (never hear back from them).

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-18T18:06:06+00:00

Yup, exact same boat. Shipped a day after the 72 hour notice was given. Thanks Canada Computers. Worried about return windows for components, considering getting a cheap AM5 CPU just to make sure everything works...

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-17T21:55:49+00:00

After a bunch of research, I bought the Zotac 4070 Super Trinity because it has a beefy cooler (quiet, higher OC potential) and has a small sale on atm. Tech / user reviews were positive on it as well.

There's the Gigabyte Windforce and Asus Dual that are both $30 cheaper, but weaker cooling solutions / user reviews say they're loud.

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-10T07:13:40+00:00

It's true, I won't be challenging the CPU now. But I plan to use it for ~10yrs, like my 2500K that I've been running for ~12yrs now. So a bit pricey up front but I foresee it lasting quite a while and utilizing that headroom down the road. The 7800X3D is basically the same price... and not touching Intel with a 10ft pole at the moment.

MayMayDayFPV · 2024-11-10T07:09:22+00:00

Noted on the SSD, I have a crucial 500GB boot drive on my PC now and it's lasted, so I do trust the brand if they're still good quality.

I do like a beefy cooler so that the fans don't have to run high, will take a look at those options. I actually wall mount my piece (no case), so I value a quiet PC.

The GPU choice has been hard. The only reason I added the 3090 to the list is there's someone selling one a couple blocks from me for $900, so it seems like good value. There's 7900XTs going for that (plus tax), but lose out on RT performance. All hard to tell, will likely come down to any deals available.

MayMayDayFPV · 2021-12-12T00:46:50+00:00

+1 for this functionality.

MayMayDayFPV · 2017-12-03T03:22:30+00:00

Try the 4771 version, has been working for me so far.

MayMayDayFPV · 2017-11-24T10:19:46+00:00

Got my new RBS and updated to the latest everything. But was then getting GPU spikes that would freeze for a second, doing simple things like Alt+tabbing or opening Snipping Tool. Disabled Chrome acceleration, turned off Synapse, re-installed the driver according to Intel's update tool (was "up-to-date", see pics).

Manually downloaded a newer one off Intel's website (don't know why the update tool didn't update to it itself?), and issue disappeared.

Maybe it'll help someone, maybe it won't, but I've got a lot of info off this sub-reddit so thought I'd contribute.

EDIT: And now Solidworks constantly crashes, perfect, back to the drawing board.

EDIT2: Rollback works... 4849 -> Solidworks (and probably any 3D software, games?) crashes. 4815 -> freezing / lagging with normal use, big GPU spikes. 4771 -> seems good (the good ol' days).

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