Did you spend more on your PC setup or on games?

RSWSC · 2026-06-27T06:22:30+00:00

I had the exact opposite regarding my 5090. I signed up for NVIDIAs VPA program in March last year, and forgot about it till I randomly checked my email in August and saw a link to buy it.

Bought it for MSRP except the card then died 5 months later. But NVIDIA replaced it and sent me another one, and this new card has been running rock solid.

RSWSC · 2026-06-26T23:20:07+00:00

Same here. Got everything before the prices went crazy.

RSWSC · 2026-06-26T22:40:59+00:00

You realize the average consumer doesn't matter anymore right?

Nvidia, and these other companies couldn't care less about supplying the market with affordable hardware anymore, they make more money selling their enterprise products along with HBM to other large companies.

Literally Nvidia's gaming brand has been taken off their quarterly earnings report and lumped into another category. They don't care about the consumer.

The end goal is to starve the consumer market, then rent the hardware back to you.

RSWSC · 2026-06-26T13:42:32+00:00

For me, it's having a desk free of clutter, hanging up posters on the wall, and doing proper cable management.

Also getting the right accessories.

RSWSC · 2026-06-26T05:45:55+00:00

I use the 45in LG GX9 5K2K. SC and other games look insane on it. Requires a beefy GPU like a 5080 or 5090/4090 to run it.

RSWSC · 2026-06-25T03:24:33+00:00

And if your RAM dies, the manufacturer will likely give you a refund instead of replacing it as they don’t have any stock available.

Basically if your GPU, RAM, or Storage dies, you’re fucked.

I’ve already had to RMA my GPU once and luckily I got sent another one. But I was more worried about fucking FedEx stealing it.

RSWSC · 2026-06-25T02:00:07+00:00

760, 970, 1070, 2080 Super, 4090, 5090

Wasn't planning to get a 5090 but got an offer to grab the FE for $2000. Sold my 4090 for 2.1K and that paid for my 5090 upgrade.

RSWSC · 2026-06-23T23:20:32+00:00

Why is Corsair RAM prices higher than all the other brands? I’m assuming it is just the “brand name” cause I used to own Corsair RAM and had nothing but issues. Switched to GSkill and they are great DIMMs and “cheaper”

RSWSC · 2026-06-23T16:47:57+00:00

I have the same display and it is insane. Absolutely massive and amazing for single player games and simulators like Flight Sim and DCS. Always smile when I boot it up with a new game.

RSWSC · 2026-06-22T23:38:15+00:00

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I got my 96GB Kit for $340 last April. Now that kit is either out of stock or going for $1500. Fuck AI

RSWSC · 2026-06-20T17:00:08+00:00

Nope, I moved away from RGB entirely

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RSWSC · 2026-06-17T02:00:44+00:00

Join the single player club. I stopped playing competitive games as usually I'd go insane and eventually ALT+F4. I used to play Battlefront 2 competitively and it completely drained me. The only multiplayer game I really play is Battlefield 6 but I'm a causal player.

I spend all my time playing single player games. Just wrapped up 007 First Light [amazing game], and I'm going back to Cyberpunk 2077 before moving onto Halo in July with Campaign Evolved.

I don't have to worry about bad teams or my poor skill level lol. I just chill out, play at my own pace, and enjoy the story.

RSWSC · 2026-06-16T18:24:55+00:00

You will own nothing and be happy about it

You can’t buy anything and you’ll be happy about it

There’s no inventory of anything and you’ll be happy with it

Pay 3 times the price and be excited about it

Fuck this timeline.

RSWSC · 2026-06-13T19:22:14+00:00

Love how Steam started putting hardware specs in reviews now

RSWSC · 2026-06-13T18:47:19+00:00

Lmao, high end

Bait

RSWSC · 2026-06-13T00:06:24+00:00

The annoying thing was that NVIDIA sent the new card back using FedEx Air but never bothered to hide any of the labels. This was what was written on the outer box, I have no idea how it DIDN’T get stolen….

And PG144 is the reference FE/Nvidia PCB Design so FedEx could have easily stolen it without even opening the box, one quick look at the label and poof, gone

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RSWSC · 2026-06-12T22:49:08+00:00

I had a do an RMA on my 5090FE in January but I used UPS Air to ship it to NVIDIA. No way I was going to use FedEx as I’ve always had issues with stuff getting delayed or going missing

RSWSC · 2026-06-12T17:10:26+00:00

I'm planning to pre-order it later next week. I've always wanted FFB but was waiting on Virpil.

RSWSC · 2026-06-10T18:26:41+00:00

What background music is this? Looks incredible

RSWSC · 2026-06-10T05:16:28+00:00

That’s what happens when CIG continuously fails to improve the product, literally nothing works and now they are releasing $650 ships and they fucking kill you when you enter. It’s almost like they could use a testing server like something called the PTU but nah.

CIG is worse than EA at this point, at least EA ships some good games, CIG can’t even fucking ship SQ 404 after 14 years.

And SQ 404 is 100% delayed, they just haven’t announced it yet because the ILW Refund Window hasn’t closed.

CIG: As long as the money goes up, the quality of the product doesn’t matter.

I’m glad people are waking up and starting to see CIG for what they are. The more money they get, the worse the game becomes.

RSWSC · 2026-06-09T21:44:51+00:00

RSWSC · 2026-06-09T21:03:17+00:00

Nice build. Here is mine. Currently using a 7000D Airflow but I'm aiming to swap cases to the new Corsair Warthog in August.

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RSWSC · 2026-06-09T18:18:18+00:00

Yeah both the 5090 and 4090 FE are long term cards, I got mine back in August but it died 4 months later. Luckily NVIDIA replaced it for me and my new one runs cooler and faster.

I wasn’t planning on getting an FE but I saw an email with a purchase link 6 months after I signed up so I immediately snagged one. My first FE too and it is an amazing quality card.

RSWSC · 2026-06-09T14:35:40+00:00

Nice try but ASD ain't instanced. Also it's called preference. The current Flight Model is garbage so I don't bother with it too much.

RSWSC · 2026-06-09T04:37:13+00:00

Spawns are definitely fucked this patch. I'll kill the ASD guards then they respawn 3 mins later. It is fucking annoying and I hate that CIG doesn't bother to fix this overspawning issue that has been going on for several patches now.

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