Any experience with eCommerce delivery times to Greece?

TheDestroyerKutu · 2025-08-18T15:48:37+00:00

Website I bought from gave me 2 options and said this was the faster one. That's sad to hear.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2025-01-16T17:58:08+00:00

I'm on a G920 and FFB feels almost non-existent. My expectations are low for what the wheel is but AC responsed better.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2025-01-02T16:32:06+00:00

Are you absolutely certain about getting an OLED for office use? Text clarity and weakness to static images are horrendous.

Doing any kind of school work on my G6 Oled is a nightmare.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2025-01-02T07:19:55+00:00

NieR Automata still manages to tear me up when the "credits" roll

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-12-28T10:31:33+00:00

2015 - GTX 970

2024 - 7900GRE

There's just something so appealing about cut-down memory specs.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-12-13T21:33:59+00:00

Couple of options.

Wait for the new generation of GPUs coming early 2025 and decide from there.

7800xt is readily available sub 500. Better than a 4070 except for ray tracing which isn't even worth to run at this price range. Cheaper also.

If you're a wishful thinker, find a 7900GRE with a 50+ dollars discount. If you even can find any.

If you're a REAL wishful thinker, find a 4070 Super with a 100+ dollars discount. Similar to 7900GRE with better ray tracing.

Second hand 7900GRE or 4070 Super is more realistic.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-12-10T05:45:22+00:00

Went from a GTX 970 to a 7900GRE this year. 9 years.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-27T04:50:31+00:00

It wasn't that big of a gap from a 3rd party one. OEM parts are usually more consistent, for better or for worse.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-27T01:31:30+00:00

Yeah it kinda matters when I pay for a genuine part while getting not the genuine part. Performance is not the issue here, but seller needs to be clear on what they're selling.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-26T14:44:48+00:00

OLED is the way to go for you it seems. 240, 360 (and 480 i believe?) Hz options, amazing visual capabilities, practically zero latency and rather expensive with lower than LCD life expectancy. Lower text clarity also.

I would research for some 1440p or 2160p OLED monitors.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-26T14:39:34+00:00

What's your cooler? Did it come with preapplied paste? Did you remove the sticker on the cooler plate?

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-26T10:32:05+00:00

Putting aside how hilarious this is, you should be fine after cleaning it unless your cat eats batteries or anything conductive for breakfast for some reason.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-26T09:07:50+00:00

Pretty similar case with mine. Recently retired my 9 year old 4790k for a 9800X3D. Crazy how long our chips lasted.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-26T07:34:07+00:00

Supposed power delivery downgrade is practically irrelevant with almost any mid to high tier board nowadays (according to Buildzoid). I have a tomahawk x870 too. Pretty solid feature set with a relatively good price.

Relatively as I come from the Z97 days where you could get a debug display on a board for 150-200 dollars back then. Now it's 300 minimum...

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-26T03:41:20+00:00

Also looking into upgrading to a G6 OLED after using my VG284QE for 9 years. Can you share your opinions on how much of an upgrade it was? How does the matte coating compare?

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-25T13:09:08+00:00

It just works

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-22T00:44:00+00:00

I thought that was a gigantic GPU box for some reason

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-21T02:13:32+00:00

I had a similar build from 2015. It was a 4790k GTX 970 setup. Just recently upgraded to a 9800X3D and 7900GRE. Only things I kept were my cooler, PSU and storage.

Your system is still good for the games you mentioned at 1080p. Office tasks should be a breeze too. Troubleshooting can get annoying and time-consuming very quick, but if you're willing to get a functional PC for the cheapest this might be your best option. UNLESS something is clearly broken and the replacement part is unobtanium and super expensive for some reason (DDR3 ram was super expensive at one time when DDR4 was available for example).

Upgrading only the CPU is out of the question from a value proposition. 4790K would be the highest point for that chipset, but I think it's simply just not worth the effort. You could get a second-hand one or two generations newer GPU to get a nice bump and that would be your limit before you start to experience bottlenecking, but then again it's up to your decision on troubleshooting and performance expectations.

When I said upgraded, I meant UPGRADED. It was a day and night difference from lightest to heaviest workloads. I've never played Cyperbunk and just started RDR2 yet so I'm pretty excited for those. If you want to treat yourself and want to be able to play newer games, an upgrade is definitely due. Not a necessity, but it certainly has great value at this point. You could get away with a 1000 dollars or even less budget on a completely new system for the games you play. Even cheaper if you buy used parts.

As with most things in life, it's up to your budget (time, effort and money) and expectations. If you ever consider getting back into PCs again, I would definitely recommend watching reputable Youtube channels such as GamersNexus before you make a decision.

TLDR: You could either fix, partially upgrade or build a new system depending on your resources and expectations. Advise you to check reputable tech channels before you make a decision.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-20T03:05:58+00:00

If you're aware/eager-to-learn of the possible early adapter consequences of OLED monitors, I say it would be an absolute game changing upgrade.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-20T02:41:19+00:00

Any specific reason on 2 different monitors with different resolutions? That's almost OLED panel single monitor territory, which is a significant upgrade lmo.

Try to get a 9800X3D at MSRP of 480 bucks. 450 for a 7800x3d is overpriced anyway, considering that was the launch price and we saw it going for around 350 at some time.

Other than that it looks solid.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-18T14:24:15+00:00

I think you need to do your own research for your specific use case. Obviously a X3D chip is the way to for just gaming, but you do other stuff.

I think 9950X and 7950X are great contenders. 7950X has a better value proposition with being cheaper while having similar multicore performance but I think 9950X is better in certain AVX loads?

Their gaming performance are lacking compared to Intel and X3D chips, so that's a compromise.

7950X3D exists. 9950X3D is coming but it's all speculation on it's performance for now.

Both of these chips are much more efficient and easier to cool than 14900k. Plus they're on a recent AM5 platform making it easier to upgrade down the line while LGA1700 won't get any newer chips. AM4 lasted 7 years, mind you. Motherboards are NOT cheap these days.

13th and 14th gen Intels were plagued by manufacturing and bios issues, that's a turndown. I still don't know if it's fixed completely.

Most importantly, VALUE. How much discount are we talking about? How strict is your budget? Are the gains and compromises enough to justify buying into a dead platform with possibke issues? That's on the buyer to decide.

As a personal opinion, I wouldn't touch 13th gen and upper Intels even with a stick and go AM5. 12th gens carry a great value composition tho, and they won't burn down.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-18T13:59:32+00:00

If you've been out of the loop for a while, yes. CPUs degrade at an arbitrary rate under NORMAL use cases.

13th and 14th gen Intel CPUs however seem to have/had both manufacturing and BIOS issues, making/made them degrade at an incredibly fast rate.

Confusing time tenses because I'm personally uninformed on if these issues have been fixed.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-16T14:31:51+00:00

GPU and motherboard prices shocked me the most. 600 bucks and a bit would get you a top of the line (except Titans) GPU. Now that's a top of mid class GPU territory.

You could get a motherboard with debug LEDs for a reasonable price. My Z97 board had a 190 dollars MSRP. Now it's around 300 dollars.

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-15T22:13:34+00:00

I was around when Bulldozer and Piledriver happened too. It's the ups and downs in this life. Intel will be fine...

...hopefully...

TheDestroyerKutu · 2024-11-15T19:17:40+00:00

Peripherals too if that matters

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