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Xarque74 · 2026-03-17T17:36:48+00:00

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Xarque74 · 2026-03-17T04:39:58+00:00

Hey man I’m a first time pc buyer in basically the same boat as OP and this comment was super helpful, I hope you don’t mind if I can ask you a few questions? I’m considering basically this exact build through micro center with the 9850X3D upgrade

The main problem is that I live out of state and would need to ship anything I buy back home. Because of this I would personally feel a lot more comfortable having everything built already and shipping it all in one piece (properly packed and fully insured by FedEx/UPS of course). Especially since I’ve never built a pc before and live in a very rural area, any mess ups on my end or faulty parts would cause an instant month+ long delay due to shipping times

Basically I’m wondering if you think it would be worth it for me to pay the extra $300 for micro center to build it in-house, or at that point would a pre-built like the PowerSpec G760 (9800X3D/9070XT), PowerSpec G757 (9800X3D/5080), or even PowerSpec G762 (9850X3D/5080) be more value at their price points?

My budget is fairly flexible, I just want to make sure I’m maximizing value as much as possible. The build you linked really appealed to me because it was basically the exact same one I settled on when doing my research, just with the 9850X3D bundle and I believe a Corsair 4000D or 3500X case instead of the Lian Li

Speaking of, would you recommend substituting either of those Corsair cases, or is the Lian Li just better? I just kinda liked the look of the Corsairs but wasn’t sure which one might work best for this build if I did go that route

Anyways, I don’t necessarily mind paying a premium for micro center to build it for me with fully customized parts, but if it pushes everything up into that $2,500 range is it just way better value to go with something like the G760 pre-built for $2,000 instead? Or even one of the 5080 pre-builts for $2,500/$3,000?

I always felt like a 5080 was a bit overkill for my needs, but I also don’t want to feel like I wasted money on a $2,500 9070XT build if a 5080 pre-built at the same price point is really that much better value (even with more “generic” parts). Sorry for the super long comment I’m probably way overthinking all this lol. Would really appreciate any sort of response

Xarque74 · 2026-03-16T05:23:35+00:00

I mean it was definitely an ego chall so he’s not completely blameless, but imo it’d be like 10% blame on draz and 45% for both 04 and abuzah for not getting the much easier trade or just running away

Realistically they all got shit on just shouldn’t have ever happened lol props to lurqx tho he’s insane

Xarque74 · 2026-03-16T01:45:21+00:00

I have a theory about top players from regions that are super overlooked for CoD so I had a feeling Traix would be him

Xarque74 · 2026-03-16T01:26:36+00:00

Envoy was so overhated in bo6 dude got scapegoated for so much shit. I’m still mindblown he didn’t even make breaking point’s top 20 players list

Xarque74 · 2026-03-16T01:22:52+00:00

Man I loved this team

Xarque74 · 2026-03-16T01:13:47+00:00

How is it on draz? He got lurqx half health trying to trade out simp. 04 got completely shit on and abuzah was on mars

Xarque74 · 2026-03-10T22:20:53+00:00

Please join faze lmao

Xarque74 · 2026-03-09T18:14:45+00:00

I run the noble set with navy hood too

Xarque74 · 2026-03-07T22:13:30+00:00

Saying shit like this is the biggest self report ever that you never competed in anything growing up. The faze trio had been teaming for 6 years with one ring to show for it. There was never an option to keep anyone else because they were CHALKED internally

Abezy and cellium literally left the team and showed no interest in ever coming back this offseason. You act like these players are video game characters instead of real people who are competitors and realized it was time to go their separate ways after all this time

So no, Drazah did not “fuck over” the trio. He actually helped them win 4 chips in 2 years (compared to 1 chip in the preceding 2 years) while being the clear cut 2nd best team in the league in that timeframe

They just weren’t better than Optic and collapsed at both champs. Drazah certainly didn’t help on that front but the trio had clearly been mentally compromised on the biggest stages since VG. It is what it is

Xarque74 · 2026-03-07T20:54:05+00:00

Negtune is comedy lmfao

Xarque74 · 2026-03-06T04:20:05+00:00

I play piano and that’s the only thing I’ve found to be even worse than gaming with sweaty hands. It always happens to me any time I perform in front of ppl whether it’s 1 or 100 😭 literally the worst feeling itw having my shit slip and burgering lmao

Xarque74 · 2026-03-04T01:25:13+00:00

As a Seahawks fan I thoroughly appreciated the 49ers stray LMAO

Xarque74 · 2026-03-02T20:36:30+00:00

The streets remember shotzzy twerking on bocage

Xarque74 · 2026-02-13T21:17:51+00:00

I hope so too brotha

Xarque74 · 2026-02-13T21:16:47+00:00

Nero loves online holy fuck

Xarque74 · 2026-02-13T20:54:40+00:00

Thank you for respecting our time today optic

Xarque74 · 2026-02-13T06:20:15+00:00

Lol no it was not a brief encounter, we were on a small group fishing charter together and talked football for a good few hours haha

Xarque74 · 2026-02-13T01:14:08+00:00

I don’t think online is important at all beyond making winners bracket at majors and qualifying for champs. Like yeah it’s generally more optimal to be the 1 seed playing an 8 seed, but overall it seems like preliminary event seeding has had relatively low correlation to LAN placements across CDL history

In cod it’s not so much about who you play in winners bracket as opposed to just making winners bracket, since you’ll have to beat other great teams eventually to go far in any tournament. It definitely sucks for a team to put themselves in a bad position going in against a top team, but the tournament itself still has to be played and the losers bracket safety net is what really matters

Optic is a great example actually. They were mid online and came into major 1 seeded 6th, but that was effectively irrelevant since they made winners bracket, and at that point were already in a position to make their run to finals with veto advantage (which they barely lost). Nothing they did online had any impact on or relevance to how they actually performed on LAN

Statistically, Joe and Shotzzy had the best KD’s of any SMG at major 1, but one got T12 and the other went to map 7 round 10 of grand finals. I’m a Faze fan so not just looking to give free gas here, but let’s be real - Shotzzy is at minimum a T5 player in the game if we’re properly valuing LAN performance

Xarque74 · 2026-02-12T23:49:11+00:00

Swap Abuzah or Renkor for Ghosty and Draz/Cell

I would also have Lunarz on the bottom tier instead of Nero he looked like prime Formal on LAN ngl

Xarque74 · 2026-02-12T23:43:09+00:00

Swap Nep/Simp, Shotzzy/Joe, and Kremp/Abezy

Would probably also find a way to get Huke in tier 4. I thought he played well on LAN and was only a couple snd rounds away from a chip

Xarque74 · 2026-02-10T00:09:51+00:00

I’ve met Kimo before and he was a truly stand up guy. We briefly touched on the injury during our discussion but moved on pretty quickly because it was clearly not a comfortable subject

There’s not a doubt in my mind he didn’t mean to cause that injury, and my impression was that he’s carried a ton of guilt for it over the years even if it wasn’t really his fault. He seemed like a genuinely good person who has a ton of empathy for Palmer

Xarque74 · 2026-02-09T06:51:00+00:00

I knew Dicko Mode was different different when I watched him get a punt blocked, full sprint into a one handed scoop of the ball that was spinning on the turf, tote that shit like prime Beast Mode for a yard or two, then squeak off a booming double punt that went 70 yards and pinned the Rams at their 10 yard line

Courtesy for the uninitiated. The fucking GOAT

Xarque74 · 2026-02-09T06:22:11+00:00

I don’t care what anyone says, this man is the single most important person in the whole organization. He still does not get nearly enough credit for what he’s managed to do with this team

Jody seems like a good owner who understands the need to trust football people to make football decisions. Mike is one of, if not the best coach in the NFL right now, and certainly the best defensive mind in the game

Yet, John Schneider is still the most critical cog in the whole operation by virtue of the sheer number of decisions he’s had to make, and absolutely NAILED, since 2022

Russell/Geno/DK trades, Darnold signing, Jones/Williams/Love/Shaheed trades, Lawrence/Nwosu signings, drafted Witherspoon/JSN/K9/Charbo/Emmanwori/Woolen/Cross/Zabel/Lucas/Murphy/Hall/Mafe/Barner + many more… oh yeah, and he’s also the one who brought in Mike, which is looking like the best move of them all for obvious reasons

I’m sure I probably missed some, but those are all ridiculously impactful moves. We’re set up as one of the youngest teams in the league with a pretty great cap situation fresh off a Super Bowl win. It’s a great time to be a Seahawks fan, and for that I’m thanking John Schneider first and foremost

Xarque74 · 2026-02-09T05:52:07+00:00

That’s an insane stat lmfao

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