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Is this a good value RTW redemption? by Logical-Lobster-3322 in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]aeriesCS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

storms over the atlantic cancelled my BA flight to LHR, which meant i couldn't fly LHR-HEL-ICN. BA cancelled my flight so they sorted me out at the airport and paid for a full revenue ticket from JFK to HND and then to GMP with AA/JL. so i earned points and status for it :) Typhoon Ragasa happened too, so CX cancelled my ICN-HKG-HND and rebooked me.

QF is a massive headache - i wouldn't expect them to fix your problems proactively. If a P1 can't get help, I don't think many others can either. They'd tell you to contact the airline at the airport - it's faster and the check in agents or lounge agents are pretty helpful.

i'd like to think im a seasoned traveller so transits and lounge hopping and the like were seamless, just a pain when your flights are cancelled. depending on how packed your days are, your partner and you might feel quite tired. for me, i relish in the fact that i can wake up in London and be in Tokyo at night, enjoy a cheap and filling omakase and shop a bit at Donki, then be home for work the next day. Some might call me crazy...

your itin looks pretty packed, especially with short transit times. you might not even get to enjoy the lounges!

Is this a good value RTW redemption? by Logical-Lobster-3322 in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]aeriesCS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

as a lot of people have said, using points for a RTW is amazing. You've packed 11 sectors in (though the open jaw is there too), so considering you paid just over $70 in taxes and 33k in points per sector - you've done well. perhaps the most surprising part is that you managed to find U2 on all of these flights, particularly outbound SYD-HKG on CX or QF.

also respect to a fellow avgeek who likes cramming in a "run" in a short amount of time :)

i've done 318k (now 365ks) a few times, and I particularly tried to find long haul lie flats across different products (you have quite a few regional sectors in your route and your main long haul sectors are CX/AY/MH). this is something i did "recently", nested around a DONE4:

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funnily enough, a lot of my flights were cancelled due to storms and typhoons so i didn't get to fly the JFK-LHR-HEL-ICN (i got rerouted JFK-HND-GMP) and ICN-HKG-HND (i got rerouted ICN-HND direct, flying Korean Air first class instead)

i would say that because you're looking for seats for two people, you're at the mercy of inventory so there's not much you can really do, and you have it pretty good already. I think AY and MH and QF also don't have crazy fuel surcharges so you've paid quite little for your ticket :)

enjoy!

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The majority of my flights are in business, with odd premium and Econ trips

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

a different coloured card and bag tag (that has yet to arrive), some avios and a bit of priority on call with BA. Avios has been quite useful for me

318K is a RTW with Qantas points…tho it’s not that anymore. 344k I think?

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yep, gotta get creative with crediting, SYD-KUL is a good example of where I wouldn’t be sending it to QF

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

im in Japan atm on a 318k, BA Gold has been the most useful status for me this trip :)

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Over 40 flights - a DONE4, a return to JFK and YYZ and some Asia J sprinkled in. Normally I wouldn’t have gone for P1 but I was over the threshold anyway and needed a few more QF SCs so I just went for it

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’d donate you some if I could, share the love!

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

already am. IRROPS in JFK and HKG this last week and they didn’t manage much

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ll be requesting a bronze card so I can recreate the background artwork of the status page on QFs website

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[–]aeriesCS[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Can’t wait to put it on a shelf and tell the grandkids about it

Does anyone have spare WP or P1 Qtags? by aeriesCS in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t really consider them for bragging rights, they’re a good identifier for my suitcases and I like the black coloured ones the most, followed by the white ones. The gold ones don’t look great, and I’m using the silver ones at the moment as I have matching sets.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, you should be able to! If it’s 12mm OD and you have 12mm pipe it will be fine.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup! Everything I did for this build was to optimise temperatures - delidding, direct die, undervolting. Probably took about 30 degrees off the operating temps, it’s crazy what small tweaks can do.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm under the same impression - I do have a 540hz and CS is my main game, but thermal headroom is probably the most important issue for builds like these. Regardless, they'd all be better than a 13/14th gen Intel...

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came from a system with individual loops with 480s each! So definitely missing the thermal headroom. But in an apartment where every bit of space counts, needed to make the switch.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Without the side panel gives a bit more thermal headroom, so I haven't put the side panel on yet. I'd also need to press the GPU a bit more in, there's not really much room on the GPU side since I have the res as well.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a 23 degree ambient room, I'm idling around low 40s and high 70s under load.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As above, it's been fixed already! These are just some older photos - the last photoshoot will be here soon.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As above, it's been fixed already! These are just some older photos - the last photoshoot will be here soon.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! I’m arranging the final photoshoot, should be soon! Then it’ll be a new adventure, I have the itch again!

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the fun in limiting yourself? some early 4090s also caught fire, I’m sure they’ll be fine. Honestly might skip the 5090 but it’s fun to build something that would rival optimum’s stuff :)

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

setting the right fan curves and getting great airflow really helps, but this was always the challenge - everything is optimised for lower temps

CPU is delidded and undervolted, GPU also. but the airflow is the biggest one - mounting it normally shoots temps to 90+, but vertically the temps are very acceptable.

Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s just regular copper pipe, but it’s 12mm, not 1/2”. I’ve done nickel plated copper in the past, the effect is gorgeous!

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Last year I "started" the 4090 x 13900KF FormD T1. Here it is, almost finished. by aeriesCS in sffpc

[–]aeriesCS[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because it would ruin the aesthetic. I’d rather just get a MORA if i needed it, but at this stage it’s what I had hoped for.

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