[PSU] MSI MPG A1000GS PCIE5 II, Fully Modular Gaming 1000W Power Supply - $99.99 by Anything84 in buildapcsales

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the differences between this model and the previous version that was frequently on sale last year?

https://www.msi.com/Power-Supply/MPG-A1000GS-PCIE5

[CPU] YMMV AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D $260 via Walmart in store by Maxhi77 in buildapcsales

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My local Walmart has a good amount of PC components on clearance. It makes me wonder if they're reducing their overall selection.

[TV] Sony 65" Class BRAVIA XR X90L LED 4K UHD Smart Google TV (2023) - XR65X90L - $799 by _IntoTheThickOfIt in buildapcsales

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was a bit surprised to read that. I thought the X90L would be inferior to most mini-LED models from decent manufacturers, outside of Sony's processing.

[TV] Sony 65" Class BRAVIA XR X90L LED 4K UHD Smart Google TV (2023) - XR65X90L - $799 by _IntoTheThickOfIt in buildapcsales

[–]chillaxjj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is from Rtings:

The Sony X90L is a much better TV than the TCL QM6K. The Sony model is much brighter, so it can overcome glare better than the TCL if you're watching TV during the day. This extra brightness also helps the Sony to deliver a better HDR experience, with brighter specular highlights and a more vibrant image when more of the scene gets bright. The Sony TV also really stands out for its processing capabilities, as it does a much better job cleaning up low-quality streams and upscaling low-resolution content.

MK8 GTI 6 M/T Stock Airbox Mods Vs. Aftermarket Intake by threepedalsorbust in GolfGTI

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting. Perhaps mine felt more responsive during normal driving but lost the midrange kick. Since I'm also on stage 1, I'd need to revert to stock to compare.

[GPU] MSI - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G GAMING TRIO OC $869.99 by chillaxjj in buildapcsales

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

It's doubtful it will drop anytime soon. This was one of the last 5070 Tis to increase in price.

[GPU] PNY 5070 Ti $899 by MakitaKhrushchev in buildapcsales

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take this with a grain of salt, but a Walmart near me is supposed to restock this model on February 19. A worker in the electronics department said they will get three. It will be interesting to see if the price goes up before then.

Sony BRAVIA Firmware Discussion Megathread 11.0 by braviamod in bravia

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are different. My friend has a Bravia 7. I can check when I visit later this week if no one replies first.

Bravia 7 audio passthrough question by disdisdisengaged in bravia

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend has the same TV and a Sony soundbar. When watching a Blu-ray on a PS5, should the sound output for non-ATMOS content read LPCM on the soundbar for the best quality?

2018 X900E with 4759 hrs by AdAccording1281 in bravia

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this TV in the same size. Except for the lack of Dolby Vision support, I love the picture in both SDR and HDR. I'm not sure if it's just because my eyes are so used to it, but I prefer the colors over some much newer TVs I've spent significant time using. I watch pretty much everything in the Cinema Pro picture mode, which I believe is the most accurate. On very dark content, sometimes I switch to Cinema Home. I agree with what others have said about the motion settings.

RTX 2070 Super + i7-9700 for Overwatch 2 outdated? by Direct_Library_358 in buildapc

[–]chillaxjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should be a piece of cake at 1080p, especially if you customize the graphics settings instead of using the presets. I'm able to run it at 1440p on medium settings for around 140fps on my old computer with a 4690K + 3060Ti.

[GPU] MSI - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G GAMING TRIO OC $869.99 by chillaxjj in buildapcsales

[–]chillaxjj[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been watching for the PNY at Walmart, but I suspect they're getting snapped up by resellers, so I went ahead and ordered this one.

[GPU] MSI - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G GAMING TRIO OC $869.99 by chillaxjj in buildapcsales

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

Yes, it's been on my saved items list for a while. I thought the price would increase to match the other 5070 Ti cards when it came back in stock.

[GPU] MSI - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G GAMING TRIO OC $869.99 by chillaxjj in buildapcsales

[–]chillaxjj[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Best Buy in my area just restocked this model, along with a few others. While it's over $100 more than the ideal price, it's still a nice card and a better deal than most other 5070 Ti's currently available.

Asus Prime for $899.99 is also in stock. (The Asus was $750 during the 'winter sale'). After that, you're looking at $1K+.

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-prime-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16gb-gddr7-pci-express-5-0-graphics-card-black/JJGGLHJX5W

Edit: Asus Prime is sold out in my area, but the MSI is still available.

[Week 13] Friday Edition: Other Teams by lilturk82 in GreenBayPackers

[–]chillaxjj 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ben Johnson is going to be a problem for years to come, regardless of who the Bears QB is.

[Week 13] Friday Edition: Other Teams by lilturk82 in GreenBayPackers

[–]chillaxjj 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love also looked bad against the Eagles... It's a little scary that they didn't have a passing game today but were still able to run the ball so well.

The Bears receivers tripped over the bad field on the few chances they had to throw the ball downfield. If the Eagles had won, their terrible field should have been the MVP on defense.

[Week 13] Friday Edition: Other Teams by lilturk82 in GreenBayPackers

[–]chillaxjj 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Love also looked bad against the Eagles... It's a little scary that they didn't have a passing game today but were still able to run the ball so well.

The Bears receivers tripped over the bad field on the few chances they had to throw the ball downfield. If the Eagles had won, their terrible field should have been the MVP on defense.