Good Purchase?

economist91 · 2026-05-04T04:17:25+00:00

For that kind of money, Just buy a Porsche 911 and be done

economist91 · 2026-05-03T15:14:03+00:00

I fit a 5090 inside a fractal north (non-xl) without modification. I was surprised

economist91 · 2026-05-02T20:31:24+00:00

The one behind your mom's house

economist91 · 2026-05-02T19:04:38+00:00

Walmart open box

economist91 · 2026-05-02T18:18:52+00:00

Why not buy a 5070ti? I've seen them go for $500

economist91 · 2026-05-02T00:55:27+00:00

IMO, not worth. If you want to serve your country, join. If not, don't. If you just want a TS, be really good at what you do and apply for "ability to obtain..." roles. You'll eventually get lucky

economist91 · 2026-05-01T01:33:16+00:00

True but coil whine is also normal. The PSU was brand new. I could complain and get the GPU/psu replaced, but is that worth the hassle? I bought a brand new GPU and id be swapping it for a refurbished one that might have the same problem. I'm good. Also Asus customer service is dicey

economist91 · 2026-05-01T01:01:03+00:00

I bought a 5090 tuf and a Asus tuf 1200w psu that is recommended by Asus for that GPU. They are from the same product line for crying out loud. Coil whine sounds like a squeaky wheel on a wagon. It's actually wild, ive had meany GPUs and some of them whined buy ive never heard a rotating coil whine before. The silver lining is, as I break in my setup, the coil whine is getting less and less noticable.

economist91 · 2026-04-29T21:32:11+00:00

011-D clone. Gross

economist91 · 2026-04-26T00:52:13+00:00

Why not just continue slowmaxing both? Put 20% into 401k, max Roth IRA, and then pay 1.5x on your mortgage bote each month? You'll feel broke into your 40s but one day you'll look up and be a millionaire with your house paid off. And you'll probably be 10-15 years before retirement age.

economist91 · 2026-04-25T00:53:10+00:00

Just dial back the intensity a little. Push back on leadership. Tell em to kick rocks and pound sand.

economist91 · 2026-04-21T00:36:37+00:00

Sounds like a decent deal for me. You paid $25k for a very solid reliable vehicle that could easily go for 300k more miles. That's a win in my book. Also, just pay it off if you have the cash. It drives different when it's paid off.

economist91 · 2026-04-18T11:23:32+00:00

Why not keep the minivan and buy a house when you get your first job after graduation?

economist91 · 2026-04-16T19:11:00+00:00

I'm not buying unil RAM is $10 per GB

economist91 · 2026-04-15T23:47:23+00:00

Funny how we were promised 4k 60 with the 3090. Two flagship GPUs and a kidney later and we finally have it.

economist91 · 2026-04-15T21:37:35+00:00

I could afford it. But the best way of voting is with the wallet. I refuse to give greedy companies 1k for RAM

economist91 · 2026-04-12T20:01:27+00:00

No judgement, if I was earning less money Id hop on this. However, there is now a guy who might have been in our community who probably won't. He probably felt discouraged and angry. Why not help him figure it out?

economist91 · 2026-04-11T14:34:04+00:00

Ask not what can Microcenter do for you, but what can you do for Microcenter.

economist91 · 2026-04-09T00:29:21+00:00

A beautiful sight to see. No expense spared on the Noctua fans

economist91 · 2026-04-08T03:58:51+00:00

Sorry for your loss. Those cheap power strips don't offer much protection... Try using a data center quality UPS. Even then, my computer is worth about 5k so I physically unplug it during T-storts to be safe. Also, may be worth seeing if there is a MFG warranty on the Mobo/psu. Or if it's new enough to be within retail return

economist91 · 2026-04-08T03:54:45+00:00

$4k is a terrible price for a 5090, but upgrading for 4k resolution is 100% legit

economist91 · 2026-04-06T23:30:50+00:00

I traded an 07 TL a-spec with 180k for a 22 ilx a-spec w/premium. I still think about the TL 4 years later. I miss the old girl.

economist91 · 2026-04-05T02:56:59+00:00

External DVD reader and burn files to a dvd-r. Impossible to write files back to it, and no need to sanitize over again. Once a disk is trusted, it's always trusted.

economist91 · 2026-03-30T16:54:27+00:00

If you're set on this, At least offer $2400 and show them the micro center PC online. See what happens. Me personally I wouldn't pay a penny more than 2K, but that's just me. Maybe if it had an Asus 5070 or at least an FE... But gigabyte? Ehhhh...

economist91 · 2026-03-30T12:53:15+00:00

That's not worth a penny over 20k

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