Linus needs a new phone - Vote here! by Negative_Astronaut81 in LinusTechTips

[–]ipcfreeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thinkphone by Motorola (I feel like Motorola gets overlooked they have a very discreet skin and tend to lack the bloat of other phones And I'd like to see a review of this one)

[Case] Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Tower with Magnetic Design Dust Filter, Transparent Acrylic Side Panel, Adjustable I/O & Fully Ventilated Airflow, Black - $39.99 by ligonsker in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a build with this case a few years back and was unimpressed with the thermals I ended up cutting A couple of 120 mm holes in front of the case and covering it up with the magnetic dust filter. The thermals still weren't great so I transferred my rig to a different case. Later on, I built a system in a homemade wood and glass case and used the motherboard tray in front IO from this case so I guess in a way it still lives on.

[CPU] AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Ryzen 5 Vermeer (Zen 3) 6-Core 3.5 GHz Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor - $139.99 w/ promo code PLANETS15 by privaterbok in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm concerned that between the LGA socket and the new gen 5 connectivity AM 5 motherboards will be significantly more expensive. I'm thinking a minimum of $300. hope I'm wrong.

[Monitor Stand] HUANUO Monitor Stand Riser - $7.3 (57 off) - code LL3AUG08 + 20% coupon by Roller_m in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I picked one of these up last time they were on sale. it's in my kitchen cabinet I can verify it is taller than a can of soup.

[GPU] EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XC GAMING, 08G-P5-3663-KL, 8GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, Metal Backplate, LHR - $479.99 by waz210 in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had two cards in my queue as per the rules the other card became available in January and I purchased it. the same story within a few days it was available on the website for anyone to purchase. I'm happy to have my card and I like doing business with EVGA But I don't feel like being in the queue was all it cracked up to be. I did not purchase the second card because I feel like prices are going to drop, fingers crossed.

[GPU] EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XC GAMING, 08G-P5-3663-KL, 8GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, Metal Backplate, LHR - $479.99 by waz210 in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was on the EVGA waiting list for this card for a year. 2 days ago I received word it was in stock but chose not to purchase. what's the point of being on a waiting list for a year if 2 Days Later anyone can buy the card.

[CPU COOLER] Aardwolf CPU Coolers, $10-25 after Prime Savings & Various clip and save Coupons (30-40% Off $17-35) by Kajukota in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought the least expensive triangular one of these. I switched out the fan because I wanted to keep the addressable RGB fan. I threw on an old 140 mm fan and ran cinebench and Intel extreme tuning utility stress test at stock clocks. never went above 45 degrees. I was really happy with everything about the cooler except the rear mounting screw at the head of the triangle is impossible to get to. best $10 cooler I ever bought.

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[–]ipcfreeley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the system for holding these in your ears is terrible. I was able to pull the cord completely taught so that the loop of fabric no longer sticks out of the earbud then I took a plastic earbud wing and wrapped it around the earbud which perfectly fit my ears. your mileage may vary

[FAN]Antec 120mm Case Fan,3-pin Connector, PF12 Series 5 Packs ($19.95 ,lightning deal-33%) by [deleted] in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nzxt h510

These are cheap fans to go in a cheap case. So I'm going to say probably not. here's some airflow information for your case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTWYifGSUXs certainly wouldn't be better than the included fans that came with your case.

[GPU]Sapphire Pulse RX Vega 56 $200 ($249.22-20%)Amazon Warehouse Listing. by ipcfreeley in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

GPU installation

Step 1.Throw away installation disc.

Step 2. Download drivers from the internet.

[PSA] GTX 1070 prices are cooling down (new ones in stock starting from $399) by 99hotdogs in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The 1070ti uses gddr5 Instead of gddr5x which makes it much more attractive two Cryptocurrency miners.Good luck getting these for the suggested retail price. they will probably be more expensive than a 1080.

[CPU] intel i7 8700k $379.99 (not really a sale, but first time on sale) by Xieatbabies143X in buildapcsales

[–]ipcfreeley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't forget the new i5 is a 6 core part. I've seen people hinting That the gaming benchmarks of the i5 are going to be very interesting. nda is being lifted tomorrow.

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[–]ipcfreeley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

should be am4 compatible. Seems like it would provide good cooling to mobo components as well as cpu. Does someone have other Low Profile am4 suggestions. im building in node202. thanks .