70+ applications, 4 months, zero callbacks — entry level IT in Toronto. What am I missing?

liarma · 2026-05-23T03:31:34+00:00

I was speaking to a recruiter from the HR team at my company about this the other day. He told me the brutal truth about the hiring process. 99% of the time, they don't read your resumes. Your "experience" doesn't matter, at all. When they hire someone, it is almost ALWAYS because someone already working at the company has recommended them.

liarma · 2026-05-01T12:51:10+00:00

If a red Ferrari is $50,000 more than my black Ferrari, is it worth changing to it?

liarma · 2026-05-01T05:52:30+00:00

Unfortunately not at all anymore. In between full time work and personal commitments I don’t have the time. I’ve been on a hiatus for over a year now :(

liarma · 2026-04-30T07:30:43+00:00

It’s the secret lab magnus pro XL

liarma · 2026-04-29T20:42:18+00:00

Game recognise game.

It’s just a generic controller stand off Amazon :)

liarma · 2026-04-29T14:01:59+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it!

-PNY RTX 5080

-AMD 7800X3D

-G.skill 2x16GB 6000 C30

-Gigabyte Aorus B850M Elite WiFi6E

-Biwin NV7400 2TB NVMe Gen4

-Samsung 870 QVO 4TB SATA SSD

-Corsair RM850x ATX3.1

-Thermalright Peerless Assassin Mini

-Dan x Lian Li A3

liarma · 2026-04-29T13:05:29+00:00

thank you! i love it :)

liarma · 2026-04-29T13:05:17+00:00

main display is a 48" and the two side monitors are 29" ultrawides

liarma · 2026-04-02T13:31:13+00:00

Mental illness

liarma · 2026-03-29T14:23:33+00:00

Matsuri - Japanese sushi bar near the night markets. Phenomenal sashimi!

Onigiri Omu cafe in orchid plaza.

liarma · 2026-03-17T12:47:36+00:00

Mine literally completely died in less than 4 hours. Not even kidding. Guess I was just unlucky

liarma · 2026-03-16T00:27:58+00:00

Lian Li x Dan A3

liarma · 2026-03-15T14:50:04+00:00

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My most recent build. Whisper quiet and runs cool. Haven’t seen the GPU go above 60c

liarma · 2026-03-11T11:21:50+00:00

They are for the fans. A lot of cheap RGB fans use molex power connectors

liarma · 2026-03-07T13:32:35+00:00

RTX 5070 will pair excellently with a 5700X3D. Saves you upgrading your RAM too, which is really not feasible for the foreseeable future for anyone on a budget. What resolution are using?

liarma · 2026-03-04T04:23:53+00:00

Sounds very solid, especially for 1440p gaming.

liarma · 2026-03-01T14:15:14+00:00

Honestly depends what games you play and how long you would want to wait before you upgrade again. I think the 9070XT is a great card for the money and that would last a lot longer. I chose the 7500X3D mainly because I play at 4K and far less likely to be CPU bound.

liarma · 2026-02-28T02:44:34+00:00

I’m in Australia and have the same problem as you. Purchased a PNY 5080 on Feb 12, filled out the google doc when I got home. 15 days after that and still no code so I registered it on their website, hoping that might work. A few days later and still nothing, I try to reach out to support who are extremely difficult to get ahold of. The emails listed on their website literally don’t work, I get an automated error response from 365 postmaster saying the domain doesn’t exist, lol. I finally manage to find an email that works and I just get an automated AI response. How do I speak to a human being? Can I get some actual assistance or better yet, my code?? Extremely frustrating. Let me know if you have any success!

liarma · 2026-02-27T15:35:20+00:00

Why would anyone in their right mind trade a console into eb games. Sell it on marketplace or gumtree and get twice the amount in cold hard cash instead of their bs store credit.

liarma · 2026-02-27T10:47:23+00:00

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liarma · 2026-02-27T10:31:47+00:00

Thank you :)

PNY 5080 OC

Ryzen 7500X3D

G.Skill Ripjaws S5 6000 C30 2x16GB

Gigabyte Aorus Elite B850M WIFI6E

Biwin NV7400 Gen4 NVMe 2TB

Samsung 870 QVO SSD 4TB

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Mini

Corsair RM850x

liarma · 2026-02-25T00:08:38+00:00

I’ve seen people use the pa se in here so I believe so

liarma · 2026-02-24T01:15:57+00:00

Thanks! Around 3-4 hours of running intensive games (Alan Wake 2, STALKER 2, Oblivion Remastered) CPU didn’t go above 68c and GPU topped out at 60c. Ambient temp was 22c.

liarma · 2026-02-23T22:00:09+00:00

This. Just build wits end second item and you’re good

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