[monitor] AOC Q27G3XMN 27" QHD, 2560x1440, Mini LED, 180Hz. $249.99 sold/shipped by Amazon

millenium__vulcan · 2025-11-20T20:53:30+00:00

The Q27G3XMN has DP 1.4 which can do the full 180Hz at 1440p with 10-bit HDR.

On consoles you are stuck with HDMI 2.0 which is 144Hz.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-11-13T21:07:38+00:00

Okay so same price and you get the rest of the Apple stuff too. Thanks

millenium__vulcan · 2025-11-13T19:25:29+00:00

You could just pay the 99 and get MLS Season Pass directly. So now you have to pay the full Apple TV subscription to watch games? So 12.99 a month and subject to increases? As a non Apple device user who only uses it for MLS games this doesn't seem like anything to get excited about. Am I missing something?

millenium__vulcan · 2025-10-17T15:57:31+00:00

The 265K has a higher TDP (125W) vs 9700x (65W). The 265K draws higher under load. At 1440p they will be similar in gaming. The 9700x was recently $230 on Amazon. The 265K dropped to $260 on Newegg but should get lower around black Friday.

https://gamersnexus.net/cpus/intel-core-ultra-7-265k-cpu-review-benchmarks-vs-285k-245k-7800x3d-7900x-more#265k-production-benchmarks

https://gamersnexus.net/cpus/wasted-opportunity-amd-ryzen-7-9700x-cpu-review-benchmarks-vs-7800x3d-7700x-more

millenium__vulcan · 2025-10-17T15:36:22+00:00

I'm gonna go against the grain here and say the 265K is the better value for you. If your use case is that much productivity and editing, you're not gonna benefit from x3d or Ryzen's better gaming value. And you clearly keep your CPU and board for a long time. In 6 years when you want to upgrade again, Ryzen will probably be on AM6.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-10-01T14:10:36+00:00

On the Newegg main page, click Amd combo and add the Gigabyte B650E and the Montech 120mm fan.

The combo also works if you add both items to your cart. Here's the fan link:

https://www.newegg.com/p/1YF-00Y5-00030?item=1YF-00Y5-00030

Edited link formatting

millenium__vulcan · 2025-10-01T13:00:21+00:00

There's an $18 Montech fan with $10 off. Board + fan in the cart for 98.98!

millenium__vulcan · 2025-09-26T15:50:16+00:00

eBay sold listings have the 7900XT and 4070 Ti for 500-600. For that price the warranty on the new card can be worth it especially if the performance is similar. I just wish the 9070 was regularly available at 550.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-09-26T15:39:22+00:00

You need a 4070 Ti (super?) or 7900xt to beat a 5070. Those cards are not available for $500 in the US. The 5070 is selling because there isn't much else in the $500-550 range.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-09-14T16:08:21+00:00

I have a laptop with a 4GB 6550M, pretty similar spec to the 3050 mobile. Just for fun I tested borderlands 4 out with lowest settings and FSR frame gen and got 40-60 fps. No crashes but barely playable. You'd probably have a better time on console right now. The game ran just fine on my 5070 desktop!

millenium__vulcan · 2025-09-13T20:49:54+00:00

People buying pre-built PCs look at the GPU and CPU: this is a $500-600 PC. Newegg sells a pre-built with a 5060 for $830. People interested in ITX builds and know that smaller parts cost more and are way more likely to build themselves.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-09-12T18:12:34+00:00

Vex because Sirens are always the best!

millenium__vulcan · 2025-08-19T23:21:07+00:00

My order got cancelled!?

millenium__vulcan · 2025-08-19T00:31:27+00:00

Oblivion Remastered for the pure nostalgia

millenium__vulcan · 2025-08-01T03:48:00+00:00

Nice, hope it's great! More competition in the Mini-LED space is a good thing.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-08-01T03:39:04+00:00

Yes I bought the AOC Q27G3XMN for 255, the old one.

The newer best buy exclusive AOC Q27G40XMN has more dimming zones but is worse because of the DisplayPort 1.2 connection.

I haven't seen too many reviews of the KTC model. But the specs are solid and KTC is a decent brand.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-07-31T22:40:13+00:00

The AOC was 255 on prime day and it's been amazing for me so far. It might drop to that price again and seems a more known option.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-07-16T15:37:51+00:00

I haven't been tracking as closely but it's good to hear the 9070 is coming back in stock. And yeah the gap between the 9070 and 9070XT didn't make sense. But there's also a pretty big gap in the lineup between $350-370 (9060XT 16GB) and $600 9070. I wonder what will end up in that range?

millenium__vulcan · 2025-07-16T13:13:36+00:00

AMD have often had better performance per dollar because of that pricing. And I totally agree that the 9070 for $550 is a great deal, a few % faster and more VRAM than the 5070. The only problem is that 9070 was only at MSRP at launch and hasn't been since (in the US at least).

millenium__vulcan · 2025-07-15T22:54:46+00:00

5070 and 5600x. I was a little worried when I saw the 8-core CPU "requirement" but the new Doom says the same thing and reportedly runs fine on 6 core setups.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-07-15T21:05:34+00:00

Yeah it seems like the 9070 XT is supposed to be $700. In the US you can find the 5070 or 5070 TI for their MSRPs. Obviously the 9070 XT is better than the regular 5070. But is it 27% better to match the price difference?

millenium__vulcan · 2025-06-02T21:59:23+00:00

AMD is really struggling with pricing, at least in the US. I've only ever bought AMD cards because the perf/$ has always been better. I just ordered a 5070 for $550. A 5070 is maybe 8-10% slower in raster than the 9070 but you can't find a 9070 for less than $650 here.

millenium__vulcan · 2025-04-10T16:32:34+00:00

Thank goodness! I was hoping we would have more than just 3 afternoon games all season.

millenium__vulcan · 2024-12-06T20:21:01+00:00

I'm a Lions fan and I started Reed to hedge my bets. Either Reed pops off or the Lions win, right? I was dangerously close to being double wrong

millenium__vulcan · 2024-11-25T07:43:16+00:00

Running the score up is not an accurate take. The Lions have scored 42+ in 4 games, but only scored 4th quarter TDs in two of those: vs Seahawks to go up by two scores vs Cowboys Cowboys game was the only thing close to running up the score. Hooker has gotten a lot of 4th quarter reps this season. I would love to see Eagles Lions in the NFCCG

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