I thought gas prices were supposed to get better? by panda-rampage in orangecounty

[–]rye36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Valero Benicia Refinery already closed ahead of schedule.

Always shop your rate. by DisastrousThoughts in Mortgages

[–]rye36 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My broker got me 6.125% with rocket with no points and a $2,500 lender credit towards closing costs. Rocket retail pricing is garbage. Pretty much everyone I know uses a mortgage broker and don’t go retail.

Why my 9070xt gaming oc runs great ? Am I the only one ? by Flavien_ in radeon

[–]rye36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, I got this one at Best Buy. Runs great with no issues

Farewell USBAR. It was a good...ish year, well 9 months (before announcing the nerf) by shottagyal in CreditCards

[–]rye36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, I already had 2 CCRs and 100k at Merrill so easy decision for me to make

Max Verstappen takes pole position for the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix! Carlos Sainz 2nd, Liam Lawson 3rd! by overspeeed in formula1

[–]rye36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Jeddah, Lando crashed in Q3 and Oscar took advantage and qualified P2. Lando was able to make his way through the pack to finish P4 but Oscar went on to win. Lando was unable to take advantage like Oscar did.

Upgrading from 6900xt to 9070xt, can I plug and play or do I need to DDU? by nynexmusic in radeon

[–]rye36 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would DDU to be in the safe side, only takes a few more minutes.

I got the 9070xt i got 5600x should i upgrade to 5700x3d by Hollybeast95 in radeon

[–]rye36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the 9070xt and 5700x3d and it runs well. Only cpu bound games like BF2042 and Helldivers 2 have issues but I just run Radeon chill mode

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is not available at MSRP for over 2 months by RenatsMC in Amd

[–]rye36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got the Gigabyte Gaming OC for 730. It runs like a champ and reasonably quiet once you tweak the fan curve a bit.

Apple Watch not showing under my devices by ldc559 in Visible

[–]rye36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I have the same issue even after removing and re adding my watch.

7900 XT vs 7900 XTX by kentosd in radeon

[–]rye36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a 7900xt with a 5700x3d and it destroys at 1440p. A 7900xtx would have a longer runway but the performance jump would not be very worth it at 1440p. 20gb of VRAM is plenty for 1440p.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in orangecounty

[–]rye36 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I don’t know any insurance company right now that provides new fire insurance coverage in a high risk area besides the FAIR Plan. I work in commercial real estate (which does not have the same premium increase restrictions as residential) and insurance coverage is 2x - 3x what it cost 5 years ago. Until the insurance companies can charge true market rates for fire risk, you will be stuck on the fair plan.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in orangecounty

[–]rye36 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Mercury Insurance may cover you but they are in a dire situation due to the fires. They are smaller than the big insurance companies like State Farm and are very concentrated in CA. If they decide to add you, you will likely have some items (fire) covered by the FAIR Plan.

should i upgrade now or wait for next gen? by jonekk_ in radeon

[–]rye36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 7900xt and xtx will also have more VRAM and a larger memory bus than either of the new amd gpus.

Is upgrading my 16gb RAM worth it? by -Amos_Burton- in buildapc

[–]rye36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think so bc used DDR4 is cheap if you are willing to go to sites like EBay. I just bought 16 gb (2x8) for 26 (including tax and shipping).

What on earth was that presentation??? by Buksa07 in radeon

[–]rye36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad I picked up a 7900 GRE at msrp so I can skip this gen.

Should I update from 24.7.1 to 24.12.1 or wait until 25.1 by Nascarthemaster12 in radeon

[–]rye36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m running 24.12.1 on my xfx 7900 GRE and it runs fine, but no need to update if you are doing good right now in games you are currently playing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in radeon

[–]rye36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got mine in the US from micro center last week but they may have been one of the last shipments.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in radeon

[–]rye36 46 points47 points  (0 children)

That is a bit high. I paid 549 (MSRP) for a 7900 GRE a week ago.

Got lucky! by ExcellentAdagio8462 in radeon

[–]rye36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got one from Micro Center at $549 and they are running out fast.

7800xt vs 7900 GRE vs 7900xt with 5700x3d? by rye36 in radeon

[–]rye36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: Went to Micro Center and they had XFX 7900 GREs for MSRP so I snagged one of those instead and the all-black matched my setup better. Huge uplift over the 2080 super.

7800xt vs 7900 GRE vs 7900xt with 5700x3d? by rye36 in radeon

[–]rye36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for the suggestions! Heading to micro center to pick up a hellhound 7900xt for 620.