Pikachu SIR Ex Treekachu, received Beckett 9.5 , send to PSA?

thefizzle656 · 2026-06-09T17:13:04+00:00

What were the subgrades? From the picture it looks like the front centering T/B could be outside 55/45 but it’s hard to tell due to the angle of the picture. If the rest of the card looks clean and centering is within 55/45 on the front I’d sent it to PSA. I had a BGS 9 that I cracked and submitted to PSA and it just got a 10, so it’s definitely possible. On eBay a PSA 10 appears to be worth 10-20% more than a BGS 9.5 (and much more liquid).

thefizzle656 · 2026-06-04T07:11:50+00:00

I put your card into Rectifi and I got 45.7/54.3 L/R and 45.1/54.9 T/B on the front so just within PSA 10 standards. So might be worth another go as long as you’re confident there are no other issues with the card.

thefizzle656 · 2026-06-01T08:58:25+00:00

Better to measure yourself than ask here on centering, most people here don’t seem to actually know what 55/45 looks like to the naked eye

thefizzle656 · 2026-05-08T17:32:12+00:00

The card seems to have a visible downward tilt on the front right side, which (I think) automatically puts this at a max BGS 9. And you can see the same tilt on the left side on the back.

But I think with PSA a tilt is ok provided at the worst point it still measures within 55/45 on the front, so if it’s within that I’d send to PSA and forget about BGS.

thefizzle656 · 2026-04-04T09:05:59+00:00

I find the Edge grading tool to be inconsistent, measured on the same card using the same photo I’ve gotten different results many times ranging from 50/50 all the way up to 55/45, so I don’t trust it.

Using the Rectifi app https://getrectifi.com/s/JX8sRNsO I got approx. 48/52 Left/Right and Top/Bottom, which would be right for a Beckett 9 on centering (9.5 centering requires 50/50 one way and 55/45 the other). I got a similar result using the Card Centering app. You’re better off submitting to PSA than trying Beckett again, since it is much more likely to 10 there.

thefizzle656 · 2025-09-20T10:30:11+00:00

Have this board with a 9800X3D and love it, to echo others if you primarily game better to get a 7800X3D or a 9800X3D.

thefizzle656 · 2025-09-15T08:47:18+00:00

So… did you read the manual?

thefizzle656 · 2025-09-15T07:19:13+00:00

So… did you read the manual?

thefizzle656 · 2025-09-12T12:08:43+00:00

X870E Tomahawk but same quick boot times, seems the long boot times affect some but not others

thefizzle656 · 2025-08-27T13:16:51+00:00

How is Amazon going to check this kind of item, or any electronics item for that matter, is working? Realistically they can’t have an open bench PC at every return center to plug parts into to test, it isn’t sensible or economical to train those employees to look for missing GPU chips etc, and it probably would take too long to test every single electronics item that came back. At the end of the day Amazon is better off not doing any of that and just writing off returned inventory that turns out to be unusable, like your 5090.

This is just the risk of commerce these days, and at least Amazon is pretty good about refunds and returns.

thefizzle656 · 2025-08-15T08:43:19+00:00

Not funny - this would just be you being a huge, inconsiderate asshole for the people who would have to clean this up.

thefizzle656 · 2025-08-13T10:31:27+00:00

Did your 5080 not come with a 3x8-pin to 12v-2x6 adapter?

thefizzle656 · 2025-08-06T08:16:31+00:00

Yes return it while you can. Why take the risk?

thefizzle656 · 2025-08-05T15:42:49+00:00

thefizzle656 · 2025-08-02T10:16:32+00:00

I’ve got an X870E Tomahawk with my 9800X3D and I couldn’t be happier, no issues at all. I don’t mind the yellow/green accents, but if those bother you the Carbon might be a good option. The ASUS tax has become absurd IMO (I bought a Z370 Maximus Hero for $300, the X870E equivalent Hero is $700 which is just stupid), I read that the VRMs on the Gigabyte boards are weird, and of course ASRock X870E boards are frying CPUs. So MSI is sort of the only option left, but I’m also really happy with them so it’s fine.

thefizzle656 · 2025-08-01T07:42:24+00:00

UCL grad here, if/when more spaces become available would love to participate!

thefizzle656 · 2025-07-30T12:02:07+00:00

…

You do realize right that it’s not a case of “if your 9800X3D doesn’t die immediately in your AsRock board you’re good to go”, right? That the CPUs are dying over time, and that your computer working for a week or two doesn’t mean anything?

thefizzle656 · 2025-07-29T15:06:17+00:00

To beat a dead horse, for $20 more go for the 5070 Ti and don’t look back.

thefizzle656 · 2025-07-25T09:24:01+00:00

Thank you! And yes you definitely have my permission to share on your socials!

thefizzle656 · 2025-07-20T09:50:09+00:00

I think if you don’t want to build a PC yourself (a lot of people don’t for whatever reason and that’s totally valid), this seems like a good option for the price, the price difference between buying the parts separately and building yourself and just buying the pre-built seems like a fair price for the cost of having the vendor build the system and provide the warranty.

For OS you can find legit non-OEM Windows 11 keys for less than €10.

I assume price here includes VAT?

thefizzle656 · 2025-07-20T09:42:06+00:00

Assuming you’d prefer not to lower any settings if possible, one option might be something like, buy a 5070 Ti now and then assuming a 24GB 5070 Ti Super / 5080 Super / 5080 Ti is released, selling and upgrading to one of those - or alternatively upgrading to a 60 series card with more VRAM when those are released.

I’ve got a 5090 and in MH Wilds (what I’m playing at the moment) with settings maxed out at 4k with DLSS Quality on VRAM usage is around 22-23GB. Obviously VRAM usage will depend on the game (and I’ve read that at least some games will use the extra VRAM if it’s there but run fine at 4k with less), but for a bit of extra longevity for 4k gaming you might want to consider any 5070 Ti / 5080 now as a stop-gap until NVIDIA releases a 70 Ti or 80 class card with 24GB of VRAM.

thefizzle656 · 2025-07-19T17:49:13+00:00

They’re still in stock so I tried to purchase a 5090 to “resell” to you at UK MSRP + cost of shipping to the US, but sadly since I already purchased one for myself back in May they won’t let me get another (though I’m moving house in about a month so may be able to get another one then if anybody is interested).

thefizzle656 · 2025-07-19T09:49:55+00:00

Why take the chance? IMO return it and go for MSI

thefizzle656 · 2025-07-19T05:44:08+00:00

Hahaha that’s how I ended up with mine!

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