Tech Gaming Hardware discussion (& Hardware Sales) thread

Normally I wouldn't post a sale for parts like these, but you can't beat this price. Won't last long, I suspect:

 
Just picked up some Astro A40s with mixamp to replace my HyperX 2s, they were on sale on Amazon.

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Also bestbuy is having a vip sale Thursday where ill be picking up the corsair k95 platinum keyboard, its going on sale for 179.99 cad

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The new standalone king is set to be released. This will be the most powerful card that one can add to office refurbs, prebuilds, and other bargain bin computers that don't have a proper PSU. This is the first improvement to this standard since the GTX 1050 Ti was released in October, 2016. The pipelines suggest it may enjoy as much as a 40% advantage over this card.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 lands with a 149 USD price tag
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, featuring 896 CUDA cores, 4GB GDDR5 memory, and Turing architecture, will be priced at 149 USD. This is of course manufacturer’s suggested retail pricing for a reference model (which does not exist). Meaning, there is no way of telling how many cards will be available at this price.
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https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650.c3366
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I didn't list this when I first saw it, because I assumed it was a mis-listed price, and still do, since it's $1500 below everyone else, but it's been up nearly 48 hours for $167. The seller doesn't have the greatest reputation, either:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zqmxFT/intel-cpu-bx80660e52680v4


14-Core/28-Thread Intel Server CPU with a 2.4GHz base clock and 3.3GHz turbo clock released March 2016.
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Xeon/Intel-Xeon E5-2680 v4.html

It supports quad channel memory up to DDR4-2400. ECC/Unbuffered, and Single Rank RAM with a greater focus on lower latency rather than higher bandwidth, is probably desirable for a server CPU.

Overall it is doing about as well as the i9-9900K on Passmark:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
Single-threaded it is about as strong as an R7-1700:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

You have to find an X99 motherboard on the LGA 2011-3 socket (i.e. Socket R3), but there are plenty of those available on eBay, and Newegg offers many refurbished models:
https://www.ebay.com/b/Motherboards/1244?Compatible%20CPU%20Brand=Intel&Memory%20Type=DDR4%20SDRAM&Socket%20Type=LGA%202011%2FSocket%20R&rt=nc&_sop=15
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=4016 4809 4814&IsNodeId=1&Description=LGA 2011-v3 motherboard&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=96

Maybe it's worth a Hail Mary.
 
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JoeyJoeJoeJr said:
Just picked up some Astro A40s with mixamp to replace my HyperX 2s, they were on sale on Amazon.

81xTs-3yJ0L._SL1500_.jpg


Also bestbuy is having a vip sale Thursday where ill be picking up the corsair k95 platinum keyboard, its going on sale for 179.99 cad

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Woah, those look like astronaut cans. Pretty good price too. I wish I could tolerate wearing cans for more than 20min because I do enjoy the immediate sound presence you get when the speakers are centimeters from your ears. The quality for price is unbeatable. When I went the physical 7.2 route it got pricey real quick. My audio system ended up being 5x more exepensive than my PC. That said, you can't fuck with dual subwoofers. Hehe
 
Just a cool image:

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Madmick said:
The new standalone king is set to be released. This will be the most powerful card that one can add to office refurbs, prebuilds, and other bargain bin computers that don't have a proper PSU. This is the first improvement to this standard since the GTX 1050 Ti was released in October, 2016. The pipelines suggest it may enjoy as much as a 40% advantage over this card.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 lands with a 149 USD price tag

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650.c3366
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$150 is a great price, I figured it would be $180. Still no power cable needed either.
 
Madmick said:
The new standalone king is set to be released. This will be the most powerful card that one can add to office refurbs, prebuilds, and other bargain bin computers that don't have a proper PSU. This is the first improvement to this standard since the GTX 1050 Ti was released in October, 2016. The pipelines suggest it may enjoy as much as a 40% advantage over this card.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 lands with a 149 USD price tag

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650.c3366
AdLmptWveVJKRwiPSHSSuY-650-80.jpg


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Rex is Puerto Rican. said:
$150 is a great price, I figured it would be $180. Still no power cable needed either.
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Unfortunately, it still looks like NVIDIA isn't giving up on the price bump strategy down the line. There are already leaks about the GTX 1650 Ti coming out, and it is expected to carry an MSRP of $179-$189.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti In The Works, ASUS Custom Models Listed – Will Also Feature 4 GB Memory, Aiming at he Radeon RX 580 w/75W TDP

Still, it was heartening to see the full specifications above for the GTX 1650, and the latest benchmarks believed to be engineering samples, because last month benchmarks believed to be it were showing the GTX 1650 would be about equal in performance to the GTX 1050 Ti. Instead, as you can see above, it packs ~40% more total processing power (comparing NVIDIA to NVIDIA). That should put it ~10% shy of the RX 470 in terms of performance or thereabouts. This GTX 1650 Ti is expected to rival the RX 580 4GB. This makes the price hikes more palatable because the RX 580 is ~80% greater than the GTX 1050 Ti via UserBenchmark when the RTX 2080 Ti, for example, only came out ~30% ahead of the GTX 1080 Ti.
  • GTX 1650 Ti ---- $139 --> $179-$189 = 28%-35% cost bump for 81% performance improvement (projected)
  • RTX 2080 Ti ---- $699 --> $1199 = 86% cost bump for 33% performance improvement (known)

It's also very good news for budget gamers because while I suppose processing demand baselines with get their first reset in 7 years, in 2020, with the release of the recently announced next gen consoles, at least through today, the RX 580 still meets "Recommended" requirements for any non-VR game @1080p (ex. Just Cause 4, Hitman (2018), Detroit: Become Human, Project CARS 2, etc).

This is one of two Dell office refurbs have long ruled Amazon's desktop bestseller chart (supplied via Dell):
($238) Dell Optiplex 7010 Business Desktop Computer (Intel Quad Core i5-3470 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD, USB 3.0, DVDRW, Windows 10 Professional) (Renewed)
You can install a low-profile/half-height GPU to these like the GTX 1050 Ti. Another beauty to them is that they come with Windows 10 Pro, so if you want, you can buy an SSD, and migrate Windows to that drive (something Windows 10 Home doesn't allow).

$238 + $179 = $417. The CPU is a bit on the thin side, but that's not bad for a rig that should handle nearly any game from 2019 or earlier.
 
Madmick said:
Unfortunately, it still looks like NVIDIA isn't giving up on the price bump strategy down the line. There are already leaks about the GTX 1650 Ti coming out, and it is expected to carry an MSRP of $179-$189.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti In The Works, ASUS Custom Models Listed – Will Also Feature 4 GB Memory, Aiming at he Radeon RX 580 w/75W TDP

Still, it was heartening to see the full specifications above for the GTX 1650, and the latest benchmarks believed to be engineering samples, because last month benchmarks believed to be it were showing the GTX 1650 would be about equal in performance to the GTX 1050 Ti. Instead, as you can see above, it packs ~40% more total processing power (comparing NVIDIA to NVIDIA). That should put it ~10% shy of the RX 470 in terms of performance or thereabouts. This GTX 1650 Ti is expected to rival the RX 580 4GB. This makes the price hikes more palatable because the RX 580 is ~80% greater than the GTX 1050 Ti via UserBenchmark when the RTX 2080 Ti, for example, only came out ~30% ahead of the GTX 1080 Ti.
  • GTX 1650 Ti ---- $139 --> $179-$189 = 28%-35% cost bump for 81% performance improvement (projected)
  • RTX 2080 Ti ---- $699 --> $1199 = 86% cost bump for 33% performance improvement (known)

It's also very good news for budget gamers because while I suppose processing demand baselines with get their first reset in 7 years, in 2020, with the release of the recently announced next gen consoles, at least through today, the RX 580 still meets "Recommended" requirements for any non-VR game @1080p (ex. Just Cause 4, Hitman (2018), Detroit: Become Human, Project CARS 2, etc).

This is one of two Dell office refurbs have long ruled Amazon's desktop bestseller chart (supplied via Dell):
($238) Dell Optiplex 7010 Business Desktop Computer (Intel Quad Core i5-3470 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD, USB 3.0, DVDRW, Windows 10 Professional) (Renewed)
You can install a low-profile/half-height GPU to these like the GTX 1050 Ti. Another beauty to them is that they come with Windows 10 Pro, so if you want, you can buy an SSD, and migrate Windows to that drive (something Windows 10 Home doesn't allow).

$238 + $179 = $417. The CPU is a bit on the thin side, but that's not bad for a rig that should handle nearly any game from 2019 or earlier.
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Found this online.

 
Madmick said:
Unfortunately, it still looks like NVIDIA isn't giving up on the price bump strategy down the line. There are already leaks about the GTX 1650 Ti coming out, and it is expected to carry an MSRP of $179-$189.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti In The Works, ASUS Custom Models Listed – Will Also Feature 4 GB Memory, Aiming at he Radeon RX 580 w/75W TDP

Still, it was heartening to see the full specifications above for the GTX 1650, and the latest benchmarks believed to be engineering samples, because last month benchmarks believed to be it were showing the GTX 1650 would be about equal in performance to the GTX 1050 Ti. Instead, as you can see above, it packs ~40% more total processing power (comparing NVIDIA to NVIDIA). That should put it ~10% shy of the RX 470 in terms of performance or thereabouts. This GTX 1650 Ti is expected to rival the RX 580 4GB. This makes the price hikes more palatable because the RX 580 is ~80% greater than the GTX 1050 Ti via UserBenchmark when the RTX 2080 Ti, for example, only came out ~30% ahead of the GTX 1080 Ti.
  • GTX 1650 Ti ---- $139 --> $179-$189 = 28%-35% cost bump for 81% performance improvement (projected)
  • RTX 2080 Ti ---- $699 --> $1199 = 86% cost bump for 33% performance improvement (known)

It's also very good news for budget gamers because while I suppose processing demand baselines with get their first reset in 7 years, in 2020, with the release of the recently announced next gen consoles, at least through today, the RX 580 still meets "Recommended" requirements for any non-VR game @1080p (ex. Just Cause 4, Hitman (2018), Detroit: Become Human, Project CARS 2, etc).

This is one of two Dell office refurbs have long ruled Amazon's desktop bestseller chart (supplied via Dell):
($238) Dell Optiplex 7010 Business Desktop Computer (Intel Quad Core i5-3470 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD, USB 3.0, DVDRW, Windows 10 Professional) (Renewed)
You can install a low-profile/half-height GPU to these like the GTX 1050 Ti. Another beauty to them is that they come with Windows 10 Pro, so if you want, you can buy an SSD, and migrate Windows to that drive (something Windows 10 Home doesn't allow).

$238 + $179 = $417. The CPU is a bit on the thin side, but that's not bad for a rig that should handle nearly any game from 2019 or earlier.
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Just think, 5 years ago a GTX970 was using 140w of power and required 2 power supply connectors. Now a GTX1650ti only pulling PCIe power is crazy and it should outperform the 970 if the rumors are true.

Madmick said:
Just a cool image:

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Looks like a Borg ship.
 
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Madmick said:
Unfortunately, it still looks like NVIDIA isn't giving up on the price bump strategy down the line. There are already leaks about the GTX 1650 Ti coming out, and it is expected to carry an MSRP of $179-$189.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti In The Works, ASUS Custom Models Listed – Will Also Feature 4 GB Memory, Aiming at he Radeon RX 580 w/75W TDP

Still, it was heartening to see the full specifications above for the GTX 1650, and the latest benchmarks believed to be engineering samples, because last month benchmarks believed to be it were showing the GTX 1650 would be about equal in performance to the GTX 1050 Ti. Instead, as you can see above, it packs ~40% more total processing power (comparing NVIDIA to NVIDIA). That should put it ~10% shy of the RX 470 in terms of performance or thereabouts. This GTX 1650 Ti is expected to rival the RX 580 4GB. This makes the price hikes more palatable because the RX 580 is ~80% greater than the GTX 1050 Ti via UserBenchmark when the RTX 2080 Ti, for example, only came out ~30% ahead of the GTX 1080 Ti.
  • GTX 1650 Ti ---- $139 --> $179-$189 = 28%-35% cost bump for 81% performance improvement (projected)
  • RTX 2080 Ti ---- $699 --> $1199 = 86% cost bump for 33% performance improvement (known)

It's also very good news for budget gamers because while I suppose processing demand baselines with get their first reset in 7 years, in 2020, with the release of the recently announced next gen consoles, at least through today, the RX 580 still meets "Recommended" requirements for any non-VR game @1080p (ex. Just Cause 4, Hitman (2018), Detroit: Become Human, Project CARS 2, etc).

This is one of two Dell office refurbs have long ruled Amazon's desktop bestseller chart (supplied via Dell):
($238) Dell Optiplex 7010 Business Desktop Computer (Intel Quad Core i5-3470 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD, USB 3.0, DVDRW, Windows 10 Professional) (Renewed)
You can install a low-profile/half-height GPU to these like the GTX 1050 Ti. Another beauty to them is that they come with Windows 10 Pro, so if you want, you can buy an SSD, and migrate Windows to that drive (something Windows 10 Home doesn't allow).

$238 + $179 = $417. The CPU is a bit on the thin side, but that's not bad for a rig that should handle nearly any game from 2019 or earlier.
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GTX1650 for sale on EVGA's site starting at $160

EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 SC Ultra Black GAMING, 04G-P4-1055-KR, 4GB GDDR5
  • 1665MHz Boost Clock
  • 93.24GT/s Texture Fill Rate
  • 4096MB GDDR5 Memory
  • 8000MHz Memory Clock
  • 128GB/s Memory Bandwidth
 


Reviews are rolling in, and performance is as expected. Both the Asus and MSI variants below have the same Core Clock as the reference, but with 10% & 11% increases to the reference Boost Clock, respectively. Memory Clock is also identical to reference. They are crushing the GTX 1050 Ti, and coming in a bit under 10% behind the RX 570.

Only the GTX 1660 Ti is scoring better in terms of power efficiency. The Asus reached 87W and the MSI reached 91W power draw under load on Furmark. Neither went above a 71W average load under gaming, but this could be significant because the 1650's appeal is obviously its ability to come under the 75W limit since the RX 570 is simultaneously cheaper and more powerful (with a TDP of 120W). Nevertheless, these readouts could be due to some motherboards supporting a greater power delivery to the GPU via the motherboard directly. For example, Steve is using an EVGA motherboard in his review that supplies up to 91W to the GPU, and didn't use an additional PCIe connector. His total system power draw for the GTX 1650 was 80W less than the RX 570 which is far greater than the sum difference between their quoted TDPs (120W vs. 75W).

Steve's review is highly negative, but it feels like that is irritation with what he perceives to be NVIDIA's attempts to prevent a Launch Day review (by not supplying the drivers until this morning). Yes, the RX 570 is cheaper and more powerful, so obviously anyone buying with a capable PSU should see that as a no-brainer, but he knows the unique market appeal these >75W GPUs carry, and should measure accordingly.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_1650_STRIX_OC/27.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GeForce_GTX_1650_Gaming_X/27.html
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Hell of a combo deal
Ryzen 5 1600 and an Asus Strix X370 for $149 after a $50 rebate
 
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