Next gen console poll: XSX, PS5, PC or none?

Which are you buying?

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#51
#51
UTFanForLife said:
Not sure yet. I would like to go a tad larger on the screen though, I sit about 4 feet from the monitor. I currently have an 27” Asus 1080p 144hz monitor. Would probably go with at least a 1440p.
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1440p is where I want to go if I buy a monitor. A lot of the 4K monitors are still way too pricey.
 
#52
#52
Aesius said:
Apparently XMP is an Intel-exclusive thing, or at least it's only guaranteed to work on Intel-compatible mobos. I would look into your specific mobo's instructions for it, as AMD has a similar technology but I'm not sure exactly how it works.
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Interesting about XMP being possibly only Intel. Thanks for letting me know. Hopefully there is a How To video of it on YouTube. From what I have seen quite a few people are OCing their 5600X's quite nicely on the MoBo I want. I also need to figure out if I should just get 2x8GB RAM sticks or cough up the extra cash and get 2x16GB.
 
#55
#55
Aesius said:
I ended up snagging a 3080 last night. Sorry @Freak...it sold out in literally 30 seconds as a combo deal on Newegg.
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How are you finding the GPU's? First a 3070 and now a 3080. Are you using a bot program that tells you when something is available?
 
#57
#57
DrRosenRosen said:
You should offer it to Freak and then give it to your son.
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#58
#58
Aesius said:
I refresh like a madman on Newegg between 6:30 and 7:30 pm, lol.
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This is my issue. I refresh randomly throughout the day but never frequently over a time period. I still can't believe this is real hah. Which 3080 did you get?
 
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#59
#59
zhangliao04 said:
This is my issue. I refresh randomly throughout the day but never frequently over a time period. I still can't believe this is real hah. Which 3080 did you get?
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I got the MSI Ventus.

Best time to refresh is between 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET on week nights. Just commit to it for an hour or so and you'll likely get one. Use the Newegg combo deal page:

combo deals | Newegg.com

I landed the Ventus after maybe 20 minutes of refreshing.
 
#60
#60
Aesius said:
I got the MSI Ventus.

Best time to refresh is between 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET on week nights. Just commit to it for an hour or so and you'll likely get one. Use the Newegg combo deal page:

combo deals | Newegg.com

I landed the Ventus after maybe 20 minutes of refreshing.
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Do they refresh the combo deals more? Because I'd rather not buy a combo deal and just buy the card. Also, I'm pretty much set on the ASUS TUF 3080. I might get swayed by the EVGA FTW 3080 if it's the non-OC version.
 
#61
#61
zhangliao04 said:
Do they refresh the combo deals more? Because I'd rather not buy a combo deal and just buy the card. Also, I'm pretty much set on the ASUS TUF 3080. I might get swayed by the EVGA FTW 3080 if it's the non-OC version.
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Yes the combo deals come into stock far more often. You can just return the combo item if you don’t want it. You lose the bundle discount if you return it, so you end up paying MSRP for the 3080.
 
#62
#62
Aesius said:
Yes the combo deals come into stock far more often. You can just return the combo item if you don’t want it. You lose the bundle discount if you return it, so you end up paying MSRP for the 3080.
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I'm fine with MSRP on the 3080. Those will never go on sale until maybe after the Super versions come out.
 
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#63
#63
zhangliao04 said:
I'm fine with MSRP on the 3080. Those will never go on sale until maybe after the Super versions come out.
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Yeah, it's gonna be tough rowing getting a 3080 for a long time at MSRP, let alone a discount. Good luck getting the TUF. It was actually in stock at the same as the Ventus, but I panicked when I refreshed and saw two combo deals in stock and just clicked the first one which was the Ventus. Ultimately they are all pretty much the same in terms of performance, and apparently the Ventus can be undervolted with minimal performance loss but less power draw and cooler temps. I do find it weird that it has absolutely no lights on it, though. I like the lit-up "Geforce GTX" part on my 980 Ti. Oh well.
 
#64
#64
Aesius said:
Yeah, it's gonna be tough rowing getting a 3080 for a long time at MSRP, let alone a discount. Good luck getting the TUF. It was actually in stock at the same as the Ventus, but I panicked when I refreshed and saw two combo deals in stock and just clicked the first one which was the Ventus. Ultimately they are all pretty much the same in terms of performance, and apparently the Ventus can be undervolted with minimal performance loss but less power draw and cooler temps. I do find it weird that it has absolutely no lights on it, though. I like the lit-up "Geforce GTX" part on my 980 Ti. Oh well.
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That's the reason I want the TUF. Has the best thermals out of all of the 3080 reviews I have seen. Buy I don't see any combos with the TUF? Maybe because I'm on my phone currently. But I don't see them.

As for lighting, I like it but only minimal. I don't need RAM, a MOBO, and thermals that lights my tower up like a the Griswold house at Christmas lol. I do like the lighting on my 1070.
 
#65
#65
zhangliao04 said:
That's the reason I want the TUF. Has the best thermals out of all of the 3080 reviews I have seen. Buy I don't see any combos with the TUF? Maybe because I'm on my phone currently. But I don't see them.

As for lighting, I like it but only minimal. I don't need RAM, a MOBO, and thermals that lights my tower up like a the Griswold house at Christmas lol. I do like the lighting on my 1070.
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I agree. I only have lights on my GPU and RAM, and a small blue light on my motherboard. Pretty minimal.

So the TUF combo seems to pop on and off the page. I'm not sure what's going on with it. I think it was last paired with a motherboard.
 
#66
#66
Aesius said:
I agree. I only have lights on my GPU and RAM, and a small blue light on my motherboard. Pretty minimal.

So the TUF combo seems to pop on and off the page. I'm not sure what's going on with it. I think it was last paired with a motherboard.
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Do you remember which MoBo? I was looking at the TUF Gaming X570-Pro. It's the new, upgraded version of the TUF X570-WiFi.
 
#67
#67
zhangliao04 said:
Do you remember which MoBo? I was looking at the TUF Gaming X570-Pro. It's the new, upgraded version of the TUF X570-WiFi.
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Nope, don't remember. I think it was a decent one but not a highly sought after one. Seems that's Newegg's strategy...bundle these GPUs with products they're having a hard time selling, lol.
 
#68
#68
Aesius said:
Nope, don't remember. I think it was a decent one but not a highly sought after one. Seems that's Newegg's strategy...bundle these GPUs with products they're having a hard time selling, lol.
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Absolutely. It's stock they are wanting to get rid of like to OLOy RAM lol. No thanks on that.
 
#69
#69
I'm hoping Xbox releases an all digital Series X. No sense in getting the S when the X is better. And no sense getting an X whenever the disc drive is useless and can save $100 without it. Like how Sony did it. I haven't bought a physical game in 10+ years now.. So I'm holding out til then.
 
#70
#70
I think 2k is crashing my Xbox. It shut off on me twice in 2 hours yesterday. Both times on 2k, both times in a MyCareer team practice. Has never crashed playing any other game.
 
#71
#71
K-town Vol Fan said:
I think 2k is crashing my Xbox. It shut off on me twice in 2 hours yesterday. Both times on 2k, both times in a MyCareer team practice. Has never crashed playing any other game.
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Hopefully a reinstall or a patch will fix your issue. I mentioned in the PS5 thread that I did a factory reset with a HDD full of games, so I feel your pain.
 
#74
#74
Freak said:
I think people are going to be disappointed if they expect these benchmark comparisons continue to favor Sony. The same way I think some of the Xbox loading times beating the PS5 probably won’t continue.

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Uh huh. Because PS5 dev tools are completely stagnant and won't continue to be refined and improved as well. Face it. The power difference is completely negligible.
 
#75
#75
Brave Volunteer said:
Uh huh. Because PS5 dev tools are completely stagnant and won't continue to be refined and improved as well. Face it. The power difference is completely negligible.
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I don’t think there’s a big difference in power but the edge definitely goes to Xbox. And that’s likely what the benchmarks will show over the longer term. The Xbox is the more powerful console. All this posturing by Sony fans over a few early benchmarks is premature.

And it’s not about refining the dev tools, it’s about using all of the Xbox tools available to take advantage of the superior hardware.
 
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