Posts by stormyviper2

If it makes anyone feel any better, there's no way Alonso is ever coming back. xD

They absolutely have to change the regulations for 2021. It’s non-negotiable at this point. If they don't, nobody is ever going to catch up to Mercedes—there's just no way it's happening.

I shared my thoughts and you guys just laughed me off.

Rumour : Mercedes 2019 Power Unit gains even more HP

It’s over for F1; the season is basically finished before it even kicked off. 😉

jadeseal7 said:Man, the amateurs on this forum...🤦

Tomorrow, Ferrari will easily take a 1-2 in qualifying, and Sunday will be a total walk in the park. ☕

An amateur, huh? XD

Red Bull is definitely sitting behind both Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari right now. 😉 It’s going to take until the 2030s before they even close that gap; the way I see it, Red Bull is essentially playing in a league of their own—they’re just too far ahead of the "best of the rest" crowd, yet still clearly struggling to catch up to the heavy hitters like Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz. 😉

Honestly, the main thing is that Charles Leclerc is looking absolutely lethal out there. Everything else is secondary.
2020 Champion 😍

I have a feeling we’re looking at another incredibly predictable season.

"Verstappen is, and always will be, an idiot—it's just a fact!" - Charles Leclerc, USA 2019. xD

She basically just borrowed the voice for this one. XD

Grace Sanchez50 said:It’s such a phenomenal movie. It was playing constantly in theaters with an American dub, so I ended up skipping it, but man, it's a real Damage that I didn't get to experience it on the big screen.

Honestly, this one YouTuber provided the voiceover for the film, and I just can't stand her. XD So yeah, I would have avoided the dubbed version too. xD

Finally finished this nightmare setup. I managed to pick up an Intel Core i7-7700K and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. 😉

I’d definitely give this my stamp of approval—an easy 8.5 out of 10 if you ask me. 😁

Honestly, the filters on these sites are absolutely useless right now. It’s especially bad when you're trying to hunt for GPUs. It feels like they were too lazy to just implement basic dual-category filtering—you know, letting us toggle between AMD vs. Nvidia, or even filtering by specific cooler manufacturers. It’s the same story with motherboards; why can't we just select a socket and then a manufacturer? Instead, I find myself stuck manually digging through endless lists every single time. It's such a hassle. -.-

Using a card, Future it. It’s not cash. XD 2750. XD

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We pay by card, which ends up being anywhere from 50 to $50 more expensive than the cash price per component. All in all, it's roughly $233 pricier than paying cash. 😉

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I can barely remember when the GTX 1070 with 16 GB of RAM and a Ryzen 1600 finally came out; we really had to squeeze it in. XD

A GTX 1070 with a decent cooler for $40, versus a $50 single-fan RTX 2060? LOL.
It’s just not worth shelling out an extra $75 or so for that upgrade.

I sent him this link, and honestly, I don't think you can beat it. XD If he decides to pass on it, that's his call, but this setup is an absolute steal. We're talking a GTX 1070, 16 GB of RAM, and a Ryzen 1600. If he doesn't grab this, he's crazy. xD

1 * AMD Ryzen 5 1600x 3.6GHz, Sck. AM4 + AC Freezer 33 Cooler
Part Number: YD160XBCAEWOF2 - $463

1 * GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-DS3H Motherboard (S.AM4, 4xDDR4, RAID) mATX
Part Number: GA-AB350M-DS3H - $170

1 * GSkill Aegis 16GB (2x8) DDR4 3000MHz Memory
Part Number: F4-3000C16D-16GISB - $316

1 * Palit GF GTX 1070 JetStream, 8GB
Part Number: pal-1070-js-8gb - $866

1 * SAMA ARMOR 550W 80PLUS GOLD
Part Number: 0151335 - $150

1 * Zalman S3, 1x120mm, USB3.0
Part Number: ZAL-S3 - $83

Total: $2048
Free assembly and shipping

I really believe you won't find anything better than this for $700 on the used market. Right? 😁

Just a heads-up for anyone else planning to build their rig: I should mention that we'll be paying by credit card.

My mistake, I honestly thought I had already mentioned that. :/

Personally, I’d rather go with 16 GB of RAM paired with a solid midrange power supply, maybe something like a Corsair CX m or similar. Honestly, a 750W Gold unit feels like overkill when you're just running a 65W CPU and a 120W GPU.

Edit; I just caught the price tag—at $499, it would be pretty silly not to grab it.

I’ve been there myself, and honestly, I told him the same thing—he’s definitely one of those die-hard Intel and Nvidia guys.😉

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If I were picking parts for a budget build like this, here is what I'd aim for:

A GTX 1060.
An Intel Core i5 6-core
12 GB of RAM
A 256 GB SSD.
A decent motherboard.
A reliable power supply.
A solid case.

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He already has an old HDD lying around.

And he's got a monitor. So, we're really just looking at the tower itself.

Do you think all of that can fit into a $700 budget?

Alright, feel free to lock this thread.

A buddy of mine is putting together a new gaming rig, and he’s willing to drop $2333 whatever it takes, as long as we're just talking about the tower itself.

Is there anything decent available for $2333 that would include an Intel Core i5 with 6 cores and a GTX 1060? Does that kind of setup actually fit within that budget? Thanks!

So, basically looking for an Intel Core i5 with 6 cores paired with a GTX 1060. Thanks for the help.

Angela Foster43 said:A primary care physician and an A4 referral slip.

Got it, thanks so much for the help. 🙂