I already have that setup. Bought everything piece by piece and built it myself... just need a GPU and a 1TB hard drive now.
Check this link out. What's your take on this one? 🙂
Seems fine. I don't know much about specific models, maybe someone else can give a better recommendation. Go for a 2TB HDD; they're barely more expensive than the 1TB ones anyway.
Zachary Young6 said:Hey wiredotter14, I usually buy stuff abroad—mostly over in Germany—so I was wondering which reliable GPU brands I should be looking at. My budget is roughly $400, maybe give or take $100. 🙂
Reliability matters more to me than chasing some high-end performance card that might flake out on me. 🙂
Are you building this rig yourself or buying a pre-built? If you're going with a pre-built, it’s usually worth just grabbing one that already has a GPU included; they tend to price them better that way than if you buy the card separately. Personally, I'd aim for an RTX 3060.
100-200 dpi is fine for most things, but honestly, you just pick based on how massive you want the file size to be. It all depends on what kind of documents you're dealing with. Just test it out and see.
Are you scanning automatically by hitting the button on the device itself, or are you running it through some software on your computer? Usually, the headache comes from settings being cranked to the max while copying stays at a minimum. How big are these scan files of yours?
I mentioned when things hit their peak—can't recall the exact date, but back when gas prices were absolutely insane That’s without even counting electricity
You didn't specify which exact Latitude model we're talking about. You might want to check (visually) if there's an actual HDMI port or if you're stuck using the USB-C DisplayPort.
And honestly, I don't see what the big deal is with carrying a laptop back and forth between home and the office. Seems like a standard part of the job to me, but hey, I guess everyone sees things differently.
goldencanyon89 said:Mining profitability hasn't changed at all compared to three weeks ago.
Not quite. It took a dip. Compared to the peak when I was pulling in about $3 a day on an RX580, I'm seeing closer to $1.5 now—and that’s before electricity costs. Honestly, I think it's just the market trend; miners are driving down card prices because they're spooked by the risk.
Prices have finally dipped enough for miners to take notice, and suddenly there’s stock on the shelves again—but don't hold your breath waiting for a bargain. I haven't seen a single decent deal yet. If they actually dropped prices closer to MSRP, those shelves would be empty before you could blink, just like before. The market is incredibly touchy right now because everything is still so overpriced. And who exactly do you think someone is trying to manipulate?
I didn't say you were lying, just that it seems highly unlikely. Glad to see someone actually snagged one at a decent price for once. Luckily, I'm not in the market for a GPU right now, so I don't really care. Honestly, I'm just happy I managed to flip my brother's RX580 for $451 over in Germany to some guy from Denmark.☕
You actually bought an RTX3060 straight from Amazon? Their algorithm is designed to find the absolute sweet spot for pricing. It’s highly unlikely you got that deal unless you stumbled onto some massive system glitch.
And that’s without even paying attention... if you actually watch the market, you can do way better. I snagged a 3060 for $410. Honestly, I just want to know what kind of geniuses are dropping this much cash on a card in that tier.
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Where and when did you find a 3060 for $400? I sold an RX580 for $450 two weeks ago.
Nathan Price21 said:Thanks. I was planning on upgrading my RAM and GPU once the market stops being such a disaster. One more thing—will I actually feel a bottleneck in games? My current Ryzen 3 1200 is already choking my GTX 1060.
Are we talking about a RAM bottleneck or a CPU one?
The 5600X is basically a beast. In most scenarios, it performs right up there with high-end chips. It won't bottleneck that GPU; you’d need something absolutely insane and be playing at 1080p to even notice a limit. That 2667 RAM isn't going to bottleneck a GTX 1060. Honestly, don't bother upgrading the RAM until you're ready for a new card.
Bottom line: depends on what you're playing. Your GPU is definitely the bottleneck here—or maybe just your monitor if you're stuck at 1080p 60Hz playing light titles.