Posts by wiredotter14

crimsonstag84 said:The post wasn't even directed at you 😁 ...I was talking to the OP about what the retailers recommend.

The Hexa 85+ 450W is the best bet here alongside the EVGA 450 BP.

All I know is I was just building on what you said. There aren't many options, and retailers will shamelessly push some junk labeled "600W" when it's actually a total piece of garbage power supply.

P.S. The EVGA 450 BP is a great deal—5 years, modular, and reliable. It's a little pricey for $133.

crimsonstag84 said:Honestly, asking a retail clerk what you need is usually a disaster 🤣 ...unless you hit a rare gem (like Best Buy, maybe).

There isn't much worth recommending under $133 besides that Hexa unit.
Below 450W, you might find a Corsair CX450 or a Hyper 500, but they're basically in the same league as that Hexa.

https://www.amazon.com/search.php?q=hexa+450w

This should be fine.

A Ryzen 5 1600 clocked at 3.9GHz—it's a 6-core, unlike the 1400 which is only 4-core—will pull about 200W under heavy load with everything running.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 pulls up to 150W.

So, that's 350W total, but let's be real: you won't actually hit that peak unless your GPU and overclocked 6-core CPU are both redlining at the exact same time.

In a typical scenario, you're looking at maybe 250W during a load, so with a decent power supply, you're good.

What I linked is solid for the price. You aren't going to find a better deal for $133, plus it comes with a 5-year warranty.

As long as the quality holds up.

The resolution jump isn't massive, so it really comes down to what you're playing and how your current rig is holding up. It’s not a bad card by any means—it could still handle high settings easily enough—but honestly, it all depends on which specific games you're talking about.

Adam Moore3 said:Yeah, you've got a point there. Looking back at what those i7 chips used to cost when they first dropped, this looks like an absolute steal. But then again, once you factor in the arrival of Ryzen and just how much time has passed since then... yeah, even this feels like overkill. Honestly, thinking about snagging an i7 for under a hundred bucks sounds almost too good to be true; I highly doubt anyone's actually going to part with one for that little.

The real question is whether anyone will actually buy them. Old hardware gets overvalued all the time because people don't stay current with new releases.

People moving from an i7 2600k or 3770k to something like an 8600K or 8700K aren't going to stop selling their old gear because of $100, it's just basic supply and demand...

Both prices need to drop. When that new Ryzen 5 1400 hits the market with its 3-year warranty $400, you'll see the i7K priced somewhere in the middle, with the non-K models sitting right below it. Honestly, for hardware from this era, finding working motherboards is going to be a much bigger headache than finding CPUs, especially since they'll be flooding the used market soon enough.

Try to snag an i7 while it's still cheap. That board can handle Ivy Bridge, so you've got more options—though honestly, Ivy isn't much of a beast when it comes to overclocking, so you won't see much of a jump over a comparable Sandy Bridge build.

It's plenty for an R9 290. It's highly unlikely you're dealing with any serious CPU bottleneck right now.

It depends on what you're actually aiming for. If you're playing on a high refresh monitor and chasing 100+ FPS, overclocking an 8600K is the better move—especially if you want the best possible performance out of a single setup. An 8600K is always going to outperform a Ryzen 5 1600 in gaming. But look, it’s more expensive, and if you aren't hunting for those high refresh rates, it just isn't worth the extra cash.

If the goal is moving to a new platform to future-proof the build, then the 8600K is a bad call. It lacks hyperthreading, the upfront cost is steep, and even the Z370 platform is already starting to feel dated since upcoming CPUs won't be compatible with it. Meanwhile, the cheaper B350-X370 boards will still support at least a Ryzen refresh plus the next generation.

Zachary Nguyen2 said:Is there any way to pay them directly without having a foreign currency account?
I picked the upfront payment option instead of PayPal, but by the time I got home, the PayPal price wasn't even showing anymore.

Depends on your bank and how their system handles things.
In theory, sure—your account gets hit in dollars—but honestly, it rarely works smoothly in practice. For me, using Chase is a pain; I always have to select a specific account just to make sure the currency stays as ECB.

Give Wise a shot. Their fees are decent, and they usually pull from your card or a local transfer. It basically works by keeping the money domestic; they take your cash here and then pay out the recipient from a local account over there.

8GB DDR4
$167

https://www.amazon.com/black-friday-ram-mhz-ddr4.html

Samsung 850 Pro internal SSD 512GB (2.5 inch, SATA III) black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LF10KTO/..._l6-fAbE3E597H

Zachary Nguyen2 said:Yeah, for real. It works everywhere—the US, the UK, all over—except apparently Germany.

Haha, weird. People in places like the UK barely even know what Maestro is, yet in Germany, it’s way more common than it is in Rhode Island.

So what exactly is Maestro pulling on other Amazons?

What GPU are you running?
If it’s a big deal, just try reaching out to them.

Looks like Amazon.com doesn't have a separate Black Friday Week; instead, they're running Cyber Monday Week starting tomorrow through the 27th, which covers Black Friday too.

It doesn't matter if you're sitting at 100% usage as long as your FPS is actually decent.

What's the endgame for this upgrade?

Where exactly is that i5 choking you out—which specific apps or games, and what resolution are we talking about?

Maybe just grab an i7K from the same generation instead.

Is this a 666 page?

Timothy Kim60 said:Some deals are exclusive to Prime members, but this one was clearly open to everyone. Prime members basically just get fast shipping and stuff. A little context on that:

Look, most of these aren't even significant offers. It's like having a Kroger rewards card 😁😁
And that falls under the category of Amazon Fresh or whatever; it doesn't follow the same shipping rules. (You aren't getting free next-day delivery if you order 7 Lenor; you get it if you order headphones for $7)

Amazon operates on razor-thin margins. They can't afford to offer extra discounts on top of the Prime price, especially when it's questionable if the Prime fee even covers their fast shipping costs.

As far as Prime perks go, the big ones are getting early access to Today's deals and slightly earlier access during a Lightning sale for things like Cyber Monday.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/deals/ref=nav_cs_us

P.S.

That thing about the Ryzen 1600 wasn't a "deal."
It was just Amazon's price at the time. I had the page open and there was no countdown timer, so it wasn't some limited-time promotion or anything specific to certain users. They just dropped the price on the Ryzen 1600, and once they sold through the stock, they pulled it.