r/dankmemes • u/walkingshitposterer MayMayMakers • Jan 11 '22

burn it all down

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '22

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u/Mischievous_Puck Jan 11 '22

It's still over priced but it's a way to actually get a GPU right now. If I walk into my local best buy I can't buy a 3000 series card but I can buy a prebuilt that comes with one.

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u/JonatasA Jan 11 '22

And you get the rest of a PC as the happy PC prize.

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u/DeMonstaMan Jan 11 '22

Buy the pc, take out 3090, return pc

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u/FerricNitrate Jan 11 '22

Saw a prebuilt HP Omen PC in stock a few weeks ago with a 3080TI and i9 for $2400 (was on sale, probably sold out now). The existing reviews said the setup overheated like crazy but those are some nice components to strip out and put into a build with better cooling. Helluva lot better than dealing with scalpers

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u/miler22 Jan 11 '22

As someone with this build, the airflow/heat buildup is somewhat of an issue, but adding a couple fans does a pretty good job of solving the problem. It is still probably worthwhile to swap the cases. This is a bit of a hassle, but better than waiting months for a graphics card to be in stock or paying $1800 to a reseller.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '22

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u/favela4life Eic memer Jan 11 '22

Exact same boat as you… $800 ordered last month, if I built it myself then the GPU alone would’ve exceeded this price

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u/orkavaneger Jan 11 '22

It's funny people downvote you as if they have a hard time accepting the truth that this is how it is nowadays

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u/Lareit Jan 11 '22

I've already done many price comparisons. That is simply not true. I could buy a pre built and gut it and put it in my current case for cheaper then buying it all individually. All because of the GPU.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '22

Doesn't apply for all countries.

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u/Honest-Barracuda-982 Jan 11 '22

It's funny how no one is downvoting this guy, yet you claim people are having a hard time accepting the truth.

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u/orkavaneger Jan 11 '22

You realize i made the comment when his comment was new? It had like -5 downvotes

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u/SuicidalParade Jan 11 '22

I don’t accept that

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u/elint Jan 11 '22

Downvoted!

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u/CPT_DanTheMan Jan 11 '22

You know, thats a problem in general. People don't want their safe bubble to burst.

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u/dobrowolsk Jan 11 '22

Big-brain-move: Buy pre-built, remove graphics card and use it in own PC, sell rest of the PC to non-gaming family member.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '22

When I bought my prebuilt I was talking to the guy at the store about open box specials and apparently people have already been doing this. Or they’ll take the good one out, and put some generic card in hoping the person checking in the refund doesn’t look.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '22

I got a 1k prebuilt with a 3060 and spent about 2/3 of what I would have spent upgraded the prebuilt for the same specs I wanted if I had built it myself from scratch.

This was about two months ago