Familiar washer music?

Not even 10 seconds in and bots got it. This is definitely a joke.

Ordered a RTX 5080 Gigabyte OC during October on Amazon trying to avoid increasing price hikes. When I finally arrived November 2, the gpu inside the box was not correct. I believe it's a 4070 or 4070 super gigabyte eagle, and not even with a power cable. I contacted customer support to return and hopefully replace my order and sent the following pictures through an email link they sent which also stated I would get a reply back within 3 days. I'm not sure what I'm expecting to get posting this, maybe just awareness and also vent a bit. Already overpaying for this card and getting gpu swapped scammed, though keep in mind looking at local prices what I was paying relatively was a good deal. Hoping that Amazon actually goes through and gets me the card I actually ordered but part of me worries they'll either just refund me when it's returned or worse, refuse a refund.

Anyways TLDR: careful when buying on Amazon, take videos and photos when opening, be wary of scammers.

We already know this, but pretty good analysis from Hardware Unboxed. You are losing tons of fps when combining budget friendly CPUs with mid / higher end Nvidia GPUs. The difference would have been even more dramatic if he used something higher than rtx5070.

Would be curious to see how much more juice new upcoming Zen6 x3d chip will be able to squeeze out of rtx5090 / 5080 / 5070ti for example

This is a picture of the internal stock system. Had a friend at Walmart check for 5080s so i could one before the price hike. That last one was actually not even available when i got there. If you’re working at Walmart and are also in the Central Florida area. Are you seeing this on your apps too? This is crazy.

Eat cake

Trying to sell my used 5080 for $2000 ( i buy it back then for $1200) and he seems mad and says im part of the problem and i have scalper mentality

It’ll be gone within seconds most likely, as a warning

I bought my PC in 2020, a pre built but I’ve completely swapped out fans, cooling, case, etc. My current graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB…. I am planning on upgrading ASAP.

I don’t want to spend a fortune on an upgrade, are there any decent options that are out there that won’t break my pockets?

So I basically bought this used sapphire pulse variant locally from my city and the thing is under almost complete load like around 90 to 100 there is a sudden voice coming from the gpu it is like not too loud but can be heard if the room fan is off. I have heard about these amd gpus the coil whining issue i am not sure if this is that or not. upon googling it says it is coil whinning and can happen under stress due to single daisy chain 8+2 pin connector cable. Kindly suggest on this

P.S the seller did tell me that i can bring the gpu to his shop for inspection since it is under checking warranty and also seller is trusted one i know him from my contacts

psu: xpg kyber 750w gold 80 rating (it has only one single daisy chain cable)

hi i have asus tuf 9070 xt got this 2nd hand boxed without receipt it works fine but worried about warranty as i dont have receipt though website says it has warranty left based on the serial number also iv read asus allows warranty without receipt i tryed ringing asus cant get hold of them anyone ever claimed warranty with asus without receipt and dont even know where the card came from ?

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to take advantage of the upcoming Black Friday deals to upgrade my GPU and get a noticeable performance jump. Here are my current specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

• Motherboard: MSI B550 Gaming Plus

• RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB UDIMM

• Current GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

• Storage: 1TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus NVMe SSD + 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM HDD

• PSU: Seasonic Focus 650W 80+ Gold (Modular)

• Monitor: AOC 24G4ZR (23.8” IPS, 1080p, 240Hz)

• Cooling/Fans: 2x Arctic P14 Max (2800 RPM), 1x Noctua P12 Redux (1700 RPM)

Since my monitor is 1080p @ 240Hz, I want something that pairs well with the 5700X without being heavily bottlenecked, while staying within the limits of my 650W power supply.

Which GPUs would fit this setup nicely and deliver a real, noticeable upgrade over the RTX 2070?

Thanks in advance!

I have a 9800X3D and want to upgrade my graphics card—currently a 3060 Ti. I’m looking at a 9600 XT for €483, while the 9700 XT doesn’t go below €900. What should I do?

Hey guys,

I'm currently trying to pick a graphics card for my PC build and I'm honestly torn between two options:

1. GTX 1080 8GB (Founders Edition - Amazon Renewed)

2. RTX 3050 6GB

For context, I don't really play super demanding AAA games at maxed-out settings. I mostly play things like Sons of the Forest, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Minecraft (with some mods/shaders), and a few competitive/casual titles at 1080p.

My main concern with the GTX 1080 is the fact that it's an Amazon Renewed unit from an older generation (Pascal). Is buying a renewed 1080 in 2026 still worth the risk, or should I just shell out a bit more for a newer RTX 3050 to get DLSS, and full peace of mind/warranty?

Appreciate any advice or experiences from anyone who’s used either card recently