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Pixel 3a

Any idea how this compares with the (relatively) new Moto G7, the other budget phone that seems to get decent praise? The G7 is available for $300 unlocked compared to $400 unlocked for the Pixel 3a. I am not a mobile power user but my Moto E4 (lol) is pretty beat up, slow, and doesn't really...
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- Post #5
- May 9, 2019
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Quick check on 32" 1440p monitor + mid-range GPU choice choice before purchase

Good luck! For peace of mind purposes, I purchased mine from B&H Photo, as they (i) have a pretty good reputation and return policy, unlike Newegg, and (ii) are located in NY rather than CA (where I live), which will allow me to *cough* happily and accurately report my unpaid use tax to the...
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- Post #11
- Mar 13, 2019
- Forum: Displays
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Quick check on 32" 1440p monitor + mid-range GPU choice choice before purchase

Where did you find this for $200? I had heard it's gone that low previously, but don't see it anywhere at that price currently.
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- Post #9
- Mar 13, 2019
- Forum: Displays
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Quick check on 32" 1440p monitor + mid-range GPU choice choice before purchase

FWIW, I ended up purchasing both of these items - the base level EVGA GTX 1660TI for $279 and the AOC Q3279VWFD8 for $250 - and have now installed and played around with them a little bit. The AOC display looks great! No dead pixels, great colors, and only some very minor IPS glow in the bottom...
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- Post #7
- Mar 12, 2019
- Forum: Displays
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Quick check on 32" 1440p monitor + mid-range GPU choice choice before purchase

Thanks for the heads up. While I did look into the PX329, unless I hear otherwise soon, I'm pretty set on purchasing the AOC Q3279VWFD8 31.5" display for around $250. From what I can tell reading and watching several reviews online, it really is a great value large display, even if it can only...
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- Post #6
- Mar 1, 2019
- Forum: Displays
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Quick check on 32" 1440p monitor + mid-range GPU choice choice before purchase

This is a really helpful comment - thanks a lot for the info. It more or less confirms my suspicion that I'm going to have to pony up for a 1660ti or a Vega 56 if another good deal comes along - I just missed the $250 after MIR Vega 56 (including 3 free games) deal from Reddit. I am pretty...
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- Post #4
- Feb 28, 2019
- Forum: Displays
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Quick check on 32" 1440p monitor + mid-range GPU choice choice before purchase

Hello all, I recently have purchased components to build a pretty nice PC to replace my very long in the tooth existing PC (AMD Phenom II x3 720!), which dates back to 2009 and is now 10 years old. I will be putting it together in the next couple days, and the components include a Radeon Ryzen...
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- Feb 28, 2019
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Displays
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Quick check on 32" 1440p monitor + mid-range GPU choice choice before purchase

Thanks for the suggestion, but I've already purchased the described parts - I'm asking about the GPU and monitor. This is actually a cross post from r/monitors/ - we'll see what they have to say, but I was curious if anybody here had any thoughts about the GPU and monitor. For whatever reason...
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- Post #3
- Feb 28, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Quick check on 32" 1440p monitor + mid-range GPU choice choice before purchase

Hello all, I recently have purchased components to build a pretty nice PC to replace my very long in the tooth existing PC (AMD Phenom II x3 720!), which dates back to 2009 and is now 10 years old. I will be putting it together in the next couple days, and the components include a Radeon Ryzen...
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- Feb 28, 2019
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question New general purpose/moderate gaming build to replace 10 year old PC

Thanks Flayed. Probably easier to spend the twelve bucks on a new Win10 key rather than worry about transferring the existing one.
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- Post #3
- Feb 2, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question New general purpose/moderate gaming build to replace 10 year old PC

Hello all. It looks like I'll be getting a somewhat larger tax refund this year than I was expecting, so I've been thinking about trying to build a new PC for general purpose use and moderate gaming. I built my current PC way back in 2009 (yikes!) and while it has served me pretty well and I can...
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- Feb 1, 2019
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Mass Effect Andromeda (2016)

That's a good idea, I wasn't aware of the 24 hour refund policy. Thanks NTMBK
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- Post #231
- Mar 23, 2017
- Forum: PC Games
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Mass Effect Andromeda (2016)

So now that we're starting to see some more customer impressions I'm thinking I may have been a little hasty in writing off this game. I really did love the original trilogy (even ME3, though the ending was a bit abrupt), and would like the chance to mess around in the universe again. My only...
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- Post #229
- Mar 23, 2017
- Forum: PC Games
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Mass Effect Andromeda (2016)

The embargoed reviews are starting to come out and the game is getting brutalized: http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/mass-effect-andromeda/critic-reviews. Most of them think the story and dialogue aren't very good, and that the game itself isn't especially fun to play even if the...
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- Post #154
- Mar 20, 2017
- Forum: PC Games
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This guy makes the ultimate burger

This is from an interesting and somewhat bizarre YouTube channel I found myself a while back. I enjoy watching all kinds of food/cooking relating shows and videos, from Anthony Bourdain's travel shows to basic recipe/technique videos from Chef John's very popular Food Wishes YouTube channel...
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- Post #5
- Dec 13, 2016
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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New Z170/6600K quality gaming/general tasks build

Good looking out, U&T. I like that Gigabyte MBs tend to be a bit cheaper than ASUS ones with the same features, but if they're not updating their BIOS or drivers, that's certainly something to consider. I'll keep an eye on the Black Friday sales and if a good deal comes up on an ASUS board I'll...
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- Post #8
- Nov 3, 2016
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Z170/6600K quality gaming/general tasks build

Thanks for these suggestions UsandThem, and thanks again for your help in my other thread about by PSU! I will look into spending a little bit more for a higher quality mainboard. As I mentioned in my message I am also considering the Gigabyte Z170-UD3, which is a little more expensive but...
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- Post #5
- Nov 2, 2016
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Z170/6600K quality gaming/general tasks build

Bump. No thoughts? Maybe this kind of setup has been done to death already.
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- Post #3
- Nov 2, 2016
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Z170/6600K quality gaming/general tasks build

OK, Phase 2 parts. As you'll see, these are a little less pressing than the actual guts of the new PC, but most of my current stuff is quite old so I'll be looking to purchase these items relatively soon (within ~3 months), as finances allow. Phase 2: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/MjzcM8 Video...
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- Post #2
- Nov 1, 2016
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Z170/6600K quality gaming/general tasks build

Hi everyone! So, I'm thinking of building a new PC. I've been out of the PC hardware game for quite a long time but am interested in getting back into things. Currently, I'm running a circa 2009 AMD Phenom II x3 720 rig, with similarly aged other components. It's served me well for a long time...
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- Nov 1, 2016
- Replies: 9
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PC experiences hard shut downs while playing certain games, need to reset PSU to start up again

Thanks man. This is pretty much exactly what I figured. If and when I build a new PC I am looking at a newer but still relatively modest single GPU setup. I was thinking about picking up either an EVGA Supernova G2 Gold or a Corsair RMx Gold, both in 550W. Would either of these do the trick...
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- Post #3
- Oct 22, 2016
- Forum: Computer Building
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PC experiences hard shut downs while playing certain games, need to reset PSU to start up again

Hi everybody, In the last couple of months I've started experiencing some pretty serious problems with my PC that I suspect are related to the PSU. Hoping that some of you might help me diagnose the issue. My (ancient) PC: AMD Phenom II x3 720 Black Edition (stock clocks) ASUS M4A78T-E...
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- Oct 22, 2016
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Doom (2016) Discussion

"Wildly down into the 40s." What a time to be alive. In all seriousness, I don't play a lot of videogames anymore. I recall struggling with games running at 15-25FPS back in the early 90s with a Pentium 133 Mhz w/ 16mb RAM and integrated 2mb video. I'm sure I'll manage, as long as it's not a...
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- Post #458
- May 20, 2016
- Forum: PC Games
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Doom (2016) Discussion

This is reassuring in that, like me, you appear to have a somewhat older PC as well. From what I can tell online, your i5-750 possesses somewhat more grunt than my Phenom II x3 720, but their performance in games doesn't seem to be wildly dissimilar...
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- Post #454
- May 19, 2016
- Forum: PC Games
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Doom (2016) Discussion

Thanks man. I figured the CPU would be the bottleneck here. Once the Vulkan patch is out, I'll think about getting the game through Steam. I've never done it but I've heard they will refund a game if you can't run it well enough for hardware reasons.
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- Post #410
- May 18, 2016
- Forum: PC Games
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Doom (2016) Discussion

Hey guys, thinking of picking this up since it looks great, has been getting good reviews, and I don't care about MP anyway. Only issue is that my PC is fairly old at this point - I'm running an AMD Phenom II X3 720 (2.8GHz, 3 cores), 12GB RAM, and a 680 GTX. My monitor is an old 20.5" NEC flat...
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- Post #395
- May 18, 2016
- Forum: PC Games
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VZW unlimited data contract about to expire, want a new phone, not sure what to do

So, after much hemming and hawing, I've decided I'm going to leave VZW when my current contract expires on May 8. I *definitely* don't want to pay more than I am now ($~100), and would like to pay less. I also would like a new phone. I think both of my options with VZW - buying a new phone...
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- Post #17
- Apr 13, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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VZW unlimited data contract about to expire, want a new phone, not sure what to do

Gotcha. After googling for 15 seconds I see that VZW is continuing to offer the subsidized phone prices for existing customers that renew their contracts for two years. Hmm. Decisions, decisions. I wonder if I can renew my unlimited plan at the higher price and still get a subsidized phone...
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- Post #13
- Apr 1, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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VZW unlimited data contract about to expire, want a new phone, not sure what to do

Interesting. I see at BB the Galaxy S7 (non-edge) is $99 with a new 2 year contract. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-galaxy-s7-32gb-black-onyx-verizon-wireless/4893100.p I may be missing something - I don't really keep up with this stuff anymore - but I thought VZW no longer offered...
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- Post #10
- Apr 1, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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VZW unlimited data contract about to expire, want a new phone, not sure what to do

I could. However, my unlimited data plan would increase from $30/mo to $50/mo, resulting in my total bill increasing from $100 to $120 a month. This is more than I'd like to pay, and I wouldn't put it past VZW to eliminate the unlimited plan for non-contract users at some point in the future. If...
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- Post #5
- Mar 31, 2016
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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VZW unlimited data contract about to expire, want a new phone, not sure what to do

Hi everyone. I currently have an HTC One M8 on Verizon Wireless, with an unlimited data plan grandfathered in from my purchase of HTC Thunderbolt way back when and a few sneaky tricks along the way. My contract expires in early May, at which time VZW is going to increase the cost of the plan by...
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- Mar 31, 2016
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Fallout 4 - it's official! Coming Nov 10, '15

I haven't read through this thread, so maybe this was addressed earlier at some point, but I'm just wondering if this game is particularly CPU-dependent and whether it would run on an older system with an upgraded GPU and RAM. My box dates back to ~2009 and features an AMD Phenom II x3 720...
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- Post #2,033
- Dec 15, 2015
- Forum: PC Games
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A public place to watch Game 6 in SF Downtown?

Oh, and there are also quite a few bars in SOMA you might try. The further you head south from Market the better luck you'll probably have in finding a place that's not totally packed.
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- Post #3
- Jun 16, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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A public place to watch Game 6 in SF Downtown?

The only places that will be showing the game are bars and restaurants that also serve booze. Your best bet is to find a non-sports bar that has TVs and happens to be showing the game (there are more places like this than you would think). Near Union Square you could try Lefty O'Doul's or John...
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- Post #2
- Jun 16, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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President of NAACP Spokane chapter outed as white woman

Like others in this thread, when I first heard about this story I thought there must be something we weren't hearing - what had happened in this woman's life to make her act this way? I don't know if either of the following links explain her behavior, exactly, but they do add a lot of context...
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- Post #128
- Jun 16, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Late 90s/early 00s 'everything/nothing' site nostalgia thread

I did too! At Newgrounds, at least, though I was familiar with Ebaums. As I recall it started off as a site to feature the owner's flash games and over time became the huge game portal I assume it is today. Yeah, I would consider Rotten.com to be somewhat similar to Stile, though it wasn't...
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- Post #21
- Jan 11, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Late 90s/early 00s 'everything/nothing' site nostalgia thread

I am 31 years old - almost 32. Probably like a lot of you on this site around my age, I began using online services and the internet at a relatively young age and recall spending way too much time online in the mid to late '90s, before it was particularly cool. Earlier this evening I randomly...
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- Jan 11, 2015
- Replies: 22
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Yet another game developer driven out of her home by internet misogynists

http://badassdigest.com/2014/10/27/film-crit-hulk-smash-on-despair-gamergate-and-quitting-the-hulk/ Film Crit Hulk is one of the smartest and most insightful media critics I've ever read. This piece about GamerGate is long, and in all caps (that's his schtick), but I hope all the GamerGate...
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- Post #268
- Oct 28, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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Palm Beach county, FL versus San Francisco

Do you work in the tech industry as well, baydude? I'm not sure that SF is quite the right town for Peter Shih. As he found out when he published that bitchy little blog post. And yeah, it's not for everyone! Parts of the city don't smell great, which I mentioned, but this is mostly confined...
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- Post #45
- Dec 3, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Palm Beach county, FL versus San Francisco

Some perspective from a current SF resident: I like SF a lot. That said, it's got some problems. It's a generally pretty good fit for me as a white-collar, socially liberal thirty year-old guy who enjoys stuff like going to rock shows, playing in a competitive adult skeeball league, and...
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- Post #33
- Dec 3, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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