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graphics card Asus TUF 3-RX5700XT O8G Gaming worth it?
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Hey guys! I am doing a build with a 5700XT, and there is currently a sale on the Asus TUF 3-RX5700XT O8G Gaming Graphics Card here in Australia pricing it at just $589 ($378 usd) Despite its heat issues (which with the money saved I would be buying extra case fans), is this price worth it? Will play everything well, just gets a bad wrap for high temps. https://www.umart.com.au/Asus-TUF-3-RX5700XT-O8G-Gaming-Graphics-Card_52352G.html <--- Link to the Aussie website selling the card. Please leave your thoughts below. -
I live in Australia and everything has been marked up. I'm reaching out to my fellow Aussies or anyone that knows of a safe reliable way to order from a US based store e.g. Amazon, and get it delivered to Australia. That way i don't have to pay the marked up price. thanks.
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its kinda hard to get these things started, BUT i would love if people could really help this thing get off the ground and people make some noise about it, this is Mostly Australia Related, But hey if you aren't from Australia and You want to help make noise about this with me, please do, and if you are in the same boat i will bring a 6pack of coldies and make some noise with you too!. So as some people may know that Australia's internet is really poor, it averages about 9.6Mbps (1200Kbps) fastest i can get where i live is 4.5Mps (569 Kbps) ADSL2+ (which is "available" in Australia) theoretical/Capable speeds are about 20Mbps (2500Kbps) DL and 820Kbps (6.56Mbps) UL. Australia is ranked 50th in the world for internet speed, behind New Zealand which is 40th, as many of you would use Steam, this could help as well, Average download speed for Rural Australians would be very similar to mine which is of late been 280Kbps. maxing at 310Kps. Now our Government in all its crappy glory Believes our national network is fast enough, this would probably because Canberra is a city and they don't wonder outside to see that the country towns have completely garbage internet, in the town i live in, it has 1 Phone exchange that i know of, if you live with in 3Km's (1.8 Miles) you can have "ADSL2+", thou when i have used internet within this range i have notice it can often been half the speed offered. anyone who lives outside the range of 3Kms gets 5Mbps and below and a bit further out and you have to use satellite (which isn't that fast either here for some special reason). At the moment they are trying to implement NBN "National Broadband Network" thou it performs well under its advertised Specs (again Aus Government and Telstra lying to the masses like they love to do) while they have been doing this, my personal internet has had to suffer, and they aren't even working within 200Kms (124 Miles) of my location. starting last Yr in October and is expecting to go on till 2018. So yay they are trying to improve the internet, so why am i complaining. glad you asked. well the problem is, besides its underachieving speeds (in a perfect world it would move AUS from 50th World wide internet speeds to 30th), it still isn't going to help a LARGE amount of people, and they are still implementing it on a already flawed system, rather than installing more exchanged to handle more traffic, they are updating part of the line, but leaving the spine of the system the same old garbage thing, No fiber, still copper still overloaded and still out of range for alot of people. and even if you are lucky enough to get ADSL connection on the outskirts you still pay for full fat ADSL2+ prices. So to put the Big offender of bad internet shitty service of all kinds in the Crosshairs, Telstra offers a $80AUD ($61US) 500GB ADSL2+ Plan, its available where i live, but i wont get the speed of ADSL2+, still have to pay full price. and even if i could get ADSL2+ it still under perform. and its not uncommon for the internet lines to be interrupted or even at times for no reason (giving reason) the internet speed will drop down to 1.2Mbps. and can stay there for days on end. Yet Australia's Government (and Telstra behind it) believe that our internet is perfectly fast enough. do you believe paying for a service that you never receive at under 1/4 of its potential speed is "perfectly" fine and fast enough ? any thoughts please come talk about it.
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My girlfriend that works in Singapore, asked my help and the only place I can think of getting some information is here. She asked me if I could find some mock tests(exams) for a Math test she will take to enroll a university in Australia. The test is called: UniLearn Senior Mathematics I tried to find it everywhere on the internet and got no success =( Promise to pay a beer for who helps when I go to Australia to visit her. Here is a picture of a fat cat. Not sure if real or not.
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Hey there guys, I'm currently planning a new Z270 build, looking at spending around $4000 AUD for it. The issue I'm having, or more struggling to understand, is with the topic of PCIe lanes. I'm looking at building a system mainly for heavy CAD use and the occasional video gaming (3 x 1080p monitors). So my first choice of CPU is the 7700k, along with a Asus Maximus IX Hero motherboard and quite possibly the Nvidia 1080 ti graphics card (when it comes out). My problem is, I want to run my OS off an M.2 ssd mounted on the motherboard (Samsung 960 EVO), and then I was thinking of using another M.2 (the motherboard has 2 slots) for storage of my most used games and programs, just to get the maximum speed possible. I am struggling to understand whether this is even possible, or even worth it, from a perspective of PCIe lanes, and if so, how do you calculate this? I'm really curious as to how this is worked out, along with even if I can cram all this hardware onto this chip set, can I attach for example a PCI wireless card on top of all this? Basically I'm just looking for advice, can I stick with the build I'm looking at, or will I have to go for an AMD AM4 / Intel X99 chipset to achieve this? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Hey all, Been a long time coming but finally decided to join the forums after watching LTT for a while. Which begs the Question.... Any other Aussies on here? If so what do you play? Always keen for games with fellow Aussies. Thanks!
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What are some good stores that sell Chinese phones in Australia. I'm using a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 that I bought from BuyMobile. Great phone, good price, but I won't ever but from BuyMobile again. They loaded the phone with adware that took me days to remove, and there are still traces of shit in the phone. Any suggestions on decent places to buy from (that don't load phones with adware/bloatware)?
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Is this build good? CPU ryzen 5 1600 GPU RX 460 4gb by MSI MOBO asrock ab350 pro RAM 16 gb corsair vengeance ddr4 2666 SSD corsair le200 128 gb CASE cooler master cm 590 iii PSU termaltake litepower 650 w thank you very much
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hey all i was wondering if i could get a mechanical keyboard from somewhere in australia, i really want my budget to be $130aud, but if its necessary i can bump up to $160 -doesnt have to be full sized -does need to have either cherry mx blue or green switches -does need to have green backlighting -can be on ebay.com.au not sure if all this is possible but im sure you guys can give me some help!
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court in Melbourne against Apple for violating Australian consumer law. This comes after an investigation where Apple refuses to fix "error 53" which locks users out of their devices. This error comes about when an Apple device is repaired by a third party (such as replacing a cracked screen). An Apple support web page, titled ‘If you see error 53 or can’t update or restore your iPhone or iPad’, told consumers: “If the screen on your iPhone or iPad was replaced at an Apple Service Centre, Apple Store, or Apple Authorized Service Provider, contact Apple Support. “If the screen or any other part on your iPhone or iPad was replaced somewhere else, contact Apple Support about pricing information for out-of-warranty repairs.” This flies in the face of Australia consumer law. “Consumer guarantee rights under the Australian Consumer Law exist independently of any manufacturer’s warranty and are not extinguished simply because a consumer has goods repaired by a third party,“ ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said in a statement. This is not the first time that Apple has landed into trouble with the ACCC. Back in 2013, the ACCC forced apple to comply with Australian consumer law. The ACCC is seeking $1,100,00 per breach. Source: http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/apple-facing-court-over-error-53/news-story/0a18fa1f30c176b830885e4e375bbfeb
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I'm look for a graphics card for around $300 AUD. Preferably not off newegg because the cost of shipping to Australia is super expensive. Thanks!
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I'm trying to decide what PSU I should get. Should I get a Corsair RM650x or a Cooler Master V650 (Fully Modular) its ts going to be powering this beast: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/3Ly8HN This is going to be a PC that will last along time...... I mean a long time like 5-7 years
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I know i've seen 2 or 3 posts similar to this but oh well... Comparing prices to buy my first ever smart phone (yes. get excited) Upgrading from this: Looking at Australian retail, the Axon 7 launches in Aus next week for $600 at launch. This is comprable to the One Plus 3, which makes sense. Choose what you want to focus on, either sound or ram. pay the same price. Linus said similar in his Axon review. Then, pixel launches, and everyone talks awesome about it. I am about to click buy on the ZTE and decide to check out the other team. The pixel xl sports almost idential hardware to the Axon 7 (according to GSMArena), but retails in australia through JB Hi Fi for a whopping $1400!!! What the actual and absolute heck! iPhone 7 is $1200, so i could get a really good bluetooth headphones TOO for that cost! The specs between the axon 7 and pixel xl are really similar. Both are 1440p amoled displays. both are 4gb rams. Both have good cameras (I expect the pixel to have better software and autofocus, but the zte is f1.8 compared to f2.0) The pixel really delivers through on the camera (trumpeting the "best smartphone camera ever", apparently a weekly prize), while the zte is the only phone since the HTC One m8 to do really good sound, and has "broken the sound test" of some reviewers by being that loud and good! I'd rather go for the sound anyway, and this is the ONLY phone doing anything about it. Meanwhile, every single phone now has a very good camera, so i can forego an outstanding camera. The zte is a snapdragon 820. The pixel is an 821, which by Qualcom's own materal is practically an identical chip, instead "building upon" the 820 and only really improves on "VR performance", which we all know is rubbish on mobile anyway. So i know that because the pixel is a first party google phone, the software will be great. And that's what they want you to think. But how polished can something really get?? Google has always subsidised their first party phones, and they're practically the largest company on the planet now. Seriously, what gives??? What can make a phone cost $1400??? Apple is the benchmark for overkill price, and they're $200 cheaper!! The zte is the same hardware, maybe better, with less great software, for 40% of the cost. Please enlighten me!!
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Does anyone know where i can find the cylindrical keycaps for the Logitech G910 in Australia, i have looked on ebay, logitechs website etc and havent had any luck. Anyone have an idea where to find them? Thanks ~Jake
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Hi all, Currently overseas with work, and wanting too purchase a prebuilt rig so when I return I can jump into the action. I have a budget of < $3000 AUD; and am abit unsure as too which prebuilt rig to purchase through PCCG. Scoped out Scorptec; however they seem more overpriced than PCCG, so PCCG ticked the box. Below are the builds I am looking at (I am assuming the most exp is the best pic; although feel this may not be the case so want recommendation, what would you choose?) https://www.pccasegear.com/products/39319/pccg-cobalt-1070-gaming-system https://www.pccasegear.com/products/39427/pccg-ryzen-elite-1080-gaming-system https://www.pccasegear.com/products/40054/pccg-hellcat-1080-gaming-system https://www.pccasegear.com/products/39956/pccg-battlebox-1080-gaming-system Is it even worth considering the 1070 build, or disregard that all together and stick to the 1080s? If you say the 1080s, then will the cheaper Ryzen 7 be still high end saving me $$? NOTE - I am intending to use this purely for gaming (no streaming, rendering, photosop etc), I also don't return until Nov (Should I await and see if prices drop / release of Intel 8th Gen?) Peripherals I have awaiting whichever build I purchase are: Corsair K65 LUX RGB Mechanical Keyboard Corsair M65 Pro Gaming Mouse Corsair MM800 RGB Polaris Gaming Mousepad Acer Predator 24" 144hz 1080p G-Sync monitor (Only going a single monitor set up) p.s As stated, I want to go prebuilt, so please no comments about building rigs / cost comparisons etc... Much appreciated! Morryjr
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G'day guys Here is my researched, completed build that I will be buying in the next few days. You're more than welcome to give me your thoughts. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($278.00) Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($179.00) Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($305.00) Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($164.00) Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00) Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($226.00) Case: Corsair - SPEC-ALPHA (White/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00) Power Supply: Antec - TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ Umart) Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit ($139.00) Total: $1551.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-24 13:55 AEDT+1100 Cheers, iSoldMum4GP.
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As this is my first gaming rig, I need some help in terms of compatibility, some cheaper parts that have the same if not better performance, etc. As I live in Australia the prices are in AUD and replace some of the prices as PC PartPicker does not have them. I do work in 3D (revit and inventor, with blender on the way) and building a new pc to replace my crappy laptop will become a huge benefit, with a bonus in playing Games at 1080p or 1440p gaming over 30fps if achievable (as in the likes of GTA V on ultra and rainbow six seige on ultra). Mouswe and Keyboard and other peripherals have already been covered. *These prices are based of my research https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/YgQFV CPU Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $454.00 CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $149.00* Motherboard MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $99.00 Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $198.00 Storage Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $132.50 Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $62.00 Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition Video Card $647.60* Case Corsair - 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case $128.00 Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $129.00 Optical Drive Asus - BC-12D2HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $89.00 Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ~$100 Wireless Network Adapter Asus - PCE-AC56 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $67.00 Monitor Asus - VX248H 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor $249.00 Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster Omni External Card $109.00*
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Hi, Can someone please tell me their thoughts on the below build. I have a limit of $3,000 AUD, purely uitlising it for gaming. Shoot forth any recommendations / compatability. Component Description Quantity Price Amount CPU Intel Core i7 7700K (Base:4.20GHz, Turbo:4.50GHz / 8MB / LGA1151 / Quad Core / 91W / Fully Unlocked / Without Heatsink/Fan / Kaby Lake) 1 $465.00 $465.00 CPU Cooling NZXT Kraken X52 Liquid CPU Cooler, With AM4 Bracket, 240mm Radiator, Aer-P Radiator-Optimised 120mm Fan x2, Reinforced Extended Tubing, NZXT CAM Power 1 $219.00 $219.00 Motherboard ASUS ROG Strix Z270F Gaming MB, Z270, 4x DDR4, 3x PCIE3.0 x16, 6x SATA3, 2x M.2, 4x USB3, 2x USB3.1, HDMI, DisplayPort, ATX, SupremeFX S1220A, ROG Aur 1 $289.00 $289.00 Graphics MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X+ (Base:1708MHz,Boost:1847MHz), 8GB GDDR5X (11,110MHz), PCI-E 3.0, DVI, HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1 $899.00 $899.00 Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2x8GB) PC4-24000 (3000MHz) DDR4, 15-16-16-35, 1.35v, Dual Channel Kit 1 $255.00 $255.00 SSD Samsung 250GB SSD, 850 EVO Series, SATA III, 7mm, Read up to 540MB/s, Write up to 520MB/s 1 $148.00 $148.00 HDD Western Digital WD 1TB Blue, SATA III, 7200RPM, 64MB 1 $69.00 $69.00 Case Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Tempered Glass Satin Black ATX Case, Tempered Glass Window, No PSU, 2x USB3.0 , Aluminum Body, Includes 3x 140mm Fan, RGB LED Li 1 $289.00 $289.00 Power Supply EVGA 750W SuperNOVA G2 Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS GOLD, 4 x PCI-E, 9x SATA, 4x Molex 1 $159.00 $159.00 Case Fans Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound 3.5 Gram Tube 1 $15.00 $15.00 Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home, 64 Bit OEI 1 $145.00 $145.00 Thanks
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I currently need to buy a few ac adapters for different models here in Australia, all the suggested sites by google look abit suss just wondering if anyone knows a good one? main adapter i need is a Dell model la90pe1-01, must be a legit dell
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G'day Guys, I'm currently in the final stages of research for my first build. To save a long winded post, here is the TL;DR; First time build Currently a University/College student, so will be used for gaming, statistical analysis, general browsing Have a budget of around $1000 Will not be overclocking, but got the i5 7600k for the extra 0.3GHz for an extra $20 Already got an SSD Here are the components (all prices are taken from umart): Case Thermaltake Black Core V21 SFF $89 CPU Intel Core i5 7600K $299 CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Turbo $49 Motherboard Gigabyte B250M-D3H $120 Graphics Card GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Windforce 4GB $226 RAM Corsair Vengance 8GB 2400MHz (2x4GB) $132 Power Supply Cooler Master B2 Series 500W $56 Hard Drive Seagate ST2000DM006 SATA3 2TB $89 CD Drive Asus DRW-24D5MT $22 Total $1082 Here is a link to the pcpartspicker page of the proposed build; https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/rTB2vV I will not be overclocking, but I got the i5 7600k for the extra 0.3GHz for an extra $20 Already got an SSD as well. you're encouraged to give me suggestions and feedback. Cheers, iSoldMum4GP
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Can someone please recommend a gaming headset for me? Sorry, I am not good with finding hardware and tech stuff due to complete lack of experience in doing so. Some prerequisites I'm looking for: -Gotta be a headset, not too fussy about sound quality -Gotta have a decent mic -Gotta only have one analogue 3.5mm jack (for both the mic and the speakers) -$100 AUD around but more is fine Thank you
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Anyone know of a PC i can get for around $500-$700AUD (Open to pre-built or to build one myself) Im not looking to play Witcher 3 in 1080p on ultra settings or anything, just want something that can run most modern titles at 40-60 fps at 1080p on low/mid settings and to play with some mates. Not too worried about how it looks it could be assembled onto a cardboard box for all I care
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since the aus $ is doing well new egg now ships to au only selected cards https://www.newegg.com/global/au/Desktop-Graphics-Cards/SubCategory/ID-48?nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAUAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAUAdwords-_-Sitelink-Australia-_-VGA-Cards-_-Global&gclid=CjwKCAjw2NvLBRAjEiwAF98GMXkUPSg7aEfkeF-xOGRnCUiU4StW4mwVxCWUlq2QHIkzXhN24sI0QhoC2RgQAvD_BwE or go to the USA nvidia store titan xp are currently going for the price of what Australians are paying every where else for 1080ti i did this and used auspost shopmate account happy shopping http://store.nvidia.com/store?Action=DisplayGlobalSelectPage&Env=BASE&Locale=en_US&SiteID=nvidia&ThemeID=326200