Budget expectations rant

[linuxfan66]

I'm sick of people wanting impossible performance yields from ultra low budget builds upgrades(often wanting new parts too)

I live in oz as you may or may not know but the used part market here is overpriced old out of production gpu models people want 300/400/500 bucks for. And while pcs with first gen core i7s go for 700+ bucks.

People don't seem to under depreciation and you get what you pay for. If it were a car they would get that but not pcs...

[PlayStation 2]

I'm sick of people wanting impossible performance yields from ultra low budget builds upgrades(often wanting new parts too)

I live in oz as you may or may not know but the used part market here is overpriced old out of production gpu models people want 300/400/500 bucks for. And while pcs with first gen core i7s go for 700+ bucks.

People don't seem to under depreciation and you get what you pay for. If it were a car they would get that but not pcs...

Oh look, another Australian bitching about their economy.

[linuxfan66]

Oh look, another Australian bitching about their economy.

My issue is with the people's behaviour more thinking I can provide magical miracles for impossible budgets

Overpriced used market is a secondary concern

[PlayStation 2]

My issue is with the people's behaviour more thinking I can provide magical miracles for impossible budgets

Don't get pissed at them. That only creates more porblems

[linuxfan66]

Don't get pissed at them. That only creates more porblems

Do you have any anAlysis or insights to offer regarding people's thought chains

[Sir Asvald]

I'm sick of people wanting impossible performance yields from ultra low budget builds upgrades(often wanting new parts too)

I live in oz as you may or may not know but the used part market here is overpriced old out of production gpu models people want 300/400/500 bucks for. And while pcs with first gen core i7s go for 700+ bucks.

People don't seem to under depreciation and you get what you pay for. If it were a car they would get that but not pcs...

That is why I don't want to move to Aussie land. Such a Nice country, the PC parts cost so much. I feel your pain man. 

[PlayStation 2]

Do you have any anAlysis or insights to offer regarding people's thought chains

Just be calm, and tell them that it probably won't be possible.

[Ariito]

Not even worth to go for used parts, unless you know a friend that would do it cheap for you.

[ShadowCaptain]

SNIP

 

The whole point of the forums is to help people, people who do NOT understand about building PCs etc

 

Just because you have told 100 people it before, does not mean Person 101 who joined yesterday will understand the point

 

Just calmly explain , or dont help

[Analog]

People don't seem to under depreciation and you get what you pay for. If it were a car they would get that but not pcs...

 

I feel your pain, but from the other perspective. Where I live, people underprice used hardware. For example, a year ago a barely managed to sell my X79 ROG board for like 125 euros, because everything is too damn cheap. Hell you can find a 3970X with a decent X79 board +16/32GB of RAM and a GPU (290X, for example) for as much as 800-1000 euros...

[linuxfan66]

The whole point of the forums is to help people, people who do NOT understand about building PCs etc

Just because you have told 100 people it before, does not mean Person 101 who joined yesterday will understand the point

Just calmly explain , or dont help

My complaints are with certain people outside this forum...mainly

[ShadowCaptain]

My complaints are with certain people outside this forum...mainly

 

Still, people don't know better, some people can barely turn a computer on, let alone understand the price of components and things

 

people are ignorant, it will never change

[linuxfan66]

Still, people don't know better, some people can barely turn a computer on, let alone understand the price of components and things

people are ignorant, it will never change

I guess assuming people understand currency is too much to ask. You have a point.

Those people are better off going console often I suspect...

[michaelocarroll007]

i live close to NYC and the used PC hardware on cragislist and ect is not much of a selection and prices are way higher then they should be so i understand that honestly have no idea how Scrapyard wars would ever work where i live.  but you just sound annoyed that someone who is asking you because they dont have knowledge doesnt have knowledge about the parts cost and performance. Hence why there asking for advice 

[ShadowCaptain]

I guess assuming people understand currency is too much to ask. You have a point.

Those people are better off going console often I suspect...

 

People just dont understand what things cost, I bet if I asked my mum what a graphics card was she couldnt guess, 

 

Just like I dont know the price of car parts or bits in my engine, and I go to my mechanic and have a heart attack at the prices, I must appear to him to be a complete retard

 

But that is just how it goes

[SkilledRebuilds]

I guess assuming people understand currency is too much to ask. You have a point.

Those people are better off going console often I suspect...

Your WAY WAY better off using Aussie Facebook PC enthusiast groups for 2nd hand parts.

 

I know I know.... FB sucks, but I've seen 4x 7950's today go for $90-100 AUD each as an example.

On Gumtree, they would be $140-250 depending on the tard selling them.

More likely to get results YOUR after.

[linuxfan66]

Your WAY WAY better off using Facebook enthusiast groups for 2nd hand parts.

I know I know.... FB sucks, but I've seen 4x 7950's today go for $90-100 AUD each as an example.

On Gumtree, they would be $140-250 depending on the tard selling them.

More likely to get results YOUR after using alternatives.

You can't tell if jumped on the Bitcoin bandwagon with them either

[PlayStation 2]

Your WAY WAY better off using Aussie Facebook PC enthusiast groups for 2nd hand parts.

 

I know I know.... FB sucks, but I've seen 4x 7950's today go for $90-100 AUD each as an example.

On Gumtree, they would be $140-250 depending on the tard selling them.

More likely to get results YOUR after.

$~100AUD for fucking 7950s?

[SkilledRebuilds]

You can't tell if jumped on the Bitcoin bandwagon with them either

Well you couldn't with Gumtree either, and pricing is better on FB groups.

Either way you look at it, the risk is there on all 2nd hand gear no matter what you do.

 

 

$~100AUD for fucking 7950s?

Yep. The going range for them the last 2 months or so I've seen around is $90-120 for a HD7950, and most people reply to the person with the same notion of pricing.

If its stated they want $160 for one, they either get ripped to shreds, or told why it wont sell quickly, or at all. (Depending on the group)

[GodSpoon]

$~100AUD for fucking 7950s?

 

First off, thats awesome 

 

Second off, fucking always making me remember who you are Keep your damn profile picture  

[linuxfan66]

$~100AUD for fucking 7950s?

For a 4 years old and could fail as a result yes

[PlayStation 2]

First off, thats awesome 

 

Second off, fucking always making me remember who you are Keep your damn profile picture  

confusing more than one person at a time m8, it's fun :^)

[PlayStation 2]

For a 4 years old and could fail as a result yes

Hey, even bitcoin-raped cards can still be used for a decent amount of time

[SkilledRebuilds]

For a 4 years old and could fail as a result yes

The risk is there on ALL 2nd hand cards, moreso on AMD due to bitcoin mining, esp on these popular bitcoin monsters.

But you either accept that, or don't try.

[linuxfan66]

The risk is there on ALL 2nd hand cards, moreso on AMD due to bitcoin mining, esp on these popular bitcoin monsters.

But you either accept that, or don't try.

I'm kind of glad that era is over so many lost money because combined hardware/power/key complexity issues late in the game