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Where to buy used/cheap computer parts? : Calgary

Main Post: Where to buy used/cheap computer parts? : Calgary

Forum: r/Calgary

PC Parts Recommendation

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Was looking to build a ~$2k PC Build (but obviously cheaper the better) for the first time to pair with the LG 1440p ‎27GR95QE-B. Going to play Overwatch 2, Rainbow 6 Siege, CS:GO, maybe Valorant, Apex Legends, World of Tanks, etc. Will add other demanding games down the road, but Apex is looking like the most demanding game for now. I want to stick to the big names for the parts like Asus, NZXT, Corsair, Samsung, Gigabyte, etc. I also browsed around eBay and found pretty nice deals--I wanted advise in buying used/open box components as well. All the eBay parts are under the eBay Money Back Guarantee, so if I get scammed or something, I can just get a refund. But even if I am "guaranteed" against scams, these are all a hassle, are certain parts safer to get used on eBay than others?

CPU-

Found a new i5-13600k for $230 + $5.6 Shipping
Also found a new i7-13700k for $280 + Free Shipping.
Or I'm going with the i5-13600k from like Amazon for the regular price.

CPU Cooler-

Was originally going to get a Noctua NH-D15 instead of an AIO because I heard that was enough, but I browsed eBay and found multiple NZXT x73 and z73 for around the same price as the NH-D15 (all around $100 + shipping). Is it safe to get open-box and used coolers from eBay?

MOBO-

Original intention: Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX ATX LGA1700 Motherboard for $167.
eBay- Open Box/Used Asus Prime Z790-A Wifi for 179.99 ish.

Memory-

Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5- 6000 CL36 for 102.99

Storage-

Got a brand new Samsung 980 Pro 2TB for $93.

GPU-

Going to go for the RX 7900 XT, but I've seen deals for RX 7900 XTX as well, so going to try to get either of them.

Case-

NZXT H9 Flow or H7. What's the difference?

PSU-

Brand New Corsair RM850x for $80 + $13.3 shipping on eBay is much cheaper than like Amazon, so I'll go with that.

Top Comment: why'd you buy 2 cpus?

Forum: r/buildapc

Where do I buy PC parts?

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I want to build my own gaming PC but I don't know where to buy the parts or the difference between motherboard brands. Is there an objectively better brand? I am vary grateful that this subreddit exists.

Top Comment: Amazon, Newegg, if your in the US and close to one, Microcenter. Motherboards are complicated and in the easiest way I can describe, usually more price just means more places to put things like storage and USB. Faster ports as well which means nothing for most people.

Forum: r/buildapc

Where do you buy your parts and why?

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Personally I've always bought all my parts from Amazon. It's always pretty much costs MSRP, it's quick, it's convenient. I got my 3080 open-box on eBay, but I think every other part I've ever bought I got on Amazon. Where does everyone else buy their parts? Do people still use Newegg? Or do you prefer to buy them in person? Micro Center? Best Buy? And why?

Top Comment: Best Buy, Amazon, and Newegg. Best Buy has price match against Amazon, so I usually try to get through them in case I need to return it or get it the same day. Amazon because they ship fast and usually have lower prices. Newegg because their search and gui is better than Amazon and I can usually find pretty good prices.

Forum: r/pcmasterrace

Recommendations for pc parts and casing

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I'm looking for gaming pc parts. All other setup parts like monitor, keyboard, headset, etc. I already have. I live in Germany and will mainly use the pc for gaming. Other workloads like video rendering aren't my target. My maximum budget is 1500€. (rgb lighting and other visual details aren't that important)

Monitor refresh rate is 165Htz at 1080p.

Forum: r/buildmeapc

Everything you could need to pick PC parts.

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Hi all, I recently spent sometime on this subreddit answering questions, and one of the most common one I see is "Is x part okay" or "can someone review my part list", and I do my best to critique the builds I see. I answer most of these questions using the guides and resources I have listed below, and I have a few of these open as reference when answering questions.

Alot of these are from the user u/msuts 's write up , but that was 2 years ago and I would like to add my own on top of them.

PC part selection and quality:

CPU Hierarchy, GPU Hierarchy, Ram Hierarchy

from Tom's Hardware (Gives comparative performance of all currently relevant chips)

CPU Cooler Tier List from LTT forums (Thank you WoodenMaker)

Motherboard Tier List from u/relevant_pet_bug (Outdated, only contains ZBH6XX and XBA5XX mobos)

Use your own intuition here, while the sheet does not have all newest gen motherboards here, products lines aren't gonna just randomly jump between tiers when it comes to the newer generations. The MSI Tomahawk series have been tried and true, and their newer mobos can be safely reasoned to be great as well. The gigabyte s2h line has been a cheap motherboard that exists for solely video output reasons for the past few generations, and it's certainly not gonna suddenly become a s tier mobo.

GPU Cooling Tierlist From LTT forums (Thank you Luke Savenije, outdated, pls update i beg)

Similar idea as the mobo tierlist, use your intuition, but this board does provide really good info about older cards and gives a general idea of the internal tiers with different AIBs. Generally ASUS Strix is one of the best GPUs you can buy when compared to other models and so on.

PSU Tier List from Cultist Network

SSD Buying Guide from u/NewMaxx

PC Partpicker's reference builds per u/MarxistMan13's suggestion. If you are lost in terms of where to start for a build, any of these guides on here is a pretty decent starting point.

PC parts and Pricing:

GPU Prices from Tom's Hardware, gives MSRP of all current and previous gen GPUS, gives you an idea of prices at a glance. Use in combo with the GPU hierarchy to get an idea of what you are paying for how much performance.

Logical Increments an incredibly useful website that provides a base line for what your build should be at every possible price point. While I may disagree with some of the parts selected on the site, I get an rough idea of how to split and budget for each price point, what CPU GPU combo can be expected and such. When starting a build, I find a price on here and aim to select parts to make a pc that's better.

Edit: If I did not make myself fully clear, please DO NOT use these builds as any sort of reference or base your builds on these, the builds on here are really not great. I find a lot of use in the site because I can see some one ask "hey what is a good $1000 build", I can take a glance on this site to at least know what I can expect from a $1000 build. If you have no idea about how current pc parts stack up and no idea what parts to choose, please don't use this site.

Other Misc:

Techpowerup GPU Specs, relative performance is helpful, finding basic specs about the GPU is helpful too, especially the TDP and recommended PSU wattages.

Rtings for peripherals, ratings about Mice, Keyboards, Speakers, headphones and monitors, if I made any suggestions about them in the past I based my research here.

And ofc, PC Part Picker, my glorius king. Please post all your builds in this format for easy understanding of the parts.

GPU info dump:

generally go for a better AIB for their quality of cards and overall customer service, that's what I'm ranking them on.

Remember every AIB makes bad cards from time to time, and don't let one bad card skew your perception of the company as a whole (cough cough fatboy rx580 from powercolor cough cough ) and ofc every AIB has their share of bad reviews, but I'm looking at an overall picture.

AMD AIBs:

Sapphire, Powercolor > XFX > Everyone else > Biostar (Avoid)

Nvidia AIBs:

EVGA (old/used cards, pls come back I beg) > ASUS (pretty outstanding coolers actually) > RTX3000&4000Fe (Direct Nvidia customer support) > Everyone else

Internal GPU tiers, high to low, ( | means special categories sperate from the tiers) :

I will only be including major and mainstream western AIBs

AIBS included: ASUS, Founders/Reference, Asrock, Gigabyte, MSI, Zotac, Powercolor, XFX, Sapphire

AIBS not included: Galax, Gainward, Inno3d, KFA, Elsa, Maxsun, PNY, Palit, Yeston, Colorful, Biostar

I will not include Water cooled models

I will not include older models not applicable to rx6000+ or rtx3000+ series such as msi armor

Across the tiers there is very minor clock differences, cooling differences and cosmetic differences and definite price differences. Generally, AIBs will use better binned chips on their higher end models to ensure factory oc, so don't expect your basic ASUS Dual can overclock as much as a ROG Strix, though it will be minor, because it is the same chip at the end of the day.

Nvidia AIBs:

ASUS:

ROG Strix > TUF > Dual (2 fans) | Pheonix (SFF/Single Fan), ProArt (Professional), ASUS (Misc such as LP, noctua Colab)

Gigabyte:

Aorus Master > Eagle > Gaming (Basic) | Aero (White Cards), LP

MSI:

Suprim > Gaming > Ventus | Aero (SFF, only 3050), Expert (Professional)

Notes:

Suprim and Gaming offers X variants, they are just factory OCed versions of their respective tiers

Gaming and Ventus are by default 2 fan cards, but both tiers have triple fan cards, naturally, the triple fan cards would be better.

Zotac:

AMP > Trinity > Twin Edge | Solo (SFF, Single Fan), Solid (Professional), Blower, LP

AMD AIBs:

Asrock:

OC Formula > Taichi > Phantom Gaming > Steel Legend (White Only) > Challenger (2 fans) | No special versions

ASUS:

ROG Strix > TUF > Dual | Reference

Gigabyte:

Aorus Elite > Gaming | Reference

MSI:

Gaming > Mech (Ventus Clone) | Reference rx6000

Note: Gaming still comes with 3 fans and 2 fan configurations, as well as 2 levels of factory OC, Z > X

Powercolor:

Red Devil > Hellhound > Fighter > Powercolor | LP, ITX, Reference

Sapphire:

Toxic > Nitro > Pulse | Pure (White), Reference

XFX:

Merc > Qick > Swft | Quicksilver (Magnetic Fans), Mercury (Special Edition Magnetic Fans), Reference

Annnd that's it! It is a long post but it's not meant to be read through, Crtl + F is your friend. Feel free to give me anything to add to the list. If enough people asks I will also expand the AIB section.

Don't get bogged down by the numbers too much. 10% sounds like alot but its the difference between 100 and 110 fps, and realistically most people don't think 10 fps is alot, so don't think about it too much! Buy what you want and don't let anyone tell you otherwise, but just make sure you understand all the factors involved first.

Good Luck with your builds,

-Yankeh

Top Comment: Great stuff here! High quality post. Deserves a sticky?

Forum: r/buildapc