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Hangryuman on Hitachi 511L French Door Refrigerator RWB560PT9GBK $999 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Bing Lee

that expression gets used in my wife's family as well, the explanation I was given was "for 'later on' ", contracting into "lateron" and…

Got an XR (64GB) a bit over 2 years ago... think it was advertised for $299. Good nick, battery was at 89% then (now 85%), worked…

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chickenfac on Corsair Vengeance DDR4 SODIMM 32GB (1x32GB) 3200MHz CL22 Memory for Laptop/Notebooks $94 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Would you care to elaborate on your recommendation? I've got an HP Probook 11th gen i5 (cheap 2nd hand), I've contemplated a few times to…

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Swing on [Refurb] Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro i5-9500T 16GB RAM 512GB NVMe SSD Wi-Fi Win11 Pro $252 Delivered @ Bufferstock

yes, about half again more powerful (6 C/T vs 4 C/T, higher max clockfrequency), but also higher max power consumption, so depends on your…

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p1 ama on Kogan Mobile 365-Day Flex Prepaid Voucher: Large 300GB $169, XL 500GB $199 @ Kogan

I'll second that. Was in one of the southern suburbs of Melbourne, and there both my 4G mobile internet via Telstra, and my phone…

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Malemanjam on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU US$144.96 (~A$221.91) Delivered @ JS-Computer Store via AliExpress

That depends on your use case and your wallet. Depending on what GPU you've got in your current AM4 system, you can get ranging between…

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m2thez on Brateck Dual Aluminium Counterbalance Monitor Arm 13-32" $58 + Delivery Only ($0 to Metro) @ Officeworks

depending on how keen you are on aesthetics (or, how well you can hide it), use wood strips on either side to ensure the clamp is not…

JustAnExPat commented on Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread 1kg Jar $10.50 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU
How about the "Banana Split" sandwich? Two slices of your favourite bread, spread Nutella on both slices, cut up a banana, layer it up, and…

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Rakddon on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU US$150.98 (~A$228.17) Delivered @ cp u Store AliExpress

given the age of the motherboard, and the fact that you're not going to use it for gaming, you **could** upgrade to a Ryzen 5600 (as its…

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vid_ghost on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU US$150.98 (~A$228.17) Delivered @ cp u Store AliExpress

So: 30% increased game performance going 3800x->5800x3d... Therefore concluding: 30% increased game performance going 3800x->5700x3d Must…

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aec on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU US$150.98 (~A$228.17) Delivered @ cp u Store AliExpress

Depends. Purely looking at Passmark, the 5700x3d scores 15% better. Given the nature of this CPU, your games might profit more than 15%.…

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zihengg on Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 550 4GB Graphics Card $56.05 + $8.95 Delivery ($0 VIC, SA, NSW C&C/ $79 Order) + Surcharge @ Centre Com

Passmark benchmark scores are pretty similar for 3D, 2726 (rx550) vs 2584 (5600G) For 2D the 5600G scores 768 vs 488 for the RX550.

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o53djz7qTPY4der on ITX Ryzen 5 5600G Home/Office/Light Gaming PC with A520 AC MB, 16GB RAM, 500GB NVMe: $448 + Delivery @ TechFast

The CPU is certainly capable enough. Storage might be a bigger issue, as the main drive is only 500GB. So you'd need to install another…

Naturally, 5900x benchmarks about twice as high as a 3600. Things to be mindful of are BIOS (anything older than 5xx chipset probably needs…

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OfTheOverflow on Amsterdam Classic Bike Belt-Drive 8-Speed $898 (Was $1,698) + $62 Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ Lekker Bikes

hahaha... guess I should have mentioned that that was over 30 years ago... methinks I do fit the profile now ;-) With the bit of extra…

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OfTheOverflow on Amsterdam Classic Bike Belt-Drive 8-Speed $898 (Was $1,698) + $62 Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ Lekker Bikes

Regarding "but if you're in a mostly flat area or won't be tackling any hills this is a great sturdy bike", and at least one other comment…

JustAnExPat commented on AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + MSI PRO A620M-E AM5 Mobo + HP Gaming Mouse Pad $352 Delivered + Surcharge @ Shopping Express
Quite an interesting find... seems a remnant from that January promotion. I tried different motherboards (Gigabyte B650M K (rev. 1.0) and…

It's a public school. As for the why, my guess is that it makes for a much more streamlined support model for when things go wrong, and…

Yes, in general these X1s are sturdy. I've found that with the A-tier laptop brands (Lenovo, HP, Dell, Toshiba), their business-line…

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Larsson on [Refurb] Dell 7060 Micro i5-8500T 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Wi-Fi Win 11 Pro $194 Delivered / BNE C&C @ Australian Computer Traders

Seller does have this one: https://www.australiancomputertraders.com.au/dell-optiplex-7060-tower-intel-i5-8500-3.0ghz-16gb~343079 If you do…

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fLaMePrO on FIREBAT S1 Mini PC (Intel N100, 16GB/512GB, 2x LAN, 2x HDMI, 1.9" LCD) US$116.62 (~A$182.36) Shipped @ Cutesliving AliExpress

I've always found them pretty "meh" from a value for money perspective. Curious to know how you use them that make them so effective for…

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Kammi on RTX 4060 Gaming PCs with 16GB RAM, 500GB NVME: R5-5500: $728, i5-12400F: $778 + Post @ TechFast

My daughter plays Roblox and Minecraft on a PC with a 15 year old CPU, 4GB DDR2, and a 12 year old GPU, and it works fine at 1080p... no…

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bamzero on RTX 4060 Gaming PCs with 16GB RAM, 500GB NVME: R5-5500: $728, i5-12400F: $778 + Post @ TechFast

interesting use case :-) Just remembered, it's not a Q9550 (that sits in an old Optiplex I used for office work until about 1½ years ago)…

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Poorunsdownhill on RTX 4060 Gaming PCs with 16GB RAM, 500GB NVME: R5-5500: $728, i5-12400F: $778 + Post @ TechFast

This system is perfectly fine for home/office work and casual gaming. As also per the previous comment, if no gaming then any system with a…

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shmahoo on RTX 4060 Gaming PCs with 16GB RAM, 500GB NVME: R5-5500: $728, i5-12400F: $778 + Post @ TechFast

rather off-topic innit? Anyway, my daughter was struggling to play Minecraft and Roblox on an Acer SFF with a 3rd gen i5 with 16GB RAM and…

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chu-oh on [SA] INNO3D GeForce RTX 4060 Twin X2 8GB GPU $399 (Adelaide Pickup Only) + Surcharge @ Centre Com

As per the aforementioned Tom's Hardware GPU hierarchy, there isn't all that much in it between the two. At 1440p Ultra, it looks like it's…

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bio on [Used] Dell Optiplex 3070 Micro i3 9100T 16GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 11 H $199.20 ($194.22 eBay Plus) Delivered @ UN Tech eBay

and cheaper still (has higher price but no postage) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/386851058970

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bydl on M.2 SSD Enclosure: SATA US$3.35 (~A$5.15), NVMe US$4.76 (~A$7.31), SATA/NVMe US$7.60 (~A$11.68) Del @ Shop1102334052 AliExpress

yep - I saw the $0.76 and thought "you bewdy"... then got to the payment section and all of a sudden it's close to $10, not the first time…

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Ceta on Gaming PCs: RTX 4090, 32GB RAM, 1TB Gen4 NVME: i9-14900KF: $4333, R7-7800X3D: $3933, R5-5500 RTX 4060: $748 + Del @ TechFast

no worries, and yeah, that Dell with 9500T was indeed a good deal, although (also as per comments in that post) no particularly feasible…

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Ceta on Gaming PCs: RTX 4090, 32GB RAM, 1TB Gen4 NVME: i9-14900KF: $4333, R7-7800X3D: $3933, R5-5500 RTX 4060: $748 + Del @ TechFast

This PC will easily meet your use cases (overkill even for the first two). As for the lack of ethernet in your study, the website only…
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