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Member Since | 30/01/2023 |
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Last Seen | 24/03/2025 |
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I justified my new PC with the fact my now previous PC was 7 years old. And I am fortunate enough to be able to afford the current prices.

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ilove on Free: Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Training @ Skillsforall.com by CISCO

Agreed, cisco is fantastic

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kungfuman on [WA, ACT, QLD, NSW] Gigabyte Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24G Graphics Card - $1,360 (Pickup only) @ MSY & Umart

That's what mine will run on. CPU will be a 7600. I think it will be fine, I'm not over clocking anything, no liquid cooling, will be…

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michael9865 on LG 34GN850 Ultrawide 34" WQHD 160hz Curved Gaming Monitor $839 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Have you considered the Dell S3422DWG?…

Curtisebear commented on Gigabyte B650M X AX Motherboard $233.22 ($239.20 with eBay Plus) Delivered @ Computer Alliance eBay
Centrecom has the elite for $276 delivered. I don't know the difference, but grabbed the elite.…

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JSONBourne on Kingston Fury Beast Black 32GB Kit of 2 (2x16GB) 6000MHz DDR5 CL40 RAM $202.88 Delivered @ Amazon Germany via AU

From other posts, I believe it is best to get the 5600 CL36 and overclock to 6000. I'll try and find the comment from the post.

Curtisebear posted a deal Crucial P5 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD $79 Delivered @ Amazon AU
Equal all time low according to camel camel camel. Been looking at this for a good boot drive. Copy paste. PCIe 4.0 NVMe technology with up…

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littlesoldier on Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD $91.95 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

Great! Thanks very much. I have a WD 770 2tb that will be used for games and 'other'. So this would be great for a boot drive.

Could anyone please explain why a slower drive with DRAM is preferable to a faster drive without for boot drives? Cheers!

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seamonkey on Thrustmaster T300 RS GT Racing Wheel $529 (RRP $649) C&C/ in-Store Only @ JB Hi-Fi

I got this second hand, used once. My budget didn't allow me to get anything more expensive and I wanted to start sim racing. I'm quite…

Curtisebear posted a deal WD BLACK 2TB SN770 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD $198.91 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
I was going to purchase when it was $217 but decided to hold out for sub $200, worth the wait. Camel camel camel hasn't updated yet, but…

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MegaBytePanda on AOC CU34G2X 144Hz UWQHD 1ms FreeSync VA Curved 34" LCD Monitor $494 Shipped @ digiDirect

How much was that? My budget is barely $500. Could try to hold out longer and see if anything comes down.

Curtisebear posted a deal AOC CU34G2X 144Hz UWQHD 1ms FreeSync VA Curved 34" LCD Monitor $494 Shipped @ digiDirect
First post, be gentle. I have been keeping an eye on this for a while and this is the first time I have seen it under $500 and free…

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Caped Baldy on Corsair RMx 80+ Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Units: 650W $138, 750W $169, 850W $189, 1000W $269 Delivered @ Amazon AU

I grabbed this, however, I won't be doing a top tier build. Hoping to get a 6800xt or whatever equivalent is with the 7xxx series. But…

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cc23 on Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P AM4 Micro-ATX Motherboard $165 Delivered @ First Blood

Goes ATX, micro ATX, mini ITX

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