My 70yr-old dad's ageing PC just packed in (power supply kaput after 15 years, so it's had a good life). So looking to replace it with something to suit his basic needs. He just needs it for general productivity, office based stuff, email, internet, music, video, managing his calibre e-book...
I switched to the 3070 yesterday. Mainly for DLSS, which is currently lacking in AMD cards (just now) - so ponying up was the only option
https://www.techradar.com/news/amds-radeon-rx-6700-xt-launch-proved-it-needs-a-dlss-killer-to-beat-nvidia
I think it's now become a loss-maker for them. They are probably having to buy it in at a much higher price than it was previously. And because they have to honour the cheaper price that we bought it at, they will lose money. Or they persuade us to switch ...
Again ... that isn't the issue. I'm not talking about getting dates of stock. Just when they say "3070s are in the same boat as 3060tis. Stock issues are just as bad. No point in swapping". Then each day for the next week, people on this forum are telling us that they swapped to 3070 and gone...
Yeah - that's been the main problem. I had contacted them to ask about switching to 3070, and was told this ...
I think most of us here are savvy enough, and aware of the the availability issues. It's the conflicting messaging that's the problem.
OK - bit the bullet and switched to the 3070. Lets see how long this takes.
(BTW - not to be too cynical, but with 3060ti prices rising, and PCS having to honour the original price from when we ordered, it certainly benefits them to get us switching :confused: )
LOL - now you know why I spent a whole day watching Gamers Nexus videos. I just couldn't decide. Yes - the Lancool II came into the equation, but I can't remember why I opted for the Meshify C, in the end. I think it may have been because the GN review showed thermals weren't that great in...
Yeah, thanks Junior - I had changed to the Meshify C yesterday, but then today I noticed that was no longer being sold, so I got in touch via the chat, and they confirmed that was also now out of stock.
I spent most of the last few days checking out the reviews from Gamers Nexus (aka Tech...
I have to change my case for a second time, due to my previous choices being out of stock. So I am opting for the Corsair 5000D. The only snag is that it comes with only two fans - one front and one rear. I'd like to add more fans to the front, but I can't see the way to specify that.
The...
Depends if you can trust what the customer advisers are saying. I contacted them via chat, was told not to swap as queue for 3070 is just as big as 3060ti. Next day, I'm seeing people who swapped are going into build.
I've decided to wait for now. Hopefully the number of people choosing to swap...
OK guys - looking for some advice ...
PCS have told me that I should probably change my case (Define 7), as they have no idea when they will be getting stock. So, hoping that I can go straight into build when my 3060ti shows up, I'm looking at the options.
MY current spec is listed below. I...
Have to admit, I am slightly annoyed. On the chat yesterday and told "no point in switching to 3070 as queue just as big". Log on just now and others reporting that they switched to 3070 this morning and are now into build :(