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Mercutio said:
Good call on not the Kraken AIO. The number of folks on the FB groups who wouldn't considering anything else is depressing :p
"All the same thing." "So?"
"All made by Asetek." "So?"
"All the same parts!" "So?"
"Everything else is the same thing but cheaper!" "So?"

Gets VERY silly :p
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I almost went with the Arctic 280 over the Kraken but that little cheap looking VRM fan makes me nervous, just wish it didn't have it at all :(
 
Cenuij said:
Actually more excited about this build than anything in a long time, got your parts ready?
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I'm also looking at that MB....just monitoring for prices to maybe drop a bit.
I was looking at a Kraken AIO that someone mentioned above - what made you go with the one you've picked out of interest?
 
I really hate the new AMD mounting system on the new Fractals and Corsairs, much prefer NZXT's approach even if CAM has been a nightmare for people in past
 
When it comes to AIOs i just go for whatever has a 5+ year warranty and the cooling capacity you need.
My corsair went bad (permiation) after nearly 5 years and i just got sent a brand new one.

2 year warranty isnt enough imo
 
I swear Gibbo said CPU prices are much more stable than GPU because AMD control pricing and so on. That statement aged like milk.
 
benjii said:
I swear Gibbo said CPU prices are much more stable than GPU because AMD control pricing and so on. That statement aged like milk.
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Its blatant profiteering. I don’t know why the PC market gets mugged off so much. Game or Curry’s or wherever don’t hike the price of the PS5 etc at launch.
 
guys it's been great to read all your coments I have had good laughs with some of them, and you have become in a kind of support in this stressful process of getting one of this. so good luck my fellow Overclokers.

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Don't think I'll buy from OCUK this time as i'm not particularly impressed with seemingly arbitrary price-hikes, and because I'm tighter than two coats of paint.
 
some of the early orders have been since canceled i think.

As for those online with benchmarks etc they just know the right people i guess or got lucky when searching and took a punt on it being genuine
 
benjii said:
I swear Gibbo said CPU prices are much more stable than GPU because AMD control pricing and so on. That statement aged like milk.
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I found the post:

Prices can change for many reasons but with CPUs is it easy there are less variables in play as only one version of each CPU for a start and AMD set the distribution cost price.

Graphics prices vary more as all board partners have different prices and then many time with a graphics card MSRP the MSRP is generally capped for just a small amount of cards at launch which once sold means price will go up normally not an issue for a regular launch as MSRP may hold for hours or days but with 3080 launch the allocation was oversold in seconds.

CPU MSRPs are real and permanent so all that effects them is exchange rate and reseller margin.
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The pound is stronger now than it was when these listings went up, so I guess it just leaves reseller margin then.
 
Trick said:
Don't think I'll buy from OCUK this time as i'm not particularly impressed with seemingly arbitrary price-hikes, and because I'm tighter than two coats of paint.
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Im the same, I’ve spent a fortune at OCUK over two decades but I’m not just going to pay more out of sheer loyalty. Whoever has stock at RRP will get my business.
 
Trick said:
Don't think I'll buy from OCUK this time as i'm not particularly impressed with seemingly arbitrary price-hikes, and because I'm tighter than two coats of paint.
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You sounds like a fellow Scot ("canny" we say) - oh Yorkshire, same thing ;)
 
my current build is centuries old (running an fx-8350 processor) so im looking forward to bringing it up to date... havent got any of the other components yet (credit card application pending haha and waiting for potential black friday / cyber monday deals) but this is the build im going for:

processor: originally ryzen 7 3700x but will probably fork out for the new ryzen 7 5800x
cooler: corsair h100i elite capellix
mobo: msi b550 tomahawk
memory: 16gb vengeance rgb pro ddr4 3200
case: lian li lancool 2 mesh
gfx: was looking at a 3070 but think im going to hold out and see what the new rx 6800 is like.

plus a 500gb m.2 and a 1tb Hdd, ill be bringing over 2/3 of my 2.5" ssds on my current system too. and then an extra 4 ml120 pro rgb fans for all the colours.
 
rare said:
Im the same, I’ve spent a fortune at OCUK over two decades but I’m not just going to pay more out of sheer loyalty. Whoever has stock at RRP will get my business.
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Ah but there's an entire new generation of buyers now. The "must have it now and money doesn't matter" generation. They'd much rather have them as loyal customers than us oldies who actually understand that money is a finite commodity. Way more profitable.

You can still trust OCUK with your purchase, they're a reputable retailer. Just not on release days.

In b4 buy button goes live 8 mins before it should do.
 
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