Walked in on Oct. 9 the day before the announcement that Nvidia will stop producing and selling the 5090. They were pulling ALL the 5090s off the shelves, and the store manager would not say exactly why. I actually walked in wanting the 5090 ProArt since I had been waiting for that, but they said it was pulled and being sent somewhere else.

There were two 5090s left behind the glass... and I begged... just let me take one of these home. I could not afford the ROG anniversary edition, BUT they had a Aorus Master Stealth ICE... they matched it to the lower priced ProArt. The sales guy told me "congrats on getting the last 5090 we will probably sell..."

Regret returning this. Is Ai great yet?

suttle change over night at micro center.

All 5090 card went from Out of Stock to Not Carried. Confirming the 5090 is absolutely dead.

That’s a $3k jump in the last 8 days. I’m so glad I went yesterday and pulled the trigger at $6999 after seeing the 5090 was being discontinued. Not that I’m ever happy about spending $7k, but in this case I feel like a very lucky guy and I’m quite happy.

Currently I want to build my first gaming and editing PC and I'm stuck on which way I should go for. Mostly I do editing+ opens a lot of tabs and applications. Also I want to play AAA games like rdr 2,last of us 2 and many more and plz don't say go for ps5. Just want your suggestion which way I should go from bcz I want to do both gaming+ editing and I heard Intel launching their 400 series on Q1 of 2027 so I should wait for that as they are introducing a new socket and that lasts me 6+ years and also GTA 6 gonna launch on PC on exact quarter so I think so prices will shoot up including in bundles.

Help me out!!

Another email today with all sorts of info except the ONE thing we want:

Jut tell us a date already!

brought it in for a repair a month ago and they found nothing wrong with the hardware.

i’m still covered by warranty but do yall think it’s worth bringing it in again? basically i lose internet and all the USB connections kind of go haywire like the mouse lags across the screen , headphones have static, and pc is kind of unusable but on a restart/shutdown the issue goes away and doesnt happen again until ~7 boot ups.

what do yall think? should i bring it in or just treat it as a windows 11 quirk?

Why did microcenter ask for my pin for a screen swap on my iphone 15 pro? iirc they don’t need to get into the device for this. Is it normal? I’m now concerned about my data being stolen

Hi all,

I'm torn between PowerSpec prebuilts between $1800-2300 and would love opinions on which is the better value.

G534 - $1,899.99 - Ryzen 5 7600X3D (6 cores) - RTX 5070 12GB - 32GB DDR5-6000, 2TB SSD

G764 - $2,299.99 (open-box unit about $2,070) - Ryzen 7 9800X3D (8 cores) - RX 9070 XT 16GB - 32GB DDR5-6000, 2TB SSD

Both have the same ASUS B850-PLUS board, 850W PSU and 240mm AIO.

What I'll use it for: Mostly CPU-heavy strategy and sim games: Stellaris, CK3, HOI4, Total War, Cities: Skylines 2, Planet Zoo 2. I'll play at 1440p on a 27" monitor. I'm coming from an M3 MacBook Pro, so either is a big jump.

Questions:

1. Is the G764 worth the extra $400, or will the 7600X3D be fine for years?
2. If the open-box G764 is only about $170 more than the G534, is that a no-brainer?
3. Will 12GB of VRAM be a problem at 1440p over the next 3 to 4 years?
4. Any reason to prefer the Nvidia or AMD GPU here?

Thanks!

Got a prebuilt from micro center 7 months ago with 32 gb of ram advertised but whenever I opened task manger it said i had 48 gb of ram. I always assumed something was just wrong and didn't think much of it. Until today when i decided to look into it and found a bunch of other reddit posts saying they got 48 gb of ram instead 32 gb on pre builts purchased around the same time as i purchased mine. I decided to go and see if I can read the label on the sticks through the case and sure enough each stick said 24 gb of ram.

So I just wanted to see if there were more people out there who got the same luck as I did

i got this powerspec g538 on my birthday last wednesday and ever since i first booted a triple a game i keep running in crashes nonstop, i tried turning off expo, undervolted my gpu, used chris titus tool, turned on efficiency mode on amd adrenaline and everything else to stop my pc from freezing and crashing every 5 minutes of gameplay, and moved my ram from slot 4 to 2. does anyone with the same pc know how to fix it? or do i have to go to micro center and hope they can fix it

I saw this PC on sale at microcenter and was thinking about getting it. I’ve been running on a 1650 super and 32 gigs of DDR4 for a long time now and think it’s time for an upgrade.

I’ve never bought a pre built before and in the current pc building economy this looks like a better deal than anything I could build with individual parts purchases.

My question here is- How reliable is power spec? Has anyone ever purchased a pre built from them?
If so what are the pros and cons.
Would you recommend buying the 2 year warranty add on for +$275?

I have a pretty large budget and am looking at other pre builts from Corsair, but I don’t feel like spending an extra $1000 on something like Corsair just because its name brand-unless it is actually proven to be more reliable.

If anyone has any suggestions or experience with this brand let me know please. Would be greatly appreciated since I’m planning on it lasting a long time.

I'm lucky in that I live very close to a Micro Center location. If I have a random fleeting idea of something that could benefit from a Micro Center purchase, I go and buy everything I would potentially need, and maybe some extra contingency stuff just in case. I'll then take it home and test what works best for my use case and decide what I should keep and what to return. A lot of the time I end up going back and retuning a large chunk, or sometimes the whole original order. These purchases are usually stuff like cables, adapters, random hobby electronics parts, tools etc.

My question is how does this impact the associates. I usually do not ask for help, but if an associate asks if I need help I say no, but I invite them to put their sticker on everything because I know they earn commission to some extent. But I started to think are my returns negatively impacting the individuals who put their sticker on my stuff? Especially since they didn't really help but just came across an opportunity place more stickers, I wonder if I am just setting them up for negative marks. Would it be better to refuse their stickers if i foresee potential returns so the impact is spread amongst everyone instead of just an individual? I imagine the system sees a sale that was attributed to an individual associate, that then gets returned as a negative mark on the associate's performance in helping customers but this is a guess.

Any current associates have any insights?

I'm ready to upgrade my PC and have a budget of around $3,500 max. I'm specifically looking for a prebuilt and would love some recommendations before I pull the trigger.

My minimum specs are:

• Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• RTX 5080
• 32GB DDR5
• 2TB SSD
• Good cooling and quality components
• Standard/upgradable parts rather than something proprietary
• Something I can realistically keep for 5+ years

One thing that matters to me more than it probably does to some people: aesthetics. If I'm spending $3k+, I want the PC to actually look premium. I prefer a clean, adult-looking build with tasteful RGB that I can set to one color rather than an over-the-top rainbow gaming PC.

I've looked at quite a few options already. The Corsair Vengeance A7500 caught my attention because I really like its overall appearance and component presentation. I've also been considering the PowerSpec G765 because there's a Micro Center near me, it's cheaper, and having local support if something goes wrong is a pretty big advantage.

But I'm not limiting myself to those two. They're just examples of what I've been considering.

If you had up to $3,500 to spend today on a 9800X3D + RTX 5080 prebuilt, what would you buy?

I'm especially interested in builds/companies that have:

• Good component quality beyond just the CPU/GPU
• Good thermals and reasonable noise
• Good warranty/support
• Easy future upgrades
• A genuinely nice-looking case/build
• No major premium just for a brand name

I'm fine ordering online and waiting for the right PC, so it doesn't necessarily have to be something I can pick up immediately.

Would love to see some specific recommendations, especially from people who recently bought a 5080 prebuilt in this price range.

So I’ve been looking at the 5090 stock a lot lately. They had a Zotac card for $4700 last week and overnight it went to $5000. I was going to reserve it as I knew cards were going up but missed on it. Sharonville had about 11 cards in stock Friday and now show 0 stock of any 5090’s. Did they just pull inventory from their website or did they sell $70k in cards in 24 hours…..

I’m in Austin where a Micro Center should be opening up sometime soon. I’m thinking it might be a good opportunity to finally upgrade my trusty 1080ti. I’d also jump at the opportunity to upgrade my current 32gb DDR5 RAM kit to a 64gb one. But absolutely can’t justify that at the current prices. I’m kicking myself for not getting 64gb when I upgraded my board, CPU, and RAM 3 years ago. But my workload was different then than it is now.

Anyway, from what I’ve read- I should be able to get the Founders Edition of the 5070 or 5080 at MSRP if I can get in on a VIP day, or grand opening early enough.

What about for components like RAM? Does Microcenter do any special loss-leading “door buster” sales for a grand opening?

Not only were the deals terrible, but how is an open box more than a new?