u/Meta-Fox

Pretty simple question really, what would you go for right now, CPU upgrade seeing as GPU prices are insane, or wait for the GPU upgrade? I'll list some specs and prices below for clarity.

Current rig:

Ryzen 5 5800x

RTX 3070

32gb DDR4 3200MT/s

CPU prices:

Ryzen 7 5800x3D - £300

Ryzen 9 5900x - £220

GPU prices:

RTX 4070 - £400-£600

RTX 5070 - £800+

EDIT TO ADD:

I don't game competitively, and use a 1440p 165hz display.

I'd like to keep the price as low as is practicable, so while I won't rule out a 5070 and it's associated increase in price, if I can get away with the 4070 (or equivalent) then that's what I'd prefer.

Regarding the CPU, while I'm aware that the 'x3D line is a gaming oriented range, is it really worth the higher price of a (on paper) better performing CPU? The 5900x performs around 30% better than both the 5800x3D and my current 5800x in synthetic benchmarks, so would the raw numbers negate any potential performance benefits from going the 'x3D route given the higher price?

On to the GPU, I don't really think I'll be picking up a 50 series anytime soon, but I can definitely see a 40 series on the horizon. While I got a great deal for my 3070 a few years ago (managed to pick one up for around 200 quid) and was a fantastic upgrade from my 1060, I can definitely feel the 8gb VRAM at times.

So yeah, what would you say? I'm open to other ideas so if you have any then shoot. I'm aware that many are turning to AMD GPU's right now, I'm not too confident in doing so myself as I'm pretty comfortable with Nvidia's ecosystem, plus I've heard that AMD's software support is lacking in areas, though please correct me if I'm wrong.

Hey everyone, I know the title is a tad vague, so here's the rundown:

My partner and I love together (different last names), and he currently has a VM contract that runs out next week. They've sent him a contract for auto renewal for around £50/m.

I had an offer through my mobile carrier to take out a VM contract for triple the speed at half the price, winner right? So I jumped on it.

Now here's the issue, VM contacted my boyfriend to inform him that unfortunately they cannot take out a new contract with another person at the property until he cancels his current contract and at least 2 months have passed. This confuses me, as I've read a few posts here where people have had great success doing exactly rhat I'm trying to achieve here?

Is there some trick I'm unaware of or have I simply got this wrong somehow?

My boyfriend is unwilling to go without broadband for 2 months (I could manage with 5g but he's...fussy...) and I can't find any other ISP's that offer cancel anytime contracts, so I'm at a loss at what to do? Any help would be appreciated.

Anyone else had this offer come through?

I'm a periodic Hello Fresh subscriber and I had an email recently with the usual 'Get x% off your first box, y% off your next few' with the addition of a 'free Kitchenaid Mini Chopper' on my third box.

I jumped on it personally, as I'm a huge fan of Kitchenaid and have, coincidentally, been putting off purchasing a mini chopper of any kind for a while!

I did some research and the model Hello Fresh are offering seems to be quite popular, and considering they're £90 RRP (currently on sale for about £50 admittedly) it seemed like a fairly good deal all things considered.

Anyone else have the same offer? What are your thoughts even if not?

Just wondering what people's thoughts are as to the best type of build for Harlowe? Not my usual kind of character so I thought I'd try something I'm unfamiliar with. Any tips on specific builds or general ways to use them would be greatly appreciated!

I just want to preface this post by saying that I have no prejudice against those with special needs and have every sympathy for those with them. I'm asking what is the appropriate way to handle the following situation.

My boyfriend and I have just walked out of Spiderman an hour before the film finished. We had our usual seats right at the front and while we were watching the trailers 2 youngsters came in and sat 2 seats over from us. They were NOT accompanied by adults, they were on their own.+

Immediately they began to be a nuisance, talking loudly to one another, taking pictures with their phones (flash on), using their phones with the brightness and volumes up, etc. We decided to leave them be for now, as often when we see most cinema goers act like this they tend to end up behaving appropriately once the movie starts.

These kids did not. I assume that either one or both have special needs because at various stimulating moments during the film (loud noises, key lines of dialogue, you get the picture) the kids would be making popping noises, raspberries, shouting out, etc. Maybe they weren't special needs, but I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt.

I did speak to a member of staff about 40 minutes in, and I made it very clear that I didn't want to be mean, and I understand that kids will be kids, but the phone use in particular was very distracting due to the brightness, and the constant talking was becoming more of an issue. They said that they would keep on eye on them, but as sods law would have it every time a member of staff came in to check the kids weren't being as much of a pain.

And so we decided to leave. We couldn't think of what else to do or say. We can't speak to the kids directly for what I hope are very obvious reasons today, we can't expect more of the staff for those same reasons, so what, if indeed anything, could we have done without making us look like the bad guys in this scenario?

Luckily we have Limitless so we're just going to go again tomorrow to watch the film, with no impact financially. But that's beside the point as not everyone has Limitless.

If anyone has any suggestions or advice, please do let me know. Or was it really just a simple case of 'Sucks to be you?'

I recently convinced my boyfriend to dip his nuggets into the dispensed stuff instead of using the sauce pots he selected with his food and immediately said that it was better. I've personally always preferred the dispensed stuff and I'm convinced it's a different recipe to the pots.

Anyone else agree, or is it a placebo?

Just got to our local Odeon (Nuneaton) with the intention to fill a water bottle with ice and water from the machine like we usually do, only to find the water option missing? Is this a temporary thing or are they doing this elsewhere too?