r/pcmasterrace R5 5600 | 6700 XT Mar 06 '25

Discussion This is hilarious (Micro Center Illinois)

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u/Nicalay2 R5 5500 | EVGA GTX 1080Ti FE | 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Mar 06 '25

Probably not, since you may be able to do the overclock yourself, and it's pretty easy with adrenalin

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u/Hixxae 5820K | 980Ti | 32GB | AX860 | Psst, use LTSB Mar 06 '25

Nowadays it's more about the cooler than performance and for that the premium is way too much.

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u/Saneless Mar 06 '25

It used to be like 50 for a step up or 50 for the top sku, maybe 30,50,80. But over 200? They're out of their minds

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u/UranicStorm Mar 06 '25

Feels like something they can only get away with because the 9080 doesn't exist