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R3460 on amazon , if you really want it cheaper
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WAslayer
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I can get it for R 3179.55 from Amazon..R3460 on amazon , if you really want it cheaper
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We had a look at Amazon. The 3800x is marked down quite a lot. However, the shipping and customs kills it completely.
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The most heartbreaking thing with amazon. Seeing something like the 3600x go for $199 (R 2920) but then they hit you with the R1000 import duties and crap.
Same crap feeling when you want the shield.
WAslayer
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3950x..
. Going to swap the board out later when I sell my main pc I guess. DDR5 getting released next year as well, apparently.
All AM4 processors will work but you'll have to flash the beta bios if it's not already done.
Thanks.@skimread: I think it should work at reduced speeds on Rain Mobile using Band 3 - Geewiz has very good support so it would be best to check with them. The router mentioned from Afrihost costs ~R2000!
Some Pep Stores might still be selling the Telkom Huawei E5572 for R599 but I don't know which TDD bands are supported. You need the full model number to be able to check on the bands. Some of the Telkom routers like the B315 which support B41 can apparently support Rain on B38.
Using Telkom B315 to connect to Rain Band 38
@///MoH Actually tipped me off. Basically if you have a Telkom B315s-936 then you can force B38/41 on Rain by using one of the huawei band tools. Using the huawei_band_tool_v0.1 Run the .bat file I edited (LTE_2500_TDD_Rain_b38) to force the B315 to Band 41 which is actually a range from 2496...mybroadband.co.za
I don't see any devices listed on the Rain website so I'm not sure whether they are still selling any mobile routers. Takealot has several more expensive mobile routers that might support more TDD bands.
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I also noticed Telkom is selling the E5577 for R599 but couldn't see what frequencies it supports.
I decided to play it safe and I got the TP Link M7200 which supports both frequency bands B3 and B38 that Rain uses.
It's on black friday special for R799 at both IC and Dion Wired.
RogueTr00per
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So I see locally there are some deals on SSDs, but compared to ordering from Amazon US, the deals from Wootware and the like are not so amazing after all.
Is ordering from amazon and claiming on warranties not worth the hassle?
This 960gb Mushkin Source 2 SSD is R1579 at wootware but only $79 on Amazon. I'm not sure what delivery charges and import duty applies.
Is ordering from amazon and claiming on warranties not worth the hassle?
This 960gb Mushkin Source 2 SSD is R1579 at wootware but only $79 on Amazon. I'm not sure what delivery charges and import duty applies.
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That would make it nearly R1200. I'm sure shipping charges will either be more than the R400 you save or not worth the hassle you might end up with.
Shipping on SSDs is about 6~8 USD. This one:
$6.75 - AmazonGlobal Standard Shipping
Forex:
1 USD = 15.2343430155 ZAR (including Amazon's +3% (?) currency conversion rate)
If you order in USD, it's probably be about R14.80 to dollar, +2.75% to the local bank (except Capitec IIRC)
Import fees: item value x 110% x 15% VAT
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WAslayer
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Apacer 960gb is 1399 at esquire..
You mean the latest processor?
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Yeah you don't need to flash using multiple bioses,normally just the latest one or the most stable one.
Ask on AMD reddit as they normally keen on helping out.
DrJohnZoidberg
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It depends, most of the time yes but there are some cases where you'll have to incrementally update them - just check the notes with the BIOS update itself.
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Earlier the year when I built my new PC I was desperate enough to order a Ryzen 3600 from Amazon when it came out as the local retailers where either out of stock or slightly inflated the price but it can be a bit of a shlep if your product is giving you problems and you need to ship it back to the states.
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