Frys Electronics closed

[Labora]

Pussy ass, get a 3090 or don't

Good luck finding any of them.

Nvida is selling more 20 and even 10 series cards because they can. Shit is crazy right now.

[inline 6]

I finally got a PS5 last week from Target after watching daily for months... I still cannot find a RTX 3070 in stock anywhere.

Pussy ass, get a 3090 or don't

[Gasser64]

Was just a kid but I remember incredible universe being pretty cool. Aren't they the one that had some kind of PT cruiser inside the building that was all car audio'd out?

Or was that Marvin's Electronics... can't remember too long ago. Anyway the building was pretty nice on the inside.

[svauto-erotic855]

Last time I hit the Garland location it was called the Incredible Universe and I was running from the cops and needed a place to park and chill out. Didn't buy anything while I was in there.

[bird_dog0347]

I finally got a PS5 last week from Target after watching daily for months... I still cannot find a RTX 3070 in stock anywhere.

[Gasser64]

They're still behind on Vram too. It's looking like the next gen games are gonna need 16Gb of vram. Some have said they'd really prefer it be closer to 20. We get 8Gb, and 10Gb.

Dumbass nvida claimed 4Gb on my GTX 970, if you remember that whole debacle. Really only 3Gb.

[32vfromhell]

And now they can't be found unless you pay $3k. Cause you know, people gotta mine.

its not just mining thats causing the issue, its Covid. Ever since the pandemic any indoors hobby has exploded in demand. PC and console gaming have had unprecedented demand spikes.

[Gasser64]

The BEST thing about MC is their extended warranty. It's ( i might be misremembering ) 10% of the item cost, but you can return it for ANY reason within 2 years. So, for gamers, you could have bought a 2080Ti right before the 30XX series released, and then return it and get a new generation card. So you basically rented a high end card for a year or so for $150.

And now they can't be found unless you pay $3k. Cause you know, people gotta mine.

I was only at the Fry's on Saturday nights and it was to watch the races behind the building in like 1999. haha.

I was definitely there. One night I was in my SVO waiting for another contender to line up when the cops rolled in. Good times. Had to go home and switch Mustangs to continue the evening.

[Craizie]

I didn't necessarily have an issue with their service, but I did see a downturn in that place and agree that Microcenter is much better. That's where I got my current laptop and several monitors, in fact.

The BEST thing about MC is their extended warranty. It's ( i might be misremembering ) 10% of the item cost, but you can return it for ANY reason within 2 years. So, for gamers, you could have bought a 2080Ti right before the 30XX series released, and then return it and get a new generation card. So you basically rented a high end card for a year or so for $150.

[Chili]

Fry's went downhill before Trump. Terrible customer service goes back many years. I can't believe they stayed open till now. Microcenter in Richardson has been my go to for several years.

I didn't necessarily have an issue with their service, but I did see a downturn in that place and agree that Microcenter is much better. That's where I got my current laptop and several monitors, in fact.

[Craizie]

Hey it's like my 66, It works, I don't complain.

I did have to replace the i7-990x with a Xeon because the original CPU died. Other than that, still going strong.

Damn. That thing was a beast in 2012.

[The King]

The last time I was in Fry's (Arlington) was to buy some upgraded RAM cards for a Dell XPS desktop running Windows Vista.

[IHaveAMustang]

No wonder those mfers went under. Don't try to blame the nets.

Hey it's like my 66, It works, I don't complain.

I did have to replace the i7-990x with a Xeon because the original CPU died. Other than that, still going strong.

[Craizie]

Man in the 2010's or so, you couldn't keep me out of Fry's. I loved going there and looking at / buying hardware.

Sad to see that, but online selling seems to be killing big box stores.

I'm still running my computer from 2012.

No wonder those mfers went under. Don't try to blame the nets.