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12-21-2011, 10:27 AM
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#326 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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if anyone sees a good deal on a 120gb ssd either intel/crucial m4 please let me know lol
edit: and whats a good bang for buck gaming case nowadays?...id prefer it to have 4 front usb ports if possible..
(and U.S sites are ok as I have a handy Amerifriend XD)
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12-21-2011, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by roastpuff  SLI here. So I need a fairly beefy one.
Good to hear that it's a decent PSU. | from reading around it seems like the corsair TX850M or the XFX Pro850 xxx edition are the best bang for the buck..both of which are rebranded seasonic.
corsair is only 80 plus bronze where as the xfx is silver...but it has only 4 SATA connectors if you got tons of ssd/hdd
NZNT also has a rebranded seasonic with very similar specs (HALE82)
corsair can be had right now ~$110 after pricematch at ME
xfx is $120 with $30 MIR at NCIX
NZNT is $130 after PM at NCIX
of course..it makes sense to wait a few days for boxing sale deals..let's hope one of these are included.
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12-21-2011, 02:11 PM
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#328 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Originally Posted by cctw if anyone sees a good deal on a 120gb ssd either intel/crucial m4 please let me know lol
edit: and whats a good bang for buck gaming case nowadays?...id prefer it to have 4 front usb ports if possible..
(and U.S sites are ok as I have a handy Amerifriend XD) | I got the fractal m4 I belive it is? From Ncix
I couldn't be happier with it, amazing looking and the build quality is awsome Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-21-2011, 02:20 PM
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#329 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero from reading around it seems like the corsair TX850M or the XFX Pro850 xxx edition are the best bang for the buck..both of which are rebranded seasonic.
corsair is only 80 plus bronze where as the xfx is silver...but it has only 4 SATA connectors if you got tons of ssd/hdd
NZNT also has a rebranded seasonic with very similar specs (HALE82)
corsair can be had right now ~$110 after pricematch at ME
xfx is $120 with $30 MIR at NCIX
NZNT is $130 after PM at NCIX
of course..it makes sense to wait a few days for boxing sale deals..let's hope one of these are included. | i bought the ocz 850w gold psu when ncix had the one day christmas sale last wednesday...good reviews on newegg..
but i guess if a good deal comes along on boxing day i'll return it
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12-21-2011, 02:23 PM
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#330 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer I got the fractal m4 I belive it is? From Ncix
I couldn't be happier with it, amazing looking and the build quality is awsome Posted via RS Mobile | i think its micron m4
yea yea probably gonna get the same..but hoping boxing day deals at either ncix or ME will bring it down to around $1/gb or close to it..
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12-21-2011, 02:27 PM
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#331 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Actually it's R4 fractal r4I think
Either way I think I've got pics on page 1 or 2 of my rig, it was about $120 I think? Posted via RS Mobile
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12-21-2011, 02:36 PM
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#332 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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^hmm they don't have it on ncix's site anymore...
$120 is good..the price point i'm looking to pick up one for~
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12-21-2011, 02:58 PM
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12-21-2011, 03:25 PM
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#334 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer | AHH lol thanks..i thought you were talking about ssd in the beginning hahah
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12-21-2011, 03:37 PM
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12-21-2011, 04:27 PM
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#336 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by cctw i bought the ocz 850w gold psu when ncix had the one day christmas sale last wednesday...good reviews on newegg..
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12-21-2011, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer | I'm reviewing that case right now actually. It's a decent enough case, but there isn't much room behind the mobo tray to stuff your cables. There's enough if you have a modular PSU. And it's extremely heavy due to the dampening material.
Other than that, I like it.
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12-21-2011, 06:05 PM
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#338 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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yea, the dampening material seems to work very well, and its kinda nice they took the extra step to put the dampening material on all the removable panels as well
for what i use it for i'm happy, whenever i get around to getting my new heatsink i'll probably do a better wire tuck
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12-21-2011, 06:10 PM
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#339 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero how much was that? | it was $129.99 with a $40 MIR at ncix.
I went to ME to price match it for $116.50 + taxes with $30 mail in rebate instead.
Prices for both stores come out almost the same with ME slightly cheaper and the fact I would rather have a $30 than $40 mail in rebate...
so after MIR comes to about $100 tax in
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12-21-2011, 09:27 PM
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#340 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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HD7970 reviews out now
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12-21-2011, 09:31 PM
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12-21-2011, 09:38 PM
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#342 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Nvidia Kepler please dont' release too late...we need price wars
edit: here's the link to the review: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-R...ti-GPU-Review/
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12-21-2011, 09:47 PM
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12-21-2011, 10:09 PM
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#344 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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jumped straight to the game benchmarks
average fps for Battlefield 3 & Metro 2033 2560x1600 maxed out is 40.
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12-21-2011, 11:02 PM
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#345 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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I want mah Kepler cards. Price wars FTW. 
On another note: Christmas present from Intel! Thanks Intel! 
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12-21-2011, 11:23 PM
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#346 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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One sad side note: GPU prices are not coming down in this high-end market. When the GTX 580 launched in November of 2010, it's MSRP was...$499. The same price it is selling for today. When the Radeon HD 6970 2GB launched the following month in December 2010, it sold for $369 - only $20 more than the price of that same card today. Had NVIDIA had some competition and reason to drop the price on the GTX 580 before today, then the Radeon HD 7970 3GB would likely have been priced much lower than the $549 MSRP that they are going to asking for in early January. This is a trend we hope we don't see continue.
| i'm really surprised that the 580/6970 held its value so well considering the slower economy and that it ain't a new architecture
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12-22-2011, 12:11 AM
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High end cards didn't go down because you don't need one to even play the most elaborate games at full quality in 1080p. $200 is more than enough Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-23-2011, 05:29 PM
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#348 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Hey guys
so i just picked up a i7 cpu from the intel edge program but looking for a suitable motherboard/ram/video card now any suggestion??
mostly for gaming
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12-23-2011, 05:32 PM
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#349 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Check the last 2 pages
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12-23-2011, 06:50 PM
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#350 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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there's a 7970 review on eyefinity and crossfire.
on BF3 it scales linearly...double the fps on CF compared to a single card AMD Radeon HD 7970 CrossFire Performance Review - Battlefield 3
some single card eyefinity benches from tom's hardware     http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...-gcn,3104.html
now just imagine more mature drivers and overclocking on stock cooling/voltage to 1.1-1.2 GHz
what are the chances AMD will make the same mistakes and let the 7950 be bios flash-able to 7970?
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