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01-06-2012, 09:45 PM
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#476 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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thanks i'll make note of that before i send the order
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01-06-2012, 10:14 PM
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Bought a second 6870 for crossfire  computer is going to FLY. fucking memory express is so slow to ship.. Still waiting for my boxing day order. I'm hoping to achieve a stable 4.8 GHz oc Posted via RS Mobile | |
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01-06-2012, 10:53 PM
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#478 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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so what i have is actually the 2700k
got it mix up
cuz got it from the intel edge promotion
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01-13-2012, 08:06 PM
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#479 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Anyone on mem express waiting for their post boxing day deals?
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[23-07, 02:03] shawn79 i find that at vietnamese place they cut ur hair like they cut grass
[23-07, 02:03] shawn79 do u go to vietnamese places for haircuts
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01-13-2012, 08:07 PM
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#480 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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dam site stopped loading for me...i thought they upgraded their servers for this too lol
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01-13-2012, 08:21 PM
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#481 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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i jus twanted the i5 combo
fuck i thought they would post it on their home page right away...so there i was clkicng refresh
but u just had to search 2500k and the combo would come up.
my angus
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[23-07, 02:03] shawn79 i find that at vietnamese place they cut ur hair like they cut grass
[23-07, 02:03] shawn79 do u go to vietnamese places for haircuts
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01-13-2012, 08:23 PM
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#482 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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i wanted the i5 combo too, but i manage to get the HIS radeon 6970.. 75 after mir. i think it was 99 on boxing day so its a good deal.
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01-13-2012, 08:56 PM
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#483 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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01-13-2012, 10:34 PM
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#484 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by sam0m0  i wanted the i5 combo too, but i manage to get the HIS radeon 6970.. 75 after mir. i think it was 99 on boxing day so its a good deal. | HD6970 for $75...is this real life?
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01-13-2012, 11:23 PM
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#485 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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01-13-2012, 11:42 PM
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#486 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Parts for my build
Case: Corsair 500R
CPU: Intel i7 2700K
Heatsink: Noctua NH-D14
MB: Asus p6z68-v pro gen 3
Ram: Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 16GB
Video Card: Evga 560 Ti 448 cores classified
PSU: Seasonic X760
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB
What's a good 23-24 inch monitor?
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01-13-2012, 11:50 PM
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#487 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by alex.w *// | I saw a pic earlier of someone lining up around 8PM.
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01-13-2012, 11:54 PM
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#488 | | Got MOD?
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Originally Posted by Donut I saw a pic earlier of someone lining up around 8PM. | 10-15ppl at 10:40pm lol
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01-14-2012, 12:00 AM
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#489 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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The deals are NOT that good TBH. The good stuff is probably the monitors (prices seem to be the same for past 2 other sales Ive been to) and certain laptops (educated guess). The rest are either warm deals or stuff not worth freezing your balls off for.
e.g. that white Antec case for 50 bucks. Its avail online right now for same price brand new, and during Boxing day it was $40. Plus buying an Antec case in this day and age is kind of dumb considering how much more refined and better value their competitors' cases are.
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01-14-2012, 12:01 AM
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#490 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by Donut HD6970 for $75...is this real life? | I think he accidentally a number.
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"? | | |
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01-14-2012, 12:02 AM
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#491 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by Donut HD6970 for $75...is this real life? | whoops, lol i meant Radeon HD 6870
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01-14-2012, 02:18 AM
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#492 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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i think ill go to mem express tomorrow morning. ill be in the black northface jacket with fur on the hood lol. dont be afraid to say hi 
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[23-07, 02:03] shawn79 i find that at vietnamese place they cut ur hair like they cut grass
[23-07, 02:03] shawn79 do u go to vietnamese places for haircuts
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01-14-2012, 05:47 AM
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#493 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Looking to build a budget gaming rig for the sole purpose of playing Diablo 3. Trying to keep the budget around $500 (not including Monitor/HD/CD drive). I don't care about over-clocking and all that shit, just looking to play D3 at max details + movies and shit. I've done up a few builds on NXIX but am looking for another opinion.
Thoughts on processor/mobo/graphics etc? Thanks
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01-14-2012, 10:40 AM
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#494 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by _Hotsauce_ Looking to build a budget gaming rig for the sole purpose of playing Diablo 3. Trying to keep the budget around $500 (not including Monitor/HD/CD drive). I don't care about over-clocking and all that shit, just looking to play D3 at max details + movies and shit. I've done up a few builds on NXIX but am looking for another opinion.
Thoughts on processor/mobo/graphics etc? Thanks | Good luck bro... Max details for $500? Case, PSU, motherboard, CPU, RAM AND video card? 
Anyhow...  NCIX Gaming Bundle Deal AMD Phenom II X6 1055T & MSI 870A Fuzion Power DDR3 Motherboard - Bundle Deals - 1055 & 870A FUZION POWER - X6 1055T and MSI Mobo Patriot Sector 5 PGV38G1333ELK 8GB DDR3 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL 9-9-9-24 1.65V Dual Channel Memory Kit - Patriot - PGV38G1333ELK - Patriot 8GB RAM Visiontek Radeon 6950 2GB DDR5 2XMINIDP 2XDVI PCI-E DIRECTX11 Video Card - VISIONTEK - 900352 - Radeon 6950 2GB Corsair VX550W 550W ATX 12V 41A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan - Corsair - CMPSU-550VX - Corsair PSU.
Use your current case, etc.
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"? | | |
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01-14-2012, 01:26 PM
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#495 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Blizz recommends the following "OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz | Memory: 2 GB RAM | Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or
ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better"
so I think $500 is pretty do able, no? I can go above $500 if really needed to meet max specs on a 24" screen, but yeah, wanna keep it as low as possible.
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01-17-2012, 09:50 PM
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#496 | | Snapping away
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M4 0309 firmware out. never had any problems because not at 5k hours yet, but installed it after reading some feedback on the new FW.
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01-17-2012, 11:14 PM
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#497 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Any suggestions on better choices for a desktop mainly for gaming and schoolwork..
Specs are :
Case: Corsair 500RR.. dont know much about cases, however this was recommended for me
Processor: i7 2600k 8MB Cache 3.4ghz Or i5 2500k
Motherboard: asus p8z68 vpro
heatsink: corsair hydro h70 liquid cooling --> Dont know if i should just stick with fans instead of liquid cooling
memory: Corsair vengence 16gb
HD: 1TB Seagate barracuda sata III with 64mb cache
video card: evga GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI or 448 cores
power supply: Cooler master 600 watt extreme power plus OR Corsair CX600 V2 600 watt --> is this enough or too much power?
Any help with lowering price without hindering performance would be much appreciated !
Also, it just fits under my budget of $1500 taxes in.
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01-17-2012, 11:19 PM
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#498 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Can someone recommend me a build for around $700 before taxes? Friend wants it for gaming..(Diablo 3, BF3, etc)
Planning on doing an i5 2500k build, since it seems like the best bang for the buck for gamers right now. I took the items off ME because they offer free assembly.
mobo: GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 w/ Dual DDR3 2133, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, CrossFireX / SLI at Memory Express
ram: GSKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB PC3-12800 GSKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel DDR3 Kit (2 x 4GB) at Memory Express
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 HIS Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort at Memory Express
CPU: intel i5 2500k 3.30 GHZ w/ 6MB Cache Intel Core
PSU: Silverstone Strider Essential 700W Power Supply Silverstone Strider Essential 700W Power Supply at Memory Express
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus Case w/ Fan Controller Zalman Z9 Plus Case w/ Fan Controller at Memory Express
Total $724.94 before taxes/MIR
Could anyone chime in on this build? I'm not too sure which mobo/ram/gpu is suited for this budget. I know more $$ should be spent on the graphics card, but I think going i5 2500k is better bang for the buck vs going AMD at this budget point.
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01-18-2012, 12:24 PM
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#499 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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Where were you when they had the boxing day deals? Could have saved enough to go crossfire on 6870's which is what I have but build looks fine. Just get a decent air cooler. I recommend hyper evo, then u can get a nice OC Posted via RS Mobile | |
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01-18-2012, 02:24 PM
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#500 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Originally Posted by DC5-S Where were you when they had the boxing day deals? Could have saved enough to go crossfire on 6870's which is what I have but build looks fine. Just get a decent air cooler. I recommend hyper evo, then u can get a nice OC Posted via RS Mobile | Thanks I'll check it out, but I don't think friend will be ocing. Yeah.. missed the boxing day sale and also missed the ME late boxing day sale few days ago.. (the i5 2500k combo with mobo and ram for like $300 could have saved like $130 easily)
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