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11-25-2012, 09:24 PM
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#1401 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Good idea, I forgot about eBay. Thanks! I'll wait until I get my parts and then figure out where I want to run lights and how long of a strip I'll need.
I've just ordered:
Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHZ (TigerDirect)
Case: Thermaltake Versa II (TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 (TigerDirect)
Memory: 2x Corsair XMS3 4GB PC10666 (TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Ultra LSP550 (TigerDirect)
Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 7750 V2 (NCIX)
Storage: 60GB Corsair Force Series GT SSD (MemoryExpress)
Disc Drive: Lite ON 24X DVDRW (TigerDirect)
Cooling: Zalman CNPS14X 140mm CPU Cooler (NCIX)
Fans: 6x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120MM (NCIX)
All the TigerDirect stuff was in a bundle that I just couldn't pass up, I know none of it is amazing but I didn't feel like spending a tonne right off the bat as my current PC is perfectly fine for 90% of what I want to do.
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11-25-2012, 11:00 PM
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#1402 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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I save so much more since going laptop all the way =D. Can't really upgrade a laptop much after you got more RAM and SSD.
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11-26-2012, 12:20 AM
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#1403 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Do all games crash, or just that one? And the obvious question, is it pirated? | Managed to fix the situation by raising the voltage from 1013mV to 1025mV. Tested it at 772/2004 clock settings but I think it's also stable at its factory 800/2048
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11-26-2012, 12:58 AM
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#1404 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Bought this on Black Friday, been looking to buy this thing for months, but was just saving up money, and waiting for the price to go down.... XOTIC PC | Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM - Special Edition
So happy.
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11-26-2012, 03:44 PM
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#1406 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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| Patriot Viper 3 Series, Black Mamba Edition DDR3 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 Dual Channel Kit at Memory Express
Does anyone know if these are any good? Patriot
Viper 3 Series, Black Mamba Edition DDR3 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 Dual Channel Kit
How do these compare to the Ripjaws X F3?
I was going to get the Ripjaws (once I find a good deal for them), but the price of these Patriot RAM is pretty tempting.
Although I'll have to buy it online as there is no more stock in the store,
so I'm not sure how the rebate goes. Cause I won't get them before the rebate date expires... 
And has anyone dealt with Memory Express shipping before? Are they quick?
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11-26-2012, 04:10 PM
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#1407 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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just compare speed/timing/warranty/cooler clearance
ME takes 3-5 business days
xilley your build looks good but go with a core i5 mobo combo instead...you won't make use of the i7 from browsing/gaming
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11-26-2012, 09:06 PM
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#1408 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Does Memory Express not ship to the store when they have no stock in store?
These RAM have 10+ in stock for Online Store:
But Out of Stock in store... but their option to do local pickup is N/A.
They don't have a warehouse that ships orders to stores like NCIX?
But just to test it out, I chose another item that wasn't on a promotion price, and had stock in both online and in-store.
And it still had the "Pickup In Store" N/A.  | |
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11-26-2012, 09:28 PM
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#1409 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by xilley | That's fine. You can save a couple hundred bucks by going with a Core i5 and lowering your video card to a 660 Ti or even 660. If you're gaming on 1080p that is more than enough.
For mechanical drive, I would go with WD Red
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11-26-2012, 09:56 PM
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#1410 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare Does Memory Express not ship to the store when they have no stock in store?
These RAM have 10+ in stock for Online Store:
But Out of Stock in store... but their option to do local pickup is N/A.
They don't have a warehouse that ships orders to stores like NCIX?
But just to test it out, I chose another item that wasn't on a promotion price, and had stock in both online and in-store.
And it still had the "Pickup In Store" N/A. | they turned off in store pickup for black friday and cyber monday..it says so in the banner.
Try tomorrow and you'll be able to do in store pickup
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11-26-2012, 10:05 PM
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#1411 | | Banned By Establishment
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp That's fine. You can save a couple hundred bucks by going with a Core i5 and lowering your video card to a 660 Ti or even 660. If you're gaming on 1080p that is more than enough.
For mechanical drive, I would go with WD Red | so even with core i5 it could still achieve the stuff I want to do?
I just dont want to get something lower and end up needing to upgrade in a short period of time again.
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11-26-2012, 10:42 PM
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#1412 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by xilley so even with core i5 it could still achieve the stuff I want to do?
I just dont want to get something lower and end up needing to upgrade in a short period of time again. | i5 and i7 are the same, the i7 just has HyperThreading. So they both have 4 cores, but the i7 can run 8 threads.
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11-27-2012, 07:34 AM
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#1413 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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11-27-2012, 08:38 AM
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#1414 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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hmm.. I thought OCZ was filing for bankruptcy..
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11-27-2012, 08:44 AM
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#1415 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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They never filed for bankruptcy, they fired their CEO and other management
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11-27-2012, 09:23 AM
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#1416 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Originally Posted by xilley | If you want to save some money, you could get the i5 3570k (save $100, and you could overclock easily if you wanted to) for gaming instead. Also, the Intel 330 Series 180gb SSD was on sale for $103 @ NCIX(USA) during Cyber Monday, and $99(Memory Express) during Black Friday, so I'm sure you could get a better deal instead of paying $259. For the Mechanical HDD, I would look for a cheaper one as well.
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11-27-2012, 09:51 AM
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#1417 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp They never filed for bankruptcy, they fired their CEO and other management | that means no sale on their stuff..  | |
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11-27-2012, 03:06 PM
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#1418 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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| i5 3570k only $170 at TD
PM at Memory Express for even more savings! (only 4 left in stock) Intel Core
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11-27-2012, 07:36 PM
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#1419 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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It looks like all of OCZ's advertisers reviewed the Vector... Here's Anand's, he does a good job with SSD reviews AnandTech - OCZ Vector (256GB) Review
Still waiting to get mine, but it sure looks promising
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11-28-2012, 03:22 AM
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#1420 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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BTW I am testing a 512GB Crucial m4 and performance is really good, at least compared to the 256GB drives I have.
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11-28-2012, 03:37 AM
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#1421 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp BTW I am testing a 512GB Crucial m4 and performance is really good, at least compared to the 256GB drives I have. | How so?
I thought the specs are all the same, besides just one having more storage space.
btw, I'm just about to use my first SSD...
is it as simple as plug and use, like a normal HDD?
I'm planning to do a fresh windows8 install on it.
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11-28-2012, 03:42 AM
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#1422 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Like I always say, a bigger SSD is always faster than a smaller one
Also I think there might be something up with my 256 m4. I am talking to Crucial about it now.
And yeah an SSD is just like an HDD. Just make sure your BIOS is set to AHCI or RAID, and if you are on Intel make sure you are using the correct SATA port with 6 Gbps
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11-28-2012, 03:48 AM
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#1423 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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noob here...
what's AHCI or RAID?
I heard of them, but no idea what it does.
I assume neither one is default settings. (and my normal HDDs are on a default setting?)
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11-28-2012, 03:51 AM
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#1424 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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In the BIOS
Modern motherboards SHOULD have AHCI as default, but not all do. I know Gigabyte defaults to IDE for some stupid reason  | |
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11-29-2012, 08:32 PM
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#1425 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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I'm planning on building a new gaming PC around the i7 3770k (retail edge).
Would you guys recommend the motherboard that they have bundled with it which is the Intel® Desktop Board DZ77GAL-70K Extreme Series. Or getting something like the the ASRock Z77 Extreme?
I'm not in that much of a rush to get all of the parts since my PC is still working. Just trying to figure out what motherboard to go with first.
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