lol whens the next one?
But these sales are a hit and miss, tho right? heard a few people bought duds... Im guessing they are all open boxes/refurb?

Apparently sometime in summer, and another one in the winter or so I've heard...

They're all open box/refurbs or clearance but some are returns from big corporations and such and have not actually been used much. You actually have to camp out in order to get the good deals. Apparently there was a 7950 for $160.

I don't believe it for a second that NCIX will sell a 7950 for $160. Used 6950s go for that much.


Unless this was one that was dropped from a plane which means it comes with no box and some detail imperfections on the card itself.

Manufacturer refurbished ones and customer returned ones start at $230+ from their ebay store.

It was during the warehouse sale, and this was from a respected NCIX employee who is actually on RS whose car goes blubblubblubblubblubblub.

rofl wtf was i thinking had my math totaaaaally wrong

I only need enough slots for 2drives so a case with 5-6slots would be more than enough :lol

(must have confused 4000gb for 4000tb :badpokerface:)

i got a pretty much new ultrasharp u2412m for 150 and a corsair 650d that was missing 1 hard drive cage for $40
i love the sales

I wanted to get that Silencio 550 pretty badly, but I held back because the Fractal R4 is much better unfortunately I didn't see one :(

Lol I'll take you up on that offer. My HD5770 is begging to be replaced. That can be your pay back for me giving you a ride from Richmond to your door step last summer :troll: :ilied:

Woohoo.. Im not the only one with the 5770 who wants a replacement

So... I have narrowed down the budget and I think I have around $600~700 (tax-in) to play on the GPU since I'm looking to recycle a lot of stuff.

Should I go single (GTX680) or cross/SLI with cheaper cards for my cousin's rig?

Crossfire has been really scrutinized by tech sites recently after a new testing methodology has been developed to quantify microstutters. AMD said they're working up a fix but I would not recommend it at this point.

With that budget I recommend
1. a nice 7970 GHz Ed that can hit a nice OC
2. 670 SLI

there's also a stripped down Titan that's currently rumoured but it might not hit the street until Q3

ncix has ducky keyboards now

Thinking about upgrading to an Asus Xonar Essence ST, my never-ending costly pursuit of PC audio perfection has returned once again...

I wonder if I should spend $200 on an Essence ST or get a Fiio USB DAC setup instead? Not sure of the pros and con of each.

Shameless plug: my current speakers and sound card are on sale :troll:

id rather spend more money on speakers/headphones as opposed to upgrading a dac/soundcard
i cant justify paying so much more for so little difference

That's where you're wrong, and most other non-audiophiles. Source components are so much more important than speakers or headphones.

The same theory applies to upgrading a car. You purchased wider stickier tires but you don't have the power to actually put it to good use. It would make more sense if you increased your power output to actually utilize the upgraded tires.

If you run studio monitors off your built-in motherboard sound, it may not sound "bad," but it's definitely a complete waste. You HAVE to get better source components to take advantage of upgraded speakers/headphones.

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What do you guys think?

so my dad has been complaining that he's only getting 40fps in BF3 on max settings and says he used to get 100fps bla bla bla

and he says he wants another video card to crossfire as a solution, im telling him he doesn't need one (i bought him a 6970 and an i5 rig that you guys helped me build him awhile back)

and given how he uses the computer/internet i naturally assume its filled with trojans, viruses, etc etc

so I wasn't able to get to his place to help clear up his computer

and today he tells me he thinks he solved his problem because he bought 2 7970s, a i7 3770 1000w psu an asus maximus board and some ram etc.... his solution was to go buy a new computer and things he didnt need... -_-

said the guy at ncix told him he wont drop frames with this...


and all im thinking is :facepalm: :banghead: :fuuuuu: wish he'd leave these things to me

worded my stuff wrong
i despise onboard sound, but at the same time i wouldn't spend $200 for a dac alone
i'd just get something like the schiit modi + magni for $200 (both a dac and an amp)
i under stand that a $200 dac may be better, but i can't justify myself paying an extra $100 getting a better dac when i can put that $100 in headphones/speakers or an amp
but hey it's all opinion based and at the end of the day
what im willing to spend and what you're willing to spend is different and what we look for is different too

I'm actually on the market for an external DAC. Don't need an amp as I rarely use my cans/IEMs when I'm on my computer, and when I do, none of them need amping lol.

Was looking at the Modi, but the Audist MX1 looks more attractive, albeit with a $70 premium. A little bummed out that the line out opamp is only a peasantly OPA2134 (okay, I make it sound pretty bad in reality it's not that bad but when compared to stuff like LME49720HA it's pretty bad), and that's the only output I'll be using since I'm connecting them to speakers...

Which leads me to the conclusion I should just get an Essence ST and swap in the LME49720HA opamp I ordered...but damn $200 for a soundcard! A $200 DAC would be better.

I hate hearing about shit like this :( a huge number of people that have no clue how computers work just buy a new one when all they need to do is clear out some viruses and uninstall some of the startup junk they've accumulated. That's why I've got several "travel" laptops that I don't have much use for that I got from friends after they ignored my advice and bought a new computer just to check facebook and watch cat videos on YouTube.

You kinda fucked up this analogy, you want better tires before making more power so you can actually use the power when you get it. Which would be like upgrading your audio sources to FLAC before you upgrade your hardware so that when you upgrade your hardware it can actually make a difference.

Pretty good deal. Slower transfer rates though and the flash chips don't last as long as others. I'd get the 840 Pro.

^ After reading some reviews... the write speeds are EXTREMLY slow and apparently its "TLC" meaning shorter life span. I'm gonna check out the 840 pro instead.

840 is garbage

840 pro is overpriced

Stuck between three external DACs: ODAC USB standalone unit, Schiit Modi, or Audinst MX1.

I have a Modi, and I can assure you, you will not be disappointed with the performance it delivers at $99. IIRC, people say the sound is practically indistinguishable from ODAC, but the ODAC is a bit more expensive.

On the other hand, I am not so sure about running head/ear phones straight off the DAC. It just doesn't seem right to me.