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[zk1mpls]

looks like they've already shipped my backordered item last night as well. Going to arrive to my mail forwarder right on schedule.

 

 

[zk1mpls]

looks like they've already shipped my backordered item last night as well. Going to arrive to my mail forwarder right on schedule.

 

 

[scshift]

^^ $500 for a graphics card 

I'm way out of the loop though, back when I was into PCs the 8800GT was THE card to have

 

[scshift]

^^ $500 for a graphics card 

I'm way out of the loop though, back when I was into PCs the 8800GT was THE card to have

 

[zk1mpls]

^

They cost around $670-$700 over here... plus EVGA's 3-year warranty is honored globally now... so I still saved around $100 still.

 

[zk1mpls]

^

They cost around $670-$700 over here... plus EVGA's 3-year warranty is honored globally now... so I still saved around $100 still.

 

[sn00pee]

anyone want a DOTA2 key? i got a couple to give out. send a pm

 

[sn00pee]

anyone want a DOTA2 key? i got a couple to give out. send a pm

 

[zk1mpls]

haven't posted in this thread for a while...

While I wait for my GTX 680 to arrive, I finally got around to finishing another really simple mini-project: a custom-made dolly for my tower using some scrap wood. Got bored.

Finished building the thing in less than an hour. Makes servicing my rig much easier. Beats buying an Antec Lanboard as well.

 

[zk1mpls]

haven't posted in this thread for a while...

While I wait for my GTX 680 to arrive, I finally got around to finishing another really simple mini-project: a custom-made dolly for my tower using some scrap wood. Got bored.

Finished building the thing in less than an hour. Makes servicing my rig much easier. Beats buying an Antec Lanboard as well.

 

[zk1mpls]

copped another GTX 680 off eBay for $499.99 with free shipping. Reselling the one I bought on Amazon locally so I can make up my shipping costs. So that makes it 3 EVGA GTX 680s (one for my friend) on their way here soon.

EDIT: Just cancelled my order on eBay. Seller was going to charge a bunch of other stuff. I asked for a complete refund instead. Dude was cool about it. Good thing I haven't had any real offers for my card just yet.

 

[zk1mpls]

copped another GTX 680 off eBay for $499.99 with free shipping. Reselling the one I bought on Amazon locally so I can make up my shipping costs. So that makes it 3 EVGA GTX 680s (one for my friend) on their way here soon.

EDIT: Just cancelled my order on eBay. Seller was going to charge a bunch of other stuff. I asked for a complete refund instead. Dude was cool about it. Good thing I haven't had any real offers for my card just yet.

 

[whyhellothere]

^

idc if i've said it 1000 times but my goodness, the size of that thing is 

probably taller than my bed

 

[whyhellothere]

^

idc if i've said it 1000 times but my goodness, the size of that thing is 

probably taller than my bed

 

[omgitswes]

seriously is a massive tower. But the way these GPUs are increasing in size you'll need a huge case.

 

[omgitswes]

seriously is a massive tower. But the way these GPUs are increasing in size you'll need a huge case.

 

[zk1mpls]

Yeah. Just saw a size comparison of GPUs the other day.. them dual-card GPUs...

But I saw that my new card was a bit smaller. Having less footprint compared to the 580.

Btw, the tower is practically as tall as your average desk height from the floor -give or take an inch or two. Weighs about 50 pounds fully-loaded. But I love mine. So roomy. Much easier to run cables and stuff through it.

 

[zk1mpls]

Yeah. Just saw a size comparison of GPUs the other day.. them dual-card GPUs...

But I saw that my new card was a bit smaller. Having less footprint compared to the 580.

Btw, the tower is practically as tall as your average desk height from the floor -give or take an inch or two. Weighs about 50 pounds fully-loaded. But I love mine. So roomy. Much easier to run cables and stuff through it.

 

[zk1mpls]

Still waiting on my GTX 680 to arrive... looks like it's delayed until first thing next week. It better be here before I go out of town by Wednesday morning. 

Anyway... copped this for the meantime.

 My eyes are getting teary-eyed from using my Samsung 32" LED TV as a computer monitor @ 1366 x 768 

 

[zk1mpls]

Still waiting on my GTX 680 to arrive... looks like it's delayed until first thing next week. It better be here before I go out of town by Wednesday morning. 

Anyway... copped this for the meantime.

 My eyes are getting teary-eyed from using my Samsung 32" LED TV as a computer monitor @ 1366 x 768 

 

[sladewilson]

Originally Posted by zk1MPLS

Still waiting on my GTX 680 to arrive... looks like it's delayed until first thing next week. It better be here before I go out of town by Wednesday morning. 

Anyway... copped this for the meantime.

 My eyes are getting teary-eyed from using my Samsung 32" LED TV as a computer monitor @ 1366 x 768 

dell outlets ?

 

[sladewilson]

Originally Posted by zk1MPLS

Still waiting on my GTX 680 to arrive... looks like it's delayed until first thing next week. It better be here before I go out of town by Wednesday morning. 

Anyway... copped this for the meantime.

 My eyes are getting teary-eyed from using my Samsung 32" LED TV as a computer monitor @ 1366 x 768 

dell outlets ?

 

[39478]

talk to me fambs about pc laptops with great battery life (akin to macbook pro). not really feeling the ultrabook stuff yet, so i'd like an optical drive. basically a macbook pro, but a PC.

any and all help is appreciated.

 

[39478]

talk to me fambs about pc laptops with great battery life (akin to macbook pro). not really feeling the ultrabook stuff yet, so i'd like an optical drive. basically a macbook pro, but a PC.

any and all help is appreciated.

 

[whyhellothere]

^
you could look at the samsung series 5 14" "ultrabook"
it has an optical drive & a 500GB hard drive (with a 16GB ssd for cache).
but the battery life is only 5-6 hrs, dunno if thats enough.