TigerLord
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Montreal
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Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!!
said by Guru  :Why such dislike toward UPS? Why do you ask? Never heard of United Parcel Smasher before? |
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macedon
Jazz me baby
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join:2006-02-12
Canada
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i have put my PC purchase on hold because of this
when will they go live? |
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Anav
Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
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join:2001-07-16
Dartmouth, NS
1 edit | reply to DKS
DKS, you just did that to make me feel bad, I just made the plunge for an 8800GT this summer, geez, keepin up with the ole fart is going to damn near ruin me!!
Maybe I will look at the 4870 just to make you salivate! |
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
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join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
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said by dirtyjeffer :said by DKS :I just purchased an nVidia GTX 260 for $239 plus shipping and PST and after a $40 MIR ($278 total cost).  did you have as hard of a time getting it in your case as i did?...i bought the eVGA superclocked model and it is gigantic...that said, it is a fantastic card. Nope.
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Last Parade
One of the Brightest Stars
join:2002-10-07
Port Colborne, ON
·Acanac
·Cogeco Cable
| said by DKS :said by dirtyjeffer :said by DKS :I just purchased an nVidia GTX 260 for $239 plus shipping and PST and after a $40 MIR ($278 total cost). did you have as hard of a time getting it in your case as i did?...i bought the eVGA superclocked model and it is gigantic...that said, it is a fantastic card. Nope. looks like an Auzen X-Fi and 2 Deskstars amirite |
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
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join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
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1 edit | said by Last Parade :looks like an Auzen X-Fi and 2 Deskstars amirite Indeed you are. The Auzen sound card IDs as a Creative, however.
Motherboard
CPU Type QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267)
Motherboard Name Asus P5Q Pro (2 PCI, 3 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Eaglelake P45
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM1: Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2/512 512 MB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
DIMM2: Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2/512 512 MB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
DIMM3: Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2/512 512 MB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
DIMM4: Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2/512 512 MB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB)
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 940BF/MagicSyncMaster CX903B/CX916B (Digital) [19" LCD]
Multimedia
Audio Adapter Creative CA20K1 X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio Processor
Storage
Disk Drive Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
Disk Drive Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S183L
Partitions
C: (NTFS) 465.8 GB (400.0 GB free)
D: (NTFS) 465.8 GB (428.9 GB free)
Total Size 931.5 GB (828.8 GB free)
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dirtyjeffer
Lest We Forget
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join:2002-02-21
London, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| reply to DKS
said by DKS :Nope. is that a custom built rig? the mobo in my comp doesn't appear to be designed as well in terms of placement of connectors etc (thinking about future upgrades). a few of the connection jacks for my sata drives are in the place such a long card would go, whereas it doesn't appear you have anything in the way to install such a large card.
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Execulink
| said by dirtyjeffer :said by DKS :Nope. is that a custom built rig? the mobo in my comp doesn't appear to be designed as well in terms of placement of connectors etc (thinking about future upgrades). a few of the connection jacks for my sata drives are in the place such a long card would go, whereas it doesn't appear you have anything in the way to install such a large card. You have a HP right? It would make sense large cards don't fit in there. |
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pat_lc2000
join:2006-02-04
Ottawa, ON | reply to TigerLord
That video card looks bigger then my laptop |
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dennilfloss
Liberal And Loving It
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join:2001-09-09
Ottawa, ON
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4 edits | reply to TigerLord
Those long cards would not fit in my midtower case. See, there's not much space left in front of my 3870. Here's also how I modded the front of my Antec case to increase airflow through the 120mm fan (yes, it's black pantihose filtering). I'll probably get an Intel E8600 with Asus mainboard and 8Gb RAM in a few weeks. Gonna use a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 to replace the Intel stock HSF and overclock this baby to ~4.5GHz.
I basically rehaul my PC every 2-3 years, so now is due time.
Here are my current specs.
CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ 2200MHz @ 2200MHz or 2700MHz (when I feel like overclocking)
Motherboard: ASUS A8N32-SLI-DX
Memory: 3040 MB of Kingston Value RAM PC3200
Video Card: ExtremePC (Diamond) Radeon 3870 (820/1200 default) ATI Radeon
Hard Drive: Seagate ST3300831A (IDE) 300.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS
Additional Hard Drives: Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB (SATA),
Comstar external HD 250GB (USB2)
Monitor: BenQ FP241W 24" 1920x1200 LCD
DVD Manufacturer & Model: LG HL-DT-ST GDR8164B
DVD R/W: Pioneer DVR-111D
Storage Interface: IDE,SATA,USB2
Sound Card: onboard sound
Speakers: Altec ACS45.1W, Yamaha YST-MS28
Internet Connection: Sympatico (Ultra) xDSL @ 5034/658 kbps real speed
Operating System: Windows XP Corporate (University)
Other Components:
Modded Antec SLK3700-BQE case, additional front Antec 120mm fan
Enermax Infiniti 720 PSU
Thermalright SI-120 with Antec 120mm fan, AS5 thermal compound
Logitech Internet Keyboard
Logitech TrackMan Wheel
Lexmark Z705 inkjet printer
Cannon Canoscan 4200F scanner
MadCatz Panther XL joystick+trackball combo
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TigerLord
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Montreal
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I build 100+ systems a year and mostly use NCIX because they have such a huge inventory. They also carry the unusual stuff like MCP655 12V Industrial Pumps for watercooled systems and the very popular custom blocks.
However, once, I ordered a 4000$ (in parts) system for a client with TWO 280GTX. I only had one in the box. I called... they didn't believe me.
It took serious yelling, a talk with a supervisor to make them understand I would spam the entire Internet with their major fuck-up and to look at my ordering record to see I was a regular customer who had never done this.
They finally sent a new one out, but I'm telling you, this kind of mistake is unacceptable. |
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
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join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
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·Bell Sympatico
| reply to dirtyjeffer
said by dirtyjeffer :said by DKS :Nope. is that a custom built rig? the mobo in my comp doesn't appear to be designed as well in terms of placement of connectors etc (thinking about future upgrades). a few of the connection jacks for my sata drives are in the place such a long card would go, whereas it doesn't appear you have anything in the way to install such a large card. Yes. It's a Coolermaster Elite 330 case with an ASUS P5Q-PRO mobo.
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dirtyjeffer
Lest We Forget
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join:2002-02-21
London, ON
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| reply to The Flash
said by The Flash :You have a HP right? It would make sense large cards don't fit in there. yea...i did get it in there, but i hope i never need to take anything out, because i don't think i can get at the RAM or the video card now that it is in there.
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Stewy
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join:2007-12-12
Kitchener, ON
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said by The Flash :Crazy brokerage fees when shipping across borders. you have to ship it UPS Expedited they do absolutely everything in one pre-paid price with no surprises.
dennilfloss is here  small world
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
Premium,ExMod 2002
join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
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The next thing I want to do is get three locking SATA cables.
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dennilfloss
Liberal And Loving It
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Ottawa, ON
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said by Stewy :dennilfloss is here small world *Merlin mode*
A dream to some... AND A NIGHTMARE TO OTHERS!!!  |
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spaterson
Premium
join:2001-09-02
Gloucester, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| reply to The Flash
said by The Flash :Crazy brokerage fees when shipping across borders. It would be rather pointless for them to run a Canadian web site and ship the orders from the U.S.
Scott |
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
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| said by spaterson :said by The Flash :Crazy brokerage fees when shipping across borders. It would be rather pointless for them to run a Canadian web site and ship the orders from the U.S. Scott It's quite possible, I believe that's what Tigerdirect does. |
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FaxCap
join:2002-05-25
Vancouver, BC
·dccnet
| reply to TigerLord
I don't think NCIX will be quaking in their boots. I price
parts all the time and yes, many shops have some items lower
than NCIX but on the whole if you buy from the weekly sale
page NCIX is really really competitive. The other thing that
keeps me going back to NCIX is the fact they have 95% of the
items I want IN STOCK. So many shops here in the Vancouver
area advertise parts on sale but only carry a few in stock.
P*sses me off when I have to drive all the way back a day
later.
The only advantage for me with NewEgg will be no provincial
tax if they ship from Ontario.
FaxCap |
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
Premium
join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON | They're going to be in BC. |
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