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PC hardware sales and good deals (RETAIL or ONLINE sales NOT personal sales) ....

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by greensman, Jun 11, 2008.

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  1. greensman

    greensman Regular member

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    Yeh I've read about the undervolting but it seems that the "80 plus" models are "fixed" and that problem is NO longer an issue. ;) btw I have the "80 plus" model and it's been stellar. :D

    Have you used or "heard" the Power Pro series psu's?? They are BETTER than the "extreme" series... lol. BY FAR!!!! I won't own another "extreme" series psu from them.. lol. Neither will RedRob.... hehehe. :p

    OH yes the 810 Stacker is a NICE case.... /me wants one!!!

    ...gm
     
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    that 500w extreme power PSU i had( a gift from santa) is now running strong witha new coolermaster 120mm blue led fan in it. quite as my corsair tx650w.......

    we took out the fan in itand replaced with a better fan runs great now. the fan we took out of it is now being used on the space shuttle to help fan the flames from iginition......lmao
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    Heh, in any case, you shouldn't have to change the fan in a PSU for it not to be a household disturbance...

    As for the realpower units, it could well be fixed, but I personally wouldn't take the risk when there are so many solid manufacturers out there... Then again as we know I'm an old fusspot about these things, especially when it comes to PSUs, you can't be too careful!
     
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  4. greensman

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    yeh, yeh, yeh!!! Soon you'll be out of manufacturers you can use.. lol.

    We can all find "bad" experiences but we have to weed thru them and do the best that we can. ;)

    I've said it before.. I'd rather buy a modular psu and I stick by that word. From what I've read the Corsair and the Antec units are about the best manufacturers to go with. I have an Antec modular and it's great... I have a VX model Corsair and it's performs well too.... BUT the conveniences you get with modular are to good to pass up for me. :D

    ....gm
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    hence me having owned a Thermaltake Toughpower and Corsair HX... hehe
    there's nothing wrong with the toughpowers, but they just aren't quiet enough... :p
     
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  7. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    Pretty damn cheap - 100Meg switches are pretty old fashioned nowadays though...
     
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    GTX260 for £205

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

    GTX280 for £305

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

    9800GX2 for £234

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

    4850 for £117

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

    or

    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146428

    4870 for £179

    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146429

    OR

    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146415



    Q6600 for £117

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...nt SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM



    the GTX260 and 280 are £50 and £100 cheaper than scan.

    THATS UNBELIEVABLE, well done Gibbo (works for OcUK in securing the deals)

     
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    My GTX260 is in stock... lol
    None of your cards are except the HD4850, which is a Powercolor - and no offense, 12 months warranty isn't enough for a graphics card.

    They're cheap because they're not in the country yet - the lower priced batches have yet to arrive.
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    Not bad, but too damn right really, the HD4870's a better card than the GTX260.
     
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    +1
     
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    yep, same at OcUK, and they have one at £305 which is in stock tomorow.

    BUT one CF 4850s, OR Cf 4850 and 4870 will IMO be a better price for performance.
     
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    Found this be accident.. ;)

    OCZ OCZ1000PXS 1000W

    Don't know much about it but it seems like a pretty good find. :D

    ...gm
     
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  18. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    It's not unfortunately Gm, a review tested a pair of OCZ 1000W PSUs and they turned off at 800W, both of them...

    Shaffaaf: Of course they will, but nvidia really are hammering down the price of these cards. Even so though, until the GTX280 is less than the cost of two 4850s and the upgrade to a CF motherboard, the latter is more cost effective.
     
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    OR for 35 dollars more you can get a X48 motherboard. If you're a gamer, that's a good thing to have.
     
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    And it's out of stock!!! You tease us just like a woman!!! :p

    ...gm

    That is a good deal... glad it's NOT in stock.. hehehe. :p

    v v v v v v this post applies to the post that follows... lol. Gotta love these Twilight Zone servers!!!! hehehe.
     
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