AMDMB Members' Recently Purchased Items Thread

[sktr4lf]

BFG 7800 GS OC


should breathe some life into the old dog...

[BWM]

Last purchase was a 4400 X2. No more toys for a few months!

[Brandito]

got a creative x-fi music on the way

just got some pc150's

also found a couple wilson leather jackets on ebay for great prices

got a Mega64 DVD on the way

Got one of those 1250va belkin ups's a couple weeks back for a great deal

oh and a roll containing 139 mouse skate discs (virtually a life time supply) from cshyde.

i think that about covers my most recent splurge.

[Big B-man]

I'm looking to get a decent printer, a TV, and a DVD/VCR combo unit sometime in the several months. I just need something to watch movies on other than my computers when I get married and I need a printer that's cheap and can print text and the occasional color graph decently. Other stuff I need...well, that's what the gift registry is for. I don't think I can coax someone into buying us a 27" TV.

[EH100501AC]

Ha got my Samsung 740B but looking for a cheap black DVI-D dual connector cable but damn I bought one at Future Shop for $60 but will return it because I found another one for under $30.

[Brandito]

just bought a set of these yesterday, very expensive, but they should last me 5-10 years, as opposed to the year or so i might get out of some cordura bags.

[Afterburner]

Just got 5 6.4 gig hd's for dedicated folders off of ebay. I'm going to keep 2 and redistribute the other 3 to my Frogs!

In the next few weeks, I'll be picking up an Apogee WB and waterpump to watercool my x2....

[nero]

My freelance work has been going well as of late. That, combined with the selling of some old parts have allowed me to make the following purchases:

7800GT
Zalman VF700-Cu
3800+ X2

I didn't need the 7800GT, as I had a highly-overclocked X800GTO2 but someone locally was selling one for $225 (!) so I couldn't pass that up. I was going to buy a VF700 anyway for my X800GTO2, so it went on the 7800GT instead.

I'm really excited about the X2. I'm one of about 8 people on this board who can actually take advantage of an X2 but I didn't have the money for one when I upgraded to S939. Now that I do I found a used one off a forum that is supposed to do 2.5ghz @ stock, and 2.7ghz @ 1.47v (actual). It should be comming in either tomorrow or tuesday.

EDIT: 1500!

[UncleBob]

2 years ago I bought a brand new VW Touareg. It was officially retired last week. In the 2 years it had 43 seperate warranty problems and had over $11k in warranty work.....and wasn't fixed. LEMON in every sense of the word. Been in shop over 70 days! I negotiated with VW and they bought it back. After a complicated series of negotiations.
It started when, after one more frustrating trip to dealer, my wife emailed me at work:
"Why do keep trying to get them to fix it? Why don't you just make them buy it back. Then you can get a Porsche like you always wanted. You should do it before one of us retires."

I now am an ardent believer in the power of prayer and suggestion!

Bottom line? I went to my original salesman and he assisted me. VW would never assist me in buying a Porsche so I would have had to get a lawyer to make them do the Lemon Law. Instead, they did a "trade assist" (read cash) so I could buy an '05 Touareg. I proptly traded my old one in on the '05 and promptly traded it in on an '05 (brand new but nicely marked down) Porsche Boxster. It was the shortest ownership period I had ever had with a vehicle. Never even had a chance to get buyers remorse! Hell, I never even saw the car! I didn't loose a penny on the deal which is unusual. You buy a car and trade it in, there is always a markdown. The dealership got what they wanted, I got what I wanted and everyone was happy.

And, boy oh boy and am I happy!
Some specs:
Arctic Silver '05 Silver Boxster
Bi-Xenon HEADLIGHTS, Sport Shifter, 18" "S" Wheels, Auto Climate Cntrl, Sport Chrono Package, Bose Surround, Self dim mirror & Rain sensor wipers.


These are fullsize:

[PandaZ3]

Bob where did you get all that clear Weather?

[UncleBob]

It was a monentary dry spell.....lasted 1/2 day!

[valleyvampiress]

Future Expenses (aka the "broke" list):

upgrade PC
upgrade aquarium
buy PS3 from pre-order

[zetachi]

2 years ago I bought a brand new VW Touareg. It was officially retired last week. In the 2 years it had 43 seperate warranty problems and had over $11k in warranty work.....and wasn't fixed. LEMON in every sense of the word. Been in shop over 70 days! I negotiated with VW and they bought it back. After a complicated series of negotiations.
It started when, after one more frustrating trip to dealer, my wife emailed me at work:
"Why do keep trying to get them to fix it? Why don't you just make them buy it back. Then you can get a Porsche like you always wanted. You should do it before one of us retires."

I now am an ardent believer in the power of prayer and suggestion!

Bottom line? I went to my original salesman and he assisted me. VW would never assist me in buying a Porsche so I would have had to get a lawyer to make them do the Lemon Law. Instead, they did a "trade assist" (read cash) so I could buy an '05 Touareg. I proptly traded my old one in on the '05 and promptly traded it in on an '05 (brand new but nicely marked down) Porsche Boxster. It was the shortest ownership period I had ever had with a vehicle. Never even had a chance to get buyers remorse! Hell, I never even saw the car! I didn't loose a penny on the deal which is unusual. You buy a car and trade it in, there is always a markdown. The dealership got what they wanted, I got what I wanted and everyone was happy.

And, boy oh boy and am I happy!
Some specs:
Arctic Silver '05 Silver Boxster
Bi-Xenon HEADLIGHTS, Sport Shifter, 18" "S" Wheels, Auto Climate Cntrl, Sport Chrono Package, Bose Surround, Self dim mirror & Rain sensor wipers.


These are fullsize:

[kbohip]

I have a Hyundai L90D+ that I like, it has both DVI and VGA connections, and it has better than average sepup software according to reviews. (I was able to use it, so that is a vote of confidence) Mine is a 8Ms response, which seems plenty to me, but the newer Hyundais have more. I have had mine at least four months.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824179014

I just ordered the Hyundai. From what I could see of the reviews over at Newegg it looks to be a nice monitor. I got it from ZipZoom though as they are cheaper and offer FedEx 2 day shipping instead of UPS.

[eazyc10]

8125 Ppc