Recent Purchases

[Keven]

well my touchpad purchase got cancelled. i hope every single person who ordered like 50 of the damn things dies a hilariously embarassing death

WHAT? That's ••••••••. I'd burn the place down. Where did you order it from?

[Activate: AMD]

WHAT? That's ••••••••. I'd burn the place down. Where did you order it from?

OnSale through Amazon. I'm pissed this whole thing went down while I was on vacation, otherwise I would have been right on it

[Lenny]

Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W PSU
$60 - $10 promo code - $20 MIR = $30 final cost

$30 for a 620w Antec PSU (I think made by Seasonic) with a 48A 12v rail was too cheap to resist. I really wanted a modular but couldn't find a good brand/price. This is going in Buu's rig to replace his HEC Orion HP585D 585w PSU which looks like a generic junk PSU but has given 6 years of solid service. It will now become a backup PSU. I'm sticking with the Antec NeoHE 550w for my rig because even though it's 4.5 years old now it has been flawless ... and it's modular

[kbohip]

Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W PSU
$60 - $10 promo code - $20 MIR = $30 final cost

$30 for a 620w Antec PSU (I think made by Seasonic) with a 48A 12v rail was too cheap to resist. I really wanted a modular but couldn't find a good brand/price. This is going in Buu's rig to replace his HEC Orion HP585D 585w PSU which looks like a generic junk PSU but has given 6 years of solid service. It will now become a backup PSU. I'm sticking with the Antec NeoHE 550w for my rig because even though it's 4.5 years old now it has been flawless ... and it's modular

Hah Lenny, I remember when you bought that psu. It was about the same time I bought mine. Lo and behold, my NEO 550 is still going strong too! Actually I bought two at the time. One died when it was about 3 months old, but the replacement from Antec is still powering my wife's system to this day.

[Lenny]

Hah Lenny, I remember when you bought that psu. It was about the same time I bought mine. Lo and behold, my NEO 550 is still going strong too! Actually I bought two at the time. One died when it was about 3 months old, but the replacement from Antec is still powering my wife's system to this day.

Yeah was a good deal at the time as recall. I paid $50. I just hope the new one lasts as long

[tjdehya]

BF3 for PS3 @ BestBuy

[CTUnit1]

Bought Deus Ex:HR for PS3, really fun game. If you've played and enjoyed the classics, this is a must buy.

[Activate: AMD]

BF3 for PS3 @ BestBuy

wait.... wut?

[tjdehya]

wait.... wut?

Pre-order for PC from Origin and PS3 from Bestbuy

[kbohip]

I just pulled the trigger on a Gigabyte Radeon HD 6870 OC. It's a massive card (11.5" long) and I went back and forth between it, a Geforce 460, and even a Geforce 560TI that came within $20 of it after rebates. I decided on the 6870 because of a smaller rebate (I'll never trust them), and it comes with a free copy of Deus Ex Human Revolution which I can't wait to play. Now it's time to Ebay my 5770.

I'm a little concerned though that my psu *might* not be up to the task of running the 6870, 3 or 4 HDD's, 8gb of ram, and a hopefully highly oc'd 2500k or Bulldozer when I put it together. I plan to just cross that bridge when I come to it though.

I had ordered a Cooler Master HAF 932 last week from Superbiiz and noticed when it came in that it was the older version with no USB 3 and black interior. To SB's credit, I barely had to tell them what the problem was and they had a call tag out to me in an hour. Because of that great service, and the fact that they have the best price, I've decided to go for the HAF X once they refund me the money for the 932 when they get it back. I think for only $19.00 more, the extra features are worth it.

[Lenny]

You'd be surprised how much a 550w can run. Try the calculator.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

[Keven]

You'd be surprised how much a 550w can run. Try the calculator.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

I have a lifetime subscription to the Pro version of that calculator. Really like it, and it was only like $10.

[Invictus]

Wattage is almost meaningless when you have 700w psu's that wont even push 50a.

[Keven]

Wattage is almost meaningless when you have 700w psu's that wont even push 50a.

That's why I like the pro version of that PSU calculator because it tells you how much amps you need on the rails too.

[Invictus]

That's why I like the pro version of that PSU calculator because it tells you how much amps you need on the rails too.

Hmm, sounds handy. I might have to look into it.