Blairgowrie Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I have decided to do a partial upgrade in preparation for a full upgrade as soon as BOB is released. The case I would like to get is the Coolermaster 932 HAF full tower now on sale at Canada Computers for $169. This case is awesome with 4 x 230 mm fans for great air cooling. I saw one today, running and it was almost silent. http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_111&item_id=025243 A new video card. It will be an ATI 5970, their monster card. I have made an offer of $400 plus one of my ATI X1950 XTX's, to a widow whose husband recently died who had a first class gaming computer. This is for the XHX 5970 retailing for over $710. The card comes with a lifetime guarantee. She has until Friday to decide and if she doesn't want to part with it, I will buy a Sapphire 5970 for $640 + or -. May also get a Corsair 1000 PSU for $200. I will then transfer the rest of my current computer over to the new case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 What is the widow going to do with the rest of the computer after she sells the vid card? Seems strange that she would part it out and not sell it all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Snacko, BG is trying to give here a USED ATI 1950 and $400 to keep her machine running. So his offer is any where from $410 to $500 offer depending on if she was to use a Used or new 1950 in her late husbands machine. For a $710 card. That is if she bites the bait on the hook. If it was me and Bg's money, and the machine is what he thinks it is. I'd find out her plans for it, Grandchild pass down, or just a internet browser. If the latter, I'd offer her BG's old machine, complete with all the files transferred from her late husbands, and then a bit of money to make it square. Or just offer to buy it out right, and keep his old one for backup or a dedicated server. I'm sure gec and I could take care of the latter for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensenPark Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Jim, I thought you were an Nvidia guy...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted September 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Have always been an ATI fanboy Kelly. I have tried buying the whole computer but she says she needs it for faxing stuff!!! She is short of money and is really betwixt and between about parting with the video card. The husband died suddenly and the police suspect he may have been poisoned. They are doing an autopsy on him. The Bank is refusing to pay off a big mortgage until the autopsy results are known. They only took out mortgage life insurance on him earlier this year when they renewed the mortgage. There is also a big car loan. She tried to sell it to the dealer where he bought it but the dealer says the car is worth much less than the outstanding loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAim Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Wow, that sounds like quite a pickle she's in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 The 5970 is quite the beast. I've heard stuff about drivers not 100% optimized for that card yet but true to ATI tradition, they should have it sorted soon. Just in time for BoB. You do need a good processor to fully utilize that card though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted September 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Right now I have a E8500 that runs at 3.2 stock. As soon as BOB comes out I will upgrade to a quad core, new mobo and ram plus Windows 7, 64 bit and then my upgrade will be almost complete. Still need a larger monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 What a wasted pc for just faxing stuff. But any video card will suffice for that. You should get her to run that pc scoring app we ran a few months ago and see what she gets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted September 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Not sure I can wait for a full upgrade now that Oleg says BOB is very, very close. I may just pick up everything I need next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 I recall that he mentioned October in a thread over at Banana...... Never actually believed it but things are stacking up so we'll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 From what I read he still didn't want to commit to a date. I would guess it would not be next month. But one never knows for sure in app dev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 He's done it before on nearly every thing IL2 Missed releasing it before the Christmas Holiday. So if he gets its out in time to make it an easy gift for folks to grab, I'll be very surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 I have no idea on who I'd give that gift to anyway..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted September 25, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 You've got that.... Upgrade Bug.... BG. Pooka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted September 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 You've got that.... Upgrade Bug.... BG. Pooka It's time Pook. I am scheduled to have my Internet connection upgraded on Monday, BOB is just around the corner and we need more Danger Dogz, and I am sick of Sid and Painless having a better computer than me. I can't imagine what 6GB of ram can do. Sata 3 and USB 3 also look good. I am going to Toronto next Thursday with a pocketful of cash and will publish my specs as soon as I buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 I have no idea on who I'd give that gift to anyway..... You get it for yourself you silly twit. Or let your family do get it for you, Just the normal Christmas buying spirit will sell several copies of it strictly out of curiosity, if placed on the shelves properly. You just between the latest FPS and WOW Its really a bigger shame it wasn't ready for the BOB anniversary, that would of sold tons of copies, to the curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Christmas present for myself? What a fabulous idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted September 28, 2010 2. Administrators Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 If my shower decide to sell it (it's anybody's guess - we've only just got the X52 (one unit - lol)), I'll be on shelf arranging duty that day! Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 If my shower decide to sell it (it's anybody's guess - we've only just got the X52 (one unit - lol)), I'll be on shelf arranging duty that day! Jabo Will you be wearing your TrackIR hat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted October 4, 2010 2. Administrators Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Nah, went for a trackclip m8 lol. During our recent refit while we were closed for a fortnight I did turn up in my DDz t-shirt on one occasion...still getting odd looks now... Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted October 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Well I went for the full upgrade. I'll post specs when I am sober. The 5970 did not work so they are holding a replacement card for me which I will pick up on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted October 8, 2010 2. Administrators Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Looking forward to it Jim, although sober? We could be in for a long wait...SoW anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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