2. Administrators fruitbat Posted February 13, 2011 2. Administrators Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 i am so close to buying this at the moment, my finger keeps hovering above buy, lol, http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-153-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1812 factory overclocked GTX580 with 3 gig same specs as the one you've linked, but done by the parent company. slightly less cooling than the gainward, but still more than the nvidia reference board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thx for the input guys, @BG,I checked out the pricematch,and I found about 4 or 5 things for a lower price. @Kimo,your info helped me make up my mind on a couple of choices. I still haven't really made up my mind on the video card.That's about the only thing that's left I guess.I still will look into the store here and explore my options.It makes me feel pretty good that I now know quite a few things about all this.I'll be a well informed potential customer the next time I talk to the guy,and ncix too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Well I decided on the radeon 6970,and that's that. I"ve gotten mixed reviews about that store in town,and the guy has until this afternoon to give me his price,(based on the list I gave him 2 days ago). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Looking forward to seeing what the bandit has to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 one thing about dealing with ncix,when you select the pc builder tool,you have to chose from a list of pre-built machines,(same as dell).And then customize to suit your taste.You are limited somewhat by the choices you have. Although I was able to get most things that were on my list,I had to make a few changes.It's ok though,as they were only minor adjustments.I'm still quite satisfied with the end result choices.The final total is $2100.00.That's below my original budget of 2500. I'd like your thoughts on this network card thingy.... http://ncix.com/products/?sku=53495&vpn=900317&manufacture=VISIONTEK the homepage.... http://www.bigfootnetworks.com/killer-2100/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Not familiar with those kind of cards Bucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted February 18, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 From the link you posted: "Featuring Advanced Game Detect™, Killer™ 2100 automatically classifies and accelerates traffic to your game ahead of other network traffic for maximum Performance, Intelligence and Control and a competitive edge." Well, if you have a very very fast Internet connection, ánd there's a whole lot of traffic on your local network, ánd your system has other networking tasks at hand while you are gaming, yes then adding this card may benefit the systems performance when on-line. (From some review: "my ping in wow went from 200ms using on-board realtek nic to 35ms" This is just silly! In this case, he/she must've had the on-board nic setup in a completely messed up way... ) Maybe Jabo can add something sensible to these types of cards... I'd rather spend the money on improving other computerparts or peripherals, or on beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted February 18, 2011 2. Administrators Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Duuno about sensible FT, but I can't see the point of a gamimg NIC. Given that most mainboards these days ship with a gigabit NIC, your network speed is limited by, well, the network, not the network card. FWIW Bucky, I'd be inclined to keep that $100 in your pocket for something else. Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Thx for the input guys. Well the deadline for the guy in town has come and gone.So I'll be sending my order to NCIX....and will never set foot in that guy's store again..lol B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_Gambler Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thx for the input guys. Well the deadline for the guy in town has come and gone.So I'll be sending my order to NCIX....and will never set foot in that guy's store again..lol B. Me= so jealous! Enjoy your new rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 When do you expect delivery Bucky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hopefully tues/wed of this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hopefully tues/wed of this week. yippee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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