steel-the-deal wrote:No. SLI is never a smart option. Buy one good GPU that can do what you want.Would grabbing two GeForce GTX660 cards for SLI be a smart option?
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steel-the-deal wrote:No. SLI is never a smart option. Buy one good GPU that can do what you want.Would grabbing two GeForce GTX660 cards for SLI be a smart option?
steel-the-deal wrote:Yep I'll have my job in 6 months and I'm on a salery so I'll be getting paid during my three weeks off (higher ed). Also, I have a very small family. Everyone is of age and doesn't need much...we usually just exchange gift cards, clothing, and stocking stuffer type items. as for the fine print, I actually just went to new egg and I guess they changed it from $500 to $200 ..so that might change things a bit...But I have purchased parts for two full builds using the 12 month no interest plan and never missed a payment. It's actually a great way to build credit. I'm fully aware of how to maintain a budget, I'm 29 and have been doing it since I was in college.
DPete27 wrote:steel-the-deal wrote:Kind of broke right now and need to capitalize on the 6 month no interest deal from newegg.
Ummm....If you're broke, why are you spending $500 on computer parts?
steel-the-deal wrote:Hello Everyone,
I'm looking to upgrade my 2010 build for around $500.
Here are the specs:
GPU: ati 5850
CPU: Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156
Case: Antec P183
PSU: CORSAIR TX Series 650TX
RAM: Crucial 4GB DDR3
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P
I am happy with my case and PSU. I'm trying to run games like BF3, Arma 2 (3 when it comes out), planetside, and other hardware demanding games on high/ultra. What upgrades would you guys suggest?
Just looked at newegg for 1156 socket CPU's and only found one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115221 . is 1156 heading down the EOL path?
DeadOfKnight wrote:steel-the-deal wrote:Hello Everyone,
I'm looking to upgrade my 2010 build for around $500.
Here are the specs:
GPU: ati 5850
CPU: Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156
Case: Antec P183
PSU: CORSAIR TX Series 650TX
RAM: Crucial 4GB DDR3
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P
I am happy with my case and PSU. I'm trying to run games like BF3, Arma 2 (3 when it comes out), planetside, and other hardware demanding games on high/ultra. What upgrades would you guys suggest?
Just looked at newegg for 1156 socket CPU's and only found one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115221 . is 1156 heading down the EOL path?
Interesting. Your build looks exactly like one I built for a friend.
ludi wrote:Well, if you have the money available and are just using the credit line to build credit history, that's different.
What you'll find is that a large proportion of the TR forum membership cut their hardware teeth in the 1975-2000 time frame, and also has ten or more years with TR. Age-wise, that puts a significant number of us in the mid-30s to mid-50s with 10+ years at TR and 20+ years in technology purchases and upgrades, along with other major life decisions like cars, houses, and 401(k)s. We've either made, or seen others make, all of the classic mistakes with credit and loans on non-essentials...and are quick to discourage easy credit when someone broaches the topic.
Personally, I think that's one of the best things about TR -- yes, we love the technology, but most of the active forum members are fairly pragmatic.
JustAnEngineer wrote:yogibbear wrote:And here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/8 ... ERNAL.htmlsteel-the-deal wrote:In stock here: http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=74136--I also looked up the Samsung 256GB 830 SSD and they are out of stock at newegg
B&H Photo Video is a first-rate vendor.
steel-the-deal wrote:I assume it is the same thing just with a notebook upgrade kit or something?
steel-the-deal wrote:System Type: 4 physical CPUs
http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/#footnote1 wrote:
nerdrage wrote:steel-the-deal wrote:System Type: 4 physical CPUs
However...http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/#footnote1 wrote:
System Type: Based on physical processor(s). Multicore CPU counts as a single processor.
If you change that to "1 physical CPU", I'd be willing to bet the power estimate goes down drastically.
steel-the-deal wrote:But underneath the drop down for Physical CPU it reads:
-Attention: Dual or Quad Sockets means you have more than one
physical CPU (AMD 4x4 for example, or server board with 2 or more processors).
So that means 4, no?
steel-the-deal wrote:Well I got home and decided to get more details about the card and something occurred to me that for some reason I didn't think of before clicking the submit button to complete my purchase. Will it fit? Well after looking around I found out that it wont fit unless I remove one of Hard Drive bays.... On the upside it will look sexy with my matching blue mobo though.
Captain Ned wrote:Rockin' the P182. Still rockin' mine. Have a short card so I can run the double fans in that HD bay.
JohnC wrote:Pfft... If it won't fit - remove the tray and use the one below it. If you have a lot of HDDs - get an external HDD enclosure, with USB 3.0 or eSATA (if your motherboard doesn't have these ports - buy a cheap PCIe expansion card), problem solved!