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crazyeyesreaper said:
all i can say is the hell are you buying your overpriced shit lolz

6850s can be had for $140 ca and 6870s for $160

the canadian dollar is worth more then the US dollar for christs sake
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$140 for a hd6850 i wish lol. I Am born and raised from Canada and that's the cheapest i could find, Google pricing in Canada u will see, btw i know value for our dollar i appreciate the acknowledgement
 
uh check NCIX dumbass $144 for a 6850
6870 is $165 not no $200

6850s $120-$150 after MIR which i do count if you want a good deal you do the leg work otherwise ppl shouldnt bitch about prices. i always send in the MIR info

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=56261&vpn=HD685XZNFC&manufacture=XFX

6870 $168
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=56262&vpn=HD687AZNFC&manufacture=XFX

so if ppl can get off there ass and fill out a simple form yes those cards do drop to the lower end price brackets, if ppl are to damn lazy to fill out that info let them pay more, not my problem most ppl are to lazy or stupid to save themselves some cash.

and it still dosent change the fact that at the most common res of 1920x1080 for most modern gaming a 6850 / gtx 460 are the minimum ie low end of what gives acceptable performance,
 
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ncix and is located in the province of B.C i am from Ontario it cost me 20 to 30 or more for shipping fess, and that hd6850 is $169.99 144.99 after rebate
 
crazyeyesreaper said:
and it still dosent change the fact that at the most common res of 1920x1080 for most modern gaming a 6850 / gtx 460 are the minimum ie low end of what gives acceptable performance,
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My point exactly. But two of them together is a steal.
 
Corduroy_Jr said:
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what do u mean its obvious the hd6570 is low end, now why does they wife need a powerful cpu that card should be plenty unless she gamer :)
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No I'm taking it (Quadcore)and giving her a new build 3.0 Athlon x2 for that very reason. She doesn't need the quad. Then the quad with the 6570 will be my projection gamer. My Hex is my main gamer, but I like playing on the Projection too. I played BFBC2 on a quad with a 5570 at Medium res and it played well. With a 2 gig 6570 it should do the same. Might even play BF 3 on low which will probably look as good as most games out right now. If not I buy another card and throw the 6570 back in the Pentium D : ) You know computer nerds are alway changing stuff around. Hell I spend more time tinkering with computers then playing any way :D
 
system build around $500 to $550
Athlon II 635 Qaud core 99
motherboard 79.,99
Amd hd 6850 179.99
memory 49.99
powersupply 69.99
monitor 100
keyboard mouse 10
speakers 20
windows??? not inlcuded
hardrive 500gb 50
668.99 with tax 755.99
 
Wrigleyvillain said:
My point exactly. But two of them together is a steal.
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i disagree who games higher then 1920x1080 not the majority? for example gtx460 or hd6850 can handle 90% of games just fine at that res, not included metro 2033 of course/crisis even then in dx9 mode is fine there is not much of difference in detail anyways form dx 11 to dx9 in my eyes, now for high end cards people like to run there games full out with aa and af big deal, again there is not much of a dif from having it on or not i rather have the performance then slightly better picture quality, vs high end hardware, thats going to be out dated anyways or burn up time your warranty runs out cause faster they are hotter they run thus faster they degrade, bottom line its a give or take sort of thing mid to low end are cheaper take less power last longer generate less heat but have a hard time running all the eye candy, now for most people a 500 dollar video is big waste
 
450 rana unlock it $70 even if it dosent unlock still provides 99% of the gaming performance of an x4 but considering ive had 7 out of 10 of them unlock id take my chances
get a 760g board from biostar thats about $60
4gigs DDR3 1333 $40
corsair 430cx $50
6850 $145
monitor 100
keyboard mouse reuse what you have jesus everyone has those if they dont they live under a rock
speakers same thing almost every person ive ever met in my entire life has 2.1 speaker system
Windows 100
HDD $50

its about $615 with windows,

or i could just use newegg deals and promo codes and fit it all under $600

and oh yea i never said you needed a monitor so remove that $515 again almost anyone who has a PC these days has an LCD monitor so its a moot point, meaning with all the parts to build a tower a $500 can make it happen including windows 7

example below
change the HDD send in MIR and its an entire tower for $500 you can nit pick the MIRs if you want but again if ppl want to save money theyll jump through hoops if there to lazy well not my problem,

as for $500 videocard a waste where did i say someone needed a $500 gpu, words in mouth much? a 560 Ti with rebates and some promo codes if you look hard enough can be had damn cheap gtx 480s were on newegg not to long ago for $250, so I fail to see how your point has alot of merit when again if ppl arent so damn lazy theres good deals on high end parts.
PC%20Build%20July246.jpg


same build in canada should cost roughly the same thing
 
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crazyeyesreaper said:
450 rana unlock it $70 even if it dosent unlock still provides 99% of the gaming performance of an x4 but considering ive had 7 out of 10 of them unlock id take my chances
get a 760g board from biostar thats about $60
4gigs DDR3 1333 $40
corsair 430cx $50
6850 $145
monitor 100
keyboard mouse reuse what you have jesus everyone has those if they dont they live under a rock
speakers same thing almost every person ive ever met in my entire life has 2.1 speaker system
Windows 100
HDD $50

its about $615 with windows,

or i could just use newegg deals and promo codes and fit it all under $600

and oh yea i never said you needed a monitor so remove that $515 again almost anyone who has a PC these days has an LCD monitor so its a moot point, meaning with all the parts to build a tower a $500 can make it happen including windows 7

example below
change the HDD send in MIR and its an entire tower for $500 you can nit pick the MIRs if you want but again if ppl want to save money theyll jump through hoops if there to lazy well not my problem,
http://img.techpowerup.org/110702/PC Build July246.jpg

same build in canada should cost roughly the same thing
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get a 760g board from biostar thats about $60 fair enough i wasent sure how cheap u wanted to go
4gigs DDR3 1333 $40 not for miles in ontario or even miles out side ont for that price more like 49.99 min hear
corsair 430cx $50 59.999 hear
6850 $145 thats with the rebate hear again is 169.99 and up
monitor 100
keyboard mouse reuse what you have jesus everyone has those if they dont they live under a rock maybe
speakers same thing almost every person ive ever met in my entire life has 2.1 speaker system not everyone has extra keyboard or mouse and keyboard if there starting out
Windows 100
HDD $50
 
point is you can nit pick the MIR, if your not willing to send it out and get money back then dont bitch about pricing, if your not willing to do what it takes to save money and get a better build from it whos fault is it? not mine its whoevers build the rig,

i work my ass off make $7000-9000 a year i still manage to pay all my bills college loans and build a PC every year, it takes some doing but your trying to nit pick and debate someone who actually understands how to budget money and afford what i want, it might take awhile but ill get it,

again $145 is what id pay for a 6850 why because id send out the rebate lol if you cant do that well i feel bad for you then lol and again dosent change the fact you can go through newegg and get combo deals with MIRs that drop prices further. and NCIX will price match as well


Shall i keep searching for more deals or can i stop here $571 after MIR its $531 and i still got room to drop down to a lower tier PSU and Case, which i can probably save another $20 so on dropping it down to $510 or so
Of course below is Newegg.ca

just looked can grab a Rosewill stallion 500w + NZXT Gamma classic for $75 saving $11 so thats $560 after rebate its $520 so pretty damn close to the $500 mark overall

could also swap out grab a 550Ti for cheaper and overclock it saving another $30 dropping the cost down to $540 without needing rebates, didnt bother to look up promo codes
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again $145 is not possible hear cheapest Ive seen is 169.00 with out rebates. and what are u trying to say i don't budget well? your budgeting skills are better then mine?, and how come u need to rebuild every year that's just stupidly
 
lol so you have no way to counter the fact the above is near $500 meets the performance specs of a 6850 when gaming, and oh yea all comes in relatively within price

and its not stupid to build a new rig if its my hobby,

some ppl chain smoke others drink alot it all costs money dosent it? if ppl want something they can earn it, i budget well so i can afford my hobby,is my point, your previous remarks of ppl like me must have golden spoon in are mouths and shove high performance gpus down ppls throats is why i brought the above up, i certainly dont have a golden spoon, lol and the above would be what if i remember correctly you consider high end, so that $500 rig that would be high end or am i wrong in how you percieve that gpus performance segment,

but yea the fact im willing to save and upgrade my PC as i see fit is stupid, lol i work hard to so i can play hard, and build a new PC every year is still cheaper then rebuilding the truck for mudding and off roading since that pretty much gets broken every time we go, and usually to the tune of a few $grand per fix, so yea ill keep my supposed golden spoon and stupid rebuilding lol

altho i should say do to rebuilding and selling parts i usually build an entire new rig at 60% less then retail cost, just like most others here on tpu, we do what we have to to enjoy are hobby
 
Sorry I was late to the party, what's this I hear about budget systems and rebuilding every year?
 
crazyeyesreaper said:
lol so you have no way to counter the fact the above is near $500 meets the performance specs of a 6850 when gaming, and oh yea all comes in relatively within price

and its not stupid to build a new rig if its my hobby,

some ppl chain smoke others drink alot it all costs money dosent it? if ppl want something they can earn it, i budget well so i can afford my hobby,is my point, your previous remarks of ppl like me must have golden spoon in are mouths and shove high performance gpus down ppls throats is why i brought the above up, i certainly dont have a golden spoon, lol and the above would be what if i remember correctly you consider high end, so that $500 rig that would be high end or am i wrong in how you percieve that gpus performance segment,

but yea the fact im willing to save and upgrade my PC as i see fit is stupid, lol i work hard to so i can play hard, and build a new PC every year is still cheaper then rebuilding the truck for mudding and off roading since that pretty much gets broken every time we go, and usually to the tune of a few $grand per fix, so yea ill keep my supposed golden spoon and stupid rebuilding lol

altho i should say do to rebuilding and selling parts i usually build an entire new rig at 60% less then retail cost, just like most others here on tpu, we do what we have to to enjoy are hobby
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i only upgrade when needed when games are not running up to par as i like, i can go 2 to 3 years without upgrading, in your case upgrading every year gets costly even though your selling your old parts to save on the cost, so really when it comes down to it your spending a lot more then a avg joe, sure its a hobbies i can relate its like doing up a car but then again it falls apart from racing, but there is a difference doing up a car can picks up the ladies and gets more respect from friends but wasting cash doing up on a computer gets u nothing but throwing money out the window at a expensive for unnecessary speed u really don't need like your old hd5850 in crossfire that was over kill, unless your gaming with 3 monitors. all iam saying comes to a point when a computer gets so crazy fast we cant even utilize the full potential of games and apps so why waste the money, now if someone did a build and plan to keep it for 3 years or more i can understand, but rebuild evry year thereis no logic in it
 
meh why would i need a fast car lol i live in a state filled with ice and snow 6 months of the year, i could have built a nice truck but replacing axels would cost alot more then the PC,

PC makes me money, a truck or car thats been tricked out wont,

and yea upgrading for me isnt that bad

2500k + p67 + Define XL case + new fans + 8-16gigs mushkin 1866 ram + 4 new hdds total cost retail usually about $950 for all the parts im getting after some good deals and a bit of help that went from 950 down to 750, sell of Phenom II stuff thats $450 sell of the legacy rig i just finally got finished after being to lazy to grab a 12v power cord for it :roll: for $150 drops that down to $300

so total cost to upgrade this year from 5850 xfire phenom II to 2500k sandybridge and 2x 6970s was $600 out of pocket

so i could build a piece of shit rig for that cost every year or just maintain top end performance

considering i use apps like Mudbox, Zbrush, 3DS Max, Maya, Photoshop, Premiere Pro on a regular basis the extra performance is needed and it is warranted for its cost,

and $600 per year to maintain the newest toys is pretty cheap considering the average person around here spends $1800-2200 a year on cigarettes if they smoke, or if they drink at least in my age group and social circle close to $3000 a year in alcohol most do both so thats $5000 my hobby is cheaper then there daily habit lol

essentially the cost for me to upgrade every year is $2 a day,

we can argue back and forth simple fact is me upgrading every year might seem stupid to you but its far far cheaper then anyone i knows habits or daily routines,

in my opinion anyone can easily put aside $2 a day, if a person cant set even that tiny amount aside they need help lol as i mean god damn a single soda is about $1.50-2 drink 1 less coffee or carbonated drink a day and you can afford just about any pc part you want lolz
 
Lord have Mercy ! Junior don't you know you are arguing with the TPU rage king.
You'll never win especially if you are trying to multi-argue :roll:
 
boise49ers said:
Lord have Mercy ! Junior don't you know you are arguing with the TPU rage king.
You'll never win especially if you are trying to multi-argue :roll:
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Are you for real? from trades & rebuilding total cost over past 2 years was about $250+ shipping(about $50-75) and thats from an e1200+975x s775 rig along with being 3 builds and 6 or 7 video cards later.
 
And arguing about hardware no less.
 
thank you boise i take my raging very seriously

and also thank you wrigleyvillian for pointing out the obvious reason for this epically delightful banter
 
Corduroy_Jr said:
i only upgrade when needed when games are not running up to par as i like, i can go 2 to 3 years without upgrading, in your case upgrading every year gets costly even though your selling your old parts to save on the cost, so really when it comes down to it your spending a lot more then a avg joe, sure its a hobbies i can relate its like doing up a car but then again it falls apart from racing, but there is a difference doing up a car can picks up the ladies and gets more respect from friends but wasting cash doing up on a computer gets u nothing but throwing money out the window at a expensive for unnecessary speed u really don't need like your old hd5850 in crossfire that was over kill, unless your gaming with 3 monitors. all iam saying comes to a point when a computer gets so crazy fast we cant even utilize the full potential of games and apps so why waste the money, now if someone did a build and plan to keep it for 3 years or more i can understand, but rebuild evry year thereis no logic in it
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One reason is you OC to the max. If you don't do that you can resell and get a decent price especially if the parts are semi new.
I do the same thing as Crazy just not to the extent. I rather put my extra funds into a supplemental retirement fund as
I'm approaching it in 10 years or so and god knows if I'll ever get my SSI I have paid into for 40 fucking years if the teaparty gets their way. :twitch:
Oh by the way he was gaming with 3 monitors at one point. Not sure if he still is. See it is a clubhouse for a reason. We know each other pretty well.
Hell we even know what we look like.
 
all i can say is good luck boise and good idea putting aside extra funds, that will be the next thing i start working on after i finish paying my loans. take the money i would normally spend on loan repayment and put it aside instead,.
 
crazyeyesreaper said:
all i can say is good luck boise and good idea putting aside extra funds, that will be the next thing i start working on after i finish paying my loans. take the money i would normally spend on loan repayment and put it aside instead,.
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I will have 2 pensions and if SSI is still around it will be an added bonus. The wife only has SSI.
She'll get max because she make 50k a year, but max sucks too.
 
yea its not exactly enough to truly get by on in todays world, not with the costs of everything else, thus why again good idea to set some cash aside for rough times.
 
crazyeyesreaper said:
yea its not exactly enough to truly get by on in todays world, not with the costs of everything else, thus why again good idea to set some cash aside for rough times.
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Getting off subject , how is erocks teamspeak ? I have been on a couple others they are OK , but I'm looking for the old clan.
Even if I don't game I like to listen and BS once in awhile. I was on one with Kurgan last night for a minute we signed up a
new guy for gaming. Actually got Kurgan I never had him friended.
 
erockers new server is fine and dandy infos in my sig, same old tpu crew new tpu teamspeak lol
 
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