What tech did you buy today?

2012-03-30 13:56:39

#7751

Pochsy: Artifice of Eternity; +702|5787|Toronto

Ilocano wrote:
Pochsy wrote:
Ilocano wrote:
Dell XPS
i7-2670QM CPU
8GB DDR3
750GB 7200RPM HDD
15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) Truelife B+RGLED Display and Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam
nVidia 540M

$850 before tax.
I've been eying up this exact computer and specs for about a month now. How in the hell did you get it so cheap?
Here ya go:
I upgraded the build from the 525m to the 540m
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ … oc=DNDAD02

Apply coupon code: FXP3F0HKJKQS97 to get $497 off. And I had my Amex card synced to my Twitter account, and tweeted #AMEXDell for an additional $100 credit.

$497 off XPS 15 laptop order code DNDAD02
Expires Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Here's a refurb , similar specs, 17" minus full HD and GPU. Just to add perspective.
http://www.cowboom.com/product/867752?u … ampaign=CJ

I had no idea they even offered such huge coupons or discounts!

I won't have the cash to buy the laptop before the coupon expires, but it's good to know they even exist.

Thanks!

Last edited by Pochsy (2012-03-30 13:57:03)

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2012-03-30 13:58:44

#7752

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,815|6350|eXtreme to the maX

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Wallpaper wrote:
Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Gigabyte 1GB HD6870 Overclock Edition (only 6870 they had left)

Should be good enough for the CAD he needs to do at home and some gaming. Nice of him to pay this time lol, and it only cost $900 which is pretty bloody good for ozland.
Wouldnt you want an nVidia card so he could use CUDA for CAD?
From all the benchmarks and tests I've seen CUDA makes very little difference in performance in CAD programs on consumer level cards.

If we were comparing high-end Quadro and Firepro cards then individual features (eg CUDA) would be important. However, to get a workstation card that would actually be worth getting I would be looking at a minimum of $400+ dollars. Something like a HD6870 (or nvidia equivalent) gives him enough power for the limited CAD he will be doing at home, as well as gaming. So then the decision was simply best card for the best price. From what i've seen there would be basically no difference between a HD6870 and GTX560 for example, as the gaming cards are more restricted by their drivers in CAD application, rather than hardware or specific features.

E: thats just from my understanding, I haven't used CAD since high school.

I've seen no difference between hi end Quadro cards and lower priced gaming cards.
I've used $1,000 cards and just not seen any benefit, just as many graphic glitches, they fall over at least as often and they die pretty quickly.
If anything gaming cards seem to work better.

I'd generally pick Nvidia as they tend to be more compatible with CAD.

Fuck Israel

2012-03-30 13:59:49

#7753

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6911

More deals sure to come in the next month when the Ivy laptops become available. So they'll be clearancing these "older' generation laptops.

Check this website. slickdeals.net. I get info on tons of insane deals.

Edit: I could have also gone the EPP discount route, but that was only for $376 off, versus the $497 the coupon offered.

2012-03-30 14:19:44

#7754

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6741

^reported for advertising

there are nice deals

2012-03-30 15:04:23

#7755

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6393|'straya

Dilbert_X wrote:
I've seen no difference between hi end Quadro cards and lower priced gaming cards.
I've used $1,000 cards and just not seen any benefit, just as many graphic glitches, they fall over at least as often and they die pretty quickly.
If anything gaming cards seem to work better.

I'd generally pick Nvidia as they tend to be more compatible with CAD.

Yeah well I definitely wasn't going to fork out for a workstation card just for his home PC. The only workstation card in the right price range was the workstation version of a HD6570. And that was going to be bollocks for gaming, so I just went for the gaming HD6870.

Last edited by Little BaBy JESUS (2012-03-30 16:03:17)

2012-04-01 06:43:47

#7756

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7000|Scotland

https://legitreviews.com/images/news/2011/corsair-500r.jpg

After much thought and deliberation, I saved myself £120 and went for the Corsair 500R. Couldn't be happier with the purchase. Got an extra 2x120mm fans with it to increase cooling capacity. Fantastic case and incredibly easy to set up.

2012-04-01 11:39:58

#7757

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6243|The Mitten

Zimmer wrote:

After much thought and deliberation, I saved myself £120 and went for the Corsair 500R. Couldn't be happier with the purchase. Got an extra 2x120mm fans with it to increase cooling capacity. Fantastic case and incredibly easy to set up.

I want that case. I might be buying after the summer - since i'll be working over the summer, and will therefore have some money.
I'd be interested to know how you have your fans set up.

EE (hats

2012-04-02 09:53:07

#7758

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5994|شمال

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2012-04-02 11:43:59

#7759

Naturn: Deeds, not words.; +311|6849|Greenwood, IN

Hotness

2012-04-03 01:24:07

#7760

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6811|NYC / Hamburg

Sweeeeet!

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2012-04-03 17:01:44

#7761

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6911

Pochsy wrote:
I won't have the cash to buy the laptop before the coupon expires, but it's good to know they even exist.

Thanks!

Coupon offer extended. Expires 4/10/2012

FXP3F0HKJKQS97

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ … 255-248595

Quite a few similar deals coming from HP, Sony, Lenovo, with similar specs for a bit cheaper. But I'm willing to pay the extra premium for the display: Truelife B+RGLED.

2012-04-05 08:34:37

#7762

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|6893|Washington DC

Did a mostly full upgrade on a build, and passed my previous system over to the female unit.

Component	Details	Price	Discounts
Case	HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower Case	39.99	$25 off
PSU	CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply	49.99	$10 off, $10 rebate
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard	89.99	$50 off (MicroCenter), $10 Rebate
CPU	Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor	179.99	$40 off (MicroCenter)
Memory	CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600	49.99
SSD Drive	Patriot Pyro PP120GS25SSDR 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)	109.99	$40 Rebate
Hard Drive	Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"	N/A	Pirated from older system.
GPU	EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1363-KR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card	129.99	$10 Rebate
DVD/CD R/W	Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner, Bulk Package 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7280S-0B - OEM	24.99
Shipping	Lowest cost method	1.99
	TOTAL	676.91

2012-04-05 08:56:05

#7763

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +691|6535|Washington St.

Is that enough power?

2012-04-05 08:56:41

#7764

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5994|شمال

OrangeHound wrote:
Did a mostly full upgrade on a build, and passed my previous system over to the female unit.

I dont understand the choice of the gpu.

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2012-04-05 09:52:40

#7765

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6935|Devon, England

Yeah, same.

2012-04-05 10:02:26

#7766

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6717|6 6 4 oh, I forget

pirana6 wrote:
Is that enough power?

I had a 550W power unit and it died with a pretty much similar setup. Apparently couldn't take the load in the end. Got a 650W as a replacement.

2012-04-05 10:20:36

#7767

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|6893|Washington DC

pirana6 wrote:
Is that enough power?

This site recommended 377 Watts for the build ... a 500 W unit is 33% more than recommended.

Beduin wrote:
OrangeHound wrote:
Did a mostly full upgrade on a build, and passed my previous system over to the female unit.
I dont understand the choice of the gpu.

What alternative?

2012-04-05 11:03:20

#7768

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5994|شمال

OrangeHound wrote:
Beduin wrote:
OrangeHound wrote:
Did a mostly full upgrade on a build, and passed my previous system over to the female unit.
I dont understand the choice of the gpu.
What alternative?

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121419
Comparison: http://www.hwcompare.com/8114/geforce-g … n-hd-6850/

or for 10 $ more

2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161389
Comparison: http://www.hwcompare.com/8113/geforce-g … n-hd-6870/

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2012-04-05 11:16:47

#7769

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7016|PNW

As much as I detest AMD's drivers, I support this ^.

2012-04-05 11:35:11

#7770

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|6893|Washington DC

I wasn't looking at AMD ... but (first) isn't this the correct comparison on your first card?

http://www.hwcompare.com/8241/geforce-g … n-hd-6850/

The AMD is showing (at most) 15% improvement, and the card above is 30% overclocked from the 406GTX used in the hwcompare numbers (this is nVidia's 2nd generation of the 460 GTX, with core clock changed from 675 to 867, and memory clock increased from 900 to 1012). So ... is there much of a difference?

2012-04-05 12:12:27

#7771

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5994|شمال

OrangeHound wrote:
I wasn't looking at AMD ... but (first) isn't this the correct comparison on your first card?

http://www.hwcompare.com/8241/geforce-g … n-hd-6850/

The AMD is showing (at most) 15% improvement, and the card above is 30% overclocked from the 406GTX used in the hwcompare numbers (this is nVidia's 2nd generation of the 460 GTX, with core clock changed from 675 to 867, and memory clock increased from 900 to 1012). So ... is there much of a difference?

ahh.. 1 GB version. less power consumption.. other than that no.

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2012-04-05 12:18:06

#7772

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +691|6535|Washington St.

OrangeHound wrote:
pirana6 wrote:
Is that enough power?
This site recommended 377 Watts for the build ... a 500 W unit is 33% more than recommended.

Hmm. 377 W for that build seems really REALLY low. I was concerned that 500 is low... Of course I'm no electrician so take my concerns with a grain of salt (if even that). If it works and is enough power I'll shut my damn trap!

2012-04-05 12:19:25

#7773

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|6893|Washington DC

I just ran 3dmark on it, and it scored 4045 (Performance), which is in the ballpark of the AMD 6870 on Toms Hardware:

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2012 … ,2932.html

2012-04-05 14:32:37

#7774

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6393|'straya

500W is fine for that system.

Realistically, a good quality 500-550w PSU is fine for pretty much anything but a crossfire/SLI setup. And then you'd be wanting to step up to 850w (although a 750w would do)

2012-04-07 14:12:42

#7775

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5994|شمال

Second hand goodies!

+
XL-ATX kit

+support for pump+reservoir

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