Desktop Computers

mkopec_sl said:

Stillborn_sl said:

Speaking of ASUS CUII cards
I ordered an ASUS GTX 660 2GB today. 209.99 - 10% off w/ promo code EMCXRXT23 (ends 5/9)
Total 189.99 (+ get FREE NVIDIA Coupon Metro: Last Light & $20.00 MIR)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121660

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http://dealnews.com/Ge-Force-GTX-660...ng/710100.html

Better deal? Or same deal?

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BTW, these show back in stock. Today is last day of the deal.

I ended up ordering a 7950. I really didn't want to go with ATI due to the hassle that my 5870 has given me over the years, but it was too hard to pass up the ridiculously good game bundle they have now, an extra gig of ram on it, and better overclocking than the 660 TI.

mkopec_sl said:

If you have a Micro Center near you, they have the i5 3570K for $169. Thats a sweet ass price for a sweet ass proc! And $40 off any compatible motherboard.

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That's a good deal, Microcenter hasn't had them that cheap since around Black Friday last year when I snagged mine. Been keeping an eye on them for a friend.

Been awhile since I shopped but how much are the compatible mobos through microcenter? Roughly

Not sure how you drink the cherry mio, bleh. Green Thunder or whatever the fuck it is for life. Not bad prices, might check it out since I need a new desktop.

mkopec_sl said:

Also I dont know what problems your ATI5850 gave you but mine has been running as smooth as butter since I got it. Pretty much still runs all the games I thow at it, paired up with a i5 2500K

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I had the card 2 days after they introduced the series, so I had to go through ATI's bullshit with their drivers, which are bad enough a year after a product's release, let alone within the first few months. There were issues with freezing stuttering, flash problems, recovery resets etc... and it went on for a few months. The card itself is fine, but I told myself I'd never buy ATI again. So much for that.

SAMSUNG 840 250GB SATA III (SSD)- $159.99 using coupon code EMCXRWP23

Just ordered 2 of these and will be the first SSD's I've used.

I have that same SSD and it's absolutely awesome. Replaced a 5400RPM drive in my laptop, can't even imagine how quick that SSD is. Can never go back, ever.

Just upgraded to a 660 from a 285. Got 4 solid years out of her.

I'm still us ing an 8800GTX in my desktop. SHIIIIIT

Curious, what monitors would you guys recommend for a setup similar to

Not sure what monitors he's using there but I plan to do a similar setup with my 27" and 2 x 15" notebook screens. I know 30" with 2 x 20" 4:3 works as well. Just google PLP monitor setups.

Will look something like this

Question for you PC gurus. I was downloading the latest Nvidia drivers and I started up Diablo 3. Soon as I when to the login screen my monitor went black. I restarted my PC and I can hear my PC boot to windows desktop but my screen is black. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling my 3D card, disconnected/reconnected the monitor, switch out the power cords to the monitor and I still get a black screen. My video card died right? If so that really sucks cause it's about a year old card.

That happened to me a few weeks back with me 7970, the dreaded black screen of death. Try seeing if you have no driver if can you boot into windows with visual or not.

The video card isn't dead if you can see the boot up sequence / bios. If it works in bios, try safe mode and/or a linux live cd/usb (ubuntu). If it doesn't, try to get another monitor / video card to figure out which one is broken.