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  • #102
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    Sasquatch76 wrote: »
    Didn't want to post this in the main thread, as I'm assuming there's some mistake (either by Amazon, or by myself) which would be rectified before they take your money...

    GTX580 on Amazon for £320UK

    If only :(

    I'm seriously tight on cash, but that's well worth the price.. id be worried if they didn't cancel...


  • #103
    Fnz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,850 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Sasquatch76 wrote: »
    Didn't want to post this in the main thread, as I'm assuming there's some mistake (either by Amazon, or by myself) which would be rectified before they take your money...

    GTX580 on Amazon for £320UK

    If only :(

    They're not going to charge you a higher price without, first, alerting you to the change and having you 'opt in'.

    In case that is what's concerning you.


  • #104
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    They can't - the buyer must first agree to transfer the balance of the funds ;)


  • #105
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    my biggest concern is spending ~€400 on a gpu, even is it is €100+ discount.

    EDIT: is anyone else considering it? i need help pushing the button..


  • #106
    Fnz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,850 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    my biggest concern is spending ~€400 on a gpu, even is it is €100+ discount.

    EDIT: is anyone else considering it? i need help pushing the button..

    I've preordered, though I could still cancel. It's about €60 cheaper than the Hardwareversand.de price... and I would like an graphics card upgrade. I'm concerned that I may be buying too soon as there doesn't seem to be a huge number of titles in the near future that I'm interested in - beyond Brink and Portal 2.

    20% improvement over the GTX 480 is what I'm reading in reviews - putting Nvidia in the position they should have been at the start of this year to compete with ATI's 58** series. Ideally I'd like to have some information on the state of ATI's upcoming cards, the 69** series.

    I currently have a 9800GTX which prevents me from running (some) games at my monitor's native resolution, 1920*1200. The 580 is going to be overkill for so many titles at that resolution, for the time being.

    EDIT: Cancelled my order - it's a good price but more than I want to spend.


  • #107
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    Even with the discount, it's still far too rich for my blood at the moment. I'll go for a 6850 or summat for now, methinks.


  • #108
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    Decided to go for a 460 for the time being, and have stumbled upon this on Pixmania; Gainward GTX460 1GBfor €140. That's the cheapest I can find, although I acknowledge some people have had issues with Pixmania in the past.

    I also wonder about Gainward... I always thought of them as a reputable brand, but I think I read something about them being taken over by someone else, possibly Palit? For that money though, I'm going to take a punt, if the deal is still there come payday.


  • #109
    poggy
    Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭poggy


    Sasquatch76 wrote: »
    Decided to go for a 460 for the time being, and have stumbled upon this on Pixmania; Gainward GTX460 1GBfor €140. That's the cheapest I can find, although I acknowledge some people have had issues with Pixmania in the past.

    I also wonder about Gainward... I always thought of them as a reputable brand, but I think I read something about them being taken over by someone else, possibly Palit? For that money though, I'm going to take a punt, if the deal is still there come payday.

    i may be wrong but i think that is the GTX460 se which is a cut down version of the original GTX460, i think it has disabled shared cores. i think it actually performs worse than the 786mb version of the GTX460.


  • #110
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    poggy wrote: »
    i may be wrong but i think that is the GTX460 se which is a cut down version of the original GTX460, i think it has disabled shared cores. i think it actually performs worse than the 786mb version of the GTX460.
    Ah, I knew that was too good to be true :( Quite misleading though.


  • #111
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Jesus!! :eek: The b******s!!! :mad: I should have known that nVidia would revert to form soon enough - releasing a crippled version of a popular card and slipping it into retail while no-one was looking!! :mad:


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  • #112
    Monotype
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Wow. I haven't seen "SE" versions for a long time. That's a nasty trick.

    OT: How long has this forum been called PC Building & Upgrading? Measures to stop people from coming hear with questions about their houses and gardens? ... Or was that always there?


  • #113
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Monotype wrote: »
    OT: How long has this forum been called PC Building & Upgrading? Measures to stop people from coming hear with questions about their houses and gardens?

    This. Boards has changed a lot since the inception of the C&T subcat so some disambiguation was needed :) See if you can spot the other change... ;):D:P


  • #114
    indough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,857 ✭✭✭indough


    has the tweaking and modding or whatever it was called become overclocking and modding?

    the only problem is now i keep clicking on the wrong forum as its in alphabetical order and i keep forgetting :D


  • #115
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    We regularly change the names of forums to keep users on their toes! :D:P

    nVidia regularly change their products to scam buyers out of their money! :eek: Admit it, you all forgot that once they'd stopped drowning in their own failsauce they'd go back to being the lying cheating scummers they always were! :p


  • #116
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    just a quick question about the SE 460's............. why? surely it takes more time (and therefore money) to laser off some cuda cores? i can understand something like a tri core processor being a cut down quad, because of market demand, but where is the demand (outside of OEM's being f***ers maybe) for a crappy gpu?


  • #117
    Fnz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,850 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    just a quick question about the SE 460's............. why? surely it takes more time (and therefore money) to laser off some cuda cores? i cant understand something like a tri core processor being a cut down quad, because of market demand, but where is the demand (outside of OEM's being f***ers maybe) for a crappy gpu?

    Have to do something with cards that fail quality control but aren't entirely useless.


  • #118
    Venom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    just a quick question about the SE 460's............. why? surely it takes more time (and therefore money) to laser off some cuda cores? i can understand something like a tri core processor being a cut down quad, because of market demand, but where is the demand (outside of OEM's being f***ers maybe) for a crappy gpu?

    Iv read its when a chip fails the quality control/speed test/fails something/ to be a full 100% 460 so it gets the SE treatment to save wasting the entire chip?

    TB why not wait a while to see what the 69** series from ATI looks like.


  • #119
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Solitaire in the Bargain Alerts Thread wrote: »
    Anyone need basic Full HD gaming capability without shelling out for a new PSU?

    There's a whole bunch of GTS450s and HD5770 1GB including the nice Asus CuCore Edition reduced to €109.90 on Pixmania right now, some GTS450s reduced even as far as €99, the Sapphire HD5750 1GB is still under €97, and even a low-profile GTS450 for just €109 square! :D

    But wait there's more! :pac:

    Very Harvey Norman-esque Soltaire


  • #120
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    Very Harvey Norman-esque Soltaire

    Lu Tze banned for life.


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  • #121
    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    In reality, there is no reason anyone should chose a GTS450 over a HD5770, especially at similar prices.

    The HD5770 is a far superior card.


  • #122
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    so... anyone know anything about a GTX 580 on amazon for £312........ ;)

    fixed :)


  • #123
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Dublin_Gunner wrote: »
    In reality, there is no reason anyone should chose a GTS450 over a HD5770, especially at similar prices.

    The HD5770 is a far superior card.

    I was only noting it - there were also models a tenner cheaper. Even then I'd prefer a cheaper and far less power-hungry HD5750 1GB, but some people want their CUDA/PhysX/Fanboi Points/whatever.

    I'm more interested in how they have a power-hungry yet low-profile GTS450 there for just €109, yet no low-power, low-profile HD5750 available :(


  • #124
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    that gtx 580 might actually be a legit price. the Amazon page now says
    Temporarily out of stock.
    Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.
    but at the same price. interesting.

    also, i like the way amazon says "customers who bought this also bought:"
    who amazon, who bought this?


  • #125
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    that gtx 580 might actually be a legit price. the Amazon page now says but at the same price. interesting.

    also, i like the way amazon says "customers who bought this also bought:"
    who amazon, who bought this?
    Just reading over on the OCUK forums that a few have bought it at this price from Amazon. They've received an email giving a tracking code and estimated delivery date :eek: I still think it's too good to be true - I'd imagine the 580's cost Amazon more than £311???


  • #126
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    They are being sold for the same price in dollars on amazon.com Maybe they've decided to stop putting an exorbitant markup on electronics over here compared to the US.

    *crosses fingers*


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  • #127
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    deconduo wrote: »
    They are being sold for the same price in dollars on amazon.com Maybe they've decided to stop putting an exorbitant markup on electronics over here compared to the US.

    *crosses fingers*
    where? got a link?


  • #128
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    This. Chosen just beat me to posting it :p With shipping its around €245 - massively discounted from the usual price. If it had been that price a month ago I might have grabbed it for futureproofing :o Yum! :D


  • #129
    deceit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭deceit


    Solitaire wrote: »
    This. Chosen just beat me to posting it :p With shipping its around €245 - massively discounted from the usual price. If it had been that price a month ago I might have grabbed it for futureproofing :o Yum! :D

    Is overclockers.co.uk a good site, never bought from them? Just seen this and think would be worth getting for myself for my new build :), wonder if they dropped it this low in to get rid of them in time for the 6970 to come out though.


  • #130
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    deceit wrote: »
    Is overclockers.co.uk a good site, never bought from them? Just seen this and think would be worth getting for myself for my new build :), wonder if they dropped it this low in to get rid of them in time for the 6970 to come out though.
    They're one of the biggest UK etailers of pc stuff and generally have good choice and value. I've been stung by them before, but apparently, I'm in the minority.


  • #131
    Rsaeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Rsaeire


    Sasquatch76 wrote: »
    They're one of the biggest UK etailers of pc stuff and generally have good choice and value. I've been stung by them before, but apparently, I'm in the minority.

    I've been stung too... twice! Others seem to had had no issues, but I still won't go back due to their lack of customer service.


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  • #132
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Most of the problems regarding eBuyer has a lot to do with incorrect item descriptions...

    Also, to answer the questions on the BA thread at the moment prior to tidy-up: eBuyer charge UK VAT of 17.5% on goods, but delivery has been £14.99 inc. VAT for a while now...

    Which, given that the ex.VAT price is £12.41, is Irish VAT :confused::p


  • #133
    slowlydownwards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭slowlydownwards


    Aldi has a 1tb usb3.0 hd tomorrow, as noted over in general BA. Got myself new pc less than a year ago and remember at The time thinking "to usb3 or not to usb3". Guess what I did? Well, feck it anyways. Sorry for the absence of links.


  • #134
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    Posted all details in the main bargain alerts thread, but OCUK have a 5850 on preorder for about €170 including delivery to Ireland. Stock arrives on 24/12 approximately, so it's too late for me :mad: but it might make a great present for yourselves (albeit a present you'd receive after Christmas).


  • #135
    Saadyst
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Saadyst


    Sasquatch76 wrote: »
    Posted all details in the main bargain alerts thread, but OCUK have a 5850 on preorder for about €170 including delivery to Ireland. Stock arrives on 24/12 approximately, so it's too late for me :mad: but it might make a great present for yourselves (albeit a present you'd receive after Christmas).

    Ordered a 6950 from Ebuyer a few hours before your post :pac:


  • #136
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    Sasquatch76 wrote: »
    Posted all details in the main bargain alerts thread, but OCUK have a 5850 on preorder for about €170 including delivery to Ireland. Stock arrives on 24/12 approximately, so it's too late for me :mad: but it might make a great present for yourselves (albeit a present you'd receive after Christmas).
    i nearly jumped because of how cheap that 5850 is, and i can get it delivered to family in the UK, saving on irish vat, but after looking at benchmarks, its not much of an upgrade on a GTX460 768mb, certainly not £125 worth.

    still, if you dont already have a good GPU, and you're building now, thats a cracking deal.


  • #137
    Shy_Dave!
    Registered Users Posts: 623 ✭✭✭Shy_Dave!


    Would that 5850 be much of an upgrade from a 4850?
    Think I already know the answer. :p


  • #138
    Fnz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,850 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Shy_Dave! wrote: »
    Would that 5850 be much of an upgrade from a 4850?
    Think I already know the answer. :p

    Check this out: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-radeon-hd-6870-radeon-hd-6850,2782-7.html

    I thought it would be more of an upgrade than the text would suggest (regarding the 3-tier minimum upgrade recommendation).


  • #139
    Shy_Dave!
    Registered Users Posts: 623 ✭✭✭Shy_Dave!


    Thanks for that. Still think that I will get the 5850 posted - especially at this great price :pac:


  • #140
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Its three tiers above the HD4850 ;)

    IMHO they have a rather conservative opinion of it; IIRC its performance is closer to a single-GPU HD4850X2 (or CF'd HD4850s), a further tier up. Also, for some reason the HD4870/5770 and GTX260 are on the same tier as the HD4890-level GPUs despite a significant difference in performance level. They should be in a seperate tier below it and as that tier is missing there should be a bigger "gap" between the HD4850 and HD5850 on that chart.


  • #141
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    Anand's comparison - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/177?vs=164


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  • #142
    Shy_Dave!
    Registered Users Posts: 623 ✭✭✭Shy_Dave!


    Nice, so almost talking 40-50% increase before overclocking, Time to order :pac:


  • #143
    Nollog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,509 ✭✭✭Nollog


    Did I imagine seeing HD6XXX cards or are they just on pre-order with months?


  • #144
    Pimp Ninja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭Pimp Ninja


    Damnit !!
    Have ordered a 6850 last week and am waiting on a delivery !

    .. Ah well its always the way.

    Next purchase an i7 :)


  • #145
    Saadyst
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Saadyst


    Pimp Ninja wrote: »
    Damnit !!
    Have ordered a 6850 last week and am waiting on a delivery !

    .. Ah well its always the way.

    Next purchase an i7 :)


    Ordered from ebuyer on friday and got 6950 on monday - with a free christmas mug to say thanks! :D


  • #146
    Pimp Ninja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭Pimp Ninja


    Pimp Ninja wrote: »
    Damnit !!
    Have ordered a 6850 last week and am waiting on a delivery !

    .. Ah well its always the way.

    Next purchase an i7 :)

    WOHOO ! ive never been so happy that an order fell through. Im now ordering me a 5850 :)


  • #147
    Shy_Dave!
    Registered Users Posts: 623 ✭✭✭Shy_Dave!


    Good news on the 5850 from Overclockers.
    Now in stock but they are still giving the lower pre-order price as it's christmas!
    They have started shipping already, if ordered 11pm on the 22nd, shipped sometime on the 23rd would a dpd two day parcel be here before christmas?

    Weather permitted of course!


  • #148
    Sasquatch76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Sasquatch76


    Shy_Dave! wrote: »
    They have started shipping already, if ordered 11pm on the 22nd, shipped sometime on the 23rd would a dpd two day parcel be here before christmas?

    Weather permitted of course!
    I ordered a GTX460 from OcUK last Friday morning, via DPD two day parcel. Given the weather, I assumed I wouldn't get it before Christmas. In fact, tracking said it was still in their UK depot on Monday. Got a text on the Tuesday from the Swords depot to say they had it but because of the weather they couldn't get it out to me. I was however, allowed go out and pick it up myself, which is exactly what I did. So to answer your question........ I don't know :p It may have been travelling over the weekend (although tracking said otherwise). If the weekend is not included, it took 48 hours between ordering and the package arriving in Swords.


  • #149
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    how much is shipping from pix?

    looking at that quad core athlon, but dont want to have to create an account just to find out.


  • #150
    shuyin1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭shuyin1


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    how much is shipping from pix?

    looking at that quad core athlon, but dont want to have to create an account just to find out.

    €7 if its just the x4.


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  • #151
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,100 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Anyone seen any good prices on a 2TB internal hard drive. Need to buy one or two in the next few days.


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