Bargain Alerts/Adverts Discussion Thread

darconio

darconio wrote: »

I was browsing the new argos catalogue and spotted the bargain of the century:

Acer 23in 3D LED Monitor with Glasses

Did I mention that is obviously Out of stock everywhere?

Argos printed thousand catalogues with a misprice it would be interesting to see if these monitors will ever be in stock in Ireland

BTW the same one is sold for 200£ in Argos UK

Quick update: they changed the price online, but still in the catalogue is showing at the original 60€.
How do we stand if you pay this at a till showing the printed price in the catalogue? :pac:

ShadowHearth

is 230eu for that sort of monitor a good price though?

i got a very cheap LG monitor as main. its a 22 inch 1080p, i could try in to getting something more modern...

120hz monitor would mean more then 60fps too? as i heard 60hz can show max 60 fps. other then that LED should look more lovely then my old dinomonitor?

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/10852212/LG-W2243S-22-Widescreen-LCD-Monitor/Product.html

darconio

ShadowHearth wrote: »

is 230eu for that sort of monitor a good price though?

i got a very cheap LG monitor as main. its a 22 inch 1080p, i could try in to getting something more modern...

120hz monitor would mean more then 60fps too? as i heard 60hz can show max 60 fps. other then that LED should look more lovely then my old dinomonitor?

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/10852212/LG-W2243S-22-Widescreen-LCD-Monitor/Product.html

When I posted the link the monitor was sold for 60€, hence the whole bargain thing.
If you take a new argos catalogue the price for that monitor is 60€ (unless they replaced every catalogue in every shop).

ShadowHearth

darconio wrote: »

When I posted the link the monitor was sold for 60€, hence the whole bargain thing.
If you take a new argos catalogue the price for that monitor is 60€ (unless they replaced every catalogue in every shop).

ah no, i understand that. i sow it!

i mean is it still good monitor even at 230eu mark?

darconio

ShadowHearth wrote: »

ah no, i understand that. i sow it!

i mean is it still good monitor even at 230eu mark?

Knowing argos I would say it is overpriced

Brian

230 is about normal for a 120 Hz monitor, I don't know if that model is any good though.

Monotype

Chosen wrote: »

Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B 16GB (4x4GB) 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 - £75.78 (~€90)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004RFBIUU/

An OK deal if you're looking for that RAM specifically, but you could get 2x2x4GB for about €4 cheaper from memoryc for the same speed.

http://www.memoryc.com/computermemory/ddr3ram/8gbgeilpc312800enhancecorsacl9dualkit.html

Jonathan

Monotype wrote: »

An OK deal if you're looking for that RAM specifically, but you could get 2x2x4GB for about €4 cheaper from memoryc for the same speed.

http://www.memoryc.com/computermemory/ddr3ram/8gbgeilpc312800enhancecorsacl9dualkit.html

Is it possible to remove those heat dissipators?

Serephucus

Yes (broadly speaking, varies from case to case), but you'll need decent airflow in the case. If you're just planning on adding your own, then that should be fine. Usually they're held with glue or tape or something.

Telchak

Ordered an SSD, bracket, and case fan on Amazon this morning. Order came to €192, but they only took 97c off my card... are they gonna take the rest or does "Amazon Issues" include winning?

Monotype

It could be a test transaction to see if your credit card is valid.

Telchak

Monotype wrote: »

It could be a test transaction to see if your credit card is valid.

I ordered from them before, with the same card, and they only made one transaction

Serephucus

My advice: Don't complain.

Telchak

Serephucus wrote: »

My advice: Don't complain.

I'm remaining sceptically optimistic

Edit: Alas, my balance had dropped... was a nice thought while it lasted :L

Tea_Bag

Serephucus wrote: »

[url=" http://www.dabs.ie/products/ocz-technology-128gb-petrol-series-sata-6gb-s-2-5--solid-state-drive-7X6C.html?q=OCZ petrol 128&src=16"]OCZ Petrol 128GB SSD[/url] - €128.59 Delivered from Dabs.ie.

that must be a miss price surely?
God I want. I'm hesitant cause its an ocz, but I think its on the indilux controller. aaaarg I'm so broke. must not click buy.

Serephucus

I don't think it is. It's about €140 on HWVS. It's a good price though. Not the fastest drive out there, but it's a very good price, and being Indilinx, it's as good as you can get reliability-wise from OCZ.

Dublin_Gunner

Tea_Bag wrote: »

that must be a miss price surely?
God I want. I'm hesitant cause its an ocz, but I think its on the indilux controller. aaaarg I'm so broke. must not click buy.

Nope not a mis-price.

Not the fasted SSD in the world, but €1/GB is very good value. I was going to post the bargain alert myself when I saw it had already been posted.

Monotype

It would probably be a good choice for someone who needs bit of extra storage like games where reliability or top speed isn't essential. I saw them announced a good while back but I haven't read any reviews. I know that that they use asynchronous NAND flash so it could slow down when it fills up. It would be an attractive product if those quoted speeds reflect actual performance and not with compression techniques like the Sandforce ones. It's nice that they included the additional 8GB and didn't shave it down to 120GB! Price seems fair as it is on dabs. Looking forward to see how it compares in reviews.

Edit:

Fluffy88 wrote: »

Crucial M4 prices seem to have dropped a nice bit in the last day or two.
http://www.dabs.ie/products/crucial-128gb-m4-sata-6gb-s-2-5--solid-state-drive-7GL1.html?refs=56350000-50090&src=3 - €159

Pressure from the petrol?

Serephucus

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Radeon HD 7970 12% off on Pixmania.
Down to 469 inc vat.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/11731165/art/amd/radeon-hd-7970-3-gb-gddr5.html

That's one hell of a bargain! Nice find.

glynf

Serephucus wrote: »

That's one hell of a bargain! Nice find.

I sent pixmania a mail re. what brand these cards are, and they got back this morning and said they are Sapphire cards. Daycent:)

kearneybobs

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Radeon HD 7970 12% off on Pixmania.
Down to 469 inc vat.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/11731165/art/amd/radeon-hd-7970-3-gb-gddr5.html

Use this code here
PIXIEFEV14
for another €14 off of it.

glynf

kearneybobs wrote: »

Use this code here
PIXIEFEV14
for another €14 off of it.

sheeeeeeeeeeeet just ordered it, ah well.:D

Wdit: UPS just delivered, it is indeed a Sapphire card.

Dublin_Gunner

cherryghost wrote: »

Logitech G500 mouse is 42.68 inc postage on none other than the dell.ie website 58 euro on Komplett and around that price too on most other website. Thoroughly recommend it btw.

Baza210 wrote: »

Laser mouse = no thanks.

Still stuck in the 80's rollerball era?

Icyseanfitz

glynf wrote: »

I sent pixmania a mail re. what brand these cards are, and they got back this morning and said they are Sapphire cards. Daycent:)

got mine last friday it is indeed saphire and its a beast of a card

ShadowHearth

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

got mine last friday it is indeed saphire and its a beast of a card

how much is it all together m8? with delivery?

i just noticed nvidia stuff like 570 and 580 go down in price.

so i am on a fence: sell my gtx 570 and get 7970 or buy second 570 for sli.

cherryghost

ShadowHearth wrote: »

how much is it all together m8? with delivery?

i just noticed nvidia stuff like 570 and 580 go down in price.

so i am on a fence: sell my gtx 570 and get 7970 or buy second 570 for sli.

I wouldn't bother with SLI. Worst exerience ever. Think about it. Microstuttering PLUS waiting for Nvidia to add support to their drivers for new games to support SLI. Ugh. I'm never going back. EVER

Dublin_Gunner

cherryghost wrote: »

I wouldn't bother with SLI. Worst exerience ever. Think about it. Microstuttering PLUS waiting for Nvidia to add support to their drivers for new games to support SLI. Ugh. I'm never going back. EVER

Plenty won't agree, but I wholeheartedly do.

Hence I will ALWAYS advise anyone in the market for a video upgrade to go for the single fastest card they can afford, than bother with lower end SLI / crossfire.

ShadowHearth

cherryghost wrote: »

I wouldn't bother with SLI. Worst exerience ever. Think about it. Microstuttering PLUS waiting for Nvidia to add support to their drivers for new games to support SLI. Ugh. I'm never going back. EVER

heh, and those droped in price so nicely. i can get one for less then 300eu delivered now.

i want to see how good will be 670i. then might aswell sell my gtx 570 and buy 7970 or see how 670i is priced.

i hope to get 220eu for my 570. it is still around 320 brand new

cherryghost

ShadowHearth wrote: »

heh, and those droped in price so nicely. i can get one for less then 300eu delivered now.

i want to see how good will be 670i. then might aswell sell my gtx 570 and buy 7970 or see how 670i is priced.

i hope to get 220eu for my 570. it is still around 320 brand new

670i is actually now the GTX680. Apparently already being boxed

I think you'll get more than 220 for the 570 too anyways. Push it to 250 ;D

Tar.Aldarion

I got the 560ti with the intention of SLIing it in a good while, when it was cheaper. Sounds like a lot of hassle, never SLIed before. Probably will though as I don't like spending more than what that card cost (190-200), for any card. Might be better to sell it down the line and get a better card for the same price, even though two 560tis would be faster?