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Bargain Alerts/Adverts Discussion Thread

Solitaire · 2010-02-26 18:53:02

Okay, we've had a lot of chat on the BA and Personal Sales Links thread of late, and even the constructive posts really need to be merged into the Alert they relate to. As a result I'm setting up a non-sticky (we've already maxed our allocation :() sister thread for all the extra stuff from BA and Ads to go into: -…

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#692 10-04-2012 5:03pm
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noticed some talk about mice in the off-topic thread, came across this steelseries on amazon - not sure how good a deal/mouse it is but...

SteelSeries Xai Laser Gaming Mouse (PC) £25.97 delivered

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#693 11-04-2012 3:50pm
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nice find, 125eu for 120gb SSD is not bad!

i got 60gb corsair SSD myself and so far i cant complain. i heard there were problems with corsair SSDs, but i havent experienced anything yet ( touches wood ). thumbs up from me anyway!

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#694 11-04-2012 4:03pm
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ShadowHearth wrote: »

nice find, 125eu for 120gb SSD is not bad!

i got 60gb corsair SSD myself and so far i cant complain. i heard there were problems with corsair SSDs, but i havent experienced anything yet ( touches wood ). thumbs up from me anyway!

What Link are you referencing? I just looked through past 3 pages, I don't see an SSD linked.

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#695 11-04-2012 4:04pm
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Check the sticky.......i.e look up!

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#696 11-04-2012 4:05pm
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luyolo wrote: »

What Link are you referencing? I just looked through past 3 pages, I don't see an SSD linked.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=78070354&postcount=673

This thread is for discussion about the actual bargain alerts thread

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#697 11-04-2012 4:09pm
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SSDs are coming down a bit alright. The M4 64GB is now just ~€75 on HWV. I was just thinking yesterday after seeing a partition that I had left at the start of a drive that I had intended to use for a main OS drive, that I probably wouldn't be bothered buying a system for myself without an SSD ever again (unless something better comes along!).

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#698 11-04-2012 4:16pm
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Monotype wrote: »

SSDs are coming down a bit alright. The M4 64GB is now just ~€75 on HWV. I was just thinking yesterday after seeing a partition that I had left at the start of a drive that I had intended to use for a main OS drive, that I probably wouldn't be bothered buying a system for myself without an SSD ever again (unless something better comes along!).

yeah, the prices of 120gb SSDs becoming quite reasonable. i would love 120gb on just for steam and keep my 60gb as boot drive.

ffs, i havent finished one upgrades and i am thinking of others... ****... :mad:

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#699 11-04-2012 4:31pm
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I'm going to wait until I can pick up a 1TB SSD for around €300. That should do me for all my Steam stuff I think.

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#700 11-04-2012 7:43pm
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sosmyface wrote: »

noticed some talk about mice in the off-topic thread, came across this steelseries on amazon - not sure how good a deal/mouse it is but...

SteelSeries Xai Laser Gaming Mouse (PC) £25.97 delivered

Thanks sosmyface, tasty find 7 a great mouse especially for lefties like me as its ambidextrous. The delivery is for 3/5 weeks for some reason..

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#701 28-04-2012 11:31pm
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RoverZT wrote: »

6870 114 euro.

Still a great card.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/11391849/art/amd/radeon-hd-6870-1-gb-gddr5.html

:eek::eek::eek:

/That is all

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#702 29-04-2012 1:39pm
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2 of those vertex SSDs in raid0 for €150 and you got the speed of the newer gen SSD, but double the storage capacity, for the same price. very interesting.

I think Linus (tech tips) runs 8 of them in raid0.

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#703 29-04-2012 1:55pm
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Tea_Bag wrote: »

2 of those vertex SSDs in raid0 for €150 and you got the speed of the newer gen SSD, but double the storage capacity, for the same price. very interesting.

I think Linus (tech tips) runs 8 of them in raid0.

:OOO I feel very stupid now, I didn't think you could run more than two in raid 0!

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#704 29-04-2012 2:05pm
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I don't think there is a theoretical limit, but you you get bottlenecks in other places. raid card, pcie lanes, CPU etc.

one of my favorite videos of SSDs, though dated and slow at this stage.

24 SSDs in raid0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs

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#705 29-04-2012 2:34pm
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i have to say that raid idea is damn neat!

cheapest high speed 256gb ssd solution out there.

though i got only 2 sata-3 on my mobo and i am already using one for 60gb corsair!

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#706 29-04-2012 2:43pm
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you can use sata2 though. that's the beauty of raid. half the data goes across the one sata port, and the other half across the second.

certainly with 2 of those vertex SSDs in raid, sata2 won't be a bottleneck, but you'll still get 500/320mbps read/write respectively, which is far more than a single sata2 port can handle.

downside of raid is lack of trim (not really a problem, the ssd firmware will have native garbage collection) and in raid0 if one drive dies, you lose all your data across all of the stripe.

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#707 29-04-2012 2:49pm
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That's why you pick up six of them and run the lot in RAID 5.

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#708 29-04-2012 2:59pm
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on the other hand i hated raid setup when it was/still is on my dell. every now and then it would poop it self and get some error, so then i had to do a error scan and put it back up... fecking annoying.

i should really stay the feck away from pc hardware now. my car is for sale and after its sold i will be getting new car, which will be quite an upgrade. so i need every penny saved now

i still want to get for my current pc:

u2312hm ( one more at least )
256gb ssd
2gb storage
death adder mouse
logitech g27

ffs... :rolleyes:

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#709 29-04-2012 6:39pm
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ShadowHearth wrote: »

on the other hand i hated raid setup when it was/still is on my dell. every now and then it would poop it self and get some error, so then i had to do a error scan and put it back up... fecking annoying.

i should really stay the feck away from pc hardware now. my car is for sale and after its sold i will be getting new car, which will be quite an upgrade. so i need every penny saved now

i still want to get for my current pc:

u2312hm ( one more at least )
256gb ssd
2gb storage
death adder mouse
logitech g27

ffs... :rolleyes:

You selling the R33 in your sig?

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#710 29-04-2012 6:52pm
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What's embarrassing with an MX5? Better car than an R33 for sure

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#711 29-04-2012 7:03pm
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I was no insinuating that:) Had a loan of a 2L one years ago & loved it. just thinking it would be sad to part with a motor like that.

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#712 29-04-2012 7:06pm
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Brian wrote: »

What's embarrassing with an MX5? Better car than an R33 for sure

Filthy lies.

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#713 29-04-2012 7:35pm
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lol lads. yup, unfortunately my r33 399hp skyline is going for sale on monday.

after the talk with misses i had to admit, that i can afford and justify by putting it back on the road . i am not earning as much as i used to and plans on buying a house are pushing too. ( already tried last year, but 2 deals felt through, so we took a break ).

i still keep my mazda and my shiety 500eu ford mondeo .

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#714 29-04-2012 7:40pm
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love the mx5 myself. beautiful ride. top speed isn't everything.

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#715 29-04-2012 7:42pm
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Serephucus wrote: »

That's why you pick up six of them and run the lot in RAID 5.

6 of these it is

http://www.amazon.co.uk/OCZ-Vertex-120GB-Solid-State/dp/B0058RECN6/ref=zg_bsms_computers_2

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#716 29-04-2012 8:09pm
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ShadowHearth wrote: »

lol lads. yup, unfortunately my r33 399hp skyline is going for sale on monday.

after the talk with misses i had to admit, that i can afford and justify by putting it back on the road . i am not earning as much as i used to and plans on buying a house are pushing too. ( already tried last year, but 2 deals felt through, so we took a break ).

I still keep my mazda and my shiety 500eu ford mondeo .

Any chance you'd swap for an A5 3.0? I careful owner

..and then me:D

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#717 29-04-2012 8:18pm
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We should be careful, Motoring and Off Topic threads are a sensitive subject on this site lately!

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#718 29-04-2012 8:22pm
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Brian wrote: »

We should be careful, Motoring and Off Topic threads are a sensitive subject on this site lately!

Lol so true. I can't believe what happened in motors forum with off topic thread... I got 30 day ban anyway

A5 sounds fun, but I am trying to lower running costs, not make then bigger

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#719 29-04-2012 8:38pm
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ShadowHearth wrote: »

Lol so true. I can't believe what happened in motors forum with off topic thread... I got 30 day ban anyway

I'm curious.

Anyway, I'd seriously consider a bunch of Vertex Pluses in RAID, if it wouldn't mean a completely unreasonable amount of SATA ports used. For the amount of capacity I'd need (750GB at least) it would mean a lot, and I don't even think ports on different controllers can be used in the same stripe.

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#720 29-04-2012 8:57pm
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Serephucus wrote: »

I'm curious.

Anyway, I'd seriously consider a bunch of Vertex Pluses in RAID, if it wouldn't mean a completely unreasonable amount of SATA ports used. For the amount of capacity I'd need (750GB at least) it would mean a lot, and I don't even think ports on different controllers can be used in the same stripe.

to be honest i would sit and wait now, all SSDs took such a dive down, so it is interesting to see how far they will fall and/or there is something new fancy out soon.

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#721 30-04-2012 12:37am
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what happened on the motoring forum?

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