Hardware Discussion Thread

deejer wrote: »

what do you make of the C70?

While the looks of it will depend on taste, I must say that it has been a breeze to slap the components into it - and even without modular PSU I am able to hide just about anything behind the back plate.

The paint job is excellent - and so it the entire feel when handling it - it just feels like something that will last for a long time.

However.. it is not perfect (is any case that?)

- Included fans are not amazing
- When using SSD's and the "90 degree angle" sata plugs, it will hit the drive below - so a straight sata is needed.
- Motherboard screws missing - even though they were mentioned in the included manual (could just be me being unlucky).
- Hard foam packaging - softfoam it always better - again might be too much to expect for the price point. But my package arrived with a good bit of dents - but luckily not a scratch on the case itself.

Vicxas wrote: »

Rumours were that the 660Ti was meant to be release today, once again im left disappointed

They might be out later, if you have a look around many (unofficial) reviews were released earlier.

If it is ill be on to my credit card company to extend my credit limit!

Update: Reviews and pics up

Link

Hooray!!
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articlesearch.jsp

Bit pricier than i'd hoped though.

Bazzo wrote: »

If you link to a search on HWVS it just links you to the last thing you searched for, unfortunately. =/

That said I'm going to assume you're linking to the 660ti, funnily enough myself and a friend were discussing it earlier and didn't realise it wasn't already out, popped onto HWVS and saw the price an hour ago and were saying it was a bit pricey. :P

Durn it!:rolleyes:


They're ranging from about €299 to €325. That's $370 to $399

There's only 4 at the moment so hopefully they'll be a few more in the lower 250-300 price bracket soon.

Few reviews up on the 660ti:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/260944/evga_gtx_660_ti_review_kepler_rendered_affordable.html
http://www.techspot.com/review/565-nvidia-geforce-gtx-660-ti/
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-ti-review

I've been looking for an upgrade from my GTX260 for ages, might pick one up once the next pay check comes through

feck me... wtf nvidia was thinking with pricing and performance of 6 series GPU... why would anyone in their right mind would buy a 680... :rolleyes:

this makes me want to sell my 680 and buy 2x660ti...

Dcully wrote: »

So how will a 660ti compare to my current ati 6950 for single screen 1920X1080?
Im running every game @ max settings and high framerate as it is but ive being considering an upgrade for a few months now as i have it since that card first hit the market.
The card would be the bottleneck if any on my rig,i just like to keep ahead of the curve so to speak with gfx cards.
Sorry if one of the links provided for reviews mention any comparisons between cards and maybe my 6950 , but i havent got a chance to read them yet.

what are your specs? there are a good comparisons in those links with all current rivals. 660ti does quite a lot better then 6970, so it defenetly be better then 6950

Dcully wrote: »

Ill checkout those links later btw.


Meanwhile my spec is :

600W Corsair CMPSU-600CX Builder Series 80% Eff'
Asus P8P67 Rev3 P67
Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked 1155 Sdy Bridge QuadCore OCed to 4.7Ghz
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus 4 Heat Pipes with 120mm Quiet Fan
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3
XFX ati radeaon 6950 2 gb

talking about bottleneck in such system... ya prick! ofc you wont have bottleneck in 2500k!
i use 680 on 2500k!

Gary The Gamer wrote: »

That is incorrect. You are liable for duty on the card. You may walk through customs without being challenged or you may not.

Correct.

I'm not 100% but I think you could post it home to a relative, as a "gift" and not pay customs on it. As I said though, not 100% on that one.

EDIT: Here it is. There's no customs for a value of under €45 and there's a 2.5% customs charge for a value of under €700.

http://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/leaflets/pn1179.html#paragraph4

ED E wrote: »

€22 limit for gifts. Not going to be of much use here.

The revenue link above lists it as €45 for the customs being waived and a flat 2.5% charge on anything under €700.

EDIT: Sorry, I see my edit was in after your post. :P

Bazzo wrote: »

Correct.

I'm not 100% but I think you could post it home to a relative, as a "gift" and not pay customs on it. As I said though, not 100% on that one.

EDIT: Here it is. There's no customs for a value of under €45 and there's a 2.5% customs charge for a value of under €700.

http://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/leaflets/pn1179.html#paragraph4

Using newegg.com and HWVS as comparisons, that still works out at €20 cheaper for a Sapphire HD7870 from the US and the EVGA 660 ti is €50 quid cheaper including customs charge.

Gary The Gamer wrote: »

Import duty would be significant, close to €100. The tax is usually based on the Irish RRP.

Gift tax will not apply. You can attempt to evade customs but you have good chance of your shipment being held to ransom at some postal centre.

Gift tax does look like it applies. That's largely irrelevant though because I'd have to pay 50 quid of VAT anyway.