Back from my trip. Really happy I took an extra day off. We were supposed to fly out of Buffalo around 5 last night and didn't leave until 7, got home around 11. Today would have sucked to work.

Originally Posted by CaseyRyback Human snatcher before you go with that power supply you may want to check that graphics card power rating. I remember a buddy of mine saying it required a lot of power. The one I showed is probably alright since its a rebagged seasonic but I just wanted to make you aware because those fermi cards are power hungry.

Well, I've no problem with going back to that 750W Corsair one. Was thinking about that just in case by the end of the year I want to go the SLI route. Out of curiosity, would it be best to go ahead and go with an 800-850W PSU if I were to get another card by the end of the year?

Originally Posted by Number83 eVGA Video Cards are great! You can't do wrong with them. I had one go out on me that was 4 years old and they sent me a new card for free. Hooray lifetime warranties! Because mine was older and no longer supported, they upgraded me to the newer model. The bast part is, since I was running SLI, I asked if it would be be compatable with my old card, they "No, but we'll send you a second card if you wish, free of charge." All I had to do was send my old cards back. That is great customer support. I did have to upgrade my Power Supply however, but it was worth it. The more power, the better. And make sure it's a decent brand like Sparkle or Silverstone. EDIT: Your PSU is Corsair...they are a decent manufacturer. I'm not familiar with thier PSU's however...just thier memory modules.

Holy crap thats one hell of a customer service department. Reminds me of that story where this womans dog chewed the crap outta her DS and Nintendo replaced it. Or something to that effect.

Yeah, I'm familiar with their ram as well, and their psus seem to have very high ratings on NewEgg

Gmooj is out of jail?

Originally Posted by HumanSnatcher Well, I've no problem with going back to that 750W Corsair one. Was thinking about that just in case by the end of the year I want to go the SLI route. Out of curiosity, would it be best to go ahead and go with an 800-850W PSU if I were to get another card by the end of the year?

Go bigger if you can. As Casey said (and I can attest to), Fermi cards love them some power. If you're planning to SLI and have even a small amount of peripherals/drives/PCI cards you're going to want the extra power.

And Yea, eVGA is amazing. I haven't needed to use their customer service yet thanks to awesome quality but I always recommend spending the little extra to buy one of their cards. You cannot beat a lifetime warranty on a graphics card.

Has anyone checked out google drive? I tried to get it but it said that it wasnt ready. I thought it launched today.

Originally Posted by SneakyPenguin Go bigger if you can. As Casey said (and I can attest to), Fermi cards love them some power. If you're planning to SLI and have even a small amount of peripherals/drives/PCI cards you're going to want the extra power. And Yea, eVGA is amazing. I haven't needed to use their customer service yet thanks to awesome quality but I always recommend spending the little extra to buy one of their cards. You cannot beat a lifetime warranty on a graphics card.

Found this 850W one thats only 5 bucks more than the Corsair one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817121067

I'm almost tempted to go ahead and toss in a second card like that. But I'm sure in 6 months time that card will be a lot lower

Originally Posted by munch Has anyone checked out google drive? I tried to get it but it said that it wasnt ready. I thought it launched today.

Nope but I saw the zipper home page which was pretty neat.

http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...ng-voters?lite

Just got back from this. Pretty cool to actually go and hear a sitting president talk.

Zataran's jambalya and maybe some greens for lunch.
Then finish off and platnium Sly tonight (hopefully) and then start Uncharted 2 tomorrow if my sleep schedule permits it.

Originally Posted by HumanSnatcher Found this 850W one thats only 5 bucks more than the Corsair one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817121067 I'm almost tempted to go ahead and toss in a second card like that. But I'm sure in 6 months time that card will be a lot lower

That PSU looks pretty decent for the price (For reference this is the one I have). And yea, if you don't need the extra power of SLI right now it's better to wait. With the new cards coming this summer or so the price on 560's should drop a decent bit and you can score a second on the cheap.

Originally Posted by SneakyPenguin That PSU looks pretty decent for the price (For reference this is the one I have). And yea, if you don't need the extra power of SLI right now it's better to wait. With the new cards coming this summer or so the price on 560's should drop a decent bit and you can score a second on the cheap.

Damn, didn't see that PSU. And for the same price as the 750W, I might as well swap them out in my cart. Thanks for the heads up!

Honestly the best recommendation I can make on this is to go to Slick Deals and just start reading deal threads. I really wish CAG had as many dedicated PC folks as that place does. It really helps when you start picking out parts. The PC thread on CAG is also a good resource but there just aren't as many people here who care about PC's so there are less people looking into all the different hardware.

Like I said though, unless you need a computer right now I would wait a couple weeks and look at getting an Ivy Bridge processor and a 670 when it releases.

Originally Posted by CaseyRyback Honestly the best recommendation I can make on this is to go to Slick Deals and just start reading deal threads. I really wish CAG had as many dedicated PC folks as that place does. It really helps when you start picking out parts. The PC thread on CAG is also a good resource but there just aren't as many people here who care about PC's so there are less people looking into all the different hardware. Like I said though, unless you need a computer right now I would wait a couple weeks and look at getting an Ivy Bridge processor and a 670 when it releases.

Honestly, I'm having to go thru NewEgg, as I have a credit account with them. Thats if you're refering to sourcing parts from multiple places

Witcher 2 (360) = $41 shipped at toysrus.com w/ code 952229

Originally Posted by CaseyRyback http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...ng-voters?lite Just got back from this. Pretty cool to actually go and hear a sitting president talk.

They cut in on my Price is Right today just to mention his landing in RDU. He spoke at ODU when I was attending and it was a ing mad house. I stayed home that day due to traffic concerns and heard it was worse than they thought it was going to be. People were standing across the street watching it on the jumbotron thing outside the arena.

Originally Posted by eldergamer Zataran's jambalya and maybe some greens for lunch. Then finish off and platnium Sly tonight (hopefully) and then start Uncharted 2 tomorrow if my sleep schedule permits it.

how is that zatarans stuff anyways? i see it on tv sometimes and it looks tasty. is it really spicy?

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Originally Posted by lokizz how is that zatarans stuff anyways? i see it on tv sometimes and it looks tasty. is it really spicy?

It's not spicy. Maybe mild to moderate, nowhere near hot. I usually put Red Hot on mine for some extra kick. We usuaully eat the Dirty Rice or Jambala ones.
It's just a quick and easy box meal.
It'd be better if we had sausage or shrimp to put in there, but ground beef is all we can afford.

And the nice thing about the zataran's stuff is there's no big pieces of tomatoes, onions, etc for picky eaters (like me) to pick out.

I still at 35 have little to no interest in vegetables (aside from greens and spinach) and will pick them out or remove them if found.

Morning, OTT.
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I hate veggies too.

Only vegetables I like are potatoes.