Recent content by nighthawk8k

Hi all, I recently finished building a new rig, my first in a long while. I'm installing all the drivers and such, and the wireless network card will not seem to work. I tried installing the packaged driver and it seemed to work, but it won't find my wireless network. So I went to the...

Thanks for the responses all - guess I will just call Bestbuy and see if they actually do have plans to ship it in the next 7-30 days. Haha. If not cancel and wait for ASUS or whatevs. Cheers!

Hmm this is annoying. Want to buy ASUS from Newegg... but don't want to have to pay for / miss out on backordered evga from Bestbuy. What's the difference anyway?

Good idea - I'll hit 'em up tomorrow. Unless maybe they're on Mumbai time or something :P I probably can just call and cancel the order, but if they really can have it to me in '7 to 30 days' that might be better than Newegg/Amazon/et al...?

Haha yep. But I just got an email that it's "backordered" ... what gives? that's lame. The link in the email to find out more information goes nowhere. Frustrating.

Just got mine on bestbuy.com...

Oh I didn't know that - thanks for clarifying!

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-DisplayPort-Graphics-02G-P4-2680-KR/dp/B007KC1R3A/ref=pd_luc_bxgy_01_02_t_lh looks like there are 5 left... but $650??

Gotcha, thanks. Set an alert with nowinstock.net for amazon and tigerdirect, it won't do newegg usa though, boo. Should I wait and order everything at once you think, or get it all set up and ready for the videocard? If it takes all month that'd be lame.

Alright thanks yet again - think I'll be placing a bulk of the orders tonight, if not all, after researching some of the peripherals a little more. Also, how long should I have to wait for Newegg to be stocked up on the GX 680? Worth it to wait, you think? I don't need the pc urgently or...

So how does this PSU look then (not doing 2 cards) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 Modular PSU For OS I'll be going Win 7 Ultimate I believe - I wasn't planning on getting more than 16gb either way though? And any advice on 3rd...

Okay so here's my current draft of my build: Intel i5 3570k (bought) Asus Sabertooth Z77 (bought) Antec Performance One P183 V3 Case (Amazon) CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 850W Modular PSU (Newegg) EVGA NVidia GTX 680 2GB - if I can find it! Else the 580 I guess,,, (Newegg) CORSAIR...

Ok, Today is the day. Researching your helpful suggestions and making some decisions - I'll post a final list. Were the mobo + processor good choices? Thanks again, so much, for all your help thus far, everyone!

Oh right, sales tax. Forgot about that one. Wait but they offer to sell me all kinds of insurance I need! :P (I didn't buy it just if you're wondering! Tried to sell me an i7 too...)

So I bought my mobo and processor today! Went with the i5 3570k and the Asus Sabertooth Z77 Bought them at Microcenter in Fairfax, VA and saved $50, woot. They didn't have the Gigabyte one in stock but the Sabretooth packaging looked shiney... haha. $398 w/ tax, not bad! Now I just have to...