Recent content by xx9e02

The NUC is entirely too convenient for your situation imo. If anything is wrong they can toss it in a USPS Priority 2 Day box + some padding for $15 and you can take care of it. NUC + SSD + ram makes for a nice neat package. Maybe they'll like the tiny form factor too - definitely a space saver...

Ebay Link Pulled from a working setup, friend upgraded to an i5. Starts at $100, ends on 3/31 at 6:19PM PDT. I can offer free local pickup if in Sacramento, CA or South Bay Area. Thanks for looking!

They're backing out of that too. The forum reps edited their posts and are giving a "970 is great" generic reply to PMs. https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/803518/geforce-900-series/gtx-970-3-5gb-vram-issue/post/4442360/#4442360 http://i.imgur.com/HMqmIw7.jpg

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171523774541? Unlocks to Phenom II X4 B60 on my Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 rev 5.0 motherboard with no voltage increases needed. Thanks for looking!

Bump. Ends tomorrow - let me know if you guys have any questions.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-Intel-DG965OT-Motherboard-6-GB-DDR2-Combo-/171520779548 Thanks for looking!

I'm sorry I didn't get to your guys' questions before the auction ended. By broken, I meant there were pins missing and quite a few bent. I received the CPU in a worse state than shown in the picture and straightened them up quite a bit before putting it up on ebay. I'll take the picture advice...

I don't have a readily available AM3+ board to use it with :( Thanks though!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171390767852?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649 Never tested it - looks like 3-4 broken pins. Thanks for looking!

I see i7 920s for about $30-50 on ebay... but the cheap hexcores are only little bit more than that at $75-90 and OC up and beyond 4ghz very easily. The board prices are above $100 in most cases; maybe there are some cheaper X58s on craigslist in your area? I'm running a X5650 on a lower end P6T...

It seems to be something regarding the 290/290X only (for me at least) - a 280X or any 6xxx/7xxx card has been stable in my X58 without issue. Basically have to run PT1 bios on the 290/290X to prevent it from downclocking. I'm running a X5650 167x20 at 1.19v on a P6T SE (crossflashed to latest...

Was it 0xa0000001? I got them just about every day on my P6T SE (Crossflashed to P6T), until I flashed my 290X with PT1 bios. It's the only thing that worked for me short of upgrading cpu/mobo. Board works great with my 7850, and with a X5650 in here I'm hesitant to upgrade. That being said...

Could go for a T7400 if you win this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Duo-T7400-2-13Ghz-4M-667-SL9SE-CPU-Tested-/201116783977?pt=CPUs&hash=item2ed37e9569 (not my auction)

Good luck with the RMA! I just dealt with Althon USA, and it only took about 1.5 weeks from start to finish (and through memorial day weekend here as well!) to receive a replacement card.

Have you considered doing the 771 to 775 mod to get quad Xeons running in standard 775 motherboards? You can find equivalent Xeons for $15-45 versus $90+ for Core 2 Quads. I don't know if your motherboard works for it or not, but you can find it in these threads...