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Gawd
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The whole discussion was about NewEgg's price gauging, not about how great their delivery times are, or how easy their RMA process is. That's it.
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Yeah, and to that I say, "what price gauging?" - that is unless you're talking about CPU's which I find microcenter to be cheaper on.The whole discussion was about NewEgg's price gauging, not about how great their delivery times are, or how easy their RMA process is. That's it.
Yeah, and to that I say, "what price gauging?" - that is unless you're talking about CPU's which I find microcenter to be cheaper on.
I'm not a forum troll. If me asking you for insight on your price accuracy is trolling, then maybe you are just frustrated about backing up what you say.This is exhausting. I guess forum trolls who post for the sake of posting do exist. Check out the following links:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121412
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125349
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500186
Check this out:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150517
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150518
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161329
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121374
This one takes the cake:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125316
Despite the fact that AMD set the MSRP for the 5970 at $499, NewEgg begs to differ:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460
And some other stuff:
Really? - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131642
Oldies but Goldies, right? - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131352
I got this from NewEgg 6 months ago for $289 shipped: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128413
And I could go on forever. So please tell me, how the fuck is NewEgg not price gauging?!
I'm not a forum troll. If me asking you for insight on your price accuracy is trolling, then maybe you are just frustrated about backing up what you say.
Again, I also see it as a privilege of you taking the time to show me the light, however I haven't seen complete truth in what you've shown me yet.
You've listed me a ton of video cards, and other pieces. However, you haven't shown me any alternate pricing.
If you use google shopper, it'll show you different price points for the same product from multiple sites. From what I've just looked at, Newegg isn't unreasonable:
XFX 6970 Google Shopper Link
How is Newegg.com price gauging? It's the same price as tigerdirect.com. The only reason I see it going up is because Newegg.com charges sales tax and tigerdirect.com doesn't. I'm not sure how that is possible? Either way Newegg.com seems to be on par as lowest price point w/ tigerdirect.
Regarding a MSRP, that's a "manufacter suggested retail price" that doesn't mean that a company has to sell at that price. The reason why a price goes higher than MSRP is demand. This is basic economics. If there's high demand and no stock, the price goes up. Is it possible that the stock on that motherboard is low? ( I don't know, I'm asking. )
HD 5970 Google Shopper
It appears you can get it $100 cheaper off of Amazon. That's good. It seems that prices on this video card are all over the place, and you're right Newegg.com is on the high-end here. But again I bring up demand and availability.
If you go back to the 6970 you'll see it's pretty comparable to any other site. I really think it depends upon the stock levels.
Rampage III Extreme x58 google shopper link
You'll see newegg.com is the cheapest next to superbiiz.com - I didn't know about superbiiz.com until you mentioned it. It seems they can have pretty good deals on that site. What's their reputation like compared to Newegg? Delivery? RMA's? etc?
I'm not trying to piss you off mate, I'm just having a nice back and fourth on where to go for best deals and making sure all perspectives are settled.
Thanks for participating.
Got it thanks.Nothing personal, lol, so I'm not trying to piss you off either. Sorry if I did, you have my apologies. But everyone knows that NewEgg will gauge the prices on anything that sells. From the links that I've posted you can see that. I mean $560 for a GTX 580 and $714 for HD5970? Wow! The prices on the HD6950 aren't gauged yet because they aren't exactly flying of the shelves. Most people want to buy the fastest single GPU that they can afford. That's why the GTX 580 is such a great seller. When the HD6990 will be out, it will be a top seller and NewEgg will be at it again. Nothing wrong with making money, but when you're an online e-tailer.... you get what I'm saying...
Superbiz is good, well packaged stuff, never had to RMA anything so I don't know how that works. Their Free Shipping and Cheap Shipping is SUPER SLOW. Took them 7 days to get a 80GB Intel SSD to me ($159 - free shipping). But they package stuff way better than NewEgg. Directron isn't bad either. It matches NewEgg on shipping, surpasses NewEgg on packaging.
Got it thanks.
Right now I'm debating the following (I'm building a new rig when SB drops):
1) Order parts from Newegg besides CPU/Mobo (microcenter)
2) Pick up all things are microcenter (one is 1 hr away)
3) Order from another site? (Superbiiz/Directron?)
The whole discussion was about NewEgg's price gauging, not about how great their delivery times are, or how easy their RMA process is. That's it.
Do the people in this thread who keep writing "price gauging" actually mean "price gouging" or is there some other meaning to the term?
Just a quick heads up guys - MSI is targetting this board for 179.99 MSRP, so we will be very aggressive on this platform and providing the best board at a very reasonable price.
A bit expensive for my taste. I was thinking more on the lines of 120-130 mid range sandy bridge mobo. If it was a high end motherboard with all the options then it would be a fair price. I guess the price will go down after it's been released for awhile.
I think you mean H67MA-ED55.
Kyle, when you boot this board does the time to post feel any shorter than a traditional bios boards?
Sorry if has already been addressed.
Kyle, any reason why I should be getting a Gigabyte UD4/5 or a ASUS P8P67 Pro/Deluxe over this MSI board?
Loved the review, looks like a solid board... just that I haven't had prior experience with MSI as a mobo.
I will be planning on OCing heavily with a 2600K (4.6+Ghz), xfire'd 6950's, 8gb corsair vengeance, corsair H70 and a creative titanium HD.
Just can't seem to nail down the right mobo.
My budget for a mobo is around 180-250, max.
I have a question regarding this mobo. Where do you put the memory sticks? The blue or the black slots.
The reason I'm asking is because if it's the blue ones, installing a corsair vengeance kit with some aftermarket cpu cooler becomes impossible (Venomous, Noctua D12...)
^ this.....
Gimme a $120 (MAX) mobo and $200 2500K and I'm on it like a cop on a doughnut...
Hahahahaha! That's police officer profiling and I resent that. (..takes another bite of his freshly made chocolate glazed eclair with a creamy vanilla pudding middle).
Does this MSI board do X-fire in x16 - x16? I ask because it appears the Asus P8P67 is x16 only with one card, and x8 - x8 in X-fire. Does that even matter?
It does x8/x8 like most boards. The CPU only offers 16 PCIe 2.0 lanes, so when you insert a card in the second PCIe slot, it drops down to x8. Link
The difference is slim to none. Even at 2560x1600, there is hardly any noticeable difference. [H] review.
Ordered a gd55 and a 2500k due as it is a toss up between boards at this price level.
this review helped that decison.
Hey what exactly is the difference between this and a gd55? I've been trying to come up with a motherboard that doesn't have as many bells and whistles that I don't need but still has quality support for sata III, usb 3.0, and uefi bios... but the sheer number of p67 boards from MSI alone makes my head spin
Gd55 and Gd65 is basically the same.
you loose a few usb and sata ports and voltage measurement with the gd55.
that about it.
depends how many ports you need i guess.
I purchased this board after reading some reviews and it's pefect for me except that my second gtx 470 that runs in SLI completely blocks the front panel connectors, I can't connect anything to them. Does anyone know some solution to this, the only way I can turn on my computer right now is with the physical power button on the motherboard itself.