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tpctcn said:
Which version? I'm buying the 2x8GB 1600Mhz one. It's 160 on Amazon and 180 on Newegg.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Z1CVJA/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=1M9633PEFCN1HK7F78H8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233286

The other ones are also cheaper on Amazon. But I'm still waiting for one of them to go below 140.
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I'm curious why you wouldn't buy the 8GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical for $48 on sale? It's 1.35V DDR 1600 CAS8, and supposedly overclocks to 2133 at 1.65V. Is the Corsair a better overclocker? It's certainly very cool looking.
 
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Varmint said:
I'm curious why you wouldn't buy the 8GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical for $48 on sale? It's 1.35V DDR 1600 CAS8, and supposedly overclocks to 2133 at 1.65V. Is the Corsair a better overclocker? It's certainly very cool looking.
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Beats me.... that's what I did :D. They just arrived, I'll be working on oc'ing em shortly. From what I've read, they can OC to C9-C11 2133 pretty regularly at 1.60v-1.65v depending on your luck. Even C8 1600 is pretty nice, and they're low profile + low voltage stock, good stuff. Those sticks he linked are pricey, large/tall (bad), and slower.
 
rudy said:
This deal is hot if you work the right angles. Think a GTX 780 comes down to $600.

Newegg does these usually in the business site and they are incredible because its the only way you can get lots of things that have stable prices cheaper. As far as [H]ate on newegg, well they are probably losing money on most of these deals if you work it right so hammer away.
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Yup, this sort of thing is how I got my GTX 780 ACX SC :D, $50 off code for NEB instantly. Amazon can sometimes be competitive but Newegg is still king as far as pricing... I've had a pretty bad experience with their support recently so I have slowed my ordering from them to good deals only (when priced the same I now go for amazon), but they've got some sales that you just can't come close to elsewhere at times.
 
Varmint said:
I'm curious why you wouldn't buy the 8GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical for $48 on sale? It's 1.35V DDR 1600 CAS8, and supposedly overclocks to 2133 at 1.65V. Is the Corsair a better overclocker? It's certainly very cool looking.
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I must confess that it's purely because of the looks :D
 
tpctcn said:
I must confess that it's purely because of the looks :D
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About twice the price, slower performance, much worse overclockability, and lower compatibility due to tall heatspreaders.... :eek:. I believe you that looks are the reason, since you do not sound crazy to me and that's the only other reason you'd go for them :D.
 
GoldenTiger said:
About twice the price, slower performance, much worse overclockability, and lower compatibility due to tall heatspreaders.... :eek:. I believe you that looks are the reason, since you do not sound crazy to me and that's the only other reason you'd go for them :D.
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I'm doing watercooling so the height is out of the equation, but is it actually "slow"? Haven't used it yet, but most reviews don't agree with you.
 
Thuleman said:
You are probably the only one who did that, mainly because it's totally pointless and irrational.
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you're right, we should stop voting too, cause, you know, it doesn't change anything anyway
 
Stick to the deal....if you want a discussion on the topic, there's one in Hot Deals Discussion s that is ongoing.
 
jojo69 said:
Really? there are people on this site that still don't know this?

About 6 months ago, just before black Friday, Newegg cut [H]ardOCP's click through commission without warning or explanation, basically fucking Kyle and the guys out of a good chunk of their operating budget just before Christmas.

When pressed for an explanation a Newegg VP stated that [H] readers are "existing" customers and that they wished to focus their advertising on new customers.

This felt like a slap in the face to quite a few of us "existing" customers and to Kyle, who retaliated with the [N]ewZon plugin.

tldr

a state of open warfare exists between [H] and newegg

personally, I deleted my newegg account, fuck them
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Good to know the details. Haven't bought from them since signing up for amazon prime.
 
I buy from newegg only if they're a decent amount cheaper than amazon, I've just had horrible experiences with their customer service that made me switch, plus free 2 day shipping is hard to pass up in the midwest.

I would never restrict myself though, newegg had the 100 dollar off deal for the 4770k and a mobo that was impossible to pass up from my platform. I just accepted going into it that if either part was bad it would be a war to get it replaced and it would probably take 2 weeks if I could convince them to do it.

The chip also ended up maxing out at 4.2ghz at 1.25 volts, but hey, I can't blame them for everything.
 
Is this deal still going on? I can't find the landing page for the deal
 
jojo69 said:
Really? there are people on this site that still don't know this?

About 6 months ago, just before black Friday, Newegg cut [H]ardOCP's click through commission without warning or explanation, basically fucking Kyle and the guys out of a good chunk of their operating budget just before Christmas.

When pressed for an explanation a Newegg VP stated that [H] readers are "existing" customers and that they wished to focus their advertising on new customers.

This felt like a slap in the face to quite a few of us "existing" customers and to Kyle, who retaliated with the [N]ewZon plugin.

tldr

a state of open warfare exists between [H] and newegg

personally, I deleted my newegg account, fuck them
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Thanks for the breakdown, I never heard the actual story just assumed a falling out occurred.
 
What's funny is when the [H] started letting specific companies sell on their forums (like newegg) and got some flack for it they locked down accounts over it. Now the Egg has screwed them and the people they locked down accounts on.. well I presume they are just shaking their heads.
 
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