Search results

K
Guild Wars 2 for $30 at Amazon DEAD

Rather dead, sadly. :(
- KyrosKrane
- Post #3
- Dec 26, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray][Region Free] $59.50

Yeah, I had the same thing. Showed up as £44.99 on the item screen, added it to cart, went through checkout, and in the summary screen (just before placing the order), the total was £37.49 plus shipping.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #8
- Dec 6, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
Dragon Age collection $10

I have the original DAO on CD, but ten bucks for the expansion (which I never got) and the sequel is still a sweet deal. We'll have to see how well I can stomach the DRM, though ... I may never actually install this.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #8
- Sep 28, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
15-35% Off at Dell Outlet Home - includes Alienware (Expires Oct-2 & Oct-4/2012)

For the Alienware notebooks, they only have a few of the 17" models. None of the smaller ones, as far as I could see.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #2
- Sep 28, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
Rosewill mechanical keyboards - $64 (FS)

I've been meaning to try a mechanical keyboard for a while, see if it's really all that. I'm in for a Brown. We'll see how it plays out.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #8
- Sep 18, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
Moral Dilemma (Received Intel 3930k by mistake)

My guess is they'd have been a lot more generous if the OP hadn't opened the processor box. If it was still sealed, Newegg would have been able to resell it at full price as a new item. Now, they have to resell it as open box, which means they'll have to eat a substantial loss.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #111
- Sep 13, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
K
About to RMA drive - but TrueCrypt cleared errors - still return it??

Murphyc, I think we're agreeing. The point I was making is that if the drive can recover from the error and restore my data, then it's working fine from the user perspective. If the error causes some data loss, but the drive works normally otherwise, that's an iffy situation for me. If that...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #21
- Sep 8, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
K
About to RMA drive - but TrueCrypt cleared errors - still return it??

The primary purpose of a hard disk is to hold data (files, executables, whatever). If it encounters an error and recovers invisibly to the user, great. If it encounters an error that requires wiping the whole hard drive with Secure Erase to fix it, then the hard drive has failed in its primary...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #15
- Sep 5, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
K
How many builds have you reused your case?

Missed this reply, sorry. Sadly, I'm not a particularly handy person with a Dremel or similar tools. In fact, I've never really done anything with power tools more sophisticated than hanging a couple of paintings around the house.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #46
- Sep 5, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
K
How many builds have you reused your case?

I bought a Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 a few years ago. It began life housing a Core2 Duo. Later I dropped in a Core2 Quad, and eventually I upgraded to the Core i7-930 it currently houses. I count that as three builds, despite upgrades to the video card and various other components along the...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #40
- Aug 29, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
K
WD "Red" drives? At Newegg.

Would using Red drives make sense for a 5- or 6-drive RAID array where each drive is plugged directly into the PC's motherboard? My objective is capacity and longevity (i.e., I don't want drives failing after a year or two), not speed. I still haven't decided between on-board hardware RAID...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #100
- Aug 29, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
K
DEAD: Kindle 6" e-ink eReader (refurb) $40+ $5 S&H

Sadly the link now points to a Dell laptop. =(
- KyrosKrane
- Post #2
- Aug 16, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
DEAD: Frank Sinatra - Nothing but the Best 22 hits for 0.99 at Amazon

Dead, I fear. =( They're asking $11.99 now.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #16
- Aug 9, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
Dust and Upgrading?

Depends on your cost of canned air and the vaccuum. I buy bottles of canned air for about $4 each, depending whether they're on sale or not. Assuming the vacuum duster costs $54 from Amazon, that's about 14 cans of air to break even. For me, each can lasts 2-3 months, so it's probably not...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #21
- Aug 1, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
K
DEAD: Buckyballs 67% off, 07/31 + 08/01, diff site

Heh, yeah. I've been reading AT and its forums off and on since maybe 2000, can't remember that far back. Just never actually registered till a couple of years ago. OT: The site freaked out my iPad as well. Can't figure out why the cert is bad. I ended up going with the deal from the other...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #25
- Aug 1, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
Anyone seen an Athlon II X4 610e low-power quad-core CPU for sale anywhere?

Well, this CPU is finally starting to show up at retail. Buy.com has a few in stock, and some other Internet retailers are starting to carry it too.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #23
- Aug 28, 2010
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
K
Anyone seen an Athlon II X4 610e low-power quad-core CPU for sale anywhere?

Heh, it's not that. I have some Gentle Typhoons in the PC, but I had some heating issues (despite not overclocking!) and had to jam a bucketload of them into the PC to get it stable. The end result is that the PC fan noise is quite audible.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #18
- Aug 26, 2010
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
K
Anyone seen an Athlon II X4 610e low-power quad-core CPU for sale anywhere?

In my case, it's not a closed cabinet; rather it's an airy shelf on the table under the TV, open on all sides (except top and bottom, obviously). That's also the reason I'm concerned about sound; I'm pretty sensitive to noise, particularly in a quiet room. I can't just muffle a noisy...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #14
- Aug 25, 2010
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
K
Anyone seen an Athlon II X4 610e low-power quad-core CPU for sale anywhere?

Low-power, low-heat applications. This CPU category is perfect for heavy-duty HTPCs, such as roll-your-own DVRs. With wattage that low, you can get away with a passive cooler. Consider this PC built by Maximum PC: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/how_build_ultimate_3d_home_theater_pc...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #6
- Aug 16, 2010
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
K
XFX Security Alert...

Now this is how you do advertising right -- make people want to watch. Great campaign, and surprisingly well acted for all its kitsch.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #21
- Apr 22, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
K
For the Prepaid phone crowd:Puretalk no contrac$10/mo/101 mins/rollover&never expire

Wait, wait, wait. Am I reading this right? You get unlimited data for about $10 a month? Can you tether on this connection?
- KyrosKrane
- Post #35
- Apr 9, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
Hot! 10 cow keychain LED flashlights $2 shipped

The price is up to $0.99 each. :( Still has free shipping, though.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #18
- Mar 28, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
*Update*Witcher: Enchaned edition director's cut $19.99 now at D2D

Very tempting. Does Impulse have any sort of DRM? Or is it just a one-time activation? I've never used them before.
- KyrosKrane
- Post #4
- Mar 25, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
K
Overheating RAM and video card

Zagood, thank you thank you thank you! I had gotten so wrapped up in this issue that I couldn't see the forest for the trees. The problem wasn't how to move the hot air around, the problem was not enough fresh air coming in! I looked up that case mod you mentioned, and when I saw it, I...
- KyrosKrane
- Post #3
- Mar 24, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
K
Overheating RAM and video card

Hi, guys. I need your help debugging an issue that I think is heat related. Given that reading some of the excellent posts here is what drove me to upgrade in the first place, I think it's only fair to give you guys a crack at analyzing this. :) Please forgive the wall of text; I'm trying to...
- KyrosKrane
- Thread
- Mar 24, 2010
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Cases & Cooling

RESOURCES

Top Bottom