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    NewBiksCube reacted to LmeAde2 in Amazon List of PC Components on Sale   
    I found this whole list of Amazon sales going on right now and thought I'd share. Enjoy!
     
    Mouse
    Logitech G700s (link). Current price: $51 (normal price: $100).
    The sole wireless mouse that we recommend in our mouse guide. The sensor is laser, and thus not flawless, but other than that, it is a pretty good mouse.
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 200R (link). Current price: $50 (normal price: $90).
    A great case for a really low price. Excellent choice if this fits your budget.
    Rosewill BLACKHAWK (link). Current price: $65 (normal price: $100).
    With nothing less than five fans. A 35% discount is quite steep!
    Rosewill R5 (link). Current price: $65 (normal price: $100).
    A decent case.
    Rosewill THOR V2 (link). Current price: $90 (normal price: $150).
    A very large full tower case, with good cooling.
    Corsair Black 500R (link). Current price: $90 (normal price: $140).
    A well reviewed case.
    Corsair White 500R (link). Current price: $95 (normal price: $140).
    The white version of the 500R, for $5 more.
    Corsair Air 540 Silver (link). Current price: $120 (normal price: $150).
    Despite the cube-like shape, this case is well reviewed, with good cable management and airflow. If you were undecided because of the high price, maybe this sale will help.
    Corsair Air 540 White (link). Current price: $123 (normal price: $150).
    An extra $3 for the white version of the Air 540.
    Corsair Graphite Series 760T (link). Current price: $160 (normal price: $270).
    Pay no attention to the ridiculous “before” price of $270. The typical price is actually a bit under $200, so you are saving about $30. We do not normally recommend the 760T, since the normal price is simply too high to make the case worthwhile. With a price cut, this case should be a good purchase.
    Cooler Master HAF X (link). Current price: $160 (normal price: $200).
    Always a good recommendation, the HAF X has good cooling a very aggressive design.
    Intel CPU
    Intel i3 4150 (link). Current price: $100 (normal price: $150).
    Intel traditionally does not do CPU sales, so this is nice. The standard price is about $120, not $150.
    Intel i5 4690K (link). Current price: $205 (normal price: $265).
    This is currently the best CPU for gaming.
    Intel i7 4790K (link). Current price: $300 (normal price: $380).
    It can handle 8 threads that you can use to boost productivity in certain tasks, or to brag to your friends who do not have hyperthreading. Warning: The $380 original price is an exaggeration. You are saving about $40-$50, not $80.
    Intel i7 4930K (link). Current price: $460 (normal price: $740).
    A huge discount on this 6-core beast.
    AMD CPU
    AMD FX-6300 (link). Current price: $85 (normal price: $150).
    A decent discount makes this the best CPU for the price. Well worth it if it is in your budget.
    AMD FX-6350 (link). Current price: $105 (normal price: $160).
    A faster version of the 6300, in case you do not want to overclock. We recommend looking at the 8320 for $5 LESS, but if that is out of stock, this CPU is still on a good sale.
    AMD FX-8320 (link). Current price: $100 (normal price: $200).
    A good CPU for an unbeatable price. It is discounted from $150, not $200.
    AMD FX-8350 (link). Current price: $140 (normal price: $230).
    A faster version of the 8320, in case you do not want to overclock.
    SSD
    Kingston 120GB SSDNow (link). Current price: $50 (normal price: $194).
    Turning “mark it up before the price cut” into an extreme sport. $50 for 120GB is still a sweet deal.
    Crucial MX100 128GB (link). Current price: $63 (normal price: $80).
    A good price for this mid-tier SSD.
    SanDisk Ultra II 240GB (link). Current price: $85 (normal price: $160).
    240GB SSDs are usually around the $120 mark, so you are saving about $40 with this mid-tier SSD.
    Samsung 850 Pro 128GB (link). Current price: $97 (normal price: $130).
    One of the fastest SSDs available. Still expensive when compared to the value unit, but cheap when compared to normal prices.
    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (link). Current price: $110 (normal price: $150).
    A small discount, but who can complain about getting a discount?
    SanDisk Extreme PRO 240GB (link). Current price: $130 (normal price: $230).
    You buy this drive for its top-tier performance. The price cut makes it the same price as mid-tier SSDs.
    Samsung 840 EVO 500GB (link). Current price: $190 (normal price: $270).
    It is still expensive when compared to HDDs of the same capacity, but with drives like these, you can ditch HDDs altogether.
    Samsung 850 Pro 512GB (link). Current price: $320 (normal price: $400).
    Top tier performance and huge capacity. The price is cheaper than usual, but it is still high, and we recommend you ensure you actually need this drive, before buying.
    Samsung 840 EVO 1TB (link). Current price: $360 (normal price: $500).
    $0.36/GB is probably the lowest price any SSD has reached. Just keep in mind that a 1TB HDD is around $60.
    SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB (link). Current price: $516 (normal price: $700).
    Not for the feint of heart, or weak of wallet.
    Samsung 850 Pro 1 TB (link). Current price: $550 (normal price: $700).
    An extreme price for an extreme SSD. Except that the extremism is now slightly discounted, for those who are slightly less extreme.
    PSU
    Antec HCG-620M (link). Current price: $60 (normal price: $110).
    A good quality PSU, with modular cables. It may not be gold, but it can handle more power, and is cheap at this price.
    Rosewill CAPSTONE 550W Gold (not modular) (link). Current price: $65 (normal price: $100).
    High quality, decent discount, but not modular.
    Rosewill CAPSTONE 550W Gold (modular) (link). Current price: $79 (normal price: $120).
    Pay $15 extra to get the modular version of the Capstone 550W. Consider the 650W version for the same price, if it is still in stock.
    Rosewill CAPSTONE 650W Gold (modular) (link). Current price: $80 (normal price: $140).
    A very good PSU, if you need one. Great quality, gold efficiency, modular, and on a major discount.
    SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt (link). Current price: $80 (normal price: $120).
    An excellent PSU (gold, modular), for a good price.
    SeaSonic G Series 650-Watt (link). Current price: $95 (normal price: $143).
    The 650W version of the above.
    HDD
    Seagate 1TB (link). Current price: $50 (normal price: $115).
    The true price for a 1TB HDD is about $60 or $65, not $115. A $15 discount is still good, particularly if you are looking to buy a few units to hoard lots of data.
    Seagate 2TB (link). Current price: $70 (normal price: $165).
    The price of $0.035/GB is extremely low!
    GPU
    Zotac GTX 750 Ti (link). Current price: $105 (normal price: $182).
    The real price is about $135 or $140. A very good card for the price, particularly if you are considering joining the master race: This card should be able to output graphics close to a PS4.
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    NewBiksCube got a reaction from Mojo-Jojo in What to do with 30 old PCs   
    You should get someone that mods casses to practice on them, for like cool designs and custom cut outs
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    NewBiksCube reacted to Kuzma in Memory Bus size and how it effects your VRAM usage   
    Introduction:
    You may have seen me post around quite a bit telling people not to buy the 4GB variants of the 760, 770, 660 TI or 680 or the 6GB variant of the 7970; this is due to a little factor called the memory bus size it's hard to explain it on a technical level while still making it easy to understand so I'll simplify it down to a real world analogy.
     
    What exactly is the memory bus?
    The memory bus is the pathway that your gpu uses to access the memory it has and is generally measured in bits (8 bits = 1 byte :P ) this works together with the memory clock speed to work out exactly how much of the memory can be accessed per second.
     
    So how will it effect my graphics card?
    Think of the memory as water and the memory bus as a tunnel, if you need more water than your memory bus will let through then you're going to have to wait a while to wait for that extra water to come through. If your graphics card has memory bus designed for 2GB and your add another 2GB then you've added more water without being able to get that extra water through the memory bus.
     
    What about memory clock?
    The memory clock is like the speed of the water, if you increase the speed of the water enough then you can push more water through the small memory bus ^_^ the issue is however that you need a pretty large speed increase to access double the water in comparison to before.
     
    Conclusion
    So if you're buying a variant of a graphics card with double the memory then make sure that either the memory clock is increased or you know you'll be able to increase it (gpu boost 2.0) otherwise all that extra memory (and that extra cash) is wasted. Since memory clocks generally aren't very very high a good rule of thumb is 128bits and 1000mhz effective memory clock per gb (this can change to 64bits and 2000mhz and vice versa so make sure you do your math :D to work out if you're going to be able to use all that memory)
     
    P.S.
    I thought I'd add in my Titan calculations for any of you mathematicians reading this (attatched as a txt) and by my calculation a titan would need exactly double it's effective memory clock speed to access all 6GB of it's memory that or it's only accessing 3GB of it's memory and since we've already seen the titan use more than that leaving me with the conclusion GK110 only needs half the memory clock to access all the GB which to me is a crazy revolutionary advancement O.o
    titan calculations.txt
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