Your Latest Purchase Thread

[985323]

We don't seem to have one of these So I figured I'd make one.
First off I bought the R.A.T 9
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/rat9_left.pngThen I also bought 4Gb DDR3 for my new 10" netbook


What about you guy's?

[crenn]

I've made no purchases (except for the odd steam game) recently. However I'm planning to buy some stuff from sparkfun after the 15th of Feb (depending on my bank balance) so I can grab some items for my project including some long distance (1mi/1.6km) Xbee wireless serial links, a GPS module (this is in doubt) and maybe some other things to experiment with again depending on my bank balance.

[mDust]

Last week:
XFX HD 6870 1gb
Patriot 2x4GB DDR3-2000

These upgrades didn't fix my desktop issues. As it turned out, the PCIe slots/bus is/are dead. Instead of trying to find a decent 775 replacement, I upgraded my 3-4yo system...

Earlier today:
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula
OEM AMD 1090T Black
Thermaltake Frio
Kingston SSDNow V+100 SVP100S2/64G
OEM 64bit Win7 Home for TRIM support

I'm hoping to get it Monday...but Tuesday is more likely. I'm concentrating as hard as I can in an effort to will it to come Monday though.:devcool: <--This guy also now owns my soul.
Now I'm just waiting on AC: Brotherhood, Crysis 2, Red Faction: Armageddon, Battlefield 3, Mechwarrior, Thief 4, and Skyrim in addition to half a dozen smaller games...:twisted:

[Technochicken]

We don't seem to have one of these do i figured I'd make one.
First off I bought the R.A.T 9
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/rat9_left.pngThen I also bought 4Gb DDR3 for my new 10" netbook


What about you guy's?

I got a R.A.T. 5 recently, and I love it. Other than that, I have not bought any PC stuff for about a year and a half.

[Airbozo]

PC Stuff? Nothing recently. I am saving up for an i7 build though.

My latest purchases have all been for my kitchen. All of it.

[diluzio91]

2GDL2MHMkXw
:D

[x88x]

PC Stuff? Nothing recently. I am saving up for an i7 build though.

My latest purchases have all been for my kitchen. All of it.

I know what you mean...my most recent 'purchase' was the oil company unexpectedly delivering $500 worth of heating oil two weeks ago.. Knocked out my savings for at least a month. :dead: ..on that note, off to home to build a wooden box to go over my filler port. -_^

[msmrx57]

I know what you mean...my most recent 'purchase' was the oil company unexpectedly delivering $500 worth of heating oil two weeks ago.. Knocked out my savings for at least a month. :dead: ..on that note, off to home to build a wooden box to go over my filler port. -_^

I'm hoping that there is still a tank at least. I have heard of this happening after the tank has been removed.:eek:

[Spawn-Inc]

I'm hoping that there is still a tank at least. I have heard of this happening after the tank has been removed.:eek:

me too, the people who rip out the old tanks forget to remove the filler pipes and you get a basement full of oil :)

was told it happens at least once a year.



as for my new purchase(s) my last was the glock 17 and the newest hopefully next week will be a Hornady Lock-N-Load AP reloading press + accessories for reloading 9mm. bad part is the $1000 bill, but the sooner i get it the sooner i have cheaper ammo.

http://www.scopedin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/reviews/reloading/hornady_lnl/ap_loader.gif

[slaveofconvention]

Earlier today:
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula
OEM AMD 1090T Black
Thermaltake Frio
Kingston SSDNow V+100 SVP100S2/64G
OEM 64bit Win7 Home for TRIM support

What case are you using - I have to ask cos the Frio I reviewed is a BIG cooler and only fits in about 3 of the cases I have here at home - just too tall for most of them.... Awesome choice for a cooler by the way - I love it - but small it aint :p

[x88x]

I'm hoping that there is still a tank at least. I have heard of this happening after the tank has been removed.:eek:

Heh, yup. 550 gallon tank sitting in my basement. Unfortunately it was only about 1/4 full when I bought the place. They say that the first time they had a driver deliver oil to me they inspected the tank and found that it was a 270 gallon..which is interesting...because the tank is in my basement...which is locked... :P

Good news, though, is that I got an unexpected extra $70 on my paycheck this week...so now I have $75 to last the next 2 weeks.. :D

[msmrx57]

Good news, though, is that I got an unexpected extra $70 on my paycheck this week...so now I have $75 to last the next 2 weeks.. :D

Well that's definitely better than $5.:whistler:

[mDust]

What case are you using - I have to ask cos the Frio I reviewed is a BIG cooler and only fits in about 3 of the cases I have here at home - just too tall for most of them.... Awesome choice for a cooler by the way - I love it - but small it aint :p

It will be temporarily (I like to think :)) installed in my Raid Max X9 with the side popped off. Eventually, all the above hardware will be submerged in cold oil in a custom tank. :up:

[x88x]

Well that's definitely better than $5.:whistler:

Heheh, yup. :D

[Twigsoffury]

me too, the people who rip out the old tanks forget to remove the filler pipes and you get a basement full of oil :)

was told it happens at least once a year.



as for my new purchase(s) my last was the glock 17 and the newest hopefully next week will be a Hornady Lock-N-Load AP reloading press + accessories for reloading 9mm. bad part is the $1000 bill, but the sooner i get it the sooner i have cheaper ammo.

http://www.scopedin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/reviews/reloading/hornady_lnl/ap_loader.gif



A glock 17 + home made ammo = more jams then you can shake a stick at i.m.o

:P

[Spawn-Inc]

A glock 17 + home made ammo = more jams then you can shake a stick at i.m.o

:P

lol, but i will be making it :)guess i will find out. at the very least i will be able to reload all kinds of ammo later on once my collection grows.

[billygoat333]

lots of drinks... and good food tonight. God it is fun not working nights anymore! :)

[BuzzKillington]

Latest PC purchase was my Cooler Master Sentinel. Latest gadget purchase was a PILA IBCT charger for my work light.

[BuzzKillington]

PS: Spawn you can get 5000 rounds of 9mm for that price! Unless you're at the range every week for hours on end, it'll take years to break even.

[AmEv]

Yesterday: Targus Charger tip #9 $5.
Tomorrow: Display Cable for iMaack $11.

[Mark_Hardware]

OK, well, I had just put this in my reservoir thread... But wth. It seems appropriate, with it being a new purchase and all :D
A gas/gasless MIG welder! 110VAC, it will weld lighter steels, stainless steel, and aluminums. Can be used with Argon, CO2, and combinations of the 2.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2517/imag0120u.jpg
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4497/imag0121xg.jpg
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5717/imag0123wu.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4661/imag0124a.jpg

[Spawn-Inc]

PS: Spawn you can get 5000 rounds of 9mm for that price! Unless you're at the range every week for hours on end, it'll take years to break even.

since i've owned the glock i've put 1500 rounds down the barrel in 4 trips and have another 600 waiting to be used. i expect to put at least 10k a year. as well i can also buy some die's and a shell plate and i can start making what ever other calibre i want. (eg. 40 and 45 once i get the guns to go with it).

and unfortunately the cheapest ammo i have seen here was $13 a box + tax and i need to buy the case. so 4000 rounds for 1100.

[Lothair]

Perhaps you could start offering a service to help pay it off?

[BuzzKillington]

and unfortunately the cheapest ammo i have seen here was $13 a box + tax and i need to buy the case. so 4000 rounds for 1100.

Ammoman.com :D

Still, reloading is a good hobby, it's just gunna take a long while before you see savings. Not too long ago you could get a 5000rnd brick of 9mm for 500 bucks. :facepalm:

[Kayin]

Which is why I still shoot .22 rimfire.

Last purchase for me was buying Luthien dinner last night. While I sat in the ER.

(Don't worry, I'll be fine. For once.)

[985323]

A case of Sanbitter, I read a review saying it was the worst thing the guy had ever drank so I thought I'd use it to torture Pcclan

[x88x]

Heheheh, you want something really nasty, get some Cocaine "Unlabelled" nope, apparently we can call it Cocaine again (the energy drink (http://www.drinkcocaine.com/), not the psychoactive drug). Stuff is nasty...potent though...and it has the dubious distinction of being one of the few substances I have ingested that hurt just as much coming out (the proper outlet) as it did going in. :P

[985323]

I have a case of that above me. Me and pcclan really like it

[DynamoNED]

My latest purchase was an Acer G235hAbd 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6256830) to replace my parents' 19" CRT. It was a belated part of my Christmas gift to them, which was to build them a new PC. Their old system is a Pentium D 915 setup running XP which the motherboard has failed on. Rather than to attempt to resurrect it (though I may in the future), I started fresh. Their new system has a Phenom II X4 920, 4GB RAM, a 1TB Hard Drive & Windows 7. (Maybe a bit overkill for their e-mail & web browsing needs...nah!:D) Long story short, my parents have a sweet new machine & monitor.

[Mark_Hardware]

Stuff is nasty...potent though...and it has the dubious distinction of being one of the few substances I have ingested that hurt just as much coming out (the proper outlet) as it did going in. :P

wtf?

[x88x]

Stuff is nasty...potent though...and it has the dubious distinction of being one of the few substances I have ingested that hurt just as much coming out (the proper outlet) as it did going in. :P

wtf?

lol. It's interesting stuff, really. It actually tastes pretty good, but don't drink it on an empty stomach....or by itself. It burns the lining of your throat...and everything else. It was really weird, I could actually consciously feel it the entire way through my system...all the way through.

[985323]

I just bought these two airsoft rifles today
http://www.airsoftsniped.com/p31/UTG-Master-Sniper-Army-Digital-Airsoft-Sniper-Rifle-With-SCOPE/product_info.html
and
http://www.airsoftsniped.com/p8/UTG-L96-AWP-Shadow-Ops-OD-Green-Airsoft-Sniper-Rifle-+-SCOPE/product_info.html

[blaze15301]

I just bought these two airsoft rifles today
http://www.airsoftsniped.com/p31/UTG-Master-Sniper-Army-Digital-Airsoft-Sniper-Rifle-With-SCOPE/product_info.html
and
http://www.airsoftsniped.com/p8/UTG-L96-AWP-Shadow-Ops-OD-Green-Airsoft-Sniper-Rifle-+-SCOPE/product_info.html

thank you now i have something else to waste my money on. know of any other good sites?

[Snowman]

Reloading is ultimately cheaper, more accurate, and definitely a worthwhile hobby. If I remember correctly reloaded 9mm by the 50 is somewhere in the sub 10 dollar range where as buying it at the local store for me was somewhere in the >20 dollar range.. also you can slug your barrel or measure it to get an accurate read on your barrel to produce a casting that is matched to your gun. Just my two cents but reloading is the way to go, I hope to throw in some extra dough on the mortgage to get a dillon 550b

[Spawn-Inc]

Reloading is ultimately cheaper, more accurate, and definitely a worthwhile hobby. If I remember correctly reloaded 9mm by the 50 is somewhere in the sub 10 dollar range where as buying it at the local store for me was somewhere in the >20 dollar range.. also you can slug your barrel or measure it to get an accurate read on your barrel to produce a casting that is matched to your gun. Just my two cents but reloading is the way to go, I hope to throw in some extra dough on the mortgage to get a dillon 550b

sounds about right, the cheapest retail ammo i can get currently is about $15 for 50 (though i need to buy a case/1000 rounds at a time) rounds after tax vs about 10 after tax homemade. and that was including buying once fired brass. i picked up all my cases from the last 1500 rounds i used so i'm already set from that point.

[Kayin]

Picked up three waterblocks (2xCPU and 1xfullcover GPU) for 60 bucks brand new.

No hints as to what I'm doing.

[Snowman]

Picked up three waterblocks (2xCPU and 1xfullcover GPU) for 60 bucks brand new.

No hints as to what I'm doing.

You mean other than ripping people off?:banana:

[TheGreatSatan]

I bought a new 27 inch Asus LED monitor (http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=SqSPAYIsfecjo9GX)

[Kayin]

Who says I ripped people off? These were retail.

[Snowman]

Who says I ripped people off? These were retail.

It was a joke sir nothing more, that being said I want to know where your getting 3 water blocks for 60 retail

[d_stilgar]

I got a new mouse pad!

I've had a ratpadz gs for years and years and over time all the texture wore off. It's was finally too polished for me to use anymore so I got the XT version and it came yesterday!

Old next to new:
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2772_800x600.jpg

Bottom of old:
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2776_800x600.jpg

Top of old. This used to be as textured as my new one:
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2773_800x600.jpg

Bottom of new one:
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2775_800x600.jpg

Top of new one:
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2774_800x600.jpg

[x88x]

Heheh, congrats! I'm sure you'll be very happy with it. I got my Ratpad about 3 years back when all they made was the the XT, and it is still going strong. It looks basically new! :D

[Spawn-Inc]

dam internet made me buy a new gun...

but at least it only cost me $350 this time.

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc399/Rangeman67/CIMG0133.jpg

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc399/Rangeman67/CIMG0141.jpg

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc399/Rangeman67/CIMG0137.jpg

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc399/Rangeman67/CIMG0147.jpg

[x88x]

Yummy! :twisted:

[TheGreatSatan]

I bought a new 27 inch Asus LED monitor (http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=SqSPAYIsfecjo9GX)

I am so pissed. I got an email from Newegg saying that they are sorry, but they cannot fulfill my order. :(

[x88x]

Wuaahhh??? Never seen that before.

[billygoat333]

wow that is a beautiful monitor.

[d_stilgar]

I got the Belkin n52te I linked to on woot the other day. It's pretty nice.

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2781_800x600.jpg

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2780_800x600.jpg

[crenn]

I bought my girlfriend a Acer 24" G245HBmid monitor. I'm giving it to her next week, I hope she likes it!

I'm also due to get a couple of 5.5V super capacitors and a few RTC chips tomorrow. Total cost: AUD$11

[Mark_Hardware]

Is that left handed?

[d_stilgar]

Is that left handed?

Yeah

[x88x]

Is that left handed?

All the game-pad-ish things I've seen like that are left-handed, actually. They're designed to replace the keyboard while gaming, so the expectation is that you're using the mouse with your right hand.

[Spawn-Inc]

I got the Belkin n52te I linked to on woot the other day. It's pretty nice.


it looks really neat, has it helped in gaming, any learning curve?

[Mark_Hardware]

How's this for a latest purchase? :D
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7646/imag0197t.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9219/imag0198w.jpg

Finally got a car that fits my hair!

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8624/imag0200m.jpg

It's a project, that's for sure. But that's what I wanted.

[x88x]

Heheh, nice!

[Kayin]

I just picked up a new board to achieve my ultimate goal-the fastest PC ever on TBCS.

So yeah, I just got a dual G34 board, 24 RAM slots. U jelly?

[crenn]

U jelly?
No, I'm human....

[Kayin]

I thought you were furry.

[x88x]

OOooooohhh....what CPUs are going on there? ...please say duodec-core's :twisted:

[Kayin]

I'm allowed to have dual dodecacores if I sell off my i7 setup. So someone buy it.

[Luthien]

I'm allowed to have dual dodecacores if I sell off my i7 setup. So someone buy it.

Yes, someone please buy it. He's allowed to have dodecacores and I'm allowed to play with them.

[Luthien]

As for my latest purchase: I now have a Droid 2. I finally got an Android phone.

[AmEv]

My imaginary purchase?

The only quad-socket MoBo on the 'Egg.

And four 12-core procys.

And 16*4GB RAM.

Amongst other thing.

[x88x]

Yes, someone please buy it. He's allowed to have dodecacores and I'm allowed to play with them.

Oooh. If I could, I would. I hope someone does though; I really want to see that. :twisted:

I may be lining up an interesting purchase this weekend...contacting the seller today...I'll post more details if/when it goes through. :D

[SXRguyinMA]

He's allowed to have dodecacores and I'm allowed to play with them.

Am I the only one that finds this amusing? :whistler:

[blaze15301]

Am I the only one that finds this amusing? :whistler:

nope i laughed pretty hard myself.

[Luthien]

Amusing?

Why wouldn't I want to play with them?

[diluzio91]

Why wouldn't I want to play with them?

http://danieldickey.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/thats-what-she-said2.jpg

[AmEv]

Uuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooo oookkkkkkkkaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.. .................................................. ...

[BuzzKillington]

HTC Evo 4g. So far, pretty awesome phone.

[Luthien]

http://danieldickey.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/thats-what-she-said2.jpg

I'm talking about processors...I don't know what you're talking about.

[diluzio91]

I'm talking about processors...I don't know what you're talking about.

what woman in her right mind wouldn't wanna play with that many cores? :D

[farlo]

xfx 6850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150515)
sitting in my shopping cart, waiting for tax refund in the morning.

:banana:

[x88x]

waiting for tax refund in the morning.

Just got my State deposited today! :banana: ...still waiting on my Federal to be approved...
[EDIT]
Just checked my emails from TurboTax and realized that they told me there was some law passed that Federal returns aren't going to start being processed until the 14th....that's !&$^ annoying... -_^

[farlo]

i had to pay into state :sadbanana:

[TheGreatSatan]

I just picked up a Zotac Atom Dual Core board (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0314699) for my next project!

[Mark_Hardware]

Just checked my emails from TurboTax and realized that they told me there was some law passed that Federal returns aren't going to start being processed until the 14th....that's !&$^ annoying... -_^

I got my state and federal like two weeks ago...
Of course, it's mostly gone now, but hey....

[x88x]

Yeah, I went ahead and actually read the explanation about why my Federal processing was delayed until the 14th...apparently there was some law passed (or repealed, or something, idk) that they wouldn't process anyone who it affected until after the 14th. ..of course, TurboTax wouldn't tell me what the relevant law(s) were... -_^

[x88x]

...and then I went back a read it again... :facepalm:
Apparently there was some law passed last month about itemized deductions. Specifically, for me, tuition, mortgage interest, and property taxes.

[farlo]

ok, lots of stuff to add.

asus VE278Q Black 27" led-lcd monitor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236103R)
ASUS M4A785-M (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131595)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727)
2x2gbs of ddr2-800

also a Jackson js32t Kelly
(http://www.jacksonguitars.com/products/products.php?group=Right&page=3&product=2910023376) in black

[x88x]

Haven't received it yet, but last night I bought a Corsair HX1000 on ebay. The guy was trying to do single-wire sleeving on the ATX connector and broke off some of the pins. So, a little bit of time putting new pins on (and I think I might go ahead and single-sleeve it too), and I have a basically new HX1000 for $174 shipped. :D That's a good $60 off Newegg's price, just because the guy couldn't be bothered to learn how to crimp connectors. :P

...and, I just realized that since it's ~5cm longer than my TX750, I'm going to need to move my pump...ah well, it's time I made it a proper mount anyway.

[Diamon]

Speaking of pumps, I just got myself one :D
An Eheim 1048, the watercooling setup is now complete.
Currently leak testing it with everything outside of the case except the water block which is mounted on the CPU.
34C idle and 54C under full load, both at stock clocks (i7 920 CPU).
Tried doing a rough overclock to 4,2 GHz but I got 95C under full load so I set it back :P.

[Kayin]

New G34 board came with a gouge through the second socket. Back to the drawing board.

[x88x]

Ewww... :( Are you going to be able to get your money back?

[Kayin]

Contacted the seller. It was photographed so as not to show the extent of the damage, so if not from the seller will resort to through Ebay.

[msmrx57]

Contacted the seller. It was photographed so as not to show the extent of the damage, so if not from the seller will resort to through Ebay.

That sux. That's why I only buy with paypal.

[Kayin]

Thankfully, it was through paypal. Seller actually has another board I want (quad socket F) so I may just ask for a swap.

[Datech]

My last major purchase came courtesy of my tax return. I got myself a:

42" LG 42PJ350 720p Plasma HDTV (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038W35EK/ref=oss_product) - I've no need for 1080p when our closest seat is 7ft from the TV.

Playstation 3 320GB with Move starter kit (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002I0K956/ref=oss_product) - The sports games for move are REALLY fun, and very realistic as far as the movements go. They also have multiple levels and achievements for each game, and they aren't anywhere near as stupid easy as the Wii sports. I also got Little Big Planet, a pink controller for the woman, another Move controller, and a really sweet dock (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041S1MVI/ref=oss_product) for it all. I also got Netflix for now, and Dish Network HD in a couple of weeks ($200 Amazon gift card after signup since I purchased the TV through Amazon)

Another cool thing I got after Christmas was a memory foam mattress (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EPMODC/ref=oss_product). It's made by a company called DynastyMattress, and for the last month me and the woman have loved it. This mattress directly compares with TempurPedic's $2500 memory foam bed.

[DynamoNED]

My latest purchase was of the "Amazing Mystery Bag" from our own d_stilgar. Photos:

This was waiting for me after I got back from school today (altered to protect personal infromation):
http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/9990/mysterybox.jpg

Opening the box:
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1586/mysteryboxopen.jpg

Contents of the "Amazing Mystery Bag/Box"
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5622/mysterycontents.jpg

Not too shabby for $15. Thanks to d_stilgar for the auction & great stuff!

[Spawn-Inc]

the transfer went through on my 1911, and after spending 2 hours cleaning the oil they pack it with for shipping i shot 200 rounds through it later that day. then i ended up polishing the slide release, safety, grip safety, hammer, mag release, trigger and barrel bushing.

stock
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/IMG_0683.jpg
after
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/IMG_0707.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/IMG_0706.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/IMG_0705.jpg

[Snowman]

Para cord sling for my rifle.. if SHTF I have 80 feet of para cord for emergency use.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5451729626_8e375034e0_b.jpg

[x88x]

Nice. I like. :twisted: What model rifle is that?

[Snowman]

Sig Sauer 522, until I can afford its big brother the 556.. also ignore the kids socks I was getting his clothes ready for the morning and had to snap a picture for a product review.

[BuzzKillington]

California hates big mean ol' "assault rifles." All semi-auto rifles have to have a bullet button and a ton of other crap requirements. :(

My last purchase was a XIM for my PS3. It's time to ownnnn.

[Spawn-Inc]

California hates big mean ol' "assault rifles." All semi-auto rifles have to have a bullet button and a ton of other crap requirements. :(

My last purchase was a XIM for my PS3. It's time to ownnnn.

bullet button?

you wanna know how stupid laws are here in Canada.

this is legal to carry around (unloaded, trigger locked)
semi auto belt fed (unlimited rounds as long as it's a fabric belt)
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa287/KevinM_22/DSC_8001.jpg

and yet this is restricted and can only be used at approved ranges...

(mine :))
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/IMG_0675.jpg

[x88x]

Heheh, got my HX1000 today. :D
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/HX1000_00.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/HX1000_01.jpg

And the reason I got it for ~25% off:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/HX1000_02.jpg

One broken plug. Not like I have a big roll of those lying around. :whistler:

[BuzzKillington]

VseNzVcIjtc

[Kayin]

Ebay seller on my dual G34 board and I settled (rather happily) on a quad socket F as an exchange for the scarred board. I'm already halfway to filling it with what I have around the house.

[x88x]

...I don't get it. What's the point of a bullet button? Just to make it take longer to reload?

[msmrx57]

...I don't get it. What's the point of a bullet button? Just to make it take longer to reload?

Precisely.

[x88x]

Precisely.

Huh. I would have thought they would want to make it harder to shoot quickly, not reload quickly... *shrugs* Eh, politics, what ya gonna do.

[diluzio91]

Huh. I would have thought they would want to make it harder to shoot quickly, not reload quickly... *shrugs* Eh, politics, what ya gonna do.

because the homicidal maniac could never take a small rod and glue it to the button. lol... politicians make me laugh

[Spawn-Inc]

because the homicidal maniac could never take a small rod and glue it to the button. lol... politicians make me laugh

lol, exactly. here in Banada any semi auto rifle is limited to 5 rounds per mag. and the only thing that stops the bad guy is a single rivet..... same with pistols, the limit is 10 rounds, so again a simple little rivet is all that needs to be removed.

[AmEv]

Wow.


Now I feel SO safe.

Rather than design whole new guns, let's gimp it, and make it "harder" to cause bad things.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH....no

[Kayin]

I'll keep my automatic .22 here, thanks.

Sometimes it's nice to live in the South.

[x88x]

I Maryland the limit is 20 rounds. ..though, that's only for buy/sell/transfer/etc. IIRC there's no law saying you can't buy a larger magazine somewhere else and use it in MD. :D

[Kayin]

Some supplies to make my first knife-a preworked blade blank, spalted white ash (leftover from Mithril, natch) and brass pins, as well as bluing and files for filework on the tang. I know a fair bit about metalwork (worked in a bodyshop growing up) and with my failing right eye I'm doing what I can to enjoy the things I've wanted to do all my life. When we get home I'm building a forge to play with making my own damascus...

I won't say that I'm tired of PCs-I'm working on getting myself a quad-socket F system up and talking to itself, but it will be nice to work with something that will not be obsolete as soon as I put it down. I'm thinking about making the rest of my blackpowder supplies as well.

Benefits to living in the woods.

[x88x]

Heheh, so here's something fun I picked up last night. :D Only $125.
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/CM450E_00.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/CM450E_01.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/CM450E_02.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/CM450E_03.jpg

1982 Honda CM450E. Not in the best of shape...and there's no title...so I'm going to be taking care of that before I put another dime into it, juuust in case...but once you get past the basically shot seat cushion, every single light being broken (I'm sorry, most I could accept, but all of them? Was that really an accident? :rolleyes: ), and a bunch of other stuff being dismantled, it doesn't actually look in bad shape. The engine, transmission, and carbs look physically fine (on the outside at least), the exhaust looks in good shape (so far) and there doesn't appear the be much rust on it. So, pull that stuff out, give it a good cleaning and a quick engine rebuild, and I think it'll run just fine. :D

What does the future hold for this bike? Well, some of it will be moving over the it's older, slightly smaller brother next to it under the cover (1980 CM400T), some of it will be going in the parts bin, but the rest of it.. :twisted: Well, let's just say I'm going to be learning a lot about electric motor design over the next year or so.

[BuzzKillington]

- Some black tactical pants for work from LAPG.
- Seidio Innocase II (awesome cellphone case FYI)
- Joye 510 kit
- 8 boxes of contacts. I'm surprised they allowed me to order -4.25's and -4.5's. My prescription is over a year old and it was -4 back then.


Also a new PS3 bluetooth courtesy of the new ebay seller who sold me one missing the ear hook... and special thanks to ebay for holding funds in his paypal account.

[Snowman]

I'll keep my automatic .22 here, thanks.

Sometimes it's nice to live in the South.

You don't have to live in the south:twisted:. All gun laws are screwed because the only people that follow them are law abiding citizens. Criminals could care less what gets passed into law but tend to avoid guns that go to full auto because they are two bit hoods not federal kingpins. Oh well maybe with this pending government shut down this country can make some progress in the right direction for once. My pending latest purchase will be my sons birthday present will definitely post here when its home.

[TheGreatSatan]

Just picked up a 1090T and an MSI 870A for my Commodore Mod

[Kayin]

20 sticks of ECC RDDR2 for my next project (most likely for the CM contest, but certainly for my own enjoyment.)

[x88x]

Ooh, so you MBB is one of those that has more than 4 slots per socket? Nice! Though 20 seems a bit odd...5 sticks per cpu..won't be able to run in dual-channel then..

[Kayin]

4 slots per CPU, 4 cpus to the board, a few sticks as spares.

[farlo]

i purchased a shipping label to RMA my xfx 6850

[x88x]

4 slots per CPU, 4 cpus to the board, a few sticks as spares.

Ah, ok, makes sense.

[x88x]

Two things today..

This one's more fun, but it's not exactly a purchase, per-se, but it is new fun-ness. :D I got my winnings from the raffle. :D
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/4870x2s.jpg

Now for an actual purchase. I got this today. Well, and another one like it, but I forgot to take a picture before I moved it.
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/roof_01.jpg

...unfortunately, there was a reason for this purchase... We had some nasty high winds on Friday..even knocked out my power from sometime on Friday until about noon on Saturday...and when I went outside to check the damage, I found this:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/roof_00.jpg

Got it fixed though, so it's all good now. :D Just got a different colored patch of shingles on my roof now...

[TheGreatSatan]

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1070145.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1070148.jpg

[Drum Thumper]

165 feet of chain link fence, posts and top rails. I'll get a pic as soon as its delivered.

Man lemme tell you, it's terrible having a 1/2 acre of land lol.

[x88x]

Man lemme tell you, it's terrible having a 1/2 acre of land lol.

I agree, it would be terrible only having 1/2 acre of land. :whistler: ;)

I do hope I'm never in a position where I have to fence in my whole property though..I don't like fences.

[Kayin]

Wouldn't a gun and a no trespassing sign be cheaper?

[Okele]

Bought a PNY 460 GTX about two weeks ago, and last weekend bought an ipad for 140.00, still waiting for it in the mail. Found one of those penny bidding sites and bid on it, won it, now Im just waiting on it.

[Snowman]

hahahahaha fencing in a half acre.. ahahaha... try fencing 101.5 with 8 strands of high tensile that dissect it into at least 8 pastures.

[Drum Thumper]

I agree, it would be terrible only having 1/2 acre of land. :whistler: ;)

I do hope I'm never in a position where I have to fence in my whole property though..I don't like fences.

I don't truly care for it either...but with a couple of kids, everything changes.

[Kayin]

True dat.

[TheGreatSatan]

I just bought the MSI R6850 Cyclone (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127566&Tpk=6850%20msi)

[TheGreatSatan]

and I just got the 640GB WD hard drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136544)

[OvRiDe]

I just picked up 2 x 500 GB WD Black Drives (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795) that are 6GB/s. Got them in a RAID0 at the moment. So far so good. :crossed:

[Crimson Sky]

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Full

2X Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Registered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3D4R9S/8GHB

PNY VCQFX1800-PCIE-PB Quadro FX 1800 768MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card

3X Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

TYAN S7025WAGM2NR Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SSI EEB Dual Intel Xeon 5500 Series Server Motherboard


CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ...

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

2x Intel Xeon E5520 Nehalem 2.26GHz LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80602E5520

2x Thermaltake CLS0005 60mm Long Life Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler for Intel Xeon Nehalem-EP / Gainestown / Westmere Series

sahweet....

[x88x]

Got some stuff in for a project I'm planning...there'll be a thread sometime next week when the rest of the parts get here, but the shipment today got me excited. :D

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/lightfoot_00.jpg

...I picked up a new hobby recently... :whistler:

[TheGreatSatan]

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Full

2X Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Registered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3D4R9S/8GHB

PNY VCQFX1800-PCIE-PB Quadro FX 1800 768MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card

3X Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

TYAN S7025WAGM2NR Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SSI EEB Dual Intel Xeon 5500 Series Server Motherboard


CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ...

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

2x Intel Xeon E5520 Nehalem 2.26GHz LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80602E5520

2x Thermaltake CLS0005 60mm Long Life Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler for Intel Xeon Nehalem-EP / Gainestown / Westmere Series

sahweet....

and your total was?:eek:

I just bought:

SilverStone FP32B Aluminum 3.5-Inch Drive Bay with USB X 4 + E1394.

SilverStone AEROSLOT Maximum Vented PCI Slot Covers

Lamptron Vandal Resistant Illuminated Momentary Switch Red, Black Housing

Kodak Pulse 7-Inch Digital Frame

Where do you think this is going?

[diluzio91]

...I picked up a new hobby recently... :whistler:

Im guessing RC choppers, but im hoping RC cars? lol

[blaze15301]

Im guessing RC choppers, but im hoping RC cars? lol

maybe its a gateway to the whole super power electric engine bike he keeps talking about.

[x88x]

Im guessing RC choppers, but im hoping RC cars? lol
Interestingly neither. ;)

maybe its a gateway to the whole super power electric engine bike he keeps talking about.
:whistler:

[pcclan]

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Full

2X Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Registered Server Memory Model KVR1333D3D4R9S/8GHB

PNY VCQFX1800-PCIE-PB Quadro FX 1800 768MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card

3X Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

TYAN S7025WAGM2NR Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SSI EEB Dual Intel Xeon 5500 Series Server Motherboard


CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active ...

COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

2x Intel Xeon E5520 Nehalem 2.26GHz LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80602E5520

2x Thermaltake CLS0005 60mm Long Life Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler for Intel Xeon Nehalem-EP / Gainestown / Westmere Series

sahweet....
am going to guess it cost you about $3,432.86 without shipping

[d_stilgar]

For Christmas I bought myself two new mics, a Shure SM58 and a Shure 55SH Series II. They're pretty nice and I've been playing with them some but haven't done any real recording projects yet.
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_2618_800x600.jpg

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_2619_800x600.jpg

Newegg had a sale on 2Tb hard drives, and I need the storage pretty bad. My 1.5 is full and my 750g is pretty close as well. I got this for $70. Not bad for a need.
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_3139_600x800.jpg

Now for the big purchase this week. My wife and I found an open box 55" LG LED LCD TV for $1200 at Walmart. I hate the place and the incompetence of the employee there . . . well, let's just say it was a nightmare. The good thing is that I managed to get a free Logitech Harmony 300 since they are morons and lost the remote for it. Also the guy dropped it and apparently it is "standard procedure to throw away the styrofoam the TV came in as soon as they unbox it. I have my doubts about that. It's not like this is the first time an open box product has been sold before. Anyway . . . a few months ago I sold tons of CDs and DVDs at Hastings. I have all the music on my computer and I hadn't touched the disks in forever, so it was time I just sold them all, even for a nickel a piece. It ended up totaling just under $200, so I hung onto the store credit and got a PS3 as well. From the PS3 purchase I got another $50 store credit as a promotion. Not bad.

http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_3155_800x600.jpg

The set up isn't finished. I'm refinishing/converting the credenza and the TV will be wall mounted and at some point I will get the surround speakers behind where I sit, but for now it's all just great.

[knowledgegranted]

Bose IE2 headphones. They are pretty nice, I usually hate earphones, but these are rather comfortable. Bass reproduction is above par for the price, and the hightones are nice too.

[blaze15301]

im in the process of buying a 1976 suzuki gt 185 off my neighbor for 500. only has 9000 miles on it.

http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp190/blaze15301/GEDC0103.jpg

[slaveofconvention]

Just got a 6.1 set of Creative T6700's off of ebay (kinda) for less than $20 - I have ZERO need for them lol - but they were just too cheap to pass up - might have to give my son a nice speaker upgrade....

[x88x]

im in the process of buying a 1976 suzuki gt 185 off my neighbor for 500. only has 9000 miles on it.

Heheh, another one joins the dark side. :twisted: Here, have a cookie.

Looks like not the fastest thing in the world (according to the internet it should be about equivalent to a modern 250cc 4-stroke), but should be a great first bike. And the curb weight is awesome! Makes it a lot easier to catch it if it starts to lay itself down it low speeds. Great price too; is it in fully working condition? I love the look of the 70's-80's cruisers (thus why I have two of them). :D Plus, if your state has similar rules to MD, it should be a lot cheaper and easier to register it since it's a historic vehicle. ;) Have you gotten your endorsement yet?

[blaze15301]

[QUOTE=x88x;322501]Heheh, another one joins the dark side. :twisted: Here, have a cookie.

Looks like not the fastest thing in the world (according to the internet it should be about equivalent to a modern 250cc 4-stroke), but should be a great first bike. And the curb weight is awesome! Makes it a lot easier to catch it if it starts to lay itself down it low speeds. Great price too; is it in fully working condition? I love the look of the 70's-80's cruisers (thus why I have two of them). :D Plus, if your state has similar rules to MD, it should be a lot cheaper and easier to register it since it's a historic vehicle. ;) Have you gotten your endorsement yet?[/QUOT

its a 15.5hp motor but i figure i could always get a different tone or beef that one up later down the road. the only thing he said it needed was tires and plugs maybe. the compression is good on it. the insurance and all that will be a hell of alot cheaper.

[BuzzKillington]

Ordered a 200mw laser dazzler.

[Kayin]

I somehow came into a pair of MCP35x. Got them as a trade, but hey. I bought the original item...

[xr4man]

just ordered some led boards and a remote for the next project.

this is the remote i ordered

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/public/NN6xkIrFFsIUiZA4m8w43ZK790s5A7kmR0BEZz2rtIy8279Qg3 UnCwDEB0_3V8B-CPiGpnQ30C43ULmkjiv2WfcmLhvvA56HVOuglx55ZRsn2L-s-3NSz-yAv2-Lj5q8MJL5GgkqEh59YoAYP2V-zmpc63lJDq-9IQPQKUez9okyVnnU

[985323]

This
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/Save2.png

[Kayin]

You know, I got a pair of GTX470 for 10 bucks less each than that... On Newegg.

[985323]

seasons 1-6 of mythbusters and 4 gb of ram for my minecraft server

[x88x]

Heehee, I went to Micro Center today! :D

The spoils of war:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/zeus_88.jpg
Fun story about two of those pieces.. The Crosshair (normally $224.99) was on clearance for $159.96. Then, because I was buying one of a compatible AMD CPU at the same time, I got another $40 off...for a total of $119.96! :D Then, the Koolance CPU-360 had a SKU for a $59.99 HDD on it for some reason..I didn't even notice until the guy ringing it up saw a HDD on the screen and no HDD in the pile. Long story short, their mistake was my gain..got a $99.99 CPU-360 for $59.99! :banana:

BTW, those little fans are insane! Seriously, they're just hilarious! Little tiny things, but they push just a stupid amount of air...well, at least it feels like it, coming out of them. 40mm x 56mm, 26.82 CFM, according to this site:
http://www.jab-tech.com/Cooljag-Everflow-40x40x56-R124056BU-1-pr-3833.html
...at 57.7dBA. :eek: I know my AOC's will move more than twice that air with a lot less noise, but they just so funny! :D

On a sadder note, apparently they've changed their clearance policy.. :( It used to be that just anything on their clearance rack was whatever percentage off the rolling rate said. Now.... :(
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/sadMCsign.jpg

Oh well, on the bright side, it looks like they're taking more off with the normal clearance prices on those items now.

[SoulSpeed]

My last purchase was the ASUS ATI HD6970.
Great card on it's own but don't be deceived by it!! (learned the hard way)
There is no driver support for it at all. they just started with putting some support for the HD68xx.
Probably going back to store to make a switch to GTX 580/570

[Outlaw]

Just purchased:
Newegg:
2x Rosewill RNX-A5 2.4 GHz Indoor 5 dBi High Performance Detachable
3x Rosewill RNX-A8 2.4 GHz Indoor 8 dBi High Performance Detachable
2x COOLER MASTER R4-L2S-122B-GP 120mm 4 BLUE LED LED Case Fan (2pak)
1x IOGEAR GKM561R Black 2.4GHz Wireless HTPC Multimedia Keyboard
1x Win7
1x Sunbeam PL-RS-6 Rheosmart 6 Fan Controller 5.25" Bay 6 Channel 30W
8x Rosewill 12" Fan power supply cable Model RCW-309

Misc:
1x Q9450
2x 4gb OCZ DDR2-1066 (2x2gb)

[BuzzKillington]

PS3 modded controller with color changing LED's. Full auto FN FAL/M14 on Black Ops. :twisted:

[diluzio91]

http://techcnt.sakuhetu.com/uploads/2011/01/EVGA-Two-Factory-Overclocked-GTX-560-Ti-Graphics-Cards-Pack-300x300.jpg

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSUIbwZqIIeu5bXAr-5QG72in9W5N8oVaDjfEUDFn1FaY-DvhC4

http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/upload/pictures/EK-Supreme-LT.jpg

And next weekend, this

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcStDrYJR3sHm__fyAPnRHdma2WB7PQ0U f3osMCo_MNXnRkJqOTdzQ

[Spawn-Inc]

well in keeping up with my buying a gun every 2 months, it happened again. a norinco SKS

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/P3314664.jpg

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/IMG_0764.jpg
.22lr, 9mm, 7.62x39

don't have it just yet, need to transfer it to my name first, hopefully have it tuesday.

[blueonblack]

well in keeping up with my buy a guy every 2 months...

Outstanding typo. (I assume it was a typo...)

Nice guy you got there.

[x88x]

Heheh, nice. :twisted:

[Spawn-Inc]

lol, dammit. stupid hands typing before they are told what to do......

fixed :)

[Snowman]

well since someone was nice enough to anonymously gift me motherboard monies as the message said this is on its way:

http://www.cpusolutions.com/store/pc/catalog/785gte63_7_general.jpg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130266)

[Kayin]

A nice thick slab of acrylic to finish off the materials needed for Whaler's Heading.

[Spawn-Inc]

picked up my first smart phone yesterday! loving it so far.

the google Nexus S by google, well really samsung.

was going to get the iphone, but stuck with koodo for cost reasons.

http://onlygizmos.com/content/2011/01/google-nexus-s.jpg

[biggoofy]

Just purchased a Corsair Scorpio 80 gig HD from blaze15301 here on the forums. 8)

[Beta-brain]

OPTOMA PK102 Piko projector,

http://www.datapple.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/89e5c_13015038932777.jpeg

ASUS MINI ITX PC mobo bundle.
http://brain.pan.e-merchant.com/6/3/07929936/l_07929936_004.jpg
New project starting shortly ;)

[Spawn-Inc]

OPTOMA PK102 Piko projector,

http://www.datapple.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/89e5c_13015038932777.jpeg

ASUS MINI ITX PC mobo bundle.
http://brain.pan.e-merchant.com/6/3/07929936/l_07929936_004.jpg
New project starting shortly ;)

how good is the projector?

[AmEv]

I see a iMac-style mod coming.....

[Beta-brain]

how good is the projector?

I've only just got the PK102 and have only tried it connected to a PC projecting the desktop because that's all I really want it for with my next project, you have to set the desktop resolution to VGA 640 X 480 or SVGA 800 x 600 and the refresh rate must be set to 60Hz so up close to the projected picture it's not a really sharp picture for small text reading but I played a video from the PC using VLC player so you can adjust colour and brightness settings and sitting about 6-7 feet back from the picture it's quite acceptable but the darker the room the better for picture brightness.

I bought it second hand for £80 and don't think it's worth the money that some companies want for a new one, prices vary a stupid amount on amazon from £144 to a crazy £250.

I spent hours checking specs and details of many pico projectors and went for the PK102 because it's easy to connect to a PC with a dedicated VGA lead that comes with it, some projectors need adaptors and 2-3 leads to connect to a PC and some don't connect to a PC and only project what's stored from internal memory or memory cards/sticks.there are some videos about the PK102 on youtube. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE8hujys0FI)

[blaze15301]

http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp190/blaze15301/DSC_0842.jpg

http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp190/blaze15301/DSC_0840.jpg

73 monte carlo 500$ runs. got her today in stead of the 76 bike.

[OvRiDe]

Now THAT looks like a project!! I've always had a soft spot for those old Montes. They are extremely versatile when it comes to motors, and LOTS of parts to choose from. Daily driver?

[blaze15301]

Now THAT looks like a project!! I've always had a soft spot for those old Montes. They are extremely versatile when it comes to motors, and LOTS of parts to choose from. Daily driver?

first car so yes it will be my daily driver. the thing loves me. the motor hasn't been started in a year i went to look at it turned it once she fired and purred like a kitten for me. ALOT of body work but it will so be worth it.

[AmEv]

"Picture has been moved or deleted", Blaze.

[blaze15301]

"Picture has been moved or deleted", Blaze.

thanks amev you guys can see the whole car here.

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?p=327827#post327827

[SXRguyinMA]

just picked up an i7-960 yesterday at micro center for $199 for my upcoming project :D

[AmEv]

Guess I'd better get a bag of Skitz to honor you....
*ninjad

[Beta-brain]

just picked up an i7-960 yesterday at micro center for $199 for my upcoming project :D

£121.00 :eek: that's grounds for jealously :whistler:

[SXRguyinMA]

£121.00 :eek: that's grounds for jealously :whistler:

yea buddy (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0330706) :D

[billygoat333]

I got mine for 85 bucks. :D

(granted I have been too poor/spending my money on other things to buy a lga1366 board and ram for this beast... haha so it's just been sitting here.)

[985323]

My watercooling parts finally came off back order so I bought them, Heres the list
6 x Tygon 3603 1/2" ID (3/4" OD) Clear Tubing

1 x Koolance Pump Nozzle & Reservoir Base for PMP-450/S - Acetal

10 x Enzotech Compression Fitting G 1/4 Thread - for 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD Tubing - Matte Black

5 x Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Dual Rotary 45-Degree Compression Fitting-ID 1/2" OD 3/4"

1 x Bitspower Dual G1/4" High Flow Fitting - Male to Male Thread - Black Matte Finish

1 x Koolance PMP-450 High-flow Pump

1 x Delrin/Acetal "T" Fitting

2 x *** NEW *** Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Dual Rotary 90-Degree Compression Fitting-ID 1/2" OD 3/4"

2 x XSPC Razor 460 - Full Cover VGA Water-Block for Nvidia Reference Card

2 x Enzotech G 1/4 Threaded Stop Plug - Matte Black

[diluzio91]

these guys. now i just have to figure out how to use them, (and how to hook the airbrush up to my compressor)

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225844_10150192867348426_601993425_7008177_3275198 _n.jpg

[SXRguyinMA]

you should be able to get an airbrush adapter at any hardware store :D

like this
http://www.harborfreight.com/brass-airbrush-adapter-47986.html

with one of these
http://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-braided-nylon-airbrush-hose-95813.html

just make sure you have an in-line air dryer on your compressor

[diluzio91]

just make sure you have an in-line air dryer on your compressor

Why?... total noob right now...

i guess im heading back to harbor freight tomorrow... im in the middle of 4 projects, this is only one. lol

[SXRguyinMA]

you don't want water in your paint :D

get one of these, it's similar to what I have on mine
http://cgi.ebay.com/Air-Filter-Regulator-Moisture-Trap-Compressor-Air-Tool-/220721748325?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33640a9965

If you're going to HF tomorrow pick one up there, and don't forget any fittings you'll need to hook it to your compressor

It takes the water out of your airline as it comes out of the compressor tank. When you compress air (to put it into the tank) it gets HOT. When it cools, you get condensation in the tank. As you use the air, some of that condensation comes out into your air tool, and if it's an airbrush it can clog the brush or ruin your paint job. they're cheap insurance :D

[NightrainSrt4]

Nook Color with the gift money from my birthday.

Had to go through three of them to get one I was mostly content with. Dead pixels, loose bezel, and screen distortion when pressing on the screen made me return the first two. This one has a dead pixel in the corner, but I don't notice it as the menu bars are in the way. Least it isn't the center like the other ones.

Already running Android off a microSDHC card. Much more versatile that way. Have to pick up a faster memory card tomorrow if I feel like crawling out and dealing with stomach pain.

[Fuganater]

Nook Color with the gift money from my birthday.

Had to go through three of them to get one I was mostly content with. Dead pixels, loose bezel, and screen distortion when pressing on the screen made me return the first two. This one has a dead pixel in the corner, but I don't notice it as the menu bars are in the way. Least it isn't the center like the other ones.

Already running Android off a microSDHC card. Much more versatile that way. Have to pick up a faster memory card tomorrow if I feel like crawling out and dealing with stomach pain.

Use Autonooter and root it. My wife likes the stock software plus having android on there so that's the best way to go in my opinion. There are instructions in my blog.

[985323]

A Western Digital 2TB Caviar Greenhttp://www.memoryexpress.com/Images/Products/D/MX27815-0.jpg

[PauL]

My new kicks

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5199/20110811224104.jpg

Also purchased a Lian Li PC-9F, will get pics when it arrives :D

[billygoat333]

Nice shoes.

[Twigsoffury]

So wheres the LED strip lighting, Liquid sock cooling and 80mm shoe laces?

[xr4man]

dx11 goodness

http://eshopanujin.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/xfx-hd-687a-znfc-radeon-hd-6870.jpg

[Twigsoffury]

dx11 goodness

http://eshopanujin.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/xfx-hd-687a-znfc-radeon-hd-6870.jpg

How many SPU (cores) is that packing?

has to be over 1,000? mines 800 (5770) @1011Mhz and i'm banging through video games.

[xr4man]

1120!!!!!! muahahahaha

i think it's just stock clocked at 900mhz though.

we'll see if i get the rebate back for it though. with it being on sale and the $30 rebate, the price ends up being only $150.

it was a big improvement over the 40 in the built in gpu, lol.

funny thing is, this video card weighs more than my evil red htpc.

[Twigsoffury]

1120!!!!!! muahahahaha

i think it's just stock clocked at 900mhz though.

we'll see if i get the rebate back for it though. with it being on sale and the $30 rebate, the price ends up being only $150.

it was a big improvement over the 40 in the built in gpu, lol.

funny thing is, this video card weighs more than my evil red htpc.

8800GTS/X was a heavy heavy heavy card. almost 4 pounds hahahah.

they did the heatsink on the 5770's brilliantly. and its got a turbo turbo sport fan hahaha. but the rest of it is basically just cowling.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews/video_cards/ati_radeon_5770/ATI_Radeon_HD5770_HSF-Duct.jpg


I also like the fact that the card has two possible exits for air.


1120 cores... man your going to tear a@# through any video game you play! Its sad to see that software is lagging behind hardware capabilities these days ( I blame consoles getting popular)

It used to be you get a game, and nothing on the planet can run that game good... now-a-days it seems even 2nd or 3rd generation cards can play todays games at about the highest settings possible.


Need to hurry up with the Xbox 540 and playstation 4 so i can finally make use of my DX11 features like tessellation and volumetric physics smoke. because ported DX9 games are pretty flippin' plain looking these days compared to the PC only titles with DX11 and full features.

[x88x]

Nice heatsink on that 5770. I guess they decided not to sink any of the memory or mosfets? That'd pretty much make full-coverage waterblocks unnecessary; just stick on a universal and you're covering everything that the original did. :D


It used to be you get a game, and nothing on the planet can run that game good... now-a-days it seems even 2nd or 3rd generation cards can play todays games at about the highest settings possible.
Heheh, just wait...Skyrim is due out in a few months.. :twisted:

[xr4man]

It used to be you get a game, and nothing on the planet can run that game good... now-a-days it seems even 2nd or 3rd generation cards can play todays games at about the highest settings possible.



i remember those days. not that i had to worry about it, but a dude i worked with was always talking about having to get the latest and greatest card just to play his games at medium settings. also about the troubles ati had with their drivers.

[Snowman]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/6070365089_dc1598d6a0_b.jpg

[Fuganater]

New Kicks :D
http://www.finishline.com/store/images/products/xl35263303wbk.jpg

Sucker Punch FTW
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V6_DUA-Dp3U/TgQCf0lo95I/AAAAAAAAFf8/TGITmGyXhOY/Sucker-Punch-Blu-ray-cover.jpg&imgrefurl=http://tracksounds.blogspot.com/2011/06/win-sucker-punch-knock-out-pack-blu-ray.html&usg=__vDPnbCKnF0ivKaRuaBFS-1_4pDY=&h=318&w=250&sz=46&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=PPExoXvyDW16zM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=93&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsucker%2Bpunch%2Bblu%2Bray%26hl%3Den% 26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1C1CHHJ_enCD441US442%26biw%3D1600 %26bih%3D717%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divns&ei=ycRSToOMKYjBswbNqIzJAw

[billygoat333]

Pumas rock!! lol I am sporting a pair as we speak.

[x88x]

Bah. Pumas... Merrell FTW. :D

[diluzio91]

http://www.sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/512.jpg

Thought they would be equal to my old nike free's but it's no contest... for the same money get the nike's....

[Twigsoffury]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/6070365089_dc1598d6a0_b.jpg

might as well take that back out and put in your house. and use a old crap 450W PSU to power the amp.

Cause someones gonna steal your thunder.

[simon275]

Nikon 18-105 Nikon DX lense for my D5100. Really good for just a general walk around lense.

http://www.nikon.com.au/en_AU/product_details.page?DCRPath=templatedata/en_AU/saleable_product_information/data/Nikkor%20Lenses/DX%20Format/Zoom/AF-S%20DX%20NIKKOR%2018-105mm%20f3.5-5.6G%20ED%20VR.xml&CategoryID=gp11zkmv&currentTab=gp11zkn0&currentLink=gp11zkn4

[Snowman]

might as well take that back out and put in your house. and use a old crap 450W PSU to power the amp.

Cause someones gonna steal your thunder.

It's gonna need a few more watts than that.. and you really can't hear it outside the car, you get in the car that is a different story. Sound deadening material makes all the difference.

[985323]

HTPC For $250
Case: Antec Fusion
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H
Processor: Intel Core2Duo With Scythe over-sized heatsync
RAM: 2GB OCZ Gold Edition
TV Tuner: Hauppage Win-PVR150
Disc Drive: Lite-On DVD-RW
Storage: Seagate 500GB HDD, Western Digital 1TB HDD

Pics when I get it on Friday!

[xr4man]

i don't see an OS listed in the price list

[Snowman]

People still pay for os (sarcasm)? I would think XBMC would be a great standalone for an htpc and beyond that I thought most of us had student distros at this point anyway.

[xr4man]

i forget that this is a younger crowd on here with that student distro action going on.

[985323]

Im going to be putting windows 7 on it then using Boxee for the media

[Snowman]

i forget that this is a younger crowd on here with that student distro action going on.

my student msdn remained active for years after graduation:banana:

[TheMainMan]

Been meaning to post this for a while. The server wasn't a purchase as it was excess stock and all I had to do was sign a form saying I would dispose of it responsibly when I was done. I did purchase the 2U wall mount bracket and the Sans Digital TowerRaid TR5M+B though. Finally have it running the copy of WHS 2011 I picked up from blueonblack a while back.

http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo92/TheMainMan79/PC%20Pics/Server%20stuff/DSC07294.jpg

Specs:
Dell PowerEdge 1950 II
Dual socket, dual core Xeon 5150s @ 2.66GHz/core
8GB DDR2 667MHz ram (only 4GB installed atm)
2x 73GB 15K SAS hard drives on a PERC5i Raid card
External enclosure has 2x 250GB SATA2 WD drives in Raid 1, 2x 250GB SATA1 Maxtor drives in Raid 1, and a JBOD 1.5TB WD Green drive.

[Fuganater]

Nice dude! How much did that cost you?

[TheMainMan]

The server was free since it was going to be disposed of. The wall mount and raid tower cost about $200 CDN as I got the tower on sale and the wall mount through connections with a tech supplier. The whole thing set me back less than $300 with the OS, though I did lose a few days figuring out how to set up the server since it needed major updates on pretty much everything.

[Fuganater]

What OS you going to use? I'm pretty good with server OS' so please shout if you need help.

[TheMainMan]

It's currently running Windows Home Server 2011, though I had installed Server 2008 R2 for a bit while I comtemplated running WHS in Hyper-V. Once I figured out how to do the WHS install on a drive smaller than 160GB I switched because I didn't need the added features or complexity that 2008 brought.

[Mark_Hardware]

This;
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8281/imag0088kz.jpg
(ignore the messy wires- not done yet!)
70" 3D TV, full led array backlighting, 4 color pixels, wifi, blah blah...
yamaha rx-a1010 7.2 (+2) fully upconverting surround reciever,
pair of Peavey 215 concert stacks,
pair of Polk Audio 10" subs,
And various other things necessary for an amazing home theatre :D

Here is my 42" tv, for comparison;
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/5866/imag0179v.jpg

[Cale_Hagan]

This;
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8281/imag0088kz.jpg
(ignore the messy wires- not done yet!)
70" 3D TV, full led array backlighting, 4 color pixels, wifi, blah blah...
yamaha rx-a1010 7.2 (+2) fully upconverting surround reciever,
pair of Peavey 215 concert stacks,
pair of Polk Audio 10" subs,
And various other things necessary for an amazing home theatre :D

Here is my 42" tv, for comparison;
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/5866/imag0179v.jpg

umm, that looks like the same tv size... and logo, bro. :whistler:

[Mark_Hardware]

umm, one is a 42" vizio, sitting on the ground in front of the shelves.
The other is a Sharp. soo... yeah....

[SgtM]

Canon T3i and Canon 430 EXII speedlight flash. Probably gonna be adding a 75-300mm lens to the kit as well.

[x88x]

Two gems from the great year of 1985.

Honda C30 Magna.
Blown engine; ripe electric conversion. :D
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/20120306_002.jpg

Honda Sabre VF700S.
Needs a little carburettor loving, but otherwise fine.
Found it while I was looking for a roller for the conversion project. More than I wanted to pay for the roller, but I fell in love with it anyway. :D
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/20120306_001.jpg

[xr4man]

this baby just showed up on my porch yesterday.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112331

now to figure out what i'm gonna do with it.

[Outlaw]

this baby just showed up on my porch yesterday.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112331

now to figure out what i'm gonna do with it.

^^Put it back in the box and send it to my house. lol



OCZ waterblock and usb to 3.5mm jack for my laptop. The block has already been shipped away since it won't work for me.. grr

[Fuganater]

Just bought an ipad 2 for my wife and daughter.

[TLHarrell]

Just bought an ipad 2 for my wife and daughter.

But... It's not the newest shiny thing made by Apple.

[Fuganater]

Which is why I bought it. I'm not a huge apple fan but the ipad is really good for kids. + it only cost me $400 for a 32GB version

[farlo]

i bought a couple tires for my explorer.

[TLHarrell]

Which is why I bought it. I'm not a huge apple fan but the ipad is really good for kids. + it only cost me $400 for a 32GB version

Next week, they'll be $200. Nobody wants the '2', when there's a '3'.

[d_stilgar]

Next week, they'll be $200. Nobody wants the '2', when there's a '3'.

Technically, there is no 3, it's just "The iPad."

[slaveofconvention]

I just picked up a Canon EOS3000V SLR

Yes, a film one hehe - goin to do a short photography course at college and was told I'd have to have a film SLR for part of it - cost me..... £18 - thats about $28 heh

Course, now I need to buy a lens - it was body only dammit !!

[TLHarrell]

I just picked up a Canon EOS3000V SLR

Yes, a film one hehe - goin to do a short photography course at college and was told I'd have to have a film SLR for part of it - cost me..... £18 - thats about $28 heh

Course, now I need to buy a lens - it was body only dammit !!

There are places where you can RENT lenses. Might be worth looking for in your area.

[985323]

I just grabbed my first semi-professional camera, A LUMIX DMC-FZ47
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/Fixed.png
It's first photo was this:
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/P1000060.jpg
But more exciting for me is I got my first car, A 2002 PT Cruiser
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/P1010469.jpg

I also grabbed a new audio deck and adapter plate, so I'll snap a picture of that when it goes in

[xr4man]

i always thought the pt cruizers were neat retro cars. like little 40's style panel trucks. definitely a "usable" vehicle.

[985323]

Yea, I always really liked the styling of them

[diluzio91]

any car that can fit 3 bikes and 3 passengers in it is pretty awesome in my book man.

[NightrainSrt4]

And, with a few mods, the turbo version can boogie. ;)

[AmEv]

2 Team Color Turn 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (Green) Model TG016GE902G (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313062)
$19.98
($9.99 ea)

2 Rosewill RFA-80-RL 80mm 4 Red LEDs LED Case Fan (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200046)
$6.52
($3.26 ea)

Subtotal $26.50
Tax $0.00
Egg Saver (4-7 Days) $2.99
Order Total $29.49

[xr4man]

this was just delivered to me on saturday.

2001 saab 9-5 sport wagon.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c369/xr4man/saab%209-5/19f1f20e.jpg

[TLHarrell]

Just pulled the trigger on the new tube for the laser cutter. Should be here within a week.

[x88x]

Motor and controller for electric motorcycle. :D Should be shipping on Wednesday.

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/ac15-1.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/curtis6501.jpg

[AmEv]

Got it boxed up and hopefully shipped tomorrow, TLHarrel.

[TLHarrell]

:eek: You are shipping my laser tube?? :eek: Kidding.

Cool. Send me a Paypal bill for it. :up:

[BuzzKillington]

The least enjoyable purchase: Tax services.

[xr4man]

hahaha, yeah i know. up until this year i had a tax guy that would trade me tax work for fixing his families computers. this year he retired and it cost me $250 for h&r block to do them for me. next year i will look into turbo tax or something.

[AmEv]

Toshiba Thrive 10.1" 16GB. Wootz!

[xr4man]

blue tooth obd2 scanner to use with my phone.

new car just threw a check engine light at me today.

[BuzzKillington]

blue tooth obd2 scanner to use with my phone.

new car just threw a check engine light at me today.

Sounds like they cleared it for the sale. :down:

[pcclan]

evga 460 gtx 1gb v2 super-clock

[xr4man]

Sounds like they cleared it for the sale. :down:

naw i don't think so. if he had, he would have told me about it. he told me about the oil light acting funky, but then it really acted up the day i was going to actually pick the car up, so he gave me my check back until he fixed it. and then put new bearings in for me just to make sure the bottom end was as good as it could be without a complete rebuild.

btw, i got the car from my best friend of 20 years. he is noted for being one of the best saab techs in the mid-atlantic region.

also, the check engine light went out this morning, lol. i guess it got scared that i was getting a scanner and was gonna f*** it up! hahaha

[billygoat333]

Concert ticket for Young The Giant in SLC. Woo! lol

CCkoWfkHeD8

[Outlaw]

For my "hydro 6000" build
http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/pict/2006180970644040_1.jpg

For my "hydro 6000" build
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/pict/2906867333434040_1.jpg

For fixing those wonderful HP laptops.
http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/pict/2006096346244040_1.jpg

[OvRiDe]

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/blueonblack/Pics/Router/Router_Table.JPG

[AmEv]

A router!



....


Did Cisco make it? :P ;)

[TLHarrell]

I prefer my router to be flipped the other way, and be pushed around under computer control. Nice looking table though.

[Stonerboy779]

Audioengine D1 24bit USB DAC

Am so in love with this thing at the moment just pissed that my new Q701s are still a week or two away :/

[SXRguyinMA]

This (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138317) and this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226184), to go along with the i5-2500k I already have so I'll have a nice newer base system to do reviews with