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TheGreatSatan
05-26-2011, 06:54 PM
Today at work (Micro Center) they had a vendor conference where every manufacturer who does business or wants to do business with the company, comes to check out the store. I spoke with the OCZ rep (and she is incredibly gorgeous!) extensively about their SSD drives and how on my end there is no rival. I then showed her my Rage in the Machine case that I have on display at the store.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/at_mc2.jpg.w560h747.jpg

She said it would be awesome if I could do an OCZ theme case! She said they'll hook me up with their biggest and baddest SSD and their most powerful PSU. She even said that they have a huge back stock of RAM and they would provide that too!

All I have to do is build it, display it in the store and send her pics of it. Then it's mine to keep!!

I have her card, she has mine, time to start planning!:banana:
msmrx57
05-26-2011, 06:59 PM
AWESOME NEWS!!!! :up: This should be interesting to say the least.
OvRiDe
05-26-2011, 07:11 PM
Great news!! Looking forward to what you come up with.
AmEv
05-26-2011, 07:12 PM
OCZ, OCZ.....

Definitely a green case.
PauL
05-26-2011, 07:25 PM
Pics of rep? :D

Awesome news getting sponsored. Moar power!
RogueOpportunist
05-26-2011, 07:28 PM
Grats on the sponsorship!
Munty
05-26-2011, 07:32 PM
Dude congrats, some people have all the luck! Not only do you do what you enjoy for a job, you get to meet hot girlies who give you even more computery bits than you already have so that you can spend even more of your spare time modding!

You suck! lol
TheGreatSatan
05-26-2011, 08:34 PM
I never took her pic, but boy did I want to! I think this may be her facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/people/Stacey-Huang/746760318
SXRguyinMA
05-26-2011, 09:17 PM
congrats!
RogueOpportunist
05-26-2011, 10:30 PM
I never took her pic, but boy did I want to! I think this may be her facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/people/Stacey-Huang/746760318

Better hope she doesn't come to TBCS Mr. Creepy stalkerish computer nerd guy. :lick:
dr.walrus
05-26-2011, 10:57 PM
Better hope she doesn't come to TBCS Mr. Creepy stalkerish computer nerd guy. :lick:
LOL :santa:
SgtM
05-27-2011, 11:27 PM
That's great news Ken! Much congrats!
TheGreatSatan
05-31-2011, 11:46 PM
OCZ responded today.


Hi Ken,

Sorry for missing your call.

Thanks for email me about the details and we would like to support you for these parts as well.

Please let me know what you would need for the system and I will get them for you.

Thanks

Worklog coming real soon!:banana:
Munty
06-01-2011, 03:48 AM
Your name is Ken? Didn't see that coming.
http://www.flash-screen.com/free-wallpaper/uploads/200605/thus/1148048353_470x353_the-omen-wallpaper.jpg
:twisted:

Congrats again, can't wait to see your goodies!
x88x
06-01-2011, 09:09 AM
Congrats! ...so, for the SSD, you think they would spring for a 512GB e88 Z-drive? :whistler:
TheGreatSatan
06-01-2011, 08:37 PM
I know for a fact that they will give me a Vertex 3 drive. What size? Hopefully 320GB. She said that the project would show off how fast their new V3 drive is.
dr.walrus
06-01-2011, 09:17 PM
Jesus, that drive's not mucking about, 550MB/s!
AmEv
06-01-2011, 11:40 PM
Think you could hook me up with anything???????? lol
dr.walrus
06-02-2011, 02:22 AM
Think you could hook me up with anything???????? lol
Does your computer even have a SATA port?! The new OCZ SSD's probably have more bandwidth than your RAM!
AmEv
06-02-2011, 12:37 PM
Yes it does. Two.
One open.

Albeit SATA 1....
TheGreatSatan
06-02-2011, 04:11 PM
What's the cap on that? 1Gbps?
Ichbin
06-02-2011, 05:02 PM
I think for sata II is 3gb/s and Sata III is 6.

I could be terribly wrong, but can't be bother to google right now lol.
Twigsoffury
06-02-2011, 06:21 PM
theres also a density limit on SATA-I slots. dunno what it is think its 1.5TB
slaveofconvention
06-02-2011, 06:39 PM
SATA 1 is 1.5Gbps, II is 3.0 and III is 6.0 - as long as the port is as fast as, or faster than the drive interface, you'll get the best out of it - I think hooking a top of the line SSD to anything less than a Sata III port will slow it down somewhat - you may get away with Sata II depending on the drive (there aren't many Sata III drives out yet) but Sata I will definitely struggle... The Vertex 3 is a 6Gbps drive but you'll still get good performance on a Sata II port, just not the best....
AmEv
06-02-2011, 08:42 PM
New(er) parts came in with SATA II, so.....
dr.walrus
06-03-2011, 05:17 AM
Yeah they'll be fine with SATA II, no point plugging a a Vertex 2 into a SATA I though, it's 0.5 GB/s and the port is 6Gb/s, but one figure is with a lowercase B, and the other isn't...
TheGreatSatan
06-17-2011, 12:21 AM
OCZ says they're sending me a 1000 Watt PSU and the 240GB Vertex 3:banana:
AmEv
06-17-2011, 12:43 AM
Congrats!
x88x
06-17-2011, 01:31 AM
Nice! :D
Kayin
06-17-2011, 01:45 AM
Well, I got a Fractal Design Define XL and a 300GB Velociraptor.

(I have a friend who actually paid me to try and compete in MDPC. I'm finishing him up a DD Tower 26. Maybe some pics tomorrow.)

To return the thread back to you, I believe you deserve those parts and will make excellent use of them. We want a worklog!
dr.walrus
06-19-2011, 06:37 PM
OCZ says they're sending me a 1000 Watt PSU and the 240GB Vertex 3:banana:

jealous. :mad:
TheGreatSatan
06-22-2011, 07:53 PM
This is what I call Karma for OCZ screwing me over on a $30 mail-in rebate I never got.
x88x
06-22-2011, 08:55 PM
lol...only time I ever did an OCZ MIR I did eventually get it....but it took them, iirc, around 6 months to do so.. :rolleyes: