Yeah someone on slickdeals told me that they have pretty good ratings on pricegrabber. Now I am not sure what to do, lol. The other thing to consider is that nothing is going to get processed or shipped over the weekend now. Still might be worth waiting til sunday to see what happens. Newegg just paired the free SC game with the chip. Now all they need to do is drop the price!
You are being way too paranoid. Stop reading reseller ratings. 
They may not be the best site in the world but, I wouldnt worry. They have some of the best prices around for alot of things.
They may not be the best site in the world but, I wouldnt worry. They have some of the best prices around for alot of things.
Originally posted by: bamacre
I've spent over $100K at ZZF within the past 3 years, trust me, they are pretty good.
i've never had a problem with ZZF also. only complaint is there website is kinda poor when compared to newegg but my orders usually go smoothly.
Yep... I'm ready to pull now too... Anyone got some decent motherboard/heatsink recs? I really wanted some integrated wifi... but I guess thats optional :>
EDIT:
Besides paying out my ass... how does the ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 sound?
EDIT:
Besides paying out my ass... how does the ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 sound?
ARGGGGHHH....I paid $308 for this SOB not but a week ago. I'm pissed......
FuMan...I paired my e6600 with the P5B WiFi and have not hit one problem. I read rumors of it being picky about RAM but my G.Skill 2x1 were fine. I wish I would have known that the WiFi eats up the front panel USB slots on the motherboard, but other than that, no complaints. Haven't messed around too much with OC'ing, put FSB at 333 x 9 for 3.0ghz on stock voltage, Zalman 9700NT
FuMan...I paired my e6600 with the P5B WiFi and have not hit one problem. I read rumors of it being picky about RAM but my G.Skill 2x1 were fine. I wish I would have known that the WiFi eats up the front panel USB slots on the motherboard, but other than that, no complaints. Haven't messed around too much with OC'ing, put FSB at 333 x 9 for 3.0ghz on stock voltage, Zalman 9700NT
Fantastic, I just spent some cash today... P5B wifi, e6600, arctic freezer 7....
and my damned order from frys for the p180 yesterday got canceled... now no 40 dollar repeat
and my damned order from frys for the p180 yesterday got canceled... now no 40 dollar repeat
You know, if you have been around anytime in the past month, theres like 100000 threads talking about the price cuts. Did you not think they were going to actually happen? Just wait till next week, they will drop even more.
This is why I keep telling people to hold off until the price cuts April 22nd.
Originally posted by: bamacre
I've spent over $100K at ZZF within the past 3 years, trust me, they are pretty good.
wait til lyou try and RMA a DOA for refund..nice fat restocking...ZZF is not so good for CS
Originally posted by: nealh
Originally posted by: bamacre
I've spent over $100K at ZZF within the past 3 years, trust me, they are pretty good.
wait til lyou try and RMA a DOA for refund..nice fat restocking...ZZF is not so good for CS
What he said.
ZZF usually has good prices, good shipping, good packaging etc.
So if you are sure that the item is 100% exactly what you need, and 100% that it will not be defective, then it's a good place to shop.
Otherwise, good luck dealing with CS.
bamacre
Lifer
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Originally posted by: nealh
Originally posted by: bamacre
I've spent over $100K at ZZF within the past 3 years, trust me, they are pretty good.
wait til lyou try and RMA a DOA for refund..nice fat restocking...ZZF is not so good for CS
LOL, I've spend over $100k there, you don't think I have? :laugh:
I'd say 8/10 times an RMA goes through fine. I have had some instances were I have had to contact them for taking too long to get an RMA, and they responded fine. But I don't RMA for a refund, I RMA for a replacement.
I went for the NewEgg deal after having a horrible experience trying to RMA a stick of RAM at ZZF. Trust me, even if they are wrong and they were, they will not pay for return postage and they will charge a 15% restocking fee.
ZZF deserves to have a poor rating, they earned it.
ZZF deserves to have a poor rating, they earned it.
Newegg is always my first choice, I bought an openbox mb, it was DOA, newegg gave me full refund and also sent a shipping label to me. Never had troubles with newegg.
picking up an E6600 with some GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400), got any recommendations on a MOBO? Looking at a Gigabyte 965P-DS3
Fallen Kell
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You just learned the hard way the order that you buy parts for a new computer...
1) Case
2) Power Supply
3) Mothboard
4) RAM
5) CPU
6) Video Card
Sometimes you can get away with moving something slightly out of order if there is a REALLY GOOD deal, but otherwise you will be throwing money away. Cases and power supplies can be bought up to 9 months ahead of time without much risk of loosing a lot of value. Anything else, well, 3 months is a new CPU generation, 6 months is a new video card generation....
I have been building my new system over the last 8 months now. I have had my case and power supply since last October. The case is still the same exact price I paid (grant it, Lian-Li cases don't change in price very often, but still, you get the idea).
Wow you guys..... thats a long time frame to build a new comp. Honestly you should wait til you have all the money to buy within a 2 month time frame. When you wait 6 or 8 months or even longer, the whole game changes. Just about everything is outdated by that point.
VinDSL
Diamond Member
Originally posted by: VinDSL
Wake me up when C2D EE X6800s are $99...
The year 2123..... here lies VinDSL. He waited a very long time for his $99 C2D X6800. R.I.P.
He'll get his $99 C2D X6800 in around five years from now and it will be an old and slow chip like his P4 is now.Originally posted by: AquariusX
Originally posted by: VinDSL
Wake me up when C2D EE X6800s are $99...
The year 2123..... here lies VinDSL. He waited a very long time for his $99 C2D X6800. R.I.P.
Hey VinDSL, run 32M Super PI on your EE P4 and let me know how it compares to this.
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