6th Birthday Party - Win A 2048MB 4850X2

burnin8r · Rated R Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 54

you can always give them my address.

anonemus · Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 21:33:21 Post Subject:

Or mine

zachig · Rated XXX Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 313

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 07 May 2009 06:49:56 Post Subject:

Yeah - I generally use FedEx since they have been the most reliable, and they are usually cheaper/quicker than Priority Mail. But, I guess it's better that you asked for signature confirmation to be included and you have to wait, then for it to have been left out in the rain or for someone to walk off with...

(TSC)Bender · Rated NC-17 Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 162

I don't mind waiting, been bogged down with school recently. Cleared some free time this weekend though Wink

From the few times i've used Fedex, basic shipping and package delivery are good, but never had to deal with rescheduling delivery with them. I like UPS' system for that much better, changes show up much quicker and with more information.

anonemus · Posted: Thu, 07 May 2009 21:02:20 Post Subject:

How does winning and waiting feel, Bender? I can barely imagine how if I were the one who got lucky with that awesome card! Grin

(TSC)Bender · Rated NC-17 Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 162

The anticipation spices up otherwise ordinary days. Holding off on the Fallout 3 DLC's till tomorrow so I can run it at high res Smile

anonemus · Posted: Fri, 08 May 2009 01:47:21 Post Subject:

This reminds me that I gotta order my copy of Fallout 3. Just finished playing FC2 Smile

(TSC)Bender · Rated NC-17 Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 162

My friend summed up the game the best: Fallout 3: Oblivion. Despite the sometimes awkward dialogue, highly enjoyed playing both games.

(TSC)Bender · Rated NC-17 Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 162

Got the card today. Sit tight, it's crappy camera picture time!

First thing I noticed is the cards size. This is definitely the largest video card out there. Even my old Voodoo 5 is smaller. Grabbed my two previous cards that were nearby and put em together (8800GT in middle and 6800 Ultra on bottom).

I better hunt for a bigger mid tower case, I doubt the smaller ones will fit it adequately with the recent drive cage trend that reaches all the way to the bottom of the case. Luckily, my tower is an old one and the drive cages come short of the card. Instead, I had to ninja my way through a cable forest. My PSU is not modular and I got fans with short connectors everywhere so it wasn't pretty. Disconnected my backup hard drive and did a lot of repositioning.

I literally have molex connectors underneath the card that should be supporting some of the weight, but it still looks like its leaning from the length and weight. Here she is with the side on. The side won't be on much because this thing gets HOT.

I also got a spiffy looking Sapphire jacket. Figured my computer would be cold from being all opened up so I put it on for warmth Wink

And by request, here's a blurry bathroom mirror camera shot of me rocking it out in the jacket.

Now i'm off to test it. Tried to load up some Crysis Warhead benches but they all froze during loading Sad

Will also be posting up some pics once I get a new case. Hopefully I can hide the wires a lot better than what I got now. Thanks again BB!