- Joined
- Nov 11, 2010
I started having some issues with my JMicron controller on my P5Q Pro Turbo not recognizing my attached peripherals during the boot process.
As a result, I decided that I'd just bite the bullet and upgrade to a Sandy Bridge system now and re-sell the Mobo/CPU later when S2011 is released
Went to Amazon and ordered a Corsair SP2500 Speaker System (It's frikkin HUGE. There should be 3 more letters in "HUGE" because 4 letters is simply inadequate to describe how big it is)
I went to Tiger Direct and ordered the following:
Corsair Obsidian 800D
Corsair AX850
Corsair H70
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 (16GB of the CAS8 version, not the CAS9 stuff)
Corsair Nova 128GB SSDs (Two of 'em)
MSI P67A-GD65
Sandy Bridge 2600K
So...I got my order Monday, and everything but the RAM and H70 were shipped. My RAM and H70 are on back order and "will be shipped soon".
Anyone have any experience with Tiger Direct Back Orders and know about how long it takes?
I "assume" Corsair should be able to supply stuff in about 5 days, and I chose 2nd day air on shipping, so do you think it would be safe to assume I'll get my stuff next week?
Notes on my order:
My Sandy Bridge -- It shipped with the crappy old-style Heatsink
MSI Motherboard -- included white SATA Cables. White. W.T.F.?!?!?! Red? I could understand. Black? Would match the theme of the motherboard (It's Black & Blue) but, "White"? srsly...
MSI Motherboard -- Quick Connects are pretty lame. Good Idea. Bad Execution. 2nd Video Card can't be mounted if you use them since they stick up too far.
MSI Motherboard -- Very good 3-pin fan header locations. Lets me connect the rear fan to the connector behind the socket, and the Top 2 Exhaust fans to the Connectors next to the 24-pin power connector and the HDD fan to the connector next to the SATA ports
Corsair Obsidian 800D -- Love the Hot Swap Bays on the Obsidian!. Makes moving my data over EASY since all I have to do is mount them into the tray and slide them in.
Corsair Obsidian 800D -- Will be modding the case slightly. They provide an extra "slot" in cases where you're using a motherboard with Tri-SLI. It's a Mesh-type cover that I will mod to attach the USB3 port to the back.
Corsair Obsidian 800D -- Heard there may be airflow issues with this case, so I will be creating a Mesh front intake to mount a fan so I can supply air directly to the video cards. I find this keeps them cooler so they're more quiet.
Here's a pic of the partially completed build from Image shack
As a result, I decided that I'd just bite the bullet and upgrade to a Sandy Bridge system now and re-sell the Mobo/CPU later when S2011 is released
Went to Amazon and ordered a Corsair SP2500 Speaker System (It's frikkin HUGE. There should be 3 more letters in "HUGE" because 4 letters is simply inadequate to describe how big it is)
I went to Tiger Direct and ordered the following:
Corsair Obsidian 800D
Corsair AX850
Corsair H70
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 (16GB of the CAS8 version, not the CAS9 stuff)
Corsair Nova 128GB SSDs (Two of 'em)
MSI P67A-GD65
Sandy Bridge 2600K
So...I got my order Monday, and everything but the RAM and H70 were shipped. My RAM and H70 are on back order and "will be shipped soon".
Anyone have any experience with Tiger Direct Back Orders and know about how long it takes?
I "assume" Corsair should be able to supply stuff in about 5 days, and I chose 2nd day air on shipping, so do you think it would be safe to assume I'll get my stuff next week?
Notes on my order:
My Sandy Bridge -- It shipped with the crappy old-style Heatsink
MSI Motherboard -- included white SATA Cables. White. W.T.F.?!?!?! Red? I could understand. Black? Would match the theme of the motherboard (It's Black & Blue) but, "White"? srsly...
MSI Motherboard -- Quick Connects are pretty lame. Good Idea. Bad Execution. 2nd Video Card can't be mounted if you use them since they stick up too far.
MSI Motherboard -- Very good 3-pin fan header locations. Lets me connect the rear fan to the connector behind the socket, and the Top 2 Exhaust fans to the Connectors next to the 24-pin power connector and the HDD fan to the connector next to the SATA ports
Corsair Obsidian 800D -- Love the Hot Swap Bays on the Obsidian!. Makes moving my data over EASY since all I have to do is mount them into the tray and slide them in.
Corsair Obsidian 800D -- Will be modding the case slightly. They provide an extra "slot" in cases where you're using a motherboard with Tri-SLI. It's a Mesh-type cover that I will mod to attach the USB3 port to the back.
Corsair Obsidian 800D -- Heard there may be airflow issues with this case, so I will be creating a Mesh front intake to mount a fan so I can supply air directly to the video cards. I find this keeps them cooler so they're more quiet.
Here's a pic of the partially completed build from Image shack