Author Topic: Arcmanov's rig evolves... (Read 295811 times)

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #260 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:51:14 AM »

wait
so if mc cpus are vatable what exactly makes a computer vat exempt now???

Carigamers · « **Reply #260 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:51:14 AM »

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #261 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:53:20 AM »

Well look who it is...the man with the ever illusive i7 rig...

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #262 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:55:06 AM »

why is it ever illusive?
recent price drops particularly in the ram have me rebudgeting
seeing if i really cant get that bd burner in there lol

but this customs story scaring me now...if i spend 15k+ on a rig and they wanna vat me... then steups rebudget again

Kraeoss · « **Reply #263 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:57:46 AM »

lol i5 will release b4 crixxmachine...

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #264 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:00:42 AM »

i5 would be a slower iteration no?

and i assure you, my i7 rig will be along LONG before yours.

Carigamers · « **Reply #264 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:00:42 AM »

Kraeoss · « **Reply #265 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:06:50 AM »

well i eh have no money but meh rig kinda in the today... lol no offence but damn man brighten up de place with the i7 atleast now yuh eh go be de guinea pig.....

and i dont really need it now anyways maybe christmas i go get suprised

Arcmanov · « **Reply #266 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:07:53 AM »

...and it could pwn some more if ATI could get their act together on driver support.
As of the latest Catalyst 9.3, Crossfire is STILL broken for me.

Kraeoss · « **Reply #267 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:14:39 AM »

well ent yuh have the x2 card ? CF on a card

or is 2 4870's u have or the driver does make the card read as one ??

Arcmanov · « **Reply #268 on:** March 19, 2009, 12:55:33 PM »

Even though its two 4870 GPUs on one physical card, the driver still reads it as
two distinct GPUs connected via Crossfire.

For some reason, Crossfire seems to be broken from driver revision 8.11 onwards.
Its getting a bit ridiculous now. I will do a fresh re-install of Windows Vista x64
on this new rig to see if the problem is really with the driver, or if something in my current
rig is just not agreeing with Catalyst in its present form.

Kraeoss · « **Reply #269 on:** March 19, 2009, 01:50:54 PM »

hrmm well use pre 8.11 drivers

till the issue is thoroughly settled

Arcmanov · « **Reply #270 on:** March 19, 2009, 06:45:00 PM »

Yuh see how Customs f@#kup...

The Q9650 I recently imported was charged $45.00 VAT, and THAT cost $334 US...

...so HOW DE F@#K A CPU COSTING $270 US
WILL NOW INCUR A $226 VAT CHARGE!!?

I dunno nah, I SWEAR there are some serious F@#K-tards working in Customs yes...

Yes, I, Jeremy Kurt Archie, of 66 Carib Homes, Arima say so.

JESUS H. F@#KING CHRIST!!!

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #271 on:** March 19, 2009, 06:46:09 PM »

*plots address into Google Maps*

Aye! I hope them men eh frig me up with my stuff so nah.

Notnice · « **Reply #272 on:** March 19, 2009, 07:42:23 PM »

Quote from: Arcman on March 19, 2009, 06:45:00 PM

Yuh see how Customs f@#kup...

The Q9650 I recently imported was charged $45.00 VAT, and THAT cost $334 US...

...so HOW DE F@#K A CPU COSTING $270 US
WILL NOW INCUR A $226 VAT CHARGE!!?

I dunno nah, I SWEAR there are some serious F@#K-tards working in Customs yes...

Yes, I, Jeremy Kurt Archie, of 66 Carib Homes, Arima say so.

JESUS H. F@#KING CHRIST!!!

Lucky me ant is going away ,so i can get my I7 parts without the vat

UltimateGamer · « **Reply #273 on:** March 19, 2009, 08:03:02 PM »

But how d hell dem chargin you vat on CPU. The laws change ah wah. I myself have some parts coming soon. I hope deh en try to pull that sh!t on me.

Hard luck dey arc

Saxito Pau · « **Reply #274 on:** March 19, 2009, 08:35:39 PM »

Quote from: UltimateGamer on March 19, 2009, 08:03:02 PM

But how d hell dem chargin you vat on CPU. The laws change ah wah. I myself have some parts coming soon. I hope deh en try to pull that sh!t on me.

Hard luck dey arc

Your shaft coming just now, doh worry. So will mine.

For the LONGEST while i had a FULL list of what is and what isn't VAT able int eh realm of computer parts.

Arcmanov · « **Reply #275 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:12:28 PM »

I doh mind yuh charge me VAT eh, but THE MATHS NEED TO BE F@#KING CONSISTENT!!!

Redfish · « **Reply #276 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:31:21 AM »

Maybe that's why gov't wanna send them home lol

It's like nothing is consistent with them, they just go on a hunch and say yea yea charge dat dey....

Saxito Pau · « **Reply #277 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:29:25 AM »

Quote from: Redfish on March 20, 2009, 12:31:21 AM

Maybe that's why gov't wanna send them home lol

It's like nothing is consistent with them, they just go on a hunch and say yea yea charge dat dey....

Yes, that is exactly what happens in there!! I used to work clearing goods in customs for a skybox company.

Clerk and officer examine a package, if they see no invoice, the customs officer asks the clerk, "Gimme a value." The clerk with his knowledge (or lack thereof) of the current market value of item gives some arbitrary value, and the officer goes with that. Customs can even disregard an invoice's declared value of an item and use their own value and charge accordingly.

In the short 6 months I worked in there I seen camouflage handbag get pass through right under the officer's noses. I still wondering how I only get charged TT$350 VAT+Duty on two iphones the other day (and one was the 3g version!)... not that i complaining

Arcmanov · « **Reply #278 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:40:00 AM »

Got the CPU this morning. Haven't got the HSF as yet. Won't get that till Wednesday next week actually.
I'm itching to get this rig up and running...and the CPU did come with its own HSF eh....

*strokes chin*

...but then I'll have to remove the mobo to install the Noctua HSF, which can be a kinda headache sometimes.
I wish this case had a hole in the motherboard tray just underneath where the CPU would normally reside,
so installing an aftermarket CPU backplate would only involve removing the other side panel.

* sigh *

Oh well, a few more days can't hurt.

So, here's the total breakdown so far:

MSI X58 Pro => $197.91 US + $264.30 TT (all fees) = $1521.03 TT

Intel Core i7 => $269.99 US + $332.95 TT (all fees) = $2047.39 TT [worst case

]

Corsair 3 x 2 GB => $105.50 US + $178.90 TT (all fees) = $848.83 TT

Which works out to $4417.25.
You can use the above prices as a guide when ordering. I purposely left the HSF
out because its not absolutely necessary if you plan on running this at stock,
but where's the fun in that?

Kaizen · « **Reply #279 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:52:12 AM »

Honestly the prices to ship down there dont look so bad to me.
Thank sagat you have a graph card,psu,case alrdy

imagine the price of that mo fugga then.

on further note <:@>..I wont be getting my i7 build for a next 2-3months cant wait to see how this beast runs kudos

.

Carigamers · « **Reply #279 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:52:12 AM »

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