Krikey I hope I did the right thing...

[Black Panther]

Well, I just want to be a little reassured that if I cut off above the yellow line and re-attach only the very bottom part I won't be left with HDD and ODD vibrating, dancing and banging around the case lol... That they'd stay put.

As a matter of fact, I'm more afraid of this happening to the ODD cage than the HDD cage - it's larger and longer.

 

[pantherx12]

Yes.

That's what I've been saying


I've done the same thing on a few cases.

I don't even have a HDD cage in my sunbeam and my ODD area does not vibrate at all.

 

[Black Panther]

Yes.

I don't even have a HDD cage in my sunbeam and my ODD area does not vibrate at all.

Photo or it's a lie

Omg I've got a feeling this thread will be over 20 pages by the time I get my card...

Krikey Cryski I must've installed this gfx at least 4 times at night in my case, while dreaming...
And I'm also worrying about getting to know and get the hang of modular psu's, I never installed a mod psu before

 

[pantherx12]

You just get to choose the cables that are plugged in, other then that its the same as a normal PSU.

Pic of my HDD cage less rig.

I took out the HDD cage to put that 22cm fan there instead lol

 

[Black Panther]

Wow your case looks neat!

Proportionately it's built like mine vis a vis ODD & HDD cages.

What you got there is like as if I completely removed the HDD cage.

To what did you fix the HDD? Or am I seeing correctly it's just resting at the bottom of the cage without being screwed onto anywhere?

Edit: After all this eye-candy I'm more intrigued to take out everything from my case and spray the inside a matt-black. It does look good...

 

[pantherx12]

Wow your case looks neat!

Proportionately it's built like mine vis a vis ODD & HDD cages.

What you got there is like as if I completely removed the HDD cage.

To what did you fix the HDD? Or am I seeing correctly it's just resting at the bottom of the cage without being screwed onto anywhere?

Edit: After all this eye-candy I'm more intrigued to take out everything from my case and spray the inside a matt-black. It does look good...

Aye I sprayed mine, easy job and looks great!

Most of the case I modded in some way or other to improve it : ]

Do it

Also I put my HDD in my ODD area, I have a lianli HDD cage that takes up 3 slots.

Hey if you have a spare ODD slot I actually have a single HDD holder that fits there, you can have it should you like.

That way you only have to unscrew the HDD cage and not loose it for ever : ]

 

[Black Panther]

I'm bumping this up because my order is still "in the warehouse queue".

Basically, well they told me that 'normally customers don't wait more than 15 days'.

I placed my order on the 9th January evening, so they were closed and couldn't process the order before Monday 11th Jan. So effectively only 8 days have passed since I placed my order (I'm surprised I hung on without spamming this thread further )

Thing is, I created a thread on OcUK forums for people who are awaiting their orders and I got feedback from guys saying they got their card after a month or 6 weeks... I don't think I'm able to bear till the end of February if that be the case...

I'm still in time to cancel my order since it's not been shipped and the money has not been taken out of my bank yet.

Right now I think I'd cancel if more than another 8 days pass and my order is still in "the warehouse queue". But on the other hand I know that a week or so from this date I'd be saying that since I waited so long another week won't hurt...

I do need a little advice. I'll cancel my order if the comparable Nvidia release is:

1) going to be released (and available for purchase unlike the 5970) before March 2010;
2) going to be better bang for buck than the 5970 (my guess is even if they're both the same price, having a single gpu ensures better game compatibility)
3) shorter than 12" (it's a minor issue but would save me having to take the hdd cage out and mod it)
4) over 35% more performance than the 5970.

Re point no 4 it's important because I don't upgrade at whim, I plan to get a powerful card and then after summer I upgrade mobo, cpu and ram. I've been with my faithful 8800GT since November 2007.

Please advise me.
Thanks!

 

[Wile E]

Just wait it out. Only cancel if Fermi shows up and proves to be the better buy, or you find a 5970 somewhere else. Unless you find one somewhere else, no matter how you look at it, you're waiting for a video card.

 

[Black Panther]

W..t..f....?!?

So.... the 5970 I ordered doesn't even have an ETA yet.

I just checked my bank statements online...

and they actually TOOK the money... €800+ euros for card and PSU... they took it on the 11th January and placed it in their own bank account?!? When I don't even know whether I'd be receiving my stuff in February, March or April??

AFAIK they should've taken the money only prior to shipping!

What nerve! mad:

 

[pantherx12]

So.... the 5970 I ordered doesn't even have an ETA yet.

I just checked my bank statements online...

and they actually TOOK the money... €800+ euros for card and PSU... they took it on the 11th January and placed it in their own bank account?!? When I don't even know whether I'd be receiving my stuff in February, March or April??

AFAIK they should've taken the money only prior to shipping!

What nerve! mad:

http://img.techpowerup.org/100121/BOV.jpg

It's pretty standard for places to take money instantly, how ever you can still cancel an order even if they've taken your money, after all as you said its not even left the warehouse and there's no eta.


Sorry for the off topic ness but would you like the HDD holder I offered?

 

[Black Panther]

Sorry for the off topic ness but would you like the HDD holder I offered?

Thanks panther, but I've got plenty of cases from which to butcher off an HDD holder!

Ugh, 11 days have passed from my order and I'm so impatient!

I'd love to know why on earth weren't enough cards manufactured?? What are the companies waiting for? Don't they want to sell at all? It's just the right time to sell 5970's for them, because after Fermi is released there'd be competition and their market will split in half...

 

[roast]

Thanks panther, but I've got plenty of cases from which to butcher off an HDD holder!

Ugh, 11 days have passed from my order and I'm so impatient!

I'd love to know why on earth weren't enough cards manufactured?? What are the companies waiting for? Don't they want to sell at all? It's just the right time to sell 5970's for them, because after Fermi is released there'd be competition and their market will split in half...

Wasnt there an issue with TSMC not providing enough chips?
PITA, I agree...
Contact the etailer, try sqeeze an ETA out of them.

 

[Fourstaff]

I think TSMC have taken Nvidia's coin.

 

[Wile E]

Thanks panther, but I've got plenty of cases from which to butcher off an HDD holder!

Ugh, 11 days have passed from my order and I'm so impatient!

I'd love to know why on earth weren't enough cards manufactured?? What are the companies waiting for? Don't they want to sell at all? It's just the right time to sell 5970's for them, because after Fermi is released there'd be competition and their market will split in half...

Calm down. Worrying won't make it arrive any faster. Look for one from a different place in the meantime. If you can't find another, just sit back and wait. It's all you can do.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Thats one thing I love about living in the US. I can get hardware all day long.

BP I can get a 5870 or 5850 in 20 minutes. IF you cant get one shipped to you let me know. TheMailMan ships international.

 

[MRCL]

Thats one thing I love about living in the US. I can get hardware all day long.

BP I can get a 5870 or 5850 in 20 minutes. IF you cant get one shipped to you let me know. TheMailMan ships international.

Mailman being nice? That is suspicious

 

[HookeyStreet]

Mailman being nice? That is suspicious

Hes upto no good..........only joking, hes one of the good guys

TS, did you try places like CCL, PLAY.com or eBuyer before placing your order? OCers customer service isnt exactly great

 

[InTeL-iNsIdE]

Man still no eta, that sucks, though as others have mentioned you have only 2 choices, wait or cancel, I would personally stick to your guns and wait now you've ordered, though if its not dispatched in 2 weeks look elsewhere!!

You just get to choose the cables that are plugged in, other then that its the same as a normal PSU.

Pic of my HDD cage less rig.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/mopatop/DSCF1107.jpg?t=1263313824

I took out the HDD cage to put that 22cm fan there instead lol

off topic sorry,

What the hell did you do to my 4890 lol

 

[Black Panther]

off topic sorry,

What the hell did you do to my 4890 lol

Rofl, panther be sure to upload a photo of that 478 mobo I sent you when it's installed.

 

[pantherx12]

Man still no eta, that sucks, though as others have mentioned you have only 2 choices, wait or cancel, I would personally stick to your guns and wait now you've ordered, though if its not dispatched in 2 weeks look elsewhere!!



off topic sorry,

What the hell did you do to my 4890 lol

Your 4890 was black you wally!


That's a picture from before I got your 4890


Oh by the way BP, its an actually a properly designed item not butchered, it just slots into a 5.25 bay its a converter : ]

They normally cost about 10 pounds and I'm offering it for free

But if you don't want an easy job that's fine

 

[Black Panther]

They normally cost about 10 pounds and I'm offering it for free

But if you don't want an easy job that's fine

Oh that makes it very hard to say no!
I'm game

 

[pantherx12]

Oh that makes it very hard to say no!
I'm game

I get money at the end of the month I'll send it out then

Well I'll have to get your address again actually, really should note stuff like that down just incase people buy things from me/ get things from me more then one time

 

[human_error]

nice purchase! as for the shipping and ocuk stocks they don't give much warning for when it will ship (if any) - i ordered my 5970 on 12th december - it arrived early Jan :shadedshu to be fair though it was worth the wait for me. I had asked them to tell me when they got an ETA but they never did, it just shipped without them saying a word (if you do want more info ask fatboy on their forums - he's the gpu ordering guy and knows when they are due in and can tell you what # in the queue for the cards you are so you can know if you'll get one out of the next shipment).

If you do decide to cancel then it takes 3 working days to get your money back from them, which is quite lame but unfortunately the norm for uk etailers

 

[Black Panther]

I get money at the end of the month I'll send it out then

I wasn't expecting it to be free including shipping...
Being free itself is already great, and honestly I don't want to have it for free if the mobo I sent you for free doesn't work!!

So let's do it this way: send the enclosure when you like (you know my graphics card isn't exactly arriving tomorrow.... ) but after you get the mobo working. And I'll pay the shipping.

Just reassure me the enclosure doesn't weigh more than a kilo. jk

if you do want more info ask fatboy on their forums - he's the gpu ordering guy and knows when they are due in and can tell you what # in the queue for the cards you are so you can know if you'll get one out of the next shipment

Wow thanks! That was very nice of you to share that info!

 

[pantherx12]

It won't be expensive don't worry about it.
If it saves you some hassle when you get round to installing the 5970 then its worth it for me.

Comparatively this is quite small compared to what some other members have got for free from me heh


El_mayo got an entire case! lol