[B]Hurr durr dis card eis not fitt so i trim it down [/B]:downs:
You should've hired someone to do this shit for you, clearly you know nothing.
Seriously, do some research before you attempt to modify/build a computer yourself. I think [B]not cutting shit off the components[/B] is lesson one.
:10bux: says the OP's mom wouldn't let him use her credit card to order it from NewEgg. :smug:
hey guys my NES cartridge of rad racer won't fit in my ps3 maybe if i chop it into little pieces it'll work
aww shit my new huge flat-screen tv wont fit into my room maybe if i slice it in half itll fit.
4350? $100? Holy shit not only did you get ripped off but you got pwned.
It's your own fucking fault. Do some price-shopping first.
About two years back , I was looking at gpu's at best buy and one of the employees was trying to sell me a 8800 gt priced at 325 dollars when at the time it cost 199 at Fry's. Wasn't stupid enough to go for it.
A few days after Christmas I went into Bestbuy to see what kind of deals they had, and I found a 1TB hard drive for the same price as it was on Newegg, so I bought it. While I was in the checkout lane, a guy in front of me (probably about 15-16 years old) bought a 9400GT for $200. It was funny because he was talking to his friend about how he's so good at computers and he was bragging about the "awesome" card he was getting.
[QUOTE=BackflipHatchetAttack;20050701]You... Cut a piece of your video card off?[/QUOTE]
It's OK, his dad's friend works at Nvidia and told him to cut off the anti-overclocking chip.
[QUOTE=Sealy12103;20051487]Its a fucking slimline case. and the metal part come off anyways so whats the problem with cutting them?[/QUOTE]
Because chances are it was a necessary piece for it's well being...? Oh my god, my [B]grandma[/B] knew not to screw around with pieces from her PC. And the problem is with cutting them off is this: The company didn't just throw some random shitty useless pieces of metal onto a graphics card, it's the fact that [B]you[/B] have a slimline case and cut off those pieces. For once, I feel disdain for the consumer and not Best Buy. And those screws weren't to take it off, they were to keep it on the chip
[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;20051292]Hey guize my pc got a virus so i bought a new one :([/QUOTE]
Remember buy the most expensive one you can find at Best Buy
Refer to the computer/hardware section if you want to get the best bang for your buck, it helps.
A lot.
Once, I saw Wal-Mart selling Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 for $30, and the Platinum edition right beside it for $20.
Hey OP I have a rusted up 1973 Ford Pinto, I want $200,000. Wanna make a deal?
-snip-
[QUOTE=The Ripper;20054736]Hey OP I have a rusted up 1973 Ford Pinto, I want $200,000. Wanna make a deal?[/QUOTE]
I don't think it'll fit all the way in my garage. Can you cut up some of the engine to make it slimmer?
[QUOTE=^0mKTank;20054882]I don't think it'll fit all the way in my garage. Can you cut up some of the engine to make it slimmer?[/QUOTE]
Yeah no returns though sorry.
What kind of PC builder doesn't check newegg before purchasing parts...
[QUOTE=Viephemeral;20054895]What kind of PC builder doesn't check newegg before purchasing parts...[/QUOTE]
A stupid one.
OP keeps on trying to gain sympathy, but it's just not working out for him.
On the other hand, that was a stupid idea. Why did you think it would be great to [B][highlight]cut a piece off of the card, rather than return it?[/highlight][/B]
It baffles the mind.
When I was a total noob I bought an 8500gt from Bestbuy for like $150, realized what I had done later that day, and I couldn't return it because my parents wouldn't drive me back to the store to get my money back..
[QUOTE=Ziron;20051002]i guess best buy...wasn't the best buy for you.[/QUOTE]
YYYYEEEAAAAAAH
/caps
[QUOTE=Sealy12103;20050322]Last Friday i bought an Ati Radeon HD 4550 from bestbuy for the price of $150 canadian dollars. When i got home and tried to install it, it could not fit in my slimline pc due to the large metal parts. So i cut them off (HUUUGEE MISTAKE). It still worked. But while i was browsing the internet i found out the 4550 is a fucking VALUE card worth around 40 dollars on newegg. Now i cant return it because of the cut metal and they ripped me off 110 dollars. If i ever return that shit i will buy everything online. Big companies always rip you off. Right now i could have had a 9800 GTX + if i knew what i was doing... I might even call them up notifying them they are selling a 40 dollar card for 150, the price of a card 4x better.[/QUOTE]
Just read this post, dunno if anyone else has commented.
[url]http://bestbuy.ca/en-CA/help/what-is-your-lowest-price-guarantee/hc1001.aspx?path=27eeec1b59d42df5dfc298ab6993d9dfen06&HelpTitleId=HC1001[/url]
So essentially, you get back a shit ton of money if you can find the same video card at a different Canadian store. [[ It has to be one you can go into, or some shit. I've used it for games and shit when I found them cheaper at walmart. ]]
:)
So voiding the warranty is their fault? :downs:
Wait, slow down...It's not the fact that you were an idiot when it came to graphics cards that makes me question you...
But you tried to get this...
[img]http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/video/2008/holiday/4550.png[/img]
To fit into this...
[img]http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/images/full_reviews/hp/s3020/open_big.jpg[/img]
You have over a hundred post on a forum that has a hardware section, it's your own fault for not checking here first.
[QUOTE=Dole;20050525]I went to Bestbuy and bought The Orange Box + The Orange Box Strategy Guide, and a CSS pack that came with CSS, DODS, and HL2 : DM a few years back.
Total? 95$
How much did i pay? 70$
The new girl didnt ring up my strategy guide right, and the CSS pack was 20$ in all. Orange Box just came out around then, maybe a few months earlier (i honestly forget, but i got it for 50$) And so that is why i love Valve so much, i saw my luck as an omen to become a Valve gamer.[/QUOTE]
Why the fuck did you buy a strategy guide for a valve game
With all things, research before you buy.
Nice job not doing your research, then for some bizzare reason thinking "oh I know I'll just cut these parts off it sure won't affect anything if I need to take it back for some reason"
This guy should get the Darwin award
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