Finally pulled the trigger...
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Maestro could you check something for me please, I just called up to change and got told to change from the 690gtx to the 2x 680 sli would cost me around £60 Where as I thought I would be saving around £40 and also when building the exact same set up I've chosen on the site it comes up as cheaper as well. Oo
I see what's happened since I originally ordered prices have went up. Before it was cheaper to get 2x680's by around £40 rather than a 690. But now it's more to get 2x 680's.
So basically I either pay the extra on what I could have had cheaper at the time knowing the 690 was out of stock or wait for whenever you get a 690.
Rock and a hard place.
So basically I either pay the extra on what I could have had cheaper at the time knowing the 690 was out of stock or wait for whenever you get a 690.
Rock and a hard place.
Problem is when I originally made the order they were cheaper. I was willing to change and I would have had £41 credit but now if I change I owe them around £60.
Personally I don't see this as being very fair as at the time if I knew there were no 690's I would have went 680 sli. Now they have on the site that the 690's are pre order but this wasn't the case when I ordered.
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tom_gr7
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what model 680's are you going for? 2gb presume?
damn, its a tough one, both choices are ace, two 680's are beast, a single 690 is a beast.
If it was my rig, i'd go for the 690, because cooling two cards is alot harder than cooling a single card, I have dual 580's and they can get a bit toasty! That being said, the 680's are alot cooler than the 580's.
What size psu do you have mate? Also mobo?
damn, its a tough one, both choices are ace, two 680's are beast, a single 690 is a beast.
If it was my rig, i'd go for the 690, because cooling two cards is alot harder than cooling a single card, I have dual 580's and they can get a bit toasty! That being said, the 680's are alot cooler than the 580's.
What size psu do you have mate? Also mobo?
Spec on the first page, I changed from 2700k OC'd to a 3770k OC'd
I would rather have the 690 but because now they don't have them in stock which I did not know at the time or was contacted about, I thought I would change to 2x680's.
As I stated above at the time of ordering it would have been cheaper for me to go 2x680 over the 690 by around £40 and if I knew they didn't have the 690 I would have. Just seems a bit silly now instead of saving around £40 now if I changed I would have to spend an extra £60.
The way I see it they would be better of changing it over for me for no charge as they would actually save money, because if I leave my order and wait it's going to cost them more for the 690 rather than 2x680.
I would be willing to go 680 sli, but I'm not paying extra when they are actually cheaper and if anything I should be getting cash back for changing not paying an extra £60.
I will wait Tom as I'm not paying more to change when In theory I should be getting cash back. Just strange because if they let me change they would have saved money.
Maestro
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When you ordered your pc, you paid £799 for your GTX 690. Since this time we have put the price up to £899 simply because this is what the cost has gone upto due to there very limited supply. The cost of the GTX 680 we currently have in stock is £429. Therefore 2 x gtx 680's will be £858 and you have £799 credit with us.
I understand this but if I decide to wait which I am It's going to cost you guys more money to give me the 690 than 2 680's. So really it's the company's loss.
You guys could actually save £41 by giving me the 2 680's.
keynes
Multiverse Poster
Not unless PCS ordered the GTX 690 at an agreed price of £799 and they are just waiting for delivery of those.
its possible that the price of 680's has gone up due to such a high demand.
nice spec by the way
Thank's for noticing that Tom, I thought it was Modular.
Very true Ruben I didn't think of that. But then again they could have sold it at the up-marked price on another system.
So either way they lose £41.
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