Newegg.ca put to the test...

Judas · Jun 5, 2009, 12:41 AM

my corsair PSU apparently is still about halfway here....... which according to the report was last updated june 2nd...... which is just weird to me....

Chaos · Jun 5, 2009, 01:16 AM

if it's shipped ground the tracking info is only updated after it goes through a depot and is re scanned if there is no depot involved it may not be updated again until the delivery date

Judas · Jun 5, 2009, 01:20 AM

My Purlator drop off that i got .. (the APC unit) still states that it's being shipped.. lol...

i'm hoping that it's arrived at the very least in saskatoon..... purlator stated they would likely have to take it from there.... or else it could be sitting somewhere considered dilivered.... and i'm uninformed....

just like when i won that HD3850AGP from driverheaven. it was shipped to me via fedex.... and was to have me sign for it.... and instead it was dilivered as far as saskatoon, at which point it was signed for by someone else.... and hadn't moved for several weeks..... no call, no nothing.. had to track it down myself... then pay the remainder of the shipping to get it down to me.

This reminds me.. i still haven't received my Driverheaven Key Chain thingy.....

CDsDontBurn · Jun 5, 2009, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by procupine14

Yeah....even here in the states Newegg doesn't do 'snail mail' / USPS. The slowest shipping they offer is on a select group of small products that people have bitched about shipping being ridiculuos for the size of the product (ie. mice, ram, cables etc) and thats called "Egg Saver" and it is still DHL which is tendered to USPS when it hits Kansas for me and then USPS ships it from there across the state line and into my box. (3-7 day shipping)

thing about me and "free shipping" is that it takes so damn long to get to me. newegg recently changed their "free shipping" from UPS to DHL/USPS, both of which like to take their nice sweet time. if it's UPS, i know that they like to get all packages out of their system ASAP to reduce the chance of package damage liability costs. so, a ground package from newegg to my house (if it's shipped from their Los Angeles area facility) gets to my house the next day after newegg ships it out. and that is typically by the 3rd business day after i have placed the order (2 days processing order, 1 day to get shipped and at my door).

i wish newegg had a will-call service because i could just drive down there myself and pick up w/e i ordered since newegg's facility here in the Los Angeles area is only about a 20 min drive from me. now, if it's being shipped from one of their East Coast facilities, then i have no choice but wait, so i have no say in that.

Chaos · Jun 10, 2009, 08:12 PM

So Judas I see your PSU arrived sometimes patience is required. It did take longer to get there then it should have but I hope it works out well for your beast

Judas · Jun 10, 2009, 11:34 PM

Yeah i just received it....

i've actually just got it fired up no more then a good hour or so ago..

After unpacking the psu... i was a bit disapointed to not see any form of worthwhile documentation on the psu in terms of suggested load balancing on the psu... it wasn't at all made clear what rails the main already cabled connectors are on. So initially you'd think Rail 1 would be mobo/cpu and rail 2 would be the pci-ex connectors.... or perhaps pci-ex 1 being rail 2 and pci-ex 2 would be rail 1... or some weird combination..

aside from getting a we bit unsure... i went to corsair website and the psu information page was very much unhelpful, i then had to do a few searches and finally came across the thread within corsairs own forums which labeled the cable connectors which sheds some very clear light on how to setup the load balancing.

It would however be much better if they included a Folded up page that includes 4 different configurations and suggested cable hookup methods for each.

Say a single gpu/dual gpu/x2 single gpu/x2 dual gpu/triple gpu/quad gpu..... all various forms for the proper cabling and load balancing.

This is why i think 2x 12v rails gets a bit sticky.

Anyways..... If i get a 2nd hd4870x2, i know how it'll go.

procupine14 · Jun 23, 2009, 07:49 PM

It is interesting that those type of informative pamphlets get excluded from a product of that caliber.

Optix · Jun 30, 2009, 04:11 AM

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I'm glad that your order came through though. Newegg has some sweet deals if you keep an eye out for them.

EDIT: Not sure why all of the other stuff popped up when I simply posted the basic url, www.somesite.com.

Judas · Jun 30, 2009, 06:31 PM

i'm not to sure about my corsair 1000watt..

i'm getting high instability at what was stable on the gamerxstream 600.....

and the bios is registering major flux on all the rails.

Installed the gamerxstream 600 and all was rock solid again.... so i'm a bit concerned that my corsair is faulty.

comp_ali · Jul 2, 2009, 05:01 PM

contact the support. what do you mean by instability , BSOD ? freezing ?...

Judas · Jul 2, 2009, 05:47 PM

BSOD, freezing.... crashes.... weird errors... unable to do what i was able to do at higher clock rates....

Optix · Jul 2, 2009, 08:37 PM

Since things are fine with your OCZ unit, I'd say you found your problem. Definitly call Corsair. Their tech support is like OCZ from what I hear - very easy to work with, at least from my experiences.

Judas · Jul 2, 2009, 10:42 PM

probably is that it appears to be more or less intermitent..... i'd like to find something that causes a problem everytime .... intermitent things suck specially when i spend to get it shipped back and they find nothing wrong....

Chaos · Jul 2, 2009, 10:46 PM

cant you log info from your UPS and record the events to see if it show the issues

Judas · Jul 2, 2009, 10:53 PM

According to the UPS's information.. there is no anomolies seen at all as far as incoming power and what it's outputing. The only thing of note that is changing is wattage draw.... and while it does fluctuate.... it's not in the realms of obvious concern. So long as the input and output voltage is 120, 60hz rock solid and the amperage draw equals the missing factor for wattage draw.... everything is fine and dandy.. so there is no way that the power i'm feeding the corsair is sour in any form at all.

Chaos · Jul 2, 2009, 11:44 PM

have you logged voltages with Everest to follow the flucuations

Judas · Jul 3, 2009, 12:55 AM

no not as of yet.... i don't have the full version of everest

cyclop123 · Jul 13, 2009, 11:29 AM

They should provide you with good service.

Jun 5, 2009, 01:16 AM	#32
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... if it's shipped ground the tracking info is only updated after it goes through a depot and is re scanned if there is no depot involved it may not be updated again until the delivery date __________________

Jun 10, 2009, 08:12 PM	#35
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... So Judas I see your PSU arrived sometimes patience is required. It did take longer to get there then it should have but I hope it works out well for your beast __________________

Jun 23, 2009, 07:49 PM	#37
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... It is interesting that those type of informative pamphlets get excluded from a product of that caliber. __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Jun 30, 2009, 04:11 AM	#38
Optix Slave To Technology Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,215 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... Not to derail this thread, you may want to consider checking out PriceCanada.com: Search. Compare. Buy. - Canadian Online Shopping Search and Comparison!, Shopbot - Compare prices - Canada - Price Comparison - Comparison Shopping and PriceBat.ca - Search & Compare Canada Online Store Prices Before You Buy, which check just about all major (and some minor) retailers in Canada for the best price. I'm glad that your order came through though. Newegg has some sweet deals if you keep an eye out for them. EDIT: Not sure why all of the other stuff popped up when I simply posted the basic url, www.somesite.com.

Jul 2, 2009, 05:01 PM	#40
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... contact the support. what do you mean by instability , BSOD ? freezing ?... __________________

Jul 2, 2009, 08:37 PM	#42
Optix Slave To Technology Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,215 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... Since things are fine with your OCZ unit, I'd say you found your problem. Definitly call Corsair. Their tech support is like OCZ from what I hear - very easy to work with, at least from my experiences.

Jul 2, 2009, 10:46 PM	#44
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... cant you log info from your UPS and record the events to see if it show the issues __________________

Jul 2, 2009, 11:44 PM	#46
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... have you logged voltages with Everest to follow the flucuations __________________

Jul 13, 2009, 11:29 AM	#48
cyclop123 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Re: Newegg.ca put to the test... They should provide you with good service.