WIN A MENTAL £1199 AMD ASUS ARES 2 GRAPHICS CARD

Fotek · 26 Apr 2013 at 12:24

5UB said:

Thanks again, it's one hell of a beast! My jaw dropped at the size and weight!! I still need to get a mobo, ram, cpu and psu not sure how long it will take but with my daughters 2nd birthday coming up on May 18th then my 30th on 22nd going to be difficult!

Thinking about selling my laptop to get the money needed for the parts and go full AMD.

Bluntwrapped · 26 Apr 2013 at 12:51

Phot3k said:
Thanks again, it's one hell of a beast! My jaw dropped at the size and weight!! I still need to get a mobo, ram, cpu and psu not sure how long it will take but with my daughters 2nd birthday coming up on May 18th then my 30th on 22nd going to be difficult!

Thinking about selling my laptop to get the money needed for the parts and go full AMD.

Full AMD? Noooooo

Reaper 392 · 26 Apr 2013 at 12:54

Phot3k said:
Thinking about selling my laptop to get the money needed for the parts and go full AMD.

what a waste, please go intel

Fotek · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:08

Bluntwrapped said:
Full AMD? Noooooo

Reaper 392 said:
what a waste, please go intel

Well if someone can find me a decent Intel build at least an i5 3570K for around £500 please let me know.

Bluntwrapped · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:10

If you're prepared to go with a couple of used parts Phot3k you could set something up for about £400.

DaleTheWhale · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:12

Phot3k said:
Well if someone can find me a decent Intel build at least an i5 3570K for around £500 please let me know.

7.5% discount

Bluntwrapped · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:13

Phot3k said:
Well if someone can find me a decent Intel build at least an i5 3570K for around £500 please let me know.

You could pick up a used SB instead man, will be a bit cheaper.

Doomedspeed · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:17

ThaReaperGuy said:
7.5% discount

7.5% on an Ares 2 is nearly £100...

(I know that not the point you were making but I just thought id put it into perspective).

Fotek · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:18

Bluntwrapped said:
If you're prepared to go with a couple of used parts Phot3k you could set something up for about £400.

Yes not fussed about used parts, obviously prefer new and usually quicker to obtain.

ThaReaperGuy said:
7.5% discount

Not enough time don't want to spend the cash and find out I can't sell my laptop or something.

Fotek · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:41

Bluntwrapped · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:50

Looks awesome man, congrats again

DaleTheWhale · 26 Apr 2013 at 13:56

Majorly jealous! The card look's awesome. Would be nice if you can detach the integrated water cooling and add it to a custom loop.

arknor · 26 Apr 2013 at 15:50

What a beast I'm so glad someone who posts on the forum even if not very often won it as opposed to someone from hotukdeals that enters competitions for a living

Pighardia · 26 Apr 2013 at 15:52

arknor said:
I'm so glad someone who posts on the forum even if not very often won it as opposed to someone from hotukdeals that enters competitions for a living

Absolutely

Westyfield2 · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:06

arknor said:
What a beast I'm so glad someone who posts on the forum even if not very often won it as opposed to someone from hotukdeals that enters competitions for a living

This.

Reaper 392 · 27 Apr 2013 at 21:03

Phot3k said:
Well if someone can find me a decent Intel build at least an i5 3570K for around £500 please let me know.

ask in the general hardware section, they are more than happy to help. i would offer to help spec something but i stopped keeping tabs on computer hardware a generation or two ago

deFiniLoGy · 27 Apr 2013 at 21:12

Reaper 392 said:
ask in the general hardware section, they are more than happy to help. i would offer to help spec something but i stopped keeping tabs on computer hardware a generation or two ago

an i5 for a ARES II?
U gotta OC it a lot...

Fotek · 28 Apr 2013 at 01:46

deFiniLoGy said:
an i5 for a ARES II?
U gotta OC it a lot...

Came up with this build for my £500 budget, feedback please. Looking at PSU's later as difficult choice and prices.

Akagi · 28 Apr 2013 at 03:01

I'm not gonna lie, if I had won I would have stuck it up for sale without even opening the box. It's just so big and stupid and ugly and unnecessary

Would much rather have a 7990, Titan or GTX690

Even better, re-build my system with a bunch of new parts

Congratulations on winning that monstrosity though Phot3k! I hope the incredible performance levels make up for the impracticality and garishness :rolleyes:

Fotek · 28 Apr 2013 at 03:08

acme15 said:
I'm not gonna lie, if I had won I would have stuck it up for sale without even opening the box. It's just so big and stupid and ugly and unnecessary

Would much rather have a 7990, Titan or GTX690

Even better, re-build my system with a bunch of new parts

Congratulations on winning that monstrosity though Phot3k! I hope the incredible performance levels make up for the impracticality and garishness

It's a stunning looking card, love the whole ROG series. Never owned anything this powerful before. No way I would sell it as would very unlikely get anything like this again if I had to pay for it. Wouldn't get the same power if sold anyway.

Sure it's put me in a difficult situation as I was not prepared to build a system yet as I have owned laptops over the past few years due to work and family commitments. Now I am more free and wanting to build my dream system and this put the icing on the cake!

**WIN A MENTAL £1199 AMD ASUS ARES 2 GRAPHICS CARD**

WIN A MENTAL £1199 AMD ASUS ARES 2 GRAPHICS CARD