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http://people.rit.edu/~jdm2535/
Hey everyone! I'm new here but I've always respected TL. I'm really interested in computers and drooling over items on Newegg. Just thought I'd share one of my personal coding projects. This one is coded in PHP and Javascript. I'm actually using it now and I'm thinking about getting a waiting for newegg to ship me my GTX 470 
Thanks for any comments ^_^
How it works:
* Collects the names and scores of top-rated items from selected benchmark source
* Searches Newegg (sorted by Best Rating or Lowest Price), finds price and rebate
* Widget calculates "Points per Dollar" for each item
* All data is stored on the server for quick access
* All data is updated automatically once per hour
* Entire update process takes about ten minutes
Features:
* User is able to edit scores and benchmark scores
* Useful if user found a better price somewhere else, or overclocked the item
* Simply click on a price or score to edit (only affected locally)
* Red text: User has edited data
* Columns are sortable (click on column header)
* Item names are clickable links to that item on Newegg
* Rebates can be applied to prices, recalculating Points per Dollar (upper right)
* Blue text: rebates have been applied
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no offense, but this sounds like a huge advertisement for newegg.
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GrandInquisitor
New York City13113 Posts
On May 11 2010 01:31 Zeridian wrote:
no offense, but this sounds like a huge advertisement for newegg.
This is like saying TLPD is a huge advertisement for YouTube.
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pretty useful, bookmarking for later use when I need to upgrade
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Sounds pretty useful, looking to get a couple of parts in near future
Except we don't have Newegg :'(
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Bookmarked! Thanks man this is a pretty handy gadget to have.
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that's great. can you do the same thing for other hardware parts?
i would love if the script would gather info for the most important pc parts and made a custom PC depending on users input ( how many dollars he is willing to spend).
again, great work.
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Well, the video card I identified as the best deal as far as bang for buck goes (about 8 months ago) is the #1 choice... so you're doing something right! :O
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Thanks for the responses everyone =]
On May 11 2010 01:51 s.a.y wrote:
that's great. can you do the same thing for other hardware parts?
i would love if the script would gather info for the most important pc parts and made a custom PC depending on users input ( how many dollars he is willing to spend).
again, great work.
This would be great but I'd have to do this for every item, and make sure everything was 100% compatible. But I'll consider it if more people want automatically generated builds. Maybe I can have some kind of sidebar where you can add items, like a wishlist of sorts.. I'll think about it
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Very cool. I need to get a new computer over the summer, so I'll keep this in mind. I'm only able to run SC2 on the lowest of low settings. I've even got the resolution at 1024x768x16. And it's still not perfectly smooth. Oh, crappy computer from UB in '06, you did not age well.
Also, you go to RIT? I live in Rochester. Small interweb.
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i live 50 miles away from rochester, WE NERDS SHOULD HANG
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If you could get multiple benchmark sources, then that would be so cool. (AKA I have misgivings about Tom's Hardware sometimes)
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On May 11 2010 05:51 Judicator wrote:
If you could get multiple benchmark sources, then that would be so cool. (AKA I have misgivings about Tom's Hardware sometimes)
I do. Passmark and Tom's Hardware. you can click to choose which one you want.
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Ahhh damn...
If only Newegg had a wide selection like they do in US in Canada, I'd buy almost all of my electronics there T.T
TigerD is O.K. but their price lines are a bit high imo.
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Not quite the same, but I use the invisible hand add-on to search some main sites for cheaper prices. newegg is included in that search, but it is not necessarily the cheapest price.
No reviews, ranking are included. Just prices.
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On May 11 2010 06:43 Aurabolt wrote:Show nested quote +On May 11 2010 05:51 Judicator wrote:
If you could get multiple benchmark sources, then that would be so cool. (AKA I have misgivings about Tom's Hardware sometimes) I do. Passmark and Tom's Hardware. you can click to choose which one you want.
I meant combined...you have one or the other right now.
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Its nice to have a newegg warehouse only a couple hours from my house.
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On May 11 2010 09:02 Judicator wrote:Show nested quote +On May 11 2010 06:43 Aurabolt wrote:On May 11 2010 05:51 Judicator wrote:
If you could get multiple benchmark sources, then that would be so cool. (AKA I have misgivings about Tom's Hardware sometimes) I do. Passmark and Tom's Hardware. you can click to choose which one you want. I meant combined...you have one or the other right now.
They don't use the same scoring system. The values can't be compared.
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Aurabolt, I know you from GFaqs (my username there is ZiegDivine). Great widget, thanks again for your work.
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On May 11 2010 15:24 pash1k wrote:
Aurabolt, I know you from GFaqs (my username there is ZiegDivine). Great widget, thanks again for your work.
^_^
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This is very impressive!
Is it in the realm of possibility for this to be used on other sites (like my own) with proper attribution? If not, would you allow me to link it from my site?
I'm currently in the design process of Geekanerd.com, which will sell (perhaps just a Newegg affiliate at launch) games, hardware, clothes, etc. relating to PC / LAN Gamers.
Thanks for linking the app and sharing it!
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On May 12 2010 06:39 dOofuS wrote:
This is very impressive!
Is it in the realm of possibility for this to be used on other sites (like my own) with proper attribution? If not, would you allow me to link it from my site?
I'm currently in the design process of Geekanerd.com, which will sell (perhaps just a Newegg affiliate at launch) games, hardware, clothes, etc. relating to PC / LAN Gamers.
Thanks for linking the app and sharing it!
Sure, it doesn't bother me as long as I get credit. Just don't rely on it too heavily because if any of the sites involved change their HTML, everything will break I'll fix it, but it could be a day or two. This is just a personal project of mine so I'll do my best but I can't guarantee results forever =]
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As I'm sure you're fully aware the site doesn't work in Chrome or IE. Awesome tool though 
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The Athlon II x2 processors aren't featured on there... any reason for that?
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On May 12 2010 08:05 ghermination wrote:
The Athlon II x2 processors aren't featured on there... any reason for that?
Tom's Hardware had them. Passmark didn't because I was only grabbing the top 150 cards. Fixed now, though, to feature all of them in the list (check Passmark CPU Source).
On May 12 2010 08:02 leetchaos wrote:As I'm sure you're fully aware the site doesn't work in Chrome or IE. Awesome tool though
Works fine in Chrome for me. Maybe I'll get around to IE...
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Awesome tool. BTW, I've lived in Rochester almost all my life and am just finishing my Spring quarter at RIT as we speak!
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i also go to RIT, we should play sc2 sometime.
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wow this is pretty useful! bookmarked :D
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Added Page Hits at the bottom =]
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Really cool... I can't actually buy from newegg, but it's really helpful to check out if I'm not making any stupid decisions. =P
It doesn't seem to work on Chrome though.
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Works perfectly fine for me in Chrome 4.1.249.
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This is great! Thanks a bunch man!
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
Really nice work 
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United States22883 Posts
This is pretty great, thank you.
Any plans of adding SSDs in the future?
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Anyone interested in these scores? I could add them as a benchmark source as well... I just tested my 470 and it scored 16110, and this page "estimates" at 15000 which is reasonable.
http://service.futuremark.com/hardware/
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if only ....
nah, this thing is amazing already
Alright, really looks like we need newegg in Europe though :/
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