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Tea_Bag · 11-04-2013 4:21pm

sorry. if the laptop is still unusable after I buy an SSD, then I'm going to Chuck it out, and I've got a spare, useless SSD. I can't fit it in my build, cause I'm out of SATA ports, and even in a later upgrade, it'd still be useless cause I'm running a raid array already.

I've already got one for my server too. a 256gb 830 would be usable in my game rig if I ever get another mobo with more raid SATA ports. I don't know if I'm asking for advice or just writing down my thoughts. sorry.

Burgo · 11-04-2013 4:23pm

Tea_Bag wrote: »

I've a bit of a catch22: the SSD is going into an old slow laptop I got for free, so I don't really want to invest into it too much, but then a 120gb SSD is pretty useless to me in anything else (limited to 2 SATA slots in my prodigy, and already running 2*256gb 830's in RAID0)

if the laptop is still useless after I put the SSD in it, I've wasted my money. wonder where I could pick up a 256gb 830?

I presume not so old that it has ide and not sata

How much space do you need in it?
I put a 60gig ocz in my old netbook and it has speeded it up to usable levels. It pretty much is just for browsing and watching stuff.

What mobo you got in the prodigy that has you limited to 2 sata slots? Thought most itx boards come with 4 min.

Serephucus · 11-04-2013 4:30pm

The ASRock has four, but two are 3Gb/s.

@Tea: Got'cha. So you're buying an SSD either way, and if it makes the lappy usable, great, if not it gets added to the Prodigy.

Do you really need RAID though? Why not just buy a decent SSD and chuck it in a SATA2 port. Odds are you're not going to notice any difference. I had my 830 plugged into SATA2 for a couple of weeks and never noticed. :P

Tea_Bag · 11-04-2013 4:51pm

mostly cause I'm broke

but good point.

right, 128gb it is. cheap as possible while being reliable. 840, m4, m500 or Intel 310?

Serephucus · 11-04-2013 5:01pm

840 gets my vote. From a quick look around, looks to be the cheapest of the bunch at the moment. Same warranty as the M4, and from Hardware.info's testing of the drive, it looks like the flash at least is reliable enough to last decades.

Monotype · 11-04-2013 5:12pm

Intel 310? Maybe you mean 330.

I suppose 840 is the way to go for cheap but reasonably reliable, although price per GB is a little nearer than you'd think with the higher capacities on the M4. M500 is too dear ATM.

I would be inclined to wait a little bit, but I'm not in a hurry to upgrade. Too bad the 830s dried up so quickly. The probably wanted to float their good name on the 840s.

On the other hand, Crucial could pull a magical stunt like last time with huge upgrades through firmware.

BloodBath · 11-04-2013 5:33pm

Noticed these 2 cases while doing a build for someone. Only €5 more than the the usually recommended bitfenix merc alpha but far more feature rich and come with 2 fans. Especially the cooltek. Fan controller, removeable metal drive bays, 4 usb (2 super speed) , tool-less everything and all the vents you could want. I can't find a review for it though.

Sub €40 case kings?

http://www.hardwareversand.de/Midi/76197/Cooltek+CT+K5+3.0%2C+ohne+Netzteil.article

http://www.hardwareversand.de/Midi/70858/Xigmatek+Asgard+Pro+Midi-Tower+-+schwarz.article

NTMK · 11-04-2013 6:29pm

Tea_Bag wrote: »

I've a bit of a catch22: the SSD is going into an old slow laptop I got for free

how old is old?

Tea_Bag · 11-04-2013 11:02pm

HP 530. 1.6ghz CeleronM 533FBS on a 940 chipset, so no cpu upgrade options. the GPU is horrible. struggles at 480p youtube. 2gb max ram (normal 512mb, but i filled it with 2gb 800mhz DDR2)

ill wait a week and see if anything comes of the m500, or price drops on anything else. thanks lads.

jimjamcoolio · 11-04-2013 11:18pm

BloodBath wrote: »

Noticed these 2 cases while doing a build for someone. Only €5 more than the the usually recommended bitfenix merc alpha but far more feature rich and come with 2 fans. Especially the cooltek. Fan controller, removeable metal drive bays, 4 usb (2 super speed) , tool-less everything and all the vents you could want. I can't find a review for it though.

Sub €40 case kings?

http://www.hardwareversand.de/Midi/76197/Cooltek+CT+K5+3.0%2C+ohne+Netzteil.article

http://www.hardwareversand.de/Midi/70858/Xigmatek+Asgard+Pro+Midi-Tower+-+schwarz.article

Has anyone any experience with either of these cases? Looks pretty decent. :cool:

Serephucus · 11-04-2013 11:21pm

I spotted the Cooltek last week when those couple of budget builds showed up, but I didn't realise it had nearly as much going on on the inside! I'd definitely pick that over the Merc. Even if it is a bit flimsy or whatever (there's not really far to go wrong with such a cheap case) you get a lot extra for that €5.

Fluffy88 · 15-04-2013 2:49pm

ED E wrote: »

Anyone get this up and going? Verification isnt working for me and cant login.

Yup working perfectly for me .. I tested it thoroughly :P

I tried doing it first when I was at work and I just got the loading spinner and it would fail after a couple of mins. The application doesn't have anyway to enter proxy settings so it can't be used behind a proxy.

When I tried it at home, there was no issues with it.

Tea_Bag · 15-04-2013 2:55pm

works fine for me.

ED E · 15-04-2013 3:32pm

Looks like a server may have been down, validated now

Serephucus · 30-04-2013 10:37pm

Jonny7 wrote: »

HD 7770 1GB + four games

FarCry 3: Blood Dragon,
BioShock Infinite,
Tomb Raider 2013,
FarCry 3

87 quid from Aria (not including delivery)

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/AMD+Radeon/Radeon+HD+7770/ARIAnet+Radeon+HD+7770+1GB+GDDR5+Graphics+Card+%2B+5+FREE+GAMES!+?noVat=0&productId=52020

I might actually get this.

And then sell the 7770.

BloodBath · 30-04-2013 10:40pm

That's a seriously good deal.

BaconZombie · 30-04-2013 10:46pm

Is it a good card?

Serephucus · 30-04-2013 10:47pm

It's at a very good price-point even without the deal. It's a low-end gaming card, but it can game.

BaconZombie · 30-04-2013 10:58pm

Mmm, maybe a good stop gap till I have money for a new system.
Currently running a E8400, 4GB ram and an 1GB AMD HD4800 {RV770}.

Serephucus wrote: »

It's at a very good price-point even without the deal. It's a low-end gaming card, but it can game.

BloodBath · 30-04-2013 11:26pm

It would be a decent upgrade and shouldn't be bottle necked by the cpu.

That's about as far as you're going to go on that processor though.

Have you overclocked it at all?

MRTULES · 09-05-2013 8:15pm

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Could this be gotten cheaper via parcel motel?

indough · 09-05-2013 8:31pm

MRTULES wrote: »

24EA53VQ

Could this be gotten cheaper via parcel motel?

try putting in a request on flubit, chances are they'll beat the price

Tea_Bag · 09-05-2013 9:24pm

for those working out the price for amazon prices in Ireland, to save time...

Amazon Prices for Ireland chrome extension. does the vat/xe.com work for you.

Serephucus · 09-05-2013 9:26pm

Nice one! Saves me a lot of clicks adding ****e to my basket all the time.

Tea_Bag · 09-05-2013 9:34pm

is the monitor still a good buy at €150?

Tea_Bag · 09-05-2013 9:37pm

The Camelizer - Amazon Price Tracker

is another good chrome extension. i keep forgetting i have it though

its only been tracking this monitor for 4 days. is it a new listing?

cherryghost · 29-05-2013 12:59pm

BA Chat goes here folks! May have to rethink our stickies.

Monotype · 29-05-2013 1:05pm

Sure I think most of the forums have ignored that 3 stickies rules.

I think it would be no harm to sticky the "How to Ask for Computer Build Help" one - or maybe if you could move the post directly into the FAQ thread or something.

beno619 · 30-05-2013 6:25pm

Amazon have updated the description on the MSI 7950, seems legit!

Gumbi · 30-05-2013 6:28pm

beno619 wrote: »

Amazon have updated the description on the MSI 7950, seems legit!

Wow. That'll be unreal if it goes through - but I doubt it will to be honest.

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