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14-07-2011 2:55pm#1
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moolers2000 wrote: »Looks like a nice build with plenty of options for future upgrades. I'd get a beefer PSU though for when the upgrade bug kicks in.
Did you mean to spec a mATX motherboard?
Thanks.
PSU, noted. I presume they only use the required power at a given time, as opposed to constantly drawing 500 or 600 watts?
mATX, eh force of habit, I'll have to revisit that one.0 -
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OCZ SSDs have a faulty sanforce controler that results in over 50% of them bricking within hours or days. The Crucial M4 has had nothing but golden reviews.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/08/ocz_bsods_ongoing/To get my PC back in action and prove it wasn't my hardware at fault, I bought a Crucial C300 SSD (Same as the M4, just a different line) and stuck it in in place of the Vertex. Guess what, Windows 7 (first release) was installed in 15 minutes, fully patched within the following couple of hours, and the system was overclocked to the max and still rock solid.
I have since fully populated every SATA II and SATA III port on the board with drives and done pretty much everything I can to try and force a BSOD or system hang, all to no avail.
If you have a friend and/or kid in Uni atm you can get them to buy W7 from http://www.software4students.ie/ for you to save a bit of cash.
And please, PLEASE DO NOT BUY A BUDGET PSU. I know it seems temping... but:
Just don't. Buy a good Quality Power Supply. I personally use a Corsair HX650. 450 watts is too low anyway if you intend to add a GPU later, and unless you have a 1000w PSU running at only 200w draw, it won't make a in running costs. I would personally get a GPU anyway, even if it's a low powered one, since Onboard Graphics + 22" monitors make the Graphics Fairy cry.
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Thank you so much guys for taking the time to reply, genuinely appreciated.
@ Leman, do you consider the Amazon a 'cheap' PSU? I thought they were decent! I'll update to a 550w or thereabouts but would be interested to know if the SF Amazon is not considered up to scratch. Also, do the PSU's constantly draw their rated power, or just what they require at any given time?
@IrishMetalHead. Thanks for your advice, but do you mind me asking your reasoning for recommending the BenQ over the Samsung? Looking at the specs, they pretty much match up everywhere except the Samsung is lighter, uses less power and has a quicker response time.
@Fluffy. I couldn't really care how the RAM looks, but if it is equal or better in terms of performance and reliability and cheaper then I'm all for it 0 -
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