Xmas early this year? 1000eu for pew pew pc.

ShadowHearth

Tij da feen wrote: »

If you are worried about airflow have a look at the Coolermaster HAF 932. It's a very good case and it comes from their (H)igh (A)ir (F)low range and are very good at keeping temps down. Here's a link. It's only a fiver more and the HAF also comes with bigger fans pre-installed. Of course it depends on your personal aesthetic taste.

It's actuolly very funny how everyone is trying to talk me out of this case

I love the minimalist of looks of nzxt, plus such design is great for keeping dust at bay. Lots of room inside and looks great for cable managment.

I know it looks cheesy, but I really like it. I am odd ball myself . Plus lots of reviews are very positive.

My friend looked at the biuld too and he approved it. I decided to go for single gpu mobo and gtx570.

I Allready transferred money on visa, but it might take few days . So I will e putting order on tue/wed. I am still here to listen, of anyone for better idea on setup. I already changed good few bits thx to you lads!

Serephucus

My first case was the NZXT Tempest, and though it looks very nice, it wasn't that great. Very rattley after a while. If you're looking for quality and minimalism, have a look at the ATCS 840. Freaking HUGE.

Oh, and I completely agree; those two guys doing the Phantom "review" completely stank of n00b.

Ditch the Cooler Master thermal paste though.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/arctic-cooling-mx-2-high-performance-thermal-compound-%28as-used-on-arctic-coolers%29

54kroc

+1 on the ATS 840, very good case, how about a Corsair 650D?

nesf

ShadowHearth wrote: »

It's actuolly very funny how everyone is trying to talk me out of this case

Cases are like women, everyone has a strong opinion on them.

54kroc wrote: »

how about a Corsair 650D?

I had buyer's remorse after ordering when I came across that case. Looks lovely. Or perhaps one of its bigger relatives.

ShadowHearth

I cant go any more then that on case. It's already alot for me lads.

I still got time till tue or wed.

Fecking bf3 is upsetting me now. Damn punk buster is acting out... And I am upgrading pc for bf3 and diablo 3... Grrrr

Serephucus

Some others for you to consider (also in your price-range)

Item|Price
Corsair Graphite 600T, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€136.67
FRACTAL DESIGN Gehäuse DEFINE XL Titanium Grey|€126.37
Antec MidiTower "P183" schwarz, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€130.55
Lian Li PC-P50 ARMORSUIT Midi-Tower - black, ohne Netzteil|€136.67
Antec Twelve Hundred V3, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€145.85
Cooler Master HAF AMD Edition, Big-Tower - red, ohne Netzteil|€145.85
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€146.87
Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€146.87
Antec MidiTower "P193" schwarz, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€147.89

ShadowHearth

Serephucus wrote: »

Some others for you to consider (also in your price-range)

Item|Price
Corsair Graphite 600T, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€136.67
FRACTAL DESIGN Gehäuse DEFINE XL Titanium Grey|€126.37
Antec MidiTower "P183" schwarz, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€130.55
Lian Li PC-P50 ARMORSUIT Midi-Tower - black, ohne Netzteil|€136.67
Antec Twelve Hundred V3, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€145.85
Cooler Master HAF AMD Edition, Big-Tower - red, ohne Netzteil|€145.85
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€146.87
Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€146.87
Antec MidiTower "P193" schwarz, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€147.89

thanks, but i wont be breaking my order between two online shops. i want to get everyting in one nice bulky package!

ShadowHearth

Well funds got transferred to visa this morning! Can't wait to finish work and re do my order a bit.

I thing I gave up to your pressure lads and I will reconsider case. Maybe something cheaper so I can get better mobo or ssd.

How's scan.co.uk with deleveries? Someone mentioned it takes 2-3 days? If I order today would I expect Delevery on Friday?

If yes, I need to sort out day off or to finish early.

nesf

ShadowHearth wrote: »

How's scan.co.uk with deleveries? Someone mentioned it takes 2-3 days? If I order today would I expect Delevery on Friday?

If yes, I need to sort out day off or to finish early.

scan, when it goes right are very good for deliveries. If it goes wrong you can be burned and end up waiting a week or two for delivery as happened to a few people on this forum. More good orders than bad ones though I think.

ShadowHearth

I presume as long as I go for stuff that is in stock, then I shouldn't have much of trouble. I do like that they use curriers.

nesf

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I presume as long as I go for stuff that is in stock, then I shouldn't have much of trouble. I do like that they use curriers.

You'd think that but some people still got burned ordering stuff in-stock etc. I was happy out with them, my delivery arrived when they said it would.

ShadowHearth

nesf wrote: »

You'd think that but some people still got burned ordering stuff in-stock etc. I was happy out with them, my delivery arrived when they said it would.

Which was how many days?

nesf

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Which was how many days?

Ordered Friday, got it Tuesday for me.

ShadowHearth

Do they call before delivering? Were they very early?

I start work at 5:00 so I can ask to finish around 10:00.

nesf

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Do they call before delivering? Were they very early?

I start work at 5:00 so I can ask to finish around 10:00.

No call before delivery unfortunately. Arrived in the early afternoon but it'll vary hugely from address to address, delivery times for city centre Cork will be different to Dublin ones etc.

ShadowHearth

nesf wrote: »

No call before delivery unfortunately. Arrived in the early afternoon but it'll vary hugely from address to address, delivery times for city centre Cork will be different to Dublin ones etc.

Thx. I am in small town north of cork. So I don't know how it will influence me .

Can't wait to finish now!!! Need to spend money!!

nesf

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Thx. I am in small town north of cork. So I don't know how it will influence me .

Can't wait to finish now!!! Need to spend money!!

How far north? Came from a small town north of Cork myself...

ShadowHearth

nesf wrote: »

How far north? Came from a small town north of Cork myself...

Well I am not Irish, but fr last 6/7 years I am living in mallow . It's my hometown now!

nesf

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Well I am not Irish, but fr last 6/7 years I am living in mallow . It's my hometown now!

Ah, about 15 miles from where I grew up then!

BigEejit

I had a delivery from scan that was a day late, after I spent extra for morning delivery and everything.:eek: (I'm outside London)

And my 2c: if i brought that case into the house the wife would kill me

Have the fractal define r3 titanium, lovely case, have to remember to clean the psu filter (on the bottom of the case) regularly though

Monotype

Delivery for me has usually been 3 or 4 working days. That's Dublin though. If you ordered today, you'd be lucky to get it by Friday.

BigEejit wrote: »

Have the fractal define r3 titanium, lovely case, have to remember to clean the psu filter (on the bottom of the case) regularly though

The R3 is an amazing case for keeping the noise in alright.

ShadowHearth

bollox....

retail i5 is not in stock and they bumped up the price on retail version! so its 35 quid extra on CPU alone



this is the final version, but its over my budgwt need to cut down atleast to 1050 euro, from 1160eu.

Serephucus

Motherboard:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z68a-g43-%28g3%29-intel-z68-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-%28x16%29-d-sub-%28vga%29-dvi-d-atx

I don't think there's much more you can do without sacrificing performance, unfortunately. Maybe ditch the CPU cooler and thermal paste for the moment? You can always pick those up later. (As well as the hard drive, come to think of it) This way you'd still have an operational computer, with stuff you could add in later easily.

If you take out the CPU cooler, thermal paste, and switch the motherboard, it would bring you down to about €1,080. Take out the HDD and that's about €1,010.

ShadowHearth

Serephucus wrote: »

Motherboard:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z68a-g43-%28g3%29-intel-z68-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-%28x16%29-d-sub-%28vga%29-dvi-d-atx

I don't think there's much more you can do without sacrificing performance, unfortunately. Maybe ditch the CPU cooler and thermal paste for the moment? You can always pick those up later. (As well as the hard drive, come to think of it) This way you'd still have an operational computer, with stuff you could add in later easily.

If you take out the CPU cooler, thermal paste, and switch the motherboard, it would bring you down to about €1,080. Take out the HDD and that's about €1,010.

i had that mobo before, but its a single gpu mobo. i want to future prove it. so i can drop in one more 570 later next year...

i downgraded my case in to corsair 500R. that 2500k jump in pri9ce really hit me in the jewels...

ShadowHearth

ordered. estimated delevery time -thursday 01/12/11

if i wont come back in few days, then i am killed by misses shadowhearth and burried in near by cementary

Monotype

I suppose you didn't check out their today only page? A few deals there. M4 for £79. Mostly alternatives to what you wanted such as B3 boards and western digital hard drives, so no huge savings.

ShadowHearth

thanks, but the order is in by now. i told misses it is 1100eu ( hit the 1150 part ) and she wasnt so upset. i presume i will still get my share in bedroom .

on topic. my order is 3/4 done i think. it says - estimate date for delevery 30/11/11. that surely cant be right... they said that they plan on dispatching it today too!

ShadowHearth

its dispatched already...

in last mail it said estmated 30/11/11, but says nothing in the last letter. just delevery times from 9:00 to 17:00. i guess i will have to finish early tommorow lololol

Monotype

Probably UK estimate. But I think it was either them or ebuyer that I placed an order with after 9pm and it was dispatched at 11pm. They work long hours!

ShadowHearth

they gave me tracking number but it is not working.

so i guess no way expecting it tomorrow? even when it was dispatched today at 15:00?