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    #32
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    I'd kinda like to have a shot at it, not saying I'd be amazing at it but I've watched a few tutorials, just I told my girlfriend about how much it was costing me and she didn't seem too pleased, especially seen as I said I didn't have the money to go away for more than a week this summer. I can't imagine the reaction if I were to tell her I've to build it. :(

    It's your PC, to hell with what she says! :p
    Really though, you should build it as it's great craic.


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    #33
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    I'd kinda like to have a shot at it, not saying I'd be amazing at it but I've watched a few tutorials, just I told my girlfriend about how much it was costing me and she didn't seem too pleased, especially seen as I said I didn't have the money to go away for more than a week this summer. I can't imagine the reaction if I were to tell her I've to build it. :(

    I haven't been on a holiday in 6 years :D. Building it is fun, it will give you something to do for an afternoon and you will learn quite a lot in the process. It means if anything goes wrong in a few years you know what's in the computer and you know what could have happened.

    Also e-peen for building your own. And it's cheaper.


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    #34
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    It means if anything goes wrong in a few years you know what's in the computer and you know what could have happened.

    Never actually thought of it like that. Is it difficult or is it really just like Adult LEGO?


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    #35
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    Never actually thought of it like that. Is it difficult or is it really just like Adult LEGO?

    It's exactly like lego, except more interesting, and much more expensive ;).


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    #36
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Eboggles wrote: »
    It's exactly like lego, except more interesting, and much more expensive ;).

    Ok haha. Well, don't get mad if I'm asking stupid questions on here while I'm building(already asked a bunch).


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    #37
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Sorry. If you had another €200 what would you upgrade? Might be getting jobseekers allowance for the rest of the summer until I start my final year.

    Item|Price
    Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€61.68
    LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R|€14.36
    Revoltec Wired Gaming Mouse W102|€8.38
    ASRock Z77 Pro4-M, Sockel 1155, mATX|€84.35
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850, 2GB GDDR5, PCI-Express|€223.04
    Samsung SH-D163C SATA schwarz|€12.96
    BenQ G2025HDA|€80.58
    8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€36.71
    Logitech LS11 2.0 Stereo Speaker System|€14.21
    Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155|€192.84
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB 6,4cm (2,5") SATA3|€85.62
    Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€53.14
    BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower GERMANY Edition - black/red/gold, Window, ohne Netzteil|€59.79
    Shipping|€18.99
    Total|€946.65


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    #38
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    Change the SSD to a Samsung 830, Bump the monitor up to a 1080p one if you have the space, and maybe get a GTX 670 if you have the money.


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    #39
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Eboggles wrote: »
    Change the SSD to a Samsung 830, Bump the monitor up to a 1080p one if you have the space, and maybe get a GTX 670 if you have the money.

    Sweet thanks. I'll know next Thursday. The Dole office is so depressing btw.


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    #40
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Sorry to bring up an old topic but would a 450W PSU be capable of powering a gtx 670 and an I5 3570K? Would you be capable of uninstalling windows and reinstalling it onto an SSD? Thinking of just cutting the SSD out until I get more money. Thanks guys and sorry again.


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    #41
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Yeah, a good 450W PSU could do it.
    http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670/26.html

    You can back up your windows license and then reinstall. See guide in signature. Alternatively, Microsoft would probably be understanding about a hard drive switch if you rang them up.


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    #42
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Monotype wrote: »
    Yeah, a good 450W PSU could do it.
    http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670/26.html

    You can back up your windows license and then reinstall. See guide in signature. Alternatively, Microsoft would probably be understanding about a hard drive switch if you rang them up.

    Ye was going to with the super flower amazon 450W. Ordering tomorrow. Looking forward to the build haha. Thanks again.


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    #43
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    You'd be OK for some CPU overclocking and maybe light GPU oc. If you thought that you were going for a lot of upgrades, a higher rated one would be no harm.


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    #44
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Just before I order. Have I remembered everything?

    Item|Price
    Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€212.12
    Cooler Master HAF 912 schwarz, ohne Netzteil|€67.96
    EVGA GeForce GTX 670, 2048MB DDR5, PCI-Express|€364.89
    BenQ G2255|€100.98
    8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€36.53
    LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R|€14.36
    Samsung SH-D163C SATA schwarz|€13.03
    Revoltec Wired Gaming Mouse W102|€7.73
    Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box|€67.70
    ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP, Sockel 1155, ATX|€79.33
    Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€60.63
    LogiLink SATA 0.3m Kabel mit Sicherungslasche|€0.61
    Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€40.99
    Shipping|€18.99
    Total|€1085.85


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    #45
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    Can't overclock with a H77 motherboard. You need Z77, Z75 (haven't seen many of these), Z68 or P67.


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    #46
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Is that the same monitor that i am onion got? If so, you might want to throw in a DVI cable if you haven't got one.

    DVD-ROM drive? You should really just get an RW.

    A H77 board won't let you overclock. Z77 (or Z68).


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    #47
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Eboggles wrote: »
    Can't overclock with a H77 motherboard. You need Z77, Z75 (haven't seen many of these), Z68 or P67.

    Swore I had one earlier..... Thinking of dropping to a SB 2500k. Cheers.


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    #48
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Monotype wrote: »
    Is that the same monitor that i am onion got? If so, you might want to throw in a DVI cable if you haven't got one.

    No HDMI?

    EDIT: I'm an idiot. RTFM.


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    #49
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    If you want to use HDMI, you still can could with a HDMI->DVI adapter for the monitor. There should be no loss in quality and I assume the card has HDMI on it.


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    #50
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Monotype wrote: »
    If you want to use HDMI, you still can could with a HDMI->DVI adapter for the monitor. There should be no loss in quality and I assume the card has HDMI on it.

    Something like this?


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    #51
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    That would work too, but I was actually thinking of more like this if you already had the HDMI cable.
    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/DVI/57894/Good+Connections®+Adapter+HDMI+Buchse+an+DVI+24%2B1+Stecker.article

    Here's a DVI cable. For some reason HDMI cables actually seem to be cheaper in general Less fiddly parts and easier to produce, I assume.
    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/DVI/58048/Good+Connections+Adapter+DVI+24%2B5+Buchse+an+DVI+24%2B1+Stecker.article

    You'd want to double check on those pinouts to ensure compatibility and I'm too tired to do so now.


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    #52
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Monotype wrote: »
    That would work too, but I was actually thinking of more like this if you already had the HDMI cable.
    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/DVI/57894/Good+Connections®+Adapter+HDMI+Buchse+an+DVI+24%2B1+Stecker.article

    Here's a DVI cable. For some reason HDMI cables actually seem to be cheaper in general Less fiddly parts and easier to produce, I assume.
    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/DVI/58048/Good+Connections+Adapter+DVI+24%2B5+Buchse+an+DVI+24%2B1+Stecker.article

    You'd want to double check on those pinouts to ensure compatibility and I'm too tired to do so now.

    Cheers. Really appreciate it. I looked at them but I'll look again in the morning. The 670 i was ordering is outta stock anyway so no rush. Might get the 7870 OC edition instead.


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    #53
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Just went with a DVI-D dual link cable. I know I wont be using two monitors but it was only €5. If i'm ordering off of my girlfriends card (took my money out of Ulster bank and put it in her account haha) I'll obviously need to change the name on the order to hers as otherwise I assume HWS will see the order in my name and just a random transfer of money from her name ye?


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    #54
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    Sarz91 wrote: »
    Just went with a DVI-D dual link cable. I know I wont be using two monitors but it was only €5. If i'm ordering off of my girlfriends card (took my money out of Ulster bank and put it in her account haha) I'll obviously need to change the name on the order to hers as otherwise I assume HWS will see the order in my name and just a random transfer of money from her name ye?

    My account was in my fathers name because I was originally going to send money through his account, but then I ended up sending the money myself, and it worked. But maybe just be careful if you're not doing it through bank transfer, if it's paypal they might not know who it's coming from if it's a random name


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    #55
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    My account was in my fathers name because I was originally going to send money through his account, but then I ended up sending the money myself, and it worked. But maybe just be careful if you're not doing it through bank transfer, if it's paypal they might not know who it's coming from if it's a random name

    I'm going to do a bank transfer. Should I just put her name with my address just to be sure?


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    #56
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    I'm more awake today and I don't think that DVI cable I linked earlier is any good - the picture doesn't match up with the description. The description says one of the ends is female which is feck all good for most monitors.

    It says on the specs of the Benq on HWV that it takes DVI-D. Cheapest one is the DVI-D (single link) to HDMI:
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/HDMI/43491/LogiLink+HDMI+zu+DVI+Kabel+%2C+1m%2C+19-pin+Typ-A+zu+DVI+(18%2B1).article

    I assume it would also take a dual link (more pins) DVI cable... is this the one you went for?
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/DVI/40729/LogiLink+DVI+Kabel+5m.article


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    #57
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Monotype wrote: »
    I'm more awake today and I don't think that DVI cable I linked earlier is any good - the picture doesn't match up with the description. The description says one of the ends is female which is feck all good for most monitors.

    It says on the specs of the Benq on HWV that it takes DVI-D. Cheapest one is the DVI-D (single link) to HDMI:
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/HDMI/43491/LogiLink+HDMI+zu+DVI+Kabel+%2C+1m%2C+19-pin+Typ-A+zu+DVI+(18%2B1).article

    I assume it would also take a dual link (more pins) DVI cable... is this the one you went for?
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/DVI/40729/LogiLink+DVI+Kabel+5m.article

    Had a bit of hiccup with names of accounts so I've sorted that out and I'm ordering in the morning. I'm thinking of these. If they're no use i'll get the one's you linked. Not going to bother with the HDMI adapter though as I'd have to scab one off someone else in the house as I sold mine with the xbox.


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    #58
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    So I just ordered and it gave me two addresses. Which do i use? I know oder means or but which one did you guys use?

    Financial institution Deutsche Postbank AG Dortmund
    Remittee: hardwareversand.de GmbH
    Remittee account: XXXXXXXXX
    Bank code: XXXXXXXXXXX
    Amount: 1.077,23 EUR
    Intended purpose: XXXXXXXXXXX
    for international payment:
    B.I.C. S.W.I.F.T.: PBNKDEFF
    IBAN No: XXXXXXXXXXX

    OR

    Financial institution Sparkasse Soest
    Remittee: hardwareversand.de GmbH
    Remittee account: XXXXXXXX
    Bank code: XXXXXXXX
    Amount: 1.077,23 EUR
    Intended purpose: XXXXXXXXX
    for international payment:
    B.I.C. S.W.I.F.T.: WELADED1SOS
    IBAN No: XXXXXXXXXX


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    #59
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    That one looks fine. Better off with a DVI one as the HDMI one is less useful really.

    I think I used the second on for the craic because it wasn't first on the list. Then again maybe that's what everyone does. Makes no difference.


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    #60
    Sarz91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭Sarz91


    Monotype wrote: »
    That one looks fine. Better off with a DVI one as the HDMI one is less useful really.

    I think I used the second on for the craic because it wasn't first on the list. Then again maybe that's what everyone does. Makes no difference.

    Sound cheers. I wont be able to pay till tomorrow. How long do I actually have to transfer the money before its cancelled?


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    #61
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Two weeks or something.


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