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    #2
    Incompetent
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭Incompetent


    Save a few euro on windows here

    Don't think you need to be a student


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    #3
    conorhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭conorhickey


    Incompetent wrote: »
    Save a few euro on windows here

    Don't think you need to be a student

    i am a student well, just finished my leaving cert, but they only give you upgrade cds and i feel more confident installing a full version


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    #4
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    conorhickey wrote: »
    i am a student well, just finished my leaving cert, but they only give you upgrade cds and i feel more confident installing a full version

    Just get the upgrade version, it's really easy to install it as a fresh install. Loads of guides on the internet if you have a look, and with that money you could up the motherboard to this.


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    #5
    conorhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭conorhickey


    Eboggles wrote: »
    Just get the upgrade version, it's really easy to install it as a fresh install. Loads of guides on the internet if you have a look, and with that money you could up the motherboard to this.

    In what ways is that motherboard better?


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    #6
    smileyj1987
    Registered Users Posts: 5,325 ✭✭✭smileyj1987


    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?adp=0&aid=46920&agid=1601&apop=3

    If you could add a few more quid this board would be so much better because you could upgrade to a quad and overclock .


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


    conorhickey wrote: »
    In what ways is that motherboard better?

    SATA 3 6GB/S, and USB 3.0.


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    conorhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭conorhickey


    Eboggles wrote: »
    SATA 3 6GB/S, and USB 3.0.

    Is the Sata 3 for things like a SSD or will it make all sata components faster (Sorry im new at this :L)


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    N64
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭N64


    only SSDs will benefit from sata 3 ports. The data transfer rates of conventional storage devices (hard drives, dvd drive, etc) will not benefit at all from being connected to sata 3 ports. SSD's will still blow hard drives out of the water when connected to a sata 2 port, however the transfer speeds will be bottlenecked (reduced) by the limitations of sata 2.

    Sata 3/2 are backward compatible.


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    #10
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    What I'm trying to say is: What's better? Win7 + USB 2.0 + SATA 2, or Win7 + USB 3.0 + SATA 3?


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    N64
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭N64


    Eboggles wrote: »
    What I'm trying to say is: What's better? Win7 + USB 2.0 + SATA 2, or Win7 + USB 3.0 + SATA 3?

    USB 3.0 + SATA 3 is better.


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    conorhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭conorhickey


    I think i have to go with the cheaper motherboard, i have to keep the costs as low as possible it is a present and dont want to be ****ing with my parents but thanks for you


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    #13
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    conorhickey wrote: »
    I think i have to go with the cheaper motherboard, i have to keep the costs as low as possible it is a present and dont want to be ****ing with my parents but thanks for you

    It's the same price?


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    conorhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭conorhickey


    Eboggles wrote: »
    It's the same price?

    its 15 euro dearer,


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    #15
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    But you're saving €25 by getting Windows from software4students, thus negating the extra €15. Surely you can scab from your parents a tiny bit more even if you don't get the upgrade edition? :p


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    #16
    conorhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭conorhickey


    So its really worth it? And yeh im getting the upgrade


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    #17
    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    Yes I think it's well worth it.


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