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finnmcool · 2012-11-22 18:43:57

hi all, first off I was just wondering if the X51 is worth the money? I was going to ask custompc to build a desktop pc for me as I am a total noob and no way I could build my own. I need a new computer for work study and a wee bit of online gaming but don't know where to start. I have a budget of €1100 -€1300 but this…

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22-11-2012 7:43pm

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finnmcool

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hi all, first off I was just wondering if the X51 is worth the money? I was going to ask custompc to build a desktop pc for me as I am a total noob and no way I could build my own. I need a new computer for work study and a wee bit of online gaming but don't know where to start. I have a budget of €1100 -€1300 but this must include a screen, keyboard and mouse. Any help with this would be fantastic,
Thanks a million
Bob

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#2 22-11-2012 7:47pm
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Not worth the money. Start a new thread using http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74542374 this template, and someone from around here will be able to help you plan a new build that you can make yourself!

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#3 22-11-2012 8:14pm
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Just answer the questions from here
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=74542374&postcount=1

With that budget you can get a high end gaming pc and still have loads left over to get a nice monitor.

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#4 22-11-2012 8:41pm
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I went ahead and grouped these parts together

Item|Price
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€87.14
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€209.08
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€28.33
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€53.86
ASUS DRW-24B5ST bare|€20.00
Samsung SSD 830 128GB SATA 6GB's Basic|€79.99
Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 Boost, 3GB GDDR5|€285.59
Corsair Carbide Series 500R schwarz, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€102.27
Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€89.24
Corsair Hydro Series H40 (Sockel 775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3 +/FM1)|€58.99
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€1033.48

It's simular to the x51 that alienware sell for €999 but
it's got a faster i5 with the possiblility to overclock if you want
Better Graphics card.
Better cpu cooler, more hard drive space and an extra SSD drive.

You can change the case if you don't like it
Or maybe you have decided to go for something completely different, just let us know.

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#5 22-11-2012 8:51pm
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Or if you don't want to build yourself

Item|Price
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€28.33
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€53.86
ASUS DRW-24B5ST bare|€20.00
Samsung SSD 830 128GB SATA 6GB's Basic|€79.99
Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 Boost, 3GB GDDR5|€285.59
Corsair Carbide Series 500R schwarz, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€102.27
Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€89.24
Intel Core i5-3570 Box, LGA1155|€188.45
ASRock B75 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€69.29
Rechner - Zusammenbau|€20.00
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€956.01

Hardwareversand will build it for you for €20 but they don't install custom cpu coolers.
So I changed around the cpu and motherboard to the non overclockable version.
It's still better than the x51 Alienware
Better CPU and GPU, more hard drive space and a SSD drive. Cheaper too.

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#6 23-11-2012 1:51am
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I would have no idea how to build myself dude. What you have listed sounds perfect. Can I pay you to do a build for me? Not sure how this thread works but I'm willing to pay.

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#7 23-11-2012 4:01am
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finnmcool wrote: »

I would have no idea how to build myself dude. What you have listed sounds perfect. Can I pay you to do a build for me? Not sure how this thread works but I'm willing to pay.

Zusammenbau for €20 at bottom of the build there means assembely. They'll build it.

But if you live near someone here they may do it for ya. Deconduo does them for people in Dublin and Tea Bag does them in Limerick, his fingers may still be all cut up from Headshots build though.:pac:

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#8 23-11-2012 9:57am
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There's a thread around here somewhere with people that will build systems and where they live (I'm in Maynooth). If you search for "we'll build your pc for you" you'll get it.

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#9 23-11-2012 10:35am
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Dont forget a copy of windows in there.

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#10 23-11-2012 1:00pm
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Serephucus wrote: »

There's a thread around here somewhere with people that will build systems and where they live (I'm in Maynooth). If you search for "we'll build your pc for you" you'll get it.

I'm in Celbridge buddy, do you do any builds?

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#11 23-11-2012 2:42pm
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I do yeah. I'll actually be upgrading my own next week, so I might be a bit busy, but I think I should be able to help you out.

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#12 23-11-2012 6:49pm
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Serephucus wrote: »

I do yeah. I'll actually be upgrading my own next week, so I might be a bit busy, but I think I should be able to help you out.

When do we start???? ;-)

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