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-Not from what i can see,looks good.
Only thing is if the extra cash could get you a motherboard that supports Sli/Crossfire. This is the cheapest one i know off:
http://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/6...2C+ATX.article
It does push you €10 over budget though.
Also id do a quick comparison between your prices from amazon with hardwareversand and see if you would be better changing a part of the order from one to the other. If you could save €10 from doing that it would cover the cost of the above motherboard.
Ya if you look back to I think my 3rd build, I was going for the Extreme 3 but with the inclusion of a monitor and speakers and a few other stuff, I had to go for the Pro 3, apparently I don't have a strong enough PSU for SLI anyway, besides, I'm done fighting my budget over and over and I have yet to re-check all the pricing.
Ya I might do that but Amazon's prices increase at checkout due to some online tax or something, but HWVS don't bother with it. I think someone mentioned it on page 6 or 7, whatever page has my current build. So certain prices mightn't be as good as they seem and if I can't pay HWVS until tomorrow, their prices might change by then (but unlikely) so what was once cheaper on HWVS, could now be dearer.
Ok, I'll wait for the keyboard, if you had to buy one now, what switch would you get? I think the blue backlight looks the nicest but the red looks cool as well, followed then by the white (brown) which is "meh". But the brown switch sounds like a good in between. So it seems stupid to not get it because of it's backlight. But who knows, I could prefer the red or blue. Honestly I don't mind loud keys at all but I think they feel different as well.
Ok I might actually print out the email, that's a great idea, thanks.
Ireland it is then. One final thing, HWVS askes for a house number but my house actually has a nickname unlike all the other houses around me. Not sure why. Sometimes the post office calls my house number 1 but usually it goes by it's nickname. So for house number should I put the nickname or just say number 1.
Do you know if it gets delivered by courier or post, because if it's the post, they will probably know about the nickname whereas a courier might get confused, but he could just as easily get confused by a house called number 1 that doesn't exist, either way he might run into trouble finding the house, but to be fair I live in a fairly small village so maybe not. What would happen if they couldn't find me? would they send my stuff back?
Finally, is it true that your warranty on your Mobo, GPU, CPU and PSU are all void if you overclock? In which case, why should I care if the site offers warranty?Apologies if this has been mentioned already, as this is the longest build thread ever I haven't read it all, but why not buy one of the HD 7950's of OCUK and get 8 games free? Offer valid until 31/07/13
Thanks for the reply! But ya, either that offer or one very like it was shown. I'm sure it's good value but I can't afford it.
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Amazon applies a 21% tax instead of 19% I think when you proceed to checkout if delivering to Ireland.
We have a 23% VAT Rate here so surely it's 23%. UK have 20% as far as I remember, but I could be wrong.
Anywho, this is why I use Parcel Motel for nearly all my deliveries. More so for convenience, but it works out cheaper a lot of the time as well.
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We have a 23% VAT Rate here so surely it's 23%. UK have 20% as far as I remember, but I could be wrong.
Anywho, this is why I use Parcel Motel for nearly all my deliveries. More so for convenience, but it works out cheaper a lot of the time as well.
This is it. They applied this VAT rate after conversion in checkout. Haven't used parcel motel before.0 -
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solidMGSsnake wrote: »Ah ok good. BTW how do I check my orders' status? Theres a legend there to tell you what each mean but mine doesn't seem to have a status. It just says Online-Order which isn't in the legend.
Copy-Paste the code (20 odd digits AFAIK) into UPS tracking here http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html.
After order has shipped it should take 5 working days or less to arrive. I ordered my stuff Sunday night and they are arriving today
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Copy-Paste the code (20 odd digits AFAIK) into UPS tracking here http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html.
After order has shipped it should take 5 working days or less to arrive. I ordered my stuff Sunday night and they are arriving today
Did you know that you can actually google the tracking number which will give you one link straight away to the correct page on UPS 0 -
Ok guys, you have been a huge help, all of you!
I don't think I'll need much more help unless I get trouble during the build, but there are plenty of tutorials online I can use.
2 final (hopefully) questions:
1 - Should I mount the PSU on top or bottom and should the fan face the mobo or away from it?
2 - Please any and all experiences with mechanical keyboards help. What colour switch should I get? Red, Blue or Brown?
I like the blue backlight most but apparently the keys are very loud and cause fatigue during gameplay because the keys are harder to press than usual.
The red is meant to be the best as it’s easy to press repeatedly but they don’t sell the CM TK red on Amazon, only the older CM Pro which is almost the same except it’s bigger and the Fn key doesn’t has a safety lock mode. As far as I know anyway, anyone have experience with Pro vs TK?
The brown is like an in between of the red and blue which would probably be best for a first timer. But I’m not a big fan of the white backlight. I mean the white is still cool but when they offer blue or red backlight, how can you take bland white? Anyhow I have 1-3 months before either of the keyboards are delivered so I have time to think, but the longer I wait, the longer it will take to come.
I'm not even sure if I'm correct about all that but that's my understanding. So Red (Pro), Blue (TK)or Brown (TK)?0 -
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solidMGSsnake wrote: »What is it about the blue you don't like? Are they harder to push down or what? I think looks wise the blue is the best. I can't imagine the brown's backlight looking that impressive, especially in breathing mode, whereas the blue and red lolk cool. What do the brown feel like?
The brown and blue have very slightest bit of extra pressure as you press it halfway down (its not really describable tbh), but the brown doesn't make a 'clicking' sound at that halfway point that the blues do. By all accounts apart from that noise, the browns and reds are pretty much identical. I can only speak for the brown but its orders of magnitude less resistant to type on that a regular keyboard thats for sure. All I can say is have a listen to a comparison video if you can't get samples, the brown and red are noticably quieter compared to the blue (despite the fact he is is really beating them).
I am a keyboard masher anyway so I don't ever notice the halfway point. (Which is partially why the red was more appealing as this feedback is of no use to me).
Even the missus who though spending €60 on a keyboard was madness had to conceded it was pretty damn good.
I definitely would have preferred the red backlight, but the white looks ok too to me.0 -
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The point is is wasn't hitting the blues any harder they just are that bit louder
If you like blue LEDs and you like clicky switches then there is no decision left really now is there :pac:
Good luck with the build anyway, be sure and post pics when it is done
EDIT: Couldn't say on the price, but TBH it seems more and more like a misprice that Amazon just honored, because it has gone all the way up to £75 again so I doubt it will come down to £50 again any time soon0 -
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