So I am ordering this on Sunday, any other recommendations?

VenomIreland

A mouse will be added, unsure which. Please delete my other topic, mods.

VenomIreland

Swapped RAM for this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169240

VenomIreland

So, I take it everything is in order?


EDIT; Added MX518

Hornd

No need for the extra sata cables but I think I remember you saying you wanted to keep them anyway for some reason.

I'd go with this monitor - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168144 - My 2 of my friends and I have it and it's great. A bad experience or 2 with Samsung so I'd be more inclined to go with LG. Also you can save 10 quid on the DVI cable!

Any reason why your going with the most expensive 5770? Quiet cooler? For 25 pounds more you get a 5830. I would definitely go with that over the 5770 or at least one of the 5770s for 15 quid less. The stock 5770 really ain't not that loud at all. Although with mine I have a slight problem that the default fan wont go below 40% for some reason so I manually set it to 25% and when I enter a game I let it take over...(Should have a check to see if I can fix that again...):rolleyes:

If it was the choice between a HAF & 5770 or an Antec 300 & 5830 I'd go with the later.

I personally would have gone with an i5 but tbh either will be great and the i5s keep creeping up in price...

VenomIreland

Hornd wrote: »

No need for the extra sata cables but I think I remember you saying you wanted to keep them anyway for some reason.

I'd go with this monitor - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168144 - My 2 of my friends and I have it and it's great. A bad experiences or 2 with Samsung so I'd be more inclined to go with LG. Also you can save 10 quid on the DVI cable!

Any reason why your going with the most expensive 5770? Quiet cooler? For 25 pounds more you get a 5830. I would definitely go with that over the 5770 or at least one of the 5770s for 15 quid less. The stock 5770 really ain't not that loud at all. Although with mine I have a slight problem that the default fan wont go below 40% for some reason so I manually set it to 25% and when I enter a game I let it take over...(Should have a check to see if I can fix that again...):rolleyes:

If it was the choice between a HAF & 5770 or an Antec 300 & 5830 I'd go with the later.

I personally would have with an i5 but tbh either will be great and the i5s keep creeping up in price...

You know what? I'll go with that monitor, and I may get a cheaper case so as to get the 5830, I'll have to read some benchmarks first, thanks though.

Hornd

Its a nice monitor!

Yea have a look around but you'll end up with a better PC with a 5830 when saving on the case!

Whats the difference between the stock HAF and the one you have there by the way?

Edit: ahh Full and Mid. My bad

VenomIreland

Hornd wrote: »

Its a nice monitor!

Yea have a look around but you'll end up with a better PC with a 5830 when saving on the case!

Whats the difference between the stock HAF and the one you have there by the way?

Edit: ahh Full and Mid. My bad

Yeah, I don't mind going with a mid tower though. Thanks for the suggestions, I may got with the 690II-Advanced.

zappb

Nice machine!! Good choice of hardware for what is primarily a gaming machine?

Don't forget the england flag for only 20p - maybe with a deal like that, buy a bunch of them and sell the surplus on adverts! Better than French flags at least.

Rooney, Rooney,
Rooney, Rooney,
Rooney, Rooney,
Rooney, Rooney..

VenomIreland

Here's the shopping cart now, because I can't edit the first post.

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VenomIreland wrote: »

Here's the shopping cart now, because I can't edit the first post.

Are you sure that's not cheaper elsewhere? Get right a angled SATA cables instead. And that €100,000 warranty on your surge protector is redundant unless you live up north.

VenomIreland

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Are you sure that's not cheaper elsewhere? Get right a angled SATA cables instead. And that €100,000 warranty on your surge protector is redundant unless you live up north.

Don't care about the warranty, just want the extra sockets and surge protection.

That may be slightly cheaper at pixmania, but with my previous proposal, they had items going out of stock every few days, never once where they all in stock at the same time. Plus, postage is cheaper with Ebuyer.

VenomIreland

Quick Question, how long should I expect to spend building this? 3 or 4 hours?

zappb

2 hours -

but you might want to savour it,

I find spending a day on a machine is nice, take the day off or skip work / school / college, order pizza, beer, some mood music, etc... because its all down hill after I build it, and I start looking around at other prim looking star gazers.

So.. that day, that joyous day that you build her,

you never will get this day or feeling back, and you should live, like this day, or this computer, was the last computer you ever will build in you short and miserable life.


(kind of like the chase is better than the great potato debate).

Peace!

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zappb wrote: »

2 hours -

but you might want to savour it,

I find spending a day on a machine is nice, take the day off or skip work / school / college, order pizza, beer, some mood music, etc... because its all down hill after I build it, and I start looking around at other prim looking star gazers.

So.. that day, that joyous day that you build her,

you never will get this day or feeling back, and you should live, like this day, or this computer, was the last computer you ever will build in you short and miserable life.


(kind of like the chase is better than the great potato debate).

Peace!

+1. If it's your first time, you'll want to take everything out of the box and enjoy each piece's beauty for a moment, maybe flick through the manuals for installation tips (e.g. for mounting the cooler). And you'll probably double-check that everything is clicked into place. It should take about an hour or so, but don't rush. Once everything is in place, spend another hour on cable management. It's much easier to do it after you've installed and plugged in everything than trying to do it as you go i think. It gives you a better view of what cables need to be routed where.

VenomIreland

zappb wrote: »

2 hours -

but you might want to savour it,

I find spending a day on a machine is nice, take the day off or skip work / school / college, order pizza, beer, some mood music, etc... because its all down hill after I build it, and I start looking around at other prim looking star gazers.

So.. that day, that joyous day that you build her,

you never will get this day or feeling back, and you should live, like this day, or this computer, was the last computer you ever will build in you short and miserable life.


(kind of like the chase is better than the great potato debate).

Peace!

Too bad I build it on an exam day

zappb

VenomIreland wrote: »

Quick Question, how long should I expect to spend building this? 3 or 4 hours?

VenomIreland wrote: »

Too bad I build it on an exam day

The exam isn't even nearly as important.

VenomIreland

zappb wrote: »

The exam isn't even nearly as important.

Try telling my mam that, she's more stressed over them than me.

zappb

In that case, you better go to your exam!

Also, try not to let your mum into your head like that.

But don't stress about them, I failed all my leaving cert and still did pretty good. and when i say pretty good, I mean really ****ing great.

When in doubt, go to griffith college, you have to pay a bit more (about the price of 2 of your computers) but man I swear you won't regret it. So many hot asian chicks there, like your own private harem.?

I'm writing this from Shanghai china right now, it's 4am, that kind of success only comes from Griffith.


Life is wonderful, and the fact you alive right now is amazing. so just think about that and not some silly stupid exam.

I feel sorry for you (because of the exam), (also the computer your going to buy, it's good, but i'd buy something totally different (just different tastes)

but I'm also glad your alive!

VenomIreland

zappb wrote: »

but I'm also glad your alive!

Thanks!

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zappb wrote: »

So many hot asian chicks there, like your own private harem.?

Too bad that the people who post in B&U generally don't get any chicks.

massy086

speak for yourself :o:o:o:o

IrishGrimReaper

massy086 wrote: »

speak for yourself :o:o:o:o

QFT :P

So Venom, is the new build on the way yet? Post some pics when you get the stuff!

VenomIreland

IrishGrimReaper wrote: »

QFT :P

So Venom, is the new build on the way yet? Post some pics when you get the stuff!

Sadly I have to order on Tuesday now, parent's rules

I will definitely post some pics.

BigEejit

Good luck with it, should be a nice system. As mentioned, if its your first build, take your time....

VenomIreland

BigEejit wrote: »

Good luck with it, should be a nice system. As mentioned, if its your first build, take your time....

Yup, I've got from 1 O'clock onwards (I think that's a half hour after my german exam finishes) to build it, it's gonna be fun

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VenomIreland wrote: »

Yup, I've got from 1 O'clock onwards (I think that's a half hour after my german exam finishes) to build it, it's gonna be fun

Pro tip: build it on the kitchen table and not your bedroom floor.

VenomIreland

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Pro tip: build it on the kitchen table and not your bedroom floor.

Actually, I was going to allocate an entire room just for the purpose of building the computer, as my bedroom has carpet.

VenomIreland

Swapped Powercolor card for Sapphire card, I get a free game with Sapphire and from googling and Toms Hardware Sapphire seem to be the better choice.

VenomIreland

Swapped 650W for 750W, so in the future when I want to upgrade I can get a second 5830 instead of a whole brand new card.

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VenomIreland wrote: »

Swapped 650W for 750W, so in the future when I want to upgrade I can get a second 5830 instead of a whole brand new card.

In the future you might be better off selling the 5830 and swapping for a new 6/7xxx. Depends on how far in the future. 750 seems like a lot. You could run dual GTX 480's on that!

VenomIreland

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VenomIreland wrote: »

Swapped 650W for 750W, so in the future when I want to upgrade I can get a second 5830 instead of a whole brand new card.

in the future you mighty be better off selling the 30 and swapping for a new 6/7xxx. Depends on how far in the future. 750 seems like a lot. You could run dual GTX 480's on that!

Maybe, but I'd like to have the option anyway, infact, what if by then I have the money for two 6/7xxx cards?

VenomIreland

Oh, BTW, I'm sure the 5830's second-hand won't be worth much with the 6XXX's, and a new one wouldn't be much either.

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VenomIreland wrote: »

what if by then I have the money for two 6/7xxx cards?

Eh, they should be giving more performance for the same power consumption. It doesn't always go like that (fermi) but that would be the general expectation.

VenomIreland

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Eh, they should be giving more performance for the same power consumption. It doesn't always go like that (fermi) but that would be the general expectation.

Well, anyway, it's not the extra power I need, it's the extra PCI-E plugs.

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Well, anyway, it's not the extra power I need, it's the extra PCI-E plugs.

Riiiiight.

VenomIreland

2 6-pins for a 5830, If I get a second one I'd really prefer to not use the Molex Adapters, prefer so much I'm willing to spend about €30 more on a better PSU.

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2 6-pins for a 5830, If I get a second one I'd really prefer to not use the Molex Adapters, prefer so much I'm willing to spend about €30 more on a better PSU.

The HX650 has 4....

VenomIreland

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The HX650 has 4....

Maybe I'll go with that, considering it's modular and slightly cheaper.

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The HX650 has 4....

Oh wait, were you getting a hx or tx series?

VenomIreland

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Oh wait, were you getting a hx or tx series?

I was getting a TX, which the 650W only has two 6+2 connectors.

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VenomIreland wrote: »

I was getting a TX, which the 650W only has two 6+2 connectors.

Oh right I thought you were getting the modular hx650 which has four. must be mixing it up with another thread!

VenomIreland

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Oh right I thought you were getting the modular hx650 which has four. must be mixing it up with another thread!

Oh!

I think I'll go for the TX750 over the HX650. Only €3 or so more and I can hide the cables anyway.

VenomIreland

Going with: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/219208 instead of CM690II advanced, I originally wanted to get a HAF anyway.

VenomIreland

Changed processor to allow for 5850, in the future I was going to get a 1090T anyway, so may aswell save money now and get the better graphics card:

VenomIreland

W00t! Ordering tomorrow to arrive on Thurs/Friday!

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VenomIreland wrote: »

W00t! Ordering tomorrow to arrive on Thurs/Friday!

Will you be cross-firing then in the future?

VenomIreland

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Will you be cross-firing then in the future?

That's the plan, when I get the money for it!

VenomIreland

Ordering within the next hour

VenomIreland

F*&^! Paypal has decided not to work on Ebuyer, gonna risk it and order from Komplett, as despite all the negative stuff, I'm sure there's plenty of people who got their order succesfully.

Carne

VenomIreland wrote: »

F*&^! Paypal has decided not to work on Ebuyer, gonna risk it and order from Komplett, as despite all the negative stuff, I'm sure there's plenty of people who got their order succesfully.

I did warn you about using Paypal with Ebuyer. You have to use Google Checkout, it's the only payment method that works.

VenomIreland

Carne wrote: »

I did warn you about using Paypal with Ebuyer. You have to use Google Checkout, it's the only payment method that works.

Yeah, but Google Checkout is no longer there. I ordered similar parts from Komplett anyway, here's hoping they'll arrive!