Gaming Computer

Headshot

any links of what to buy on hardwareversand.

I know what cpu to get but dont know what motherboard and will the rest of IrishMetalhead suggestions do the job ?

IrishMetalhead

if your gonna wait for tge sandybridge to be fixed you might aswell wait for amd's buldozer cpu's come out and see some ligit benchmarks first

Headshot

How long would I be waiting for both?

IrishMetalhead

2 months at a complete guess hard to know exactly tbh =/

dwighet

Headshot wrote: »

How long would I be waiting for both?

I feel for ya....I was in your position late last year just before the sandy bridge came out.. Was in 3 minds...1, I5 760 2, I7 9%&(i forget wat it was now) or to wait a month or two for the sandy bridge to be released...... I went the I5 760 as most of my time on the pc is gaming and surfing and the I5 fitted the bill for me...

good luck in your decision....

Headshot

cheers mate

driving me nuts tbh, I was hoping to order the pc next week but im not sure now

I still dont know what motherboard to go for if I chose the i5 intel Core i5 2500K

IrishMetalhead

go with the amd then because it's hard to tell when this sandybridge problem will be soted plus 90% of the performane for games come down to the gpu anyway even tho the phenom x6's are far from terrible as there still currently amd's topline consumer cpu's thats just my 2 cents

Monotype

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Headshot

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

heres a setup that should run crysis 2 without a shadow of a doubt

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T - €150.82
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=34042&agid=1242

Motherboard: ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 - €91.15
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=34246&agid=1232

Ram: 4GB Mushkin Silverline Stiletto PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 - €36.71
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=33951&agid=1192

Graphics Card: Point of View GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB - €219.76
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=43101&agid=707

Case: Thermaltake V4 Black Edition - €36.82
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=37838&agid=631

PSU: Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W - €52.58
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=30069&agid=1628

CPU Cooler: Corsair A70 - €39.68
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=38536&agid=669


HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - €49.34
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=28152&agid=689

DVD Drive: Samsung SH-223C - €15.78
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=29466&agid=699

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit - €85.20
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=29181&agid=185

Shpping - €30

Total - €807.84

Iv gone for this

And please dont try to change my mind

Headshot

Can someone tell me for a gaming keyboard is there a difference between a German layout and a English one

I bought the Logitech G110 thinking it was an English one but its German so is there any point bringing it back?

NTMK

Headshot wrote: »

Can someone tell me for a gaming keyboard is there a difference between a German layout and a English one

I bought the Logitech G110 thinking it was an English one but its German so is there any point bringing it back?

This is a german Qwerty keyboard layout

Headshot

NTMK wrote: »

This is a german Qwerty keyboard layout

seems it only effects typing which I wont be doing much of anyway

thanks for that

might as well keep it then

marco_polo

Headshot wrote: »

Can someone tell me for a gaming keyboard is there a difference between a German layout and a English one

I bought the Logitech G110 thinking it was an English one but its German so is there any point bringing it back?

I'd get them to take it off the order if possible, and you haven't made the transfer, although its much the same for the most part so its not like it would be unusable. (Zou will be be able to use it just fine )

http://www.onepoyle.co.uk/web/german/support/german-keyboard.gif

EDIT: Whoops already covered I hadn't refreshed the pages in ages

Headshot

I got the keyboard today so it was to late to cancel the order but I can return if I want but its all the hassel of returning with paying for postage etc

I think it'll do the job fine tbh. Now if I was using it as a proper typing keyboard I can understand but for gaming it makes no difference imo

Maybe Im wrong idk

Monotype

If you set it as an Irish keyboard, the layout should be normal, just the wrong thing on each key, but you need to know your keyboard layout.

marco_polo

Yeah you will be grand W,A,S,D, Shift, Cntrl etc are all in the right place .

Headshot

Just an update, hope to order this tuesday because that's when the the Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W is ready to dispatch

Could I get Windows 7 64 bit any where else cheaper by chance, bloody things drives up the price

Also how long does it take them to build it any deliver ?

Monotype

If you're a student/have kids, upgrades are available from software4students.ie
You would be legally required to own a retail version of XP or vista/upgrading an OEM system. I think it can be installed to any drive which previously had windows, even a trial verison.

Headshot

Monotype wrote: »

If you're a student/have kids, upgrades are available from software4students.ie
You would be legally required to own a retail version of XP or vista/upgrading an OEM system. I think it can be installed to any drive which previously had windows, even a trial verison.

thanks for the reply Mono

Im not either a student or have kids and dont have a previous windows

My laptop got vista installed in it (why i bought it, didnt get the disk) and I recently upgraded to windows 7

so I dont think that will work for me, which is a big shame because the prices are superb

Headshot

Im thinking of revising my setup lads

Now I know what your the thinking "just buy the ****ing thing* but if I tell you I got a nice surprise from my friend that has given me windows 7 for free

so my new price is (excluding windows)

including postage its

735,47 altogether, so looking at Irishmetal helpful post
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=70510180&postcount=15

is there anything I can improve on ?

I hope to order it Friday:)

btw regarding Metals suggestions, I forgot to ask is this a quiet system, its kinda important to me and is the mid tower upgradeable if needed?

IrishMetalhead

have a look for you in a mo, probably upgrade the case and gpu.
btw this system should be ubber quiet

IrishMetalhead

ok changed the case to the v3 cause the v4 is out of stock (identical cases tho more or less altho I think the v3 looks better personally) and upgrade the gpu to a gtx 570=]

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T - €150.82
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/artic...4042&agid=1242

Motherboard: ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 - €91.15
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/artic...4246&agid=1232

Ram: 4GB Mushkin Silverline Stiletto PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 - €36.71
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/artic...3951&agid=1192

Graphics Card: Palit GeForce GTX 570 1280MB - €293.32
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=43166&agid=707

Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition - €36.25
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=30452&agid=631

PSU: Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W - €52.58
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/artic...0069&agid=1628

CPU Cooler: Corsair A70 - €39.68
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/artic...38536&agid=669

HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - €49.34
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/artic...28152&agid=689

DVD Drive: Samsung SH-223C - €15.78
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/artic...29466&agid=699

Shpping - €30

Total - €790.20

And for that you got yourself quite a beast too

Plus even tho this set up should be pretty quiet but if you need quieter then i'd suggest spending an extra €55 and get a Fractal Define R3
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=36379&agid=631

Headshot

thanks alot for the above irishmetal

But for some reason the graphics card isnt showing up when i try the pc Configure

any idea why?

marco_polo

Headshot wrote: »

thanks alot for the above irishmetal

But for some reason the graphics card isnt showing up when i try the pc Configure

any idea why?

If you pick a higher wattage PSU and then swap back in the 550W at the end after everything is in the basket it will work (Pick the 'split' option in the basket, then remove the other PSU and add the superflower). The HWVS PC configurator is way off when it comes to PSU requirements.

Headshot

"IMPORTANT NOTICE regarding splitting of configured articles. Please have in mind that, once a configured article is split up, there is no way to revert this. You will no longer be able to reconfigurate this article using the PC-Configurator. If you want to continue splitting the configurated article, please click the Split button below again."

If there's no way around this, can someone recommend another psu

I was looking at this one http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=24479&agid=1629
since its the lowest watt I can get

marco_polo

Headshot wrote: »

"IMPORTANT NOTICE regarding splitting of configured articles. Please have in mind that, once a configured article is split up, there is no way to revert this. You will no longer be able to reconfigurate this article using the PC-Configurator. If you want to continue splitting the configurated article, please click the Split button below again."

If there's no way around this, can someone recommend another psu

I was looking at this one http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=24479&agid=1629
since its the lowest watt I can get

Ignore that message, once all the components are in the basket you shouldn't need to use the PC configurator again. Simply split, swap PSUs and order. Everything remains in the basket once it is split, just as standalone items instead, including the all important PC assembly charge).

Headshot

I think that has worked

so before I order are we happy with this

IrishMetalhead

thats it man sorted =]

Headshot

Good news

Iv made the payment

Now I play the waiting game

For anyone who has done this before, what's the normal wait for one to receive their computer (payment by bank transfer)

IrishMetalhead

between 1 to 2 weeks including the bank transfer to go through