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    #2
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Motherboard:
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=43133&agid=1601

    RAM:
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=29673&agid=1193

    PSU:
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=30069&agid=1628

    Thats almost €40 knocked off at no cost to performance.


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    #3
    Fluffy88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    RAM, to cut another few € from what deconduo posted, although there is tiny differences in the RAM we posted and the one you did, if you building on a budget I think the going for the slightly cheaper would be good. But I am not an expert so I could be wrong.
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=28068&agid=1193

    You could also cut down on the case, you could get a nice case for €50 saving another €20

    I thought you could get Win7 Home Premium on http://www.software4students.ie/ but it looks like you can only get Ultimate and Professional, I couldn't tell you what the differences are, but going with Pro would save you another €40. Of course you must know a student to get it.


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    #4
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Fluffy88 wrote: »
    RAM, to cut another few € from what deconduo posted, although there is tiny differences in the RAM we posted and the one you did, if you building on a budget I think the going for the slightly cheaper would be good. But I am not an expert so I could be wrong.
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=28068&agid=1193

    You could also cut down on the case, you could get a nice case for €50 saving another €20

    I thought you could get Win7 Home Premium on http://www.software4students.ie/ but it looks like you can only get Ultimate and Professional, I couldn't tell you what the differences are, but going with Pro would save you another €40. Of course you must know a student to get it.

    Sandy bridge needs 1.5V RAM really, anything higher can cause problems.


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    #5
    Fluffy88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    See me = n00b :)
    Thanks for the info.


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    #6
    merc.ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 49 ✭merc.ie


    Decent budget case:
    http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=32896&agid=631


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    #7
    Professional Griefer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    Sorry to ask a different question here, just thought it would be better than creating a new thread.

    So I ordered a pc from hardwareversand, I choose the prepayment thing. So they sent me the email about it, now, this may seem really stupid, but they gave me details in the email, Financial institution, Remitte, Remittee account, Bank Code, Amount, Intended Purepose, B.I.C.S.W.I.F.T, IBAN No:, so if I go to the bank and give them the stuff they sent me, and I transfer the money, how would they know that its from me and send it to me?

    That may seem insanely stupid to you guys, but I have no idea how bank transfers work and stuff.

    Any insight here would be fantastic.:o


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    #8
    deejer
    Registered Users Posts: 712 ✭✭✭deejer


    Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »
    Sorry to ask a different question here, just thought it would be better than creating a new thread.

    So I ordered a pc from hardwareversand, I choose the prepayment thing. So they sent me the email about it, now, this may seem really stupid, but they gave me details in the email, Financial institution, Remitte, Remittee account, Bank Code, Amount, Intended Purepose, B.I.C.S.W.I.F.T, IBAN No:, so if I go to the bank and give them the stuff they sent me, and I transfer the money, how would they know that its from me and send it to me?

    That may seem insanely stupid to you guys, but I have no idea how bank transfers work and stuff.

    Any insight here would be fantastic.:o

    Should prob start a new thread. But when you fill in the details of the payment there is an "additional details" field where you put your order number which should also have been confirmed to you. This is all they need to confirm that it is your payment. Do you have internet banking? Can be done online easily enough also. The BIC and the IBAN are the most important and are what your bank will be looking for.


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    #9
    Elmidena
    Registered Users Posts: 2,570 ✭✭✭Elmidena


    Don't buy a cheap PSU, splash out for a good brand like Corsair or Antec. I found out the hard way that even though it was 650W, the PSU I got couldn't handle the i5+geforce 560. The one area of my new gaming build I'd shaved cash off, deffo not worth risking the entire machine, I'm just lucky it caused reboots and didn't catch fire or explode -.- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTVEtr14FEA


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    Elmidena
    Registered Users Posts: 2,570 ✭✭✭Elmidena


    Also, check out overclockers.co.uk, they have a fantastic sale on today for a lot of what you're ordering =)


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    #11
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Sunshine! wrote: »
    Don't buy a cheap PSU, splash out for a good brand like Corsair or Antec. I found out the hard way that even though it was 650W, the PSU I got couldn't handle the i5+geforce 560. The one area of my new gaming build I'd shaved cash off, deffo not worth risking the entire machine, I'm just lucky it caused reboots and didn't catch fire or explode -.- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTVEtr14FEA

    The SuperFlower Amazons are amazing PSUs, and are decently priced. The SuperFlower Golden Greens are even better.


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    #12
    Washington Irving
    Registered Users Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    Think I'll go Super Flower PSU, have a friend who has one in his PC and it working perfectly. Any recommendations on a CPU Cooler? The Cooler Master one is out of stock

    Thanks


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    #13
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Just don't buy the cheap superflowers (gamer edition or whatever they're called).

    The scythe mugen 2 is a good heatsink. Although slightly awkward for installation, it's nice in the end.
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=25731


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    #14
    Washington Irving
    Registered Users Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    I won't be installing it so no worries there, thanks. I'm gonna do a bitta research on the Super Flowers, very mixed opinions here


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    #15
    Tsukimi
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Tsukimi


    As far as I know the aseembly cost on hwvs doesn't include the CPU fan? I could be wrong though


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    #16
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    That's correct, they won't install the fan for you, unless it's a very light one. The mugen 2 is pretty heavy.

    In case you were wondering about my post - Superflowers are good - e.g., the amazon, golden green, golden king, but don't buy their other ones, like these:
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=24477
    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=33049


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    #17
    Washington Irving
    Registered Users Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    Ok, thanks for the advice guys. Here's how it looks:

    COMPUTER_CART.jpg

    I see the motherboard is now out of stock, any recommendations on a similar one? :)


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    #18
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Why the overpriced Windows, PSU, RAM?

    -The SuperFlower Amazon 450W is all you need for a single 6850 (saves you €30)

    -You can get the German version of windows 7 and just DL + burn the english one to a disk. Its just the License Key you need anyway (saves you €35)

    -This RAM would do you fine (saves €5):
    http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=33951&agid=1192


    As for the motherboard, theres a Pro3 SE in stock which is just as good.


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    #19
    Washington Irving
    Registered Users Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    Cheers, total cost now at E740, so close enough :cool:. How would ya go about DL'ing and burning the English version of Windows?

    One more question, how difficult is it to install the fan ( this one) as I would have no idea how to go about it?

    Thanks again


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    #20
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit:

    http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/msvista/pub/X15-65733/X15-65733.iso


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    #21
    Krusader
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    Saul-Goode9 wrote: »
    Cheers, total cost now at E740, so close enough :cool:. How would ya go about DL'ing and burning the English version of Windows?

    One more question, how difficult is it to install the fan ( this one) as I would have no idea how to go about it?

    Thanks again

    There will be extra bits (brackets) that aren't in that picture to secure it to the MoBo, and you should get thermal paste aswell with it.
    Also I have that Super Flower 550W PSU linked at the top in my rig and it gives no trouble

    You would have to download it from <cough> bay and burn it to a dvd`using Imgburn, make sure it's the 64 bit one


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