Order ready just need comments/feedback

Mr Blobby · 21-10-2011 12:43pm #1

Tea_Bag · 21-10-2011 2:42pm

here is your order done a bit nicer:

Total build cost: €970.41 + €30 shipping
Rechner - Zusammenbau €20.00
ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX €85.67
NZXT Phantom Big Tower - white/red , ATX, ohne Netzteil €135.72
Powercolor HD6970 2048MB Dual-DVI €292.11
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch €85.89
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W €52.05
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA €15.98
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1000GB, SATA II (HD103SJ) €54.99
8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-10667U CL9 €40.75
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155 €187.25

id change to windows 7 from here, and spend the extra on this PSU (550W is cutting it close with a 6970)
and this motherboard. neither the motherboard or PSU will support crossfire 6970's if you have future plans to do this.

Mr Blobby · 21-10-2011 4:11pm

Tea_Bag wrote: »

here is your order done a bit nicer:

Total build cost: €970.41 + €30 shipping
Rechner - Zusammenbau €20.00
ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX €85.67
NZXT Phantom Big Tower - white/red , ATX, ohne Netzteil €135.72
Powercolor HD6970 2048MB Dual-DVI €292.11
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch €85.89
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W €52.05
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA €15.98
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1000GB, SATA II (HD103SJ) €54.99
8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-10667U CL9 €40.75
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155 €187.25

id change to windows 7 from here, and spend the extra on this PSU (550W is cutting it close with a 6970)
and this motherboard. neither the motherboard or PSU will support crossfire 6970's if you have future plans to do this.

Thanks for the help .... Also I've never payed by bank transfer befor im just wondering is there anything I need to bring with me to the bank ? Like HWVS account number or something because I don't want order it until I know what to do . Thanks

deconduo · 21-10-2011 4:18pm

Tea_Bag wrote: »

here is your order done a bit nicer:

Total build cost: €970.41 + €30 shipping
Rechner - Zusammenbau €20.00
ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX €85.67
NZXT Phantom Big Tower - white/red , ATX, ohne Netzteil €135.72
Powercolor HD6970 2048MB Dual-DVI €292.11
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch €85.89
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W €52.05
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA €15.98
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1000GB, SATA II (HD103SJ) €54.99
8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-10667U CL9 €40.75
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155 €187.25

id change to windows 7 from here, and spend the extra on this PSU (550W is cutting it close with a 6970)
and this motherboard. neither the motherboard or PSU will support crossfire 6970's if you have future plans to do this.

Nah, 550W is fine for a single 6970. Card only draws ~200W under full load.

Mr Blobby · 26-10-2011 2:15pm

deconduo wrote: »

Tea_Bag wrote: »

here is your order done a bit nicer:

Total build cost: €970.41 + €30 shipping
Rechner - Zusammenbau €20.00
ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX €85.67
NZXT Phantom Big Tower - white/red , ATX, ohne Netzteil €135.72
Powercolor HD6970 2048MB Dual-DVI €292.11
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch €85.89
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W €52.05
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA €15.98
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1000GB, SATA II (HD103SJ) €54.99
8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-10667U CL9 €40.75
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155 €187.25

id change to windows 7 from here, and spend the extra on this PSU (550W is cutting it close with a 6970)
and this motherboard. neither the motherboard or PSU will support crossfire 6970's if you have future plans to do this.

Nah, 550W is fine for a single 6970. Card only draws ~200W under full load.

I've just a few questions befor I order my build this week .
Will the 550W psu be fine with a 6970
And when I go to pay I get the option for paypal ( which I'd prefer ) but it says that they can't except credit cards but I'm wondering will my debit card be ok or will I have to pay via bank transfer

Serephucus · 26-10-2011 2:53pm

If it's a good 550W, it'll do it, but it's a little close for my liking. I'd get a 600/650W unit if it were me, if only to have the bit of extra room for hard drives, OCing, etc.

Never ordered from HWVS myself so I can't help you there.

Genghiz Cohen · 26-10-2011 3:13pm

On a completely different note.

The next time I buy a case it's going to not have a door.
Damn thing drove me mental until I just started leaving it open, then an accidental swing of the feet made sure it would never hurt me again.

True story.

dwighet · 26-10-2011 3:17pm

Im talking from a small bit of experience here...
I built a rig this time last year and skimped on the psu(750 watt) as I thought id never need anything more...as I thought the 6870 I originally bought would be more than enough for gaming....

Well I was wrong!! now that i have a 6970 and have just ordered another 6970 i Need a new psu to power the two of em...

so I have just coughed up a total of 500 snots for another 6970,850 watt corsair AX and graphics cooler when if I had just bought a psu over specced at the first place I would be 160e better off in the pocket..

So what Im trying to say is...BUY once and CRY once....

Like many here on boards...If you like your gaming you will always be upgrading graphics,adding a ssd and maybe venturing into water cooling such as I will be shortly...

A good strong PSU is a good sound investment from the Get Go...

Just my 2p worth...:cool:

Serephucus · 26-10-2011 3:18pm

The next time I buy a case, I'm making sure it has a door.

I never used to want one for the exact reasons you mentioned above, but I've left my DVD drive unplugged for the past three months, and only noticed the other day. Shows how much I use one.

Cases with doors are much better for silent builds, being my main reason.

Mr Blobby · 26-10-2011 3:27pm

dwighet wrote: »

Im talking from a small bit of experience here...
I built a rig this time last year and skimped on the psu(750 watt) as I thought id never need anything more...as I thought the 6870 I originally bought would be more than enough for gaming....

Well I was wrong!! now that i have a 6970 and have just ordered another 6970 i Need a new psu to power the two of em...

so I have just coughed up a total of 500 snots for another 6970,850 watt corsair AX and graphics cooler when if I had just bought a psu over specced at the first place I would be 160e better off in the pocket..

So what Im trying to say is...BUY once and CRY once....

Like many here on boards...If you like your gaming you will always be upgrading graphics,adding a ssd and maybe venturing into water cooling such as I will be shortly...

A good strong PSU is a good sound investment from the Get Go...

Just my 2p worth...:cool:

Thanks for the input .
I'll probably go with the 650W just to be safe I would go with a 850W but I don't plan on upgrading for a while so I think I'll be safe ...

dwighet · 26-10-2011 3:32pm

blobby360 wrote: »

Thanks for the input .
I'll probably go with the 650W just to be safe I would go with a 850W but I don't plan on upgrading for a while so I think I'll be safe ...

no worries dude... But when you decide to go crossfire 6950 and you need a new psu....Think of me:D

Nice build by the way.... Enjoy.

Genghiz Cohen · 26-10-2011 3:36pm

Serephucus wrote: »

The next time I buy a case, I'm making sure it has a door.

I never used to want one for the exact reasons you mentioned above, but I've left my DVD drive unplugged for the past three months, and only noticed the other day. Shows how much I use one.

Cases with doors are much better for silent builds, being my main reason.

My power and reset buttons were hidden by the door.

I don't mind noise, if I can't her hear her humming, she ain't working hard enough!

Mr Blobby · 26-10-2011 7:32pm

I was looking at getting my windows 7 copy from Softwarestudents.com but reading the small print it says that it's not a actual copy of windows 7 just a upgrade to it and That you must have a windows licence for it to work ? So could someone explain what this means and if it'll work

Tea_Bag · 26-10-2011 7:45pm

it works perfectly I can personally vouch for it. you're paying for the licence.

Mr Blobby · 26-10-2011 8:07pm

Tea_Bag wrote: »

it works perfectly I can personally vouch for it. you're paying for the licence.

Ok that's good then I'll order the disk version soon

Tea_Bag · 26-10-2011 8:39pm

order the digital and download an ISO would be way less hassle.

Mr Blobby · 27-10-2011 10:27am

Is DVI-D the same as normal dvi because im buying a new monitor and im not sure

Mr Blobby · 02-11-2011 2:06pm

Would any DVD drive on hwvs work with my build since the one I picked is out of stock ?

deconduo · 02-11-2011 4:32pm

blobby360 wrote: »

Would any DVD drive on hwvs work with my build since the one I picked is out of stock ?

As long as its SATA, yes. So this one would be the next cheapest:

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=27402&agid=699

Mr Blobby · 03-11-2011 9:02am

deconduo wrote: »

blobby360 wrote: »

Would any DVD drive on hwvs work with my build since the one I picked is out of stock ?

As long as its SATA, yes. So this one would be the next cheapest:

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=27402&agid=699

I sent my payment via paypal today which they received and sent me a email telling me they got payment .
Now I'm just wondering when they send a tracking number ?

deconduo · 03-11-2011 9:09am

blobby360 wrote: »

I sent my payment via paypal today which they received and sent me a email telling me they got payment .
Now I'm just wondering when they send a tracking number ?

You'll get it when the order ships. The tracking number will be for DHL initially, but that will stop tracking when it gets to ireland as they hand it over to An Post. You'll have to use An Post's tracking from then on, but its the same number.

Mr Blobby · 03-11-2011 2:38pm

Tea_Bag wrote: »

order the digital and download an ISO would be way less hassle.

i would but i have no way of downloading it . would it still work if i order the dvd version

Genghiz Cohen · 03-11-2011 4:16pm

blobby360 wrote: »

i would but i have no way of downloading it .

The internet?

Mr Blobby · 03-11-2011 6:03pm

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

blobby360 wrote: »

i would but i have no way of downloading it .

The internet?

Lol no I mean I have no computer...... all I'm using is my iPad

Genghiz Cohen · 03-11-2011 6:25pm

blobby360 wrote: »

Lol no I mean I have no computer...... all I'm using is my iPad

What area you in? Surely some friendly boardsies would burn a DVD.

Mr Blobby · 03-11-2011 8:16pm

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

blobby360 wrote: »

Lol no I mean I have no computer...... all I'm using is my iPad

What area you in? Surely some friendly boardsies would burn a DVD.

I'm In the Monaghan/cavan area but I don't see the problem with ordering the disk version. Can somebody explain why I shouldn't get it

Genghiz Cohen · 03-11-2011 11:24pm

blobby360 wrote: »

I'm In the Monaghan/cavan area but I don't see the problem with ordering the disk version. Can somebody explain why I shouldn't get it

Piracy is cool. And gets you banned.

deconduo · 04-11-2011 11:52am

blobby360 wrote: »

I'm In the Monaghan/cavan area but I don't see the problem with ordering the disk version. Can somebody explain why I shouldn't get it

Nope. If you had a working computer with a DVD burner the digital version is easier and you don't need to wait a few days for delivery. However if all you have is an iPad then go ahead and get the disc

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Piracy is cool.

Please don't advocate piracy on this board, especially of windows. Apart from being illegal, there are lots of problems and security flaws with any pirated OS.

Serephucus · 04-11-2011 12:10pm

deconduo wrote: »

Please don't advocate piracy on this board, especially of windows. Apart from being illegal, there are lots of problems and security flaws with any pirated OS.

I could be wrong, but I think he was taking the piss. Does that still count as advocacy? I'm actually not sure...

*ahem* The digital version is easier to work with. (Personally, I wish MS would release a bootable-from-USB version, then I could just chuck my DVD drive and be done with the damn thing, but hey) Though if all you have is an iPad - I'll just leave the elephant alone there - then you'll need a disk.

Mr Blobby · 04-11-2011 12:26pm

Serephucus wrote: »

deconduo wrote: »

Please don't advocate piracy on this board, especially of windows. Apart from being illegal, there are lots of problems and security flaws with any pirated OS.

I could be wrong, but I think he was taking the piss. Does that still count as advocacy? I'm actually not sure...

*ahem* The digital version is easier to work with. (Personally, I wish MS would release a bootable-from-USB version, then I could just chuck my DVD drive and be done with the damn thing, but hey) Though if all you have is an iPad - I'll just leave the elephant alone there - then you'll need a disk.

Thanks a lot guys for the help . From the people were talking about the disk version I thought It was diseased or something

Ohh and believe me having a iPad as a main computer is not something I enjoy . Ohh how much I miss flash

Solitaire · 04-11-2011 2:14pm

blobby, Genghiz was talking about something else. And being a prat.

A proper digital download is not evil; it will however stop working, just like the disk version, if you don't activate it with a valid legal activation key after 30 days. Trying to find a way around that - or downloading a copy of the OS hacked to disable activation - is piracy, but that's not what any of us were talking about until Genghiz opened his trap

Genghiz Cohen · 04-11-2011 2:37pm

Solitaire wrote: »

blobby, Genghiz was talking about something else. And being a prat.

Personal abuse, tut tut.
I'll have to inform the mods :cool:

Mr Blobby · 04-11-2011 2:44pm

Ok this is getting more confusing than a biology exam .... All I want to know is if it'll work just like a regular windows 7 . E.G I buy a copy online then intstall it and I'm done

Genghiz Cohen · 04-11-2011 2:47pm

blobby360 wrote: »

Ok this is getting more confusing than a biology exam .... All I want to know is if it'll work just like a regular windows 7 . E.G I buy a copy online then intstall it and I'm done

Yes.

Mr Blobby · 04-11-2011 2:55pm

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

blobby360 wrote: »

Ok this is getting more confusing than a biology exam .... All I want to know is if it'll work just like a regular windows 7 . E.G I buy a copy online then intstall it and I'm done

Yes.

Ok great then time to order

Mr Blobby · 05-11-2011 1:09pm

I'm wondering is it safe to plug my build into a extension lead since I don't think the plug from the computer will reach ?

Mr Blobby · 05-11-2011 6:35pm

I'm in a bit of a predicament here .
My computer has landed in Ireland and Im guessing it'll be here by Thursday now my problem is that my copy of windows 7 can't be ordered until Thursday. ( when i get paid ) so I'm wondering is there anyway to get a free trail of windows or anything so I can start my computer .

Serephucus · 05-11-2011 9:47pm

If you can find a friend with a PC, you can download the image, burn it, and install Windows as normal, then just activate it when you get the key from your ordered copy. That's really the only way to go. (You could also try the same thing with a USB stick, but there's a bit more to that)

Fluffy88 · 05-11-2011 11:28pm

blobby360 wrote: »

Ohh how much I miss flash

In the words or the great Brian Fantana,
"Sounds like you have mental problems man"

HTML5 ftw, http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/11/one-millionth-tower/

Mr Blobby · 05-11-2011 11:30pm

Serephucus wrote: »

If you can find a friend with a PC, you can download the image, burn it, and install Windows as normal, then just activate it when you get the key from your ordered copy. That's really the only way to go. (You could also try the same thing with a USB stick, but there's a bit more to that)

Could you show me a link to that if it isn't any hassle ...

Serephucus · 05-11-2011 11:33pm

http://www.mydigitallife.info/windows-7-iso-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download-links-ultimate-professional-and-home-premium/

Fluffy88 · 05-11-2011 11:33pm

EDIT: Ninja'd

Just download the version(Home Premium, Ultimate) your going to buy, the one key will work for either 32bit or 64bit, so I would recommend getting the 64bit version.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/windows-7-iso-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download-links-ultimate-professional-and-home-premium/

Serephucus · 05-11-2011 11:35pm

Fluffy88 wrote: »

EDIT: Ninja'd

Just download the version(Home Premium, Ultimate) your going to buy, the one key will work for either 32bit or 64bit, so I would recommend getting the 64bit version.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/windows-7-iso-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download-links-ultimate-professional-and-home-premium/

Gmail Notifier FTW. :P

Mr Blobby · 06-11-2011 12:51pm

Since I'm getting My windows from software4students I'm just wondering since it's a upgrade to windows professional I'm guessing I should download windows home premium ?

Serephucus · 06-11-2011 2:41pm

Nah, have a google, you can do a clean install from an upgrade version, though I can't remember the specifics. I think you install it twice or something.

Mr Blobby · 07-11-2011 2:39pm

ive been looking at my order and it say its 60% delivered on DHL and it says its been sent to ireland but for 2 days ive been checking on the an post website but the codes they gave me wont work so I don't no where I'm ireland it is . any:( help

dwighet · 07-11-2011 6:58pm

blobby360 wrote: »

ive been looking at my order and it say its 60% delivered on DHL and it says its been sent to ireland but for 2 days ive been checking on the an post website but the codes they gave me wont work so I don't no where I'm ireland it is . any:( help

You are putting the dhl tracking number in the an post tracking?

Mr Blobby · 07-11-2011 7:06pm

dwighet wrote: »

blobby360 wrote: »

ive been looking at my order and it say its 60% delivered on DHL and it says its been sent to ireland but for 2 days ive been checking on the an post website but the codes they gave me wont work so I don't no where I'm ireland it is . any:( help

You are putting the dhl tracking number in the an post tracking?

So how can I find it on An post ?

Serephucus · 07-11-2011 7:11pm

You take the tracking number from DHL, and paste it in here.

(Make sure to hit enter, if you try and do it another way it can spaz out a little bit)

Simtech · 07-11-2011 7:20pm

blobby360 wrote: »

I was looking at getting my windows 7 copy from Softwarestudents.com but reading the small print it says that it's not a actual copy of windows 7 just a upgrade to it and That you must have a windows licence for it to work ? So could someone explain what this means and if it'll work

Because it's an upgrade, you must have a licensed version of Windows (such as XP, Vista) previously installed.

You'll be caught out if you don't meet this requirement.

Mr Blobby · 07-11-2011 7:31pm

Serephucus wrote: »

You take the tracking number from DHL, and paste it in here.

(Make sure to hit enter, if you try and do it another way it can spaz out a little bit)

I've have all ready done that but It just says it doesn't recognise the number

Order ready just need comments/feedback

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