Mindfactory.de help?

zxxtonyxxz

i have a list of parts and i cannot find out what the shipping will be it says €20 but i cant tell if thats per item or just for the whole thing also if you could have a quick look at my cart and tell me if these parts are compatible that would help alos and pc part picker does not have half of the parts i want to check

2048MB KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Black Edition Active PCIe 3.0 x16 (Retail)
120GB SanDisk Plus 2.5 "(6.4cm) SATA 6Gb / s MLC Toggle (SDSSDA-120G-G25)
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 CL9 DIMM Dual Kit
Intel Core i5 4460 4x 3.20GHz So.1150 BOX
ASRock H97 Anniversary Intel H97 So.1150 Dual Channel DDR3 ATX Retail
430 Watt Xilence Performance Series A Non-Modular 80+
2000GB Intenso 6513284 64MB 3.5 "(8.9cm) SATA 6Gb / s

Im still looking for a nice case.
I will also have an optical drive in this build

Digital Solitude

I wouldn't get a KFA² card, Zotac, Gigabyte, MSI all make good cards, shouldn't be much in the price.

It's €30 shipping AFAIK, bit its for the group of items, not individually.

A case from Mindfactory will add another €30 to the shipping though

zxxtonyxxz

Could u recommend me a video card that would run games well and is still budget friendly? And thanks for the shipping info.

Digital Solitude

Like a Zotac, Gigabyte or MSI 960, they'll preform the same I'm just not familiar with the KSA² brand soi wouldn't recommend them

ReZonator

I purchased a CPU, motherboard and RAM of them recently. I payed using paypal, and my order was delivered for 30E with UPS, which was selected at Paypal checkout. I believe if you buy a case off them it will cost an additional 30E, so I recommend you buy your case of Amazon. FYI, I screwed up my address slightly by using google translate, which chopped off letters in my address that I failed to notice, but it was delivered nevertheless. I would get a better PSU as Xilence isn't a great brand. Overall, Mindfactory was good value for me.

zxxtonyxxz

Will I have to change my address to German it will I leave it in English?

ReZonator

I think you should use English for your address. If you use google translate for checkout, just double check to see if your address is correct before you hit buy.

Digital Solitude

I left mine in English. Once they see Ireland on it the rest doesn't mean anything to the Germans

zxxtonyxxz

Also I was looking at the cit vanquish case on Amazon it's nice looking and cheap but would it house my parts and also what's cable management like I it it looks like a nightmare

Digital Solitude

Yes it will, and what are you asking about cable management? I don't understand if you're asking in general or in relation to the case

zxxtonyxxz

In the vanquish case it's self digital

Ant695

zxxtonyxxz wrote: »

In the vanquish case it's self digital

I have the CIT spectre case which internally looks similar enough to the vanquish. It's not bad for cable management but it's certainly not the best. Although in mine there are extra cables for fan controller etc... that needed to go somewhere. If you're patient with it and plan your cable runs shouldn't be an issue though.

zxxtonyxxz

I think I am now ready to buy my parts I have everything set out should I post em up here once more to get yer opinions?

Digital Solitude

Just the PSU and GPU if you've kept everything else from the OP

zxxtonyxxz

2048MB MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16 (Retail) and the psu I chose is the 430 Watt Corsair CX Series Modular 80+ Bronze my case is the cit vengeance in red and I'm buying two top fans for it they are cosair fans I'm getting a dvd writer and also the internal usb 3.0 adapter but I'm not fully sure if I need that

zxxtonyxxz

Btw operating system in goin for is Windows 10

Ant695

Semi modular psu will be good as it will reduce cable management.

zxxtonyxxz

What's semi modular I thought modular is the one where u choose the cables you need

Digital Solitude

The Corsairs are semi modular I think, mine is anyways.

Looks good to me anyways

Modular is where the PSU has no cables attached, you plug whatever you need into it

Semi modular has only got the 24pin motherboard connector and 8 pin CPU connector always attached, you plug the rest in as you need them

Non-modular has a bunch of loose cables hanging from it, as you're probably not going to use them all.

zxxtonyxxz

Btw do all the cables and everything required come with the parts so I don't need to buy and screws wires and stuff like that? And also what is semi-modular is that where u choose the cables instead of a big bunch u can't remove

Ant695

Ant695 wrote: »

Semi modular psu will be good as it will reduce cable management.

I have the same psu except its 500w.

Semi modular means only the 24 pin power lead is hard wired in. The rest are optional. This is essential anyways so makes little sense to pay more for fully modular unless putting custom sleeved cables in.

And yeah all sata cables etc... come with motherboard.

Digital Solitude

All the cables and **** come supplied, all you need is a Philips screwdriver

zxxtonyxxz

Within the next month in going to order all the bits and bobs and I'll see how it goes if I need any help I'll be back... Btw where do u recommend I buy the os in Pcworld it's 130 for Windows 10 should I go with that

Ant695

Also that case has internal usb 3.0 header so you shouldn't need the adapter as long as the mobo has a slot for it.

Windows 10 is about €30 or so on reddit software swap. Sean seems to be the best seller as I've got a few things off him and others here reccomend him.

Digital Solitude

You can get a Windows 7 key from Reddit for €20 and immediately upgrade to 10 from there

zxxtonyxxz

and is the upgrade from windows 7 to 10 free?

Digital Solitude

Yeah it is

zxxtonyxxz

Ant695 wrote: »

Also that case has internal usb 3.0 header so you shouldn't need the adapter as long as the mobo has a slot for it.

Windows 10 is about €30 or so on reddit software swap. Sean seems to be the best seller as I've got a few things off him and others here reccomend him.

It says it has 1 3.0 header is that ok? for an optical drive and an ssd and a hdd or does it even affect those?

Ant695

zxxtonyxxz wrote: »

It says it has 1 3.0 header is that ok? for an optical drive and an ssd and a hdd or does it even affect those?

They are all sata. Only need one as that just allows front usb 3.0 ports to work.

zxxtonyxxz

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Yeah it is

I was looking it up there andit says that it is a windows insider perk to buy windows 7 after 29th july and still get upgrade is that true or not and also does it matter what version of windows 7 i buy?

Digital Solitude

As far as I know all versions of W7 get the upgrade free until next May.

Windows 7 Pro is what most go for

zxxtonyxxz

and is there any good sites that sell it as i dont fancy buying off of reddit

Ant695

zxxtonyxxz wrote: »

and is there any good sites that sell it as i dont fancy buying off of reddit

You might find it on amazon or ebay for about 60-70 but the majority here just go with reddit.

The version of 7 you get will reflect the version of 10 you get eg. Windows 7 pro will upgrade to windows 10 pro.

As far as I'm aware anyone with 7 or 8 can upgrade until July 31st for free.

zxxtonyxxz

Btw would my setup be able to play graphic intensive games?

zxxtonyxxz

Also is my 430 watt psu enough I may also add leds to case in future and I'm adding two extra fans can the psu take it and have some left over

Digital Solitude

430w is loads yeah

It'll play anything at 1080p60 with High-Ultra settings

zxxtonyxxz

If I was to get a gtx 750 would that do the same job on games? As it's cheaper I would prefer it

Digital Solitude

750 is a good bit weaker, maybe go 750Ti if you want to save a little cash.

An i3 4160 with the 960 would knock a good bit off an preform pretty much the same as the i5 in most games

zxxtonyxxz

So u recommend a 750 Ti with an i3 4460 and could u give.me a descp. Of what it could run also

zxxtonyxxz

Sorry I read wrong and if I swapped out the i5 with an i3 how would it perform gaming wise and if I swapped the 950 with a 750ti how would that perform ? Which way am I better off

Digital Solitude

Depends on the games but in 95% of cases an i3 with a 950 or 960 will perform better than an i5 with a 750/Ti

Basically a strong card is better than a strong CPU

zxxtonyxxz

So to save money in better off going with a i3 with the 960?

zxxtonyxxz

I was told by someone that a gtx 960 is overkill or does that change due to me changing out the i5 for an i3 he also said that the 430watts might not be enough power

Digital Solitude

Overkill in relation to what? If you want to play The Sims then yes it is, if you want to play AAA games at High Settings with a good framerate then the 960 is a nice place to be.

The GTX970/R9 290/R9 390 are the minimum (newish) cards for 1080p Ultra Settings with 60fps in every game

The next step down is the 960, which will play pretty much anything at a mix of High-Ultra settings with 60fps

950 will play at High Settings 60fps in most cases

750Ti is a mix of Medium High settings for 60fps

750 is the mainly Medium for 60fps

Hopefully that puts it into perspective, they're all good gaming cards, whether or not their overkill depends on what you want to be able to achieve.

430w is enough for a 960 if its a good PSU, Corsair make good PSUs so you've nothing to worry about.

zxxtonyxxz

I might go for the gtx 950 with an i3 cpu and I'll keep my psu as this takes €100 of my total price and brings it down to €772 but that's with the pic world Windows 10 for 130 and I'm still looking for a cheaper version or even a Windows 7 version somewhere as I'm not keen on buying off Reddit

Digital Solitude

Reddit is hit and miss yeah, just pay via PayPal and don't select the gift option and if push comes to shove you're sorted to file a claim.

If you upgrade to Windows 10 from 7 you get a new key AFAIK so you're golden from there.

That's the black and white of it essentially, buying a full retail copy is obviously the safest, but most expensive call.

zxxtonyxxz

Ok and the gtx 950 with the i3 chip is a good option?

Digital Solitude

I would say so, it seems like a nice starter build. I've the same pair sitting at home actually

Ant695

Windows 7 €40 with the disc and all:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Microsoft-Windows-7-Professional-64bit-SP1-Full-Install-Version-COA-Product-Key-/271940580155?hash=item3f50ebf33b

zxxtonyxxz

Due to the fact that I'm not overclocking is the h97 anniversary a waste of money or is it ok??

Digital Solitude

You can't overclock on it anyways. Your call, cheapest boards are about €50 anyways so isn't a huge difference