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Pansyfaust said:
Thanks for the reply duff, I can get a new 560ti (not a gigabyte one) for 2.1k, and then the guy I can buy the psu is someone I know, so warranty and returns for the psu (if need comes) should not be a problem. I had a look at the Corsair spu. Its nice, but the title is misleading as it is not a modular psu (well it is, but only has 4 modular connections, whereas the antec hcp is more modular). So all in all a total cost of around 3.1k, plus I can sell my psu off for like R700, so only ~ 2.5k for an upgrade to 680gtx like performance. Me Likes :)
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If you're buying/selling from someone you know then that's not a problem at all. The Antec HCP is also a good alternative to the Corsair TX and HX series. Be sure to tell me when your upgrade is complete and if everything works out fine ;)
 
How long will it take until we can get them here? (I'm building a PC for my friend and cant wait to get started)
 
Ok, here goes.

Purpose: Business use and general purpose personal use, consisting of mainly surfing the net
Budget: R6000 but will go as high as R7000
Already Owned Hardware: none
Amt. of years intended to last: approx 5 years
Wanted Date: April 2012, hopefully before the end of this month
LAN Parties: No
Preferred Manufacturers: None

OR

i5 :CPU : i5 2400 @R1780
Motherboard : Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 @R1380
GPU : EVGA GTX 550Ti @R1380
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 2TB @R1200
Power Supply : Power Supply : Corsair CX500 @R640
RAM : Kingston Hyper X 8GB Kit (4GB kit x2) DDR3-1600 @R265 each
Case : Cooler Master HAF 922 @R1200
Optical Drive : Asus DVD-RW 24X @R150

Total = R8260
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. . . customised to my budget.

Could you let me know ASAP?
 
No need for a GPU if its business use only (which in my world means word, excel, etc). R1400 saved. Or do you game as well?
You can save another R400-600 on the case, perhaps a CM690ii, or one of the Fractal cases.
HDD size important? Could shave off another R300-600 there if its not critical
Rest looks good
 
VernD said:
Ok, here goes.

Purpose: Business use and general purpose personal use, consisting of mainly surfing the net
Budget: R6000 but will go as high as R7000
Already Owned Hardware: none
Amt. of years intended to last: approx 5 years
Wanted Date: April 2012, hopefully before the end of this month
LAN Parties: No
Preferred Manufacturers: None

OR



. . . customised to my budget.

Could you let me know ASAP?
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Hi VernD

Here's my suggestion

CPU : i5 2500K @R2100
Motherboard : MSI Z68MA-ED55 @R1505
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 2TB @R1200
Power Supply : Corsair CX500 @R640
RAM : Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (x2) DDR3-1333 @R120 each
Case : Aerocool Cyborg X @R700
Optical Drive : Asus DVD-RW 24X @R150

Total = R6535

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*Since you aren't a heavy gamer you won't need the discrete graphics card. The Intel HD 3000 graphics integrated onto the i5 CPU, paired with the Z68 motherboard listed above will be just fine.
*There won't be much difference in performance between DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1600, so I've opted for the cheaper option to fit with your budget
*With the money saved on GPU and RAM a better motherboard could be bought, the MSI Z68MA-ED55.

If you have any question ask away :)
 
Archer said:
No need for a GPU if its business use only (which in my world means word, excel, etc). R1400 saved. Or do you game as well?
You can save another R400-600 on the case, perhaps a CM690ii, or one of the Fractal cases.
HDD size important? Could shave off another R300-600 there if its not critical
Rest looks good
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Couldn't have summed it up better ;)
 
Here is a cheaper quote of the above, unfortunately they are out of stock on the motherboard so either contact Rebel Tech and ask them when/if stock will be available soon or get it from a different online store. I have swapped the hard drive, ram and case for better equivalents.

Case: R762
Cooler Master CM 690II
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PSU: R619
Corsair CX500 V2
Product Page

Motherboard: R1272
MSI Z68MA-ED55 (B3)
Product Page

CPU: R2086
Intel Core i5-2500K
Product Page

Ram: R115x2=R230
Corsair VS2GB1333D3
Product Page

Hard Drive: R1197
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX
Product Page

Optical Drive: R147
Sony AD7260S-OB
Product Page

Total: R6313 (excluding shipping)
 
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NomNom said:
Here is a cheaper quote of the above, unfortunately they are out of stock on the motherboard so either contact Rebel Tech and ask them when/if stock will be available soon or get it from a different online store. I have swapped the hard drive, ram and case for better equivalents.

Case: R762
Cooler Master CM 690II
Product Page

PSU: R619
Corsair CX500 V2
Product Page

Motherboard: R1272
MSI Z68MA-ED55 (B3)
Product Page

CPU: R2086
Intel Core i5-2500K
Product Page

Ram: R115x2=R230
Corsair VS2GB1333D3
Product Page

Hard Drive: R1197
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX
Product Page

Optical Drive: R147
Sony AD7260S-OB
Product Page

Total: R6313 (excluding shipping)
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Hi NomNom

Thanks for the quote. Will be a great benefit for VernD as now he will have to order from only 1 online store. Why not go for the Seagate Barracuda @R1197 since ,unlike the WD Caviar Green, it doesn't have variable rotation speeds of 5400rpm-7200rpm instead the spindle speed is at 7200rpm allowing for slightly faster boot times.
 
Duff-Man said:
Hi NomNom

Thanks for the quote. Will be a great benefit for VernD as now he will have to order from only 1 online store. Why not go for the Seagate Barracuda @R1197 since ,unlike the WD Caviar Green, it doesn't have variable rotation speeds of 5400rpm-7200rpm instead the spindle speed is at 7200rpm allowing for slightly faster boot times.
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If you want faster boot times get a SSD, the rotation speed in this case will barely make a difference in his boot time since it will either be slow or be slow with the Seagate, it would be more of an issue if the Western Digital only went at 5400rpm.

The reason I now recommend people Western Digital over Seagate where possible is purely due to the warranty. The hard drive in this case is the same price but the Western Digital has a 3 year warranty vs the Seagate 1 year and something as insignificant as the variable rotation speed can be overlooked, even more so since it's a variable speed and not permanent.
 
NomNom said:
If you want faster boot times get a SSD, the rotation speed in this case will barely make a difference in his boot time since it will either be slow or be slow with the Seagate, it would be more of an issue if the Western Digital only went at 5400rpm.

The reason I now recommend people Western Digital over Seagate where possible is purely due to the warranty. The hard drive in this case is the same price but the Western Digital has a 3 year warranty vs the Seagate 1 year and something as insignificant as the variable rotation speed can be overlooked, even more so since it's a variable speed and not permanent.
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The reason I generally recommend Seagate is due to the fact that I have had experience with their HDD's and I can't complain, except for their last batch of HDD's that were sold through Esquire, which have noise and vibration issues. I've assembled computers for relatives before with WD Caviar Green HDD's most of which ended up being sent back to the retailer due to failure. Remember this is just my opinion, I'm not against your opinion in any way ;)
 
I am an avid user of Seagate, most of my hard drives are Seagate, but the next hard drive I get will be a Western Digital, because if you lower the warranty on your product two times in a row that is saying to your customer that you don't believe the product will last as long.

At the end of the day it's always luck of the draw™ but when I get that next hard drive I want to at least have the peace of mind that it has a 3 year warranty and if it fails I can at least get a new one to make up for the sorrow of losing the data.
 
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NomNom said:
At the end of the day it's always luck of the draw™ but when I get that next hard drive I want to at least have the peace of mind that it has a 3 year warranty and if it fails I can at least get a new one to make up for the sorrow of losing the data.
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For me I generally favour brands that I've had experience with, but my next two hard drives for storage are going to be WD Caviar Green 3TB's , even though I've seen relatives lose all their data. However with the WD's being quite a bit cheaper than Seagate's equivalent and their warranties longer like you mentioned ,I'm finding it hard right now not to buy them. But hey, if you lose your data, you lose it, there's nothing you can do about it, it's all too common with HDD's these days ;)
 
Duff-Man said:
For me I generally favour brands that I've had experience with, but my next two hard drives for storage are going to be WD Caviar Green 3TB's , even though I've seen relatives lose all their data. However with the WD's being quite a bit cheaper than Seagate's equivalent and their warranties longer like you mentioned ,I'm finding it hard right now not to buy them. But hey, if you lose your data, you lose it, there's nothing you can do about it, it's all too common with HDD's these days ;)
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It's luck of the draw, pick any of the 3 current HDD manufacturers and hope for the best.

If it's data storage you are after look at 5400rpm drives.
 
Duff-Man said:
I'll be getting this one, with variable rpm ranging from 5400-7200, currently the cheapest 3TB I can find.
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That is defiantly the wrong price (hasn't been updated since before the floods) and it's out of stock :p

If it is the right price and it's in stock you should keep it to yourself, more for you :twisted:
 
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