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rodga said:
some more good news
just opened the PSU
its the fully modular EVO version instead of the semi modular version!

instead of this

http://www.dont.ru/Seasonic-S12II-Bronze-520W-12V-40A-12cm-Act.PFC-SS-520GB-i-img_2orig-1282825889335.jpg?PHPSESSID=eoqa7p2so2gt9jis6hq0aatvn0

I got this

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Congrats man! Enjoy not having to cable tie everything together lol.

I checked TAKEALOT's website I see it is advertised as fully modular. Might invest in one later on, good price.

Don't forget the pics please.
 
Fury05 said:
Congrats man! Enjoy not having to cable tie everything together lol.

I checked TAKEALOT's website I see it is advertised as fully modular. Might invest in one later on, good price.

Don't forget the pics please.
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was R685 when I ordered
I see its now R570!
 
WHY DO PICTURES WITH LEDS IN THEM ALWAYS LOOK CRAP

I installed my Fractal Adjust 108 into my case (thanks takealot). But the images are either blurry or so bright that you cant see anything.

fractal-adjust-108-sliders.jpg

Looks like that except obviously mine is clean and not covered in whatever that white **** is.
 
HD conked in last night, and since I am so impulsive, ended up walking out of computer corporation with a whole new PC. Anyways, at least I have my ssd, a new 2tb, a i5 and 8 gigs of ram now.. My PC is running like a dream
 
My current build I am looking at getting.

Intel Core i5 4670K - y
Corsair Hydro Series H75 CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H Z97 Motherboard
GIGABYTE nVidia GeForce GTX750Ti
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3-1600MHz Kit (2x 4GB)
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black ATX Compact PC Gaming Chassis
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M 750W High Performance Modular Power Supply
SAMSUNG MZ-7TE250BW 840 EVO 250GB SOLID STATE

Currently sitting at R15400 for this build.
 
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SpiralS said:
My current build I am looking at getting.

Intel Core i5 4670K - y
Corsair Hydro Series H75 CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H Z97 Motherboard
GIGABYTE nVidia GeForce GTX750Ti
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3-1600MHz Kit (2x 4GB)
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black ATX Compact PC Gaming Chassis
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M 750W High Performance Modular Power Supply
SAMSUNG MZ-7TE250BW 840 EVO 250GB SOLID STATE

Currently sitting at R15400 for this build.
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If you're going to be splashing 15k on a pc, you might as well get a better gpu, the gtx 750ti is mid range a budget card at best... Here take a look at Wesley's 14k build for this month http://www.nag.co.za/2014/06/20/system-builders-guide-june-r11000-to-r16500/ that R9 280x will make the gtx 750ti look like a little bitch....And his overall build is cheaper than yours
 
So need to get a new pc and this is what I have in mind.

Intel® 4th Generation Core™ i7-4790 Quad Core CPU

MSI H97 GAMING 3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Motherboard

Sapphire Vapor-X R9 270X 2GB 256bit Overclocked Edition DDR5 DX11
Graphics Card

NZXT Tempest 410 USB3.0 Gaming Case

Antec True Power 650W 80+ GOLD High Performance Power Supply

8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz High Performance Gaming RAM

128GB SSD Upto 500MB/s + Speed Ultra-Fast Solid State Drive (OS
DRIVE)
Integrated 8 CH High Defination Sound Card.


Whats the thoughts?
 
Sacheen said:
So need to get a new pc and this is what I have in mind.

Intel® 4th Generation Core™ i7-4790 Quad Core CPU

MSI H97 GAMING 3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Motherboard

Sapphire Vapor-X R9 270X 2GB 256bit Overclocked Edition DDR5 DX11
Graphics Card

NZXT Tempest 410 USB3.0 Gaming Case

Antec True Power 650W 80+ GOLD High Performance Power Supply

8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz High Performance Gaming RAM

128GB SSD Upto 500MB/s + Speed Ultra-Fast Solid State Drive (OS
DRIVE)
Integrated 8 CH High Defination Sound Card.


Whats the thoughts?
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Sexy.

Dat CPU
Dat Mobo
Dat PSU
I can't really talk about the case since that's pretty much personal taste and NZXT is a good case manufacturer.

Hhnngghh can't really say much other than it looks good.

When you say high performance RAM, what brand is it? Corsair?
 
Now officially have 8 fans in my case... a small ATX case!

I DIY added this one, it's not standard.

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Yes, it's slightly skew and yes it's intentional.
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Yeah, yeah, cable management - I don't wanna hear it! This case is tiny, has no rubber grommets and is terribly designed for anything other than cheap looks.

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Hnngghh dat product placement - you know you want it.

Edit: That's not the finished product lol, I don't have any side or front panels on it. And yeah that DIY has a dust filter, albeit cheap -_-
 
i'm looking to buy a new graphics card but it'll mostly be used for Photoshop CS 5's 3D funtions, i don't wanna get something to expensive also it should fit in with my pc specs, (i know it sucks, any other recommended replacement would be appreciated) -

OS- Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
SM- HP Compaq dc7600
Processor - Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.0GHz (2CPUs)
Memory - 1024MB RAM
GFX Card - Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family (The worst i know)

Thanks
 
Mjc65 said:
i'm looking to buy a new graphics card but it'll mostly be used for Photoshop CS 5's 3D funtions, i don't wanna get something to expensive also it should fit in with my pc specs, (i know it sucks, any other recommended replacement would be appreciated) -

OS- Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
SM- HP Compaq dc7600
Processor - Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.0GHz (2CPUs)
Memory - 1024MB RAM
GFX Card - Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family (The worst i know)

Thanks
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Holy sh*t balls! Does it have a PCI-e 2.0 slot on the motherboard atleast? Otherwise you'll be out of options. Unless you build a new PC at the cheap (which will have better performance than your current one). Looking at around R5k all included, depending on how hardcore CS 5 is and how you use it.
 
What would you guys recommend for a new monitor? I have a budget of about 2,5K and would prefer at least 23 inch.
 
FoXtroT said:
What would you guys recommend for a new monitor? I have a budget of about 2,5K and would prefer at least 23 inch.
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If you haven't bought anything yet, Kalahari is selling a 23" LG LED for R1999. Supposedly an IPS panel, so it should be good.
 
Mjc65 said:
i'm looking to buy a new graphics card but it'll mostly be used for Photoshop CS 5's 3D funtions, i don't wanna get something to expensive also it should fit in with my pc specs, (i know it sucks, any other recommended replacement would be appreciated) -

OS- Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
SM- HP Compaq dc7600
Processor - Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.0GHz (2CPUs)
Memory - 1024MB RAM
GFX Card - Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family (The worst i know)

Thanks
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If it's PCI-Express on that board, a GT630 would suffice for basic 3D acceleration and perhaps a few CUDA apps and plugins. If you're on AGP, you're screwed unless you get lucky in the second-hand market.

Honestly, though, a Celeron G470 is faster than your P4 by miles. Your stuff is really, really old.
 
FarligOpptreden said:
I've heard bad things about Dell's recent support, so I'd rather go for the LG. A reputable PC builder over at MyGaming posted a thread this week about bad support from Dell on a monitor he had.
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Dell has the best support in the industry. But that's besides the point. You needn't worry, Takealot will be handling it. When you look at the quality of each screen, it's crazy to take the LG over the Dell. Screens hardly fail much either.

Special's over though.
 
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