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rOxOr said:
Sigh :( I have registered on carbonite, waiting for approval. I guess I will take a look there. Will still need help with component recommendations and compatibility then.
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Just to help ease your fears, I ordered an i5 4690 from PotterH as per ponder's suggestion on Thursday, and received it today.
 
ponder said:
Lets us know how the build goes ;)
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Will do. Waiting for supplier stock on the case, so will probably only build it next weekend, but looking forward to putting it all together.

Also waiting a little before I grab a card, would rather have a little extra in the bank before I splurge on a GPU.
 
permanentmarker said:
Will do. Waiting for supplier stock on the case, so will probably only build it next weekend, but looking forward to putting it all together.

Also waiting a little before I grab a card, would rather have a little extra in the bank before I splurge on a GPU.
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You have restraint I can only dream of :p
 
Pulled the trigger on an I5 4590 from PotterH some time ago. Chip is running like a baws. The guy is legit.
 
Can anyone help/advise me please.ive been out of touch with pc hardware since the early 2000's and planning to build myself a pc for home use cos our laptop was stolen recently.i was thinking of i3 cpu and mobo since it will be used mainly for work ,browsing, youtube and music. Question is: what mobo to use that will alow me to upgrade at a later stage to i5 or even i7? And what i3 cpu to use that will give good performance at a good or 2nd hand price.(i dont mind buying used parts)
 
grey_hat said:
Can anyone help/advise me please.ive been out of touch with pc hardware since the early 2000's and planning to build myself a pc for home use cos our laptop was stolen recently.i was thinking of i3 cpu and mobo since it will be used mainly for work ,browsing, youtube and music. Question is: what mobo to use that will alow me to upgrade at a later stage to i5 or even i7? And what i3 cpu to use that will give good performance at a good or 2nd hand price.(i dont mind buying used parts)
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Socket is the most important. 1155 should suffice
 
grey_hat said:
Can anyone help/advise me please.ive been out of touch with pc hardware since the early 2000's and planning to build myself a pc for home use cos our laptop was stolen recently.i was thinking of i3 cpu and mobo since it will be used mainly for work ,browsing, youtube and music. Question is: what mobo to use that will alow me to upgrade at a later stage to i5 or even i7? And what i3 cpu to use that will give good performance at a good or 2nd hand price.(i dont mind buying used parts)
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http://www.wootware.co.za/msi-h81-p...-express-lga1150-atx-desktop-motherboard.html
http://www.wootware.co.za/msi-h81m-...1-express-1150-m-atx-desktop-motherboard.html No front USB3 headers!

Buy an i5 from PotterH over on Carbonite, it's about the same price as a retail i3 ;)
 
Considering fixing up that old Core2Quad (think it was a 2.3ghz).

I have
The mobo
The cpu
GTX460 gpu
Case

Need:
PSU
RAM
HDD
Screen
Kb & mouse

Is it worth it, or should I just sell what I have? Don't really have a specific purpose for it.
 
faniedry said:
Considering fixing up that old Core2Quad (think it was a 2.3ghz).

I have
The mobo
The cpu
GTX460 gpu
Case

Need:
PSU
RAM
HDD
Screen
Kb & mouse

Is it worth it, or should I just sell what I have? Don't really have a specific purpose for it.
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It's not worth fixing if you don't have a use for it, stupid Fanie.

:p
 
faniedry said:
Considering fixing up that old Core2Quad (think it was a 2.3ghz).

I have
The mobo
The cpu
GTX460 gpu
Case

Need:
PSU
RAM
HDD
Screen
Kb & mouse

Is it worth it, or should I just sell what I have? Don't really have a specific purpose for it.
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I would not bother, would flog it.
 
HTPC Build advice?

Hi, I hope I am in the right section of MyBroadband. Can anyone advise where in SA a person can get a budget HTPC case under R2000 that can use a full size Graphics Card. Not that low profile slots.

Very Desperate
 
What do you think of this build? At nearly R10.5k it's blowing my budget, but I really want one with longevity and easy upgrade possibilities. I mainly have simulators and cad like programs, so will this be good for that as well?
I'm probably getting from wootware.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HDhvBm
Any cheaper recommendations would be good, but I'd like to keep good quality parts
 
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