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Just one more thing to ask. Do you guys think a 750W psu is enough?

Thanks everyone
I will post pics here after the assembly

Great thanks. Their site says its modular but various video reviews suggest that its not I think i am more inclined to save some money on the PSU and get some more RAM. Ive never heard of this Silverstone fella...is he good? If I opt for non-modular, will cable management be that tough? im sure it w...

Haha, you guys are great! Ill probably go with the corsair brand because it seems more reputable to me.
Any advice when building the rig, cause honestly, I am slightly worried that im going to screw something up...

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should i opt for a modular PSU?

Very good ponts there. But another pro would be the quad channel memory. Ivy bridge E is apparently going to be lga2011 in 2013.
I will look into that though, thanks

I was initially looking at the 3820 but something swayed me :P I feel going for 1155 socket isnt as future-friendly and since there there isnt much income, i want to get as much out of this budget as possible whilst staying on 2011 socket. Anything good i should know when looking for a PSU other tha...

but maybe have a look at this one: http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=5337 looks like a nice m/b will give it a look thanks :) I was even considering some gigabyte motherboards, but what threw me off was the price and since she isnt a heavy tech...

Thanks, shes not intending on overclocking at all so maybe the intel mb is alright.

petrivanzyl wrote: Personally i'd go for another m/b but is personal preference.

Why do you say that?

Id love to go for a solid state, but it its a bit tight with the budget already. Maybe in a few months a 64GB will be in order

Hi there, This is my first time building a rig, and i needed some help/advice :) This rig is actually for my girlfriend who is studying visual effects, 3D animation, modeling etc... So what I have mapped out so for is the following, Oh and the budget is about R16k CPU: Core i7 3930 (with intel boxed...

Thanks, will have a look

Hey, im looking for some free multiplayer games (over network) that me and some friends can play here and there?
Shouldnt be too big, (200MB is too big)

Any ideas?

Thanks

from zaps, i think.... dont remember

But you see I am not a hardcore gamer, ill still be studying pretty hectically. I just want to have nice gaming pc so i can play new games (not necessarily on full) for longest time without the need to upgrade. And what about a DVD writer and OS? :?: Ive got the OS sorted, win7Ultimate and dvd i can...

I really appreciate you guys thanks alot!!!!
im only going to get this rig set up in the next 10-11 months (money issues - but ive worked it all out for then)

do you advise buying all the parts at once or to buy over a period and piece it together when ive got all the components?

Wow you guys are quick
thanks a mill, im actually planning on getting a mean graphics card.... between ati and nvidia which is more efficient, if i move to i7, or does it not make a difference.
I, for one, do not really know ati....so im bamboozled

I am looking to build a new rig and have a budget of R12 500 so I was seeing this out. I wonder if anyone can comment on this: Asus Striker 2 Extreme – R 2,484.00 Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 – R 2,749.00 Asus ENGTX275 896mb – R 2,857.00 Western Digital WD10EADS CAVIAR GP 1TB SATA2 – R 885.00 Corsair TR3X...

Well hello there :) :) I thought id see if anyone is keen on helping me with something. It shouldnt be something hectically amazing but i would like to get some peoples input and maybe a sketch from you guys (definitely more arty than me). So i am part of group that are designing a Matric wall for m...

Well personally, i think i would prefer a skulltrail rig. Dont know about the performance comparison but 1)2 CPUs just looks awesome 2) i havnt seen a waterblock for a 1366 so cooling would be an issue

Well dont you get motherboards that support server processors as well as high end GPUs?

Thanks guys!!!!!!!
I got 100% for the project

Thanks but its really difficult to find shops that are relatively easy to get to and arent too far away.

I am modding my guitar amp by putting a couple LEDs behind the front mesh. So i will need LEDs as well as resistors but i assume that you get these at the same place. Im looking for a place to buy these in Johannesburg (Sandton/Rosebank/Wynberg areas) but i have no idea where to look.
Please help

Hey mate could you give me the link to that PSU

Isonic Omega 600watt

thanks

Thanks

Alpha_1 wrote:I aint fussy about the case so I found some at zaps:
http://zaps.co.za/index.php?pid=2257
http://zaps.co.za/?pid=11044

But i have no idea about sizes

And what u think about these?

I aint fussy about the case so I found some at zaps:
http://zaps.co.za/index.php?pid=2257
http://zaps.co.za/?pid=11044

But i have no idea about sizes