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[pissypants]

www.mindfactory.de is great value for parts too. Use Google translate to change it to English.

 

[Anthony]

my lad has configured one on custompc.ie, chosen all the different bits etc. I can't work out from the site if they'll build it and send it out of we'll just get a bunch of boxes.

 

[Theseus Mock]

my lad has configured one on custompc.ie, chosen all the different bits etc. I can't work out from the site if they'll build it and send it out of we'll just get a bunch of boxes.

Looks like they'll put it all together: www.CUSTOMPC.ie Order Stages & Information- Available Direct From Irelands Gaming PC Specialists www.CUSTOMPC.ie ("STAGE THREE - BUILD STAGE")

 

[Anthony]

Thanks.
Has anyone used these before? He has saved for over 2 years for this. I want this money to be well spent.

 

[Theseus Mock]

Thanks.
Has anyone used these before? He has saved for over 2 years for this. I want this money to be well spent.

Afraid there's loads of terrible reviews for them over on boards: boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'

Some decent places that I know of:
PC components and online computer shop - Award winning supplier - Scan.co.uk
Overclockers UK https://www.computeruniverse.net/
https://www.computeruniverse.net/
Hardware, Notebooks & Software von Mindfactory.de (No English version).

What are the specs of the configured machine? Throw them up here & we can give our 2cents.

 

[Anthony]

here you go

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...vYWrDCw91rOpwu$rOqwv8rOrwv;rOswuZrOtwv@CIBZx-

 

[Anthony]

here you go

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...vYWrDCw91rOpwu$rOqwv8rOrwv;rOswuZrOtwv@CIBZx-

 

[pete]

If he's buying it for gaming try to go for an Nvidia 970 video card if you can. i have one and can play GTAV, Far Cry 4, the new Doom at 4k, even with my relatively ancient (just checked - it's 5 years old) i7-2600k CPU.

 

[Theseus Mock]

I'd recommend bumping the RAM up to 16GB from 8GB and the Windows license for £80? Shur you could easily get a five finger discount on that around the place.

 

[Anthony]

Thanks. are we forgetting anything? Like a power supply?

 

[Theseus Mock]

Power supply is included "450W "80+ Bronze" PSU". I notice that there's no wifi card or optical drive on that machine configuration, if you think you might need them, add 'em.

 

[Anthony]

Great, I've changed some of the specs on that pc. Thing is it's a bit over budget. Young fellat has asked me to "ask your friends how to make it cheaper but still good".

 

[Theseus Mock]

You could play around with the case. Change to either the BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Silver or Xigatek Recon USB 3.0 Mid-Tower Black and you'll save £31/£30 from the selected case in the URL above. The white one looks like the old cheese grater MacPro.

 

[pete]

you could go for a regular HD and save 20 quid

 

[Theseus Mock]

you could go for a regular HD and save 20 quid

Tough call though, the difference between running your main OS on a SSD vs. moving disk is huge.

 

[pete]

For sure, but this one isn't a "proper" ssd. I'd say go with the standard 1TB for now then when funds allow stick in maybe a 500Gb SSD... (i've a 256GB Samsung Evo and it's not enough space for OS & apps)

 

[Anthony]

Thanks everyone. This is all very educational.

 

[pissypants]

If he's buying it for gaming try to go for an Nvidia 970 video card if you can. i have one and can play GTAV, Far Cry 4, the new Doom at 4k, even with my relatively ancient (just checked - it's 5 years old) i7-2600k CPU.

Is that the Nvidia GeForce GTX970? I'm just about to pull the trigger on a PC build myself and the graphics card is the thing I'm most indecisive about. Not sure if I should get a slightly older one, or wait for the new Radeon RX480 for $200 that everyone is losing their shit over.

 

[pete]

Is that the Nvidia GeForce GTX970? I'm just about to pull the trigger on a PC build myself and the graphics card is the thing I'm most indecisive about. Not sure if I should get a slightly older one, or wait for the new Radeon RX480 for $200 that everyone is losing their shit over.

aye it's pretty nice. just dropped in price too.

 

[Anthony]

Thanks for your help everyone. We've just ordered the machine with Overclockers. We changed the spec a bit

Goods Ordered (prices in GBP)
£734.11 x 1 - "Titan Khukuri" Intel Core i5-6400 DDR4 Skylake Quad Core Gaming PC
£0.00 x 1 - ESET Smart Security - Trial Key
£91.66 x 1 - BenQ GL2450 24" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LED Monitor - Black
£14.16 x 1 - MARS Gaming MCP0 Gaming Keyboard & Mouse - UK Layout
£22.49 x 1 - TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)

Sub-Total: 862.42
Shipping: 23.35
VAT: 203.73
Total: 1089.5

Expect PC questions from me in the months to come.