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Thread ID: 123019	2012-01-28 03:28:00	New PC needed. Looking for a good supplier of components	mchaggis (16202)	Press F1

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1256365	2012-01-29 22:37:00	After some reasearch going with a solid state drive for the OS is well worth the extra cost for the performance gains in speed. It's been suggested that the cheapest option is a US outfit called Other World Computing. A 120GB drive is about US$185.00 + shipping.	mchaggis (16202)
1256366	2012-01-29 22:53:00	pricespy.co.nz Probably cheaper, considering shipping and also you'll get it a lot faster.	icow (15313)
1256367	2012-01-29 23:17:00	No, no and NO! Gigabyte has sooo many issues! I will never buy from them again, EVER! Google "Gigabyte 560Ti Black Screen Crash". forums.whirlpool.net.au I have had problems with the OC. SOC also has issues. BIOS update didn't help me either. The response I got from CL was "Just because people on the Internet report the same issues it doesn't mean that it exists - we have sold a lot of them and you are the only one who has brought a card back" - which didn't make me too happy. They have it for "testing" now, we shall see how and if this is resolved. Edit: Whatever you do end up getting - burn it in as soon as you get it. This might be true for you but its certainly not true for me, and probably others. I have never had a Gigabyte failure and I run the mainboard and two graphics cards from them currently. On the other hand I have had failures in ASUS graphics and mainboards I will not buy their hardware again, cept laptops which are generally very good. Also regarding ram, I have 12gb and rarely ever use more than 60%, I would consider myself a heavy user so that gives you some idea.	DeSade (984)
1256368	2012-01-30 21:44:00	Go with EVGA for the Graphics card they have a nice step up program incase you want to upgrade quickly. www.evga.com I think he meant Sata 6gb/s which is Sata 3 Ive had none of my ASUS stuff fail but i have seen other people with Asus stuff fail on them. I guess its always going to be luck of the Draw on any electronics.	mrlooneyman (16628)
1256369	2012-01-30 22:01:00	www.evga.com That's only available to US residents.	icow (15313)
1256370	2012-02-07 21:50:00	I've had a look around NZ and anyone I've asked can't supply SSD's for anywhere near the prices listed on Pricespy. That seems to be pretty normal form that site. Anyway, I still haven't got my head around Asus or Gigabyte when it comes to Main Boards and Video Cards. I'm roughly looking at a Z68 MB with i7 (1155 socket) a 560Ti card with a 128Gb SSD and a 1T HHD but I'm still open to suggestion, recommendations, etc. I know enough to get myself into trouble but not enough to get a good reliable stable system so I'm still open to ideas. Thanks for your replies to date. I've learnt heaps! Cheers.	mchaggis (16202)
1256371	2012-02-07 22:14:00	I've had a look around NZ and anyone I've asked can't supply SSD's for anywhere near the prices listed on Pricespy. That seems to be pretty normal form that site. Anyway, I still haven't got my head around Asus or Gigabyte when it comes to Main Boards and Video Cards. I'm roughly looking at a Z68 MB with i7 (1155 socket) a 560Ti card with a 128Gb SSD and a 1T HHD but I'm still open to suggestion, recommendations, etc. I know enough to get myself into trouble but not enough to get a good reliable stable system so I'm still open to ideas. Thanks for your replies to date. I've learnt heaps! Cheers. Both Asus and Gigabyte are good. it doesn't matter what the brand, both have problems sometimes, so its really a personal choice I spose. About the SSD drives - depending on the brand you can get a 120GB SSD (Intel 320 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA2 SSD) for around $350 or the Intel 520 Series SATA3 25nm 6Gbps NAND Flash 2.5'' 120GB Solid-State Drives around $390 (ish) or there abouts, give or take	wainuitech (129)
1256372	2012-02-08 04:39:00	I've seen the 320 for $320 i think. Pretty sure it was from elive.	icow (15313)
1256373	2012-02-08 06:32:00	www.computerlounge.co.nz $299 www.computerlounge.co.nz $289 First place I looked and pretty close to pricespy	dugimodo (138)
1256374	2012-02-08 06:41:00	Plenty about, thats why I mentioned depending on the brand & or there abouts, give or take, some brands are more expensive than others. The intel link listed above is for the 320, which is cheaper than the 520 series.	wainuitech (129)
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