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Thread ID: 138521	2014-12-12 09:28:00	Beginner Gaming PC Help	Nick_ (17324)	Press F1

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1390048	2014-12-15 09:10:00	Thanks for the info on the GTX 680 vs GTX 760, how well does yours perform/how good of a condition is in in/how old is it? Also if i were to purchase it off you how would we do it? Because your offer is very tempting. Just a heads up if i do purchase it off you it will be sometime next year after all the Christmas mess that goes on around that time.	Nick_ (17324)
1390049	2014-12-15 19:45:00	Its never been overclocked. It was one of the best "premium" models and hence I paid about $1400 for it. I think its about 4 years old (will check that) its always had a regular maintenance cycle and never missed a beat. I have a bit of interest in it but till someone comes up with the cash its here, could be you, could be someone else. Now buying it..... I am a long standing member here and have built up a measure of trust so it is a lot less risky for you to trust me than it is for me to trust you. So with that said it would work like this. You send me the cost + freight if you are not local and I will package and send the card to you once the funds are in my possession. If you are local (Christchurch) you can simply pay cash (although cash is a pain in my ass). You have a few weeks to think about it.	DeSade (984)
1390050	2014-12-15 23:45:00	Odds are I won't be able to get it in a few weeks, I will most likely be able to get it around February next year since I spent some money on Christmas presents for my family. But if I do buy it off you we could do it via TradeMe if you have an account.	Nick_ (17324)
1390051	2014-12-15 23:57:00	I am not paying trademe fees when I do not have too. Quite frankly I am doing you a favour offering it at this price (what I consider mates rates) and well I don't really care if you buy it or not I am not jumping through any hoops. If you want this you do it my way. So if you are still interested contact me in Feb when you are ready and I will let you know if it is still available.	DeSade (984)
1390052	2014-12-16 00:19:00	Its never been overclocked. It was one of the best "premium" models and hence I paid about $1400 for it. I think its about 4 years old (will check that) its always had a regular maintenance cycle and never missed a beat. I have a bit of interest in it but till someone comes up with the cash its here, could be you, could be someone else. Now buying it..... I am a long standing member here and have built up a measure of trust so it is a lot less risky for you to trust me than it is for me to trust you. So with that said it would work like this. You send me the cost + freight if you are not local and I will package and send the card to you once the funds are in my possession. If you are local (Christchurch) you can simply pay cash (although cash is a pain in my ass). You have a few weeks to think about it. I have been looking at some parts and let me know what you think: Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Intel Motherboard PSU: 750W Corsair CX750M Modular ATX PSU CPU: Intel Haswell Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Socket 1150 CPU GPU: Gigabyte GV-R928XOC-3GD Overclocked R9 280X 3GB DDR5 PCI-E 3.0 Video Card DVI HDMI 2xDisplayport Case: Raidmax Cobra Black Gaming Mid Tower Case (Black) - It looks a bit childish but I like the colour green and the possible positioning of the fans. RAM: 2x4GB Kingston HyperX Beast 1600MHz DDR3 (unless you can recommend 1600MHZ DDR3 RAM that is better/cheaper than my selected one)	Nick_ (17324)
1390053	2014-12-16 00:49:00	All good choices, nothing wrong with those.	dugimodo (138)
1390054	2014-12-16 01:06:00	All good choices, nothing wrong with those. Thanks! Do you recommend any changes/is everything going to fit together?	Nick_ (17324)
1390055	2014-12-16 01:37:00	What you do is go to the manufacturers website for the motherboard and search for the support page for that model, then look for a CPU compatibility list and see if the CPU you want is on it and whether a particular BIOS version is required. Like this for example www.asrock.com That motherboard and CPU combination is fine. You can do the same for memory but unfortunately the manufacturers never test more than a small % of available RAM so that's less reliable. The RAM you picked should be fine but there's no way I can guarantee that. Otherwise the only comment is now you've gone the other way with the PSU, that one is probably more than you will need. A good 550-650W PSU should be fine. For example my machine has an i7 and a GTX 980 an a 550W PSU, did have an r9 290 previously with the same PSU as well. Incidentally I have an i7 just because I wanted it and can afford it, it does not help my games at all over an i5.	dugimodo (138)
1390056	2014-12-16 02:01:00	Agreed. Save a bit on your PSU. The cheaper RAM will never be a bottleneck so don't stress too much about that either.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1390057	2014-12-16 02:29:00	The GPU I am going with requires a minimum of 600W power supply. So should I go for a 600W or a 650W or 700W?	Nick_ (17324)
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