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Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Boscoe, 20 Aug 2010.

  1. Boscoe

    Boscoe Electronics extraordinaire.

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    I'm buying a new case and motherboard and have £60 left over in my budget that I'm willing to spend for my comp for something shiny and new!

    I have currently:

    E7400 - stock cooler
    4GB Ram
    4890
    P5Q Pro
    ModXtreme PSU

    I'm getting a Lian Li V351-B and a cheap M-ATX for the time until I upgrade to sandy bridge. So there's not much point in a cpu cooler as it will be redundant in a not very long time. I could get some good fans but I'm not really going to directly benefit from them.

    So what to get?
     
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  2. mrdbristol

    mrdbristol Voided my warranty years ago

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  3. Boscoe

    Boscoe Electronics extraordinaire.

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    Hmm yeh that would be nice, I've got a Audigy something or other but it's very basic. I also love great sound.
     
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  4. slaw

    slaw At Argos buying "gold"

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    A cheep SSD?
     
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  5. barndoor101

    barndoor101 Bring back the demote thread!

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    even though you said theres not much point id say get a H50 or something - you would then be able to use that on your new build, or OC this one.
     
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  6. roosauce

    roosauce Looking for xmas projects??

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    Good gaming mouse?
     
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  7. Boscoe

    Boscoe Electronics extraordinaire.

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    I can't mount it in the Lian Li, I think.
     
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  8. murraynt

    murraynt Modder

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    Soundcard
     
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  9. Boscoe

    Boscoe Electronics extraordinaire.

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    Got one.

    I'm thinking I'm going to get some fans as I already have a sound card, what are the nortacua ones like I hear they are good but are they worth the money?

    Still tempted my the sound card tho.
     
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  10. barndoor101

    barndoor101 Bring back the demote thread!

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    ASUS Xonar then.
     
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  11. lamboman

    lamboman What's a Dremel?

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    Absolutely no point buying a decent soundcard unless you are using higher end equipment. Water cooling, again completely pointless at this price, though you might want to get a decent cooler if overclocking/if temps are high overall. I'd say, decent gaming mouse if you're not happy with your current one, or...what's better for a gaming machine than games? :)
     
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  12. ed_456

    ed_456 The Artful Bodger

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    Keep it towards your new build. I wouldn't bother upgrading anything if your going to wait for Sandy Bridge.
     
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  13. shoxicwaste

    shoxicwaste Minimodder

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    Get a better CPU cooler?
     
    shoxicwaste, 20 Aug 2010
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  14. noizdaemon666

    noizdaemon666 I'm Od, Therefore I Pwn

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    I completely agree :) Save it for when sandy bridge arrives.
     
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  15. deathtaker27

    deathtaker27 Modder

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    yep if you save it, thats more things you can have with your next rig :)
     
    deathtaker27, 20 Aug 2010
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  16. bulldogjeff

    bulldogjeff The modding head is firmly back on.

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    BEER was my initial reaction to this question and then i realized you said you wanted computer parts. Oh well it's still an option.
     
    bulldogjeff, 21 Aug 2010
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  17. Bloody_Pete

    Bloody_Pete Technophile

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    6 Gentle Typhoons from Aquatuning...
     
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  18. Throbbi

    Throbbi What's a Dremel?

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    With that money if you're thinking of fans you could easily get a few Noctua's or Silent Eagles and maybe a decent fan controller aswell. All things which can be trasferred across when new build comes around. The newish Enermax fans look pretty nice aswell.

    As for the other suggestions........
    .......games
    .......beer
    ...........games AND beer!!![​IMG]

    EDIT: ooo yeah gentle typhoons are purty
     
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  19. Bloody_Pete

    Bloody_Pete Technophile

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    Urg, Noctuas are useless in 75% of uses. And GT's don't need controlling, as they're damn near silent.
     
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