Advice needed for mid-range system

[iygnim]

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haha thanks again! the price difference in the S and U Dell monitors quite scary will google and see.. or maybe find a cheaper matte 27".. But the dell design is really wow

and since the 970 and 980 not much diff then might as well save some money again

 

[IceCreamPoop]

haha thanks again! the price difference in the S and U Dell monitors quite scary will google and see.. or maybe find a cheaper matte 27".. But the dell design is really wow

and since the 970 and 980 not much diff then might as well save some money again

I think he meant the graphic card brand like msi/asus/palit diff only 3-5%. 980 and 970quite different in terms of performance. 980 kind of like enthusiast level liao while 970 considered gamers sweet spot

 

[iygnim]

I think he meant the graphic card brand like msi/asus/palit diff only 3-5%. 980 and 970quite different in terms of performance. 980 kind of like enthusiast level liao while 970 considered gamers sweet spot

ahh i see. at first i wanted 980 thinking it will last me into the coming years so an additional 200-300 seems worthwhile. i guess will decide on the day itself at SLS.. maybe save on this to get the better monitor.. then again 980 is probably wasted on a newbie like myself.

if anyone else has any 27" monitors or casings to recommend please shout out!

 

[iygnim]

hello guys, just a quick question regarding the shops at SLS. do you call in first to check if stocks available or just go down and whack?

still waiting for the ssd to arrive..

 

[MoneyFace =p]

hello guys, just a quick question regarding the shops at SLS. do you call in first to check if stocks available or just go down and whack?

still waiting for the ssd to arrive..

I will usually call and check first and tell them i will go down later.

 

[iygnim]

I will usually call and check first and tell them i will go down later.

ahh okay, hope they won't mind me listing everything down over the phone haha.. in terms of cable management pcthemes should be experienced? and realistically what kind of discounts should we aim for, 100? 50? free assemble that's all?

 

[mib500]

ahh okay, hope they won't mind me listing everything down over the phone haha.. in terms of cable management pcthemes should be experienced? and realistically what kind of discounts should we aim for, 100? 50? free assemble that's all?

Try to bargain as much as you can.. and pc themes quite good in cabling managment...

 

[iygnim]

Try to bargain as much as you can.. and pc themes quite good in cabling managment...

went to recce today but obviously i suck at bargaining haha. barely got any discounts.. guess i not pushy enough..

anyway my ssd is finally here! will get everything built tmr could the bros here recommend a list of things to do after installing OS? i guess i need to install all the drivers and peripherals.. and probably point my programs and media files into the right disk drive.. any system settings i should look out for or freeware to download?

thanks!

 

[DawnsTear]

went to recce today but obviously i suck at bargaining haha. barely got any discounts.. guess i not pushy enough..

anyway my ssd is finally here! will get everything built tmr could the bros here recommend a list of things to do after installing OS? i guess i need to install all the drivers and peripherals.. and probably point my programs and media files into the right disk drive.. any system settings i should look out for or freeware to download?

thanks!

Go to ur mobo manufacturer webpage download ur mobo latest Drivers
Go AMD/Nvidia download the latest Drivers
Go www.ninite.com download all the essential software u will be using

CCleaner - Cleaning junk files
Defraggler - Defrag ur HDD once every few months
HWMonitor - To check ur temp
MSE, Malwarebyte - Anti-virus

Last of all, POST PIC OF UR NEW COM NPNT

 

[mib500]

went to recce today but obviously i suck at bargaining haha. barely got any discounts.. guess i not pushy enough..

anyway my ssd is finally here! will get everything built tmr could the bros here recommend a list of things to do after installing OS? i guess i need to install all the drivers and peripherals.. and probably point my programs and media files into the right disk drive.. any system settings i should look out for or freeware to download?

thanks!

No problem... dont forget to share pics...

 

[iygnim]

Go to ur mobo manufacturer webpage download ur mobo latest Drivers
Go AMD/Nvidia download the latest Drivers
Go www.ninite.com download all the essential software u will be using

CCleaner - Cleaning junk files
Defraggler - Defrag ur HDD once every few months
HWMonitor - To check ur temp
MSE, Malwarebyte - Anti-virus

Last of all, POST PIC OF UR NEW COM NPNT

thanks for the tips! and the downloads recommendation haha, never use any of those before fingers crossed everything in store then can whack liao!

still headache over the monitor, yesterday went to see the Dell U versus the S series. glossy seems so much sharper! but the matte is built so much better..