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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 17:03 Post subject: |
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Actually is $80 more expensive LOL
260 pounds roughly is around $420?
i5-3570K is $220 and ASUS P8Z77-V LX is $120= that comes out to $340..
Unless you folks in UK has some crazy higher prices
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 17:22 Post subject: |
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Don't... just don't...lol
Trouble with UK prices is they include VAT at %20. So you can add £50 immediately to that price. Then there's the fact the exchange rate is different when buying or selling currency, and this is usually reflected in the UK price too.
So sadly no, it's about right. And I can't even buy it from the US as I'll have to pay ridiculous import taxes and freight costs.
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couleur
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 17:26 Post subject: |
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No, actually it's not that special
260 pounds is around 320€
The 3570K can be had for around 200€ and the ASUS P8Z77-V LX is on the cheaper side of ASUS Z77 line and costs from 90€ upwards. (In germany, source geizhals.at)
But considering shipping is free its not the worst offer, just nothing special.
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 17:54 Post subject: |
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Well I just did some googling, and I can't find it much cheaper TBH, maybe £10 less, and thats not including delivery.
Remember I HAVE to buy from the UK to avoid import taxes. I welcome anyone able to find it cheaper 
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 17:55 Post subject: |
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not thad good
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 18:02 Post subject: |
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Where are you seeing an i5 3570K for $220?
Never mind, NewwEgg has it for 219. God I hate UK Prices 
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 18:03 Post subject: |
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Kaltern
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 18:06 Post subject: |
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To be fair that works out to £133.7, which is only £10 less than I can get it for. So I still don't see how I personally can get it any cheaper.
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 18:15 Post subject: |
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Hmm, ebay is such a strange place. I can get the above mentioned stuff plus 4Gb of DDR3 1333Mhz RAM For £230...
Sometimes I wish I could just get someone else to buy things for me 
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Dec 2012 22:18 Post subject: |
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VAT is already included in that price. So its an ok deal.
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couleur
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Does it really make sense to get a K cpu with an H61 chipset? AFAIK those chipsets dont allow overclocks by multiplicator, so a K intel cpu is wasted money. If you are low on cash better geta cheaper i5 2500K with a P67/Z67 mobo.
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 01:37 Post subject: |
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Gah there's always something
I guess I'll just have to do more research. Thank you for pointing that out.
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 07:01 Post subject: Re: Good deal? |
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 08:54 Post subject: |
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Hmm I never expected ebuyer to be cheaper... that's not bad really, and it's a lot more reputable than anyone from eBay
Thank you for that 
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 08:56 Post subject: |
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Still, £178 for the i5... makes kittens cry that does... US folks get it for £130 
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 09:14 Post subject: |
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£245.80 must be the best price for a better-than-dirt cheap system I can find. From WAE+ (never heard of them, but they are not crap apparently).
Better than £269 I'm stubbornly sticking to the i5 because it has HD4000 graphics, which are surprisingly good (watch Youtube and someone playing GTA IV on the exact same chip - it's better than my current system!). It'll be perfect tillI can afford a proper card.
Right, Thanks for your help folks, much appreciated 
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 09:22 Post subject: |
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Just for the record, here's my shopping list:
CORSAIR 4 GB DDR3-1600 - PC3-12800 - CL9 Vengeance Performance PC Memory Module (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9) - £14.81
Asrock Z77 Pro3 - £55.82
INTEL Core I5 Ivy Bridge 3570K - 3.4 GHz - 6 MB L3 Cache - LGA 1155 Socket (BX80637I53570K)- £134.20
+ VAT £40.97
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 09:49 Post subject: |
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Get 2x DDR3 sticks, so its dual channel, rest is looking good.
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 10:22 Post subject: |
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mmm does dual channel make much of a difference at that speed?
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 11:08 Post subject: |
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| Kaltern wrote: | | mmm does dual channel make much of a difference at that speed? |
Yes it will, since it double your memory bandwith. No reason to cheap out on the memory since its dirt cheap these days (2x 4GB is sweetspot these days).
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 13:16 Post subject: |
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Yes, fast memory and bandwith is especially important if you are going to use the Intel 4000 gfx.
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Kaltern
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| Posted: Tue, 4th Dec 2012 14:25 Post subject: |
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Fair enough, I shall be guided by the combined wisdom of the Hump.
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