Best Gaming Hardware Specs

Oh, Neo forgot to let you know. I went with a 46inch Sony Bravia 100hz. Just have to wait a few days for it. I will let you know when i get it. Thanks for the advice.
 
XeroS1x said:
Sometimes purchasing second hand kit is most affordable for those who either cannot afford to spend much, or simply see decent specials/deals.

One must also remember that it comes down to the person buying, if you are buying second hand kit, it would be fairly obvious to check out what kinds of warranty's etc.. are provided. Additionally, that persons reputations may be of notice on the online community that is Carbonite. It's also worth paying attention to any additional details, pictures, the retailer etc.. What about RMA? as Blaze correctly pointed out.

Never under-estimate the power of opportunity cost.
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I hear exactly what you're saying but sometimes if you're willing to buy an entire PC's worth of components second hand it means that you're sort of desperate? I'm not new to the Carbonite.co.za forums as I've sold quite a few things on there. Funnily enough, the stuff that I've sold were not in warranty at all. First reason being the 1st lot was full import stuff that was simply not available locally, and the 2nd lot was very old but someone still obviously had a need for it.

I'd buy a second hand component only if I knew I couldn't get it brand new anymore. At one stage I contemplated getting a 3rd GTX280 and since they're not on the market anymore, getting one second hand is the obvious choice.

I ALSO understand that buying anything 2nd hand is a very opinionated issue. Some people would buy a Ferrari from "Pete's reliable Auto" where as another person wouldn't DARE buy anything from a place like that. I'm the same, I am not against buying a car 2nd hand, but I'd buy it at the relevant dealer. i.e An Audi at an Audi Dealership or a BMW at a BMW Dealership. Even then you run the risk of ending up with something that's not 100% right, but because of where you've bought it, you have some way of sorting it out properly.

There is something that you do NOT get with a 2nd hand purchase, and it's called "Peace of mind". To some people, that's more important than saving R20.
 
frank007 said:
Oh, Neo forgot to let you know. I went with a 46inch Sony Bravia 100hz. Just have to wait a few days for it. I will let you know when i get it. Thanks for the advice.
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YEAH! you got a lekker screen there dude. You're going to enjoy it lots!!! :D
 
Sorry Neo. I got that peace of mind thing in before you but its all good. haha. I agree with you though new is better than old. I would rather save a bit more and get something i know that is going to work and if it does not then i just take it back.
 
frank007 said:
Sorry Neo. I got that peace of mind thing in before you but its all good. haha. I agree with you though new is better than old. I would rather save a bit more and get something i know that is going to work and if it does not then i just take it back.
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Like I said man, if it's something you cannot get anymore for some reason anymore, OR if it's something that you're 100% okay with running a risk on, then I'd buy it 2nd hand from the Carbonite forums - no problem. But to buy literally ALL of your components 2nd hand? I don't know. It doesn't seem right to me.
 
ASUS P7P55DEPRO Intel P55, LGA1156, USB 3.0 & SATA 6 R 1849.00
Intel CPU i5-760 Core i5 2.8GHz 8Mb Cache R 1899.00
Kingston 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM - Matched Pair R 999.00
Western Digital - 1000GB (1TB) SATA II 64MB, SATA 6Gbs R 999.00
LG 22x DVDRW Drive R 200.00
ASUS ATI Radeon 6870 1GB DDR5 R 2899.00
COOLERMASTER 690 II Advanced R 1099.00
Coolermaster GX650Watt PSU - 80 Plus Certified R 899.00

R10845.00 incl from www.computersonly.co.za

A very lekker PC which will jol anything out there with ease.
 
Gees if I look at what I could get now for what I paid back 2 years ago...
Of course, that cycle repeats.
 
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CALL THEM FOR A FREE QUOTE THEY WILL E-MAIL PICS AND SPECS WITH PRICE.

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Jethro said:
DREAM MACHINES BEST PRICES FOR GAMING HARDWARE AND CUSTOM GAMING RIG BUILDS.
CALL THEM FOR A FREE QUOTE THEY WILL E-MAIL PICS AND SPECS WITH PRICE.

0827723768 or 021-532-0317
SERIOUSLY YOU WILL GET THE BEST RIG FROM THEM. Don't know if you read nag, but they had a Rig in there selling for R120 000 they said that they could and would do me the exaxt same rig with a few parts improved on for R40 000 cheaper SO IMAGINE HOW PLACES WILL RIP YOU OFF. These guys are gamers so they dont mess around.
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Please, we don't need spammers on here. Go away!
 
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Jethro said:
DREAM MACHINES BEST PRICES FOR GAMING HARDWARE AND CUSTOM GAMING RIG BUILDS.
CALL THEM FOR A FREE QUOTE THEY WILL E-MAIL PICS AND SPECS WITH PRICE.

0827723768 or 021-532-0317
SERIOUSLY YOU WILL GET THE BEST RIG FROM THEM. Don't know if you read nag, but they had a Rig in there selling for R120 000 they said that they could and would do me the exaxt same rig with a few parts improved on for R40 000 cheaper SO IMAGINE HOW PLACES WILL RIP YOU OFF. These guys are gamers so they dont mess around.
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Firstly, thats the point of asking for advice here, to get the best specs for your cash, after you have the specs you look at trusted online stores for the best pricing, most people could build nag machines for cheaper, that dream machine crap is probably a rip off as well, please do not spam here as it makes you look noobish and unprofessional, I don't care what they are, they can't be to great if they have to resort to spam for customers.

RAS
 
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