How do i setup?

[lonewolf9918]

Hey there i am thinking of building my first pc in new zealand....

i decided to order my parts from newegg but seeing as how they don't ship to nz i decided to use second hand delivery systems to ship it over to nz...

any how these are my spec.

Rosewill Thor 2 full tower case
I7 2600k CPU
GTX 580 Refurbished 1.5GB
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD SATA 6
60GB OCZ SATA 6
(2X4GB)corsair vengence SATA 6
Corsair Entusiast 750W PSU
Asus p8z68 v pro
Windows 7 64 bit

now i want all my data to be stored on the HDD but i still want the sdd to make my load times and all that faster. (boot up and what not). so i need to know...
how do i do that?

 

[aviral]

Please go through this link May be your problem will be solved:-
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/282319-32-installing-confusion

 

[welshmousepk]

hey mate, i'm actually from new zealand.

piece of advice, do NOT order from over seas. It only works out a little cheaper when you factor in postage (which is expensive) but our customs are horrible!

just last week, i got a waterloop shipped from the USA. it was stuck in customs for over a week, and they charged me more than a hundred dollars in customs charges.

use pricespy, but in general if you shop between computerlounge, playtech (my personal favourite) and elive, you can build pretty cheap.

whats your budget? I will see what i can do from local retailers and help you piece something together.

you can save some cash with a few cutbacks (a 2600k isn't needed unless you do alot of encoding for instance)

 

[a little black duck]

Also from the long white cloud.

Agree with welshmouse there about our customs charges and store recommendations computerlounge and playtech, but would add pbtech to the list.

 

[lonewolf9918]

hey mate, i'm actually from new zealand.

piece of advice, do NOT order from over seas. It only works out a little cheaper when you factor in postage (which is expensive) but our customs are horrible!

just last week, i got a waterloop shipped from the USA. it was stuck in customs for over a week, and they charged me more than a hundred dollars in customs charges.

use pricespy, but in general if you shop between computerlounge, playtech (my personal favourite) and elive, you can build pretty cheap.

whats your budget? I will see what i can do from local retailers and help you piece something together.

you can save some cash with a few cutbacks (a 2600k isn't needed unless you do alot of encoding for instance)

thanks pal! knew i could trust on a good ol kiwi.
my budget is going to be 1600-1800 i need to get the specs somewhat similiar to those above.
am willing to give a few things up like

PSU
CASE

however still need the others

im trying to build a not so cheap high end performance gaming machine
also am looking into buying a 90gb ssd

 

[welshmousepk]

do you need a monitor or keyboard? anything like that?

here is a suggested build: around 1600 not including OS:

case: http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=182/ID=16848/SID=734138470/productdetails.html (only suggested because i use it, and its great for the price. obviously this is a preference thing)

1 tb HDD: http://pconlineshop.co.nz/pcshop/product_info.php?products_id=361615
(alot of people avoid pconlineshop, but ive used them a few times and never had issues)

64gb ssd: http://pconlineshop.co.nz/pcshop/product_info.php?products_id=363573

cpu cooler: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=FANCLM0213&name=COOLER-MASTER-HYPER-212-EVO-COOLER-120mm-PWM-Fan-4

GTX 570: http://www.wiseguys.co.nz/gigabyte-gv-n570oc-13i-geforce-gtx-570-graphic-card-780-mhz-core-1-50-gb-gddr5-sdram-pci-express-2-0-163075

4gb hynix ram: http://pconlineshop.co.nz/pcshop/product_info.php?products_id=368948
(obviously, you can go to 8gb if you want to, but i tend to start people off with 4)

2500k: http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=14247&ref=pricespy
(all you'll need for gaming)

mobo: http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=601/ID=17347/SID=493545425/productdetails.html
(now i haven't researched this too much, i simply noticed the new z77 boards in on playtech. ill get back to you if i find something better)

PSU: http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=274/ID=16083/SID=62073172/productdetails.html
(a powerful, reliable psu. and a good price)

throw in your os and you have a pretty decent pc. let me know if you need anything looked at or changed.

 

[lonewolf9918]

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