best online shop?

[superMINGE]

What is the best online PC store to buy parts, for price and efficiency??

Want to build a new rig but because I want the best parts, which equals fucking expensive, I want the best deals.

or a store on the Gold Coast if anyone knows one??

 

[Hicksy]

i might be able to help ya bud. shoot me a msg later in the day

 

[(FKQ)Thompson]

Both of theses sites i recommend.

http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer

and

http://www.pccasegear.com.au/

 

[Hicksy]

supply stuff to both of those companys

 

[Fraggle]

Id go with Davey
If not I0n suggested a good site the other day to me!
(cant remember it off by heart but he'll know)

 

[i0nwr1t3r]

Best PC hardware price search engine for Australia
http://www.staticice.com.au/ (Start with this 1st !!! )

Best prices for computer stuff in general in Australia
1) http://msy.com.au/ (get the "Best prices on parts" PDF) from these guys , it will tell you what you should be paying!

For Victorian Customers I recommend (after the above links of course)

2) http://www.scorptec.com.au/ (Agree with Thomopson)
3) http://pcmaniacs.com.au/
4) http://www.cpl.net.au/ (a bit pricey , I use all other links before this one)

For Case Modding & Customized Equips (water cooling , Top quality PSU's , etc)
http://pccasegear.com/ ( Agree with Thompson on this one too )

 

[superMINGE]

awesome cheers guys. All have been favourited

hicksy I PMed you on messenger, i'll flick you an email telling you what I want, and you can tell me if they are good, or if there's better for cheaper etc

 

[G-Train]

If Hicksy cant help you, goto umart.com.au, generally cheaper than MSY but they dont subscribe to static ice. Might be on shopbot?

Never, under any circumstances, goto gamedude.com.au.

If you need a hand building it, give me a yell.

 

[Overmars]

Aside from Hicksy ...

I've used techbuy.com.au for years without any issues. Good service, fast delivery. Pricing is competitive, but not sure if they are rock-bottom, and they generally have stuff in stock. Quick and easy.

 

[superMINGE]

If you need a hand building it, give me a yell.

Building it's the best part :-D

 

[G-Train]

^Agreed

 

[superMINGE]

have any of you lapped your cpu and heatsink? I think I will do that on my next system, but haven't done it before. Recommendations?

What grit paper etc?

 

[noobItUp]

have any of you lapped your cpu and heatsink? I think I will do that on my next system, but haven't done it before. Recommendations?

What grit paper etc?

For the dummies, what is lapping your cpu / heatsink?

I have a mate that helps noob assemble his pewters and everytime we build one he uses some silver paste to attach the cpu with the heatsink. He reckons its a way better conductor than the rubbish the manufacturers use.

 

[superMINGE]

nah that's the thermal conductor. And he's right, manufacturer stuff sucks balls, Arctic Silver is the way to go.

Lapping is when you sand the cpu and heatsink base down to get an even flatter surface for heat distribution. If done correctly it can take quite a few degrees off your cpu core temp.

 

[noobItUp]

oh I c. Come to think of it sanding down is probably a good idea. Is it just done by hand or do you need something more precise?

I have always wondered why the manufacturers cheap out on the goo.

 

[superMINGE]

I've never done it, but from what I've seen, you have like 6 different grit sandpapers, and lay them down on a table, place the heatsink on top and gently move it around in a circular motion. Moving from the harshest grit to the softest grit until it is smooth as a babies ass.

 

[nelots]

Actually the stock thermal pastes are good enough provided you're just using the box as is without any overclocking, etc.
As for lapping..... why bother, just go water cooling instead :)

 

[superMINGE]

yea but water cooling is way more expensive. And is it really worth that extra money???

 

[noobItUp]

Heh, a friend of my mate did his own water cooling at one point. He had a bucket of water sitting next to his pewter.

Just seemed like too much could go wrong for me. To be honest is there any real need to do massive overclocking these days?

 

[nelots]

Water cooling is worth it if you're persistent on extracting every bit of processing power of your box.
Got a mate who does graphic works and he always water cools his boxes. He claims to reach max temp of 25 degrees on full load during the hottest of summers and averages between 15 - 20 degrees.

P.S noob, your friends doing it wrong if he uses a bucket instead of a water tower