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fullmetaltony

fullmetaltony

fullmetaltony

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Hi guys, I have £80 burning a hole in my pocket and I don't really have a definite idea of what to do with it. I'd like to get something for my PC, and am leaning towards a keyboard, I could do with a monitor upgrade but £80 isn't going to stretch to that. Possibly a CPU cooler, maybe some more ram? As you can see, proper undecided, thought I'd see if anyone had any recommendations.
Current set up:
Case: Antec 302
Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LX
PSU: XFX Pro 550W Core Edition
CPU: i5 3570K
RAM: OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
GPU: IceQ 6970 2gb
SSD: 60GB
HDD: 800GB
Monitor: Dell 19" LCD 1680x1050
Keyboard: Standard Dell media Keyboard
Mouse: Razer Naga Molten Edition

I would like a nice mechanical Keyboard, but have no knowledge of the current market.
 
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SSD would be a great way to go, mechanical keyboard wise maybe a Quickfire TK from coolermaster you can pick them up for around £80 these days. Rock solid keyboard too.
 
Beg your pardon, I have a 60gb SSD for the OS, forgot to list that, will update the OP

I never even considered another SSD though. I could have a fair bit of my Steam collection on a 128gb SSD....
 
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Turned up today, well packaged and within the hour slot DPD advised, as always.

Trouble is the stand does not fit the screen

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This is as far as the metal plate on the stand will go into the screen, it's 1 or 2mm too wide for the metal housing it should fit into. Phoned OC and submitted a webnote with this photo as they suggested, said they'd try and get a new stand for me.
On a plus note, screen looks mint, had to connect it without the stand just to check it worked and it looks stunning. Can't wait to test it out properly.
 
Well, this hasn't ended too well for me, purchased a VESA wall mount at the weekend so I could use the monitor while waiting for OC to sort out the correct stand, and this morning they've said they don't have any other stands. I can have a full refund, apologies for the inconvenience.
Sounds OK, but can't help feeling a bit fed up about it. Someone at OC should have checked the stand fit the screen first, it doesn't. They didn't know I'd spent out on a wall mount when they offered the refund to be fair to them. So I wont be taking them up on the refund, but I also won't be recommending Overclockers on account of their customer service in future, something as simple as checking the stand fits the screen (not just looks like it fits) before shipping is elementary.
 
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