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    Hi, so in a couple of days I'll be installing a new motherboard/processor and I want to do a fresh install of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit. However, my machine was a pre-built HP so Windows was filled with bloatware when I got it, so that is why I'm wondering if anyone could link me to a stock Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit ISO? Preferably a pretty up to date one (at least SP1) so I don't have too much to download. Also, I was wondering, will the product key on the side of my old HP case work with this fresh install? Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks, Paul
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    Yeah in both scenarios it would of been the i5 4690k. I ain't skimping on that
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    Do you know where I could buy an i7 for that price? That's cheaper than anywhere else I've looked
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    Yeah, the vast majority seems to be C so I think I'll probably be going for that
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    That is literally the exact combination I'm going for haha!
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    £350/$584 But obviously I'd like to have some left over to "par-tay" etc.
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    The cheap out motherboard option is like £55 cheaper than the more expensive one, so they're not super far apart and I have a Phenom II X6 1035T (don't laugh, it was out of a pre-built HP which I bought in my n00b days )
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    Yeah I was dead set on buying one then I sat and thought about it, when I helped build my friend's PC we just put some £60 ASRock board in it and it works perfectly so that's why I don't think the board is that big of a deal
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    I recently bought a 770 so there'd be no need for that. The extra cash would go towards games (which are kinda important in a gaming PC)...and McDonald's
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    Haha! Well I can't say I've ever had a question answered by Shrek but I suppose he's never wrong. After all, Shrek is love, Shrek is life.
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    The board would probably be around £100ish and will most likely be an ASUS Z97-K/C/A. So I'd say they're pretty decent
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    Boy am I in a dilema! So basically I'm buying a new mobo and CPU, but I can see 3 options I can go about doing this; A - I cheap out a bit on the motherboard and get an i7 (maxes out budget) B - I cheap out a bit on the CPU and get an i5 with a nice motherboard, probably ROG (almost maxes out budget) C - I cheap out on both and get an i5 with a cheaper motherboard (gives me a very good amount left over to spend elsewhere) Those are my 3 options and I'm just wondering what you guys think I should do. I'm not going to sit and tell yous I need an i7, I don't. I game and once in a blue moon will render a video, but I just feel even although games don't really take advantage of it at the moment, I'm probably going to be keeping this setup for multiple years and maybe by then games will be taking advantage of the i7's 8 threads. I feel that it would last me longer is what I'm trying to say (plus bragging rights of course, I mean no one's exactly disappointed when they buy an i7). The main reason I'm buying this is because my GPU is being severely bottlenecked by my current CPU and I know that the i5 will solve that problem with no issues. The last thing I wanted to ask is if motherboards are that important? It will be an ASUS board I buy so they all basically have the same overclocking experience and I don't really see why I would need an expensive board apart from the sexiness of ROG. So what do you guys think? Thanks, Paul
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    Hmm, I suppose. I do actually have a side window but honestly I don't care about looks all that much and besides, I really like the gold this time around. I might just go with the Pro if there is not any vital features I'd be missing out on
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    Hi all, so I'm thinking of purchasing one of these mobo's, the Maximus VII Hero or the Z97-Pro. The place I'm buying them at has them at basically the same price, with the Hero being only £10 dearer. I know that it is basically "pick a colour" at this point because they're so similar but I'm just wondering what you guys would suggest. I most likely will be overclocking my CPU sometime in the future but I think they're basically the exact same when it comes to OCing. The only major difference between these is that the Pro has SATA Express and the Hero doesn't. Should this be a deciding factor? I definitely will be keeping the board for quite some time so will SATA Express be a big enough deal in the near future to decide a mobo over? The main thing I do on my PC is game but the ROG board doesn't exactly have anything that is going to totally improve my game performance over the Pro. So what do you guys think? Any help would be greatly appreciated! P.S. At scan.co.uk right now they are giving away a free copy of Watch Dogs with A LOT of ASUS boards, so if you're thinking of picking up a new board and you're in the UK, it might be a good time to do so!
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    I like the beautiful IPS display from the Z2 and I like how dbrand can put any skin on your phone with extreme detail!
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    Good Luck to everyone! Jay's Video: Linus' Video:
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    The IPS display is my favourite thing about it. I love the colour on those things!
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    The huge 1440p screen is by far my favourite thing about it, and with those tiny bezels it compliments it very well.
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    Thanks Darrin Lynch for joining us today
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    That seems like a pretty good deal actually. It also would save the trouble of trying to find a keyboard as well, thanks!
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    It's definitely within the price range but the pictures make it look like the right size for a cat's paw Do you own one?
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    Hmm, I may look in to that. It doesn't seem too much more expensive. Thanks!
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    Hi all, So recently my friend and I built a PC for him and in the process of that he just got some random cheap CiT mouse and keyboard combo, but they keep on disconnecting at random times and are just overall pretty terrible (but hey, what can you expect for £3). He can get a keyboard easily enough and doesn't really care too much about that but the mouse is a bit more important so we need suggestions as for which one to get. It doesn't need to be totally balls to the walls or specifically a "gaming" mouse, it just needs to be reliable and work properly. The price budget is around £20/$35, so if you guys could suggest something for us that would be great. Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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    I literally made an "awww" noise when he showed the Air 240 because it looks like my Air 540's little baby
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    I love the full metal body. Makes my S4 feel like a kids toy
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