Are you specifically looking for a low price? If not you can always buy a retail copy, but maybe try the gaf B/S/T thread.Hey all,
I apologize if this isn't the best place to ask -- I'm looking to purchase an OEM Windows key. I previously read that the Reddit Microsoft software swap is a good place to purchase, however, I have had no luck there.
I have contacted four different sellers advertising within that group, and have never received a reply at all -- is this unusual?
Anyway, I'm wondering if there is another reliable place where I can just purchase an OEM key legitimately and securely. Any ideas?
Thanks
I think you need to speak to a data recovery company, there isn't much that a home user can do himself.Not really related to the main topic but I made a boo boo:
I was trying to use Samsung Magician to secure delete an ssd drive. Got a "frozen state" notice so I went in to replug the sata cable and accidentally pulled out the power as well. What I didn't notice was that my 3rd drive, and old mechanical hdd, has switched places with the 2nd one I just pulled out (out of C, D, E - I wanted to format D).
SM did not alert me of any change, so I went ahead with the format of what I though was drive D, when it was actually drive E. I did not do any backups because I wasn't planning on touching anything on there. Now I'm out of a year's worth of personal files
Is there anything at all that can be done to recover?
Not really related to the main topic but I made a boo boo:
I was trying to use Samsung Magician to secure delete an ssd drive. Got a "frozen state" notice so I went in to replug the sata cable and accidentally pulled out the power as well. What I didn't notice was that my 3rd drive, and old mechanical hdd, has switched places with the 2nd one I just pulled out (out of C, D, E - I wanted to format D).
SM did not alert me of any change, so I went ahead with the format of what I though was drive D, when it was actually drive E. I did not do any backups because I wasn't planning on touching anything on there. Now I'm out of a year's worth of personal files
Is there anything at all that can be done to recover?
For a budget of 1200 Euros, this is what I recommend. It's a lot more cost-effective for your budget.
1 x Samsung SSD 850 Evo 500GB, SATA (MZ-75E500B)
1 x Intel Core i5-6600K, 4x 3.50GHz, boxed ohne Kühler (BX80662I56600K)
1 x GeIL Dragon RAM white IC DIMM Kit 8GB, DDR4-3000, CL15-17-17-35 (GWW48GB3000C15DC)
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP!, 4GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, 3x DisplayPort (ZT-90110-10P)
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI
1 x Cryorig H5 Universal (CR-5HA)
1 x Fractal Design Define S, schallgedämmt (FD-CA-DEF-S-BK)
1 x EVGA SuperNOVA B2 750 750W ATX 2.3 (110-B2-0750-VR)
Summe aller Bestpreise: 1147,62
) for it.!I'm looking into building myself a new desktop PC (been mostly a console gamer these past few years) but I'm a total noob when it comes to hardware. My go-to computer tech guy has helped me make a list of some parts that could go into it but he's unsure which graphics card I should pick so perhaps someone on here can help me?
Potential Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5 4690k (3,5Ghz)
RAM: 16GB
Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45
PSU: Will depend on which graphics card I end up choosing
HDD: 1TB (+ 450GB SSD) (I can't remember the specifics, I'm afraid.)
Graphics Card: So my computer guy's suggestion was to go with a GTX 960 but I'm not sure if that's quite powerful enough. So the question is if a) a GTX 960 is sufficient for my requirements (see below), b) if the extra power a GTX 970 or 980 would bring to the table is really worth the extra money in my case and c) if I could even use the 970's or 980's full horsepower with the rig described above or if there'd be any bottlenecks somewhere which would render those cards' additional power redundant. (For some reason my computer guy never even mentioned the 970, though, when I talked to him.)
Budget: My budget for the whole thing is around 1000-1200€ but I'd be willing to pay a bit more if I thought it was really worth it. However, according to my computer tech guy the 980 would increase the price from roughly 1100€ (with a 960, again, he never even mentioned the 970 for some reason) to about 1500€ and I'm not quite sure if I'm willing to pay that much. (Country: Germany.)
Main Use: I'd like to be able to play current-gen games with max or near-max settings at 1080p (ideally at 60fps).Additionally, I'll be using the computer to work in Unreal Engine 4, do some sculpting in Mudbox (and maybe ZBrush), modelling in Maya and PBR texturing in Photoshop/Quixel.
Monitor Resolution: 1080p. No plans to upgrade anytime soon.
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well:
Games: General current-gen stuff like Witcher 3, Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Rise of the Tomb Raider, etc. Ideally, I'd like to be able to play at 60fps (though it doesn't need to be rock-solid 60fps). I don't need to be able to do supersampling/MSAA.
Applications: Photoshop/Quixel, Mudbox/Zbrush/Maya, Unreal Engine 4 (working on something linear, non-open-world that's got roughly current-gen-console level graphics, maybe a bit worse).
When will you build?: Soon. Within the next month.
Will you be overclocking?: Maybe, if I find the time (and courage
So yeah, my specific questions are the bolded ones in the graphics card paragraph. I hope I didn't forget anything but if I did, please let me know. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated
! If I were to decide to go above 1200 and get sth better than a 970 (not saying that I will but I haven't completely made up my mind yet), would an R9 Fury be preferable to a GTX 980 from a price/value ratio?You'll probably be unable to find anything. That's three generations old by now.
Thanks so much
What case do you have? You know mITX and mATX are different sizes, right? Like Kennah says, you're not going to have a lot to pick from. Other than looking for used parts, this is all that's listed for sale as brand new. The only Z77 model listed is another Gigabyte model.
