New build, what should I start with?

Discussion in 'Computer Hardware' started by The Raccoon, Apr 2, 2019.

  1. The Raccoon

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    What do you mean by a micro center, Like a parts store or something along the lines of that?
     
  2. A Turbocharged Turbocharger

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    Micro center is a store. Do you live in the us? If so, which state?
     
  3. The Raccoon

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    Yes, Iowa
     
  4. A Turbocharged Turbocharger

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    Oof. Well, you could make a bit of a drive if you're into that sort of thing, or you could just order the parts online from a different retailer, since micro center only offers that stuff in store
     
  5. The Raccoon

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    Are there any in Nebraska or Kansas bc I'm willing to make the drive there if I have to. Kansas is the farthest I'm going
     
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    $100 premium to buy online
     
  7. The Raccoon

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    ?
     
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  9. Jetpackturtle

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    Oh hey, I live in Iowa, lol
     
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  10. fufsgfen

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    20 dollar windows 10 licenses might not be so well in future, because MS changed their policies a bit. Usually those cheap keys are some oem or volume licensing from big company / school and those might suddenly stop working.

    It might work a year, even two, it might not even activate, at some point it might become an issue.

    There is really lot of those sellers who are selling 20 dollar keys who have only few different that they sell over and over again.

    When buying, it would be good to get original usb key and proper genuine certificates etc. Code to email is probably a warning sign.

    For example in Amazon there was a seller who appeared credible, ratings did show good, until you started examining bit further, few pages back of reviews and true nature started to appear. Finding real deal is kinda difficult.

    Even more challenging with Office at the end I found out that amount of time needed to find that good deal, I could use to earn price of said software from Microsoft itself.
     
  11. Jetpackturtle

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    Well the thing I did was buy a super cheap computer with the license on it, and transferred the key to my PC. 2 years and still going strong
     
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  12. A Turbocharged Turbocharger

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    Just run it unlicensed. There’s a way to get rid of the watermark
     
  13. Jetpackturtle

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    sketchy train incoming
     
  14. A Turbocharged Turbocharger

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    No, it’s literally in the regedit
     
  15. Jetpackturtle

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    oh lmao
     
  16. A Turbocharged Turbocharger

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    How’s the build going?
     
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