blueButtocks:
Same mistake a friend made. Installed Windows 8 on his, and mine game better and faster than his.

I'd rather install Windows Xp service pack 3 than that Windows 8.

ehh. . i currently run windows 8 pro on my rig and i don't have any problems with installing or playing games on it so far

chidi2pus:


seen your thread before and i'll say, it was one of the main motivations that factored my move from console to the pc gaming sphere.

I don't live in lagos so using a third party buyer who resides in lagos is gonna increase by budget by about 16%.
main reason i'm giving amazon a 24 hour duration to fix my account is GTB has already forwarded my billing statement to amazon via FAX.it could be resolved within the next 24 hours.ordering the parts from another website could lead to double orders

will be patient for one more day. btw,i look forward to posting pics of the rig when it's built

ok happy buying then. if assembled your rig will end up smacking mine hands down
besides i wish you stay in lagos i could make use of your battlefield 4 and call of duty ghost. i have limited bandwidth on my swift network to pull those heavy files

chidi2pus:

well my account was put on hold today on amazon as regards credit card issues so i'll be buying the parts from microcenter which gives bundles and disounts.

If amazon doesn't verify my account in the next 24 hours i will be forced to purchase parts from microcenter which is $250 cheaper.

Entire pc build from amazon is $1130 though but it should satisfy my thirst for the next few years.


between can i get a good desktop case in nigeria?

Amazon and their wahala.
i had the same issue with the credit card thingy when i was shopping for PC accessories for my rig,didn't find it funny
you can check my earlier post on it here https://www.nairaland.com/1475841/building-home-theater-pc-htpc

mikky im back again please help with the cost for these items

1.boxers 6 pack x 2
eBay item number: 390671074748 http://www.ebay.com/itm/390671074748

2. deodorant 1 pack 0f 5
eBay item number: 151170289344 http://www.ebay.com/itm/151170289344

3. bvlgari man 1qty
eBay item number: 360487097519 http://www.ebay.com/itm/360487097519

4. guess seductive 1 qty
eBay item number: 230792297743 http://www.ebay.com/itm/230792297743

5. sport water quartz 1 qty
eBay item number: 400291407743 http://www.ebay.com/itm/400291407743

6. deodorant 1 pack of 8
eBay item number: 121219881091 http://www.ebay.com/itm/121219881091

7. Nautica classic men 1 qty
eBay item number: 151165851098 http://www.ebay.com/itm/151165851098

8. Nautica Blue 1 qty
eBay item number: 151179809778 http://www.ebay.com/itm/151179809778

grasias

. . . . If it wasn't for blow j.o.b.s you wil be unemployed. . .
yikes'! wicked flow from em

truth be told their internet speed is decent compared to others. two weeks ago I downloaded batman origins which is about 16.5GB in less than 2 hours
Speed is an attitude

do you have battlefield 4 and call of duty: ghost with you?
would love to copy it from you if you don't mind.
I have been trying to download call of duty ghost but with a total size of 30GB im thinking otherwise

Nice

xfay: @hancock you really went for the kill...those are some serious components like the fact that you included an SSD. logistics been holding back from a upgrade for awhile now still rocking my geforce 9800gt and heavily overclocked CPU

There is currently a 30% discount on your first shipping with myamericanshipper.com you have to register with them though and obtain a valid address which you can use for shopping with American stores that accept MasterCard but do not ship to Nigeria directly

ciphoenix: Was planning on getting parts from Newegg because of combo promos but you know the usual shipping to Nigeria issue.

What's the charges like on the shipping company you use.

Seems there's hope for me after all. You, my friend, are God sent

yes I am. see my earlier post in computer section where I first did a full review after the build
https://www.nairaland.com/1475841/building-home-theater-pc-htpc

ciphoenix:
Nice, are you in Nigeria?

YEP

ciphoenix:

Self built?

1. Intel core i5 3750k 3.4ghz quad core

2. Gigabyte H77N- WiFi motherboard LGA 1155

3. SAMSUNG 120GB 840 series SSD

4. WD 1 TB HDD Blue

5. Corsair vengeance 2x4GB (8GB) ram

6. Coolermaster geminii m4 CPU cooler

7. coolermaster elite 120 advanced mini ITX casing

8. Corsair cx 430M PSU

9. EVGA Geforce GTX 660 2GB graphic card

10. Asus bluray DVD/CD RW burner drive

Buying an nvidia 600 series and upwards graphic cards qualifies you for a digital copy of Batman Arkham Origins game.
downloaded my copy over the weekend and I must say the game graphics were wicked

I hopped into the swift 4G lte bandwagon yesterday. Chose the normadic multi-user hub. I must confess that the speed was quite impressive yesterday night.

seannopo: You are still in the testing stage, that's why you are getting such high speed. LTE provisions maximum of 100mb/s/site so if you have 100 people connected to the same site, you will have 1mb/s each. But I know swift won't provision that much bandwidth per site.

For those hoping to do IPTV and gaming over limited connection, u need to think again. Bottom line is if we really want to appreciate internet in nigeria, we must revive nitel and deliver internet over copper cables like other countries do. I know mtn and glo once deployed copper cables in some cities but I don't know what happened to them. I guess they prefer we pay high fees for the data dongles.

true story.cable deployment from home to home is the only sure way of achieving cheap and unlimited internet speed across the nation

Big.game:
Cool, Nice one Op, i would definitely build One someday..How possible is it for one to build a laptop?

it would not be possible to
laptop components are almost like a cellphone components. integrated gpu,cpu memory etc
you are better off building a small form factor desktop like this one

runzlord: I swear if i had the money, i would build mine too. Besides the index score max. Is 7.9 so 7.8 is awesome. My system is 3.3

nah index score max is 9.9
I have seen 8.1 and 8.8 wella

A friend seems interested and wants an exact build like mine
hehe

runzlord: so cool.....i wish i had one. Or could u build one 4 me?
Any way i wanted to ask how much u invested in this project? And how did u get the parts to nigeria? Does amazon have a branch here?

I used myamericanshipper.com to purchase most of the items from amazon and they shipped to me trough DHL. The rest of the items I got them down here through "mikkyangel" after amazon suspended my account for reasons I don't know yet.
I started saving and planning towards this say in July after selling off my ps3 for not leaving up to my expectations as a true media hub apart from gaming gaming gaming
the costs are all on amazon but for the shipping costs,be ready to shell out btw 60-70k depending on the agent you are using.

windows experience index of 7.8
i was actually expecting an 8.1

Here is a link to my post in the computer section
https://www.nairaland.com/1475841/building-home-theater-pc-htpc
I have basically put up a serious gaming pc in a small form factor casing.
don't let the size fool you

Other accessories I bought along
a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse combo mk520 and Microsoft Xbox 360 game pad for windows

I am running windows 8 pro for now.
will probably upgrade to windows 8.1 in the coming week when it releases.
just to point out that, my computer boot time is about 6 seconds due to installing windows on a solid state drive as against conventional hard disk

Parts for the build are
1. Intel core i5 3750k 3.4ghz quad core

2. Gigabyte H77N- WiFi motherboard LGA 1155

3. SAMSUNG 120GB 840 series SSD

4. WD 1 TB HDD Blue

5. Corsair vengeance 2x4GB (8GB) ram

6. Coolermaster geminii m4 CPU cooler

7. coolermaster elite 120 advanced mini ITX casing

8. Corsair cx 430M PSU

9. EVGA Geforce GTX 660 2GB graphic card

10. Asus bluray DVD/CD RW burner drive

The versatility of a home theater pc (HTPC) cannot be overemphasized . HTPC are usually small form factor PC build- mini ITX cases that just sits in your living room connected to your wall mounted TV and yet provides every form factor of entertainment you can think of.
this is actually my first ever computer build from scratch. all parts for the build were purchased online at amazon.com. and it took me two sleepless nights to totally assemble it-due to work
I practically wanted to use this as my media center hub running XBMC or Plex and also some serious gaming when am in the mood

I Just finished building a home Theater PC (HTPC). Its my first computer build ever. All parts were purchased on Amazon.com including the evga gtx 660 gpu.
i Will be making a comprehensive post mater on

Mikky
I believe the Logitech keyboard and mouse MK520 is for me
I am not Alex
just saying so that there wouldn't be any confusion at olodi apapa

mikkyangel: "ALL ITEMS SHIPPED ON FRIDAY(2 DAYS AGO) ARE NOW IN LAGOS AND HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM CUSTOMS" PLEASE WAIT TILL 1pm MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR PICK"


PLEASE SEE PAGE 94 FOR THE LIST OF ITEMS THAT JUST LANDED....Thanks

Mikky are the items ready for pickup?
whats the latest?

Tonjeola1:
not a home delivery?
hope the DHL guys no extort u? as they used to do when shipping thru myus.com

funnily I wasn't billed any additional fee by customs or dhl
I went to their office instead because I used my home address instead of my office and my office is like 20mins drive to NAHCO

I made payment to amazon using my uba mastercard but my shipping address was for that giving to me by myamericanshipper.com
normally it will take say 4-5 working days for amazon to ship to the address you provided but if you are an amazon prime member, it will probably take you 2 working days.
Once your goods get to myamericanshipper, they catalogue and photograph it and upload it to your account page. this process can take an additional 1-2days before you see your goods being reflected on your account.
If everything is in order just click on ship and you will be billed appropriately. my goods was shipped out on a Thursday and by Monday I went straight to DHL office at NAHCO to pick it up

I received my goods from myamericanshipers.com within 3 working days

The church and money is like bee and honey. Inseparable and yet insatiable

i am having the same problem with my UBA MAstercard too on amazon.com
the truth is i actually used it for the first time on the 5th of September to buy computer accessories worth about 110k and i was billed accordingly by UBA bank. the goods were shipped to my customized address in myamericanshipper.com.
All of a sudden when i tried shopping 3 days later on amazon.com they rejected my orders and requested i fax my mastercard billing statement. i contacted UBA customer care and even forwarded the email i received from amazon to them detailing my predicament with amazon. they replied me that i should contact amazon to get in touch with UBA through email or their customer care lines. i forwarded the mail i recived from UBA to amazon and for over a week now amazon is yet to rectify my account with them.
At this point i am short of ideas on how to go about rectifying this.
PS. i contacted UBA branch at ilupeju and they seem confused about the whole saga. they don't even have fax machines grin to begin with

i am having the same problem with my UBA MAstercard too on amazon.com
the truth is i actually used it for the first time on the 5th of September to buy computer accessories worth about 110k and i was billed accordingly by UBA bank. the goods were shipped to my customized address in myamericanshipper.com.
All of a sudden when i tried shopping 3 days later on amazon.com they rejected my orders and requested i fax my mastercard billing statement. i contacted UBA customer care and even forwarded the email i received from amazon to them detailing my predicament with amazon. they replied me that i should contact amazon to get in touch with UBA through email or their customer care lines. i forwarded the mail i recived from UBA to amazon and for over a week now amazon is yet to rectify my account with them.
At this point i am short of ideas on how to go about rectifying this.
PS. i contacted UBA branch at ilupeju and they seem confused about the whole saga. they don't even have fax machines to begin with