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System Name | Windforce |
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Processor | i7-4790K @4.4ghz |
Motherboard | Asus ROG Maximus Gene VII |
Cooling | Swiftech H220X |
Memory | 12GB Corsair Vengeance Pro |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming |
Storage | 1x Western Digital 160GB 1x OCZ ARC 240GB SSD |
Case | Corsair Carbide Air 240 |
Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
Mouse | Roccat Kone Pure |
Keyboard | Coolermaster CM Storm Quickfire TK |
Software | Windows 10 |
I live in Guyana, South America and a friend of mine was visiting New Jersey so he took it upon himself to grab a few parts for me at the microcenter in Patterson, I set up a list of the parts I wanted (he isn't the most tech savy) which included: Xeon E3 1230v2, Asrock H77 mITX, AMD Radeon 7850 1gb all by part numbers and store item numbers that I grabbed from the website but things but a bit iffy once he got into the store.
The Sales reps informed him that the processor was not compatible with the mobo I had on the list and as such talked him into getting a i5 3470.. So I now have a watered down i5 instead of a i7 in disguise and incase you are wondering I wasn't planning to overclock and the xeon would have fit my needs.
He is now back in GY and I now have the processor that I don't want/need in my hand and no idea where to go from here, it took me quite a long time to sum up that amount of cash it seems like a bit of a waste now.
Sorry if this is the wrong forum I checked the other sections and this seemed the most appropriate Im just disappointed that they miss informed him on the mobo when it clearly was compatible and they didn't even give him the 2 games that amd bundles with the card.
So in the interest of it being in this section, what steps can i take if any to resolve this and how far does the i5 3470 with no hyperthreading fall behind the xeon for video editing and light gaming (lol/wow/bf3)?
Items were bought on the 4th April and within the 10day return period but shipping it back would extend beyond this time.
Update on the situation at the on my latest post.
The Sales reps informed him that the processor was not compatible with the mobo I had on the list and as such talked him into getting a i5 3470.. So I now have a watered down i5 instead of a i7 in disguise and incase you are wondering I wasn't planning to overclock and the xeon would have fit my needs.
He is now back in GY and I now have the processor that I don't want/need in my hand and no idea where to go from here, it took me quite a long time to sum up that amount of cash it seems like a bit of a waste now.
Sorry if this is the wrong forum I checked the other sections and this seemed the most appropriate Im just disappointed that they miss informed him on the mobo when it clearly was compatible and they didn't even give him the 2 games that amd bundles with the card.
So in the interest of it being in this section, what steps can i take if any to resolve this and how far does the i5 3470 with no hyperthreading fall behind the xeon for video editing and light gaming (lol/wow/bf3)?
Items were bought on the 4th April and within the 10day return period but shipping it back would extend beyond this time.
Update on the situation at the on my latest post.
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