2 Scan systems - advice on which would be the better buy

[AdieD]

Hi

Ive got my eye on these 2 systems from Scan

I was wondering if one would be favored over the other at all.

Thanks

3XS Z77 PERFORMANCE GTX £1236

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H, Gen 3, Intel Z77 Chipset

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K, Ivy Bridge, 3.4GHz, Quad Core, 6MB Cache
Extreme Overclock - 4.5Ghz - Tuned to absolute safe maximum - Performance prioritised over acoustics

CPU COOLER: Cogage Arrow; Performance CPU cooler

MEMORY: 8Gb (2x4gB) Corsair Vengence LP DDR3 1600Mhz

GRAPHICS: 2GB EVGA GTX 680; 1006Mhz GPU, 1536 Cores, 6000Mhz GDDR5

PSU: 600w Corsair Gamer Series

DRIVES: 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA 6Gbs 7200rpm 64MB Cache
Solid State Drive not required

SOUNDCARD: Not required - use onboard sound

3XS Performance GTK SLI £1300

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H, Intel Z77 Chipset

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K, Ivy Bridge, 3.4GHz, Quad Core, 6MB Cache
Extreme Overclock - 4.5Ghz - Tuned to absolute safe maximum - Performance prioritised over acoustics

CPU COOLER: Corsair H80 Hydro Series - High Performance CPU Cooler

MEMORY: 8Gb (2x4Gb) Corsair Vengeance LP, DDR3, 1600Mhz

GRAPHICS: 2x1GB EVGA GTX 560 Ti SC, GPU 900MHz, 384 Cores, 4212MHz GDDR5

PSU: 650W Corsair HX Series Modular - (Dual 560 Graphics Cards)

DRIVES: 60GB OCZ Agility 3, SandForce SSD, Read 525MB/s, Write 475MB/s
1TB Seagate Barracuda, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64Mb Cache

SOUNDCARD: Asus Xonar DG 5.1 Sound Card & Headphone Ampifier

[Rakk]

What were you planning on using the PC for?

If you can let us know, I'm sure quite a few forum members can make you up a PCS spec

[AdieD]

Sorry, yes it's for games

[Corfate]

PCS spec:


Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
SPIRE THERMAX ECLIPSE II UNIVERSAL DT EXTREME CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,234.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/comput...ivy-bridge-pc/

I think the PCS one is better, but if you're set on scan, go for #1

[dangro474]

Corfates spec above outclasses the two 3XS specs mentioned in every respect. Although the 670 GTX is technically slower than the 680 GTX at stock clocks, the difference is so minimal that purchasing a 680 GTX nowadays is more or less a waste of money.

[keynes]

purchasing a 680 GTX nowadays is more or less a waste of money.

That hurts
but I totally agree

[dangro474]

That hurts
but I totally agree

I bought two mate.

:<

[keynes]

I bought two mate.

:<

Same here, would have loved to tri-sli those but as you mentioned some stability issues and it is not good value for money considering the £100 price difference with the GTX 670 and almost identical performance

[AdieD]

ok thanks for the replies

I thought the new Ivy Bridge was the new wah-hoo ,thats why I was drawn to those. But after what dangro said about the specs you posted, Im seriously thinking about getting those suggested specs.

Thanks

[keynes]

ok thanks for the replies

I thought the new Ivy Bridge was the new wah-hoo ,thats why I was drawn to those. But after what dangro said about the specs you posted, Im seriously thinking about getting those suggested specs.

Thanks

I think the specs suggested have also an ivy bridge cpu.