24" All-in-1 Gaming PC, Advice Appreciated!

[1zikki]

Hi there, looking to get 1 of these after I saw they were offering them on the forum, any advice would be appreciated, just a few things to consider:

1. System will be used primarily for gaming so the most optimised spec is needed
2. My budget is £1700
3. Longevity is important to me as this will be taken with me to uni

Chassis & Display
PowerGlide Extreme: 24" Glossy Full HD Multi-Touch Screen (1920x 1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 4 in 1 Card Reader (SDXC/MMC/MS/XD)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (2.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO + SP/DIF OUT
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & INTEL WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 5 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard Language
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£21)
External Speakers
2 x INTEGRATED 5W SPEAKERS
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
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: £1,703.00 including VAT and delivery.

[Xii_Damian]

go i5 and drop to 8gb ram save some money

[1zikki]

go i5 and drop to 8gb ram save some money

Hi, it's not about saving money it's about getting the best spec for £1,700 but thanks for your advice!

[Wolvo7]

Any particular reason for an all-in one PC? Just saying that cuz I'd be a bit weary about cooling with such high-end components, especially if you're gonna be gaming the GPU is gonna heat up. Plus you could get a the same spec for cheaper with a normal desktop.

If you wanna stick with the all in one the only thing you could do is up the SSD to the Intel 520, it has faster read/write speeds.

Also the GTX 670 is almost identical in performance to the 680, and is much cheaper. You won't notice much of a difference on a single screen, just look at benchmarks. The 680 is nearing the end of its stocks in the UK too apparently so that doesn't help the prices.

[1zikki]

Any particular reason for an all-in one PC? Just saying that cuz I'd be a bit weary about cooling with such high-end components, especially if you're gonna be gaming the GPU is gonna heat up. Plus you could get a the same spec for cheaper with a normal desktop.

If you wanna stick with the all in one the only thing you could do is up the SSD to the Intel 520, it has faster read/write speeds.

Also the GTX 670 is almost identical in performance to the 680, and is much cheaper. You won't notice much of a difference on a single screen, just look at benchmarks. The 680 is nearing the end of its stocks in the UK too apparently so that doesn't help the prices.

I was going to get a laptop, but this has more power and a better GPU for the same price as the laptop, it's portable enough to drag from uni to home and back also, just can't make my mind up

[Meds]

I'll be playing around with one of these AIO over the next couple of days. I'll keep you posted about temps during intense & extended stress tests.

[PCS]

Any particular reason for an all-in one PC? Just saying that cuz I'd be a bit weary about cooling with such high-end components, especially if you're gonna be gaming the GPU is gonna heat up. Plus you could get a the same spec for cheaper with a normal desktop.

We tested the 24" PowerGlide yesterday using Unigine Heaven (http://unigine.com/products/heaven/) and the GPU and CPU were actually running cooler than in some desktops. Cooling is 100% not an issue.

[Wolvo7]

We tested the 24" PowerGlide yesterday using Unigine Heaven (http://unigine.com/products/heaven/) and the GPU and CPU were actually running cooler than in some desktops. Cooling is 100% not an issue.

Cool that's good to know for future reference ^^

[PCS]

Here are the GPU and CPU temps under load and idle: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums...ide-Temps-Cool