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

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AdieD

Member
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

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
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
 
Corfate

Corfate

Author Level
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/computers/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/

I think the PCS one is better, but if you're set on scan, go for #1
 
dangro474

dangro474

Bright Spark
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

keynes

Multiverse Poster
dangro474 said:
I bought two mate.

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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
 
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AdieD

Member
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

keynes

Multiverse Poster
AdieD said:
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
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I think the specs suggested have also an ivy bridge cpu.
 
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LiamRedmond

Bronze Level Poster
so would you recommend getting a 670 instead? atm Im waiting for a 680, 4 days into production and it hasnt even started yet.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
The GTX 670 has almost the same performance as the GTX 680 and it is cheaper, I think there are on stock right now. I would go for the GTX 670.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
More affordable to get a sli set up with 2 gtx 670 and from benchmarks not much difference in performance.
 
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AdieD

Member
dangro474 said:
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.
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Could I ask in what way does the PCS outclass the 3XS ones, just so I'm clearer ? :)

I've looked at some benchmarks and it seems quite even overall.
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
AdieD said:
Could I ask in what way does the PCS outclass the 3XS ones, just so I'm clearer ? :)
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Well the PCS spec that Corfate suggested is basically better balanced.
For gaming you just do not need to overclock at all, nor do you need the most expensive CPU out there - which is what the 3XS's have.

The CPU Corfate picked it still a pretty hefty Ivybridge and will last for many years, the GPU is Nvidia's latest offereing and as said is slightly worse than the 680 but not by nearly as much as its price difference would suggest, and it will play any current game very easily indeed.
The SSD is bigger than the 3XS spec that had an SSD.

So yeah as I said the PCS is basically better balanced, has the better bits of each of the 3XS specs and got rid of some of the unnecessary stuff :) , oh and is slightly cheaper as well :)
 
dersta

dersta

Bronze Level Poster
Nowt Like Cheek!

AdieD >> "Ive got my eye on these 2 systems from Scan"

Fancy configuring a PC at a competitors site and then asking here for constructive comments on the build of it?

That's like peeing through someones letterbox and then knocking on the door to ask the owner how far it went lol

Or going into a Ford dealer and asking for comments on the latest Vauxhall car lol

Never thought I would see a post like that and I am shocked that it got so many replies here.


Dersta
 
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AdieD

Member
Thanks for your nice reply Rakk, and thanks for info given by others - has given me a good idea of the PCS specs.

I didn't fully understand how this forum worked.

Apologies
 
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