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[KaNaKi]

Case

PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)

Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard

ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)

8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card

2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk

1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply

CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Fan Controller

NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
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
Monitor

IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£167)
Keyboard & Mouse

LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse

LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Speakers

LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)
Warranty

3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery

PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time

FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)

£1332


1) AMD or NVIDIA? And why?

2) Does Virgin Media internet connection work with PCS cases?

Thanks guys!

 

[Xoil]

Nice spec, should all be good, but i'm sure someone will come back with what to change if needed

Answers to questions:

1) AMD are value for money, very good cards.
NVIDIA have all the technology's in them.

2) Your ISP has no affect on whether your internet will work with your system.

 

[KaNaKi]

Cheers dude but for my 2nd question I was referring to the wire that's used for Virgin Media Broadband that plugs into the back of my comp. I'm just wondering if the USB port on my new computer would be different and resulting in me not able to use teh internet . I know I sound stupid, sorry

 

[Xoil]

The ethernet cable? Looks like this:

 

[Music Guy123]

Shouldn't make any difference, can't see any reason for it to. Is it a dongle or something that you are talking about?

 

[KaNaKi]

No it looks exactly like what Xoil posted.

 

[Xoil]

No it looks exactly like what Xoil posted.

Yes, all motherboards have a Ethernet port

 

[KaNaKi]

Yes, all motherboards have a Ethernet port

Sweet! Now what do you think of my spec?

 

[Xoil]

Only thing i can reccomend is to drop the ram to 1333, since your not overclocking you wont feel a different and itll save you money

 

[Music Guy123]

What is this spec going to be used for? If it is for gaming only, I would recommend upgrading the psu so that you are able to fit in another gpu later when one on it's own starts to struggle. To provide funds, you can drop the CPU down to the 2500, possibly the 2400 if you want to.

 

[KaNaKi]

What is this spec going to be used for? If it is for gaming only, I would recommend upgrading the psu so that you are able to fit in another gpu later when one on it's own starts to struggle. To provide funds, you can drop the CPU down to the 2500, possibly the 2400 if you want to.

It will only be used for gaming. Nothing silly like BF3 on maximum setting but things like Far Cry 2, ME3, Diablo3 all on Max settings.

Also, is there really a big difference betwen 2400, 2500, 2600 - i5, i6, i7?

Cheers!

 

[KaNaKi]

Bump! Could I get a little more feedback on my spec, please? I'll most likely be ordering it tonight and want to know if there's anything I should change before I go ahead with it.