Oussebon
Multiverse Poster
So, I'm probably not going to make myself very popular here, and apologies to PCS, but:
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/desktop-pcs/pc-of-the-month-feb/
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/297/
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275R TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 2070 - HDMI, DP
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 2018 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
Price £1,649.00 including VAT and Delivery
This is discounted from £1879 (according to the product page)
A similar, manually configured build:
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275R TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
---Get Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 & More w/ select Intel CPUs!
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 2018 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
Price £1,666.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-pc/pms0y6RXQZ/
It's a decent spec, it's balanced, and doesn't skimp on RAM frequency or PSU brand. But given the huge markup of the Asus 2070, it's basically a (just) free upgrade to an Asus RTX 2070 over Zotac/Palit versus the manually configured spec.
So anyone rushing to the "Order Now" button on seeing the discount should probably pause, and think about a range of options. You might prefer a manually configured spec with a bit of customisation instead (customisation and choice being one of the main points of coming to this site in the first place ofc).
The Asus RTX 2070 is currently only £7 cheaper than Palit/Zotac 2080. £7, not even joking.
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/desktop-pcs/pc-of-the-month-feb/
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/297/
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275R TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 2070 - HDMI, DP
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 2018 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
Price £1,649.00 including VAT and Delivery
This is discounted from £1879 (according to the product page)
A similar, manually configured build:
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275R TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
---Get Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 & More w/ select Intel CPUs!
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 2018 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
Price £1,666.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-pc/pms0y6RXQZ/
It's a decent spec, it's balanced, and doesn't skimp on RAM frequency or PSU brand. But given the huge markup of the Asus 2070, it's basically a (just) free upgrade to an Asus RTX 2070 over Zotac/Palit versus the manually configured spec.
So anyone rushing to the "Order Now" button on seeing the discount should probably pause, and think about a range of options. You might prefer a manually configured spec with a bit of customisation instead (customisation and choice being one of the main points of coming to this site in the first place ofc).
The Asus RTX 2070 is currently only £7 cheaper than Palit/Zotac 2080. £7, not even joking.
Last edited: