Finally Ordered!

[freefaller]

After much deliberation I've finally ordered the system below:

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£172)
Overclocked CPU
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
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
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery

I currently have a 19" LCD monitor so the resolution will be 1280 x 1040. Is there any point in adding a second GTX 460 in SLI (obviously I'll be upgrading the monitor in the near future)?

On that point, I assume it is best to add the exact same GPU as is already supplied, will I be able to obtain details of the GPU w/o having to open up the case from PCS. I have also read about warranty issues etc., and as I am a novice when it comes to installing hardware is it really worth adding a second GPU in SLI at this time until I upgrade the monitor?

Having said that I plan to add a HDD that I have already from my last desktop, will this invalidate warranties etc., again I haven't added/removed any hardware before so I would be cautious about doing so until I knew what I was doing.

Cheers!

 

[Meds]

Hey,

Looks like a great spec!

To be honest, I doubt that you will need an second GTX460 for a while yet. A single GTX460 will be adequate to run all games out today on relatively high settings. Saying that, there is no harm in future proofing your PC if you have the budget to do so now, just call the Sales Team on 0844 499 4000 to upgrade.

Fitting your own HDD or an extra GPU in the future will not invalidate your warranty. However, should any damage/faults occur as a direct result of the work you do, then PC Specialist cannot cover the repair cost. If you need guidance/advice when you come to fit components I would recommend calling Tech Support for help.

 

[freefaller]

Thanks for the advice Meds. I may save myself the hassle and order the second GPU now, and probably will call when coming to fit the HDD. Terrible I know, but I am a novice fitting hardware and would not want to damage my shiny new rig!

 

[Meds]

There's no shame mate! Better to do it right then pretend to know it all and fail miserably.