First Gaming PC and Finance Advice.

[Nyclatus]

Hello there,

Firstly, I'd just like to say, I have searched a number of times for the answer to my question on this forum and haven't particularly found it. Anyway, 2 things I'm going to ask.

Firstly, my budget is £1800 +-£50 and so far, I have designed this rig:

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE

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

Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR!

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

Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 90MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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 (£72)

Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)

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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)

Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® G19 GAMING KEYBOARD WITH GAMEPANEL™ LCD (£129)

Mouse
LOGITECH® G9X LASER GAMING MOUSE (£69)

Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 SPEAKERS - 30W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£44)

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 8 to 10 working days

Apologies for the spammage, anyway, I would just generally like some advice regarding this build, would you say it's too much for someone like me who's just starting off with PC gaming? etc.

Second question, I am planning to get this on finance as quite frankly, as an 18 year old student/part time worker, I do not have £1800 cash lying around, saying that, I will be obtaining between £1700-£2300 in the near future and as I mentioned I have a part time job (17-20 hours a week), so I was just wondering if, with the experience of you guys, with my circumstances (I also tick the other boxes, UK national etc.) I could get this build on finance?

Thanks in advance, and good on you for reading this whole post!

 

[Rakk]

Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)

The Iiyama monitors come with a DVI cable so you don't need any extra cables

 

[Nyclatus]

The Iiyama monitors come with a DVI cable so you don't need any extra cables

Thanks a lot bud!

 

[Nyclatus]

Anyone got any predictions on the finance situation?

 

[Corfate]

I think i read a post a while ago, i can't find the thread now, that the person couldn't get finance, because he wasn't working full time or something.. Not sure.. Unless PCS comments on here, ring up tomorrow

 

[Nyclatus]

I think i read a post a while ago, i can't find the thread now, that the person couldn't get finance, because he wasn't working full time or something.. Not sure.. Unless PCS comments on here, ring up tomorrow

I will do, it does says over 16 hours a week though. I'll try ordering it tomorrow, I get paid - get in! .

Thanks for the post anyway.

 

[tom_gr7]

i'd go for something like this mate, I wouldn't wanna pay that much on finance this is £1267, infact i could get ya a much cheaper gaming pc if ya wish. didnt add any mice or keyboards

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)

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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity 1

 

[Nyclatus]

i'd go for something like this mate, I wouldn't wanna pay that much on finance this is £1267, infact i could get ya a much cheaper gaming pc if ya wish. didnt add any mice or keyboards

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)

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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity 1

Hey Tom, thanks for the post/advice!

Ultimately I think that considering, even though I have more than enough money in my account for the deposit, my card isn't working, I'll probably have to hold off buying a PC at least until I can get this bloody card working . But yeah I've still got time to decide whether or not I need such a powerful rig, ultimately my heart is saying yes, head is saying think about it.

 

[Corfate]

Hey Tom, thanks for the post/advice!

Ultimately I think that considering, even though I have more than enough money in my account for the deposit, my card isn't working, I'll probably have to hold off buying a PC at least until I can get this bloody card working . But yeah I've still got time to decide whether or not I need such a powerful rig, ultimately my heart is saying yes, head is saying think about it.

You only live once, treat yourself!

 

[Nyclatus]

You only live once, treat yourself!

I certainly intend to, unfortunately I have been rejected for finance so it looks like I'll have to wait a good few weeks until I can buy it . A little gutted but it does mean I can save a bit of money by buying some of the components/accessories off Amazon. Thanks for yous help though guys!

 

[Rakk]

I certainly intend to, unfortunately I have been rejected for finance so it looks like I'll have to wait a good few weeks until I can buy it .

It may just be as simple as the fact you have no credit history yet which may be why they declined you.

It's always a good idea to buy without finance when you can anyways

 

[Nyclatus]

It may just be as simple as the fact you have no credit history yet which may be why they declined you.

It's always a good idea to buy without finance when you can anyways

Exactly my thoughts, and hey, I can get a Gainward GTX 580 Phantom with the 'saved' money, so it's not all bad .