freefaller
Bronze Level Poster
Hello all, new to the forum here and also the world of 'build your own' PC's.
I like my RTS games such as the total war series. ETW managed to (I think, it could've been age, it could've happened anyway) fry my GPU and subsequently my MOBO (or vice versa) in my last PC. It was an HP slimline and micro-atx as I learned is quite fiddly and expensive to repair, and did not provide a lot of upgradeability.
With that in mind I wanted a new rig that I could upgrade in the future and also utilise nVidia SLI at some point (hence the larger than required PSU), but also be able to play ETW and NTW and forthcoming total war games w/o my rig blowing up as is. Of course if there is anywhere I could perhaps trim back on cost w/o harming future proofing the system then that would be welcome.
Is the built in network facility suitable for a home LAN or would I require a dedicated card? I'd like a decent sound system in future hence the sound card, or will the dedicated on board do the job just as well?
I also intend to use this rig as my home PC for work, hence the USB ports hub and the two HD in RAID 1 .
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£149)
Overclocked CPU
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-930 (2.8GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz (3 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
640GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£62)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£68)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 EXTERNAL HUB + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
Price: £1,320.00 including VAT and delivery.
Any and all useful input would be welcomed, cheers.
I like my RTS games such as the total war series. ETW managed to (I think, it could've been age, it could've happened anyway) fry my GPU and subsequently my MOBO (or vice versa) in my last PC. It was an HP slimline and micro-atx as I learned is quite fiddly and expensive to repair, and did not provide a lot of upgradeability.
With that in mind I wanted a new rig that I could upgrade in the future and also utilise nVidia SLI at some point (hence the larger than required PSU), but also be able to play ETW and NTW and forthcoming total war games w/o my rig blowing up as is. Of course if there is anywhere I could perhaps trim back on cost w/o harming future proofing the system then that would be welcome.
Is the built in network facility suitable for a home LAN or would I require a dedicated card? I'd like a decent sound system in future hence the sound card, or will the dedicated on board do the job just as well?
I also intend to use this rig as my home PC for work, hence the USB ports hub and the two HD in RAID 1 .
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE (£149)
Overclocked CPU
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-930 (2.8GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz (3 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
640GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£62)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£68)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 EXTERNAL HUB + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
Price: £1,320.00 including VAT and delivery.
Any and all useful input would be welcomed, cheers.