Going to be buying a MONSTER PC from here very soon - 2 questions!!!

sfongy

sfongy

Member
Hi all...

Firstly, great site, loving options / clarity / forum members...

And I'm going to be spending £2k+ on a PC very soon (moving away from consoles)

I have 2 questions though...

a) will NVIDIA be releasing something better than the Gefore 690 anytime soon? (i.e. March time)
b) will Coolermaster be making anything better than Cosmos 2 anytime soon?

The case question isn't that important (because it looks funky, I'm just aware it's over a year old now...)

But will there be a 780 graphics card this year and should I wait for that?!?!?

Thanks!

:)
 
sfongy

sfongy

Member
Thoughts? Improvements? Cuts? Thanks!

Iv'e gone for larger power in case I get another 690 in a year or two...


Case
COOLERMASTER COSMOS 2 ULTRA TOWER

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST QUAD-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£159)

Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA2011 STANDARD CPU COOLER

Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
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 8 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition

Anti-Virus
NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2013 - 1 Year Licence for 1 PC (£9) *SPECIAL*

Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
 
Grimezy

Grimezy

Prolific Poster
What's your intended use? Is it purely for gaming because it seems a tad overkill if it is.

I definitely wouldn't recommend using the standard CPU cooler. I'd at least upgrade to the triple copper heatpipe.

The 2400mhz ram will not perform much better than the 1600mhz unless you plan to overclock so that can probably be downgraded.

If it's purely for gaming an i5-3570 will perform on par with an i7. An i7 only really comes into it's own if you plan to do a lot of rendering/editing.

I can't comment on if a new nvidia card is coming out but either way the 690 will be more than enough for a good few years. Are you planning to have a triple monitor display or is this just for gaming at 1920x1080p?

This build looks about £800 too expensive for a gaming rig in my opinion.
 
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Niem

Niem

Enthusiast
I'd go with the i7-3770 as that'll still be future proofing your build. The i5-3570 is more than enough if its just for gaming though.
 
steaky360

steaky360

Moderator
Moderator
Are you planning on gaming in surround or on one monitor? If surround is your choice then it might be worth considering the 4Gb 680's in SLi as opposed to the 690 (which is only 2Gb per card).

nVidia will be releasing the 700 series soon I would imagine but I've not heard anything solid yet.
 
sfongy

sfongy

Member
What do you guys and gals think? Am I missing anything?

Case
COOLERMASTER COSMOS 2 ULTRA TOWER
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA2011 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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 8 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2013
Anti-Virus
NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2013 - 1 Year Licence for 1 PC (£9) *SPECIAL*
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1
 
sfongy

sfongy

Member
Hi all,

Thanks for the responses!!!
:)

It's going to be purely for gaming, BUT, I do want to start video editing, etc.

I think after a bit more research... it's looking like this - I've reduced it a bit more, wadya think? (and thanks again!!!)

It's still working out at about 2.5k - which is kind of what I expected...

But my thinking, in particular with the 690 graphics card is that it's going to be pretty much future-proof for at least 3-5 years - Star Citizen, etc. should be no problem!

A good chunk of the cost is warranty, etc. which happy to have a bit of piece of mind on...

Case
COOLERMASTER COSMOS 2 ULTRA TOWER
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES™ HX750-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£119)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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 8 Standard Edition 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2013
Anti-Virus
NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2013 - 1 Year Licence for 1 PC (£9) *SPECIAL*
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,508.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
sfongy

sfongy

Member
Also, forgot to mention...
And this might have some bearing for some...

I'm just planning to hook this up to my HD TV... so no double / triple monitors...
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
kruppsy said:
How come a BluRay + DVD writer and a separate DVD writer? Or am I reading it wrong?
Click to expand...
He has reduced it down to one optical drive, but when you posted the question, post #8 was in the moderation queue so you couldn't see it :)
 
sfongy

sfongy

Member
Also in conjunction with this...

I'm thinking of getting a Logitech G510 keyboard, G600 MMO Mouse and one of those hand controller G13 thingummies...

Good choices do you think?

;)

(honestly, I can't ruddy wait to make the move, so disenchanted with annual iterations of games that lead you by the hand based on an unreal engine that's about 10 years old...)

A few more months to save up!!!

:D
 
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