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naresh

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Generic Hi, I'm new post.

So I bought a new computer (currently in 6th day of pre-prod)

specs:
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 130 CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4440 (3.1GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H87I-PLUS: Mini-ITX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW) (Special Offer)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Seidon 120M High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
AOC 21.5" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D


Is there anything I should be aware of / do when I get my PC (first desktop ever).
 
steaky360

steaky360

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I'm not sure if you'll see the benefits of your faster (2400mhz) ram unless you're overclocking. If you did plan on overclocking, the processor you've chosen isn't the most adequate.

When you get your rig, there are a few sticky threads in this forum which may be helpful.

Excellent guide to SSD management here from Buzz : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?14728-SSD-Management

Useful websites list here by Nemesis : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?5445-Useful-websites

Some free software you might be interested in by Tom DWC: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3318-Free-Software-Recommendations

All credit to original posters. Some really good info in there.
 
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naresh

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Wow, the SSD guide was especially useful, and will be one of the first things I look into when I get the PC
I'm not too keen on overclocking, but the newbie builder in me went "well its only £5 more expensive"
 
steaky360

steaky360

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naresh said:
Wow, the SSD guide was especially useful, and will be one of the first things I look into when I get the PC
I'm not too keen on overclocking, but the newbie builder in me went "well its only £5 more expensive"
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Yeah the guides are good, definitely worth looking at once you receive your rig.

For a fiver its not bad, but you need to OC the ram to ensure it runs at the higher clocks. My understanding is that your motherboard supports "DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz" natively and you'd need to manually overclock it to see the 2400MHz the ram is capable of.

If you wanted to OC the CPU you would need the K version because you basically won't be able to OC your processor (its multiplier is locked meaning overclocking is not as effective and more difficult).
 
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Just noticed that the copy + paste didn't include the modifications I made after the order was placed:

Motherboard: ASUS® MAXIMUS VI IMPACT: Mini-ITX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, WIFI
CPU: Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Graphics: 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Hard drives: 240gb SSD and 2x 2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE

Hope all the screwing around with the order won't mess it up :/
 
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