Hi y'all

[morrisso]

Hi, I've just bought a new pc, (my recent one is 6 years old)

Can't wait for delivery, patience is a virtue (not in my case) :turned:

There is a spec:

-]Case ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved

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

-Motherboard ASUS® P8P67: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ SUPPORT

-Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

-Graphics Card 2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

-Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB Intel® X25-M 2.5" SSD (34nm / upto 250MB/sR | 100MB/sW)***SPECIAL***

-2nd Hard Disk 2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
RAID NONE

-1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£49)

-Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

-Power Supply CORSAIR 750W TX SERIES (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£89)

-Processor Cooling COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£49)

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

-Network Facilities ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)

-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)


I'm wandering what you can say about these components. I'll use it for rendering HD video and High quality graphics (and of course from time to time new Crysis or Shogun Total War to be more precise

 

[Rakk]

Hi and welcome to the forums.

I'm jealous now, I want one of those.

Though if you're not planning on overclocking you could drop down to the i7-2600 CPU instead of the i7-2600k, the 'k' versions are pretty much meant for overclocking.
And if you haven't already, make sure you pick up the silver warranty for a fiver

 

[MickyG]

Also change the RAM to 16GB of Samsung 1333MHz, like Rakk said, if your not overclocking you won't need the "k" version and you won't need the 1600MHz of RAM, 1333MHz would be fine. And yes, definately grab the Silver Warranty

G

 

[morrisso]

Hi the reason for a i7-2600k is exactly what you've mentioned Rakk. I wanna push it slightly higher on the clock and use 1600Mhz RAM after tweaking motherboard (thanks MickyG for pointing it anyway). Can you explain a silver warranty guys as I haven't heard about it? And I would appreciate any overclocking advises from you.

 

[shades]

Silver Warranty (an extra £5) entitles you to a year's collect and return to base rather than just one month. It's a no brainer.

 

[morrisso]

Thanks bro, you're right no brainer, just didn't know what it entitles for.

 

[MickyG]

You might as well order it overclocked, that way if something goes wrong you can send it back to PCS to sort it out, otherwise if you overclock it yourself when it's still in the warranty it'll void it. Plus they test it and get all the parts running smoothly, so you'll have that extra knowledge that it has been tested thoroughly and the overclock settings work correctly

G

 

[MickyG]

I've specced up the overclocked version below:

Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 510 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 450MB/sR | 210MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£49)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES (HX750) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£114)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£49)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
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
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,564.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-1155-overclocked/

CPU - the reason I've went with the 2500k is that it's just as good when overclocked as the 2600, but cheaper, so that'll save a bit of money.
PSU - I've went with the CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES (HX750) 80+ MODULAR PSU because although you only require 622W with the above build, the modular PSU's are a lot easier to handle, not as many fiddley wires (there's a post I read on here where somebody explains it better ). If you want some futureproofing though, you could always grab the HX1000 PSU in case you wanted to add another GPU at a later date.

G