Just ordered this build

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CookieDunne

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Hey guys, just ordered this build last night and looking for opinions. Straight away I know nothing about computers so try dumb it down as much as you can lol, This rig is for using editing programs such as sony vegas, after effects cinema 4D ect and also being able to render fast. I am not a gamer this is for editing purposes but with try some games such as minecraft and LoL. Iv just copied and pasted the specs from my order:

Case PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7750 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, 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 (£69)
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 WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£129)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables 1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
EyeKeyboard & Mouse Razer Black Widow Ultimate Gaming Keyboard
Mouse Razer Deathadder
Speakers LOGITECH S220 2.1 SILVER/BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£19)
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Let me know what you guys think, Thanks.
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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It isn't bad at all. I would suggest a couple of things. What is your budget though, that would give me a better idea of what I am working with!
 
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CookieDunne

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My budget was around the £1,300 mark, the pc came to £1,109 and keyboard as mouse came to £140 so overall price was £1,249
 
keynes

keynes

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CookieDunne said:
My budget was around the £1,300 mark, the pc came to £1,109 and keyboard as mouse came to £140 so overall price was £1,249
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Rendering is CPU intensive so I assume that is the reason for the K version however I'd recommend the ivy bridge processor (i7-3770k) as well as have it pre-overclocked by PCS to avoid unstable issues when overclocking and a better cooler (titan or coolit). However if you are not planning in overclocking then get a non-k version and keep the triple copper heatpipe as you cpu cooler. The mouse/keyboard combo is a quite high end gear for occasional gaming unless I misunderstood your thread. I always experienced issues with my wireless card and a more reliable alternative would be a pair of homeplugs.
 
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CookieDunne

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rubensolo said:
Rendering is CPU intensive so I assume that is the reason for the K version however I'd recommend the ivy bridge processor (i7-3770k) as well as have it pre-overclocked by PCS to avoid unstable issues when overclocking and a better cooler (titan or coolit). However if you are not planning in overclocking then get a non-k version and keep the triple copper heatpipe as you cpu cooler. The mouse/keyboard combo is a quite high end gear for occasional gaming unless I misunderstood your thread. I always experienced issues with my wireless card and a more reliable alternative would be a pair of homeplugs.
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Yeah reason for the K version is for renderingand for overclocking i never saw an option on the site to do this :/ might just be me not seeing it for looking at it situation lol and for the keyboard and mouse iv never played PC games that much but i thought if im going to be spending all this money might as well get the best and i might even get into a bit of gaming as im an xbox man right now got some LANs coming up
 
keynes

keynes

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CookieDunne said:
Yeah reason for the K version is for renderingand for overclocking i never saw an option on the site to do this :/ might just be me not seeing it for looking at it situation lol and for the keyboard and mouse iv never played PC games that much but i thought if im going to be spending all this money might as well get the best and i might even get into a bit of gaming as im an xbox man right now got some LANs coming up
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This is the link for pre-overclock spec:
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/overclocked/

You definitely need a better cpu cooler then, I recommend the coolit fat boy :)
 
keynes

keynes

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If you are on a budget I'd try to get a cheaper keyboard/mouse not to compromise other components.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-3770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.60GHz)

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX

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

Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7750 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable

Free Item
FREE DIRT SHOWDOWN GAME with any AMD 7000 Series GPU!

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, 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 (£69)

Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£59)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

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

Network Facilities
2 x HomePlug 200Mbps - Turn any Electrical Socket into a Network (£38)

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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£129)

Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Black Widow Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (£105)

Mouse
Razer® Deathadder Re-Spawn 3500DPI Infrared Gaming Mouse (£48)

Speakers
LOGITECH S220 2.1 SILVER/BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£19)

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

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

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

Quantity
1

Price: £1,389.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-1155-overclocked/7wtDPynICZ/
 
Rakk

Rakk

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If you are not planning on overclocking the Triple Copper Heatpipe cooler would be perfectly fine.
 
keynes

keynes

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You plug one next to the pc and one next to the router, each homeplug is then connected to the PC and router via an ethernet cable, diagram below :)

homeplugs.jpg
 
Rakk

Rakk

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CookieDunne said:
And how does the homeplug work ? im a noob at these things
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It basically uses the wiring in your house as network cables.
So you plug a homeplug into a plugsocket close to your router and connect your router to it, and then plug another one into a plug socket by your PC and connect it to your PC and you're sorted :)
 
keynes

keynes

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CookieDunne said:
Thanks for the help man just updated my order to it +rep :)
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If you are still keen in overclocking the i7-2700k I am sure an email/call to PCS would change your order to an OC cpu but you may need to upgrade the cpu cooler, other than that, enjoy your rig :)
 
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Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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This spec is a little more but still can fit into your budget. Firstly, I haven't included a mouse and keyboard. I strongly suggest you save on these, possibly get the £40 wireless combo? Anyway, that is your choice. This spec will be very powerful and has full potential for overclocking. If possible though, I would spend an extra £20 upgrading the mobo one notch but this is your choice. Anyway, I can easily explain why I chose the parts, best of luck, here is the spec:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7750 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Free Item
FREE DIRT SHOWDOWN GAME with any AMD 7000 Series GPU!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
2 x HomePlug 200Mbps - Turn any Electrical Socket into a Network (£38)
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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£129)
Speakers
LOGITECH S220 2.1 SILVER/BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£19)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,232.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-2011-extreme/2yb0haWLJg/
 
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CookieDunne

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Thanks for all the advice guys cant wait to get my rig im currently 'nerdgasming' at the thought of it haha should be posting some pics up if uyou guys would like me to and also doing an unboxing for my Youtube.

I was just wondering how long do you think this PC will last me for before needing upgrading/new PC ?
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
CookieDunne said:
Thanks for all the advice guys cant wait to get my rig im currently 'nerdgasming' at the thought of it haha should be posting some pics up if uyou guys would like me to and also doing an unboxing for my Youtube.

I was just wondering how long do you think this PC will last me for before needing upgrading/new PC ?
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What is your final spec?
 
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CookieDunne

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Still the same but with the homeplugs instead of the wireless card

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7750 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, 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 (£69)
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
2 x HomePlug 200Mbps - Turn any Electrical Socket into a Network (£38)
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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£129)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Speakers
LOGITECH S220 2.1 SILVER/BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£19)
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 10 to 12 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE DIRT SHOWDOWN GAME with any AMD 7000 Series GPU!
Quantity
1

Price: £1,138.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/64RmaPw5ry/
 
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