New Custom Gaming PC

[Yellow_Eggs]

After looking around for a while i decided on this build, it will mainly be a gaming pc that i am hoping to upgrade with in the future such as external drives with the usb 3.0 standard and changes to the inside components.


Case
InWIN WHITE DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7850 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£35)
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)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,006.00 including VAT and delivery.

I am upgrading from an MSI cx705mx laptop with an ageing core 2 duo processor and small 320gb hdd.

I am outputting the video to a Samsung Syncmaster T27A300 1080 television so the graphics card requires a hdmi connection.

The other computer i was looking at was the alienware x51 i7 however it does not seem easy to upgrade all the parts wit it and this system only costs 107 pounds more.

Any views would be welcome.

 

[Sparky68]

Looks ok but, i dont think id go with a 450w PSU with that system. Something closer to 850w especially if you plan on overclocking or adding a better/2nd GPU at a later date.

 

[tom_gr7]

Looks good although a few minor points,

1. no need for the titan fenrir, unless you specifically want a beast of a air cooler.
2. I'd get a 650w corsair, they look visually better have better power efficiency and are very reliable. you can read about them here.
3.I'd also consider getting a set of homeplugs, they send the internet through ya house wiring, giving you a constant and booming connection with no drop outs.