New desktop.

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
Thinking of ordering this in the next few days,I'm pretty much set on most things,but still swithering a bit on the choice of case and processor,an i5 would probably suffice,but kind of leaning towards an i7,even if it just makes the system a bit more future proof.
I really fancied the Coolermaster CM Storm Trooper but don't have the space in my units,does anyone have the case I selected,if so is it easy to access fans,filters etc for cleaning.
It will be used for gaming and a bit of music production,nothing professional,just recording from my guitar and I will be using an Audio Interface and monitor speakers.
The speakers I've ordered are for my 3 year old PCS desktop.
Budget not an issue really,but no sense in spending too much more than you need to for what's required,I would like to keep it around the £1300 mark,no other peripherals needed and I'm not keen on an SSD,I just can't see them being worth the money.
Any suggestions or comments on any of the other components or something I may have missed (apart from an SSD) :) will be much appreciated.
Case
FRACTAL DESIGN ARC MIDI R2 MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB 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 (£89)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
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 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£12)
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: £1,298.00 including VAT and delivery.

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vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
Thanks for the replies :)
The reviews of the case look good,just wondering now if it's worth selecting the extra case fans.
 

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Thanks for the replies :)
The reviews of the case look good,just wondering now if it's worth selecting the extra case fans.

I wouldn't. I would see how it handles your system but I doubt is needed. It would create more noise as well.
 

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
I wouldn't. I would see how it handles your system but I doubt is needed. It would create more noise as well.
Noise won't be a problem really,my "computer" room is pretty much isolated and I always use headphones while gaming,plus the case includes a fan controller :)
 

Boozad

Prolific Poster
With the 780 expelling its heat out of the rear of the card and not into the case the extra fan shouldn't be needed. My Silencio 650 keeps great temperatures without added fans.
 

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
With the 780 expelling its heat out of the rear of the card and not into the case the extra fan shouldn't be needed. My Silencio 650 keeps great temperatures without added fans.
Okay,I'll take you guys word for it and see how it goes without the extra fans :)
 
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