New Gamin Pc for VR and simracing what you think?

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pule333

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Hi Guys.
my first post here. :)

after few days of research i have finaly ordered this machine.
what do you think? will it do the job?

will be only used for HTC Vive, and sim racing like Assetto corsa, Forza etc. with Fantec V2.5 clubsport kit.
Case CORSAIR SPEC-04 MID TOWER GAMING CASE - BLACK/RED
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive 256GB WD Black™ M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 2050MB/s R | 700MB/s W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 120 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00003]
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) £1,396.67
Price £1,676.00

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pule333

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wow! that does look good!!! motherboard is a bit lower spec tho, and has no WIFI. but i guess i could leave with that considering GPU is way better :) the only problem is, i already made a payment last night. wondering if i can have a chat with them and pay extra to upgrade.
thanks!!! where did you find that offer? and why i can not change things there?
 
Rakk

Rakk

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pule333 said:
thanks!!! where did you find that offer? and why i can not change things there?
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It's one of the review machines so is in the reviews section, they tend to have a nice hefty discount, but you are not allowed to change the specs of review machines - if you do you lose the discount.
To order a review spec I believe you would have to cancel your current order and order that review spec instead.
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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As Rakk says.

Maybe phone PCS up and see what they advise in terms of managing the payments/order etc. :)

If cancelling and reordering is the only way, I would give serious thought to doing that. Especially for VR where you want all the horsepower you can get.

The motherboard is a less expensive one, but is still Z370 (so supports all the usuals like faster RAM, overclocking). Doesn't support SLI but you were never, ever going to use that anyway. Has 2 M.2 slots and 6 Sata ports like the Z370-E. In short, you're not missing out on much, other than the wifi which you can add with a wifi card or a USB adapter.
 
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pule333

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thank you both! you are right! considering it comes with 1080Ti and 500gb SSD .. overweights the less expensive card! will speak with them in the morning.

eddit: just droped them a message see what they say. price diffrence is £85. i realy see no reason why they would not just accept extra payment.
 
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Oussebon

Oussebon

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Cool, good to hear it's all sorted :) Keep us posted with how it goes, if you have the time!
 
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pule333

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will buddy. now i just need to learn how to safely overclock it a bit hehe.. i know 8700k can run 5ghz+. but if i can safely push it to 4.9ish that be awsome!!!
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

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Make sure you're okay with the warranty implications first: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3284-Warranty-When-Overclocking!

There are lots of guides online. Asus often have detailed written guides so look if they have them for coffee lake / 8700k. Also, if overclocking, best to go for small increments, test stability, etc. Go slowly, gently and gradually, and it should be a fairly stress-free experience :)

Versus putting the voltage to 1.45v right off and wondering why you get thermal shutdown on notepad.
 
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