matmal
Active member
New "Work" PC - Now with review!
Hey All,
Ordered this beast yesterday mainly for my work, but as I'm self employed some out of hours gaming sessions are going to be unavoidable... I mean, who wouldn't?
Looking forward to this this arriving, no idea where I'm gonna put it though as not moved into office yet... but I'm sure I can find room somewhere!
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 400R MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti 448 CORE (BETTER THAN 2GB VERSION!)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd 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
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
ASUS 23" PA238Q PROART SERIES PROFESSIONAL MONITOR (£229)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
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: £1,603.00 including VAT and delivery.
Review:
DPD said the PC would be here between 14:01 and 15:01. I was rather amazed when they knocked on the door at precisely 14:01, that's just amazing service! The courier guy was a bit grumpy, and did just dump the boxes down on the doorstep, but no harm done. Then, once we managed to get the box upstairs (It took 3 of us due to the lack of room and massive box!) the unbixibg could begin. That's another story though, see thread "The Self Unboxing Computer" in corsair competition for that (seriously, do! Link at bottom of review! ). Then 2 hours later it was finally all unpacked and I could finally get everything going!
The case and all components were in perfect condition and all seated perfectly! They were also all very shiny, which is always nice. If I had to complain about one thing, it'd be that the power cable was a bit short, but not a major issue, I can always just buy a longer one! The monitor (see spec) is made for its vibrant colours, and they really are amazingly good! Everything looks so awesome on it (also big, as its 23" of course).
Finally, onto performance! With the aid of the SSD it boots into windows in about 15 seconds flat, which is obviously brilliant! No more falling asleep or getting bored ans breaking things while it starts up now! Also the ASUS new BIOS is amazing with its mouse control! Can't say I know what a lot of it does, but it does look awesome. So yeah, I installed 3DMark 06 and 11 and they both run perfectly! Ill find my scores later and post them, I forgot. I also installed Gmod, Minecraft, and Supreme Commander 2, all of which run perfectly and smoothly with the computer barely breaking a sweat! I'm giving it its first real workout this afternoon as I have some rendering to do!
In conclusion, thanks PCS for building such an awesome PC, having such awesome staff, and also your general awesomeness. Thanks to all the members who helped me out too! enjoy!
Unboxing: www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?14092-The-Self-Unboxing-Computer!
Hey All,
Ordered this beast yesterday mainly for my work, but as I'm self employed some out of hours gaming sessions are going to be unavoidable... I mean, who wouldn't?
Looking forward to this this arriving, no idea where I'm gonna put it though as not moved into office yet... but I'm sure I can find room somewhere!
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 400R MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti 448 CORE (BETTER THAN 2GB VERSION!)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd 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
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
ASUS 23" PA238Q PROART SERIES PROFESSIONAL MONITOR (£229)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
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: £1,603.00 including VAT and delivery.
Review:
DPD said the PC would be here between 14:01 and 15:01. I was rather amazed when they knocked on the door at precisely 14:01, that's just amazing service! The courier guy was a bit grumpy, and did just dump the boxes down on the doorstep, but no harm done. Then, once we managed to get the box upstairs (It took 3 of us due to the lack of room and massive box!) the unbixibg could begin. That's another story though, see thread "The Self Unboxing Computer" in corsair competition for that (seriously, do! Link at bottom of review! ). Then 2 hours later it was finally all unpacked and I could finally get everything going!
The case and all components were in perfect condition and all seated perfectly! They were also all very shiny, which is always nice. If I had to complain about one thing, it'd be that the power cable was a bit short, but not a major issue, I can always just buy a longer one! The monitor (see spec) is made for its vibrant colours, and they really are amazingly good! Everything looks so awesome on it (also big, as its 23" of course).
Finally, onto performance! With the aid of the SSD it boots into windows in about 15 seconds flat, which is obviously brilliant! No more falling asleep or getting bored ans breaking things while it starts up now! Also the ASUS new BIOS is amazing with its mouse control! Can't say I know what a lot of it does, but it does look awesome. So yeah, I installed 3DMark 06 and 11 and they both run perfectly! Ill find my scores later and post them, I forgot. I also installed Gmod, Minecraft, and Supreme Commander 2, all of which run perfectly and smoothly with the computer barely breaking a sweat! I'm giving it its first real workout this afternoon as I have some rendering to do!
In conclusion, thanks PCS for building such an awesome PC, having such awesome staff, and also your general awesomeness. Thanks to all the members who helped me out too! enjoy!
Unboxing: www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?14092-The-Self-Unboxing-Computer!
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