One for early 2011

[Gazza]

I realise the price will be changing after Jan 4th but I wanted some opinions on the setup.
I've had 3 Mesh machines over the last 10 years and a buddy of mine showed me this place a couple of weeks ago .. impressive prices and specs together with an informative community made me think about changing my PC supplier.

Recently been lucky to take early retirement and need the machine to be upgradable.
Good circle of game playing friends and we're into the racing games which nowadays demand high end graphics.
Will be using 3 28" monitors on 1900x1200 res and may be adding another graphic card later.

Will this work :-

Case
COOLERMASTER COSMOS 1000 SILVER SILENT CASE
Overclocked CPU
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-980X (3.33GHz @ max 4.00GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB ATI RADEON™ HD5970 - 2 DVI,mDP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
160GB Intel® X25-M 2.5" SSD (34nm / upto 250MB/sR | 100MB/sW)***SPECIAL***
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
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 1000W PRO SERIES (HX1000) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£169)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 PCI CARD & 4 PORT USB 2.0 EXTERNAL HUB
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
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£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 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,588.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Meds]

Wow.... not much I can say really!

The specification looks fantastic but if I was being really picky then I'd take a look at another case, maybe the HAF-X or HAF-932 or the Corsair 600T. The only reason I mention this is because although the Cosmos is a good case, I don't think it has the build quality of the other cases I've mentioned. Also, the cooling isn't anywhere near the standards of the HAF series either.

Like I said it's be being picky, apart from that the rest is superb!

 

[MickyG]

I'd recommend upgrading to the Silver Warranty, it's only £5 extra and gives you better coverage (i.e. 1 year collect & return)

Other than that it looks awesome, happy gaming


G

 

[Phoenix]

Yeah what Micky said, the rest of the build looks good.

 

[Gazza]

Thanks for the advice guys.
I'm assuming there is a vacant slot to add another graphics card at a later date !?
Updated quote with the HAF-X case, couldn't find the other two mentioned.

 

[Phoenix]

No you will need to take the ASUS Rampage motherboard to crossfire a second HD5970.