Ordered!

[PC Fanatic]

This PC is now ordered:

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Need For Speed™ World Starter Pack with any Nvidia® GTS450 or above!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W PRO SERIES (HX1000) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£170)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Mouse
LOGITECH® G9X LASER GAMING MOUSE (£64)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,395.00 including VAT and delivery.

Can't wait.

Thanks to all who contributed, special thanks to Nemesis, who answered many questions, leading to the PC that I have ordered.

 

[Fear]

Looks good bet you can't wait just 1 thing though do you really want 1000W PSU pretty sure 850W is more than enough for future 570 sli.

 

[PC Fanatic]

Looks good bet you can't wait just 1 thing though do you really want 1000W PSU pretty sure 850W is more than enough for future 570 sli.

A couple of the other folks on here advised that I should go for a 1000W power supply.

I did not want to risk anything.

 

[Fear]

Thats fair enough better to be safe than sorry when not sure

 

[PC Fanatic]

Just bought the keyboard (Cyborg V5), a 360 controller to use with the PC, and a nice long HDMI cable.

 

[PC Fanatic]

Thats fair enough better to be safe than sorry when not sure

Yep.

 

[LinearHD]

a 360 controller to use with the PC.

I was thinking of doing this, but I got TONS of people saying that a keyboard and mouse is 100x better if you can bear the long learning curve (6-8 weeks, apparently). Just passing on some advice

 

[PC Fanatic]

I was thinking of doing this, but I got TONS of people saying that a keyboard and mouse is 100x better if you can bear the long learning curve (6-8 weeks, apparently). Just passing on some advice

Yes, I have heard that, but I will still use the controller where possible (Fallout 3, New Vegas, The Witcher 2 etc.) but I will have to get used to using K & M (Dragon Age etc.)

The way I see it is that I get far better graphics, mods, but still experience the game as if I was playing my 360.

 

[Xire01]

I was thinking of doing this, but I got TONS of people saying that a keyboard and mouse is 100x better if you can bear the long learning curve (6-8 weeks, apparently). Just passing on some advice

Depends on the games to be honest. Driving games, football games definetly better on a controller. whereas FPS games keyboard and mouse **** all over it!

 

[LinearHD]

Yes, I have heard that, but I will still use the controller where possible (Fallout 3, New Vegas, The Witcher 2 etc.) but I will have to get used to using K & M (Dragon Age etc.)

The way I see it is that I get far better graphics, mods, but still experience the game as if I was playing my 360.

Yeah, that's true, I might just follow your lead lol

whereas FPS games keyboard and mouse shits all over it!

I almost exclusively play FPS (i know, i'm gonna try and get into other gametypes, but until I order my PC I've never had the resources to do so )

 

[Fear]

Yes indeed anything FPS keyboard and mouse best way to play but other games like assassins creed and dead space 360 pad is well worth it

 

[PC Fanatic]

I have now bought Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition and Fallout 3 GOTY Edition, both of which my forthcoming PC should be able to run with ease on max settings.

 

[Fear]

Just if you want it Fallout NV is on offer at game £12.98 and both of the Fallout games have the excellent nexus sites full of good mods.

 

[PC Fanatic]

Just if you want it Fallout NV is on offer at game £12.98 and both of the Fallout games have the excellent nexus sites full of good mods.

Great, thanks. I will be sure to pick that up, if not now, quite soon. Although I still do think that FO3 is the better game.

 

[Fear]

I find F3 crash's a lot more and i do prefer NV myself but don't get me wrong spent far too many hours on F3 both great games.

 

[PC Fanatic]

I find F3 crash's a lot more and i do prefer NV myself but don't get me wrong spent far too many hours on F3 both great games.

Is crashing a frequent problem? Should I be worried about it?

I read that one solution is to limit the game to only two cores, as it cannot handle more than that.

 

[Fear]

It does crash on occasion or did for me and quite a few people i know nothing really to worry about as it autosaves everytime you go through a door so just remember when you go out into the wastes either save your game manually or go into a building

 

[PC Fanatic]

It does crash on occasion or did for me and quite a few people i know nothing really to worry about as it autosaves everytime you go through a door so just remember when you go out into the wastes either save your game manually or go into a building

Okay, I see.

 

[PC Fanatic]

Would it be unrealistic to hope for the PC to be completed in time to arrive for the 28th? Any earlier would be fantastic, but this is when I think it will come.

 

[RichH]

Should be fine for then unless there are any issues with parts and/or testing, ordered my 2 on 24th April and they both entered building today and thats with all the messed up weeks due to bank holidays etc