Ordering this Computer, any feedback?

[Tom M]

Hi, I'm very close to ordering this computer and was just wondering whether anyone had any feedback regarding the spec; or any adjustments/improvements to it. Thanks in advance.

Case
NZXT PHANTOM WHITE GAMING CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics


Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 LE: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™


Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)


Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable


Memory - 1st 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 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)


Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)


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
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD


Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED


Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE


Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE


Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)


2nd Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)


DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
2 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£15)


Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)


Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)


Speakers
LOGITECH Z506 5.1 SURROUND SOUND SPEAKERS - 75W RMS (£79)


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 10 to 12 working days

 

[Tom M]

And also would it be worth getting PCSpecialist to overclock the processor, or will it not make much of an impact on the performance?

 

[Rakk]

What are you planning on using the PC for? Gaming?

Were you planning on overclocking (in general, overclocking isnt really needed for gaming)?

Edit: re. your question about overclocking, the answer to my first question will help us answer that one

 

[Tom M]

I will be using it primarily for gaming and maybe some video editing (nothing fancy, just sony vegas pro 9)

 

[Rakk]

Well, I reckon you don't need to overclock at all
And in that case, you could drop down to the non-k varaiant of the CPU, could drop down to the Samsung 1333MHz RAM and could drop the cooling to something lesser.

The two Iiyama monitors do come with DVI cables if you don't wish to use the HDMI cables (DVI and HDMI are virtually the same really)

 

[Tom M]

Thanks a lot for your help Rakk. I think I'm going to keep the "K" variant purely becuase I might overclock it in 2-4 years, may as well be prepared just in case. Thanks again. Trying to find where to get a black NZXT Phantom case now, everywhere seems to be out of stock, its a nightmare!

 

[bg92]

If you are going to only have 1 graphics card and are not planning to add another one in the future, then the power supply is overkill, you will be fine with 650w, you can go with 750w if you really want to.
And I would change the motherboard to ASUS® P8Z68-V.