ddmartin86
Bronze Level Poster
Hey guys
So i posted the below spec a few weeks ago and got some great feedback on it, here's what i ended up with:
Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache (Upgraded to the 3770k)
Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE (thought i opted for the Caviar, i didnt :-( )
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Extra Case Fans 2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£19)
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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
A few people pointed out the watercooling and extra fans were not needed but i decided to stick with it. Was paranoid about overheating (New to this PC Gaming lark). Upgraded the CPU and forgot to add the Caviar!..rubbish
Only took 12 days for the PC to be made, much quicker than i imagined. Brilliant communication throughout, kept me informed which i was really happy about. PC arrived (Poor delivery driver had to get it up 6 flights of stairs, i actually felt sorry for the guy) Box was HUGE! the size took me by surprise but i loved it, it's an absolute beast of a machine. Well packaged as well, very impressed. Had it up and running pretty quick, but i had to open the case up 1st
. Absolutely gorgeous inside, everything looks polished and just to see it all hooked up was awesome. Still need to buy a few games but GTA IV and Hitman (The 2 Graphically more demanding games i have) run beautifully. GTA runs at a steady 60fps (Will test Hitman tonight, but Hitman does look beautiful, and SO much better on PC. The Difference with GTA is borderline ridiculous. Turned the settings up and that baby just runs. I've got the Sims to install and Battlefield 3 too so will test them out and post details. Will add pics tonight of the PC and my setup
I can't fault PCS at all, So many options, great advice from them and the Forum guys (Thanks a lotunk great communication during the build, well packaged, easy to set up and runs like a dream. If you're on the forums and you've ordered/thinking of ordering, then these guys are your only choice. Fingers crossed nothing goes wrong but I'm 100% sure the PCS guys and those on the forum will be here to help
10/10
PICS TONIGHT!
So i posted the below spec a few weeks ago and got some great feedback on it, here's what i ended up with:
Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache (Upgraded to the 3770k)
Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE (thought i opted for the Caviar, i didnt :-( )
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Extra Case Fans 2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£19)
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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
A few people pointed out the watercooling and extra fans were not needed but i decided to stick with it. Was paranoid about overheating (New to this PC Gaming lark). Upgraded the CPU and forgot to add the Caviar!..rubbish
Only took 12 days for the PC to be made, much quicker than i imagined. Brilliant communication throughout, kept me informed which i was really happy about. PC arrived (Poor delivery driver had to get it up 6 flights of stairs, i actually felt sorry for the guy) Box was HUGE! the size took me by surprise but i loved it, it's an absolute beast of a machine. Well packaged as well, very impressed. Had it up and running pretty quick, but i had to open the case up 1st
. Absolutely gorgeous inside, everything looks polished and just to see it all hooked up was awesome. Still need to buy a few games but GTA IV and Hitman (The 2 Graphically more demanding games i have) run beautifully. GTA runs at a steady 60fps (Will test Hitman tonight, but Hitman does look beautiful, and SO much better on PC. The Difference with GTA is borderline ridiculous. Turned the settings up and that baby just runs. I've got the Sims to install and Battlefield 3 too so will test them out and post details. Will add pics tonight of the PC and my setupI can't fault PCS at all, So many options, great advice from them and the Forum guys (Thanks a lot
unk great communication during the build, well packaged, easy to set up and runs like a dream. If you're on the forums and you've ordered/thinking of ordering, then these guys are your only choice. Fingers crossed nothing goes wrong but I'm 100% sure the PCS guys and those on the forum will be here to help10/10
PICS TONIGHT!
