Think I have finally decided!

[butcher]

Hello there, after lots of thinking i think ive deicded to order this ;

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED 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)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)


Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7970 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable


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


Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT


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
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL


Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£167)


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


Headsets (VOIP)
LOGITECH® STEREO HEADSET H110 - IDEAL FOR CALLS, MUSIC & GAMES (£15)


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

comes to £1,587.00, going to add a ssd next month i think.

Can anyone see any problems or where it could be strenghend?

 

[tom_gr7]

looks excellent,

a few things to save ya a few quid,

1.drop the hdmi cable, as the IIyama models come with DVI cables, (unless you need HDMI for sound transfer)
2.What's the pc for? as the 2700k may be overkill, for example gaming, 2600 would be great for gaming and high end cpu work, so you could save a few quid there.
3.I'd consider getting the titan fenrir. I'll admit its a little overkill, however, personally I'd rather have my cpu as cool as possible.

edit get the extra warranty for a fiver, increases return and collect for up to a year!

 

[butcher]

thanks alot points taken on board!

few questions ;

what the diffrence between v/gen3 and pro vgen3 for the motherboard? Whats the difference performance wise?

No one has suggest changing the soundcard yet, is it worth changing or just sticking with the on board one?

does any gaming equipment like mouses,keyboards etc use firewire port?

cheers!

 

[Corfate]

Unless you're an audiophille, onboard will be absolutely fine You won't even notice the difference in most cases

 

[Rakk]

No one has suggest changing the soundcard yet, is it worth changing or just sticking with the on board one?

Unless you are planning on using high quality speakers or are doing music production type stuff, the onboard sound will be perfectly fine

does any gaming equipment like mouses,keyboards etc use firewire port?

Nope, they're all generally USB

 

[TJWhonley]

really, unless you are overclocking then you can drop from the I7 2600k to the 2600, however you would need to upgrade the cooler if you were overclocking to the titan fenrir the only difference is that the k is designed for overclocking, so it wont wear out as fast etc. otherwise it looks good. if you are really into music then upgrading the sound-card is possibly a good idea (that's your personal choice though, I cant measure the amount you need it.) Fire wire is generally for things like video editing etc (it's a high speed data transfer, nothing more) hope I was of help.

 

[butcher]

big thanks for all your help people!

The computer has been ordered on a 3 day build!! But now i cant stop my self from logging in every 5 mins to see if theres been any progress so im doing no work at all, helppppppppp