About to order this PC... Few questions frist :)

[Nickrockin123]

Hey Guys, been reading through this fourm and every one here seems very helpfull so instead of waiting till monday or tuesday to ring PCS thought i would post on here frist.

I've been wanting a decent gaming Pc for a while, just got paid so what heck
Here's the build i have in mind - Budget £950 -



Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, 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
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
Quantity
1

Price: £941.00 including VAT and delivery.


Frist things frist i have no real knowledge of computer components ive read many reviews of the CPU, GPU ect. All seems well but will this machine be worth the money ? Note i would like to play most games out at the moment on high settings without dropping past 30fps
Some of these include:
BF3
Red Orchestra 2
GTA 4
Arma 2
Crysis 2

How will it perform with today's games ?.

Second is about HDMI do i just simply conecct the pc to my TV to monitor via hdmi cable or will it be more complicated than that ?.


Last thing is i work from 7:30am to 1:00pm, Is it possible that if i am not in when it arrives to leave it with my neighbours if they have my permession to sign for the goods or will i have to personally sign for it ?.


Thanks

Nick.

 

[dangro474]

Hi Nick,

Your spec above should deliver 30+ FPS with all of the games youve listed in 1080p maxed out, no problem.

Connecting your TV to your GPU via HDMI SHOULD be no m ore complicated than that, but you may need to change a few settings on your TV itself or enter your TV specifications into your nvidia control panel, such as its panel frequency and resolution.

You would need to give express permission for this to occur to PCS when you make the order so that your neighbour can sign for it on your behalf. You can however opt for a Saturday delivery at the additional cost of £19.

Hope that helps

 

[Nickrockin123]

Hi Nick,

Your spec above should deliver 30+ FPS with all of the games youve listed in 1080p maxed out, no problem.

Connecting your TV to your GPU via HDMI SHOULD be no m ore complicated than that, but you may need to change a few settings on your TV itself or enter your TV specifications into your nvidia control panel, such as its panel frequency and resolution.

You would need to give express permission for this to occur to PCS when you make the order so that your neighbour can sign for it on your behalf. You can however opt for a Saturday delivery at the additional cost of £19.

Hope that helps

Thats great thanks for your help

Am just curious So the Pc will have a HDMI port at the back of the computer ?

 

[Corfate]

Make sure you connect the cable to the GPU not the mobo when you're hooking it up to your tele.

I'd go for the i5- 3550 CPU. The latest Ivy bridge stuff is 10% better than the 2500. (should have said according to some reviewers)

Dangro may be right about the Delivery. I was always sure only the recipient could sign for it, not neighbours. You may be able to ring up PCS and ask them to get DPD to deliver after 1pm. Shouldn't be too difficult

 

[Nickrockin123]

Make sure you connect the cable to the GPU not the mobo when you're hooking it up to your tele.

I'd go for the i5- 3550 CPU. The latest Ivy bridge stuff is 10% better than the 2500.

Dangro may be right about the Delivery. I was always sure only the recipient could sign for it, not neighbours. You may be able to ring up PCS and ask them to get DPD to deliver after 1pm. Shouldn't be too difficult

Cheers will probly go for that as it is cheaper than the 2500k . Okay cool sounds easy enuff cheers for your help guys much appreciated.

 

[baron75mk2]

yes looks like a great build & will play anything maxed out (if your only after 30fps that is , as you have stated)

you shouldnt have to much trouble connecting to your tv , i have mine connected to my sony bravia 56" tv - the only issue you might encounter is the taskbar could be off the screen , but dont fear , on your tv just make sure you have it set to widescreen size & somewhere in the tv options there will be a display area or "full pixel option" , if full pixel option is there select it - if you have a display area option as i do you can adjust it up & down & it will zoom it in & out to fit the screen perfectly.

( you can also sort it out in the gpu drivers options as well , but you shouldnt need to do this with nvidia only with radeon sometimes )

hope you enjoy your build :yes:

 

[Nickrockin123]

Thanks baron ill bare that in mind should't have to many problems anyway, Will all the drivers come installed or is there a few disks provided to do it yourself ?.

 

[dangro474]

The system will arrive fully setup up, as it will be stress tested to ensure stability before it is shipped :]

 

[Nickrockin123]

Sounds great cheers dude

 

[vanthus]

Will all the drivers come installed or is there a few disks provided to do it yourself ?.

The drivers will already have been installed as mentioned.When you first start up,you may see a few welcome screens which will ask you to name your profile or user account & also If you want to install windows updates automatically.
You will also need to enter your Product key to activate,this will be on a sticker on the back of the case,so make sure you take a note of it in case it's awkward to access once you are set up.