Anyone used the upgrade service yet?

[jonnytruckfest]

Just thought I'd ask if anybody has used the upgrade service yet? As again I'm thinking of upgrading but having been short of money so far it's not been available but in the next few months I won't be worrying about that. Have a few upgrades in mind but just wondering if anyones used the service yet and whether it was simple enough!

8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT) £35.99
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable £219.60
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable £219.60
180GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW) £120.12
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£159) £159.00
AOC 21.5" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D (£89) £89.00
AOC 21.5" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D (£89) £89.00
2 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£9) £9.00
Active MiniDisplay Port to DVI Adapter (3 MONITOR SETUPS) (£19) £19.00
Total Order Value £960.31

Installation Service REQUIRED - WEEKDAY COLLECTION SERVICE + OS INSTALLATION (£79) £79.00
Delivery Service STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI) £6.00
Packaging Service PCS PACKAGING - WE SHIP YOU PACKAGING & COLLECT THE COMPUTER (£15) £15.00
Total Cost of Upgrade Services £100.00

That's my thought of what upgrades so far! Thinking of adding a sound card too but not sure if it would be worth adding or not!

 

[tom_gr7]

are you having pcs install the upgrades or doing it yaself?

 

[jonnytruckfest]

Having PCS install the upgrades, I wouldn't trust myself with a spanner let alone installing upgrades to my computer!

 

[tom_gr7]

have you considered getting one strong 7970 then adding another later instead of two 7950's?

I'd give PCS a bell, see what they say.

I think you also get your old parts back, something to discuss with them.

 

[jonnytruckfest]

Would a 7970 be able to handle 3 monitors at 60fps on max settings? That's one of the things I was a bit skeptical about having 2 gpus over one due to 3 monitors having 2 gpus to work with not just one?

 

[keynes]

Depends on the game and settings. If you are looking to play very demanding games and you wish to get high/ultra settings you would need 2x hd 7970 for 3 screens.

 

[jonnytruckfest]

The only games I play are truck sims, sleeping dogs & COD. I'd assume i'd only need 1 card in that case?

 

[tom_gr7]

The only games I play are truck sims, sleeping dogs & COD. I'd assume i'd only need 1 card in that case?

yeah you could gop for one card, but i'd add in a big psu so you have the option to add another in the future.

 

[jonnytruckfest]

Well these are the upgrades I'm down for at the moment assuming these shall be fine for the job.

3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7970 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable £307.44
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW) £102.97
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£159) £159.00
AOC 21.5" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D (£89) £89.00
AOC 21.5" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D (£89) £89.00
2 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£9) £9.00
2 x Active MiniDisplay Port to DVI Adapter (6 MONITOR SETUPS) (£38) £38.00

So i'm right in saying I won't need to upgrade for a while apart from if I want to add any more ram or another GPU?

 

[tom_gr7]

looks sweet mate

pics when after the upgrades of course.

 

[jonnytruckfest]

As always mate I'll be adding the second 7970 in a few months as I've been informed I'll be getting quite a bit lump sum from a family member. That way I'll have no worries about upgrading for a few years unless I change out the processor. But as I only play games I don't see much point in upgrading to the 8150! (Tempting though!)