Crossing The Bridge From Sandy To Ivy

[dersta]

Very well put that Finn m8 lol

 

[Wozza63]

i can never see that though, you can see a panel in your car, and when i do see the back of the case, it just looks like one of the many cables sticking out the back of my case (HDMI, Ext. HDD, Headset the list goes on) only annoying thing is that the cable is blue and not black

 

[Buzz]

only annoying thing is that the cable is blue and not black

Blasphemous. Didnt think it could get worse, but it just did.

 

[Finn]

i can never see that though, you can see a panel in your car, and when i do see the back of the case, it just looks like one of the many cables sticking out the back of my case (HDMI, Ext. HDD, Headset the list goes on) only annoying thing is that the cable is blue and not black

Difference in opinion then m8, we're all different and personally if it was me i'd want to return and get a different case. Fair enough if it doesn't bother you.

 

[Wozza63]

thats what it looks like at the back

rest of the pics are here if you want to look

 

[dersta]

OK back to the drawing board to try and configure it again and take heed of all the comments from the experts

Cheers Guys!

Dersta

 

[Buzz]

thats what it looks like at the back

Lucky you dont have water cooling I guess. It just looks wrong to me.

 

[Wozza63]

Lucky you dont have water cooling I guess. It just looks wrong to me.

yes, i guess it does look wrong if you have your PC facing backwards, i have it on show more than most people will (its sitting on my desk...) but i dont notice it, its just something you forget about, and it wasnt even one of the things that made me reconsider when i read the reviews

 

[dersta]

Ok after reading all of the comments here is another configuration, I hope it's going to be right this time lol

Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-3770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x LG BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£65)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY PUSH/PULL CONFIG LIQUID CPU COOLER (£79)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Fan Controller
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium (£59)
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
TV Card
PCTV SYSTEMS DVB-T DUAL TUNER DIGITAL FREEVIEW TV CARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Lycosa Backlit Wired Gaming Keyboard (£69)
Mouse
Razer® Deathadder Re-Spawn 3500DPI Infrared Gaming Mouse (£49)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,208.00 including VAT and delivery.

Slightly more expensive but if it runs sweet then it's worth it all

Dersta

 

[tom_gr7]

Ok after reading all of the comments here is another configuration, I hope it's going to be right this time lol

Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-3770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x LG BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£65)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY PUSH/PULL CONFIG LIQUID CPU COOLER (£79)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Fan Controller
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium (£59)
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
TV Card
PCTV SYSTEMS DVB-T DUAL TUNER DIGITAL FREEVIEW TV CARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Lycosa Backlit Wired Gaming Keyboard (£69)
Mouse
Razer® Deathadder Re-Spawn 3500DPI Infrared Gaming Mouse (£49)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,208.00 including VAT and delivery.

Slightly more expensive but if it runs sweet then it's worth it all

Dersta

get a better sound card, i explained earlier so i will just quote myself.

if so I'd get a more up to date soundcard. Such as the recon 3d version, the x-fi is ok, but has been discontinued and was designed for vista/xp, also has pretty poor driver support from creative, infact non at all now.

 

[dersta]

Ok I am ready to order after changing the sound card to the Recon3D one from the X-FI.

But I do not see anywhere to use my discount code of ADW27 to qualify for the £15.00 off?

Has this offer finished now because it is still being advertised?

Cheers!

Dersta

 

[Buzz]

You decided on going with the same CPU in the end then?

Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-3770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.60GHz)

Nice setup eitherway. Not sure about the 15 quid off. Sorry

 

[dersta]

Right this is the final final configuration which I will order on Tuesday 1st May.

The discount code was invalid after all that lol.

Here is the spec:-

Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-3770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x LG BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£65)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£87)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY PUSH/PULL CONFIG LIQUID CPU COOLER (£79)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Fan Controller
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCI-E Soundcard (£79)
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
TV Card
PCTV SYSTEMS DVB-T DUAL TUNER DIGITAL FREEVIEW TV CARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Lycosa Backlit Wired Gaming Keyboard (£69)
Mouse
Razer® Deathadder Re-Spawn 3500DPI Infrared Gaming Mouse (£49)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,216.00 including VAT and delivery.

I am on holiday in two weeks so I hope it is built and delivered that week so that I can set it up and have a play

Cheers!

Dersta

 

[markel]

There are discount codes in PCS adverts in Computeractive and a few other mags, you could have a look for them. Have to use the code when you order.

 

[Mark0]

Youve gone for the overclocked i7-3770k, have you been reading about how hot these have been getting when clocked ?

 

[dersta]

Youve gone for the overclocked i7-3770k, have you been reading about how hot these have been getting when clocked ?

Hi Mark0,

I am going for a decent cpu cooler and don't think I will ever use the pc to its max anyway, but I figured that if I am paying this much for a pc I may as well have it overclocked to get the best from it.

I hope that answer is the one that makes the most sense and that the cpu wont run at it's max all the time

Cheers!

Dersta

 

[dersta]

Ordered and paid for today using a discount code for £15.00 off so I am one very happy chappy, can't wait for it to arrive now

 

[dersta]

Working Day 12 and feeling lost and forgotten with having no pc to use I called PCS to enquire about the status of my pc build. I have been holding off from calling because I know I can't really do anything but be patient and wait but it's a terrible feeling to go through day after day.

As expected it's the dreaded GTX 680 Graphics Card that is causing the hold up so I chose to upgrade to the 4GB version after being advised that it could take 2-3 weeks before the 2GB versions come into stock.

I am going to be running two seperate monitors so the card will take up the slack and run efficiently.

The extra £51.00 seems like a lot at the time but I'm sure that when I have been using the pc for a few weeks and begin to appreciate the extra power the card has it will be nothing to me.

So fingers crossed it should be with me completed next week

Dersta

 

[dersta]

Just done a little bit of searching to find a review of the 4GB 680 card and found this extensive review by 'The Guru Of 3D', worth a read if you like graphs, facts and figures and youtube demo's.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/palit-geforce-gtx-680-4gb-jetstream-review/1

You can make your own mind up about which card suits you best.

Dersta

 

[keynes]

Just done a little bit of searching to find a review of the 4GB 680 card and found this extensive review by 'The Guru Of 3D', worth a read if you like graphs, facts and figures and youtube demo's.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/palit-geforce-gtx-680-4gb-jetstream-review/1

You can make your own mind up about which card suits you best.

Dersta

Thanks for the link, I read it a few days ago. I would be interested to check the difference between the GTX 680 4gb vs gtx 680 2gb in higher resolutions (surround).