First time PCS buyer

[IrishTech]

Hey everyone. I am looking for a new gaming rig my one is 4 years old now seen its days time to replace.

I could use your adivce on the specs below:
Case: COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU): Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard: ASUS® P8P67 PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT

Memory (RAM):8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card:2GB ATI RADEON™ HD5870 - 6 mDP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 6 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk:1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive:24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive:4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM (£38)

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

Power Supply:CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£78)

Processor Cooling:SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card:ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities:ONBOARD 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)

Warranty:3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Delivery:SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND (£19)

Build Time: Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days

Quote Value: £1,279.00

Just a bit of info i won't be overclocking or SLI/CrossFire (don't beleive paying for a second card only to have it work at 50%).It will be on hours at a time for gaming and programming. Lets say 6-8 hours a day . Also i don't beleive PCS have a store in N.Ireland so i will need them able to deliver this as i have heard rumor that they can't do certain sizes that you need to collect at there store.

thanks for taking the time to read this

 

[bg92]

You can choose any case from the list and they will deliver it. They will only not deliver if you send them a case in which they will build in through choose your own case option that is bigger than 600x600mm.
Also there isn't much difference in x16/x16 vs x8/x8 in sli setups. You will be getting more than 50% from the second card. Its been mentioned in one of the threads that up to around 95% of the card would be used.

 

[IrishTech]

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H67-M LX SI: MICRO ATX MAINBOARD, LG 1155, SATA 6.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB ATI RADEON™ HD5870 - 6 mDP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 6 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM (£38)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£78)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,200.00 including VAT and delivery.

Ok made a few changes upgraded the ram as it was cheaper dropped. As long as i hit the recommned for games for atleast 2 years which at the moment since most games still use 8800GTS as a recommned i should be ok.

I am willing to go up they 1.5k or £1500 so feel free to make improvements.

 

[Rakk]

Well I'd go for the silver warranty for a fiver (well worth it).

 

[bg92]

Cinsider this, here you get a gtx580 . and an ssd, ass well as a better motherboard, this has got usb 3.0 more expanison slots,more sata ports etc, then the one you have in your spec.
Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1536MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX580 - 2 DVI,mHDMI - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB Intel® X25-M 2.5" SSD (34nm / upto 250MB/sR | 100MB/sW)***SPECIAL***
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM (£38)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£78)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,555.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

 

[IrishTech]

Didnt think about the £5 silver warrenty have to get that. @:bg92 Thanks for takin the time for this didnt see that with the motherboard nice catch and the SS haddrive is nice.

I will sit and make the changes and then possibly order by the end of the day

 

[IrishTech]

Sorry Bg2 for being a pain here. Just have one more question would you think it would be better to say have two smaller cards say GTX 470 than one GTX580. Also why i agree the ssd is nice i have had problems with them in the pass so will pass on that also i lowered my HD to 640 gb as i never pass the 200 mark on me 300 so not needed. Also decied to get the 22 inch screen as i still have a 17 inch screen

 

[bg92]

getting a single gpu eg gtx580 is better, sli isn't used in all games and application, but consider a psu that would be enough for future sli of gtx580 eg tx850 or hx1000 and 22'' is a good size for a monitor.