Hello!
As title says, looking for a PC with a budget of £1400. I will be using the PC for studying, gaming, video capturing (frapsing), and video editing (including 3D work). This is my template:
Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770K (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
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
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
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£59)
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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,360.00 including VAT and delivery.
Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/uIznzxM5xm/
More detail on the needs:
For gaming: Run WoW, Skyrim, Total War games, L4D2, and GW2 at 60+ FPS, all with max settings with some tweaks if needed. FPS games such as BF3 I have to play in 30+FPS, so (if) I need to turn down some settings a lot then I’m fine with that as long as I don’t compromise with a huge loss on graphics.
I am not interested in doing SLI at the moment due to budget constraints but it would be something I’m looking into for the future (maybe within the next 2-3 months). Any recommended changes because I plan to do this?
I will be looking into overclocking in the future when a) I need it, and b) when I’ve researched it properly – would it be a better idea to get a better CPU cooler now or wait until I overclock? I will be using the CPU quite heavily with editing/frapsing (and while gaming) so would it be worth it to upgrade?
Is it a good idea to upgrade to 750W power supply? Under load I imagine I could be using a lot of power, however I haven’t experienced a home PC as powerful as this yet.
Of course, feel free to change around anything as long as it keeps in budget.
Thanks, Jack
As title says, looking for a PC with a budget of £1400. I will be using the PC for studying, gaming, video capturing (frapsing), and video editing (including 3D work). This is my template:
Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770K (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
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
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
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£59)
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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,360.00 including VAT and delivery.
Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/uIznzxM5xm/
More detail on the needs:
For gaming: Run WoW, Skyrim, Total War games, L4D2, and GW2 at 60+ FPS, all with max settings with some tweaks if needed. FPS games such as BF3 I have to play in 30+FPS, so (if) I need to turn down some settings a lot then I’m fine with that as long as I don’t compromise with a huge loss on graphics.
I am not interested in doing SLI at the moment due to budget constraints but it would be something I’m looking into for the future (maybe within the next 2-3 months). Any recommended changes because I plan to do this?
I will be looking into overclocking in the future when a) I need it, and b) when I’ve researched it properly – would it be a better idea to get a better CPU cooler now or wait until I overclock? I will be using the CPU quite heavily with editing/frapsing (and while gaming) so would it be worth it to upgrade?
Is it a good idea to upgrade to 750W power supply? Under load I imagine I could be using a lot of power, however I haven’t experienced a home PC as powerful as this yet.
Of course, feel free to change around anything as long as it keeps in budget.
Thanks, Jack
