Guys, your thoughts please

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Robm

Member
Hi, guys
Wonder if you could have wee look at the build, it will be for gaming? Stuff like Arma 2 or 3 when out. I do not need mouse - keyboard or Monitor
This is replacement for my PC Specialist desktop 5 years old now. Which I have been very happy with. I will say that it’s very difficult decision, as I’ve looked at another company? And there spec is better getting, 240 SSD – 2TB Hard drive - 750PSU for £44 more.
But my gut is telling me to stay with PC Specialist..........
Thanks for your thoughts and advice.
Rob

Case
CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 600T WHITE MID-TOWER CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-3570k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V+200 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (535MB/R, 460MB/W)
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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£40)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£19)
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 (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
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 9 to 11 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE BORDERLANDS 2 GAME with NVIDIA GTX 660Ti/GTX 670/GTX 680!
Quantity
1
Price: £1,222.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Hi,
Your motherboard supports SLI but if you wish to add a 2nd Gtx 670 you will need to upgrade the psu.
 
Frank100

Frank100

Rising Star
Hi,

Will you be overclocking the CPU? You've gone with the k version of the chip and liquid cooling, which makes me think you are, but if you weren't these are things you could save on and use that to upgrade the PSU.
 
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Robm

Member
Hi, Guys

Keynes,,,,,,, the plan was not to have 2nd Gtx 670. So I could now change the motherboard, this will make it bit cheaper. Will have to check to see if there is one.

Frank100,,,,,, Yes I was going for the Overclocked I5. When I was using the computer Builder, it suggested that I downsize the PSU from the corsair 750TX to the 650TX. ?
which helped with my budget of £1200 approx
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
If you are not planning to SLI you could downgrade the motherboard to the P8Z77-V LX
 
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Robm

Member
keynes said:
If you are planning to SLI you could downgrade the motherboard to the P8Z77-V LX
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Yes that would save me £45. I could upgrade the PSU to a 750TX for £17 would you recommend? also would that motherboard be ok if I wished to upgrade the GTX at a later date?

Rob
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Robm said:
Yes that would save me £45. I could upgrade the PSU to a 750TX for £17 would you recommend? also would that motherboard be ok if I wished to upgrade the GTX at a later date?

Rob
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The motherboard will be fine if you wish to replace the graphics card but you won't have the option to SLI, you could upgrade the PSU but for the spec you posted I think 650w is plenty.
 
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Dunc

Member
If you order the the review system 'The Vanquish Eclipse 670 MKII' for £999 then change spec once basic system ordered you could save at least £100 over a normal configuration method.

Dunc
 
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Robm

Member
Think this looks good for gaming? Can I connect gaming headphone+mic to onboard6 channel 5.1audio. not sure if I can get better price.

Case
CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 600T WHITE MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H40 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£39)
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 (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
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 9 to 11 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE BORDERLANDS 2 GAME with NVIDIA GTX 660Ti/GTX 670/GTX 680!
Quantity
1

Price: £1,173.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
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keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Think this looks good for gaming? not sure if I can get better price
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For your spec you should be fine with a 650w PSU and if you are not intending to overclock you could choose the i5-3570 +triple copper heatpipe.
 
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Robm

Member
Made them change's new Price: £1,118.00 including VAT and delivery. do you think that in future overclocking my be needed?
 
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keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Robm said:
Made them change's new Price: £1,118.00 including VAT and delivery. do you think that in future overclocking my be needed?
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For gaming is not really needed now, in the future? I can't be sure but most games are gpu dependant, the spec you posted is good for gaming.
 
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