mantadog
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Hi again, i originaly got help with a spec just before christmas but never got round to buying it / being able to take delivery of it.
Now i have taken advantage of the opertunaty to upgrade to the new sandybridge CPU's and would appreciate some advice on a few points below the spec.
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H67-M LX SI: MICRO ATX MAINBOARD, LG 1155, SATA 6.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, 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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
2 PORT USB 3.0 INTERNAL PCI EXPRESS CARD
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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£29)
Quantity
1
Price: £607.00 including VAT and delivery.
General use, HD Video playback, Music and photo storage, only very light photo and video editing. I tend to keep my pcs for about 4-5 years
The spec is still very fluid so any advice is welcome.( max budget £665)
I understand the 2500k has the better version of the hd graphics on it, would it be worth getting that if i don't intend to add a seperate gpu in the future. ( i understand it is for overclockers but is their any downsides to ordering it and not o/cing it?)
If anyone from PCS or anyone who knows could let me know, when the new p8h67 motherboards are coming in? as i would quite like to have 2 HDD but im not sure about upgrading the motherboard as it is quite alot of cash.
As i said earlier i am still undecided on the exact spec myself so any input will really help. Thanks alot.
Now i have taken advantage of the opertunaty to upgrade to the new sandybridge CPU's and would appreciate some advice on a few points below the spec.
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H67-M LX SI: MICRO ATX MAINBOARD, LG 1155, SATA 6.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, 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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
2 PORT USB 3.0 INTERNAL PCI EXPRESS CARD
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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£29)
Quantity
1
Price: £607.00 including VAT and delivery.
General use, HD Video playback, Music and photo storage, only very light photo and video editing. I tend to keep my pcs for about 4-5 years
The spec is still very fluid so any advice is welcome.( max budget £665)
I understand the 2500k has the better version of the hd graphics on it, would it be worth getting that if i don't intend to add a seperate gpu in the future. ( i understand it is for overclockers but is their any downsides to ordering it and not o/cing it?)
If anyone from PCS or anyone who knows could let me know, when the new p8h67 motherboards are coming in? as i would quite like to have 2 HDD but im not sure about upgrading the motherboard as it is quite alot of cash.
As i said earlier i am still undecided on the exact spec myself so any input will really help. Thanks alot.
