Hopefully my final

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TrustMeItsWorthIt

Gold Level Poster
Hello!
Have a look, tell me what you think.
Any way to cut the price down?
I'm planning on SLI
My budget it £1300 at the very most


Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, NVIDIA® SLI™, ATI® CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 500MB/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 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£19)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,271.00 including VAT and delivery.


Thanks for your time:)
 
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TrustMeItsWorthIt

Gold Level Poster
Well this is something i was wondering. For some reason i feel pulled towards 8gb Ram but while playing games (mostly) will it actually make any difference?
Do games even need/use that much Ram?
 
F

faihaf

Silver Level Poster
nope it would nt make any diffrence when playing games. but i know what u mean to behonest i personaly will go for 8 gb its just feel better n sound better lol
 
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Len

Well-known member
id stick to 8 because u get 2x 4GB ram chips instead of 2x 2GB ram chips and im not if ur PSU will be big enough to take two 570's u better check.
 
F

faihaf

Silver Level Poster
850 will be fine for two 570 i checked that one :)

to be honest saving £10 here n £20 there would not make that much of a diffrence in price plus u will have doubts that i should have gone for this or that so i ll say stick with what u got its pretty good :)
 
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TrustMeItsWorthIt

Gold Level Poster
Ahh, I love being told what i want to hear :)
Yeah im going to go with this spec, although im going to drop the SSD to the 60gb version. i done think the difference is worth £120 to me at the minute, anyway i can always contact PCS and pick up an after sale upgrade :)
Tbh the only thing im debating is the GPU, from what ive seen there aren't that many games that will require the 570, im thinking i might go for the 560 ti instead, what do you guys think? I know its better to have the better one (obviously) but im planning to SLI in the future so if i need better graphics i can just buy another 560 ti which will be more powerful that the 570... but then i could do the same with the 570, i just dont know. Decisions, decisions...
 
DeadEyeDuk

DeadEyeDuk

Superhero Level Poster
Heh, decisions decisions :)

At this point, as you intend to upgrade stuff (like SLi) in the future, I would stick with the 570. In itself it isnt a new new card, and some would argue that depending on the purpose 1x570 is better than 2x560ti (some wouldnt)

Your call of course, we trust you!
 
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TrustMeItsWorthIt

Gold Level Poster
Thank you people!
Once again your knowledge surpasses my expectations :)
And just for the hell of it, everybody gets some rep!

Thanks for the help
 
T

TrustMeItsWorthIt

Gold Level Poster
Ok so I've changed the SSD and gone for a different case, I only picked the original case cuz I wanted 2x Usb 3.0 on the front but I don't really care, it's not worth £20 really, and I don't like the flap at the front of the original.
Anyway this is my changed spec, is there anything you'd change?

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, NVIDIA® SLI™, ATI® CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
60GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/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 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£19)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,125.00 including VAT and delivery.

I want opinions from everyone!
 
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faihaf

Silver Level Poster
OK looks good but why did u opt for 60gb ssd bz 120gb is only £63 more not £120

the ssd u selected b4 was ssd 3 speed 550mb/s. the ssd u took now is ssd 2 speed 240 mb/s, you can also select ssd 2 but 120gb which is only £63 more

just a thought
 
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TrustMeItsWorthIt

Gold Level Poster
Ok so ive changed my mind in the SSD, im going to wait and buy one when the price drops :)
So this is my finalised spec;

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM SNIPER - NEXT GEN GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, NVIDIA® SLI™, ATI® CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1.5TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1502FAEX, 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 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£19)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,112.00 including VAT and delivery.


Any opinions would be appreciated
 
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