Is this pc worth ordering?[Please post truthful answers.]

[Rakk]

Mantdogs spec is definitely a goodie for 1.3k

 

[domelk]

Anyone who even considers spending £7.5k on a PC needs their head looking at... Apart from benchmarking software, where you might see a few extra points, you wont really notice enough to justify that kind of money. EVER

For a 1.3K budget you could get this.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
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 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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,277.00 including VAT and delivery.

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

That spec will max out anything you throw at it, possibly add a 750W psu that way you can add a 2nd GPU and still have a bit of wiggle room.

I like that and will go for it, but as always the website always plays up. I ordered one yeterday days ago, and I need to cancel.. but it says The page that you have requested could not be found. Please check the following:

1. You have typed in the address correctly.

2. You are not trying to access an old page from your favourites or search engine cache.

3. You have typed the correct file extension, for example .jpg or .html.

You will be redirected to our homepage in 20 seconds. If you feel that you have reached this page because of an error on our website, please click here to email us.

when I log in..

Also what is the difference between the Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

and the motherboard you chose?

 

[domelk]

This is a new one I just made. I have win 7 alrdy, so it's fine.


Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED 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)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£46)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,267.00 including VAT and delivery.


Please tell me if it's good

 

[Wolvo7]

I lol'd at this thread Can't believe I'm gonna say that to the guy who was ready to spend 7.5k on a PC, but you could consider upping your budget a tad and fit in an SSD, it will make everything a lot faster and if you're looking for performance that means less loading times.

Apart from that the spec u posted is pretty good. Now reassure me on something, you said

I ordered one yeterday days ago, and I need to cancel.. but it says The page that you have requested could not be found. Please check the following:

1. You have typed in the address correctly.

2. You are not trying to access an old page from your favourites or search engine cache.

3. You have typed the correct file extension, for example .jpg or .html.

You will be redirected to our homepage in 20 seconds. If you feel that you have reached this page because of an error on our website, please click here to email us.

when I log in..

Please tell me you didn't actually post an order for the 7.5k PC ^^ I'd totally understand your mom in that case. As for your login problems, are u using firefox? I get the same thing with FF so I use Chrome on this website, dunno why we get this error.

 

[domelk]

I lol'd at this thread Can't believe I'm gonna say that to the guy who was ready to spend 7.5k on a PC, but you could consider upping your budget a tad and fit in an SSD, it will make everything a lot faster and if you're looking for performance that means less loading times.

Apart from that the spec u posted is pretty good. Now reassure me on something, you said



Please tell me you didn't actually post an order for the 7.5k PC ^^ I'd totally understand your mom in that case. As for your login problems, are u using firefox? I get the same thing with FF so I use Chrome on this website, dunno why we get this error.

I ordered the 7.5k one, then cancelled luckily.

And It only happens on chrome for me, but works on fire fox

I don't need fast loading times, not a worry for me

 

[Wolvo7]

In that case nothing to change in your spec You could drop the CPU to the 3770, you chose the k version and this one is intended for overclocking (it has an unlocked multiplier). If you plan to overclock now or later on, keep the 3770k, if not scale down to the 3770. Bear in mind that OCing won't improve your gaming performance and if it's just a gaming PC ie no video editing etc you won't notice a difference.

Edit: Also you'd have to up the CPU cooler for OCing so I'd recommend dropping down to the 3770 will save you some ££

 

[Rakk]

I like that and will go for it, but as always the website always plays up. I ordered one yeterday days ago, and I need to cancel.. but it says The page that you have requested could not be found. Please check the following:

1. You have typed in the address correctly.

2. You are not trying to access an old page from your favourites or search engine cache.

3. You have typed the correct file extension, for example .jpg or .html.

You will be redirected to our homepage in 20 seconds. If you feel that you have reached this page because of an error on our website, please click here to email us.

A few people have seen this recently, clear your browser cache and that should sort it out.

 

[domelk]

Thanks everyone, I've decided on what I'm going to get. refer to the last posted spec.

One more question though.

what's the SSD CACHE DRIVE option mean on the creation part of the website?

and is a SSD drive as a first hard drive really needed?

 

[vanthus]

An SSD cache drive makes an HDD faster for frequently accessed data,
an SSD drive is not essential but it will make your system faster on boot & loading applications.

 

[Big_Rich]

Sorry, but I call troll on this whole thread.

Just sayin'

 

[domelk]

Sorry, but I call troll on this whole thread.

Just sayin'

How so? I ordered the 7.5k PC, but had to call PC specialist to cancel it due to my mum finding out that i was spending so much on a PC. So she told me to spend no more than 1.5k.

 

[domelk]

An SSD cache drive makes an HDD faster for frequently accessed data,
an SSD drive is not essential but it will make your system faster on boot & loading applications.

Alright thanks for the help. I wont be going for a SSD just yet, If needed I can always install it my self.

 

[bg92]

If I could afford an ssd I would definately get one, and installing it later on is going to usually mean a fresh windows intsall and etc.

Also read this, there is a section with benefits of ssd's and a lot of other useful info about ssd's