Just completed my 3rd PCS order - the only place I will ever buy a PC!!!

[Jmooney]

I bought my first PCS PC in 2010 and its still going strong now, and I am writing this on my Vortex IV laptop purchased last year which has proven to be an amazing laptop. The build quality, value for money and amazing customer service are why I am again coming to PCS to purchase my new desktop system. Seriously if you are lurking on the forums trying to decide if its worth buying from here I can not emphasize enough just how good they are both when buying and, from experience, many years after the purchase date!
Anyway decided as good as my system is it was time to upgrade:

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-5820K (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® RAMPAGE V EXTREME: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X PREDATOR QUAD-DDR4 3000MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
3TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD3003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Zx 5.1 PCI-E Soundcard

Keep up the great work PCS!!!

James
A happy and loyal PCS customer

 

[keynes]

For gaming only? The mothetboard is overkill regardless

 

[Jmooney]

For gaming only? The mothetboard is overkill regardless

It's for gaming and general use.
There was only a small difference in the cost, what would you suggest and why? Didn't go with the gigabyte as it didn't support the memory and didn't have wifi built in, I could change to the 2666mhz ram and change the processor to the 3.5ghz? No point in upping to 16gb ram?

Thanks

 

[keynes]

For gaming and day to day use you won't get any benefits from anything higher than 1600mh. I am surprised there is only a small difference in cost since the rampage extreme was like twice or 3 times more expensive than a standard one. I would go with a different cpu kand build if I were you like the i7-4790 and z97-A motherboard

 

[Jmooney]

For gaming and day to day use you won't get any benefits from anything higher than 1600mh. I am surprised there is only a small difference in cost since the rampage extreme was like twice or 3 times more expensive than a standard one. I would go with a different cpu kand build if I were you like the i7-4790 and z97-A motherboard

I dont want to have to upgrade for a while hence the x99 and ddr4 - there is a £130ish difference between this mb and the cheaper but the cost of adding the wireless card takes away most the saving

James