Literally minutes away from placing order (FINAL REVIEW)

[Mr.RKH]

Please give it a final check.
Max budget - £1250.
Main use - Play games while recording, then using light video editing for youtube uploading.
Last - At least 5 years even if I have to play at mid/ low settings.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache Don't need the i7 because I don't mind a little more waiting time when making video

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX I won't SLI the GPU so this motherboard seems most appropriate, not sure though

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB) I don't think I should choose 4GB for some reason

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready Very strong and will definitely last me at least 5 years on its own

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW) I will only install the OS and the main games playing at current time

2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) I will store the infrequent games here, and move to SSD if I start to play it again, I will also put other software on this

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM Blu ray seems a long way for pc games

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69) Don't need more than this since GPU won't be upgraded

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19) Most appropriate

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16) Don't have dual band router, so wireless N it will be

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED Already have one

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£129) Seems big enough for games

Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£21) Read reviews, suitable for me

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9) I heard they sometimes mess up on delivery

Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)No way will I last 10-12 working days

£1237

Thank you for any reply

 

[keynes]

Looks good to me. The GTX 670 is definitely a good card, good value for money. I'd stick to one thread, I think you opened a few requesting advice for your spec and you may get more help if you stick to just one thread.

 

[Mr.RKH]

Looks good to me. The GTX 670 is definitely a good card, good value for money. I'd stick to one thread, I think you opened a few requesting advice for your spec and you may get more help if you stick to just one thread.

Yeah sorry about that, it's because I keep changing my budget, but now I'm sure it is 1250, and since I'm sure in 5 years time things will be much cheaper and better so no need for 'future proof'

 

[lady0sheep]

It looks like a good final spec to me, that's probably because it's similar to what I ordered so I'm biased though I'm jealous of your SSD, it was slightly out of my budget

 

[keynes]

It looks like a good final spec to me, that's probably because it's similar to what I ordered so I'm biased though I'm jealous of your SSD, it was slightly out of my budget

You can always add a 2nd one in the future, 120gb for around £65 right now.

 

[lady0sheep]

You can always add a 2nd one in the future, 120gb for around £65 right now.

That, my friend, sounds very much like my grand master plan

 

[keynes]

PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9) I heard they sometimes mess up on delivery

The PCS extra care diamond just means that it would be delivered before noon.

 

[Mr.RKH]

It looks like a good final spec to me, that's probably because it's similar to what I ordered so I'm biased though I'm jealous of your SSD, it was slightly out of my budget

That is unlucky but still..

 

[Mr.RKH]

Alright I removed that.
I also did fast track 3 days cause i'm so unpatient.. I then lowered the PSU to 600W since that will suffice..
Now it's 1238..
Any last advice or is that it..??

 

[lady0sheep]

I've heard that Corsair PSUs are more reliable/efficient hence why I went for the 650W one myself. I had a corsair PSU on my last PC as well and it's lasted years, just my opinion though.

If you do the 5 day order rather than the 3 day, you get to save money and can also edit your order for free before it goes into building, gives you a chance to sleep on it!

 

[keynes]

Alright I removed that.
I also did fast track 3 days cause i'm so unpatient.. I then lowered the PSU to 600W since that will suffice..
Now it's 1238..
Any last advice or is that it..??

I'd stick to corsair as your PSU.

 

[Mr.RKH]

I've heard that Corsair PSUs are more reliable/efficient hence why I went for the 650W one myself. I had a corsair PSU on my last PC as well and it's lasted years, just my opinion though.

If you do the 5 day order rather than the 3 day, you get to save money and can also edit your order for free before it goes into building, gives you a chance to sleep on it!

Hmm true, doesn't matter I changed back to 650W and it's now 1248 so within my budget..

 

[Mr.RKH]

I'd stick to corsair as your PSU.

For some reason last night the forum shut down..
Anyway I ordered mine for 1248 and by 10o clock this morning I received an email saying it has been built and is awaiting test, then quality control...
My god so quick I'm loving it!!!

 

[Rakk]

For some reason last night the forum shut down..

Yep, the forums were being updated to a newer version

 

[domelk]

For some reason last night the forum shut down..
Anyway I ordered mine for 1248 and by 10o clock this morning I received an email saying it has been built and is awaiting test, then quality control...
My god so quick I'm loving it!!!

wow nice...

Mine is on it's 7th working day and is only on pre-production...

 

[Rakk]

wow nice...

Mine is on it's 7th working day and is only on pre-production...

Well Mr.RKH did go for the 3-day fast track which is why its progressed so quickly.

 

[domelk]

Well Mr.RKH did go for the 3-day fast track which is why its progressed so quickly.

still 7 days on pre-production is to much. I want to game!

 

[Mr.RKH]

still 7 days on pre-production is to much. I want to game!

Yeah it did cost me 60 quid which I could have spend on other things such as a better motherboard for future SLI, but then I would have had to upgrade PSU too and that would have all come round to above my budget..
I'm still very happy, and I needed the fast track because I'm really unpatient..