My Build that can't arrive soon enough...

[JonnyBoi]

Hi, I'm new and here is my build:

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER EIGHT CORE FX-8150 (3.60GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR V FORMULA: AM3+, 3-WAY SLI/CROSSFIREX, ROG
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7970 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 130MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s HDD, 64MB Cache (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£69)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II C240 DUAL RADIATOR LIQUID CPU COOLER (£99)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£146)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£167)
2nd Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£167)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z523 2.1 SPEAKERS - 40W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£72)
Webcam
Logitech® Webcam C210 - built-in-mic & VGA quality video sensor (£15)
Headsets (VOIP)
LOGITECH® WIRELESS GAMING HEADSET G930 - 7.1 SURROUND SOUND (£145)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
2 DAY DELIVERY TO CHANNEL ISLANDS (VAT EXCLUSIVE) (£19)


It's on it's second business day and processing... HURRY!!!

I have to admit I got excited and rushed the build and had to make concessions; namely I couldn't choose my first choice of case (HAF-X) as there were component issues, couldn't add a sound card, and forgot to change the SSD to the one I wanted (but kudos to PCS support who changed this for me in about 5m).

Also I couldn't choose a build rush option as the MOBO is out of stock (which would've been awesome as I'm off work ill at the moment)

Anyway, I'm looking forward to my new PC, although I'll have to contend with customs here first!!!

What do you think? I'm hoping to add another HD7970 at a later date - should I have gone for the Corsair silver modular (1050w?)

 

[Rakk]

Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£167)
2nd Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£167)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)

I'm kind of curious as to why you've gone for two monitors and one HDMI lead
The Iiyamas do come with DVI leads anyway, just curious as to why you want that one HDMI lead (unless its for something else entirely of course)

Also I couldn't choose a build rush option as the MOBO is out of stock (which would've been awesome as I'm off work ill at the moment)

Once everything is in stock, you should be able to upgrade to fast track, and the fast track time would start from when payment was received for it I believe, in case you really can't wait

What are you going to be using the PC for? You've gone for quite a bit of RAM

 

[JonnyBoi]

Thanks for the reply Rakk,

As far as I could see the HD 7970 only has 1 HDMI connector (am I being dense?)

Is there an option for HDMI splitting and would this affect anything?

The PC is mainly going to be for gaming but I see it as an investment - I'm getting something powerful now so It will (hopefully) last a few years being able to play the best at the best

I was impatient and rang support who said the same thing about the fast track and also said the PSU should be able to accommodate another HD 7970.

I really just wanted the fast track so that I could get a few days of gaming in before I went back to work so the fast track isn't such a big deal with the MOBO out of stock.

You might be right about the RAM... perhaps I should get into film editing to justify it

 

[Rakk]

As far as I could see the HD 7970 only has 1 HDMI connector (am I being dense?)

Is there an option for HDMI splitting and would this affect anything?

Actually it was me being dense, for the past few PC's I've had they had NVidia cards which have two DVI ports on them so I always use two of the same connection, so I just thought it odd using two different ones, but yes, on the HD7970 it does indeed look like theres one HDMI and one DVI.
So just ignore that previous suggestion of mine