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MickyG

MickyG

Enthusiast
Hey forum people, I'm new to this forum site, and using the website in general, and was just wondering what people think of the spec I've chosen. Any comments are welcome, including improvements :p

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-960 (3.20GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB Intel® X25-M 2.5" SSD (34nm / upto 250MB/sR | 100MB/sW)***SPECIAL***
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W PRO SERIES (HX1000) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£169)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
 
MickyG

MickyG

Enthusiast
Thanks for the welcome :D

Haha, well I've always had single cards myself, but I've always wanted to try out the SLI technology and such, to see how they differ to a single card, so I figured why not try it :p
 
Gorman

Gorman

Author Level
You can always throw another 570 in later to try out SLI. With 2 x 460's your upgrade options are limited.
 
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misterdave

Enthusiast
Nice spec, I'm with Gorman on the GPU front deffo go with a 570 over the 460's sli. No storage HDD just a 120GB SSD bit limiting isnt it?

Nice to see the HX1000 and Kingston RAM in there.
 
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ghostfire

Bronze Level Poster
am i correct in saying you dont need the 1600mhz ram unless u are thinking of overclocking? if so 1333 should be fine ;)
 
MickyG

MickyG

Enthusiast
@misterdave

I've got an external 1.5tb hdd that I use to store the majority of my stuff (music, pictures, docs etc) and I was mainly going to use it as a gaming machine

@ghostfire

Oh, I wasn't aware of that, I'll change that then, as I won't be overclocking :p
Thanks :D
 
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PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
Also - unless you plan to duplicate CD's/DVD's very regularly, you do not need two optical drives. Consider removing one drive from you selection.
 
MickyG

MickyG

Enthusiast
PCS said:
Also - unless you plan to duplicate CD's/DVD's very regularly, you do not need two optical drives. Consider removing one drive from you selection.
Click to expand...

True, and it's been done. I've also made a few other changes (replaced the dual 460's with a 570 and reduced the power supply) so I'll post an updated one later, and would appreciate any feedback

(Thanks everyone for the insightful information, it's been a real help :D)
 
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ghostfire

Bronze Level Poster
i will say one thing though. when u place ur order make sure u tell them that u want the operating system on the SSD. just noticed u put the SSD on the second slot. just incase it gets mixed up :p
 
MickyG

MickyG

Enthusiast
The updated spec, let me know what you all think (advice is appreciated :D)

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-960 (3.20GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB SAMSUNG DDR3 TRI-DDR3 1333MHz (3 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX570 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB Intel® X25-M 2.5" SSD (34nm / upto 250MB/sR | 100MB/sW)***SPECIAL***
2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
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 750W TX SERIES (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£88)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

Prolific Poster
Looks good apart from the 500gb HDD, would be a good idea to change it for a caviar green/black.
 
MickyG

MickyG

Enthusiast
Well, I've made the above changes, and, have ordered the computer :D

Thanks to everyone who commented with all the useful advice, really appreciate it :D
 
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