New Desktop

[jethers77]

Hi,

Wouldn't mind people casting their eyes over this and seeing if there was anything to be done differently?

I already have a large hard drive to fit to it myself for storage hence the small SSD main drive for the OS with a partition for a recovery drive.

Mainly to be used for gaming, some light video editing etc.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H87M-E: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
Samsung S24B150BL/EN 24"LED Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-10AM
Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Miscellaneous
FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Quantity
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[A314159]

Unless you are using a lot of high res monitors downgrade to the 2gb 770. I also don't think you really need the i7, but you might choose to keep it. Also, silver warranty is £5....
You might want to think about a larger psu as well.

 

[jethers77]

Thanks for that, I had missed the warranty option so special thanks for pointing that out!

Quite a reasonable saving for those changes without losing much performance for what I use it for.

 

[keynes]

I would use the fast track money to get a better case and motherboard. No need for h60 with the CPU you have chosen, any particular reason for windows professional?

 

[jethers77]

I read that windows pro was better at handling machines if you upped the power/performance in the future? Not sure how accurate that was?

I'm so impatient when I buy stuff hence the fast track - I could upgrade the motherboard, any recommendations?

 

[keynes]

I read that windows pro was better at handling machines if you upped the power/performance in the future? Not sure how accurate that was?

I'm so impatient when I buy stuff hence the fast track - I could upgrade the motherboard, any recommendations?

Windows professional is not going to improve performance just adding feature you may not need, for gaming is not needed. Motherboard z87-a or z97-a. The one you selected is a micro atx board with less expansion slots.