new gaming pc

[Rakk]

Hello,
Since I am a student I can get a discount on Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade 32/64-bit (English), for £57 however I am a bit unsure with the "upgrade" bit, does it mean I cannot use it unless there is a previous windows installed?

Yes, the upgrades need an valid existing version of Windows on the machine that is to be upgraded to Win7, eg generally it'd be XP or Vista.
The upgrade packages are generally cheaper because they know you already have a valid Windows OS on your machine

 

[NMEBowen]

this is what it says a upgrade most likely from windows 7 home you would need a full retail cd to be able to install it on your pc i belive, but i might be wrong best bet is to ring pcs and ask this question directly to them.

 

[keynes]

Yes, the upgrades need an valid existing version of Windows on the machine that is to be upgraded to Win7, eg generally it'd be XP or Vista.
The upgrade packages are generally cheaper because they know you already have a valid Windows OS on your machine

Thanks for the prompt reply. I was confused because the bottom of the page indicates the possibility of a clean custom installation, it is really a shame. I was hopping just by getting the product key PCs could just use it to install the OS.

 

[keynes]

I placed my order the 16th and it is the 7th working day pre-production. I am just looking forward for the delivery of my new pc! Thank you again for all the feedback and help provided, I promise I'll post pictures as soon as I get it.

Case COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 590 - 2 DVI,mHDMI, (PRE-ORDER)
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON HYPERX SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID NONE
SSD CACHE DRIVE NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£44)
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader NONE
Power Supply CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES™ GOLD AX1200-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR(£209)
Processor Cooling TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card Asus Xonar DG 5.1 SoundCard & Headphone AMP *Award Winner* £20
Network Facilities 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive NONE
Firewire & Video Editing NONE
TV Card NONE
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Change to: NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor NONE
2nd Monitor NONE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables NONE
Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision NONE
Keyboard & Mouse NONE
Mouse NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam NONE
Headsets (VOIP) NONE
Surge Protection 6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
Cable Tidy NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
Home Installation NONE
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

 

[tom_gr7]

excellent spec

 

[Rakk]

Looks like a nice machine

(I shouldn't really look at other peoples specs, makes my machine look old and inferior ...)

 

[keynes]

Thank you! I am just counting the days for it to arrive.

 

[keynes]

Since the gtx 590 is again of of stock and many users of the forum have suggested the amd 7970, could anyone recommend me a good 27 inches 3d monitor compatible with the card? Is it easy to set up the 3d features when playing games or movies?

 

[Rakk]

Since the gtx 590 is again of of stock and many users of the forum have suggested the amd 7970, could anyone recommend me a good 27 inches 3d monitor compatible with the card? Is it easy to set up the 3d features when playing games or movies?

If you want to see stuff in 3D you would need a 3D kit (which has glasses and stuff), but it looks like the ones PCS have only work with Nvidia - but I could be horribly wrong here - I dont know if the AMD cards will do 3D.

And I suspect a 27" 3D capable monitor will be pricey.

 

[keynes]

If you want to see stuff in 3D you would need a 3D kit (which has glasses and stuff), but it looks like the ones PCS have only work with Nvidia - but I could be horribly wrong here - I dont know if the AMD cards will do 3D.

And I suspect a 27" 3D capable monitor will be pricey.

I was planning to get the Asus 3D 27 that comes with the emitter and 3d glasses thus my choice for the gpu. I am not sure how difficult would it be to run the amd 7970 with the asus monitor