PC Quote for Bunz

[Sleinous]

Spec for a friend

If you notice anything that could do with changing, do post. Chosen TX750W for the ability to add a second GTX 465 at a later date. (750W should cover this spec I think?)

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE (£59)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-760 Quad Core (2.80GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost
Motherboard
ASUS® P7P55D-E PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX465 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Free Item
FREE MAFIA II Game (RRP: £34.99) with a qualifying GTX 4xx Series GPU!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
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 & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 750W PSU (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£88)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) 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 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £903.00 including VAT and delivery.

The budget is the price of the PC that Bunz was interested in from PC World: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/packard-bell-ipower-i9521-uk-04144137-pdt.html

Have a look at the GPU they've plonked in there

 

[Nemesis]

????!!!?!??!!!!?!!?????!!! The mighty SLEINOUS ? Asking for help..... lolololol
ATI 5570 lol its like they think the average consumer is stupid or something
To me the spec looks great though I would personally choose the GTX460, but thats just me.

 

[Sleinous]

????!!!?!??!!!!?!!?????!!! The mighty SLEINOUS ? Asking for help..... lolololol
ATI 5570 lol its like they think the average consumer is stupid or something
To me the spec looks great though I would personally choose the GTX460, but thats just me.

Especially that teh rig is £899, I speced an IDENTICAL rig on PCS, except for one thing, the CPU, had to chose the next i7 800 up because PCS dont even stock that lesser CPU that PCWorld used, all in all, the rig came out to £650. So how on earth do PCWorld justify £899???

Yes, sometimes i too need help hehehe

 

[Phoenix]

Looks like a great build, and worth it if your friend can stretch his budget by £3.01

 

[Sleinous]

Hehe, a spanner has been put in the works for now so new comp has to wait. However the upside is the spec will cheapen further

 

[Meds]

I don't there's much to be said about the spec Sleinous, I would just pick up on the CPU Cooler being the standard one an all. If your mate can squeeze an extra £19 into their budget then they can have a nice, shiny upgraded one

 

[Sleinous]

I don't there's much to be said about the spec Sleinous, I would just pick up on the CPU Cooler being the standard one an all. If your mate can squeeze an extra £19 into their budget then they can have a nice, shiny upgraded one

probably could squeeze this in too by the time they're ready for it =]

 

[Bunny]

Sleinous

This may have to be brought forward sooner that I thought given that my current laptop has died. Would like to catch up soon.

Bunz

 

[Sleinous]

Bunz,

On Skype now, talk to you soon

Slein

 

[Sleinous]

My latest idea:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 965 (3.40GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX470 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11 + MAFIA II
Free Item
FREE MAFIA II Game (RRP: £34.99) with a qualifying GTX 4xx Series GPU!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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 & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
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 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £865.00 including VAT and delivery.

Basically, added the copper heatpipe that meds suggested, gone for a GTX 470 (same card as mine) but ditched teh ability to add a second in SLI, dont think youll get to teh stage where a GTX 470 will struggle for a VERY long time lol. Therefore, able to save money on motherboard, and downgrade PSU to a TX650W instead of 750W. Lastly, a WD1002FAEX as boot-drive as I know you hate waiting for stuff to load and osme say its slightly faster than the green drive, so i'm playing it safe here, to make sure youd ont bite my head off

 

[Bunny]

Hey Sleinous

Just something I need to clarify, on the latest spec that isnt wireless is it?

No skype now

 

[Sleinous]

Nah, but, I added it for you when you were on Skype You want me to add it now?

Here is the spec with the monitor and the wireless card:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX470 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11 + MAFIA II
Free Item
FREE MAFIA II Game (RRP: £34.99) with a qualifying GTX 4xx Series GPU!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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 & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
22" Wide TFT Silver/Black 1920 x1080 2MS D-Sub, DVI, 21.6" Panel (£119)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,016.00 including VAT and delivery.

OK, done, that is the final spec above.

Notice that this is WITH the monitor and WITH the WLAN card.

I also upgraded the CPU to the AMD Phenom X4 970 3.50Ghz instead of the AMD Phenom X4 965 3.40Ghz that I originally went for which has increased the price by £16, but heck, it's worth it.

The whole spec was exactly £1000 with the 965 processor, its now £1016 with the 970 processor.

Heck i'll pay the difference if you want lmao, it's that good a deal.

Text me if you have another question as i'm off soon. =]

 

[Bunny]

Oops also noticed, if I am going to buy new monitor, will also need DVI Cable?

 

[PCS]

You will with our standard monitors. Our iiyama range come with DVI cables supplied.

 

[Sleinous]

yes, you can't really beat £5, however, for £20 more you can get the 22" IIYAMA monitor, (which will have DVI included, so, infact, for £15 more, because you then no longer have to buy the cable).

 

[Bunny]

Ok I need to understand the diff between the std and iiyama monitors before I can make that call

 

[Sleinous]

No noticeable difference, it says the IIYAMA has a 5ms response time, although all the other IIYAMA's have 2ms response time, so not sure if thats a typo or not. The standard ones have 2ms response time. The IIYAMA has an HDMI/DVI/VGA output, the standard has only DVI/VGA output.

Apart from that, just the quality of the monitor itself? Slightly nicer / better build-quality?

 

[PCS]

The biggest deifference is the iiyamas are LED monitors and the standard monitors are LCD. This makes the iiyama much thinner (ultra thin!) and more stylish. The iiyama also have a better picture - an overall higher quality monitor.

 

[Sleinous]

The biggest deifference is the iiyamas are LED monitors and the standard monitors are LCD. This makes the iiyama much thinner (ultra thin!) and more stylish. The iiyama also have a better picture - an overall higher quality monitor.

Ooh! Didnt realise they were LED, yes go for it then Bunz0rz!

 

[Bunny]

thanks for the input, will mull over this evening, hopefully place order tomorrow