Sie
Gold Level Poster
So its been a while since i've posted on the forums due to university work and
other stuff keeping me generally busy, but here is my PCS Review! (with pics)
for those that don't remember my spec or are new to the forums here it is;
Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)
Price: £1,022.00 including VAT and delivery.
And the people that worked on this system and the timescale of the build
Production Dates
Processed Date 18-04-2011
Build Date 18-04-2011
Test Date 18-04-2011
QC Date 18-04-2011
Awaiting Dispatch Date 19-04-2011
Dispatch Date 19-04-2011
(i feel like ive robbed PCS seeing as i payed for 5 day dispatch and had it build in 2)
Who Worked on This Order?
Built By Sanjit Ghosh
Tested By Garnet Heller
QC'd By Craig Whiteley
Packed By Anthony Cunliffe
Now onto the review:
The packageing - if your boxes get any bigger your customers are going to have to start
removing their windows to get them in the house! But the packaging is brilliant, the foam
to dampen the journey and change of damage is great aswell as the inside stuffing of the case
easy to remove also
The case - The CM690 MK2 is a brilliant case, i am really glad i decided to go with it after
Gorman recommended it to me, the cable management is really good in this case leaving
a good amount of space for air flow and this case is very cool and looks great, the build
quality of this case is also great for the price, i would recommend it to anyone!
The System - The components work flawlessly, not had a single problem with them apart from
the network card not being seated correcting on arrival though this might have happened during
transit, but it is easily solvable so not really too much of a trouble. The system boot up is
perfect, no problems at all and the first time boot up was flawless and fast, i just wish
all electronic good as expensive as this worked so well out of the box, but we dont live in a perfect
world.
PCspecialist - These guys are amazing at what they do, the amount of care that goes into each system build
is amazing, they take so much pride and care in each system they build as if it is their own and it is understandable
why this company has such a good reputation under their belt! even the mods on the forums are great, if you get advice on
ANYTHING from them make sure you listen and take note of it, even if they recommend something different to what you
were looking at or hoping for, their advice is top notch.
The ONLY "big" problem i had was with the welcome package...
WHERE THE HELLS MY CHILD's WRITING! (damn you stickers
)
Anyhow to conclude, my overall experiance with PCS as a whole is 9/10 (-1 for the lack of child's writing on welcome pack!)
and Pictures!! (Bad quality since my Mobile's camera is cack)
http://imageshack.us/g/853/85823069.jpg/
other stuff keeping me generally busy, but here is my PCS Review! (with pics)
for those that don't remember my spec or are new to the forums here it is;
Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)
Price: £1,022.00 including VAT and delivery.
And the people that worked on this system and the timescale of the build
Production Dates
Processed Date 18-04-2011
Build Date 18-04-2011
Test Date 18-04-2011
QC Date 18-04-2011
Awaiting Dispatch Date 19-04-2011
Dispatch Date 19-04-2011
(i feel like ive robbed PCS seeing as i payed for 5 day dispatch and had it build in 2)
Who Worked on This Order?
Built By Sanjit Ghosh
Tested By Garnet Heller
QC'd By Craig Whiteley
Packed By Anthony Cunliffe
Now onto the review:
The packageing - if your boxes get any bigger your customers are going to have to start
removing their windows to get them in the house! But the packaging is brilliant, the foam
to dampen the journey and change of damage is great aswell as the inside stuffing of the case
easy to remove also
The case - The CM690 MK2 is a brilliant case, i am really glad i decided to go with it after
Gorman recommended it to me, the cable management is really good in this case leaving
a good amount of space for air flow and this case is very cool and looks great, the build
quality of this case is also great for the price, i would recommend it to anyone!
The System - The components work flawlessly, not had a single problem with them apart from
the network card not being seated correcting on arrival though this might have happened during
transit, but it is easily solvable so not really too much of a trouble. The system boot up is
perfect, no problems at all and the first time boot up was flawless and fast, i just wish
all electronic good as expensive as this worked so well out of the box, but we dont live in a perfect
world.
PCspecialist - These guys are amazing at what they do, the amount of care that goes into each system build
is amazing, they take so much pride and care in each system they build as if it is their own and it is understandable
why this company has such a good reputation under their belt! even the mods on the forums are great, if you get advice on
ANYTHING from them make sure you listen and take note of it, even if they recommend something different to what you
were looking at or hoping for, their advice is top notch.
The ONLY "big" problem i had was with the welcome package...
WHERE THE HELLS MY CHILD's WRITING! (damn you stickers
)Anyhow to conclude, my overall experiance with PCS as a whole is 9/10 (-1 for the lack of child's writing on welcome pack!)
and Pictures!! (Bad quality since my Mobile's camera is cack)
http://imageshack.us/g/853/85823069.jpg/
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