Quick check before ordering please!

[Thrasher]

Hello all - I will be placing an order for a new system either later today or tomorrow and just wanted to confirm everything should be good with the spec below. Primary use is for gaming and I had a max budget of £900-£1,000. Thanks for any feedback!


Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8H67-M LE: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s,

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, 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
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£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 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

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
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £917.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Rakk]

Looks good to me

 

[vanthus]

Nice solid build.

 

[Thrasher]

Cheers guys. I guess I will take the plunge!

One thing I forgot to ask was, what brand of graphics card is supplied? I could not see this mentioned anywhere so far.

Thanks again.

 

[Rakk]

The NVidia ones are generally Palit, not guaranteed to be Palit, but it is them most of the time (afaik).

 

[Thrasher]

Well I think today will be THE day. Just one final question, about the case this time. The case I chose above only appears to have 2 fans, which doesn't sound brilliant. I want the system to be as quiet as possible but obviously there is a trade off there with how much heat it will manage.

I'll have a look at a few more reviews this morning but was wondering whether it might be better to spend a tenner extra for the Coolermaster 690 II Case? I do actually prefer the more simple look of the Sileo 500 though.

 

[Wozza63]

what are you using it for, the sileo is more for office work which isnt too intense but if you are gaming or video editing you may need something cooler

 

[TudorVII]

If you're going to be gaming for long periods of time, a case with better air flow would be the best solution really.
Any of the cases in the £79 range should be sufficient, although I don't believe all of the fans are included in the price.
Someone else could probably confirm or deny that, additionally you could call PCS to enquire about it.

 

[Thrasher]

It will be primarily for gaming.

I do like the look of the Sileo more than the CM690 II though like I say. I prefer a more clean asthetic. Hell, maybe I should just spend an extra £30 and get the Antec 900. I had one of those for my last system and it was very nice, a little on the large side but had enough fans to calm the beast.

EDIT - I should defo enquire regarding the fans, thanks Tudor. Might as well have whichever case I choose maxed out. I assume most of these cases have a speed select for the fans like I know the Antec 900 should.

 

[Wozza63]

what about the HAF 912?

i also think the 690 looks quite smart and clean compared to others

most cases dont have a fan controller to select speeds but you can buy one to easily install

 

[Thrasher]

I've noticed the HAF 912 is pretty popular round these parts but I'm not too keen on the look of it tbh. It looks a bit...industrial.