Review

My first post from my brand new computer, and I have a few things to say about my overall experience of buying from PCSpecialist.

Firstly, here is the Spec which I have recently ordered, and set up.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX

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

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

RAID
NONE

SSD CACHE DRIVE
NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE

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
2 x 200Mbps HomePlug AV - Create a Wired Network Using Electric Sockets! (£49)

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
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
NONE

2nd Monitor
NONE

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)

Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
NONE

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)

Webcam
NONE

Headsets (VOIP)
NONE

Surge Protection
NONE

Printer
NONE

External Hard Drive
NONE

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Home Installation
NONE

Data Recovery
NONE

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£59)

Pricing Information

Price (excluding VAT)
£1,000.83

Price
£1,201.00

Total Order price (Ex VAT)
£1,000.83

Total Order Price
£1,201.00



Wattage

Maximum Required Power
523W

Production Dates

Processed Date
04-08-2011
Build Date
05-08-2011
Test Date
08-08-2011
QC Date
08-08-2011
Awaiting Dispatch Date
10-08-2011
Dispatch Date
10-08-2011


Who Worked on This Order?

Built By
Andrew Vincent
Tested By
Zbear Ramzan
QC'd By
Craig Whiteley
Packed By
Anthony Cunliffe

I would like to add that this is the first powerful PC Desktop I have ever owned, meaning my experience is even better.

I have never experienced such good customer service from a company, nor the high standards which my computer was built with.

I would like to add that there was excellent courier service, delivering on the day specified, with very useful tracking tools too.

I am sorry that I am unable to post Pictures of my build, my stupid camera is'nt working, and my phone dislikes connecting itself to computers for some reason!

Nevertheless, I felt I had to post to say that if anyone is in any doubt of ordering with PCS, then you can throw that doubt out the window! My experience has been nothing short of excellent, with a sturdy packaging, welcoming customer service and also a high quality of hardware.

I have heard some people have trouble with long delivery times, and I would recommend the 5, or 3, day delivery service which I myself purchased. Although if your not in a rush for it (I needed mine for University) then im sure it wouldnt take very long anyway.

Overall, I am beyond happy, and would like to extend a huge thank you to the staff at PCS, as well as the very helpful people on these forums who helped me make my choice.

Thanks go to you all!
 

Corfate

Author Level
Glad you had a good experience with PCS :) Hope you're happy with your new rig, looks good! Get some pics on if your camera or phone decide to comply ;)
 

DeadEyeDuk

Superhero Level Poster
Good stuff Dan! Nice review...pics arent everything, so long as you are enjoying your new machine :D
 

faihaf

Silver Level Poster
nice to see eveyrone else is having a great experinces i think i m the only odd one not impress so far with the service i have recieved.

i will not go into details but after spending over 2K so far its been well below my expectation.

if anyone reading my post who is in position to do somehting or like to know why i m not happy feel free to pm me and i ll give my feedback

anyway great pc enjoy
 
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