Thank you PCS!

[Pleb]

I ordered my first gaming PC last Friday and it arrived yesterday (without paying extra for fast build or delivery)! Thank you PC Specialist for making me an awesome machine in record time!

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Fan Controller
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Surge Protection
MasterPlug SRG82 8 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE BORDERLANDS: THE PRE-SEQUEL with GTX 770/780/780/TITAN GPUs!
Miscellaneous
CM Storm Pitch Gaming Headset



Ignore the TV and the Virgin Media box, those I already had!

Also loving the Geforce GTX light up on the GPU:

 

[DT87]

Wow nice rig

Glad you are happy broski unk:

 

[TheGeeza]

Awesome machine mate.

 

[zalmoxis]

That's just great.You ordered last Friday, no fast track, and you already have it.

This is without doubt, proof for me that there is absolutely no queue or backlog whatsoever. I should know, I ordered mine 3 weeks ago and it's still in pre-production.

Yes, I called. Three times.

 

[Pleb]

It might just be that there are components in your order they don't have in. Also I did amend my order after placing it to get fast track, then cancelled it and changed my PSU and GPU as the GTX 980 became available. Maybe they didn't see I'd cancelled it!

 

[mantadog]

I hope you have plans to add a SSD at some point. it pains me to see a generic 2Tb drive in a machine like that.

But yeah it will smash everything you throw at it.

Enjoy.

 

[Pleb]

Maybe but I don't like the idea of a Hard Drive that only has a very limited life span. I know a normal HDD has a limited life span but doesn't the SSD have a really short one?

 

[adidan]

What do you mean by really short? My first SSD is still going strong after 4 years.

 

[keynes]

Maybe but I don't like the idea of a Hard Drive that only has a very limited life span. I know a normal HDD has a limited life span but doesn't the SSD have a really short one?

I would have gone for a caviar black. SSDs have quite a long lifespan and the new ones seem to be as reliable as HDDs.

 

[adidan]

I think you'll also find SSD manufacturers often offer a warranty anywhere between 3 and 10 years as well (i think that's for one of the Sandisk drives).

I like to keep HDDs as far away from any of my pcs/laptops as possible, the closest they get is as external storage drives.

 

[mantadog]

Maybe but I don't like the idea of a Hard Drive that only has a very limited life span. I know a normal HDD has a limited life span but doesn't the SSD have a really short one?

They will last for longer than the life of the PC on average, they are 'damaged' by writes and that is what dictates it lifespan. However even on entry level drives they are in the 10's of GB day for 10 years. With that being seen as very conservative. They are generally more reliable than HDD's too...

 

[vanthus]

HDD's or SSD's can last for years,on the other hand they can also fail at anytime (hence why you should always backup) I had two Caviar Black HDD failures within 6 months of receiving my computer

 

[Pleb]

Ah ok regretting it now ah well I will get one soon it's still very quick as it is but I've been told I will notice the difference.

 

[mantadog]

Ah ok regretting it now ah well I will get one soon it's still very quick as it is but I've been told I will notice the difference.

They lied, SSD's are like this good. |_____________________________________________| vs a HDD which is just this good |____|

 

[Pleb]

Haha okay fair enough. I'll order one from PCS and fit it myself, from the video's I've seen on YouTube it looks simple enough (I am learning a great deal more from YT than I did at college lol). Would the Kingston 120GB or 240GB be okay or would the Samsung one be a better choice?

 

[mantadog]

If you go for the Kingston get the hyper x rather than the v300 as the v300 is really slow (much slower than advertised due to a NAND switch they kept a secret) I personally like the Samsung, but a flaw with the firmware (that is being fixed as we speak) has kind of put it down in my estimations.

All in all for a non techy id advise the hyper x at the moment.

And yes, YouTube rocks.

 

[Pleb]

Okay thank you all for your very helpful advice! :rockon:

 

[Mingram]

I must ask, when you have the TV set to 16:9 size mode does any of the picture get cut out?

Anyhoo, great PC! Enjoy the beast

 

[Pleb]

I must ask, when you have the TV set to 16:9 size mode does any of the picture get cut out?

Anyhoo, great PC! Enjoy the beast

No the screen is fine as is the picture and resolution. My last PC also had HDMI output and that was fine as well.

 

[Chaos]

Grats! That's an awesome machine. Just got mine so I know how you feel haha!