Just Ordered Ths

[Ash]

Just Ordered This

Hey,

After asking around these forums, I finally put together and ordered this (on the 16th Jan).

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8H67-M: M-ATX, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™

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

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 520 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

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

Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)

Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

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

I'm going to be using it for general computing and college work. So basically things like surfing the web, using Microsoft Office, coding in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and playing around in Flash and Photoshop.
It's a massive upgrade from my 8 year old Compaq laptop (AMD Athlon 2.2Ghz, 1GB RAM).
I really can't wait for it to come.

Also, as I am putting my own Windows 7 on this, will I have to install drivers myself does the graphics card etc? Will the computer come with the necessary driver installation CDs?

 

[Ash]

anyone?

 

[Corfate]

Yea it will come with all the driver cd's you need, but it's best to get them online, as the ones online are the latest. When you install windows, it should download the drivers for you and prompt you to update, but you can do it manually by going online

I'd recommend upgrading the case to a 310 elite. Good looking case and good cooling is 250GB enough for all your files? You could also drop down to an i3 as you probably wot use the i5 to the most of its ability. I3 may be more for your money with your needs

 

[MadMan]

yep it does come will all cds but as Corfate said the latest updates can be found online. I would get a faster hard drive as you wouldnt want your computer to be slow when loading applications etc. The caviar black is very good or the seagate barracuda

 

[Ash]

I got an i5 because i might play the odd game on it and I want it to be able to do as much as possible, and do it well. I couldn't afford a faster hard drive, and 250gb is more than I need right now. I'll get a better one when the prices drop again.

 

[MadMan]

ok then