Just ordered

[Roobarb]

Case - COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU) - Intel® Core™i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-980X (3.33GHz) Overclocked @ 4GHz

Motherboard - ASUS® RAMPAGE III EXTREME: 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

Memory (RAM) - 6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 2000MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)

Graphics Card - 1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX560Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready

2nd Graphics Card - 1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX560Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready

1st Hard Disk - 240GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)

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

Power Supply - CORSAIR 1000W PRO SERIES (HX1000) 80+ MODULAR PSU

Processor Cooling - COOLIT ECO C240 A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER)

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

Network Facilities - ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD

USB Options - NZXT INTERNAL USB HEADER (4 Additional Powered Internal USB Ports)

Operating System - Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software - Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2010 (Incl Disc & 1 License for 3 devices)

Anti-Virus - NORTON 360 SUITE - 1 Year Licence for upto 3 PCs

How excited !!!!!!

 

[Killzoned]

Wow thats a BEAST! in my opinions i reckon you should of gotten the 960 CPU version instead and then upgrade Sli 560 ti to a sli GTX 570
Much more performance in gaming as most programs or even games even utilize the 6 CORES

But nevertheless your PC will be beasting

 

[Meds]

Very nice spec.

Just the one question though, do you store pics/videos/movies on this PC? If so, the SSD will get full pretty darn quick and it'll probably be worth getting a 2nd HDD for storage. If you have external storage then there's no need to worry!

 

[BAD SANTA]

Nice rig and looking forward to seeing the pics.
As above I would really consider getting a second drive, maybe a 640 or 1tb.

 

[Roobarb]

Yeah i have a HDD sitting up stairs from my old system that will be used for extra storage. So that will be cleared off of all old windows stuff and clutter and just left with my films and tunes on it. (i have some old banned bugs bunny cartoons i don't wanna lose, for those old enough to remember )

As for the graphics side, i battled a lot with myself over this, and no doubt BG will drop me a post on this soon +rep if he does lol.

As i posted before, my wife is actually paying for this rig for me, and i was given a fairly healthy budget as you can see, but what you cant see from this order is the 23" NEC 232wmi monitor i ordered as well, and the Steelseries G7 keyboard, and cata mouse So i needed to balance the graphics side, but the 560 look very over clock-able and from some reviews I've seen, even the 5870's can bottleneck the system if not enough of them are running.

This system is basically to bring me into the 21st century, after killing my old dual Xeon 2.8 setup.

Pics will follow of course, and a BIG thank you to the wife of course, and all the guys at PCS that will no doubt build this beast with love and care.

 

[BAD SANTA]

A setup like that and a wife that pays for it,
Wow you are one lucky guy lol.

 

[Roobarb]

I know..... she even paid for our wedding in Cyprus, lucky chap eh..... next she's taking us to New York in March/April as well....

God bless her bonuses

 

[Roobarb]

Forgot to say ! PCS service is excellent ! I nearly bought an alienware. But, so glad I didn't !

Not only is PCS better priced, i was actually relived that as soon as i ordered, and im talking over £2.5k my card insurer showed a fraud attempt..... like PCS explained in there order processing. They check your details, so makes you feel safe dealing with a company that makes sure you ARE dealing with your care at there heart. The bank ok'd it and all sorted.

TY pcs

 

[TyB]

very nice rig indeed, would love to see some pics of that wee beastie when you get it

 

[Roobarb]

whats missing ?

 

[TyB]

Clearly it's fluffy dice hanging from the monitor is all that missing

 

[LFFPicard]

The mouse mat.

 

[Roobarb]

Fluffy dice !!!!! jesus, i spent money on over clocking, i should of got go faster strips and fluffy dice...

oh well...

 

[Sleinous]

990x just released too nice rig, hope youll be folding@home enjoy!

 

[Roobarb]

Thanks Slenious for pointing out my oooopsssy.

CPU changed, gone for the 990.... only £35 more, so no biggie.

pics of course will follow...... tick tock

 

[Sleinous]

good work I would now say go for a Xeon X5680 but yeah, thats a few hundred more

By the way, location Ringwood, youre not far at all lol, does the Wessex Way ring any bells? I WILL be along to swap that 990X for my 930 and hope you dont notice

 

[Roobarb]

Hard not to know the wessex way when you live here.

You can pop round for a view when it arrives, we can go for a pint in the local, and you can also meet my husky.

Got to stop clock watching. Orders still not moving.

 

[Sleinous]

Well im in the NF but yes its a bit of a pain, even with the 50mph restriction into Bournemouth.

Orders will move when you least expect it usually

 

[Roobarb]

To be honest, we try to avoid b'mouth.

So we stay in Ringwood, and if we need anything we generally order from the interweb . Living anywhere in the new forest is nice, decent pubs, nice walks if
You have a dog. Quality of life just seems a little nicer.

 

[Sleinous]

Indeed it is cosy We have the Ringwood market bus, comes by on a Wednesday, woot woot for public transport. Lol.