New Desktop PC Spec?

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Tobias Rieper

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CPU: Intel Core i5 4670
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa
Operating System: Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87-HD3
RAM: 8GB Corsair 1600mhz Vengeance (2x4GB)
Hard Drive: 1TB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Optical Drive: 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB
Sound card: Onboard 7.1 Audio
Case: Zalman Z11
PSU: 600W Corsair CX
Warranty: sc-1 - 3 Year SureCare Warranty

Price: £783

(It was originally an overclocked PC but I amended this and increased the GPU to a 760 - it will primarily be a gaming PC)

Please tell me what you think?

For that price including an OS of Windows 8.1 and the parts used, I think it looks pretty impressive. I have shopped around and all equivalents come out at between £900-£1000+...
 
keynes

keynes

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The forum belongs to PCS who sells desktops/laptops. It is not encouraged to give advice on competitor's systems.
 
vanthus

vanthus

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Sorry,but these forums belong to pcspecialist who sell custom-built PC's,so discussing self-builds or specs from elsewhere isn't allowed.
 
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Tobias Rieper

Active member
I apologise, it wasn't my intention. I was given advice to go to the PCS forums as they would provide a good spec PC and I have always had this site bookmarked and search on it all the time before I joined the forums. I was just really wondering what PCS can do for me with above/similar specs?
 
keynes

keynes

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Better GPU and hard drive:
Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A97 LE R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ R9 280X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, 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 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £785.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/cZwRnbcxwS/
 
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Tobias Rieper

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Ah Ha, now we're getting somewhere, good stuff. How did you put all those requirements in and get a price like that? I tried it and was met with red, but I know I put all the correct compatible requirements in. I even tested it with a pre-built one clicked on amend but didn't actually amend anything, clicked on continue and was met with red - didn't change anything, so not sure if thats a bug!?

Anyhow, thanks for such a quick response, appreciated. I would like to confirm specifics with you.

I would like spec to be Intel Core i5 preferably/if possible 4670
At least (if possible) 3.4 Ghz CPU
Windows 8.1 OS
8GB RAM
1TB HD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB ?

Case/Cooler/Mobo/PSU - as long as its compatible with the above specs especially the PSU wattage please?

Also, that quote you gave me (and hopefully any future ones), I take it that this PC spec will be built for me, i.e. I don't want these parts sent to me for me to build, I want them made for me so I don't have to do anything? :)
 
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Tobias Rieper

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I'm not used to AMD, you say they are better GPU and Hard Drive, ok cool thanks, I thought Intel was a touch better than AMD?
 
keynes

keynes

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Just curious why at least 3.4 Ghz?
An fx-6300 with the R9-280x will be significantly better than an i5 + gtx 760
 
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Tobias Rieper

Active member
I suppose really my thinking was one dimensional. I have googled, researched and read alot to be armed with knowledge etc. My current PC is 7 years old and I don't really want a crappy pre-built like I had. I believed Intel was the way to go and had the edge on AMD (I know AMD is probably better value but maybe not quality?), so I always put specs in when searching for Intel Core i5, I really in all honesty never looked at AMD.

Would this change anything for me, do I need to know anything else if I were to proceed??
 
keynes

keynes

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I still not sure why 3.4 Ghz, sounds a bit random to me. The intel equivalent will be better than an AMD cpu but if you have a tight budget an AMD cpu provides better value for money and you don't need to compromise in other components like the gpu. The majority of games are gpu dependant.
 
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Tobias Rieper

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What do you think of this spec please?

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® Z87M-PLUS: m-ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6.0, XFIRE

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Free Item
FREE ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG & MORE with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE

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™ MODULAR TXM-650 V2-80 PLUS® (£79)

Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

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

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days

Quantity
1

Price: £1,100.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/aWLxbDdKcG/
 
keynes

keynes

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You could get a caviar black which is faster than the standard HDD and a triple copper heatpipe cpu cooler.
 
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Tobias Rieper

Active member
Thanks.

From reading other posts and advice, I thought the standard cooler would be fine as I am not overclocking etc so thought I wouldn't need tripple copper?

Btw, is my PSU, case and mobo all okay?
 
keynes

keynes

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From reading other posts and advice, I thought the standard cooler would be fine as I am not overclocking etc so thought I wouldn't need tripple copper?
Click to expand...
AMD CPUs run cooler at stock clock speed than the intel equivalent. It advised to get the triple copper heatpipe with intel CPUs if you are going to use it for gaming, the triple copper heatpipe is not suitable for overclocking.
 
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Tobias Rieper

Active member
Cheers Keynes, I'm nearly there now.

Just the last question above - is the PSU, case and mobo all okay/compatible in your opinion?
 
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Tobias Rieper

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Here is my final quote taking everything above into account:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE + **FREE GAME**
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, 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™ MODULAR TXM-650 V2-80 PLUS®
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG & MORE with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Miscellaneous
FREE BATTLEFIELD 4 GAME with Z87-A MOTHERBOARD!
Miscellaneous
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1
Price
£1,144.00
 
Mairin

Mairin

Active member
If you're already spending that much, an extra £5 on the silver warranty might not hurt :) (1 year collect and return rather than 1 month)
 
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