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[vanthus]

could anyone advise if this spec is ok or have i done something silly?Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (£82)
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 1055T (2.80GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/)
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5850 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
40GB Intel® X25-V 2.5" SSD (34nm / upto 170MB/sR | 35MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
3rd Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£89)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EXTREME DIRECT TOUCH COPPER CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium PCI Express (£66)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
TV Card
HAUPPAUGE HI-DEF SATELITTE DVB-S2 TV RECIEVER (WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£108)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Internet 350 USB Keyboard (£9)
Mouse
Black Logitech® Optical Wheel Mouse USB (£5)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£39)
Headsets (VOIP)
Logitech® PC Headset 860 Stereo with in-line volume control (£15)
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 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,473.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Tom DWC]

A very well featured quote.

Could anyone advise if this spec is ok or have I done something silly?

There aren't any mistakes that I can see, providing you're going to actually need all of the additional components (Firewire, sound card, TV card etc.)

Is there any particular reason for choosing Windows 7 Professional? Home Premium is still very well featured and a fair bit cheaper.

 

[Sleinous]

All i;d say here is, dont neglect the important stuff liek cache size on a hard disk, especially if youre using an HDD and not a solid state drive. The greater the cache, the less time youre gonna be waiting for windows to load, and programs to start. Considering its hardly anymroe for a 1TB 64mb cached drive or even 500gb for that matter, its well worth it!

 

[vanthus]

All i;d say here is, dont neglect the important stuff liek cache size on a hard disk, especially if youre using an HDD and not a solid state drive. The greater the cache, the less time youre gonna be waiting for windows to load, and programs to start. Considering its hardly anymroe for a 1TB 64mb cached drive or even 500gb for that matter, its well worth it!

do you mean i should get a larger 1st hard drive?

 

[vanthus]

A very well featured quote.




There aren't any mistakes that I can see, providing you're going to actually need all of the additional components (firewire, soundcard, TV card etc.)

Is there any particular reason for choosing Windows 7 Professional? Home Premium is still very well featured and a fair bit cheaper.

firewire cos i thought it would come in handy for capturing stuff from certain devices,soundcard cos i sometimes plug my guitar into pc,tv card as i have sat dish installed to my pc.windows7 professional because i heard somewhere you need it for dvd playback,but im not sure thats right.

 

[Tom DWC]

Firewire because I thought it would come in handy for capturing stuff from certain devices, soundcard because i sometimes plug my guitar into my PC, TV card as I have a satellite dish installed for my pc

In that case these are very sensible choices.

Windows 7 Professional because I heard somewhere you need it for dvd playback, but I'm not sure if that's right

Oh no, Windows 7 Home Premium will also support DVD playback from the get go. The two versions of Windows 7 you have to look out for are the Starter and Basic editions. These versions are often found in other parts of the world or installed on budget PCs/netbooks. PCSpecialist don't offer these cut down editions of the OS and provide you with Home Premium as a minimum, which is more than capable of performing most tasks.

For a detailed breakdown of the different versions of Windows 7, visit this web page of the official Microsoft site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx

 

[vanthus]

In that case these are very sensible choices.



Oh no, Windows 7 Home Premium will also support DVD playback from the get go. The two versions of Windows 7 you have to look out for are the Starter and Basic editions. These versions are often found in other parts of the world or installed on budget PCs/netbooks. PCSpecialist don't offer these cut down editions of the OS and provide you with Home Premium as a minimum, which is more than capable of most tasks.

For a detailed breakdown of the different versions of Windows 7, visit this web page of the official Microsoft site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx

yes im sure thats right,think ill just settle for home premium.

 

[Sleinous]

do you mean i should get a larger 1st hard drive?

yes kind of, but you could also just go for 640GB WD64000AARS with 64mb cache if you dont want a whole 1TB, either way, the cache is the important thing. Obviously you could go for a velociraptor as RPM is more important than cache, but, they are more expensive.