Possible new PC spec.

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Looking at a 64bit system, details as follows

COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE
AMD PHENOM II X6 1055T (2.80GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/) - (Special Offer)
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Price £711

Normally I build my own but can't find anywhere doing separate parts cheaper than this. 4 further sata drives to be installed(already here)

Thoughts on a post please:)
 
neil_g said:
at first glance it looks a little pricey?

let me have a look this evening when ive got a bit of time and i'll look properly, the SAN here is playing up at the moment.. :bat:
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Cheers must be going blind I think if I can't find it cheaper in bits.:lol:
 
AMD PHENOM II X6 1055T (2.80GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/) - (Special Offer)
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11

Google says £400 for this lot, only you will know if the rest is worth the difference?

.......especially with your Mac tag LOL!


I think the memory was Corsair though.
 
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If you intend to do any kind of networking I'd avoid the Home versions of Win7, they are crippled in that respect.
 
Steep said:
If you intend to do any kind of networking I'd avoid the Home versions of Win7, they are crippled in that respect.
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not strictly true. homegroups are performance sapping. but you only need more than home if you run a domain.

i should add "supposedly" to performance sapping, there are lots of reports across the internet but i dont use them personally.
 
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samsung RAM ??? lol...just lol
 
Intel Core i7 950 Bloomfield 45nm, 3.06 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 23x Ratio, 130W, Retail
1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, Operating System, Single, - OEM
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±R, 12x DVD±R, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM
Coolermaster Elite 334 Black Midi Tower Case w/o PSU
1GB Asus HD5570, PCI-E 2.1 (x16), 1600MHz GDDR3, 650MHz GPU, 400 Cores, D-Sub/DVI-I/HDMI
Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3, Intel X58, S1366, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 1066/1333/2200, SATA 3Gb/s RAID, ATX
500W Silverstone ST50F-P, Strider Silent, 100% modular, 80 Plus Bronze PSU
12GB (3x4GB) Corsair XMS3, DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333) Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.5V

all scan prices = £622.64 ex VAT and ex carriage.. obviously you could get that down a bit more by dropping to 6gb and getting a different graphics card, i think my 4550 cost less and has twin DVI for example

didnt put a card reader in, im guessing you have one already?
 
Neil_g remind me to get you to price me s pc in April when I come to upgrade.

It's nice to see custom builds can still compete on price.

Paul
 
Hey thanks for that Neil something to think about.

yup loads of card readers:)
 
Having thought about it.
Do I really want to lose my lovely Silverstone Temjin TJ09 case. I may just buy a cheapo bog standard case with the new system and put my old core 2 duo system in that, the n flog it off.
 
neil_g said:
even more money for new toys :naughty:
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Indeed, I shall miss my GeForce 8800GTX Ultra when it goes though, a true beast of a card.
 
i havent had a decent graphics card for donkeys, thats how little gaming i do these days.. i think it might have been an old S3 Virge and a Voodoo 2 3dfx :D

at least the 4650 runs modern warfare 2 at medium settings, havent tried black ops yet but thats as i cant fit it on the SSD :lol:
 
I rebuilt mine just after christmas and paid £760 for this lot from Aria (collected as only 8 miles away)

Core i5 760 quad 2.8ghz processor
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 motherboard
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3
Gigabyte GeForce GT 430 OC "Dual Fan" 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express
Kingston 64GB SSD for O/S and Apps
2 x 1TB Spinpoint F3 in Raid 1 for data
Coolermaster 430 Case
Titan Fenrir CPU Cooler
LiteOn IHAS324-32 24x Internal DVD±R/RW SATA Drive
Card Reader
Windows 7 Professional

The SSD makes a noticeable difference when booting up/shutting down & launching apps and was worth the extra cash :thumbs:
 
To be honest I don't find my Ssd boots any quicker than my old 1tb Samsung F1. But app loading and shutting down is quicker. It can also be a pain with the lack of size, I've got win7 and all of my apps installed and its used nearly 70% :(
 
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