andjac
Bronze Level Poster
Big thank you to those who have helped me lots when purchasing my PCS PC June 2017!
I see you still helping on the forums almost daily and you are a credit to this community and the magnitude of the "check my specs" there is.
Want to give some feedback, the PC is still running everything effortlessly and I love it!!
That being said, I think I'm one of the unlucky ones and did have some very frustrating trouble with the PC at first. But thanks to the fantastic aftercare by PC Specialists this is still a 5 out of 5 review.
TLDR at the bottom
Specs at the very bottom
Turned it on and within 3 mins the unit cut out and attempted to restart giving no post beep when starting up so was stuck with "no display".
I was rather unaware when it comes to PC's, quick call to PCS tech support and they walked me through some troubleshooting, switching off at mains and remounting the RAM cards seem to sort it. Atleast for a week when it happened again. Follow the same steps without the need for the call and got it working, till the next cut out. These became more frequent happening daily.
So back on the phone to PCS and they asked I send the PC in, luckily I live close to their warehouse so i put it in the same package I received it in, put it safely in the car and drove it to them.
After a quick look they wanted to keep it In for further quality checks, this was about 3 days when I got a call to say they found an issue with the Overclock voltage so lowered it slightly.
Got the PC back and it was running amazingly for about 6 months, then cut out...
Begun running some checks myself and though memtest found one of the ram cards was giving errors, called PCS up and they sent me a new one out and took the old one away.
It's been perfect ever since. I cannot reccomend this company enough, if you are not feeling confident enough to build your own or like that hassle free life with the fantastic customer support they provide feel safe ordering from them!!!
TLDR:
Amazing computer but problem with the overclock and the ram card at first, fixed by PCS and no trouble.
If you want the security of great aftercare as electronics can be unpredictably faulty, go with PSC and get the upgraded Warranty!
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE PRO 5 GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, WiFi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
I see you still helping on the forums almost daily and you are a credit to this community and the magnitude of the "check my specs" there is.
Want to give some feedback, the PC is still running everything effortlessly and I love it!!
That being said, I think I'm one of the unlucky ones and did have some very frustrating trouble with the PC at first. But thanks to the fantastic aftercare by PC Specialists this is still a 5 out of 5 review.
TLDR at the bottom
Specs at the very bottom
Turned it on and within 3 mins the unit cut out and attempted to restart giving no post beep when starting up so was stuck with "no display".
I was rather unaware when it comes to PC's, quick call to PCS tech support and they walked me through some troubleshooting, switching off at mains and remounting the RAM cards seem to sort it. Atleast for a week when it happened again. Follow the same steps without the need for the call and got it working, till the next cut out. These became more frequent happening daily.
So back on the phone to PCS and they asked I send the PC in, luckily I live close to their warehouse so i put it in the same package I received it in, put it safely in the car and drove it to them.
After a quick look they wanted to keep it In for further quality checks, this was about 3 days when I got a call to say they found an issue with the Overclock voltage so lowered it slightly.
Got the PC back and it was running amazingly for about 6 months, then cut out...
Begun running some checks myself and though memtest found one of the ram cards was giving errors, called PCS up and they sent me a new one out and took the old one away.
It's been perfect ever since. I cannot reccomend this company enough, if you are not feeling confident enough to build your own or like that hassle free life with the fantastic customer support they provide feel safe ordering from them!!!
TLDR:
Amazing computer but problem with the overclock and the ram card at first, fixed by PCS and no trouble.
If you want the security of great aftercare as electronics can be unpredictably faulty, go with PSC and get the upgraded Warranty!
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE PRO 5 GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, WiFi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
