Hi all, so I thought id just give you a quick run down of what I will be using this machine for first and where im coming from:
Currently im using a custom laptop from PC specialist thats about 3 years old and was more of a desktop replacement machine with
i7 3720QM @2.6GHz
16Gb Ram
GTX 680m graphics
240GB SSD
750GB WD Black second HDD
I use my machine a lot, for programming and playing around making 3D game engines as well as using things like unity and various graphics packages.
I also like gaming, and want to splurge a little and feel like I have an epic machine!!
I will want to add a second graphics card at some point in the not too distant future and probably get a 4K monitor at that point too.
The questions im asking myself are
1. Should i wait for the new Intel chips to come out and will they offer me much benefit.
2. Will i recieve any benefit from the X99 chips and would the faster ram be worth the overall price hike.
3. The X99 chips often have a lower clock speed but more cores, im also generally aware of the trends in making better multithreaded game engines, especially
with the new graphics api's being specifically focused on this. What are others views on this, is this relevant, am i reading too much into it!!!
4. Given the heavyweight software and likelyhood of using multiple large software packages concurrantly should i get more RAM!!! Ive never had problems with swapping before but ive been close.
Im tempted, but maybe im just being over the top.
5. To more SSD or not to more SSD.....
Budget is around £2000, I already have one decent monitor but need a second and other peripherals are not necessary.
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 780T FULL TOWER CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£139)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
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 Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence DPK (£79)
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
BENQ RL2455HM 24" LED GAMING MONITOR (£138)
Surge Protection
MasterPlug SRG82 8 Socket 2m Surge Protector (£13)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,903.00 including VAT and delivery.
Looking forward to some thoughts
Cheers
Currently im using a custom laptop from PC specialist thats about 3 years old and was more of a desktop replacement machine with
i7 3720QM @2.6GHz
16Gb Ram
GTX 680m graphics
240GB SSD
750GB WD Black second HDD
I use my machine a lot, for programming and playing around making 3D game engines as well as using things like unity and various graphics packages.
I also like gaming, and want to splurge a little and feel like I have an epic machine!!
I will want to add a second graphics card at some point in the not too distant future and probably get a 4K monitor at that point too.
The questions im asking myself are
1. Should i wait for the new Intel chips to come out and will they offer me much benefit.
2. Will i recieve any benefit from the X99 chips and would the faster ram be worth the overall price hike.
3. The X99 chips often have a lower clock speed but more cores, im also generally aware of the trends in making better multithreaded game engines, especially
with the new graphics api's being specifically focused on this. What are others views on this, is this relevant, am i reading too much into it!!!
4. Given the heavyweight software and likelyhood of using multiple large software packages concurrantly should i get more RAM!!! Ive never had problems with swapping before but ive been close.
Im tempted, but maybe im just being over the top.
5. To more SSD or not to more SSD.....
Budget is around £2000, I already have one decent monitor but need a second and other peripherals are not necessary.
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 780T FULL TOWER CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£139)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
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 Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence DPK (£79)
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
BENQ RL2455HM 24" LED GAMING MONITOR (£138)
Surge Protection
MasterPlug SRG82 8 Socket 2m Surge Protector (£13)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,903.00 including VAT and delivery.
Looking forward to some thoughts
Cheers
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