Fast Track

[gavcor]

Hi Guys

Getting a little eager to get this so set to fast track now. Let me know what you think.

Ill be using as my file server and development PC. So some fireworks, photoshop work. Streaming movies and also working with Eclipse and Visual Studio. Any recommendations etc as im considering overclocking once recieved.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-960 (3.20GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 430 - DVI,HDMI,VGA
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1.5TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1502FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£48)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
Quantity
1

 

[Sataris]

Silver warranty! 11 extra months of collect and return for a fiver.

 

[Rakk]

If you're going to be considering overclocking when you get your PC, why don't you get PCS to overclock it for you, the configurator for OC'd machines forces you to choose the relevant thermal paste and cooling so that your PC won't get too hot, ie. it would need a higher spec cooler than you've selected, but would be a safer option.

Have you considered on of the Caviar Black drives for your primary hard drive, it would make loading your OS and other things faster (and believe me I know how long Visual Studio takes to load, so any improvement on that would be a bonus).

Also consider upping the warranty to silver for a fiver, well worth it if only for peace of mind (unless of course you live just round the corner from PCS in which case you probably don't need).

 

[gavcor]

Hi Rakk

Ive got a caviar black drive as my primary, i have the 2nd HD as my slower option. Im not to sure about the OC'ing at the moment as i dont think im really going to need it for what im planning to do with the machine. Im mainly just thinking of having a little play around with it see the possibilities. Ill take a look at changing or upgrading my cooling system prior to doing any OC'ing.

I Originally selected the 600W cooler but it came up telling me it wasnt needed for my spec so i set it back lol.

 

[Rakk]

Ive got a caviar black drive as my primary, i have the 2nd HD as my slower option.

Ah yeah, so you do, that's what I get for trying to reply to posts and get VS2010 to do something useful at the same time

 

[gavcor]

Not a prob mate lol nice to get some feedback on things anyway chucked some rep up for the replies.

Nice One

 

[Wozza63]

Not 100% sure but more RAM would be a smart investment if photo editing

Also for headroom formupgrades I'd get a corsair 650w PSU they are much better quality and will last longer

 

[gavcor]

I was considering upgrading the RAM but thought id have a look at how its running first. Im am considering getting the cooler swapped now thou especially as ill end up messing about with OC'ing