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slake

Silver Level Poster
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE + **FREE GAME**
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE ASSASSINS CREED BLACK FLAG with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£69)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,240.00 including VAT and delivery.
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Seeing as the CPU isn't overcloacked at the minute is a watercooling system overkill, also will having 2400mhz RAM be a problem seeing as it's not overclocked.

For £14 more I can get the overclocked option offered by PCS. My question is, when you overclock how long does the lifespan of the CPU go down?
 
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S

slake

Silver Level Poster
What are the benefits of getting an OC'd CPU and what's the benefit of water cooling, with the H80i specifically?

Does the water cooling require refilling or anything?
 
S

slake

Silver Level Poster
I think I'll just go for a 4670K at stock and a water cooler then.

Also what about the 2400MHz RAM, worth the extra money or not?
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
A CPU unlock for overclocking and a CPU cooler suitable for overclocking but you are running it at stock clock speed? It seems like a waste.
 
S

slake

Silver Level Poster
Well it gets very hot in my room, and I'd rather not use the air cooler offered by PCS, plus I may overclock later on just not straight away.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Unless you live in the Caribbean the triple copper will do. No noticeable difference between the 1600mhz and 2400mhz.
 
S

slake

Silver Level Poster
Well I dunno. My current PC runs hot/loud with an air cooler atm, so I'm just tempted to get water cooling because of it.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
If you are concerned with cooling get a better case like the storm trooper and add more chassis fans. If money is not an issue get the 2400mhz and the OC CPU but if you won't benefit from it I don't really see the benefit from it. You can also do more research online regarding your queries.
 
S

slake

Silver Level Poster
I currently have an amazing cooling case with my current PC, but still with more fans = more dust I find.
 
S

slake

Silver Level Poster
Sorry to keep bumping etc.

But can anyone point out any faults with this build?

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE + **FREE GAME**
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
3rd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£89)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
BENQ GL2250 21.5" LED - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-SUB, DVI-D (£89)
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £916.00 including VAT and delivery.

Ideally I don't want to go for a monster case this time as moving my current beast around is heavy work. Also which is best Intel or Kingston for the SSD, there's a few pound difference but for all I know I could be paying the extra just for the brand.

I will be taking my current 500GB VelociRaptor from my current PC and putting it into this one, so I don't see the PSU being a problem.

I've decided to buy a GPU from another place as I'm not sure which brand PCS offer and this way I know what I'll be getting.

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If everything looks good for myself financially then I will be ordering this next week.
Does anyone know if you can put down more on the deposit or is it strictly 10% no more, no less?
 
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vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
Looks good,no need for the "K" version of the processor though unless planning on overclocking,also consider upgrading to silver warranty for £5.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
The deposit is always 10% and there won't be any noticeable difference between intel and Kingston regarding the SSD.
 
S

slake

Silver Level Poster
Any idea or threads on what brand the GTX 780 is?

In my old computer they used the brand PowerColour for my 5770.
 
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