Hi. New PC

[skipper8472]

Hi all new here and ive been wanting a new pc for about 8 months now and deciding which one to get. At the moment ive come up with this pc.

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz Quad Core Processor
Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair XMS3 8GB 1600MHz CAS9 Memory Kit
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
OcUK 4GB USB Flash Pen - Ideal for backing up DATA
OnBoard Sound Card
Corsair TX 750W V2 Power Supply
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Fully Cable Managed

The price is £1,243.37 inc VAT.

Just woundering what you thought about this spec pc.

Also what the same pc using AMD processer as there ment to be cheaper but whats the best AMD at the moment.

Thanks in advance

 

[Frenchy]

What about having a blu ray rom / dvd rw? This would be a lot more future friendly especially for new games.

Im guessing this is a gaming computer by the specs? if not then consider not overclocking (not having the k brand 2600 processor)

Consider including an SSD as your primary drive to make boot times a lot quicker. Then have your Barracuda as your secondary drive.

I cant give you any advice on AMD though Im afraid, I dont really know enough about them.

 

[tom_gr7]

What site did you get this spec on dude?

 

[tom_gr7]

Here what i configured on pcs

Case

ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved Edit i know this aint the antec 300 but the antec 902v3 is better.
Processor (CPU)

Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard

ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)

8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card

2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6950 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item Free Item

FREE Total War Shogun™ 2 with any AMD® Radeon™ Graphics card!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk

1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply

CORSAIR 750W TX SERIES (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£86)
Processor Cooling

COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£49)
Sound Card

ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) 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

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software

NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus

NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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 10 to 12 working days

£1,144.00

Looks pretty much the same as yours in my opinion.

 

[skipper8472]

This config is from overclockers but price kepps changing every now and then.

you said To future proof it get a bluray and ssd. Are these very easy to fit your self because for now i would like an over the top system thats why im choosing the i7 2600 but want the cost to be down for now. How easy would be later on would be to install the blu ray and ssd drive later on my self?.

by the bright spark where is that spec pc from?.

 

[Rakk]

you said To future proof it get a bluray and ssd. Are these very easy to fit your self because for now i would like an over the top system thats why im choosing the i7 2600 but want the cost to be down for now. How easy would be later on would be to install the blu ray and ssd drive later on my self?.

Either should be easy to install

where is that spec pc from?

That spec can be configured here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

 

[skipper8472]

if i chose an ssd drive has 1st hard drive and the 1tb hard drive has 2nd harddrive on here or any other website and chose that i wanted windows 7 would then windows 7 be installed by that company onto the 1st ssd drive?.

3 weeks to go. Buying it around the 28th.

 

[Rakk]

if i chose an ssd drive has 1st hard drive and the 1tb hard drive has 2nd harddrive on here or any other website and chose that i wanted windows 7 would then windows 7 be installed by that company onto the 1st ssd drive?.

Well I know PCS would definitely install it on the SSD if it was selected as the 1st hard drive, couldn't say about anyone other company

 

[skipper8472]

Thanks rakk

Using this http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/ whats near enougth the same mother board as this one. Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard is it this one what Tom posted ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM) ?.

Im just waying up all my options now seeing which site and what site can offer best.

EDIT Also whats the best wierless adaptor to get for wierless internet?. I might as well get it with the pc now so i dont have to install anything like that later on.

 

[tom_gr7]

Thanks rakk

Using this http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/ whats near enougth the same mother board as this one. Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard is it this one what Tom posted ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM) ?.

Im just waying up all my options now seeing which site and what site can offer best.

EDIT Also whats the best wierless adaptor to get for wierless internet?. I might as well get it with the pc now so i dont have to install anything like that later on.

the motherboard i suggest will be very similar to the one on your first post. I'm sure the only difference will be the manufacturer. I have recently bought a pc from PCS, and do have the ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO, and i do recommend it.

If you have any more questions just send me a private message, and I'm more than happy to help.

tom

 

[skipper8472]

Thanks tom.

Im looking at all option at the moment hehe. How future proof are theses PC at the moment say for the next 5 years and only changing the graphic card. Windows 8 is a long way off and i no that not much is known about windows 8 apart from its ment to be abit different from windows7 and other windows. Any body think that windows 8 will run well on these pc now?.

 

[tom_gr7]

Thanks tom.

Im looking at all option at the moment hehe. How future proof are theses PC at the moment say for the next 5 years and only changing the graphic card. Windows 8 is a long way off and i no that not much is known about windows 8 apart from its ment to be abit different from windows7 and other windows. Any body think that windows 8 will run well on these pc now?.

No worries mate, defo take your time and look at as many options as you can, you don't wanna rush into anything and buy the wrong component/product. I'd like to think that the pc in my sig will last a good few years, and like you said they only thing that might need upgrading is the GPU.

With reference to windows 8 i have no idea about anything details or anything, I have only just upgraded to 7.

Tom

 

[skipper8472]

Whats actualy the best socket to buy. Is it the socket 1155 is that the highest?.