i7-2600k GTX 590 machine

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Pyrotenax

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Here's what I have put together , but am a little worried the big cooling rad might not fit in. Can someone confirm there is enough space / headroom for the Advanced Liquid Cooler please ?

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Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 650D GAMING CASE

Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.80GHz)

Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS IV EXTREME-Z: INTEL Z68 ROG MOTHERBOARD

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 590 - 2 DVI,mHDMI - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£79)

Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES™ HX750-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£116)

Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II C240 A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£99)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£146)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)

2nd Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)

3rd Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)

Speakers
LOGITECH Z623 2.1 SPEAKERS - 200W RMS & THX®-Certified (£149)

Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)

Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)

Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days


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Len

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yes you could overclock it your self, but then you would lose your warranty, if you let PCS do it, it's not alot more money and will still be under warranty
 
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Pyrotenax

Active member
Len said:
yes you could overclock it your self, but then you would lose your warranty, if you let PCS do it, it's not alot more money and will still be under warranty
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how would they even find out ? you would only be returning the failed component via RMA , not the complete system anyway :)
 
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Rakk

The Awesome
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Len said:
yes you could overclock it your self, but then you would lose your warranty, if you let PCS do it, it's not alot more money and will still be under warranty
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You do not automatically lose your warranty if you overclock your CPU.
You lose it if your overclocking attempts are the cause of the breakage/failure

But yes, PCS will overclock it for you if you want, you need to use the Overclocked PC's configurator to build it, it'll force you to have relevant cooling and gives you the choice to use better thermal paste on your CPU.
 
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Pyrotenax

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Rakk said:
You do not automatically lose your warranty if you overclock your CPU.
You lose it if your overclocking attempts are the cause of the breakage/failure

But yes, PCS will overclock it for you if you want, you need to use the Overclocked PC's configurator to build it, it'll force you to have relevant cooling and gives you the choice to use better thermal paste on your CPU.
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Thanks , I missed that bit out about the "Overclocked PC's configurator" , I shall edit my OP with updated info , and thanks Len for the additional info :0)
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
id probably get a case with better cooling, such as the Sniper or HAF-X, both have really good cooling, just choose whichever you prefer

otherwise, that 590 will get extremely toasty

or at least get something with a side fan, they are the most important thing to have with latest graphics cards
 
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faihaf

Silver Level Poster
oc i2600k GTX590 AND OCZ SSD asking for trouble. i had this system and was rma the same day.

i would go for normal i2600 gtx 580 3gb one and intel ssd
 
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Pyrotenax

Active member
faihaf said:
oc i2600k GTX590 AND OCZ SSD asking for trouble. i had this system and was rma the same day.

i would go for normal i2600 gtx 580 3gb one and intel ssd
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hmmm , checking OCZ support forums and there are loads of people with BSOD's and other problems related to SSD :/ , maybe intel is the way to go , but i want to stick with i7-2600k tho
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
walkington said:
this guy joking its like £3255
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Although I cover never justify spending so much on a machine myself, many do, so just because it is very hefty don't always assume its a joke :)

I've seen other specs in these forums that have been heftier.
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
Edit by Rakk: Wozza, please don't clutter up threads with stuff that is not relevant to the post ....
 
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Pyrotenax

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walkington said:
this guy joking its like £3255
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It is no joke , but i am currently re-evaluating my choices of....
1) Monitor(s) : ghosting issues , I may even go for 27" Dell Ultrasharp instead of triple setup
2) SSD : OCZ just seems to be a complete nightmare of problems if you check their forums
3) Ram : 8GB instead of 16GB
 
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