Idea's need - spec to play Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2

[Amethyst]

Hello Wozza365 and oussebon.

was looking to get the quite combo of the noctua cooler and define case - found the fan now.
would it be better to get the dvd disc drive else where?
same question as to SSd? I wanted to get this also together.
also think I need a wireless card as well. not sure what the difference other than prices between £8 -£35?

bit tied between the suggestions I am not really going to be playing the newest games much and it think I would prefer the speed of the i7 but i only ever really upgrade the graphics card if i could get someone else to do the work. if upgrading from pcs I could send process to them to change the graphics card would this only be covered in the 3 year warranty and is this a good time scale to replace the graphic cards before the other parts make upgrading difficult?

 

[Wozza63]

Replacing a graphics card is really not that difficult. It's one of the easiest parts to change.

Uninstall Nvidia/AMD GPU driver.
Unplug PC and ground yourself.
Remove 2 screws on GPU and push down on the clip on the motherboard to remove.
Push in new GPU and screw in 2 screws.
Boot PC and install Nvidia/AMD GPU driver.

And you're done!

There's very little chance of something going wrong when upgrading a GPU

 

[Oussebon]

+1 to the above. Also it's one of the great benefits of PC gaming and a custom PC build. All the parts are pretty standardised so that you can perform your own upgrades.

was looking to get the quite combo of the noctua cooler and define case - found the fan now.

I'm not 100% convinced it's worth £30 more without going for an out-and-out quiet build. Since you're still going to hear the GPU while gaming, and the PSU won't be silent anyway. If you're tight up against a budget, that would be one way to shave off £30.

would it be better to get the dvd disc drive else where?

It's not better or worse. Just buy whatever is cheaper or more convenient for you.

same question as to SSd? I wanted to get this also together.

Getting an SSD would involve compromising on other components, particularly the motherboard and CPU, to afford one in your budget. That's not necessarily a bad choice, but given that SSDs don't affect gaming performance and can be added as an upgrade fairly simply, I'd advocate getting the better CPU.

also think I need a wireless card as well. not sure what the difference other than prices between £8 -£35?

The AC1200 seems like the best general buy to me. It's the cheapest one to offer both 5ghz and 2.4ghz bands, but you probably don't need the faster speeds offered by the much more expensive ones.

 

[Amethyst]

+1 to the above. Also it's one of the great benefits of PC gaming and a custom PC build. All the parts are pretty standardised so that you can perform your own upgrades.

I'm not 100% convinced it's worth £30 more without going for an out-and-out quiet build. Since you're still going to hear the GPU while gaming, and the PSU won't be silent anyway. If you're tight up against a budget, that would be one way to shave off £30.

can you clarify I thought that cooler case combo was the recommendation for quite running. tweaked it a little. an upped the price ( may ask dad for money for birthday:yes
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE S BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z270-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP
FREE Rocket League with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
128GB SAMSUNG SM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3100MB/R, 700MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1200 867Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,182.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z270-pc/RAYnjTSVwu/

 

[Oussebon]

You can pick up external drives elsewhere cheaper if you want to shave a tenner off.

I'd suggest the PM961 256gb instead since 128gb won't get you all that far.

 

[Amethyst]

Hello,

Thanks. i am back to dithering over the little thing of the noctua fans not really worth the extra £30 as it's not a very quite build. should I change the case and get one where i can have an internal dvd drive?
i am also thinking of adding the silver warranty.

 

[Oussebon]

Silver warranty is very popular, and I'd probably get it if buying a PC.

With your budget and uses I'd probably get the CM212x cooler and stick with the Fractal S case. The CPU cooler isn't generally going to be the noisiest thing in the PC. Bear in mind the case itself has 2 fans, the PSU has a fan, and when you're gaming the GPU will generally be making more noise than the CPU cooler.

That said if you get the Noctua I doubt you'd regret it. It's a very good cooler.

 

[Amethyst]

Ok. been dithering all evening. final spec.

Case
FRACTAL DEFINE S BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z270-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP
FREE Rocket League with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3100MB/R, 1400MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm UV LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1200 867Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,232.00 including VAT and delivery

placing order now, would ne nice if it was mentioned earleir that theres a 3% charge for using an amex.

 

[Amethyst]

opps. now thinking I should have looked at this closer. the quite case is the fractle design RS with the noctua fan and allows internal dvd drive. this would make the price more How do i change my order considering it's a Sunday?

 

[Oussebon]

The Define RS is a quiet case with very, very similar thermal and acoustic performance to the R5:
http://www.planet3dnow.de/cms/17871...atur-und-lautstaerke-fractal-design-define-s/

The R5 lacks a side window, so no UV lighting. It does have space for an internal dvd drive and the drive is hidden behind a foam-lined door afaik, and a basic fan controller so you can turn down the case fan speed while not gaming to make it quieter.

Also, it's Saturday isn't it? But if you have an order in your PCS online account (not the forum one, the main website) I think you can just make any edits you want there. Otherwise the phone lines are open to 5pm on Saturday. And they won't be building it on Sunday afaik anyway.

 

[Amethyst]

Hi.
(forgetting what day it is)
i have emailed them about changing the order. but since it's placed and paid for and increases the cost. I can't see how I can change this online. might try calling them.

i think this is more along the line of what i was aiming for
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE R5 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z270-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP
FREE Rocket League with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3100MB/R, 1400MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1200 867Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
QTY
1
£1,051.67
ex VAT
£1,262.00
inc VAT and Delivery

 

[Amethyst]

Hi,

thank you tom for PCS. who change my order over the phone. i then saw how i could have done this for my self ( always find this after the fact) orer amended and paid for. Happiness:yes: Now the cound down to delivery. I would why PC take longer than liquid cooled systems an laptops.

 

[Wozza63]

Hi,

thank you tom for PCS. who change my order over the phone. i then saw how i could have done this for my self ( always find this after the fact) orer amended and paid for. Happiness:yes: Now the cound down to delivery. I would why PC take longer than liquid cooled systems an laptops.

They're just estimates based on recent averages. If they've had a recent spike in demand, then times will increase. Also if a product you have in your system is currently out of stock it may be delayed by a couple of days.