Im ordering this desktop, is this any good for top new games

[zola23]

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR!
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item
FREE Total War Shogun™ 2 with any AMD® Radeon™ Graphics card!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1.5TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1502FAEX, 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 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
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
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA T2250MTS 22" LCD MULTI TOUCHSCREEN, FULL HD 1920x1080 (£199)


Also does this touchscreen monitor need software to download to work with windows 7 and I only assume the monitor works with windows applications not games.
Please help as im ordering this in 24 hours and want to know if its up to scratch as im kinda new to this.
My power is only 650w will this cause probs if 1 day i want to upgrade? any help would be great. thanks.

 

[iLouis]

Hi there, this looks like a good build. However there are some issues. 16 GB of Ram for gaming alone is overkill, I would recommend 8GB. When you say "will this cause probs if 1 day i want to upgrade?" I assume you mean getting another Graphics card to run in CrossFire. In answer to you question, yes, 650W will not be sufficient as running the AMD Radeon HD6970 in CrossFire requires 596 Watts under load and 132 Watts at idle. I would strongly recommend getting a better GPU. I would imagine that the touchscreen monitor will require drivers.

 

[zola23]

Thanks buddy, I will having read other threads that 16gb ram will be too much, this I will now change thanks, when you say drivers for touchscreen I assume this will be simple to do once I turn the machine on.
Please excuse the fact im playing ingnorant here but im new to this.and any recommendations on a better GPU?

 

[iLouis]

That's fine. I think PCS will install all necessary drivers, however if they don't I assume it will be very easy to install them, if they are needed. I am not too familiar with touch screen monitors, so maybe it would be an idea to contact PCS. In terms of the GPU I would recommend getting the 850 watt TX series. Its should be more than enough.

 

[zola23]

Again thanks, so you think its ok to order a 850 tx series as pcs suggestion is 650w in the quote section. obviously its thinking of the future so for input i thank you greatly. i think upon browsing the windows forum that the iiyama touchscreen is compatible with windows 7 so i think it should be fine as they say its a straight install. im only really using this for games like shogun 2 etc and for photo editing really, i gave a budget of 14 hundred inclusive of monitor and in your opinion is this is a good enough set up?
MY NEW SET UP.
Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR!
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item
FREE Total War Shogun™ 2 with any AMD® Radeon™ Graphics card!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1.5TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1502FAEX, 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 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£32)
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
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA T2250MTS 22" LCD MULTI TOUCHSCREEN, FULL HD 1920x1080 (£199)
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
Quantity
1

Price: £1,389.00 including VAT and delivery

And you think this will be more than sufficient to run any game out at the moment. on top setting's.

 

[iLouis]

Yes, it should run most games on 'High' settings, it looks like a good build. As I said the better power supply is a good idea if you are planning on getting another 6970.

 

[Wozza63]

Drop to 8gb RAM and then tpget th gtx 580 also by your parts I'm assumin you are over clocking? I recommend buying one pre over clocked they are only a small amount more

 

[zola23]

no bud just for gaming, have already dropped to 8gb RAM I believe this unit will be more than capable of running top games on full setting's for the next couple of years. feel free to comment if you feel its not, all ideas welcome. not overclocking not inteligent enough lol.

 

[Rakk]

no bud just for gaming, have already dropped to 8gb RAM I believe this unit will be more than capable of running top games on full setting's for the next couple of years. feel free to comment if you feel its not, all ideas welcome. not overclocking not inteligent enough lol.

If you're not overclocking drop down to the i7-2600 CPU (the 'k' variants are basically the same but set up for much easier overclocking), and you could easily drop the RAM down to the Samsung 1333, cos without overclocking you wont notice the difference anyway

Also unless you're doing a lot of music production type stuff or have a really good ear for sound, the onboard sound card should be perfectly good enough

 

[iLouis]

Hi, just realised I was calling the PSU, GPU earlier. Apologies for the mistake.

 

[gavcor]

I knocked off the sound card on my build as the guys told me that id have difficulty telling the difference between the onboard one. Just as heads up one or two parts are awaiting delivery the case and 1.5 HD being two of them. I only know as i tried to fast track mine today and was told these parts are Awaiting Delivery. No need to change just for reference.

 

[zola23]

ordered today, took your advice guys cheers for the help, i7 2600k 8gb kingston, onboard sound card. now i just want it...

 

[MrRaich]

go with the GTX 570 instead? Your card as of now and the one I'm getting are similar, except the GTX 570 is a little bit better! I.E performes better in benchmarks, higher fps in games, quieter, less wattage consumption, lower temps, ect. Your choice though buddy!

 

[MrRaich]

And the 'K' variant means it's ready for overclocking, and seeing as you said you won't be doing any, get the i7 2600. the processors perform exactly the same, except the i7 2600k can be overclocked to higher extent more easily. hope this helped.

 

[MrRaich]

I would say that the 6970 could handle most, if not all (excluding a few) games on max settings! that graphics card with deal comfortably with nearly every game on max settings.