my minerva spec

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Lgrenter

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how does this look? am planning on ordering next week here.
Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-4690k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ upto 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VII RANGER: PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
Promotional Item
FREE METAL GEAR SOLID game with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
Quantity
1
 
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Took another look at what I chose. Replaced the ssd with Kingston hyperx savage ssd 240gb as seems to have better reviews. Didn't realise the other type had problems. Also added the silver warranty.
 
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keynes

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Lgrenter said:
Took another look at what I chose. Replaced the ssd with Kingston hyperx savage ssd 240gb as seems to have better reviews. Didn't realise the other type had problems. Also added the silver warranty.
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wouldn't that take the discount away? I would stick with the v300 if it means I get the spec you posted at a discounted price.
 
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After what grimsbymat said I took a look online and saw that problems had been reported with that Kingston drive. Do you know if that is still true as I read that updated versions were not bad? Just didn't want something that is not much good..... Would prefer cheaper too tho!
 
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am now wondering about the cooler....... is the corsair h60 ok for the overclocked i5 cpu? does it keep it cool enough and if so what are its noise levels like? is the h80i gt a better option? also does anyone know if the normal t900 case with the minerva has a side window to view everything? case name says with window but pictures show the solid case only?
 
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question about my build .....

Case
CORSAIR 230T COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-4690k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ upto 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VII RANGER: PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX SAVAGE SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 560MB/sR | 360MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
Promotional Item
FREE METAL GEAR SOLID game with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
Quantity
1

i think i have more or less decided on my minerva build, still unsure about which case this one, maelstrom t900 or gt1 (any ideas?). also am unsure about the 650w psu. the checker says my build will be using 518w, but i want to add into my existing 240gb crucial ssd and 1tb hdd from my old pc..... will they significantly add to power needs? would i need to upgrade the build to a 750w.... i am not going to be running gpus in sli. thnx for any advice
 
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keynes

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think i have more or less decided on my minerva build, still unsure about which case this one, maelstrom t900 or gt1 (any ideas?). also am unsure about the 650w psu. the checker says my build will be using 518w, but i want to add into my existing 240gb crucial ssd and 1tb hdd from my old pc..... will they significantly add to power needs? would i need to upgrade the build to a 750w.... i am not going to be running gpus in sli. thnx for any advice
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if it is for the same build you could stick to your original thread. 650w PSU seems fine, I wouldn't change it, allows for greater potential upgrades in the future like a more powerful GPU. Adding an SSD or a 1tb HDD won't wouldn't be an issue even with a 550w PSU. Case is a matter of choice, any case price on that range will be fine.
 
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thnx for the advice. looks like im def going to buy later this week! only thing i would have liked to change would have been the gpu. i would have liked more choice in the 970, would have ideally gone for something like the msi gtx970 gamer as i dont know how well the palit card that is supplied is overclockable.
 
Rakk

Rakk

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I have merged your threads together Lgrenter - it is better if you can stick to one thread cos then people don't end up asking/answering the same things multiple times.
 
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do pcs have any problem with purchasing my minerva spec without the gpu??? i just saw that a certain jungly retailer are selling the msi gtx970 at a good price. if i got that there and the rest of the system here i would have a system with a better gpu than the current zotac that is being fitted.
 
keynes

keynes

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Lgrenter said:
do pcs have any problem with purchasing my minerva spec without the gpu??? i just saw that a certain jungly retailer are selling the msi gtx970 at a good price. if i got that there and the rest of the system here i would have a system with a better gpu than the current zotac that is being fitted.
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You can add the GPU yourself, in case there is an issue you will need to get it sorted with the third party retailer rather than PCS for warranty. Overclocking a GPU purchased by PCS will void your warranty. Is the gain from an overclocked or aftermarket GPU significant./noticeable?
 
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the card i would get myself would be msi gtx970 gamer edition. it has had v good reviews and seems to run cooler and quieter than the zotac card that pcs have told me would be currently fitted. if i knew that the zotac card was a good one then i would be happy, am just concerned as when googled it does not have steller reviews with complaints that it gets quite hot
 
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