My new pc!!

tonrid

Active member
Thank you pc specialist!!!

Hi Guys,


My new pc has arrived!! Please see below for all the details!!


Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
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 (£79)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Business 2013 (1 License & Disc) (£159)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY V2014 - 1 Year + 5GB Online Backup (£12)
Monitor
BENQ GL2250HM LED 21.5" 1920 x 1080, 5MS, HDMI, D-SUB, DVI-D (£99)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK270 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£22)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)


This pc will only be used for general office work, streaming videos, listening to music, and surfing the web


Update

  1. This is the fastest PC I have ever used!! It makes my 2 year old iMac i5 look and feel really, really slow!!
  2. The Intel 530 SSD complete boot/start up time is 6 seconds from power button pressed to home screen loaded.
  3. I really should have listened to Keynes as i5 - 4 cores is far too fast - I have only used max 1% of the CPU!!
  4. The Case is not small, its a regular sized case you would find on a normal desktop, which seems good for airflow.
  5. I should have only got 4gb RAM as I have only used max 2.85gb in all my extreme usage tests.
  6. Please note the power button to turn on the PC is the light on the front of case (took me 5 minutes realising that!!)
  7. I am going to get rid off the 3 desks in the photo around the PC and replace it with 1 big desk next month.
  8. Cable Management is exceptional and the quality of all the components inside the case are the absolute best.
  9. The BIOS is absolutely beautiful - very easy to use and the whole computer is completely silent!!!
  10. The DPD delivery was amazing as I could see my driver on a map driving to my flat.
  11. The whole build to having the PC at home was only 3 1/2 days!!!
  12. Any computer I/family/friends ever buy from now on will most definitely be from PC Specialist.


THANK YOU GUYS!!!

Built By Jack Craig
Tested By Zbear Ramzan
QC'd By Zbear Ramzan
Packed By Anthony Cunliffe



I would also just like to personally thank Keynes and GeorgeHillier! +REP to both of you PC Experts!!!



Front View - Tower.jpgFront View.jpgSide View.jpgFront View - Screen.jpgSide View - Monitor.jpg
 
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johnsmith

Member
Hi Guys,


My new pc is expected to come tomorrow. When it does I will upload lots of photos here ...


However here is my spec for those interested!


Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
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 (£79)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Business 2013 (1 License & Disc) (£159)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY V2014 - 1 Year + 5GB Online Backup (£12)
Monitor
BENQ GL2250HM LED 21.5" 1920 x 1080, 5MS, HDMI, D-SUB, DVI-D (£99)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK270 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£22)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)


This pc will only be used for general office work, streaming videos, listening to music, and surfing the web

Looks nice mate :)
 

tonrid

Active member
I just updated my original post with photos and a detailed update if anyone is interested. By the way does anyone know if we still get the free usb stick for posting our new pc on this forum?
 

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
I just updated my original post with photos and a detailed update if anyone is interested. By the way does anyone know if we still get the free usb stick for posting our new pc on this forum?
The USB pen was never for posting a review on these forums, its for posting a review on a review website (which one I can't remember) - and to do this you need to receive an email asking you to do so and you have to follow the link it provides, not everyone gets the email asking you to do so, its randomly picked who gets it - I've only got the chance on 1 out of my 3 PCs I've bought from PCS.
 

steaky360

Moderator
Moderator
K.A. Stroud - Engineering Mathematics - Good book!! :)

Nice review and good pics! :)

Not sure about the USB pen, I got one for my review but I think you need to be 'invited' to make a review to get the pen (I got the email a week or two after receiving my rig).

EDIT: Too slow :)
 

tonrid

Active member
Dammit! Oh well. I do have USB Pens anyway, but anything for free is most definitely welcome! :)

Ps. The teddy bear donkey belongs to my gf, not me! :-D
 

tonrid

Active member
Ok I have updated my new PC. What do you guys think?

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
EVGA GTX 750 1GB Super Clocked (S.C.) Version
1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Case Fans:
1 x NOCTUA 80MM REAR CASE FAN
1 x NOCTUA 92MM SIDE CASE FAN
 

SlimCini

KC and the Sunshine BANNED
Faster at doing what? 16Gb RAM isn't going to speed anything up apart from intensive photo or video editing really.
 

SlimCini

KC and the Sunshine BANNED
You see that is what I thought but when I am running tons of programs I notice I am using over 8 gb

What programs have you got running?!

I've got 17 programs open on my work laptop right now, two of them moderately intensive and I'm only using 3Gb RAM! You sure you don't have some malware on there?
 
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