The wait begins

[shanespatch]

Ordered this spec for hd editing using adobe. What do you think? I was a bit unsure on which gaphics card to use but in the end picked the one below. Never built my own pc before so pretty excited

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£89)
2nd 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
COOLIT ECO C240 A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£99)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£59)
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 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
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,489.00 including VAT and delivery.

Ordered on a sat so that's two days without nothing been done! I know these guys need a weekend off but to us waiters it can't come quick enough! Thanks in advance for all those who will be involved with this build

 

[Nemesis]

Make sure you read this before overclocking : http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3284-Warranty-When-Overclocking!

 

[shanespatch]

Thanks for info, don't know much about over clocking but thought I might try it some time if I need it, is this spec OK for this or do I need that CPU paste, what is it and how does it work? I already have the CoolIT Eco, and I think the wattage is high enough.
Thanks

 

[Nemesis]

All your spec is well set for overclocking. You should be able to get a pretty high clock with those specs.
I would buy some thermal paste and apply it before overclocking (Youll be fine without until then)

If your order is still in pre production the amendents are free btw

and if comments are welcome id change the HDD setup to a 1TB caviar black as your primary drive and a 2TB caviar green as your secondary storage drive
Its always best to have your OS on a smaller HDD as if it goes wrong it takes all then info on the partition/drive with it.

 

[shanespatch]

Thanks for that. I will have to phone them tomorrow about it, I think the thermal paste would be good but didn't see it in the build list, not sure on what it cost? How do I add +rep? can't see a link to add it to your profile. Appreciate the feedback thanks

 

[Nemesis]

its the star to teh left of the triangle underneath my profile pic
and your welcome

Normally the thermal paste is only offered on the overclocked pc configurator but if you call up/ email them then im sure theyd be happy to build your pc with thermal paste included

*thermal paste will be applied in the building as default but you will want better quality paste for overclocking