BulletMagnet Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Yeah, should be ok with a 700+W PSU. I've been running my rig off a Antec Quarttro 850W modular PSU. Dedicated 12v rails for mobo and GFX. I run aforementioned CPU on an Asus Sabertooth P67 Mobo with 16GB of Vengeance RAM, GFX is an older GTX470 from EVGA (HydroCopper version). The PSU also powers six harddrives, two 18w water pumps and 12x 120mm fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Only 6 hard drives, I guess you don't want to be too greedy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I'm considering a new pc at the moment. If I had say £800 to spend what would be the best setup I could get? What would you recommend. There seems to be so many variations of system for similar cash and I haven't really got a clue what to look for. What would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 It really depends what you will be using the computer for, as to which hardware will suit the job best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I've been eyeing this one up, for £750 pre built this looks like a very good deal http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Mass-Effect-i5-4-3Ghz-94p1248.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Read quite a few bad reviews on Dinopc, although they have the cheapest prices. went with PC specialist in the end Case COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT) Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready Memory - 1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW) 2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE 1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM Power Supply CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69) Processor Cooling TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39) Sound Card Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (£25) Network Facilities 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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Just shy of 1.3k, only 600 over budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Read quite a few bad reviews on Dinopc, although they have the cheapest prices. went with PC specialist in the end Case COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT) Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready Memory - 1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW) 2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE 1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM Power Supply CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69) Processor Cooling TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39) Sound Card Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (£25) Network Facilities 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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Just shy of 1.3k, only 600 over budget Very nice, hope you like GW2 after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasha@lazytrips Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Good stuff. I would still personally go for more ponies in the processor & a new gen graphics card for the same money & build it myself, but glad you got the machine sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Apparently the motherboard I got allows you to overclock.the processor. Read good reviews on the graphic card. Hopefully I will enjoy it or it's a big waste of money lol! Plenty of other games to test out though. Thanks for all the help guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Let me know what you think of PC Specialist, interested to know if my great experience was a one-off or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 I only read good reviews about them. Have already.been informed it's been built and is undergoing the first round of quality control testing. Impressed with the service so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Most mobos will let you overclock the CPU, as long as you know what you are doing in the BIOS. Don't go in hamfisted and burn up your CPU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I have always built my own PC's but I just bought a Mac Get him outta here BOO HISS BOO I have a PC and a Mac, an iPhone and an Android tablet, an XBox & a PS3 I am just greedy I guess, I like to keep my options open I wouldn't bother building my own PC now, there is some pride in knowing you built it yourself but I would want it to make financial sense too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helimeddaz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Build your own. Www.cclonline.com. You can do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I have always built my own PC's but I just bought a Mac Get him outta here BOO HISS BOO I have a PC and a Mac, an iPhone and an Android tablet, an XBox & a PS3 I am just greedy I guess, I like to keep my options open I wouldn't bother building my own PC now, there is some pride in knowing you built it yourself but I would want it to make financial sense too.... I have an Iphone and you would have to pry it from my dead hands but I am a pc man at heart. I built my office pc and you could get nothing like it pre built for the price. Its get more and faster ram a faster cpu and a ssd. I saved about £150 over a pre built. I dont game though on my pc well seriosly game. Ive got C&C generals zero hour for when I have some "down time" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I still can't help modding though This was my mini mac 2 days after I got it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 omg... this thread is killing. £700, ready made, what do I buy... simple!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Arrived this morning, around, 10 days ahead of schedule! Not had time to set it up yet, but eager to test it out. I'd recommends pc specialist, very professional service and constantly updated on progress. That being said I've not turned it on yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 That's pretty exceptional service, told you they were good Can't believe you haven't set it up yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 On 12 hour night shifts, and busy in the day. Then off to Brussels at the weekend, so won't be able to play with it till next week! It's just sitting in my front room teasing me! Thanks for the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Arrived this morning, around, 10 days ahead of schedule! Not had time to set it up yet, but eager to test it out. I'd recommends pc specialist, very professional service and constantly updated on progress. That being said I've not turned it on yet what did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I think it was a computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Arrived this morning, around, 10 days ahead of schedule! Not had time to set it up yet, but eager to test it out. I'd recommends pc specialist, very professional service and constantly updated on progress. That being said I've not turned it on yet what did you get? Case COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT) Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready Memory - 1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW) 2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE 1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM Power Supply CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69) Processor Cooling TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39) Sound Card Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (£25) Network Facilities 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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Just shy of 1.3k, only 600 over budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Interesting article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/02 ... _on_linux/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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