offer on overclockers seems very tempting... someone convince me!

Le_Petit_Lapin · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:16

Tefal said:
no where on the page does it says it's overclocked.

If it is I'd have thought they'd of had to state that it was?

I'd assume so unless they've had an epic copy and paste fail.

Tefal · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:17

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
I'd assume so unless they've had an epic copy and paste fail.

I think thats what iot is, as surely they would have to state it's oc'ed due to the possible damage it can do to the cpu/its lifespan?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:19

Tefal said:
I think thats what iot is, as surely they would have to state it's oc'ed due to the possible damage it can do to the cpu/its lifespan?

It IS in "Home » Systems (PCs) » Overclocked" section of their site.

Oxy said:
I dont dissagree that the i7 is future proof, but is it really worth an extra 1k over a Q6600 now. I think it isn't worth it and is quite frankly madness to justify buying one.

Not saying its for me, far more than I need. My daul core does me grand. But, if you simply must have the latest and greatest processor and socket., given the individual component cost, then its a fair deal IMHO.

knowledge123 · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:19

This was the closest I could find.
Seems like a really good deal to me.

1,860.60 inc VAT is the bottom line figure.

ooops

forgot the case - which is £50.59.

Tefal · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:20

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
It IS in "Home » Systems (PCs) » Overclocked" section of their site.

no it;s not

You're in : Home » Systems (PCs) » Core i7 Systems » "Ultima OC Dominator" Intel Core i7 940 3.66GHz Nehalem Quad Core DDR3 System

MooMoo444 · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:24

Protip: Ultima OC Dominator

OC = OverClocked.

To confirm, look at their stock systems, they do not have OC in the system title.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:24

Tefal said:
no it;s not

Whoops, true.

Drop em a webnote.

knowledge123 said:
This was the closest I could find.
Seems like a really good deal to me.
1,860.60 inc VAT is the bottom line figure.

How exactly you managed to add £600 to the bottom line figure I had is completely beyond me.

knowledge123 · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:29

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
How exactly you managed to add £600 to the bottom line figure I had is completely beyond me.

The CPU

Tefal · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:29

I get £1582.67 inc VAT for the system. So that's £266.51 for cable management and a years warranty/tech support.

Could get a monitor for that

MooMoo444 · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:32

lol, for £260 profit I'd buy seperate bits and built myself

You'd still get a warranty with all the parts anyway

Le_Petit_Lapin · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:33

Is my OCUK just cheaper or have I missed something?

MooMoo444 · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:34

The CPU in the system is the 940, you've got the 920, which is considerably cheaper.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:37

MooMoo444 said:
The CPU in the system is the 940, you've got the 920, which is considerably cheaper.

Oh, well I'm just full of fail tonight aren't I?

Tefal · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:38

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Is my OCUK just cheaper or have I missed something?

wrong mother bord and what looks like the wrong ram (although i went with more expensive dominator ram cause i thought thats what they used rather than some cheaper stuff)

Also you got the wrong gfx card

craptakular · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:40

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Oh, well I'm just full of fail tonight aren't I?

u R M3gA FaiLLLLLLL

MooMoo444 · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:41

Tefal said:
wrong mother bord and what looks like the wrong ram (although i went with more expensive dominator ram cause i thought thats what they used rather than some cheaper stuff)

Also you got the wrong gfx card

Another winner failing to spot the wrong CPU

Tefal · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:50

thats had already been mentioned

Keltik THC · 18 Dec 2008 at 22:04

yup, seems in all this christmas excitement Overclockers have advertised this as a 'Retail' cpu.

but:

# Core i7 920 runs at 2.66GHz,
# Core i7 940 runs at 2.93GHz,
# Core i7 965 Extreme runs at 3.20GHz

im still tempted to buy it, ive been waiting ages to buy a new rig... i have to take the leap at some point, or ill end up waiting for ever... plus that rig will be quite futureproof.

had my heart set on the i7 920 @ 3.33ghz, because the next rig up was an extra £850, but with this weeks offer that price increase is only £350, plus almost everything improves.

but some of you guys are right, i dont feel the same about PC gaming as i once used to... i think im trying to convince myself if i buy a good system it will get more of my old enthusiasm back, lately ive preffered my 360 to PC gaming for some reason...

i guess i'll have to make a decision between now and tommorow morning, this is the machine i always thought id buy...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...0GHz @ QX6950+ 3.00GHz+ Quad Core DDR2 System

almost £1k cheaper... but then again money is their to be spent! lol

p.s. as everyones said, you guys specc'd the wrong CPU, mobo, RAM and GPU

Keltik THC · 18 Dec 2008 at 22:07

does overclocking seriously harm the lifespan of the CPU? surely if it did it wouldnt be so wide spread?

as i said in my original post, its something ive never tried yet, just trying to figure out if i should go down that rabbit hole.

Tefal · 18 Dec 2008 at 22:10

get over to general hardware they'll spec you up a good cheap system

Ocing can affect the lifespan (iirc it doesn;t so much now was you don;t need such high voltages) But it shouldn't be massive, the cpu will probbably last well past your next upgrade.