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02goswej

02goswej

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Hey. Well I have an idea of what kind of system I want.

So in comparison I have found a system (That I have customised) on another site (Not named) with the following specs:

Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz
Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2 CPU Cooler
Asus P7P55D-E LX Mobo
4.0GB DDR3 Corsair 1600mhz DHX CL9 RAM
1TB S-ATAII 3.0GB/s
Random DVD Drive
ATI Radeon HD5850 1GB
Antec Nina Hundred Two Case
700W EZCool Tornado

--With !!3!! Year Warrenty.

All for £950

What do you guys think?


/Johnathan
 
PSU is junk in that build, also go with eith i5 750 or make the jusp up to the 1366 platform and get an i7 920.
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 870 2.93Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £234.99
(£199.99) £234.99
(£199.99)
HIS iCooler V ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £211.49
(£179.99) £211.49
(£179.99)
Asus P7P55D-E LX Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £119.98
(£102.11) £119.98
(£102.11)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £89.29
(£75.99) £89.29
(£75.99)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £88.99
(£75.74) £88.99
(£75.74)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £48.49
(£41.27) £48.49
(£41.27)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £687.00
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £122.41
Total : £821.91

same stuff but no psu, im sure you can find a good one well within the the £130 difference.

oh wait- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-SP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1806
 
Ah cool. Thanks everyone.

@stulid
I know all the parts have 1 Year manufacter warrenty. But is it worth paying £100 for an extended 2 year?

I personally wouldn't but I haven't Overclocked Before (And that's what I plan to do to the processor when I decide what I'm getting) and don't know if it might be needed?

/Johnathan
 
02goswej said:
Ah cool. Thanks everyone.

@Stulid
I know all the parts have 1 Year manufacter warrenty. But is it worth paying £100 for an extended 2 year?

I personally wouldn't but I haven't Overclocked Before (And that's what I plan to do to the processor when I decide what I'm getting) and don't know if it might be needed?

/Johnathan
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Most have longer than 1 year, the Corsair PSU has at least a 5 year one.
 
the 5850 is 2years.

the cpu is 3years.

the ram is lifetime.

hardrive 3 years.

motherboard is 3years.
 
Also if you buy a non-overclocked prebuilt system and decide to overclock it, I'm not sure the full system warranty would cover that should anything go wrong?
 
does this pc in the first post include win7? might help explain the cost.

still got a **** psu tho
 
No it doesn't include OS.

I think I'll build in the end. Seems much cheaper and gives me a much wider choice of parts.

Thanks guys.

/Johnathan
 
Have a look at the titan onyx system from overclockers - really decent value. Better components than you've specified and including win7 only 890 squids, overclocked as standard.
 
This is what I would get, still close to your spec, but the processor has been toned down, helps fit in the better cooler and case along with a copy of Win7.

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If you still want the i7 then adding this should be just over your orgional budget.
 
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