Titan Khaos - i3 SSD system

concubine · 2 Mar 2010 at 10:57

I'm thinking of taking the plunge on this pre-built system from OC. Having a look through all of the builds, this one seems to be right in the sweet spot for a balance between value and performance.

I went for a couple of extras to bring it in at around £850:

I assume this build is pretty new on the site? It's got no reviews! I know OC just recently started to offer the water cooled systems.

Anyone bought one of these yet? Any thoughts? Main uses will be general net browsing, some recording, some gaming (FPS/RTS). I just want a nice machine that is rapid and reliable. This seems to fit the bill!

King Arthur · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:02

Hi Concubine,

This is a very new system hence no reviews, this is a good system and with the 40GB SSD from Intel it does run very quick. You will mainly find with the SSD you windows and game load times will improve considerably over a standard hard drive.

Phil

greywolf · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:04

Maybe consider an i5/i7 system and ditch the SSD for now, plus the one it comes with is 40GB which is quite small.

EddScott · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:04

Is 40GB enough space for Win7 and say half a dozen games?

greywolf said:
Maybe consider an i5/i7 system

Why not I3? I ask because the OC'd I3 bundle is in my basket at the moment

greywolf · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:10

EddScott said:
Is 40GB enough space for Win7 and say half a dozen games?

Why not I3? I ask because the OC'd I3 bundle is in my basket at the moment

Just the fact that the SSD in that system is only 40GB and I only have a few games and apps installed and im already at 80GB, so to me a 40GB SSD seems like a waste of time. So I recommended using the money spent on the SSD to move up to i5/i7, nothing wrong with i3 as such.

EddScott · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:14

Oh, OK. I only ask because its all the bits I'm currently thinking of buying for a new build.

King Arthur · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:19

40GB SSD is designed for use to install the OS onto a a couple of your favourite games. It has a designated 500GB Media drive for storage of all your games etc.

Phil

concubine · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:30

greywolf said:
Maybe consider an i5/i7 system and ditch the SSD for now, plus the one it comes with is 40GB which is quite small.

I agree, 40GB is tiny - I have 150GB worth of MP3s alone! But the point is I can probably fit Windows and all the regularly used apps on there.

I think that an SSD for the OS would probably deliver more tangible performance boost than say an i5 or an i7. I'm not going to be doing anthing that processor heavy truth be told...

buttkinz · 2 Mar 2010 at 11:45

i agree, 40gb is plenty for your OS and a few favorite games, you can always add in another 1tb/500gb etc drive if you need more space

nice system there, i like it

Yewen · 2 Mar 2010 at 13:39

concubine said:
I agree, 40GB is tiny - I have 150GB worth of MP3s alone! But the point is I can probably fit Windows and all the regularly used apps on there.

I think that an SSD for the OS would probably deliver more tangible performance boost than say an i5 or an i7. I'm not going to be doing anthing that processor heavy truth be told...

An SSD gives a huge boost to the "feel" of your PC, does not show on benchmarks or in anything you can really register but you would be surprised after using one how much you notice hard drive seek time. Clicking IE and it appearing instantly never gets boring.

Clocked i3 + decent VGA gives a i7 at the same clock speed with same graphics a run for its money in todays games, getting within only a couple of fps of the more expensive machine, add a SSD to the i3 and it would get my money over a i7 rig for gaming with a mechanical drive.

Shill · 3 Mar 2010 at 10:50

If you are worried about space why not go for the Titan Proton system - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-225-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=1712 and choose the 80gb solid state drive. Brings it in a little overbudget but it's a thought.