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Echoplex

Echoplex

Echoplex

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Hi there. Within the next week i'm planning on buying a new PC and i'm quite torn as what to do. I'm not a complete newbie when it comes to pc's but i find it hard to keep up to date with new stuff.

I've been looking at an alienware for £1378 (specs below)
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-3820 (Four Core, 10MB Cache 3.60GHz) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 8 64bit, English edit
GRAPHICS CARD 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GTX 680 edit
MEMORY 8192MB (4x2GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Quad Channel edit
HARD DRIVE 1TB SATA 6Gb/s (7200RPM) 32MB Cache edit
OPTICAL DRIVE DVD+/-RW (Read/Write) 24x W8 edit
SOUND CARD Integrated HDA 7.1 Dolby Digital capability edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection edit
SERVICES AND SUPPORT 1 yr Next Day In-Home Hardware Support.

My question is can overclockers build me something better for the price. It's for pure gaming, no monitor needed or keyboard etc, just the tower.
Any help would be most grateful.
 
yes

1 x Intel X79 Sandybridge - E 10300i Configurator - Workstation & Gaming PC £1440.89

- OcUK Tech Labs - Zaward Golf III Fan 120mm ZG3-120TL Black/White
- Full Cable Management
- Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403)
- Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK)
- OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD
- Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail
- Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (PVI316G160C9QK)
- Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard
- Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011)
- Stage 4: Overclock of CPU/Memory - 25% Overclock (Proceesor speed x1.25 / Max Attainable RAM SPEED)
- Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail
- BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black
Total : £1,459.49 (includes shipping : £15.50).



a lot better spec, sdd and more memory plus overclocked for you and a better warranty

can make it cheaper to keep it in budget as well if you want, is your with vat or not? + del etc?
 
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1 x "Ultima 9300i Prism" Intel Core i7 3820 3.60GHz @ 4.20GHz DDR3 Quad Core Gaming PC £636.94
- 1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660TI EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
- 1 x Opt Out of FREE AV Software £0.01
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0.00
- 1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
Total : £1,143.88 (includes shipping : £17.50). +£100 for 3tb hdd at order or alter any bit you like and they will add it or alter it for you as a custom build



Why You Should Buy This System
- A guaranteed 4.20GHz performance for the price of 3.60GHz
- Choose from a selection of graphics cards to meet your performance needs
- Precision built and cabled by Overclockers UK expert technicians
- 8 Hours stressed tested and quality controlled
- USB3, SATA 6GB/s, Intel Ethernet for next gen computing
- Quad Channel DDR3 memory for unlimited bandwidth
- Quad core processing for seamless multitasking
- All systems with an Windows 7 selected ship out with a pre-installed 180 day trial of Panda Antivirus 2012. Not compatible with Windows 8.

System Specification
- Case: Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3820 3.60GHz Sandybridge - E overclocked to 4.20GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Alpenfohn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler
- RAM: 16GB (4x4GB) 1600MHz C11 DDR3 Quad Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: sdd plus 3tb
- Graphics Card: KFA2 GeForce GTX 660TI EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Sound: Onboard 7.1 Audio
- Optical Drive: OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter - Black

Service Package
- Full 24 Month collect and return warranty
 
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Wow fast replies, many thanks. I can spend £1400 overall including tax. Cheers for the builds, i'll start browsing through them. Also, am i wrong in thinking getting a gtx 680 is a good idea?
 
Echoplex said:
Wow fast replies, many thanks. I can spend £1400 overall including tax. Cheers for the builds, i'll start browsing through them. Also, am i wrong in thinking getting a gtx 680 is a good idea?
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it's user choice, many think and will link you to threads where a cheaper amd version does same or better for less.

i use amd but would spec any as at the top end it's only a few % either way, but costs maybe a lot more for the extra % etc

so i go for the cheaper option with best bang for buck, which atm tends to be amd for gaming anyway
 
Have you thought of building it yourself, get even more for your money.
If this new PC is just for gaming, then a 3570k is more than adequate, unless you need hyperthreading for some reason. Video editing or rendering.
 
Over the years i have updated various parts but i'm not confident enough to do a whole system. I'd rather pay a bit of money to make sure it's done right.
 
and also the warranty better than diy as the overclock can void it, but done for you they will warranty it so quids in on both scores

pick any build and goto customer Sales and Order Enquries - 0871 200 5052

they will alter any build and add any part you want into it for you and give advice etc, build time and price or just general advice same as you get here.

if you fancy something else adding just ask, the more you ask the more custom it gets.

alienware was ok before being bought out by dell.

OC build more custom rigs than most would guess
 
post your findings once it arrives, total inc how you thought the whole process was etc and how long it took, price compared to etc and speed and then in use, always nice to see replies once received and used
 
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Over the years i have updated various parts but i'm not confident enough to do a whole system. I'd rather pay a bit of money to make sure it's done right.
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This is what you could get if you build it yourself.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £124.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,365.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Watch a couple of tutorials and see how easy it really is.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...776&first=0&qpvt=newegg+build+tutorial+videos
 
and also the warranty better than diy as the overclock can void it, but done for you they will warranty it so quids in on both scores
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I think you are a little confused concerning warranty.
The prebuilt system comes with a 2yr warranty. Also, you have to bear in mind the fact, you may be required to return the whole system, depending on the problem. This means no PC until it is repaired.
If you build it yourself, you have whatever warranty comes with each individual item. And overclocking a self build does not void any warranty.
 
unless you damaged the cpu with a bad overclock?

i was under the understanding that you overclock a cpu / m/b and ram on your own risk.

so unless it's done for you, there's no warranty for parts you damage yourself, might be wrong, wouldn't be the first or last time tbh
 
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