£1k Spec Check before buy

PESolution · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:11

Just put this together - come in a fair bit over budget, but can stretch to this if nothing can be improved?

Any advice before purchase?

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PESolution · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:13

Not 100% on CPU cooler, nor RAM, nor case, nor GFX :s

Lemin · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:20

Id look for lower profile ram..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-307-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

PESolution · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:21

Lemin said:
Id look for lower profile ram..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-307-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

There a reason for this other than looks? Airflow?

Lemin · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:21

Also, no dvd-rw ?

PESolution · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:23

crap Lemin - thats another 25£ i forgot about

Lemin · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:23

Because most big coolers cover the 1st or 1st 2 ram slots, So tall ram wont fit.

Lemin · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:24

Corsair XMS3 8GB will save it back.

Lemin · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:26

Not £25...

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM [SH-S223C/BEBE]
£16.99 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-099-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

PESolution · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:30

Thanks, have now swapped out RAM and included dvd drive.

Lemin · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:36

I would save a lot by getting....

Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black [RC-692-KKN2]
This Week Only Offer
was £84.98 inc VAT
£79.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-196-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

or if i was spending £125 id get the Corsair Obsidian 650D

chigley · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:37

Lemin said:
Not £25...

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM [SH-S223C/BEBE]
£16.99 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-099-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

Don't get the Samsung optical drive, this one is much better for the same price: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

You could also change your CPU cooler to the Gelid Tranquillo, which is a bit cheaper, and also comes with the thermal compound already: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

PESolution · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:46

Lemin said:
I would save a lot by getting....

Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black [RC-692-KKN2]
This Week Only Offer
was £84.98 inc VAT
£79.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-196-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

or if i was spending £125 id get the Corsair Obsidian 650D

Thanks - im a bit of a LianLi fanboy though, coming from a PC60

mp260767 · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:59

is the 6970 a requirement or would a 6870 do ?

PESolution · 9 Sep 2011 at 11:05

mp260767 said:
is the 6970 a requirement or would a 6870 do ?

Dont really have any requirements, but I would like to buy higher range cards.. but then again I do want value for money

PESolution · 9 Sep 2011 at 11:35

Just ordered, in the end made a few changes as suggested above so thank you for those.

Product Name Price Qty Line Total
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £179.99 1 £179.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £136.66 1 £136.66
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.15 1 £129.15
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £112.49 1 £112.49
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £104.16 1 £104.16
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £66.65 1 £66.65
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.99 1 £39.99
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/775/1155/1156/1366) £33.32 1 £33.32
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.16 1 £14.16
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.66 1 £6.66