Final Decision - Your Thoughts Please

cbarker · 18 Jun 2012 at 12:15

Hey guys - I think i have finally made a decision and going to purchase

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-246-OE&groupid=43&catid=2040&subcat=

with an extended SSD to 120GB

What are your thoughts please.

I am also going to get the Turtle Beach Wireless Headphones.

What are your views.

Cheers

mickyflinn · 18 Jun 2012 at 12:56

If you are set on a pre built system then see if overclockers can upgrade your ssd to a crucial m4 or vertex 3.

They are far superior then the agility.

cbarker · 18 Jun 2012 at 13:16

Thanks Micky - can you give me some suggestions please in my basket. And what are your thoughts about pre built machines - do you think i can get better for that price by configuring my own.

Cheers

mickyflinn · 18 Jun 2012 at 13:28

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £64.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £976.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).

There are pros and cons to pre built sytems as you can get more for your money but a pre built sytem will be hassle free build with a good overclock.

Overclocking is not that difficult

cbarker · 18 Jun 2012 at 13:49

Thanks for this - I think i will stick to the pre built system as all i want it for is to play WOW and rift ( the machine might even be too powerfull) - thanks your advice i really appreciate it.

Cheers

Cbarker

cbarker · 18 Jun 2012 at 13:50

Btw what are your views on the Turtle beach wireless headset.

Cheers

cbarker · 18 Jun 2012 at 14:00

If you are set on a pre built system then see if overclockers can upgrade your ssd to a crucial m4 or vertex 3.

They are far superior then the agility.

I am new to this computer components milarcy - what makes one superior to another.

And is there a website that you can recommend for me to read up on.

Thanks again for this.

Cheers

TwsT · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:16

M4 has the least amount of problems reported. Have a solid reputation amongst the community.

Vertex 3 is faster and more reliable but not as reliable as the M4.

If you order the system on line just give us a ring and speak to a sales rep they should be able to amend the order for you.

Read our forums too be honest. plenty of useful stuff in the hardware sections.

mp260767 · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:48

if its mainly for WOW and rift i would say it is over powered, do you have many addon packs added, graphic updates etc

what monitor size/resolution do you game at ?

cbarker · 18 Jun 2012 at 15:53

I currently have a 23" monitor - have quite a few addons for wow and rift. Resoluction not sure at the moment as currently playing on a laptop, hence the upgrade to a new computer!! However i would prefer a powerful machine as then can maybe use it for other things.

Cheers

mp260767 · 18 Jun 2012 at 20:11

cbarker said:
However i would prefer a powerful machine as then can maybe use it for other things.

fair enough then

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