Finaly decided....

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Sooooo...after days and weeks of thinking,finaly decided what i want (and how much i can spend)
Before i had Q9550,4gb corsair ddr2,Asus Maximus Formula,Antec900,gtx460 Msi Hawk,WD750AAKS..I got good money for my old rig,so added only about 500£ to this new one.When i receive parts i will make some pics if anybody wants.
So,heres what i ordered...

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX)
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1)
LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3)
Intel 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
NZXT 24-Pin ATX Black Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable (CB-24P
NZXT 8-Pin (EPS12V) Black Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable (CB-8P
IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g)

At time i made order OCUK didnt have GB gtx560 SOC version,so went for cheaper
 
bad news.
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your delivery is in the wrong country!!! DPD are that useless.
 
DPD offer a really good 24day postage service. i had a 24hr parcel (not from OCuK) take 19 days to turn up and the D**K on the phone after lying over and over told me it was delivered on time.

system looks nice. what your alarm cord again?
 
Personally I've never had any issues with DPD. Everyone has a horror story about every courier. Interlink are my favourite though, they text & email you first thing in the morning giving you an hour slot in which you parcel will arrive, then give you the option of texting back to arrange another date/time. The worst is Home Delivery Network (recently rebranded to Yodel). I had a pair of jeans go right around the country twice and turn up 2 months later :D
 
The best experience I'v had is with parcelfroce. Whenever Iv had things delivered its always been about 6-6:30 in the morning. I must be one of their first drops, its nice having that early, still have time to go work/back sleep!.

Oh nice system by the way, I especially like your storage choices : ) your gonna have some fun times with that rig!
 
I'm kinda the other way round with that sort of thing... if I'm expecting a delivery, I sleep downstairs so I can hear the door, except usually I don't get any sleep at all. I hate waiting for parcels.
 
gazzab said:
I'm kinda the other way round with that sort of thing... if I'm expecting a delivery, I sleep downstairs so I can hear the door, except usually I don't get any sleep at all. I hate waiting for parcels.
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Especially when its a parcel thats gonna make a huge difference in your life, such as a brand new build! If its a mouse mat for E.G.. meh, but if its something meaninful like a new graphics card/motherboard/processor or as I said an entire build by its self.. then yeah, I spend most of the night watching youtube videos about the parts I am waiting for and it gets me excited even more! 22 years & like a kid at christmas. Oh boys and their toys.
 
saintdefender said:
Especially when its a parcel thats gonna make a huge difference in your life, such as a brand new build! If its a mouse mat for E.G.. meh, but if its something meaninful like a new graphics card/motherboard/processor or as I said an entire build by its self.. then yeah, I spend most of the night watching youtube videos about the parts I am waiting for and it gets me excited even more! 22 years & like a kid at christmas. Oh boys and their toys.
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I thought I was the only one :D. I do the exact same thing, spend days and days researching every last detail, looking through google videos and images, reading reviews and whatnot. I always pay out for next day delivery too so I get it asap.

I got myself so psyched up about my 3d gear coming that I didn't sleep all night. 2 weeks later and it's been picked up today to send back lol.
 
I was - until recently - Just north of Inverness... which meant I usually had to pay for "Off shore delivery"... even though we weren't off shore. I remember having a pitch battle with a semi-retarded girl on the buyer site with the E! She would litterally say "Computer says you are... so you are..." And I actually emailed her a google map of where I was and explained I was not in anyway offshore!... she stuck with her line though. Their advertising said "Next day delivery ANYWHERE in the UK mainland for xxx"

Simple really, they never and will never, recieve any of my business again no matter where in the country I live.

Edit xxx is just an amount of money I can't remember the exact figure... not in exchange for some blue movies!
 
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saintdefender said:
Especially when its a parcel thats gonna make a huge difference in your life, such as a brand new build! If its a mouse mat for E.G.. meh, but if its something meaninful like a new graphics card/motherboard/processor or as I said an entire build by its self.. then yeah, I spend most of the night watching youtube videos about the parts I am waiting for and it gets me excited even more! 22 years & like a kid at christmas. Oh boys and their toys.
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you deffo not alone LOL
Im 35 and still waiting nearly all deliveries like kid..Running out off excuses for wife and kids LOL
 
just cheked my order status...Order Status:In our warehouse queue...since yesterday...hate this,so no build log&pics until monday i think..thats not good,not good at all :(
 
So,after waiting soooo long,DPD guy finaly find me :D
Finaly !!!
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CM Haf X just cant fit here LOL :D (i know i know,my camera is crap,5y old...)

Must say,after reading forums about P8P67 problems,i was lil bit afraid.Some guy here posted pics about completely ruined socked,and i can confirm,that locking cpu in socket really needs some pressure,so first time im not even sure i must go all way LOL :D
But,i had no choice,and here ya go - rig nearly ready to go:
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So today did few simple benches,ALL STOCK atm,will try to find some time for overcklocking later today.
3D Mark 11
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/605118
Unigine 2.1
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Gonna play Crysis later to see how GPU copes,and will OC this pc later today.
Must say,didnt had any BSOD at all - everything very stable,had only one problem - no chance i can do anything in UEFI with usb mouse and keyboard,they just drifting,lucky for me i had PS2 mouse and keyboard,so no problem to change what i want in UEFI now.Soon will be released 1302 UEFI and Asus gonna fix this problem with mouse drifting and other issues.
Overal i am very impressed with Sandy (not even OC'ed yet ;) )
Not many photos yet,as my camera full of my daughter,7 months old,photos,and i am not allowed to delete any LOL :D In some cases i must listen my wife :D
In near future gonna do some small mods,as i like play in dark,but not dead dark,will add some light behind monitor and inside case,will do better cable management.
Will try to keep this thread alive if someone interested
Oh,BTW,the reason i did all tests so early..well,7 month old baby wont let me sleep LOL :D
And sorry for my english - sadly i am not born in England :P (the company keep sending to Irleand and UK tho,they probably think i have upgradeitus bug :D )
 
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