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The highlights of this week's deals are as following:
This week we are offering the epic Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB graphics card. Amazing for gaming and even for mining Crypto currencies such as Bitcoin and Litecoin! Yours for only £329.99 inc VAT.
Get TUF this Christmas with the Asus Z87 Sabertooth motherboard. Patented TUF technology gives you the edge over the competition. Available for only £179.99 inc VAT.
Everyone always needs extra space. Be a little generous with your storage with the Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD. Only £47.99 inc VAT.
Want more? Our whole selection of deals HERE.
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £329.99 inc VAT
AMD Radeon R9 290 is a new graphics card powered by the latest AMD Radeon™ R9 290 graphics-processing unit (GPU). 4GB of super-fast GDDR5 memory for the best gaming experience at the highest resolutions including 4k and incorporates AMD Eyefinity and TrueAudio technologies to enable expansive multi-display setups and more accurate environmental sounds. R9 290 also includes support for both DirectX® 11.2 and AMD's new Mantle application programming interface (API) for great handling of even the most-demanding PC games.
Specification
Radeon R9 290
- GPU: Hawaii Pro
- Stream Processors: 2560
- Core Speed: 947MHz
- Memory Speed: 5000Mhz
- Memory interface: 512-Bit
- Memory capacity: 4096MB GDDR5
- Cooling: 2-Slot Blower Fan
- PCI-Express X16 lane required
- 750W or greater PSU required
- Power Connectors: 8-pin + 6-pin required
- Display Outputs: 2x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
- Warranty: 2yr
Features
- DirectX 11.2 Support
- Open GL 4.2 Support
- Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio support
- Crossfire Support upto 4-way: Native software crossfire (No bridge required)
- Gaming @ 4k Resolutions (UltraHD)
- Synergy with next-gen game consoles (Mantle)
- Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture - optimized from previous generation products
Only £329.99 inc VAT.
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Asus Z87 SABERTOOTH Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard @ £179.99 inc VAT
TUF, stands for The Ultimate Force.
The TUF series delivers a “tough” image. With the unique design & high quality components (military-standard), TUF series is born for pursuing the preeminent stability, all-round compatibility, and extreme durability
The Intel® Z87 Express Chipset is a single-chipset design to support socket 1150 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, Z87 chipset provides maximum 6 USB 3.0 ports and maximum 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports for faster data retrieval speed. Moreover, Intel® Z87 Express Chipset also supports iGPU function, letting users enjoy the latest Intel integrated graphic performance.
CPU
- LGA1150 socket for 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3, Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
- Supports 22nm CPU
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0*
- * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
- ** Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list
Chipset
- Intel® Z87 Express Chipset
Memory
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered Memory
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. Please refer to Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List) for details.
- ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors List).
Expansion Slots
- 2 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (Single at x16, Dual at x8/x8)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot* [black] (Max. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices)
- 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots**
- * The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe 2.0 x1_1 slot, PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot , PCIe 2.0 x1_3 slot and eSATA 6Gb/s ports. The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot default setting is in x1 mode.
- ** The PCIe 2.0 x1_1 slot shares bandwidth with eSATA 6Gb/s ports. The PCIe 2.0 x1_1 slot default setting is disabled.
VGA
- Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support
- Multi-VGA output support: DisplayPort/HDMI port
- Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution 3840 x 2160@60Hz
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096x2304@24Hz / 2560x1600@60Hz
- Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D/Quick Sync Video/Clear Video HD Technology/Insider™
- Maximum shared memory of 1024MB
Multi-GPU support
- Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
- Supports AMD® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage
- Intel® Z87 Express Chipset:
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (brown) with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology*
- 2 x ASMedia® 1061 SATA controllers**:
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (beige)
- 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports (red)
- * These functions will work depending on the CPU installed.
- ** These SATA ports are for data hard drivers only. ATAPI devices are not supported.
LAN
- Intel® I217V Gigabit LAN controller
Audio
- Realtek® ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- High quality 112dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out@back) & 104dB SNR recording input (Line-in) support
- Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound
- BD Audio Layer Content Protection
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O
USB
- Intel® Z87 Express Chipset - supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support
- 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue)
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
Exclusive TUF Features
- "Ultimate COOL!" Thermal Solution
- TUF Thermal Armor with Flow Valve
- TUF Thermal Radar 2 with Thermistors
- "We Got Your Back!" Shape Force
- TUF Fortifier
- "TUF ENGINE!" Power Design
- 8+2 Digital Phase Power Design
- TUF Components (Choke, Ti-Cap & MOSFET; certified by military-standard)
- ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility
- "Safe & Stable!" Guardian Angel
- Dust Defender with connector covers and back I/O dust filter
- ESD Guards
- MemOK!
Other Special Features
- USB 3.0 Boost featuring speedy USB 3.0 transmission
- USB BIOS Flashback with USB BIOS Flashback Wizard for EZ BIOS download scheduling
- USB Charger+ featuring quick-charging function for all smart devices
- ASUS Remote GO! with Cloud GO!, DLNA Media Hub, Remote Desktop, File Transfer
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
- AI Suite 3
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- EZ Update
- Disk Unlocker
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- Multi-language BIOS
Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
- 1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button
- 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue, 1 supports USB BIOS Flashback)
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 8-channel Audio I/O ports
Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (19-pin; moss green)
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (6 x brown; 2 x beige)
- 1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin Black) for both 4-pin(PWM mode) and 3-pin(DC mode) CPU coolers control
- 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector (4-pin Black)
- 4 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin Black)
- 2 x Assistant Fan connectors (3-pin White)
- Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
- 24-pin EATX Power connector
- 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector
- System Panel (Q-Connector)
- 1 x MemOK! Button
- 1 x DirectKey button
- 1 x DRCT (DirectKey) header
- 3 x T_Sensor (Thermal Sensor) headers
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 1 x TPM header
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
BIOS
- "64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.7, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS,
ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, My Favorites, Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information"
Manageability
- WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories
- 4 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables
- 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector 7cm
- 1 x ASUS Q-Shield
- 1 x 2 in 1 Q-connector
- 2 x Accessory Fans(35mm)
- 1 x TUF Accessory Package
- 3 x Thermistor cables
- 1 x back I/O dust frame
- 1 x back I/O dust grid
- 1 x connector dust cover collection (On board USB 3.0, DVI, HDMI, DP, LAN)
- 10 x USB 2.0 connector dust covers (On board x 2, back x 8)
- 9 x SATA connector dust covers (On baord x 7, eSATA x 2)
- 6 x Audio connector dust covers
- 3 x PCIe x16 slot dust covers
- 2 x DRAM slot dust covers
- 3 x PCIe x1 slot dust covers
- 2 x Short fan screws
- 4 x Long fan screws
- 1 x 40mm I/O Cover fan lid
- 1 x Adhesive Sponge for 35mm Fan
- 1 x TUF Inside sticker
- 1 x TUF Certification card
- 1 x TUF 5 Year Warranty manual (by region)
- TUF Accessory Installation Guide
- User's manual
Support DVD
- Drivers
- Anti-virus software (OEM version)
- ASUS/TUF CPU-Z
- ASUS Utilities*
Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor, 12”x 9.6” (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
Only £179.99 inc VAT.
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Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD @ £47.99 inc VAT
WD Caviar Blue hard drives are available with a multitude of available features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation. Pick the drive that suits your needs with the confidence in knowing that all WD Caviar Blue drives are built to the highest standards of quality and reliability. These drives are the perfect solution for family and business computing.
- Backwards compatible with SATA-II
- Capacity: 1TB
- Cache: 64MB
- Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
- Spin Speed: 7200RPM
- Seek Time: 8.9ms
- Warranty: 2 Years
Only £47.99 inc VAT.
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