opinions needs

[MADMAN]

spend more on the monitor... its what u look at 99% of the time

 

[PAULRYAN52]

spend more on the monitor... its what u look at 99% of the time

if you don't mind me asking what's wrong with them two?

 

[PAULRYAN52]

hi, heres the full specs


Case
Coolermaster Elite 430

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K

Overclocking - CPU
Optimized Overclock - 4.4Ghz - Within wider safety margins for balanced thermal & acoustic characteristics.

CPU Cooler
Thermalright Macho Performance CPU Cooler

Memory
8Gb (2x4Gb) Corsair Vengeance LP

Graphics
2GB XFX Radeon HD 7850

Power Supply Unit
600W Corsair Gamer Series

Solid State Drive
120GB Corsair Force 3

Hard Drive
1TB Seagate Barracuda

Optical Drive 1
Pioneer DVR-S19LBK DVD Writer

Optical Drive 2
Pioneer DVR-S19LBK DVD Writer

Monitor
24" Iiyama PLE2409HDS

Warranty
3 Year Warranty - 1st Year Onsite, 2nd & 3rd Year Return to Base (Parts & Labour).

Total Price
£987.08

is that a decent spec for the money

 

[PAULRYAN52]

is it worth it

 

[tamzzy]

yea its pretty good for the price

 

[PAULRYAN52]

hi, I've made a few changes to the spec, it's a bit dearer but I think it's worth it

heres the spec ive got in mind, i think this will probable be the spec i order unless advised not too

Case
Fractal Design Define R3

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H

CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K, Ivy Bridge

Overclocking - CPU
Optimized Overclock - 4.4Ghz - Within wider safety margins for balanced thermal & acoustic characteristics

CPU Coolers
Thermalright Macho Performance

Memory - DDR3
8Gb (2x4Gb) Corsair Vengeance LP, DDR3, 1600Mhz

NVIDIA Graphics
2GB EVGA GTX 670

Power Supply Unit
650W Corsair Enthusiast, Modular

Solid State Drive
120GB Corsair Force 3

System Drive
1TB Seagate Barracuda

Optical Drive
Pioneer DVR-S19LBK

Operating system
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

TFT Monitor
24" Iiyama PLE2409HDS Widescreen

Gaming Keyboard
Razer Arctosa

Total
£1,273.01

 

[tamzzy]

that looks good. you wont be sli-ing with that mobo, so you could potentially drop down to a 550w psu to save some $$$

 

[PAULRYAN52]

its a pre-built system, its either a 600w non-modular psu or the psu i've chose

 

[tamzzy]

its pretty good value, ofc you pay a premium cuz its prebuilt, but not by much. bout 50-70 quid from my guesstimate

 

[PAULRYAN52]

i don't think that's a lot extra to pay, especially considering the warranty

 

[tamzzy]

well most parts bought as a standalone come with a 3 year warranty, some with 5. so warranty doesnt really play a part in the price

 

[PAULRYAN52]

question, i can get the r3 case or the r4 for about £16 more, what should i get

 

[tamzzy]

if you aren't building it yourself, r3/r4 wouldnt make much difference

 

[PAULRYAN52]

if you aren't building it yourself, r3/r4 wouldnt make much difference

i think i may go r4 because its got a fan controller

 

[tamzzy]

r3 also has a fan controller

 

[PAULRYAN52]

i thought the r4 had a 3 speed setting fan controller where as the r3 didn't

 

[tamzzy]

define r3's controller (variable speed) is at the rear, r4 is at the front (3 speed)

 

[PAULRYAN52]

define r3's controller (variable speed) is at the rear, r4 is at the front (3 speed)

thanks, think it'll be r4