ready made

larryddd · 5 Sep 2013 at 09:27

Hi I'm looking at getting a ready made system from overclockers and already send an email to them. What I'm after is some advice from anyone who's gone down this route and how their rig turned out and was there any hic-up anywhere.thanks for your time

DaleTheWhale · 5 Sep 2013 at 10:09

I'd much prefer building one, more satisfaction and you have 100% control over the parts you choose and how you configure them.

Overclockers do very nice builds, comes at a price but you get what you pay for really.

How much are you thinking of spending?

larryddd · 5 Sep 2013 at 10:16

about £1500 this is the option from overclockers
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-400-OE&groupid=43&catid=2475

Idleman · 5 Sep 2013 at 10:28

larryddd said:
about £1500 this is the option from overclockers
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-400-OE&groupid=43&catid=2475

I`ve just done this for another thread but should give you an idea of what you can get, if you build it yourself.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £199.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £145.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,101.12 (includes shipping : £28.55).

You would still have enough to buy an OS, get a better Gpu and even a bigger and better Psu, if you want to go dual card. Although you would need to change the mobo if going xfire/sli.

larryddd · 5 Sep 2013 at 10:37

thanks for your replies,yes I was just reading that thread,much prefer the single card.have windows 7 64 which I believe you can install on more than one computer ? so if I spent the full wack £1500-1600 whats the best I can get.

Idleman · 5 Sep 2013 at 10:44

larryddd said:
thanks for your replies,yes I was just reading that thread,much prefer the single card.have windows 7 64 which I believe you can install on more than one computer ? so if I spent the full wack £1500-1600 whats the best I can get.

If this is just for gaming, then a 4670k would be enough. Unless you do any photo/video editing/rendering.

larryddd · 5 Sep 2013 at 10:50

no just for gaming (battlefield 4)

Idleman · 5 Sep 2013 at 10:56

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7990 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £145.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £82.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,486.73 (includes shipping : £23.20).

edit: changed the Psu.

Roady · 5 Sep 2013 at 11:05

Idleman said:
edit: changed the Psu.

Great build! Now if only I had £1500 'spare'

iTek · 5 Sep 2013 at 11:08

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7990 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £145.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £82.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,486.73 (includes shipping : £23.20).

edit: changed the Psu.

Why 2 motherboards?

Idleman · 5 Sep 2013 at 11:16

iTek said:
Why 2 motherboards?

Nice spot.

Wondered why it was a bit to close to the budget.
Was looking at changing Psu and case and forgot to remove the GB board.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7990 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £145.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,429.66 (includes shipping : £29.80).

larryddd · 5 Sep 2013 at 11:27

Thanks for your time Idleman much appreciated

larryddd · 5 Sep 2013 at 11:33

now all I've got to decide is build myself or not,I did build one about 5 years ago, really enjoyed it. but that was five years ago. just on a side note I take it all these parts will work together.thanks

larryddd · 5 Sep 2013 at 11:35

one thing is it best to go for a sound card or just go for the on-board,any recommendation

Idleman · 5 Sep 2013 at 11:39

larryddd said:
now all I've got to decide is build myself or not,I did build one about 5 years ago, really enjoyed it. but that was five years ago. just on a side note I take it all these parts will work together.thanks

As you can see, building it yourself, gives you more for the money.
Best thing to do is, choose a case that you really like and we can make changes to the spec. You could get a cheaper mobo, probably free up another £50.

Idleman · 5 Sep 2013 at 11:43

larryddd said:
one thing is it best to go for a sound card or just go for the on-board,any recommendation

Onboard sound seems to get better all the time with newer sockets. So I would`nt bother with a sound card, not until you have at least tried it.
Personally, I have never used one.

larryddd · 5 Sep 2013 at 12:03

Looking at this case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-066-CS

Ethermaster · 5 Sep 2013 at 12:20

Hmmmmm yummy blue mATX build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £97.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9) £89.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9B) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £82.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & Blue £14.99
3 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & Blue £13.99 (£41.97)
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Blue £8.99
2 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved blue/black £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Blue £5.99
1 x BitFenix Molex to 3x Molex Adapter 55 cm - sleeved black/blue/black £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Blue £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Blue £4.49
Total : £1,228.66 (includes shipping : £17.85).

Idleman · 5 Sep 2013 at 12:28

larryddd said:
Looking at this case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-066-CS

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7990 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £145.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £119.99
2 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99 (£209.98)
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Arctic White £94.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler £65.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,511.42 (includes shipping : £25.45).

Omaeka · 5 Sep 2013 at 12:32

OCUK offer to build systems for you don't they? So if you comprise a basket, checkout and give them the order number in the customer support they'll build it for you from the parts, at a price I think, but it'll work out cheaper and more powerful than a pre-built.