TODAY ONLY DEALS - 19/10/2010 - Intel & Asus Deals!

Gibbo · 19 Oct 2010 at 09:14

Hi there

Two great deals for anyone contemplating building an Intel I7 machine today with FREE Shipping enabled.

Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail @ £223.24 inc VAT

With intelligent technology that automatically directs processing power where it's needed most, Intel Core i7 processors deliver an incredible breakthrough in PC performance. You'll multitask applications faster and unleash incredible digital media creation. And you'll experience maximum performance for everything you do and for years to come. The Intel Core i7 processor not only can take on today's most complex and immersive games, but it's also powerful enough to handle tomorrow's gaming advances. By distributing AI, physics, and rendering across eight software threads, the Intel Core i7 processor lets you concentrate on taking down the bad guys while your PC handles all the visual details like texturing and shading that keep you feeling totally immersed. It's a gaming experience so perfect, you just might lose yourself in the action.

- Core Size: 45nm
- Socket: LGA1366
- Quad Core
- Frequency: 3.06GHz
- Multiplier: 23x
- L2 Cache: 4x 256KB
- L3 Cache: 8MB
- QPI: 4.8 GT/s
- Voltage: 0.8 - 1.375v
- TDP: 130W

Was [£249.99] Inc. VAT

Only £223.24 inc VAT.

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Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard @ £149.99 inc VAT

This motherboard supports the latest Intel Core i7 processors in LGA1366 package with integrated memory controller to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. The P6X58D-E breaks the boundaries to bring you the multi-GPU choice of either SLI or CrossFireX. The motherboard features a dedicated graphics engine on the most powerful Intel X58 platform to optimize PCIe allocation in multiple GPU configurations. Supporting next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) storage interface, this motherboard delivers up to 6.0Gb/s data transfer rates. Additionally, get enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, double the bandwidth of current bus systems. Experience ultra-fast data transfers at 4.8Gbps with USB 3.0 - the latest connectivity standard. Built to connect easily with next generation components and peripherals, USB 3.0 transfers data 10X faster and is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 components. 16+2 phase power design, 16-phase for vCore and extra 2-phase for QPI/Memory controller inside CPU, can provide the highest power efficiency, and hence generates less heat to effectively enhance the overclocking capability.

- CPU: Intel Core i7 Processors (Socket LGA1366)
- Chipset: Intel X58 Express
- Memory: 6x DDR3 DIMM 2000(OC) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz (Max. 24GB) / Triple Channel / Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Expasion slots: 3x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, 1x PCIe x1 Slots & 2x PCI Slots (Supports ATI CrossFireX & NVIDIA SLI Technology)
- Storage: 6x SATA 3Gb/s (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10) & 2x SATA 6Gb/s
- LAN: Marvell 88E8056 Gigabit LAN
- Audio: ALC889 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- 8x USB 2.0
- 2x USB 3.0/2.0
- 2x IEEE 1394a
- 1x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1x PS/2 Mouse
- 1x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
- 1x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial)
- 16+2 Phase Power Design
- TurboV
- MemOK!
- EPU
- Express Gate
- Fanless Design
- Stack Cool3+
- CrashFree BIOS 3
- EZ Flash 2
- MyLogo 2

Was [£159.99] Inc. VAT

Only £149.99 inc VAT.

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Bradmax57 · 19 Oct 2010 at 09:22

Damn tempted by the cpu.......

dod · 19 Oct 2010 at 12:29

Bradmax57 said:
Damn tempted by the cpu.......

long time no see mate, just do it

jasonjax1 · 19 Oct 2010 at 12:35

hmmm nice combo... but i thought the mobo was £149.99..... did it suddenly go up in price since i bought it with my oc bundle a few months back.

seems asus has the lead on all other brands for a top notch mobo.

cpu is cracking at that price even if you keep it at stock speed.... like ever(!)

bulldog147 · 19 Oct 2010 at 12:51

I hope ocuk can sent me this i7 950 3.06ghz for free to celebrate my birthday today

Only I wishful thinking!

Ace Modder · 19 Oct 2010 at 12:55

bulldog147 said:
I hope ocuk can sent me this i7 950 3.06ghz for free to celebrate my birthday today Only I wishful thinking!

We have over 12,000 members on the forum, of course we will send every customer a free £200+ item.

£2.4 million worth of freebies! We are a business not a charity

Mayfair · 19 Oct 2010 at 12:57

Ace Modder said:
We have over 12,000 members on the forum, of course we will send every customer a free £200+ item.

£2.4 million worth of freebies! We are a business not a charity

bulldog147 · 19 Oct 2010 at 13:02

Of course ocuk is a business (I would do the same if I own the business myself). Anyway, that a nice cracking deals. A bargain again.

MooMoo444 · 19 Oct 2010 at 13:03

Ace Modder said:
We have over 12,000 members on the forum, of course we will send every customer a free £200+ item.

£2.4 million worth of freebies! We are a business not a charity

With the difficulty in sourcing 950's (hence the price rise) I bet you couldn't do it, even if you wanted to!

rjk · 19 Oct 2010 at 13:10

sleek pricing on that motherboard

such a great clocker for a really nice price

littlepuppy · 19 Oct 2010 at 15:19

Ace Modder said:
We have over 12,000 members on the forum, of course we will send every customer a free £200+ item.

£2.4 million worth of freebies! We are a business not a charity

Sound cheap at the price.. You may eveb get on the news!

Peter_C · 19 Oct 2010 at 16:14

littlepuppy said:
Sound cheap at the price.. You may eveb get on the news!

£2.4 million > A sudden influx of 10000+ new members not actually buying anything and saying it's their birthday.

Arthalen · 19 Oct 2010 at 19:15

Rampage 3 Gene or P6X58D-E ?

Ignore form factors for a moment, and assume no Multi-GPU setups....

Bradmax57 · 19 Oct 2010 at 20:21

Gene was the one i was going to go for if i do

Arthalen · 19 Oct 2010 at 20:24

Bradmax57 said:
Gene was the one i was going to go for if i do

Pretty much my thinking, the colour scheme suits my case choice and the ROG features would be useful to me.

The only thing that's holding me back is I couldn't have a dual slot video card, PCI-Ex Sound Card and PCI-Ex RAID/SSD Card in all at once unless I put the video card in the lower slot hmm... tiny thing really, but there you go.

Bradmax57 · 19 Oct 2010 at 20:48

Arthalen said:
Pretty much my thinking, the colour scheme suits my case choice and the ROG features would be useful to me.

The only thing that's holding me back is I couldn't have a dual slot video card, PCI-Ex Sound Card and PCI-Ex RAID/SSD Card in all at once unless I put the video card in the lower slot hmm... tiny thing really, but there you go.

obviously there are limitations to matx, but isnt the onboard x-fi good enough? and you need more raid than the onboard will provide?

Arthalen · 19 Oct 2010 at 20:50

Bradmax57 said:
obviously there are limitations to matx, but isnt the onboard x-fi good enough? and you need more raid than the onboard will provide?

Indeed - the RAID card is not a necessity, more looking to the future when PCI-Ex based SSD's become more the norm.

The onboard software X-Fi (its a Via Codec chip with Creative software X-Fi) should be good enough for now, but doesn't support positional audio (CMSS-3D?) afaik.

Bradmax57 · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:12

Arthalen said:
Indeed - the RAID card is not a necessity, more looking to the future when PCI-Ex based SSD's become more the norm.

The onboard software X-Fi (its a Via Codec chip with Creative software X-Fi) should be good enough for now, but doesn't support positional audio (CMSS-3D?) afaik.

not sure about the sound, i guess for futureproof and expansion the other board would be the better choice, all i know is myself ill have one and maybe 2 gfx cards max the rest will be usb or sata

depends what you need i guess

Arthalen · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:14

Bradmax57 said:
not sure about the sound, i guess for futureproof and expansion the other board would be the better choice, all i know is myself ill have one and maybe 2 gfx cards max the rest will be usb or sata depends what you need i guess

Indeed - to be honest I'm over-specifying... I've bought two 60GB Sandforce SSDs for it already so unlikely to even have a PCI-Ex SSD any time soon!

Bradmax57 · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:27

Arthalen said:
Indeed - to be honest I'm over-specifying... I've bought two 60GB Sandforce SSDs for it already so unlikely to even have a PCI-Ex SSD any time soon!

its normally the case

for me also... dunno what it is but something about matx i like.............. fyi the board and cpu can be had for 399 which i think is pretty decent?