New PC time
03 November 2011, 10:41 PM
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New PC time
Time for a new PC again, what do you guys thinks of this base rig, I can't find or think of anyway to beat this price bar an ebay special for this type of spec. Even if I built it myself I think I would struggle to beat £450 inc VAT ?
Basics:
CIT Shadow ATX Case
Intel Core i5 2500K Processor overclocked to 4.6GHz
Asus P8Z68-V LE Motherboard
4GB PC3-10666 DDR3 Memory
AMD Radeon 6670 1GB Graphics Card
1000GB SATA 7200rpm Hard Disk
24x Sony DVD-RW Drive
500watt Basic EZCool PSU
Onboard High Definition Audio
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
Probably needs a juicier vid card but I'm not a massive PC gamer anymore.
http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Shadow.html
Components can be customised of course, for not alot more, could have Corsair RAM etc.
Got a couple of mag bestbuys to.
Basics:
CIT Shadow ATX Case
Intel Core i5 2500K Processor overclocked to 4.6GHz
Asus P8Z68-V LE Motherboard
4GB PC3-10666 DDR3 Memory
AMD Radeon 6670 1GB Graphics Card
1000GB SATA 7200rpm Hard Disk
24x Sony DVD-RW Drive
500watt Basic EZCool PSU
Onboard High Definition Audio
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
Probably needs a juicier vid card but I'm not a massive PC gamer anymore.
http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Shadow.html
Components can be customised of course, for not alot more, could have Corsair RAM etc.
Got a couple of mag bestbuys to.
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04 November 2011, 11:08 AM
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That is very good value. Best match I could get is £575. I would say that the RAM is really low for modern day computing and the graphics card is already, pretty much obsolete.
Other than that it should be a good computer. This all really depends on what you intend to use it for.
Other than that it should be a good computer. This all really depends on what you intend to use it for.
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I specc'd up the PC I'd want from that site (fancy as quiet a pc as possible with a BF3 busting gfx card). Ended up at just shy of a grand 
which is quite a fair chunk for just a base unit.
which is quite a fair chunk for just a base unit.
07 November 2011, 09:26 PM
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Your sub £500 new pc will be better than my chugging old Dell that's for sure.
I so rarely spend money on a PC I thought I'd see how much one would cost that would last me another 4 years
Will be interested to hear how quick it arrives Bio, and how it performs
I so rarely spend money on a PC I thought I'd see how much one would cost that would last me another 4 years
Will be interested to hear how quick it arrives Bio, and how it performs
08 November 2011, 08:05 AM
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ce,3018-7.html
9800 and 6670 are the same tier
08 December 2011, 09:10 PM
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Well I've been on a bit of a journey with this one, fired it up all ok then bsod when finalising win7 setup :/ ok 2nd time round, then the gfx card kept crashing and resetting itself 
Chillblast were on the ball n sent out a replacement card which never arrived, thanks to royal mail 
Card #2 was then sent thx again to CBlast which then arrived late again thx to the ***** @ RMail. Anwyway that fixed the problem and I can report it now absolutely flies. Ran imgburntest on it oc'd @ 4.6ghz idle temps 40-45c, 32c stock on air, happy bunny I love the EZ bios on these new ASUS mobos, makes tweaking a joy.
Chillblast were on the ball n sent out a replacement card which never arrived, thanks to royal mail Card #2 was then sent thx again to CBlast which then arrived late again thx to the ***** @ RMail. Anwyway that fixed the problem and I can report it now absolutely flies. Ran imgburntest on it oc'd @ 4.6ghz idle temps 40-45c, 32c stock on air, happy bunny I love the EZ bios on these new ASUS mobos, makes tweaking a joy.
08 December 2011, 10:30 PM
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Cool 
Hopefully yours will just work when you get it lol. To be honest any PC that I've had delivered in the post has had some sort of problem. The couriers just don't seem to care too much about the parcels these days.
Word of advice, even though they have taken on more staff, getting through to them at the moment is a right ball ache. 10-15min wait on average, so use email to their sales addy if its not urgent.
Hopefully yours will just work when you get it lol. To be honest any PC that I've had delivered in the post has had some sort of problem. The couriers just don't seem to care too much about the parcels these days.Word of advice, even though they have taken on more staff, getting through to them at the moment is a right ball ache. 10-15min wait on average, so use email to their sales addy if its not urgent.