Thinking of buying this desktop

[Kieran]

The Maelstrom GTX

(pre built)

640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK
1GB GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X 1600
ASUS® P8P67
Intel® Core™ i5-2500


Now not sure if i would buy this or a cheaper one,
As i need it to run ARMA 2 on high smoothly no lag :turned:

I will be buying another computer also but will wait untill ARMA 3 is out so i can get a more upto date hardware etc,

Any other models that would run the game on high with no problems?


and in a months time, will their be any updated computers on the pre built?

thanks!

ohh forgot, my budget is

£500-870

 

[jayjay]

see what you think of this better graphics card
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H67-M LX SI (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 2.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, 2 x PCI
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item
FREE Total War Shogun™ 2 with any AMD® Radeon™ Graphics card!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £885.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co

 

[Kieran]

That dose look good

but was thinking of getting the computer in the next day or 2 after ordering i waited enough to save the money and went without pc gaming for a year lol
pleese no more ipod app games, and flash

 

[Wozza63]

dont bother buying the pre-built PCs unless you need them, replicate it yourself in the builder and it should end up cheaper, although ive never tried myself

 

[Kieran]

Cheers wozza,
had ago in the builder tbf,
it comes at £15 or so cheaper with alittle less memory also on the harddrive,

At least the pre built should be overnight/few nights wait, as opposed to over 2 week wait? for 15 quid and tiny bit of less memory.

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X SPECIAL EDITION GREY - DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £841.00 including VAT and delivery.


Roll on the games hehe

 

[Rakk]

Whether you get the pre-built one or not, make sure you go for the Silver Warranty for a fiver, it extends the collect + return warranty from one month to a year, would be silly not to do that, even if only for peace of mind

 

[Meds]

dont bother buying the pre-built PCs unless you need them, replicate it yourself in the builder and it should end up cheaper, although ive never tried myself

The prices of all PCs are the same, pre-built or custom. If you chose the exact same spec as the pre-build PCs you will see the price is identical - just you could get one the next day or you wait for it to be built for you. I know which one I'd chose if the specs were the same

 

[DeadEyeDuk]

I know which one I'd chose if the specs were the same

The built from scratch one? :clap:

 

[Kieran]

They were all built from scratch at some point

 

[Wozza63]

so do you reckon they just mass produce the 'pre-built' ones or do you think they are unwanted ones? cancelled orders

sadly the closest pre-built to mine doesnt have SSD which i really want

 

[petrow]

so do you reckon they just mass produce the 'pre-built' ones or do you think they are unwanted ones? cancelled orders

sadly the closest pre-built to mine doesnt have SSD which i really want

I would suspect they look at what the general demand for a PC is. There's people like us on the forums who generally are after higher end PC's but your average Joe who just wants to use MS Word, browse the internet etc won't need anything too extreme. I would also thing PCS look at what their competitors make and compete with them. They have probably found that even balance between cost & performance to have those ready made computers and know they will sell fairly well.

 

[Kieran]

Well good news my budget has now gone up for the pc just a quick question
would the The Fusion X work on my screen if i connected a PC > TV cable ?