Hi,
I'm looking for a new PC and would like an X99 hex core system with 32Gb of RAM and a Nvidia 970 graphics card. It'll be used for the odd game, software development and running numerous virtual machines.
Question is where to get it from and, no, I don't want to build it. I've looked at Scan, Chillblast, CyberPower and Wired2Fire but suggestions on others? (Don't want Mesh - they sucked a few years ago and I won't go back)
Thanks,
Matt
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Thanks guys, ordered from scan again in the end.
Hi Matt,
I can relate to the "no, I don't want to build it" but few, if any, of the main brands offer "standard configuration-based" systems that meet my needs.
The approach I've found to work for me is to configure the system and then get some other sucker to do the sourcing and build of the configuration.
Having been diagnosed in June last year with cancer of the oesophagus, I've held back on a new PC and just done some component replacements. But after 9 weeks of chemo, 6 weeks of radiation and now waiting for the results of a PET scan, I am re-looking at the new PC aspect. I have an e-tailer I use for sourcing and they also offer a build service to spec. My requirements differ from yours but also tend to diverge from most standard off-the-shelf configurations.
Current desktop (also built by the same folks) comprises:
a) Lian-Li PC-Z60 mid-tower chassis with 6 x 3.5" SATA6G hot-swap bays, etc
b) Asrock Z77 Fatality Professional motherboard
c) Intel Core i7-3770 (locked clock multiplier)
d) 16GB DDR3-1600 CL9 RAM (G.Skill Ares)
e) EVGA GTX970 SC ACX2.0 graphics card
f) Asus Xonar HDAV1.3 sound card
g) 6 x 6TB hard drives in hot-swap bays
h) 1 x 256GB SSD (OCZ Vertex 4)
i) 1 x 750GB hard drive (MS Office data drive)
j) Corsair AX850 power supply
Next stop:
a) Switch chassis to Lian-Li PC-Z70 full tower (9 x hot-swap 3.5" bays)
b) Move to Asus Z97 Deluxe motherboard + Intel Core i7 4790K
c) Change to Samsung 512GB 850PRO SSD
d) Up RAM to 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3-1600 CL7
e) Add Intel PCIe 8-port SATA RAID controller
f) Add 3 more 6TB drives
g) Add Corsair AX860i
By adding some other bits already sitting in a drawer, I can wind up with a slightly de-populated current system that is still functional and pass it down to youngster but wind up with the extra capacity I need - particularly for storage.
These Lian-Li Diamond series cases, with their combination of hot-swap drive bays and tool-less options for expansion, power supply, optical drives, etc. make for "easy-to-tweak" systems. Just unclip front-panel, slot in another drive, initialise the mutha and away you go).
The recent switch from GTX670 to GTX970 was a doddle...
Lian-Li PC-Z70 web page
The e-tailer is prepared to take in my current system, source the additional bits, re-configure/build the two systems, load all the software and test it all prior to handing over the two systems - and the prices for the value-added services are not that prohibitive (certainly a lot less than the amount I'd charge for my equivalent time...)
I know it's now a bit late...
Just bear in mind for next time.
