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  1. Skorzeny's Avatar
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    What do you think of this spec?
    What do ya'll think of this spec? Have I got value for money (£830 thereabouts) will it stand the test of time?

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  2. Repressor's Avatar
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    Re: What do you think of this spec?
    Looks okay, the PSU is definately overkill though. Would probably go for a 500-600W Seasonic/Enermax unit instead.
  3. Supertoaster's Avatar
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    Re: What do you think of this spec?
    Looks pretty good to me, i'd stick with the 700w incase you want to upgrade/add components later on
  4. Iqbal007's Avatar
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    Re: What do you think of this spec?
    (Original post by Skorzeny)
    What do ya'll think of this spec? Have I got value for money (£830 thereabouts) will it stand the test of time?

    MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards

    Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail

    Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

    Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbs Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25)

    Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

    Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gbs 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002)

    Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black

    Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU)

    22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
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