End of line sales along with selected upgrades can be a good way of gaining "inexpensive" gaming power.....

Thanks for that info, am looking at it this weekend.

Thanks to everyone who put up suggestions as to what to get.

It helped a lot with narrowing down what to get and then as a bonus
someone recommended a PC supplier who supplies built PC's where
you can then upgrade any item you want.

Only one item upgraded and it came in cheaper than all the other approx
quotes we had.

So thanks again for taking the time to post your ideas.

tell us what you got then

Yes, sorry, I'll realized when I was typng the info was at my GF's
as she purchased it from a supplier her Ex suggested was good.

Will post in a couple of days.

Order Summary
Systems Ordered Status Available System ID Price Updated
Scorptec - Asus PAX Gamer - Hide System Details
1 Waiting For Parts (View Details) 494189-1 $2,374.00 01-07-2014
Component Description Quantity Picked Available
CPU Intel Core i7 4770K 1 1
Motherboard ASUS GRYPHON Z97 Motherboard 1 1
Graphics ASUS GeForce GTX780 DirectCU II, 3GB 1 1
Memory Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 1 1
HDD/SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD 1 1
HDD/SSD #2 Seagate Barracuda 2TB 1 1
Optical Drive ASUS DRW-24D3ST 24x DVDRW 1 1
Case Corsair Obsidian 350D Black Micro ATX Case, Window Panel 1 1
Power Supply Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W power supply 1 0 ETA:TBA
CPU Cooling Corsair Hydro Series H80i Liquid CPU Cooler 1 1
Miscellaneous 2 x Bitfenix Alchemy LED Strip White, 300mm 15x LEDs 2 0 ETA:TBA
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 Bit OEI 1 1
Anti Virus / Internet Security Kaspersky Internet Security Electronic License 1 1
Software Installation Scorptec System Software Installation 1 1
System Assembly Scorptec System Parts Assembly 7 to 11 Parts 1 1
Build Time Frame Express 2-3 Business Days (once all parts are ready) 1 1
Warranty Options Scorptec System Standard 1yr Return to Base, Parts & Labour Warranty from $1501 to $3000 1 1
Advanced Packaging Scorptec Standard System Packaging 1 1
Free Bonus Corsair Water Cooler Cap - with Scorptec Logo 1 1

You could have skipped the Kaspersky, Win 8 has included AV :E

Thanks, I'll pass it on.

From what I've read, like so many Microsoft products, the included AV was pretty decent when first released, but then they moved onto shinier things and it's rated quite poorly now.

Nah its fine people just like to say that.

It gets updated everyday.

Its as good as the rest.

certainly not worth paying extra for if you are a domestic user.

It just depends how many Russian porn sites you go looking at.


Which to be honest its not the pron sites for the intended user its the pirate torrent sites which is the highest risk if they intend to use pirate games.

Not in the most recent comparative tests. See this, from April 2014: AV Comparison Summary.

Here's the complete article: The Best Antivirus for 2014 | PCMag.com

The best free protection (according to PC Mag) would be AVG free plus Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Free - plus browser plug-ins such as DNT, ABP, Noscript etc.

SD

As a suggestion maybe a thread giving the preferred pprune options on the free line Saab. Must admit I haven't got the time or inclination to be 100% up on it as I have to fly planes as well as other things.

I have just run MB and discovered it's gone the way of so many others.

It asked me if I wanted the latest definitions file, as usual. I said yes, as usual, but it also downloaded and installed (at great length) a new version of the main program.

It runs rather differently and includes 'Heuristic Analysis' which seems to run forever and, by some accounts, is of very limited value.

It shakes your faith when a previously trusted program appears to be doing things behind your back.

Oh, and it informed me I had never before run a scan!

The Computer turned up, plus a heap of empty boxes !

Supposedly if we need to return something under warranty.

Anyway, funny thing is, in the i7 Processor box was an i7Processor
and it's fan.

We could not work out why. Started computer, yep,
it had an i7 processor in it.

Then we realized that maybe they had shipped the box + processor without realizing :rolleyes:


So we now have a spare i7 processor !
.

I would make another machine then :D

Actually I would own up and send it back to be honest.

Send back the motherboard, buy one of these, and use both! :D
(actually you may need Xeons with more quick-path-interconnect...)

Mad Jock

Agree, that is what we have been trying to do !

The GF phoned the company and they got a bit confused.

I tried to call them but was 5 minutes too late.

We are trying to call them to firstly check we are correct in our assumptions and secondly, so we can send it back.

It does sound like a packaging error, but have you checked that the installed CPU is, definitely, exactly the one ordered?

SD

Saab

Yes, I suggested they do that - the computer hadn't been turned on.

The son did that and checked and it said i7 installed.


Question
It came in the i7 processor box (AND Fits perfectly) but looks like a fan and heat sink ????

http://www.awd-it.co.uk/images/detai...and_Fan_xl.jpg

CPU Cooling Corsair Hydro Series H80i Liquid CPU Cooler

The build spec includes a super decent cooler.
So they could have sent you the stock cooler which came with the CPU and had to be removed before fitting the Corsair Hydro gubbins.