What do you think of this custom build?

Would you buy this custom PC?

  • Yes

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  • No

    Votes: 1 100.0%

  • Total voters
    1

Samtastic

Member
So I am planning to get a custom PC soon and I was wondering what are you thoughts and opinions on this build. This one will be built by PC Specialist but I have a computer company called Nexcen who work in the South West of England near where I live who can build me the same system.

  • Case
  • COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE MC600P GAMING CASE
  • Processor (CPU)
  • Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache

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  • Motherboard
  • ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
  • Memory (RAM)
  • 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
  • Graphics Card
  • 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
  • 1st Hard Disk
  • 4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
  • 1st M.2 SSD Drive
  • 500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 2300MB/W)
  • DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
  • 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
  • Power Supply
  • CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
  • Power Cable
  • 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
  • Processor Cooling
  • CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
  • Thermal Paste
  • COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
  • Sound Card
  • ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
  • Wireless/Wired Networking
  • WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
  • USB Options
  • MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
  • Operating System
  • NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
  • Operating System Language
  • United Kingdom - English Language
  • Windows Recovery Media
  • NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
  • Office Software
  • FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
  • Anti-Virus
  • NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
  • Browser
  • Google Chrome™
  • Warranty
  • 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
  • Delivery
  • STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
  • Build Time
  • Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
  • Quantity
  • 1

  • Price £1,785.00 including VAT and delivery
 

Samtastic

Member
Well I could try to build one myself - and gather all the parts from a supplier like Scan. What PSU and card would you get?
 

Cisco001

Well-Known Member

Samtastic

Member
Well - I have adjusted the spec a bit and now it's got a better power supply and 1TB Samsung Evo 970 SSD. Luckily I can add an optical drive on this case. I need an optical drive to install Windows 10 on it.

With PC Specialist, they install Windows 10 without a license key. I'm going to get a MAK key of Windows 10 Enterprise and do a cllean install of it. MAK keys activate forever so that is the best option to go for.

So here is my new adjusted spec.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE MC600P GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache

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Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 2500MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

My brother has something similar with a AMD Ryzen CPU and a standard hard drive.
 

_Kyle_

Well-Known Member
Well - I have adjusted the spec a bit and now it's got a better power supply and 1TB Samsung Evo 970 SSD. Luckily I can add an optical drive on this case. I need an optical drive to install Windows 10 on it.

With PC Specialist, they install Windows 10 without a license key. I'm going to get a MAK key of Windows 10 Enterprise and do a cllean install of it. MAK keys activate forever so that is the best option to go for.

So here is my new adjusted spec.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE MC600P GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache

down_right_arrow.gif
FREE PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Battlefield 1 & More! w/ select Intel CPUs!
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 2500MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

My brother has something similar with a AMD Ryzen CPU and a standard hard drive.

Looks good, though that Seagate Drive makes me nervous.
 

Samtastic

Member
Well, if I pick the 2TB seagate drive, they will pick a random hard drive and stick it in there. What hard drive brand would you use instead of Seagate?
 

_Kyle_

Well-Known Member
Well, if I pick the 2TB seagate drive, they will pick a random hard drive and stick it in there. What hard drive brand would you use instead of Seagate?
I don't know how good Seagate is but I always liked Western Digital. Seagate might be good, not completely sure.
 

Darren

Moderator
Staff member
Seagates are fine too, they had issues with some of their older higher capacity drives but the newer ones are fine. My 1TB I got in 2011 is still kicking strong.
 
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