Solved Best computer for a value of £600 to £650

[Faceofjoe421]

Have just purchased the iRush Pro, fingers crossed it will install Windows 7 and be in good quality.

 

[Faceofjoe421]

It has been delivered but I have to wait a month now, will plan on upgrading it, wher do you think I should start and what upgrade should I get?

Motherboard - http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2598/inteldp55wb.jpg

(facepalm), I hope this comes with a Network card, it says Gigabit Lan, and doesn't mention Network or anything :|

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Below is a paste of the motherboard specs from Newegg.

I assume you got what you say and you got what you ordered.

I'm not sure why you ordered this particular PC.

It's Micro ATX and socket 1156. Not socket 1155.

No Intel 2500K or 2600K on that board. I wonder what processor you got.

Doesn't look like it has integrated video. Maybe you got a video card.

I wouldn't upgrade anything until you play with it and do some studying.




CPU Socket Type LGA 1156

CPU Type Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium (LGA1156)

Chipsets North Bridge Intel P55

Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin

Memory Standard DDR3 1333/1066

Maximum Memory Supported 16GB

Channel Supported Dual Channel

Expansion Slots PCI Express 2.0 x16 1

PCI Express x1 2

PCI Slots 1

Storage Devices SATA 3Gb/s 6

SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 Matrix RAID

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset None

Onboard Audio Chipset Realtek ALC888-VC2-GR

Audio Channels 8-channel (5.1+ 2 independent multi-streaming)

Onboard LAN Chipset Intel 82578DC

Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports: 8 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394a

Audio Ports 3 Ports

Onboard USB 6 x USB 2.0

Form Factor Micro ATX

Power Pin 24 Pin

Features Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Windows Vista Premium WHQL certified

 

[Faceofjoe421]

By default it comes with a i7 2500.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

By default it comes with a i7 2500.

You seem to be confused.

An Intel 2500 is not an i7.


So, what motherboard do you REALLY have, right now? I assume the DP55WB is something you were looking at as an upgrade?? Not a good move.

You've got me confused.

 

[Faceofjoe421]

It is an Intel i5-2500k Processor:

The irush Pro

Maybe the website I saw the motherboard from is incorrect.


Socket Type :
LGA 1155

Hmm?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

You have a microATx socket 1155 motherboard, with an H67 chipset.

If the specs at the link you provided are to be believed.

The motherboard manufacturer is not stated.

I have no idea where you got the idea of an Intel DP55WB.

 

[Faceofjoe421]

You have a microATx socket 1155 motherboard, with an H67 chipset.

If the specs at the link you provided are to be believed.

The motherboard manufacturer is not stated.

I have no idea where you got the idea of an Intel DP55WB.

IRush

But that's the iRush not the "pro" (blush)

 

[Faceofjoe421]

I wish I bought this one now

Workstation PRO Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz @ 4.50GHz Overclocked Bundle []

 

[Faceofjoe421]

So if I download a Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit Torrent, burn it to a disk, and use it and wait for two weeks until I can pay £40 for a Legal copy (I'm a student (discount )), would that still be legal?

 

[essenbe]

I wouldn't download it bit torrent. there are actual copies of official iso files you can download.

 

[Faceofjoe421]

I wouldn't download it bit torrent. there are actual copies of official iso files you can download.

Where would I be able to find those?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

 

[Faceofjoe421]

Will I be able to use this:

Windows 7 Ultimate: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit edition

With that genuine .iso and will I be able to extend the trial to 90 days using Brink's tutorial if I can't get the money quick enough?

Since this is a trial CD, what I download Professional without a key and then Upgrade with that Upgrade Disk WITH a key will it work then?

 

[Faceofjoe421]

I'm probably getting on your nerves now, but I plan to install Steam and play a bunch of games, is the iRush Pro good enough for Crysis with max settings and resolution, considering I get a better monitor?

Secondly, with 2 HDDs, soon a third to be SSD, how should I set my partitions and install games and everything for max performance.