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is this a good spec/deal before i commit to purchasing ?

Chillblast - good company ?

Zalman Z3 Case in Black or White
Intel Core i5 4670K Processor overclocked to up to 4.3GHz
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler
Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Motherboard
AMD Radeon R7 280X 2GB Graphics Card
8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory
1000GB SATA SSHD 7200rpm Hybrid Drive
600watt FSP PSU
Onboard High Definition Audio
CD/DVD drive
Windows 8.1

5 year warranty with 2 year warranty retrun to base

£750

will be used for gaming and photo editing maybe video one day

thoughts or better alternatives appreciated

thanks

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  • Pinkypants
    Pinkypants Posts: 1,337 Forumite
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  • shortchanged_2
    shortchanged_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
    topcat007 wrote: »
    Chillblast - good company ?

    Zalman Z3 Case in Black or White
    Intel Core i5 4670K Processor overclocked to up to 4.3GHz
    Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler
    Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Motherboard
    AMD Radeon R7 280X 2GB Graphics Card
    8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory
    1000GB SATA SSHD 7200rpm Hybrid Drive
    600watt FSP PSU
    Onboard High Definition Audio
    CD/DVD drive
    Windows 8.1

    5 year warranty with 2 year warranty retrun to base

    £750

    will be used for gaming and photo editing maybe video one day

    thoughts or better alternatives appreciated

    thanks

    Have a look at FreshTech

    You'll get an i7 processor for that price with probably a slightly better graphics card, choice of windows 8 or 7 and 16GB of ram.

    How's this for a spec even has an SSD thrown in. http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk/custom-built-computers/intel-core-i7-4770-2tb-ssd-16gb-1600mhz-gtx-750ti-2gb-galaxy-windows-8-pc.html

    They have plenty of options to customise your spec be it different graphics card, OS etc.
  • topcat007
    topcat007 Posts: 246 Forumite
    Have a look at FreshTech

    You'll get an i7 processor for that price with probably a slightly better graphics card, choice of windows 8 or 7 and 16GB of ram.

    How's this for a spec even has an SSD thrown in. http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk/custom-built-computers/intel-core-i7-4770-2tb-ssd-16gb-1600mhz-gtx-750ti-2gb-galaxy-windows-8-pc.html

    They have plenty of options to customise your spec be it different graphics card, OS etc.

    thanks but can this company be trusted there is no reviews at all online for them .. there facebook page does not allow reviews of people to post onto their wall ...

    have you used them or anyone personally
  • bluesnake
    bluesnake Posts: 1,460 Forumite
    pay on credit card.

    The i5 one is too pricey. i7 one a better spec all around and I would chance it with a 1 year guarantee.

    The i5 one if it fails, you have to package it up and send it, but if it fails after 2 years then..... looks like the 5 year support are phone calls only?
  • I have bought from them. Came pretty swiftly around 4 days after ordering on free postage. Spec was as described, good quality components.

    As bluesnake stated pay by credit card for peace of mind and added protection.
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