Mesh Gaming PC

[KHILL]

Hello all!

I used to be a member on here long ago and have returned for some good advice

I have £1,500 to spend on a new pc primarily to be used for games.

Please could you comment on the following pre-built system from Mesh. I have purchased two machines in the past from mesh and have always been very happy.

Slayer i7 SE
System Base Price: £ 1139.57
Intel® Core™ i7 950 Quad Core Processor - LGA1336 - Overclocked to 3.6GHz
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium pre-installed
Thermaltake Element 'S' Gaming Chassis
950W X-Power Desktop Power Supply
Akasa Freedom Tower Heat pipe quiet cooling, CPU Overclocking, specialist cabling
Asus P6X58D-E-USB3 - Intel Core™ i7 & i7 Extreme Edition - LGA1366 Socket(ATX)
G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2x4GB*** )
1.5TB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive with 32MB Buffer
Blu-Ray Combo Optical Drive (12x BD-R Read, 16x DVD Writer)
1536MB NVIDIA Geforce GTX480 with CUDA Graphics Accelerator
7.1 High Definition onboard sound card - for 8 Channel Cinema sound
Free Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter Edition
Free Cyberlink Video Editing Suite - 7 titles (oem)
BullGuard Internet Security ver. 9 - 90 Day Trial - AntiVirus/Firewall/Backup/Spamfilter
MAFIA II Game- PC DVD Game - Free with NVIDIA GTS 465/470/480
Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports (4x mid-board, 4x back panel) + 2x USB 3.0 ports - P6X58D-E
2 x 1394a port(s) (1 at mid-board; 1 at back panel) - P6X58D-E
Gigabit LAN, featuring AI NET2 - ASUS P6X58D-E
ASUS PCE-N13 Internal 802.11N WiFi Adapter - 300Mbps
Free 3 Years Gold Warranty - inc 3 Months Free Collect & Return

Thank you for your help.

K

[KHILL]

I must confess I thought about an xbox 360 but after playing on a friends they just do not compare to pc gaming.

The mouse rules in my opinion

K

[Mossy]

Hi KHILL

First of all I have noticed they are stating 8GB in a triple channel motherboard is this a mistake?

Have you had a look at this system

3XS Intel X58 Core i7 - Custom Series - Updated November 2010

Base Specifications

The following is taken from the custom PC review of the system, need we say more...?

'The PC industry moves forward at an often frightening speed but sometimes huge jumps in performance occur. With the arrival of Core i7, we are witnessing such a jump. Given that the Scan 3XS X58 Core i7 doesn’t cost much more than any other high-performance PC and is so much faster, you’d do well to place an order as quickly as possible. Ludicrous speed combined with the Jedi Master-like cable management and quality components make the 3XS an awesome first Core i7 PC.'

Upgrade to NVIDIA 3D Vision for a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience.

Note
This 3XS system is part of our Custom Series range, as such it has the maximum amount of configurable options. If you require any assistance please do not hesitate to contact our professional sales team on 0871 472 4747

Base Specifications
Corsair 600T, Graphite Series, Black Mid Tower Gaming Case
3XS X58 Core i7 System
Silverstone Bay Converter - 3.5" to 2.5"
120mm Akasa Apache Black Ultra Silent Fan
Akasa 8 Pin Extension cable
Thermalright Chill Factor 3
Scan 3XS System - 1year Onsite Warranty (Mainland UK)
Scan System Configuration
Akasa AK-CB002 4-pin Molex to 3x4-pin PWM Fan
Scan System Configuration (Details confirmed at checkout stage)

Qty Selected Specifications
1 *No Custom Colour Required*
1 Asus P6X58D-E - USB3 and SATA 6GB/s Support
1 Intel i7 950, Quad Core, 3.06Ghz, 4.8GT/s QPI, 8Mb Cache
1 Akasa Venom - Ultra Performance
1 Your choice of an Intel i7 professionally overclocked by our 3XS engineers to 4Ghz
1 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator GT, DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), CAS 8
1 1536Mb Asus GTX 480, 700Mhz GPU 480 Cores, 3696Mhz GDDR5
1 *No ATI VGA Card Required* (NVIDIA Required)
1 850W Corsair HX Series Modular (Dual Graphics Cards)
1 *Drive Not Required - Using 6GB/s or SSD See Below*
1 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB Cache
1 *Solid State Drive Not Required*
1 *Storage Hard Drive Not Required*
1 LG CH10LS20 - 8x Blu-Ray Reader & DVDRW
1 *DVD Writer Not Required*
1 Scan AK-ICR10 Multi Card Reader with 2.5" Sata Support
1 *Sound Card Not Required Use On Board Sound*
1 *Use On Board Network Port*
1 *Wireless Adaptor Not Required*
1 *After Market Fans Not Required - Use Fans Included with Case*
1 *Lighting Effects Not Required*
1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit - OEM
1 A hidden partition is created & a complete system image is produced. Giving you the option to reset it back to factory defaults should you need to. The software also lets you create scheduled backups.

1 Standard 3XS System Warranty - 2 Years (1st Year Onsite / 2nd Year Return to Base)
1 3XS System Delivery - Our Technician will contact you & arrange a convenient time prior to delivery, then your system will be delivered direct to your door.

Let me know your thoughts as you can see we are usuing fully branded quality hardware.

Regards

[lilcompt]

hi KHILL

I have to be honest mesh customer service has changed dramtically, its actually worse now. You should really check out their forums:

http://www.meshcomputersownersclub.c...nical-support/

but then again some are lucky otheres are not. Btw i've been a mesh customer since 2005. If a possibility, build the machine on your own?

[KHILL]

Hi KHILL

First of all I have noticed they are stating 8GB in a triple channel motherboard is this a mistake?

Have you had a look at this system

3XS Intel X58 Core i7 - Custom Series - Updated November 2010

Base Specifications

The following is taken from the custom PC review of the system, need we say more...?

'The PC industry moves forward at an often frightening speed but sometimes huge jumps in performance occur. With the arrival of Core i7, we are witnessing such a jump. Given that the Scan 3XS X58 Core i7 doesn’t cost much more than any other high-performance PC and is so much faster, you’d do well to place an order as quickly as possible. Ludicrous speed combined with the Jedi Master-like cable management and quality components make the 3XS an awesome first Core i7 PC.'

Upgrade to NVIDIA 3D Vision for a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience.

Note
This 3XS system is part of our Custom Series range, as such it has the maximum amount of configurable options. If you require any assistance please do not hesitate to contact our professional sales team on 0871 472 4747

Base Specifications
Corsair 600T, Graphite Series, Black Mid Tower Gaming Case
3XS X58 Core i7 System
Silverstone Bay Converter - 3.5" to 2.5"
120mm Akasa Apache Black Ultra Silent Fan
Akasa 8 Pin Extension cable
Thermalright Chill Factor 3
Scan 3XS System - 1year Onsite Warranty (Mainland UK)
Scan System Configuration
Akasa AK-CB002 4-pin Molex to 3x4-pin PWM Fan
Scan System Configuration (Details confirmed at checkout stage)

Qty Selected Specifications
1 *No Custom Colour Required*
1 Asus P6X58D-E - USB3 and SATA 6GB/s Support
1 Intel i7 950, Quad Core, 3.06Ghz, 4.8GT/s QPI, 8Mb Cache
1 Akasa Venom - Ultra Performance
1 Your choice of an Intel i7 professionally overclocked by our 3XS engineers to 4Ghz
1 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator GT, DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), CAS 8
1 1536Mb Asus GTX 480, 700Mhz GPU 480 Cores, 3696Mhz GDDR5
1 *No ATI VGA Card Required* (NVIDIA Required)
1 850W Corsair HX Series Modular (Dual Graphics Cards)
1 *Drive Not Required - Using 6GB/s or SSD See Below*
1 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB Cache
1 *Solid State Drive Not Required*
1 *Storage Hard Drive Not Required*
1 LG CH10LS20 - 8x Blu-Ray Reader & DVDRW
1 *DVD Writer Not Required*
1 Scan AK-ICR10 Multi Card Reader with 2.5" Sata Support
1 *Sound Card Not Required Use On Board Sound*
1 *Use On Board Network Port*
1 *Wireless Adaptor Not Required*
1 *After Market Fans Not Required - Use Fans Included with Case*
1 *Lighting Effects Not Required*
1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit - OEM
1 A hidden partition is created & a complete system image is produced. Giving you the option to reset it back to factory defaults should you need to. The software also lets you create scheduled backups.

1 Standard 3XS System Warranty - 2 Years (1st Year Onsite / 2nd Year Return to Base)
1 3XS System Delivery - Our Technician will contact you & arrange a convenient time prior to delivery, then your system will be delivered direct to your door.

Let me know your thoughts as you can see we are usuing fully branded quality hardware.

Regards

Please can you confirm the price for the above ? £1,500 - going to check out the website now.

Thank you

K

[KHILL]

Certainly interested, do not think I can private message on this forum yet ?

K