Black Widow ~ Order questions

[ceeJ]

Hi everyone, its my first post here, looks like a cool forum. 

I have a few questions about ordering a Black Widow System.
I’d like standard Black Widow spec with just the processor upgraded to the Intel i7-975 Extreme version as detailed below;

Qty Configurable Components

Case
1 Silverstone TJ07B Black Aluminium Full Tower Case

Default Products

1 3XS Black Widow System
1 Asus Rampage II Extreme, Intel X58, DDR3
1 Silverstone Intake Panel Adaptor
2 2x Revoltec RL048 White LED 92mm fan
3 3x Akasa Fan Splitter Cable
3 3x Zalman Fan Extention Cable
1 Acronis True Image Home 2009 HDD Backup & Restore Software
1 Build / Configure / Test / H.E.
1 Scan 3XS System - 1year Onsite Warranty (Mainland UK)

Side Panels

1 3XS Laser Cut Side Panels for Black Widow System (For use with Silverstone TJ07B none Windowed Version Only)
CPU

1 Intel i7 975 Extreme, 3.33GHz, 6.4GT/s QPI @ 4.0Ghz + with 20% OC (£655.17) add £476.00

CPU Coolers

1 Corsair Cooling H50-1 Hydro Series H50 High-performance CPU Cooler

Overclocking

1 3XS System Core-Logic Overclocking*10 - 20%*

Memory

1 6GB (3x2Gb) Corsair Dominator, PC3-12800 (1600), CAS8

NVIDIA Graphics - Multi GPU SLI Options Available

2 1792MB XFX GTX 295, 576 MHz GPU, 480 Cores, 2016MHz GDDR3

ATI Graphics - Multi GPU Crossfire Options Available

1 *No ATI VGA Card Required* (NVIDIA Required)

Power Supply Unit

1 1000W Corsair HX Series Modular (Dual GTX295 or 4870X2 Cards)

System Drives

1 300 GB Western Digital VelociRaptor, 10000rpm, 16MB Cache

Storage Hard drives

1 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache

Solid State Drives

1 *Solid State Drive Not Required*

Optical Drive 1 - DVD/Blu Ray

1 LG CH08LS10 - 8x Blu-Ray Reader & DVDRW - Retail Box

Optical Drive 2 - DVD/Blu Ray

1 *DVD Writer Not Required*
Sound Card

1 Creative X-Fi Titanium - PCI-E (x1)

Gaming Network Card

1 *Use On Board Network Port*

Internal / External (USB) Wireless Adaptors

1 *Wireless Adaptor Not Required*

Case Cooling Fans 120mm

7 120mm Revoltec Internal Case Fan with WHITE LED

Lighting Effects

2 Sharkoon 4" White CCFL 2in1 Kit
Operating system

1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32/64bit - Retail , PreOrder Release 22/10/09

Software – Application

1 Microsoft Office 2007 - 60 Day Trial

Software - DVD / Blu Ray Decoding

1 CyberLink PowerDVD 9 - Movie/Audio Player & Decoder Software

Software – Security

1 *No Software Required*

Software - Hottest PC Games

1 *No Software Required*

TFT Monitor

1 *Monitor Not Required*

NVIDIA 3D Vision TFT Monitor - Requires NVIDIA Graphics Card

1 *NVIDIA 3D Vision Not Required*

Gaming Keyboard

1 *Gaming Keyboard Not Required*

Gaming Mouse Option

1 *Gaming Mouse Not Required*

Gaming Mouse Mat

1 *Gaming Mouse Mat Not Required*

Speakers

1 *Speakers Not Required*

Extended Warranty

1 Standard 3XS System Warranty - 2 Years (1st Year Onsite / 2nd Year Return to Base)

1 *No Custom Colour Required*


I would also like the system to come with windows 7 Ultimate 64bit pre-installed but the website wouldn’t allow me to specify that option.

My questions are;
• Can I have windows 7 ultimate 64bit?
• Can anyone give me some idea of how noisy this PC would be? Noise could be a bit of an issue for me if the machine is really loud.
• If I ordered this week, when might I expect delivery of the machine?
• I have seen posts where pictures are shown of machines being built. Is this something that always happens? Would I be able to see pictures of my machine in the build process?
• Can I have the name of a person at Scan that I can telephone to discuss this order with in more detail? I would need to order by telephone because this isn’t a private PC I’m using.

Thanks for any advice/answers or suggestions, and nice to meet you all.
ceeJ.

[Ganty]

can't say on if you can get Win 7 Ultia, but it isn't any big problem, afaik Windows 7 has an Upgrade any time in it(verison to verison HP to Ulta/Pro)

[Noggin]

Can I have windows 7 ultimate 64bit?

yes

• Can anyone give me some idea of how noisy this PC would be? Noise could be a bit of an issue for me if the machine is really loud.

High end air cooled graphics cards under load are noisy, about 67db or something. 2 of them even more so.

• If I ordered this week, when might I expect delivery of the machine?

Well windows 7 isn't out for 10 days, I asked a few days ago how long the current wait for a system was and was told about 2 weeks. So I guess you are looking at a bit over 2 weeks. 3 maybe.

I have seen posts where pictures are shown of machines being built. Is this something that always happens? Would I be able to see pictures of my machine in the build process?

I wouldn't bank on it personally, I've certainly seen a few threads where people had asked for photos of their system that never arrived. I'd expect this is about to be a pretty busy time but if it's a big deal for you I'd have thought they would do their best.

• Can I have the name of a person at Scan that I can telephone to discuss this order with in more detail? I would need to order by telephone because this isn’t a private PC I’m using.

Scans sales number is 0871 472 4747, I ordered a high end pc today (not quite as high end as yours though), I spoke to Pete, he was friendly and helpful.

Since noise matters to you have you thought about going for an overclocked i7920 rather than the 975 and using the money you save on water cooling? you won't lose much performance but your system will be quieter and more attractive.

are you sure you want a gtx295? it has a tiny bit more performance than the new 5870 but the 5870 is better bang for your buck, has no worries with things like microstuttering being a single gpu and has directx11. just noticed you are going for 2xthe 295 thats quad sli, personally I'd much prefer going with 2 x 5870, but each to their own.

swaping the raptor for an ssd will make the pc faster and quieter too, the ssd is silent, the raptor is noisy.

[ceeJ]

Thanks for your help guys.
I ordered my system the other day.
Carl took my order and it was a pretty good experience.
Pretty much same spec as I listed.
Looking forward to seeing some pics. (thanks Carl & Phillipp)