Aftershock Ultracore rig

[peace_91]

Dear All,

This rig from aftershock reasonable?

Without water cooling ard 2.9k~3k

Custom oso ard this price?

Aftershock Ultracore
- Trend Micro Anti Virus + Intel Software Bundle Including Rainbow Six Siege and AFTERSHOCK M5 Gaming Mouse and Mousemat
- H440 Chassis - Red and Black
- ASUS Z170 Maximus VIII Hero Motherboard
- Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz Processor
- NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X (ZOTAC FOUNDERS EDITION, PRE ORDER Next generation NVIDIA GPU)
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound CPU (Free Lifetime Thermal Compound Re-pasting)
- 8GB DDR4 2133mhz (2x8)
- 250GB Samsung EVO 850 M.2 SSD (540MB Read / 500MB Write)
- TOSHIBA 2TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 64MB)
- ASUS PCE-AC56 Dual-band Wireless-AC1300
- Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
- 3 Years Parts 3 Years Service Onsite Pickup and Delivery Warranty.

 

[Allanlee82]

DIY would be cheaper but there would be no Onsite service, if parts spoils, you will have to RMA yourself

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Iirc this version they come out is the WC setup though, not sure of the actual pricing.

Anyway what's your budget? 3k? Usage for this PC? Need games running on 4k max settings?

 

[twlee88]

yea. i saw alot of flyer on this rig. looks very yeng with custom water cool.

Tempting to just throw in money and get it a complete set. if not wrong 4.4k (gtx 1080 + custom watercool)

 

[Krabs.]

yea. i saw alot of flyer on this rig. looks very yeng with custom water cool.

Tempting to just throw in money and get it a complete set. if not wrong 4.4k (gtx 1080 + custom watercool)

it's stupid to watercool but no overclock


skylake is more limited by safe voltage than safe temperature , so the advantage of water cooling over air is very narrow ... about 100mhz only as seen @ overclock.net forums ...... the chips mostly top out at 4.6 - 4.7ghz be it air or water , there is thermal headroom for attaining higher speed but require unsafe voltage for 24/7 usage

 

[twlee88]

it's stupid to watercool but no overclock

aiyo. dont so fast generalise ppl stupid ba. some might have their own preference. some like it help in performance (overclock)..some want to look cool and satisfy...some want to impress friends

 

[Krabs.]

aiyo. dont so fast generalise ppl stupid ba. some might have their own preference. some like it help in performance (overclock)..some want to look cool and satisfy...some want to impress friends

ok ok I admit I chiong too fast , my apologies

 

[peace_91]

Intend to game at either 1440p or ultrawide

Dun wan water cooled due to lack of knowledge for maintenance

The 4.4k price is SLI 1080. i think..

Went to their website to configure for single 1080 and air cooled ard 2.9k

Nv state the psu used thou.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Intend to game at either 1440p or ultrawide

Dun wan water cooled due to lack of knowledge for maintenance

The 4.4k price is SLI 1080. i think..

Went to their website to configure for single 1080 and air cooled ard 2.9k

Nv state the psu used thou.

if this is so, single Gtx 1080 can do the work, dun need to SLI. but still depends on which games u playing, u can look out for the post "Various 1080p" to look out for benchmark on the games u playing.

so that means u wanna go for 4.4k budget?

 

[peace_91]

Nah 4.4k abit too much lol. Heard SLI not worth it $/fps

Thanks thanks.

Actually wanted to custom at SLS. The aftershock rig seems reasonable. Saves the hassle of RMA and my lack of knowledge for troubleshooting for faulty parts is also an issue.

 

[peace_91]

Plays dark souls 3/Crysis/Dyinglight.. basically any major release haha

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Nah 4.4k abit too much lol. Heard SLI not worth it $/fps

Thanks thanks.

Actually wanted to custom at SLS. The aftershock rig seems reasonable. Saves the hassle of RMA and my lack of knowledge for troubleshooting for faulty parts is also an issue.

if this is so i rather u spend the extras for those supports. anyway i just randomly select those consider good and what u want which they have offered :

PC SHOW 2016 Extras : Trend Micro Anti Virus + Intel Software Bundle Including Rainbow Six Siege and AFTERSHOCK M5 Gaming Mouse and Mousemat
Custom Paint (Desktops) : Glossy Black (NZXT S340)
SKYLAKE Desktop Motherboard : ASUS H170M PLUS (No SLi Support)
SKYLAKE DESKTOP CPU : Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Processor
Thermal Compound : IC Diamond Thermal Compound CPU (Free Lifetime Thermal Compound Re-pasting)
CPU Cooling System (Desktop) : Standard Stock Fan Cooling (CPU)
GRAPHICS CARD (DESKTOP) : ZOTAC NVIDIA GTX1080 8GB GDDR5X Founders Edition *PRE-ORDER ONLY*
RAM : 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz (8GB x 1)
SSD : 120GB Zotac T500 2.5" SSD
HDD : TOSHIBA 1TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 32MB)
Chassis Fans : Standard Chassis Fans
Warranty (Desktop) : 3 Years Parts Warranty ONSITE

Total: SGD 2,452.00

But u will have to check with them.

 

[Allanlee82]

- H440 Chassis - Red and Black
$205 from Bizgram
- ASUS Z170 Maximus VIII Hero Motherboard
- Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz Processor
$812 for Mobo+CPU from tradepac
- NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X (ZOTAC FOUNDERS EDITION, PRE ORDER Next generation NVIDIA GPU)
$1188 from convergent
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound CPU (Free Lifetime Thermal Compound Re-pasting)
use the stock thermal paste from the stock fan
- 8GB DDR4 2133mhz (2x8)
$96 for 2x8GB Kingston 2133mhz value from from tradepac
- 250GB Samsung EVO 850 M.2 SSD (540MB Read / 500MB Write)
$109 before discount from Q100
- TOSHIBA 2TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 64MB)
$91 from tradepac
- ASUS PCE-AC56 Dual-band Wireless-AC1300
$97 from tradepac
- Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
$30 from reddit
$10 installation fee if you dont know how to build it yourself

this is what you paying if diy $2638, so the rest of the money can be used for keyboard/mouse

 

[alifffresto]

Their onsite service will help you flush and change coolant ah? Wonder what type of setup they use for that additional 795...

Sent from LGE LG-H961N using GAGT

 

[TheSacredSoul]

this is what you paying if diy $2638, so the rest of the money can be used for keyboard/mouse

I'm considering Aftershock as well. The after sales support is worth the extra rather than going to RMA yourself.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Their onsite service will help you flush and change coolant ah? Wonder what type of setup they use for that additional 795...

Sent from LGE LG-H961N using GAGT

Well why not u give them a call and ask? Show us which one they use.

 

[Allanlee82]

I'm considering Aftershock as well. The after sales support is worth the extra rather than going to RMA yourself.

if you cant diy, yes, by all mean go for Aftershock, rather than other branded brand which cant let you specifically choose what parts you want.
Heard that Aftershock has very good support

For me, I go for DIY cause i can easily go RMA the parts myself, I know how to troubleshoot, can upgrade parts by parts, money save can be used for a lot more stuff

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

I'm considering Aftershock as well. The after sales support is worth the extra rather than going to RMA yourself.

If u know how to troubleshoot and go ram youraelf, I think it's worth to go DIY yourself, otherwise just get from aftershock and have them troubleshoot for u by paying that service support.

 

[TheSacredSoul]

If u know how to troubleshoot and go ram youraelf, I think it's worth to go DIY yourself, otherwise just get from aftershock and have them troubleshoot for u by paying that service support.

True. What's holding me back is the lack of choice for the chassis. Don't really like NZXT. Will call them to check if I can change the casing.

 

[bunnypangsai]

Tbh, the joy in building desktop is the process.