Gaming/Photo/Video editing spec

[derek1971]

Hi there,

I am looking to buy a new pc principally for gaming and photo editing and also for a little bit of video editing.

Any thoughts on the spec detailed below?

I have chosen the i7 2600k on the basis that i may want to overclock in the future but have no immediate plans to do so.
I am looking to make it reasonably future proof so have chosen a more powerful psu than is necessary at the moment in case i want to put another graphics card in in future.

It is so long since i bought my last pc that i am really out the loop on current tech and just wonder if some kind soul could look over this spec and make sure i haven't done anything stupid and/or make any recommendations for changes.

I have a budget of £1500 and can stretch to this spec but if the cost can come down any all the better

Thanks for any help.


Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,541.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[gavcor]

You might want to add silver warranty for an extra £5. You could consider changing the RAM over to the samsung you should notice any major differences with the speed. Also you could look at getting the blueray drive with DVD writer built in that way you could cut back on one of the DVD drives. Other than that mate looks like a really good spec.

 

[Rakk]

You could consider changing the RAM over to the samsung you should notice any major differences with the speed.

Until you start overclocking and derek1971 said he may want to do that later

 

[iTzMEKKAOUI]

if you are going to overclock make sure you are going to uprade to a Good CPU Cooler like the Coolit eco(i think it's called lol)

- If this helped please +REP.

 

[gavcor]

Until you start overclocking and derek1971 said he may want to do that later

Good catch RAK i didnt notice that he was planning some overclocking later. I should have picked up as he has the k varient.

 

[derek1971]

Thanks for the replies guys. Probably going to order in the next day or 2 so any other tweaks recommended or anything else i have missed?

Cheers