Help advise new spec, photo editing, video editing and working with music, no games

[keepyourhighhandlow]

Hi I'm just about to buy this set up after having a dan , great old pc but well out of date so I'm hopefully getting this to handle all the photo editing and home video editing of old camcorder family tapes and (I wont be playing any games) so I'm hoping this is a good set up , its all my savings so don't want to waste my money , I'm no expert so i really could do with some really sound advice from you if you could check this out for me i would much appreciate it thank you for reading my post and hope to hear from you all soon.. Paul

Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, X-FIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 8GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
2nd 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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£28) *SPECIAL*
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
2 PORT USB 3.0 INTERNAL PCI-EX CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Firewire
SIIG 3-PORT FIREWIRE 800 (2x 9-pin, 1x 6-pin) PCI-Ex x1, TI Chipset
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
ASUS PA246Q 24" PROART SERIES PROFESSIONAL MONITOR (£362)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,619.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[Music Guy123]

I can tell you now, you can really save some money if you want to! Firstly, the monitor, a standard Iiyama monitor will be fine, however, if you want to pay extra for the asus that's your choice!

Anyway, I've put together a spec, it is very powerful, let me know of your opinions, if you would like me to explain my choice for particular parts let me know! Here you are:

Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, X-FIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 620 - DVI, HDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 SoundCard & Headphone AMP (Award Winner) (£22)
Network Facilities
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
Firewire
SIIG 3-PORT FIREWIRE 800 (2x 9-pin, 1x 6-pin) PCI-Ex x1, TI Chipset
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£159)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,322.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/J2W_F4rcRB/

 

[keepyourhighhandlow]

Hi Music Guy . Thanks for your advice. i see you have chosen the asus xonar dg sound card and head phone amp why that one instead of the soundblaster, i must say that i really love my music and want it as pure as can be, i was thinking of creative titaineum xf but cant afford that just yet,i have a great set of phones so would not need the amp i dont think i wasn't that sure about the graphic card for photo and video editing, so why that one.why the kingston memory card, and the extra kingston hard drive as well as the 1t hard drive. i think i will stick with the asus pa246q proart .. i would be pleased to hear your advice on the rest Music Guy and thank you very much for giving me your time and advice as im a bit green on some of this stuff, so thanks Paul

 

[Music Guy123]

Hi Paul,

Firstly, which headphones do you have? Good quality headphones often require amping, however, if done properly, they should be externally amped. To be honest, the soundcard I would recommend is the asus xonar dx. I can't remember whether PCS sell them or not! If they don't just get one somewhere else and add it! As for the gpu, I put the 620 in. It is a cheap, powerful enough gpu. It will be fine for what you need. If you want though, you could drop it to a lower grade one. In fact, integrated graphics may be enough for you. As for the extra kingston drive, it is what you call an SSD (Solid State Drive). Now, this has no moving parts and is made up only of flash memory. This means that it is incredibly fast, especially in seek time. With harddrives, you have to wait for them to get 'up to speed' and for the arm to move around. The SSD just simply makes your boot time incredibly fast, makes programs open in a flash and generally makes your computer very snappy. With your SSS, be careful because space is limited and they are very expensive per GB. You only install the OS (PCS Will do this for you), boot programs and your most frequently used programs. Dont store files like photos, music etc. Space on these things is precious! Anyway, I hope this has helped you.

All the best.

Music.

 

[keepyourhighhandlow]

Hi Music Guy. thank you very much for your guidance , I went ahead and ordered my computer i changed to your suggestion for the hard drive and added the 120 kingston, maybe at a later date i will upgrade if i need too to the 240 when i have the money, and hopefully maybe at Christmas the sound card to creative soundblaster titanium xf audio hd, any way thanks a lot for putting me strait and all your help. thank you Music and keep your high hand low, all the best Paul

 

[Wolvo7]

keep your high hand low, all the best Paul

Dunno what that means but it sounds cool

 

[Music Guy123]

Hi Music Guy. thank you very much for your guidance , I went ahead and ordered my computer i changed to your suggestion for the hard drive and added the 120 kingston, maybe at a later date i will upgrade if i need too to the 240 when i have the money, and hopefully maybe at Christmas the sound card to creative soundblaster titanium xf audio hd, any way thanks a lot for putting me strait and all your help. thank you Music and keep your high hand low, all the best Paul

No probs, enjoy it! And thank you very much for the rep, much appreciated! And yes, don't know precisely what that means but it does sound cool!!!

 

[keepyourhighhandlow]

Hi Music, Keep your high hand low originated in Belfast in the 70s by myself Paul Boyne and Paddy Mamohan, Jimmy Magregor, whilst roofing , meaning keep your high hand low, take care, all the best, watch your back, see you, the jimmy story is a long one, and not suitable for this forum, i hope this has put some light on this old saying. keep your high hand low. regards Paul Boyne..... your right it does sound cool , all my friends use it,along with thousand of other people.