Looking for some Advice on my Spec choice ^_^

[JustNatsu]

Hi, I'm finally upgrading from my piece of crap laptop I've had for many years into a gaming comp! So basicly I'm looking for a computer I can do hardcore multi tasking with: for example having Skype open whilst gaming with say a recording programme on and lets say downloading stuff at the same time. I am also looking for one that's endurable to many hours of gaming at one time and being switched on for days on end. My budget is around £1-1.5k(including operation system, windows 8). Here are the specs I have chosen so far, however I am a complete noob at this kind of stuff so any changes you think I should make would be appreciated. Thanks.

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z97 MK1: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
3TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£69)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

 

[keynes]

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97-HD3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,324.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/DErwZ9ZPW3/

 

[JustNatsu]

Ah thank you for replying so quickly. But if you don't mind id like to ask some questions about he changes you made just so I have a general understanding. Firstly the mother board why did you switch it to that one? Like was the criteria I'm looking for more suited to one? What does this one do that the other one doesn't. Secondly You shortened the RAM needed, is this because I went over kill with the RAM? And lastly you changed the cooling system. Is this because its more effective at keeping the system cooler than the liquid cooler? What makes the copper pipe more efficient? And that's all I'd like to know, sorry for being a nuisance, I'm just curious and thank you for your help!

 

[keynes]

Firstly the mother board why did you switch it to that one?

any motherboard in the configurator will offer similar performance for your intended use. A more expensive motherboard will offer features that the average user wouldn't need.

Secondly You shortened the RAM needed

unless you are doing heavy editing 8gb ram is plenty.

And lastly you changed the cooling system

at stock clock speed (no overclocking) there is no need for anything higher than the triple copper heatpipe, the h80i is a great cooler but you are paying more for similar performance if you are not overclocking your cpu.
You forgot to ask about the gpu
The gtx 780 is miles better than the gtx 760. Really depends on the type of games you have in mind but the GTX 780 will max any games.

 

[A314159]

Ah thank you for replying so quickly. But if you don't mind id like to ask some questions about he changes you made just so I have a general understanding. Firstly the mother board why did you switch it to that one? Like was the criteria I'm looking for more suited to one? What does this one do that the other one doesn't. Secondly You shortened the RAM needed, is this because I went over kill with the RAM? And lastly you changed the cooling system. Is this because its more effective at keeping the system cooler than the liquid cooler? What makes the copper pipe more efficient? And that's all I'd like to know, sorry for being a nuisance, I'm just curious and thank you for your help!

You don't need a liquid cooler. So why spend the money? The triple copper will keep it perfectly cool. 8gb RAM is fine for gaming, and the motherboard won't affect performance and tbh has a bunch of fancy features that do..... Nothing. The sabertooth is a waste.

 

[JustNatsu]

Oooo I see that's awesome to know, I did however forget to mention that I will indeed be doing my fair share of video editing. Will this change anything? Also this may sound stupidly, ridiculously noob to you guys but wtf is overclocking and what is it used for LOL Thanks again!

 

[keynes]

overclocking is to increase the clock speed of your cpu, it benefit applications that are more cpu intensive.

 

[A314159]

Doesn't benefit them a huge amount though. How high level video editing? If it's just organising clips and whatnot 8gb is fine.

 

[JustNatsu]

Yea its just basic editing like editing recordings I take of game play or recordings I make for school.

 

[JustNatsu]

Any final touches?

Hiya, I have more or less made a final decision on my build. Here it is below, do you think I should make any last changes before ordering it? Thanks. (System will be used for gaming and multitasking) Budget: £1000

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Free Item
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1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY

Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

 

[TheGeeza]

Hiya, I have more or less made a final decision on my build. Here it is below, do you think I should make any last changes before ordering it? Thanks. (System will be used for gaming and multitasking) Budget: £1000

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Free Item
FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!

1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY

Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Seeing as your budget changed.
I would definitely drop the SSD and get the 780 instead.
It's easier and cheaper to add an ssd later than it is to upgrade the GPU later.

 

[JustNatsu]

I would too xD but my budget has went down and I don't feel its necessary for me to have a 780 as the games I play aren't that intense. The kinda games I play only recommend things like " nVidia GeForce FX 5700 or ATI Radeon X 1600" for high settings, lmao xD