thinking of ordering this spec

[misterwise]

Hi guys,
some thoughts on my proposed spec purchase. I want a PC that is extremely fast for gaming and mixing and also for running various software applications including photo editing.

the spec is:
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor Extreme i7-4960X (3.6GHz) 15MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® P9X79 LE: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
Graphics Card 3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 480GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 450MB/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 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans 1 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster ZxR 5.1 PCI-E Soundcard
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable 1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) Professional DVD with paper sleeve

Any comments much appreciated

M

 

[mantadog]

You could certainly save money IF you were looking to, however if your comfortable with the money spent then it will certainly serve you well.

You would be well served by the upgraded thermal paste regardless if you plan to overclock or not. The extra chassis fan is pretty much pointless, that case has 2 x 120mm and 2 x 140mm fans already and I highly doubt 1 extra will make much difference.

The rest is alright, what made you post? Just for some general advice on the spec or did you have any specific concerns? Looking to save money etc? Everything will work well together, you will be maxing out just about all games and it couldn't be much faster for video editing. SO as I said unless your looking to save a few quid by swapping to something like a 4770/770 combo, that would still max out most games at 1080p but just be slower at editing videos. Really depends on your budget.

 

[Boozad]

I'd drop to the 4770 and go with 1600MHz RAM.

 

[misterwise]

Thanks for this. My concern was to not spend more than I needed to without compromising the power I want.

You could certainly save money IF you were looking to, however if your comfortable with the money spent then it will certainly serve you well.

You would be well served by the upgraded thermal paste regardless if you plan to overclock or not. The extra chassis fan is pretty much pointless, that case has 2 x 120mm and 2 x 140mm fans already and I highly doubt 1 extra will make much difference.

The rest is alright, what made you post? Just for some general advice on the spec or did you have any specific concerns? Looking to save money etc? Everything will work well together, you will be maxing out just about all games and it couldn't be much faster for video editing. SO as I said unless your looking to save a few quid by swapping to something like a 4770/770 combo, that would still max out most games at 1080p but just be slower at editing videos. Really depends on your budget.

 

[mantadog]

Well if you are happy with the money spent then you will certainly have a hugely powerful PC at your disposal.

Enjoy it.