Check out this rig, and improve on it without making it more expensive

[razmoc]

Case
Send In Your Own Case
- Jet Turbine ATX PC Case ICUTE JET CASE BLSI w/ Trust PW-5500 570W PSU
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£52)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan - gonna have to get this removed from the quote
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£159)

Price: £1,053.00 including VAT and delivery.

I was going for a maximum of £1000 limit, but the monitor kinda made it more, so I had to reduce one of the other things.
Please help me improve it and if possible, bring down the cost a bit.


This is the link for it http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes...pc/McZHbZdRNb/

[keynes]

Is it only for gaming?

[razmoc]

Is it only for gaming?

Well, yeah, but I want it to be able to play high-spec games for at least a few years.. Also, I'm a game developer, so it will probably be used for at least a bit of 3d modelling and a lot of code compiling

[keynes]

The i5-3550 would be good for gaming, I have chosen a better graphics card, the gtx 670 will allow you to play most games at high settings in 1 screen and a caviar black that is faster than the standard hdd. Also silver warran for £5


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Case
Send In Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£52)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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 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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,040.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes...pc/8Om6GBfC45/

[razmoc]

Ok, I've updated my build to this:


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
90GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
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
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£59)
Fan Controller
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Quantity
1

Price: £1,030.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes...pc/OQMuKT_UoS/

Now, I would like to ask you a few questions, Ruben, like why would the i5-3550 be better than an i7-2700k, and wouldn't an AMD graphics card be better for OC'ing, and the same for the processor, as for the HDD, I already have a 1TB Seagate, so I changed the main one for the 90gb SSD.

For the PSU, I have a 570W Trust PW-5500 that will be in the case I send them; for the monitor, I will probably just buy a TV, so that I can hook up my xbox to it as well.

[keynes]

If it is only for gaming the i5-3550 would do a similar job that the i7-2700k, whether is AMD or NVIDIA gpu if you overclock it you voide the warranty. You don't need the coolit unless you are planning on overclocking the CPU but you won't be able with the i5-3550. The GTX 680 is around £100 more expensive and looking at some benchmarks very very close performance with the GTX 670.
gtx 670 vs gtx 680.png

[razmoc]

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
90GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
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
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£59)
Fan Controller
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans

Price: £992.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes...pc/mkJRUMBrEK/


Took your advice and decided on the 670, and went with the water cooler and the i7-2700k, for overclocking. Won't try to OC my GPU, at least, not while I still have the warranty.

Thanks for your help