Rig for 3D work and Gaming. Yay or Nay?

[VictoryDefeatYou]

EDITED based on some suggestions

Case
NZXT Phantom 410
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Six Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz @ max 4.6GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
32GB HYPERX DDR3 1600MHz
Graphics Card
1.25 GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - DVI, HDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory -
1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 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 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
SPIRE GEMINI REV.3-THERMAX HDT TWIN FAN CPU COOLER (£39)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) 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 E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£129)
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: £1,686.00 inc VAT

Tell me what you think

70% 3D work and 30% Gaming (nothing fancy, just Guild Wars 2 etc)

Also, is the selected cooling option going to be sufficient? (seeing how the cpu is going to be overclocked)

[Wolvo7]

Hey,

- Get a better case esp with all those high-end components you don't want them to cook. I'd get the PCS Maelstrom as a minimum.
- Change you drive order, you want the SSD as primary it's where the OS will be installed. Get a Caviar Black as secondary, it's faster and more reliable.
- The CPU cooler will be fine.
- Get the silver warranty for 5 quid.
- Do you need a 6 core CPU? Not too familiar with 3D work. A 3770k is a cheaper alternative for similar performance, here's a comparison http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=552

[VictoryDefeatYou]

Hey,

- Get a better case esp with all those high-end components you don't want them to cook. I'd get the PCS Maelstrom as a minimum.
- Change you drive order, you want the SSD as primary it's where the OS will be installed. Get a Caviar Black as secondary, it's faster and more reliable.
- The CPU cooler will be fine.
- Get the silver warranty for 5 quid.
- Do you need a 6 core CPU? Not too familiar with 3D work. A 3770k is a cheaper alternative for similar performance, here's a comparison http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=552

Thanks for the feedback!

Already made some changes based on your suggestions.

When it comes to software like Maya or After Effects, the more cores the better. The performance of maya in particular, can be increased by almost 25% because of the hyper threading technology. I know that I can get Xeon CPU's, but I don't want anything hardcore atm. A semi workstation is good enough for now.

Also, do you think the 650W is going to be enough? And should I get 720w PSU now, in case I would like to get a better graphics card in the future?

[keynes]

Also, do you think the 650W is going to be enough? And should I get 720w PSU now, in case I would like to get a better graphics card in the future?

If you want to SLI (add a 2nd GTX 560 ti) I'd consider 750w.

[VictoryDefeatYou]

Do you think InWIN WHITE DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE is going to be good enough to keep the internal components cool?

I can get NZXT PHANTOM 410 for the same price but it doesn't have a side fan.

[keynes]

Do you think InWIN WHITE DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE is going to be good enough to keep the internal components cool?

I can get NZXT PHANTOM 410 for the same price but it doesn't have a side fan.

I would double check with PCS if the side panel fan it is not going to be removed due to th size of the cooler, I think that was the case with the Titan fenrir and the dragon rider case.

[VictoryDefeatYou]

I messaged PCS. Thanks for the suggestion @rubensolo!

I still have one more question...

Should I overclock? And if I should, how long do you think the processor is going to last? I would like it to last for at least 3 - 4 years.

[keynes]

I messaged PCS. Thanks for the suggestion @rubensolo!

I still have one more question...

Should I overclock? And if I should, how long do you think the processor is going to last? I would like it to last for at least 3 - 4 years.

If you think that the overclock will bring an improvement in performance in the applications you are planning to run I'd consider it. I would expect a CPU overclocked by PCS to last longer than 3 years. Considering how much you are spending I would also suggest upgrading your warranty since the one you have only cover parts for 1 year.

[VictoryDefeatYou]

Is there any way to find out what the Core Voltage value will be if PCS overclock Six Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz to 4.6GHz?

According to the research, it has to be lower than v 1.4. I thought that it has to be lower if I am planning on using the CPU for 3D Applications but it seems like it has to be lower regardless of the task, because having it at v 1.4+ is going to drastically reduce the lifespan of 3930k and cause other issues.

Correct me if I am wrong

[keynes]

To check the voltage value you would need to contact PCS.