PCS new gaming pc any good? + unsure on case

hi there

looking around for a new gaming pc as i'm due an overhall. Really impressed with the pcs site and have put a bit of a quote together using the gaming pc configurator and just wanted to throw it out there to get opinions.

Got main file storeage on another machine in the house and no need for monitors etc. Mainly into fps looking for it to play about with bf3 when it comes out, rage, new deus ex etc.

Not sure on the case, i wanted to go for a smaller one that the silver stone beast i have atm.

£1500ish budget which this is:

Case ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® P8P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB
KIT)
Graphics Card 1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision
Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 130MB/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 CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
Processor Cooling INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PC

Unless you're planning on over clocking, just get the i7-2600 (without the 'k') It's a lot similar to mine apart from the processor and graphics cards, and playing Crysis 2 no problem, and do you necessarily need 1TB? Not saying not to get it as you can never have too much memory, but just to save some money, as i have a 500gb HDD with about 20 games installed and it's not even half way! Not being an amazing tech guru thought, i would probably say that PC should work a dream with FPS'. But im sure the more knowledgable peeps on the forums will correct me if i'm wrong

Id keep the 1TB hard drive
but you may want to drop the CPU to a i5 2500 (Not a lot of difference in everyday use, especially when it comes to gaming)
and see if you can increase the GPU (Though you already have a top spec GPU (without going multi GPU)) so maybe you could use the money saved to get a higher spec SSD or something

I have put together this sec for you, I dropped the processor a little, added the Pro motherboard so you can upgrade later, plenty of PSU for upgrades and even got you a faster SSD.

Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO V3 - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Need For Speed™ World Starter Pack with any Nvidia® GTS450 or above!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 500MB/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
CORSAIR 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,460.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

whoa dropping the cpu really does slash the price, i guess thats because the newest cpus always come in expensive.

what are the major advantages over the latest i7 over the i5? i'll admit i'm still stuck in a time mentally of the bigger the cpu the better, the 133mhz to 166mhz etc era .

I dont really mind going up to 1600ish if the i7 is gonna be worth it long term.

The i7 is not that much better for gaming so not always worth the extra money for it.

You can get by with a i5 perfectly fine for a good few years, worse case scenario in a few years when it starts to show age just drop a faster one in there on the same socket. Will be much cheaper by then and maybe not even required before you decide a whoel new machine is in order.

My entry level Quad core done me proud for 4years before buying my current rig.

Hope this helps!

Cheers for all the advise guys, I bit the bullet and went for the i7 anyway just for my own bragging rights to my self, if you know what i mean.

Also went for the OCZ ssd and the Delux mobo for future sli. Can upgrade the psu at same time as second card if i upgrade in the future.

Ordered yesterday and its already in quality control, whey! Will post some pics and unboxing vid in the other section when she comes.