Please can i get some help & advice on a new setup :-)

Hi
Firstly i would like to say i have no idea what happened to my first post, it appears to be blank?

Anyway i am looking to but a new rig as my current one is around 6 years old and getting a bit long in the tooth, i mainly use my pc for video/picture editing both dvd & HD inc Burning, my current set up really struggles with processing HD clips so i am looking for something that will carry out these tasks with ease.

i currently don't play that many games but plumbed for a fairly decent graphics card (i think?) so that if things change in the future ill be covered.

Also i have put down for windows 8.1 but to be honest i may well wait for windows 10 and have everything new (plus i dont like windows 8.1!)

My budget is between £1500 - £2000

Here is my current set up and below is my possible new one, please can you let me know if i have gone to far with anything or not far enough in some cases..

Many Thanks

Pete

Old Rig

Summary
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.80GHz 57 °C
Lynnfield 45nm Technology

RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 683MHz (9-9-9-24)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P55-UD5 (Socket 1156)

Graphics
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc)

Storage
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 ATA Device (SATA)
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 ATA Device (SATA)

Optical Drives
Optiarc DVD RW AD-5240S ATA Device
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7240S SCSI CdRom Device
SONY BD RW BWU-500S SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
AMD High Definition Audio Device

Display
Benq M2700HD
Case
Coolermaster Cosmos

New Rig

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97 WS - ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
3rd Hard Disk
500GB VELOCIRAPTOR WD5000HHTZ, SATA 6-Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i GT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
2 x ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS
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 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) Professional DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)

Hi Peter, approved now - apologies I didn't see this until now

Many thanks

Please could someone take a look at this?

Thank you.

peter7769 said:

Please could someone take a look at this?

Thank you.

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are you overclocking the cpu? i wouldn't get the velociraptor, it is an overpriced hard drive that won't give you any noticeable improvement in performance compare to the caviar black

I may well overclock at a later date but not first off, I'll change the hard drive on the quote.

Anything else you can see?

Thanks

I have now changed the hard drive, went for another caviar but upped it to 1TB. Any other suggestions or does the set up look ok?

Thanks

Hi
i have to say i'm quite disappointed with the lack of comments on this, i was really hoping that there were some experts that could assist me, so that i don't go wasting a lot of hard earned money, yes the pc is expensive but i have saved up hard and like i said i don't want to throw money away unnecessarily.

Please can someone take a quick look and just let me know their thoughts on this spec?

Many Thanks

Pete

peter7769 said:

Hi
i have to say i'm quite disappointed with the lack of comments on this, i was really hoping that there were some experts that could assist me, so that i don't go wasting a lot of hard earned money, yes the pc is expensive but i have saved up hard and like i said i don't want to throw money away unnecessarily.

Please can someone take a quick look and just let me know their thoughts on this spec?

Many Thanks

Pete

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Hi Peter,
Apart from the comments made I think It is a good system in my view. You have to keep in mind the majority of users in the forum do not work for PCS, you could try to contact the sales support over the phone as well.

Thanks Keynes, maybe I'll drop them an email as can't really talk at work.

I've also joined Tom's Hardware forum so hoping I might get a response from there.

Pete