Check my spec? Please :)

[heza121]

Hi, all, if anyone could check this spec for me, and provide feedback and improvements it would be greatly appreciated.

My budget is around the £1850-£1900 mark, so this is around the price i was aiming for. I will be using the PC for iTunes, Gaming, Photo/video editing and web design.

Thanks

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Xeon® Quad Core E3-1280 (3.5 GHz, 4.80 GT/s)
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 WS REVOLUTION (NEW REV 3.0) - ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 90MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
3TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD30EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
3rd Hard Disk
3TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD30EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£79)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
USB Options
8 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
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2010 (1 License Product Key Card) (£82)
Anti-Virus
NORTON 360 SUITE - 1 Year Licence for upto 3 PCs (£39)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE Batman Arkham City with any Nvidia® GeForce GTX560 or above!
Quantity
1

Price: £1,895.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-1155-workstation/

 

[liamnic2]

Ok Im not going to edit or make a spec, because someone else will make one better than I will but with that budget you should be able to fit in a GTX580. I would get a better PSU though

 

[mantadog]

Any reason for the Xenon CPU? I'm not really familiar with them so im not sure if you would be better off with one or not. When you say video editing are we talking hardcore or just the odd stitching of clips together? When gaming how much detail do you want expect to get? Is noise a consideration?

Just trying to get a better handle on your intended uses so we can be a bit more specific when advising you.

 

[vanthus]

Excellent build for what you want to do,
I would get at least the silver warranty.

 

[heza121]

I chose the xeon because after research it came out as being the best chose fo

r price/power. Video editing is for more one off than hardcore but still crucial. I will upgrade the warranty as well. Game wise I would like to have as higher detail as possible. Does the PSU matter?. Thanks

 

[vanthus]

The configurator would warn you if the PSU was inadequate,
but the corsairs are considered to be better.

 

[heza121]

Ok thanks, I shall look into it.

 

[vanthus]

If your really into heavy gaming I would upgrade the
GPU to the 1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 or1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580

if you can afford it

 

[heza121]

So would either of those two cards be better than the 2GB card I have chosen? Would I still be able to have 4 screens? Thanks

 

[vanthus]

Far as I know those GPUs would only run two displays,
for four displays with one GPU you would need at least the 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 Eyefinity 4 Capable.

 

[heza121]

Oh ok, thanks for letting me know.

 

[mantadog]

If you want to have fairly high graphics detail i would up the graphics card as already suggested.

The 6970 might be something to consider because you want to run multiple displays from a single GPU, i think that the 6970 can run up to 6. However it is a bit more cash than your original choice.