First gaming pc - help needed

[Rickalous_Singh]

Hi have chosen the following spec for my first gaming PC. I already own a PC which is now 10 years old but was mainly used for work purposes. I now want a PC which will last a long time and will be used for gaming but also video editing, work & basically a lot of multi-taking. The spec I chosen is much more expensive that I planned. Can you please advise and make appropriate changes to what i actually do not need.

Thanks



Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-3930K (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST QUAD-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
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 ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£69)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCI-E Soundcard (£45) *SPECIAL*
Network Facilities
WIRELESS N PCI CARD & WIRELESS N BROADBAND ROUTER (£39)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Business 2010 (Incl Disc & 1 License for 2 devices) (£185)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,105.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[keynes]

To lower the cost of your spec you could choose the P9X79 motherboard instead, a gtx 670 (offers close performance to the GTX 680) and a 330 SSD Intel drive. Are you planning to overclock your cpu? SLI? You could also try onboard audio first before adding a soundcard and at least silver warranty for £5.

 

[Rickalous_Singh]

Is there much difference between the 330 SSD Intel series and the 520? I am going for the gtx 670 graphic card, it does save a few pounds! What about the Processor? Am i paying too much for it?

 

[keynes]

Between the 330 and 520 I don't think you will be able to notice a difference in day to day applications unless you are benchmarking. If you are planning to run very cpu intensive applications you should benefit from the i7-3930k, a cheaper alternative would be the i7-3770.