New pc spec ordered 14th Feb

[jbpjb500]

Case
COOLERMASTER COSMOS 1000 SILVER SILENT CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT440 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£89)
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£49)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
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 GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
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
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£46)
Would i benefit by adding an SSD drive for Operating System?

 

[Rakk]

Well, an SSD would be nice, but they are still pretty pricey.
What is your intended usage of the machine? May help people give relevant comments.

A few other points though, do you really need 2 blu-ray drives, only if you're planning on doing an awful lot of copying would you ever need two.
Do you need 16GB of RAM, that's quite a lot and depending on what you're using it for may be completely over the top

If you don't need those things I mentioned, you can probably upgrade the graphics card if it's useful for you.

 

[jbpjb500]

Main use will be for video editing which will be quite a lot, last computer a DELL Studio 540 had 8gb of ram and it could slow down quite a bit when playing mp3's as well. Not sure about graphics card as i dont play games. Thought ssd might speed up OS including boot times.

 

[Phoenix]

If your dell was slowing down while playing simple MP3 tracks it wouldn't be a problem of insufficient RAM, the CPU was probably too slow.

 

[Meds]

The specification is a good starting point, consider the following though;

- Cosmos 1000 Case is HUGE! In my opinion you'd be much better off with the CoolerMaster Sileo 500 - it's cheaper, smaller & quieter
- 16GB RAM is a lot! If you really want 16GB then there is no harm in having it although I think you'd be ok with 8GB. Also, the Samsung RAM is more ideal for you as you won't be overclocking the CPU.
- The changes you made above should then free up money to spend on an SSD
- Oh I'd also look into upgrading the graphics card to the GTS450 - great video editing card!

 

[jbpjb500]

Thanks for the advice, as for the case had no choice my better half said thats the one we have, who am i to say no, will stick with ram but have changed to gts450 graphics card as suggested. Getting impatient now.

 

[jbpjb500]

CPU on Dell was Quad 9400 with 8gb ram, it was only ever a problem when i playing music and video editing.