Newbie wanting advice

[chrrai]

Just retired so I can at last get down to editing the mass of home videos I've accumulated, looking for a suitable system.
Have browsed various forums I've come up with the following, comments appreciated, also advice as to software available.

Case COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
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)
RAID NONE
SSD CACHE DRIVE NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
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 (£72)
Processor Cooling SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive NONE
Firewire & Video Editing 3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
TV Card NONE
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor NONE
2nd Monitor NONE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables NONE
Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision NONE
Keyboard & Mouse LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£39)
Mouse NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam NONE
Headsets (VOIP) NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Cable Tidy NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE

Thanks in advance.

 

[oli090]

good spec that would be good for editing. tip though the 1tb black is same price as 2tb black atm....special offer or something just a heads up...1tb for free cant go wrong.

about software get sony vegas. it is pretty hard to get used to but has alot of good functions. you can get for free off youtube. its like £500 off site so dont buy it. adobe after affects is also good i hear and again search youtube for free one. not a expert but i hope it helps a little bit.

 

[Music Guy123]

Looks like a really solid spec, i would recommend upgrading the ssd to 6gb/s one like a Kingston as they are much faster and are still very good. Other than that looks like a very good spec, enjoy it!

 

[Music Guy123]

Also, make sure that you get the silver warranty, it is only £5 more and is much better!

 

[dangro474]

Pretty much a perfect spec

The 560Ti will allow you to play all current gen games maxed out 1080p at 30+ FPS, and should last a while before requiring an upgrade (to continue gaming with max settings at playable framerates).

 

[Ron Stoppable]

Nice spec!

Just two things in addition to the above suggestions:

Downgrade the RAM to 1333mhz. You won't notice the speed difference if the processor is a standard 2600, so you might as well save the money.

Upgrade the SSD to 120gb Kingston HyperX. It's significantly faster and costs (approx) the same.

 

[Music Guy123]

I wouldn't bother downgrading the ram, it is only about £3 more!

 

[chrrai]

Thanks, Guys. System ordered today.

 

[tom_gr7]

Thanks, Guys. System ordered today.

good man, what spec ya go for?

 

[chrrai]

Pretty much my original spec with suggested upgrades to memory, 2nd HDD and warranty.