PC specification...advice is welcome!

[Tz_pcs]

Hi all. This pc is going to be used for software development and gaming. I wanted something that is low on power consumption (hence 750ti gpu) without compromising too much on performance. Also want it to be fairly 'future proof'. The room I will be using it in is a small office room so any advice on case size v cooling is most welcome.

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87M-PLUS: m-ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6.0, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 750 Ti - DVI, mHDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD
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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
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 11 to 13 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1

Total £819

 

[keynes]

Do you have a budget? For gaming I would get a better gpu

 

[Tz_pcs]

Thanks for the quick reply! Budget is £850. Maybe I should go for a larger psu and get a better gpu when funds dictate?

 

[mev]

The CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY seems very low spec for a gaming pc. I would do as you said above and go with a better PSU and also better GPU if or when possible.

 

[keynes]

Thanks for the quick reply! Budget is £850. Maybe I should go for a larger psu and get a better gpu when funds dictate?

Or drop the SSD to get a more balanced spec

 

[Tz_pcs]

Great guys, thanks for the comments.

 

[mev]

If you're stuck to a budget I would prefer myself to do away with the 2nd HDD for now and stick with the ssd. The 2nd drive can be added very easily at a later date or even use an old drive you may have already for now. Leaving out the ssd for now is a much bigger job later as you'd need to be re-installing your OS and apps etc. That and a ssd is one of the biggest performance boosting parts in a PC build.

 

[Tz_pcs]

Thanks Mev. I really want to keep the ssd so will probably drop the 2nd drive. Will go for a larger psu and update gpu when I have the money.