Please review these specs

[Tizzer]

Hi,

I would appreciate some feedback on the following specification. This is my budget limit (£1,800) and my key requirements are for a pc which is as future proof as possible for the money. My main use will be video editing and using Photoshop and Illustrator. Looking for lots of storage space for loads of photos and home movies. No gaming needs.

Thanks.

Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER 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 GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS 450 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
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)
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£46)
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
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Webcam
Logitech® HD Webcam C910 - 1080p HD Video & 10 Megapixel Photos (£79)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,821.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Corfate]

I'd say you've pretty much hit the nail on the head with that spec mate

Couple of things: Consider upgrading the case for better cooling + looks (Looks are your opinion), change the 1st HDD for a Caviar Black to get fast file loading and boot times (would suggest a SSD, but you're at your budget).

One thing you may consider, drop the i7 to the 4 core version, then spent the money saved on an SSD

 

[Tizzer]

Thanks for the feedback. I don't really have a view on the case - which would you recommend? I will certainly change the first HDD to Caviar Black as you have suggested. Regarding SSDs, if I did switch to one it would have to be only 120gb. What would be the benefits and would should it be used for? Thanks again.

 

[Rakk]

TRegarding SSDs, if I did switch to one it would have to be only 120gb. What would be the benefits and would should it be used for?

The benefits of an SSD are that booting and loading of applications would be speeded up dramatically. You would basically use the SSD for your OS and most used programs.
The cons (at least for me) are the price still, theyre still expensive and not very large either.

I reckon they are very much like multi-monitor setups, once you've used them, you cant live without them, but if you haven't used them, you'll be perfectly fine without

 

[Corfate]

I really like The Coolermaster 690 II Case. Very good looking, and has good features

 

[Tizzer]

Just realised - I am restricted in the case size as it needs to fit within my computer desk! Looks like I am limited to the PCS Maelstrom T900. Hope it is a decent case.