Advice on Video Editing rig

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Advice on Video Editing rig - £700

Hi everyone,

Im in serious need of a new PC for video editing (Premiere Pro) and also the occasional gaming session.
My current specs are in my signature. My budget is about £650 - £700, but I am trying to keep the price as low as possible - the weak Euro isnt doing me many favours though.
I will be keeping my hard drives from my current rig so no need for those, and this price does not include a graphics card.

After a bit of snooping around here, I have put this spec together. Any thoughts?
I am trying to decide between the i5 and i7 and if I should go for 16GB of ram. Doubling up the ram seem sensible, unsure if the extra threads on i7 will be worth it.

Thanks in advance :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Kingston Blu 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C10D3B1K2/16G) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £20.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £611.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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Hi guys,

after this got moved into General Hardware it got pushed a few pages back. ;)

But I will be ordering in a day or two and would love someone just to check over everything.
Also is the Ram low profile enough for that CPU cooler?

Cheers :)
 
Check some bench tests to see if the i5 is faster than some other options when it comes to video rendering.
 
Cheers for the advice :)
But ive already hit order and hopefully it will be here today

I ended up getting this setup while the case and ram were on offer for £678 inc. p&p
So if I throw in a cheap 2nd hand gtx 470 then I should be all sorted :)

Should be a bit of a step up from my current setup :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £262.16
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £84.69
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £80.66
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.64
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £66.54
1 x Xigmatek Midgard II Gaming Tower Case - Black £60.49
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.14
Total : £690.92 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
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On a side note. I have an Audigy 2 soundcard that I have taken out of my current setup because it is fighting with the mobo. But how would it compare to the onboard sound on the Z77?
 
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