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Hi guys, my first post and I come for your advice :-)

I've built some pc's waaay in the past, but at the moment i'm quite unfamiliar with the new tech out there, and Haswell etc

I have a budget of around 1500 pounds to spend on a PC, mainly for photo editing RAW files, some moderate DSLR HD video editing and some after effects.

Would also love to play some games on it and use it for general multimedia (TV, audio, films etc a lot of MUSIC!!).

I might try overclocking in the future, but I defo want something fast and stable without me having to mess around at the moment.

I've made this list to start with

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£245.99)
CPU Cooler: Be Quiet DARK ROCK PRO 2 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£53.24)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£144.05)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£162.19)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£124.98)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£63.37)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£63.37)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card (£330.78)

*Edit, thinking of getting this now EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card and removing the sound card below for now...

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card (£128.69)
Case: Corsair 600T ATX Mid Tower Case (£149.52)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£123.74)
Total: £1589.92

Using an SSD as a boot drive.

and raid1 with the 2tb drives

I forgot to add, i have a monitor, keyboard etc.

Thanks in advance, I really need some advice as i'm a little clueless at the moment!!
 
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I would probably recommend a larger SSD if possible so you have room for a decent sized scratch disk.

Aside from that it looks like a very solid build - you could probably swap the RAM for something more reasonably-priced since you pay a huge premium for the 'Dominator' bling, but if that's your thing they're a decent kit.
 
Your link contains a lot of competitor names and prices. Remove it please and just list the part names.
 
kaku said:
I would probably recommend a larger SSD if possible so you have room for a decent sized scratch disk.

Aside from that it looks like a very solid build - you could probably swap the RAM for something more reasonably-priced since you pay a huge premium for the 'Dominator' bling, but if that's your thing they're a decent kit.
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+1 agree with the ram, you can get something faster for cheaper
 
Is the nvidia card for the cuda or you're just a fanboy/girl? If its for the 'extra' features over an amd card then I'd suggest the 680 as its cheaper and not that much slower.
 
fowler002 said:
Is the nvidia card for the cuda or you're just a fanboy/girl? If its for the 'extra' features over an amd card then I'd suggest the 680 as its cheaper and not that much slower.
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I think fan boy, I've mainly stuck to them...but I am open to suggestions.

Thanks!!
 
OK its blue and not orange but you get the idea ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £116.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9) £71.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9B) £71.99
2 x Toshiba 2TB 5700RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ABA200) HDD £61.99 (£123.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Blue £28.45
6 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & Blue £13.99 (£83.94)
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix SATA Cable 30cm - sleeved blue/black £8.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Blue £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Blue £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,516.58 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Unless you're doing loads of GPU encoding or gaming you can use the integrated graphics. Otherwise a £300 waste IMO.

Go for the recommended wattage PSU either way. That would be 600 W for a GTX 770, or far less (<400W) if you get a more modest solution (small GPU or integrated). More is a waste of money and power.
 
I'm thinking now I do a lot more gaming, i've got hold of some more cash money and I was looking at - EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card
 
Sorry didn't see that bit about gaming. Still a 600 W PSU will be plenty, the system will consume 400 W at stock so you've got some overclocking headroom.
 
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