Opinions please on this £1100 gaming rig

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Hey Guys,

I'm thinking of getting the following pre-built system:

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan 8700i Pulse" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Gaming PC £520
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-00-20G) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £219.95
1 x Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £109.99
1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0
1 x Opt Out of FREE AV Software £0.01
1 x No Sound Card Upgrade £0
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £29.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £34.99
Total : £1,135.92 (includes shipping : £17.50).



If I were to buy parts from OC it'd save me £1.42:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-00-20G) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £219.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £109.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Seagate Momentus 5400.4 500GB 7200RPM SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST9500423AS) £52.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £47.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £34.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,134.50 (includes shipping : £14.75).



I've had to make one or two assumptions over which make of RAM and SATA HDD is included in the pre-built model but this would only change the price of the parts from OC by maybe another £20 I'd imagine.

I've also spec'd up the parts elsewhere for a total of £1075.31 which would save me £60.61.

So unless I'm missing something it'd cost me £60.61 for the system to be pre-built, CPU overclocked and a 24 month warranty?
 
Pre built , overclocked and 24 months warranty and if you want to make minor adjustments like better case then give overclockers a call.
That's what I thought. I hear a lot that I should build it myself but when it comes down to it the price isn't that much more for a lot less hassle. How do you rate the case? What would be better options if you feel it necessary? I've read good things about the Antec 300 to be honest.
 
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