Photoshop/3D modelling rig advice!

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I've been asked to help build a rig which will be used primarily for Photoshop and a lot of 3D modelling. I'm more familiar with gaming setups but I've got a rough idea on whats needed, so I came up with this build...

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £259.99
(£216.66) £259.99
(£216.66)
Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
(£63.32) £75.98
(£63.32)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
(£38.32) £45.98
(£38.32)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
G.Skill RipJaw 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £448.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £89.65
Total : £537.90

In addition he wants an SSD, 64gb prefably, anyone care to recommend one?

Also he was talking about a dedicated graphics card because he will be running a dual 24" monitor setup. For intensive 3d rendering tasks, does this makes sense? I was thinking on a cheap but good card such as the 460?

Budget is around £700~, cheaper the better really!

He dose not wan any peripherals or OS btw, Thanks!!
 
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Thanks for the advice Cinderz, If I go over budget ill probably drop to the i5 and overclock it but for now ill stick with it! The 560 is a good call, seems like a good graphics card for the price!

Crucial ssd looks exactly what i want, good price too!

BTW if i was gaming at high resolutions a proper graphics card would come in more handy than the processor wouldnt it? :confused:
 
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Ok thanks! Any other ideas on a graphics card because it not easy fitting it into the budget?!

Also, will a 530w be enough to power an I7/I5, dedicated graphics card + a few hard drives?
 
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