Refine this £1500 build

[ClanCuller]

Hey all, following some advice and reading this is my build as stands - What changes would you make if any and why?

Remember I'm primarily a gamer but I have an interest in video editing/picture, & CAD. I also watch movies and listen to music extensively.


Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 6MB Smart Cache, 34x Ratio, 77W, OEM
£167.94

2GB Gigabyte GTX 670 Windforce 3X, 28nm, PCIe 3.0 (x16), 6008MHz GDDR5, GPU 980MHz, Boost 1058MHz, Cores 1344, DP/HDMI
£323.60

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H, Intel Z77, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, D-Sub/ DisplayPort/ DVI/ HDMI, ATX
£125.72


8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance LP Cerulean Blue, PC3-12800 (1600), CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V
£40.56


24" Viewsonic VX2453MH-LED Slim LED Full HD Monitor 2xHDMI 1920x1080, 2ms, 300cd/m², 30000000:1, Speakers, Black
£151.49


Corsair Vengeance M60 Laser Gaming Mouse: designed for performance gaming, 5700 dpi, 8 Programmable buttons
£48.72


750W Corsair HX CMPSU-750HXUK, Modular, 90% Eff', 80 PLUS Silver, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Fan, ATX v2.91, PSU
£99.95


1.5TB Western Digital WD1502FAEX Caviar Black, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache
£113.14


128GB OCZ Vertex 4, 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s, Indilinx Everest 2, MLC-Flash, Read 560MB/s, Write 430MB/s, 120k IOPS Max
£99.74


Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard, Custom Back Colour, USB Audio, Programmable + more
£53.94

Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Black Super Mid Tower Performance Case, w/o PSU
£89.94


Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator x6 Heat Pipe Quiet CPU Cooler with 2 x Fans
£61.37


Corsair Vengeance 1300 Analog Gaming Headset
£56.56




Total£1,435.32

I'm missing a sound card, anything else I want?

I welcome any thoughts, thank you in advance!

 

[tamzzy]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £69.98
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
Total : £289.94 (includes shipping : £9.50).



i would change what you specced above to these, otherwise looks fine
idk about the monitor, so i wont comment on that

 

[ozzymundo]

+1 to tammzy's changes, the Samsung 830 is very good, and the Thermalright is widely regarded as one of the best CPU air coolers. Obviously more storage space is better if you watch a lot of movies/have a lot of music and photos.

Just one question: how much rendering/CAD/editing do you do? It may be worth upgrading to an i7, but only if you do enough to make it worth the price.

 

[Indy500]

The XFX Core 450W will power that setup fine unless you're running two GTX670s - that way you free up budget to use on other parts of the system such as a better monitor. Eg. the Dell UltraSharp U2412M.

 

[Adam123]

this would be my build for that money


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x MSI Z77A-GD65 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** With FREE GeIL Black Dragon 8GB Kit ** £159.98
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £69.98
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 1300 Professional Gaming Headset £54.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance M60 5700dpi Laser Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x Razer Arctosa Keyboard - Silver £47.99
1 x Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 PCI-Express Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp £21.98
Total : £1,351.01 (includes shipping : £16.85).




Includes sound card and blu ray drive... leaves £150 for ur monitor

 

[ozzymundo]

Monitor wise if you can stretch have a look at this, one of the best sub £200 monitors out there: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-055-DE&groupid=17&catid=1425&subcat=

If you can go just over £200 (a bit of saving may be needed) then this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-052-DE&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

Around the £160 mark: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-059-BQ

The originally posted Samsung is excellent value for money: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-158-SA

On offer and also very good: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-159-SA&groupid=17&catid=1425&subcat=

or this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-080-IY&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

These are all pretty good monitors and you can't go far wrong, it just depends on your budget really... personally I would save and stretch to the Dell 2312HM or the 2412M if you can afford it